SWNOVELXO Chapter 112: Start with a Small Goal
Actually, right after saying that sentence, Ding Sanshi was already regretting it. Not long ago, when the world's richest man came to Huaxia, he had promised in front of the press that if Zhang Menglong ever needed it, all his assets could be Zhang Menglong's within minutes.
Poladi's personal assets amounted to 180 billion US dollars, and if he said he could produce 50 billion Huaxia currency in cash, Ding Sanshi would certainly believe it.
Not only that, he also remembered Zhang Menglong saying, "Keep the change for your own expenses." Since when did 180 billion US dollars become mere pocket change? So much so that now the term "change" had become an internet meme.
Of course, some said this was just commercial hype. One man overturning the world's economy? Was that possible? If Zhang Menglong really had such a powerful grandfather, why wasn't he recorded in the annals of history? Why did he remain unknown?
Moreover, after that, Poladi's company and Zhang Menglong's Unicorn Technology stocks had skyrocketed, and Poladi's personal assets were now nearly close to 200 billion US dollars, which made people suspect all the more that everything was just a scripted drama.
However, judging by the attitudes of Ma Hua and Li Hong, Ding Sanshi believed that this matter must have a certain degree of credibility. Perhaps for Zhang Menglong, it was indeed possible to produce 50 billion in cash!
"Ding!" While Ding Sanshi was still berating himself for the words he had just blurted out, his phone received a text message from Zhang Menglong, and it was even a multimedia message.
It was a screenshot of an account from Longxia Bank, the largest bank in Huaxia, showing deposits of 500 billion Huaxia currency, 200 billion US dollars, 50 billion Euros, 70 billion British pounds...
"Ding!"
Another multimedia message.
Ding Sanshi, in a flurry, clicked to open it. This time it was a savings screenshot from Huagong Bank.
"400 billion Huaxia currency, 250 billion US dollars, 120 billion Euros..."
"Mr. Ding Sanshi, would you like to see some other accounts?" said Zhang Menglong. "How about I show you a couple of foreign bank accounts?"
"No... no need... I..." Ding Sanshi's mindset was already shaken. Although he couldn't determine whether the account information was real or fabricated, if it was real, then Zhang Menglong was indeed a monster!
One must know, the largest bank in Huaxia had assets of about 4 trillion US dollars, and just one of Zhang Menglong's accounts probably had assets over a trillion US dollars! That was just one of them!
What the hell was he still doing storing money in banks? He could simply start his own bank. Wouldn't that be even better?
But before Ding Sanshi could come to his senses, it was another foreign bank account. Although he couldn't recognize the language of the text in the image, the numbers were another 800 billion!
What was this 800 billion? US dollars? British pounds? Euros? But Ding Sanshi was sure it wasn't in Thai Baht.
He had just said that if Zhang Menglong could produce 50 billion Huaxia currency, he'd take down the Wangyi Building on the spot. Now not only had he produced it, but it was a thousand times, a hundred thousand times that 50 billion!
"You just said you wanted to devour Wangyi Building, right? I won't make it difficult for you. Just eating one building is enough. When the time comes, you stream it live, and I'll definitely send you rockets and sports cars, and also give you a full channel traffic boost, letting the whole world witness the magnificent feat!"
"Who plays like that?" Ding Sanshi suddenly felt like crying without tears; how could he have known that Zhang Menglong really could produce 500 billion? And not just one 500 billion.
Suddenly, Ding Sanshi thought of a terrifying possibility. If Zhang Menglong's accounts were all real, then what Poladi had said that day might all be true. Zhang Menglong truly did have a family with sky-high financial power!
He could ignore 180 billion US dollars, even calling it mere change, and the wealth now displayed might really just be pocket change!
"Ding Yuxi, what kind of monster have you provoked?" Ding Sanshi now felt like grabbing an axe and splitting open his own foolish son.
"Mr. Ding, how about we schedule a meeting?" Zhang Menglong laughed, wanting to disgust Ding Sanshi even more.
The game operations were shady enough, but to think they would raise such a despicable son, and now they want to use money to make me give up on pursuing Ding Yuxi's responsibility? Sorry, Zhang Menglong doesn't play that game!
"Who knows if those accounts of yours are even real?" Ding Sanshi defiantly said, "Zhang Menglong, right now we're discussing my son's issue, don't change the subject!"
"Psh! Deceiving and freeloading while still acting all righteous," Zhang Menglong sneered, "You're just like Elder Lu. He doesn't even know how much shit he owes people in his live streams. Okay, we'll keep this matter in mind for now and talk about it later. Let's focus on your son's issue first."
Ding Sanshi forced a smile. Even talking about it later, he wouldn't possibly be able to devour the Wangyi Building.
"Come on, Ding Sanshi, don't think your son's actions are flawless. Although there's no video or audio recorded, as long as someone else knows about this, I can definitely find evidence.
Zhang Menglong continued, "I remember that night Ding Yuxi did send someone over. If you can make that person disappear from the face of the earth, go ahead. Otherwise, I'll spend money to hit him, one billion, not enough then ten billion, ten billion not enough then one hundred billion. I believe he would quite like to betray his master for riches."
"You..." Ding Sanshi was seeing this tactic for the first time. With great rewards come courageous men, he knew. His son had arranged for quite a few people that night, maybe someone even secretly kept some evidence. If Zhang Menglong started throwing money like this, there could well emerge some damning evidence of his son's wrongdoing.
"Of course, you can just send your son to jail directly. That way, he'll receive the punishment he deserves, and there'll be nothing left to pursue."
"Zhang Menglong, throw out a number, how much money do you want?" Ding Sanshi only had this one son, how could he possibly allow Ding Yuxi to go to jail? Moreover, he was running out of patience to continue the discussion.
"I said, 50 billion, even a dime less, and this matter isn't over!" Find more to read at empire
"That's impossible!" All this talk of 50 billion, Ding Sanshi hardly knew how to have a normal conversation with Zhang Menglong anymore.
"Then I'll give you another choice. I remember the market value of your Wangyi Music is around 50 billion Huaxia Yuan, right? Hand over all shares of Wangyi Music as compensation to that girl named Xia You, and I won't pursue this matter any further."
"Oh, and another condition—fire the person in charge of Dream Journey to the West! Back when I participated in all those events, I finally got a high-level treasure map, only to dig up a high-level fire absorption. It was so frustrating I couldn't sleep for days!"
"Are you out of your mind?" Ding Sanshi finally snapped, "And how is this condition any different from your earlier one?"
"No difference!" Zhang Menglong replied, "Oh, right, since you just insulted me, now if you want my forgiveness, that'll be 50 billion, too. Now it's 100 billion! Maybe you should sell Wangyi Music and scrape together that money."
"Damn it!" Ding Sanshi instantly hung up the phone. Continuing the conversation with Zhang Menglong might just kill him from frustration.
"Psh, such a temper. He'll be begging me eventually!" Zhang Menglong didn't care.
"What's going on? Whose call was it?"
"Oh, it was Ding Sanshi's, wanted to use one billion to get Xia You's forgiveness."
"Did you agree?"
"No, I said it won't be resolved with less than 50 billion."
"Hahaha, that's harsh!" Wang Ling loved kicking someone when they were down, "He surely didn't agree, did he? What's your plan? Keep being a thug?"
"What do you mean being a thug? I am a civilized person, and a civilized person should solve problems in civilized ways!"
"What do you plan to do?"
"Firstly, set a small goal, bring down Wangyi Music!"