Shenhao: Please stop messing around

Chapter 376 Chapter 375, Inventory of Assets, Guests Coming to the Island (5K)

After finishing this year's summary and next year's plan on the beach, Lin Chu took the opportunity to take stock of his assets.

right.

The entire group has more than 120,000 employees.

Among them, security is 70,000, retail is 20,000, media is 10,000, finance and headquarters is 10,000, low-altitude aircraft is 6,000, and there are 3,000 club and various service personnel.

The scope of power is naturally reflected in the extent to which one can influence many people.

These are direct.

Indirect power also includes his position as vice president of Citibank.

Last year, the LC Charity Foundation rescued more than 50,000 people, mainly the elderly and children, as well as victims of various natural and man-made disasters.

In terms of money:
The total assets have expanded to a terrifying level.

Last year's spending on real estate, airplanes, ships, etc. was nearly 50 billion.

Financial assets, equity investments held, and the stock market value in the secondary market, plus Bitcoin assets, add up to nearly 100 billion yuan. I just buy some when I have nothing to do. Through various operations and rebate operations, it has increased exponentially last year.

The current cash flow on hand is 30 billion US dollars in assets and about 40 billion RMB.

From a structural point of view, it is quite "healthy".

Of course, with the "rebates" from the panels, theoretically, one's own cash flow is almost unlimited.

Basically everything that can be bought can be bought.

If you can’t buy it, there’s really no other way.

What else can’t you buy?
Top-notch technology, power relations brought about by bloodline and time, and core economic industries such as energy and food.

To a person like me who "started from scratch", these things are, to some extent, still untouchable.

Of course, as an individual, my need for these things is not that high.

If you manage your own piece of land peacefully and have no bigger ambitions, it would be completely enough.

LC Group can already be regarded as a business giant.

Even the Forbes rankings or the Hurun Wealth List can definitely make it.

Thinking back to before, I had taken the initiative to call them, wanting to be on the list... Thinking about this behavior now, Lin Chu felt a little embarrassed.

When I was young, I was really ignorant and had no vision.

Why bother?
"Brother Chu, where is the main source of profit for our group now?"

“I see so much money has been invested this year?”

After sunbathing on the beach, on the way back, Zhang Peng licked his lips and asked casually.

To this day, he is still curious about this question.

Just not that curious anymore.

To be honest, Lin Chu is really tight-lipped.

Looking back at him, Lin Chu smiled slightly: "It's not you... You are the one who makes the most money here..."

This was naturally a joke and also a teasing one. Zhang Peng was speechless. He waved his hand and smiled, but did not ask any more questions.

I didn't ask at first.

Now, there is no need to ask.

"My New Year's gift for you is a batch of Bitcoins. According to the current value, each person is worth about 100 million US dollars. Everyone, thank you for your hard work this year!"

"As for this thing, if you don't need money, just keep it. I think it may increase in value in the future. It is a safe-haven asset. Of course, I don't think we will be short of money in the future."

I had previously exchanged a batch of bitcoins from Zhao Peng, all of which contained secret keys stored on hard drives.

This kind of "gift" is essentially currency, but the panel does not judge it as such. The panel judges it to be a valuable physical object like gold, which is most suitable for making money.

Although I no longer deliberately spend money now, I just do it when I remember to do so.

"Tsk, a lavish year-end bonus, really awesome, and the most important thing is that you don't have to sleep with me..."

Lu Ming laughed and teased, with a naughty expression.

"Hey, what are you talking about? Paying taxes according to the law is the obligation of every citizen. We take from the people and use it for the people. The group has paid all the taxes it should have paid this year. I will not be short of these. Guess how much tax the company paid this year?"

Lin Chu refuted him "righteously" and asked casually with a smile.

"How many?"

Lu Ming was too lazy to guess.

Who the hell knows this?

If Lao Liu were still here, he could stay at the headquarters and be well-informed. Now Lao Liu is almost in a state of separation, living a life of luxury and debauchery with beautiful women in his New York mansion, and there is no way to get any information about him. Although it is a pity, there is nothing we can do about it. After all, everyone has different ambitions.

Lin Chu: "We paid 12 billion in taxes, which puts us in the top 30 in Pengcheng. I don't really pay attention to the specific ranking, so you can search it online."

When they heard this number, everyone present was slightly surprised for a moment.

How come there are so many?

This year, the main focus is on spending money, and the financial report may show it as negative. If the company's finances are put into a loss-making state, it will naturally not have to pay so much.

Moreover, the various businesses this year are mainly focused on gaining territory and the profits are not very much. Practically speaking, they should not pay so much.

"Brother Chu, why do you pay so much?"

Hu Ping'an asked curiously.

He was quite good at spending money this year and spent a lot, but he really didn't pay much attention to these financial matters.

“Investment income.”

"No way, I'm just that rich."

"Damn it, I can barely even count the company's current assets. I don't even bother to look at projects below 1 billion. It's annoying."

Lin Chu pretended to be cool in a nonchalant manner, with a certain deliberateness in his expression.

Development can really solve almost all problems. Before this, I was worried that the source of my wealth would be suspected.

Now...doubt?
As long as my assets and money are so many that even I can hardly count them, and my capital chain is not well-trained, how can others doubt me?
Looking at him like this, everyone was speechless and wanted to laugh.

In fact, everyone has his or her own answer to this question.

But there's no need to say it out loud.

We are all in the same boat now. We prosper together and suffer together. The bond of interests and emotions has reached the level of family. Why ask so many questions?
And wealth does have a snowball effect.

It is actually the most difficult to start from scratch and make the first pot of gold. Once you have a foundation, find the right industry, and develop rapidly, money will immediately roll in.

……

When I returned to my home on the island, the scene before me was one of joy and happiness.

Sometimes, Lin Chu couldn't help but sigh that people, damn it, can be "tamed".

These two words do not have any insulting meaning because they also include oneself.

The things a twenty-year-old person and a thirty-year-old person think are naturally completely different. Similarly, a thirty-year-old person and a forty-year-old person are absolutely different.

This is nothing more than the "operating system" being updated, iterated, or even reinstalled over time.

Compared to the new wealth and power he had acquired last year, Lin Chu felt that his four unborn children were his greatest gain last year.

During this period of companionship, I also rethought the topic of women and love.

In the end, we came to the simplest and clearest conclusion: women are not great, mothers are great.

Before becoming mothers, they all had all kinds of faults, such as greed, anger, and ignorance, but the efforts and sufferings they endured in the past ten months were enough to earn them 100% respect and love, and to restrain their bad habits and temper to the greatest extent.

Women are weak, but mothers are strong.

Men are strong by nature, but they are gentle when they become fathers.

wonderful.

It’s really amazing, so amazing that I never thought of it before, even better than Cheetos.

……

In a blink of an eye.

2026 October.

The new year's Forbes rankings and Hurun Wealth List are freshly released.

In the main list, Lin Chu ranked 47th with a fortune of US$84 billion, and Hurun's ranking was similar.

This number is almost the total amount of assets on the surface, but for Lin Chu, it is naturally very clear that it is seriously distorted.

Who do you look down on?
However, for this kind of list, Lin Chu naturally hopes to be underestimated. The lower the estimate, the better. It would be best if he is not on the list and becomes an invisible giant hidden under the list.

On the list of young people under the age of 40 who have created wealth, he ranks fifth. The four people ahead of him are all experts in the fields of Internet and technology.

The company's main businesses, as introduced on the list, are media and luxury goods.

It was quite conventional and did not touch Lin Chu's taboos.

Moreover, to be honest, both of these two fields have very abundant cash flow and are gaining momentum very quickly. On the surface, this is completely justified. Lin Chu only took a look at these lists and did not pay much attention to them.

However, for the employees of LC Group, they all have a strong sense of honor. With all the publicity and screen-sweeping, everyone is Lin Chu's tap water.

So much so that Lin Chu discovered that his public image on various social media was actually very good.

Of course, the main reason why employees do this is because the company and the boss give them too much.

The benefits and salary levels of LC Group employees have long been widely publicized online.

Buy a car in one year and buy a house in five years.

The company provides medical care, education, retirement care for parents, and schooling for children.

If any force majeure natural disaster or man-made disaster really happens, there is still the special relief channel of LC Charity Foundation.

It's simply a cycle of birth, aging, sickness and death.

One person goes to work, the whole family is happy.

In this kind of atmosphere, it would be hard for Lin Chu to have a bad reputation in public opinion.

Of course, to this day, I rarely appear on camera, including my own account, which is all operated by the company's professional team.

It’s time to be high-profile at the beginning, but now it’s time to bide your time.

Hold back a big move.

Let’s wait until low-altitude aircraft is developed.

Whether it is doing business or making money, to reach this level, one must reach the peak of technology, lead the lifestyle, create new markets, and make pioneering contributions.

As for media or luxury goods, in Lin Chu's mind, they are all about competing for the existing market and promoting consumerism. Money can certainly be made, but it is not enough, and their status is even lower than that of the LC Charity Foundation.

If you are poor, you should take care of yourself; if you are rich, you should naturally help the world.

……

The New Year had just passed and Lin Chu was still on the island, even attending various meetings remotely. But today, on a sunny morning, the island welcomed a guest.

Uninvited.

And he came here secretly.

Lin Chu himself didn't expect that he would come.

Li Jingxian.

He called me only after he arrived at the affiliated island outside Dabo Island, and was then picked up. There was no communication through emails before.

If I count on my fingers, the last time I saw Li Jingxian was in Guangzhou. Now, it has been almost a year.

Since he took office as a director of Citibank, there has been little news from Lister. The frequency of contact is very low. They have only sent emails a few times, and they have not discussed any valuable topics.

The people stationed in the Solomon Islands have figured out his base there.

It is a large scientific research base.

The main research projects are bioengineering, genetics, and metaphysics. It has gathered a large number of people, adopted militarized management, and maintained a high level of confidentiality.

But Lin Chu was not quite sure what the research had found.

A few years ago, I heard that there seemed to be a breakthrough in the field, that HIV had been conquered, and it even made the news, but Lin Chu was not very clear about the details.

Although, I still feel it's awesome.

However, I am not that old yet, and I am not very interested in the progress in cutting-edge medical fields.

Anyway, I estimate that when I am old, in another 40 or 50 years, if technology continues to develop according to plan, cancer should be conquered, right?

When he saw Li Jingxian, his eyes were very stealthy, and even when he saw me, he still looked nervous.

Even when there are outsiders around, he doesn't speak. He only speaks when he is alone.

In the lounge deep underground, Lin Chu made some tea and looked at him leisurely, waiting for him to speak.

Even here, Li Jingxian still looked around and drank a few cups of tea in silence before his mind seemed to gradually calm down.

"Boss Lin, have you ever paid attention to cloning technology?"

He said in a low voice.

Lin Chu frowned slightly: "I know a little bit, didn't it exist decades ago?"

"Yes, it existed decades ago, in 1991. At that time, Mr. Lin was not yet born, right?"

Li Jingxian's sharp Adam's apple moved, and his tone was always questioning. This feeling made Lin Chu uncomfortable, but he didn't say much and waited patiently for his next words.

"Over the years, Mr. Li has never given up researching this technology. It has been 35 years now."

"This laboratory has always been managed by him, and no one around him knows about it."

Li Jingxian's voice was trembling slightly.

"So what? What happened? Don't panic. The sky isn't falling."

Lin Chu said calmly, thought for a moment, and lit another stick of agarwood to calm him down.

"There are mature clones on the market now. Cats and dogs can be cloned. The price is very low, less than $10,000. Although there are still some problems, we have already received many orders."

"Last fall, the boss had a full-body blood transfusion and rested for a few months. His physical and mental condition has improved a lot."

"But, a few days ago, he lost contact."

"The entire Solomon Islands base has now been completely closed, and all entry and exit rights have been revoked."

Li Jingxian clenched his fists and said, his pupils slightly dilated, as if he felt a chill from the bottom of his heart. This incident really scared him.

Lin Chu: …

He's talking incoherently. Are you so scared?
"Are you suspecting that he cloned himself?"

"It's not that simple, is it?"

"If it can be done, it will be his turn? After all, he is just a businessman."

Lin Chu asked calmly. The closer it got to this point, the calmer he became. The more he learned about cutting-edge things, the clearer he understood the limitations of technological development.

not that simple.

You may not believe in technology, but you must absolutely believe in human nature.

If such a good thing really happened, the first people to try it would definitely be the real big shots, not the businessman Lister.

"I do not know."

"I don't know what he's going to do."

"But I have a feeling that he has gone mad. He will do whatever it takes to survive. As for how... cloning, AL, brain-machine, mechanical body with self-awareness backup... it's hard to say. When a person is facing death, laws and ethics are useless to him."

"But I have a daughter who is in there. She is a researcher and has lost contact with us."

"The base on the island has a self-destruct device. When it is activated, it will appear as if a dormant volcano has erupted. I..."

Li Jingxian was so panicked that his eyes turned red.

Although I have followed my boss for so many years, I also have a family, and this unpredictable situation is very scary.

If Liszt were alive, he might become a "monster".

If he died, perhaps everyone would be buried with him.

After all, for such a person, there are many crazy factors in the core of his character. After I die, who cares about the flood...

"Wait, let me ask you a question first."

"So, Liszt really has no children? Not even one?"

Lin Chu interrupted him at this time.

I was in a very calm mood. To put it in a more evil way, I even felt that the funeral was not a big deal.

No matter what the situation is, you definitely don’t have to handle it yourself.

What?
Can Liszt really create a cyberpunk era for mankind?
Although it is likely to be realized in the future, Lin Chu doesn't think it can be realized now.

Moreover, if he really died, it would have nothing to do with me. At most, he would be the club's property and become ownerless. Besides, isn't there a will?

Even if you are not included in the will, there is nothing to regret. It is just a matter of spending more time and managing it slowly.

"No."

Li Jingxian gave a positive answer to Lin Chu's question.

Looking into Lin Chu's eyes, he hesitated for a while before speaking stiffly: "He did have a son and a daughter before, but he killed them with his own hands in order to inherit the club. At the same time, according to my guess, the condition for inheriting the club should be self-castration. The kind of physical castration."

Lin Chu: ???
I go?

So exciting?

This is the most disappointing time for me since the beginning of this year, and it is the first explosive news of the year.

……

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(End of this chapter)