Chapter 186: Chapter 186
Mr. Lin Fan was invited to Liu Tingshan’s birthday banquet, but Liu Tianhao was somewhat reluctant, feeling Lin Fan was unqualified.
After all, those invited to attend Liu Tingshan’s banquet are either rich or noble, people of significance; ordinary people are not really qualified to be invited.
Lin Fan’s situation is a bit special; Lin Fan saved Liu Tingshan, earning his appreciation, so his background is no longer important, even if he’s just a poor nobody.
But Liu Tianhao doesn’t see it this way; he’s afraid Lin Fan’s appearance will disgrace the Liu Family.
This is arrogance from the upper class.
Having a publicly listed company with assets over a billion, only then wouldn’t he disgrace the Liu Family!
Just at Liu Tianhao’s words, Lin Fan could have simply walked away; to be honest, he wasn’t interested in attending this banquet.
But this is Liu Tingshan’s invitation; Liu Tingshan’s attitude is still good, and Lin Fan doesn’t want to reject the old man’s good intentions.
In fact, dealing with Liu Tianhao is quite simple; he only needs to casually throw out a figure regarding his assets, and his assets are far more than a billion!
As for publicly listed companies, Lin Fan currently does not own any directly; while his companies like Tianxue Entertainment, Blue Moon, and Tourist Comics have not been listed, being the second-largest shareholder of both Golden Capital Group and Teasing Whiskers’ Entertainment Group, Lin Fan’s status is already sufficient.
Of course, if Lin Fan were to own his own publicly listed company, it would be even better.
"System Alert: Today’s check-in process can begin, and a publicly listed company will be rewarded upon signing in. Would you like to sign in now?"
The system’s voice timely sounded.
"Sign in!" Lin Fan promptly thought.
"Sign-in successful. The reward is a publicly listed Celestial Aviation Company with a 41% controlling stake as the major stakeholder and becoming the chairman and CEO of Celestial Aviation."
"Celestial Aviation information has been fully collected. Would you like to retrieve it?"
Upon Lin Fan’s request for retrieval, a stream of data surged into his mind.
"Celestial Aviation, one of the top private aviation companies domestically, has been publicly listed with a current market value of nearly 50 billion, annual revenue exceeding 20 billion last year, and profits near 10 billion, ranking first among private aviation companies..."
Lin Fan read the information about Celestial Aviation and was momentarily stunned.
The system unexpectedly rewarded him with a private aviation company, which was beyond imagination and completely unexpected!
An airline is not simple; it involves aviation technology, belonging to the hardcore category of technology.
The system’s motivation for this is unknown.
However, as of now, with this airline company, Lin Fan can confront Liu Tianhao directly.
Seeing Lin Fan remain silent, Liu Tianhao assumed Lin Fan was speechless and lacked confidence, a smirk appearing on his face.
"I guess the so-called companies you have are nothing more than small companies worth a few million. People must have self-awareness; it’s fine if you’re poor, but don’t embarrass my Liu Family!" Liu Tianhao mocked.
Liu Bing’er got anxious on the side.
She knew Lin Fan was the mysterious affluent Mr. Lin; his assets were definitely not low. Lin Fan merely needed to reveal himself as the owner of Yunding Manor to shut Liu Tianhao up.
She really wanted to unveil this secret to slap Liu Tianhao’s face, but Lin Fan had mentioned wanting to stay low-key, so she tried hard to hold back.
Liu Tingshan disliked Liu Tianhao’s words, intending to reprimand him. Lin Fan was personally invited by him; even if Lin Fan were a beggar, Liu Tianhao should respect him rather than question.
But Lin Fan had already spoken: "Regarding my assets, I haven’t calculated seriously before, but since you mentioned it, Uncle, I’ll do a rough calculation on the spot. I’m the second-largest shareholder in Golden Capital Group, holding 30% shares, valued at approximately 30 billion. Additionally, I’m the second-largest shareholder of Teasing Whiskers with assets close to 9 billion. These are companies I’m invested in. My personal companies are mainly four; besides three non-listed ones, I just acquired a publicly listed company, Celestial Aviation Company, with a current market value of 50 billion. Not sure if this can meet Uncle’s requirements?"
Lin Fan systematically calculated his assets, and he was merely calculating company assets, excluding properties, cars, and cash assets, which combined may exceed 200 billion.
The condition Liu Tianhao set was simply a requirement of having 10 billion in assets and owning a publicly listed company, which as a billionaire with 200 billion total cash assets far exceeds such demands.
As Lin Fan casually counted, the people present were already stupefied.
Each number felt like a heavy punch, shaking everyone’s inner feelings.
Lin Fan is actually this wealthy?
This truly shocked the entire family.
He said he just acquired a listed company valued at 50 billion, and his tone was as if he had just bought a big cabbage.
That’s insanely impressive!
Liu Bing’er trembled slightly with excitement; Brother Lin had played the big card, and this move was beyond extraordinary. Though he hadn’t revealed his identity as the owner of Yunding Manor, the disclosed assets were more impactful than the Lin family stature.
He is a billionaire tycoon!
Liu Tingshan was also dumbfounded; he knew Lin Fan was modest before, being able to drive a car worth 70 million is far from ordinary, but didn’t expect Lin Fan to be at this level of awe-inspiring.
Just from company assets, he’s already a billionaire tycoon!
He must have more assets, though unknown.
A 21-year-old billionaire tycoon!
Just acquired a publicly listed company valued at 50 billion!
This exceeds the description of young and promising; it is a super extraordinary situation.
Liu Tianhao was utterly petrified.
Unable to recover for a long time; however, after a brief shock, he soon gathered himself, first to disbelieve.
Liu Tianhao laughed heartily, "Lin Fan, right; you’ve really got a way with bragging, almost had me believe you!"
Lin Fan shrugged: "I can’t help it if you don’t believe."
Liu Tianhao sneered: "Believe your nonsense; I asked if you have a listed company, and you just happened to acquire Celestial Aviation today? You’re lying without a plan! Father, if this joker appeared at the birthday banquet, it would certainly become a big joke; he must not be allowed to attend!"
Liu Bing’er couldn’t hold it in; she retorted: "Third Uncle, how can you be so sure Brother Lin is lying? I think you have a prejudice against Brother Lin!"
Liu Tianhao snorted: "I have no reason to hold a grudge against a pauper; he’s just outlandish with his words. I happen to have a friend on the board of Celestial Aviation, and I haven’t heard about Celestial Aviation being acquired."
Liu Bing’er was surprised, surely not!
Liu Tianhao sneered: "Lin Fan, you lied on a whim, didn’t expect to be exposed this quickly, huh? You may be poor, but no need to puff yourself up in vain; it only makes it more embarrassing."
At this moment, Lin Fan’s phone rang.
"Mr. Lin, congratulations on becoming the chairman of Celestial Aviation’s board. I’m your secretary, Zhao Jiayi, and I’ve arrived above Peninsula Mansion, ready to take you to our company. Is it convenient for Mr. Lin to step out for a moment?"
A female voice transmitted over, accompanied by deafening engine sounds.
Lin Fan said: "Alright."
Then, he put down the phone.
"Excuse me, my secretary from Celestial Aviation has come to pick me up. I need to step out for a moment," Lin Fan said and turned to walk outside.
The Liu family all followed outside.
Liu Tianhao sneered: "I’ll see what trick you’re playing!"
They hadn’t even stepped outside when they heard a roaring sound from above. Looking up, they found a brand new helicopter descending on Peninsula Mansion!
The helicopter’s body bore a huge logo, distinctly Celestial Aviation!
Everyone was completely stunned.