“Lin Zhiming, did you expect it? A fine of fifty billion! Fifty billion, and the entire Lin family’s market value is only fifty billion. To pay off this fine, you’ll have to sell off all the assets of the Lin family. But even if you sell everything, you’ll only be able to pay the fine, and there’s still a large amount of compensation waiting for you. Lin Zhiming, do you think being the chairman is that easy? Hahaha!” Shen Hongyue’s manic laughter echoed from the other end of the phone. The joy that had been suppressed for so long finally erupted, making her voice unbearably shrill.

“You called me just to tell me this?” Lin Zhiming asked indifferently.

“I just wanted to let you and the person behind you know that those who offend me, Shen Hongyue, have no good end. You are a waste, and you’ll always be a waste. Even if someone supports you, it won’t change your worthless nature!” Shen Hongyue shouted.

Lin Zhiming smiled and said, “Do you really think I have no way out?”

“What other way could you have? You are destined to lose everything!” Shen Hongyue yelled.

“Well then... just wait and see the show!” Lin Zhiming laughed and hung up the phone.

On the other end, Shen Hongyue also put down the phone. A large group of Lin family members stood in front of her, eagerly looking at her.

“Lin Zhiming has no way out now; bankruptcy is his only option!” Shen Hongyue said smugly.

“I really want to see the look on that guy Lin Zhiming’s face right now!” Lin Maocai said through gritted teeth.

“Since that’s the case, let’s all go to the Lin family group and see Lin Zhiming in person to see if he can still be so arrogant!” Lin Wei suggested.

“Let’s go! Let’s see him at the Lin family group!” Lin Maocai immediately responded to Lin Wei’s suggestion.

The other Lin family members agreed as well; many of them had been driven out of the old house by Lin Zhiming, and they were all eager to see him helpless and defeated in front of the fine.

“Go ahead; I’ll arrange cars for you! When you get to the Lin family group, make sure to humiliate Lin Zhiming well!” Shen Hongyue instructed.

“Definitely!” Lin Maocai sneered, saying, “The humiliation he dealt me, I will return it double!”

“Good!” Shen Hongyue nodded and quickly arranged for her subordinates to drive this large group of people to the Lin family group.

As the Lin family members set off, the news of the Lin family group receiving a record fine of fifty billion quickly spread throughout Haixia City. A fifty billion fine is undoubtedly the largest fine a company has ever received in the history of Haixia City!

The entire Lin family group is only worth fifty billion; this fifty billion fine could bankrupt the Lin family group instantly!

Inside Tianjiao Company, the Yao family was holding a family meeting.

“Grandpa, I just received news that the Lin family group has received a fine, and this fine totals fifty billion! The Lin family group is finished!” Yao Shanchuan said excitedly.

“Fifty billion?!” Yao Shanchuan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, “This must be the work of that woman Shen Hongyue behind the scenes. She really is ruthless!”

“Fifty billion is the entire market value of the Lin family group! They might have to sell the Lin family group to pay off the fine! I think Lin Zhiming must be going crazy right now, thinking he was so impressive just because he became chairman, but look where he ended up!” Yao Shanchuan said happily.

“Dad, Jingjing has recognized her mistakes, and Li Shao has clearly expressed his willingness to help our Yao family. I hope you can let Jingjing come back!” Zhou Yanqiu said.

“Li Shao? If that’s the case, hurry up and get Yao Jing to divorce Lin Zhiming,” Yao Tianlong said.

“Grandpa, you said that Yao Jing has to kneel in front of you to apologize before you’ll forgive her. You are the elder, and that’s something that must be honored. Plus, if we just forgive her with a divorce, it would be too easy on her. Everyone saw how arrogant Yao Jing was that day!” Yao Shanchuan said.

“Yao Shanchuan, if we want to get in touch with the Li family, we can only rely on our Jingjing! Don’t go too far!” Zhou Yanqiu glared angrily at Yao Shanchuan.

“It’s true we must rely on Jingjing, but there must be rules, right?” Yao Shanchuan said with a smile.

“Then let Yao Jing divorce Lin Zhiming and publicly apologize and admit her mistakes!” Yao Tianlong chose a compromise.

“However, Dad, if Jingjing admits her mistakes and comes back, will she still get to be the executive president of our company? After all, she’s done quite well these past few years,” Zhou Yanqiu asked.

“Let’s see how her relationship with Li Shao develops. If it goes well, then we can give it to her,” Yao Tianlong replied.

“Okay, I will definitely advise her well!” Zhou Yanqiu said happily. As long as she could let Yao Jing be the executive president again, she could do whatever she wanted in the company.

“Yanqiu, you must let Yao Jing divorce Lin Zhiming quickly, so she won’t be burdened with debts when Lin Zhiming goes bankrupt!” Yao Tianlong said.

“I know; don’t worry, I won’t let Jingjing take on Lin Zhiming’s debts. I’ll make sure he leaves with nothing!” Zhou Yanqiu said confidently.

“Good. Lin Zhiming is no longer of any use to the Lin family; we need to clear our relationship with him quickly!” Yao Tianlong said.

“Understood!!”

The entire Yao family was filled with a sense of schadenfreude. Lin Zhiming had been too arrogant before, and they were eager to see him fall!

At the same time, countless people in Haixia City were also rejoicing. In their eyes, Lin Zhiming’s good days were finally over. He had stirred up a bit of a storm in a short time, but ultimately, that storm would return to calm. A soft egg is still a soft egg, and a waste is still a waste.

On the other side, inside the Lin family group, Lin Zhiming put down the phone and smiled, “Shen Hongyue is already itching to celebrate.”

“She’ll be just as miserable as she is happy right now,” Wang Hai said with a laugh.

“Do you have any countermeasures?” Seeing Lin Zhiming’s casual demeanor, Yao Jing couldn’t help but ask.

“Just wait and see,” Lin Zhiming said. “Let’s hold the regular meeting first, and we’ll talk about the rest later.”

Even in this situation, we still need to hold a regular meeting?

Yao Jing couldn’t understand what Lin Zhiming was thinking but kept her mouth shut.

In the blink of an eye, over half an hour passed.

“Boss, it’s about time!” Wang Hai said.

“Turn on the TV,” Lin Zhiming said.

Wang Hai nodded and switched on the television mounted on the wall. A press conference was being broadcasted.

Yao Jing watched the television in surprise; the conference was organized by the Urban Planning Bureau. On the screen, a leader from the bureau announced the urban planning for Haixia City over the next three years.

“We plan to build a key middle school near Huachi Stadium in the southern part of the city to address the shortage of educational resources in our city…”

The leader’s voice echoed from the television. Many people in the conference room displayed expressions of excitement.

“Boss, it’s just as you said,” Wang Hai laughed.

“What’s going on?” Yao Jing looked at Lin Zhiming in confusion.

“Do you know what Lin family group’s main business is?” Lin Zhiming asked.

“The Lin family group is involved in many industries, but the main business is real estate, which accounts for over seventy percent of the entire group,” Yao Jing replied.

“Exactly!” Lin Zhiming smiled and pointed at the TV, saying, “Earlier this year, Lin family group spent about one billion to purchase several plots of land in the southern part of the city… You know, land in the southern area isn’t very valuable and lacks appreciation potential. No one would invest there, so the area of land Lin family group purchased for one billion is beyond imagination, and all of that land is located next to Huachi Stadium. Now do you understand what I mean?”

Upon hearing Lin Zhiming’s words, Yao Jing’s eyes suddenly lit up.

“Wang Hai, you can explain from here,” Lin Zhiming said, looking at Wang Hai.

“Yes, boss!” Wang Hai nodded and walked over to the blackboard against the wall in the office. He pressed a switch on it.

A white screen slowly descended, and then a development design plan was projected onto it.

“This plan outlines the development of five residential complexes next to Huachi Stadium over the next three years. These five complexes will be adjacent to the newly constructed key middle school. In short, all the houses in these five complexes will become expensive school district properties!” Wang Hai pointed to the drawings on the white screen as he spoke.

Yao Jing looked at the high-rise buildings on the design plan, and for the first time, she felt a sense of shock. Goosebumps instantly appeared all over her body. She never expected that the key to Lin Zhiming breaking the deadlock would be this!

Before the press conference, there had been no indication in the market about the planning of a new school. No one knew that Huachi Stadium was going to be converted into a key middle school. Who would have thought that the barren land in the southern part of the city would suddenly turn into land for building school district properties? The value of that land would increase several times, or even over ten times, after this press conference because the land was initially very cheap!

“Wang Hai, pass this news on to our partners so they know we’re about to start building school district properties,” Lin Zhiming said with a smile.

“Okay, boss!” Wang Hai nodded and then called over the secretary to relay the instructions.

“Also, get in touch with the bank and select some plots to apply for loans as collateral. I think those bankers wouldn’t be stupid enough to deny us a loan,” Lin Zhiming said.

“We’ve already arranged for someone to contact the bank,” Wang Hai replied.

“Alright, that generally resolves the predicament of the Lin family group,” Lin Zhiming said as he stood up and clapped his hands. “Next, everyone will be very busy, so I’m counting on you all!”

“We won’t let you down, boss!” The management team of the Lin family group expressed their determination.

“Dismissed,” Lin Zhiming waved his hand.

Everyone got up and turned to leave Lin Zhiming’s office. Only Yao Jing and Lin Zhiming remained in the office.

Lin Zhiming stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, looking outside as he stretched.

Yao Jing walked up to Lin Zhiming and said in a low voice, “The person behind you has significant power.”

“Hmm?” Lin Zhiming glanced at Yao Jing with interest.

“The school’s planning is classified information, yet you’ve already laid the groundwork for school district properties months in advance. That’s not even the most frightening part; the scariest thing is that you managed to have the senior executives of the Lin family group unknowingly spend their money to help you acquire those plots of land months ago. The infiltration, the method—truly breathtaking!” Yao Jing couldn’t help but give a thumbs up.