How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?

Gu Heng didn't mind, saying, "If you lose, you still pay 50 cents as base, but if I lose, the base is 50,000. How about that? Will you play?"

If this had been a few years ago...

Gu Heng's statement might have been quickly accepted by the others, who would have then targeted Gu Heng with everything they had, only to mock him for reneging on the deal later...

But now...

Even though they knew Gu Heng had the capability to fulfill his promise, not a single one of them moved...

"Hengzi, what brings you to Yangcheng City all of a sudden? Is it because the racetrack project is about to start?"

Seeing that none of them had budged, Gu Heng lost interest as well and stopped shuffling the cards. He nodded in response to Li Feng's question, "The project should start in no more than two months. You guys should get ready too. Contact all the construction material suppliers you know; the more you get, the better. As long as the quality is fine, we can take as much as they have."

Excitement instantly appeared on their faces...

In this period, following Gu Heng's recommended contacts, they had already prepared construction materials worth tens of millions...

Moreover, the deposits had all been fronted by Jiang Ruxue...

Once this batch of materials was employed by the racetrack project, the profits could reach more than two million, and the supply would continue. Without exaggeration, by the time the International Racetrack project ended, the profits they could obtain might reach eight figures...

This was a level of wealth they had never even dreamed of...

"Hengzi, I've discussed it with Haibin and Xiaohua. You're putting in the money and connections for this deal, so we've decided to give you 70% of the company shares. Ten percent each for Haibin, Xiaohua, and myself is enough."

The tone was full of restraint and cautiousness...

Gu Heng hadn't even listened to the end and grew impatient, waving his hand and saying, "I've already told you guys, the point of this project was to help you make money, so whatever you earn is yours to keep. You don't need to share it with me.

I'm not lacking this little money."

"But..."

"No buts!"

As Gu Heng raised his voice, the small room suddenly fell silent...

Gu Heng had rushed here to Li Haibin's place precisely to catch up with these old childhood friends and to rekindle their bond...

Yet he hadn't expected it would turn out this way...

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"Yes, yes, yes."

As he spoke, Song Hua pulled out a pack of Double Happiness from his pocket. Just as Gu Heng was about to take it, he saw Li Feng stop Song Hua's hand, then picked up a pack of soft Hua Zi from the nearby table and said with a smile, "Smoke this."

Gu Heng gave Li Feng a deep look and accepted the cigarette he offered.

"Got a light?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Li Haibin was already holding a lighter up and lighting the cigarette in Gu Heng's mouth...

As the faint smoke filled his lungs, Gu Heng smiled and shook his head.

"I came today just to notify you all to be prepared. If the project is officially decided to begin, we will open bids externally. Ms. Jiang will inform you of the specific process. I'm a bit busy, so I'm leaving now."

Saying this, Gu Heng didn't give them time to react and walked right out of the building...

To be honest...

Gu Heng now somewhat regretted bringing these old friends into the business...

It wasn't because seeing them getting rich made him jealous; after all, this amount of money really wasn't much in the eyes of today's Gu Heng...

The real regret was...

They were all grown-ups now.

In the dealings of adults, once there are conflicts of interest, especially with relationships like Gu Heng's with them—putting it bluntly, like Gu Heng tossing food their way— even the bluntest person would start to feel a sense of inferiority...

The behavior of the three just now had already made it very clear...

Gu Heng could naturally enjoy respect and humble behavior from strangers, but he couldn't accept his childhood playmates changing like those people...

In the future, the four of them might still be seen as old friends by others.

But only they knew themselves, they would ultimately drift farther apart...

However, this so-called regret was just a thought; there was nothing really to regret...

Compared to maintaining the so-called friendship and then watching them suffer and toil, Gu Heng would rather make their lives a bit better, even though the nature of human hearts was something he couldn't control...