Chapter 196: Take Me In

Seeing this, President Ma fell into a complete silence.

The room was deathly still.

A moment later, President Ma's lips twitched slightly.

First place in the Heavenly Pride Apotheosis Battle? Evaluated as a peerless prodigy? The Gu Family?

If he hadn't just been warned by the federation highest intelligent life, President Ma would have declared this news an absolute scam, but now…

President Ma took a deep breath. "No, regardless of whether it's true or false, I must meet him immediately."

Taichu City.

Yang Fan looked at his wristwatch and found a new meeting request for the Virtual World.

"Applicant—President Ma." Seeing this name, Yang Fan was also slightly taken aback and slowly set down the book in his hand.

He quickly recalled the loan contract from back then; he still had a debt of three million divinity points.

"I almost forgot about this." Yang Fan shook his head with a laugh and then put on his virtual helmet.

As the consciousness connection was completed, Yang Fan entered the Virtual World.

The moment President Ma saw Yang Fan, his gaze visibly wavered for a second.

The change was simply too great!

In just one year, the once somewhat immature student now seemed like a completely different person.

His eyes were steady, showing no emotional fluctuations; just by standing there, he exuded a faint, oppressive aura of a superior.

Thinking of the warning from the federation highest intelligent life, President Ma was much more cautious even in his speech now.

"Young Master Yang." President Ma forced a smile. "There have been many rumors about you in Taichu City lately, even connecting you with a colossus like the Gu Family."

This was both a probe and a confirmation.

At this moment, President Ma's gaze remained fixed on Yang Fan's eyes, seemingly searching for an answer.

However, Yang Fan only gave a faint nod. "Three million divinity points. I will transfer the principal and interest to you immediately. Thank you for the funds back then."

Although the interest President Ma demanded was outrageously high, Yang Fan felt no ill will toward the man. It was precisely because of that leveraged funding that his Divine Kingdom could develop so quickly; otherwise, he wouldn't have achieved what he has today.

Hearing this, President Ma hurriedly waved his hands. "No, no, no! What does this pittance matter? It was my eyes that failed to recognize Mt. Tai back then."

As he spoke, President Ma pulled out the contract and tore it up right in front of him.

Yang Fan hadn't denied the matter regarding the Gu Family. Based on that alone, what were three million divinity points? For that matter, what was his Elephant Borrow worth?

At this moment, President Ma's heart began to race wildly as countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

He finally recognized reality completely: his past fantasy of 'having a Human Race Prodigy work for him' was a joke.

That loan contract had long since become unimportant!

"This might be my chance!" President Ma thought to himself.

He took a deep breath and spoke: "Young Master Yang, I intend to transfer 51% of Elephant Borrow's shares to your name. From now on, you will be the head of the company."

As soon as these words were spoken, even Yang Fan felt a slight shock in his heart.

That was a listed company worth hundreds of billions of divinity points, yet the other party was simply giving away 51% of the shares, effectively handing over control to him.

Though inwardly shocked, Yang Fan remained calm on the surface. "Reason."

He knew very well there was no such thing as a free lunch.

"Because of the Gu Family. As long as you, Young Master Yang, become the actual controlling shareholder of Elephant Borrow, the company will effectively be backed by the great tree that is the Gu Family. Although I lose 51% of the shares, the company's future market value will likely double several times over."

Speaking to this point, President Ma paused, then looked at Yang Fan earnestly. "Furthermore, I want to follow you from now on, Young Master Yang."

"Huh???" Yang Fan was somewhat dazed.

A Fifth-Order God wanted to follow him? And with an expression as if he were 'paying respects to a boss' and acknowledging him as a big brother.

Are you serious???

"And rest assured, Young Master Yang, you won't need to waste any energy managing things. The company can provide at least fifty billion divinity points in annual dividends to your Divine Kingdom."

"Besides that, I have quite a few business connections and resources. If you are interested in creating your own faction, company, or chamber of commerce in the future, I can help handle that as well," President Ma hurriedly added.

President Ma looked at Yang Fan with a face full of hope, his expression practically saying 'please take me in'.

By now, he had thought it through completely. If he weren't a true 'peerless prodigy', the federation highest intelligent life would never have personally stepped in to warn him.

Such a figure would be at least a High-tier God in the future.

Compared to clinging to such a thigh, what did a mere Elephant Borrow matter?

President Ma had founded the company originally to obtain more resources to nourish his Divine Kingdom and strengthen himself.

Now that he saw a brighter path, he naturally had to seize it.

Investing in a peerless prodigy was far more valuable than running a listed company.

In truth, Yang Fan didn't fully see through President Ma's real thoughts.

But one thing he knew very clearly: control over a listed company, plus a Fifth-Order God voluntarily seeking refuge.

He had absolutely no reason to refuse such a thing.

However, Yang Fan did not let his inner emotions show. After experiencing so much, he already understood that a true superior never easily reveals their joy or anger.

Moreover, with the Gu Family standing behind him now, Yang Fan maintained a composed attitude even when facing a Fifth-Order God.

It was precisely this subtle sense of distance that made President Ma even more respectful.

"Rest assured, Young Master Yang, I will handle all the affairs of Elephant Borrow properly for you in the future," President Ma offered, his tone faintly carrying the posture of a subordinate.

Soon, the two parties completed the contract changes directly in the Virtual World.

With the completion of the authorization authentication, Yang Fan officially became the actual controller of Elephant Borrow.

"What is Elephant Borrow's current asset situation?" Yang Fan asked calmly.

President Ma immediately replied, "Currently, the company's liquid capital is approximately eighty billion divinity points. Being a financial company, the cash on hand is relatively high."

"Additionally, the outstanding loan capital is about two hundred billion divinity points. Most of these loans are secured by Divine Kingdom assets, with an annual interest rate of around 35% and extremely low risk."

Speaking to this point, President Ma paused for a moment.

With a wave of his right hand, a virtual light screen appeared before the two of them.

"Besides that, the company holds equity in seventeen small and medium-sized enterprises; owns three asteroids; and possesses quite a bit of commercial real estate and office assets on several major planets of the Human Federation, including spaceships, warehouse bases, trademarks, and other miscellaneous assets."

"Added all together, Elephant Borrow's total assets are approximately five hundred billion divinity points. However, since it is a listed company, twenty percent of the shares are held by small and medium shareholders, and disposing of fixed assets is relatively troublesome."

Hearing this, even Yang Fan was inwardly startled.

This meant that President Ma had just virtually handed him two hundred and fifty billion divinity points worth of assets.

While it didn't compare to the Gu Family's investment, the issue was that President Ma hadn't made a single demand.

Even if Yang Fan were to sell the shares immediately and turn his back on him, President Ma would be powerless.