Jiang Xu took out his phone and glanced at it.
The message had come from a group chat named âTranquility and Distance.â
Hmm, such a profound group name, must have been Jack Maâs idea.
The group itself was created by Jiang Xu.
The members were few, all top tycoons from the domestic market.
Two Maâs, Old Liu, Old Zhou, and so on, with Jiang Xu included, there were no more than ten people in total.
Upon opening the chat, he saw that Jack Ma had @âed him.
[Hehe, have a look at something good, Ali 77âs financial statement for this year]
There was an image attached as well.
Jiang Xu clicked on it to take a closer look.
Ali 77âs total revenue for last year was 160 billion, with a net profit of 26 billion.
Several of the tycoons in the group sent their congratulations.
âCongratulations, such impressive results.â
âAli 77 has been established for less than ten years and to have such achievements, its future is limitless.â
ââââ
Jack Ma: Hehe, itâs alright, these results are just so-so.
Then Jack Ma @âed Jiang Xu again: Ah, I made so much money by accident, feels a bit troublesome, donât know how to spend it.
ââ¦â Jiang Xu curled his lips.
This Old Ma, wasnât subtle about bragging at all.
Seeing this, another President Ma couldnât hold back, and after @âing Jiang Xu, he too posted an image.
Tencentâs total revenue for last year was 220 billion, with a net profit of 39 billion.
President Ma: @Jiang Xu: Last yearâs results were also decent, Mr. Jiang, with some effort, you can eventually reach this level too.
Jiang Xu: â???â
Thanks a bunch, really.
Following that, the other few business magnates in the group also began showing off their groupsâ total revenues and net profits from the past year.
All very remarkable.
In the whole group, only Jiang Xu hadnât published his.
President Ma: Mr. Jiang, why donât you show us your groupâs report card?
Jack Ma: Nuomi Group may not have been around for long, but I estimate its net profit must also be over 10 billion.
Old Liu: It should be, Mr. Jiang, donât be shy, itâs understandable if Nuomi Groupâs net profit isnât as much as ours because itâs newer.
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Hangcheng.
Jack Ma sat in his office, grinning while looking at the chat.
Thatâs right, he was showing off, flaunting his success to Jiang Xu.
Last year, Jiang Xu had stolen ninety percent of the spotlight in the internet world.
This made Jack Ma considerably annoyed.
Now that he had the chance, of course, heâd want to suppress Jiang Xuâs momentum.
âAh,â Jack Ma sighed. âThe potential of Nuomi Group canât be underestimated, but after all, itâs still growing.
I guess that a net profit of 10 to 12 billion would be quite astonishing already.â
He was already giving a very high estimate.
The other business magnates essentially harbored similar thoughts.
In the past year, the lionâs share of the limelight had been hogged by Jiang Xu and Nuomi Group.
The most direct consequence was that their own groups were all ranked below Nuomi Group by the major investment agencies.
Jiang Xu, looking at these comments in the chat, curled the corners of his mouth.
He replied: This⦠isnât it inappropriate? Iâm afraid if I post the financial statement, you wonât be able to eat dinner.
He swore, he meant those words from the bottom of his heart.
But in the eyes of these business tycoons, that was just Jiang Xu being sheepish.
President Ma: Itâs fine, Iâve been dieting lately, just post it.
Jack Ma: Mr. Jiang and Nuomi Group are young, surpassing us is only a matter of time.
Old Liu: Exactly, letâs take a look at Nuomi Groupâs strength.
âSigh!â
Jiang Xu let out a sigh.
These cunning tycoons, they were actually quite nice.
Each one of them offering their face up for him to slap.
Jiang Xu felt it would be rude not to oblige them.
However, in order not to affect the camaraderie, Jiang Xu asked again, are you sure you want me to post it?
All nine people in the group replied with the four words âyou must post it.â
Since they insisted so much, Jiang Xu wasnât going to be polite about it either.
He quietly pasted the total revenue and net profit of the group for the past year.
Fifty-six trillion and seven hundred billion in total revenue, with one trillion and eighty billion in net profit!
These two figures were like two giant suns.
When they appeared in the group chat, they shone so brightly that all nine members instinctively closed their eyes.
They vigorously shook their heads, then opened their eyes again.
There was no blurriness.
Indeed, it was over five hundred billion in total revenue and over one hundred billion in net profit.
President Ma: ???
Jack Ma: ???n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Old Liu: ???
Mr. Zhou: ???
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Jiang Xu saw that all nine people in the group had simultaneously sent question marks and the corners of his lips slightly curved upwards.
Jiang Xu: Sigh, this yearâs net profit growth didnât meet expectations, itâs kind of annoying.
Show off? As if nobody else could do it.
President Ma: Are you sure these figures arenât fabricated?
Jack Ma: I donât believe it!
Old Liu: Your figures are a bit excessive, haha, please tell me theyâre fake.
ââââââ
The nine business tycoons in the group were unsettled.
They had thought that among them, Jiang Xu had the least solid foundation.
Even with boundless potential, as things stood, there was no way he could compare with them.
But the image Jiang Xu posted had them utterly dumbfounded.
Jiang Xu: How could these figures be made up? Later, you can check how much tax Nuomi Group paid to see for yourself.
With that said, no one doubted the authenticity of these figures anymore.
The next secondâ¦
[President Ma has left the group chat]
[Jack Ma has left the group chat]
[Old Liu has left the group chat]
[Mr. Zhou has left the group chat]
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In the blink of an eye, only Jiang Xu was left in the group.
Jiang Xu: â???â
He was somewhat at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Come on, theyâre all grown-ups, how can they not handle a little setback?
Jiang Xu added each of them back to the group.
President Ma: Cough, cough, the weather is nice today, isnât it?
Jack Ma @Old Liu: Shall we go play golf later?
Old Liu: Sure, bring your secretary along, hehehe.
Jack Ma: My secretaryâs a guy.
Old Liu: I know.
Jack Ma: ???
Jiang Xu: ???
President Ma: ???
The group chat was fervently buzzing.
But no one mentioned the financial statement anymore.
Damn it.
A miscalculation, it was a serious miscalculation.
So they will absolutely not let Jiang Xu show off again.
However, Jiang Xu was starting to get addicted.
You all âprovokedâ me first, now you want to just gloss over it so easily. It wonât be that simple.
I havenât had my fill of fun yet.
So Jiang Xu added another line to the group chat: How about we all announce last yearâs financial statement together tonight?
Let the netizens and investors see the potential and strength of our groups, what do you think?
[President Ma has left the group chat]
[Jack Ma has left the group chat]
[Old Liu has left the group chat]
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Jiang Xu: ââ¦â
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