Angel Investor 2

Synopsis of Angel Investor 2 In the spring of 2023, after spending half their lives building a business, Chen Jianguo and his wife sell their factory and prepare to retire in peace with 80 million yuan in cash. Unwilling to settle into an idle life, Chen Jianguo takes a friend's advice and ventures into angel investing, setting a cautious "three things we never invest in" rule with his wife, Lin Xiuzhi. Through a referral, he meets entrepreneur Zhou Mingyuan. Zhou's industrial Internet of Things chip project is polished to perfection and comes with letters of intent for orders from major companies, making its prospects seem irresistible. Zhou wins Chen's trust by appealing to their shared hometown and offering his assets as collateral. He also gets other investors to create a show of support, prompting Chen to drop his guard completely and put five million into the project in its first funding round. Once Chen is involved, Zhou keeps fabricating good news and manipulating him into investing more at every turn. Blinded by the promise of returns, Chen continues to pour money in, investing a total of 28 million yuan and even mortgaging his property. He ignores the many warning signs his wife notices, including muddled accounts and fake orders, until he accidentally discovers a list of scam targets and realizes he has been marked for a major hit. Only then does he finally come to his senses. Calm and patient, Chen plays along while secretly investigating. He confirms that Zhou Mingyuan is a fugitive fraudster and that his gang has clearly defined roles and a well-honed playbook. Chen pretends he is about to make a massive additional investment to lure Zhou out, then works with the police to bring the gang down. The ordeal allows Chen to recover only eight million yuan. The enormous losses plunge him into depression, but his son returns from abroad and uses his technical expertise to build a risk-control system, helping Chen reshape his understanding of investing. Chen regroups and establishes an angel fund focused on supporting young entrepreneurs who get things done. At last, he understands that investing is not a gamble, but a journey of learning to read people, cultivate the heart, and stay true to one's course.