Chapter 147: The Price of Growth
"So you don't understand. Yan Yingzhen lowered her eyes, still expressionless, and was not angry because of the other party's words.
Hou Wuyi looked very sincere: "Okay, maybe we don't understand, Scarlett, you are too outstanding, we can't keep up with your whimsical ideas, but you can tell me, help me get a clue." β
"I'm not obligated to help you get smarter. What I decide, even if you don't support it, I will move forward, for example, I will draw my own funds to invest in some companies for strategic layout. It's just that if you push me to that point, the cake that will be made in the end will definitely not be your share. Yan Yingzhen took another sip of coffee, and then prepared to get up.
Hou Wuyi immediately got up and stood in front of her, and stretched out his hand very gentlemanly.
Yan Yingzhen didn't grab his hand, she stood up elegantly and glanced at him: "You see, in fact, I'm a person who misses the old days very much, and I'm willing to take everyone to get rich together, I don't eat alone." But if you don't support me when I need it, don't think about enjoying the fruits of my struggle, it's as simple as that. β
"I'm short on time, so I'll stop here. β
"Wait," Hou Wuyi stopped her, looking a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect this topic to make you so unhappy." β
"That's because you have limited information, and you don't see as much of the panorama as I do, so you can't fully understand my situation. Yan Yingzhen's voice turned cold.
"Okay, don't talk about this," Hou Wuyi hurriedly said, "You have something to do now, I don't want to delay you, change the time, I'll invite you to dinner, right?"
"I don't think there's anything to talk about. β
"No, let's not talk about it, simply date. β
Yan Yingzhen refused very directly: "I'm not interested in dating you." β
"Give me a chance, Scarlett? You know, I like Celestia a lot, and I'll treat her like my own. And my feelings for you, you don't need to doubt sincerity. You're tough, but you also need someone to keep you company, and I wish I was that person. β
There was indeed sincerity in his eyes, Yan Yingzhen thought.
But so what? Even if you are really sincere, how long can a man's sincerity last?
What's more, the people around me have better acting skills than the other, and it is difficult for me to distinguish who is really sincere and who is sincere in acting.
Your family has a total of 7% of the shares in the Yuanguang Group, but we are talking about 7% of the market value of more than 1 trillion.
Could it be that in private, your father and uncle never thought of letting your family merge my shares and become the largest shareholder?
Hou Wuyi's eyes were a little pleading, "Come on, Scarlett, just give me a chance!I crush on you!"
However, Yan Yingzhen didn't feel anything.
"I'm sorry, but I don't feel good about you. With that, he turned around and left.
Hou Wuyi stood in place, his face shrouded in frost, and sighed helplessly for a long time. βTrickyοΌβ
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High beam building.
"Hello, my surname is Fan, I have an appointment with Mr. Yan, and the time is set at half past ten. Fan Yuhong said to the little beauty at the front desk.
"Hello, please wait a minute, I'll check. After saying that, he quickly looked it up on the computer.
After a while, she raised her head and smiled very professionally and politely: "Hello Mr. Fan, Mr. Yan hasn't come back yet, are you waiting here for a while, or?"
Fan Yuhong said, "Can I wait at the door of her office?"
"Please, Mr. Yan's office is on the 24th floor. β
"Thank you. β
Fan Yuhong walked towards the elevator, while the beautiful woman at the front desk picked up the walkie-talkie and had a brief communication with the security guard at the elevator entrance.
When Fan Yuhong arrived, there were already uniformed security guards who helped him press the elevator, swipe the card, and press the 24th floor.
"Thank you. Fan Yuhong felt that his throat was itchy and he wanted to have one.
Already...... I haven't smoked in 3 days, and as a rule of thumb, this is when I want to smoke the most.
The elevator doors closed in front of my eyes and rose rapidly.
Fan Yuhong coughed lightly, and then his throat became more and more itchy, and he coughed more and more violently, coughing so much that Venus danced in front of him.
He bent down and felt that his lungs were about to be pulled out, but in this pain, there was a strange pleasure, as if he had coughed up some unclean things in his lungs, and the whole person became clean and clear.
He didn't know if it was a delusion. Probably.
When the elevator stopped on the 24th floor, Fan Yuhong barely straightened up and walked out of the elevator with his mouth covered, still feeling a little dizzy.
The tiles on the floor are very bright, the walls on both sides are also very clean, and the cleaners here are very good, Fan Yuhong thought to himself.
It is said that Yan Yingzhen started from scratch and earned money from a building in just two years, and then it was out of control, and her wealth grew exponentially.
It's a good time.
The corridor was not empty, and from time to time, employees of the Yuanguang Group passed by him in a hurry.
The people here are in a hurry, as if they are at war with time. Moreover, how young they are!
Fan Yuhong couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Looking at them, I always feel that people like me should have been swept into the garbage heap of history a long time ago......
My throat itched again.
He quickly pulled a tissue out of his trouser pocket and coughed up some phlegm.
The phlegm is a little bloodshot in it.
It should have been a violent cough before, causing the capillaries to rupture.
He looked around, found a trash can, and threw the tissue in.
At this time, I specially, especially wanted to smoke a cigarette.
His hand reached into the pocket of his suit and felt for a crumpled cigarette.
It was an ambush that had been set up a few days ago, but he wasn't sure if he should light it or not.
After all, there is a non-smoking sign hanging here.
His fingers reluctantly stroked the cigarette, just as he had caressed Vivien's smooth skin so many years ago.
It took a long time to suddenly withdraw his hand as if he had made up his mind.
He walked a few more steps and finally saw the president's office.
The doors all look like they're made of extraordinary material and imposing.
What is it like to be the president of a listed company with a market capitalization of more than 100 million?
Do you feel that it is too cold to be in high places?
I remember a long time ago, Yan Yingzhen was a little girl who loved to laugh, her emotions were exposed, and she longed to love and be loved, as simple as a blank piece of paper.
So many years have passed...... Well, it's only been six years, actually.
I wonder what she has gone through in the past six years to finally become the queen of this business empire?
People will only see her brilliance, her ability to make money.
But she must have given a lot. Alone with a child, it is difficult for Fan Yuhong to imagine the hardships she has experienced.
She must have lost a lot of things she didn't want to lose.
That's the price of growth.
Fan Yuhong also paid back then.
Well, of course Xiao Du has also paid.
Everyone will pay, the price of growth.
......
Just as he was in a trance, another sound of tight high heels sounded behind him, and then a crisp female voice shouted: "Brother Fan!"
As soon as Fan Yuhong turned around, he saw Yan Yingzhen.
Wearing a slightly casual women's suit and skirt, without wearing extra jewelry, she is simple and neat, but she looks radiant and dazzling.
"Long time no see. Fan Yuhong bent down slightly and said solemnly.
"Long time no see. β
......
Now it is obvious that although Du Caige said that he had amnesia, the two people in front of him will be suspicious, and when they talk to him, they assume that he actually remembers.
If it were the same as before, Du Caige would be very embarrassed, and would rather not say anything, silently go back to find another opportunity to inquire again.
But now he's getting thicker.
"Old Lu, tell me, how did I hold the shares in the first place? I don't even remember. β
Lu Xudong quickly glanced at him, his little eyes were a little confused, but he still said: "You don't remember this?" Eh, you invested money to make us the Genesis Chinese Network, including the name 'Genesis' was given by you. You initially owned 61% of the shares and were the de facto owner of Genesis Chinese. β
Du Caige was also confused: "61%? Then why didn't anyone call me to hold a shareholders' meeting? No one came to ask my opinion on various decisions?"
Shi Kejian couldn't stand it anymore, and interjected: "Because Mr. Du, you have transferred 55% of your shares to Yuanguang Group, and your remaining 6% of the shares have also transferred the voting rights to Yuanguang Group." β
Between Du Caige's questions, he quickly said: "Don't ask me why you transferred it, at what price, or what insider trading there is, I don't know any of this." β
Du Caige nodded: "So, in the news a few years ago, it was said that Yuanguang Group acquired 61% of the shares of Genesis Chinese Network, but in fact, the majority was acquired from me?"
"That's right. β
Du Caige didn't ask any more questions, but replied to Lu Xudong's previous words: "Well, just now it was my proposal as a major shareholder, of course, the specific decision is still in the hands of Mr. Shi." β
Shi Kejian smiled: "I know, I will think about it seriously." β
Du Caige looked at his expression carefully, and felt that that sentence did not seem to be perfunctory, but would really be seriously considered.
After a moment of silence, Du Caige asked another question that puzzled him: "If I want to increase my shareholdings, what sincerity should I show?"
"I don't know about this, it should be some tacit understanding between Mr. Yan and you!"
Du Caige was even more puzzled.
So, does the original owner really know the proud girl of the Yuanguang Group? And listening to the tone, it is not just an acquaintance, but very familiar?
Thinking of the original owner being called by the media as a "walking x-device" and "pedestrian self-propelled breeding device", Du Caige suddenly had some kind of ominous premonition.
Now, as long as he meets a woman who says he knows the original owner, he will be nervous, and he will worry about whether he will be slapped by the other party suddenly.
And the key is that people still take advantage of it, and they can only suffer a dumb loss.
Du Caige asked again: "Why did you say before that no one would pit me in the Zhizhen Culture pit?"
"You don't remember that either?" Shi Kejian was a little surprised.
Lu Xudong slapped his fat thighs exaggeratedly, "Brother Lin Ke, no matter how amnesia you are, you won't forget everything, right? You have Alzheimer's, hahaha!" laughed so hard that the flesh on his neck trembled.
Seeing that Du Caige and Shi Kejian were not laughing, he spread his hands a little embarrassed: "Isn't this joke funny?"
Du Caige and Shi Kejian shook their heads together.
Lu Xudong took a few puffs of his cigar and muttered, "Okay, I said the wrong thing." Brother Lin Ke, Zhizhen Culture used to be your company, at that time, in order to do some excellent copyright operations of the Genesis Chinese Network, you bought a publishing company, that is, Xinya Publishing House, and later continued to expand, merge and acquire, and became Zhizhen Culture. β
"Although you have changed hands on the company now, most of the old people in the company are still there, how can they trap you. β
Du Caige opened his mouth, the news could no longer shock him, and frankly he was already a little numb.
The original owner's ability to make trouble has refreshed his cognition several times.
Thinking about what he had learned before, the specious JUMP magazine under the umbrella of Zhizhen Culture, and the familiar but greatly modified comics published in JUMP magazine, Du Caige finally strung the strings.
That's more or less.
Lu Xudong said: "You can't remember nothing. I'll tell you a few things, can you see if you're still impressed?"
So he said a few words about the beginning of the business, some warm, some hot, and some bitter.
Du Caige kept shaking his head, and then he was a little uneasy.
Lu Xudong also doesn't believe in evil, "I'll say one more thing, you must remember this." At that time, the website really ran out of money, and it was time to pay the author's salary, but there was at least a cash gap of more than 800,000 yuan. I was so anxious that in half a day, my mouth was full of fire bubbles. β
"I looked for people everywhere, went to the bank to get a loan, but it didn't work. Later, when you heard about it, you drove your car downstairs, patted the key in my hand, and asked me to sell it for payment. β
"I was so moved that tears were coming out. Really, at that time, in the minds of all of us, you were the big brother, as long as you said a word, where you pointed, we would rush to. β
Shi Kejian was on the side, with a smile on his face, listening with interest, and then suddenly interjected, "No, what year was that? I remember that Haida is not very rich? Every year, there are thousands of music copyright incomes." β
"It was 03 years," Lu Xudong said, "I don't know what happened, and I haven't asked, anyway, Brother Lin Ke was really difficult during that time, the villa was also sold, and the luxury cars he collected before were also sold several, and the one he gave me that time was his favorite, and it was also the last one, I still remember it." β
"It was a '79, limited edition Maybach, red, very beautiful, and a lot of fun. Very well maintained, old and worth a lot. However, because of the rush of sales, it was not sold at a high price, which is a pity. If you sell it to a collector who knows the goods, you can at least double it. β
Du Caige also wondered in his heart, why did the original owner have an economic crisis during 03?
03 should be the year when the original owner hit someone with a drunk driver. Is it because of the compensation that the pockets are empty?
Du Caige shook his head with a smile: "I still can't remember, I'm sorry." This should be important to you, right?"
"Of course it's important," Lu Xudong didn't think about it, "Don't worry, take your time, I heard that amnesia will slowly get better." β
"Hopefully. β
At this time, the sound of "tuk tuk" sounded at the door again, and a female voice sounded: "Mr. Shi, the representative of the New Sprout Publishing House is here." β