Chapter 69. A technology company from Germany. ...
The Song family is facing an unprecedented cash shortage crisis.
This was followed by a period of turmoil in the stock market.
Seeing the stock price continue to fall sharply, investors quickly sold off their small shares, not hoping to make a lot of money; given the current situation, they would consider it a good thing to lose as little as possible.
The Song family's top leadership, led by Song Jingguo, was in a state of extreme anxiety.
The emergency board meeting was filled with arguments, with everyone pointing the finger at the risk control department and questioning why there had been no advance warning.
The risk control manager said, "I had already reported it to the president's office a week ago when the first cooperative project was canceled."
The responsibility fell on the president's office, which simply claimed that they had not received any relevant emails.
One side insisted that it had been reported, while the other refused to admit it. The two groups were at loggerheads, arguing so fiercely they almost came to blows.
"Alright!"
One of the board members slammed his fist on the table and shouted to stop their nonsensical argument, "The most important thing right now is to solve the problem of the funding shortage."
When money was mentioned, the head of the finance department, who had been looking down, immediately looked troubled. "The banks can't lend much. Even if we add up all the loans... it's only 500 million."
"What can you do with 500 million!"
For a conglomerate like the Song family, 500 million is simply not enough to keep them afloat.
"Old Song." Just when they were at their wits' end, someone finally thought of the Pei family. "Isn't your youngest son with the Pei family? Go find him and ask him to persuade Second Master Pei to give us some compensation."
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Because of the failed bid, Luo Yunqing almost fell out with the Song family. Since then, she has not contacted the Song family again, and it has been almost a year.
Unexpectedly, Lin Wenting was the first to arrive.
Luo Yunqing closed her laptop and asked the housekeeper to pour her a glass of chilled honey water. "Back when we were still living at the Song family's house, I noticed that my mother loved to drink this. Her taste probably hasn't changed."
"No," Lin Wenting shook her head repeatedly. She picked up the glass of honey water, took a couple of sips, then put it down again. Glancing around, she couldn't help but ask, "Is Second Master not home?"
"He's busy."
Luo Yunqing remained leaning back on the sofa, her posture unchanged, and returned the reply casually.
Lin Wenting then asked, "What are you busy with?"
The words had been out for quite some time.
Realizing he had overstepped his bounds, he quickly explained, "I didn't come here specifically to inquire."
“It’s no use asking around.” Luo Yunqing switched legs, crossing her right leg over her left knee. “He doesn’t tell me everything he does.”
"How's your relationship lately..." Lin Wenting asked more cautiously.
"Let it be." Luo Yunqing paused, then asked her, "If Pei Yanli treats me badly, will Mother take me back?"
The sound echoed.
Lin Wenting subconsciously avoided his direct gaze and forced a smile: "Everyone says that Second Master dotes on you, and he even takes you with him when he goes on business trips abroad. How could he possibly treat you badly?"
"Oh. Ha!" Luo Yunqing couldn't help but chuckle at her own question. "That's true."
He suddenly felt a little tired and stopped beating around the bush with her, asking directly, "What brings Mother here today?"
“It’s your father.” After opening the door, Lin Wenting quickly got to the point, “You should know about the Song family these days, right?”
Luo Yunqing glanced to the right for a moment: "I've seen the news."
“The company is having some cash flow problems right now, and your dad has been so worried that he hasn’t slept well for days.” Seeing that he didn’t react, Lin Wenting bit her lip and pulled a long face. “Second Master loves you, so could you talk to him and ask him to help our family out?”
"So that's what it is." This time, Luo Yunqing responded quickly, "I'll tell him when he gets back."
"That's wonderful!"
After finishing her business and finding no other topics to discuss, Lin Wenting decided not to linger and left after drinking the honey water.
Seeing her get up to leave, Luo Yunqing hesitated and asked again, "The Wang family is finished, shouldn't Xiaoxue be brought back now?"
The joy on his face gradually faded.
Unable to figure out his intention in asking this, Lin Wenting thought for a long time before finally shaking her head: "Xiaoxue is married now. Once married, there's no reason to bring her back. Don't worry, I won't ask Ayan to bring her back and cause you more trouble."
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After Lin Wenting left.
Luo Yunqing maintained the same posture for a long time, so long that Pei Yanli didn't even notice when she came downstairs.
"Unhappy?"
As soon as she sat down beside him, Luo Yunqing turned around and hugged his neck, burying her face in his neck. Her voice was as soft as a breeze: "Looking at her, I wonder what would have happened if we hadn't been switched at birth? Would I... have become the second Song Xuechen?"
Song Xuechen is certainly despicable, but are her parents really without any fault at all?
"Wife..."
"If she said even one word for Song Xuechen, it would make me feel that she truly loves her child, and that would be good."
At least he can imagine that he wasn't switched at birth and that he also has a mother's love.
But now,
This illusion was completely shattered.
Once interests are involved, both he and Song Xuechen are expendable pawns.
“Xiao Luo.” Pei Yanli held his face and lifted it up. “We can’t choose our birth, but we don’t have to be trapped in it forever. At least the future is in our own hands… Are you still unhappy?”
He thought for a moment and said, "Then how about this, you treat me like your mother, and I'll love you."
"Pei Yanli!" Luo Yunqing flipped over and sat on him, pinching his face and squeezing between them. "Calling me 'brother' isn't enough, you dare to take advantage of me?"
"I just wanted to make you happy."
"Is this how you coax someone?" Before Pei Yanli could reach inside his shirt, Luo Yunqing turned and got off him. "From now on, I'm going to... argue with you."
The argument was exceptionally heated.
The next day, Pei's employees saw two bright red handprints on the second master's face, one on the left and one on the right.
The CEO's office had a few gossipy people, so they approached Secretary Chen.
Xiao Chen sighed and helplessly spread his hands: "It's all because of the Song family. The proprietress is a member of the Song family, of course she wants to help, but you all know the Song family..."
Even without him saying it, everyone knew what the Song family's current situation was.
"Second Master refused to help, and then they argued?"
"What else could it be for?"
The news quickly reached Song Jingguo's ears like a tornado.
Before the truth could be verified, rumors spread that the two were arguing more and more fiercely and were about to separate.
There's even a short video clip: Luo Yunqing barges into Pei Yanli's office despite all attempts to stop her, and unilaterally becomes hysterical, slapping her.
The moment the video was leaked, the Song family shareholders' anxieties finally died.
With their only hope shattered like this, it seems that Madam Pei is determined to stand idly by this time.
What other options are there now?
"Song Jingguo has devoted most of his life to this, he certainly won't just watch the Song family perish. The next step should be the third one, right, my wife?"
"Hmm." Luo Yunqing hugged his face and pulled it close to his face. "Don't move, let me see if the skin is broken."
"Yes, it's broken and it hurts so much."
"Serves you right, who told me to actually hit him?" Luo Yunqing scooped out some ointment to reduce the swelling, blowing on it as she applied it to his face. "And you even had to film it."
"Doesn't this make it seem more real?"
Pei Yanli tilted her face up against his chest and said, "It's settled, one slap plus one hour."
"You!" Luo Yunqing raised her hand angrily.
"One more slap, and two more hours." Pei Yanli rubbed her face against his palm. "It's okay, wife, hit me as much as you want."
Luo Yunqing stopped in time, afraid that even if he had come over by chance, it would still count.
"Wife~"
"It's almost done." He quickly pushed the face away and changed the subject. "We can ask the senior to prepare."
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Regardless of whether the play is real or fake, Pei Yanli's attitude is clear.
Apart from him, even if others wanted to get involved, they couldn't help but feel timid when they saw the huge hole in the Song family.
Leaving aside how much money needs to be invested, whether it can even break even is a question.
People who have been in the business world for years aren't stupid.
With no one in China daring to invest, Song Jingguo had no choice but to turn his attention overseas and attract foreign companies to invest.
Song Moyan spent nearly three months traveling around Europe. Just when it seemed the Song family was about to collapse, a German technology company finally expressed interest in investing in them.
"Our boss is also Chinese. When he heard that Chinese companies were in trouble, he nodded without hesitation." The young female manager with shoulder-length hair said gently, "Investment is no problem. However, Mr. Song should understand that there are no free lunches. Since we are investing, we should naturally have some management rights over Song's Group."
Song Moyan immediately realized: "You want to invest?"
“That’s right.” The person in charge said frankly, “The amount of investment is up to you, how much to invest, and what percentage.”
Currently, Song Jingguo is the largest shareholder, holding approximately 17.8% of the shares in Song's Group.
After absorbing investment and recalculating, the shareholding ratio will inevitably decrease.
Song Jingguo held meetings and considered the matter for a whole week. He originally wanted to take more time to consider it, but the current business situation of the Song Group no longer allowed him to hesitate.
In the end, he could only nod and agree to the other party's request.
It took less than half a month from start to finish.
The Aetheris Group plans to inject nearly 128 billion in capital into the Song family.
Song Kyung-guk's shareholding has shrunk to 15.2%, but he remains the largest shareholder of the Song family. Aetheris Group, on the other hand, will hold 12.8%, becoming the second largest shareholder.
The gap between the two sides is not that large, but fortunately, Song Moyan's 4.3% stake helps to widen the gap.
There's no need to worry too much.
Moreover, with this 128 billion, the Song family could be brought back to life immediately.
Song Jingguo breathed a huge sigh of relief.
After half a year, I can finally get a good night's sleep.
Luo Yunqing scrolled through the trending topics dominated by the Song family, then looked at the fluctuating stock prices on her computer screen, and said, "Song Jingguo is completely unprepared."
“The Song family is his life. As long as the Song family is still around, nothing else matters to him.” Pei Yanli wrapped her arms around him, rested her chin on his shoulder, and held his hand to guide the arrow on the computer screen.
Click!
“President Song! Aetheris Group has suddenly started aggressively acquiring our scattered shares. 'L' alone holds nearly 3.8 million shares, and all of them together…” The secretary lowered his head, unable to utter a single word.
Song Jingguo roared angrily, "Tell me! How much is it in total!"
"All the scattered shares combined amount to 9.7," the secretary said, his voice growing softer as he spoke. "Aetheris Group will soon become the largest shareholder of the Song family."
"How is this possible? How is this possible!!" Song Jingguo forcefully slammed the documents off the table, his chest heaving.
Upon hearing the news, Song Moyan rushed over.
Song Jingguo immediately told him, "Go and contact the person in charge of Aetheris Group right away. What exactly happened? Why did they suddenly acquire our scattered shares? Go and ask them, hurry!"
Overnight, the Song family changed hands.
Song Moyan was even more anxious than Song Jingguo. He dialed the phone and immediately questioned, "Ms. Selin, what you're doing is extremely unethical!"
"Immoral? I don't think our actions violated any laws."
"But……"
"You should thank us; if it weren't for us, your company would have gone bankrupt."
Having said that, Song Moyan understood everything.
From the very beginning, their goal was to seize control of the Song family.
Selin continued, "Starting next week, Aetheris Group will officially send specialists to Song's. In addition... there will be a change in positions, and Song's will be taken over by our boss."
"Your boss?"
“Yes.” Selin couldn’t help but smile. “Next Monday, my boss will be going to the Song family in person.”
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