Chapter 304: Going the other way

The next day, Qi Sheng sent Tan Huan and the others away and accompanied the old couple to visit West Lake.

He went to the Banyan Tree Group headquarters to listen to Chen Ye's work report.

It is called the headquarters, but it only rents 3 floors in Building C of Bodi Center.

The business focus of Banyan Tree Group is on hotels in various locations.

"Boss, the group's financial situation is good right now. With the $200 million loan we just received from overseas and the $800 million you invested, we can open at least five new Banyan Tree stores in China!"

Chen Ye was also shocked by his boss's generosity.

The investment of US$800 million immediately gave Banyan Tree Group sufficient financial resources for expansion.

At Qi Sheng's request, Banyan Tree Group's development strategy changed to building its own hotels.

Although it is time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly, the benefits are also huge.

All profits from the hotel’s operation belong to the group and no dividends need to be distributed to the owners.

With the average occupancy rate and room rates of Banyan Tree Group’s brands, many owners are vying to work with them.

It can not only increase the brand awareness of their properties, but also make a lot of money from the hotel business.

Even hotel groups such as Four Seasons, Hilton, and Marriott are far behind the outstanding performance of Banyan Tree Group.

"I am very confident that Banyan Tree Group will be handed over to you. You can make the decision on this matter yourself. Please contact me if there is anything you cannot decide."

Qi Sheng was well aware of Chen Ye's abilities and loyalty, so he was naturally happy to be a hands-off boss.

“Thank you for your trust in me!”

Chen Ye stood up and bowed, his eyes full of gratitude.

As a professional manager, you are so lucky to meet a boss like Qi Sheng.

Of course, Chen Ye is also loyal to Qi Sheng and does his job conscientiously.

"By the way, I heard you say before that the Four Seasons Hotel Group made a takeover bid for our group?"

Qi Sheng asked with interest.

"That's true. The valuation offered by Four Seasons Hotel for us is 4 billion US dollars."

Chen Ye nodded and said, "But they want to complete the acquisition in the form of equity exchange. They value themselves at 6 billion US dollars."

"If the offer is accepted, Four Seasons will have a dominant position in the combined company."

"Their target is obviously our sleep products, which is also our group's biggest advantage."

"It's not impossible to merge, but the priorities need to be reversed."

Qi Sheng smiled playfully, "Wouldn't it be interesting if we took over the Four Seasons Hotel?"

"Ahem, Boss, the market value of the Four Seasons Hotel is much higher than ours."

"Taking into account the possible premium of the acquisition, the actual acquisition price may be close to tens of billions of US dollars."

Chen Ye was stunned for a moment, and quickly tried to persuade Qi Sheng, who had such wild ideas.

“Premium?”

Qi Sheng smiled disapprovingly.

He has the power of compulsory acquisition, so no one can take advantage of him.

After injecting US$800 million into Banyan Tree Group and US$200 million into Zhuangyu Catering.

He only had 1 billion U.S. dollars left.

Even if Banyan Tree can raise 1 billion US dollars.

All together, it’s only 2 billion US dollars.

It just reached 1/3 of the market value of Four Seasons Hotels.

"There is still a shortfall of 4 billion US dollars..."

Qi Sheng frowned slightly, wondering where he could get the money.

The shares of La Wang have been pledged to Temasek.

He also used the equity of Zhuangyu Catering and miHoYo as collateral for the US$3 billion loan previously provided by CCB.

Among all the companies under his name that are still valuable as collateral, only Pop Mart and Universe Entertainment are left.

Pop Mart is about to go public. If he, as the largest shareholder, pledges his shares before the listing, it will probably cause all kinds of suspicion in the market.

The performance of Universe Entertainment is indeed very good.

But Qi Sheng had never considered raising funds from outside, so it was not easy to use it as collateral.

"boss?"

Chen Ye looked at Qi Sheng, frowning and thinking, and called out cautiously.

"Um?"

Qi Sheng came back to his senses and looked at Chen Ye with some confusion.

"If you really want to acquire the Four Seasons Hotel, Banyan Tree Group can mortgage the West Lake Hotel and should be able to raise $100 million."

Chen Ye calculated the fixed assets under the Banyan Tree Group and found that the West Lake Hotel was the most valuable.

"Property mortgage?"

Qi Sheng suddenly realized that he had almost forgotten the long list of high-quality fixed assets under his name.

Chengdu Twin Towers, market value of 4.5 billion.

Shengxuan Financial Center, market value of 1.5 billion.

Building 1 of Pudong Financial Plaza, market value of 3 billion.

Jingyao Qiantan, market value of 2 billion.

Except for Lawang’s property, it is not easy to operate.

The market value of these four buildings alone reaches 11 billion.

Including the West Lake Hotel, the total is close to 12 billion.

In addition, Qi Sheng has properties in Singapore and Milan.

Including airplanes and yachts, nothing can be mortgaged.

With these high-quality collaterals, it is naturally easier to raise funds from banks.

Even if only 70% or 80% is mortgaged, 2 billion US dollars can be obtained.

Qi Sheng's mind opened up instantly and his expression became more relaxed.

As for the remaining 2 billion US dollars, let Jin Ying go back and look for her aunt.

After all, he is half a relative, so he can get some sponsorship, right? "Mr. Chen, don't make the acquisition of Four Seasons Hotel public for the time being, and don't use the funds in the group's account in the near future."

After Qi Sheng gave the order, he hurried to find Jin Ying.

"Uh... boss, are you serious?"

Chen Ye watched Qi Sheng leave in amazement.

But think about the fact that the old luxury hotel group, Four Seasons, is about to be incorporated into the Banyan Tree Group.

"Boss is awesome!"

This was Chen Ye's most sincere emotion, without any suspicion of flattery.

…

The banks of West Lake are crowded with tourists.

When Qi Sheng arrived, he saw his girlfriends and his parents surrounded by a group of people.

Who can blame them for being so beautiful?

Pick any one of them, and she is the goddess in the hearts of thousands of men.

Even the worst Tang Qian is a high-quality beauty picked from thousands of miles away.

In school, she is the most beautiful girl in the department.

If you are in a polytechnic school where there are more people than places, it is not impossible to find a campus beauty.

"husband!"

When they saw Qi Sheng appear, many male compatriots who were watching the beauty instantly became jealous.

Damn, there is such a handsome guy in the world? "Wait a minute, husband?"

I was still immersed in the shock of Qi Sheng's appearance, when suddenly I saw a group of beautiful women surrounding Qi Sheng.

It's not hard to tell from the smiles on their faces that this guy is definitely having more than one affair! "Could this guy's last name be Gong?"

Some people are still defending the goddesses.

It's because they really can't accept the fact that so many goddesses are part of the harem of one man.

"You can lie to your brothers, but don't lie to yourself. They've already bitten you, and you tell me they're just friends?"

Qi Sheng could feel the envious and jealous gazes of the men around him.

But he didn't care at all and was enjoying the happiness of being hugged by women on both sides.

As for taking secret photos, no one has the courage to do so.

He can be accompanied by a group of black-clad bodyguards.

It goes without saying that this person is someone they cannot afford to offend.

As long as you don't take pictures and just watch from a distance, the bodyguards won't stop you.

"Mom and Dad, how is it going with so many daughters-in-law around?"

Qi Sheng hugged Tan Huan and Jin Ying, walked towards the old couple and asked with a smile.

"Don't mention it. Our family is almost like giant pandas. People will gather around us wherever we go."

Zhu Min didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and didn't know whether to say that his son was lucky or that his daughters-in-law were too attractive.

"If you've had enough of shopping, let's go back first."

Qi Sheng has something to say to Jin Ying.

There was so much noise by the West Lake that it was hard to tell what was going on.

"Then go back. Your dad and I will go out alone next time."

"Huanhuan and the others are so beautiful. The way those guys looked at them were like wolves."

Only this time did Zhu Min realize how charming these daughters-in-law were.

"No way, they are all naturally beautiful."

Qi Sheng winked at his girlfriends.

This immediately made his girlfriends blush and they all rolled their eyes at him.

Naturally, they all knew the changes in their appearance.

They wouldn't dare tell their future parents-in-law anything about it.

…

After returning to Yunqi Rose Garden, Qi Sheng left Jin Ying alone.

Jin Ying was also quite surprised and unexpected.

Qi Sheng had told her before that he had many girlfriends.

But Jin Ying never dreamed of it.

Qi Sheng not only has many girlfriends, but each one is more beautiful than the last.

Even after she improved her looks, she could still find more than a dozen sisters who were as beautiful as her.

Jin Ying went from being full of confidence to becoming less confident.

"Honey, what's up?"

When Jin Ying calmed down, she guessed that Qi Sheng must have some use for her.

"I can't find you if nothing happens?"

Qi Sheng held Jin Ying on his lap and skillfully touched the pair of beautiful legs wrapped in black stockings.

"I don't believe you. There are so many sisters in your family. You only think of me when you have something wrong."

Jin Ying let Qi Sheng put his hand inside, her face flushed with lust.

"Guess what I want to talk to you about?"

"Don't guess, I want it~"

Jin Ying put her arms around Qi Sheng's neck and took the initiative to give him a sweet kiss.

Qi Sheng was provoked by Jin Ying and immediately became angry.

"Hate it, I just changed into black Balenciaga stockings."

"When I acquire Kering, I will ask Balenciaga to make a few special designs for you."

"Be gentle..."

After nearly two hours of fighting, Jin Ying was like mud.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Qi Sheng carried me to the bathroom to take a shower, and I was completely exhausted.

Back on the bed, Jin Ying pressed her delicate face against the man's chest.

"Hubby, you can tell me now."

"Please ask your aunt if she can help me raise some funds, the amount is about 2 billion US dollars."

Qi Sheng stroked Jin Ying's smooth jade-like back and said bluntly.

"Two billion dollars?"

Jin Ying asked curiously, "Not much, are you going to acquire the company again?"

"I plan to acquire the Four Seasons Hotel, and I have already raised $2 billion."

"Combined with the mortgages of some properties under my name, I should be able to raise $4 billion."

Qi Sheng was not afraid of the news leaking out.

Jin Ying’s favorability is also above 90, but it just hasn’t reached 100.

“The Four Seasons Hotel that Bill Gates and the Saudi prince bought?”

Jin Ying swallowed her saliva and looked quite cute.

It is very similar to a scene just now.

“Originally they offered to acquire Banyan Tree Group, but I wanted to do the opposite and acquire them to increase Banyan Tree Group’s influence and market share in the luxury hotel sector.”

Qi Sheng recovered quickly to begin with, so he pressed Jin Ying under him and started a new round of sparring.

"Hate~"

Jin Ying stretched out her white arms and hugged Qi Sheng's neck, her face blushing and she looked at him angrily.

Her legs couldn't help but clamped around the man's waist.

"Will your aunt help with this?"

"Well... almost... but I need to go back..."

Jin Ying spoke intermittently, enduring her boyfriend's violent output.

"I can use Banyan Tree Group's shares as collateral. After the two companies merge, the market value will exceed 10 billion US dollars."

“Temasek doesn’t have to worry that Banyan Tree Group won’t be able to repay the loan.”

Qi Sheng dared to ask for such a high price because of Jin Ying's identity.

Otherwise, Temasek will not pay any attention to him.

Loans of billions of dollars are often simply secured by company shares.

Even if Banyan Tree Group receives good market response, it will not approve it easily.

"Yeah...I'll try my best to help you convince my aunt."

The fact that Jin Ying could say this was enough to show how important Qi Sheng was to her.

After all, Qi Sheng is her first man.

Women always pay special attention to their first time.

Even Jin Ying, who has an extraordinary background, is no exception.

After the second match was over, Qi Sheng lit a cigar and puffed away comfortably.

At this time, Jin Ying's body was covered with fine, fragrant sweat, as if she had been fished out of the water.

The originally flawless snow-white body was also covered with a layer of charming pink.

"Um?"

Qi Sheng glanced at Jin Ying inadvertently and found that the latter's favorability towards him had also reached 100.

Tsk tsk, the full-level bedroom technique is really awesome! Even Jin Ying, a well-informed rich girl, was completely conquered by our President Qi from body to soul.

"Yingying, when you are done with this work, please resign from Temasek and come to help me. You can choose any company under my name."

Qi Sheng really admires Jin Ying and plans to poach her from Temasek.

"Okay, but I only know how to invest."

Jin Ying was very surprised and agreed without hesitation.

"That's easy. Just go to Jinshi Capital and I'll let Mr. Lu know."

Qi Sheng thought about the companies under his name and found that there were indeed not many that were suitable for Jin Ying.

"That's not good. After all, Jinshi Capital needs to raise funds from outside. You assigning me to go there seems to be nepotism."

Jin Ying was very thoughtful and looked at Qi Sheng with a blink of her eyes.

"Hubby, how about you give me some money and I'll help you run it?"

"What do you think?"

"I went to Milan with you to watch a game before, and I'm quite interested in running a football club."

Jin Ying sat up and spoke incessantly about her thoughts.

"It would be interesting to see us buy a Premier League club at a low price and then sell it at the peak of its market value."

"Premier League club?"

"Yes, the commercial value of a league like Serie A is too low, and the debt is very serious."

"I want to acquire a team that is in good financial condition, but I need your team to help me negotiate the purchase price."

Jin Ying thought of Misia's acquisition of Richemont Group without any premium.

I couldn't help but admire Qi Sheng's negotiation team.

"Sure. If we feel like it, our family can go watch a game. It would be boring to stay in the country all the time."

Qi Sheng did not object to Jin Ying's idea, as the latter was the spokesperson she pushed forward.

"Mua, thank you, husband!"

Jin Ying didn't expect that Qi Sheng would agree so readily.

Even if a Premier League club is cheap, it will cost at least hundreds of millions of dollars.

Even at a time when Qi Sheng was very short of money, he supported her idea without hesitation.

"Some actual thanks."

Qi Sheng patted Jin Ying's head.

"Virtue."

Jin Ying gave him a tender look and bent down obediently.

…

After dinner, Jin Ying took Qi Sheng’s private plane back to Singapore.

Although she had only been away from Singapore for a short time, she felt an inexplicable sense of strangeness.

On the contrary, she felt closer and more at ease when Qi Sheng was around.

With Jin Ying's identity, she naturally had no obstacles.

"Aunt."

Seeing He Jing, Jin Ying hurried over and hugged her arm and acted coquettishly.

"You still know I'm your aunt, why did you go out for so long this time?"

He Jing tapped Jin Ying's forehead with a reproachful look, but the love in her eyes could not be concealed.

"Oh, I just got a boyfriend, that's why I was delayed for a while."

Jin Ying exposed her relationship with Qi Sheng in order to help her boyfriend gain more support from Temasek.

"Boy friend?"

He Jing raised her eyebrows, her expression suddenly becoming serious: "What's his name? Which family is he from?"

"His name is Qi Sheng..."

Jin Ying talked incessantly for a long time.

Looking at He Jing's half-smile, he felt a little guilty.

"Tell me, what mission did you come back with this time?"

He Jing asked calmly.

Jin Ying was raised by her since she was a child, and she was like a daughter to her.

Now that she has a lover, she feels mixed emotions.

There is both happiness and reluctance.

More than that, I'm still worried.

"He wants to acquire the Four Seasons Hotel and needs some funds. I hope you can support him."

Jin Ying told the truth, otherwise her aunt would not help her.

"Four Seasons Hotel?"

He Jing naturally knew about the Four Seasons Hotel and nodded slightly: "How much money did he raise on his own?"

"It's about $4 billion, and there's still a gap of $2 billion, but he can use the shares of Banyan Tree Group as collateral."

Jin Ying helped her boyfriend to speak well of him: "Aunt, Banyan Tree Group's performance is very outstanding and is highly regarded by the capital market. Previously, Hilton and Marriott Group both gave a valuation of 4 billion US dollars. It is absolutely sincere as collateral."

"A daughter who is married off is like water spilled. This is absolutely true."

He Jing couldn't help but shake her head and sighed.

"Aunt~"

Jin Ying was a little shy, but Qi Sheng was her man, so naturally she had to be loyal to him.

"Okay, I agree to this, but you have to make him come to see me. I have to find out who this brat is that snatched away the little girl I worked so hard to raise!"

He Jing knew Jin Ying very well. This girl had been bewitched by that brat named Qi Sheng.

Even if she was asked to choose between herself and her boyfriend, she would not hesitate at all.

But He Jing also admitted that Jin Ying did have good vision.

The fact that there was no premium at all when Misia acquired Richemont Group and there was no unrest after the merger was enough to prove Qi Sheng's vision and skills.

And considering Qi Sheng’s wealth, the family power behind him must be very strong.

He Jing was naturally very satisfied with this kind of rich husband who was hard to find even with a lantern.

"I'll try to get him over here."

Jin Ying was a little nervous, worried that Qi Sheng's romantic affairs would be known by his aunt.

Given He Jing's intolerant personality, she would definitely not agree to her being with Qi Sheng.

(End of this chapter)