Bai Qianmo glanced at Xie Siming thoughtfully: "About Prosperity Shares?"
Xie Siming snapped his fingers: "Little sister-in-law is indeed smart. These past two days, Gou Siye and I have been secretly collecting some scattered shares. We have already acquired some, and we have a total of twenty shares. However, it may take some time to get the remaining 10% or so of shares."
Bai Qianmo was somewhat surprised by Xie Siming and Gou Si's efficiency. She hadn't expected that they would have bought back 20% of the scattered shares in just two or three days.
It seems that seeking out Gou Si back then was a wise decision.
In the launch of a perfect merger and acquisition, the shares distributed to ordinary shareholders are the most crucial step before a great success is achieved. This is the principle that a single spark can start a prairie fire.
Seeing that Bai Qianmo remained silent, Xie Siming continued to state his opinion: "If we buy back all the scattered shares, we will hold 30% of the shares. However, this is still 15 percentage points less than the Zhou family's 45% share. The rest can only be obtained from the shareholders' meeting and the Cao family."
Bai Qianmo toyed with the pen in her hand, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let's not alarm the shareholders of Fansheng for now. It might be more effective to start with the illegitimate children of the Cao family."
Xie Siming was somewhat puzzled: "Logically speaking, those major shareholders are outsiders, shouldn't it be easier for them to acquire the company?"
Bai Qianmo shook her head: "Many shareholders of a profitable company are content with the status quo. In their eyes, in the long run, receiving dividends is more worthwhile than a one-size-fits-all approach. What we need to do now is not to alert them. Once the Cao family learns of our acquisition plan, they will quickly take countermeasures, and then we will be in a passive and vulnerable position."
Xie Siming's eyes lit up, and he gave a thumbs up: "Little sister-in-law, are you going to play dirty tricks? There is competition among the illegitimate sons of the Cao family. At present, the most beloved sons of the old master Cao are his legitimate sons Cao Xiujie and Cao Jie. Hey, does the old master like to use the character "Jie" in his names? Both of his sons have this character, and they happen to be the most favored."
Bai Qianmo recalled the investigation materials Chen Xiang had sent back: "It is said that Cao Jie's name was given by his mother. Because the eldest son of the first wife is named Cao Xiujie, it was probably to spite the eldest wife's side that she deliberately gave him this name."
Xie Siming shook his head: "Women, they just love to fight amongst themselves. Can't they just get along peacefully?"
Bai Qianmo looked at Xie Siming with cold eyes: "Why can't men be faithful to one woman? Why do they have to bring so many women back to cause trouble?"
Xie Siming, having been humiliated, chuckled foolishly twice.
"Don't worry, Your Excellency will never let you encounter such a distressing situation."
Bai Qianmo picked up the teacup beside her and slowly took a sip of tea: "Mr. Gu's character is guaranteed. I'm just reminding you."
Xie Siming: "..."
Does that mean his character is no longer reliable?
"Sister-in-law, I solemnly take back what I said that offended women. Let's not discuss this topic anymore. I have another piece of good news to bring you today."
Just then, the receptionist brought over two cups of coffee.
Xie Siming took a sip of his coffee.
"I recently overheard that Tengyue has been looking for investors to film 'Seven'?"
Bai Qianmo looked at Xie Siming: "You still pay attention to the investment circle?"
Xie Siming squinted and chuckled, "What a coincidence! I've invested in quite a few movies in the industry, it's a pity that Tengyue doesn't come looking for me."
Bai Qianmo was genuinely surprised to hear that Xie Siming had actually invested in a movie.
Her first impression of Xie Siming was deeply ingrained; she always thought he was just a rich second-generation heir, not quite as good as Jiang Nanyan, a shrewd investor. Little did she know, he was a man of few words.
What is your company?
Xie Siming took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Bai Qianmo.
The above shows "Feitian Film & Television Investment Company".
This is a well-known company in the industry, whose invested TV series and movies have won numerous awards.
After her initial shock, Bai Qianmo couldn't help but say, "This is truly a world dominated by capital."
Those in power control those in money, and those in money create value that makes those in power even richer.
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Bai Qianmo and Xie Siming signed an investment contract. Feitian Investment, where Xie Siming works, was willing to provide 70 million yuan for filming, while Bai Qianmo contributed 30 million yuan out of her own pocket. The final profit sharing would be split 40/60.
Xie Siming originally said that a 50/50 split would be fine, but Bai Qianmo believed that business should be handled officially and personal feelings should not be involved.
Tengyue provided the script, manpower, and resources, and invested 30 million yuan. Overall, taking 40% of the profits would be appropriate.
Moreover, what she values is not just the profitability of the show, but the future market and status it brings.
Only by making the name "Tengyue" well-known will resources flow in like a tide in the future.
After seeing Xie Siming off, Bai Qianmo received a call from the hospital.
It was the eldest brother calling: "Junior sister, please come over here quickly."
It was noisy on the other end of the phone, and Bai Qianmo vaguely heard someone say, "They ran away."
She assumed that Zhu Qinghan had run away from the hospital without a word, so Bai Qianmo rushed to the hospital ward, but she didn't see Zhu Qinghan anywhere, and even her senior brother was nowhere to be seen.
The problem is, neither the senior disciple nor Zhu Qinghan has a cell phone.
She immediately asked the nurse in charge of the ward.
"You mean the patient in room 9? She sneaked away this morning, but luckily she didn't go far. Her brother found her and brought her back. They just completed the discharge procedures an hour ago."
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