All the shareholders present exchanged glances, and surprisingly, no one suggested withdrawing their investment.
"What? Is nobody willing to withdraw their investment?"
Liu Jingxian's expression began to darken, and his tone became somewhat stern but inwardly weak. "You need to understand that once the valuation shrinks, it will only shrink more and more. Withdrawing your investment now is a timely way to cut your losses. If you wait for the valuation to shrink further, the amount of money you can withdraw will only decrease."
Still, no one spoke.
It seems that all the shareholders are determined to live or die with the park project.
Left with no other option, Liu Jingxian could only look at Wang Qian, who seemed completely unconcerned, and ask, "And you? Aren't you worried at all?"
"I'll do whatever everyone else does, I don't care!" Wang Qian shrugged.
Liu Jingxian was immediately extremely depressed.
It seems Wang Qian has completely given up.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. Although Wang Qian owns 20% of the shares, he hasn't spent a single penny. No matter how much the value shrinks, he will only make a profit, it's just a matter of making a little more or a little less.
"Alright, since no one is withdrawing their investment, let's all weather this storm together."
Liu Jingxian shook his head and sighed, "If there's nothing else, let's adjourn the meeting!"
All the shareholders exchanged glances, but said nothing, and then dispersed.
Wang Qian also got up and walked outside.
Before long, only Liu Jingxian and all the other senior members of the Liu family remained in the huge conference room.
"What are they really thinking?"
Liu Jingxian was completely baffled. "Their assets have shrunk by five times, aren't they worried at all?"
“Dad, I don’t think anyone is withdrawing their investment; they’re probably still clinging to wishful thinking.”
Liu Yanran said thoughtfully, "As long as we shatter their remaining wishful thinking and make them completely desperate, they will definitely rush to withdraw their investment."
"Do you have a solution?" Liu Jingxian asked with great interest.
"Didn't we just start the valuation?"
Liu Yanran smiled knowingly. "If we hold another board meeting, get the valuation done again, and then propose going public directly, let's see if they panic."
"Great idea!"
Liu Jingxian clapped his hands and laughed, "Yanran, it seems you are becoming more and more intelligent. I can rest assured that I will hand over the Liu Group to you in the future."
"Dad, this is all thanks to you, and to the guidance of all the elders in our Liu family." Liu Yanran smiled modestly.
...
A few days later, all shareholders received a notice to convene a board meeting.
Liu Jingxian didn't bother with any nonsense. As soon as the meeting started, he directly proposed a revaluation.
Because all shareholders hoped the stock value would recover, they all voted in favor, and even Wang Qian did not object.
Thus, the second valuation began.
To everyone's astonishment, the second valuation not only failed to increase, but instead plummeted from just over 200 million to 150 million.
Upon seeing the valuation results, Liu Jingxian and all the other senior members of the Liu family secretly chuckled.
Last time the valuation was over 200 million, now it has dropped to 150 million. They don't believe these shareholders can still sit still.
Even if they can still sit still, they can simply follow Liu Yanran's previous method and announce that they want to go public.
Once it goes public, there's really no room for leniency; the price will be whatever it is.
To put it another way, even if these shareholders are still unwilling to give up and are prepared to gamble, as long as they secretly promise some benefits, or promise to withdraw a few more percentage points as long as they agree to withdraw their investment, I believe that some shareholders will definitely be the first to give in and accept the loss.
Once the first person starts something, others will follow suit.
Therefore, at the next board meeting, Liu Jingxian directly proposed to go public.
In order to get the proposal approved, before the board meeting, Liu Yanran secretly gave many shareholders benefits, such as giving them various gifts and promising that as long as they voted in favor, they could secretly receive double the amount if they withdrew their investment later... and so on.
Fearing that no one would withdraw their investment, Liu Yanran promised one of her more trusted shareholders that if he was the first to withdraw, she would secretly return the full amount of his investment afterward.
With the consent of these shareholders, they finally felt confident enough to convene the board meeting and announced their intention to go public directly.
"Gentlemen, this is not the way we wanted things to turn out!"
Liu Jingxian said earnestly, "After all, our Liu Group has also invested 250 million, more than any of the shareholders present. Now our assets have shrunk drastically, and the losses we have suffered are greater than any of yours."
"but……"
He then changed the subject, saying, "This has happened anyway, so the only thing we can do now is to go public directly."
"Only by finding other investors to take over can we cash out and leave."
"Although the stock market may fall further after the listing, since no one is withdrawing their investment now, this is the only option!"
After saying so much in one breath, Liu Jingxian pretended to be strong and said, "However, in any case, we still have to follow the rules. If you support the listing, please cast your vote in favor. If you do not want the listing, you can choose not to vote, which will be considered a vote against."
"Now, I invite everyone to vote!"
When he said the last sentence, Liu Jingxian's voice suddenly rose.
Then he sat back down in his chair and waited for the reactions of all the shareholders present.
Before the voting even began, he seemed to foresee that some people could no longer withstand the intense pressure and were requesting to withdraw their investment before the IPO.
Even if no one brings it up, the shareholder they've secretly colluded with will be the first to step forward and withdraw their investment.
Once the first one does it, other shareholders will definitely follow suit and withdraw their investment.
It can be said that this is an irreversible process.
Once most shareholders withdraw their investment, their goal will be achieved.
As for going public, that was just the last straw that broke the camel's back for these shareholders. If it really went public, they would be the first to object.
You should know that the park's projects have already been valued, and the valuation is what it is. Once they go public, they won't even have the chance to manipulate things behind the scenes.
With the assets valued at 150 million this time, their investment of 150 million will really shrink to more than 30 million.
However, after waiting for a long time, no shareholder made a request to temporarily withdraw their investment.
Liu Jingxian and Liu Yanran exchanged a glance, and they both saw the panic deep in each other's eyes.
If no one proposes to withdraw their investment, their wishful thinking will all come to naught.
However, they hadn't been unaware of this scenario.
So, Liu Yanran quickly gave a wink to the shareholder who had secretly conspired with her.
However, to Liu Yanran's anger, the shareholder consistently ignored all her hints.
And this is just the beginning.
Just as Liu Jingxian and Liu Yanran were beginning to realize that something was wrong, a scene that horrified them unfolded.
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