Zhong Yuan chimed in, "Who isn't! Back in Xijing, I spent my days inspecting the steamed bun shops, checking the hygiene, and when I had nothing else to do, I'd go to the arcade to play games or watch movies at the video arcade. After coming to Kyoto, I don't even know where these kinds of shops are in Kyoto!"
Jiang Xiaoli covered her mouth and laughed non-stop, "Brother Yuan, you've now shifted all your attention from the arcade and video parlor to Xin Xin!"
"Uh..." Zhong Yuan thought for a moment, then scratched the back of his head and said with a smile, "Hey! It really is!"
Dafu suddenly remembered something, "By the way, Little Pear, you and Ale are going to Great Britain at the end of the month, right?"
Jiang Xiaoli nodded, "It should be, but the exact date hasn't been set yet. Why?"
Dafu was a little embarrassed. "I've finished the whitening skincare product you gave Yueyue. Could you bring me some more later?"
Zhong Yuan turned and stared at Dafu for a long time, "I haven't seen you get any whiter! You're still so dark!"
Dafu irritably brushed his hand away, "What do you know? We see each other every day, you just didn't notice!"
Jiang Xiaoli spoke up fairly, "Now that you mention it, I really do think Brother Dafu looks a bit too fair-skinned."
Zhong Yuan pouted, "Why would a grown man like you do something so pointless?"
"Mind your own business!" Dafu ignored him and said to Jiang Xiaoli, "Xiaoli, take a look at what suits me and give me some of it."
Zong Jiayu was also a little surprised. "Dafu, why are you suddenly so concerned about your face?"
Dafu sighed, "I've never looked as young as you guys, especially that kid Ale who's three years older than me but looks like he's 18! The other day, I went out to eat with Yueyue, and people asked if we were siblings. Don't you think I look way older than Yueyue?"
Jiang Xiaoli smiled and said, "I think Brother Dafu's idea is pretty good. It's not like we're going out to put on makeup or take care of our skin. You guys really should be more meticulous!"
Zong Jia wrapped his arms around her neck and pulled her into his arms, their faces only ten centimeters apart. "Little Pear, give me some feedback. I'd like to see where I need to improve."
She reached out and grabbed his cheek. "Your suggestion for improvement is that you're too shameless!"
Zong Jia chuckled lightly, "That's not what Little Pear said when she said she liked my face."
"Hey, hey, hey!" Zhong Yuan protested. "Can you two go home and discuss this behind closed doors? I'm going to make a scene!"
"Exactly!" Jiang Xiaoli pushed the hand off her neck. "Did you hear me! Behave yourself!"
...
After receiving the equity transfer payment, Li Ruhai gave Jiang Xiaoli all the contact information of the other shareholders of "Huaxin Group".
Jiang Xiaoli sent Li Anting to conduct preliminary communication with the five of them.
Unlike Li Ruhai, none of them were easy to talk to; each of them was asking for exorbitant prices and planned to engage in a protracted bargaining process with her.
She directly instructed Li Anting to tell them that, based on a valuation of 14 billion yuan, the first person to sell shares would receive a 5% premium, the second a 2% premium, the third at par, the fourth a 5% discount, and the fifth a 10% discount.
Although they don't own many shares, each percentage point represents a change of over 100 million yuan.
When they first received the news, they were somewhat dismissive and wanted to contact others to see what was going on.
However, Huaxin Group is currently in a wait-and-see phase, and those with the strength to acquire their shares are not in a hurry.
Especially when they secretly contacted Li Anting only to be told that someone had already sold their shares, their alliance was instantly shattered.
In just one week, Jiang Xiaoli acquired shares from three more people, totaling 3.11%.
Including the 1.25% that Li Ruhai sold to her earlier, she now holds a total of 4.36% of the shares in "Huaxin Group".
The remaining two were still arguing with her about the discounted acquisition price, but she no longer cared.
With Zhao Yuanfang and Zhao Zhenan holding the same number of shares, whoever she supports now will be in charge of "Huaxin Group".
After signing the acquisition contract with the third party, Jiang Xiaoli immediately announced it and demanded a formal change of equity information.
Zhao Yuanfang was shocked when he heard the news. He never expected that Jiang Xiaoli would make such a big move to acquire shares in his group.
He was always very proud. In his eyes, Jiang Xiaoli had only opened a food factory, and all other companies were just small-scale operations.
Zhao Yuanfang immediately summoned his son, "Zhen'an, what do you think about Jiang Xiaoli's acquisition of our group's shares?"
Zhao Zhenan felt a strange unease. He lowered his eyes and said, "Her little shareholding won't cause any waves. If she has money and wants to cause trouble, let her do it."
"Haha." Zhao Yuanfang patted his son on the shoulder. "You're right! Huaxin Group is our domain, father and son. Let's see who dares to cause trouble!"
To his surprise, Zhao Zhen'an made a phone call as soon as he returned to his office.
"Hello, Mr. Jiang, is it convenient for us to talk?"
Jiang Xiaoli did not expect Zhao Zhenan's call to come so quickly.
That evening, Zong Jia, worried about her being alone, accompanied her to the banquet.
Jiang Xiaoli smiled slightly, "Mr. Zhao, you don't mind if I bring my family, do you?"
Zhao Zhenan smiled and shook his head, saying, "Of course I don't mind. Actually, I've always enjoyed interacting with you two."
Neither of them responded to his comment.
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Jiang Xiaoli asked, "Mr. Zhao, you don't just want to chat with us about everyday things today, do you?"
Zhao Zhenan chuckled, "President Jiang is joking. You acquired the shares of several of your uncles just so I would come to you."
"Hehe." She smiled, pursing her lips. "Perhaps I'm optimistic about the future of your 'Huaxin Group'?"
“Mr. Jiang, I’ll cut to the chase. I want to buy your shares,” Zhao Zhen’an said in a deep voice.
Jiang Xiaoli laughed, "Do you think I would do something pointless?"
Zhao Zhenan assured, "I'll buy back the shares that President Jiang acquired at a 5% premium, so you won't lose out on this deal."
She turned to Zong Jiayu and smiled, "Ayu, it seems we can't close this deal today. Let's go."
Zong Jiayu immediately stood up and took her bag.
Zhao Zhen'an quickly stood up. "Please wait, gentlemen. If you are not willing to sell your shares, we can cooperate. We are both shareholders of the group now, so we must want the group to get better and better, right?"
Jiang Xiaoli sat back down in her seat. "It seems that President Zhao is a man of ideas. I am now interested in hearing your cooperation proposal."
Zhao Zhenan sighed, "To be honest, from the moment I met you two, I never intended to be your enemy. All that happened before was simply beyond my control."
Jiang Xiaoli just smiled and didn't say anything. She gestured for him to continue.
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