Li Zaiyan really wanted to have a frank talk with Lu Feng and understand the risks involved, but Su Yourong had told him that Jiafeng Electronics hadn't told anyone that it was out of risk. Lu Feng was doing this because he wanted to buy back the shares and scare Sun Hung Kai and United Capital into giving up 20% of their shares.
After all, Lu Feng doesn't have many shares left.
Even Su Yourong only mentioned it casually while chatting with Lu Feng, who inadvertently let it slip. So now, as an individual, buying 10% of Sun Hung Kai's shares is a sure win.
Most importantly, this matter must not be known to anyone, otherwise everything will be ruined!
Li Zaiyan originally said he could raise 700 to 800 million yuan, but so far he only has 200 million yuan. However, now is definitely the best time to buy Jiafeng Electronics shares at rock-bottom prices. As long as he buys them, in a year or two, he can resell them to Schroder Investment Group, Lu Feng, or Wall Street. They will all be scrambling to buy them at double the price.
Especially for Lu Feng, if he had another 10% more shares, he would have a much stronger voice on the board of directors.
Its value is self-evident!
After hanging up the phone, Li Zaiyan smoked one cigarette after another. He was already sixty-five years old this year. After spending most of his life in the business, he had only become a major individual shareholder of United Capital. That was during Chen Shufeng's entrepreneurial period. He had spent money on her to woo her, but he never expected it to become the best investment of his life.
He'd seen so many rich people in Hong Kong over the years, even a girl like Su Yourong was more glamorous than him. It was impossible for him not to feel resentful.
The phone rang again. Li Zaiyan took a drag of his cigarette and answered, "Who is this?"
"Mr. Li, you haven't made up your mind yet? It's so late. If it really doesn't work, I'll find someone else." Su Yourong's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"No way, do you think Jiafeng Electronics will still be doing this well next year?" Li Zaiyan asked, puzzled.
"Never mind, go to sleep early. Pretend I didn't tell you."
"No, President Su, you're close to Lu Feng, do you know any inside information?"
"Let me put it this way, next year's development will be faster than this year's. With the support of 3.5 billion US dollars, we can expand into any global market we want. Lu Feng made rapid progress even when he didn't have money, let alone now that he has money. What do you think?" Su Yourong said casually.
"That makes sense, but all I have right now is two hundred million, which I've scraped together from various sources. This...this...sigh..."
"How about this, you pledge your shares in United Capital to get some cash, and I'll borrow some too. Let's pool together 1 billion yuan to buy Jiafeng Electronics' shares first, and then pledge those Jiafeng Electronics shares to release the United Capital shares. It's just a matter of flipping things between your hands," Su Yourong said, leaning back on the sofa with a face mask on. "Once the shares are transferred, even if they're pledged to a bank, they're still ours!"
"Isn't the risk too great?" Li Zaiyan asked worriedly.
"Oh my, look at your cowardice. No wonder you were the first to call the board when Jiafeng got into trouble. It's the only trick we have left." Su Yourong said with a hint of displeasure, "What's the point of doing finance if you don't use leverage?"
Li Zaiyan was very dissatisfied with Su Yourong's attitude. If she, as an executive president, had dared to speak to him like that before this incident, he would have given her a good scolding. However, now that the money-making business was in her hands, he could only endure it.
"Take a gamble, and you might just turn a bicycle into a motorcycle!" Su Yourong teased. "You're all so old, right? Besides, there's really no risk involved. Even if there were, I wouldn't dare to buy it. This isn't just your business; I'm involved too."
Li Zaiyan's expression hardened, he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "A mortgage? Such an opportunity is once in a lifetime!"
“That’s right. I’ve scraped together what I could, almost to the point of robbing someone, and I only have a maximum of 200 million. You have 200 million right now, and all you need to do is pledge your shares for 600 million!” Su Yourong said slowly and deliberately.
“I only have 7% of the shares in United Capital, which is worth about 1 billion yuan at the current market value. Banks are offering even more than half the value of the shares, so I can only get 500 million yuan out of the pledge at most!” Li Zaiyan said anxiously.
Su Yourong knew, of course, and it wasn't 500 million, but 420 million. She had already figured out the market price for Li Zaiyan and was just about to hit the last spot.
"Talk to the heads of the major banks tomorrow and estimate the price. If that doesn't work, I'll use my connections to ask around. Do it as soon as possible, preferably in the next couple of days. The board meeting of Jiafeng Electronics is coming up soon, and then everything will be laid bare." Su Yourong continued to add to his anxiety.
"Alright, alright, you should raise a little more!"
"Mr. Li, do you think I don't want to? Buying it is making a profit. I'm practically selling myself now. It's getting late, go to sleep." Su Yourong urged him a few more times before hanging up the phone. She put down the phone, peeled off her face mask, and hummed, "Big fat pig, big fat pig, so big, so big, so big fat pig..."
Lee Jae-yam couldn't sleep that night, smoking one cigarette after another.
Lu Feng hung up the phone, feeling puzzled. He couldn't understand why Li Zaiyan, someone he had no connection with, would suddenly call him, as if something was wrong.
Without thinking much about it, Lu Feng went to take a shower. After showering, he lay in bed preparing to fall asleep when he suddenly remembered that Su Yourong had told him about this major shareholder.
"That old bastard's been targeted!"
Lu Feng sat up, intending to call him and explain the situation. However, when he reached the living room, he hesitated, his hand still on the phone. He worried that if he ruined Su Yourong's plans, it would cause trouble.
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