Just five days after the Spring Festival, Si Mingyu and his wife returned to Shanghai because they had negotiated with some shareholders about the acquisition of shares in Peacock Feather Cosmetics Company, and Zhang Ningxi needed to sign the formal documents.
For Lu Jiamei, general manager of the asset management company, this was an opportunity for her to show herself, so even during the Spring Festival holiday, she still took the initiative to work overtime and did a lot of work.
Because it is not a listed company, she needs to talk to each of the 37 shareholders individually. Thanks to the 20% shares from the Xu Group and the fact that she is backed by the East Asia Mingyu Group, Lu Jiamei has the capital to negotiate with other shareholders.
First find the small shareholders, and then offer a relatively high premium. This works well for the sake of money. After all, other shareholders are unlikely to offer such a high price.
As the number of shareholders decreased, the other party held more and more shares. The company's largest shareholder could no longer sit still. After all, he only held 36% of the shares. If Zhang Ningxi surpassed him in the position of chairman, he would have to give up his position.
But Lu Jiamei's words made him give up the struggle. She said, "I don't need to tell you how good Mr. Si is to Miss Zhang. You also know about the Xu Group. According to Mr. Si, if Miss Zhang doesn't get what she wants, then Peacock Feather Cosmetics Company has no reason to exist."
He didn't dare to gamble in the face of Lu Jiamei's threat.
After all, back when the East Asia Mingyu Group wasn't as powerful as it is now, Si Mingyu was able to knock the Xu Group from a first-rate enterprise down to a third-rate one for Zhang Ningxi. Now that his opponent's wealth has doubled, it's clear that he can bring down the Peacock Feather Cosmetics Company, which has only a little over 15 billion in assets, if he wants to.
Besides, Zhang Ningxi's shares worth 3 billion were the "trophies" obtained by the other party from the Xu Group. His own shares worth 5.6 billion were almost his entire fortune. If they fought to the death, the other party could afford the loss, but he could not.
Should he abdicate and let someone else make money so everyone can make money together, or should he fight to the death and everyone will be ruined together? If it were someone else, he might not think that the other party would be willing to lose billions, but when it came to Si Mingyu, he had already done it once, so he was afraid.
Without the obstruction of the largest shareholder, the remaining acquisition became much easier, and several shareholders sold their shares one after another under the temptation of high premiums.
By the time Zhang Ningxi signed, she already owned 51% of the shares of Peacock Feather Cosmetics Company, with a market value of 7.65 billion yuan. She paid a total of 5.5 billion yuan for the acquisition, with a premium of up to 1 billion yuan.
This is also the reason why shareholders who are selling their shares cannot refuse the offer, it is too much.
This news quickly became a hot topic and made it to the front pages of financial news, making countless married women envious and countless unmarried women wishing they could take his place.
The name of Peacock Feather Cosmetics Company also became popular due to this heat, and even its sales increased a lot.
At Xijing Airport, the private plane "Mingyu" slowly landed.
"Ms. Zhang, Mr. Hu, please get in the car." The driver opened the door for the two.
As the motor-driven car doors slowly closed, two bulletproof Audi A8Ls sped away. These two cars were previously purchased by Si Mingyu for his use in Xijing. At the same time, there was also a three-person bodyguard team responsible for daily work.
The idea of asking Hu Ge to endorse the men's skin care products of Peacock Feather Cosmetics Company was not just talk. After returning, Zhang Ningxi asked the people in the advertising department to contact him.
After acquiring the equity, she became the largest shareholder and chairman. The original major shareholder saw that the company's products sold well at the beginning of her tenure due to the popularity, and knew the methods of Zhang Ningxi or Si Mingyu behind her, so he was content to be the second in command.
Hu Ge readily agreed to the endorsement offer. The Peacock Feather brand is a top-tier brand in China, and the partnership is a win-win for both parties. More importantly, Si Mingyu, the owner of the East Asia Mingyu Group, is well aware of Hu Ge's past in the entertainment industry and has heard of Song Tie's story, so agreeing to the endorsement offer only benefits him.
But he didn't expect that Zhang Ningxi would fly to the capital in person to sign a contract with him.
Hu Ge naturally knew about this woman who was jokingly called "the best woman to marry in a hundred years" online. After meeting her, he had to admit that her appearance was among the best even in the entertainment industry where there were so many beautiful women. If you talk about temperament, basically no one in the entertainment industry can compare with her.
You can play a billionaire socialite, I really am. You can play someone with a fleet of cars and a private jet, I really do. That's different.
As for Zhang Ningxi's invitation to go to Xijing to meet Si Mingyu's cousin Wang Xinyan for dinner, fulfilling a fan's wish, that wasn't a problem at all. He even offered to go to the school gate to pick up Wang Xinyan if it was convenient.
Wang Xinyan received a call from Zhang Ningxi in the dormitory: "Hello, sister-in-law. Are you in Xijing? Would you like to have lunch? Okay. What? My idol is here too? Okay, I'll get ready."
"Who? Xinyan, what's going on?" Bao Xiaolei, her roommate, asked hurriedly after hearing the other party's startled expression.
"My sister-in-law invited me to dinner at noon, and my idol was there too." Wang Xinyan opened her makeup bag and started putting on makeup.
"Your idol? Impossible?" Bao Xiaolei didn't believe it at all.
Everyone in the dormitory knows that Wang Xinyan’s idol is Hu Ge, but it is really unbelievable that such a big star would come over to have a meal with you.
"Believe it or not, can my sister-in-law lie to me?" Wang Xinyan didn't care.
In fact, Bao Xiaolei just couldn't accept this for a while. She didn't doubt its authenticity. There was no need for Wang Xinyan to lie to her.
They agreed to meet outside the main gate of the school at 12 o'clock. Wang Xinyan arrived fifteen minutes early, and Bao Xiaolei followed. She was just curious about who Wang Xinyan's sister-in-law was.
Three minutes before twelve o'clock, two black Audi A8Ls stopped by the roadside. After the car doors opened, the first people to get out were Ren Xiaoshan and a male bodyguard, followed by Zhang Ningxi wearing sunglasses.
"Sister-in-law!" Wang Xinyan ran over happily.
"Xinyan, look who came with me."
Hu Ge got out of the car and said, "Hello, classmate Wang Xinyan, I'm Hu Ge."
"Ah! Hugo!" The surprise made her scream with joy.
"Ah! It's Hu Ge!" The classmates who were entering and leaving the school also recognized the person and ran over here.
"It's actually Hu Ge." Bao Xiaolei's jaw dropped.
"Let's get in the car first." Zhang Ningxi pulled Wang Xinyan into the car.
Hu Ge, who was more experienced in dealing with such incidents, immediately got back into the car. The two cars sped away, leaving only the quick-witted students to snap a few, blurry photos with their phones.
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