Chapter 106 Opening the Curtain
"Feitian Group's Chairman!"
"Assets worth tens of billions!"
"Am I not seeing things?"
Su Zhentian twitched his mouth fiercely, "Just a few months ago Gao Fei was a penniless nobody, and a few months later he becomes a tycoon with a fortune of tens of billions? This is absurd! Ridiculously absurd! You must have made a mistake, yes, you definitely made a mistake!"
"I have verified it over and over again, it's true, there is no mistake," Ding Xiang said with a bitter smile: "Gao Fei really has made it big."
"How can this be..." Su Zhentian still couldn't believe it: "Such a huge change in just a few months... How did he do it?"
"Chairman, we need to be on our guard," Ding Xiang said, "Gao Fei is not the same as before. With his current strength, he has the ability to challenge us."
"Hmph!"
Su Zhentian snorted, "Even if Gao Fei has made it now, I'm not afraid of him!"
"As the saying goes, 'A clear spear is easy to dodge, a hidden arrow is hard to guard against,' we should still be cautious..." Ding Xiang said.
"No worries." Su Zhentian waved his hand, "I have my own way of dealing with Gao Fei! This time, I will make sure he doesn't return!" Despite being shocked by Gao Fei's current success, Su Zhentian still had confidence in defeating him.
"Buzz buzz buzz..."
The cell phone on the desk suddenly rang.
Su Zhentian picked up the phone and saw an unfamiliar number. Confused, he pressed the answer button and asked, "Who is it?"
"Chairman Su, you should recognize my voice," the man's hearty laugh came through the handset.
There was a chill in Su Zhentian's eyes, "Gao Fei!"
"Exactly, it's me," Gao Fei said with a laugh, "You must have investigated me, right?"
Su Zhentian snorted, "What of it? So you started a company and made some money, what's so great about that!"
"Some money?" Gao Fei chuckled: "The wealth I have now is only more, not less, than yours! Chairman Su, you always said I was worthless and incompetent, doomed to be poor for life, but what now? Now I've become wealthy, that must really burn you up, doesn't it?"
Su Zhentian slowly exhaled, "I admit I misjudged you before! But don't get too cocky, I can easily deal with you!"
"Really?" Gao Fei laughed, "The reason I called you today is to throw down the gauntlet! Listen carefully, from now on, I will do everything I can to take you down. I want to ruin you, leave you with nothing!"
"I'll be waiting for you!" Su Zhentian said word for word.
"Enjoy your life while it lasts, because your good days are about to come to an end." Having said this, Gao Fei hung up the call.
"Bang!"
Su Zhentian slammed his phone onto the ground, his complexion terrifyingly livid: "Bastard! Bastard!!!"
"Chairman, was that Gao Fei on the phone?" Ding Xiang asked.
"It was him," Su Zhentian said with a cold laugh, "He has challenged me, wants a showdown with me!" Saying this, Su Zhentian paused for a moment, "From now on, keep a close watch on Gao Fei for me, I want to know his every move."
"Okay, I'm on it now," Ding Xiang turned and left.
Clasping his fists tightly, Su Zhentian's eyes flickered with a dense killing intent: "Gao Fei, you're definitely not going to end well!"
…
Elsewhere.
In a hotel room.
Gao Fei, Lu Hao, and Feng Yan sat on the sofa, discussing ways to deal with Su Zhentian.
"Brother Fei, actually, there's no need to go through all this trouble. I just need to make a few calls, and I can shut down Su Group completely," Lu Hao said nonchalantly.
Gao Fei shook his head, "I want to slowly crush Su Zhentian, let him fall into despair step by step. Only this way can I fully vent the fury in my heart."
"You're too stubborn," Lu Hao curled his lips, "You never listen to advice. If you were born in ancient times, you'd definitely be a tyrant."
"Enough, let's talk business," Gao Fei picked up his teacup and took a sip: "I have a plan for dealing with Su Zhentian. Help me think it over, see if it's feasible."
"What plan?" Lu Hao asked curiously.
"Su Group is a public company with very scattered shares. I plan to buy shares of Su Group. If things go well, I might become the majority shareholder.
Then, with a word, I can dismiss Chairman Su Zhentian from his post, or even kick him out of the Su Group!" Gao Fei laughed as he said this: "The group he worked so hard to build ending up in someone else's hands, Su Zhentian would definitely be spitting blood with anger."
"That plan won't work," Lu Hao shook his head.
"Why not?"
"Because you will never be able to become the majority shareholder of Su Group."
"Explain yourself."
"Su Zhentian holds fifty percent of the shares, and his daughter Su Xiaorou holds another eleven percent," said Lu Hao. "Together, father and daughter own sixty-one percent of the shares, already more than half. Even if you acquire the remaining thirty-nine percent, you can only become the second-largest shareholder."
"How do you know so much detail?" Gao Fei asked.
"Fan Yong told me," Lu Hao replied.
"So, acquiring shares is not going to work?" Gao Fei frowned.
"It's not that it's impossible, it all depends on how you go about it," Lu Hao said with a smile.
"You have a way?" Gao Fei looked up at Lu Hao. "If you have a way, spit it out quickly, and stop beating around the bush."
"Ahem, ahem, ahem..." Lu Hao cleared his throat. "I did think of a method, and it's a bit underhanded... Hehe... don't glare at me, I'll tell you right now. What's the most valuable asset of a public company? Definitely the shares.
Magazines often say that a certain company reaches a market value of a hundred billion, which refers to the value of the shares. I did some preliminary calculations, and the market value of Su Group's shares also exceeds a hundred billion. If we find a way to cause a big drop in Su Group's shares, then the Su Group's losses would be severe, and they might even become bankrupt."
Gao Fei blinked. "A big drop in shares? How do you do that? It must be difficult, right?"
"It's difficult if you say it's difficult, but it's also easy if you know how. It all hinges on one thing," Lu Hao began playing coy again.
"What thing?"
"Money!"
"Money?"
"Right," nodded Lu Hao. "It's money. As long as you have enough money, you can cause a huge drop in Su Group's shares."
"Be more specific."
"My plan is this." Lu Hao leaned close to Gao Fei's ear and whispered a lengthy explanation.
At first, Gao Fei's expression was normal, but as he listened further, his face changed, "Damn it!" Gao Fei couldn't help but curse, "You, you're just too damn cunning! Too immoral! But then again, your method is very practical and could seriously harm Su Zhentian."
"Brother Fei, I need to remind you that my method is very practical but also very costly. You'll have to throw in a lot of money to see any effect," Lu Hao warned.
"I don't lack anything right now but money. If it's not enough, I can borrow some from others."
"Okay, as long as you know what you're dealing with," Lu Hao said.
"It's too late now, the stock exchange is probably closed. We'll do it tomorrow."
"Hehe... I really look forward to it."
...
The next morning.
As usual, Su Zhentian came to the company early, opened the windows to let in some fresh air, then brewed himself a cup of chrysanthemum tea. He sat drinking his tea while reviewing documents.
"Bang!"
The office door was forcefully pushed open, and Ding Xiang burst in, flustered: "Director, something big has happened."
"What happened?" Su Zhentian frowned.
"Someone's aggressively buying up Su Group's shares," Ding Xiang spoke rapidly, "and the price they're offering is very high. Now, many shareholders have begun to sell their shares."
"What?" Su Zhentian's face changed. He hurriedly turned on his computer, logged onto the stock trading website, and pulled up Su Group's stock information. Sure enough, someone was aggressively buying Su Group's shares. In just one hour, they had acquired three percent of the stock: "It must be Gao Fei! He's definitely behind this!"
Ding Xiang nodded, "That's what I'm thinking too. Director, you must think of a way quickly. We can't let Gao Fei continue buying up the shares of Su Group."
"There's only one way," Su Zhentian said gravely. "We have to spend money to buy shares as well."
"Ah? But doing that will drive up the share price, and it could get messy later on," said Ding Xiang with concern.
"We can't worry about that now. Let's get through this ordeal first; as for what happens later... we'll deal with it then. Worst case, we lose some money." For a public company, its shares are extremely important—if not its lifeline. It's better to lose money than to lose shares.
As long as we have the shares, we can slowly make the money back: "Immediately allocate funds to buy the shares," Su Zhentian ordered.
"Yes, I'll get in touch with the finance department right away," Ding Xiang hurriedly left.
A moment later, the finance department had pulled together a large sum of money and began to aggressively acquire shares of Su Group.
With both sides vying for the shares, the prices were bound to rise, which was unavoidable. Knowing that they would lose money, they had to persevere!
...
Inside a hotel.
Gao Fei, Lu Hao, and Feng Yan were seated on the sofa, all six eyes fixed on the computer screen.
"Just as I expected, Su Zhentian has made a move, and the price he offers is even higher than ours," grinned Lu Hao.
"Keep raising the price," said Gao Fei without any expression. "Purchase as much of Su Group's shares as possible—the more, the merrier." Gao Fei's actions were purely motivated by revenge. He didn't care about losing money because making money was too easy for him. Even if he lost billions, he could earn it all back in no time.
The next bit was going to be interesting.
As Gao Fei's side raised their offer, Su Zhentian's side followed suit in raising the price. In a short time, the share price more than doubled and continued to soar. It was now a test of endurance, to see who could last until the end. Essentially, whoever had more money would come out the winner.
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