After the stock market closed in the afternoon, Ye Zhao, Zeng Xiang and Aunt Qiao had afternoon tea in a high-altitude cafe.
Aunt Qiao brought back a large plate of cakes and desserts. After listening to Qi Lian'an's details about today's stock market, she was so shocked that her face almost fell to the ground. She whispered to Ye Zhao: "Eight hundred million is all yours? Eight hundred million?"
Zeng Xiang smiled and said, "Mom, you think too much."
"Didn't you say so yourself? The market value is 800 million."
Ye Zhao explained softly: "It is currently worth 800 million. If the stock price drops tomorrow, it may become 700 million. But if the stock price rises, it may be more than 800 million, maybe 1 billion, or even more. After all, it is a floating asset."
Aunt Qiao sighed, "You are so patient. If it were me, I would sell the stocks and put the 800 million in the bank. I wouldn't have to worry about breaking my legs for the rest of my life."
Ye Zhao said: "We are the majority shareholder, and the lock-up period is one year. No matter how high the stock price goes, we cannot sell it during this year."
"What's the meaning?"
“That was the whole year we were not allowed to sell Song Rong Ji’s shares in the secondary market.”
Aunt Qiao had no idea what the secondary market was, but she understood that the stocks could not be sold within a year, so she couldn't help but ask, "Doesn't that mean you haven't made a penny yet?"
Ye Zhao nodded: "I guess so. Apart from the salary, we really haven't made any cash from Song Rongji. But if I pledge my shares now, I can borrow several hundred million from financial institutions."
Aunt Qiao smiled and said, "Although I don't understand, I know you will be rich in the future. Let's have a toast. Today you are all billionaires." When she said the latter sentence, Aunt Qiao lowered her voice, as if she was afraid of being heard.
Ye Zhao picked up the soda in his hand and said, "Come on, let's clink glasses and celebrate."
Everyone was drinking beverages, and after clinking glasses, everyone took a sip.
Afterwards, Zeng Xiang and Qi Lian'an went to the side to chat, while Aunt Qiao and Ye Zhao had their afternoon tea. This cafe was on the 50th floor, overlooking most of the port city.
Aunt Qiao was eating cake, she still didn't understand, and asked while eating: "You didn't make any real money from the listing today, but did Song Rongji make any money?"
Ye Zhao said: "Song Rongji raised more than 200 million Hong Kong dollars from the stock market by selling shares."
Aunt Qiao: "That means Song Rong Ji still made more than 200 million."
Ye Zhao ate a fruit salad and said with a smile: "We can't say we made money, we can only say we raised funds."
"Is this money yours?"
“It’s from the company.”
“Is that company yours?”
"Song Rong Ji belongs to all shareholders. We are the major shareholder and have a higher voice. We originally held 80% of the shares. After the company went public, the shares were diluted and now we hold about 53%."
It is rare for major shareholders to hold more than 50% of the shares in listed companies. Unless they put their own shares on the secondary market for trading at a later stage, Song Rongji's small number of outstanding shares makes it very suitable for market manipulation.
After Ye Zhao finished explaining, Aunt Qiao was still confused. Her mind was like a child's, with a hundred thousand questions in mind. Ye Zhao patiently explained to her bit by bit.
In the end, Aunt Qiao finally understood that the most amazing thing about Xiangzi and Ye Zhao was that they used 20 million in capital to successfully control a company with a current market value of more than one billion.
This was completely beyond her original imagination.
No matter what, her son Xiangzi would be able to live well without relying on the Luo family. And she knew that all these changes were brought about by Ye Zhao.
Song Rongji's listing celebration dinner was held in a five-star hotel. Zeng Xiang and Ye Zhao did not attend. As the chairman, Zhong Liming was the center of attention at the celebration dinner.
After the celebration banquet, Zhong Liming brought together a few good friends from his circle and took a cruise ship to gamble on the high seas.
Cigarettes, beauties, chips, and extravagant parties of the rich...
Qi Lianan sat at the gambling table. After losing five games in a row, he didn't dare to play anymore.
Zhong Limin tapped the table and said with a smile, "Don't spoil the fun! You can't leave the table before three rounds."
Qi Lianan: "I am just an employee, how can I compare with you bosses?"
Zhong Limin generously gave him a stack of chips: "Boss Qi, if you are also considered a wage earner, then we are also wage earners."
Qi Lian An accepted the chips given by Zhong Liming with peace of mind, and ended up turning things around and winning back all he had lost.
This is the charm of the gambling table. No wonder some people with weak willpower become addicted.
In the second half of the night, the people at the gambling table changed, and Zhong Liming, Xu Guangrong and Qi Lian'an stood on the deck railing and chatted.
Blowing the sea breeze and smoking a cigarette, Zhong Limin said: "Boss Qi, next, we just need to do two things well, and you will definitely make a fortune by following us."
Qi Lian'an smiled and said, "As long as it is within my ability, I will do my best to serve the two bosses."
"The first thing is to find a way to sell the land of the old factory to us at a low price."
Qi Lian'an frowned slightly and shook his head, saying, "This is difficult, Mr. Zhong. You said too much in the last meeting. You raised the value of the old factory land so high. Ye Zhao is very smart. She must have remembered it and will not sell it easily."
Zhong Limin regretted, "I spoke too quickly at the time, and I realized right after I said it. In fact, I have been secretly telling Ye Zhao when I met her recently that it is difficult to change the property of the land. As industrial land, the old factory building is not valuable."
Qi Lianan: "She may not believe you."
Zhong Limin patted Qi Lian'an on the shoulder and said, "So, we need you to take action. She will definitely believe what you say."
Qi Lian'an smiled bitterly: "She doesn't believe what I said. Before coming here today, they warned me to remain neutral and keep a proper distance while communicating with you about work."
Zhong Limin: "Luo Shen, right? This kid! He's so vigilant. I've discussed this matter with Chen Yuncheng. He will propose to sell the old factory, and then I'll find an appraisal company to value the old factory. You can tell them that the land can't be changed, it's not worth the money, it's better to sell it and invest in Shenzhen. Don't they think Shenzhen can develop in the future? You can follow their thinking and persuade them to sell the land."
Qi Lianan: "Boss Zhong, it would be inappropriate to sell the old factory directly to you, right? This would involve profiteering. If I make this suggestion to Luo Shen, they would definitely doubt my loyalty."
Xu Guangrong said: "Mr. Zhong is not that stupid."
Zhong Limin explained: "I have arranged for someone to register a company long ago, called New Asia Real Estate Company, and I will not show up. How can I show up for something like this?"
Qi Lian An smiled and said nothing.
Zhong Limin immediately understood that this guy was asking for benefits. He said, "I will give you this amount after the matter is completed."
Zhong Liming took Qi Lian'an's hand and pointed a number, but Qi Lian'an thought it was too little and shook his head, refusing to agree.
His appetite was really big. Zhong Limin asked, "How much do you want? Just name a price."
Qi Lian'an raised his index finger and said, "Add one."
Zhong Liming and Xu Guangrong looked at each other. Apart from Qi Lian'an, no one else could help in this matter.
Xu Guangrong immediately made the decision: "Let's take this amount. As long as you can help us get the land, we will never forget you when we eat meat in the future."
Qi Lianan smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Xu. What's the second thing?"
Zhong Limin: "It's the land at Shoal Point. We borrowed more than 100 million yuan to raise funds. The land is quite large, and the funds are not enough at the moment. Song Rongji has more than 200 million yuan in cash in its account. We have to find a way to get Song Rongji involved."
Qi Lianan: "You told me about this before, but if it is operated this way, then Song Rongji will have a majority stake."
Zhong Limin threw the cigarette butt into the sea. "Let Song Rongji join in first and deposit the money. After we get the land, we will mortgage the land to the bank and get a loan from the bank. Then we will find a way to return the money to Song Rongji and get him out."
As expected, they are all veterans in the capital market. Qi Lian'an couldn't help but sigh: "They borrowed Song Rongji's money to buy the land and then kicked Song Rongji out?"
Zhong Limin smiled cunningly and said, "Interest-free loan."
Qi Lianan: "Luo Shen and Ye Zhao will never agree to such a disadvantageous thing. I'm afraid that if you bring them in, it will be you who will be eliminated in the end, not Song Rongji."
Xu Guangrong shook the red wine glass in his hand slightly, "So, we have to set up a trap to make them withdraw on their own initiative."
"Set up a trap to make Song Rongji withdraw on his own?"
"Yes. Then we can ask Chen Yuncheng, another shareholder of Song Rongji, to make trouble. He can be very useful."
Qi Lian'an nodded, thought for a while, and said: "In fact, the first and second things can be linked together to trap them in a big trap."
Zhong Liming quickly said, "Tell me about it." He believed that Qi Lian'an was a capable man.
"It's too rough outside, let's talk inside."
Guo Xuyan woke up early, which was rare. There were birds chirping by the window, which made her upset. She turned on the TV remote control to listen to the morning weather forecast.
As a result, when I turned on the TV, I saw the financial news reporting that Song Rongji had broken the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's record for increase on its first day of listing.
If it were usual, she would have turned off the TV long ago, but today, miraculously, she had the patience to finish watching the financial news.
Guo Xuyan rubbed his face, feeling that he could no longer stay in this place.
Now it's financial news, later it's entertainment gossip, and then fashion magazines. One day, Ye Zhao will fill up all these pages. She knows that the existence of this daughter is God's deliberate torture to her.
But she had no choice. She, Guo Xuyan, was not the kind of person who would play tricks or scheme. Every time she faced Ye Zhao, she couldn't even hide the most basic expression.
She closed her eyes and lay back on the bed. This world was so big, but there was no place for her.
Knock knock knock!
The maid knocked on the door and came in, saying cautiously that Mr. Luo had arrived and was waiting for her downstairs.
Guo Xuyan got up, washed her face, put on some simple makeup, and went downstairs without changing her clothes.
Luo Jiaming was sitting in the living room reading a newspaper. When he saw her coming down, he put away the newspaper and said, "I see you don't look well. Do you want to have breakfast first?"
"Let's eat later." Guo Xuyan sat down and asked him, "What's the matter with you coming to see me so early?"
Previously, there were rumors in the circle that Miss Guo was Luo Jiaming's mistress. In order to avoid suspicion, Luo Jiaming did not visit her for at least one or two years.
Luo Jiaming looked at her and said worriedly, "You haven't been in a good state recently. My mother said that she has failed to make an appointment with you three times in a row, and you even returned the gift she gave you..."
Guo Xuyan said coldly: "I don't need any gifts."
"I was also worried about you suddenly becoming like this, so I asked someone to check it out."
Guo Xuyan didn't say anything.
Luo Jiaming continued, "I was careless before, thinking that Ye Zhao was the child of Ye Dingguo and another woman. Back then... didn't you say that the child you gave birth to was gone?"
Guo Xuyan lowered his head, his voice so low that he could hardly hear it, "It's gone in my heart."
Luo Jiaming whispered, "Xu Yan, so many years have passed. I hope you can let go of those people and things from the past. Ye Zhao is your biological daughter. This is a gift from God to you. You can't solve the problem by escaping like this."
"I didn't run away. I met her and talked to her, but we didn't recognize each other."
"If that's the case, then why are you here..." Luo Jiaming couldn't bear to say anything harsh. Why should he feel sorry for himself
Guo Xuyan sighed heavily. The two of them sat on the sofa, each thinking about their own things and not talking to each other. A little bird that had just learned to fly landed at the door, chirping miserably.
Hearing the bird's cry, the maid ran to pick up the bird.
Aunt Feng came out of the kitchen and said, "Don't pick it up. If you do, you'll harm it. If you put it outside, the mother bird will come looking for it."
Guo Xuyan was in a daze. Luo Jiaming said, "Ye Zhao is just like this little bird. It's a pity that her mother never looked for her. You are really cruel."
Guo Xuyan whispered: "Don't teach me how to be a human being."
Luo Jiaming had a bad temper elsewhere, but he was a nice guy in front of Guo Xuyan. He said, "Well, I'm not here to lecture you. I'm not qualified. It's the old lady's birthday in a while. When you've calmed down, come celebrate her birthday with her."
"Will she come?" Guo Xuyan asked Ye Zhao.
"Don't you know each other? Why do you care so much?"
Guo Xuyan said: "You don't have to accept her as a member of the Luo family just because of me."
"When I knew she was your daughter, I had already accepted her in my heart." When Luo Jiaming said this, his face was full of smiles, as if to say, it doesn't matter if you don't like me, your daughter likes my son, and we are still a family after all.
Guo Xuyan closed his eyes slightly, feeling a slight headache.
Luo Jiaming added: "Besides, she is so outstanding, it doesn't matter whether I accept her or not. Have you seen the news? Song Rongji went public yesterday, and the increase set a record for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. I asked Qi Lian'an, and on the surface it was the chairman Zhong Limin who was in charge, but the increase was almost entirely driven by Ye Zhao. She is only 20 years old, and is definitely a business genius. There is no harm in Luo Shen being with her."
Guo Xuyan didn't want to listen anymore, so she said, "I want to go abroad."
"where to?"
"Not ready yet."
Luo Jiaming sighed helplessly: "Let Xiao Jin go with you, relax and come back."
It was originally agreed that Aunt Qiao would stay in Hong Kong for a few days and then return to Shenzhen together after Ye Zhao finished his work. However, Aunt Qiao didn't want to stay any longer after two nights. She was allergic to Hong Kong and wanted to go home as soon as she got up early in the morning.
Ye Zhao had no choice but to find someone to take Aunt Qiao through customs, as she had to go to Sheng He Ji for a meeting.
When Aunt Qiao got home, she didn't rest and rushed downstairs to play mahjong with everyone. She also asked about the share price of Shenzhen Agricultural Cooperative Bank.
The hundreds of millions earned by Song Rongji were too unreal and too far away for her; the money from Shenzhen Agricultural Cooperative Medical Cooperative was more practical.
In addition to Fatty Ying, the other sisters-in-law, Aunt Yu and Aunt Jiao, also played mahjong together. It was also magical that these two sisters-in-law could still play mahjong together after fighting and quarreling.
Aunt Yu reported the situation to Aunt Qiao, saying that the Shenzhen Agricultural Cooperative Fund had not increased much in the past two days and was still fluctuating around 2 yuan.
Fatty Ying said: "You guys can really hold on, 2 yuan per share is fine, it's doubled!"
Aunt Qiao, who had just witnessed Ye Zhao earn 800 million, was very determined: "Earning 1 yuan per share is nothing! I have patience and I have plenty of time to wait."
Aunt Jiao said with a little disdain: "I heard that the stock price rises quickly and falls even faster. Be careful not to lose all your money."
Aunt Qiao glanced at her and said dissatisfiedly, "Can you speak?"
Aunt Jiao said this to her sister-in-law. How could she dare to say anything about Zeng Erqiao? She quickly apologized with a smile: "Oh, Qiaojie, I didn't mean you."
Aunt Yu said, "She's talking about me because she's afraid that I'll make more money than her. Gillian, just wait for me to make a lot of money."
Aunt Jiao gave her sister-in-law a dark look: "Dongfeng!"
"Bang!" Aunt Yu put down the three Dongfengs with a smile, which made Aunt Jiao so angry that she wanted to curse her mother.
While playing mahjong, Ni Meng came in with a rolled-up newspaper in his hand. He walked over to ask Aunt Qiao, "Sister Qiao, is Ye Zhao home?"
"I went to Hong Kong City and haven't come back yet. What's wrong?"
"I need her for something. When will she be back?"
"On Sunday."
Today is only Friday, and there are still two or three days to go. Ni Meng wants to help someone rent the land in Zizhulin again, so he had to say, "That's fine, let's talk about it when she comes back."
After walking a few steps, Ni Meng came back. He took out a newspaper and asked Aunt Qiao: "I almost forgot, Qiaojie, take a look at the person in the newspaper. Does he look like you?"
Aunt Qiao took a look. It was a Hong Kong newspaper, in the financial column. A large page had a photo of Aunt Qiao ringing the bell at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday. She couldn't help but smile and said, "Oh, it's pretty good."
Ni Meng said, "A relative of mine came back from Hong Kong today and happened to bring this newspaper with him."
"Who is it?" Aunt Jiao, who was sitting nearby, leaned over to look. She read, "'Mrs. Luo rings the bell for Song Rongji's listing.' Who is Mrs. Luo?"
Aunt Qiao said, "Who knows who it is?"
Fatty Ying knew about her sister's family affairs and was busy covering up for her sister. "She's just a rich woman from Hong Kong. What does it have to do with us?"
Ni Meng pointed at the photo in the newspaper and said, "This is the eldest wife of the Luo family, the richest family in Hong Kong."
When Aunt Qiao heard this, she quickly said "Pooh". Who said his mother was the first wife
Ni Meng continued: "Look, does this person look a bit like Sister Qiao?"
Aunt Yu also looked over curiously, looked at the newspaper and then at Aunt Qiao, "Yes, they are a little bit similar."
Fatty Ying: "No, they don't look alike. If anything, they look alike because they are both women."
Ni Meng looked at it again, "Don't they look like it?"
Aunt Jiao shook her head and said, "How could she be like that? The person in the newspaper looks like a noble lady."
Aunt Qiao pointed at the photo and asked Aunt Jiao, "Does this person look like a noble lady?"
Aunt Jiao really wants to say, she doesn’t look like a lady, do you look like a lady
But seeing Zeng Erqiao's stern face, Aunt Jiao didn't dare to provoke her, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Qiaojie, we are different. They live in the decadent world of capitalism, not as simple and unpretentious as us. If we talk about good-looking, you are still better looking."
"Yeah, even square faces look good." Fatty Ying couldn't help laughing, "Hey, I'll keep your newspaper."
"What are you doing with my newspaper?"
“I’m drying fermented black beans.”
Ni Meng was helpless and watched Fatty Ying confiscate his newspaper.
In Hong Kong, Ye Zhao held a meeting at Sheng He Ji in the morning. In the afternoon, he and Zeng Xiang went to Song Rong Ji to distribute red envelopes to senior executives and employees, thanking everyone for their hard work during this period.
It is said that Mrs. Song came this morning because the Song family thought the priority subscription of shares was too expensive last time and finally gave up. Seeing the stock price rise so much yesterday, they probably regretted it again, right
Now that things have come to this, there is no point in regretting.
They had dinner out and watched a movie before returning to the hotel. After taking a shower, they made love in bed. Her brother Xiang almost couldn't hold back several times. Fortunately, there was no condom in the room, otherwise he might have been so young and energetic that he would have enjoyed himself when he should. The two agreed to get together after graduating from college.
Ye Zhao and Zeng Xiang came back from Gangcheng. As soon as they got home, Ni Meng came. Another friend of his wanted to rent a land and also wanted to do the waste collection business, so he asked her if she wanted to rent it.
Ye Zhao said: "No rent."
"Are you really planning to build a house?"
Ye Zhaogang transferred Shengheji's profit for the year to her own account. Now she has more than 10 million in her hands. It's time to prepare to build a house.
Ni Meng saw an opportunity to make money and said hurriedly, "I'll help you find a construction company."
"We need to think about this matter carefully, Uncle Wang. Don't worry. If I really need you, I'll find you again."
Ni Meng: "I don't just know the contractors, I also have connections with regular construction companies. I'm very familiar with the boss of the construction company of Fortune Building, I can introduce you to him."
Ye Zhao: "Let's talk about it another day. Hey, you didn't invest in helping Old Mac to package materials for the Fortune Building, did you?"
Ni Meng bought shares, but he was too embarrassed to say it, so he just laughed and said, "Of course not, I listened to the advice. They are not kind either, they turned Zizhulin Avenue into Zizhulin Road, what a pity."
In fact, if Zizhulin is really to be built into a commercial street, it would be a good idea to have one side facing a main road and the other side facing a small street. This way it will be easier to attract people and create a good business atmosphere.
Another week passed, and on Sunday morning, Ye Zhao went to Su Yingmin's home as promised.
She didn't take Zeng Xiang with her because she didn't want Brother Xiang to waste time dealing with Su Yingmin and waste energy dealing with these messy interpersonal relationships.
The Su family still lived on the top floor, but this time it was a high-rise building with an elevator, so they no longer had to climb seven floors of stairs.
Arriving at the door, he rang the doorbell. He Huiqiong came to open the door for Ye Zhao. She was holding a spatula in her hand. She opened the door and said with a smile on her face, "Xiao Zhao, come in quickly. Why did you buy a gift?"
Ho Wai-king took the gift bag from Ye Zhao's hand. It was a big Song Rong Ji gift box with the words "Give Song Rong Ji as a gift" written on it. It was a gift that would make anyone feel proud.
Ye Zhao asked: "Where is Uncle Su?"
Just as she finished speaking, Su Yingmin came out of the study and said, "I was just about to ask Yunyun to pick you up, but you know the way."
Ye Zhao smiled and said, "You told me the address."
Su Yingmin: "Why are you the only one here?"
Ho Wai-king also asked, "Where is your partner?"
"He's not home because he has something to do." Ye Zhao changed the subject and said, "Your house is so spacious, is it a duplex?"
"Yes, a duplex with five rooms." Ho Wai-king was very satisfied with their new home. When she saw Yun-yun coming down from upstairs, she hurriedly said, "Yun-yun, take your sister upstairs for a look."
Yunyun greeted Ye Zhao enthusiastically, and Su Yingmin said, "If there's anything that's improved, you just love to show off."
Ye Zhao smiled and said, "I just want to take a look around. Uncle Su, are you reluctant to let me visit your new home?"
"Why would you be reluctant? We have five rooms, and I reserved one for you."
Ye Zhao walked around the upstairs and downstairs of the building. The whole decoration style was earthy yellow, a typical style of the 1990s. The overall layout was good. This was a building built by a Hong Kong city developer, and the floor plans were directly copied from Hong Kong city properties.
After the tour, Ye Zhao returned to the living room downstairs to drink tea. Su Yingmin asked, "How is it? Is it okay?"
"It's decorated so well, of course it's OK."
"There are five rooms, and I've left one for you. You can move in anytime if you want."
Ye Zhao said: "I'm used to living in Zengwuwei. I've never lived in the house my father left for me."
"Oh, speaking of your dad. I really didn't expect that Old Ye would pass away like this. We had agreed that after retirement, we would go back to Wancheng and build a leisure villa together. Who would have thought..." Su Yingmin sighed again, "Good people don't live long."
Ye Zhao said: "My father is not a good person at all."
"Hey, your dad is gone, you can't say bad things about him anymore. Uncle Su won't be happy if you say it."
Ye Zhao cursed the hypocrisy inwardly, but still had a smile on his face, "I met my mother. Did she tell you?"
Su Yingmin played dumb: "No! When did it happen?"
(End of this chapter)