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Chapter 117 We agreed on privatization, and you want us to be the ones to take over?
Seeing this, Burton naturally ordered everyone to evacuate the scene.

At this moment, the reporters were all stunned.

Wasn’t it agreed that Qingzhou Yingni Company would be privatized?
How did it become like this?

What's the point of talking about privatization if the shares have been reduced to less than 50%?

Moreover, Lin Haoran also made it clear that he had no money and there was no way to privatize the business.

Big news, big news happened. The stock investors made a mistake. They had no intention of privatizing the company at all.

In this case, where does the dream of 6 Hong Kong dollars come from?

As the reporters evacuated, the news spread rapidly. In less than half an hour, almost all the stock investors in the exchange and even in Hong Kong knew about it.

Several British shareholders in the building in Tsim Sha Tsui also knew about this.

The three Chinese shareholders also heard the news.

They were stunned, completely stunned.

What about the promised privatization?
In addition, Lin Haoran’s entire speech was spread by interested people, so everyone knew more details.

Suddenly, many stock investors started to curse.

They just wanted to make a 20% profit, but now they are stuck?

"We are very confident in Qingzhou Yingni Company?"

“Are you a successful chairman?”

"Are you still investing the company's profits? Do you think Qingzhou Yingni's losses are not big enough?"

"What the hell, this is just like taking us as scapegoats, damn it."

"Who the hell bought Qingzhou Yingni shares just because you were the chairman? I just wanted to make a profit from your one-dollar difference. Is it that difficult?"

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However, no matter what they said, it was useless because they were too greedy.

The originally bustling stock market suddenly began to collapse.

HK$4.9, HK$4.7, HK$4.5, HK$4…

The stock price soon fell below HK$4.

Not only that, it continues to fall.

HK$3.9, HK$3.8, HK$3.7...

No one would have thought that less than half an hour after the news came, the latest transaction price would fall below HK$3.5 again.

At this moment, Lin Haoran was also paying attention to the movements in the stock market.

Seeing this, he called Su Zhixue directly and arranged for the team to start buying shares, with the target being 265 million shares, and trying to reduce the cost as much as possible, not to exceed HK$4 per share!

Behind this decision, of course, Lin Haoran had made careful considerations.

It turned out that after the previous sale of shares, the proportion of Qingzhou Yingni shares held by him had been reduced to 44.68%.

Through the additional acquisition of 265 million shares, his shareholding ratio is expected to rise to approximately 49.9%. This clever layout not only cleverly avoids the trigger point of privatization, but also reserves sufficient flexibility and space for subsequent strategic operations.

Before four o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Haoran returned to Huanyu Investment Company.

"Mr. Lin, let me report to you. The task you assigned to me has been successfully completed. We have successfully acquired 265 million shares with a total cost of HK$975 million. The average cost per share was controlled at around HK$3.68." Su Zhixue reported the results to Lin Haoran.

"Very good, your work efficiency and accuracy have exceeded my expectations." Lin Haoran showed an approving look when he heard this.

When it comes to this money, every bit you can save counts.

At this point, the shares of Qingzhou Yingni controlled by him returned to the critical point of 49.9% again.

If you want to privatize, you can do it at any time.

Lin Haoran knew that he would offend a lot of shareholders this time, and these people were probably cursing him in their hearts.

However, he didn't care at all. After all, these people were just trying to take advantage of him.

In that case, why should he be polite?
He will soon buy back the Qingzhou Yingni shares sold today.

By then, the cost will still be very low, much lower than the HK$5 per share he sold it for, so he will be able to make a lot of money from the difference.

As long as the comprehensive price can be different by one Hong Kong dollar, then he can earn more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars in this round trip. This money is much easier to make, and he was forced to make it by others. He had no intention of doing so originally.

The privatization of Qingzhou Yingni Company is also inevitable.

Because Lin Haoran knew that no one was clear about the current financial situation of Qingzhou Yingni Company, so naturally no one had any confidence in Qingzhou Yingni under Lin Haoran's control.

But once they discover in the future that Qingzhou Yingni Company's financial situation is not only better than before, but even much better, then the stock will definitely rise sharply.

Although he can use the profits of Qingzhou Yingni for investment, the eight shareholders will see the company's true situation by then. At that time, they may not be willing to sell, but choose to retain the company's shares. This is not what Lin Haoran wants to see.

Therefore, it is the most appropriate time to privatize now when everyone distrusts him.

However, he has to find a suitable time.

That is, this time he chose to get the shares of the eight shareholders first, and then deal with the stocks on the market.

The shares just sold today can just buy out the shares held by these eight shareholders.

Therefore, Lin Haoran was considering how to get these eight shareholders to contact him actively.

These people caused such a scene because they definitely wanted to sell the shares of Qingzhou Yingni Company as soon as possible, but they just wanted a good price.

However, Lin Haoran would definitely not do as they wish.

In a commercial building in Tsim Sha Tsui, at this moment, five British shareholders gathered together again and the atmosphere was solemn.

"Everyone, how should we deal with the current situation?" One of them broke the silence first.

"Oh, I really regret not following the selling trend this morning. At that time, each share could still be sold for HK$5." Another shareholder regretted it.

"Yeah, who would have thought that Lin Haoran would have such a trick? Now there are millions of sell orders piled up in the stock market, making it even more difficult for us to get out." The third person sighed, his eyes full of helplessness.

"Why don't we gather the remaining three Chinese shareholders? They also hold shares and must be worrying about how to get rid of them. After all, it was the five of us who worked together to set up the scheme. If it succeeds, they will just sit back and reap the benefits. This is really unfair." One person suggested, with a bit of dissatisfaction and unwillingness in his tone.

"That makes sense. There are many wise and resourceful people among the Chinese. Perhaps they can provide new ideas or solutions." Another person nodded in agreement, his eyes flashing with anticipation.

"That's settled. I'll be responsible for contacting them. I still have their contact information here, so I should be able to gather them together soon." The shareholder who proposed the contact matter took quick action.
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An hour later, eight people gathered here.

When the three Chinese learned that what happened in the past two days was caused by these five people, they were extremely surprised.

Originally, they also considered in the morning whether they should sell it when the stock price rose to HK$5 as the trading volume was so large in the morning.

But when they thought about how they could make more money if Lin Haoran bought it, they all gave up on selling. Both the five British and the three Chinese thought the same.

Who knew that the result would be completely different from what they imagined.

They didn't expect that Lin Haoran would be so decisive and directly sell stocks in large quantities, causing their plans to fail.

“Henry is right. We are all in the same boat now. Any solutions we have should be shared openly.” A British shareholder said sincerely, looking around at everyone.

In fact, the five of them had racked their brains and tried various solutions, but none of them could find a satisfactory solution.

Therefore, they have to pin their hopes on the three Chinese shareholders who are about to join the discussion, hoping to get new inspiration from them.

At this time, a Chinese shareholder spoke up, his words carrying a bit of analysis and helplessness: "Considering Lin Haoran's large-scale selling today, the trading volume of Qingzhou Yingni has surged to more than 10 million shares. I am almost certain that most of the selling orders came from him.

This means that Lin Haoran has cashed out at least 10 million shares and has sufficient funds on hand, at least 50 million or even 60 million Hong Kong dollars.

The total number of shares held by all of us is only about 12 million shares. From a financial perspective, Lin Haoran is fully capable of purchasing our shares, but the key lies in how we can convince him to buy them."

At this point, he paused, looked around, and continued, "Now, we no longer expect to sell to Lin Haoran at a high price. The most urgent task is to sell these stocks at a reasonable price as soon as possible to reduce losses. Therefore, we need to brainstorm and find a plan that will not only make him willing to take over, but also allow us to cash out as soon as possible."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the conference room became more solemn and urgent, and everyone began to think seriously about this realistic and difficult problem.

"Indeed, Lin Haoran sold a large number of shares today, and the price remained at HK$5 per share. He undoubtedly has huge cash flow in his hands." A shareholder spoke first.

"But the key is how to induce him to acquire our shares. It seems that he has no intention to privatize Qingzhou Yingni at present, otherwise he would not sell it off in such a large amount. Even so, with the shares he holds now, he still firmly controls the company. The eight of us have little influence on the board of directors." Another shareholder took over the conversation with a frown.

"He must have thought about privatization before, otherwise he wouldn't have secretly acquired so many shares. But because of this incident, he gave up on privatizing the company. Perhaps we can take the initiative and have a direct dialogue with him." An older shareholder suggested.

"I agree. We should just hold a board meeting and put all the issues on the table. Strength lies in numbers. Perhaps we can convince him to give us a reasonable price," another shareholder echoed.

"Young people always have lofty ambitions and think they can run the company well. They don't want to share the company's profits with shareholders, so they come up with the idea of ​​privatization. Perhaps we can guide them skillfully and make them feel that this is a win-win choice." Someone said half-jokingly, trying to ease the tense atmosphere in a relaxed way.

"This guy has only been to the company a few times since he became the chairman of Qingzhou Yingni Company. With such a chairman, I don't believe he will do anything in the company in the future. I heard that he said at the press conference that he was going to invest the company's profits. It is completely meaningless for us to continue holding the company's shares. The sooner we sell, the better."

"In that case, let's make the decision. I will be responsible for contacting Lin Haoran and arranging a board meeting. Then we will convince Lin Haoran to buy our shares at the board meeting." Finally, a seemingly prestigious shareholder made the final decision.

(End of this chapter)