Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 636 The Bet! "Lurking"!
"It's settled!"

"Really?"

"At least I can tell that Ma Xun has a strong interest in this backdoor listing."

"Everyone would be interested in this kind of thing, right? How much exactly did they discuss?"

"It's not decided yet."

"What are you doing? You absolutely have to get him to make a decision!"

Bai Daqing felt he had achieved great success, and naturally went back to Sun Donghai to claim credit.

Unexpectedly, he was scolded by Sun Donghai.

Clearly, Sun Donghai was in a great hurry.

Bai Daqing, true to his nature, gave a very suitable reason.

"We've only just started getting to know each other. If we're too hasty, Ma Xun isn't stupid; he'll definitely be able to tell!"

Surprisingly, after saying that, Sun Donghai calmed down a lot.

Sun Donghai has always been a bit of a madman; he's always been like this.

Although the financial crisis didn't bankrupt him, he certainly lost a lot of money.

All the money I made in real estate before, now that I've calculated it carefully... damn it, it's basically back to square one.

Sun Donghai needs to make up for this deficit, as does Bai Daqing, and of course, there are a few others.

“It sounds pretty good to me.” Zhang Xinming also came.

As a coal mine owner, his strength is undeniable, but he is currently short of money.

However, his lack of money wasn't due to the financial crisis, but rather because he'd been going on boat trips too often lately.

Although he can't compare to Huang Guangyu, the richest man in Hong Kong, he has still lost at least several hundred million.

These three guys together are practically a loser's alliance.

Since you've lost money, you might as well get it back from somewhere else.

"I think Ma Xun definitely wants to do this backdoor listing. Although he also has a listed company, I checked out that music website, and it's really not that great. Its performance in the United States is just average, especially during this financial crisis, when it suffered a significant drop."

I reckon Ma Xun is pretty short on cash right now. Even though there were rumors he made a lot of money during this financial market turmoil, I just don't believe he's always that lucky!

It must be said that Zhang Xinming's words were insightful.

This points out Ma Xun's problem.

Anyway, his Nasdaq-listed company is indeed quite ordinary; basically, it just serves to fill the gap in Tencent's music business.

Moreover, everyone lost money this time, so how come you, Ma Xun, are so amazing?

That makes perfect sense.

So, what exactly are the three of them going to do?

"Okay, then let's go talk to the bank first."

"Yes."

"Then we'll see what projects Ma Xun can come up with."

Their original plan was quite impressive.

The specific steps involved in using 30 to 40 million to leverage a shell company worth 300 to 400 million are not difficult to explain.

The first step was to go to the bank, which required certain connections. Of the three guys, one was in real estate, one was an advertising agent, and one was a coal miner.

They were all VIPs of the bank.

Needless to say, the three of them must have an extremely good relationship with the bank, so even if they owe money... it doesn't matter!
The banks aren't afraid of them owing money; they're afraid they won't come to borrow.

Ma Xun is different. Because Ma Xun has always had ample funds, his relationship with banks is actually quite ordinary.

It's not that the bank department wants to win over a super big client like Ma Xun; rather, Ma Xun borrows relatively little.

Closeness to someone really makes a difference.

So, how do you deal with the bank?

……

Li Xiaoran truly lives up to her nickname, Li Dabai.

Ma Xun really liked her journey from fair to rosy-white, and then back to fair.

Naturally, this process is also very exciting.

Now that they've entered a period of reflection, Li Dabai's curiosity remains undiminished.

"Brother Ma, what exactly will they do?"

Ma Xun grasped the white cup in one hand and laughed, "It's very simple. That's how it should be done. First, they'll create the appearance of overseas capital, and then they'll talk to the banks."

The topic of discussion was, of course, lending, and the purpose of this lending was to acquire shares of the shell company at a low price. Once a certain percentage was reached, they could control the company's decision-making.

The decision should be to guide an electronics company towards becoming an entertainment company. In other words, they would publicly announce their collaboration with my company, Enlight Media.

In that case, the company's stock will definitely rise...

Before Ma Xun could finish speaking, Li Dabai interrupted impatiently, "Brother Ma, but what about the details here...?"

"I'm the key person, because they'll bet against me, since the project is mine."

Simply put, this bet might mean: my projects are the real core of this scheme.

Our company, Lightspeed, has developed very rapidly in recent years, and our projects have all received high praise.

The profits are also very substantial.

Then, they should bet against me on the profit situation, for example, that our project has reached a certain profit standard.

It's like a project worth 1000 million that ended up earning over 1 million.

Then they will keep their promise and allow us to buy the company's stock at a certain price. They might even promise us a specific number of shares.

In short, this way the acquisition of the shell company can be completed gradually.

You should know that Hong Kong's stock market has regulations that stipulate that someone's shareholding in a company cannot be too high. If it exceeds these regulations, then the shares must be sold or the company must be privatized and delisted.

Huang Guangyu had previously pulled off a similar stunt: he created a surge in the stock price of a shell company through some positive news, and then the Hong Kong authorities demanded that he delist or sell the shares, which he then conveniently did.

They legitimately earned hundreds of millions.

At this point, Xiaoran finally understood, "Oh, so they want to make money through this method?"

Ma Xun nodded. "This is certainly a pretty obvious money-making scheme. I guess they must have already completed the partial acquisition of Shengxiang before."

They were just waiting for me to fall into their trap.

Xiao Ran frowned again. "A trap? Then how would they harm you?"

Ma Xun laughed and said, "They have many tricks up their sleeves. For example, they might hide some of the company's true nature, and then expose it later when they sell their shares."

Such as inflating profits, owing taxes, falsifying accounts, etc.

If these hidden mines are detonated, then I'll be stuck with a hot potato.

In addition, there are clauses in the betting agreement; in short, many things can be done. "What's the purpose of that? That's easy to say, but what about Lei?"
Li Dabai blushed slightly, but he basically understood completely.

"Then let's not fall into this trap, isn't that better?"

Yes, anyone could have thought of that, but Ma Xun smiled confidently and said, "They've already set up the stage. If I don't give them some face, how am I supposed to make money?"
Indeed, if they can plant mines for me, then I can plant mines for them too.

Li Dabai didn't understand, but she still trusted Brother Ma.

But how exactly to do it is that's where the interesting part comes in.

……

Since everyone is in no hurry, there's no need to rush this matter.

March has arrived, but some people can't wait any longer.

"Brother Ma, shall we go out for another meal?"

Bai Daqing couldn't hold back any longer. This time, he didn't go through Bai Xiaohang at all; he called directly himself.

Ma Xun was quite decisive this time, "Why don't you and your team come to our Enlight Media?"

He took this matter several steps forward!
Bai Daqing was very happy, and his team was already prepared.

Naturally, Bai Daqing still had to share the good news with Sun Donghai and Zhang Xinming.

So, the key now is...

"What kind of project do you think Ma Xun can come up with?"

"This guy is always very cautious, I don't think he can come up with any big projects."

"It can't be too bad, right?"

"Of course, since he is so interested in this backdoor listing, he certainly won't bring out a bad project."

"That will do."

"Okay, let's do it!"

The three guys discussed it and felt that the matter was already half settled, so they decided to continue.

As a result, when Bai Daqing arrived at the Guangxian Building with his so-called team, which consisted of people from overseas capital, he discovered...

"Ah? Where are the people?"

"This isn't right."

“Is this…”

The place is deserted?

How could such a large company like Enlight Media suddenly disappear?

I quickly went to inquire and finally got the information from the security guard.

Enlight Media's Enlight Building is already completed, and their company has moved there.

Where?

Haidian!

That place is far enough away.

Bai Daqing had no choice but to lead his men to search in that direction.

When they finally found the brand-new Enlight Media Building... it wasn't hard to find. The building was quite tall; while it might not be the tallest, it had at least several dozen floors, and the words "Enlight Media" were prominently displayed on top.

Skillful!

"Ladies and gentlemen! Today is the official opening day of our Guangxian Building!"

Wearing a bespoke suit, Ma Xun greeted the guests with a broad smile as he introduced the newest building, the Light Tower!

Of course, almost half of the entertainment industry came.

Chen Hong, Yu Feihong, Xu Qing, Bingbing, Yuanyuan... even Zhang Ziyi and Zhou Xun came.

As for Ning Hao, Huang Bo, and others, they naturally all came.

It wasn't just those in the entertainment industry; Jing Dong, Da Qiangzi, and even Xiao Ma from Tencent sent someone to congratulate them, and even Jia Yueting came.

Clearly, Ma Xun had sent an invitation to Jia Yueting.

However, the fact that this guy could still come was indeed beyond Bai Daqing's expectations.

But why didn't you tell Bai Daqing about this?

There's also a younger brother!
Where's the invitation?
No, absolutely none!
And after Bai Daqing met Ma Xun...

"Oh dear! Look at my brain, I've been so busy with moving lately that I've been completely out of it and forgot. I'm sorry, Brother Bai."

What can Bai Daqing do about Ma Xun's statement?

"It's alright! Brother Ma, we're like brothers!"

Although Bai Daqing understood that this was Ma Xun's way of putting him in a difficult position, he decided to swallow his pride and bear it.

There is no way, I can’t help it!

Let's talk business.

Their interaction naturally caught the attention of Jia Yueting.

However, it's not appropriate to inquire about it right now.

Honestly, Bai Daqing is under increasing pressure.

With so many people around, it's like carrying out a scam in full view of everyone.

But thankfully, he went all out.

Let's talk, what project...?

Ma Xun was very decisive and sent one person out directly, which was none other than Jingwen!

"Mr. Bai, our 'Lurking' is a TV series with great potential."

Bai Daqing found it strange that Jia Jingwen seemed to have become a film and television industry investor.

So, what exactly is this "Lurking"?
A look at the results...

Sun Honglei?
Yao Chen?

Huh? You, Alyssa Chia, actually play a supporting role in it?
Honestly, this lineup really left Bai Daqing quite bewildered.

The strongest one is Sun Honglei, but this guy was only really good at "Conquer".

To put it in terms of status in the entertainment industry... I'd say I'm at most a second-tier celebrity, which is a stretch.

Is this kind of project feasible?

Unexpectedly, Ma Xun threw out a sentence.

"In the end, isn't a bet just a bet? And betting always involves risk."

I've always liked the saying, "The greater the risk, the greater the reward!"
By the way, isn't that a golden rule in the stock market?

That's a perfect fit here!
This left Bai Daqing with absolutely no room for maneuver!
(End of this chapter)