Hong Kong Variety Show: Let you eat melons, eat melons on your sister-in-law

Chapter 270 "270" Thompson's Desperate Situation

He had mortgaged his ATV shares, and when the loan was due, he couldn't repay it. The parent company also couldn't provide the funds, so the bank had the right to auction off his shares.

At that point, forget about the 1.5 billion; if it gets auctioned off by the bank, it probably won't even reach 300 million.

Thinking of this, Thompson immediately thought of Lin Yao.

If Lin Baixin can't be found, we can just sell it to Lin Yao at a lower price.

However, Thompson dared not appear too hasty, lest Lin Yao notice any flaws in his plan.

So the next day, he made a special appointment with Lin Yao, and the two planned to have a meal together.

Upon hearing from his assistant that Thompson had returned, Lin Yao chuckled and said dismissively, "Heh, all these foreigners are the same!"

"Boss, should we respond to him?" the assistant asked directly.

"Let's meet at six o'clock this afternoon, at our own hotel!"

Ever since he finished renovating Robinson Crusoe's hotel, Lin Yao has been hosting banquets at his own hotel.

While not as luxurious as the Peninsula Hotel, it's still considered top-tier in Hong Kong.

There's no need to let those foreigners make money.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, Thompson arrived at the hotel on time.

After sitting down, he said quite generously, "Mr. Lin, our board of directors has agreed to transfer the shares of ATV!"

Lin Yao feigned ignorance and said with a smile, "What ATV shares? Mr. Thompson, we're just having a casual meal and chatting today, there's no rush to talk business!"

Thompson immediately started ranting in his mind, "You're not worried, but I am!"

However, he couldn't show any signs of being anxious, so he could only say with considerable frustration, "Mr. Lin is right, we're just here to have a chat!"

Lin Yao was quite good at talking nonsense, from astronomy to geography, from culture to customs.

Anyway, it was all nonsense; they just wouldn't do business with Thompson.

Several times, when Thompson tried to discuss the shares, Lin Yao changed the subject.

Finally, Thompson couldn't hold back any longer and made a direct offer to Lin Yao: "Mr. Lin, it's the same price you mentioned before, 850 million. The shares we hold are yours!"

"Eight hundred and fifty million!" Lin Yao said, stroking his chin. "No way!"

“But…” Thompson’s expression changed immediately, and he said to Lin Yao.

Lin Yao waved his hand and said, "Mr. Thompson, you said that, but times have changed!"

Thompson felt incredibly aggrieved when Lin Yao retorted with his own words.

However, he really had no other choice at the moment, so he asked directly, "Mr. Lin, what do you think is a suitable amount?"

Lin Yao smiled and said, "Didn't you find many buyers? You can listen to their quotes first!"

Thompson's eyes suddenly turned fierce; he guessed that Lin Yao knew something.

So he said to Lin Yao, "Mr. Lin, seven hundred million, that's the lowest I can go. If it's lower than that, I'd rather have these shares auctioned off by the bank!"

"That's your problem!" Lin Yao remained unmoved.

This game is all about who can stay calm and collected.

The price was still too high, but Lin Yao wasn't in a hurry at all.

As long as he and Lin Baixin don't budge, all these words he's saying are just nonsense.

If he's so capable, he should have the bank auction off ATV's shares. Then Lin Yao and Lin Baixin could acquire them from others, or directly from the bank.

For them, it has no impact at all; at most, it just takes a little more time and money.

Anyway, Lin Yao and Lin Baixin had already discussed it and wanted to see this greedy Australian embarrass himself!

The negotiations ultimately ended in discord.

Lin Yao didn't even bother to get up and see the greedy Australian off.

But after Thompson got in the car, he slammed his fist on the back of the seat a few times to vent his anger.

Just then, his phone rang, followed by his assistant's excited voice: "Boss, we've found Lin Baixin!"

Upon hearing his assistant's words, Thompson immediately perked up and asked, "Where is he?"

"We're at the yacht club now!" the assistant said hurriedly. "We'll be taking the yacht out to sea later!"

"Hold him off, I'm coming right away!" Thompson said quickly.

Thompson quickly had his driver take him to the yacht club, where he met Lin Baixin.

Seeing Thompson approach, Lin Baixin was no longer as eager as before. Instead, he said calmly and with a hint of impatience, "Thompson, what do you want from me at this hour?"

"Mr. Lin Baixin, we agreed beforehand that we can make the deal now!" Thompson said with a smile as he sat down.

Lin Baixin said casually, "Oh, about the shares? Let's talk about that when I get back! I'll be at sea for a few days, so let's continue our discussion when I return!"

Thompson immediately panicked; "No, Mr. Lin, Lin Yao just came to see me. If you don't decide now, he'll buy the shares! Everyone knows you don't get along with him!"    
“Once he gets the shares, your power at ATV will be gone!”

Lin Baixin said with a sneer, "Then go sell it to him. See you later!"

Lin Baixin didn't waste any words with Thompson and simply turned and left.

Thompson has finally come to his senses. Lin Yao and Lin Baixin probably already know that he was using them to inflate prices.

But what Thompson couldn't understand was that weren't they already bitter enemies?

How can you still recall breathing?

Thompson considered a terrible possibility: "Could it be that they had already... Impossible! Impossible!"

"Boss, what's wrong?" the assistant asked with concern as he helped Thompson up.

Thompson turned pale and immediately asked his assistant to take him home.

They then quickly contacted the buyers who had previously shown interest in ATV shares.

But the quotes we received were all lower than the ones we got.

Moreover, it is not possible to buy all the shares they hold in one go.

This infuriated Thompson so much that he almost smashed up his office.

……

"Mr. Lin, thank you so much. If it weren't for your information, I would have had another bad debt on my hands!"

The Citibank account manager sincerely expressed his gratitude to Lin Yao.

Lin Yao said with a smile, "It's nothing. CRA's cash flow is in trouble. Your Citibank should be able to handle this kind of thing very quickly!"

The account manager said with a smile, "But once the bank finds out, I'll be the one who's in trouble!"

"If you have any funding needs, feel free to contact me anytime. I'll definitely give you the lowest interest rate!"

"Sure, I'll definitely come to you if I need anything!" Lin Yao nodded with a smile.

After seeing off the Citibank account manager, Liang Xiaotang walked in: "Boss, it seems your move has really given those Australian devils a hard time!"

Lin Yao said with a sneer, "He started this trouble himself. Citibank is definitely pressing for payment now. They're already being very lenient by not withdrawing the loan, which means they don't want to offend CRA to death!"

"By the way, how's the investigation going with what I asked you to do?"

Leung Siu-tong nodded: "Private investigators and corporate spies have taken some photos and documents!"

Liang Xiaotang placed a document in front of Lin Yao.

After reading it, Lin Yao sneered and said, "That old bastard Lin Baixin really went all out! He even managed to pull the director of the news department over!"

“Lin Baixin is willing to spend money!” Liang Xiaotang said with a smile.

Lin Yao said with a sneer, "But he misunderstood one thing. The reason why ATV is full of factions has never been because of the Australian devils instigating it. Rather, it's because these executives themselves have big problems!"

"Just by poaching these incompetent executives, let's see how long he can be so smug! Yang Siwen, you can get started now! Once we've negotiated the price with the foreigners and acquired the shares, you immediately begin poaching people!"

Yang Siwen nodded and said with a smile, "I understand, boss. I've already contacted three headhunting firms and sent them my intentions! When Lin Baixin tries to oust you, he'll find that ATV has no one left who can do the work!"

ATV is not an ordinary small company; it can hire more people whenever it needs them.

Those mid-level key personnel cannot be recruited overnight.

However, Lin Yao still reminded Yang Siwen of one thing: "Don't touch those guys who are close to those executives for now! Otherwise, you might alert them!"

"Don't worry, boss, I'm not stupid!" Yang Siwen rolled her eyes and said.

Lin Yao, who was supposed to be a hands-off manager, actually started lecturing her.

Seeing Yang Siwen's disdainful look, Lin Yao chuckled and said, "I was just afraid you'd forgotten."

Just as I was assigning tasks to my people, the receptionist called: "Boss, a gentleman named Thompson wants to see you!"

Lin Yao immediately smiled and said, "Let him come up!"

A moment later, Thompson stormed into Lin Yao's office.

However, this is different from his usual shrewd image, where he is always dressed in a suit and tie and has his hair meticulously styled.

Thompson's eyes were bloodshot and his hair was a mess, clearly indicating that he hadn't had a proper rest for several days.

He didn't even have time to shave his stubble before he came to cause trouble for Lin Yao.

"Lin Yao, did you do this?!" Thompson shouted loudly as soon as he saw that no one else was in the office.

Lin Yao picked at his ear and said to Thompson, "Mr. Thompson, what are you saying? I don't understand a word of it."

"You're the one who got Citibank's credit managers and account managers to cause us trouble, aren't you?!" Thompson shouted, gripping the edge of his desk.

Lin Yao chuckled and said, "Mr. Thompson, what you're saying is a bit ridiculous. If I could really control the people at Citibank, would I be here talking to you?"

"I just accidentally discussed some risks with a familiar account manager beforehand. What they want to do is none of my business."

(End of this chapter)