Reborn as a female internet celebrity in a county town

Chapter 122 Holding Up a Sign!

Friday, the last working day before National Day.

After the market opened this morning, Tianshui Duck Industry opened three points higher.

For a stock that has been designated as a special treatment (ST) stock, a three-point gap up is already considered a strong performance. It's only four levels away from hitting the daily limit up; another four cents and it will hit the limit up.

Lin Lang sensed that it was Shen An'an's fans who had entered the market, and they had a considerable amount of money.

Lin Lang wasn't necessarily against breaking the rules, but He Qiang's methods were just too crude.

They dared to use a nominee shareholder to acquire over 100 million worth of chips.

He's different; he wants to make it impossible for others to investigate.

After all, those funds had nothing to do with him, and he hadn't recommended any stocks to them; it was their own good understanding that led them to this situation.

In fact, even if He Qiang didn't acquire enough chips, Lin Lang had ways to ensure He Qiang always had the opportunity to buy more.

At noon, Lin Lang invited He Qiang to lunch together.

After chatting for a while, He Qiang said, "Brother, Song Zhiyuan came to me last night and asked if I wanted Tianshui Duck Industry. I didn't agree and told him to come and talk to you."

"Mr. He doesn't want it anymore?"

"I do want it, but only you, my brother, have the ability to revitalize it. I only acquired Tianshui Duck Industry on a whim and I don't have the ability to do it well. In this matter, I will completely listen to you, my brother."

Lin Lang said, "It's alright if President He takes it; we can still cooperate in the future."

“Brother, I’m not Qin Dong. I didn’t know what Song Zhiyuan was planning at first, which is why I went there. If I had known it was about this matter, I wouldn’t have gone at all.”

Lin Lang didn't dwell on the topic, but said, "President He, you can raise your placard now."

He Qiang was startled when he heard this.

Are they going to raise their placards so soon?
“Okay, I’ll make the arrangements this afternoon. I’m just worried that we won’t have enough shares. My shareholding is only 3% now.”

Recently, He Qiang has been using his own chips to drive down the price. Although he has also bought some, his overall holdings have decreased.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for the nominee to obtain nearly 10% of the chips.

"If all else fails, we'll sell some of the shares held in trust."

"Okay! I can just raise my shareholding before the market closes, right?"

"Ah."

After finishing his meal, He Qiang reflected on it carefully. Lin Lang's sudden and direct intervention was somewhat out of character for him.

If I hadn't mentioned Song Zhiyuan, would he have stopped me from raising my sign?

Although I don't understand the purpose of raising the sign today, I'm sure Lin Lang is alright.

This can be proven by many things.

He also subtly suggested that he might not have enough chips (less than 5%), just to see if raising his hand was necessary.

As a result, Lin Lang asked him to sell some of the chips he was holding on behalf of others, which proved the necessity of this matter.

Therefore, after the market opened in the afternoon, he immediately arranged for people to quickly lock the price at the limit up price, and then sold some of the shares he was holding on behalf of others at the limit up price.

Because Xincheng Capital holds more than 5% of the shares, it issued an announcement immediately, which is also referred to as a takeover bid.

After the shareholding disclosure, Xincheng Capital's shares became restricted shares, which can only be sold after six months. Selling them within six months will result in legal action.

Furthermore, an announcement must be made for each subsequent sale.

Until the holdings are reduced to below 5%.

The news of Xincheng Capital's takeover bid reached Qin Dong's ears immediately.

They raised a sign?
At first, he just thought He Qiang was crazy, but after raising his paddle, it meant he had given up those chips.

Six months from now, Tianshui Duck Industry might be gone, and those stocks will be worthless.

What does he want to do?
Even if they want to acquire Tianshui Duck Industry, there's no need to rush.

How many days has it been in total? Since Tianshui Duck Industry was designated as a special treatment (ST) stock, it hasn't released much leverage at all. Why didn't it wait to accumulate more leverage privately before making a takeover bid?

Now that he has raised his hand, it will be many times more difficult for him to acquire chips in the future.

However, after thinking about some recent events, he felt something was wrong.

It's very likely that Song Zhiyuan found He Qiang, and He Qiang even agreed.

He Qiang himself may not be very rich; there are at least eighty or a hundred people in the city who are richer than him.

However, he owns a private equity firm that manages a considerable amount of money, totaling five or six hundred million yuan.

He has the right to use this money.

If he had already amassed about 20% of the chips, and then gradually acquired more from the market, once he had gathered 30%, with Song Zhiyuan's support, it might actually be possible...

After all, there must be 10% to 20% of the chips that are always hidden at the bottom. With only 80% of the chips in total, you only need to get 54% of the voting rights to achieve absolute control.

On his side, there are more things to consider. He needs to control at least 30% to ensure that the Tianshui duck industry doesn't fall into the hands of others.

He doesn't care who owns the Tianshui duck industry; the problem is... nobody's talking to him about money.

If He Qiang were willing to spend three or four hundred million yuan to buy 20% of Tianshui Duck Industry's shares from him, he would agree without hesitation.

In the current situation, if He Qiang succeeds, He Qiang is likely to not only render his chips worthless, but also bring up past grievances.

When He Qiang has all the information about Tianshui Duck Industry, he will definitely investigate every transaction thoroughly and hold himself accountable.

He won't let himself get off the car safely.

Without any hesitation, he immediately planned a trip to the provincial capital. He wanted to have a good talk with those bosses to make sure he wouldn't run into any problems.

Tianshui's duck industry can collapse, but it can only collapse in his hands.

……

Around 6 PM, Yan Li drove to Dayu Media.

After arriving at Lin Lang's office, he asked, "Shall we have dinner together tonight?"

"Weren't you enjoying yourself at Ziyun Mountain? What are you doing in the county?"

Lin Lang is handling the situation with the WeChat official account. On the official account side, there is a need to do some financial coordination with the content provider platform.

The new media novel business has been expanding, and Bi Xiaofang's team of female anchors who flirt with the edge of the law has grown to more than sixty people.

There are several rental contracts to approve every day.

Fortunately, rent in the county is not expensive, especially in the high-tech zone. A well-decorated three-bedroom apartment costs only 1,500 yuan a month, which is enough for three female anchors.

Every day, Bi Xiaofang just shoots videos; he doesn't even have to go and shoot them himself, he lets the female anchors shoot them themselves.

Lin Lang retained a main WeChat official account to handle all traffic transfers, which currently has nearly 200,000 followers.

The main account mainly posts content to attract traffic, and doesn't post borderline content directly, so as to avoid getting the account banned because some novels contain content that is too explicit.

The daily recharge amount for new media novels has now exceeded 10,000 yuan, and it is only one step away from 15,000 yuan.

Of this, he can take 90%, and he has to pay 50% to Dayu Media, leaving him with 40% of the profits.

Of the 50% settlement with Dayu Media, Dayu Media itself can also get about 10% or 20%.

Although it's not as good as writing articles for Yan Li overall, this is stable, and you can earn a steady income for at least several years, with things only getting better.

As for Yan Li, once the company started operating, there weren't many opportunities for collaboration. She was so busy that she had no time to shoot videos or read scripts.

Yan Li said, "It's all because of you. Song Zhiyuan said he was going to treat us to dinner, so of course I had to come and see if you were really that cowardly, taking whatever others offer you..."

Lin Lang laughed, "Don't even mention Song Zhiyuan giving it to me, I'd want it too if you gave it to me." "Hehehe...when will you be finished?"

"Let's go in twenty minutes, then I'll go with you."

"No, you're really going? I haven't even agreed to go yet."

"go with!"

Lin Lang will definitely go. Whether others respect him or not is not important. He has no background and no qualifications, so it's normal for others not to take him seriously.

The fact that Song Zhiyuan was able to find He Qiang to solve this problem shows that he genuinely wanted to resolve it.

He didn't do anything wrong.

Of course, it's normal for Yan Li to feel that she lacks backbone, since her living environment is completely different from her own.

"Okay, I'll reply to him now. We'll leave in half an hour."

Yan Li made a phone call to Song Zhiyuan. After returning, she sat next to Lin Lang and watched Lin Lang busy at work.

She witnessed Lin Lang write a headline: "My neighbor's wife hasn't gotten pregnant in three years, and tonight she secretly called me over..."

Then, add a picture of a sexy woman.

"what is this?"

"New media novels."

"How did you discover this industry? Is it profitable?"

Yan Li had never heard of new media novels before, and had no idea where Lin Lang had found them.

"Not bad, enough to cover gas money."

"That's good. Just don't earn too much."

In fact, Yan Li was gradually losing confidence.

Lin Lang has even abandoned his personality, which proves that he was very clear-headed when he made the decision.

This means that he is confident in revitalizing the Tianshui duck industry.

Even if he is just a recent graduate.

"Haha, okay, I'll earn less."

A dozen minutes later, Lin Lang finished his work and got into Yan Li's car.

After settling in, Lin Lang asked, "When are you going back?"

"No rush, I'll visit your house in a couple of days before I leave."

"What are you going for?"

"Let's eat the food from your own home."

"Ha ha……"

How could Lin Lang not know his mother's cooking skills?
It's alright, but not even half as good as Bingning.

He felt he had made it very clear to Yan Li that the team couldn't be brought along, because... it was just him.

If he really had a team, he would have sold it outright, just because Yan Li provided so much emotional value to his parents.

They also get tens of millions in brokerage fees, making it a win-win situation.

Aren't you afraid of wasting your time?

Yan Li turned her head with a smile and asked, "Can you do it?"

“Watch the road! Don’t do anything dangerous. I’m still young, not married yet, and I’m the only son in my family. My parents are counting on me to give them ten or eight grandsons.”

"Oh... I'm not going to speak up for you tonight anyway."

Yan Li decided not to speak at dinner tonight. If Lin Lang was willing to agree, he could agree; if not, he could argue with Song Zhiyuan himself.

……

The place where Song Zhiyuan hosted the dinner was called Tianshui Hotel, which was also the most commonly used place for entertaining official business.

When the two arrived, Song Zhiyuan was already there.

The last time we had dinner, it was Yan Li who invited me, and it was Yan Li who contributed political resources, which gave him the opportunity to lead the conversation.

Although Yan Li can participate this time, she doesn't plan to say anything.

After exchanging brief greetings, Yan Li sat down to wait for the food to be served.

Song Zhiyuan sat down next to Lin Lang and started chatting: "Lin Lang, how's the business of Big Fish Media going? If you've encountered any difficulties, you can tell us directly..."

"The company is not having any difficulties, thank you for your concern, Uncle Song."

"It's good that there are no difficulties... Last time you mentioned some of the situation at Tianshui Duck Industry and expressed interest in it, which I've kept in mind... After my on-site investigation, I found that the situation at Tianshui Duck Industry is not optimistic. I'm thinking of changing its leader. Lin Lang, are you interested?"

Lin Lang smiled slightly and said, "Yes, I've always been interested in Tianshui Duck Industry, but I don't have enough funds to acquire it."

Song Zhiyuan was surprised that Lin Lang agreed so readily. He immediately waved his hand and said, "These are not problems. I will definitely do my best to clear the obstacles for you. I just want to hear your plans for the Tianshui duck industry... Of course, there's no rush. Just contact me when you've made up your mind."

Lin Lang nodded. "That's not a problem. But I also have something I'd like to ask Uncle Song: how do you plan to take control of Tianshui Duck Industry?"

“In the name of the county, have Tianshui Duck Industry convene a board meeting, where a vote will be held to remove Qin Dong from his position and replace him with a new chairman.”

This was something Song Zhiyuan had planned long ago.

Lin Lang: "What if Qin Dong doesn't agree?"

"If he doesn't agree, then settle the score with him! I guarantee I can do that."

If Qin Dong doesn't cooperate, he'll break ties with Qin Dong and send people to investigate Tianshui Duck Industry.

He believed that Qin Dong definitely didn't want to ruin things, so he would give him a way out and make sure he wouldn't be held accountable afterward. In that case, Qin Dong would definitely give up his position.

"What did Uncle Song say?"

"It's very simple. I just need to talk to Qin Dong, and he will give up his seat on his own initiative."

Lin Lang: "..."

He understood; Song Zhiyuan had no intention of resolving this amicably at all.

"Uncle Song, you may not know this, but today Mr. He Qiang has already raised his bid for Tianshui Duck Industry."

Song Zhiyuan asked, "You want to make acquisitions in the secondary market?"

"Yes, so even if you didn't come to me, I could still take over Tianshui Duck Industry."

Song Zhiyuan frowned and asked, "That would come at too high a price."

"Uncle Song, we absolutely must acquire the chips in the secondary market. Without them, even if we revitalize Tianshui Duck Industry, we won't gain anything. So, you don't need to step in to help us gain leverage. Just support us after we launch our takeover bid..."

Yan Li, listening from the side, felt that Lin Lang was simply crazy.

The solution proposed by Song Zhiyuan clearly doesn't cost much money.

Why did he insist on spending money?
As for the benefits? Once you take control of the company, there are plenty of ways to get what's rightfully yours.

Even if all else fails, there's always the option of private placements to gradually gain more leverage.

Although private placements are slow, given the situation at Tianshui Duck Industry, it would take at least two years before a private placement can be implemented. But no matter how capable Lin Lang is, he can't possibly revitalize Tianshui Duck Industry within two years.

(End of this chapter)