Reborn as a female internet celebrity in a county town

Chapter 124 Huang Yusheng, the Provincial Capital Boss

After learning that He Qiang had raised his placard, Qin Dong immediately arranged a trip to the provincial capital and arrived here around 6 p.m.

Around 8 o'clock, seven or eight people sat together to eat and chat.

After dinner, there was normal leisure and entertainment until after midnight, when Qin Dong finally found the leader of this group, Huang Yusheng, at a club.

Huang Yusheng was also from Tianshui County, and he came from the same town as Shen Xingnan, called Shuanghe Town.

He started out as a contractor, but after making his fortune in real estate, he moved to the provincial capital and rarely went back.

Now, he is very successful in the province and is well-known in various circles.

According to Qin Dong's estimate, Huang Yusheng's personal assets are probably already over 3 billion yuan.

He went over to Huang Yusheng, lit a cigarette for him, and said, "Brother Huang, did you know that someone put up a sign for Tianshui Duck Industry today?"

Huang Yusheng lay there with his eyes closed, took a drag of his cigarette, and slowly said, "I know, isn't he the guy you found in the city last year named He Qiang?"

"Yes, yes, it's him... To be honest, brother, Song Zhiyuan in the county has made it clear that he wants to bring me down. He's been looking for someone to take my place."

"Don't you still have 20% of the shares? If you don't give in, what can they do to you?"

Qin Dong said helplessly, "Song Zhiyuan has given me an ultimatum, demanding that I hand over my shares. They're prepared to offer 200 million to buy them. I came here today to tell you, brother, to withdraw from this situation as well..."

Huang Yusheng made no outward movement, calmly asking, "Are you planning to leave?"

“There’s no other way but to withdraw. He Qiang already has 25% of the chips and has joined forces with Song Zhiyuan. They only need another 5% to enter the tender offer process… They probably only need to raise about 50% of the chips to kick me out directly. I’m afraid they’ll settle accounts with me.”

Huang Yusheng's eyelids trembled slightly after hearing the number 25%.

Although he works in real estate, he has made a lot of money in the financial industry over the years, built his own team, and greatly increased his assets through continuous investment companies.

Despite his real estate company being worth tens of billions, it has had a negligible impact on his personal assets. The regulations are too strict; he might be able to amass tens or hundreds of millions, but anything more is impossible.

Before he turned forty, his personal assets were less than one billion yuan, but after getting involved in finance, his assets doubled in just seven or eight years.

Tianshui Duck Industry is one of the businesses he operates.

He has never been satisfied with this operation. He personally used nearly 500 million yuan, and over the years, he only cashed out 700 million yuan. He still has 100 million yuan worth of shares in the portfolio. Even if he cashed them all out, after four or five years, he would only have a 60% return. He is not satisfied at all.

Even though his investments haven't been great these past two years, he mainly made money in 14 and 15.

But human nature is inherently greedy.

After seeing someone raise a bid for Tianshui Duck Industry in the afternoon, he immediately stopped his actions, knowing that he could still profit from the subsequent market rally.

But the news Qin Dong brought him excited him.

It's not just about acquiring a stake; it's about mergers and acquisitions!

And they've already acquired 25% of the chips.

This means that as long as Qin Dong doesn't give up any chips, the other side will do anything to secure the remaining 5%.

As things stand, he still has 7%, Qin Dong has 20%, Tianshui County has 15%, and He Qiang has directly or indirectly acquired 25%, leaving only 33% of the shares in circulation.

这33%，至少有15%-20%是沉底的，贺强能够拿到的就只剩下13%到18%之间。

Even if Tianshui County gave He Qiang 5%, allowing him to raise 30% and trigger the mandatory takeover offer rule, He Qiang would still want to acquire 10% of the shares on the market to maintain absolute control.
This 10% is something He Qiang cannot avoid no matter what.

As long as Qin Dong doesn't sell, there's a lot of room for maneuver here.

It's quite normal for the stock price to double or triple.

Tianshui Duck Industry's market value was not high to begin with, so it would be reasonable for it to reach a market value of five or six billion.

There's four or five times the space inside.

They still have over 100 million in chips. If they can get some more from the market, they might easily make 600 to 700 million.

Anyway, even if He Qiang makes an offer, they can still sell it, so they don't have to worry about it becoming a burden on their hands.

However, some things still need to be confirmed.

So he asked, "Did He Qiang really get 25% of the chips?"

Qin Dong: "It can't be fake. Song Zhiyuan contacted me specifically and asked me to give He Qiang 5%, and only then would I be willing to spend 15 million to acquire it."

Huang Yusheng sat up and said, "Brother, even if you give up your shares, can He Qiang guarantee he won't settle scores with you? He'll still settle scores if necessary..."

Qin Dong nodded. "That's what I'm worried about. Once we give up the initiative, it's no longer up to me. But... Song Zhiyuan has basically given me an ultimatum. I'm going to talk to him. If they don't settle accounts afterward, I'll sell."

Huang Yusheng: "..."

If you sell it, where will we make money?
After investing for so many years, is it all just to earn five or six hundred million?
The more money he has, the less satisfied he becomes.

Although I'm almost fifty, my desires are endless.

At his level, money and power are practically synonymous; the more money he has, the more he can do.

“Brother Qin, can we trust what those politicians say? Besides, how many years can Song Zhiyuan stay there? What if someone else takes over? There’s no time limit for settling scores; it can be done at any time.”

Qin Dong: "...Brother, if I hadn't really run out of options, I wouldn't have done this. At worst, I'd just take the money and go abroad these next few years..."

Huang Yusheng said with a smile, "Brother, going abroad isn't all that great. If you go to a place where you don't know anyone and have money, you'll get harvested sooner or later. Those who go abroad are basically out of desperation, but you... haven't reached that point yet."

"Brother, it's not far off! He Qiang is only 5% away from controlling the company, and he can get it anytime if he wants. As for absolute control, it's only 10% away at most. If they're willing, they can just push the stock price up for a few more days, and it'll be done."

“It won’t work! To be honest, we still have 15% of the chips. As long as you don’t sell your 20%, even if He Qiang collects all the chips on the market, we can still reject his proposal at the shareholders’ meeting. You will still be the chairman.”

Qin Dong asked, "Brother, do you still have so many chips left?"

"Of course! We've been working with you for so many years, how can we just run away? We have to see you land safely before we can leave."

Qin Dong: "..." Indeed, if there are 35% of the chips, it means that He Qiang can only collect 65% no matter what, and 65% is less than two-thirds.

Huang Yusheng continued, "If we don't hand over the chips we have, then He Qiang will have no choice but to compromise with us in the end. We can ask for less money, but we will definitely try to give my brother a smooth landing and make sure He Qiang doesn't bring up old grievances in the future."

Qin Dong asked again, "Brother, do you really have 15%?"

His purpose in coming today was to find out how many bargaining chips Huang Yusheng and his group still had.

Because... He Qiang's side collected 25% of the chips just too quickly.

It would have been almost impossible to collect them if Huang Yusheng and his team hadn't been selling them off in such large quantities.

He felt that Huang Yusheng and his group probably didn't even have 10% left.

"Definitely! And we'll be snapping up more shares for a while... trying to get another 3% to 5%. Don't worry, brother, as long as you don't back down, no one can touch you! Song Zhiyuan is nothing! Even if you come to the provincial capital to develop your career in the future, our long-standing relationship will definitely help you out."

Qin Dong nodded, "With your words of comfort, I'm relieved. I was indeed a bit too hasty, otherwise I wouldn't have rushed to the provincial capital..."

……

The next morning, Huang Yusheng called some of his business partners and told them the whole story.

Someone said, "Is the news confirmed? Is it possible that it's fake? How could He Qiang have acquired 25% of the shares so quickly?"

Huang Yusheng: "I've already arranged for people to study the market data, specifically the data from the last ten trading days. We should have the results in a few hours..."

"There's another problem: is Qin Dong sure he won't sell? What if he betrays us and sells the bargaining chips?"

Huang Yusheng said, "He absolutely will not sell! If he wanted to sell, he wouldn't have come to us specifically. He deliberately brought up this topic last night to get us to help him."

Is Qin Dong a good person? Definitely not!
Huang Yusheng never considered Qin Dong a good person; they only came together because of mutual interests.

He could abandon Qin Dong at any time if there were no benefits to be gained.

Qin Dong was clearly aware of all this, so instead of directly asking for their help, he offered a bait...

Next, Huang Yusheng recounted everything he had discussed with Qin Dong.

The people present here today have deeply intertwined interests; they are all essentially inseparable from each other.

In the end, only one question remained that needed confirmation.

That is, whether He Qiang really collected 25% of the chips.

We certainly won't get an absolutely accurate result, but it should at least be close to the truth.

At 2 PM, after their team of analysts meticulously analyzed the data from Tianshui Duck Industry over the past ten trading days, the results were in.

He Qiang may very well have acquired 25% of the chips.

Over these ten trading days, Tianshui Duck Industry's turnover rate reached 130%. Even after deducting their own 40%, that leaves approximately 90%.

This data is significantly different from the data they used when they were trading.

When they were trading, they contributed half of the turnover.

After removing a large number of single transactions worth hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of yuan, it was found that there was still a turnover rate of around 50%...

Unless He Qiang uses a small amount of chips to frantically change hands and participates in trading every day.

In that case, only 5% of the chips would be needed to generate such numbers in ten trading days.

But that's unrealistic...

After all, they genuinely invested 20% of their capital, which was absorbed by the market.

At the very least, it can be concluded that He Qiang holds more than 20% of the chips.

In their view, since He Qiang dared to raise his paddle, it basically meant that he already had 30% in his hands and was ready to make his move at any time.

"If... He Qiang already has 35%, plus the 15% from Tianshui County, he will almost have absolute control. What if our chips become worthless?"

After confirming that He Qiang's side did indeed have leverage, a new problem arose.

Huang Yusheng said, "Then let's grab it! For every 1% we grab, He Qiang will need to grab 2% to balance things out... Grabbing 1% is much easier than grabbing 2%. The premise is still that Qin Dong doesn't sell, after all, we still have 7%, plus Qin Dong's 20%, He Qiang needs at least 54% of the shares to get absolute control, and he definitely hasn't gotten that many yet... Also... After the shareholding announcement, he can't buy in for the next three trading days, which is a good opportunity for us to grab shares..."

"I'm worried that He Qiang might be using another account to buy... or that it's a smokescreen he's deliberately releasing... After all, he's only raised his stake by 5%, and he still has a lot of shares. If it's a smokescreen, he might be trying to drive up the stock price and then dump them on us..."

“We don’t need to grab too much, 3% to 5% will do. Even if He Qiang wants to dump his shares, he won’t be able to get much. And if he wants to trigger the offer conditions, he will definitely continue to raise his stake… Let’s grab three days’ worth of shares first, stabilize our base, and then we can attack or defend as needed. After three trading days, let’s see if He Qiang will continue to raise his stake…”

After a full day of discussion, the whole matter gradually became clearer.

There are still uncertainties, but as long as He Qiang continues to raise his bids, these uncertainties will gradually decrease...

They also have a solution.

That evening, Huang Yusheng found Qin Dong and said, "Brother Qin, I've been thinking about this for a day. Although we still have 15% of the shares, if there's a problem with the 10% you pledged to the bank, there's still nothing we can do... So, you have to get your shares back from the bank."

Upon hearing this, Qin Dong looked troubled. "Brother Huang, it's not that I don't want to, but I really have no choice. I don't have more than 50 million in cash left... and most of my assets are in the county. You know how long the liquidation period is. Don't even think about liquidating them in a few months."

Huang Yusheng chuckled and said, "That's not difficult. I'll give you 60 million after dismantling it in a few days, how about that?"

Qin Dong: "..."

He originally wanted to borrow 100 million.

After all, Huang Yusheng wouldn't lend him money, so he didn't believe Huang Yusheng would really help him.

He quickly replied, "Thanks, brother, but dismantling so many privately is a bit of a hassle. How about doing it under the company's name?"

If Huang Yusheng and his gang dare to cheat him, he won't pay them back!
(End of this chapter)