Those Years When I Was Forced to Top the Forbes List

Chapter 115 The Battle of Baosteel Begins

silence.

Then it was deafening.

"Ah—!! You dare hit me?"

Luo Min rushed forward, ready to attack.

A few seconds later, Yu Chunyan and Luo Min were separated by a great distance, and Chen Xuebing stood in front of his mother, with a scratch on his face.

He deliberately let Luo Min scratch him. After all, there were so many police officers present, and it would be unwise for his mother to make the first move. He had to make it a fight so that Luo Min wouldn't have any chance to take advantage of the situation.

"Enough!! Get out!"

Yu Chunyin pulled Luo Min and walked out.

"Leave?" Luo Min's eyes were red as she abruptly shook off Yu Chunyin. "Now, let's get this straight about the land! I want a separation from you, a divorce!"

Yu Chunyin was so angry that he laughed.

"Splitting the family property? Fine! Ask away! Ask me clearly, and explain to me the 360 million you lent to Luo Hong! Give me back the money!"

The police officers nearby were too afraid to stand by and try to break up the fight.

One minute it's 280 million, the next it's 360 million, isn't that a huge amount?
What kind of families do they come from?
Hearing Yu Chunyin's threat, Luo Min was no longer intimidated. Looking at Chen Xuebing in front of her, she recalled the humiliation she had suffered in the past six months, and waves of anger surged into her mind.

"Take it all back! Luo Hong has cash, it's easy to get! Where's the money? Make this little swindler give it back to me!"

"Ah."

Suddenly, a cold laugh rang out.

Chen Xuebing approached Luo Min, looked directly at her, and said calmly:

"Are you mistaken? The money for the land was paid by Mr. Hong, not you. It's only 280 million for a piece of land. If you don't want it, Mr. Hong and I can both take it. I'll settle this with Mr. Hong."

"You? What right do you have to ask for it! Whose money are you taking?! You don't have any money at all! You just swindled it all from that idiot Yu Chunyin!" Luo Min was already hysterical; she simply didn't believe Chen Xuebing had any money.

Chen Xuebing didn't even have time to laugh.

Upon hearing this, he didn't even turn his head. He quickly raised his hand, making a brilliant prediction, and stopped his mother from rushing up again.

"You bitch! Who are you calling Yu Chunyin! Are you even a man? You'll just listen when I insult you?"

Luo Min almost got slapped again.

She dared to curse Yu Chunyin because Yu Chunyin had never laid a hand on her, but now, seeing the daring and outspoken Yu Chunyan rushing towards her, she finally shut up.

Yu Chunyin did not lay a hand on her.

But his heart had turned to ice, and his expression returned to calm.

"Sister, you don't need to say anything more, I'm determined to get a divorce."

After hearing this, Chen Xuebing felt relieved and turned to look at Hong Yongqiang.

"Mr. Hong, do you want that land? If you don't, I'll give you 280 million, I'll take it."

Hong Yongqiang looked somewhat embarrassed and exchanged a glance with Yu Chunyin.

He wasn't against wanting the land; he and Yu Chunyin both agreed that the land's value would rise. Moreover, after buying the land, he was also keeping an eye on land prices in Shenzhen. There was a plot of land in Longgang with a similar location and size that would be put up for auction at the end of the year, with a much higher price, close to 400 million.

However, this land belongs to Yu Chunyin, so his decision doesn't count.

The two were old friends, and they exchanged information at a glance.

Really divorcing?

Truly separated.

Having confirmed Yu Chunyin's meaning, Hong Yongqiang spoke:

"Luo Min, you don't need to worry about the land anymore. I'll take the land. Everyone can be my witnesses. This debt is settled, and I'll return the IOU to Lao Yu."

Luo Min looked astonished; she hadn't expected Hong Yongqiang to mention 280 million so casually.

280 million is definitely not an easy sum for Hong Yongqiang, even though he's relatively wealthy.

She got it.

This place doesn't exist at all; it's a scam.

"Fine, fine, I knew it. You guys conspired to fool me." Luo Min nodded and laughed, already looking like a madman.

Chen Xuebing was too lazy to prove anything to her anymore. Once his uncle got divorced, this person meant nothing to him anymore.

He pushed Luo Min aside and picked up the bag from the ground.

"Uncle, this money is yours. Since you want a divorce, I'll keep it for you for now."

Yu Chunyin's eyes had turned cold, and he no longer refused the 33 yuan. He nodded and said, "I will transfer another 120 million yuan to you tomorrow. As agreed, we will invest in Baosteel warrants. If we lose money, you can keep half for me."

"No! That's joint property!"

Luo Ming had just shouted when Yu Chunyin raised his hand.

“You know how much money you have. Since you lent out that 360 million, it’s all yours. Everything else has nothing to do with you. I will also have custody of the girl. If you disagree and want to sue, I guarantee you won’t get that much. And you won’t get a single penny from the project your brother is working on.”

Luo Min was stunned.

If it really comes to divorce, she doesn't know how to argue her case.

She knew her family's income perfectly well over the years. After a rough calculation, apart from the car and a small villa, the total amount was no more than 180 million. She knew that Yu Chunyin had about 100 million in one of her bank accounts, and even if there was some other savings, the total amount couldn't possibly exceed 150 million.

She still had more than 30 yuan in private savings, which Yu Chunyin had no idea about. If you calculate it this way, she would definitely get more than the 400 million yuan.

"Okay! See you at the Civil Affairs Bureau Monday morning!" Luo Min shouted and left immediately, as if afraid that Yu Chunyin would regret it.

With a bang, the door slammed shut, and the private room fell silent once more.

Everyone was stunned.

So...they're really getting a divorce?
But after a period of silence, perhaps still shaken by Luo Min's hysteria and the cold-bloodedness of separating the family, no one offered any advice.

Chen Xuebing chuckled dryly: "It's just a matter of a few million, why make such a big fuss? Let's eat."

……

The atmosphere became somewhat awkward due to this farce.

After the dinner, Yu Chunyan calmed down considerably, repeatedly apologizing to everyone and seeing them off to their cars.

Hong Yongqiang saw Yu Chunyin standing in front of the car, seemingly lost, and walked over to him.

"He's probably at home packing right now. Come on, let's go to my place and have a couple of drinks."

"Come to my place."

Chen Xuebing, hands on his hips, said, "My company has beds. Why don't you just stay here for the next couple of days and experience the taste of money? It'll help you regain your fighting spirit."

Yu Chunyin glanced at him: "Easy for you to say. What about Yu Xinxin? If I don't go back, her mother will probably say something about me."

Chen Xuebing laughed: "You still care what she says? In a few years, Yu Xinxin will go to university and enter society. If you really want to keep her, you'd better focus on making money."

These words silenced the two old men for a moment.

After a while, Hong Yongqiang patted Yu Chunyin on the back.

He's right.

……

For the next two days, Yu Chunyin was in New York 45.

The office was bustling with people coming and going. Chen Xuebing worked during the day and spent his evenings with his uncle.

Yu Chunyin stayed in that small room the whole time, and except for one time when she went to the bank to make a payment, she almost never came out.

This process was not easy for either Yu Chunyan or Chen Xuebing.

Yu Chunyan was worried that her younger brother wasn't eating well, so she cooked dishes every day, packed them in lunchboxes, and brought them to Yu Chunyin to keep him company and talk to him. She didn't even have time to care about how her son's huge company was doing.

On Saturday morning, Chen Xuebing received a phone call from Xinxin. His usually obedient and sensible younger sister cried and questioned him about why he had encouraged their parents to divorce. The words she said were very hurtful, and it was undoubtedly Luo Min who had taught her to do so.

Yu Chunyin was also scolded by her daughter several times. Yu Xinxin said that if they insisted on getting a divorce, she would live with her mother.

Chen Xuebing didn't dare to offer any advice at all. Yu Chunyin almost gave in as well.

But he tossed and turned in Chen Xuebing's bed for a long time on the weekend night, sighing many times. On Monday morning, he got up at five or six o'clock, made a cup of coffee, gulped it down in a few mouthfuls, and prepared to go out.

At that moment, Chen Xuebing was quietly watching the sunrise in front of the French windows. Hearing the noise, he turned around and asked:
"You want to go back?"

Yu Chunyin was startled.

"You look like a ghost, why didn't you go back to sleep?"

"You think I don't want to go back? My mom told me to wait for you at the company! Have you thought it through? Are you going to divorce me or not?"

"Leave! I'm going back to get my ID!"

Seeing his resolute expression, Chen Xuebing felt quite pleased, yet also somewhat puzzled.

He couldn't help but recall the scene of his divorce in his previous life, when there were no children to hold him back, and it was much quieter than this.

The similarity is that every divorce is like losing a piece of your own flesh.

My uncle lost 360 million this time, but I lost even more in my previous life.

Let alone the marriages of the powerful, even for people of moderate wealth like them, the consequences of a single bad marriage are enormous.

Men really need to protect themselves.

However, he still envied his uncle, at least he had him to help him make a comeback.

"150 million, really all invested in Baosteel warrants?"

Yu Chunyin turned around in surprise: "Isn't it 153 million?"

Chen Xuebing's mouth twitched. He really wanted to give him the middle finger, but then he laughed. His uncle had probably been calculating how much money he had left these past few days. In this situation, he was still so bold as to throw so much money into the business. He deserved to have made money back then.

"Then hurry back! If you come back late, you'll lose everything!"

"Leave me some! Set the stop-loss line at half, I'm really out of money!"

Chen Xuebing raised an eyebrow: "Really gone? How about we invest a million?"

Yu Chunyin shook his head: "The Yuzhong construction site hasn't been settled yet, there's still some outstanding payment. There's also the third construction site. By the way, do you want to take on the third construction site?"

Chen Xuebing didn't really want to accept the offer, but seeing his uncle's haggard appearance, he softened.

"How much have you done so far?"

"Not much, at most one or two million units, and they haven't even reported on the progress of Phase One."

How much of the factory area has been disturbed?

"It hasn't started yet. The initial site preparation work is extensive, including road construction. They don't have the money, so they're dragging their feet. However, getting rid of Luo Hong is a problem. They need cash, and Luo Min will definitely cause trouble for you."

When Chen Xuebing heard that the factory area hadn't been touched for two months, he became interested.

"Didn't you already borrow money?"

"It wasn't long ago that I borrowed it."

After a moment's thought, Chen Xuebing made a decision.

"Immediately have people seal off the factory area and prevent them from making any moves!"

Yu Chunyin chuckled upon hearing this.

“I had people seal it off that very night. Luo Min doesn’t understand engineering. She thought that once she signed the contract, the whole project would belong to Luo Hong. Now she must be regretting it. She’s even arguing with me about breach of contract fees. Otherwise, why do you think she’s been having Yu Xinxin call me every day?”

"Then you probably won't be able to get a divorce today."

"Hmph, whether she divorces him or not, Luo Hong won't get anything. If she doesn't divorce him, she can forget about getting a single penny in the future. I think she'll think it through and get a divorce."

The henpecked uncle stood up.

Chen Xuebing couldn't help but smile: "That's what makes a man handsome."

……

At eight o'clock in the morning, before my uncle's trip to the Civil Affairs Bureau had even begun, another major battle was about to unfold.

Chen Xuebing logged into his account on Liu Zengcheng's computer.

727 million.

It originally had 810 million.

Chen Xuebing raised 63 yuan, of which 30 yuan was transferred to Xu Jin's connections and 33 yuan was given to his uncle.

In addition, I spent 20 yuan to open a VIP seat at CITIC Securities.

"CITIC Securities Chongqing Eight Kilometers"

Eight Kilometers is a place name; the securities department is located on Eight Kilometers Road.

With this seat channel, you can have priority when placing buy orders, and you can trade before retail investors by submitting orders at the same price.

At 8:10, the securities account settlement system went online, and the 153 million that had been deposited over the weekend arrived. The account was refreshed and the balance became 8.8 million.

"Mr. Chen!"

"Good morning, Mr. Chen!"

"Mr. Chen, shall I make you a cup of tea?" The new receptionist, Yin Xin, saw Chen Xuebing sitting in front of the computer and came over with a sweet smile to greet him.

Chen Xuebing waved his hand and laughed, "No need, I'm full from tea. How about a cup of hot milk?"

"It seems the company doesn't have any. I'll go downstairs and buy some for you. Do you like to drink milk in the morning? I'll buy you a lot."

"Ah."

Yin Xin ran off in her high heels.

Chen Xuebing watched her retreating figure with a satisfied look in his eyes.

Wu Zisheng made a good choice. This girl is attractive, has a strong professional vibe, and her silhouette in a skirt suit is very eye-catching. She also has a sharp mind.

The company still needs a few beautiful women; they'll be more motivated to work.

People kept arriving; Liu Zengcheng and Wu Zisheng both came, but Xu Jin was late.

Chen Xuebing was somewhat worried. He had just transferred 300,000 yuan to the account provided to him. Would they run away with it?
A licensed fund manager shouldn't be so likely to swindle 300,000 yuan.

At 8:30, the person arrived.

He rushed in and started yelling.

"Mr. Chen! The price has changed!"

Chen Xuebing felt much more relaxed when he saw Xu Jin come in: "I know, the exchange's reference price is 0.688."

The news that was just released in the last two days has caused the market to react so enthusiastically that Baosteel paid 0.1 yuan for warrants, which then rose to 0.688.

These warrants were originally intended to subsidize market shareholders and were used for share reform. Baosteel did not want to distribute shares like other companies, so it paid 3.8 million yuan to distribute warrants as a way to subsidize circulating market shareholders.

At first, many people were not buying it, but now that the 1 cent has become 68 cents, the shareholders are all smiling.

Chen Xuebing was somewhat flustered.

Since the exercise price has been announced at 4.5 yuan, and the current stock price is 4.62 yuan, theoretically, the current value of this warrant is the price difference of 0.12 yuan.

However, the market is driven by emotions; as long as someone is willing to take over, it can be speculated on.

"It's not just 0.688!" Xu Jin's expression was extremely serious: "Many big investors are saying they're going to sweep the market above one yuan today. In addition, I've received information that institutions have also raised their bids to one yuan!"

Chen Xuebing was then taken aback.

"Is the source reliable?"

Xu Jin's expression was very confident: "The emotions are just too high. If we don't bid above one dollar today, we won't get a single chip!"

What was the daily limit price today?

"The price limits for warrants are very complex, as they are related to both the underlying security and the warrant's price. Calculated, today's upper limit price should be 1.263! We're probably only able to play at this high level!"

(End of this chapter)