Darkstone Code-Chapter 924 - 922: Cunning Seizure and Ruthless Appropriation

Chapter 924: Chapter 922: Cunning Seizure and Ruthless Appropriation

Seizing opportunities and possessions.

This world doesn’t have such an idiom, but it holds the same principle.

Capital expansion is the most typical example of seizing opportunities and possessions, using every means to strengthen oneself.

Lynch’s assets, after nearly three years of development, are about to reach their limit. No matter how hard he tries next, the speed of asset growth will not only fail to accelerate but will also slow down.

This arises from the vigilance of other capitalists and consortiums; they need to guard against Lynch’s "appetite" growing so big that he wants to swallow everything.

And this is why most capitalists join or form consortiums after reaching a certain scale of assets.

What can’t be done by one person can be achieved by two, three, or five people, as long as the number is sufficient.

Future Light was born for this reason, using Every Moment as its first meal of nourishment, nurturing this newborn consortium seed.

When everyone is closely united around Future Light Investment Company and Lynch because of its profits, and everyone works toward a common goal, the consortium is born.

Every Moment must definitely be taken, especially now that the opportunity is so rare. It can be said that Every Moment has shed its shell, leaving only what needs to be looted.

Lynch did not continue to disturb the president’s contemplation; he could give the other party more time, with multiple complex and volatile things hidden in his calm eyes, changing rapidly.

Strictly speaking, whether the president agrees or disagrees now doesn’t matter much.

Because he has no offspring, according to the Federation’s inheritance law, an illegitimate child does not have the right to inherit—

This is also one of the bills pushed for legislation by capitalists to avoid potential debts left after a night of pleasure.

Various illegitimate children are scattered throughout the Federation. The wealthy can enjoy a night with just a little money without wanting to be burdened by subsequent issues. Thus, the Federation’s inheritance law stipulates that illegitimate children do not have inheritance rights.

Unless the illegitimate child receives recognition from the wealthy and their nominal and actual wife, and judicial confirmation, they have the right to inherit.

He has no heir, and his nephew is a foreigner, so the Federation’s judicial institutions will create sufficient obstacles for this case, maximizing opportunities to keep the president’s money within the Federation.

If someone reveals that the president’s misfortune was caused by his nephew, then the court has the right to retain the shares in his hands.

As for how to handle it afterward, that will be up to the company’s board of directors to discuss and decide.

In general, in such incidents, the simplest and most common approach is to establish a foundation with those shares. Using some of the president’s usual statements to find some goals he wishes to achieve as the foundation’s objectives for operation.

Then, strip its voting rights, and the equity held by the remaining shareholders will be amplified; this method is most common.

It’s like a rich man suddenly dies, leaving a massive fortune not inherited by his relatives but instead benefiting his cat!

Millions of funds flow into the foundation, with fifty percent of the profits as the private wealth of this cat.

Everyone knows that cats don’t live long, and soon the cat dies.

Since the cat leaves no direct descendants to verify lineage, the money goes to the servant caring for the cat and the foundation...

Of course, this is just an individual case, and one should believe in the federation’s judicial and financial fairness; there’s absolutely no issue here.

The president inadvertently glances up, noticing something flickering in Lynch’s gaze. Lynch also takes note of his glance, and the two exchange a look for a moment.

"Mr. Lynch, I have a... small idea."

Lynch displays utmost gentlemen-like demeanor, nodding, "Please, I’m listening."

See, how polite and civilized, simply a model for young people in the Federation — he is inherently a young leader.

"I know you have a company, Future Light Investment Company. What I mean is, can I use the shares I have in exchange for shares in Future Light Investment Company?"

"I don’t want money; you should also know my situation by now. To me, wealth no longer holds the same significance as it did; I now seek only a stable life."

Lynch nods without hesitation, "Of course, but the ratio needs some additional adjustment. How many shares of Every Moment do you still have in your hands?"

Once the president made a decision, he became very relaxed, "About twenty-five percent or so."

Lynch nods slightly, adding in the twenty percent he has already transferred, that’s forty-five percent.

Perhaps he hasn’t spoken the truth; maybe he’s hiding some, at least three to five percent.

But such a small amount of stock becomes not so important before holding more than forty percent.

"I can offer you three and a half percent of shares in exchange for ten percent of yours, with the remaining fifteen percent as capital increase."

The President wished he could take a pen and stick it into his ear to see if there was something wrong with it. No matter how bad Every Moment was, isn’t 25% of the shares worth at least 200 million?

10% is 80 million, which can only exchange for 3.5% of the shares, averaging the price per 1% of shares at about 30 million, implying the company’s total market value is 3 billion?

The President didn’t quite understand the calculation method. He could only calculate based on what he believed, and it seemed quite a loss no matter how he looked at it.

It was quite a torturous process. He licked his somewhat dry lips, "5%, is that possible?"

His tone carried a touch of plea following the compromise.

Lynch sat unmoved, with the persistent smile on his face. He shrugged slightly, "You can refuse."

The President’s face was full of conflict, looking as if he couldn’t decide. Lynch then provided a brief explanation.

"Sunshine Investment Company will not go public in the future, nor will it issue more shares. In other words, 3.5 is permanently 3.5. If you don’t sell, it will always be 3.5."

"The bigger the company gets, the greater the tangible wealth that 3.5 magnifies into. You should know, besides me, what’s in your hands is enough for you to be labeled a ’major shareholder’!"

Future Light Investment Company is essentially not an entity industry. It’s just a company investing everywhere, or more like a foundation, so it doesn’t need to be listed.

Of course, to avoid the necessary risks, Lynch allowed the company’s stocks to be traded privately.

Upon hearing Lynch’s words, the President felt a little better.

If the company doesn’t go public and doesn’t issue more shares, then his shares basically maintain a constant value.

The more profits Sunshine Investment Company makes, the more returns he will get.

Seeing that the President seemed to still need some "help," Lynch brought up some events he encountered before coming here.

"Mr. President, you might not know this, but Mr. Sanchez has already arranged for someone to take the fall. Such a serious matter occurred, and the pressure from the investigation bureau is enormous."

"To conclude the case as soon as possible, they accepted the confessor’s statements. Now, the incident your family encountered is only considered a common home invasion and murder case."

"Moreover, this case and your encounter have already been separated, which is one reason why I could come in so smoothly."

He lied again, but it wasn’t completely a lie.

Sanchez offended the Federation’s judicial institutions. The Security Committee found him and warned him privately that if he continued to cause chaos within the Federation, he’d never go home again in his lifetime.

Perhaps out of some considerations, Sanchez arranged for someone to voluntarily surrender and take the blame for the home invasion and family massacre at the wealthy villa, which is now entering the judicial process.

After all, a massacre case, especially involving a wealthy family, had caused too negative an impact on society, even though the deceased were not from the Federation.

But the impact remained, with many wealthy individuals calling heads of various departments, hoping for a quick resolution.

Some even called the President, hoping to see the case closed soon.

This resulted in the outcome where the Federation needed stability. With someone willing to confess, it was a relief.

As for the perpetrators, they might be sentenced to a thousand years in prison, eventually dying of old age behind bars, unless they chose to break out.

As for the other side, the President’s ordeal was seen as an isolated incident. Since the perpetrator only brutally tormented the President without killing him, the investigation bureau deemed the assailant to be rational, and not dangerously mad.

While the media paid significant attention to these situations, the executives downplayed the treatment the President of Every Moment received.

After all, they weren’t Federation citizens, and linking these cases together was too likely to cause social security unrest. Under various "schemes," people’s attention was diverted to the home invasion and family massacre.

After hearing Lynch’s words, the President felt a slight tingle on his scalp. He stopped hesitating, "I agree to your terms, Mr. Lynch. Please have the lawyer come as soon as possible..."

Distributing equity among various anonymous holding companies poses significant drawbacks, and those drawbacks had now emerged.

Simply transferring shares required too many procedures and needed Financial Supervisory Commission personnel to witness on site.

Considering the President’s current physical condition, it also required personnel from the Ministry of Justice to be present to prove that the President made the decision in a conscious state and without coercion.

The entire process lasted over four hours, until almost closing time in the evening, when all procedural matters were finally resolved.

Watching Lynch deliver Every Moment’s representative shares to the person at the bank for safekeeping, the President’s heart nearly shattered.

Truly, a lifetime of hard work now, for the sake of survival, was almost given away for nothing. Such pain is hard for others to understand!

The Financial Supervisory Commission personnel still thanked Lynch, reminding him to submit shareholder changes and halt trading at the earliest convenience.

After seeing everyone off, Lynch walked to the bedside and extended his hand, "You made a wise decision, Mr. President."