Fake Husband of the Glamorous CEO-Chapter 24 - 0: Take over the company

Gu Feng: "Then consider the money I made for your mom to be a thank you gift for helping me."

Lin Yue gave him a glance, took a hair clip out of her bag, and coiled up her wavy hair in a way that had its own charm.

She was ready to organize the items from her suitcase.

With great interest, she asked Gu Feng, "Do you really understand stocks, funds, and investment management?"

"Played with it for a while," Gu Feng replied as he looked at her pile of things. "Need help?"

Lin Yue, remembering the private items in her suitcase, thought of the clothes she placed in Gu Feng’s wardrobe the previous night.

Her face flushed, and she set some rules with Gu Feng: "No need, you go out first. From now on, without my permission, you’re not allowed to step into my room!"

"And you’re also not allowed to casually read any company contracts or proposals I leave around the house."

"Okay," Gu Feng nodded and straightforwardly asked, "Well, what if I have friends over, can I bring them to the house?"

Lin Yue pondered for a few seconds, "That’s fine, but there should be limits, and you can’t let people stay over or have drinking parties at the house."

After a pause, she added, "And, while we won’t interfere or inquire about each other’s private lives, if you go out drinking, there’s no need to come back in the middle of the night; I’m afraid it would disturb my sleep."

"You’re worried I’ll cause trouble if I’m drunk, right?" Gu Feng grinned, then said seriously, "Don’t worry about that. I drank quite a bit last night but didn’t cause any trouble."

Lin Yue: "Get out!"

Gu Feng, feeling slightly snubbed, closed the door behind him and then called Ye Wei.

As it turned out, they were all waiting at the private equity firm, waiting for Gu Feng to take over.

When Gu Feng arrived at the rented office building, it was located on about 200 square meters of workspace on the 29th floor of the most bustling CBD skyscraper in Pudong.

As he rode the elevator up, Ye Wei was having the legal representative and lawyer organize the company’s financial data and prepare a transfer agreement.

Gu Feng wasn’t in a hurry; standing by the floor-to-ceiling window with the companionship of Nie Yun, Guo Yunfan, and Liu Jin, he admired the bustling urban skyline of Binjiang beneath them.

"Nice location," Gu Feng said, pleased with the place.

Nie Yun smiled and said, "This lease was actually about to expire, but seeing that you, Feng, might be interested in giving it a go, brother here renewed it for another two years."

The office space in this location must not be cheap.

They had big dreams of growing and becoming more influential, and they chose such an impressive place in one go, only to be slapped down by reality.

Gu Feng patted Nie Yun on the shoulder and smiled: "For these two years’ rent, I’ll give you an extra 5% share of the fundraising in the future."

Nie Yun laughed bitterly: "I treat you like a real brother, and here you are, plotting to raid my wallet."

They were genuinely afraid of the stock market.

Indeed, they couldn’t cope with it.

Usually, they could have earned over ten million from stable dividends per year. After living it up for a few years, they only had thirty to forty million in liquid funds. But their greed led them to try for a big play.

Each of them invested twenty million for a total capital of two billion, and just when they did, they ran into a bear market. After severing an arm to get themselves out, each one ended up with only four to five hundred million!

Forget about the 5% share Gu Feng was offering; they would even have to think twice before investing in the 20% fundraising share.

The so-called fundraising share meant that before each operation, the company would sell its fund products externally to raise capital.

For example, if the company aimed to raise a hundred million, and if you had a 20% share, you could invest twenty million. If the short-term operation turned a profit, your dividend from the total pot would be calculated based on the share of the product you bought.

But if you incurred a loss, you would be hit hard!

If it were those famous private equity firms, people would be scrambling for these shares!

It’s just that Nie Yun hadn’t really seen Gu Feng play before and felt uncertain.

Yet as the "big brother" from their institution, if he asked, you’d have to comply even if it meant coughing up blood.

Nie Yun just hoped Feng wouldn’t cut too deep.

When Ye Wei came over, all the contracts were ready.

"From now on, my brother is your boss, call him Feng," he said.

The legal representative quickly bowed: "Brother Feng, my name is Li Ming, please command me as you see fit in the future."

Gu Feng nodded and approached the employees.

Whether they could stay on for work now depended on Gu Feng’s wishes.

There weren’t many employees left.

Just about twenty or so.

Li Ming himself was a seasoned manager, and without this experience, he wouldn’t have been able to register the company and become the legal representative.

When Ye Wei and the others withdrew their investment, the company didn’t close right away.

Since the rent was paid for a full year, they decided to leave it to Li Ming to lead these employees to seek clients, raise funds, and sustain the team.

But Li Ming’s abilities in the industry were limited, which resulted in sluggish sales of the company’s products, hardly enough to keep the business afloat.

Gu Feng glanced at the employees and said: "I don’t like those who betray from within. In my time working in this field, I’ve encountered many employees who secretly sell company insider information and harm the company’s interests. So, I uphold one principle: once you join us, you’re part of the crew."

"Now, I’m giving you an opportunity to show your loyalty. Transfer all the liquid funds you can mobilize into the company’s account. The higher the amount someone contributes, the larger the share they will hold in the employees’ periodic distributions."

Some employees started hesitating.

Gu Feng continued: "Anyone unwilling to do so, go to finance now to settle your salary."

Out of the twenty employees on site, immediately seven or eight of them headed to the finance room.

They had been through the battle where Ye Wei and the others operated with two billion and lost it all!

And now you want them to go all in?

Everyone had his own calculations.

"Boss, all I have is 170,000, and it’s already been transferred to the company account," one employee showed his phone message as proof right there on the spot.

Where there was one, there was another.

"Boss, I only have a little over 70,000 in total, is that okay?"

The employment environment was tough, with high rates of competition and elimination.

Leaving here, they might not find work for half a year or even a year, by which time the money they had wouldn’t last.

So it was better to take the leap and stay.

After all, Gu Feng had Guo Yunfan, the grandson of the local tycoon, standing behind him. The sports cars parked downstairs by these people, any one, were probably worth more than all of these employees put together, so it was unlikely they would scam and run.