Reborn with Consumption System-Chapter 644 - 280: Deception and Turning Tigers Against Wolves Part 3
"What?!"
Gao Diaomao's eyes bulged, and he let out a cry of surprise, unable to keep his composure or pretend any longer.
He urgently asked back, "Mr. Han, are you serious?"
Han Lie shrugged nonchalantly. "I generally don't joke about this. You know nothing about high-end financial plays."
Despite the insult, Gao Diaomao only felt a surge of thrilled surprise.
2.5 billion is freaking awesome!
With that much money, what great things could he do?!
He hurriedly confirmed, "Mr. Han, how much can we get our hands on? The cost must be pretty high, right?"
Han Lie deliberately pondered for a moment as if calculating, and finally gave a figure that made Gao Diaomao grin from ear to ear—
"Let's say 2 billion! About 20% in costs. I won't take a penny in brokerage fees, but we need to bring in a third party for credit enhancement."
Damn!
Deal!
Gao Diaomao was instantly excited.
It wasn't that he was easy to deceive, but rather anyone would be crippled by such an offer.
Han Lie first used 'shares' to align himself with Gao Diaomao, forming a community of interest. Then he lured him with the bait of turning a land parcel worth 1 billion into 2 billion in cash—who could resist that?
Gao Diaomao was laughing so hard he was almost splitting at the seams. He immediately made a decision.
"Mr. Han, do we have a deal? The day the project lands is the day I sign the share transfer agreement!"
Han Lie nodded with a smile. "The plan has been in my head for a while. Just have the shares ready."
Gao Diaomao gritted his teeth and made up his mind resolutely.
"Mr. Han, the matter with the shares is really not easy to handle, mainly because I don't have that much cash, so I'm going to need your help later on..."
"Oh?"
"Would you mind spreading the word in our circles—that Gao Yuan Real Estate's debt ratio is too high, its ability to pay off debt is worrying, and the project itself doesn't have any major selling points, lacking the conditions to create an ABS project..."
What the fuck?!
Han Lie was momentarily stunned. When he came to his senses, he couldn't help but marvel.
Gao Diaomao, you're truly ruthless... So ruthless you'd turn the knife on your own people?
The old Diaomao's method was understandable—he wanted to forcibly create a crisis for the company to lower the stock's value and kick out the minor shareholders.
The ultimate goal, of course, was to obtain that 20% of the stock at the lowest cost.
Gao Diaomao, feeling Han Lie's gaze on him, gave a bitter smile, shook his head, and sighed.
"Mr. Han, it's not that I'm unscrupulous. Once you personally deal with a few of my shareholders, you'll understand everything.
"I've done my utmost to be fair to them, and I've made them a lot of money over the years. But how have they treated me?
"Fighting for power and profit in the company, creating an atrocious atmosphere, and even constantly scheming to oust me...
"Instead of continuing to collaborate with creatures that never know satisfaction or gratitude, it's better to transfer the shares to you. A shareholder like you, who only collects dividends, doesn't meddle in management, and can offer tremendous help, is the very force that will keep Gao Yuan Real Estate moving forward to greater heights!"
Heh heh.
Han Lie's expression remained unmoved, almost amused.
Just listen and enjoy it; there's no need to take it too seriously. After all, the fish had bitten, the meat had been marinated, and the eel had entered the cave—what harm was there in letting him brag and be happy for a couple of days?!
Han Lie had taken such a large detour, determined to get the shares of Gao Diaomao's company, and it certainly wasn't just to take over his nest.
Some people, you don't need to force them; they'll take the risk themselves.
If you then encourage and pressure them further...
See? He's getting desperate now, isn't he?!
Gao Diaomao was too sly and too cautious. It was easy to rob him, but finding a flaw that would completely bring him down was difficult.
Therefore, Han Lie, the master tactician, took an unorthodox approach, employing the stratagems of 'deceiving the heavens to cross the sea' and 'making a tiger devour a wolf.'
Gao Yuan Real Estate had a total of six major shareholders—
Gao Diaomao and his wife held 38.5%;
Someone surnamed Lin held 18%;
The executive deputy general manager, Director Zhang, in charge of construction production, held 13.5%;
The director in charge of marketing, advertising, and public relations, Director Hu, held 12.2%;
A mysterious company held 6%;
A certain Hong Kong-funded company held 11%.
Gao Diaomao definitely wouldn't let go of his own shares. Similarly, the 11% held by the Hong Kong-funded company, which was Gao Shen's, were definitely going to be kept hidden.
Among the rest, whom could Gao Diaomao touch?
No matter who it was, it would be a tough battle.
What's more frightening was that Han Lie directly demanded 20%, hitting the most uncomfortable spot. It wasn't enough to go after just one person; at least two would have to be targeted!
If Gao Diaomao were willing to pay up and buy back the shares at a fair price, then there might be room to negotiate.
But clearly, he was not willing!
Plus, with the negative news "helpfully" released by Han Lie, the shareholders would definitely harbor intense dissatisfaction with Gao Diaomao.
Once a company starts to develop huge cracks from within, it isn't far from death.
If Han Lie wanted to harm Gao Yuan Real Estate from the outside, then the other four major shareholders were actually his enemies and Gao Diaomao's comrades.
Now, on the contrary.
Brother Lie was Gao Diaomao's comrade, and those four were the enemies!
Interesting, isn't it?
And what's even more interesting is what's coming next…
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