Shi Fan hesitated, then finally spoke, "Mr. Su, shouldn't you discuss this with the other shareholders first..."
Su Ming: ...
He suddenly realized Shi Fan's recent point of contention.
Every time Shi Fan made a decision, he had to first convince their group of investors. Even as an investor himself, if he wanted to target Ou Minghan now, he had to consult the opinions of the other investors.
Su Ming asked Shi Fan to leave, and then made a video call to Zhan Li and Jin Kaiyuan. The three of them held a small meeting.
After Su Ming stated his opinion, Zhan Li and Jin Kaiyuan both showed expressions of disapproval.
"Su Ming," Zhan Li frowned, "Are you planning to buy Qianbai yourself and run it? Qianbai is already in this state, why would you buy it?"
Su Ming was taken aback. He explained, "This is to cut our losses in time! Director Ye has already stated that as long as Qianbai still belongs to Ou Minghan, she will never let Qianbai off the hook. If we kick Ou Minghan out, won't we be able to save Qianbai?"
Jin Kaiyuan snorted, "Don't you know why we insisted on kicking Ou Minghan out of management back then? It's because he has a dark and twisted mind. He believes that anything that belongs to him must be destroyed if he cannot have it! Do you think he will willingly hand over his shares instead of finding a way to ruin Qianbai?"
"Even if Ou Minghan really hands over his shares, and he doesn't cause any damage, Qianbai and Taoxun are still competitors!" Zhan Li analyzed calmly. "The business scopes of the two companies overlap too much. To reverse Qianbai's disadvantage, a large amount of capital investment is still needed. In the end, we'll still be the second in the industry, so why bother? Besides, our juniors have investments in Taoxun. If Taoxun makes money, we also get a share. Why go the long way around?"
Su Ming was stunned. These words... did have some logic!
They also had investments in Taoxun. Why should he go to such lengths to revive Qianbai? But...
Su Ming said with some reluctance, "But we've already invested so much money in Qianbai, are we just going to let it go?"
"Of course, we can't just let it go. However, we can consider cutting our losses in a different way." Zhan Li suggested, "Su Ming, instead of lowering the stock price to acquire it cheaply, why don't we directly raise the stock price and sell all our shares to Ou Minghan? This way, we can not only recover our capital but also exit the situation, can't we?"
"Exactly!" Jin Kaiyuan sneered. "Others may not know, but the few of us do. Although Ou Minghan appears respectable on the surface, he secretly runs casinos and provides high-interest loans to small and medium-sized enterprises. Then, through various means, he forces them into bankruptcy, acquires them at a low price, and sells them at a high price. He has accumulated a lot of dirty money through this method!
He has always been reluctant to use his private funds, precisely because he wants to use this money to make a comeback!
So he is seeking investments everywhere, wanting to use our money to fight Taoxun to the death, so he can profit from it. He has calculated against us, so using his private funds to cut our losses is also 'returning the favor'!"
Su Ming's expression changed slightly. The difference between him and the other two was that he believed Qianbai could still be salvaged, while they intended to completely abandon Qianbai.
Truth be told, their method would result in smaller losses.
"However, tricking Ou Minghan into paying up won't be easy," Su Ming frowned.
"Then let's create a lot of buzz, make everyone think that Qianbai is booming, and fool Ou Minghan too!" Zhan Li said.
"Also, once the act is sufficient, we can pretend to sell our shares to Director Ye. Then Ou Minghan will definitely be anxious to snatch the shares and won't think too much about it!" Jin Kaiyuan said smugly.
The other two looked at him in surprise. This method... was too malicious!
"Is Director Ye willing to cooperate?" Zhan Li frowned.
"Director Ye is naturally willing to cooperate," Su Ming said confidently. "Director Ye's goal is to bring down Qianbai. We are giving him back a Qianbai that appears to have unlimited potential but is actually riddled with holes, and we are also taking away his comeback money. Isn't this also helping Director Ye?"
The other two nodded in agreement with his assessment. Su Ming felt a sense of relief and continued, "Alright, it's settled! I'll go find Shi Fan now and tell him to make Qianbai seem more lively!"
"Wait!" Zhan Li said, his expression changing slightly as if he had thought of something. "Su Ming, apart from the three of us and Shi Fan, don't tell anyone else about this! There's a mole within Qianbai!"
They were all aware that Ou Minghan had people hidden within Qianbai's management, who were constantly feeding Ou Minghan information.
However, Qianbai was facing a period of turmoil, and their entire focus was on competing with Taoxun, leaving them no time to catch the traitors. But,
Now, those moles, if used properly, could become their conduits, only relaying the information they wanted Ou Minghan to know.
The three quickly reached a consensus. They discussed some details, and suddenly Jin Kaiyuan seemed to think of something and said hesitantly, "Do we need to inform Director Ye about this matter?"
"No need," Su Ming said with a smile. "Director Ye is a smart person, she'll understand."
The video conference ended, and Su Ming immediately called Shi Fan, privately instructing him on some matters.
Soon, Qianbai Company suddenly became bustling.
A few days later, Feng Jie directly arrived at Ye Zhi's office. He said with a worried expression, "Director Ye, I've received some information from Ou Minghan, and I find it... very strange."
"Tell me," Ye Zhi said in a deep voice.
"It's like this..." Feng Jie frowned. "In the past two days, Qianbai's biggest investors, Su Ming and the others, have gathered the executives and held several meetings.
The general content of the meetings is that they will increase investment, build more warehouses than Taoxun, invest in larger mapping companies. If you cooperate with Nandou, they will contact the foreign NA Technology. Moreover, they will also do games. Qianbai has already started the project and is preparing to establish a dedicated game team, which is currently under research... xxs one
Basically, whatever Taoxun does, Qianbai will do the same. Director Ye, haven't your relations with Su Ming eased, and haven't you started cooperating? Why has it suddenly become so hostile?"
Ye Zhi listened patiently and felt a bit speechless.
This act by Su Ming and the others was a bit too... exaggerated, wasn't it?
Could this be what she was thinking?
"Wait a moment," Ye Zhi said, and then she checked Qianbai's stock price, immediately confirming her guess.
"Don't pay attention to them," Ye Zhi's lips twitched. "These old foxes are planning to trap someone!"
"You mean..." Feng Jie suddenly understood, his eyes widening. "This is a trap set for Ou Minghan? But Ou Minghan is very suspicious, he won't believe it so easily."