"Are you sure their bottom line is as high as three hundred million? Can they really come up with three hundred million in cash?" Sun Zhengyi asked with a hint of doubt over the phone.
"I'm very sure!" Xiao Ma Ge said. "I have a very reliable source of information, and I'm also sure that Huang He obtained a massive loan of one billion yuan last year. He has enough funds to fork out these three hundred million!"
"Is this Lianzhong Game really worth us spending three hundred million to buy it?" Sun Zhengyi asked again.
"Lianzhong Game alone isn't worth three hundred million, but if it's Lianzhong Game plus our QQ, then it's not worth three hundred million. This is a crucial transaction that concerns the future development of QQ," Xiao Ma Ge said.
"Alright, but with this, your shares in Tengda will be further diluted. Are you really willing?" Sun Zhengyi asked curiously.
"It doesn't matter. This will greatly increase Tengda's total market value. Besides, I believe Mr. Sun will not interfere with the company's operations!" Xiao Ma Ge said.
"Hahaha, good. The money will arrive tomorrow, and I will send my people to re-sign the investment equity agreement with you!" Sun Zhengyi said.
The money indeed arrived the next day. That afternoon, Xiao Ma Ge, Bao Yueqiao, and Leng Zhiruo all gathered in Lianzhong's reception hall. Since they had met before, Bao Yueqiao was very straightforward this time and invited both of them to bid in person, starting the auction directly.
"First, I've confirmed that Tengda can provide 200 million yuan in cash!" Bao Yueqiao coughed and began.
"Oh, Mr. Xiao Ma has great courage. Where did you get the money from?" Leng Zhiruo asked with a smile.
"That has nothing to do with Miss Leng, does it? Is Miss Leng still going to bid?" Xiao Ma Ge asked calmly.
"Yes, I'll offer 250 million. Are you still following?" Leng Zhiruo made a big move, increasing it by 50 million at once, with a very clear intention to kill Xiao Ma Ge with the huge price difference.
This is a very common tactic in auctions. When an item is being fiercely bid on, incremental bidding can easily lead people to get carried away, like boiling a frog in warm water, making bidders unconsciously shout out prices far exceeding their expectations.
On the other hand, shouting a high price at once will make those who want to haggle bit by bit regain their senses, calm down, and think carefully about whether they should continue bidding, thus abandoning irrational prices and allowing the transaction to occur at a relatively low price.
This is the tactic Leng Zhiruo was using.
"260 million!" Unfortunately, Xiao Ma Ge followed expressionlessly.
"270 million!" Leng Zhiruo gritted her teeth and shouted.
"280 million!" Xiao Ma Ge continued.
"..." This time it was Leng Zhiruo's turn to be silent. She sat on her chair and pondered for a long time, then said, "I'm going to the restroom," and got up to leave.
Just as she was about to reach the door, she suddenly said to Wang Danrou, "Danrou, didn't you just say you were going too?"
"Ah!" Wang Danrou was stunned for a moment, quickly got up, nodded, and followed Leng Zhiruo.
The two of them were gone for nearly half an hour, prompting Bao Yueqiao to joke about sending female employees to check if something was wrong. It was only then that Leng Zhiruo returned with Wang Danrou.
"290 million!" Leng Zhiruo's demeanor became extremely confident and spirited, her face full of smiles, completely different from her hesitant appearance just now.
It felt as if she had found a large sum of money.
"She must have gone to communicate with Huang He for more money and authority!" Xiao Ma Ge understood. Through the intelligence provided by Wang Danrou, an inside contact, Xiao Ma Ge knew very well that Leng Zhiruo was basically directed by Huang He, and all prices were decided by Huang He. Leng Zhiruo must have obtained Huang He's approval to use more funds.
So, should he continue?
This time it was Xiao Ma Ge's turn to hesitate. In his mind, three hundred million was the limit for Lianzhong Game. He absolutely would not go any higher.
Xiao Ma Ge pondered, then looked at his sister-in-law's shoes. They were a pair of exquisite high heels, very beautiful. Her feet were positioned in an inward-turning stance on the ground, which made Xiao Ma Ge make up his mind.
"Three hundred million!" he said.
"You will regret this! This company isn't worth that much. Whether you buy it or not is irrelevant!" Leng Zhiruo said, then stood up in anger and walked out of the reception hall at a brisk pace, as if she didn't want to stay there for another second.
"Sorry!" Wang Danrou quickly apologized to everyone, then followed her out. This left only Xiao Ma Ge sitting in the reception hall.
"It seems, Mr. Xiao Ma, from today onwards, we are family!" Bao Yueqiao said with a smile. He was extremely satisfied with the price of three hundred million yuan, more satisfied than he could possibly be. At least 120 million of this three hundred million would be distributed to him. In just a few days, he had become a millionaire. How could he not be satisfied?
"Yes, we are family!" Xiao Ma Ge also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Wang Danrou had used their prearranged code to tell him that Leng Zhiruo had reached her limit.
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Leng Zhiruo was truly furious. That night, she took a plane back to Wenzhou, surprising Wang Danrou, who had been planning to stay in the capital for another day. Wang Danrou could only follow Leng Zhiruo back to the company.
However, as soon as she reached the company's residential floor, Wang Danrou was informed that Leng Zhiruo was in a very bad mood and did not want to be disturbed that night. She just wanted to rest alone.
Oh, and a few days ago, Wang Danrou had also been moved. Her room had been changed from the one next to Leng Zhiruo to the farthest room from Leng Zhiruo.
The reason, of course, was the sound from below:
"Brother-in-law... Brother-in-law... Brother-in-law... Sis..." With a deliberately suppressed scream, the room finally returned to silence, but it was already in a mess.
From the bathroom to the sofa, and even to the desk, traces of something could be seen.
After a certain seal was broken, all obstacles between Huang He and Leng Zhiruo were removed. Leng Zhiruo's inner "little beast" was unleashed, and she clung to Huang He whenever she had the chance.
Well, this little beast was probably a fox.
"I say, Zhiruo, why do you call me brother-in-law?" Huang He said, holding Leng Zhiruo. "Didn't I tell you that you should call me husband?"
"What, does it make you uncomfortable when I call you brother-in-law?" Leng Zhiruo asked with a slight frown.
"Not really..." Huang He licked his lips. In fact, calling him brother-in-law was more stimulating than calling him husband. However, he was worried that Leng Zhiruo wouldn't like this title, as any woman would want to be a legitimate wife!
"Actually, I want to call you husband too, but I can't bring myself to do it. Because as soon as I open my mouth, my sister appears in my mind, as if she's accusing me of stealing her things!" Leng Zhiruo said, looking down. "So, brother-in-law, I think the word 'husband' should be left to my sister. I don't have the face to use that title!"
"You child... Then we won't get married, and you'll always call me brother-in-law in front of outsiders? In that case, your sister should also be unhappy! I think, even if she's up there, she'd want you, her sister, to live well," Huang He said, rolling his eyes.
"Forget it, brother-in-law. I can't let go of it right now. Can you give me some time to figure it out?" Leng Zhiruo still refused. Huang He didn't say anything more. After all, calling him brother-in-law was more stimulating. Why not?
"Brother-in-law!" At this moment, another call of "brother-in-law" came from the room. However, this was clearly not Leng Zhiruo's voice, but Wang Danrou's.
"She's started contacting her brother-in-law again!" Leng Zhiruo pouted. "Brother-in-law, doesn't this Wang Danrou have a crush on her brother-in-law!"
"Is that so? Then Xiao Ma Ge is quite blessed!" Huang He exclaimed, only to be lightly tapped on the head by Leng Zhiruo.
"Hey, Xiao Ma Ge being blessed is the same as saying I'm blessed!" Huang He argued.
"But Wang Danrou's sister is still alive! This shameless little slut!" Leng Zhiruo cursed. Huang He really wanted to retort but dared not.
"Brother-in-law, General Manager Leng is throwing a huge tantrum. It seems we really messed up their plans. She didn't even eat and locked herself in her room!" Wang Danrou's conversation came from the computer.
However, this time the eavesdropping was not done through a room eavesdropper, but by directly intercepting and listening to the mobile phone signals. This way, even if they were not in the room with eavesdroppers, any conversation Wang Danrou had with anyone would not escape Huang He and Leng Zhiruo's ears. It was truly inhumane.
The rest of the phone conversation wasn't worth mentioning. It was basically Xiao Ma Ge thanking Wang Danrou for helping him successfully lay the groundwork for Lianzhong, and then Xiao Ma Ge promising Wang Danrou a bonus of one million yuan, which Wang Danrou refused.
"This guy, she really thinks she helped her brother-in-law!" Leng Zhiruo chuckled. "She doesn't know that in reality, one of the accounts only had less than 100 million yuan from the beginning. Where would she get 300 million in cash from!"
"So, we should thank Wang Danrou too. Yes, you find an excuse to give her a few thousand yuan as a reward!" Huang He said with a smile.
This plan was a great success! They successfully used Wang Danrou, the sister-in-law, to transmit false information, causing Xiao Ma Ge to spend an extra three hundred million. This way, Tengda's funds should become tight again!
Then, it was time to proceed to the next step!