Chapter 184 Investor's Vision

An employee asked, "President Li, does that mean your decision to keep those twenty percent of shares in Leng Mian Gu Niang was truly farsighted and prescient! Meng Chang lost out big time when he sold his forty percent!"

Li Shi smiled proudly, "Not quite."

"Do you think my retaining these shares was a coincidence? Of course not!"

"President Pei must have tacitly approved my keeping these shares!"

"President Pei's requirement was that Tengda must acquire more than seventy percent of Leng Mian Gu Niang's shares, or he wouldn't have touched this mess."

The employee asked again, "But Meng Chang could have refused to sell."

Li Shi smiled slightly, "That's a simple matter of psychological game theory."

"Given that President Pei always keeps his word, saying he'd acquire seventy percent meant he would acquire seventy percent. At the time, I held less than forty percent of the shares, Meng Chang held more than forty percent, and other investors held less than thirty percent combined. And I would never sell those twenty-odd percent."

"In other words, there were only two possible outcomes for me and Meng Chang: first, neither of us sold, and everyone got nothing. Second, I didn't sell, but he did. In that case, whether Leng Mian Gu Niang would make money in the future was uncertain, but at least he got money in the present."

"Did he have a choice?"

"Fuhui Capital is a large and established company. Losing these shares wouldn't be a significant loss. Meng Chang was in debt, so getting some money sooner rather than later would allow him to pay it off sooner. Why would he challenge me?"

"Moreover, it's precisely because we have a close working relationship with President Pei that he tacitly allowed us to retain these twenty-odd percent of shares. Others can't replicate this maneuver!"

The others suddenly understood and nodded in agreement.

Someone couldn't help but think of President Pei's game called *Struggle*, where the so-called "rich mindset" and "poor mindset" were fully displayed.

Many people describe the rich mindset and poor mindset as a difference in intelligence between the rich and the poor, but that's not the case. It's more like an inevitable result of the objective environment.

In other words, it's not that people become rich because they have a so-called rich mindset, but because they are already rich, they can think about problems with a so-called rich mindset.

Just like the shares of Leng Mian Gu Niang.

Wouldn't Meng Chang know the potential value of these shares in the future?

Other investors in the capital might not know President Pei well, but Meng Chang definitely knew how terrifying President Pei was.

But when only one person could keep the shares between Meng Chang and Li Shi, Meng Chang still had to choose to sell, simply because his ability to bear risk was not on the same level as Li Shi's.

Similarly, the rich can use the so-called "rich mindset" to think about problems because they have enough ability to bear risk, while the poor don't have this ability to bear risk. Naturally, they can't force themselves to think with the so-called "rich mindset" and can only focus on the immediate petty gains.

The employees of Fuhui Capital obviously understood this, but what they specifically thought would vary from person to person.

Perhaps they would sigh and lament the injustice of the world, or perhaps they would be determined never to let themselves fall into such a predicament where they had no choice.

An employee gave a thumbs-up and praised, "President Li, now I understand even better what you said before, 'Investing is actually investing in people!'"

"Acquiring and retaining the shares of Leng Mian Gu Niang was an excellent investment, but the prerequisite for this investment to succeed was establishing a good working relationship with President Pei!"

"Otherwise, even if we saw this investment opportunity, we wouldn't be able to act on it."

"So, your most successful investment was seeing President Pei's excellence before Tengda Group developed and cooperating and befriending him as early as possible, gaining President Pei's friendship!"

"Sure enough, we still have a lot to learn from your investment philosophy!"

It had to be said, there were always flatterers everywhere.

But Li Shi wasn't angry because this employee's flattery had style and level.

It wasn't the awkward kind of flattery, but it hit Li Shi's proudest point, making him very comfortable.

As Tengda Group grew stronger, Li Shi increasingly felt that his previous estimation of President Pei was still too small.

He had a feeling that investing in President Pei early enough would be the thing he would brag about the most in the future!

Of course, this investment was broad. Gaining President Pei's friendship was also a type of investment.

"Alright, alright, let's stop this topic here."

"Seeing as you've all worked so hard overtime today, I'll reveal a little more information to give you a clear path."

"You all know about the Snack Market. The house prices and shops there have all risen."

"But in my observation, it's far from the peak."

"Do you know what's different between me and those others who ran over to buy shops nearby? The difference is that they lack imagination and can't estimate how much energy President Pei has. So, they'll soon feel like it's almost at its peak."

"But I dare say that the area near the old industrial zone, including the surrounding areas of the Snack Market, Snack Street, and Thrill Hotel, definitely still have room for appreciation!"

"Whether you can gain anything from it depends on your own determination."

"Of course, my judgment is very subjective. The only basis is that I think President Pei will have big moves in this area. I might be wrong, so if you make money, you don't need to thank me, and if you lose money, don't blame me."

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they nodded in unison: "Thank you, President Li!"

Since the Snack Market became popular, the prices of houses and shops in that area have all experienced rapid growth.

This was normal. With the Snack Market opening so hot, even a fool could see that this area was going to appreciate in value.

But how high would it rise specifically? That was the question.

Currently, the prices of houses and shops in that area are rising rapidly. Many people originally wanted to invest, but they retreated when they saw this situation, fearing that the area had become a bubble due to excessive speculation.

After all, judging from Tengda's behavior of making the Snack Street turn, Tengda was more inclined to eat alone. The shops close to the Snack Street already have owners. Who would dare to guarantee that they could share the benefits of the Snack Market after buying the farther shops?

Therefore, many people hesitated.

But President Li's judgment was that this was just the beginning! It would definitely rise again!

Not for any other reason, but because President Pei must have other plans for this area!

But Li Shi himself couldn't buy all the buildings and shops in the entire old industrial zone.

So, he mentioned it.

As for whether his subordinates would invest, how much money they could come up with, and whether they could persist to the end, that was not something Li Shi needed to worry about.

Leaving the company, Li Shi felt even better.

Recently, there were really three happy events!

First, Xingniao Fitness successfully introduced smart fitness clothes racks and changed the fitness mode. Then, he quickly bought the shops near the Snack Market and they quickly appreciated in value. Now, Leng Mian Gu Niang, which had been silent for a long time, also brought good news.

All this was thanks to President Pei!

Speaking of which, he had already thanked him for the Xingniao Fitness and Snack Market matters at the dinner table, but he hadn't thanked him for Leng Mian Gu Niang.

It seemed that he should give a special thanks, otherwise, it would be bad if President Pei thought he was a person who always wanted to take advantage.

But this kind of thing should not be done too publicly. After all, this might just be a small matter for President Pei.

Li Shi considered it for a long time and finally decided not to make a fuss and simply send a message.

After editing it, he stopped just as he was about to send it.

"Hmm... it doesn't seem like a perfect time."

"Although Leng Mian Gu Niang is basically settled now, it hasn't become a big hit yet. According to the current situation, at least until tomorrow, which is Sunday, the news of Leng Mian Gu Niang's stores in the capital becoming a big hit will come."

"If I send this message too early, will it feel like I'm being too clever?"

"Hmm... let's keep it low-key and send it tomorrow."

When dealing with smart people, sometimes you have to pretend to be a little stupid. This is a great wisdom.

Li Shi finally saved the message and waited for a suitable time.

...

...

June 24th, Sunday.

Pei Qian slept until he woke up naturally again, looked at the time after getting out of bed, and it was 9:30.

"Which game should I play at home today?"

"No!"

Looking at the reminder on the calendar, Pei Qian suddenly realized that today was the day when the Tengda Experience Store's big screen was completed and officially opened!

This made Pei Qian a little frustrated.

He had to go out again!

Although the experience store was already very popular during the trial operation, he still had to take a look after the big screen was repaired.

Even if it was more popular than before, he had to see how popular it was to have a psychological expectation.

Pei Qian reluctantly sat up from the bed to wash up, and then realized that President Li had sent him a message.

"President Pei, thank you for Leng Mian Gu Niang!"

It was very short. Obviously, Li Shi thought everyone was smart and some things could be left unsaid, and everyone would naturally understand each other.

However, when Pei Qian saw this message, he held his toothbrush and a mouthful of foam and thought about it for half a minute, but he didn't understand what it meant.

Li Shi?

Leng Mian Gu Niang?

Why thank me?

Trying to recall, Pei Qian finally remembered the connection between Li Shi and Leng Mian Gu Niang: when he acquired the shares of Leng Mian Gu Niang at a bargain price, he acquired all the shares of the others, but Li Shi retained more than 20%.

"What's there to thank me for?" Pei Qian was still puzzled.

At that time, Pei Qian said decisively on the spot that he must acquire more than 70% of Leng Mian Gu Niang's shares, otherwise, he would not take over this mess.

He didn't want to eat alone to make money. It was entirely because of the lessons of the past. He was frightened.

When he was making the Xue Ba Kuai Lai App, Pei Qian didn't pay attention to the issue of share distribution, so Li Shi and other investors got too many shares.

As a result, this group of people joined forces to trick Xude Education and threw out the shares in their hands, allowing Xude Education to take over at a high price.

Not to mention that they made a lot of money, the key was that even Yuandmeng Venture Capital made a lot of money by selling shares!

Pei Qian almost vomited blood at the time, but there was nothing he could do, he could only be furious.

The pit of a project, Xue Ba Kuai Lai, was originally intended to lose a lot of money, but it made money inexplicably. Who could he reason with!

So from then on, Pei Qian gained a lesson. For projects that could spend more money, he had to get more than 70% of the shares to ensure that he had absolute control.

If others held too many shares, Pei Qian wouldn't be able to control many things.

If a tragedy like "Xue Ba Kuai Lai" happened again, what would happen?

As for why he left 20% for President Li...

It was because Pei Qian knew very well that with President Li's character, he would never sell these shares. It would be a waste of words to persuade him any further.

Moreover, these 20% of shares were harmless and didn't affect Tengda's absolute control over Leng Mian Gu Niang.

If President Li was willing to waste money, then so be it.

Pei Qian had already forgotten about this matter until President Li sent this message just now.

He was a little puzzled. President Li sent such a message out of the blue. What did it mean?

Suddenly, Pei Qian's pupils dilated sharply, and he spat out all the toothpaste foam in his mouth into the sink with a "poof".

"Crap! Did something happen to Leng Mian Gu Niang?!"

Maybe he ate too much seafood yesterday, and it was a little hot, and there were slight signs of bleeding gums.

The toothpaste foam had a bit of blood, quite like foaming at the mouth while suffering from a blood rush to the head...