Chapter 1343 President Pei Probably Has a Backup Plan!

Lin Zhou and Lin Wan were siblings, after all, so there was no need to say much.

Lin Wan knew that with Lin Zhou's personality, he definitely wouldn't agree if this plan wasn't feasible.

Lin Zhou had always kept his personal and professional lives separate.

Now that Lin Zhou had nodded in agreement and said that he would fully promote it as the key project for Shenhua Real Estate's next stage, it showed that he was very optimistic about this plan and believed that it coincided with the transformation of Shenhua Real Estate that he had been promoting.

Since that was the case, there was no need to waste any more time; they should seize the time to study the details of the cooperation.

After all, such a public opinion environment was rare. This was the popularity that President Pei had orchestrated with his strategic planning, using Sloth Apartments, *Real Estate Agent Simulator*, and a series of clever publicity campaigns.

The popularity on the Internet was limited. Although everyone was currently scolding Zhujia Group online and other competing companies were kicking them while they were down, causing Zhujia Group's stock price to plummet, if they didn't do anything, this popularity might soon subside and fail to create a significant impact.

Once Zhujia Group survived this wave, everything would go back to the way it was.

If they waited until the popularity died down to launch this business, the attention and popularity would be severely insufficient.

Therefore, they had to take advantage of this critical moment to let everyone see that there was a possibility of change in this industry, and that companies with strength and reputation like Shenhua Group and Tengda Corporation were taking action.

This would be like adding fuel to the fire, allowing this popularity to truly realize its value!

Although it was often said that the people were the creators of history and that the times made heroes, it was undeniable that sometimes heroic figures could have a guiding effect on historical trends.

In peaceful times, large companies should bear the important responsibility of leading social progress.

However, many companies relied on a good environment and support to develop, but completely disregarded their social responsibilities. Driven by ever-expanding desires, they only wanted to continue expanding, monopolizing, and making easy money, which could be said to be a completely wrong path.

Zhujia Group was a typical example of such a large company, and Lin Wan had always loathed such companies.

She even felt that Shenhua Group had this trend and inclination.

Therefore, Lin Wan's aversion to "taking over Shenhua" was partly due to a conflict with her professional ideals, and partly because she felt that although Shenhua Group was doing better than other companies, it was only slightly better, and she didn't think she could fundamentally change anything.

But after working at Tengda for so long, Lin Wan's views were also changing.

She felt that she could cooperate more with Shenhua Group while adhering to the Tengda spirit.

On the one hand, she could use Shenhua Group to leverage more resources and better achieve her goals. On the other hand, with the deepening of cooperation between the two sides, the Tengda spirit might gradually influence Shenhua Group and cure its big company malaise.

Chi Xing Studio, Shenhua Real Estate, and Sloth Apartments had aligned interests and each controlled certain resources, so they quickly finalized a preliminary cooperation plan.

Some of the details had not been completely finalized, but these trivial matters did not affect the announcements of the three parties.

Lin Zhou decided to return to Shenhua Real Estate and hold an emergency meeting with the senior management. After all, such a big matter had to be notified.

If they really encountered any problems, this matter might have to be slightly delayed, but the possibility of encountering problems was almost zero.

Chi Xing Studio and Sloth Apartments didn't need to do this, because the structure of these two companies was different from that of Shenhua Real Estate; it was easier for smaller ships to change direction.

In the end, the three parties decided to issue a joint statement on Monday afternoon to officially announce the cooperation plan to the public.

There would be a series of promotional activities surrounding this plan later, but that was another story.

...

In the evening, Meng Chang finished his day's work and happily went home.

This month's work was perfectly completed.

He looked at the date. Tomorrow, Saturday, was December 1st, and on Monday, he would start working on the promotional plan for the new month.

Although he had only earned a commission of more than 30,000 yuan after working hard for a month, Meng Chang felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

How could the knowledge he had learned from President Pei be compared to a mere tens of thousands of yuan?

But as soon as he got home, the phone rang.

It was Fan Xiaodong.

"Brother, your information is really too accurate! Too awesome!"

"The public opinion storm these days has continued to ferment, and Zhujia Group's stock has plummeted by more than 13%. It's a pity that I didn't dare to short too much at the beginning, and I've only earned 200,000 dollars so far."

"We'll split these 200,000 dollars, half for each of us!"

Meng Chang's first reaction was a bit of surprise: "Earned 200,000 dollars? You invested so much money? Or did you use leverage?"

Fan Xiaodong smiled: "Hey, isn't this how we do things in this industry? The bold get rich, and the timid starve. It's boring to earn a small profit; if you're going to play, play big."

Meng Chang was also a little touched. Although he had made money this time, Fan Xiaodong had also taken a lot of risks.

Thinking of this, he shook his head: "This money definitely can't be split equally. You took the risk, you paid the money, I just gave you a piece of information, it's not worth that much money. Just treat me to a meal."

Fan Xiaodong immediately said, "How can that be?"

"We're brothers, why are you saying such polite things?"

"We share the money when we earn it together. As long as there are similar opportunities to make a fortune in the future, what does a mere 100,000 dollars matter?"

"What, you wouldn't be thinking of ditching me and eating alone, would you?"

Meng Chang was a little speechless: "How could that be? Even if I wanted to eat alone, I don't have the capital for it."

Fan Xiaodong laughed: "Isn't that the end of it? You provide the information, I provide the money to operate, and we split the profits, there's nothing wrong with that. I'm not that petty, don't underestimate me."

Obviously, the reason why Fan Xiaodong was so generous was partly because of his original relationship with Meng Chang, and partly because he was really shocked by Meng Chang.

At that time, Meng Chang had said it with certainty that it would be at the end of this month or the beginning of next month, no later than the 15th. Fan Xiaodong didn't quite believe it.

It wasn't that he didn't believe Meng Chang's information, but he felt that the timing was too precise.

But he didn't expect it to take effect in less than a week, and the effect was so strong!

If Fan Xiaodong hadn't trusted Meng Chang and immediately arranged to short the stock after meeting him, if he had hesitated a little or delayed it for a few days, he probably wouldn't have made this money.

This also made Fan Xiaodong look at Meng Chang with new eyes.

Although Meng Chang was in debt, he could really influence the stock price of a listed company with a wave of his hand, which was terrifying!

For someone like this, does it matter whether he's in debt or not?

So Fan Xiaodong directly split the money in half, also hoping not to create any estrangement with Meng Chang.

If he didn't split the money this time, Meng Chang wouldn't say anything on the surface, but if there was any news later, Meng Chang would probably go find someone else.

For the sake of this little money, he would offend a friend and cut off his own financial path. Fan Xiaodong wasn't that stupid.

Now that Meng Chang had accepted the money, it meant that the alliance between the two had been established and was unbreakable.

Fan Xiaodong was very happy: "Okay, after I close my position in the next two days, I'll find a chance to transfer the money to you."

There was no limit to the closing time for short selling, but in general, securities clearing companies charged clearing fees on a daily basis. The longer the stock was lent out, the higher the borrowing cost, and the smaller the profit margin.

Obviously, Fan Xiaodong felt that closing his position in the near future was the perfect time.

He had shorted the stock just in time for the high point of Zhujia Group's stock. Now that the stock had plummeted by more than 13%, as far as a public opinion storm was concerned, the stock had fallen quite a bit.

Next, Zhujia Group probably wouldn't sit still and might make some public relations moves, and some retail investors or institutions in the financial market might also feel that Zhujia Group's stock had bottomed out and decide to buy some, causing the stock price to rebound.

If he continued to wait, even if Zhujia Group's stock price remained stable, considering the borrowing costs, he might not be able to earn more.

In case of an accident, if Zhujia Group's stock price rose a little more, these 200,000 dollars would shrink instead.

Meng Chang was silent for a moment and said, "Don't rush, wait a little longer."

Fan Xiaodong was stunned: "What, you have a backup plan? Can you make Zhujia Group's stock fall again?"

Meng Chang shook his head: "I don't have a backup plan here, but President Pei might..."

"Based on my understanding of President Pei, this isn't the first time he's targeted Zhujia Group, and I always feel that this won't end so easily."

"Just a 13% drop in the stock price is too light, it doesn't seem like President Pei's style."

Fan Xiaodong was a little puzzled: "President Pei's style?"

Meng Chang explained: "President Pei's style is that he will never be soft on companies of this type, as cold and ruthless as winter, he will definitely kill them all."

"The last time 'Safe Housing' happened, President Pei didn't have enough chips in his hand, so the damage to Zhujia Group wasn't significant."

"But this time, Tengda Corporation is developing rapidly, and its strength has grown. I don't think President Pei will let this incident end so simply."

"So... I suggest waiting a little longer, for about two weeks, or at least a week."

"If President Pei has arranged a backup plan, he will definitely take advantage of the current popularity to give Zhujia Group a fatal blow, and these backup plans will most likely appear within two weeks, otherwise the popularity will pass, and it won't be in time."

"Waiting a little longer may result in a small loss, but if you bet right, you can earn even more."

On the other end of the phone, Fan Xiaodong was silent for a moment.

Meng Chang's last decision at least had a real plan and strategy behind it.

But this time's decision was directly based on "understanding President Pei."

Using this as a basis was a bit too unreliable.

But Fan Xiaodong thought about it again, the money was originally earned from Meng Chang's information, so why not trust him one more time?

Moreover, it was only a matter of waiting one more week, it wouldn't be too risky.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, I'll observe for another week!" Fan Xiaodong agreed very readily.