Chapter 1504 Notify Charles in Advance

Monday, March 4th.

Pei Qian sat comfortably in his boss's chair in the office, listening to Eric, Meng Chang, and others reporting the progress of the Finger Company acquisition over a transatlantic phone call.

In general, things were going relatively smoothly.

Since the Dake Group had decided to sell Finger Company, they genuinely wanted to sell and get out quickly, so naturally they were fully cooperating.

The Dake Group didn't mind Tengda Corporation's installment payment plan. After all, they knew they would receive every penny, and Tengda Corporation wouldn't default on the debt. Moreover, everyone knew that Tengda operated on a high-turnover model, and it wasn't realistic to expect them to come up with such a large sum of money all at once.

However, the situation was a bit more complicated on the Finger Company side.

The composition of Finger Company's senior management was complex, so their reactions to the acquisition varied.

The first type was parachuted in from the Dake Group, like Eric before. These people would likely leave Finger Company and return to the Dake Group after the acquisition. Their attitude was the same as the Dake Group's: strictly business and going through the motions.

The second type was like Kredditian, senior executives from design or technical backgrounds. Their attitude was more complex; they were emotionally resistant, but since the owner had changed, they had no choice but to accept it.

The third type was senior executives like Charles, who held shares and had real power. They were very unwilling to accept this fact and would inevitably try to obstruct Tengda in every possible way. They were unwilling to become vassals and hoped to negotiate with Tengda to maximize their autonomy in managing the company.

The Dake Group had already entered the process stage, but how to integrate Finger Company into the entire Tengda system after the acquisition was currently the most serious problem.

The four-person team now had two options: one was to return to China, as they still held various positions within the Tengda Group and had many other matters to handle; the other was to go to the US to take over and transform Finger Company.

Of course, anyone could go to take over and transform, and they could go at any time. Even if they didn't go, they could just let Finger Company continue to manage itself.

The specific choice depended on Pei Qian's decision.

After listening to everyone's report, Pei Qian pondered for a moment and asked, "Charles isn't cooperating?"

Eric nodded. "Of course, that was to be expected."

"He was almost about to become the real owner of Finger Company, and he could have increased his money hundreds of times over in a few years through capital operations on Finger Company. But at the last step, Tengda intercepted him, especially since he had tried so hard to lower the price before, and in the end, it all benefited Tengda. Obviously, he can't accept that."

"Moreover, his power within Finger Company has also declined. After all, although the Dake Group also interfered with Finger Company before, they basically only cared about the profit, and the senior management of Finger Company still had full autonomy over specific game designs and operational strategies."

"Now that Tengda Group has taken over, he has foreseen that we will inevitably take back his power in all aspects. It's unlikely that we will continue to let him be the local emperor in Finger Company, which will definitely make him very dissatisfied."

"His current approach should be to unite with other senior executives to make the Finger Company senior management look like a solid block, to try to gain independent operating rights and refuse our excessive intervention."

"Moreover, he also wants to hold onto his shares tightly, waiting for Finger Company's stock price to rise and make a fortune to make up for his previous losses."

Pei Qian couldn't help but chuckle.

Previous losses? Where did the previous losses come from?

Could it be that Charles felt that not being able to successfully buy Finger Company and being intercepted by Tengda was a loss?

That's right, that's how capital thinks: money not earned is a loss.

It seemed that there were still many die-hards within Finger Company. If another company took over such a company, it would indeed be a bit tricky.

Because other companies' acquisition plans were definitely optimistic about the company's prospects and hoped that it would continue to make money for them.

Since they wanted it to continue to make money, they had to give full respect and autonomy to the senior management of the original company and avoid interference.

Otherwise, if they really forced away the original senior executives who knew the company's situation best and parachuted a group of people over, the end result would often be counterproductive, leading the company downhill faster, or even to collapse.

Therefore, in order to ensure that the acquired company could continue to make money, they would generally be cautious after the acquisition, appease these senior executives, and tell them that they would still have all the power they deserved, that they would make even more money, that they should continue to work steadily, and that their cooperation would be bright and the future would be limitless.

It was also for this reason that the senior management of the acquired company often united to maintain their power and status, demanding as much autonomy as possible from the parent company.

This was a common game.

If the parent company felt that it couldn't operate without these senior executives, it would have to compromise and temporarily accept their conditions, then gradually replace them when the conditions were ripe.

But unfortunately, the Finger Company group had run into Pei Qian.

Did Pei Qian buy Finger Company because it made money?

No.

After the acquisition, did he expect Finger Company to continue to make money?

He didn't expect it.

Even if all these senior executives were fired, would it be bad for Pei Qian?

Not at all.

In that case, why did these people think they were qualified to negotiate?

After considering it for a moment, Pei Qian said, "Okay, the other three of you come back. Eric, you go to Finger Company and take over as CEO."

"If these senior executives are obedient, then fine, keep them. If they are disobedient, or even unite to try to sideline you, then fire them all!"

"I have big things to do next, and I won't allow any dissenting voices within Finger Company."

"As for those who still hold shares, like Charles..."

"Tell them to sell all their shares to Tengda now, and we can buy them back at a 10% premium. If they don't sell, then Finger Company's stock price will plummet, and don't blame me for not notifying them in advance."

The four people on the other end of the phone were obviously a little surprised.

Finger Company's stock price was going to plummet even further?

How was that possible?

You should know that after Charles made a few troublesome moves, causing players to complain, Finger Company's stock price was already at an all-time low.

After learning that Finger Company had acquired Tengda, the stock price immediately rose somewhat, but the increase was limited.

The rise was because Tengda decisively took action, allowing the capital market to regain confidence in Finger Company: at least Tengda recognized the value of Finger Company.

In the MOBA game market, Tengda understood it best. Since they wanted Finger Company, it was clear that the stock was at a low point.

The limited increase was because Tengda had not yet revealed any subsequent measures to be taken against Finger Company.

Everyone was also guessing whether Tengda was going to play both sides, turn the rotten into the magical, and transform Finger Company back into a giant, or simply hide Finger Company and use it as a stepping stone for GOG.

The difference between these two possibilities was too great, so the capital market was waiting for Tengda's signal and was unwilling to act rashly.

And in this case, President Pei actually said that Finger Company's shares would plummet?

Wasn't this making his own wealth shrink?

Finger Company had just been bought for ten billion dollars!

This move was really incomprehensible.

Among the four people, Meng Chang was especially shocked, even breaking out in a cold sweat.

Immediately, he felt a burst of rejoicing.

Because according to his and Fan Xiaodong's original plan, they would first short and then go long. They believed that Charles would release negative news to suppress Finger Company's stock price to facilitate the transaction, but after President Pei took action, Finger Company's stock price would definitely increase.

Later, Meng Chang considered it and decided to only earn money by shorting. The subsequent operation might involve insider trading, which was risky and could easily cause President Pei's dissatisfaction, so he gave up.

Now he realized that giving up was the right thing to do!

If he hadn't given up, then President Pei's move to make the shares plummet would have forced him and Fan Xiaodong to spit out everything they had earned before!

President Pei was the god of investment.

Therefore, don't speculate about gods!

Anyone who was clever and thought they had seen through President Pei would eventually receive a tragic lesson.

Meng Chang couldn't help but be excited by his own wisdom and rejoice that he had escaped a disaster.

But he still couldn't figure out why President Pei, who had just spent a lot of money to buy Finger Company, would smash his own plate as the first thing he did? Letting his money shrink?

According to the brain circuit of a typical company, the first thing to do would definitely be to release some good news to boost the stock price and make the capital market look good again!

President Pei's courage was really not something that ordinary people could possess.

Eric nodded. "Okay, President Pei, I will convey it to him truthfully."

Pei Qian continued, "You'll have to work a little harder during this time and stay at Finger Company for a while longer. I have other things for you to do later. As for the operation of GOG, just let the other members of the GOG project team help you keep an eye on it."

"Contact me anytime if anything happens."

Eric nodded. "Okay, President Pei!"

Now Eric's position in Finger Company was basically equivalent to that of an emeritus emperor.

Being so valued by President Pei made Eric extremely moved.

Although he used to be a senior executive sent by the Dake Group to Finger Company, parachuted in as the head of the Greater China region, he was still far behind Charles.

After all, Charles was not only the CEO of Finger Company, but also had a good relationship with the senior management of the Dake Group.

And now? The positions of the two had completely reversed.

It could only be said that times changed!

Although everyone didn't know what earth-shattering event President Pei was going to create, President Pei's actions were definitely well thought out.

Just wait patiently!