My Life with Narration

Chapter 503 - 494: Exposed

It’s not that his words were particularly damaging, but rather that someone of Hu Liangcai’s level hadn’t heard such straightforward insults in a long time.

At his level, though not exactly exalted, he had stepped into the upper echelons, and even if things got unpleasant with others, personal attacks would not be directly voiced.

Especially in business, when talks don’t go well, it’s still all about the camaraderie, even if you’re inwardly cursing the other’s ancestors, outwardly it’s all calm and composed.

As for the so-called post-00s revolutionizing the workplace? It hasn’t nearly reached his level, at most making some grassroots leaders and HR feel uncomfortable.

Some mid-level leaders in companies are already out of reach for ordinary employees, and even when issues arise, these leaders won’t directly approach employees, but talk to the appropriate grassroots leaders instead.

If you have to do everything yourself, then what’s the point of being a leader?

But today, Hu Liangcai got a real lesson from this so-called post-00s named Su Qing. This thing... doesn’t play by the rules at all?

Opening his mouth with a request for a billion dollars, through personal accounts, to be transferred to an overseas account, and if not given, immediately starts cursing, without any room for negotiation, he’d never encountered something like this before.

Let’s not even talk about the billion, just the fact of using personal accounts, they couldn’t meet that condition, surely not expecting him to foot the bill?

Publicly traded companies, company financing, stock diversification, create too many variables, far less straightforward than Shen Yi’s unlisted company.

The upside is the company’s market value increases, shareholders can earn plenty, and this kind of money is hard to turn down, which is why so many companies want to go public.

If Shen Yi’s company wanted to go public, it could easily do so, with many eager to invest, and financing would go especially smoothly.

Once public, Shen Yi and others’ net worth would skyrocket, and though not countless, even to an outsider like him, doubling seems like an easy feat.

But post-IPO, certain plans and decisions aren’t for her to single-handedly make, as the company transitions from personal to public, with benefits and drawbacks.

"Mr. Su, what do you mean by this, I don’t quite understand," though Hu Liangcai was a bit rattled, he grit his teeth and said.

"Don’t understand? I’ve already made Tianchen Technology’s stock price soar, but this is all smoke, in a larger environment, the stocks will eventually fall, and not just fall—plunge, you can’t be unaware of what that implies.

And yet you want me to recommend your stock after this ends, as you pull the same stunt, reaping huge profits, and if you’re ruthless, target financial institutions—then the impact is hardly trivial. Of course, you’ll have no trouble, pat your butts and leave, while I’ll be the one under investigation by the SEC, will you bear that for me?

If it’s not through personal accounts, transferred to an overseas account, you’ll turn around and report me, damn it, I’ll end up jailed, and you just offer me ten million?

Am I the fool or do you think I’m the fool? Screw you! You stupid moron!"

Listening to Hu Liangcai still playing dumb, he was instantly furious, already without any fondness, clearly, this man was scheming against him, so what’s there to say, just let loose!

Su Qing’s string of ’greetings’ left Hu Liangcai utterly stunned, even sweating from his forehead.

He hadn’t expected the other party to see through their so-called plan at a glance, even having calculated his fallback.

He himself was still eagerly waiting with baited breath for the other to take the bait, while they’d already started flipping tables.

Their company indeed had an ambitious plan, more significant than the moves of Tianchen Technology’s involved financial institutions. If executed, the expected benefits are considerable.

It could even result in a sleight of hand—when a lot of retail investors enter, the core board members would consolidate funds, secretly pumping in, creating the illusion of significant investors entering.

Under such circumstances, like this time with Tianchen Technology, certainly, there would be institutional players at play, then their company will release large shares, escalating the market value.

If the benefits are substantial enough, it could even attract acquisition bids from rival companies, then they could easily abandon the company, selling all their shares.

Once stock prices are capped, or the time is right, retail investors pull out, and institutions trigger the bust, stock prices are destined to crash, they’d still have the opportunity to buy back cheaply.

Sell high, buy low—a round of operations with unimaginable profits.

They plan not only to fleece retail investors but also financial institutions and rival companies.

Of course, for Su Qing, they didn’t intend to pay much of a price, as they viewed him as a young man in his early twenties, who couldn’t possibly understand the intricacies, let alone bear the burden of a multi-million-dollar transaction.

But unexpectedly, not only was he uninterested in the "significant fee," but he also indirectly saw through their plan, which frightened him.

Seeing the other party remain silent, Su Qing sneered and continued: "In business, there’s no harm in being unscrupulous, but you eat the meat and soup, and I’m the cook left with leftovers, even expired ones—I don’t even know if I’ll end up in the hospital after eating, and you won’t even let me eat my fill, so who’s the crazy one, you or me?"

Hearing this, Hu Liangcai knew this matter might not succeed, but enduring insults was not his nature. How could someone of his stature not care about face and dignity? He coolly said:

"So, there’s no deal, then?"

"No, no, don’t say that. I’ve already given you a way. I’m taking the risk of being investigated—a million really isn’t necessary; I have that kind of money and it’s not something I’m lacking. If I really wanted to earn, I could do so myself, conforming to legality and compliance.

Since you want me to take risks, you need to make it worth my while, don’t assume others are fools. Whether this is negotiable depends on whether you can offer what I want. Of course, the premise is through personal accounts to an overseas account—I don’t want to be investigated," Su Qing sneered.

Suffering losses isn’t his style. If the other party really agreed, he wouldn’t mind making some money here; he’d just lay low in the stock market for a while. After all, he’s no longer restricted to just the stock market for making money.

With money at his level and other opportunities, there are countless ways to earn money. Investing in a few projects ensures no loss, and isn’t that more enjoyable than stocks?

"Mr. Su, you’re not showing any sincerity here. If that’s the case, I won’t force it. Tell Miss Shen there may be competition between our two companies in future business, apologies," Hu Liangcai tried to issue a warning to save face.

To his surprise, Su Qing was suddenly interested: "Oh, a threat, at just the right time. I’ve got some spare cash recently, can’t do much else, but messing with your stocks? Sure, let’s try."

Upon hearing this, blue veins appeared on Hu Liangcai’s forehead as he firmly pressed the disconnect button, smashing his phone onto the table.

When he lifted his hand, the phone screen was already cracked, indicating the force he used, naturally related to his current mood.

Thinking it over, he still couldn’t swallow this grievance, so he picked up the phone on his desk and dialed out.

Soon, a man in his thirties walked in.

"President Hu, you called for me?"

"Yes, have your business department keep an eye on Baihua’s activities. See if there are any deals we can swipe away, don’t be stingy on the pricing!" Hu Liangcai said gravely.

It had been years since he’d suffered such an indignity, how could he not react at all? Besides, today’s task fell through, and he got a barrage of insults. Since the gloves were off, he didn’t mind hitting first.

After all, they both operate in the internet industry, with many overlapping business areas. Competition is reasonable, isn’t it?

It’s just losing some profit, not an unprofitable endeavor; as the Vice President, he had that kind of authority.

As for the shareholders meeting, board meeting, they wouldn’t bother with such minor matters; he merely wanted to unsettle Shen Yi a bit.

The Baihua he referred to is precisely Shen Yi’s company, Baihua Creation Scenery.

"President Hu, this..."

"Any problems?"

"No, I’m on it!"

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