Nanshan Road, Hangzhou, a bar street.
A flashy noisy bar, the layout is like a disco, with four steel pipes standing in the stands. In the middle, a group of women in black jackets and black trousers sway and dance to the melody.
The bar was filled to the brim with dynamic music, and the ambiguous pink-purple lights were constantly rotating.
Zhang Chaoyang felt an inexplicable chill down his spine and felt like he had been hit with a sap. He quickly touched the young lady next to him to feel the warmth.
"Didn't Lu Yun promise to come? Why hasn't he come yet?"
"He is the host, so of course he has to accompany a group of guests before accompanying us." Ding Sanshi was absent-minded, and even with Mei's company, it was still boring.
"Hey, isn't it just to accompany Lu Fei!"
Zhang Chaoyang curled his lips, "We are enemies in the same industry. What's more, they are both engaged in e-commerce. Sooner or later they will be enemies. No matter how you pretend."
We are enemies, why don’t I just pretend to be with you now?
Ding Sanshi adjusted his glasses and said, "They are enemies. What about you and Mr. Lu? Your main businesses are unrelated, so why are you trying to make enemies?"
"I can't stand him doing that!" Zhang Chaoyang's face turned red and he was getting drunk.
Ding Sanshi was disdainful, wasn't it just Lu Fei who came to the forefront and overshadowed you? This guy is so narcissistic that he only needs exposure.
"What are you thinking? NetEase has recently suspended its trading. Is this true?" Zhang Chaoyang said slightly drunkenly.
"How is it possible? NetEase is doing well. The stock price returned to $1 last month and the warning has been cancelled."
Ding Sanshi was agitated and was extremely vigilant, guarding against temptations in his words. "Don't talk about this, just drink!"
After a while, Lu Yun arrived late, and he was alone.
"Where are Mr. Lu and Mr. Huateng? Do they agree to get together after the meeting?" Ding Sanshi asked.
"They had something to do and left first."
After Lu Yun finished speaking, he was coaxed and fined by Zhang Chaoyang to drink three glasses of wine. The scene looked like a happy one, but in fact, everyone had their own agenda, and the girls also had Xiao Jiujiu in their pockets.
The person who accompanied Lu Yun was very unhappy that such an ugly man was so unlucky to be in the stall, while the person who accompanied Ding Sanshi was also angry inside, picking at his fingers and making no profit at all.
The key is, if you don’t even touch it, you are worse than an animal!
In fact, how could Ding Sanshi be in any mood? His mind had already drifted to Pengcheng. During this trip, Lu Fei was probably going to discuss the acquisition of NetArt with Penguin Five Tiger General, and his heart was beating wildly.
Suddenly, he gave up the idea of returning to Beijing immediately.
Why are you going back to the company to fight with Li Jinghui? Out of sight and out of mind, the company may not be his soon, so it would be better to play for a few days and change his mood.
As a result, Ding Sanshi stopped doing his job and spent two days happily in Hangzhou, eating and drinking while waiting for the quotes from the two acquirers.
"Mr. Ding, when do you think we will go back?" the secretary said weakly. "We have been here for three days. Over at the company..."
"I've been starting a business for so long, why can't I give myself a vacation and enjoy it!"
Ding Sanshi lay completely flat, drinking coffee comfortably and reading the newspaper. The "Qianjiang Evening News" in his hand published the news about the second West Lake Sword Discussion, which was very martial arts style——
"On a summer and autumn day, by the West Lake, there were flashes of swords and shadows. Although there was no murderous intention, wherever the six masters went, the onlookers all applauded and praised floods. Heroes from all over the world gathered together, and the topic of the competition was: a penny can stump a hero, a hero How to make money…”
"Among them, the young hero Lu Fei is undoubtedly the most outstanding. One sword is called Feigou, and the other is called Penguin. Using both swords and Qi, he fought against Lu Yun and Zhang Chaoyang, who have been famous in the world for a long time, and they did not fall behind..."
Halfway through the book, I felt lost, envious and angry at Lu Fei. At this moment, my cell phone buzzed and vibrated back and forth on the table.
He picked it up and took a look. The call was from Xu Xin. The first sentence he answered was a bolt from the blue——
"Something happened. The Nasdaq stock market just announced that it will suspend trading of NetArt stock."
"That is, trading is suspended?"
"That's right. Trading of NetArt's stocks is prohibited until trading resumes. Wherever you are now, please come back quickly!"
Ding Sanshi's whole body was shaking violently, and his mentality collapsed.
(╯°Д°)╯︵┻━┻.
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"At 8:52 a.m. on September 4th, U.S. time, Nasdaq officially announced the suspension of trading on Nasdaq. Netease Entertainment has entered a more severe crisis since the controversy caused by misreporting financial statements that was reported in June. period……"
"NetArts was eventually suspended from trading and became the first Chinese company to have its U.S. stock market suspended. Some industry insiders, including Sohu CEO Zhang Chaoyang and former 8848.com president Wang Juntao, said that NetArts faces many difficulties in resuming trading..."
"NetArt's last transaction before the suspension occurred on September 1, and the current stock price is US$0.589."
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Lu Fei browsed Sohu Finance News. Articles related to the suspension of NetEase were also spread virally on New Wolf, China.com and other websites. NetEase's own portal website alone had no movement at all.
"I spent a whole day discussing whether I should buy it, but now it's all in vain."
Zeng Liqing glanced at the pile of information on the table and smiled bitterly.
"It's not in vain to work hard." Lu Fei looked like he was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.
Lu Huateng said in surprise: "Mr. Lu, if we want to acquire Ding Sanshi's shares, we can only wait until trading resumes."
Lu Fei crossed his arms. Fortunately, he consulted Xu Xin and Guo Yihong in advance. During the trading suspension period, there were still several ways to operate the transaction.
For example, large transactions.
Nasdaq allows for off-site negotiation through the electronic communication network ECNs, and returns the negotiation results to the ECNs, who then execute the transaction.
"But can Ding Sanshi do it?" Zeng Liqing asked doubtfully.
"Of course he can't, but Baring Asia and they can."
Lu Fei squinted his eyes. Baring Asia had about 14% of Internet Arts stocks, which was a big piece of meat. Duan Yongping earned more than 200 million US dollars with only 6.8%.
Before the trading was suspended, he had already bought 4.92%, just like Musk suddenly raided Twitter to secretly sneak into the village.
Even if you fail to steal the chicken, you can still buy the bottom immediately after NetEase resumes trading. You will not lose anything, but you will make more and less.
"Mr. Lu thinks NetArt can survive this suspension?" Lu Huateng said.
"I consulted the president of Nasdaq China Market and it's not a big problem."
Lu Feidao: "It's just that they failed to provide the 2000 year-end report on time. As long as they provide a complete and detailed year-end report, Nasdaq will consider resuming trading around the end of the year."
Lu Huateng raised his eyebrows: "Mr. Lu, what do you mean, NetArt can still save it?"
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Yanjing, Kerry Center.
In 2000, it was once famous for its appalling rents and the gathering of many Internet companies. However, as the Internet bubble burst, many companies disappeared, and NetEase was considered the strongest group.
The main entrance downstairs was crowded with media reporters, vying for an exclusive interview. The sound was noisy, like boiling water, slowly flowing to the top of the building and seeping into Ding Sanshi's office.
The curtains were all drawn, not a ray of sunlight could get through.
He lay on the sofa, eyes open, and fell into darkness.
In the board meeting just now, Li Jinghui once again forced himself to surrender. He raised the French flag and surrendered. He resigned as acting COO and chairman. He was really just like Bill Gates, serving as chief architect.
"Dong-dong-dong, dong-dong-dong."
Xu Xin knocked on the door roughly several times, finally opened it and turned on the light, "Why are you closing all the curtains? Why are you so embarrassed?"
Ding Sanshi stood up dejectedly, his eyes were dull, his hair was messy, his whole body was collapsed and lifeless.
"Sister Xu, what are you going to do with NetArt's shares next?"
"Sigh, if trading cannot be resumed, theoretically it can only be transferred to OTC counter trading."
Xu Xin sighed, OTC is the over-the-counter trading market [ps: Bitcoin can also use this channel].
Buyers and sellers are matched through intermediaries and conduct one-to-one transactions offline, with three levels of stratification: QX (selected market), QB (venture capital market), and PINK (pink singles market).
The worst and worst thing is the pink sheet, the kind that Leonardo DiCaprio peddled frantically and made a fortune in "The Wolf of Wall Street". Moreover, the crazy era of pink sheet is in the past, and most of them are junk stocks.
"Of course, Baring Asia will not refuse large transactions, but I personally am still optimistic about you and NetEase."
Ding Sanshi smiled bitterly and said: "It's great that you can still sell it. I want to sell it now, but I can't sell it at all."
"Besides A Fei, don't you have another buyer?" Xu Xin frowned.
“When you heard about the suspension, you simply stopped answering my phone.”
Ding Sanshi smiled miserably, his eyes bloodshot, "It's useless even if we fight, there's no deal, and all the talks are in vain."
"In fact, there is no need to be so pessimistic. It is almost the same as the worst-case scenario we expected. How much worse can it be? This suspension, I think it may not take long before it can be restored. If you really want to sell the company, you can still do it, but there is no way. so easy."
Xu Xin shook her head and asked Lu Fei's answer.
"No, Mr. Lu hasn't given me a letter yet, but will he be willing? He is an honest and smart man."
Ding Sanshi thought for a while and then said, "Forget it, I'll give it a try."
ps: No more, not even a drop.
