Lu Cheng continued to browse the news. News of various sizes emerged one after another. Among them, there were two related to him and Jiang Qiuyun. They were both small news and appeared in the financial section.
The first piece of news is that the reporter interviewed Luo Tao, the president of Rune Battery Co., Ltd. Luo Tao gave the reporter a big picture, saying that the company has received a large number of orders, the revenue this year will be considerable, and it will strive to go public within two years!
Lu Cheng thought to himself: "This guy talks so freely! Before even discussing with me, he brags about going public! Do I agree with you going public?"
Before it goes public, no one knows the company's shareholding structure; once it goes public, everyone knows he is the controlling shareholder.
Therefore, Lu Cheng has no intention of going public. Moreover, this is a new company that has not yet made sustained profits. Going public now is tantamount to copying the concept and trying to make a bigger pie.
How come Lu Cheng, such an honest person, likes to paint big cakes?
The second piece of news is smaller. It is an announcement issued by the listed company "Kunlun Jue" yesterday. It said that it has endured inexplicable suppression in the past six months. In the spirit of making changes, it has rectified various businesses and the company's current financial condition is good. , the annual reported income is expected to double. Stimulated by this news, the share price of "Kunlun Jue" reached its limit. Another similar company, "Wulinfeng", also rose 7%.
Lu Cheng thought to himself: "This will make it more difficult for Lin Quan to get more shares. I don't know how many shares he holds so far."
Then, he looked at the situation of "Da Qin Technology". As the company's vice chairman, he often receives information from Chen Xinyu, the secretary to the board of directors, but he puts it in his mailbox without bothering to read it. If there is important information, Chen Xinyu will call.
In the past two years, Daqin Technology's production capacity has expanded several times, and its total share capital has increased to 12.64 billion. The current stock price is 88 yuan, which is considered a new high.
Because Lu Cheng did not participate in the public offering of stocks, his shareholding ratio dropped from 40% to 35.4%, and he still sits firmly on the throne of the controller.
The company's profits last year were considerable, and it should be possible to get a lot of dividends. However, because it borrowed 10 billion from the bank, the money has not been repaid, so it is not prepared to pay a large amount of dividends and wants to repay the loan first.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
For these internal company documents, Lu Cheng just looked at them and basically did not express any opinions, let alone express objections.
After reading the news, he took out the precious incense burner, chanted the runes inside, and released the fragrance of birds. His spiritual energy instantly increased tenfold. He swallowed an "Enlightenment Pill" and wanted to practice the "Seven Forms of the Black Bird".
After the elixir entered his stomach, he felt extraordinarily clear-headed. The heavenly orifice was completely opened, from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside. It was very transparent. Even the sealed marrow sea was opened. The exercises and mantras have become much clearer!
Lu Cheng couldn't maintain the posture of sitting cross-legged in silence, so he quickly got off the bed, walked out quietly, closed the bedroom door, walked to the desk in the study and sat down, picked up the talisman pen and wrote runes on the gold foil.
In one night, he wrote more than three hundred new runes, and then used handwriting to carefully enter the runes into the computer. As for the gold foil paper on which the runes were written, he put them into his storage ring. These things are treasures. If they are forgotten somewhere or stolen, they will be in big trouble.
One Kaiming Pill can last for 20 days.
Within 20 days, he will be up all night, unable to sleep even if he wants to.
Jiang Qiuyun doesn't sleep much, no more than 4 hours a day.
Lu Cheng did not dare to give her the "Enlightenment Pill" because she had not yet stepped into the innate state, and if her potential was overstimulated, it might have some side effects.
During the day, he first sent a voice message to Lin Quan to inquire about the progress of the stock purchase.
Lin Quan replied: "Currently, I hold 21.3% of the shares of 'Kunlun Jue' with 23 accounts, and I have 3.8 billion yuan in cash. It is very difficult to buy stocks at low prices! I suggest that we call it a day and wait patiently for a few days." Let’s talk in a month.”
Lu Cheng asked: "Do you want to make an announcement?"
Lin Quan replied: "If an announcement is made at present, the stock price will hit the daily limit several times in a row, completely losing the opportunity to continue to increase holdings."
Lu Cheng thought for a while and said: "I checked previous cases, holding a company's stocks through multiple accounts and concealing the actual controller. Once the information is leaked, you will face penalties. I suggest that starting from today, directly I will accumulate funds on the daily limit board and start block trading tomorrow. When my account holds more than 5% of the shares, I will start making announcements!"
Lin Quan was silent for a moment, and then said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
On this day, the stock price of "Kunlun Jue" once reached the upper limit, but it did not freeze, but went up and down, with an amplitude of 3%.
Another day later, on January 25, 2.5% of the shares were transferred to Lu Cheng's account through a pre-market block trade.
The total share capital of "Kunlun Jue" is 2.24 billion shares, 2.5% is 0.56 billion shares, 20.3 yuan per share, and 1.1368 billion yuan of capital will be used.
On the third day, January 26, another 2.5% of the shares were transferred to Lu Cheng's name.
On the same day, he notified Yang Tong, the secretary of the board of directors of "Kunlun Jue", telling the other party that the shareholding reached the 5% threshold, and at the same time declared his intention to further increase his holdings, with the goal of reaching the 33% holding line within two years.
Yang Tong was shocked and quickly took the formal letter by telex and informed the company chairman Luo Xingfa.
Luo Xingfa is about fifty years old, with a semi-bald head and a big belly.
When he saw the letter, he immediately became anxious!
"Quickly! Inform all directors to convene a board meeting!"
In the afternoon of that day, thirteen directors held an online meeting through the Internet.
These people represent the company's equity structure. Chairman Luo Xingfa represents "Wanyi Capital", which holds 20% of the shares; Vice Chairman Zhang Mi, represents IDG Capital, holds 13% of the shares, and the remaining Zhen Fund, Arctic Guang Venture Capital, Morningside Capital, Hongtai Fund, etc. all hold shares between 2-5%. Half of the shares are held by retail investors.
When everyone heard that Lu Cheng intended to hold the company, everyone looked surprised.
Most of the directors who hold less than 5% of the shares are happy. For them, this is not a bad thing and will undoubtedly increase the stock price!
The people who are really anxious are the chairman and vice chairman. If Lu Cheng's shareholding reaches 33%, it means that power will be lost and there will be no way for them to survive!
Luo Xingfa regrets that he originally held 35% of the shares. After the listing, the parent company "Wanyi Capital" wanted to recover profits, so it sold part of the shares, and now only 20% of the shares are left. Luo Xingfa is only a representative of "Wanyi Capital" and has no right to decide whether to increase or reduce holdings.
He even regretted that "Kunlun Jue" adopted a common equity structure instead of AB shares, limited partners, etc. If it is AB shares, the voting ratio is not proportional to the number of shares held, so there will be no loss of power.
These people held a meeting for more than an hour, but did not reach a resolution to prevent Lu Cheng from taking shares.
After all, "Kunlun Jue" is a listed company and it is impossible to implement the "poison pill" plan.
On January 27, the last trading day before the Spring Festival, after the announcement of Lu Cheng's investment in shares, the stock price of "Kunlun Jue" was strongly stimulated and was directly closed at the limit position.
Many retail investors rejoiced and expressed their opinions on message boards and stock trading software.
"Haha, I'm so lucky! Just after I bought the stock, there was great news!"
"Look how much Daqin Technology has grown! The lowest price back then was just over 2 yuan, and now it's 88.8 yuan! It's increased thirty to forty times!"
"I have been trading in stocks for many years, and what I regret most is missing out on Daqin Technology. This opportunity has come again! I have a thousand hands of 'Kunlun Jue', and I am ready to win it all!"
"Lu Cheng is good at creating miracles! Not only did he create miracles in the Olympics, but he also created miracles in the stock market! This man has a kind heart. As long as he buys stocks, he will not go up and down. He can be said to be a 'Yizhuang'. "
"That's right! As long as he buys the stocks, you just have to buy them!"
Some people also expressed doubts: "Where did this guy get the funds? He actually wants to take 33% of the shares? As soon as the announcement came out, the stock price hit the limit, how can he increase his holdings?"
Immediately, someone retorted: "It's just a waste of time to worry about it! You're just a little guy, why do you care so much!"
As a retail investor, few people pay attention to Lu Cheng's source of funds. No matter what, he is a rich man, and he is too far away from retail investors.
That evening, Lu Cheng and Jiang Qiuyun accompanied their father-in-law and mother-in-law to have dinner at "Lucai Gen".
Mother-in-law Huang Yingyi is busy with her career and is too lazy to cook herself. Although Jiang Qiuyun can cook, she is not good at it. So they went to the restaurant.
Father-in-law Jiang Fangcheng is very happy because his calligraphy has improved to a higher level and won the "Lanting Award" in 2030.
The Lanting Award is the only national-level highest calligraphy art award approved by the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and is also the highest professional award for Chinese calligraphy art.
The award is named after the "Orchid Pavilion Preface" written by the great calligrapher Wang Xizhi, who is known as "the best running script in the world". It is as famous as the "Contradictory Literature Award", the "Hundred Flowers Award" for film, the "Plum Blossom Award" for opera and the "Golden Bell Award" for music. It is one of the highest awards in my country's literary and artistic circles.
This award evaluation lasted for three months, starting in October and ending at the end of December.
During those days, Jiang Qiuyun was busy writing, especially creating and revising "Clouds Rising from the Sky Mountain", and had no time to write for the competition.
Jiang Fangcheng won the "Lanting Award", which is equivalent to reaching the pinnacle of calligraphy!
Therefore, he could stand upright in front of Huang Yingyi. Without this grand prize, he felt that his status in the family was extremely jeopardized. After all, Huang Yingyi is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, so she is a great Bodhisattva!
After ordering, while waiting for the food to be served, Huang Yingyi looked at her son-in-law with a critical eye and asked, "Lu Cheng, what are you busy with these days?"
She was satisfied with her son-in-law, but also a little dissatisfied. She felt that although he was a rich man, he was still young and had nothing to do. He even gave up his only proud sport, track and field! This is not a rigorous and positive attitude towards life!
For her, life is endless and struggle continues. She worked hard all her life, and there was not a day when she wanted to stop and rest.
This is the lifestyle of the older generation, working diligently and striving hard for the country and for their personal families.
Lu Cheng smiled and said: "I went to Suzhou Fur Crafts Factory to learn how to tan fur. I made some mink coats with my own hands and prepared one for you. What? The weather is so cold, Qiu Yun hasn't given it to you yet?"
Huang Yingyi said: "Mink coat? She gave it to me, but I didn't want it. It's too gorgeous to wear out!"
There is no way she would go out wearing a mink coat. Just imagine, as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, how could she wear expensive clothes? Isn’t that under the melon field, making people suspect that she stole scientific research funds?
She glared at Lu Cheng and said angrily: "Are you bored with your free time? Why do you want to learn how to tan fur?"
Lu Cheng grinned.
Jiang Qiuyun smiled and smoothed things over: "Mom, you don't know, how much does a mink coat cost? A coat costs 10 million!"
Huang Yingyi was not happy: "Do I care about money? I care about time and contribution. Do you know what was the most familiar passage I memorized when I was young?"
"what?"
"The most precious thing for a person is life. Life is only once for a person. A person's life should be spent like this: when recalling the past, he will not feel regret because of his wasted years, nor will he be ashamed of being inactive; When he died, he could say that my life and all my energy were dedicated to the most magnificent cause in the world - the struggle for the liberation of mankind."
"Wow... Mom, you are so great..." Jiang Qiuyun exaggeratedly praised, opening her mouth wide.
Lu Cheng scratched his scalp, looking a little embarrassed.
He can't always say: "I'm studying immortality." If he said this, his mother-in-law would criticize him even more.
Not one generation, with a different worldview.
Huang Yingyi was born under the red flag and is a standard atheist; Lu Cheng pursues cultivation and is a theist. Although they are not stubborn people, if they want to convince the other party, they must spend a lot of thought and waste a lot of words.
Lu Cheng felt that there was no need to explain. Even if he convinced his mother-in-law, he would not be able to push her to the realm of immortality. It would be good if he could pull Jiang Qiuyun to keep up with him.
Fortunately, Huang Yingyi saved him face and did not continue talking.
Jiang Fangcheng changed the subject in time: "Lu Cheng, the Zhuangyuan pen you gave me has become very popular now! I have sold 50 sets! There are less than 50 boxes left! When I sell out, you still have Can we get more pens?”
Lu Cheng smiled and said: "No problem, the grade of this kind of pen is not very high. Next time I will get you a few sets of 'spiritual pens' to ensure that your pens will be wonderful and every calligraphy will be passed down through the ages!"
"How can it be passed down through the ages? You are exaggerating."
What Lu Cheng calls spiritual pens are talisman pens used to draw talismans. Real talisman pens are not cheap.
Qingmei went to the city to find out. The cheapest talisman pen costs 100 jade coins, and the most expensive one costs several thousand jade coins. Apparently talisman pens are also graded.
Jiang Fangcheng asked: "Last time I asked you what kind of hair was used in the Zhuangyuan pen, and you said it was real wolf hair. A few days ago, someone asked me, what kind of wolf is it? Is it a maned wolf? Arctic wolf? Mexican wolf? Newfoundland White wolf? British Columbia wolf?"
Lu Cheng smiled and said, "I'll give you two wolf skins later and a tiger skin. When your friends come, show them to them!"
"Tiger skin? Isn't it illegal?"
"Don't worry, it has been reviewed by the Forestry Bureau."
Later, Jiang Fangcheng changed the topic and said to his daughter: "Ayun, I got information from several friends that your "Clouds Rises from the Sky Mountain" has a chance of winning the "Mao Dun Literature Award."
Jiang Qiuyun said: "Really? Dad, who did you listen to?"
"At least two judges expressed their congratulations to me privately. One is Zhang Heng from Beijing Normal University, and the other is Li Zhibao, the editor-in-chief of Harvest."
"No matter what, I tried my best."
"If you can win the top prize, I will have no regrets in this life!"
Yes, what else is there to regret? A whole family has become famous and has reached the pinnacle of life!
Huang Yingyi said: "You are too easily satisfied. In my opinion, Xiaoyun is so young and there is still a lot of room for improvement."
Jiang Qiuyun smiled: "Mom, I have promised you that I will try my best to get a doctorate. You should be satisfied."
Jiang Fangcheng smiled and said: "Huh, it's much easier to get a doctorate than to win the Mao Dun Literature Award!"
He is the dean of the Literature Department of the Normal College. He knows that there are many, many PhDs of various types graduating every year, not to mention an overwhelming number, at least 60,000 to 70,000, but there is only one winner of the Mao Dun Literature Award every year!
Huang Yingyi frowned and said: "I'm not saying which is easier, but I can't see young people being lazy. Lu Cheng, I'm not saying you are lazy, but I don't understand what you think. Why did you announce your retirement from sports so easily? I It seems that you don’t pay much attention to the acupuncture profession! If you were serious, you should spend time in the hospital every day and learn this skill from Huo Mingan. Where is your mind? Are you only thinking about getting rich? I know that your wealth is getting better and better now. The more. I just want to ask, is this the goal you pursue in life?"
Jiang Qiuyun couldn't listen to her mother's nagging, and quickly defended Lu Cheng: "Mom, you don't know, Lu Cheng only sleeps for two or three hours every day! He wakes up at midnight and sleeps in the middle of the night, not to mention how hard it is!"
"Huh? How can your body handle so little sleep?"
"He's doing a great thing."
"What career?"
"This is a secret. I can't tell you. As time goes by, you will naturally know."
At this time, the waiter came in and started serving food.
Huang Yingyi said: "Okay, I won't say anything anymore, let's eat!"
Jiang Fangcheng asked for a bottle of red wine.
Lu Cheng opened the wine bottle and poured half a glass for his father-in-law and himself.
Everyone started to move fast.
After a while, Jiang Qiuyun asked: "Mom, grandpa and grandma didn't come this year?"
Huang Yingyi said: "They want to stay in Chengdu for the New Year."
"Grandpa's leg still hurts?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore! It's completely healed."
"They still live in the same place?"
"Moving! Speaking of which, I still blame you two. Last time I passed through Chengdu, I gave your grandpa a piece of jade! Your brother-in-law worked hard, and finally sold the jade, bought a big villa, and invited the old man to come over. Live! Your grandma said two days ago that it’s better to get used to living in an old house!”
"If you're not happy, then move back."
"You put it lightly. The old man likes to live in a lively place. Although it is a little uncomfortable to live with his son, it is justified. If he moves out, people will gossip about him."
Lu Cheng thought to himself: "As people get older, they will have all kinds of ties and constraints, and they will become less free. Because of this, I think about immortality!"
Speaking of jade, he remembered that he still had seven to eight hundred tons of Hetian jade, two to three hundred pieces of high-ice and glass jade, and a large amount of Daishan jade. He thought to himself: "The Chinese New Year is almost here, I should Taking advantage of the New Year, I’ll sell a few more pieces of jade to make up for the lack of cash.”
Although he is a wealthy man in name only, he does not have much cash in his hands. Most of his funds are invested in the stocks of two companies, "Da Qin Technology" and "Kunlun Jue".
He had some ideas as to why he wanted to control "Kunlun Jue".
Lu Cheng is already a master of the third level of innateness. In modern society, he is a master who has entered the "Transformation Realm". It is logical that he should open a sect and recruit disciples, but he cannot do so due to various constraints. If he becomes the actual controller of the "Kunlun Jue", then he may control the young people participating in the competition. In a sense, he is equivalent to the "master" hiding behind the scenes, or the hidden leader of the martial arts alliance. .
Of course, whether he can be a "martial arts leader" or not depends on his mood.
