Chapter 221: Acquiring the Security Company

After Li Yaofu left, Chen Mo looked at Li Li beside him.

"Li Li, go ask where Li Jie is now; I'll go find him in a moment."

"Okay." Li Li turned and went out to make a call.

He has no idea where Long Wei is.

To get Long Wei and his son to help him shoot a movie, he still needs Li Jie to pull some strings.

A few minutes later, Li Li finished the call and came back.

"Mo Ge, Li Jie is now with Mr. Lu."

Chen Mo nodded, "Alright, I understand."

Although Li Jie is now the person in charge of the training ground, he usually personally leads people to protect Lu Bin Sun's safety.

After all, the only veterans needed for protection on Chen Mo's side, besides Chen Mo's woman, are Lu Bin Sun, Jimi, and Da Dou.

Jimi and Da Dou also handle legitimate business, but perhaps because they've mixed with the Triad Society before, they interact with their bodyguards more like a triad boss with his underlings.

Li Jie only feels like a bodyguard, not a gangster, when he leads people while staying beside Lu Bin Sun.

Chen Mo glanced at his watch; it was still early, so he drove straight to the office building where Lu Bin Sun is.

Yes, an office building.

After Lu Bin Sun founded the Galaxy Group at Chen Mo's request, he rented a floor of an office building in Jianshazui as the group's headquarters.

After all, most of Lu Bin Sun's contacts and friends are in Jianshazui, so locating the headquarters here is more convenient.

Anyway, this office building is also on Chen Mo's territory, so there's no fear of troublemakers.

Usually, Lu Bin Sun lives in Jianshazui and works there as well.

The factories in Tunmen and Quanwan have already been handed to Da Dou and Jimi; Lu Bin Sun only issues orders from Jianshazui.

In less than ten minutes, Chen Mo appeared in Lu Bin Sun's office.

"Mr. Chen, why do you have time to come here today?"

Seeing Chen Mo come over, Lu Bin Sun was still a bit surprised.

Honestly, Chen Mo, that hands‑off boss, is just too lazy.

Apart from occasional chatter, he leaves everything else to Lu Bin Sun.

He really isn't afraid that Lu Bin Sun would take his money and run!

"I originally came to see A Jie. But since I'm here, I might as well check if you old guy are busy or exhausted."

Chen Mo plopped onto the sofa in Lu Bin Sun's office, pressing his hands around the cushions.

Hmm, the old guy knows how to enjoy himself; this sofa is even better than the one in his office.

Lu Bin Sun stepped out from behind his desk, sat opposite Chen Mo, and said with a grin, "Mr. Chen, if you want me to relax a bit, pay more attention to the group's business so I can get some rest."

Chen Mo leaned against the sofa and joked, "That won't do! As long as the group has you, that's enough."

You're only sixty this year, still in your prime fighting age, how can you always think about resting!

How about this: I'll have someone find you a woman later, so you can truly relax; maybe you'll even see an old tree blossom and have kids in old age!

What kind do you like? Hot‑bodied, or young and cute?

Lu Bin Sun wore a helpless expression, "Mr. Chen, stop joking with me. At my age, forget about women; I just want to retire early now.

By the way, the acquisition of TNS Company is almost done."

Lu Bin Sun stood, returned to his desk, picked up a document, and handed it to Chen Mo.

"This is TNS Company's asset list; I've already had someone appraise it."

Chen Mo dropped his joking expression, took the document, and began to peruse it.

TNS Company wasn't small to begin with, but after that night at Jun Du Hotel, it was completely ruined.

The money in its accounts was essentially wiped out, and its cash flow chain was completely broken.

But that's not the worst; the worst is the death of dozens of security personnel and the collapse of the company's reputation.

Such a severe mission failure is enough to make TNS Security Company quit the security business altogether.

One could say that at this point TNS Company no longer needs any rescue.

However, a skinny dead camel is still bigger than a horse.

Currently, besides a floor office building in Central, TNS Company also has a security training base in Shek O that can accommodate three hundred people.

Moreover, the base's warehouse holds over a hundred long and short firearms, all legally compliant.

Altogether, these items are worth close to one hundred million.

After finishing the documents, Chen Mo asked directly, "What price are they asking?"

"Chen Liming's wife is asking eighty million."

Although TNS Company's assets are valued at one hundred million, without clients it still has to support dozens of clerical staff and nearly a hundred security personnel, so monthly expenses aren't small.

Chen Liming's wife can now only sell at a discount; the longer it drags, the less it's worth.

Chen Mo gently shook his head and said, "That's pricey; we can still keep pushing the price down."

Lu Bin Sun smiled, "I know. I previously offered her fifty million; I estimate her bottom price is sixty million."

Hearing Lu Bin Sun say that, Chen Mo finally nodded.

Although Chen Mo's purchase of TNS Security Company is just for that gun license, the office floor and the training base aren't going to be given away for free.

A sixty‑million price is acceptable to Chen Mo as well.

"Let's negotiate with her at your price first. After the acquisition, transfer their staff here to work, and keep the security personnel at the base.

As for that office floor, sell it off as soon as possible."

That office floor in Central is prime real estate; selling it now would fetch at least twenty million.

Chen Mo effectively spent forty million to buy a gun license and a training base.

It's quite a good deal.

However, Chen Mo's operation left Lu Bin Sun somewhat puzzled.

"Mr. Chen, the TNS office floor in Central is in a good location, prices are still rising, and its future appreciation potential is also high."

Even if we don't need it now, there's no need to sell it.

I think it's better to rent it out and keep the ownership in our hands.

That way, whether we use it ourselves later or hold it for appreciation, it's more suitable.

Lu Bin Sun proposed what he thought was a more suitable plan.

"No." Chen Mo flatly refused, "Do as I say and sell it quickly. In a few months, Gangdao's property prices might see a sharp drop."

Chen Mo, however, knew that after the October stock crash, Gangdao's property prices would also plummet, only gradually recovering next year.

Selling now would let us lose less later.

But Lu Bin Sun didn't know any of this.

Lu Bin Sun frowned and insisted, "Mr. Chen, Gangdao's real estate industry is booming, and there's basically no chance of prices falling."

You said prices would drop in a few months; do you have any basis for that?

"There's no basis yet, but just do as I say, and you'll find out in time."

Chen Mo now couldn't explain it in detail to Lu Bin Sun—after all, he couldn't claim to be a time traveler with foresight.

People would think he's an idiot.

Seeing Chen Mo insist repeatedly, Lu Bin Sun could only agree.

Lu Bin Sun understood that although Chen Mo seemed indifferent to the group, delegating all major and minor affairs to him to manage.

But once a decision was made, he had to follow Chen Mo's instructions.

The previous LD laser disc factory was handled this way, and this time is the same.

"Alright, after I acquire TNS, I'll quickly sell that office floor."

Chen Mo stood up and patted Lu Bin Sun on the shoulder: "Don't worry, Old Sun, listen to me—I'm not wrong. Before long, you'll see my decision was correct."