Chapter 306: Chen Mo's Advice

"Chen Mo? Which Chen Mo?" Tang Zhudi asked, puzzled.

She instinctively felt that the Chen Mo who came to their company at this hour was not an ordinary person.

"That... I don't know him, but he said... he said..."

"What did he say?"

"He said he is the boss of Galaxy Investments and is here to acquire our company," the assistant whispered.

"Is it him?"

Wang Ba Wan sprang up from his chair, smoothed his sleeves, looking ready to fight.

"You bastard, bring him over; I want to see what he's actually after!"

"Wait!" Tang Zhudi said, stopping the assistant who was turning to leave.

"First take him to the conference room; Director Wang and I will go over right away."

Although Chen Mo came with ill intent, they were all businessmen, so proper decorum still had to be observed.

The assistant glanced at Wang Ba Wan, and after seeing him nod, turned and left.

Chen Mo sat in the conference room, idly smoking, with Ou Yongen sitting beside him.

"I didn't expect to get in so smoothly. I thought we'd have to fight!"

Ou Yongen said irritably, "We're legitimate businessmen, not a gang like yours."

"Am I not a legitimate businessman? When I do business, I'm more proper than anyone."

Apart from the early period, Chen Mo now rarely uses Triad Society methods in his dealings.

To clean his slate completely, he avoids any behind‑the‑scenes dirty tactics whenever possible.

In business, it's all about reputation.

Overusing tactics loses peer recognition, and his business will never grow large.

A few minutes later, Wang Ba Wan entered with several people.

Besides Tang Zhudi and his assistant Cheng Wenjing, a few staff followed, looking like Wang Ba Wan's assistants and secretaries.

Chen Mo paid them no mind; his gaze lingered on Wang Ba Wan for a moment, then shifted more toward Tang Zhudi and Cheng Wenjing.

Tang Zhudi

Cheng Wenjing

Who would look at a man when there's a beauty, especially one with a face almost identical to Zhou Xingxing's.

I have to say Wang Ba Wan's face looks exactly like Zhou Xingxing's, except for that mole.

But the extra mole actually makes it more amusing.

Wang Ba Wan pulled out a chair, sat down, and said coldly to Chen Mo, "You're the one trying to acquire my company?"

Chen Mo gave a faint smile, "That's right, it's me."

Tang Zhudi said coldly, "Mr. Chen just launched a full tender offer today, and now you're coming to our company to make us step aside; isn't that a bit overhasty?"

"Even if the offer period ends, can Mr. Chen guarantee that he'll hold more shares than us?"

"No, no, no, I think you three have misunderstood," Chen Mo shook his head. "I didn't come here to make the two of you step down."

"What I want to discuss with both of you is the matter of acquiring the shares you hold."

"What are you saying?" Wang Ba Wan exclaimed, standing up, "You want the shares we hold?"

"Does Mr. Chen know what he's talking about?" Tang Zhudi said, equally incredulous.

Chen Mo replied calmly, "Of course. I think I've been clear enough. I want the shares you hold; the acquisition offer should already have been sent to you."

Ou Yongen promptly handed over a share acquisition agreement.

Once a full tender offer is launched, all shareholders receive the same offer notice.

Regardless of how many shares they hold—whether major or minor shareholders, or retail investors—the price is uniformly 3.71 per share.

Moreover, if they buy, Chen Mo will also buy; they can't refuse.

"Bang!"

Wang Ba Wan didn't even look at the agreement, and slammed the table hard.

"Impossible, this is my company; I will never sell it!"

Tang Zhudi also replied, refusing, "Mr. Chen, I think you may be overthinking. My husband and I started from nothing, endured countless hardships, and only after great effort have we run the company to its current size."

"Prosperous Real Estate is like our child; we could never sell the company to you."

Chen Mo saw that the relationship between Tang Zhudi and Wang Ba Wan hadn't fractured yet.

At least now, facing Chen Mo, their stances are unified.

Chen Mo silently clicked his tongue, thinking he should meet each of them separately and defeat them one by one.

However, confronting both at once is much harder, yet Chen Mo remains confident.

"We've released the offer announcement; I think you two have already seen it."

"Before launching the full tender offer, I already had brief talks with your minority shareholders; they've agreed to sell their shares to me. Buying floating shares from the Stock Exchange isn't difficult for me."

"When the offer period ends, my becoming the major shareholder of your company is a certainty."

"Why then do you persist in futile resistance?"

Tang Zhudi retorted, "Mr. Chen, it's too early to say that. Are you the only one who can buy the floating shares?"

"Moreover, due to the offer restriction, you can only purchase shareholders' shares at 3.7, but we have no such limitation."

"As long as our price is high enough, we can decide who those shareholders sell to!"

Chen Mo's eyebrows twitched, disdainfully saying, "You can say that, but do you have the money?"

"From what I know, the money in your company's accounts is already low; several projects are about to halt, right?"

"How much money can the two of you, as a couple, actually put up?"

"Even if we step back ten thousand steps, suppose you could raise enough money and buy enough shares—then what?"

"Once the offer period ends, the shares I hold can be released. By then, if I forcibly crash the market, will you still have enough funds to defend it?"

"Although I might lose a few hundred million, what about you? You not only lack the ability to defend the market, but your projects will also stall due to a broken funding chain, ultimately ending only in bankruptcy liquidation."

"Both sides would suffer losses—is it really necessary?"

"That's still better than letting you take our company!" Tang Zhudi remained firm.

Chen Mo continued to advise: "Actually, you could look at it from another angle."

"At a price of 3.7, your shares are worth several billion. With that money, you could completely start over and open another company."

"Your personal connections are still intact, so launching a new company would be much easier."

"Moreover, your funds are ample; you could fully control the new company without bringing in a bunch of messy shareholders—why not?"

"Whether to fully control a new company or be the second shareholder of a big one—think about it carefully!"

"If we purely consider it from a business angle, selling the company's shares outright would actually be more suitable."

"But this company embodies the blood and sweat of the couple; emotionally, they still can't quite accept Chen Mo's acquisition."

Chen Mo knew they found it hard to make a decision now; after speaking, he prepared to leave.

After leaving the meeting room, Chen Mo turned back and said: "Once you've made a decision, you can notify me at Galaxy Group."

"The company's address is also in this building; you'll find out if you look."

Having said that, he ignored the astonished looks of the others and briskly left with Ou Yong'en.