Chapter 206: If It's a Blessing, It's Not a Curse

The lifeblood of Tianma Company is finance; if the stock is affected, everything else will inevitably be pulled along, and perhaps the hard work of so many years will be destroyed in a single day.

The shareholders began to lose their composure, coming one after another to ask what he was thinking.

Moreover, their tone became increasingly impolite, and some even said ugly things like if he wanted to die, he should do it himself, and not drag them down to be buried with him.

Jian Yining did not argue, nor did he lose his temper.

They were right; it was hard to say whether Tianma Company would still exist if things continued like this!

"You all go back and set your minds at ease. I still have quite a lot of savings. If Tianma Company collapses, the losses will all be counted as mine; I will compensate everyone for every cent of their money," Jian Yining said to reassure the shareholders, and only then did he manage to send them away.

Although he feigned calmness in front of others, he had no idea what to do in his heart.

Sheng Hanyu is a madman now; if he doesn't loosen his grip, he really could bring Tianma Company down.

Jian Yining felt that he was now a prey standing in the open, while Sheng Hanyu was a skilled hunter hiding in the dark!

Unhurried and unperturbed, slow and steady, yet with a plan in mind, he was certain to devour him.

But when to eat, and in what way to eat, all depended on his mood.

On the fourth day, Tianma Company's stock indeed fell by thirteen percent.

For Tianma Company, which made its fortune through investment, to have its head office stock shorted by someone was simply a huge joke.

The thing Jian Yining worried about most had happened after all.

On the fifth day, the stock continued to fall, and the company's management resigned one after another; even the old veteran who had followed him from Jiangzhou—Li Zong—sent his resignation letter to Jian Yining's inbox!

He wouldn't be angry if others resigned, but being betrayed by an old subordinate made Jian Yining furious.

He called the General Manager's office: "Come to my office, now, immediately, at once."

Before long, Li Zong arrived.

He stood before him with his head lowered, like a child who had done something wrong: "I'm sorry, Chairman. I know I shouldn't resign at a time like this, but I really have no other choice."

"Give me a reason!" Jian Yining said concisely.

Over the past few years, many companies had tried to poach him by offering high salaries, but he had never been tempted and had always been loyal to Jian Yining.

He believed that Sheng Hanyu could afford the price, but he believed even more that this was not a matter of money.

"You, you don't ask anymore. This time it really is me who has let you down, but I really have no way out, sob..."

The one-meter-eight man wept uncontrollably, but he just wouldn't say anything.

"Fine, you go out. I approve your resignation. Whenever you change your mind and want to come back, I will always welcome you."

After Li Zong left, management in other important positions in the company resigned one after another.

Jian Yining asked them for their reasons as well, but these few people all spoke up.

The reasons for their resignations were all different, but everyone's weakness had been picked out very accurately, hitting the mark with a single blow!

Jian Yining couldn't take it anymore; things couldn't continue to develop like this. He was about to become a commander of a one-man army, and if he persisted, he would truly go bankrupt.

He called Sheng Hanyu in a fit of anger: "Come over here, let's talk in my office."

"Talk about what?" He was even acting arrogant.

Jian Yining said: "Come here first."

Sheng Hanyu arrived, still graceful and dashing, handsome and compelling.

However, when the people at Tianma Company saw him, not a single person went up to fawn over him this time; they all consciously avoided him!

To be able to bring a multinational group company to the brink of collapse within a week—it was better to provoke such a man as little as possible, lest one day you don't even know how you died.

Pushing open the door to the Chairman's office, Sheng Hanyu went in, sat on the sofa, crossed his legs, and said calmly: "Speak, what do you want with me?"

"What exactly do you want before you'll let me go?" Jian Yining glared at him fiercely.

"You know what should be done," Sheng Hanyu gave the answer.

Jian Yining was exasperated: "I know, but I can't do it! The person you want is already dead, she died five years ago. Back then, the plane crashed into the Tianpingyang and she was killed, not even a body was found..."

"I don't believe it," Sheng Hanyu was very calm, as calm as if these three words meant exactly what they said.

"Believe it or not, that's up to you."

Jian Yining turned away in a huff, ignoring him.

It was just like when they played games as children; every time he lost and got anxious, he would have this expression.

Playing games with Sheng Hanyu was just looking for abuse; Jian Yining had never won, not even once!

"Let that person come over. He has also lost quite a lot this time, and he really can keep his cool, hehe," Sheng Hanyu said.

"Which one?" Jian Yining feigned ignorance.

He didn't mind, and said: "You should know better than me which one, the Chairman of Tianyi. Let him come over."

"If I fight with him, naturally I won't have the time and energy to cause trouble for you."

Jian Yining's expression changed. Sheng Hanyu could see that he was trying very hard to control himself, but he still couldn't suppress his emotions; even his fingers were trembling slightly.

"Sheng Hanyu, you've gone too far."

Jian Yining slapped the table, bluffing: "Poaching my staff and stealing my clients, you've even come to my Chairman's office to do it. If your reputation for this kind of conduct gets out, who else would dare to do business with you?"

"A Ning, now that it's come to this, is there any point in you still playing dumb with me? Or should I say, do you take me for a fool?"

Jian Yining certainly wouldn't let him take him for a fool; playing dumb was just a matter of having no other choice.

This was his last trump card, and he couldn't reveal it unless absolutely necessary.

He and that person had both thought that Sheng Hanyu might follow the clues to this line, but they just hadn't expected it to be so fast!

It was so fast that they hadn't even come up with a proper solution before it had reached this point.

"I don't understand what you're talking about." Jian Yining steeled his heart, thinking, let it be what it will; at worst, I'll start over from scratch, or go bankrupt, buy a small house, and retire early.

Having already thought of the worst outcome, he naturally had nothing to fear once he had a bottom line in his heart.

Jian Yining issued an order to leave: "You go. I will apply for bankruptcy tomorrow and restructure the capital. I have nothing to talk to you about."

Sheng Hanyu frowned slightly.

He did not expect that A Ning would rather go bankrupt than reveal it to him for that person.

He only did this to force out the address for that person, and did not really want to do anything to Jian Yining.

Sheng Hanyu went back.

Not long after he returned, those clients who had canceled their orders with Tianma all came back one after another.

The stock price rose.

The management and staff who had already completed their resignation procedures were highly likely to return to apologize, hoping to continue working at Tianma.

Only Li Zong did not; he did not come over because he was embarrassed.

So Jian Yining took the initiative to find him, hoping he would continue to work at the company; Li Zong was moved to tears and also spoke out the reason he had not mentioned before.

His son, who remained in the country, was good-for-nothing and had been seized by creditors after owing usury; the son had called him to resign, saying that as long as he no longer worked at Tianma, those astronomical debts would be wiped clean.

And just now, just a moment ago, his wife called to report that they were safe.

She said that their son had already been released, and the creditors not only waived all debts but also forbade his son from going to play at any place in Jiangzhou that set up casinos or lent money at usurious rates.

It was equivalent to being blacklisted by the bad guys, so he could only be a good person from now on.

Furthermore, they told him to work at Tianma with peace of mind, saying that all of this had been arranged by Jian Yining...