Chapter 1530

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

What is a barbarian?

This is a concept in the capital market.

This allusion comes from an economics book, *Barbarians at the Gate*.

It originally referred to certain malicious acquirers who never invested from an industrial operation perspective, using large amounts of borrowed money to raid the secondary market, ambushing high-quality listed companies with dispersed equity, seizing control of the companies, prioritizing capital gains, and disregarding the enterprises' long-term industrial planning.

Barbarians have these typical characteristics:

First is seizing company control rights immediately upon entry. Because company control rights are an important prerequisite for the barbarians' subsequent series of operations.

Second is disregarding the original executives' various deployments, only seeking short-term benefits, so they would drain all the company's value in the short term, then exit rapidly.

Third is secondary market ambush sweeping, and the principal used for sweeping is generally high leverage borrowed from financial institutions, with extremely little of their own capital, completely transferring the risk outward.

At that time was precisely when the "Baoneng Faction" barbarians were at their most glorious; represented by Yao Zong, the barbarians not only blood-washed old-line manufacturing listed companies like Nanbo, but also invaded manufacturing leaders like Gree, and even Vanke was stirred up into a complete uproar!

Besides these big enterprises with resounding reputations, at the Baoneng Faction's peak, they also entered the top ten shareholders of 35 listed companies in one breath, truly sweeping broadly across dozens of A-share listed companies, stirring up a storm of blood and gore in the capital market!

At this time, although Zhonghai Group had not become barbarians, the Baoneng Faction's series of operations was something no one could ignore.

Ji Lianhai, this top leader of Zhonghai, had an evaluation of capital barbarians different from others'; others, whenever barbarians were mentioned, would grit their teeth in hatred and condemn them utterly, yet he greatly admired Yao Zong's series of operations.

And Ji Xunrong's invasion of Xiao Du Technology this time, aside from not having high-leverage sweeping, the rest all very much conformed to barbarian operations.

So Ji Lianhai would give Ji Xunrong the high evaluation of "quite possessing several points of a barbarian's bearing."

The capital market is bestial, bloodthirsty.

So Ji Lianhai did not hope his son would be overly kind, and even more did not hope his son would be overly saintly.

Now Ji Xunrong being able to operate Xiao Du Technology with the aim of short-term cashing out conformed exactly to his wishes.

A company founded by others, you get your hands on it and operate it yourself, there's a very high probability you won't operate it as well as they did.

Even if you can operate it well, that would also take a tremendous amount of effort.

Since that's the case, then why not just operate on the capital market, squeeze the value dry in the short term, then exit rapidly.

Only thus can benefits be maximized.

You can call this short-sighted behavior, but this is indeed the fastest way to make money.

"What, President Du has withdrawn from the company?"

Du Xiaojuan finished handing over work, only then issuing a resignation notice to the whole company.

And at this time, Zhang Ruoshui, a grassroots employee in the company, hearing this news, was quite shaken, quite surprised, and also quite puzzled.

The upper echelons' interest struggle, they, these bottom-rung screw-turners, naturally couldn't see through the reasons within.

So Zhang Ruoshui couldn't figure out no matter what: Du Xiaojuan's own founded company, how could she still have withdrawn?

Colleague Xiao Liang told Zhang Ruoshui:

"Just issued notice, I only just saw it too; long heard the high-level struggle was severe, looks like it's not groundless rumor, just didn't expect President Du would actually be forced out; I've met her a few times, she's quite a good person……"

Zhang Ruoshui for a moment didn't know what to say.

At this time the department supervisor came in, he immediately said:

"Everyone do what you should do, less gossip, anyway one sentence: the salary the company should give us, not a single cent will be less; whatever they fight like up there, what's it got to do with us? Just do the work at hand well!"

Everyone stopped talking, each returned to their work posts, continued working.

Quite a few people agreed with the department supervisor's words; they themselves were just small screws in the company, why go care about those bigwigs' affairs; eat as you should, drink as you should; next month when salary is paid, if the money arrives, then continue working, if the money doesn't arrive, then go report to the labor bureau.

Why would you need to go care about those billionaires' broken matters?

Zhang Ruoshui was different though; she was currently on a blind date with Wang Xiaohua; although they hadn't formally confirmed a relationship yet, she and Wang Xiao had been chatting on WeChat all along.

Last week she also went to the town where Wang Xiaohua was; Du Xiaojuan is Wang Xiaohua's eldest sister-in-law; she definitely had to show some concern.

And at this time Xiao Liang beside her suddenly came out with a line:

"Not long ago President Du still had me go on a blind date with her husband's younger brother; good thing I didn't go; reckon President Du's about to fall on hard times…… Ruoshui, she ask you to go on a blind date? Her husband's that younger brother, not that I'm saying anything, but he's too short, really can't bring myself to kiss……"

Zhang Ruoshui just smiled dryly, noncommittal.

Finally managed to persist until off-duty time.

Zhang Ruoshui got on the subway; she took out her phone to send Wang Xiaohua a WeChat:

"Off work yet? Tomorrow's the weekend again~"

After a good while, Wang Xiaohua replied to her:

"Just got back from the village; counts as off work, I guess."

Zhang Ruoshui hurriedly said:

"Tomorrow I'll come find you; bus ticket I've already bought."

Wang Xiaohua seeing Zhang Ruoshui this message, immediately typed:

"No need, you taking a long-distance bus from Guangzhou over, pretty troublesome; you finally have a weekend, better to rest properly."

But finished typing these words, he instead froze.

Thinking refusing Zhang Ruoshui's kindness like this, wasn't it a bit too cruel.

Additionally last week when Zhang Ruoshui came, he took Zhang Ruoshui around Shangang Town, and had Zhang Ruoshui stay a night in the town's shabby inn; Zhang Ruoshui actually didn't have any complaints at all.

Could tell, Zhang Ruoshui was a bit stupid, but getting along, really made one feel quite at ease.

Trying to get along a bit, also not impossible.

So in the end Wang Xiaohua deleted all the typed words, then retyped a sentence:

"Then come to the County Town and tell me, I'll pick you up at the bus station."

Zhang Ruoshui replied instantly:

"Okay okay hehe!"

Xiao Hua replied to her:

"Don't come to my place next time, it's so far away, you've had enough trouble!"

Zhang Ruoshui was a bit disappointed:

"Oh, you don't want me to come see you?"

"If you're tired of me, just say so, then I won't bother you anymore."

Xiao Hua didn't know whether to cry or laugh:

"What I mean is, what reason is there for a girl like you to always come find me, next time when I have time I'll go find you!"

Seeing this message, Zhang Ruoshui was overjoyed, a smile involuntarily appearing on her face.

"Really? Don't deceive me."

Xiao Hua just said:

"Why would I deceive you, I'll go straight to my Eldest Sister-in-law's Company to find you, also good to visit while I'm at it."

Zhang Ruoshui was surprised:

"Don't you still not know, your Eldest Sister-in-law, she withdrew from Xiao Du Technology..."

Xiao Hua was stunned:

"When did this happen?"

Zhang Ruoshui answered honestly:

"The Company just issued a company-wide announcement today."

Xiao Hua's face showed surprise, thinking Xiao Du Technology wasn't rising strongly, how come Eldest Sister-in-law suddenly withdrew?

That was a Company she founded single-handedly.