I Treat You as My Sister, But You Want to be My Wife?!
Chapter 241: If You Have the Guts, Then Bring It On_1

Chapter 241: Chapter 241: If You Have the Guts, Then Bring It On_1

"Let’s discuss this with Shen Dong. I assume no one here has any objections, right?" Meng Baitao said.

"Mr. Meng, what if Shen Dong is not willing?" a shareholder asked.

Looking at the reply from Dongyan Investment, Shen Dong was unwilling.

Discussing it further was also futile.

"Then there are only two options, either we gather the shares needed by Penguin Group or we don’t bring in Penguin as our strategic investor," Meng Baitao said.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

They all hoped to bring in Penguin Group.

After all, it’s good to stand in the shade of a large tree.

With Penguin Group introduced, any thorny issues could be handled by them.

They wouldn’t have to worry so much anymore.

But when it came to giving up their own shares, they were reluctant as well.

...

Feng Lijuan arrived at People’s Park.

She met the girl who wanted to rent her watch.

The girl, with light makeup and shoulder-length hair, looked presentable, like a typical city beauty.

"Sister, did you bring the watch?" the girl asked.

"Of course, I brought it. Be careful when you use it, don’t damage it, or else you can’t afford to compensate," Feng Lijuan took out a box from her bag, handed it over, and added a word of caution.

"Don’t worry, sister, I know I can’t afford it and will be careful. Besides, I’m just wearing it for one day, there won’t be any problem," the girl said.

The girl examined the watch, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes, hardly noticeable.

"Here’s the agreement," Feng Lijuan took out the prepared contract, handed a pen to the girl, and asked her to sign.

She was well-prepared, afraid that the girl might run off.

"You sure are cautious, sister," the girl said with a laugh.

"How can I not be cautious? What if you took my watch and ran away?" Feng Lijuan was somewhat proud.

The girl looked over the contract and then signed her full name.

Feng Lijuan contentedly put the contract away and then added, "Oh right, give me your ID card."

"Here," the girl pulled her ID card from her bag and handed it to Feng Lijuan.

"Good, it really is you," Feng Lijuan held the ID card, carefully compared it, then tucked it away. "Transfer the money now."

The money had to be given immediately; waiting until the watch was returned was not an option, as agreed upon.

She was renting out a watch, a piece worth one point five million.

The risk she was taking was greater than that of the girl.

"Okay," the girl had already added Feng Lijuan on WeChat and promptly transferred thirty thousand yuan to her.

"Very good. Tomorrow at this time, return the watch to me here, and I will give your ID back," Feng Lijuan, seeing the money had arrived, nodded with satisfaction.

"Alright," the girl nodded in agreement.

...

On Shen Dong’s end.

He received a phone call personally made by Meng Baitao, the general manager of Yikang Pharmaceutical.

It was still about persuading him to sell some shares, if not all, at least a portion to Penguin Group.

Shen Dong directly refused, sticking to his usual rhetoric about being optimistic about Yikang Pharmaceutical’s development and not wanting to sell any shares.

Shen Dong was no fool; they thought to buy the shares that could triple in a year from him at a mere double the premium.

Not long after hanging up Meng Baitao’s call, Shen Dong’s phone rang again.

It was a number he didn’t recognize.

After answering, he heard a voice.

"Hello Mr. Shen, I am Li Xin, the general manager of the investment department at Penguin Group."

Li Xin was a veteran of Penguin Group. The vast investment empire of Penguin Group was built by Li Xin.

"Hello Mr. Li, what can I do for you?" Shen Dong asked knowingly.

There was no need to guess why the other party made the call.

However, Li Xin’s purpose was not quite what Shen Dong had expected.

Initially, Shen Dong thought Li Xin was interested in acquiring the shares he held in Yikang Pharmaceutical.

But it wasn’t just that.

He also wanted to acquire shares in his other companies.

Dongyan Media, Dongyan Games, Dongyan Investment, Lixing Company, Shuidilao, Dongshan Gold Company.

In short, Li Xin wanted a piece of all the companies under Shen Dong’s control.

The prices he offered were quite high as well.

He was willing to pay three times the premium for the shares of Yikang Pharmaceutical.

For the other companies, he proposed acquiring thirty percent of the shares at a premium of one hundred percent.

Moreover, he insisted on achieving a controlling stake in Shuidilao and Dongyan Media.

As long as Shen Dong was willing, he would immediately fly to Hai City to sign a contract with Mr. Shen.

It must be said, Li Xin was very bold, and the prices he offered were not small.

If Shen Dong did not have the system and was just an ordinary tycoon, he might have accepted Li Xin’s offer.

After all, having the Penguin Group as a shareholder was very beneficial for the development of a company.

But Shen Dong was a man with a system, and now his network was expanding gradually.

There was no need to give away so many shares just to get the endorsement of Penguin Group.

Shuidilao and Dongyan Media were his foundations; he certainly couldn’t give up controlling stakes in them.

Shen Dong flatly rejected Li Xin, "I’m sorry, Mr. Li, I have no intention of selling any shares."

Hearing Shen Dong’s response, Li Xin thought there was a problem with his ears.

He believed that the terms he’d offered were very generous, and Shen Dong would surely agree.

To his surprise, Shen Dong refused outright, very decisively.

Regaining his composure, Li Xin hastily said, "Mr. Shen, perhaps discussing such important matters over the phone is not appropriate. I will come to Hai City to talk with you in person."

Shen Dong replied, "There’s no need, Mr. Li. I will not part with my shares."

Li Xin’s face darkened as he said gravely, "Mr. Shen, do you understand what it means to refuse the Penguin Group?"

His words carried an implicit threat.

Upon hearing this, Shen Dong’s temper flared, and he scoffed, "I don’t know and I don’t want to know. The company is mine, the shares are mine; it’s not up to you to demand them. If you’re so capable, bring it on. My company might not be as powerful as Penguin, but it’s still capable of biting a chunk off you."

With that, Shen Dong hung up the phone.

Threaten me? Do you really think I’m someone you can just push around?

Who knows how many people want to take Penguin Group down a notch?

If they push me too far, I won’t hesitate to get into a battle with the Penguin Group.

Even if it means the company goes under, I’ll take a piece out of Penguin.

If the company collapses, I’ll just rise from the ashes.

With the system, making a comeback is easy.

...

Yikang Pharmaceutical.

Upon returning to the conference room, Meng Baitao relayed the results of the call with Shen Dong and then said, "Ladies and gentlemen, that’s the situation. Shen Dong will not be giving up any shares, so now it comes down to the choice I mentioned before. Either we gather the shares Penguin requires, or we don’t bring Penguin Group in at all."

The major shareholders made their positions known one after another.

"I think we should not bring in Penguin Group."

"I also agree not to bring in Penguin Group."

"Indeed, Penguin Group is asking for too much, at least twenty percent. The loss would be too great if we were to put up those shares."

Acting in their own self-interest, even Sun Dehai, who was directly negotiating with Penguin Group, was no longer insistent.

If Shen Dong were to sell his shares, he would have no concerns.

But if he had to give up his own shares to Penguin, he was unwilling.