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Chapter 463 Indifferent_1

Chapter 463: Chapter 463 Indifferent_1

"Now that Tang Yuchan has pulled out, Mr. Kang, please take over Huaxu’s plate. We’ll turn the underground market into partitioned shops, ready to become a food city."

"Ah, I don’t really understand this." Wang Xiaocong was somewhat puzzled, "The food street stopped, so why are we starting a food city?"

"Underhanded." Kang Yue understood and gave Shen Dong a sideways glance.

Shen Dong didn’t take offense and smiled, "This is indeed quite underhanded, but think about it. When the food street was booming, were the shops worth a lot?"

"Definitely worth a lot." Wang Xiaocong nodded in agreement.

Shen Dong continued, "But without our cost control and profit recycling, even if their flavors are top-notch, how high can their profit margins be? Plus, there’s the bottleneck phase that Mr. Kang mentioned."

"It’s a comparative harm. When we ran it, it was a blast, but in their hands, it’s less popular. Customers don’t analyze market factors; they’ll assume if we can do it, and they can’t, then they’re not up to par."

"Another point is, selling the shops can deceive some people into taking over, using the enemy’s money to develop ourselves. Isn’t that killing two birds with one stone?"

With a smile, Wang Xiaocong gave Kang Yue thumbs up, "You really understand him; so crafty."

Crafty?

Shen Dong had learned this from Luan Hongyue; he was a businessman, being kind to enemies meant being cruel to himself.

"The second thing is about Dongyan Media’s canteen, which we must proceed with quietly." This idea was inspired by Wang Wei, but it was also one that Shen Dong already had in mind.

Still based on the food city concept, Shen Dong remembered Wang Xiaocong bringing in quite a number of top chefs. He said earnestly, "Mr. Kang, you will be the busiest next.

I want you to lead the chefs in studying and experimenting with dishes, to create a variety of high-quality, reasonably priced nutritional meals for students."

"No problem."

Having said his piece, Shen Dong stretched his arms to the sky and lazily slumped back into his chair, "Although Huaxu was a flash in the pan, no one can deny that within a certain range, in a certain field, it has made a remarkable impact."

"Being wiped out by thunderbolt only proves one thing."

"They were scared."

"I don’t think it’s shameful at all. As someone who was personally taken down by the peak of power and wealth, I feel that this, too, is a testament to Huaxu’s success."

Making people feel honored is a difficult task.

Shen Dong achieved it, and in just a few words, everyone in the room was brimming with a sense of pride. Su Qingyu giggled, "Second Brother is right; if they weren’t scared, they wouldn’t have been so anxious."

"Right." Amidst the laughter, Kang Yue suddenly slapped his forehead.

The others all looked at Kang Yue, and Shen Dong asked in surprise, "What’s up, got some good news?"

"The penguin icon!" Kang Yue’s eyes sparkled with excitement as she stared expectantly and nervously at Shen Dong, "The penguin has been silent all this time, and by all accounts, they should have cleared the negative effects first!"

Shen Dong hadn’t reacted at first, but upon hearing this, he was suddenly elated, "So, they haven’t canceled our collaboration?"

Who is the Prince?

In his previous life, Shen Dong hadn’t heard of him, but with the penguin, Shen Dong had spent twenty years.

He was a little excited, his hands trembling as he grabbed his phone," Kang Yue, do you think they could have forgotten about us and might cancel the collaboration as soon as I remind them?"

"Oh my!" Kang Yue rolled her eyes and waved her hand, "Don’t talk so negatively. Call them!"

Internally praying for the blessings of Buddha and God, Shen Dong dialed that number; with the support of Penguin, everything was a non-issue. The Prince? Hah.

"Hello."

"Six hundred million." Shen Dong was all-in.

"I’ll invest six hundred million to create a Huaxu charity under Penguin’s banner."

This line was something he said to an unremarkable coworker in his previous life. The coworker said that the boss didn’t like to hear things like ’humble learning’ or ’diligence,’ he wanted to know what value an employee could bring to the company.

It seems that line had proven true.

Mr. Ma pondered for a while, and wasn’t too surprised. He said, "Why don’t we meet up and talk, I..."

"Don’t." Shen Dong flatly refused, as if he was mustering all his courage.

He probed, "The people targeting me are still in Jing City. I’m not seeking to join Mr. Ma but to make a secret move. If they bite me, I will naturally not let them off. Besides, what are your thoughts on smart products, Mr. Ma?"

There was silence once again from the other end.

Mr. Ma had not expected that, at a time when Penguin Capital was short on funds, Shen Dong would be able to pull out six hundred million.

He was even more surprised that the person drawing close to him wasn’t a trapped and doomed terrapin, but a dragon lying in the abyss.

This time, Mr. Ma paused for at least a minute before he changed his manner of speaking and asked, "It seems our collaboration will be very interesting.

Huaxu’s operations at Penguin were only frozen, not halted. According to market reports, Huaxu’s products are quite good. If a price war or a supply and sales battle were waged, Penguin could lend a helping hand."

Shen Dong couldn’t help but smile when the other party took the initiative to mention the word "collaboration."

He became gradually bolder, "I wonder how many shares of Penguin Mr. Ma thinks six hundred million plus the future of Huaxu are worth."

At present, Penguin’s value was a mere 7.2 billion.

Mr. Ma used to joke about himself in the future, having once tried to sell shares everywhere, but unfortunately without success.

"Ten percent." That year was precisely the year Mr. Ma was trying to sell shares everywhere, and this day happened to be when he was preparing to dilute shares and raise funds.

He blurted out almost instinctively. Beyond the six hundred million, Mr. Ma also saw the user activity Huaxu could bring to Penguin in just half a year.

Mr. Ma didn’t know that Shen Dong on the other end of the phone felt his heart nearly stop.

Ten percent?

Penguin, with its peak market value of 450 billion Hong Kong dollars, would have ten percent of its shares belonging to him.

Heavens.

He didn’t need much, just needed to hang on until 2014. Once Penguin split its shares five-for-one, he would instantly become a billionaire.

Shen Dong suppressed the turmoil in his heart and feigned calmness. "Please keep this confidential, Mr. Ma. Let me offer you a piece of advice, the proliferation of smartphones will greatly accelerate the pace of Penguin’s business expansion."

"Good. Now, about the funding."

"I will arrange for someone to sign the contract. I hope, Mr. Ma, that you can get the Huaxu charity up quickly, no, before Huaxu is ready, call it Penguin Charity."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Dong suppressed the nervousness and excitement in his heart, raised a fist towards Kang Yue, and said with sparkling eyes, "Penguin, ten percent of the shares!"

"How much?" Kang Yue could hardly believe his own ears.

"Ten percent!"

After repeating it for emphasis, Kang Yue, oblivious to others, leaped onto Shen Dong like an octopus...

Now they were in trouble.

Shen Dong, with his slight frame, couldn’t hold on, and the two of them crashed to the ground with a bang.

"Are you alright?" Kang Yue quickly got off him and helped Shen Dong up.

At that moment, the pain didn’t even register.

Shen Dong, holding his back, waved his hand with a smile, "No worries, next up, we’ve got a major task, Wang Xiaocong!"

Wang Xiaocong and the others had no clue what was going on, but gathered around when Shen Dong called them. "Alright, Shen Dong, you give the orders."

"Have you heard about the swine flu?"

"I know, friends in the capital mentioned in a chat that pork prices jumped to twenty bucks a pound."