"Are you scared?" Ou Yunchen asked.
"Mmm..." Su Ruiyi replied.
"Colin is a pervert. Don't pay attention to him. If you encounter him again, inform me immediately."
"Got it."
Ou Yunchen brushed Su Ruiyi's cheek with the back of his hand, hoping she would quickly forget everything that had just happened, including her doubts about his identity.
At that moment, Su Ruiyi's phone chimed, as if receiving a message.
— Su Ruiyi's Message —
"Princess, if your dragon knight abandons you, call me. I'll deal with him for you.
— Your eternal guardian, the great and wise King Colin"
"Oh, right, this is our secret! Don't tell the man next to you!"
— End of Su Ruiyi's Message —
"Who's it from?" Ou Yunchen asked.
Su Ruiyi quickly locked her screen and said, "No one, it's an advertisement..."
Ou Yunchen reached out his hand, and Su Ruiyi became nervous, tucking her phone into her embrace.
"It's really an advertisement," Su Ruiyi insisted.
"I want you to hold my hand, you idiot!"
"Oh..."
When Su Ruiyi took Ou Yunchen's hand and watched him steer with one hand, her heart finally calmed down a little.
However, both of them believed they were acting perfectly, each harboring different thoughts and using physical contact to mask their inner unease.
***
A month later, the listing project for Su's subsidiary indeed failed.
No one knew who leaked the news, but Su's stock plummeted, significantly shrinking Xu Shuming's capital. What was already insufficient to repay debts became even more difficult.
"Mr. Xu, don't worry too much, e/..." Jin Datong said.
Xu Shuming nodded at Jin Datong. He was much more useful than Yang Dawu! These days, it was Jin Datong who was offering guidance. Indeed, Jin Datong, who had previously run a factory, knew a lot!
"Colin is, after all, our shareholder. At worst, we can do an equity swap," Jin Datong suggested.
"Then let's proceed as is. Have Yang Dawu submit the documents to the banking regulatory commission. Phrase the announcement nicely, at least to stabilize his stock price!"
Jin Datong immediately went to comply. They split into two groups: one to maintain the market, and the other to go find Colin for money.
However, Xu Shuming had fallen into a trap...
***
"It's not impossible to use my private equity fund to alleviate the emergency..." Colin said.
"Any condition is fine. I want to repay the debt quickly so the stock price can stabilize," Xu Shuming said.
"Then I will speak," Colin replied.
"Please, tell me!"
"Although Emmanuel is dead, your daughter inherited Su's shares. I want to kick her out. Do you think that's acceptable?"
"Which move are you making?" Xu Shuming asked.
"There are too many shareholders in Su's, it's chaotic!"
"Then what do you want to do?"
"I will acquire 82.7% of the shares held by you and your daughter for 3.286 billion US dollars. This way, you can peacefully manage Su's, and I will handle everything else for you."
"You want to take so many of my shares?"
"It's a pressing matter," Colin replied.
"Then you'll become Su's largest shareholder..."
"You know, I just make money. I won't be involved in management at all. You'll still be the chairman and general manager of Su's!"
Xu Shuming sat there, contemplating. He ultimately sold the shares. Su Ruiyi, following Ou Yunchen's plan, also signed.
Now that Colin was to control Su's, he had to actually provide that much money.
If anyone thought Colin was playing hard, they were gravely mistaken. There's a saying: the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. The truly ruthless were yet to come!
To raise funds for the private equity fund, Ou Yunchen established a shell company to acquire Su's equity. However, he only contributed one hundred million yuan, with the remaining funds being loans obtained by mortgaging all of Su's equity!
Through this method, Ou Yunchen successfully completed a leveraged buyout. Therefore, even if Su's went bankrupt in the future, Xu Shuming would still bear the debt.
Ou Yunchen would only lose his initial capital of one hundred million yuan.
Despite both aiming to oust Xu Shuming, this move completely stripped him of control over Su's.
This maneuver not only made Su's his group but also prevented Su Ruiyi from ever controlling Su's again.
Thus, Su's underwent a complete transformation from beginning to end!