Reborn as a female internet celebrity in a county town

Chapter 100 I swear, I really didn't eat it!
It wasn't that Lin Lang wanted to pretend; it was simply that... he needed to prove he had the ability.

His desire to take over Tianshui Duck Industry was not just a casual remark.

Whether in a county or a city, there are no more than thirty companies with a monthly turnover of over ten million.

As for those who earned tens of millions, Lin Lang estimated there were only four.

A state-owned enterprise called Xinhe Group has a wide range of businesses, mainly real estate, but also education, medical care, agriculture, and industry. It has assets exceeding 30 billion yuan in the city.

One company, Bairui Pharmaceutical, is the largest listed company in Xinyang City, with a current market value of over 3 billion yuan and annual revenue of over 1 billion yuan.

The third company is Xinglan Real Estate. Even if they don't sell any houses this year, they can still generate 500 to 600 million yuan in revenue a year from commercial complex rentals, logistics centers, and property fees.

This part of the revenue has a high profit margin and is considered a guaranteed income regardless of economic conditions; an annual net profit of over 100 million is not a problem.

"Brother Lin, you're being too polite. I already said it was a gift, so let's go transfer the ownership now."

He Qiang still needs to carefully consider the whole matter, but what Lin Lang said has given him a completely new perspective on it.

Although he had considered acquiring Tianshui Duck Industry before, his plan was not as comprehensive as Lin Lang's. He only wanted to secretly obtain a sufficient share from the secondary market before launching an attack.

But doing that would be extremely difficult, and overall it would be a violation of regulations.

After all, they are considered to be acting in concert, so it's impossible for them to have 30% of the chips and not make a move.

Once he raises his sign, others will most likely know what he wants to do, and he hasn't even thought about how to deal with it beforehand.

After Lin Lang's analysis, he suddenly found himself in a situation where he could both attack and defend.

Two completely different approaches were linked together.

He could first dump shares to trigger panic selling, and at the same time find someone to help hold a portion of Tianshui Duck Industry's shares on his behalf.

Once the nominee has acquired enough chips, you can take chips, up to 5%, and then trigger the disclosure mechanism to show your intentions.

In this way, if those people don't move, and he continues to increase his holdings, the stock price won't rise much without strong external capital entering the market.

He kept increasing his stake until it reached 30%, at which point he issued a takeover offer.

If they ultimately want to prevent me from reaching 30%, they will desperately drive up the stock price, and then... I can use the shares held on behalf of others to suppress the price, both to cash out for myself and to trap those people's funds.

At worst, we can just keep dragging it out. Anyway, everyone's trapped, and nobody benefits.

He could even make a fortune through the shares held on his behalf, and even if it couldn't make up for his own losses, at least his paper losses would be much smaller.

He knew that private nominee shareholding was illegal, but... as long as it was done discreetly, this kind of thing was common all over the world.

To put it bluntly, if all mergers and acquisitions were conducted through legal procedures, there wouldn't be so many deals. Behind the vast majority of mergers and acquisitions, there are shady dealings involved.

He Qiang felt no psychological pressure at all.

The only concern is how Lin Lang will obtain the 20% voting rights.

Even disregarding that, the first half of the entire plan is still sharp enough for him: dumping shares, accumulating shares through nominee shareholding, and raising the stake...

Even if it doesn't succeed, his financial statements will look much better than they do now, and at least he'll have something to show his investors at the end of the year.

"Mr. He, let's not talk about giving it away anymore. Since the car has already been brought here, we can't let Mr. He drive it back. Let's just buy it at market price. Shall we go to Dayu Media and sign the contract?"

Lin Lang's attitude was firm.

Seeing this, He Qiang quickly said, "Brother Lin, how about this, you can keep the car for now. I didn't bring anything with me this time. We can sign the contract later when we have time."

"That works too..."

After having dinner, the two returned to Big Fish Media.

Lin Lang invited He Qiang into his office.

Big Fish Media is small, but He Qiang cannot ignore Lin Lang's earning power.

Based on Lin Lang's operations in the Tianshui duck industry, and the things the two of them talked about during their meal, even if they weren't his, it means he has someone behind him giving him advice.

What kind of relationship does it represent to specifically give him this kind of advice?
It would be difficult for any investment firm other than a top-tier one to formulate such a comprehensive plan.

"Brother Lin, do you think there's any potential for collaboration between my pawnshop and today's social media?"

He Qiang decided to find an opportunity to cooperate with Lin Lang and thoroughly understand the guy's strength.

Mergers and acquisitions are not something that can be done overnight; the whole process can take at least several months or even a year or two.

Only after figuring out Lin Lang's true strengths and weaknesses can he decide how much effort to put in.

Pawnshops are indeed more of a traditional industry, and he has always felt that they don't really fit in with social media.

Lin Lang said, "Yes, there are many areas where we can cooperate. However, I'm not yet clear about President He's main business scope..."

"It mainly involves the operation of high-quality assets, such as real estate, cars, and gold, and also provides some financing opportunities..."

"There's so much we can do. Our company has been looking for professionals who are experts in car inspection and pricing... Mr. He, your company should have quite a few, right?"

"Of course, the most powerful person in the city's used car industry is in my company, and I also have a shop in Tianshui County, there are... Brother Lin, are you interested, shall we go and take a look?"

The most popular businesses in pawnshops right now are real estate and automobiles. His team of more than 20 people is responsible for accepting and inspecting cars.

"No problem, let's go."

A dozen minutes later, Lin Lang saw the storefront of Xincheng Pawnshop.

The location is so-so, and the store isn't very big.

Lin Lang had no idea that such a place existed in the county town.

However, the business will definitely cover all aspects.

“Brother Lin, we mainly do business here. The cars we collect are mostly transported to the city. I rented a two-story basement in an abandoned city square in the city and parked hundreds of cars there.”

They not only offer mortgages, but also buyouts.

The mortgage is easy to handle; it's just like borrowing money. You pay a certain amount of interest each year, mortgage your car and house to the company, and return the car and house to the other party when the debt is fully repaid.

Buyouts are usually for items that cannot be done through banks, and they are often items with extremely high cost-performance ratios.

After all, those who can find them to do buyouts are basically those who don't have the opportunity to cooperate with banks, so they definitely need to negotiate a lower price.

In the years before banks had comprehensive services in this area, pawnshops did very well.

In recent years, things have been a bit tough for them. Banks have taken away some of the business from traditional pawnshops, making it increasingly difficult for them to make money.

Fourteen years later, he focused his main attention on New Century Capital.

After looking around, Lin Lang said, "President He, I think we have a lot of room for cooperation. How about this, I'll go to the city in a few days, and I'll tailor a plan for you. You just need to find someone suitable to appear in front of the camera."

"No problem, no problem, that's easy."

When they returned to Big Fish Media, He Qiang immediately handed the Porsche car keys and registration certificate to Lin Lang.

However, Lin Lang only took the car keys and let He Qiang take the vehicle registration certificate back.

Although it didn't matter who it stayed in, Lin Lang just wanted to make his stance clear.

The used car market is very strong online, especially in the last two or three years.

In a few years, the market will be severely impacted by new energy vehicles, leading many used car dealers to curse online.

After all, the days when you could easily buy a car and make tens of thousands of yuan by reselling it are gone forever.

In the current used car market, a two-year-old 530 Luxury with less than 30,000 kilometers on the odometer can sell for 420,000 yuan, while a new car would only cost 480,000 yuan. In a few years, when a car with the same two-year-old odometer costs only 400,000 yuan new, a used car would only fetch a maximum of 280,000 yuan.

The domestic car market has enormous potential. The second half of next year will truly be the first year of the internet-based used car market, and many people who sell used cars online have made a fortune.

If given the opportunity, Lin Lang will try to expand Big Fish Media's business, since Big Fish Media's revenue will be low next month.

……

After learning that Yun Yiyi was pregnant, Qin Dong was furious because there was no turning back.

He was already quite dependent on Yun Yiyi, after all, Yun Yiyi's ability to drive sales was too strong.

After being scolded by He Qiang, his first thought was to get Yun Yiyi back into the spotlight to help Tianshui Duck Industry alleviate some of the pressure.

I was originally planning to play hard to get with Yun Yiyi, but... she got pregnant.

On the other hand, he was also somewhat gratified, after all... the Qin family had a successor in the fourth generation.

Although he has a three-year-old son, the third generation and the fourth generation are ultimately different.

At noon, they waited until 12:30, but Qin Haiyang and Yun Yiyi still hadn't returned.

He couldn't resist calling Qin Haiyang again.

"What's going on? You haven't come back yet?"

Qin Haiyang: "Dad, Yi Yi doesn't want to go back."

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know, she said I can raise the child well even without her."

"Are you an idiot? Can't you even try to comfort your own wife? What good are you if you can't even comfort your own wife?"

"It's all your fault..." Qin Haiyang said softly.

"What happened to us?"

"You promised to meet her parents, but you forgot about it just because she didn't want to promote Tianshui duck products..."

Qin Dong: "...Well, we've been busy for a few days. Here's what we'll do: tell Yi Yi that your mom and I are preparing some things and we'll go to her house in person tomorrow...and you can bring her along, understand?"

"What if she doesn't go?"

"you……"

Qin Dong felt like he was going to be driven mad by his son, Qin Haiyang.

This guy is really useless!
No wonder I can't catch up with Shen An'an, she's so stupid.

But at this point, there's no other way.

……

When Lin Lang drove his new car back to his hometown, Shen An'an immediately came over.

"Lin Lang, why are you driving Sister Yu's car?"

Lin Lang: "...Huh? I don't know. A friend lent it to me. Who is this Sister Yu you're talking about?"

"Do you know Yu Xue?"

"Uh... I don't know him. This car was lent to me by a friend who works at a pawn shop..."

Lin Lang thought of the woman who had rented him the house.

"Oh, I think it was Sister Yu who sold her. She seems to have gone abroad."

Lin Lang asked, "How did you recognize me at first glance?"

"I bought it with Sister Yu. We went to Jiangcheng to order it."

"Oh, I see. I'll go check out the house first..."

Lin Lang didn't talk to Shen An'an much. By this time, the old house had been almost completely demolished, but it hadn't been moved yet.

It needs to be moved tomorrow morning, and the previous foundation needs to be removed in the afternoon.

We can start working on the basement the day after tomorrow.

The basement itself wasn't difficult to dig; the difficulty lay in not only building the foundation but also waterproofing it afterward, plus Lin Lang's additional requirement for the floor to be load-bearing.

After arriving here, Lin Lang first checked the fixed filming equipment, and then filmed a five or six-minute video with Bing Ning.

After filming the video, Lin Lang communicated with the construction team for a while, and it was the first time he had learned about the overall cost.

The estimated construction period is 24 days to complete the main structure; any subsequent work will be calculated separately.

The material cost is between 400,000 and 600,000 yuan. The construction team calculated the total cost as 220,000 yuan, plus miscellaneous expenses such as steel pipe usage fees, mixer usage fees, excavator usage fees, etc., totaling 30,000 yuan.

The main issue is the high cost of materials for a basement; a basement alone costs close to 200,000 yuan.

The construction team originally had a daily payment option, which was over two hundred yuan a day, but... that would take too much time. Even if the construction period was delayed a little, the wages wouldn't be reduced by much.

Now it's time to work at full speed and get paid as soon as possible.

Lin Lang had a pleasant chat with the foreman. The price was already quite good, and he hadn't slacked off at all. Many building materials had already started to be transported here.

After discussing these matters, Lin Lang took Bing Ning to several filming locations. He even pointed out a spot, indicating that a pillar should be erected there to mount the camera equipment, as the angle was excellent…

Shen An'an watched the two from a distance. She didn't know what Lin Lang was gesturing, but she saw Bing Ning suddenly laugh and pinch Lin Lang.

"Bingjie seemed so happy chatting with him."

"My smiles used to be fake, but now they're real."

"Your complexion is better than before..."

"Ugh, what did we talk about...?"

Shen An'an sensed that something was off between Lin Lang and Bing Ning.

Just then, Lin Lang seemed to have finished his conversation and walked over here.

She immediately ran over, called out to Lin Lang, and asked, "Lin Lang, I have a question for you."

"what's up?"

"Did you secretly use something you shouldn't have?"

"Huh? What?" Lin Lang really didn't understand.

Normally, he could still connect with Shen An'an's brainwaves. After all, he had been online for so many years, and compared to some abstract concepts, Shen An'an was quite normal.

"I'm just asking you to eat at Sister Bing's place, you're not allowed to eat at Sister Bing's."

"I haven't eaten, I haven't eaten."

"you swear!"

"I swear, I really didn't eat it!"

We haven't reached that point yet; there are psychological barriers...

(End of this chapter)