From abandoned baby to CEO

Sun Xue just said it casually. She had talked with Bach before about the company's listing, but for her, it was just a long-term goal.

"Xiao Sun, if you want to go public, now is the time..."

Sun Xue looked at Sun Lei in confusion.

Sun Lei analyzed it for her with great interest:

"Why do I say now is the best time to go public? Let me analyze it for you..."

Sun Lei took a sip of tea and continued:

"First, you're a key provincially supported enterprise. Many policies will prioritize your company, which is a great opportunity for you. Secondly, as far as I know, several of your company's projects are key city-supported projects. Education, film and television bases, and film and television companies are all cultural industries, which the government strongly promotes and are the city's cultural landmarks. Furthermore, your National Games project has such a significant impact, which will invisibly increase your company's visibility. All of this will make it easier for your company to go public."

After listening to Sun Lei's analysis, Sun Xue nodded silently.

"So, now the time is ripe. Once the company goes public, your career will reach new heights. You should consider this carefully. If you need my help, I can provide you with some references and resources."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Sun. I'll think about it carefully when I get back."

"Xiao Sun, I'm quite impressed with you. If there's a chance, we can collaborate on business. If your company goes public, I'll be the first to invest in it."

The atmosphere at the dinner table was very relaxed. Sun Lei was talking most of the time, while Sun Xue listened quietly as a learner.

After the meal, she gained a lot.

Sun Lei's suggestion undoubtedly ignited her passion to take the company public.

After finishing the meal and returning to the hotel, Sun Xue was not sleepy, so she suggested:

"Mr. Wang, I'd like to invite you to have a cup of coffee."

Wang Ke was stunned. "Why did you think of treating me to coffee? What's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly so elegant?"

Sun Xue curled her lips and said, "I'm in a particularly good mood today, so I wanted to buy you a drink. Why don't you give me this face?"

"I wouldn't dare. You're my boss. It's my honor to have you treat me to coffee."

"Then let's go!"

The two chatted and laughed as they walked out of the hotel. There was a coffee shop next to the hotel.

In the coffee shop, listening to soothing music and sipping slightly bitter coffee, Sun Xue was the first to speak:

"Mr. Wang, what do you think about Mr. Sun's suggestion to take the company public?"

Wang Ke was delighted when he heard this.

"I was wondering why you suddenly felt so elegant as to invite me for coffee..."

Sun Xue felt a little embarrassed. Normally, she rarely thought of inviting Wang Ke to sit down and have a cup of coffee together.

Wang Ke gently stirred the coffee in the cup, immediately regained his serious expression and said:

“It is not recommended that you go public now.”

Sun Xue felt a little disappointed, but she knew that Wang Ke must have more experience than her in this area, and she really wanted to hear his ideas.

Because at the dinner, Wang Ke hardly expressed any opinion on this matter.

"why?"

"Mr. Sun's starting point is right. He wants you to take this opportunity to make the company bigger and stronger. I believe that with his resources and strength, he can definitely help you operate the company and go public. However, in my opinion, now is not the best time to go public..."

"Going public will bring you a huge influx of capital and allow your company to expand rapidly. But at the same time, you'll face scrutiny from investors, greater performance pressure, and the need to manage massive capital flows and navigate a more complex capital market. From what I know about you, you don't currently possess these abilities."

Sun Xue was stunned for a moment.

She really hadn't considered these issues...

"So, my point is that going public is definitely a plan within the next three years, but right now, you should be pragmatic and use this opportunity to continuously expand and strengthen the company and continuously improve your management capabilities. When the time is right, going public will be inevitable."

"That's my opinion. Perhaps Mr. Sun and I don't see this matter from the same perspective. Ultimately, it's up to you to make the decision. However, I know you better than Mr. Sun does. You should think twice before making any move..."

Just half an hour ago, Sun Xue was full of fighting spirit, but after hearing what Wang Ke said, half of her fighting spirit was gone...

She was also very conflicted, not sure whether to listen to Sun Lei's advice and take the company public, or to listen to Wang Ke's advice and work hard on her internal strength first...

Seeing that Sun Xue was silent for a while, Wang Ke joked:

"What's wrong? You don't seem very happy! Is it because I poured cold water on you? Actually, what I said was..."

Wang Ke swallowed the rest of his words.

"Are you trying to hit me on purpose?" Sun Xue asked hurriedly.

Wang Ke said seriously, "I'm telling the truth. You'd better think about this carefully. If you make a wrong decision, it will be a catastrophic blow to you. I'm only speaking this to you out of friendship."

Seeing that Wang Ke didn't seem to be joking, Sun Xue immediately retracted any illusions she had held before, nodded and said:

"Thank you. I'll think about this."

Back at the hotel, she carefully thought about the completely different opinions of Sun Lei and Wang Ke on the listing, and made a decision before going to bed.

She felt that Wang Ke’s suggestion was very correct. With her current strength, she really did not have the ability to manage a listed company.

She should be humble, calm down, work hard on her internal skills, and build the company's business in a down-to-earth manner.

As long as the company is on the rise, perhaps going public is not the only way to expand its scale, and she can choose not to go public.

Less than a week after attending the meeting, Sun Xue received her first surprise.

Her company received a special subsidy of five million yuan for key enterprises from the Quancheng Municipal Government.

This money is like a timely help to her company.

This made her happy all day.

Then, there was more good news. The preparatory work for the second real estate project acquired by her company had been completed and construction would soon begin.