Starting out as a drug dealer in 1988

After taking a deep breath, Zhou Changyan slowly turned his sharp and expectant gaze to Min Wensheng who was sitting opposite him.

At this moment, the light in his eyes seemed to be able to penetrate all obstacles and reach the other person's heart.

However, what Zhou Changyan never expected was that Min Wensheng lowered his head without hesitation, as if deliberately trying to avoid his scorching gaze.

Min Wensheng frowned slightly, pursed his lips, and crossed his hands unconsciously, as if he was thinking hard about an extremely important issue deep in his mind.

In this way, Min Wensheng successfully avoided eye contact with Zhou Changyan.

In an instant, the conference room, which had originally been filled with some faint sounds, fell into dead silence.

Everyone could clearly feel the tense and oppressive atmosphere in the air, as if even the sound of breathing was amplified countless times.

Zhou Changyan looked at Min Wensheng, who lowered his head and remained silent, and a deep sense of helplessness surged in his heart.

But he did not give up. After calming down a bit, he raised his voice again and said to everyone, "Everyone, we are all on the same boat. We will prosper together and suffer together!

Now some people are targeting our Longxing Group and maliciously shorting our stock price.

If the stock price continues to plummet, it will not only be me who will suffer losses, but every shareholder here!

Don't you feel any pity at all as you watch the value of your stocks continue to shrink?"

After a moment of silence, Feng Desheng, who had been sitting silently in the corner, finally couldn't contain his inner anxiety anymore. He suddenly stood up and said loudly, "Mr. Zhou, it's not that we don't want to help, it's just that the current situation is too complicated and serious.

You know very well that each of us here has a lot of things going on behind the scenes.

You suddenly proposed that all shareholders work together to save the stock price without giving us any time to prepare. How should we respond?"

After saying that, he sat back heavily in his chair, his face full of worry and dissatisfaction.

"Yes, yes! This request is too sudden. Part of my company's loan is due tomorrow, and there's no time to raise funds!"

"You still have money to pay off your loan, but I'm in a lot of trouble! My loan is due next week, and I'm planning to find someone to help me with the cash flow."

"I'm even worse off. The warehouse is overflowing with inventory that was originally destined for Southeast Asia. Now orders are being cancelled one after another. I'm desperate and helpless!"

"Don't even mention it. I even sold my Bentley!"

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At that moment, the entire conference room seemed to be ignited, and all the shareholders instantly exploded and started talking at once.

Their tone was surprisingly similar. Everyone was complaining that life was too difficult nowadays and raising funds was harder than climbing to the sky.

However, among this group of people, it is undeniable that some do have considerable financial resources;

But at the same time, there are indeed some people who have reached a desperate situation where they are at the end of their rope and can no longer sustain themselves.

"Everyone, please be quiet!" Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Zhou Changyan had to stand up and shout loudly.

After everyone calmed down a bit, he said seriously, "Now that things have come to this, as the company's major shareholder, I have decided to take the lead and set an example. I will do my best to raise 1 million yuan to repurchase our company's shares."

After saying that, he looked around at the shareholders present, and then his gaze once again rested on Min Wensheng.

At this moment, Zhou Changyan's eyes were no longer just concerned, but also filled with earnestness and expectation.

Min Wensheng felt the burning gaze, but he didn't dare to meet its gaze.

After sighing inwardly, he knew that he could no longer escape.

Finally, after a fierce ideological struggle, Min Wensheng gritted his teeth and slowly said, "Okay... In that case, as the company's second largest shareholder, I'm willing to contribute my strength. I will find a way to raise 2000 million yuan to buy back our company's shares."

As soon as he said this, he felt like a deflated ball and slumped in his chair.

There is no other way. If I don’t express my stance, I’m afraid I won’t be able to report to Zhou Changyan.

The two had a close relationship, and with the other party's request so earnest, Min Wensheng had no choice but to find a way to raise some funds. 2000 million was the maximum amount he could raise in the short term.

"2000?"

When Zhou Changyan heard this number, a look of obvious astonishment appeared on his face, as if he couldn't believe his ears.

He stared at Min Wensheng across from him with wide eyes in disbelief, muttering to himself, "This amount is too little!"

At this time, Min Wensheng's obscure and low voice slowly sounded: "Brother Zhou, to be honest, our Changhai Group is not having a good time right now.

To be honest, if Longxing Group hadn't suddenly encountered malicious short selling, causing the market situation to take a sharp turn for the worse, I would have been ready to discuss with you about reducing my holdings to raise funds to help Changhai Group overcome this difficult time.

After saying this, Min Wensheng sighed deeply, his face full of helplessness and sorrow.

Zhou Changyan felt a sinking feeling in his heart when he heard Min Wensheng's words.

In fact, during this period of time, he was busy dealing with other matters and did not have much energy to pay attention to the specific situation of Changhai Group.

However, based on his many years of understanding of Min Wensheng and the deep friendship between the two, he knew very well that Min Wensheng would never deliberately lie to him.

Therefore, although he was somewhat disappointed with the amount of funds, Zhou Changyan also understood that under such a difficult situation, Min Wensheng was able to find ways to raise 2000 million yuan for him, which was already considered to be very loyal and affectionate.

If you continue to force them, you may not only fail to gain more benefits, but may also make the other party dissatisfied or cause some unnecessary misunderstandings and rifts.

Thinking of this, Zhou Changyan couldn't help but sigh deeply, then shook his head and said, "Forget it, since things have come to this, let's just leave it at that for now."

Feng Desheng, who was sitting nearby, saw this and said without hesitation, "Since Chairman Min is so generous, then our Hongyuan Fund must not fall behind! Okay, I'm willing to donate 1500 million yuan to help the company overcome the crisis."

After saying this, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and seemingly inadvertently pushed Min Wensheng to the front, settling the matter.

After all, Min Wensheng is the company's second largest shareholder. If he only raised 2000 million yuan in funds, how could Feng Desheng, the third largest shareholder, exceed this amount?