Reborn in 2014: A One-Man Tycoon

"...Shadow Butterfly, see the guest out."

Meng Chuan immediately ordered him to leave.

Yingdie had long been dissatisfied with the couple's life together.

"Walk."

Yingdie stepped forward, blocking the two of them, and coldly uttered a single word.

The voice was so cold it sent chills down my spine.

Matsushita Kudai and Yamamoto Shinobu almost instinctively kept backing away.

Because they could sense a suffocating killing intent emanating from Shadow Butterfly.

“Mr. Meng Chuan, how about this? We’ll give you half of our shares, but we must keep half.”

Matsushita Kudai said urgently as he backed away.

But Meng Chuan had already turned his head away and continued fishing, as if he hadn't heard him at all.

Yingdie had already raised the short stick in her hand.

"Meng Chuan, keep only one percent for us, just one percent is fine, the rest is yours."

Yamamoto Shinobu was also frightened and continued to back away, but he still tried to persuade her with unwavering determination.

Let alone keeping only one percent, even giving up one percent would be painful for him.

But he couldn't do anything about it; Meng Chuan was completely unyielding!

If he doesn't use his ASML shares as collateral, Yamamoto Shinobu's Nikon company will have to pay Meng Chuan 1800 billion yen, which would be a huge burden for his parent company.

Because he has already been fined 500 billion yuan in China, and he has invested more than 1500 billion yuan in shorting the stock market.

To pay Meng Chuan's debts again, funds can only be transferred from the parent company.

Funds can be transferred over, but they are subject to taxation when they leave the country and also when they arrive in China.

This is because it's equivalent to investing funds in a subsidiary, which is required to pay corporate income tax.

If this happens, the amount of compensation he will need to pay will exceed 2000 billion.

Adding the money already fined and invested in the stock market, they will lose more than 4000 billion.

Even a company like Nikon can't withstand such losses.

In other words, if he doesn't give up his stake in Asma, his parent company will fall into an economic crisis.

By relinquishing their stake in Asma, they lose their priority rights, which would be extremely detrimental to the company's future development.

One is the immediate harm, and the other is the future harm.

Yamamoto Shinobu had no choice but to choose the latter, hoping to retain only one percent of the shares and minimize the harm caused by the latter.

"This isn't a market, and you have no right to haggle with me. Shadow Butterfly, get her out of here with sticks."

Meng Chuan finally turned around, but what he said made Yamamoto and Shinobu feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

Meng Chuan left them no room for maneuver whatsoever.

If they were Chinese, Meng Chuan might not have been so heartless.

If you have to blame someone, blame them for living a simple life; there's nothing more to say about that.

Meng Chuan wouldn't care about the consequences for Nikon and Canon after losing their ASML shares.

When they shorted the non-ferrous metals sector, they didn't consider the fate of Chinese companies and Chinese stock investors.

Since Meng Chuan has decided to take all of Asmai's shares, he will not leave them a single one.

"Final warning, get out."

Yingdie stepped forward again, her killing intent even more intense.

Meng Chuan refused to give an inch, while Ying Die pressed on relentlessly, until Yamamoto Chika was the first to succumb.

"Okay, okay, Meng Chuan, I promise you."

Yamamoto Shinobu owes Meng Chuan even more, and the market value of his Nikon company is not even comparable to that of Canon.

Without this 2000 billion, Nikon would cease to exist immediately.

I don't know if I'll live or die in the future, but if I don't compromise, I'll die right now.

Therefore, Yamamoto Shinobu had no choice but to agree.

"Yamamoto-kun, you..."

Matsushita Kudai was in a hurry.

Their two companies have always been closely linked.

Because their combined shareholdings would barely make them the second-largest shareholder.

Therefore, they have signed a private agreement to act in concert.

If Yamamoto Shinobu is willing to relinquish his shares, Matsushita Kudai will have no choice but to do so as well.

Moreover, without Nikon, it would be difficult for Canon alone to compete with other shareholders.

Although shareholders have preemptive rights, it also depends on which shareholder has more shares.

Shareholders with more shares have priority.

"Mr. Matsushita, I have no choice. Nikon can't afford to delay any longer. If we keep delaying, Nikon will have to declare bankruptcy."

Yamamoto Shinobu no longer had his previous arrogance.

When survival itself became a problem, he no longer had the mind to think about future development.

Survival is Nikon's top priority right now.

"Phew! Okay! Meng Chuan, I agree too."

Matsushita Kudai had no choice but to compromise.

Although his Canon situation is slightly better than Nikon's, it's not much better.

Given Meng Chuan's current attitude, there's little room for further negotiation.

Since there's no way to negotiate, we have no choice but to compromise.

"That's right. There's an old Chinese saying that goes, 'Those who understand the times are heroes.' You are very pragmatic."

Meng Chuan was overjoyed, but he didn't show it at all on the surface.

Instead, he said to Shadow Butterfly:

"Shadow Butterfly, take them down to sign the equity transfer agreement, then contact the person in charge in the UK to handle the handover, and contact Ollie to ask for his cooperation."

Strike while the iron is hot.

This matter needs to be completed as soon as possible, and it cannot be handed over in Meng Chuan's name.

Otherwise, no one knows what unexpected complications might arise in the United States.

To ensure a safe handover, Meng Chuan still needs to do his part.

After all, equity in such cutting-edge companies cannot be acquired simply through an agreement.

They also need to be reviewed and intervened by the relevant Dutch authorities.

And handling equity change registration, various tax processing, foreign exchange management, etc.

The United Kingdom and the Netherlands are neighboring countries and both are members of the Seagull Alliance.

Meng Chuan believed that Ollie also had influence in the Netherlands.

With his help, many things will be much more convenient.

"Yes. Follow me."

Yingdie said coldly, then led Matsushita Kudai and Yamamoto Shinobu away.

"Meng Chuan, is the equity of Asmai Company really that important?"

Wang Zheng, who hadn't said a word from beginning to end, asked with some confusion after watching Yingdie and the others leave.

Although Wang Zheng didn't ask anything, he understood what was going on.

The incident involving Canon and Nikon having their accounts frozen for shorting non-ferrous metals has caused quite a stir.

He couldn't help but know even if he wanted to.

But he truly didn't know that both companies had actually fallen into Meng Chuan's hands.

What he couldn't understand even more was why Meng Chuan would give up hundreds of billions of dollars to pursue equity in a company he had never even heard of.

Indeed, Asma has an unparalleled position in the industry.

However, he is not well-known outside the industry.

If you're not in the industry, very few people know about Asma.

"You'll find out later."

Meng Chuan smiled but remained silent.

Meng Chuan had no way to explain it to Wang Zheng.

This is because it involves the key to the success or failure of the trade war after Trump took office.

Trump will be elected at the end of this year, and once he takes office next year, a trade war will not be far off.

Meng Chuan must firmly grasp Asmai in his hands before next year.

However, Meng Chuan currently has no clue how to take back the shares from BlackRock...