Chapter 981
Guilty Feelings
Yin Mingyue had no idea that Lu Yang's so-called surprise would be for her.
It turns out it was this.
How much are the company's shares actually worth?
She hadn't calculated it, but she had heard that the shares she held, whether it was the one given to her or the two shares given to her two children, were enough for the three of them to spend for a lifetime, no, it should be enough for ten lifetimes, and they still couldn't spend it all.
Moved?
Ah!
I'm a little touched!
But to put it sentimentally, what she really wanted was not this at all.
only,
It's impossible for a person to strive for perfection in everything they do in this world.
My father said that when I was little.
"God is the fairest. He gives you some things, and he will also take some things away from you. Child, you have been weak since you were a child, and you can't speak well. You are not as good as your sister in your studies, but God is testing you. God will definitely make it up to you in the future."
She kept those words in mind.
Today, all the words my father taught me back then have come true.
only,
"Should I not be so greedy?"
Yin Mingyue muttered to herself.
Besides her father, her mother had also told her this before.
"As women, if you want to pursue a lifelong, monogamous relationship, then you have to accept that the man you marry may be mediocre."
"If you want to pursue great wealth and enjoy a life of luxury, then you must accept that the man you marry will be surrounded by other women."
"Because what you pursue is also what other women pursue. You can control your man and let him indulge in debauchery, but can you control other women and prevent them from throwing themselves at your man?"
"Silly child, sooner or later you'll have to face reality."
These were the words her mother used to try and convince her to let her sister and Lu Yang get together.
At that time,
I only absorbed half of what I heard.
This part is what she tells herself: even if her mother is right, she will only accept that her brother Lu Yang has other women outside, as long as he doesn't bring them home, then she will turn a blind eye, sister.
My sister won't do it!
My sister is different from other women.
They were each other's first love.
And she herself, the inconspicuous little stutterer in the corner back then, was the third party in their relationship.
If it weren't for my sister, who vowed back then to leave that poor, ignorant, and uneducated little mountain village.
Getting into university was what my sister thought was her only chance.
That's how I ended up as the unremarkable little stutterer who was originally in the corner, becoming a substitute bride!
now,
After many years!
Sister, it's obvious that she regrets it. Although she doesn't say it and has been stubborn all these years, she and her sister grew up together and are twins. How could she not know what her twin sister, who was born only an hour older than her, is thinking?
"Mom, you were right before. I should face reality and stop hoping for a lifelong, monogamous relationship."
"Honey, Lu Yang, although I don't know how many women he has outside, and I don't want to know, I think he still loves me the most, right?"
She picked up the equity transfer agreement and hugged it tightly to her chest.
Her eyes were filled with tears.
He muttered to himself, "Now that I have this security, I should be content. I should be content. I... I must be content. I shouldn't, I shouldn't, I shouldn't ask for so much that I shouldn't have. Waaaaah..."
She casually tossed the documents she had been clutching tightly back onto the bedside table, then buried her face in the blankets and burst into tears.
What about Lu Yang?
Lu Yang was happily sitting in his car on his way to the company.
He was thinking to himself, "When my wife wakes up and sees the share transfer agreement I left on the bedside table, she'll jump for joy and be overjoyed!"
Yes, I was overjoyed.
The tears were flowing so much they almost formed a river, soaking half of the bed sheet.
Sigh, all I can say is that he simply doesn't understand women.
Women are creatures that usually have one thing in common: they like to talk about money with men who don't have money, and talk about feelings with men who have money. They want what they lack, and they want what they can't get.
obviously,
His wife, Yin Mingyue, doesn't lack money.
To put it simply, even if he didn't call in his legal counsel today and didn't sign this equity transfer agreement, would Yin Mingyue, as his lawfully wedded wife, ever lack money for the rest of her life?
Furthermore, as his two children, who are legitimate children born to his first wife, even if he has many illegitimate children outside, can they affect these two siblings and their inheritance of his estate in the future?
Well, it does have some impact. It can only be said that the biggest beneficiary of this equity transfer agreement is not Yin Mingyue, Lu Yang's first wife, but their two children, Lu Xin'er and Xiao Lu Fan.
As a mother, Yin Mingyue certainly had reason to be happy for her two children, whose future was now secure.
However, if as a wife she wants more, wants everything from this man, then she is about to miscalculate. Because it is precisely because of this equity transfer agreement that Lu Yang is likely to do something else: compensate those women outside the marriage and their illegitimate children who did not receive the equity he transferred.
Yin Mingyue is meticulous.
She was kind-hearted, but that didn't mean she was stupid. The moment she picked up the equity transfer agreement after getting up, she had already thought of this.
So, while she was relieved, she cried even harder.
Only Lu Yang, the person directly involved, was unaware of this.
After arriving at the company.
When President Wei Shu knew he was coming, he first came over to report on the company's revenue for the second quarter. Then they discussed whether the summer vacation had just begun and was a good opportunity for companies to launch promotional activities to expand product sales and seize the market. Should the companies do their own thing, or should the group headquarters take the lead, plan and create a unique Century Series product benefit brand activity?
"I think this is a good idea."
Lu Yang nodded. "Specifically, you draw up a detailed plan. Also, select a few representative products from the subsidiaries, such as the Waterdrop MP3 player from Century Langke Company, and the VCD/DVD brand under the restructured Century Electronics. These two can be the group's main products to promote this summer, and we must give them the greatest support in terms of publicity. Resources should be used wisely..."
Wei Shu nodded; what Lu Yang said was exactly what she had originally intended to report.
Whether it's Waterdrop MP3 players or Century Electronics' DVD/VCD players, these two products are the electronic products that the group is currently pushing hard, without exception. Before the mobile phone business is officially launched, or even before it has a certain market scale, the status of these two products will not change.
Lu Yang nodded. "I'll have Brother Ma cooperate. We'll expand both offline and online."
He has invested in quite a few internet companies these days. Companies like Tencent, Alibaba, and NetEase—he has invested in most of the well-known internet companies. The difference is that some investments are small, just a token stake, while others involve him as a major shareholder from the angel round.
That's right, we're talking about Tencent.
As another tech company registered in Shenzhen, when Tencent was first established, Pony Ma had only 500,000 yuan in his own hands. After struggling for three months, he was so poor that he could barely afford to eat.
Only out of necessity did they release the news that they were willing to accept angel investment from outside sources.
At the time, two companies were interested: one was IDG Capital, a foreign investment firm, and the other was Yingxun Telecom, based in Hong Kong.
In fact, both of these companies are old acquaintances of Lu Yang.
The one ahead of us.
He was also a Series C investor in Little Prodigy Electronics, a company under his name.
They also put in a lot of effort during the later process of Little Prodigy's listing in the United States.
Overall, the cooperation between the two parties was quite pleasant.
Because they all made money in the process, and made a lot of money.
What about the company that comes next?
Yingke Digital is an e-commerce company built by Li Zekai, the second son of the Li family in Hong Kong, after he left the Li family to prove himself.
However, Lu Yang and this little superman have never gotten along.
Over the years, both sides have done their fair share of sabotaging each other behind the scenes.
For example, when Lu Yang was making VCDs, Li Zekai also came to the mainland to invest in VCD-related projects.
Later, for example, Lu Yang started to develop a home appliance chain business and expand his product ecosystem. Then Li Zekai came to the mainland again, first preparing to invest in Gome, and after failing to invest in Gome, he went north to invest in Lianxiang...
The two companies are still competitors in many areas of business.
Since they are enemies, things are easier to handle.
Lu Yang had no intention of letting go of the trillion-dollar Tencent empire in the future, and he had always wanted to get involved and become an angel investor in the Tencent empire.
This gives them an even better excuse.
With his deliberate encouragement, without him even having to make a visit, the cash-strapped Little Ma found Xiao Jun, a rich second-generation heir who also belonged to the local elite circle, and asked Xiao Jun to help introduce him. During a sea trip organized by Lu Yang, Little Ma easily and voluntarily handed over 40% of his company's shares.
How much did Lu Yang sacrifice?
not much!
It's just a mere four million US dollars.
However, this four million US dollars far exceeded the offers made by IDG and PCCW.
of course!
If Lu Yang hadn't been willing to give so much, and hadn't been willing to entrust his share of equity and voting rights entirely to Little Ma!
This deal might not even be finalized.
They know perfectly well that your company holding 40% of their company's shares, and two unrelated companies each holding 20% of the shares, are two completely different things!
The former has already threatened the stability of their founding team's position.
The latter, however, is not within this scope.
Fortunately, Lu Yang was only after money and never had any intention of replacing Pony Ma or the founding team of Tencent. In short, he said, "Sell me your shares, I'll pay double the price, and you will hold them on my behalf. I believe in you. Only you, Pony Ma, can lead Tencent to grow and become a remarkable Chinese social internet company."
It touched Little Ma.
Upon returning, I immediately convened a meeting with the company's founding team.
At the meeting, they overruled objections and supported Lu Yang's local "Century Group" to become the angel investor in their Tencent company.
Far away.
Lu Yang needs Little Ma's help now.
Obvious.
All it takes is one phone call, and the other party will handle things perfectly.
Then, the two of them discussed some trivial matters concerning the group company.
But mainly, Wei Shu, the group president, was in charge of speaking, while Lu Yang, the group chairman, was in charge of listening.
It’s over.
Before leaving, Wei Shu remembered something, frowned, turned to look at Lu Yang with a hesitant expression, and said: "Chairman, although I personally support your equity transfer agreement, you may need to consider whether your other confidantes will... well... have some inappropriate thoughts after they find out."
She was actually trying her best to be tactful.
However, as the group's chief steward, there are some risks that others may not see, but she must provide early warnings in advance.
To avoid an unpleasant situation that could be difficult to resolve, as damage to the chairman's image could severely impact the reputation of the entire group, or even more seriously, affect the company's future development plans.
She doesn't know about the others.
However, the heiress of the local Qian family is the one who has the most cooperation with the local family business in the Century Group.
Such an important change in the group's shareholding structure, no matter how secretive it is, the other party cannot possibly fail to find out.
Furthermore, there's Ms. Du, the person in charge of the group's real estate business in Gangcheng; Ms. Xu, the former secretary to the chairman; and now the behind-the-scenes female boss of Sifei Media…
Could they also have their own informants inside the group's headquarters building?
Lu Yang was silent for a moment after hearing her words. After thinking for a while, he said, "Don't worry, everything should be fine. I trust them... Even if something happens, it will only be a problem between our personal relationships and won't affect the company."
Who are they?
Lu Yang didn't say anything more after that.
Wei Shu wisely refrained from pressing the matter further.
After receiving Lu Yang's assurance, she leaned against the door, smiled at him, stepped back, and gently closed the office door behind her.
But is Lu Yang really as relaxed as he just appeared?
No!
Once the door was closed, he was left alone in the room.
Feeling rather guilty, he picked up his phone and dialed Du Lingling, who managed his real estate business in Hong Kong. "Sister Du, there's something I need to confess to you." (End of Chapter)