Chapter 1132: Unusual Movement
Shi Lei has changed a lot since the last time Song Yuanchao saw him.
Although he is no longer young, Shi Lei likes sports, especially outdoor sports, such as mountain climbing, hiking, skiing, etc. Even if he does not have the conditions to do so due to his busy work, he will take time out every day to exercise to keep in shape. Therefore, his figure and body shape are well maintained, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is ten years younger than his actual age.
But in just two or three months, Shi Lei suddenly looked much older. Not only did he look haggard, but his originally jet-black hair was now largely white. Coupled with his sunken eye sockets and scraggly beard, he was completely different from before. If he wasn't wearing a set of exquisitely crafted and expensive handmade suit, he would have looked no different from a migrant worker carrying bricks on a construction site.
"Mr. Shi!" There was a knock on the door and the company's Vice President Wu walked in.
"How is it?" Shi Lei asked eagerly, standing up subconsciously.
Vice President Wu shook his head and said sadly, "President Ma said that the bank's money supply is tight and it is temporarily unable to lend money, but he said that it will not be a problem after the New Year..."
"Monetary tightening? What kind of excuse is that? It's after the Chinese New Year? It's only a few months now? There are still more than two months to the end of the year. If we wait until next year to go through the procedures, the opportunity will be gone!" Shi Lei was furious . He asked Vice President Wu directly: "Didn't you discuss it with him? Even if he only lends half of it first, it will be fine! He knows the financial situation of our company, and we still have so much land and assets. Is he afraid that we can't pay it back?"
"Director Shi, I have said all these words, even things you didn't mention. But President Ma just wouldn't budge. He just kept trying to fool me and refused to give in. I... I really can't convince him..." As he spoke, Vice President Wu lowered his head in shame.
Shi Lei opened his mouth to say something, but when the words came to his lips they turned into a sigh.
He sat back helplessly, his eyes dull and his expression full of pain. He raised his hand and waved to Vice President Wu, who also sighed in his heart and then left Shi Lei's office.
After Vice President Wu left, Shi Lei sat there in a daze for a long time without any reaction. Suddenly, he jumped up, grabbed the paperweight on the table with one hand, and threw it out with all his strength.
With a loud bang, the paperweight directly smashed the glass cabinet against the wall. Several porcelain ornaments in the glass cabinet shook and fell to the ground, breaking into pieces.
"Mr. Shi, are you okay?" Hearing the noise, a beautiful female secretary pushed the door open and ran in in a panic.
But as soon as she said this, she saw Shi Lei glaring at her, and at the same time heard a roar in her ear: "Get out! Get out of here!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the female secretary turned pale with fright and hurriedly turned around to back out, but because she backed out too quickly and was wearing high heels, she almost tripped.
After the office door was closed and the flustered female secretary left, Shi Lei impatiently unbuttoned his suit. He put one hand on his waist and clenched his fist with the other, then slammed it hard on the desk.
His desk was made of very solid material, so the desk was not damaged at all by the punch. Instead, his fist ached slightly, causing Shi Lei to gasp in pain.
Shi Lei waved his hand, walked around the office angrily for a few times, and finally sat back down. He grabbed his hair hard a few times, as if he wanted to calm himself down and think about how to solve the problem. Unfortunately, Shi Lei could no longer think of any good solution.
The current situation is very unfavorable to him and his company. The secondary market is already in a blood-thirsty state, with several capitals vying for control of Shi Lei's company. The little money Shi Lei had prepared has long been spent. As for the capital that had previously promised to be his white knight, it now simply ignores him. He has contacted the other party many times, but the other party always makes excuses and does not make any move to help him.
As for cooperation with local governments, including the local equity owners, Shi Lei was rejected again. Now several banks have all refused to lend a helping hand to him. From these aspects, Shi Lei has reached the end of his rope and can only watch the situation getting worse day by day but can do nothing about it.
The company's stock price keeps rising. From the perspective of the actual controller, Shi Lei should be happy. Unfortunately, Shi Lei's company's equity structure is very complicated. Although he is still the actual controller, the problem is that he can only control a small proportion of the company's equity.
If there were no other problems, all this would not be a big deal. But in this situation, Shi Lei's position is very embarrassing. Once a party holding a certain proportion of capital proposes to convene an interim board meeting, Shi Lei will lose control of the company and lose his position as chairman.
Not only that, Shi Lei will even be kicked out of the company. Even if he still holds shares in the company in the future, he will no longer be able to participate in the company's operations. At best, he will be an ordinary shareholder of the company in the future, occupying an insignificant seat on the board of directors. As for this company that he spent a lot of effort to build and develop, it will no longer have much to do with him.
The reason why he is still in the position of chairman and the interim board of directors has not been convened is because the struggle among the three capitals has not yet reached a final result.
However, judging from the current situation, it probably won’t be long. When the results come out, no matter who wins or loses, his position as chairman will be over.
Now Shi Lei is like a prisoner who has been sentenced to death. He may be dragged out for "execution" at any time and anywhere. It is only a matter of time before the bullet is fired from the muzzle. No matter who pulls the trigger, his fate cannot be changed.
Pain, regret, helplessness, despair...
Countless thoughts were churning in Shi Lei's mind. If he had anticipated this situation earlier, he should not have been so clever. After the company was established and developed to its current level, Shi Lei could have used other means to achieve the goal of truly controlling the company over the years.
Unfortunately, Shi Lei did not do so. He chose a model that seemed to be the most reliable, but in fact had major loopholes. If this model had worked, Shi Lei would not have to worry about the company's future control. Even if he only owned a small portion of the shares, he would still have the final say in the company.
Unfortunately, to achieve this goal requires long-term preparation and planning. The most important thing is that no accidents can occur during the operation, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted.
This is the case now. Shi Lei originally thought that he had made a good plan, but unfortunately he did not expect that he would be targeted just before he succeeded. If he had been given two more years, Shi Lei might have succeeded. Unfortunately, the business world has always been a winner-takes-all situation. No matter how well you plan, once a problem occurs in a certain link, all your efforts will be in vain.
Shi Lei, who had now lost his ability to resist , was unable to do anything at all. Waves of powerlessness surrounded him, sinking him into despair.
He has seen his own ending, but cannot do anything to change it. This is extremely sad, and this is also how Shi Lei feels now.
I don't know how long it took, but Shi Lei seemed to have thought a lot in his mind, and it seemed that he didn't think about anything. Now he has accepted his fate. Since the ending is already determined, what else can he do? It's powerless to change the situation, right?
"Mr. Shi! Mr. Shi!"
There was a sudden knock on the door, but Shi Lei, who was sitting there, did not react at all. The changes in the outside world no longer made any sense to him.
With a bang, the door was pushed open from the outside, and Vice President Wu who had just left and another middle-aged man rushed in hurriedly.
When they saw Shi Lei sitting in the chair in a daze but still slightly responsive, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mr. Shi! Something happened! Something big happened!" Vice President Wu took two steps at a time and came to Shi Lei.
"Something happened? What happened?" Shi Lei's focus gradually returned. He could see clearly who was standing in front of him and asked subconsciously.
After saying this, Shi Lei thought of something else and smiled bitterly: "What else can happen in this situation? What? Did someone request a temporary board meeting? Haha, it seems that the winner has been decided? The speed is faster than I thought..."
"No, Mr. Shi! You...ah, I can't explain it clearly in a few words. Please take a look at the company's stock situation today!" The middle-aged man who came in with Vice President Wu said anxiously. He is another vice president of the company. His surname is Yan. He is an old brother who followed Vice President Wu to conquer the world back then.
Shi Lei was stunned and hadn't reacted yet. At this time, Lao Yan couldn't wait to come to Shi Lei's side. He didn't bother to continue explaining to Shi Lei, and hurriedly helped him turn on the computer. After a while, the computer started up. Lao Yan held the mouse and clicked the software icon on the desktop, then opened the stock software, and then entered the code. The interface showed the current stock situation of Shi Lei's company.
Shi Lei didn't care about what Lao Yan was doing, and let him fiddle with his computer. Because Lao Yan's movements were a bit too big, Shi Lei moved his chair to the right to make room for him.
When the stock interface was displayed, Shi Lei just glanced over there subconsciously. When he saw the stock price displayed on it, Shi Lei smiled bitterly. Today's stock price is about the same as yesterday's. It seems that the fight is still going on...
No! There is a problem!
Just as Shi Lei was about to retract his gaze, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he sat up straight in an instant, staring at the computer without moving.
Yes, there is a problem!
Although the stock price is similar to yesterday, the stock trend from the opening to now is unusually different. Today's opening was high, but within a few minutes of the opening, there were sell orders, and then the stock price went down. After a while, a large number of buy orders poured in, and the stock price began to rise again. In less than half an hour, there were sell orders again, and the stock price turned down again...
