Chapter 210 [Just a small problem]

The newspaper businessmen who had been affected by the Qinian Newspaper saw that the Qinian Newspaper had launched a takeover attempt on the Hong Kong Daily. Although it was unsuccessful, they either wanted to do something to the Qinian Newspaper or wanted to acquire the Hong Kong Daily first.

As a result, many colleagues came to Zhou Liangzhi's newspaper office and expressed their willingness to acquire the Hong Kong Daily. However, their bids did not reach the market value of 250 million yuan, and were all between 200 million and 240 million yuan. Some even wanted to persuade Zhou Liangzhi to sell it to them at a low price in order to achieve their goal of revenge on the Qinian Newspaper.

The reasons sounded plausible, but Zhou Liangzhi was no fool. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were involved, and this was not the way to take revenge. Moreover, the Qinian Newspaper was not targeting his newspaper. The Qinian Newspaper was offending all its peers.

When He Qijun heard that colleagues who wanted to acquire the Hong Kong Daily came to her door one after another, she began to get impatient, feeling that if she didn't acquire it immediately, she would lose it. However, she knew that coming at this time would be tantamount to being ripped off. Zhou Liangzhi must think that he can control the Qinian Newspaper.

Li Wendi said, "The Hong Kong Daily will be ours. Zhou Liangzhi will not sell it right away. He is still thinking of using this 'bait' to fish."

Hearing this, He Qijun felt relieved. This was her first time experiencing a takeover battle, so it was normal for her to feel a little impatient.

At night, Li Wendi received the news that "Zhou Liangzhi's personal financial situation has been clarified". He roughly understood that Zhou Liangzhi's financial situation was not very good. As long as the bank forced him to repay the debt, Zhou Liangzhi's personal finances would inevitably collapse.

So Li Wendi immediately asked people to spread news that was unfavorable to Zhou Liangzhi, saying that Zhou Liangzhi had many debts and even if he sold the Hong Kong Daily, it might not be able to fill the hole, and that the losses in the stock market were still increasing.

In this turbulent period, banks would rather believe it than trust it, after all, if they are not careful, it will become a bad debt (the principal cannot be recovered).

On the morning of the third day, a loan manager from the bank came to Zhou Liangzhi's house and demanded that he repay the loan immediately, otherwise the bank would take compulsory measures against him.

After Zhou Liangzhi's strenuous defense and persuasion, he still managed to buy himself a week of buffer time. However, in Zhou Liangzhi's opinion, a week was still not enough. But now there was no way out and he could only find another way.

As for who spread the news, Zhou Liangzhi no longer cared and did not have the energy to deal with these things. The key was to sell the Hong Kong Daily at a high price as soon as possible to resolve the financial crisis.

In the afternoon, Li Wendi visited Zhou Liangzhi alone. He Qijun's condition at that time was not suitable for the negotiation. Zhou Liangzhi might notice something, which would be detrimental to Li Wendi breaking Zhou Liangzhi's psychological defenses.

"Mr. Zhou, good afternoon!" Li Wendi greeted with a smile.

The moment Zhou Liangzhi saw Li Wendi, a thought popped into his mind: "Could this be the news that has spread?" However, he is a seasoned businessman and would not show his doubts on his face.

After greeting each other, the two did not exchange a few pleasantries before Zhou Liangzhi hurriedly got to the point, "Mr. Li must have come here for the Xiangjiang Daily. I'm sorry to disappoint Li Wendi, but I still don't plan to sell the Xiangjiang Daily at a low price."

"It so happens that I have an acquaintance who works as a manager in a bank. I am aware of the deadline the bank has given Mr. Zhou. One week is a bit tight. What do you think, Mr. Zhou?" Li Wendi said with a laugh, his eyes revealing a gleam of confidence.

"." Suddenly, Zhou Liangzhi's face turned embarrassed. He didn't expect that Li Wendi came prepared and even found out such news.

"Mr. Zhou, I am sincere. Not only will I help you buy the Hong Kong Daily, I will also help you deal with the stock market problem. I believe that not many people are willing to take over the stocks you hold. The current stock market will not rise in a short period of time and is still on a downward trend. Mr. Zhou will suffer a lot of losses." Li Wendi said with a faint smile.

Zhou Liangzhi thought for a while and said, "300 million, that's the lowest price I can accept."

"Mr. Zhou, I dare say that no one will be willing to take over if you ask for 300 million, and I will bear the loss to help you deal with the stocks. The price is 230 million." Li Wendi restrained his smile and said seriously.

Zhou Liangzhi glanced at Li Wendi. Li Wendi was bargaining too hard. Although the price was not far from the market price, he still wanted to ask for more. "280 million. This number has a good meaning!"

Li Wendi shook his head decisively. "Even if I don't help you, Mr. Zhou, deal with the stocks, 280 million is still high. I'll add another 10. If possible, we can sign the contract tomorrow."

"260 million! That's already the market price." Zhou Liangzhi tried again.

Li Wendi shook his head slightly and smiled, "Then Mr. Zhou should find another buyer. I think my offer is not low."

After taking a sip of tea, Li Wendi stood up and said, "I have other things to do. I'll take my leave now."

Li Wendi left decisively without any hesitation.

When Li Wendi was about to reach the door, Zhou Liangzhi hesitated for a long time, but finally spoke to Li Wendi, "Mr. Li, please stay!"

Zhou Liangzhi knew that the news that the bank manager had come to collect the debt could not be concealed. Those colleagues said nice things but actually wanted to take advantage and buy the Hong Kong Daily at a low price. Therefore, it was impossible to sell it at a high price, and it was even difficult to maintain the market price.

Seeing Li Wendi looking back, Zhou Liangzhi sighed and said, "Okay, I'll sell it to Mr. Li for 240 million, but I hope those stocks can be sold at the market price. Is there any problem with Mr. Li?"

"Okay, let's follow the market price." Li Wendi chuckled and nodded, with a hint of joy between his brows.

Li Wendi returned to his original seat and sat down, then asked, "Do you have a detailed list of the stocks Mr. Zhou holds? I would like to know it first so that I can make preparations."

"Yes! Mr. Li, please wait a moment!" Zhou Liangzhi walked to the desk and took out some papers from the drawer.

After Zhou Liangzhi handed the list to Li Wendi, he asked in confusion, "At present, even if these stocks are sold, no one will take them over. What preparations does Mr. Li want to make? Do you want to buy them?"

Li Wendi smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Zhou holds stocks in 13 companies. No matter how great I am, I can't possibly buy so many companies. I just want to see how much I will lose and whether I can wait for the stock market to pick up."

Zhou Liangzhi nodded in disbelief. The loss had already been determined. Could there be any difference between looking at it now and looking at it later? Since Li Wendi was unwilling to tell the truth, he couldn't force it.

Naturally, He Qijun had to be included in the contract signing. In fact, it was He Qijun who signed the contract, not Li Wendi, because He Qijun was the legal person and actual operator of the newspaper, and Li Wendi was just a "gofer".

When the Xiangjiang Daily fell into the hands of the Qinian Newspaper, many of its peers sighed, felt jealous, and resentful, thinking that the Qinian Newspaper had taken away their good opportunities. The growth of the Qinian Newspaper could no longer be stopped, and it would become a powerful rival to them.

As for Zhou Liangzhi's stocks, fortunately they are not worth much, only 156 million yuan. Although the stock market will not improve, Li Wendi is not afraid. After all, more than 100 million yuan cannot affect the overall situation for the time being.

After one or two years, when the stock market recovers, these 156 million stocks can at least make back double the profit. Of course, some of these companies may have gone bankrupt, but there are many stocks from large companies such as New World Development Company and Hang Lung Group. Once the market recovers, the profits will naturally cover up the losses caused by those bankrupt companies.

(End of this chapter)