Chapter 283 Children and Cashing Out

Maple Leaf Country, Toronto.

In a small manor in the suburbs, a young and beautiful woman was looking at a man in the room who was clumsily holding a baby with a smile on her face.

But suddenly, the baby's loud cry broke the peaceful scene.

When the baby started crying, the man became even more at a loss.

"Give it to me quickly, he might be hungry."

The woman took the child with a smile, then lifted her clothes in front of her chest and fed the child.

"Do you have enough milk?"

"Don't worry, your son won't starve."

The man touched his nose and smiled:

"That's not what I meant. I actually wanted to ask if you have enough nutrition."

The woman rolled her eyes at him, stopped talking, and continued to feed her child peacefully.

The woman was Zhang Tong. Just two days ago, she gave birth to a boy for Liu Zhou.

The man was naturally Liu Zhou. That day he received a call from Zhang Tong's personal doctor, saying that Zhang Tong was about to give birth. He immediately put down his work and flew over.

But when he arrived in Toronto, Zhang Tong had already given birth to the child.

After Zhang Tong confirmed her pregnancy, she wanted to go abroad to take care of the baby in order to avoid trouble.

Liu Zhou arranged Zhang Tong to live in the Maple Leaf Country and bought this small manor on the outskirts of Toronto.

The small manor is built on the riverside and has a three-acre lawn and garden.

When you open the door, you will see green grass and a winding river. The air is also very good, which is very suitable for self-cultivation.

However, just in case, Liu Zhou specially invited an obstetrician and gynecologist to be Zhang Tong's personal doctor, and even converted one of the rooms in the manor into a delivery operating room.

All the equipment was checked against the hospital, and when the due date was approaching, a medical team was directly invited over.

So when Zhang Tong was about to give birth, she was sent directly to the operating room in the manor without wasting any time.

Liu Zhou was unable to give Zhang Tong a formal status, and she was willing to sacrifice herself to go abroad to take care of her pregnancy. All Liu Zhou could do was to visit her more often and provide her with a comprehensive external environment.

While Zhang Tong was in Toronto, Liu Zhou would take time to come over every month, until the filming of "The Martian" began, he was really unable to spare the time and did not come.

But unexpectedly, it was during this period that Zhang Tong gave birth.

When Liu Zhou heard that Zhang Tong was about to give birth, he felt both guilty and anxious.

I was so busy that I actually forgot Zhang Tong's due date. I really wanted to slap myself twice at that time.

So Liu Zhou couldn't care less. Even if it would increase costs, he had to leave.

When he came here and looked at the little one sleeping quietly, Liu Zhou felt like his heart was about to melt.

Although he hadn't opened his eyes yet, he felt a sense of blood connection.

Then Liu Zhou couldn't help but gently lift up the small quilt that wrapped him and saw that it had a handle.

He didn't have any idea of ​​favoring boys over girls, he just simply wanted to see whether this little thing was a boy or a girl.

Seeing Zhang Tong feeding the baby skillfully, Liu Zhou sighed and said:

"Xiaotong, I'm sorry, I forgot about it when I was so busy. You should have called me earlier."

"It's okay. I know you're busy. Not only do you have to make movies, but you also have to manage several companies. Besides, isn't it okay for me?"

"Thanks a lot."

"It's not hard. The moment I hear the baby crying, I feel it's all worth it."

Hearing Zhang Tong's words, Liu Zhou couldn't help but gently hold her in his arms.

"Zhou Zhou, it's almost New Year's Day and you're still here. Will it have any impact on your family?"

"Don't worry, I've arranged everything."

At this moment, Liu Zhou couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

In fact, Zeng Li was due to give birth in more than a month, but Liu Zhou couldn't leave her alone after Zhang Tong had given birth.

Although people in other countries do not celebrate the Spring Festival, Zhang Tong is a Chinese and does celebrate it.

Liu Zhou didn't dare to think about Zhang Tong giving birth to a child alone and spending the Spring Festival alone.

So even though he felt very sorry for Zeng Li, at least Zeng Li still had her family with her, so Liu Zhou still chose to come to the Maple Leaf Country to spend the New Year with Zhang Tong.

As for the reason for going abroad a few days before the Spring Festival, Liu Zhou told his family that the settlement of "Edge of Tomorrow" and an acquisition in the United States had been finalized, and he needed to go there as soon as possible.

In fact, Liu Zhou did not lie. He came here this time indeed to complete the settlement of "Edge of Tomorrow" with Lionsgate and prepare to acquire a Hollywood company.

Right now is the most serious moment of the financial crisis in the United States. Almost every industry is in mourning, and Hollywood is no exception.

Except for the Big Seven in Hollywood, other Hollywood companies, including second-tier ones, are having a very hard time.

So now is a good time to take action.

Liu Zhou didn't understand finance, so he was destined to not be able to make a lot of money through finance during this crisis.

He could only take advantage of this rare opportunity to expand his business empire.

At this moment, Liu Zhou had already prepared sufficient ammunition.

Historically, the financial crisis hit the mainland in 2008, causing panic in the mainland and a stock market crash.

Liu Zhou now only holds stocks in Sina and Penguin. Sina is his base, and this stock must not be moved. Even if the stock price plummets, Liu Zhou is not willing to cash out at a high price for the sake of immediate interests.

If someone takes advantage of the situation, Liu Zhou will be in trouble.

So the only thing that can be used is Penguin's stock.

As early as half a year ago, Liu Zhou had informed the board of directors and the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission that he planned to cash out some of his shares.

Liu Zhou is a major shareholder of Penguin, so it is not easy for him to reduce his holdings. He must give advance notice and reduce his holdings slowly.

Last year, Penguin's stock price was still in a continuous rising stage. When Liu Zhou cashed out, Penguin's total market value was close to 20 billion US dollars.

After Penguin went public, Liu Zhou still held 9.375% of the shares.

In the second half of last year, Liu Zhou cashed out a total of nearly US$600 million, which means he reduced his stake by 3%.

Now Liu Zhou only holds 6.375% of Penguin's shares.

With the coming of the financial crisis, Penguin's stock price is about to start plummeting.

At that time, no one could accuse Liu Zhou of insider trading because he had already started reducing his holdings six months in advance.

As for why Liu Zhou did not cash out more, it was firstly to avoid causing fluctuations in the Penguin stock price, and secondly, he did not want Xiao Ma Ge and others to think that Liu Zhou wanted to leave Penguin.

Everyone can understand that you cash out some stocks because other people are doing the same thing, but people like Ma are cashing out to improve their lives.

If you cash out too much, it will definitely cause people to have bad associations.

Liu Zhou and Xiao Ma Ge knew each other since childhood, and their friendship has grown deeper and deeper.

Although there is competition between Sina and Penguin in some businesses, it does not affect the relationship between the two at all.

When Liu Zhou faced the Taishan Society some time ago, Xiao Ma Ge was one of the few people who openly stood on his side.

Penguin shares can be considered a bond between the two, and Liu Zhou does not want to sever this bond.

Reducing the stake by 3% is just right. The $600 million in hand is enough for Liu Zhou to do a lot of things.

When Penguin's stock price plummets next year, he can buy it back again. This bottom-supporting approach may even gain him another wave of goodwill.

In fact, the actual amount received was less than 0.1 million US dollars. You still had to pay a stamp duty of %, which is million US dollars.

So now Liu Zhou has nearly $600 million in cash in his pocket, and he feels incredibly powerful.

Especially during the financial crisis when cash is king, if you hold cash in your hand, you are the boss.

However, these work matters can be put aside for the time being. Now my main focus is to accompany Zhang Tong and my first child.

"By the way, I remember you told me that Painted Skin will be released during the Spring Festival this year, right? It should be okay for me not to go there to promote it, right?"

"Don't worry, there won't be any problem. Jiahe is such a big company and we don't just sit there to do nothing. What's more, we have Brother Xiaoming and Mr. Zhou.

As for you, even if you want to go, can you go? And even if you can go, I won’t allow you to go.”

"It's fine as long as it doesn't affect you. By the way, should we give the child a name?"

"Is it so fast? I heard from my mom that I didn't get a formal name until I was a little over one year old. Before that I was just called by a nickname."

"What's your nickname then? I don't even know it."

Liu Zhou looked at Zhang Tong's curious expression and said righteously:

"I won't tell you. This name hasn't been used for a long time."

However, Zhang Tong seemed very curious and kept pestering Liu Zhou to tell her his nickname, but Liu Zhou remained unmoved.

In fact, it’s not that Liu Zhou’s nickname is too weird. He doesn’t have the custom that the meaner the nickname, the better the person will be treated in the future.

The main reason was that Liu Zhou’s nickname sounded too intimate. Ever since he entered puberty, he felt ashamed when he heard his nickname.

At his strong request, his mother no longer called him by his nickname.

So now, there is no way Liu Zhou could possibly reveal his nickname again.

Seeing that Liu Zhou remained unmoved, Zhang Tong gave up and continued with what he had just said:

"Why don't we decide on the child's name first? We have the time now anyway."

"Okay, do you have any good names?"

"I never thought about it. You are the father of the child, so you have to name him."

Liu Zhou thought hard for a long time, but couldn't think of a satisfactory name.

At this moment, Liu Zhou really felt that books were too few to be used. It would be great if he had a set of Four Books and Five Classics, or a Xinhua Dictionary.

Then Liu Zhou saw the little one sleeping with eyes closed and mouth pouting after drinking milk, and his previous irritability suddenly disappeared.

A name usually implies the elders' earnest expectations for their children, and as the son of Liu Zhou, he does not need his child to achieve great success in the future. He only hopes that he can grow up healthy and happy and live a peaceful life.

"Xiaotong, why not call me Liu An?"

"Liu An? Isn't this too simple and ordinary?"

"The name doesn't need to be fancy or have cultural connotations. The reason why I named him Liu An is that I hope he will have a peaceful life."

"May you have a peaceful life. Okay, this is good. Let's call him Liu An." Zhang Tong said with a smile.

Such warm days always pass quickly, and the Chinese New Year is here in the blink of an eye.

Liu Zhou, Zhang Tong and little Liu An, although they were overseas, still celebrated the New Year with a great sense of ceremony.

And just the day after the Chinese New Year, Anthony Edwards from Lionsgate also rushed to Toronto.

(End of this chapter)