When Ou Yunchen arrived at Young Master Lan's, Colin and Maggie seemed to be planning something.
"Look, our frog prince has arrived," Colin said.
Ou Yunchen glared at the perverted Colin. Maggie only looked up to greet him as she continued typing furiously.
Colin always acted exceptionally excited whenever he saw Ou Yunchen. He brought his wine glass over and insisted on making Ou Yunchen drink a glass.
"Did you call me here to watch you act crazy?" Ou Yunchen asked.
Colin, however, looked Ou Yunchen up and down, even reaching out to touch Ou Yunchen's chest a few times before slapping his butt forcefully.
"After taking your princess away, did you enjoy your time alone together?"
Ou Yunchen frowned. Only Colin would ask such a boring question!
Maggie also seemed interested in the question and looked up at Ou Yunchen. Everyone was waiting for his answer.
"What business is it of yours!" Ou Yunchen retorted.
"Tell us, did you really..."
At that moment, the door opened again. It was Jin Datong.
It seemed that Young Master Lan's private club had become their base camp, as it was inaccessible to outsiders.
Colin lost some of his enthusiasm, tilted his head, and smacked his lips. He returned to his seat, acting as if he was in charge.
"Xu Shuming has already started preparing to invest in our new company," Jin Datong announced. "Yesterday, he met with several banks, wanting to secure loans for the automated factory."
Everyone felt more at ease upon hearing this news, but Jin Datong then poured cold water on their hopes.
"However," Jin Datong continued, "I heard that Xu Shuming doesn't want our subsidiary, Datong, to make the payments for him. He wants to directly take the profits from the automated operations."
"I have a plan," Maggie said. "Following Xu Shuming's train of thought, the way he'd cash out would be through the equity pledge we provide him..."
"As long as Datong, this subsidiary, goes public, the higher its market value, the larger the amount he can pledge. To eliminate his suspicion, we'll let him make this profit first."
"What about us?" Colin asked.
"After going public, we need to immediately issue more shares for financing, and also issue bonds for fundraising," Maggie explained. "Most importantly, we need to leverage all our channels to the maximum, and simultaneously have the Su Group provide a guarantee for Datong..."
"Whether it's the parent company or the subsidiary, after maximizing leverage, it means we'll have Xu Shuming borrow every penny he can..."
"Wait, I have a question," Jin Datong interjected. "Whether it's a loan or a stock pledge, it requires Datong to be a company with good performance and prospects..."
"That's why we need the automated company," Ou Yunchen said. "This is Datong's best story. As long as automation makes Datong's profits soar year after year, it will be revered on its pedestal. At the same time, we can continuously siphon out money."
"What Datong needs to do is have Xu Shuming actively falsify business, inflating costs in procurement, production, research and development, and so on..." Maggie elaborated.
"We need to ensure that Su Group's income and expenditures are fabricated. With the power to fabricate in our hands, we'll fabricate more income and less expenditure. What remains is the increased profit we desire."
"I still don't understand," Jin Datong said. "Datong's money cannot be directly used by shareholders. You all know that related-party transactions are unfair. No one would openly transfer benefits to their own company."
"What do you mean?" Colin asked.
"To put it bluntly," Ou Yunchen explained, "transferring money directly from Datong to Su Group would cause profit decline, resulting in less cost. Once it affects its stock market standing, it's highly likely to shake the resolve of retail investors."
Colin nodded. They had encountered their first challenge: what plan could be adopted to keep the inflated assets within Datong.
"What did you say Xu Shuming wanted to do earlier?" Ou Yunchen asked.
"He wants the money to be directly transferred to Su Group," Jin Datong replied.
Ou Yunchen looked at Colin and an idea struck him.
"Can we first discuss fund pooling with the banks?" Ou Yunchen suggested. "Many large group clients in ATL use this function to control the capital security of their subsidiaries."
"In other words, the subsidiary is a secondary account of the parent company. As soon as money enters the secondary account, the bank will automatically transfer it to the primary account."
"What if the money in the account is all transferred away, how will payments be made?" Colin asked.
"That's why we need to negotiate with the banks. When the secondary account is empty, as long as the primary account has funds, payments can be completed," Ou Yunchen explained.
"As far as I know, using a listed company as a secondary account is unreasonable..." Maggie stated.
Ou Yunchen's gaze once again fixed on Colin. It was probably this man who could make banks offer such a service.
After all, as the founder of Scion Asset Management, a company that was a top VIP client in the banking sector, he had absolute authority!
Maggie quickly understood Ou Yunchen's intention and placed her hope on Colin as well.
As for Jin Datong, he had a vague understanding of this series of operations. Moreover, his role was merely a decoy to trick Xu Shuming into falling into the trap. Even if it were explained to him, he couldn't be of further help.
"I'll give it a try," Colin said.
As the saying goes, two heads are better than one, but in this case, three are even better.
These three capable individuals sat together and formulated a plan for such a significant undertaking, with each person having their own tasks to complete.