20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3810 Yao Song
At seven o'clock, the two went downstairs together. The hotel lobby was very quiet, and they sat on the sofa to read the latest Dahe Daily.

The newspaper had already published news about his visit, complete with pictures, but the content was very vague. It only said that he was in Zhengzhou with Ericsson's team for an inspection and visit, and it wasn't on the front page, but rather placed in an inconspicuous position at the back.

The newspaper's front-page headline featured an interview with Shan Qiang, president of Green Garden Group, accompanied by the subtitle "Riding the Waves."

"It seems that Xiao Xuecheng and Yao Song are still a little upset about OneNano's plan to locate its wafer fab in Jiangcheng."

Ai Qiuqiu smiled and said to Zhao Chang'an, "Green Garden's stock price has been falling. My mother has lost over 100,000 yuan but she still insists on keeping it up. She won't listen to anything I say."

"If your mom saw you gloating like that, she would definitely beat you with a rolling pin."

Zhao Chang'an joked, then said seriously, "Let her throw it away, otherwise it's very likely that the value will shrink even further, possibly by 30%."

"Since that's what you think, why don't you transfer your shares? You should know that it's obvious to everyone that the only reason you're keeping your shares is to sell them and cash out when the total market value increases in the future. Otherwise, it's meaningless."

Ai Qiuqiu said with a smile, "This is not my opinion, but what my parents said. Many of their shareholders who own shares in Green Garden Group think the same way."

The years following the turn of the millennium are a crucial period for China's real estate market, marking a major reshuffling. Many of the real estate companies that will later command market capitalizations of hundreds of billions or trillions of yuan have laid a solid foundation during this time.

Zhao Chang'an no longer has a positive outlook on Luyuan Group, and it is highly likely that it will fall to the third or fourth tier in the next few years.

Of those who joined the Green Garden Group from the Suzhou Group, Mi Xiaoyin excels at creating buzz and capital operations, while Ma Shaoping, who seven years ago resolutely left his position as a powerful department head to start his own business, demonstrates remarkable courage. His greatest strength lies in his ability to accurately grasp the thoughts, needs, and intentions of those within the system.

These business owners and senior white-collar workers from the Yangtze River Delta region, the most vibrant area of ​​China's private economy, offer invaluable opinions and supplements to the operation and development of Green Garden Group.

The current Green Garden, before it has even grown into a mature tree, has already become arrogant and complacent, engaging in power struggles, forming cliques, suppressing dissent, and letting one's stance determine right and wrong—these bureaucratic mindsets are being applied to running the business.

This would have been unbelievable to Zhao Chang'an in the past, who would have thought that Shan Qiang could be so short-sighted and foolish.

However, now it has actually happened.

In hindsight, Zhao Chang'an and Wen Ye analyzed the situation privately and concluded that Shan Qiang's life trajectory over the years determined her way of looking at and doing things.

She went to work on the farm in the vast countryside before graduating from high school, and then got married hastily before she was mentally mature. She had a daughter named Shan Cai. After returning to the city, she first worked as a work recorder in a thermal power plant. Later, she finally realized her mistake and participated in the TV station's selection process, becoming the host of a niche program. Then she became a reporter, and then a famous host, gradually getting to where she is today.

Therefore, in her professional system, she never truly understood the concept of a private enterprise.

Now, Zhao Chang'an actually wants to transfer his shares in Green Garden Group, but if he does so, it will be a huge blow to Green Garden Group's stock price and overall impact.

Currently, Luyuan Group is also a key private listed company in Zhengzhou. Xiao Xuecheng and Yao Song will definitely be very unhappy with his actions. Even Chang Yingdong and Zou Huanan will probably have some complaints, thinking that he is disregarding the overall situation and acting impulsively.

It would also completely sever the relationship between him and Shan Qiang.

Zhao Chang'an obtained a total of 3.1 billion yuan in loans by illegally mortgaging Green Garden Co., Ltd., which is the largest amount of mortgage loans he has in China.

Based on Green Garden's current market value, Zhao Chang'an would need to provide 2 billion yuan worth of collateral. Therefore, if he were to transfer his 20% stake in Green Garden Group, he would need to provide new assets valued at 3.1 billion yuan as collateral.

The problem is where Zhao Chang'an is going to find this asset to mortgage to the bank. So even if the stock price of Green Garden Group falls by 30%, the non-tradable shares he holds are worth about 300 to 400 million yuan less. But for the 3.1 billion yuan loan, he can grit his teeth and accept this depreciation.

As for Shan Qiang, all she knew was that Zhao Chang'an's first mortgage loan of 1.8 billion yuan with the Central Bank was related to the fact that Shan Qiang was initially cautious because she was afraid that Zhao Chang'an would join forces with Mi Xiaoyin, Jin Feiyue, and Shao Shouji to oust her from the position of group president, or that he would also join forces with Mi Xiaoyin and the others in a fit of rage to transfer the shares he held.

However, now that Green Garden's market value has fallen below 50 billion, Shan Qiang is no longer afraid of Zhao Chang'an transferring his shares.

Before the transfer, Zhao Chang'an had to find a way to take out assets valued at 1.8 billion yuan to replace the Green Garden shares he had mortgaged to the bank.

This is why Shan Qiang readily agreed to Zhao Chang'an's request to divide the Rose Group. In her view, clearly dividing the shares of Green Garden Group would actually make it easier for her to control the group.

Otherwise, with her 21% stake in Green Garden Group locked up in Rose Group, Zhao Chang'an would have almost equal say, and if things really escalated, she would be in a very passive position.

In Shan Qiang's view, as long as Zhao Chang'an doesn't transfer the shares of Green Garden Group for the time being, after a year or two, Green Garden Group's rapid development will be obvious to all, and the group's stock price will naturally return to over 80 billion, regaining the crown of the highest market value among listed real estate companies.

By then, Zhao Chang'an's desire to sell shares would no longer have a significant impact on the group. Moreover, from Zhao Chang'an's perspective, he could obtain 50% to 60% more funds in the transfer than he would now, making it a more worthwhile transaction.

When Zhao Chang'an heard Ai Qiuqiu say this, he smiled at her and stopped trying to persuade her.

Now, 70-80% of the orders for the clothing factory run by Ai Qiuqiu's parents come from the One Nano series, while the remaining 20% ​​still come from the previous OEM down jacket manufacturing and wholesale.

With a gross profit margin of three to four million a year and a net profit margin of over two million, losing another 100,000 or 200,000 is just a drop in the ocean.

As for whether Ai Qiuqiu's parents felt sorry for her or thought it was just a trivial matter, Zhao Chang'an didn't care at all.

"I'm going to have some spicy soup later. I want it mixed with other ingredients. I'm hungry. They're so slow. It's already past seven o'clock and they still haven't come down."

As Ai Qiuqiu was speaking, Zhao Chang'an's phone rang.

Zhao Chang'an was a little surprised to see that it was Hu Qian calling. She was still breastfeeding her baby, why was she awake so early to call him?

Zhao Chang'an had a premonition that Xiao Zhou's family and Hu Qian's parents, brother, and sister-in-law had a big fight, and it was definitely going to be a big one.

So I waited until dawn and contacted him early in the morning.

"Why are you awake so early?" Zhao Chang'an asked gently. "Is my goddaughter awake?"

"Chang'an, something's happened! Xiao Zhou and Xiao Liu were robbed at the store last night—"

Hu Qian's voice trembled on the phone.