Feng Shui Secrets of the Entertainment Industry

"Sister Ling, after all this talk, what exactly are preferred shares?"

I listened for a long time, and although I understood that the Shen family supported the Li family because of the preferred shares, I still didn't understand what the preferred shares actually preferred.

"There are rumors that Li Gua is a head butler. Do you know why?" Fourth Wife still didn't answer, but asked a question instead.

"Could it be because of the preferred shares?" I said.

"That's right, it's because of preferred stock!"

Fourth Wife nodded and asked, "What are preferred shares?"

"It's actually very simple. Preferred stock is simply the right to receive preferential dividends!"

"Preferred shares have no voting rights, only dividend rights!"

At this point, Fourth Wife paused, glanced at the three of us, and said, "But there's one thing to remember: preferred stock dividends are not affected by the company's performance. Even if the company lost money in the previous year, you'll still receive dividends!"

"Preferred stock holders have a higher dividend right than common shareholders!"

"Furthermore, if the company goes bankrupt one day, during the bankruptcy settlement, the money must first be used to compensate the shareholders who own preferred stock!"

"So, those who own preferred stock can sit back and wait for their share of the profits every year, regardless of whether the company makes a profit or a loss, right?" Fatty Lin said.

"That's right, that's exactly what I mean!" Fourth Wife nodded.

"No wonder everyone calls him the head butler; that's exactly what he is!"

I understand now why many people call the Li family a butler family, why those John Bull banks supported them so much, and why the Li family was able to buy John Bull's core assets.

The reason is simple: it's just a transfer of funds from one hand to the other, and ultimately, the one who benefits, or rather, gets the majority of the profits, is always John Bull.

"That's right, it's the head butler!"

Fourth Mrs. smiled, took a sip of tea, and said, "Those so-called four major families and ten richest people look down on us, thinking we made our fortune through gambling, which isn't a legitimate path. What are they? Just a bunch of watchdogs!"

Looking at the resentment in Fourth Wife's eyes, I can guess how much she has suffered over the years.

She'd been holding this in for more than a year or two.

The root of the problem is that she helped us deal with Luo Yufu.

"Sister Ling, is it possible that the Li family owns John Bull's preferred stock in one of their companies?" Fatty Lin asked after thinking for a moment.

"Back then, when Chinese capital was fighting against John Bull, everyone said that the Chinese were advancing while John Bull was retreating. I ask you, where did all that Chinese capital come from to acquire John Bull's assets?" Fourth Wife said.

"A bank loan?" I asked.

"Which bank did you take out the loan from?" Fourth Wife asked.

Upon hearing this, Fatty Lin and I exchanged a glance. Which bank issued the loan? Was there even a question? Basically, it was all provided by banks in the United States.

"Now you know, right? All that talk about Chinese capital flowing in and John Bull retreating is nothing but a game of transferring money from one hand to the other. All those companies have John Bull's preferred stock, and they're going to give John Bull huge dividends every year!" Fourth Wife said.

"We understand!"

Lin the Fat and I nodded at the same time.

If we still don't understand after all this, then we're complete idiots.

We chatted for a few more minutes, discussed our plan to deal with Luo Yufu, and then said goodbye and left.

Regarding the matter of dealing with Luo Yufu, Fourth Wife only said one thing: "We'll give you the people you need, the money you need, and we'll clean up your mess afterwards."

"Fatty, I don't think this is that simple. Fourth Wife shouldn't have that much power!"

As I left the Lü family's residence, I glanced back at the gleaming mansion in the sunlight and said softly.

"You madman, you mean the one who's really in charge of getting us to deal with Luo Yufu is Gambling King Lü?" Fatty Lin said.

"That's right!"

I nodded and said, "Gambling King Lu is not seriously ill. Both times we've come here, we've seen company executives coming to consult with him. The company's power is still firmly in Gambling King Lu's hands!"

"He pushed the fourth wife to the forefront so that she could compete with the second wife, preventing the second wife from becoming too powerful and sidelining him!"

"In other words, every step the Lü family takes is under his control!"

"He's so shrewd. Fourth Wife provided both manpower and resources to help us deal with Luo Yufu. How could he not know?"

"What does 'Gambling King Lü' mean?" Fatty Lin asked.

"have no idea!"

I shook my head and said, "Perhaps like Fourth Wife, he's suffered a lot of humiliation over the years, and he's taking this opportunity to teach those so-called powerful families a lesson!"

"They might be using us as a test, to see how those powerful clans will react!"

"That shouldn't be the case!" Fatty Lin frowned and said, "He's only alive because of us brothers. If we two brothers were to die, where would he find such good doctors like us?"

"Brother, Fatty, you two are always thinking about so many unnecessary things. I think thinking about so many things is useless. No matter what Gambling King Lui and Fourth Wife's motives are, I'll keep one thing in mind: whoever helps us, I'll remember their kindness!"

Long Ni spoke slowly.

"Who would want to harm us?" I continued the conversation, following her lead.

"Then let's give it a try!"

Long Nier smiled brightly, but a hint of fierceness flickered in her narrowed eyes.

"Yes, Nier is right, why think so much?" Fatty Lin said with a smile.

I didn't say anything, but I sensed a dangerous aura about Nier.

Since Nier came with us, she has rarely taken action. The few times she has taken action, it was mainly to save people.

Only during the yacht incident, when dealing with that woman from the Fusang Jiuju lineage, did she truly retaliate.

If Long Nier hadn't shown that expression, I would have forgotten that she was a ruthless person who crawled out of the Yin Marriage Cave.

If I'm alright this time, that's fine. But if something happens to me, given Long Nier's personality, she'll definitely send a few people down as compensation for me.

If anything were to happen to me, then nobody would be happy.

At 6 p.m., Fourth Wife called, saying that the people she had sent to keep watch at Yongyuan Building had spotted Chen Weishan and two other members of their group going to Fuhui Home.

"You lunatic, do you think those three will be in such a terrible state after just one round?"

"Put down your phone," Lin the Fatty joked.

"How would I know that?" I shook my head.

"Sister Ling said her people took the photos, and when the three of them come out later, they'll take another one, and then we can compare them!" Fatty Lin said.

"You have such a twisted sense of humor!" I pointed at Fatty Lin.

They waited all night, and the three brothers came out at nine o'clock the next morning.

At 9:30, before-and-after photos were delivered to the store.

"Holy crap, those dark circles and bags under their eyes! Anyone who didn't know better would think they'd been pulling all-nighters for two weeks straight!"

Looking at the photo, Fatty Lin clicked his tongue.

I clicked my tongue in agreement. These three looked like they'd been drained of all their energy; they really did look quite miserable.