My mother-in-law is remarrying and wants my family's assets as dowry. Die!

Lin Jun found Ding Yuxin's words laughable.

This woman's thinking is fundamentally different from mine. She never thinks about working together to make the pie bigger; instead, she thinks about snatching other people's pie from others and taking it into her own hands.

Of course, this is what Ding Yuxin thinks and does.

For example, the reason Lin Jun is facing this predicament is because Zhu Dongyuan wanted to gain something for nothing and snatched the cake from Lin Jun's hands.

Ding Yuxin and her group, like flies, came running at the first sign of the smell, wanting to join in and share the spoils.

Lin Jun felt utterly disgusted by these views, but on the surface he simply smiled and remained silent, appearing somewhat inscrutable.

Seeing Lin Jun's reaction, Ding Yuxin was momentarily puzzled as to what Lin Jun meant.

Is this an endorsement of one's own viewpoint or a mockery of one's own viewpoint?

However, Ding Yuxin still had the mental fortitude. Since she had come to talk to Lin Jun today, she had to discuss it.

In Ding Yuxin's opinion, even if Lin Jun disagreed with her point of view, it was because the temptation she offered was not enough!

She absolutely does not think there is anything wrong with her point of view just now.

So Ding Yuxin moved closer and closer to Lin Jun, even walking behind him and gently pressing her hands on his shoulders.

This made Lin Jun even more disgusted. These people only had two tricks in business: one was to buy them with benefits, and the other was to seduce them with their beauty.

Of course, Lin Jun instinctively resisted Ding Yuxin's allure!

However, he did not stop Ding Yuxin immediately because he knew that Ding Yuxin would not make any further moves, as she always believed that Lin Jun had problems in that area.

While massaging Lin Jun's shoulders, Ding Yuxin said, "President Lin, if you think my suggestion is feasible, I can further demonstrate my sincerity and even share some of my cake with you, how about that?"

Lin Jun felt he had fished out enough fish and it was time to speak up: "President Ding, I'd like to hear your specific opinion. What you've said is too general, so I can't give a response!"

Ding Yuxin finally breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that Lin Jun wasn't mocking her just now, but rather thought that what she said was too unrealistic and had no practical benefit!

This is no obstacle at all, so I'll just serve him the real cake!

Ding Yuxin then smiled and said, "President Lin, I think the value of your 10% stake far exceeds the value of your 60% stake as an investor, because your 10% stake actually controls the entire Fengshu Technology! The other 60% stake only grants dividend rights. Ultimately, if President Lin were to lower his bottom line even slightly, those 60% stakes would be worthless!"

Lin Jun immediately shook his head: "Mr. Ding, I think I've made myself clear enough to you before. The agreement between me and the investors clearly stipulates the liability for breach of contract. I don't want to breach the contract and then have to bear the liability to the investors. That would be absolutely not worth it for me, and it would also cause a lot of trouble. It's not worth it!"

Ding Yuxin smiled and explained, "President Lin may have misunderstood me. I'm not asking you to blatantly breach your contract with your investors; doing so would be very contrary to business practices! What I mean is that President Lin can cancel this auction and then sell the investors' shares and his own shares together as a package, signing an agreement that clearly stipulates the value of President Lin's shares and the value of the investors' shares."

Lin Jun stopped Ding Yuxin from pressing her shoulders: "President Ding, when we're discussing such serious topics, I still hope you can sit opposite me. That way, I can see your eyes and feel your sincerity!"

Ding Yuxin smiled and agreed; she also liked to look the other person in the eye during negotiations.

After Ding Yuxin sat down opposite him, Lin Jun asked, "I think Ms. Ding probably didn't finish what she was saying earlier."

Ding Yuxin nodded: "I didn't finish what I was saying earlier. What I meant was that this is the contract on the surface, but we can also sign a secret contract, one that only you and I know about. This secret contract represents the true value of Mr. Lin's 10% stake!"

Lin Jun deliberately feigned a look of sudden realization: "I understand what President Ding means. President Ding wants to sign a dual contract with me. The public contract is used to suppress the value of the investors' shares, while the private contract gives me a portion of the value of the suppressed shares. This way, both my interests and President Ding's interests are protected!"

Ding Yuxin smiled and nodded: "President Lin is indeed a very intelligent person. He understands things very quickly. I like dealing with people like President Lin the most; there's no need to waste too much breath!"

But Lin Jun quickly shook his head: "President Ding, I have indeed considered the method you mentioned. Even if you hadn't brought it up, I would have still wanted to use this method to solve the problem. But do you know why I gave up?"

This time, it was Ding Yuxin's turn to remain silent.

Did Lin Jun's investors anticipate that he might pull this stunt?

That's why you insisted on using an auction method?

Lin Jun continued, "I've been in the business world for over ten years, and I have a very deep understanding of what it means to maximize one's own interests! But in the business world, one is often not in control of one's own destiny. I can't do whatever I want. I'm subject to many constraints, and these constraints impose heavy shackles on me, forcing me to consider the interests of others. I'm sure Mr. Ding understands what I'm saying!"

Ding Yuxin, still somewhat unconvinced, asked, "Are Mr. Lin's investors really that powerful? I think the truly powerful one should be Mr. Lin, not your investors. Because Mr. Lin's investors' interests are entirely based on Mr. Lin's interests, and Mr. Lin's interests should restrain the investors' interests. If things really fall apart, it won't do the investors any good; their investments could very well go down the drain. They should understand that!"

Lin Jun shook his head: "Things aren't as simple as Mr. Ding makes them out to be. I have a strict agreement with the investors; to be precise, the terms of the agreement are quite harsh on me, and I can't afford the liability for breach of contract!"

Ding Yuxin was utterly disappointed upon hearing this, and her expression clearly showed it.

She had come full of enthusiasm, thinking her plan was brilliant.

But now that she had been doused with a bucket of cold water, Ding Yuxin felt extremely frustrated and unwilling!

Lin Jun knew it was time to throw out the bait: "Actually, has President Ding considered that even if we go through an auction, if he's truly sincere and wants to acquire my shares, there's still a lot of room for maneuver?"

Ding Yuxin's eyes lit up immediately; Lin Jun had actually offered to say there was room for maneuver!

She stared at Lin Jun in disbelief, because she couldn't think of any way to manipulate the auction!

Could this auction have been rigged like a bid-rigging scheme?