Cai Wen'er's face lit up upon hearing this.
He naturally knew the name Pan Shiyi. If such a big shot truly invested, the company might really get back on its feet.
"Li Ge, you're amazing, I want more."
Cai Wen'er proactively climbed up. She needed to be proactive at this moment, to win Hu Li's favor, and then her career would usher in a new spring.
Hu Li continued to smoke, motionless, letting Cai Wen'er do as she pleased.
Hu Li felt increasingly displeased. He was reluctant to let go of the company he had worked so hard to build.
He had already dismissed Director Zhang's words. As long as there was a sliver of hope, Hu Li did not want to give up.
Just as the two began, Hu Li's phone rang. Hu Li made a silencing gesture, signaling Cai Wen'er to be gentler. He then answered the call.
The call was from Pan Shiyi. It was daytime in the United States while it was evening in China. Pan Shiyi didn't care if Hu Li was resting or not.
"Mr. Pan, hello," Hu Li answered the phone.
"Mr. Hu, I hope I'm not disturbing your rest," Pan Shiyi asked with a smile.
"No, no, it's still early, I haven't slept yet. What can I do for you, Mr. Pan?" Hu Li asked.
"Regarding investing in your company, I want 60% of the shares. After all, this is the only way to protect your company. You will still be the chairman, and it won't affect your earnings," Pan Shiyi said with a smile that didn't reach his eyes.
Hu Li pondered for a moment and remained silent. Pan Shiyi had previously agreed to only 40% of the shares, but now he wanted 60%. Wouldn't that mean Pan Shiyi would control his company?
Then he would have to obey others.
Seeing Hu Li's silence, Pan Shiyi continued, "Mr. Hu, you know your current situation. You can only sell at a discount, at most for three billion. I am investing twenty billion in your company, so wanting 60% of the shares is not surprising. Moreover, I have the ability to make the company grow bigger and bigger. You know my connections in the US; Hollywood blockbuster companies can even participate in filming. Mr. Hu, we can all make money together. Think about it before you answer me."
After speaking, Pan Shiyi hung up. He knew Hu Li wouldn't accept it immediately, but Hu Li had no choice.
After Pan Shiyi hung up, Hu Li suddenly lost interest and pushed Cai Wen'er away.
"Li Ge, what's wrong?" Cai Wen'er looked surprised.
She was a little displeased that Hu Li had pushed her aside before the car had even reached its destination.
"Pan Shiyi, that bastard wants 60% of my shares. He's really kicking me while I'm down," Hu Li cursed.
Cai Wen'er said nothing. It didn't matter to her how many shares Pan Shiyi wanted, as long as Keli Entertainment Company could protect her.
"Then what do you think, Li Ge?" Cai Wen'er asked.
"What else can I do? I can only agree. Besides, he's right. With his resources, the company will indeed grow bigger and bigger."
Hu Li wasn't stupid; he could see all of this clearly.
If Pan Shiyi truly invested, Keli Entertainment Company might even go global in the future.
It was just that Keli Entertainment Company would no longer be completely under his control.
This was the only thing Hu Li was unhappy about, but there was nothing he could do now. He could only choose to accept it.
After thinking it through, Hu Li edited a text message and sent it to Pan Shiyi, agreeing to transfer 60% of the shares.
The next day, SOHH China and Keli Entertainment jointly issued a statement announcing that Keli Entertainment had been acquired by SOHH China. Upon the release of this news, Keli Entertainment's stock immediately hit the daily limit.
With just this news, Keli Entertainment's market value rose by another 10%, which was considered a major positive development.
When Jiang Quanshui and the others heard the news, they were furious.
They had originally planned to wait a bit longer because no one in China dared to support Keli Entertainment in front of them.
Who knew that in the end, Pan Shiyi would swoop in and take advantage of the situation.
"Lao Wang, what did I tell you before? I said Pan Shiyi was not a good person," Jiang Quanshui cursed while looking at the news.
Pan Shiyi had started his career in classic interior decoration. His success was truly thanks to Lao Wang's help. Later, he switched to real estate and competed with Lao Wang for business.
Because of this, Jiang Quanshui considered Pan Shiyi a bad person, ungrateful.
Eventually, SOHH China grew bigger and stronger. He then moved to the US and sold SOHH China to an American conglomerate, retaining less than 10% of the shares himself.
While in China, he never donated a penny, but in the US, he became a spendthrift, which was truly detestable.
He earned money from Chinese people and then spent it on foreigners.
"How would I know? I didn't see him acting unreliably, and he treated me with respect. I just wanted to help him. All the renovation work for Yida Group was contracted to him back then. That ungrateful wretch made quite a bit of money from me."
Lao Wang was speechless. Who knew he had raised an ungrateful viper?
"I said it was enough long ago, and we should have completed the acquisition quickly. You all said to wait a bit longer. Now look," Ma from Tencent said with a hint of frustration.
Ma from Tencent was very familiar with such matters. He thought it was enough, but Jiang Quanshui and Jack Ma insisted on suppressing it further.
"Hmm? What do you mean? Acquisition?" Lao Wang was taken aback.
Jack Ma and Jiang Quanshui simultaneously cast their gazes at Ma from Tencent, thinking, "You just had to open your big mouth."
Ma from Tencent knew he had said the wrong thing and quickly shut up.
"Damn it, I knew you guys were hiding something from me. So that's it," Lao Wang finally realized.
When he had asked them what to do about Keli Entertainment that day, Ma from Tencent had said to be lenient, and he had indeed been lenient.
"Uh... it's actually a small matter. We just planned to acquire Keli Entertainment and give it to Lin'er. Teacher Ma thought you were having financial difficulties, so he didn't involve you," Jiang Quanshui said with a sly smile.
"Get lost! No matter how much financial difficulty I'm in, am I short of a few small targets?"
Lao Wang became agitated and even uttered his catchphrase.
"Alright, Lao Wang, we didn't handle this correctly. It's useless to blame us now. Pan Shiyi has already gotten ahead of us."
Jack Ma stepped in to mediate.
"We must deal with Pan Shiyi. Keli Entertainment Company has offended Lin'er. If we can't deal with this, it's not just our reputation at stake, but Lin'er's reputation," Jiang Quanshui analyzed without hesitation.
"However, that beast is in the US, and it's not easy to deal with him. But this matter will definitely not end here," Lao Wang agreed.
"It's just a matter of spending money. Let's see how much money Pan Shiyi has to spend to fight against the four of us?" Jack Ma appeared very confident.
"Anyway, Pan Shiyi is not a good person. Let's deal with him together."
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