ITOTIABSAM | Interstellar Orcs | 124
Xie Haiguo has been restless lately.
Inciting public opinion, buying up scattered shares of Ark Technology at low prices, then confirming the news of Xie Ye's death, inheriting the other party's estate by virtue of blood relations, and becoming the largest holder of power in Ark Technology... The plan was perfect, but in actual execution, trouble arose as early as the second step:
Someone was secretly competing with him, moving even faster than him, making a big fuss as if afraid that others wouldn't notice, and even causing the stock price of Ark Technology, which had fallen due to the actions, to rebound significantly due to the purchases made by the other party.
This means that if Xie Haiguo wants to realize his original plan, he must come up with more cash. But Xie's business has hit a snag, where does he have the spare energy to give him a transfusion?
Unless he mortgages his villa, car, and even the equity of his own company, but the risk of doing so is too great. What if Xie Ye had made a will before he died...
With a stern face, Xie Haiguo exhaled a puff of white mist.
And in front of him, the glass tank was already piled high with cigarette butts.
After years of ups and downs in the business world, the subtle unease brought by experience rarely made Xie Haiguo contemplate retreat.
"Dad? Dad? Why aren't you answering the phone?" With a click, the villa door unlocked, and Xie Tianhua hurriedly walked in. "That guy Wang Li actually contacted me, saying that someone offered a higher price to buy shares of Ark Technology, and he seems to imply that we need to add more money."
Wang Li, the least noticeable shareholder of Ark Technology, holding only three percent of the shares, basically only involved in dividends and had little power.
But it was precisely this three percent that was very important to Xie Haiguo. As far as he knew, Xie Ye held 46% of the shares in Ark Technology. Even if the plan went smoothly and he truly took over the other party's inheritance, if he wanted to use Ark Technology to support the Xie family, he might be vetoed by other shareholders.
After all, when faced with the same interests, people tend to unite.
So Xie Haiguo had to ensure that his shareholding exceeded 50%, so that Ark Technology would become his dictatorship.
Speed is of the essence in war. With the "corpse" containing Xie Ye's biological information, he had already spent a lot of money to fabricate it and could use it at any time. At this critical juncture, due to the actions of that unnamed competitor, the shares available for purchase on the market were indeed limited. If he wanted to succeed, he had to get his hands on Wang Li's three percent stake.
However, money, a large amount of cash, was the most hesitant point for him.
Extinguishing his cigarette, Xie Haiguo rubbed his temples and asked, "How much does he want?"
Xie Tianhua angrily mentioned a figure, almost twice the price they had originally agreed upon.
"Who the hell is secretly competing with us?" Xie Tianhua couldn't wait to prove himself to the outside world and was impatient. "Could it be the Huo family? I heard they recently acquired a new game and want to collaborate with Ark Technology to get some new technology."
Having many connections could sometimes have some benefits. These were all things he had heard while investigating Xie Ye. Unfortunately, they were just vague information, lacking in detail.
Although he didn't want to admit it, if the Huo family was the benchmark, the Xie family would at most be considered third-rate. Especially the current head of the Huo family, Huo Qingdong, who was ruthless and decisive. The number of small companies swallowed up and acquired by him was countless. Although Ark Technology was a rising star, it wasn't strong enough to compete with the old established families yet.
If Huo Qingdong also believed in the news of Xie Ye's disappearance and happened to have some demands from Ark Technology, this person indeed had the possibility to do something similar to them.
"Are you sure?" As soon as he heard about the Huo family, Xie Haiguo's retreat drum beat even louder in his heart. At his age, he was destined not to be as daring and adventurous as he was when he was young.
"Dad, are you afraid?" His mind suddenly became particularly clear at this moment, and Xie Tianhua immediately opposed, then fearing that the other might get angry, he changed to a more respectful tone, "Huo Qingdong is formidable, but all the shares in Xie Ye's hands belong to you."
"I've checked specifically. The natural blood relationship cannot be dissolved even by law. You are his biological father. No matter how many times that ungrateful wretch reports, it won't change anything."
—This was the first time Xie Tianhua had actively acknowledged Xie Haiguo as his biological father since Xie Ye was brought back to the capital star as a child, but it was all for the sake of calculating the anticipated "inheritance," which was quite laughable.
"Since Huo Qingdong is willing to pay a high price now, we can just wait until the plan succeeds, then sell the entire Ark Technology to him," Xie Tianhua said nonchalantly, not caring about the hard work Xie Ye had put into Ark Technology for many years. "We'll take the money and come back to continue developing Xie's."
[Pfft.]
1101, who was diligently monitoring its scumbag father and brother, spat out disdainfully.
It had always thought that the extreme relatives in novels were somewhat exaggerated, but unexpectedly, Xie Haiguo and Xie Tianhua in reality were even worse, disgustingly greedy.
As for the Huo Qingdong mentioned by these two, he was the protagonist's love interest in the original work. It was true that he had acquired the game made by the protagonist under Xia Bai's guidance and was indeed planning to negotiate with Ark Technology. However, unfortunately, up to this point, Huo Qingdong hadn't shown any intention to acquire the host company.
It was all because Xie Ye, the villain in the original work, was brought back home by Gu Cong on the first day of his transmigration, completely missing all the predetermined plots that followed. He hadn't even met Huo Qingdong, so even if Huo Qingdong had a sudden impulse to perform the classic jealousy act of "snatching someone back when the weather gets cold," it wouldn't involve the host.
The world consciousness couldn't fabricate things out of thin air or directly control the brains of the protagonist and love interest.
Moreover, Xie Ye had already taken a step ahead of those scumbag father and son, reaching a cooperation agreement with Huo Qingdong.
"Well, I've successfully conveyed your message. The Huo family will be the first and only cooperation partner of Ark Technology within a year, apart from the government," Anna, who was disguised and reporting seriously, said as she looked out of the window at the towering Huo building.
It couldn't be helped. Over the past two weeks, the news about Xie Ye's disappearance had escalated, and as the chief assistant, Anna inevitably attracted the attention of some interested parties.
Xie Ye, on the virtual screen, nodded slightly. "Thank you for your hard work."
In the original work, conflicts between Xie Ye and the protagonist's love interest were all caused by Xia Bai. Without this crucial point, in business terms, even if they were protagonist and antagonist, they could still cooperate.
The new technology under the protagonist's company was essential for the game's popularity in the interstellar world. What was originally written down by the author as a setting became a business opportunity that only a few people could foresee in reality.
And with Xie Ye secretly overseeing Ark Technology, it wasn't a pushover that anyone could manipulate. As long as Huo Qingdong hadn't lost his intelligence, he wouldn't refuse Xie Ye's proposal.
"Don't be so polite," Anna said after finishing her report, relaxing her shoulders as she activated the autopilot. "What about you? When are you planning to show up? Many employees in the company are genuinely concerned about you."
No longer wearing loose and comfortable hoodies, the young man with white hair had changed back into a shirt and trousers, neat and clean. His slightly longer hair was tied back at the nape of his neck. Aside from his stunningly beautiful and cold emerald eyes, he looked almost identical to the "CEO" in the public's impression.
Xie Ye replied calmly, "I'll wait for Xie Haiguo to announce my death."
The fact that the other party had found a corpse resembling him through the black market to impersonate him had been reported to him by the system long ago. Having lived in the Xie family for more than a decade, there would inevitably be some biological information left behind for his scumbag father to exploit. Playing the game of faking his death was not something Xie Ye often did, but he found it quite amusing.
Reaching this stage meant that Xie Haiguo had gone all in, risking all his assets.
"Understood, I'll listen to you," Anna said, her experiences of success with Xie Ye's decisions making her rarely question his choices. However, as a friend, she still dutifully reminded him, "Don't let yourself get dragged down by people like Xie Haiguo and Xie Tianhua. If they really back down at the last moment, remember to pull out in time."
Never get involved in anything illegal or unethical.
Understanding the concern hidden in Anna's words, Xie Ye shook his head. "They won't."
Immediately echoing the sentiment, 1101, monitoring the Xie family villa, chimed in, "Exactly."
With Xie Tianhua, an impatient and eager teammate solely focused on outdoing the host, Xie Haiguo's wavering was gradually being convinced: Wealth and prosperity come with risks. If the opponent bidding against him from the shadows was indeed the Huo family, with their financial power and multiple options, they shouldn't be fixated on fighting over a mere three percent of the shares.
And if it wasn't them, then he had even less reason to fear.
In a sense, Xie Haiguo and Xie Tianhua were indeed more like father and son. In the face of immense interests, they seemed to resemble reckless gamblers who had become blind to the fact that their ambitions and capabilities didn't quite match, insisting on sinking their teeth into a piece of meat before relenting.
"I'll handle the situation with Wang Li," Xie Haiguo decided firmly. "You stay at home, drink less, keep your mouth shut, and wait until everything is in place. Then, dispose of that fake corpse in the pre-selected location and let it be discovered by passersby naturally."
Usually, Xie Tianhua hated being lectured, but this time he held back his temper and obediently responded.
—The mostly destroyed fake corpse had been deliberately tampered with by him, adding many "interesting" traces on it for extra money. Just thinking about the gossip media racing to reveal the "inside story" made even the worst mood instantly better.
However, Xie Ye, who unknowingly bore the brunt of overwhelming malice, remained remarkably calm.
Because in his eyes, Xie Haiguo and Xie Tianhua were already dead.
Sooner or later, it was a foregone conclusion.
He had no interest in arguing with dead men about right or wrong. As long as he could ensure they never rose again.
More than these, at this moment, Xie Ye was more concerned about the tail end of his disappearance. Just like the timeline in the original work, after being injected with illegal drugs by Xie Tianhua a month ago, his body had naturally metabolized the trace amounts of harmful residues.
Recently, his sleeping beauty syndrome had recurred twice. Overall, the frequency had slightly decreased, and all aspects of his condition were improving, which made him lose the reason to continue staying at Gu Cong's house.
But who could predict someone's thought process, which always exceeded his expectations?
Capital Star, 7:00 PM.
Without a hint of surprise at the disappearance of the young man's ear tail, Gu Cong returned home from work and saw Xie Ye, who had changed back into a shirt and trousers, and put down the ingredients in his hands.
He closed the door and locked it without a word:
"Are you leaving?"
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