Advantages, Details, Bait

Mr. Lin Qi has a big appetite, according to the Business Department of the Sabine City Television Station. They offered Lin Qi a transfer fee of three thousand dollars for each women's Rugby game and a championship prize of thirty thousand dollars, but Lin Qi refused.

From the perspective of the Television Station, a broadcast fee of three thousand dollars per game is not cheap. It was just an unprofessional women's Rugby game without any formal league system, and it wouldn't even be recognized by the public.

Paying three thousand yuan for a broadcasting fee for a single game like this—isn't that a bargain for Lin Qi? When the salesman and manager talked about it, they were still indignant, saying, "For three thousand yuan, we could hire a bunch of girls, divide them into two teams, and have them run on the grass in minimal clothing!"

The supervisor simply looked at the salesperson, then shook his head. He kindly reminded him, "Lin Qi has a better relationship with women's rights activists than we do with them, do you understand what I mean?"

Seeing that the salesperson still seemed a bit confused, the supervisor had to explain the knowledge in more detail. In fact, this was also a warning to the salesperson not to act recklessly.

"Lin Qi has a good relationship with those celebrities. President Tracy even personally participated in this women's Rugby because Lin Qi was the one who organized it all."

"If it were you, or anyone else, doing this, those women would probably have already started protesting. Do you understand what I mean?"

His job as a supervisor exposed him to things on a higher level of society. Although many people outside now regard women's Rugby as some kind of vulgar adult sport, as long as feminists support it, no one can say that it is vulgar or inappropriate.

However, this doesn't mean that anyone can do this. If someone else does the same thing without their support, even if those women are dressed more elaborately than Lin Qi's female athletes, feminists will consider it as using women to please men, a typical case of sexism and sexual persecution.

Society always operates in ways that are hard for people to understand, but it also has its own rules. If you don't understand these rules, you'll only run into trouble.

Fortunately, the matter has been handed over to the United Sports Association. They offered the United Sports Association a higher price, willing to pay a minimum of 5,000 yuan and a maximum of 20,000 yuan per game for broadcasting, depending on the viewership ratings.

Perhaps from the salesperson's perspective, this is also an unreasonable phenomenon. If they had simply given the money directly to Lin Qi, he might have agreed. Instead, they went through the extra step.

But that's the rule—an invisible rule, without any explicit written explanation, yet one that can truly affect the operation of society. A terrifying rule!

The Television Station thought the United Sports Association could persuade Lin Qi, but in reality, the United Sports Association didn't want to persuade Lin Qi, but rather these women's rights advocates from the Women's Rights Protection Association. These people were not so easy to persuade, and they also wanted to make a profit from this.

After diverting the attention of the United Sports Association to Ms. Tracy, Lin Qi began to refocus on the issue of splitting up the company.

He has explained the matter to the Board of Directors, but due to a series of events, the matter has been temporarily put on hold.

Now that social order is beginning to return to normal in the state, some things that were delayed before are starting again.

On Monday of the last week of December, the shareholders of Interstellar Trade Company held another Board of Directors meeting. This time, investors from Kuli Lan City also attended in person, as this meeting was related to everyone's vital interests!

Lin Qi, dressed in a mature manner, sat in the Chairman of the Board's seat without any sense of incongruity. His aura and temperament blended perfectly with the position.

He casually flipped through the documents in his hand, and the entire room remained quiet because of his concentration. Only after his gaze left the documents did the atmosphere in the room ease a little, and at least some heavy breathing could be heard.

This is a very magical thing for many people. Lin Qi is always smiling. When he smiles, people can only feel his friendliness. But when he stops smiling and starts to get serious and solemn, people gradually remember the powerful aura emanating from him.

"How have you considered the topics from the last meeting?" he asked, crossing his legs and looking at the people present.

For the company's development, the Interstellar Trade Company needs to be split into three companies: one is the Interstellar Trade Asset Management Company, which will serve as the holding parent company; and the trading fair and auction will be split into two independent companies.

Because the business direction and types have developed in different directions, such business splitting is a common business practice for the healthy management and operation of the company and for more professional and targeted trends.

It's like putting nails in a nail box and hammers in a hammer box.

"In principle, there are no problems." The investors in Kuli Lan City gave a very clear answer. They only owned five percent of the shares in Interstellar Trade Company. They were not too concerned about the company's development or how it would develop. What they cared about was the political value brought by their investment in the company.

Asier's shell company also expressed no objection, and the others similarly had little objection.

At present, Lin Qi's shareholding still overwhelmingly exceeds that of these shareholders. He doesn't actually need these people's opinions to implement a matter. Holding Board of Directors is just to make everything more formal and controllable.

Because no one can guarantee that they will always be the largest shareholder in a company. There will always be people who sell their shares for various reasons. Only when they make and abide by the rules when they are powerful can they become the objects of the rules' protection when they lose most of their power.

The reasons for each meeting, the process, and the results, including the initiation and outcome of voting, are all clearly recorded. Later attendees can easily understand most of what happened in the company from its inception to when they joined, as well as the company's "culture" and "rules" by simply reviewing the relevant meeting minutes.

Many powerful acquirers do not blindly change anything in the initial stage of acquiring a company. They will still respect the rules and regulations that have become part of the company culture, just like the previous "rulers". Only after they have complete control of the company will they consider making changes gradually.

However, this buffer period is enough for some people to get what they want to do.

Lin Qi had expected everyone to agree. He had his secretary send the new materials to these people and began discussing the details of the split.

"During this period, I had some exchanges with Mayor Landon. He was very interested in my idea of building a local second-hand goods market and supported me in doing so."

"So the first company we spun off from the Interstellar Trade Company is the Interstellar Trade Trading Market Management Company. Of course, this name is only temporary. If anyone has a better suggestion, feel free to contact me."

"We will establish this project in every city in the state. Our initial estimate is that we will acquire no less than 2,000 acres of land and build on it."

"Judging from the company's current accounts, it is clear that the funds and assets we currently have are no longer sufficient to keep up with the company's development. After this company is spun off, you will have a certain degree of priority subscription rights according to the number of shares you hold. However, I must remind you that this branch will soon be raising funds, and how to assess the risks will be a very important part for you going forward."

Lin Qi paused here, then casually flipped through some sketches in a document in front of him. They were concept drawings drawn by art students he had found.

Some magnificent buildings, bustling crowds, and trading centers, each with its own unique characteristics, stand in different cities.

A lot of data is listed next to it, and anyone can easily understand the value and benefits of doing so through this data, its conclusions, and trend charts.

He also has a large plot of land in the suburbs that has not been fully utilized. He could use this land as an asset to participate in the first round of financing for the new company and gain more say in the deal.

Of course, he wouldn't object if others were willing to do the same. He wouldn't favor any one person, including himself, when it comes to work matters.

Everyone was listening attentively as Lin Qi continued to elaborate on these details. In the end, it all boiled down to two things.

The first thing they can do is either pay for the preferential stock offering to spin off the new company, in which case they will get more shares at a lower price and with more favorable terms.

They either watch the two spun-off companies grow rapidly while they sit back and watch the new company reap huge profits, leaving them only to stare in disbelief (not a typo)!

The second thing is that after the company split is completed, Lin Qi plans to push for the listing of Interstellar Trade Asset Management Company (the original company after its name change) on the Three Major Exchanges.

With excellent distribution channels and favorable policies, and tangible profits, there's no reason to let such a high-quality company make a fortune here. Going public and raising funds is the most sensible choice.

When that time comes, funds eager to escape financial risks will flock here without hesitation. Even if it's just a small portion, it will be enough to make everyone a millionaire.

Some people initially had reservations, but when they heard that Lin Qi planned to take the company public, they all became silent.

Finally, as the meeting was drawing to a close, Lin Qi reiterated, "The formation of the new company will not accept any equity swaps; we only want cash and land. There is no room for negotiation this time!"