Ran Out of Money

Tang Shizhe was calculating something: the new office building.

The current two-story building was a bit too cramped; what he wanted was a luxury mansion, not this dilapidated structure he had renovated.

According to regulations, fourteen hectares of industrial land allowed for seven percent of the area to be used for supporting office facilities.

That meant nearly ten thousand square meters of buildable land; after subtracting the existing structures, there probably wouldn't be much left.

But that didn't matter. He could tear down the useless parts and re-file for construction. He wanted to build a modern office tower in the middle of the factory grounds and, while he was at it, build a sky villa on the roof.

Two days later, Tang Shizhe became the new owner of the 140,000-square-meter plot of land, and the cash in his pocket had dwindled to just 82 million.

After buying the three surrounding factory buildings, the land in Tang Shizhe's hands was now nearly square, with both length and width approaching 380 meters. The factory area was now bordered by roads on the north, south, east, and west; if he wanted to continue expanding in the future, he would only be able to purchase enclaves.

However, the current area was already sufficient for Tang Shizhe's development, and ten large factory buildings could handle his upcoming plans.

"Tear down all the perimeter walls of the factories and build new ones. The walls must be three meters high and made of reinforced concrete!" Outside the factory, Tang Shizhe gestured on a map with several construction personnel.

"Oh, and add high-voltage electric fencing to the top of the walls."

"Just use the best materials for the walls; the most important thing is to make them sturdy. I'll prepay you one million, and I'll pay the balance once the walls are finished. You don't need to worry about the money." Tang Shizhe patted the construction team leader on the shoulder.

"Understood, Boss. We guarantee that even a truck won't be able to crash through the walls we build," the leader promised, thumping his chest.

"Pave all the roads inside the factory with concrete, and plant trees and lawns on the unallocated vacant land."

"As for those factory buildings, renovate them all and paint the exterior walls with eco-friendly white paint."

"Clean the interiors of the factories as well. Repave all the floors with concrete, add a layer of soundproofing material to the walls, and redo the sealing of the buildings."

"Build a 200-square-meter purification room at the entrance of each factory, and I want the sealing of these rooms to be top-notch."

"I'll prepay six million for the building repairs and the construction of the sealed rooms. Make sure you get these factories in order!" Tang Shizhe turned and left the construction site after finishing his instructions.

All the Splitters had now been moved into his two-story building. Although it was a bit crowded, it was safe, ensuring they wouldn't be exposed to outsiders.

The equipment originally in the factory buildings had all been sealed and stored in the warehouse of the small building.

Tang Shizhe sold off all the low-quality tables and chairs in bulk. It wasn't that he was being wasteful; it was just that since he had money now, he couldn't mistreat his own people.

In addition to the reconstruction of the factory and the perimeter walls, the planning for a new office building was also placed on Tang Shizhe's desk.

"Boss, we're short on money again!" As soon as Tang Shizhe returned to his office in the small building, Tang Yi placed a project proposal in front of him.

"The new office building and laboratory you requested will cover 6,500 square meters. Based on a minimum construction cost of about 2,000 yuan per square meter, we need a budget of 13 million for every floor we build."

"And you designed a five-story building. If we follow this plan, we need to invest 65 million just for this building alone!"

"That's not even counting the costs for interior decoration and supporting facilities. If we budget 2,000 per square meter for decoration, we'll need another 60-plus million in renovation costs!"

"Adding the two together, it's already close to 130 million! Do you know how much we have left after the 7 million prepayment for the walls and factory renovations? Only 82 million!"

"We have a funding gap of over 50 million! That's not even counting the final payments for the walls and renovations. Plus, you're planning to purchase biological research equipment and manufacturing equipment next. We don't have nearly enough money!" After finishing, Tang Yi slumped onto the sofa, sighing dejectedly.

"Don't worry, I've already planned for this." Tang Shizhe tapped his fingers on the desk twice, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"Did you forget that we still have a full 300 million USD in black money overseas?"

"Next, follow my arrangements and write a few papers on biology. We'll publish them in some scientific journals that are easy to get into."

"After that, you need to leave the country with a fake passport and start a world tour. Tang Er and the others are already cracking the citizen identity system to register your new identity."

"Without exposing yourself, you need to register a shell company each in the Bear Country, Eagle Country, Wa Country, Sun Never Sets Country, and Ao Country."

"Then, Tang Er and the others will launder our black money using cryptocurrency and the stock market. This money will be funneled into twenty-five third-tier offshore shell companies we've set up in places like the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands."

"These twenty-five third-tier shell companies will also hold shares in each other to confuse outside observers."

"These third-tier shell companies will then acquire some near-bankrupt old investment firms to disguise themselves."

"Immediately following that, every five of these third-tier shell companies that have surfaced will invest in one of the second-tier shell companies we set up in the five major countries."

"And these five second-tier shell companies will invest in a first-tier shell company in the Eagle Country. Finally, this first-tier shell company will inject capital into us, providing us with a large sum of funds."

"After circling the whole world, all the shares will still be in our hands, but we will have successfully become a unicorn company controlled by multiple multinational corporations. This will save us a lot of trouble all over the world." Tang Shizhe laid out his plan in one breath.

Although it was a bit difficult to execute, who else had as many people and as much money as they did? Every step that could use an intermediary would use one, and all these intermediaries would be from all over the world to ensure the network Tang Shizhe had woven would not be discovered.

"I've already thought of a name for our first-tier shell company: Sman Group."

"This first-tier shell company will inject 100 million USD in cash into us in exchange for 49 percent of our shares." Tang Shizhe continued to tap the desk.

In this way, the Titan Environmental he was about to establish would have a full 600 million RMB in funds, covering the construction costs for the office building, laboratory, and factory.

"The Boss is worthy of being the Boss; truly impressive." Tang Yi chuckled and left the office with the project proposal.

As for the office building? Start building! Start building right now! Pay those construction companies a portion of the prepayment first! Settle the rest when it's finished!

As for the new equipment, buy only the best! Since there would be money soon anyway, Tang Yi thought happily about what kind of equipment he should request.