Old Master Ye's expression changed.
Zhou Heting forced out the words, "Big Brother, Sister-in-law, do you refuse to forgive us?"
Before Chairman Ye could speak, Liang Huiwei smiled again. "It's all business. There's no question of forgiveness. Does Chairman Zhou think he's done something to wrong the Ye family?"
Zhou Heting truly had no answer to that.
Old Master Ye was the one who spoke up for him. "Of course there is. But it's all in the past. Mingzhao and the Ye family haven't suffered any losses either—"
At that, Chairman Ye smiled. "It's getting late. Stay and have a simple meal with us."
With that, Chairman Ye rose to his feet.
Since they could not see eye to eye, there was no point talking any further.
The day after the Zhou father and son returned from the Ye family in defeat, Zhou Group announced a new share issuance—
[The company's actual controller, Chairman and General Manager Mr. Zhou Heting, has pledged that within the next month, he will acquire shares from the secondary market through methods permitted by laws and regulations... The proportion of shares acquired shall not exceed 1% of the company's total share capital. The price per share is set at...]
The news immediately sent shockwaves through the investment market.
Ye Mingzhao, who had been closely watching the secondary market, immediately instructed Ye Group's finance department to buy aggressively.
A few days later, Ye Group completed its third disclosure of a major stake increase, bringing its holdings in Zhou Group to 15%. At the same time, Zhou Heting had accumulated another 3% of the shares on the secondary market, raising his total stake to as much as 23% of the company's shares.
Meanwhile, after much difficult negotiation by Zhou Heting, he also reached an agreement with