To Li Ma Sing, the shares in Oriental Press were not worth all that much. They served more as a bridge.
Their greatest use was that Oriental Press never reported any negative news about Li Ma Sing.
In fact, if not for Gu Sheng's unusual status and the matter with the Ma Family, those shares would not have warranted Li Ma Sing meeting Gu Sheng in person.
He had never expected Gu Sheng to put him in his place the moment they met. Clearly, this meeting had left Li Ma Sing with a poor impression, while also showing him exactly what sort of man Gu Sheng was.
Li Ma Sing considered it briefly. It was best not to offend someone like Gu Sheng, especially now that the Ma Family members were dead and Oriental Press meant even less to him.
So he nodded.
"Since you're interested in the Oriental Press shares, Mr. Gu, I'll oblige and sell them to you."
Li Ma Sing figured that, with the Ma Brothers now dead, Gu Sheng had only two ways to swallow up Oriental Press.
One was to call a shareholders' meeting and demand a new share issue, then increase his stake to take over Oriental Press.
The other was that Gu Sheng had a way to obtain the Ma Family's shares.
Judging by how Gu Sheng operated, the second possibility was more likely.
"Then thank you, Boss Li. Name your price! I won't haggle!" Gu Sheng said with a beaming smile.
Li Ma Sing smiled. "Twenty million, then."
Those shares were currently worth around twenty-five million. Selling them to Gu Sheng for twenty million was something of a gesture of respect.
Any lower would be inappropriate.
Though it was best not to offend someone like Gu Sheng, he could not give too