At the same time, the four-man team formed by Eric, Xin Hailu, He Desheng, and Meng Chang were discussing the acquisition of Finger Games in the conference room.
The four of them had already shared the information they had and come up with a complete plan. They had also planned their itinerary.
Among them, Meng Chang's situation was more special.
He first shared what Fan Xiaodong had seen in the capital market of the United States with everyone. After the four of them came up with a plan, he refined the initial plan with Fan Xiaodong overnight.
Simply put, it was to avoid risks.
Although insider trading was a serious illegal act in the capital markets of various countries and would be severely punished, there was a limit to what could be considered insider trading.
It did not mean that it was insider trading to have some insider information and invest in the capital market.
Otherwise, some professional short-sellers in the market would first investigate a listed company and find evidence of the company's false accounts or illegal acts. Then, they would short the company and then disclose the negative news, causing the stock price to plummet and profit from it. What could they say?
Or perhaps, some people simply saw that the company's internal management was chaotic and its decision-making was faulty. Thus, they looked down on the company's stock price and made a profit after shorting it. What should they say?
Or perhaps, the executives of a listed company deliberately made some decisions that seemed to be out of their minds, causing the capital market to plummet. How could they prove that they were doing it knowingly or that they were really out of their minds? Unless they really caught the hammer and found out that he was directly involved in the transaction, there was no way to prove it.
Going further, if a company's executive told a friend that the company's profits were especially good recently and the situation was especially optimistic, would that be considered insider trading if his friend bought the company's stock?
If all of these were insider trading, many short-sellers would have been punished to the point where they could no longer continue.
Therefore, the key was to see how far it went and if there was any concrete evidence.
Meng Chang and Fan Xiaodong believed that the stock price of Finger Games would fall because Fan Xiaodong noticed that the current CEO of Finger Games had set up an investment company and heard rumors that Dayak Corporation wanted to sell Finger Games. That was why he made a guess.
This news was not insider information. Many people knew about it, but they were not as sure as Fan Xiaodong and Meng Chang.
Since it was information that many people could obtain, Fan Xiaodong and Meng Chang shorting Finger Games' shares was nothing more than a personal judgment. It did not involve insider trading.
At most, Meng Chang could roughly estimate when Finger Games' decline would reach the bottom. This was related to his work in Tengda.
If Tengda really succeeded in acquiring Finger Games, would its shares skyrocket?
It was possible.
Therefore, after much consideration, Meng Chang decided to only earn the money from shorting. He would stop when Finger Games' stock price was about to reach its lowest point and not earn the money that would rise later on.
After all, Charles was the one who caused the first half of the crash. It had nothing to do with Tengda. Naturally, it had nothing to do with Meng Chang and Fan Xiaodong. There was a certain amount of risk involved in the subsequent surge in prices, so he decided not to do it.
That was not because Meng Chang was timid. It was mainly because he was worried that his actions would make Boss Pei unhappy because he would appear too greedy.
Boss Pei liked enterprising subordinates, but he did not like greedy subordinates. The line between the two was very blurry, but Boss Pei could distinguish it clearly.
It was better to restrain himself.
As for the other three members of the team, they also verified the news from other channels after receiving Meng Chang's news and found it to be very reliable.
Thus, the four of them quickly reached a consensus and came up with an acquisition plan.
Simply put, they would talk to Dayak Corporation first. However, they would have a completely dispensable attitude during the discussion and would not be in a hurry to advance.
In fact, Boss Pei wanted to try his best to buy Finger Games. However, if he made it very obvious from the start, it might cause Dayak Corporation to ask for too much. It would be very disadvantageous to the negotiations.
It was to let Dayak Corporation know that Tengda Corporation was a little interested in acquiring Finger Games. However, it did not matter if they could not buy Finger Games because they wanted to stabilize GOG's market position.
What's more, the negotiations had to be kept strictly confidential. They could not let the outside world know, especially Charles and the others.
At the same time, they would watch Charles begin his performance.
Charles would definitely think of a way to attack Finger Games' stock price in order to buy Dayak Corporation's shares at the lowest price. No one could guess what method he would use, but there was no need to guess.
They just had to wait patiently for him to play with Dayak Corporation.
Tengda also maintained a close relationship with Dayak Corporation as Charles tested Dayak Corporation's bottom line bit by bit.
Without Tengda Corporation's intervention, Dayak Corporation would have no choice but to cut their losses and sell their shares to the investment company behind Charles if they could not find a more suitable buyer if they saw Finger Games' valuation dropping day by day.
However, the situation was completely different now that Tengda Corporation was involved.
Dayak Corporation suddenly announced that it would sell all its shares to Tengda Corporation just as Charles thought that everything was going according to plan and that he was just one step away from success!
His expression and reaction would definitely be very interesting.
Of course, Tengda's final price would definitely be higher than the lowest price Charles had offered. However, that did not matter at all. After all, it was not easy for Charles to work so hard for so long.
During the discussion of the plan, Eric also made many suggestions and perfected many details.
That was because he knew Dayak Corporation and Finger Games too well.
Eric knew very well that Charles' plan had a high chance of succeeding. However, that was also the reason why he was more likely to fail after Tengda intervened.
Meng Chang swiped his cell phone. "Eh? Finger Games seems to have made a move. I'll share the news in the group. "
The others also took out their cell phones to check.
Charles publicly stated that he was considering merging the Asia server in an interview with foreign media!
Of course, he used some grandiose words, such as to further promote the exchange of Asian players, improve the level of the entire Asia server, and unify the operations.
However, it was obvious that players who knew a little about IOI knew the real reason: IOI's local server was too miserable. The loss of players after the world competition made the local server even worse. The queue time for high-end rankings was getting longer and longer, and the fish pond was also seriously exhausted. If they continued to disagree, the players would not be able to continue playing!
In fact, there had been various guesses that IOI was going to merge the server a long time ago, but there had been no concrete evidence. Now that the current CEO of Finger Games, Charles, had said it himself, the credibility was very high.
In addition, someone exposed the April Fool's event that Finger Games was planning.
On the surface, this did not seem to be an internal leak. It was a coincidence. However, in the eyes of Meng Chang and the others, this behavior was very suspicious.
In fact, there was no big problem with just looking at this April Fool's event. The key was that it was similar to the previous events. It was basically a variety of skins.
Apart from that, there was even a pay-to-win event.
Of course, this was unacceptable to gamers!
That was because players had already caused a commotion during the Chinese New Year event, scolding Finger Games and Dayak Corporation.
In a situation where the game's mechanics, playstyle, and balance weren't done well, they kept releasing new skins. Wasn't it obvious what they were up to?
What's more, they did not even bother to pretend this time. They even created a pay-to-win event. How preposterous!
Of course, the players had a strong reaction, and there was a lot of criticism, especially towards the Dayak Corporation.
That was because everyone had already tacitly agreed that Dayak Corporation would definitely arrange any pay-to-win activities and money-making activities!
However, Meng Chang and the others knew that it might not be Dayak Corporation's idea this time.
While Dayak Corporation had sufficient motivation to make a fortune and run away, Charles had even more motivation to use this method to create public opinion that was not favorable to Finger Games and pull down the stock price.
What's more, Dayak Corporation would not stop Charles from doing this, nor could they clarify it. They could only obediently take the blame for him.
It could only be said that Charles had really played Dayak Corporation thoroughly.
If this guess was correct, this might not be the end, but the beginning.
Charles was most likely just testing his skills and taking the first step of his plan. Next, he would definitely have many ways to further lower Finger Games' stock price and successfully achieve his goal.
The four of them looked at each other and stood up.
"The plan is almost finalized. Charles is starting to make his move. Let's go!"
…
In the afternoon, Wu Bin checked the comments on Tengda's special recruitment examination online again.
As expected, the direction of public opinion changed!
Some different voices appeared under the popular comments that were cheering for Tengda's conscience.
"On the surface, this looks like a good thing, but I'm a little worried that Tengda won't be dragged down by its own welfare policy one day, right? The previous high benefits were at least given to the young people who entered the company properly. It could motivate them to work hard. However, the people who are specially recruited now either have lost their fighting spirit subjectively, or they lack energy due to physical or family reasons. This will slow down the efficiency of the entire company! "
"Indeed, the so-called 'social responsibility', to put it bluntly, is also a kind of 'social burden' for enterprises. I think it's already very good to treat everyone equally and let them enter the company through examinations. There's no need to give these people special treatment, right? "
"I'm very afraid that Tengda will be dragged down by a group of slacking employees … From the perspective of a worker, of course, I hope to work less and get more pay. However, from the perspective of a consumer, how can Tengda provide us with better products and services if its employees slack off?"
"I think Tengda is in a very dangerous situation now. It's a bit like setting up a character. Anyone who sets up a character, be it a celebrity or a company, usually does not have a good ending. As long as it's set up, there will be a day when it collapses … "
"I'm also worried. The key is, is Boss Pei really not trying to earn money? Who can resist the temptation of capital? Even if he can now, what about in the future? Even if he can, what about the other senior executives? The higher you push Tengda up, the worse it will fall … In any case, you're the one who's bragging and stepping on it. I think Tengda's current state is quite good. Don't continue to push it up. It's really dangerous. "
"I think there's a bigger hidden danger in this matter: Tengda must not become 'Zi Gong's ransom' and morally kidnap all other companies, causing the entire entrepreneurial environment to deteriorate! That would really be doing bad things with good intentions! "
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