If it were just Huang Zhongshi, he wouldn't have needed to raise this money at all.
At this time, Huang Zhongshi probably couldn't even produce three billion himself,
let alone ten billion.
The key person is still Xu Pidai. Once the stock price falls to a certain level, he is bound to furiously throw money into the secondary market to scoop up shares.
Whether it's Tengying Entertainment or Antler Coffee, both are premium assets.
Strike while the iron is hot—this has been a principle in the business world since ancient times.
If he doesn't hold his ground at this time, it's really easy for the other party to take advantage of it.
Tong Zelan is too deeply involved with Tengying and almost has a mutually beneficial relationship with them; it's inevitable that she takes his side at this time.
Even if they're up against Xu Pidai.
"Within three days, I will raise two billion,"
The others exchanged glances, each looking into one another's eyes.
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Chen Pingsheng waved his hand, not needing them at all. His most stable asset, Tengchao Commercial Management, hadn't even been touched yet.
He didn't believe Xu Pidai could gather fifty billion in cash to fight this battle with him.
As long as he could hold the first two waves, basically, the battle would be won once the investigation results came out.
However, fundraising was only one aspect.
Originally he wanted to give Fan Haomen a slim chance, to let her figure out a way to save herself.
But now pushed to this extent, it's no longer about sacrificing one or two people.
It's a fight to the death.
No matter what, first slap Huayi, the shit-stirrer, to death.
The days passed leisurely, and before you knew it, it was December.
The weather became even colder, and the atmosphere in the entertainment industry grew increasingly eerie.
What was once a calm business world shook as more and more negative news about Tengying Group surfaced.
Nearly everyone felt the storm approaching.
It was no longer just the entertainment industry trembling in fear, but a grand battle that affected the entire stock market.
On December 2, Fan Haomen was caught red-handed by someone close to her for tax evasion, an offense she couldn't avoid.
Withdrawing from the entertainment industry was the least of her troubles; the amount of tax to be paid back was as high as eight hundred million.
Huayi suffered an initial loss; their five-hundred-million-investment in a major drama sunk without a trace.
Their stock price plummeted uncontrollably like the breached Yangtze River dam.
On December 3, Yang Baobei was exposed for attending the Crazy Horse Show overseas, which was severely at odds with the mainstream values of the entertainment industry.
This talentless top female star, backed by Huayi, was promptly cut down by Tengying Entertainment.
All her accounts were completely blocked.
The entire network was astounded; in less than three days, the entertainment industry had cut down two top female stars in succession.
Such an event had never happened before.
The saying goes: "A layman watches for fun; a professional discerns the technique."
In the short term, Huayi Film and Television lost two key players, which was clearly a show of strength from Tengying's side.
Having deep roots in the entertainment industry, there wasn't any secret gossip that it didn't know about.
Previously, it was just a card held in reserve, but who knew there would come a day when it would be so crucial.
Those who had originally wanted to please both sides now kept far away.
Fearing that getting too close might mean getting caught in the crossfire of a city gate fire, affecting the fish in the moat.
If the Leader of the Four Great Dan Actresses could be struck down just like that, let alone them.
Tengying Entertainment was now ruthlessly cutting down Huayi Film and Television's artists without leaving any room for sentimentality.
They wouldn't care who your backer was.
Of course, they dared to do this because even if Tengying Entertainment's stock price dropped to a mere dime,
they would not go bankrupt, and certainly not Chen Pingsheng, who could easily raise twenty billion from Xiangjiang to underpin it.
Only overwhelming power could embolden him to lift the lid off.
Yet even this was not enough. Within the next two days, Tengying continued,
successively revealing that Mrs. Bai, the married queen of the box office among female stars, and the young heartthrob One Finger Zen, had an affair.
She was the undisputed box office champion amongst female movie stars,
and she was shot down directly by Tengying Entertainment.
The reason was simple: she was an artist propped up by Huayi.
Under the influence of its founder, the stock price of Tengying Entertainment, which initially fell even more sharply than Huayi's, now steadied.
Both companies seemed equally matched.
Huang Zhongshi was practically in tears. Had he known this was the outcome,
he would never have provoked Chen Pingsheng. After all, this man was a lunatic.
His moves were completely unpredictable.
The core asset of Tengying Group wasn't Tengying Entertainment anymore.
He could afford to fall, but Huayi couldn't afford to fall any further.
If this continued, banks would come calling to collect debts.
After all, he had used Huayi's shares as collateral for a substantial loan, and if the price fell to a certain point,
he would definitely be the first to break.
As for Xu Pidai on the sidelines, Fan Haomen was nothing to him.
At his level, there was no shortage of beautiful women.
Now that the two companies were fighting to the death, this was exactly the outcome he wanted.
If they didn't fight to the death, how could he take advantage?