Shocking! A Hong Kong socialite gave birth to three heirs to a wealthy family.

Chapter 132 Obtaining 5 Funds

On the very day Shen Wancheng took over the watch factory, Xu Pingtao, who had been keeping an eye on her, received the news.

That evening, Shen Wancheng was called back to the He Mansion by Xu Pingtao for dinner.

After dinner, Shen Yao kept He Lin company and talked.

Shen Wancheng and Xu Pingtao went to the study to discuss matters.

Xu Pingtao immediately began by praising Shen Wancheng.

"Girl, you're really something. You actually managed to buy a listed company for 15 million."

Shen Wancheng smiled.

"It's all thanks to the Xu family."

"Xu Youwei probably hates you to death now, yet he's still helping you out. You'd be more likely to rely on Gu Jinxing's help."

"I just asked him to stop the watch shipping for a few days, and I didn't help him much. It's just that the Xu family wasn't persistent enough."

Xu Pingtao asked.

"If you were from the Xu family, wouldn't you sell the watch factory?"

Shen Wancheng said firmly, "Not for sale."

Xu Pingtao became interested.

Why not sell?

"Even if my flesh rots, it is still mine, and I will not give it to anyone else."

"Besides, the rumors and public opinion came so suddenly, it's obvious that someone did it on purpose. No matter what they want from me, as long as I don't give up anything, they will never get what they want."

Xu Pingtao then asked.

"But what if the stock price falls and the losses are severe?"

Shen Wancheng countered, "Why did the stock fall? It's because of rumors and public opinion. If the other side uses public opinion to influence me, I can also use public opinion to fight back. I don't think the war of public opinion is difficult to fight."

Xu Pingtao recalled yesterday's live broadcast and realized that Shen Wancheng had really made full use of the media and public opinion to save her company tens of millions of yuan in publicity and public relations costs.

This also proves that Shen Wancheng is very good at waging a war of public opinion.

"Hahaha."

Xu Pingtao chuckled a few times and sighed.

"Xu Youwei and I are both old, and we can't keep up with you young people."

In fact, Shen Wancheng's method of using public opinion to influence the stock market was not her original idea. According to Shen Wancheng's knowledge of the stock market history of this parallel world, someone in the American stock market had used this method more than ten years ago.

The method doesn't need to be new; as long as it's used cleverly and effectively, it will work.

That's why Xu Pingtao didn't hesitate to belittle himself to praise Shen Wancheng.

"Grandpa, are you being modest with me? You saw through the ins and outs long ago, otherwise you wouldn't be praising me like this."

Xu Pingtao looked at Shen Wancheng with satisfaction for a while before speaking.

"I see your new company is doing very well, have you forgotten that I still have a big mess waiting for you to take over?"

Xu Pingtao's words were tantamount to saying that Shen Wancheng had passed his test as successor and that he would hand over the business to Shen Wancheng.

But will Shen Wancheng take over?

Shen Wancheng said with a smile, "You're still in such good health, why are you always thinking about retiring and enjoying your retirement?"

Xu Pingtao glared at Shen Wancheng and said,

"I'm just worried that once you get married in two months, your heart will wander elsewhere."

Xu Pingtao spoke in a normal tone, but Shen Wancheng inexplicably sensed a hint of probing.

She decided to reassure Xu Pingtao.

"Grandpa, I still want to try my luck. I didn't intend to take over your business. You're still in good health, so please continue to run it for the sake of our unborn baby."

Xu Pingtao's eyes lit up instantly.

"You mean you and Gu Jinxing have agreed that your child will have the surname He?"

Shen Wancheng affirmed, "Yes, I promise you. I've also spoken to Gu Jinxing."

"Good good."

Xu Pingtao said "good" three times in a row.

At this moment, Xu Pingtao was in a very good mood.

So he said it offhand.

“I see your company is quite large. The acquisition alone cost 15 million. You probably don’t have any working capital left. I’ll transfer 50 million to you tomorrow. Go for it.”

Shen Wancheng was stunned, feeling a bit overwhelmed by the amount of money.

It wasn't that she thought the amount of money was frighteningly large, but rather that with this money, Shen Wancheng felt she could accomplish many things.

The company's progress can also be accelerated a lot.

She smiled and thanked Xu Pingtao, even standing up to bow to him.

"Thank you, Grandpa."

*

After the costume competition ended, Shen Yao returned to her 996 lifestyle, going to the horse farm on time every day.

Shen Wancheng, however, was still busy.

After buying the watch factory, she instructed Li Su to apply for a name change for the watch factory, thus achieving the goal of relisting Oriental Elegance.

On the other hand, she also needs to start preparing for the first product launch.

After all, we now have a factory and core employees.

Once Li Su and Lan Qin's teams are assembled, Shen Wancheng's monthly salary expenditure will be over 10 Hong Kong dollars.

There are also expenses for the renovation of the watch factory and the upgrading of equipment.

It's true that we're spending money every minute and every second. If we don't launch a product soon, we'll be losing money every minute and every second.

Because Shen Wancheng wants to target the high-end market, she wants to launch a stunning and exquisite watch, just like her clothing line.

The first thing that came to Shen Wancheng's mind was a Rolex watch launched in 1990—the Rainbow Daytona.

Rainbow Day later launched the first and second generations in 2012 and 2018, respectively, which were snapped up by celebrities from all walks of life, making them extremely difficult to obtain.

This watch not only became Rolex's iconic timepiece, but also a symbol of the wearer's wealth; in layman's terms, it allows the rich to subtly flaunt their riches.

Many Chinese people bought this watch in later generations. Since they are all making money off Chinese people, it would be better for us Chinese to make the money ourselves than for foreigners, right?

With this in mind, Shen Wancheng felt perfectly justified in copying the watch's design.

The core of a watch is generally the craftsmanship of its movement, something Shen Wancheng didn't know much about. However, she knew that Hong Kong, as one of the world's leading watch manufacturers, actually had quite good craftsmanship in this area.

This was Shen Wancheng's second objective in acquiring the watch factory, besides rebranding the company for a new listing.

She has already offered Li Su a high salary to retain the watch factory's core technicians.

Therefore, it is guaranteed that the craftsmanship of the movement will never be inferior.

The key to making a watch stand out is its design. Shen Wancheng plans to make a Rainbow Daytona, with dozens of colored diamonds set on the dial, arranged like a rainbow.

Shen Wancheng planned to make some slight modifications, still using the concept of colored diamonds, but the colors needed to be adjusted to a gradient of red, orange, yellow and white, creating a phoenix theme.

Also, design a couple's version, composed of cool-toned blues ranging from dark to light and black diamonds.

So, the real problem facing Shen Wancheng has arrived.

She simply couldn't find the high-quality colored diamonds she needed on Hong Kong Island.

Does she have to go to South Africa, a major diamond-producing country, to buy colored diamonds?