Chapter 23 Zheng's father is sober; he should have strangled Zheng Jie back then.

"The current situation is clear to everyone, even if I don't say it. We cannot let the stock price continue to drop, so... my idea is to dump money into it to maintain the stock price."

When they heard this, the people below were slightly stunned. They whispered to each other, discussing this decision.

Su Qiaoer watched the reactions of those below and tapped the table.

"If you have any thoughts, you can say them directly. There's no need to hold back."

Hearing this, the head of the Finance Department took a deep breath and stood up.

"Chairman Su, if we dump money in, given the current market volatility, we will need to invest at least 50 billion. Even 50 billion might not be enough; it's very likely we'll need to dump in 70 billion to 80 billion. If we do that, our group's liquidity won't be enough. If any other accidents happen, then..."

That was all the liquid capital they had. If they really dumped it all in, it would be fine if nothing happened, but once something did, the danger would likely be even greater than it was now.

Furthermore, most importantly, with the cancellation of those cooperation projects, Su Group no longer had any high-quality projects to support its future development. Even if they stabilized the current stock price, it was foreseeable that the group's future stock price wouldn't look very pretty.

"I know we need to invest a large amount of capital... but there is no other way now. We must do this."

"Maintaining the stock price and maintaining the market's confidence in our group is the top priority. Besides that, future so-called risks are not within our consideration."

Su Qiaoer had already decided that this must be done.

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other.

They knew Su Qiaoer had already made up her mind. Since Su Qiaoer had decided, what else could they say? To put it bluntly, they were just high-level employees now. The group's profits or losses didn't affect them much. If worst came to worst, they could just jump ship; after all, their abilities were decent, otherwise they wouldn't be executives at a listed group.

"Understood. Our Finance Department will immediately mobilize the funds on the books."

At this moment, the head of the Finance Department said.

"Hmm, in short, I hope everyone can stand with the company through thick and thin and overcome this difficult time together."

"Understood."

After the meeting, these people immediately went to get busy.

"I feel like something big is going to happen. You tell me, everything was fine, so why cancel the cooperation with Zheng Group? Going all-in on Father Zheng and Zheng Tian, and giving up on Zheng Jie... it's a bit stupid."

A few executives walked and talked about this matter.

"How would I know? Maybe Chairman Su has water in her brain."

"Maybe it's because Chairman Su and Zheng Tian are a married couple. Honestly, I've seen Zheng Tian and Zheng Jie. I think Zheng Jie's looks are much better than Zheng Tian's, and in terms of ability, Zheng Jie should also be better. Anyway, if I were Chairman Su, I would choose Zheng Jie."

"Most importantly, our Chairman Su and Zheng Jie have been married for five years. Regardless of anything else, there haven't been any conflicts in those five years. Yet Zheng Tian left Chairman Su back then, and now he wants to go back to her. I can't understand it; I really can't understand it."

"Maybe she's love-struck."

Several people were discussing this matter. This was only because Su Qiaoer wasn't here right now. If Su Qiaoer were here, they definitely wouldn't have said that.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Zheng Jie already knew about the situation at Su Group.

"Hmm, did you do this?"

Zheng Jie hadn't arranged this, so he subconsciously thought of Zhao Heng and Zhang Wei.

Zhao Heng and Zhang Wei were a bit confused when they heard this.

"Chairman, you know that if I had done it, Su Group's stock price would have already dropped by more than 100, not just a dozen or so."

Zhao Heng said with a smile. This guy could really do it. This kind of gradual decline didn't fit Zhao Heng's personality. If he were the one manipulating this attack, he would have made Su Group's stock price drop by more than 100, and within three days, he would have brought Su Group's stock price down to the current level of its heels.

Zhang Wei coughed.

"Chairman, I didn't arrange it either. I suspect it might be other groups that have competitive relationships with Su Group that took action, or perhaps infighting within Su Group. I heard that Su Qiaoer's second uncle has always been eyeing the Chairman position, so it really wasn't us."

Regarding this kind of thing, if they had done it, they would just admit it. After all, they were all their own people, and there was nothing that couldn't be said.

Hearing this, Zheng Jie took a deep breath.

"Regardless of who did it, looking at the current situation, it's a good thing for us."

Just then, Zhang Wei's phone rang. Hearing the sound, Zhang Wei picked up the phone and checked the message.

"Boss, I just received news. Su Group just had a meeting and decided to invest capital into the stock market. Currently, they have prepared 60 billion."

Zhang Wei's connections were quite good. Just after the meeting ended, they already knew the news. Hearing this, Zhao Heng thought for a moment.

"It depends on what stage they want to maintain the stock price at. If it's at the current stage, 60 billion isn't enough; it would need at least 80 billion. If they want to drop it by another 30 based on the current level, I estimate 60 billion should be barely enough. It seems Su Qiaoer is indeed anxious and has chosen to take a risk. If so, Su Group's cash flow shouldn't be enough."

Zhao Heng was indeed a genius in finance; he calculated the approximate price immediately.

"It's not enough. Furthermore, the court date for our lawsuit with Su Group is not far off. By then, the compensation of over 200 billion can directly cause Su Group to completely collapse. Boss, should we consider taking this opportunity to annex Su Group?"

At this moment, Zhang Wei's tone was full of excitement. Hearing this, Zheng Jie thought for a moment. Although Su Group's market value wasn't low, how should he put it? Su Group currently didn't have any good projects; they were all relatively traditional projects with low profits, which Zheng Jie didn't think much of.

"There's no need to annex the entire Su Group... but I am quite interested in their Su Chemical."

Zheng Jie looked up at Zhang Wei and Zhao Heng in front of him. These two were smart people and immediately understood Zheng Jie's idea. Although the case hadn't gone to court yet, the result was already set: Su Group would fail, and Zheng Group would succeed. And Su Group definitely wouldn't have that much money to compensate, so in this situation, they would highly likely choose to use assets to compensate.

And the best asset currently under Su Group was Su Chemical. This was a chemical company with a market value of 190 billion, its products sold well both at home and abroad, and its annual profit was around 15 billion. This was Su Group's prized possession, the type that would absolutely not be sold. But after the verdict came down, Su Group would either have to give up Su Chemical or go bankrupt directly. Other than that, there was no second choice.

"Understood. Then we will discuss the ownership of Su Chemical with them at that time."

"Sure."

Zheng Jie nodded.

Perhaps because Su Qiaoer invested a massive amount of capital, the stock price was actually controlled. Although it was still dropping, for the time being, the rate of decline had slowed down a bit.

Actually, if Su Qiaoer announced now that Su Group had an era-spanning project and had official endorsement, the stock price would fly up immediately. But where would such a project come from?

Meanwhile, on the other side at the Zheng family, Father Zheng finally woke up. At this moment, Father Zheng's face was full of exhaustion.

"Dad, you're awake?"

Zheng Tian looked at Father Zheng and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hmm..."

"How is the situation outside now?"

He was certainly asking about Zheng Group. Hearing this, Zheng Tian sighed.

"There is currently no situation. Since that announcement, Zheng Group hasn't had any news externally. However, Su Group has run into trouble; their stock price has dropped significantly, now falling by more than 30. Su Qiaoer has already spent money to save the situation, but it only slowed the rate of decline a little. Dad... what do you say we do now? Do we really have to watch Zheng Jie occupy the Chairman position?"

Hearing this, Father Zheng sighed.

"Let me think of a way."

"Sigh, now... sigh."

Father Zheng felt like he was about to collapse. He had thought he would definitely win this time, but he hadn't expected to fail in the end.

Thinking of this, Father Zheng felt a mix of complicated emotions.

"Xiao Tian, go rest first. Don't take these things to heart, hear me?"

Hearing this, Zheng Tian nodded.

"I know, Dad."

Zheng Tian didn't say anything else and left the bedroom. At this moment, only Father Zheng and Mrs. Zheng were left in the bedroom.

"What do you plan to do? Now Tengfei Group doesn't support us; they support Zheng Jie. The shares in his hands still exceed 50%. On the board of directors, he still makes all the decisions. We can't... go and contact other companies again, right? But I don't think they would support us either."

Mrs. Zheng also knew that there might really not be any good solution now. Hearing this, Father Zheng sighed.

"Actually, the gap between the shares in my hands and Zheng Jie's isn't big... as long as one person is willing to support me, everything will get better. But... sigh."

Father Zheng didn't know that those people of his had already sold their shares to Zheng Jie, which brought the shares in Zheng Jie's hands up to 60%. Now, the gap between the two sides was not small.

"What an unfilial son. I should have strangled him at birth."

At this moment, Father Zheng's tone was full of impatience. Hearing this, Mrs. Zheng hurriedly reached out and patted his back.

"Alright, stop thinking about these things. Hurry and rest."

"The doctor said you shouldn't get too angry."

Hearing this, Father Zheng's face looked terrible.

Thinking of Zheng Jie made him feel as disgusted as if he had eaten rat droppings. But now, just as Mrs. Zheng said, Father Zheng really didn't have any good solutions.

...

Time passed bit by bit. Before one knew it, it was already evening. Su Qiaoer sat in the car, her body full of exhaustion. She had been in the company all day, dealing with this or that matter, leaving her with absolutely no time to rest. And now, she could finally go home and rest for a bit.

When she pushed open the door to her home, Su Parents were already waiting there. Judging by the expressions on Su Parents' faces, their moods didn't seem very good either.

That made sense; such a big thing had happened to the company, so the problem must be quite significant.

Seeing Su Qiaoer return, Su Parents looked at each other. Finally, Mother Su looked at Su Qiaoer, and after hesitating for a moment, she spoke.

"Su Qiaoer, you should divorce Zheng Tian."