After Mr. Xiang divorced, the president regretted it

Advisor Wu's sneer and the words "the best is yet to come" were like a cold knife, constantly stabbing Xiang Yu's heart. He had a premonition that a greater crisis was yet to come.

As expected, the news of the broken funding chain of the cooperation project spread like wildfire, like a blockbuster bomb dropped on the calm sea, immediately causing huge waves.

Suppliers came to demand payment, bank credit departments also called to pressure the company, and the stock price plummeted. For a time, the Xiang Group fell into an unprecedented crisis.

"Who is behind this?" Xiang Yu's face turned pale and he slammed his fist on the desk.

"Now is not the time to pursue responsibility," Yan Jin analyzed calmly, "The most urgent task is to solve the funding problem, otherwise once the project is suspended, we will be completely finished."

They immediately began to run around and contact all investors who might be able to help. However, the business world is like a battlefield, and there are many people who take advantage of others' misfortunes. Friends who used to be close to each other now avoid them.

Most investors took a wait-and-see attitude towards the project's prospects, and some even spread rumors that the Xiang Group had run out of luck and was doomed. Despair spread like a plague within the company.

"Mr. Xiang, Mr. Yan, we have tried our best, but the current situation..." The assistant lowered his head, his tone heavy.

Xiang Yu and Yan Jin looked at each other and saw fatigue and helplessness in each other's eyes.

At this moment, a strange phone call came into Xiang Yu's mobile phone. The voice on the other end of the phone was low and mysterious: "Mr. Xiang, I heard that you are in some trouble now..."

Xiang Yu tightened his grip on the phone slightly and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you? What do you want to do?"

"I can help you, but I have a condition..." The person on the other end of the phone paused and said meaningfully, "I want 60% of your company's shares."

"What?!" Xiang Yu slammed the table and stood up, his anger almost swallowing him up, "You are taking advantage of the situation!"

"Mr. Xiang, calm down," the person on the other end of the phone said calmly, with a hint of joking in his tone, "You only have one chance, think it over carefully..."

After the call was hung up, Xiang Yu sat weakly on the chair, feeling that all the strength in his body had been drained. He understood that the other party was sure that they were desperate, so they put forward such harsh conditions.

At this time, Yan Jin also received an anonymous email. The content of the email only had one sentence: "Do you want to know the truth? Come see me." There was an address attached at the end.

Yan Jin's heart sank, and an ominous premonition came over her. She picked up her coat and walked out of the office quickly, leaving only a cold sentence echoing in the air: "I'll be back soon."

Investor Sun asked them to meet at a high-end private club. Investor Sun was fat and greasy, and he had a shrewd smile on his face when he spoke, which made him hard to understand.

"Mr. Xiang, I've heard of your name for a long time!" Investor Sun enthusiastically shook Xiang Yu's hand and shook it vigorously. "I've heard that Xiang Group is a leader in the industry. Seeing it today, it's really as good as its reputation!"

Xiang Yu smiled politely and did not respond. After the greetings, Investor Sun stated his purpose directly: "I heard that your project has encountered some difficulties recently. I happen to have some idle funds on hand and I would consider investing."

Xiang Yu and Yan Jin looked at each other and saw the hope in each other's eyes. However, Investor Sun's next words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing the fire of hope that had just ignited in their hearts.

"However, I have a relatively high risk assessment for the project," Investor Sun said slowly, with a hint of unquestionable tone, "I require 60% of the company's shares, and..." He paused, his eyes swept over Xiang Yu and Yan Jin sharply, "I need absolute control."

Xiang Yu's face darkened. The conditions proposed by Investor Sun were almost equivalent to handing over the Xiang Group to someone else! He was about to refuse, but Yan Jin held his hand.

"Mr. Sun, we need to consider your conditions again," Yan Jin said calmly, but with a sense of authority that could not be ignored, "We will give you an answer as soon as possible."

After leaving the club, consultant Wu suggested that they accept the conditions of investor Sun. "I know this is cruel, but now is a matter of life and death," consultant Wu advised earnestly, "If we can't find capital injection, the company will really be finished."

Xiang Yu and Yan Jin were silent. They understood that what Consultant Wu said was true, but they were unwilling to give up control of the company just like that.

"There must be other ways..." Xiang Yu muttered to himself, constantly searching for various possibilities in his mind.

"We can try to apply for a bank loan." Yan Jin suddenly said in a firm tone.

However, reality dealt them a heavy blow... The bank's reply was like a thunderclap, exploding in their ears. Yan Jin tightly grasped the phone, his knuckles turning white, and his face as pale as paper.

"Impossible..." she murmured, her eyes full of disbelief.

"What's wrong?" Xiang Yu's heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.

Yan Jin took a deep breath and tried to keep her tone calm, but her trembling voice revealed her inner panic at the moment.

"The bank... rejected our loan application..."

Yan Jin's words were like a huge rock dropped into a calm lake, stirring up thousands of waves. In the office, Xiang Yu stood up suddenly and looked at Yan Jin in disbelief. His face, which was usually full of planning and control, was filled with shock and astonishment.

"How could this happen?" He walked quickly to Yan Jin's side and asked in a dry voice, "Haven't you already communicated with the bank?"

Yan Jin shook her head weakly and handed the phone to Xiang Yu. On the phone screen, the email from the bank was clearly visible, and the word of rejection was like a sharp blade, piercing their eyes.

"The bank's risk assessment for the project is too high," Yan Jin took a deep breath, trying to suppress his inner panic, "plus the recent economic downturn, the bank has tightened its loan policy..."

Xiang Yu's face was terribly gloomy, and he held the phone tightly, his knuckles turning white. He knew Yan Jin had tried his best, but this cruel reality dealt them a heavy blow.

The company is now like a boat in the wind and rain, which may be swallowed by the huge waves at any time. The atmosphere in the office is extremely depressing, and everyone feels the dullness of the impending storm.

"What should we do now?" Consultant Wu broke the silence, his tone solemn, "If we can't find funding, we won't be able to hold on for much longer."

Xiang Yu and Yan Jin were silent. They knew the seriousness of the problem, but faced with this sudden predicament, they felt unprecedented powerlessness.

"We must find a way to raise funds as soon as possible," Xiang Yu took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down, "Otherwise, the company will really be finished."

An emergency meeting was held in a depressing atmosphere. Xiang Yu and Yan Jin sat at the conference table with solemn expressions and announced the current predicament to the company's top management.

"The company is now facing an unprecedented crisis," Xiang Yu said in a deep and powerful voice. "In order to overcome the difficulties, we must make some difficult decisions."

Next, Xiang Yu and Yan Jin had to reluctantly announce a series of spending cuts: suspending investment in all non-essential projects, canceling employee benefits, and even considering layoffs...

These measures were like a heavy hammer that hit every employee. The atmosphere within the company dropped to freezing point, and the office, which was once full of vitality, was now filled with a sense of despair.

"Dong dong dong..."

The hurried knock on the door interrupted Xiang Yu's thoughts. He raised his head and frowned.

"Come in."

The office door was pushed open, and the secretary walked in in a panic, saying in a hurried tone: "Mr. Xiang, Investor Sun is here, and he said...he wants to see you and Mr. Yan."

Xiang Yu and Yan Jin looked at each other, and both saw a hint of uneasiness in each other's eyes.

"Let him in."

Investor Sun walked in with his usual greasy smile, but Xiang Yu and Yan Jin saw a hint of hidden pride in his shrewd eyes.

"Mr. Xiang, Mr. Yan, how are you thinking about this?" He sat down on the sofa slowly, crossed his legs, and spoke with a sense of pressure that could not be questioned. "My time is very precious."

Just as Xiang Yu was about to speak, Investor Sun suddenly stopped smiling and interrupted him coldly: "I advise you to make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise..." He paused, and a meaningful sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, "My investment intention may change at any time..." Investor Sun put down the exquisite coffee cup in his hand, making a light sound that was particularly harsh in the silent office. "My patience is limited, and you should also know that there are not many people willing to help you now."

Xiang Yu and Yan Jin both looked very unhappy. The conditions proposed by Investor Sun were almost harsh. Not only did he require a substantial increase in the equity ratio, but he also wanted to interfere in the company's operations and management.

"Mr. Sun, we need to consider your conditions again..."

"Consider it?" Investor Sun sneered and interrupted Xiang Yu. "I have given you enough time. Mr. Xiang, don't forget that you are the ones begging me now, not me begging you."

He stood up, straightened his suit, and looked down at Xiang Yu and Yan Jin with a hint of contempt in his tone, "I can tell you very clearly that if you miss me, you won't be able to find any investment institution willing to take over this mess."

After saying that, he left the office without looking back, leaving Xiang Yu and Yan Jin standing there in silence.

"Do we...really have to agree to him?" Consultant Wu's voice trembled, revealing deep despair and powerlessness.

The office was in a dead silence, and you could hear a pin drop. The huge pressure made Xiang Yu and Yan Jin breathless. They seemed to be standing on the edge of a cliff, with a bottomless abyss in front of them and pursuers pressing in from behind, and they were caught in a dilemma.

Yan Jin clenched her fingers tightly, her fingertips turning white. She took a deep breath and tried to keep herself calm. "This project...is it really necessary for us to continue?"

Her words were like a thunder, exploding in Xiang Yu's ears. Give up? How is that possible!

This is a project they have poured countless efforts into, carrying their dreams and future, how can they give up so easily? However, the cruel reality forced him to re-examine the project and re-evaluate its success.

"But if we give up now, all our previous efforts will be in vain..." Xiang Yu's voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of unwillingness and despair.

"But if we continue, we will face greater risks, and even..." Yan Jin did not say anything else, but both of them understood what her unfinished words meant.

Bankruptcy, liquidation, nothing... These terrible words, like nightmares, entangled in their hearts and made them feel suffocated.

Just when the two fell into silence, Xiang Yu's cell phone suddenly rang. He glanced at the caller ID and his face suddenly became even uglier.

"It's a call from a competitor..."