"It's unlikely I can pledge the shares I hold to you." Zheng Lu thought for a moment and still rejected Chen Yiyang's proposal.

"Currently, under my name, apart from equity, everything else can be negotiated."

"Then let's look forward to collaborating next time." Chen Yiyang stood up and shook hands with him.

If Zheng Lu were really willing to sell half and pledge the other half of the shares to Chen Yiyang,

then Chen Yiyang could use the assets in hand to borrow from the bank, making it quite easy to secure several billion.

But Zheng Lu is unwilling to pledge shares, and Chen Yiyang doesn't have much use for his other things.

He could only let it be for now.

This meeting with Zheng Lu was too rushed; he hadn't yet figured out how to take advantage of this opportunity.

Anyway, the trouble on Kuxing's side won't be resolved soon, so he might as well let the other side wait.

After rejecting Chen Yiyang, Zheng Lu didn't stay to drink tea and left right away.

After a few minutes alone in the room, Chen Yiyang was joined by Zhang Yuling.

"I just saw Boss Zheng leave. Did the two of you have a falling out?" Zhang Yuling started to ask.

"He needs several billion in funds but is unwilling to pledge his equity." Chen Yiyang simply explained the situation.

"It seems you really are a rich second generation. Initially, I was fooled when we first met." Zhang Yuling's first reaction wasn't about Chen Yiyang and Zheng Lu's negotiation.

She was instead surprised that Chen Yiyang could actually put forward the request for Zheng Lu to pledge his shares.

Though troubled, Kuxing as the saying goes, even a dead camel is bigger than a horse.

Chen Yiyang can remain unfazed demanding to provide Zheng Lu with several billion in funding and asking Zheng Lu to pledge shares to him.

Several billion in funding!

Oh, the bosses who have that kind of funding are usually over forty years old.

Looking at Chen Yiyang's age,

all Zhang Yuling can do is guess that Chen Yiyang's family background is really extraordinary.

Initially, the family just wanted Chen Yiyang to go out for practice.

Now seeing Chen Yiyang as stable, they allow him to manage family funds.

But several billion in cash sounds quite frightening.

Even if it's family money, being able to manage this amount at his age,

I've never seen a young person with such power.

Of course, there are some differences between the reality and Zhang Yuling's thoughts.

If Chen Yiyang wants to secure several billion in funding, he needs to pledge his most valuable share assets to the bank to borrow.

For example, right now he holds ten percent of ChuanYin's shares.

With the reconciliation between Chuanyin and France, business in Central Africa has become unconstrained.

Under Yan Qi's leadership, Chuanyin is also preparing for a tight schedule for an initial public offering.

Once Chuanyin goes public, the shares in Chen Yiyang's hands could be worth several billion, with potential growth to several billion more in the future.

Besides Chuanyin, Chen Yiyang's "Old Western" live-streaming sales company is an outstanding asset among outstanding assets.

It generates tens of millions in profit each month, with operations currently extremely stable.

Pledging all shares to the bank to get loans or credit worth several billion isn't an issue.

This is why Chen Yiyang dared to consider asking Zheng Lu to sell half of his shares to him, then pledge the other half.

Because he can really secure that much money, and he's confident the investment can outpace bank loan interests.

Zhang Yuling didn't ask much about Chen Yiyang's family background.

Since Chen Yiyang's family background is so mysterious, asking too many questions might only bring trouble.

So Zhang Yuling began to discuss the main concern. "Actually, Zheng Lu may not be unwilling to pledge his shares to you."

"How so?" Chen Yiyang asked.

"A major portion of Zheng Lu's shares are actually pledged to the bank.

These types of bosses, although their companies have gone public, cannot free their shares, and can't sell them yet.

Earning money purely from salary and bonuses wouldn't be much, so for the sake of enjoyment, they often pledge portions of their shares based on market value to the bank and borrow money to buy villas and luxury cars."

As Zhang Yuling spoke, Chen Yiyang instantly understood.

The reason Zheng Lu didn't want to sell or pledge shares to him was largely because they are currently pledged.

"Wait, isn't he in big trouble?" Upon hearing Zhang Yuling's words, Chen Yiyang suddenly realized Zheng Lu's trouble wasn't internally within the company as he said.

Zheng Lu's shares have been pledged and exchanged for money for personal consumption.

And, the borrowable loan based on pledged shares is determined by the company's market value at the time of pledge.

No matter when Zheng Lu pledged his shares,

Kuxing's stock price was surely higher than it is now.

Simply put,

In the bank's eyes, the shares Zheng Lu pledged are worth less than the money borrowed.

Moreover, the inflated share value was because the financial reports were faked, leading to potential fraud.

If Zheng Lu wants to avoid jail time, he has two choices: repay the bank loans and recover the shares.

Or keep adding collateral until the value of those items exceeds the borrowed amount from the bank.

Chen Yiyang realized this might be why Zheng Lu is now so anxious.

The pursuit by investors from the United States,

internal opposition forces within the company,

these can be postponed for resolution.

It's the bank, giving umbrellas on sunny days and taking them back on rainy days, that's the immediate trouble for Zheng Lu.

If Zheng Lu fails to repay or add collateral promptly,

Then the bank will take Zheng Lu's shares and auction them off.

By then, the auction price would surely be extremely low,

The shares might not even cover the debt owed to the bank.

Lu Zheng hoped Chen Yiyang could provide several billion in funding, with a large part likely intended for repaying bank loans.

Hence, it's impossible to pledge shares to Chen Yiyang in return.

After hearing Zhang Yuling's explanation, Chen Yiyang felt completely at ease.

Now it's Zheng Lu who's anxious, not me.

Others don't know that Kuxing will eventually shake off the financial report scandal and redevelop, so lending too much money to Zheng Lu is impossible.

However, Chen Yiyang can be certain.

The easement information is clear; since Zheng Lu is worth investing in now, Kuxing's future market value will surely rebound.

Investing several billion then, if Kuxing regains half of its original market value,

The funds in Chen Yiyang's hands can double.

After sending off Zhang Yuling, Chen Yiyang received a phone call.

Answered and it was Huang Yuqiu calling him.

"Xiao Chen, do you have time to come over to Luzon lately?"

"Perhaps not, I don't really want to travel overseas recently." Chen Yiyang recently paid attention to the news and happened to see some reports related to human trafficking in Southeast Asia.

Even with a hundred nerves, he wouldn't dare venture to Southeast Asia now.

He can't expect that after getting kidnapped, the easement system would transform into a king of soldiers system, allowing him to grow stronger after being beaten and then plot a bloody escape route.

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