Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

"What do you mean by bringing the friends into the mix?" Yu Tian finally spoke up, keeping aside his worry for now.

"My research says that your friends have part of shares in Yu empire. I want them to transfer those in your name."

Yu Bufan guffawed.

"You want master to establish a majority in the board meeting using small percentages of shares? We had already thought of the strategy long time ago. Realizing that master does not have any connections in the current company, we gave up the idea." Was she mocking their intelligence? This was most basic thing that anyone could think of.

"And that was your mistake." Mei Qingyang pointed her finger towards Yu Bufan.

Everyone knew Yu Tian was a genius when it came to business. He had started his businesses when he was a mere teenager. It helped that he was in a foreign country which encouraged people to start by themselves. Once his business idea got traction, he got so much investment that he did not even have to think about raising money when he entered M nation's market.

Of course, the first investment was the hardest. He had so many rejections before his first set of investors really showed any enthusiasm for his idea. It was so much effort and learning on his master's part and his own part that Yu Bufan would never forget those days.

So how this girl could think of such a trivial strategy and then go on to tell them how to do business?

Mei Qingyang waved her hands because she knew that Yu Bufan had misunderstood her. It was not her intention to make fun of them or put them down.

"I know it's a simple solution to a big problem. And that the board meeting is in a month. And if you start collecting the shares right now, you will not be able to manage even 10% in total," she shook her head explaining herself.

"Then why…" Sometimes, it was just hard to understand this girl. Yu Rong had already established a majority at 30%. Yu Ming only owned 10% shares of the whole Yu Empire. Over the years, Yu Rong had gotten him to sign away most of his shares to her. Plus, she had seized the parts from a few higher level executives she drove out on various charges.

There was a recent mystery buyer who had been buying shares from small time shareholders and even that person had got a whopping 15% share. Yu Tian, on the other hand, owned a mere 5%. His friends might have owned a few shares here and there. But it was not enough to even surpass his dad's total.

"It's always better to have as much as you can and I am pretty sure, your friends will not mind. They are your real family after all. This is also where those old folks come into play. If you can convince them to sell their shares to you by hook or by crook, that would be the best. Elder brother is already ready to give away all his fortune for you," Mei Qingyang further explained her reasoning.

"Did you already talk to him?" Yu Tian asked. He did not like the fact that she was dragging his friends into his familial war. These guys did not need to participate at all.

"Yeah? And so?" Mei Qingyang scratched her head. Weren't they all childhood buddies? It was once in the lifetime thing happening here, and he was still hesitating?

"Why bring them in this mess?"

"Would you not have helped them if they were in such a predicament?"

"Yeah, but…"

"So how is this different?" She shut him up with just a few words. He, again, did not have an answer to her question. Why did she have to be so logical all the time?

He would be ready to give his life for his friends. Although he did not show it through his actions or words, but in his heart, he did regard them very highly. But now that his Qing Qing was comparing them to his family, he could definitely see the difference of perspective in his mind.

"Okay, I will convince them," Yu Tian sighed, and as usual, gave up. He understood that Mei Qingyang was more familiar with people and how their minds worked. They would probably say yes.

"You don't even need to convince them. They will readily agree," Mei Qingyang said confidently. Her faith in his friends was very amusing to him. Although she had a fallout with two out of three, she still believed they would help him out. He smiled in his heart, feeling the black gloomy clouds disappearing. This girl was really something.

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"What do you think? Who is this mystery buyer?" Everyone at this moment had this one question only in their mind. Who was this mystery buyer of Yu Empire who had been steadily increasing their shares since past six months? It was quite puzzling to say in the least. No one could find any information about them.

Yu Rong was sweating looking at the graph.

"They still do not have even half of mine but they managed to go from zero to this much in just six months. What is this person's motive?" she chewed on her thumb. Wang Hao on the side was happier about the fact that this person was keeping her busy for the time being and she was not targeting any of the kids as of now.

There was a full team of financial analysts and her investment experts sitting in front of her but no one could dare to say anything.

"I am asking something, who is this person?" she yelled at everyone. Each person shrunk back in their own chairs. Right now, this lady was ready to do a bloodbath. Last time something big had happened, half the people had ended up losing their livelihoods and a few lost their lives. When it came to human life, it was as cheap as an ant for her.

"Miss… Miss Yu, whatever the identity, we have come to the conclusion that this person is planning to do something in the board meeting," one person spoke up with some courage. It was better than losing his head.

"And? Give me something better than this! You think I don't know this already?" she threw her pen in the direction of the person who replied.

If she, as the Yu Empire top person could not get any information on this person, how could the people sitting on the table could?

"Master, let's say he is able to get more than your share, you still have 15% share from other family members. You should not really be worrying about it. I don't think they'll be able to go beyond your share, much less Yu family's total," Wang Hao placated her from behind, as usual.

"You can forget Yu Tian's share. He has been bewitched by that b*tch, so I doubt he will contribute. But I can definitely think about brother's share. Go contact that secretary of his," she stood up and donned her blazer to leave the room in a hurry.

"Understood," Wang Hao affirmed the orders and gave the signal of meeting dismissal to everyone in the room.