Chapter 345: 30 Million Notes Veteran Blue

The headquarters of Deep Blue Airlines is located in a six-story office building in the town of Rugen, about four kilometers from Rugen Airport. It is shared with Northeast Airlines for fuel, with each company occupying half.

Seeing this, Zhou Ming could only feel that Deep Blue Airlines was just a small airline, because you have to know that airports are generally located far from urban areas, and nearby land is very cheap. But even so, Deep Blue Airlines still could not afford to independently bear the cost of an entire office building. Whether it was because the company did not have so many people or because it really could not afford it, it showed that Deep Blue Airlines was not capable enough.

Rogers led Zhou Ming and Alan into the headquarters building of Deep Blue Airlines. A very beautiful secretary greeted them downstairs and led them to the reception room on the third floor.

'Hello, Manager Rogers, I think this heroic Chinese man must be Mr. Zhou Ming, right? Hello, Deep Blue Airlines sincerely welcomes you. I am Mark, the chairman of Deep Blue Airlines.'

Zhou Ming and the others had only just entered the reception room when a white man with a full beard came over to greet them warmly. He was Mark.

'As a token of my friendship, I have specially prepared some black tea from China for Mr Zhou Ming, hoping that it will give you a taste of home,'

Mark said as he led Zhou Ming and the others to a sofa and served them tea. He then handed Zhou Ming a cup and said, 'Mr Zhou Ming, a few days ago Mr Rogers contacted me to say that you were interested in the bonds and shares of Deep Blue Airlines. I was really very happy because Deep Blue Airlines is now in an extremely difficult period and urgently needs help from the outside world.'

Mark's opening remarks caught Ming a little off guard. Ming told him, 'Mr. Mark is very honest.'

Mark shook his head with a bitter smile and said, 'There's nothing to hide. All the information about Deep Blue Airlines has already been flying around, and the stock market is constantly falling. You can't hide it. Trying to hide it will only lose your integrity. For us Jews, a company that is not trusted by investors is already one foot in the grave.'

Zhou Ming nodded and said: 'It is rare for Mr. Mark to understand this. I personally admire Mr. Mark, but I have already read the financial statements of Deep Blue Airlines, and the situation is very bad. In other words, if you only look at the financial statements, Deep Blue Airlines does not have any investment value.'

Zhou Ming said and spread his hands: 'I'm sorry for saying such harsh things, but if Mr. Mark does not give me a reasonable reason, I'm afraid this investment is very much worth thinking about.'

'Mr. Zhou Ming, I don't think the last financial statement of Deep Blue Airlines reflects anything because last quarter, due to the adjustment of aviation fuel prices and the price war among major airlines, the entire civil aviation industry was in the red. Now the value of Deep Blue Airlines lies in the cohesion and future of the entire airline, not an outdated financial statement,' said Mark.

'Indeed, financial statements are a thing of the past. Everything should be looked at from a future perspective. So what is the cohesion and future of Deep Blue Airlines? Has Mr. Mark already convinced the trade union to accept a pay cut, or has Deep Blue Airlines discovered some new aviation treasure?' Zhou Ming asked.

Faced with Zhou Ming's question, Mark froze for a moment, not knowing how to answer. It wasn't until Zhou Ming asked again that Mark replied, 'The union is currently meeting to discuss the pay cut. I believe the result will be announced in the next few days. Those are the old employees who have grown up with Deep Blue Airlines, and I believe they will support Deep Blue through this difficult time! As for the new popular routes, I am applying to the aviation association.'

'In other words, everything is still just empty promises, and the most valuable investment of the entire Deep Blue Airlines is just those planes of yours parked at airports all over the place?' Zhou Ming asked, "Those planes can actually be sold for quite a lot of money.'

Mark lowered his head: "Although I hate to admit it, it really is the case when I think about it now; but Mr. Zhou Ming, Deep Blue Airlines really does have great development potential. If it's just an investment, there's no point in it, absolutely!'

Seeing Mark's words become more and more excited, Zhou Ming said to him, 'Mr. Mark, please don't get excited. I don't mean to sell it immediately after buying it. But I want to remind you that just because I don't mean that others don't. You know, the income from letting a company go bankrupt and dividing the property is much easier than working hard to operate it.'

'Mr. Zhou Ming, I understand what you are saying about me, but I can say that Deep Blue Airlines is like my child. As a parent, I will never betray my child!' Mark said firmly.

'So I personally admire Mr. Mark for being so determined, and I am more than willing to trust Mr. Mark,' Zhou Ming continued, 'so let's talk about investing in Deep Blue Aviation, but first I need to look at Deep Blue Aviation's internal information, including Deep Blue Aviation's net assets and liabilities, as an evaluation of Deep Blue Aviation.'

'If it were anyone else, I would definitely say screw it, but for you, Mr. Zhou Ming, I will show you. Please wait a moment,'

Mark said to Zhou Ming, and then called the secretary to ask her to bring the documents over right away.

...

While Zhou Ming and Mark were talking about investment at the headquarters of Deep Blue Airlines, outside the building by the roadside, a car covered in cellophane was parked there. Wharton was sitting in the driver's seat, staring intently at the extended Lincoln Town Car in front of the building's entrance without blinking, while holding a pocket watch to check the time.

After maintaining this position for a long time, Walden silently put away his pocket watch and then took out his mobile phone and dialed the number left to him by Old Brook.

The phone was quickly connected, and Walden said, 'Mr. Brook, I'm sorry to disturb you, but I should have made great progress today. I just followed that Ming Zhou to the law firm to pick up Lawyer Allen, then to Brighton Bank Securities to pick up someone, and now I'm at Dark Blue Airlines. I guess Ming Zhou's target is most likely this Dark Blue Airlines.'

Old Brook over there was silent for a while before asking him, 'You mean it is very likely that Zhou Ming will invest in the bonds or stocks of Dark Blue Airlines?'

Wharton nodded and said, 'That's right, Mr. Brook. I have worked with this company before and have some understanding of it. It is a local Brighton budget airline that targets low- and middle-income people. However, due to aviation fuel and price wars, it has suffered heavy losses and its stock price has fallen sharply. Perhaps Zhou Ming still believes that Dark Blue Airlines is very valuable for investment.'

'Are you sure?' asked Old Brook again.

'I'm at least 80% confident!' said Wharton, 'because this morning, Ming Chow didn't just come here. He went to a car rental agency first to rent an extended-length Lincoln Town Car, and then went to pick up the lawyer and the broker. I guess he did this to highlight his status and increase his bargaining power for this investment. After all, the perception of an extended-length Town Car is completely different from that of a Buick.'

'I see. So, did he find out?' Old Brook then asked one last question, emphasising, 'You'd better think carefully before answering, because it will affect a lot of things later.'

Warden thought carefully and said, 'Mr. Brook, I'm sorry, but I really can't answer this. However, I have been very careful. I didn't just follow him as I originally planned, but used other vehicles to hide myself. Now Zhou Ming and the others have been inside Dark Blue Airlines for a long time and have not come out yet, so I don't think they have been discovered.'

Old Brook thought for a moment and said, 'I believe you, and I will check out this Dark Blue Airlines, but you can't let your guard down either. If you hear anything else over there, you must let me know immediately!'

'Mr. Brook, I would have done the same thing even if you hadn't said anything!' said Walton.

After hanging up the phone, Walton looked up at the large sign for Dark Blue Airlines across the street, as if he could see the back of Zhou Ming. He said with a grimace, 'Just wait, Chinese, I will investigate all your movements and be even more careful in speculating on your intentions. I won't let you invest so comfortably!'

...

Back in the reception room of Deep Blue Airlines, Mark was staring at Zhou Ming in astonishment, and said incredulously, 'Mr Zhou Ming, you're not joking, are you? You're actually going to invest 30 million US dollars in Deep Blue Airlines?'

Zhou Ming nodded as if it was only natural, 'That's right, and this is only the first phase of my investment. I'm not even sure how much more there will be in the future.'

Mark let out a gasp of disbelief when he heard what Ming said, because he had been working his butt off to get investment for Deep Blue Airlines. Not only had the banks stopped lending him money, they were even hounding him for repayment. He had also approached other investment institutions, but they were all waiting and watching, like hungry wolves, waiting to pounce and take a bite when Deep Blue Airlines was even weaker.

It was precisely for this reason that Mark was a little desperate, but he never imagined that an unknown Chinese man would ask for 30 million US dollars at the first meeting, and this was only the first instalment. God, this was unbelievable.

Mark was trembling with excitement, but then Zhou Ming said again, 'Mr. Mark, don't get excited, but since I have chosen to invest so much, then as an important investor, shouldn't I have some privileges?'

Mark was a little wary: 'Mr. Zhou Ming, I can give you the cheapest stock price, the most generous dividends, and the highest interest on the bonds, but absolutely no one is allowed to sell Deep Blue Airlines cheaply. You know, one of my planes is worth 30 million.'

Zhou Ming laughed. He knew that in fact, Deep Blue Airlines only had a few of its best planes that were worth more than 30 million, and the other medium and small passenger planes were not expensive, with the cheapest only worth 2 million US dollars.

However, Zhou Ming did not interrupt to expose this point now. He just said, 'Mr. Mark, you can rest assured about this. As I said, I have no intention of selling. I will never do that. What I want to say is that once I inject 30 million into it, the news will inevitably affect the stock market. What I want to do is make a profit in the stock market, and it will not cause any trouble to Deep Blue Airlines itself.'

Zhou Ming's tone became stern at the end: 'But the prerequisite is that you, Mr. Mark, must listen to me, otherwise I won't invest a single cent of the 30 million!'

'If it's not about selling Deep Blue Aviation, but just about manipulating the stock market, Mr. Zhou Ming, I can promise you that I will cooperate with you no matter what you want to do!' Mark replied.