Chapter Sixteen: The Cheng Family

nued to drop, getting colder and colder. 。"Call" 。Xu Jingming's planetary life was complete. He possessed a strong resistance to cold, enduring the steadily decreasing temperatures. He fully focuse..."Bankruptcy" Both Cheng Ziton and Cheng Zihou, the brothers, were a little dumbfounded. 。"Dad, have we come to this" Cheng Ziton asked. 。Cheng Zihou eagerly added, "Dad, back when the virtual glasses came out, they really shook up a lot of internet companies." 。Our Tiger Shark Group, after being hit hard, ultimately became even stronger. 。This virtual world can't defeat us, and we can also infiltrate the virtual world. 。It's too late. 。“The aged Cheng Liwei shook his head gently, “This time is different from the last VR glasses. Last time, the technology came first, and then many companies were authorized... there was a long period of oversupply, and we were prepared” 。But this time, it was the Blue Star Alliance that directly issued virtual helmets. 。The virtual world is now open to everyone, completely disrupting the previous online market. 。Over the past month, the group's stock price has been falling. After the press conference, it plummeted even further. 。Although it is currently suspended, if trading resumes, it will likely crash again and its market value will drop below one trillion. 。“Cheng Liwei said calmly, 'Several banks have frozen family trust assets and are asking us to repay in advance.’” 。"Will the market value drop below one trillion" Both Cheng Zitong and Cheng Zihao knew that the situation was dire. 。The family trust owns 8.2% of the group's shares, worth less than one hundred billion. 。"Are we insolvent" Cheng Ziton pursued, "Dad, what about the other investments of the family trust"

"The family is based in the internet industry, and the family trust also invests mostly in the internet industry" 。Under this wave of impact, most valuations will be cut by two or three times, and some will die directly. 。“Cheng Liwei said, 'The family trust originally had assets of 900 billion and debts of over 300 billion, which is very safe.'” 。but now these assets... their value is probably less than 200 billion. 。"

“So much difference” Cheng Zihou was even more dumbfounded. " 。His good days were all thanks to a family trust and the Tiger Shark Group, which his family controlled. 。

There's no way to resist the emergence of the virtual world, it's beyond human control. 。“Cheng Liwei shook his head and smiled, “It’s laughable, such a big thing, I didn't even get a whiff of it before.” 。It's obvious the Blue Star Alliance doesn't care about the life or death of internet companies. 。"Tiger Shark Group will not die, after all its asset table is very good" 。"Cheng Zitong said, 'But our family's 8.2% stake is estimated to be taken over by the bank very soon.'" 。"Rest assured, your assets and those of the family trust are completely separate." 。Cheng Liwei looked at his two sons, “As the family trust manager, I have to pay the price.” 。But the two of you won't be affected, just keep a low profile from now on. 。After all, the Cheng family has already become quite ordinary since losing the Tiger Shark Group. 。Chenge Zitong and Chenge Zihao both fell silent. 。"Gone All gone" Cheng Zihou's body trembled slightly, looking at his father, "Dad, over the years, you've given my elder brother about 50 billion, but to me only 20 billion. It's not fair..." 。"Old Second, these are all according to the family trust rules." 。Chenzitong said 。"Dad, that's not fair. " 。Cheng Zihao looked at his father. 。"Unfair" Cheng Liwei looked at him, "First, your older brother is older than you. The family trust will release the first cash payment when you both turn 22..." 。After that, it is distributed year by year. You are young and get less, who can blame Second, the stronger the investment and management ability of a family, the more the family trust will add. 。You are not as capable an investor as your older brother, so who else could you blame Third, the huge hole you dug before was filled by me. I put in tens of billions, and there's also the favor owed! Where is any sense of remorse toward me"

"But I have nothing left!" Cheng Zihou looked at his father 。"I'm bankrupt, what else do you want" Cheng Liwei pointed to the door, "Get out!"

Cheng Zihao watched his father with red eyes >>> 。"Get out!" Cheng Liwei pointed at the door. 。

Cheng Zihou turned and left, the office was left with Cheng Lizhi and his eldest son Cheng Zitong. 。"Dad, Old Second is in a hurry" 。“Cheng Zitong whispered, “Although you gave the second child twenty billion these years, his investment ability is too poor, he probably doesn't have much left.” 。Knowing this, everything was gone, so I panicked. 。You remember "

" 。Cheng Lizhi looked at his eldest son, Cheng Ziton, and said, “From today on, don't give your younger brother a penny!”Cheng Ziton was taken aback for a moment. "What if he starves on the street" "Let him starve!" Cheng Lizhi said coldly, "Our Cheng family is no longer the past Cheng family. We can't afford to lose anymore!""Yes, I understand." 。“Cheng Zitong replied, ” 。In Cheng Zihao's office 。Bang bang bang 。Chengzihao went crazy, smashing every breakable object in the office until there was nothing left. 。"Old man, you're really ruthless!" Cheng Zihou could only grit his teeth, then lightly touched the watch and gritted his teeth, "Now, immediately, get to my office!" Ten minutes later, a middle-aged man with some water still in his hair arrived at the office, saying repeatedly, "Boss, I was still in the virtual world. As soon as I received your message, I came as fast as I could." 。"Hurry up, my investment company, how much money is left" Cheng Zihao pressed. 。。The middle-aged man immediately said, “The others are all investments in various aspects. " 。"

How much are those investments worth" Cheng Zihao asked. 。Many are angel investments, and it's not feasible to exit in the short term. 。“A middle-aged man said, 'Some investments in the internet industry might be sunk costs, as the influence of the virtual world is too great.’” 。"What I'm asking is, can these investments be redeemed, sold, or mortgaged And how much could we get back" Cheng Zihao asked. 。about a hundred million 。The middle-aged man thought for a moment and said, "With some difficulty" 。"I invested five hundred million, and this is all that's left" Cheng Zihou was unwilling to accept it. 。"The internet industry is really suffering now" 。"The middle-aged man said helplessly, “There are also our own three companies. We signed so many people and have so many employees. Our monthly expenses amount to about 20 million yuan.” 。Our cash reserves can only last for about six months. 。"Only half a year" Cheng Zihou murmured, his lips pale. 。"Luckily, the big hole last time was solved by the chairman's help, so the company is still stable in the short term." 。“The middle-aged man said again, “Last time when we patched the hole, the chairman specifically said that you weren't allowed to borrow money from outside anymore.” 。Don't even mention him. 。"Cheng Zihou sat on the seat, covering his head, "Get out, I need to think." 。"

"Yes, boss" 。The middle-aged man obediently went out. 。"Only half a year with cash The family trust is gone" Cheng Zihao's eyes were bloodshot, he unconsciously grabbed his hair, "What should I do, what should I do" *******Virtual world >>> 。Xu Jingming guessed that the Cheng family would have a miserable time, but he had no time to pay attention. He was now in his personal space's 'training ground', experiencing the sparring function of the 'training ground'. 。

The training ground, in a valley of green mountains and clear waters >>> 。Three bandits attacked Xu Jingming from three directions, encircling him. 。Xu Jingming held a long spear in his hand, calmly waiting. 。When the bandits got within three zhang, Xu Jingming immediately dashed to the right, charging toward the swordsman on that side. 。

"Kill" 。The cutthroat bandit grinned and charged straight at him. 。

"Poof" 。 Xu Jingming's spear in his hand moved, like a venomous snake out of its hole. The tip of the spear poked at the neck of the bandit with the knife, and then was retracted. 。The cutthroat gangster's neck was pierced, and he vanished directly. 。The remaining two bandits, showing no fear whatsoever, came at them with even more ferocity. 。Xu Jingming only took a step back, his spearhead jabbed twice, and the two bandits each received a shot to the heart and brow, dissolving into nothingness. 。A sparring partner with a basic combat strength of 800 is indeed quite weak and is only suitable for getting familiar with gun skills. 。

"Xu Jingming doesn't feel any difficulty at all."

The control of distance, the control of reaction time, made his marksmanship an art form, effortlessly killing the virtual sparring partners created by the training ground. 。"Huh" Xu Jingming lightly nodded, gazing from afar at a burly middle-aged man in the other training ground who was looking at him. This burly man had eyes like tigers, his presence intimidating. 。"Master" Xu Jingming was unsure. 。"Haha, surprised to see me younger" Liu Hai laughed heartily. 。"Congratulations Master, these years the global martial arts world has all speculated that if you had participated in the World Martial Arts Tournament at age 30, you would probably be the greatest champion in its history." 。Now that human evolution has progressed, the Master can fulfill everyone's guesses and imaginations. 。"Xu Jingming also looked forward to it." 。

Liu Hai is a legendary figure globally. 。At forty-five, he's considered old in the fighting world, his condition far worse than someone in their twenties. 。Master Liu Haien, starting at the age of forty-five, participated in five consecutive martial arts competitions, placing in the top three every time. He won first place in the last competition. 。How strong was he at his peak This has always been a point of speculation. 。The past is not worth mentioning. 。“Liu Hai smiled and said, “Jingming, in thirty years of professional martial arts competitions, there have only been more than 20,000 registered professional martial artists worldwide.” 。Now, competing with over 20,000 people are a staggering seven billion! In the virtual world, you won't get hurt, you don't fear exhaustion, and you can choose any sparring partner. You can engage in battles to the death. 。Their growth speed will be more than ten times faster than our initial training in reality. 。"

Within a month or two, we professional players will still have an advantage" 。"

Six months! Just six months... and all of us professional martial artists will be completely wiped out." 。"Liu Hai looked at Xu Jingming, "But this is already the most suitable era for our martial arts players! There has never been a time with as many martial arts players as there are now. >" 。"

" is Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate! 。Xu Jingming nodded, "The whole world is learning. Cold weapon combat has never been so prosperous!"

"We already have a good foundation. Seize the opportunity, and we can soar to new heights!" Liu Hai looked at Xu Jingming, "Jingming, don't disappoint this era" 。"

Yes 。Xu Jingming was equally passionate, and he too wanted to carve out his own space in this era. 。"By the way, have you been ranked yet Reached the divine level" Liu Hai asked. 。 was also there midway, pulled over by Li Miaomiao to watch the battle. Seeing the slow-motion replay of the fight, he said, "Her swordsmanship has truly broken through to the fifth rank." 。Even as a...