Chapter Four: The Credit of Twenty-Seven People

“There is no help at a table. Only exchange. These terms expire at noon.” Shen glanced at the metal box. “The third bill can tell you what has value. It cannot tell you who will pay.” After he left, Su Wanqing reviewed the term sheet by video. “We cannot sign. The investor will dismiss the staff and sell the lease. Gu Tingshan will merely be replaced by another Gu Tingshan.” “The bank's deadline is four tomorrow.” “Then find people who don't want to become Gu Tingshan.” At midnight, the third bill lit. Lin almost wrote Mountain & Sea's name, then stopped. They already knew it was a shell. Learning that a shell was worthless would buy nothing. He needed to know whether the lease could support everyone else's money.