"However, the old man from the Han Family won't behave."

"Go ahead and sign, then bring Boss Miao in to conduct a comprehensive audit."

"Aside from the finances, the other tricks he can pull are taking people with him to start something new, and then competing with us for goods using his old supply chain connections."

"After taking over Company Name, while stabilizing the supply chain, we need to build our own as soon as possible."

"Raw coffee beans can be imported from South America; let's sign a long-term supply agreement."

"Then, open up a cultivation base in Caiyun; your management team needs to research this model internally."

Chen Cheng said this, thought for a moment, took out his phone, found a number, and sent it to Meng Yanchen. "In the short term, if you're short on stock, you can contact this Ms. Xie."

"She's from the Xie family in Thailand, and her businesses mainly supply Starbucks."

Meng Yanchen nodded. "Understood."

Chen Cheng opened the safe again, took out a document, and handed it to Meng Yanchen.

"This is the rebranding plan for Company Name."

"It involves a brand-new brand image design, new product development, marketing and promotion, pricing strategy, and endorsement selection."

"You don't need to follow it to the letter; just use it as a reference."

Meng Yanchen took the document and was completely stunned.

"A deer for the logo? Changing the name to Blue Coffee, English Blue Coffee, changing the lake blue to blue?"

"When did you prepare this?"

Chen Cheng smiled and didn't hide anything. "I've been waiting for this day since I first made a bid for Company Name."

Meng Yanchen's alarm bells rang immediately. Counting from the bid...

That means before the financial problems at Company Name were exposed, he had already...

That...

Meng Yanchen instantly understood the whole process.

No wonder the acquisition went so smoothly.

It turns out it was premeditated.

The marketing plan and expansion strategy were all based on a company from another timeline that Chen Cheng referenced.

Originally, Company Name was created by the TV show editors using that company as a template.

Chen Cheng copied the mature operating system perfectly; there was nothing wrong with it.

Finally, Chen Cheng discussed the equity distribution with Meng Yanchen.

A special purpose vehicle controlled by the Zhencheng Holding Group invested 2.4 billion dollars, holding nearly 80% of Company Name's equity.

Plus the 10.02% held by Zhencheng Hong Kong, the Zhencheng System holds 89.9%.

Meng Yanchen's Yanshan Investment invested 2.1 billion yuan, acquiring 10% equity.

Why include the 10% still floating outside directly in the transaction scope?

Because the Han Family conceded, those shareholders would inevitably have to sell. Otherwise, they could just wait to be diluted by Chen Cheng's additional share issuance.

After Meng Yanchen left, Chen Cheng saw Chen Liang and Wen Yongfei in the list of shareholders holding that 10%.

Wen Yongfei still held the eighty-thousand-plus shares he bought that night.

And Chen Liang held over 100,000 shares of Company Name.

Chen Cheng chuckled, "There are still some smart people out there."

After Chen Liang went through these operations and added to his position, his holding cost likely didn't exceed three dollars.

Based on Chen Cheng's acquisition price of 12.7 dollars, this operation earned Chen Liang at least six or seven million yuan.

Wen Yongfei and his wife were the same, profiting at least five million.

Chen Cheng didn't intend to buy back all these shares anyway; the company would need to conduct equity incentives later.

This could be considered a little perk Chen Cheng gave to his family members.

Chen Cheng called Chen Liang and Chen Li, telling them to hold onto them with peace of mind.

Afterward, he looked at the financial report for Company Name calculated by the acquisition team.

According to financial estimates, Company Name's net loss last year may have exceeded 3 billion.

And the revenue, excluding the fake parts, barely reached 3 billion.

This means for every dollar Company Name earned, it spent two.

Total assets were 11 billion, and total liabilities exceeded 4 billion.

The cash flow on hand was less than 1.4 billion, while current liabilities were as high as 2.8 billion, more than double the cash flow.

It's no wonder no consortium fought Chen Cheng for Company Name.

Who knows how much water is in this financial report.

To anyone, this is a mess that couldn't possibly be worse.

Many people in the industry are probably still laughing at Chen Cheng for being a sucker.

However, just like those who laughed at Chen Cheng as a 'wealth-scattering boy' back then.

They will regret it sooner or later.

In the afternoon, Chen Cheng took a group to visit the ZEN AI data center.

After meeting up and getting into Chen Cheng's car, Li Na began her report, "The server room is basically finished, and the maintenance and R&D departments are moving in to coordinate and debug."

"The supporting dormitories and cafeteria were somewhat delayed due to the flu, but the renovations are complete, and they should be ready for occupancy around this time next month."

Chen Cheng nodded. "Not bad."

"Has the energy issue been resolved?"

During the last report to Chen Cheng, the park's power supply wasn't guaranteed priority.

This made Chen Cheng very anxious.

A data center is an electricity guzzler.

If there's peak power rationing in the summer, then what's the point?

Because of the power issue, he had already abandoned the idea of building a 20,000-card cluster in Modu.

If he couldn't even guarantee the power for 5,000 cards, thinking about 20,000 cards was just a pipe dream.

Li Na nodded. "Yes, we've already reached an agreement with the district. If there's a power shortage, they will prioritize our supply."

Chen Cheng thought for a moment. "That guarantee isn't very reliable. If possible, see if we can invest in a small offshore wind farm nearby, or negotiate a power supply agreement with a wind farm."

"It's only safer if it's our own."

"Understood~"

Chen Cheng: "What about the site selection for the second phase?"

Li Na: "The company's internal data center experts and the external suppliers have the same suggestion."

"North of the Great Wall."

"Traditional internet companies usually choose Gui Province for their data centers because of the low annual average temperature and abundant hydropower, which makes electricity costs much lower."

"But the disadvantage is that Gui Province is mostly mountainous, which isn't suitable for large clusters."

"The northern grasslands, whether it's Kubuqi or Ulanqab, have a much lower average annual temperature than Gui Province."

"This is also conducive to the deployment of ultra-large data centers."

"The power issue is also relatively simple; we can invest in our own wind and solar power plants. The environment at the wind farm might be too harsh for a data center, so we can use a 'power-for-power exchange' model to build the data center in a suitable area."

"The land for the wind and solar power plants can also be obtained through desertification control quotas, so the land cost can be almost ignored."

For a data center, the computing core is just one issue, but heat dissipation is the big problem.

Ultimately, it comes down to the power issue.

"According to our current plan, after the second and third phases of the data center are completed, the annual power consumption could be as high as 800 million kWh."

"To compensate for this portion of electricity, we would need a 340MW power plant."

"Based on the ratio calculated by the suppliers, that's 183MW of wind power and 157MW of photovoltaics."

"The total investment is around 1.8 billion, and based on the industrial electricity price in North of the Great Wall of 0.335 yuan per kWh, it can pay for itself in less than seven years."

"After that, we only need to cover the maintenance costs, and the data center's electricity costs will drop significantly."

Chen Cheng smiled. "President Li, not bad, you look very professional."

A smile appeared on Li Na's bright face, and she haughtily lifted her chin. "I've been working very hard, okay?"

"I'm learning new things every day."

Chen Cheng chuckled. "How large of a desertification control area is needed to obtain such a large power plant?"

Li Na thought for a moment. "Including shared roads, substations, and energy storage, the permanent land requisition area can be controlled within 1,000-1,200 mu."

"The ecological restoration area is about 45,000 to 54,000 mu."

"How much?"