Chapter 1065 Taking Back Regal Peaks (20)

• “If we go that route, we’ll get crushed by Zheng Mingjie and end up dead in the water. But he’s not dumb enough to burn cash just to vent, right? So debt isn’t the thing to fear. Based on the shares you hold, and with Regal Peaks’ operations still taking hits and the stock likely sliding further, even ten billion in debt is something you can carry. So we’re not scared of owing money—we’re scared of not being able to borrow it. If Uncle Liu is willing to lend, that’s perfect. And once you take on debt, there’s no exit, no backdoor—you fight with your back to the river. Win or die.” Chadwick Fullner kept talking Madison Sawyer up, stoking her confidence again.
• Even so, Zheng Mingjie hadn’t made any big moves yet. Chengkai just re-injected funds, restarted some old projects, but it didn’t really fix Regal Peaks’ situation or operations. The stock was still in a slump. Madison took a deep breath and bought more. But when the first batch of purchases settled and they totaled it all up, everyone’s shares together only climbed to 24%. Compared to Zheng’s 33%, the gap was still huge.
• Worse, Zheng had already caught wind of their play—he spotted Madison’s rush to buy. He himself took Regal Peaks this way, so he knew every trick in the book. He started moving too: poured in big money to push the real estate projects back online, overhauled hotels under Regal Peaks, and pumped out press to sell the “new Regal Peaks.” Thanks to his efforts, the stock market for Regal Peaks steadied and began to inch up.