Chapter 1293: Chapter 442: Rising with the Tide

“We’ve made history!”

Tang Fei leaned back on the sofa, showing no excitement on his face, as if making history was just a trivial matter.

The sound of other people cheering came from the phones on the office desk.

Clearly, the market value created by Deep Sea Bank’s IPO this time made them very satisfied.

Donnie pondered for a moment, approached the phone, and said, “Everyone.”

Donnie’s words calmed the people on the other end of the phone.

Donnie continued with a smile, “This time, we sold a total of 60 million shares of Deep Sea Bank, totaling 1.56 billion US Dollars, which exceeded our previous estimates. I think we should keep 560 million US Dollars, and distribute the remaining 1 billion US Dollars as dividends. I will have Robert calculate your shares and transfer them to your company’s accounts!”

Making history is for outsiders; for Donnie and the others, the most important thing now is to distribute dividends.

This time’s dividend does not involve others who have just bought Deep Sea Bank stocks; it is only generated among these people.

According to their shareholding in Deep Sea Bank, this amount is easy to calculate: Venus Bank takes the main 480 million US Dollars, and the remaining each takes 130 million US Dollars!

Upon hearing Donnie’s arrangement, the others naturally had no objections.

“Furthermore, everyone, the trend of US stocks is very good now. I believe that after this round of sales, those securities companies will surely try to raise Deep Sea Bank’s stock price to make a profit from their investments, so I hope the remaining stocks will be gradually sold off within the next two years.”

Even though Donnie now has absolute control over Deep Sea Bank, he still needed to inform everyone present about this decision.

Everyone had no objections to this, but they were still somewhat puzzled in their hearts. After all, according to Donnie’s previous management strategy, he was unwilling to sell the company’s stocks, as it avoided worrying about losing control of the company.

Even though there are now A and B shares, it still doesn’t fit Tang Fei’s character.

However, everyone knew that people have their own secrets, so they didn’t ask Donnie about it.

Then they discussed other detailed matters which will be talked over after meeting in New York!

Now, Deep Sea Bank’s listing has broken the United States’ history for the highest market value of listed companies, surpassing 10 billion US Dollars, which surely calls for a celebration event.

However, there are two celebrations planned.

The first one is a private celebration, which Donnie will attend, but it will take place later.

The second one is an invitation sent in the name of Deep Sea Bank, which Donnie will not attend.

After hanging up the phone, Donnie stood up, stretched lazily, and walked out of his office with a relaxed face.

On the way, the employees of Venus Bank saw Donnie and noticed the smile in his eyes, while Donnie saw pride in their eyes.

“Boss, where are we going?”

After Donnie got into the car, his driver asked him.

Previously, there would be no such question because Donnie’s schedule was arranged a week or a month in advance, and as Donnie’s driver, he would know the schedule a day in advance.

Now, clearly, it was not yet the time for Donnie to leave Venus Tower.

“Let’s go to Surf Hotel!”

Donnie said with a smile.

The driver stopped asking and drove towards Surf Hotel.

The receptionist at Surf Hotel was very surprised to see Donnie, as it’s worth noting that since Venus Tower was built, Donnie rarely came to Surf Hotel.

At the same time, the manager of the lobby immediately came up to greet him.

“Boss, should I notify Nate?”

Donnie waved his hand and said, “No, I’m just here to play a few rounds!”

This answer surprised the lobby manager even more. Even though he didn’t interact with Donnie much, he knew that his boss rarely gambles at Surf Hotel, not just Donnie himself but even Surf Hotel’s mid-to-high level management had regulations prohibiting gambling over a certain limit.

Although he had doubts in his mind, the lobby manager didn’t ask anything and still led Donnie to the hall.

“Sir, would you like us to prepare a Diamond Hall for you?”

“No need, just exchange 45,000 in chips for me; I’ll play casually in the hall!”

Donnie knew that the IPO of Deep Sea Bank brought Venus Bank a windfall, so it’s good to spend some of it.

The lobby manager paused for a moment. 45,000 US Dollars in chips is quite a lot.

However, he still went to exchange the chips immediately.

A Bunny Girl carrying the chips followed beside Donnie. The guests in the casino hall of Surf Hotel were not all familiar with Donnie, especially since in recent years Donnie has been keeping a low profile and hasn’t appeared in the media.

So when these people saw an unfamiliar man followed by a Bunny Girl carrying 45,000 in super chips, their eyes were full of envy.

Donnie didn’t care about these looks; he simply wandered casually from table to table, and whenever he saw a lively table, he’d play a couple of rounds. If he lost a thousand chips, he’d change tables.

In a corner of the casino hall, Nate had already received the news and came over, but Nate did not go to disturb Donnie.