The Point was in a dilemma: to stagnate was to die, but to change required funds it didn't have. Just as senior executives like Levkovsky and Mason were beside themselves with worry, Chen Xuejiao and the Hualong Investment Company appeared, becoming their saviors.
After a round of discussions, Chen Xuejiao invested $6 million—two million more than Yi Anguo had planned—but in exchange, the stake increased from twenty percent to thirty percent. Yi Anguo had granted Chen Xuejiao considerable authority, so she had the power to increase the investment for a larger share.
