Chapter 8: Forcing the Palace
Pearl Company.
Conference room.
The sky outside the window was a little gloomy, which made the atmosphere even more solemn and heavy.
A sense of oppression comes head-on.
The mountain breeze is coming......
Li Ruobing's eyes were a little dignified, looking at the shareholders who were divided into two rows and sat on both sides.
Twelve shareholders.
and those in the same camp as themselves, no more than half.
In the eyes of outsiders, she is the CEO of Mingzhu Group, with many halos, glamorous, and the pride of the sky, but only she knows how many pairs of eyes hidden in the shadows are quietly watching her in this position, waiting for her to make a mistake.
How tiring is intrigue?
Those who have not experienced it will never know.
"Alright, everyone is here!"
Among the shareholders below, there is a short, fat middle-aged, bald, pot-bellied, somewhat like some kind of domestic animal raised in a pen, and his appearance is quite unappetizing.
He coughed lightly, looked at Li Ruobing, who was sitting in the main seat, and smiled a little playfully: "Mr. Li, isn't it time to start?"
Li Ruobing glanced at him indifferently.
The greasy middle-aged man is Hu Guangyi, a real vice president of Mingzhu Group, and a major shareholder with the most shares except for Li Ruobing.
The shareholding ratio is 9.8%.
His ideas have always been at odds with Li Ruobing, and he has publicly opposed Li Ruobing's decision-making many times.
"Let's start!" Li Ruobing nodded.
Meetings always have to go on;
"Okay, what about this meeting, the main thing is to study the ...... of the new store in Qiantang" Hu Guangyi was confident, slowly opened a volume of files in front of him, and said: "I believe everyone is more concerned about this matter, the new store is about to open, but the funds have not been in place for a long time......"
"I would like to ask, all the shareholders who strongly supported the development of the new store in the beginning, what should we do now?"
"Is it wrong to develop this project in the new store?"
Hu Guangyi's words were very level, and Li Ruobing was never mentioned in his words, but pointed to several shareholders under Li Ruobing.
But everyone knows that the decision to open a new store was made by Li Ruobing.
Although this sentence is asking shareholders, in fact, the spearhead is directly aimed at Li Ruobing.
"Qiantang is an economic development zone, and a new commercial center will be established soon, and our decision on the development of new stores is not wrong!" An old man frowned, he is a staunch supporter of Li Ruobing, and has an elite business investment vision, "Investing in Qiantang Development Zone is definitely a sure win!"
Hu Guangyi smiled and shook his head.
"Bai Lao, let's not talk about the future development of Qiantang now, the problem in front of us now is that the news notice has been issued, the merchant's settlement agreement has also been signed, and the construction site is waiting to settle the bill...... We, but we don't have the money to pay. β
Hu Guangyi did not entangle with Bai Lao on this long-term benefit, but hit the nail on the head and pointed directly to the capital chain: "If the new store cannot open on time, we need to pay the merchant up to 300% of the liquidated damages, and more importantly, once the news is released, the new store of Pearl Company cannot operate normally, which is likely to cause widespread attention from the society, coupled with the media's rendering, it is likely to affect the normal operation of the old store!"
"Who should bear this responsibility?"
Hu Guangyi's eyes were gloomy, he glanced around the crowd, and finally stopped at Li Ruobing.
Quiet.
There was a dead silence in the conference room.
"I'll take care of it. β
Li Ruobing opened his mouth indifferently, and opened the file page in front of him with his hand: "I have read the report, the new store needs about 180 million funds to operate, and I will take this money." β
Hearing Li Ruobing speak, the corners of Hu Guangyi's mouth showed a hint of triumphant smile.
Okay, that's what I want from you!
"Mr. Li, it's not that I don't believe you, but on the books of the old store, there is no money to support the new store, and as far as I know, several banks have rejected your loan request, I don't know, where do you want to get this money?" Hu Guangyi licked his tongue and looked a little aggressive: "If you are tricking us, we can't follow you in vain, right?"
"Your family is big, you don't care about the Pearl Company, even if it collapses, you can make a comeback at any time, but we are different, the shares of the Pearl Company are our net worth and life......"
Li Ruobing's face was expressionless, and he took out an asset appraisal report.
Slap on the table.
"I have found someone to appraise two of my properties in Bishui New District, and their value is more than 100 million. β
Hu Guangyi raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect Li Ruobing to play this hand.
After a wealthy family, selling a house for the company may be very embarrassing in the eyes of others.
But Li Ruobing doesn't seem to care about this.
"Yes...... That's nearly 80 million. The smile on Hu Guangyi's face was still cold, he had long known Li Ruobing's character and would not ask the Li family for help, so he was a little unscrupulous: "Mr. Li, do you have other channels to get this money?"
Li Ruobing was silent.
"Huh...... According to the current situation, I think you are no longer suitable to be the CEO, and all shareholders will vote and re-elect the person who has the ability to deal with this crisis, and become the new helmsman of Mingzhu!"
Show oneβs true colors in the end.
Hu Guangyi finally showed his fangs, nakedly exposing his ambitions.
"yes, yes, you can't let us go bankrupt with Mingzhu......"
"If Mr. Li can't handle it well, he will change to someone else!"
"At the beginning, I didn't agree to open a new store in Qiantang, but now something has happened, hey......"
Among the shareholders, some people are echoing.
Bai Lao frowned, and said: "Everyone, when Mr. Li took us to make money, you didn't say a word of thanks; now when you encounter a little risk, you start to force the palace! You ask yourself, without Mr. Li, can you earn this net worth by relying on you?"
Hu Guangyi blinked, leaned back in the chair, cocked Erlang's legs, and said with a very exaggerated smile: "Bai Lao, in business, what we pay attention to is the interests first, and if we can make money, of course we support it; if we can't make money, we don't need to, take our lives to gamble, right?"
"Mr. Li, we take Mr. Li as the leader. β
"Mr. Li can't do it, so he will abdicate and make way for Xian. β
"Although Mingzhu was founded by Mr. Li, it ...... It is also for us, the shareholders, to elect the CEO, which is our right. β
In the conference room, there was a lot of voice.
It is clear that Hu Guangyi had done enough for the shareholders before the meeting began, and now he has the support of most people as soon as he speaks.
"I don't agree!" Bai Lao was very resolute, glanced around with a cold gaze, stared at Hu Guangyi and sneered: "Old Hu, don't think I don't know what calculations you are making! Do you want to be in a high position? You are an upstart, do you know how to run a company? Do you have the ability to let the company survive the crisis?"
"Hehe......" Hu Guangyi's eyes were cold, and he scratched his scalp: "I really have ...... Let me tell you, if Mingzhu changes me at the helm, 180 million, I can take it out at any time!"
Hu Guangyi's words have been said very bluntly.
Today's board of directors was proposed by him in order to seize power.
Li Ruobing does have the means.
But the deficit of 180 million is not something that she can take out if she says to take it out.
"Let's vote by show of hands...... Hu Guangyi said with a smile, he is confident and has made sufficient preparations, "If you agree to re-elect the CEO, please raise your hand!"
Suddenly, seven shareholders expressed their support.
According to the equity inventory, the equity of these seven shareholders has reached 52 percent, which also shows that ......
The proposal passed!
"Wait! According to the regulations of the board of directors, the board of directors has no right to change the candidate of the company's CEO without major fault!" Bai Lao said in a deep voice, his face was gloomy and terrifying, he didn't expect Hu Guangyi's hand to be stretched so deep, and more than half of the shareholders chose to support him.
"The capital chain is disconnected, the new store cannot operate normally, and it may even cause public opinion, which ...... Isn't it a major fault?" Hu Guangyi smiled exaggeratedly, "Bai Lao, I think you are old, your eyes are dizzy, and you don't even have the most basic judgment!"
"Hahaha!"
There was a burst of laughter in the conference room.
"At the new store, the deadline required by the construction site is by six o'clock tonight. Li Ruobing suddenly opened his mouth and stared at Hu Guangyi coldly: "Money, I will raise it! When the time comes, if there is no money in the account, I will leave the class myself; if the money arrives, you have to pay a little price for what you just said!"
Hu Guangyi was stared at by Li Ruobing, and felt a cold sweat on his forehead.
This woman is indeed too strong.
In front of her, it was difficult to even mention the courage to speak out loud in the past, and even if she was cornered at this time, she still felt a trace of ...... Fear.
But the thought of the man behind him regained his courage.
With that person in place, Li Ruobing can't turn the sky over after all.
"Mr. Li, why do you want to say such useless angry words again?" Hu Guangyi licked his lips, as if he had the chance to win: "Your property and car, even if you want to sell, it will take time, and now it is only an hour and a half away from six o'clock!"
"You are the founder of Mingzhu, we respect you and want you to leave with dignity, why should you bother and make yourself undignified?"
"Dare to talk to me like this, there must be someone behind you to support you, right?" Li Ruobing said indifferently, "After the matter of the new store is over, I will talk to you about the matter between us!"
The tone was cold.
Hu Guangyi couldn't help but shudder, but in an instant, he returned to the original, "You are still ...... Let's solve the problem of funds first, 180 million, an hour and a half! That's what you said!"
He is not worried at all that Li Ruobing can complete the reversal at this last moment, because as mentioned before, the sale of real estate and vehicles takes time.
And even if she sells her house and car, the money in her hand is not enough.
And those shareholders who support Li Ruobing, although they have intentions, they don't have any money in their hands.
Li Ruobing's face was expressionless, she opened the address book of her mobile phone, stared at a number on it, and stared at it for a long time.
Eventually, I chose to call.
She has already made her decision.