Chapter 400: The initiative to send to the door
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"It seems that Mr. Zhou Ming, your judgment this time has made a huge mistake, and the Addams family and Caitlyn have not disagreed. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"
This is what Edward said to Zhou Ming on the phone, after hearing this, Zhou Ming immediately rushed from Harvard University to the Kendini Investment Bank Building; Originally, Zhou Ming was listening to a lecture in the Harvard Finance Lecture Hall, as a reborn Zhou Ming, he knew very well that no matter what the point was, learning was inevitable, because the world is a race, once you stop, then you will be overtaken immediately.
Of course, in fact, in addition to listening to the class, Zhou Ming still wants to meet his beautiful head teacher Jiela, although Zhou Ming knows very well that he and her will not have results, but the nature of men!
But unfortunately, it seems that she has been working on a very secret research topic recently, so Zhou Ming did not find him, and he couldn't even inquire about which financial laboratory she was in or another.
This may be providential, at least I can devote myself to the next thing!
With this thought, Zhou Ming came to the Kendini Investment Bank half an hour later, the chairman's secretary greeted him downstairs, and when he saw Zhou Ming coming, he took him directly to the conference room, the floor was still on the 26th floor, but it was another conference room, it seemed that if it wasn't for the meeting where all the Kendini family cores were present, it would not be easy to use that conference room.
But this is also in Zhou Ming's expectations, after all, if the conference room can be used casually, I am afraid that there is no need for such a solemn layout.
Governor Edward and Kendini Investment Bank Chairman Patrick were waiting here, and they were the only ones here, seeing Zhou Ming push the door in, they all subconsciously stood up, but Zhou Ming waved his hand to let them sit down.
"What is the situation that makes you call me in such a hurry?" Zhou Ming came over and sat on the opposite side of the conference table and asked them.
"Look, this is the proposal that Christo presented at the board meeting of the Bank of Brighton today. ”
Edward said and threw a document to Zhou Ming, Zhou Ming took the document and looked at it and smiled: "Is this really proposed by the Addams family?"
Zhou Ming's expression was obviously beyond Patrick's expectations, he frowned and said: "Mr. Zhou Ming, I don't think this is a very ridiculous thing, do you understand the purpose of Christo's proposal? He wants to weaken the influence of the Kendini family in Brighton Bank without limit, and even take back our shares and voting rights, this is a very serious matter, not a child's ridiculous joke!"
Zhou Ming apologized insincerely: "I'm very sorry, but I really think this proposal is ridiculous." ”
Patrick frowned and wanted to say something, but Edward, who knew Zhou Ming better, said first: "Mr. Zhou Ming, I think you should know what Brighton Bank means in this Brighton consortium, this is the absolute core of the consortium, and our Kendini family also controlled the shares of the bank a hundred years ago, and finally expanded to become a member of the consortium. ”
And now, this proposal of the Addams family is undoubtedly to marginalize the Kendini family step by step by weakening the influence of the Kendini family in the bank, and finally plunder the Kendini family's wealth through the power of the consortium. ”
Edward thought for a while and said: "To put it simply, although the Adams family's attack and suppression of the investment bank before made the family very uncomfortable, with the help of the financial resources of the Brighton Bank, it can still support the family, but once the shares of the Brighton Bank are lost, the entire Kendini family will be like a big tree with its roots cut off, no matter how leafy it looks, it will inevitably wither in the end." ”
"So, this time you obviously guessed wrong, the Addams family side did not disagree because of the private meeting between Her Highness Caitlyn and you, but became more and more close, and this is their demonstration. Edward concluded, "The remaining three of us are already at the Brighton Bank, and we're trying to find a way to get information from the Addams family. ”
"I see, this Mr. Christo has taken such a big step, isn't he afraid of pulling the egg?" Zhou Ming said with a smile, "But my thoughts are the opposite of yours, I think that since the Addams family has played this card, it proves that he has irreconciled differences with Caitlin, and I think even the Addams family has forbidden Caitlyn to touch anything with the Addams family again." ”
Zhou Ming's words made both Edward and Patrick's eyes widen, obviously they didn't understand what kind of logic this was.
Zhou Ming told them: "It's very simple, Governor and Mr. Patrick, you all think about it, how did the Addams family deal with you before?"
Both Edward and Patrick were stunned for a moment, their faces dazed, but the confusion only lasted for a moment before disappearing, and was replaced by something unbelievable.
Zhou Ming kept paying attention to the expressions on their faces: "It seems that you have all thought that in the past, when Caitlin was in charge, she was centered on the Kendini Investment Bank, starting from the important investments of all the Kendini family, and gradually compressing the resources held by the Kendini family. This may be slow, but at least one step at a time......"
"And now, while it doesn't suit Caitlin's usual style to go straight to Brighton, it's the most straightforward thing to do, isn't it?
"I don't rule out the possibility, but I can only say that it's very unlikely, so to speak, non-existent. Zhou Ming said, "The reason is simple, doing so will make the Addams family passive." ”
Edward and Patrick immediately exclaimed, they seemed to have heard the news of the end of the world, because the current situation seemed to them to be more dangerous than before, why did Zhou Ming look as if they had taken advantage of it?
"Mr. Zhou Ming, I'm curious if you know what Brighton Bank represents. Patrick was puzzled.
"I don't think you're the one who knows what Brighton Bank stands for, Mr. Patrick. Zhou Ming said.
Patrick laughed: "This is the funniest joke I've heard in the world, I'm the first of the Kendini family to become an iron pentagram, do you think I still don't know about the Brighton consortium and the Brighton bank?"
Zhou Ming nodded and then asked him rhetorically: "Since Mr. Patrick knows so much about this, then now when the Addams family wants to deprive you of your shares in Brighton Bank, what if we take the initiative to spread the news first?"
Hearing Zhou Ming's rhetorical question, Edward and Patrick were immediately stunned, because once they learned this kind of news, the first reaction of a normal person is to find a way to stop it, how can anyone still think of spreading the news on their own initiative?
However, if you think about it carefully, you really have made this news public, and the Kendini family, as an important shareholder of Brighton Bank, such a big equity change will definitely attract the attention of the market. For such a situation, I am afraid that even a person who does not understand the management of the company at all can understand that if a company has internal friction, then at least at this stage, the company will inevitably go downhill and is not suitable for investment.
Once the market makes this judgment, then Brighton's stock will fall with it, and the overall market value of Brighton Bank will shrink.
Kendini is only one of the major shareholders of Brighton Bank, this situation is not what the Kendini family wants to see, but it is very fatal to the Adams family, who own nearly half of the shares of Brighton Bank, so if the Adams family does not want to do this, they can only spread rumors publicly, or find a way to keep the shares of the Kendini family, so as to swear the internal unity of Brighton Bank, and there is no contradiction.
So if the Addams family chooses to do this, doesn't it mean that he has to compromise with the Kendini family, and the Kendini family can take the initiative?
Edward and Patrick are both very smart people, they quickly figured out this key, which made them extremely excited, after all, it has always been the Addams family who has been frantically suppressing the Kendini family, because the strength of Adams's side is superior, and they have always held the initiative, and now once the situation turns, it will be different.
As the saying goes, you've rolled over and you don't know how to move, so don't go to bed anymore!
Kendini had always had the upper hand at Brighton, and now if they had the upper hand, they would have the confidence to let the Addams family know what it meant to be a turned-up serf.
From Edward and Patrick's expressions, Zhou Ming knew that they had already understood, so Zhou Ming asked them again: "How is it? Now you know that you don't know what Brighton Bank represents, right?"
A question made Patrick extremely embarrassed, because he asked Zhou Ming just now, especially with that condescending tone, now it seems that this is simply a slap in the face! If he can, Patrick really wants to find a crack to drill down at this time.
However, as the first iron pentagon of the Kendini family, Patrick's cheekiness naturally needs not be said, he was only slightly embarrassed and said to Zhou Ming: "Of course, Mr. Zhou Ming's keen sense of finance and business, no one can catch up!"
Zhou Ming didn't ridicule Patrick too much, because he didn't know himself, so it was normal for him to question himself in a hurry, Zhou Ming just needed to let him know who was the one who understood here.
"When Caitlyn was led before, it was a very stable space to oppress the Kendini family step by step, although the effect was not obvious, but it also made the Kendini family unable to find a counterattack loophole that could be exploited, which was the best way, but now when I met with Caitlin, it was obvious that the Addams family no longer believed her, so they wanted to use the most domineering method to put the Kendini family directly to death, but they forgot about it, put it to death and then lived. ”
Zhou Ming then said to Edward: "Then now, I think you can contact Mr. Eukins, who is still in a meeting at the Brighton Bank, as soon as possible." ”
After Zhou Ming's reminder, Edward and Patrick suddenly remembered that Eukins, who was the vice chairman of Brighton Bank, was fighting for the Kendini family on the board of directors of Brighton Bank at the moment!
And when they were about to call Eukins, Eukins's phone came first, and Edward answered and listened to Eukins sigh and say that the current situation on the board of directors is very bad, and even the Lawrence and Lowell families have fallen to the side of the Addams family, and it seems that Christo has made some preparations for this matter.
Edward was a little surprised by this, but he also understood that this was normal, but he then said into the phone under Zhou Ming's affirmative eyes: "Eukins, these are not important, since they want this proposal to pass so much, then we will let them go, no need to fight, anyway, in the end, the pulled out by the Addams family will be eaten back by himself!"