There was silence in the conference room, and all eyes were on the face of Howard Schultz, the founder and CEO of Starbucks.

Although Howard Schultz was mentally prepared, when he heard the other party's request, his heart was also cold.

When he bought Starbucks, because of his lack of funds, he led a group of investors to complete the acquisition, and in order to better control the company, he spared no effort to disperse the company's equity.

Due to the dispersion of shareholdings, there is a serious phenomenon of "free riding" in supervision and operation, so that minority shareholders have little enthusiasm to participate in shareholders' meetings and compete for proxy rights, and they are unable to engage in these activities.

And then the operation of Starbucks has formed insider control, and he, the operator, has become the leader, so that Starbucks is deeply branded with his Howard Schultz label up and down, so he can return as the king again after leaving Starbucks!

However, this mechanism of equity dispersion now also has a fatal drawback, once the interests of minority shareholders are damaged, they will use the exit mechanism and takeover to restrain the operators.

When a company is seriously detached from profit maximization, minority shareholders will sell their shares, causing the company's stock price to fall, and when it falls to a certain level, the value of the company will be seriously undervalued, at which point someone will buy the company's shares at a price higher than the market, reorganize the board of directors after reaching the controlling amount, and appoint a new manager.

The threat of a potential takeover makes it imperative for managers to work hard to get closer to the best interests of shareholders.

Howard Schultz's deep eyes and Olin Smith looked at each other, and the other party was right, "Business is so cruel." ”

After his return, he frantically closed 600 stores, brandished a redundant knife that caused Starbucks management to lose the trust of minority shareholders, and now a hungry wolf has walked in, and they are dying and have no power to fight back.

The other party's request is not so much a request as a temptation of 'who agrees, who opposes'.

The general trend is gone, and the consequence of not agreeing is that the other party will immediately initiate the reorganization of the board of directors and purge the company's management!

"We seem to have lost a choice, don't we?"

Looking at Howard Schultz's somewhat helpless and somewhat tangled expression, hearing his words full of loss, Orrin Smith didn't say anything, just looked at the other party with a smile and said.

"Mr. Schultz, for Starbucks, you are the founder and soul, your feelings and importance to Starbucks, Mr. Smith knows very well that his entry into the house will not change anything, this reform, Mr. Smith also agrees very much, and your reform plan will get more support.

Starbucks needs to end the bad slump and get back on track as soon as possible!"

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“。。。 The Starbucks Board of Directors, shareholders and employees are optimistic about Andy Smith's joining... ”

"Hehe, Olin, I have just spoken to Howard Schultz on the phone, and the other party's attitude is very sincere and the communication is also smooth, but the plan to buy back Starbucks shares cannot be stopped, the more the better, and the danger of a potential takeover must be eliminated.

This is the first listed company I have acquired, and I don't want to be kicked out of the game by an opponent who suddenly appears one day!"

Andy leaned back on the sofa in the living room, watching Howard Schultz talk on TV in front of reporters' interviews, talking on the phone, and the vacated Lushan claw was in Ivana's arms, rubbing the spiral pill.

As Chakra's form changed more and more, Ivana's beautiful eyes became misty and silky, moving like a mermaid in Andy's arms.

"Well, I know, I'll fly to Seattle after Thanksgiving, officially join Starbucks, take over as chairman, by the way, Olin, I'm going to let you take over as the CFO of Starbucks... ”

Andy raised his eyebrows and looked at Ivana, whose cheeks were slightly red by his own teasing, biting the saoLANG charm of the red CHUN, he couldn't help but move, facing the sky on his back, and then stretched out his hand and pointed at Xiao Andy, who was already shuddering, and continued.

"You know, I can't keep an eye on Starbucks all the time, and I don't want to interfere too much in Howard Schultz's work and operations. ”

Hanging up the phone, the corners of Andy's mouth turned up slightly, and with a comfortable expression, he said proudly to Ivana, who was doing a SPA for it in 360 degrees: "From today onwards, Starbucks is officially included in my career map, haha... ”

Feeling the gentle palm of her man's caress of her hair, Ivana had a happy sweet smile on her face, and looked up at the smugness on Andy's face, the happy and hearty laughter, and the more beautiful it was.

The dim glow of the two table lamps dispels the darkness in the luxurious bedroom, and on the wide Daisao, Andy and Ivana are sleeping in their arms, and since Ivana is in the period of rest, they can only hang the free card.

Of course, the frontal battlefield can't open the situation, and there are other options, so Andy, who captured two doors in a row, and Ivana, who was killed, lost her armor, slept very soundly.

Buzz –

On the head of the table, the mobile phone kept buzzing, and the vibrating counter made a sound, and it kept buzzing.

"Huh?"

Andy frowned, closed his eyes unhappily and took away his resting Lushan claws that were parked on the hills, turned around and stretched out his arms, grabbed the phone, didn't even look at it, and picked it up directly in a daze.

"Say—"

"What!"

The sleepy eyes that had been closed suddenly opened, Andy's eyes widened with anger, and he gritted his teeth and roared in a low voice: "This group of damn body poison Ah San!"

"Ahem... ”

In the study of an apartment in a certain building in Manhattan, Jon Meacham, who was wearing pajamas, had a constipated expression on his face, and quickly coughed lightly, although he didn't know what his boss meant, but it must be a discriminatory curse, this is better to pretend not to hear, after all, this is politically incorrect.

However, when I thought of the last email sent by my reporter, my face became very difficult again, and I gritted my teeth with hatred for the Indians who put my reporter in great danger.

"Boss, it was very safe in the hotel's 'secret room', but a bastard Indian official was interviewed by the TV station on the phone, and the local TV station broadcast it live, and the terrorists learned from the TV, which revealed the location of the secret room, and Anil recorded the whole process in the email... ”

"These idiots! I hope our people are safe! This must not be counted like this, I will call the Secretary of State, this is pure murder, you send the mail to the MPL of the AMC, and all the newspapers under it, and tomorrow morning, I will see a report of strong condemnation, and let the world know how stupid these idiots are!"

Andy carefully and quickly wounded, picked up a nightgown from the side, crept out of the bedroom, pushed the door through the corridor and walked into the study, and cursed angrily.

He knew that Ah San was unreliable, but he didn't expect it to be so unreliable, and he pressed down the first-hand report for the safety of his own reporters, and Ah San would directly broadcast the interview, exposing the location, and putting more people in danger.