Chapter 502 The boss is about to make his debut
Shanghu, Youzu headquarters.
"Ding ding."
"Come in!"
The door of the office was pushed open, and a secretary girl in a professional suit walked in and said, "Director Xu, all the directors in the conference room are here."
Sitting behind the desk was a middle-aged woman with short hair, Mrs. Lin, the widow of Lin Qi.
But compared with a few months ago, her temperament has changed a lot now. The previous gentleness and softness are gone, replaced by capable and sharp.
Since Lin Qi's death, the company shares he left behind have been inherited by his three children. Because the children are young and temporarily incapable of acting, the equity is temporarily managed by the mother of the three, Mrs. Lin.
Mrs. Lin's real name is Xu Fang. The reason why she, as a wife, did not inherit the equity of the inheritance is that she had divorced Lin Qi a few years ago.
However, divorce is divorce, and the two of them are the type of people who divide the family but not the family. Therefore, this matter is very secretive and basically no outsiders know about it. It was not until the confirmation of the inheritance of the inheritance that a little wind was leaked because of the issue of equity distribution.
In fact, this incident has no impact. She now holds the largest stake in Youzu, so naturally she was elected as the company's new chairman.
Xu Fang graduated from the University of Canberra in Australia with a degree in business administration. She was also a professional woman before, and she was not completely ignorant of business matters.
It's just that she has been away from Youzu and the management for a long time, and it is difficult to cope with it. But now the company is in a turbulent time, and she has only been able to support it in the past few months.
In addition to work, she is also busy with the trial of the murderer Xu Yao, handling the handover of Lin Qi's various properties, dealing with shareholders and directors with ulterior motives, and taking care of three children. She is exhausted physically and mentally.
But this is not over yet. Just a few days ago, a user suddenly posted on Weibo that Youzu boss Lin Qi had been in love with her sister for many years and had an illegitimate child. Now that her "brother-in-law" has passed away, she wants to help her sister and nephew fight for the inheritance they deserve.
At the end of the article, the other party also posted a birth certificate and a lawyer's letter to prove the authenticity of her content. As
soon as this Weibo was posted, it immediately attracted the attention of many netizens. Although Lin Qi was not a wealthy family, he still had a legacy of several billion. Moreover, the way of death was so bizarre that the news was naturally very popular.
Xu Fang naturally knew the news. Although she did not verify the identity of the other party, she did not feel strange even if it was true. After all, it was indeed something that her deceased ex-husband could do.
She did not easily try to communicate with the other party. Due to the little business sensitivity she had retained, she felt that this matter might not be as simple as fighting for the inheritance.
After all, the person died at the end of last year, and it was quite a big fuss at the time. If the other party was really just for the inheritance, why didn't he come out at that time? Instead, after half a year, when she was just elected as the new chairman, she suddenly jumped out.
She did not have any connections in Youzu, and the only person she trusted was the company's vice president Zhao Ji, who was the one who was poisoned at the same time. He was Lin Qi's right-hand man, who grew up with the company and has been conscientious and capable for so many years.
Otherwise, Lin Qi would not have given him the responsibility of the crucial "Three-Body Universe", but he almost took him away with him.
Zhao Ji did not feel strange when he received Xu Fang's request for help. As early as when the incident just happened, he had anticipated the current situation.
"The board of directors is complicated and everyone has their own calculations. If there is anything in common, it is probably that they are eyeing your position as the chairman and the equity in your hands."
"Then can we discuss and sell this part of my equity. It doesn't need to be a high price, as long as someone can take over and keep the company alive. After all, it is also Lao Lin's half-life industry." "
Sister-in-law, it's not that simple. In the past few years, Brother Lin pledged more than 90% of his shares to give blood transfusions to the Three-Body Universe and Youzu Building. Now the stock price has fallen and is about to reach the pledge stop loss line. So now the equity itself is a small matter, and the more critical issue is the debt issue."
Recalling the previous conversation with Zhao Ji, Xu Fang couldn't help but sigh.
Lin Qi passed away, seemingly leaving behind a legacy of nearly 3 billion, but only she knew that along with the legacy, there were more than 2 billion in debts.
In addition to its own game business, Youzu has two core assets, one is the hot Three-Body Universe, and the other is the Youzu Building located in the Shanghai International Media Port.
The latter is a comprehensive entertainment center and office building that was built two years ago. It is located in the core area of Shanghai and has a total construction cost of nearly 4 billion.
Lin Qi sold a large number of shares and pledged his shares in exchange for funds for this building, hoping that one day he could move the entire Youzu into it. Unfortunately, until now he is gone, the building has not been fully completed.
This is actually the real reason for Xu Fang's headache. The value of the assets is fictitious, and you will know how much it actually is after you sell it. But the debt figure is real, and the amount is what you say it is.
As Youzu's stock price continues to fall, this part of the threat is getting closer and closer. Fortunately, it was announced that it would cooperate with Arc Light to develop the Three-Body film and television project, which temporarily stopped the downward trend and gave her a sigh of relief.
But this is not a long-term solution. After all, it takes at least one or two years from the preparation to the broadcast of a web drama, especially for such a large production. She has no confidence that she can hold on for such a long time.
So the only way is to introduce new capital to take over Youzu.
Those people on the board of directors obviously have similar ideas. They all want to take advantage of this opportunity to get Xu Fang's equity at a preferential low price, and then control the entire Youzu.
Including the previous "illegitimate child" incident, it is also very likely that they were concocted, or at least someone was behind the scenes to increase the pressure on Xu Fang.
Fortunately, she had long ago followed the advice of her lawyer and quickly cremated Lin Qi's body. In this way, the other party could not do a paternity test, and there was no strong evidence to compete for the inheritance.
But even so, her current situation is not much better, and she is still facing a difficult situation.
Inside the company, although Zhao Ji can help her temporarily stabilize normal operations, he has no more ability. Outside the company, there are many "capital hyenas" who are planning to tear off a piece of fat lunch from Youzu.
Although Xu Fang is not desperate now, she is indeed a little powerless.
It was at this time that she thought of the business card that Mr. Meng had given her at the memorial service. With a glimmer of hope, she dialed the number on it.
Of course, before that, she also asked Zhao Ji to help inquire about the reputation of this "Mr. Meng".
The result made her feel much more at ease. Putting aside the personal character, in terms of business, both Arc Light Films and Meng Bai have a good reputation in the industry.
Even this "Mr. Meng" is called "the timely rain of the industry" by many of his peers, and he is quite famous in the world.
Xu Fang actually didn't think about how much profit she could get from the assets in her hands, she just hoped that her children could get what they deserved. So after a little chat, she agreed to cooperate with Huguang without hesitation.
Today is the first complete board meeting after she officially became the chairman, and those people will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble.
Fortunately, she was well prepared and had already agreed with Huguang that they would send someone to discuss specific cooperation today and support her by the way, which also gave her more confidence.
Looking at the time on the phone, the other party should be here soon.
Xu Fang stood up, restrained the fatigue between her eyebrows, and walked out after tidying up her clothes.
When she came to the door of the conference room, listening to the voices inside, she asked the secretary beside her to go in and notify her immediately if anyone was looking for her, and then she calmed down and pushed the door and walked in. As
soon as she entered the door, everyone in the room looked at her. Fortunately, after more than a month of adaptation, she is no longer nervous about such scenes.
"Haha, Director Xu is a little late today."
The speaker is a man sitting in the middle of the conference table, who looks to be around fifty years old.
Xu Fang glanced at him. This man is called Chen Feng, and he is a veteran director of the company. He was part of the earliest venture capital of Youzu.
At the same time, he is also the strongest among the several forces on the board of directors. Xu Fang suspected that the previous "illegitimate child" incident was manipulated by him behind the scenes.
"Sorry, Director Chen, I have a phone call at the last minute, which delayed everyone's time."
Xu Fang did not refute the soft nail on the other side, and passed it by in a gentle manner.
I thought Chen Feng would say a few more words, but I didn't expect that the other party would also be silent. She took a quick look and saw that the other party looked confident, which made her heart sink.
The rhythm of the board of directors that officially began next made her worry full.
Chen Feng didn't beat around the bush and directly stated that the company was in a "critical moment" and needed to introduce new capital to help "get through the difficulties.
" "I know that Director Xu hopes that the foundation left by Lao Lin can grow and develop. Our goals are actually the same." Chen Feng said leisurely: "Don't worry, it will be traded at market value, which is enough for my nephews and nieces to spend their lives."
Xu Fang sneered: "What Director Chen calls 'market value' is probably your unique market."
"I said before that with the company's current situation, it doesn't have much bargaining power. Director Xu has not been in the industry for many years, so don't have unrealistic expectations of the market."
At this point, Chen Feng smiled and said: "Or let the other directors of the board of directors speak together and listen to everyone's suggestions for Director Xu."
There are a total of nine directors on the board of directors of Youzu. Because Lin Qi's equity has dropped below 34% after the reduction of his holdings, he has lost the right to veto, so currently everything has to be decided by voting.
Xu Fang looked around and her heart skipped a beat. Chen Feng had won the support of several directors before, and their voting rights were almost the same as his. So the key to the matter lies in several "neutral" independent directors.
Both sides have been trying to win them over for a while, but there seems to be no progress. But from the current performance, it seems that several independent directors are willing to side with the other side.
Her expression did not change, but she began to panic in her heart. Once these neutral votes are lost, things will be really troublesome.
What to do?
Chen Feng's contemptuous expression flashed across his face, and then he said in a serious tone: "Boss Xu, I know you want to support the company, but many things are not enough just having ideas. It's better to leave professional matters to professionals, so that you can have more time to train our nephews and nieces into adults."
"By the way, I heard that Xu Yao is still delaying the judgment of the lawsuit under the excuse of 'mental illness'. You should put the company aside and solve this matter first, so that you can comfort the spirit of Lao Lin in heaven as soon as possible."
"And a few days ago, the Internet said that Lao Lin had an illegitimate child or something. This must be solved quickly, otherwise it will not be good for both the individual and the company's reputation..."
"Bang!"
Chen Feng was about to make a few more threats when the door of the conference room was suddenly pushed open from the outside. Then, everyone saw a girl in uniform walking in.
Everyone present was Youzu's management, so they naturally recognized that this was Xu Fang's secretary.
No one knew what the two said, but Xu Fang's eyes suddenly lit up. Then, she suddenly stood up and said to everyone: "I'm sorry, everyone, an important partner has come, I have to receive him first."
"Haha, Director Xu, you are joking, what can be more important than the board of directors." Chen Feng said with a grim face: "Or, you want to delay everyone's time."
"I'm sorry, Director Chen, but this partner is indeed very important to the entire Youzu." Xu Fang said without giving in.
"Oh, really? Since it is so important, why not invite him to come and meet him?"
Chen Feng thought Xu Fang would refuse, but she agreed without hesitation.
Then, a young man with a somewhat elegant air walked in.
"Sorry, I didn't know your company was in a meeting, and it was rude of me to come here without warning."
The young man looked at everyone and said with a smile: "Hello everyone, I am Meng Bai from Arclight Films."
(End of this chapter)
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