Lin Group’s shareholders’ meeting.
Shareholders attending the shareholders' meeting are all incumbent members of the board of directors and have the right to vote to elect the chairman of the board.
Neither Wen Yanci nor Zhou Cheng were present in person, but only sent their respective representatives to attend the meeting and participate in the voting.
Mr. Lin is still in the hospital, and he is basically breathing more than he is breathing. Shortly after he stepped down as chairman, his four children were eager to take his place.
Mr. Lin has three sons and one daughter, namely the eldest son Lin Shichang, the second son Lin Shaoxiang, the third son Lin Shiqiang, and the youngest daughter Lin Zelan.
The four of them have served as senior managers in the Lin Group for more than 20 years, and their shareholding ratios are higher than 10%. In addition, they are the biological children of the former chairman.
The Lin Group is a family business.
Therefore, the position of chairman can only be chosen from among the four of them.
Originally, Lin Shichang was the most favored, after all, he had been in power in the Lin Group for many years, but the last illegitimate child incident caused the stock price of the Lin Group to plummet.
Eventually, he was demoted by the chairman and overtaken by his two younger brothers who were eyeing him covetously.
Now the three brothers have formed a three-way confrontation and are fighting each other fiercely. Although their family relationship is on the verge of breaking down, they still maintain superficial harmony.
The three brothers secretly formed various cliques and factions to form their own power in order to gain the support of more shareholders and become the chairman of the Lin Group in one fell swoop.
Mr. Lin’s youngest daughter, Lin Zelan, has always been excluded from the competition by her three older brothers.
Because the three brothers all felt that although their sister was capable, she was still a woman after all.
Even though Lin Zelan chose to marry a son-in-law in order to stay in the Lin family and have a place in the Lin Group, in the traditional Lin family, it is unlikely for a woman to be in power, so the three brothers have always looked down on this sister.
Before the shareholders' meeting begins.
Lin Shichang smiled, his eyebrows slightly raised, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up, looking confident, as if he had already been elected chairman of the Lin Group.
Lin Shaoxiang and Lin Shiqiang despised this big brother in their hearts, but they still took the initiative to walk towards him and greeted him hypocritically.
"Brother, you look really radiant today. You must have spent last night in the land of tenderness."
Lin Shichang's face darkened slightly, but thinking that he would definitely be elected chairman today, he mocked his two younger brothers.
"After all, today is going to be my good day, so I'm naturally going to be all rosy-cheeked, unlike you two who look so dejected."
Lin Shaoxiang's face instantly turned cold, his eyes were filled with anger, he snorted coldly and said in a sarcastic tone.
"Oh, big brother, don't be too happy and end up in sorrow."
"Big Brother, what are you talking about? No matter who becomes the chairman of the board, we three brothers must help each other. After all, we are blood brothers..."
Lin Shichang listened to Lin Shiqiang's hypocritical words, snorted coldly, glanced at him, and stopped talking. He sat down directly in the first seat on the right side of the conference table.
The two brothers Lin Shaoxiang and Lin Shiqiang, who were scorned, looked a little ugly, snorted coldly, and sat down in the first and second seats on the left side of the conference table.
The shareholders' meeting begins.
The four of them took turns giving speeches, passionately describing how they would take the Lin Group to greater heights after becoming chairman, and made various promises to shareholders, such as doubling their year-end dividends.
In short, it is to paint a rosy picture for shareholders.
This type of speech is mainly aimed at winning the votes of shareholders who have not yet taken sides, while most of the major shareholders present have already reached a consensus with a candidate in private.
After the speeches, shareholders held discussions and then began voting.
During the voting process, Lin Shichang's smile gradually stiffened and his expression became more gloomy.
Because some shareholders who had already reached an agreement with Lin Shichang "rebelled" and chose Lin Zelan.
Even the representative sent by Zhou Cheng voted for Lin Zelan.
Lin Shichang was caught off guard.
Lin Xi clearly told him that he had won Zhou Cheng's support and that he had also met Zhou Cheng. That was why he was so confident that he would definitely be elected chairman.
Not only Lin Shichang looked unhappy, but Lin Shaoxiang and Lin Shiqiang also looked unhappy because some of the shareholders they had originally agreed with had "rebelled" and switched to Lin Zelan.
What shocked them the most was that Representative Wen Yanci, who had always remained neutral, also voted for Lin Zelan this time.
In the end, Lin Zelan narrowly defeated his three brothers and became the new chairman of the Lin Group.
There was an uproar in the audience, with different expressions.
Upon hearing this result, Lin Shichang suddenly stood up with an expression of disbelief, staring at Zhou Cheng's representative, his eyes full of warning.
"Representative Zheng, did you vote in the wrong way?"
"Aren't you afraid of being punished by Mr. Zhou for acting so recklessly?"
Zheng Sheng was not intimidated by Lin Shichang's momentum. He raised his chin slightly, adjusted his glasses, took out Zhou Cheng's power of attorney, and spoke in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.
"Mr. Lin, this is the power of attorney from our Mr. Zhou. He has entrusted me with the shareholder voting rights this time and has designated Ms. Lin Zelan, the general manager of the Lin Group, as the voting target."
After Lin Shichang read the power of attorney carefully, his heart sank, his face became gloomy and terrifying, and he sat back in his original seat dejectedly.
Although Lin Shaoxiang and Lin Shiqiang were also very angry, they felt a little happy when they saw that their eldest brother, who had the most advantages, was eliminated. After all, his younger sister Lin Zelan was easier to deal with than his eldest brother.
Lin Zelan ignored the anger and fierceness in the eyes of his three brothers, but smiled, and the ambition in his eyes was no longer hidden. He stood up calmly, thanked everyone, and delivered a speech on taking office.
"I thank all the directors present here for their trust and support. I, Lin Zelan, will definitely honor my previous promise and live up to everyone's high expectations..."
Lin Shichang looked at the high-spirited Lin Zelan coldly, all kinds of vicious thoughts flooded into his mind, and he sneered in his heart.
"Hmph, Lin Zelan, you're a woman and you want to become the chairman of the Lin Group. I wonder how long you can stay in this position?"
Before the shareholders' meeting ended.
Lin Shichang stood up and left in a dignified manner, without any grace at all. Everyone knew that he was trying to intimidate Lin Zelan.
For a moment, the shareholders in the audience began to whisper.
Seeing this, Lin Zelan on the stage just smiled faintly and continued her speech, as if she regarded Lin Shichang's behavior as a joke, showing her grace.
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