In Zhou Group.
Zhou Cheng was wearing a well-tailored dark suit, a pair of thin-framed gold-rimmed glasses, and a crisp tie, which made him look very dapper. He no longer looked like the wild and rough guy he had been two months ago.
His originally tanned skin color became white again due to recuperation. He looks dignified and elegant, yet imposing and outstanding.
The assistant and secretary beside him respectfully opened the door of the conference room.
Zhou Cheng walked into the conference room calmly, sat down in the main seat, glanced at everyone, raised a polite and easygoing smile, and spoke.
"Good afternoon, fellow shareholders. I am Zhou Cheng, the new president of Zhou Group."
"Because my grandfather is unwell, I will be chairing today's shareholders' meeting."
"I believe that today we can reach more consensus and jointly promote the development of the group..."
After he finished speaking, the shareholders below all applauded, but their expressions were different.
These shareholders are roughly divided into three factions.
The seats on the front right are occupied by people from Zhou Taishan's faction.
Most of these people are veterans of the group. They have worked with the Zhou Group for many years. Although the equity they hold is far less than that of Zhou Taishan, they have an important influence on the company's decision-making.
They supported Zhoucheng at the instruction of Zhou Taishan.
The seats in the front left are occupied by Zhou Qifan's people.
Most of them are forces that were supported after Zhou Qifan came to power and they support Zhou Qifan.
Those shareholders in the back seat are fence-sitters.
They will side with whichever side has the advantage.
This group of people are not interested in the Zhou Group. In addition, they hold very few shares and have little influence on the company's decision-making. They are just waiting for dividends.
The better the Zhou Group develops, the higher their dividends will be, so they will only support leaders who are beneficial to the Zhou Group.
During the shareholders' meeting, people from Zhou Qifan's faction always gave Zhou Cheng problems from time to time, but they were all blocked by Zhou Cheng and members of Zhou Taishan's faction.
Zhou Qifan was defeated step by step and felt very frustrated.
After the entire shareholders' meeting, Zhou Qifan and Zhou Yu's faces became increasingly ugly.
Because of heart problems, Zhou Yu spent most of his time abroad for treatment and only returned to China half a year ago.
After returning to China, he took up the position of general manager of the hotel industry under the Zhou Group.
Thanks to his outstanding performance, the group's hotel industry turnover increased by 10%.
He thought his starting point was high, but he didn't expect that Zhou Cheng would become the president of the group as soon as he came back.
He had investigated Zhou Cheng's identity and found out that he had previously run a toy company and a seafood shop. How could his grandparents trust such a person to manage the huge Zhou Group?
No wonder my parents say that my grandparents are partial. They are indeed so partial.
At first, he foolishly contradicted his parents, believing that his grandparents were not partial...
It seems like a joke now, no wonder Ruyi always says he is a fool.
Thinking of Liu Ruyi, his mood improved and his expression was no longer so ugly.
After the shareholders' meeting.
Zhou Qifan's face was gloomy and he motioned Zhou Yu to go to his office.
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In the office.
Zhou Qifan stood with his hands behind his back in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, his back to Zhou Yu, exuding a sense of dominance, and spoke slowly.
"Ayu, you've seen the current situation. Zhou Cheng is very ambitious. He wants to take over the entire Zhou Group.
"By then, where will there be a place for us father and son to stand?"
Zhou Yu frowned.
"Dad, even though grandpa and grandma are partial, the Zhou Group was founded by them after all. They have the right to choose who will be the successor."
Zhou Qifan didn't expect his son to be so heartless and without any ambition at all, so he turned around and cursed.
"Useless thing, you have no ambition at all, why should I support you."
"Without my decades of dedicated work, would the Zhou Group have reached its current size?"
"The Zhou Group should belong entirely to our family."
"Now they want to burn the bridge, forget it."
Zhou Yu felt a little uncomfortable with his father's sharp words, so he lowered his eyes and remained silent.
He had clearly performed well in the past six months and his business was thriving, but his father turned a blind eye and always scolded him for being useless.
He didn't understand why his father was so hostile to his grandparents and his uncle's son.
After all, my father is my grandparents' biological son, and I am their grandson. No matter how partial my grandparents are, they can't give them nothing. Legally, they are the legal heirs of the Zhou Group.
Even if they no longer have a foothold in the Zhou Group, their family has abundant assets and there is no question of them being in dire straits.
But Zhou Yu did not say these words out loud, because he knew that his father would only scold him more harshly after hearing them.
When Zhou Qifan thought about how his only son had no ambition and kept doing ridiculous things, he felt annoyed and disappointed, and became more and more impatient with his son's tone.
"Zhou Yu, don't think I don't know about what happened between you and Liu Ruyi."
"Before, I always turned a blind eye and let you play as you please, but you really disappoint me."
"I order you to immediately break off your relationship with Liu Ruyi and focus on your work."
Zhou Yu widened his eyes in shock and gasped.
He didn't expect his father to know about this, but no matter what, he would never leave Liu Ruyi, so he explained.
"Dad, Ruyi and I are not just playing around. I love her, so I won't separate from her."
Zhou Qifan's face turned pale and he cursed.
"Zhou Yu, do you know what you are talking about?"
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