Chapter 139 Board Meeting
At 3 pm, Ruiming board meeting.
Meng Anran sat in the main seat in a dark brown suit, thinking silently, his fingertips tapping lightly on the table, making a series of rhythmic sounds.
There was no fierce quarrel as she had imagined. Everyone below just looked at her without saying a word.
The shareholders have seen Meng Anran's business methods. She was able to develop Ruiming, a small company specializing in chip development, into a group involved in multiple industries within five years. This shows that she is ambitious, talented and capable.
It can be said that Meng Anran is the backbone of Ruiming Group. They invested just to make money with her, not to argue with her about some unfounded right or wrong.
Lu Zhong’s accusation this time was too absurd. They didn’t care about the grudge between the Meng family and the Lu family. They just wanted to hear Meng Anran’s next plan.
We can't just sit there and watch the group's stock price drop, right?
The office chair turned slightly, and Meng Anran finally spoke the first sentence: "Everyone has seen the news, and everyone knows the stock price situation. If you have any dissatisfaction or suggestions, please feel free to express them."
Everyone looked at each other, then their gazes returned to Meng Anran.
"Mr. An, if you say that, I won't be polite."
Fang He tentatively looked at Meng Anran's expression. Seeing her nod slightly, he instantly slammed the table in anger, scaring everyone.
"How despicable! Who does Lu Zhong think he is? He's only been involved in the Lu Group for three years, and now Lu Heng is the boss. How dare he, as chairman, try to ban it? I think he's crazy! Does he really think everyone in the world is as ignorant, brainless, and inhumane as his Lu family? He's the only one who believes in kidnapping, a scam that's obviously a frame-up! I think he must have been kicked in the head by a donkey!"
Meng Anran seemed to be accustomed to Fang He's anger and remained calm.
Fang He and Lu Zhong have been sworn enemies since middle school. Lu Zhong relies on his family's power and influence to show off his power, while Fang He has a poor background but has never felt inferior or given in.
If you can’t compare family background, then compare grades.
After entering the society, he has always been a person who never gives up. At that time, the domestic economy was developing rapidly, so he started his own business and has his own company today.
Although he still cannot compare with the Lu family with a century-old foundation, he never thinks that he is inferior to Lu Zhong.
When Ruiming was raising funds, he felt that Meng Anran's style of doing things was very similar to Lu Heng's. Thinking of the news about the real and fake daughter of the Lu family, he asked more questions.
After learning that Meng Anran was the fake daughter who was taken away by mistake, he became even more curious about this person. In the subsequent interactions, he gradually realized that this young girl had a long-term and sharp business vision, and was easy-going in her dealings with others, but she also had a strong side that could not be questioned.
So he decisively sold all his properties and invested all his assets in Ruiming. He believed that with Meng Anran in charge, Ruiming had a chance to overwhelm the Lu family, a towering tree that had been entrenched in the Beijing circle for a hundred years and absorbed most of the nutrients in the Beijing business circle.
"The Lu Group is becoming increasingly arrogant! They rely on their deep-rooted foundation to completely disregard other businesses! Over the years, they've left no room for emerging companies, practically monopolizing the entire Beijing market!"
"Bah! With Lu Zhong's behavior, the Lu Group will go bankrupt sooner or later! He will lose everything!"
"He just passed the Lu Corporation to Lu Heng so early because he was afraid of bankruptcy! But I don't think the Lu Corporation will survive much longer in Lu Heng's hands. After all, Lu Zhong has more than just Lu Heng as his son. He also has that lunatic Lu Yi!"
With Fang He's lead, the other shareholders also started to curse. The meeting room became a place for them to vent their dissatisfaction, but none of this dissatisfaction was directed at the Meng family.
What could be wrong with the Meng family? What could be wrong with Meng Anran?
Ruiming has developed rapidly in recent years, which is enough to prove Meng Anran's business acumen and management ability. If we replace her, where can we find such a good leader to lead them to make money?
They hope that Lu’s company will go bankrupt as soon as possible so that Ruiming can quickly seize the released market resources and move to a higher level!
Meng Anran pursed her lips and smiled, thinking that their scolding was quite interesting.
After everyone had finished cursing and was tired of it, she spoke again: "Okay, everyone's grievances have been vented. Feel free to share any suggestions you have."
Suddenly, everyone fell silent.
It’s not that they don’t dare to bring it up, nor that they don’t have any ideas, but they have no idea what caused the problem. Without even a reason, how can there be a solution?
The air was silent for a long time before someone suggested, "Director An, Lu Heng is the current director of Lu Corporation. Perhaps you could go talk to him? As long as Lu Corporation doesn't target Rui Ming under his management, then Lu Zhong's ban announcement will be worthless."
Before Meng Anran could say anything, Fang He waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, no! You're well aware of how strained the relationship between Director An and Lu Heng is. Even if Director An were to lower his dignity and try to make peace, he'd be met with a cold shoulder. Why should the chairman of Ruiming have to endure this injustice?"
Meng Anran chuckled. Those present were her partners and colleagues, but sometimes they were more like friends. They would sit together and talk about whatever they wanted, occasionally complain about the rival company, occasionally joke with each other, and when something happened, they would unite to defend their own people.
So although she was very tired from being busy in various industries during the past five years, she also found it quite interesting and not a boring job.
Meng Yushu once asked her if she had any aspirations. She thought that the current working status and working atmosphere were probably what she had been pursuing over the years of doing business.
"Suffering is impossible."
She spoke in a calm voice, and everyone who was discussing suddenly stopped and looked at her.
She curved her brows and continued, "No matter what tricks Lu Zhong might come up with later, we must be fully prepared and not affect Rui Ming's ongoing project."
"But... Ever since the Lu Group issued the ban, Ruiming's stock price has been falling. Many partners are currently in a wait-and-see mode. Only chip development remains unaffected."
Meng Anran had clearly come up with a plan. She spoke calmly, "The Lu Group is already in decline and can't make much of a dent in Rui Ming. It's just that the outside world isn't aware of this fact, so they're just taking a wait-and-see approach. Next Sunday is my 23rd birthday, and I'll be hosting a birthday party at the Yandu Hotel. I hope you'll be so kind as to attend."
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