Chapter 28
The first sentence is aggressive, while the second one is very humble.
Su Hongda seemed really anxious.
He is indeed stubborn and self-righteous, but based on what Su Ning has understood during this period, although he regards the company as his own private property and his ability is just so-so, he is still much better than those people on the board of directors who were directly betrayed by Ma Yi. The difference is probably that one is a feudal tyrant and the other is a bourgeois comprador.
So when he called, Su Ning was able to patiently comfort him: "It's okay, let them make trouble first."
"How can this be alright?" Su Hongda continued loudly, "They want to sell shares, how can shares be sold casually!"
You should know that all the shares held by the Su family add up to only more than 40%, and 30% are sealed in the will. Before Su Ning got the shares, Su Honghui, as a director, could exercise this 30% voting right at the board meeting according to the arrangement of the old president Su, but he did not actually hold it.
If the place is invaded by someone with ulterior motives, even Su Hongda, with his pig brain, can imagine how serious the consequences will be.
Previously, Ma Yi’s fight for power could be considered an infighting, but if it went beyond this scope, the entire company would be destroyed.
Su Ning patiently let him calm down, and then asked: "How much equity do Ma Yi's group plan to sell?"
"Almost 40 percent, almost half of the management," Su Hongda said with a headache, "the other small shareholders usually don't participate in the company's management at all, they are all fence-sitters, I can only try to win over a few obedient ones."
The fact that Su Hongda called Su Ning was enough to show that he was really desperate.
At the moment, the only savior can only be Su Ning.
"So are you still going to hide the company's accounts from me now?" Su Ning said, "I want to see them."
"Now? It's night time."
"You're about to go bankrupt, do you still care whether it's night or not?" Su Ning said, "I can only give you two minutes."
The other party was silent for a while, and finally replied after two minutes: "Come to the company."
Su Ning drove there immediately.
After looking at the accounts, the situation was roughly the same as he had imagined. The messy investments dragged down Guangying Entertainment. A lot of information looked fishy, but as time passed, it was not easy to find clues to sue these people for embezzlement, corruption and bribery.
He wanted to understand these things carefully in order to determine from a business perspective whether there was still a need to save the company.
Su Hongda watched with him. He looked like he had aged ten years. He couldn't help sighing with a hollow look in his eyes.
Until Su Ning called his name and stated: "Now, there are two choices."
There are two more?!
Su Hongda was shocked and said, "You say."
"The first one is to run away quickly."
"They want to sell the company, and you can do it too, and you can sell it faster. Besides, it's still in time to run now. Be careful to find a good buyer, and don't look for someone who has any connection with the Shen family. This will also prevent them from getting what they want."
"If you have a conscience, take some money out and share it with your employees. There should still be a lot left, enough for you to live a prosperous life for the rest of your life. Don't worry, Ma Yi and the others will be so angry that they will curse you in the streets, but they can't do anything to you."
Su Hongda was stunned: "...If the company is gone, what will you do? Your inheritance."
Su Ning said, "I will treat the money and shares in the inheritance as non-existent. I can't withdraw them anyway. Don't worry, I can still get 5 million every year. I won't starve to death. If I don't have any debts, I'm already many times luckier than ordinary people."
This is indeed a very reasonable choice.
Su Hongda still has some spare money at the moment, because Su Ning had withdrawn from the competition in public before, which was equivalent to forcibly preventing him from buying tickets to help him debut, and also gave him a way to survive.
If I had listened to people's lies and really spent money to buy tickets, it would have been a bottomless pit. Maybe even tens of millions would not be enough, and I would have to spend hundreds of millions. And there would be no turning back once I went.
In comparison, the additional investment and compensation for Ou Tu Si amounted to only a few million, which already left him a lot of room. Otherwise, if he were to get stuck in it, he would be helpless.
When Su Hongda thought of this, he felt a little relieved, but also very guilty.
He was not nice to his eldest nephew, and was even jealous of him for taking most of the company's shares, so he deliberately prevented him from getting involved in company affairs. He sent him to debut just to make money, and later he had a bad temper and cursed people countless times.
But he didn't expect that Su Ning did not hold a grudge and even helped him. He didn't say anything after dealing with Ou Tu Si's matter.
Now that he had suffered a loss and heard Su Ning say this, he finally put aside his pride and apologized sincerely.
"Xiao Ning, I'm sorry for you. When my brother died, he asked me to take good care of you and most importantly, not to let you go astray. I kept making the same mistakes. I really don't want to live up to his trust."
At his age, he was almost in tears.
But Su Ning just frowned and replied: "Okay, stop talking about this useless nonsense."
The other party was too calm, and Su Hongda, who was scolded, couldn't cry at all.
He wiped his tears and said firmly: "I don't want to choose this."
"Your father died not long ago and the company was sold. How can I face him and my parents after a hundred years?" He choked up a little when he said this, but still forced himself to suppress it. "Is there any other way? My family is still rich. I can give it all. I..."
He is not a coward and obviously still wants to struggle on this path and save the company.
After hearing this, Su Ning looked at him in a different light.
After all, before coming here, he really thought that Su Hongda would just run away.
So he continued speaking.
"I have a way, maybe I can save the company, but I have conditions."
Su Hongda: "You say."
"You have to promise that you will obey me in all matters concerning Guangying Entertainment from now on. You will also have to obey me, regardless of whether I get the equity through the so-called marriage contract or not."
"I'm not just talking casually. I'll record it and ask you to sign a contract and a written document. You won't have any room to regret. A mere person in charge of an idiosyncratic figure doesn't have the power to issue orders. I need to have a real name and real power in the company."
"As for you, stay back and don't interfere in any of the company's affairs unless I need you to."
Previously, Su Hongda had always been the chairman and CEO. Strictly speaking, these two positions are not the same thing. Su Ning cannot join the board of directors because he doesn't have shares, but it is not difficult for him to get the position of CEO as long as Su Hongda is willing to take the risk.
Chief Executive Officer, he must at least hold this position to have a legitimate reason. As for the chairman, Su Hongda, he can be temporarily placed there as a mascot.
Su Hongda: ...
He suddenly woke up and couldn't cry anymore.
Su Ning explained it very clearly and gave him two paths to choose from, but each had its own price.
Su Hongda felt a little dizzy. After hearing the two choices, he slid down from his chair, sat on the ground, and thought blankly for a long time.
Su Ning is also very patient. He is now looking at a lot of materials from the company and can wait for a reply while reading.
Then, he heard Su Hongda speak in a low voice: "I, I choose the second one."
Su Ning put down the materials in his hand, looked at him and said, "What? Your voice is too soft, I can't hear you, speak louder."
“I said, I choose the second one.”
"Second one!"
"You should be the CEO. Xiaoning, there is no one else but you," Su Hongda replied loudly, and then said sadly, "I can't really let my brother and sister-in-law down."
He had to keep the company, otherwise the family coal mine would be ruined in his hands, and the company left by his brother and sister-in-law would also be gone. No matter how proud Su Hongda was, he could not accept such a result - he alone destroyed the entire foundation of the Su family.
When Su Ning heard this reply, he felt a little touched.
Although the original owner did not have many advantages, he did have a good pair of parents who planned almost everything for him, provided him with a backer, left him money, and even had favors.
The people who spoke for Shen Huai in the previous hot search of the scandal, Director Yao Xiaolan who has never changed jobs and is still in the company, and General Manager Liang Xiaoliang of Qilin, are all related to General Manager Su in some way.
At the moment, Guangying Entertainment is a failed company, but that doesn’t mean it will always be a failed company.
After sending Li Chu out, Su Ning has been hesitating. He doesn't know whether this company is suitable to be saved, whether it is worth saving, and whether it would be much easier to just abandon it and start over.
Now he has thought it through.
Just give it a try.
So Su Ning looked at him and expressed his thoughts.
"The only way out for Guangying Entertainment now is to reduce costs and increase efficiency. All meaningless projects should be sold if they can be sold, and those that cannot be sold should be cut off, and only the truly useful ones should be retained. This must be done quickly, as there is not much time left," said Su Ning. "Employee job-hopping is not necessarily a bad thing. For Guangying Entertainment now, it does not need so many people and cannot afford to support so many people."
"As for the shareholders——"
He shook the documents in his hand and sneered, "You are enriching yourself and abusing your power for personal gain. Do you think you can get away with it? It is illegal to collude with others to embezzle public funds."
"But I asked someone to investigate before, but couldn't find a complete chain of evidence. These people hid it too well," Su Hongda sighed, "They are all old foxes. I..."
Su Ning waved his hand and said, "Who did you invite? You don't even know how to get around Haicheng, do you? What can you see? You didn't find the key person."
Su Hongda wanted to refute, but he opened his mouth and didn't say anything, which meant he accepted it.
He listened to Su Ning's instructions and then just nodded, not daring to refute a word.
Moreover, Su Ning's aura was there, and Su Hongda felt that he was being suppressed and could only nod in agreement.
Not long after, Guangying Entertainment held a shareholders' meeting. Su Hongda joined forces with several small shareholders and relied on their slight advantage in the voting process to oppose their sale of the company's shares.
Due to the popularity of Ou Tu Si and Li Chu's sudden fame, there are still a few people in the company willing to stand on the side of the Su family. This is almost the last advantage.
Ma Yi slammed the table on the spot, looking very angry. After walking out, he happened to meet the newly appointed Su Ning standing at the door of the conference room.
"Wait," he said to Su Ning, "Su Ning, there will be a time when you will kneel down and beg me!"
Then he walked away.
But the shareholders' meeting's narrow margin was not a victory.
According to regulations, even if the board of directors does not allow shareholders to sell to others, they must use their own money to buy the shares within 30 days, otherwise it will be deemed as consent.
But after all the squandering by the former coal boss Su Jia, he only had more than 100 million yuan that was originally intended to be spent on buying tickets. The company had no money left but debts, and it was still not enough to buy the shares of those people headed by Ma Yi. It was far from enough.
Soon, Su Honghui began to sell off some assets, such as some projects to be developed and some equity investments made previously. It was even heard that the Su family had started selling houses.
But is this enough? Is it enough in time?
The corporate crisis of Guangying Entertainment cannot be concealed. Some second-tier stars previously signed by the Artist Management Department are ready to pay the penalty and run away quickly, and many employees have begun to look for new jobs.
But some people kept their composure and did not move.
Su Ning had anticipated this.
Regarding the company's personnel, he asked Director Yao about the actual situation, and after combining performance appraisals with actual project records, he knew which people were truly capable. He talked to them in advance and guaranteed their salary and benefits.
Some people insisted on leaving, and he accepted it. However, some people who had feelings for the company, especially those who had feelings for the old president Su, listened to Su Ning and stayed to look forward to the future.
Su Ning guards the really good copyrights of Guangying Entertainment very strictly and will not let anyone touch them. Although things are chaotic now, he knows how to grasp the most important things. He does not explain the news and speculations from outside, as there is no need.
He was now standing in the CEO's office of the Guangying Entertainment Building, looking down, and then made a phone call. The other party picked up the phone quickly, and a familiar voice sounded.
"You finally found me."
It was Shen Mingzheng's voice.
"Well," Su Ning said, "Regarding the things mentioned before, the two of us can cooperate. There are some differences from what we said at that time."
"Mr. Shen, I still mean the same thing. We have a common enemy, so let's solve the current difficulties first."
"But let's talk about the engagement later."
In fact, Su Ning had already made this call to Shen Mingzheng after reading the company's internal documents that evening, and roughly explained the content of the cooperation.
If they want to save Guangying Entertainment, there is no better choice than Mr. Shen, but he cannot guarantee that Mr. Shen is not the mantis stalking the cicada while the oriole is behind, so they have to take it step by step.
"I understand," he heard Shen Mingzheng reply, "It's okay, Su Ning, we can take it slow."
The voice sounded like he was in a good mood, but he didn't say what this "take it slow" specifically meant, but it sounded like he had no intention of giving up.
Su Ningyi didn't have time to ask further questions, because Shen Mingzheng didn't give him time to ask further questions, and quickly said, "Would you like to have lunch together at noon? I'll pick you up."
Su Ning: "Mr. Shen, are you so free?"
He thought that in this situation, both of them should plan to live directly in the office.
"If I'm with you, I'll have time," Shen Mingzheng said, "and it'll be very useful. Let's go. Aren't we going to deal with Shen Huai and Jiang Chenfeng?"
Su Ning: "Depending on a meal?"
"No, it depends on you," he heard Shen Mingzheng chuckle on the other end of the phone, "Su Ning, as long as you promise me, we will definitely win."
"Because dealing with the two of them is really a very simple matter."
This restaurant is quite artistic. There is a big tree planted in the yard and there are tables under the tree. It is a place to relax.
Su Ning had been tense ever since he read the information that night, and hadn't eaten well in the past few days. Only now did he feel that he was indeed a little tired.
Not long after he sat down, a leaf fluttered and got caught in Su Ning's hair. Before he noticed it, Shen Mingzheng raised his hand and helped him take it off.
Su Ning smiled: "Thank you."
"No need to thank me," Shen Mingzheng said, "The food here is good. Don't think too much here. Just relax for a while."
"Since we are cooperating, you still have me."
This was a simple action, done in public, and the two of them were not really that close, but they smiled at each other while eating, and seemed to have a good relationship.
But this scene happened to be seen by Jiang Chenfeng on the second floor.
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