I overestimated them.
They didn't come to seek cooperation; they came to act as "persuaders"!
"Is that so?"
Faced with the persuasion of several people, Ye Chen slowly asked.
He wanted to see what these people would say next.
"Of course, we're not exaggerating; this has happened more than once or twice."
Upon hearing Ye Chen's question, Rodriguez nodded quickly.
"If Mr. Ye doesn't believe me, he can go and inquire. He will definitely find out a lot of news."
“I think it would be good for you to just quietly be the largest shareholder and wait for dividends. You don’t need to be a CEO and worry about the company every day.”
"If I were you, I would definitely choose not to be the CEO, but just be the largest shareholder of the company. How easy would that be?"
Francis and others quickly echoed his sentiments.
They spoke as if not being the CEO of Kering Group would grant them more freedom.
Just as Ye Chen had guessed, they were all lobbyists invited by Antonio.
After the video conference with Kering Group, Antonio and Ye Chen were listed as the largest shareholders of Kering Group.
At that time, Antonio felt a great sense of crisis.
So he immediately took the initiative and began trying to acquire the shares of the company's minority shareholders.
Antonio wants to surpass Ye Chen as soon as possible and kick Ye Chen out of the game!!!
He's the CEO of Kering Group!!!
That Ye Chen is just an outsider; he has neither the strength nor the qualifications to take this position away from me!
Never!
Just a few days ago, he successfully persuaded a minority shareholder to sell him the 1.26% stake held by that shareholder.
With these additions, his shareholding increased to 33.26%, and he felt he could surpass Ye Chen and become the company's largest shareholder on his own.
Before he could gloat for long, news suddenly came that Ye Chen had acquired another 7% of the group's shares.
Ye Chen now holds 39% of the shares in Kaiyun Group, far surpassing him.
This really upset Antonio.
Antonio truly couldn't understand how Ye Chen had managed to do it.
Is he a god who can grant any wish?!
That's awesome!
In the same amount of time, he racked his brains and made all sorts of efforts, and only managed to acquire a little over one percent of the shares.
However, in the blink of an eye, Ye Chen acquired seven percent of the shares.
The difference is just too big.
Antonio was extremely frustrated. He came up with all sorts of plans, but none of them could help him surpass Ye Chen and regain his status as the group's largest shareholder.
Having run out of ideas, Antonio came up with this flimsy solution.
Antonio sent people to persuade Ye Chen to voluntarily give up his position as CEO of Kering Group.
Both Rodriguez and Francis are top figures in Paris with considerable influence.
Even though Ye Chen is an outsider, he should still listen to their advice.
Moreover, Rodriguez and his companions were confident in persuading Ye Chen, assuring Antonio that they would handle the matter easily.
"What you said makes some sense."
"It's great to be a hands-off boss and only collect dividends."
Ye Chen slowly looked at Rodriguez and the others.
If Antonio behaves himself and follows him around, content to be his subordinate, Ye Chen naturally won't make things difficult for him.
But this Antonio actually wants to compete with me, and he even treats me like a "fool," sending people to persuade me?!
"However, why can't I find a professional manager to help me run the company after I become the CEO of Kering Group?"
"Wouldn't it be better if I not only became the largest shareholder of the group, but also gained complete control of the company?"
Ye Chen countered with a question.
It's definitely better to have the CEO position at Kering Group in your own hands than in someone else's.
The group was at a loss for words when Ye Chen asked them their questions.
"Mr. Ye, you probably already guessed who invited us here."
After a long pause, Rodriguez got straight to the point.
“Mr. Ye, we can’t keep asking you not to have any thoughts about the CEO position at Kering Group.”
"But we promised Antonio that we would definitely help him get this done."
"How about this, Mr. Ye, do us a favor and not compete with Antonio for the CEO position of Kering Group for a year?"
Rodriguez made a demand that he believed had been lowered.
"Yes, Mr. Ye, please give us some face. We've already lowered ourselves to come here."
Francis agreed.
"Giving you face?"
"We didn't even know each other before, why should I give you face?!"
Ye Chen questioned the group.
I don't know them, let alone consider them friends.
A few strangers come to your house and try to order you around, expecting you to give them face, and then what?
Do they think Ye Chen is a puppet controlled by everyone?!
Hearing Ye Chen say that, these local bullies immediately felt they had lost face.
They are all top figures in Paris; everyone treats them with utmost respect and courtesy.
Now they've taken the initiative to lower their stance and come to visit a young man, and they're being so polite.
But this young man showed them absolutely no respect!
That's really giving Ye Chen too much credit!
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