Chapter 171
Gu Jiangkuo truly kept his promise. Everything went exactly as he'd promised. He signed the contract and issued the announcement. At 2:15 PM that day, the Gu Group released two announcements in quick succession. The first was a family matter: Chairman Gu's retirement plan. The second, more significant, was Chairman Gu's transfer of all his shares to his eldest grandson, Gu Jiangkuo, free of charge.
As soon as this news came out, the entire Nanyang financial circle was in an uproar.
This means that the rumored "succession struggle" in the Gu Group has come to an end. The new chairman who is about to take office is the same person who currently serves as the general manager. There will be no more turmoil in the Gu Group!
The stock price of Yuxi, which had been falling, showed a trend of rebounding.
Everything is settled!
Jiang Nuo immediately called Gu Jiangkuo over the long distance, his tone unable to conceal his excitement: "I saw the news! Is it true? The equity transfer has been completed?"
Gu Jiangkuo signaled a pause to the executives in the conference room, then stood up to answer a phone call. He chuckled, "Really? I'm now the largest shareholder and actual controlling shareholder of the Gu Group."
Jiang Nuo smiled and said, "Then I have to call you Director Gu. Congratulations!"
"Congratulations, wife," Gu Jiangkuo also smiled. "I'll tell you more later. We still have a meeting to finish."
"Okay, okay, go ahead and do your thing."
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After Jiang Nuo hung up the phone, he temporarily put down the work at hand and couldn't help but continue to read the news about Gu Group. As soon as the two announcements came out, the Gu Group and its stocks immediately showed a trend of recovery, and the discussion focused on the first announcement.
"Why give the property to one grandson and let another take care of the old age?"
"When will another eldest grandson appear? Isn't Gu Xin the eldest grandson? He was even on the entertainment news before. Gu Xin was really born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Young Master Qianqian is also highly educated. At that time, he was promoted as the eldest grandson and the only heir, right?"
"It is said that the current Mr. Gu was recognized halfway back."
"A pearl from the vast ocean? Prince Huanzhu? [Doghead]"
"I clicked on the trending search and was completely stunned. In five minutes, I wanted all the information about this man."
“If you don’t know, you can review the news from a few months ago.”
"Let me explain: Nanyang Gu Group is one of Asia's wealthiest companies. They started out as casino owners and later expanded into a more lucrative business. In one word, it's luxurious! Just how luxurious is it? Over a decade ago, the chairman casually bought a building in Europe. It's said the decision took only a few minutes, more casual than buying ice cream. The lives of the rich are beyond our imagination."
"Help, I have to pay more than half a day's price for ice cream, it's not casual at all."
"Such a large family was eventually inherited by a child adopted halfway through? It's very strange."
"Has he been kidnapped and found? Or is he an illegitimate child? If he was kidnapped, there should be news, but there's been no movement at all. He's so low-key, it's more like the latter."
"If it's an illegitimate child, that would be really disgusting."
"? The new eldest grandson of the Gu Group is an illegitimate child? Ugh."
"Ugh, thanks for clearing the minefield. I'm not interested in this new overbearing CEO at all."
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Jiang Nuo: “………………”
Fortunately, Gu Jiangkuo is not a celebrity and does not rely on fan support to make money. Otherwise, he would be subjected to such groundless speculation and would probably be subjected to cyberbullying. No, now it looks a bit like cyberbullying.
He knew that once someone became famous, they were prone to all sorts of malicious speculation. Even the best people, when exposed to the public, would be exposed to flaws under a magnifying glass, and groundless slander was inevitable. It was also normal for more netizens to follow suit and be swayed by public opinion; that was human nature, after all.
But he was still unhappy.
I couldn't help but feel sorry for Gu Jiangkuo. I couldn't help but want to reach out and grab the ears of those netizens who slandered Gu Jiangkuo as a illegitimate child without any investigation, and yell at him: Don't you have your own opinions? You just believe whatever others say!
I can't help but want to fish out the first netizen who made random speculations and stir up trouble, and hand him over to the public security organs to make him understand that spreading rumors is illegal.
But it was just a thought. How could Mr. Jiang have the time to confront those strangers? Besides, he knew rationally that the best solution was for Gu Jiangkuo to issue a strong clarification himself.
However, Jiang Nuo was still a little depressed until he got home from get off work.
"Brother? Who offended you?" Jiang Xiaomi noticed that Young Master Jiang looked strange.
"Nothing." Jiang Nuo said, "Have you finished your homework?"
"...Brother, I just got out of school."
"Oh." Jiang Nuo went upstairs to change into pajamas, then came downstairs and nestled in his favorite corner. He took out his tablet and continued to watch the news with a frown on his face.
Fortunately, today's closing price is good, and Gu Group rose by five points.
It's a good sign.
But he couldn't help but go back and read the comments of those netizens who insulted Gu Jiangkuo as an illegitimate child. This kind of gossip news is easier to attract attention, but the feuds between wealthy families with very little evidence are still no match for entertainment stars. After a few hours, the heat has subsided, and the number of comments remains at the previous level.
There are only a few popular comments, nothing much to study. Reading them again will only make you feel depressed.
Jiang Nuo couldn't help but want to remind Gu Jiangkuo to issue an announcement as soon as possible, but he was worried that such a disgusting thing would affect his mood, and he was a little confused about how to word it.
At this moment, Gu Jiangkuo called.
"Wife! I'm done!" Gu Jiangkuo said, "Are you off work yet?"
"Yeah." Jiang Nuo said sullenly, "Is everything going well over there?"
"What's wrong, baby?"
This was probably the tacit understanding between lovers. Although they couldn't see each other's expressions through the phone, Gu Jiangkuo could keenly tell from one sentence that Jiang Nuo was in a bad mood.
"Nothing." Jiang Nuo thought it would be better not to upset Gu Jiangkuo - that kind of idiotic comment was not worthy of upsetting both of them at the same time, it was enough to upset only him.
Young Master Jiang then spoke in a lot of diplomatic rhetoric, then calmly returned to the main topic, reminding Gu Jiangkuo that it would be better for him to make his life story public as soon as possible so that he could inherit the Gu Group with legitimacy and shut up the gossips.
Inside the Gu family manor, Gu Jiangkuo was in the bedroom with the door closed, arranging the packaging boxes on the floor.
While secretly sending a message to his classmate Jiang Xiaomi, asking who was so bold as to bully his daughter Nuonuo today, he was unpacking the gift box and talking to Jiang Nuo on the phone.
"No rush." Gu Jiangkuo couldn't find the connection for the ribbon, so he tore it open violently. He took out a big red bow hairpin from the exquisite packaging and said, "It's not the right time yet. It would be boring to release it now."
While Jiang Nuo was still trying to persuade him on the other end of the phone, Gu Jiangkuo had already opened the second box - or it would be more appropriate to say box - and opened the lid to see Snow White's puffy skirt gathered together, with five layers of gradient lining folded in an orderly manner, and a medieval European court corset.
Gu Jiangkuo: “…Why are there so many?” It’s layered, and it looks good, and is worth the price, but…it’s not easy to put on (mostly, not easy to take off)!
"What do you mean by more?" Jiang Nuo's puzzled voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Nothing, I can start simplifying it." Gu Jiangkuo coughed lightly and said, "Nuonuo, don't worry, the best is yet to come. After Gu Xin took the old man and my uncle away today, I sent someone to keep an eye on them. I found that they immediately canceled their flights back to the United States and contacted my aunt's family again. Maybe they want to stir up trouble."
Jiang Nuo was so absorbed in listening that he didn't notice Jiang Xiaomi sneakily crawling onto the sofa, peeking at the tablet he hadn't turned off, and reported to Gu Jiangkuo in a timid manner, "Brother Gu, I know why my brother is unhappy. He saw some people online suspecting you of being an illegitimate child, and they're taking out loans to scold you."
With a "ding dong" sound, Gu Jiangkuo received the message and glanced at it quickly. He didn't understand what "loan" meant, but this did not affect his heart which was filled with warm and sweet emotions.
Nuonuo feels sorry for him again!!
Gu Jiangkuo couldn't suppress the upward curve of his lips: "Nuonuo, you don't have to worry about me. I have already laid out the plan to bring ruin to their reputation. I have to do it step by step."
"What?" Jiang Nuo guessed that he wanted to expose Mr. Gu's past and couldn't help but prick up his ears.
"Just look at him. Doesn't the old man care about his reputation the most? I want him to have a taste of what it's like to have his back stabbed. Not just him, but also his sickly son, and all the offspring of him and that mistress will have to suffer the consequences." Gu Jiangkuo casually grabbed another smaller packaging bag and played with it. "Besides being scolded, maybe the old man will have to make a living by picking up trash for the rest of his life."
"Tell me about it!" Jiang Nuo became even more interested.
"If you want to hear it..." Gu Jiangkuo simply turned on the loud speaker on his phone and concentrated on unpacking the package. He took out a pair of men's C-shaped shorts and continued, "Come to Nanyang on a business trip, and I'll tell you."
Jiang Nuo: "...Forget it."
Is that really the case? Look how cocky he is, he's actually keeping it a secret to this extent!
Gu Jiangkuo said quickly, "Come here, wife, I missed you. Besides telling you about my plan, there are other very important things that I must ask you to be there in person."
Jiang Nuo: "What's the matter?"
Gu Jiangkuo looked at the custom-made Snow White tutu dress that had finally arrived, as well as the small clothes and toys he had collected from various sources in his spare time, and said seriously, "It's not convenient to talk over the phone."
Mr. Jiang was really fooled by his serious tone. "Okay, then I'll book the earliest flight tomorrow."
"Well, there's no need to rush." Gu Jiangkuo quickly said, "Just finish the work at hand first, and then, uh, give me three to five days."
He touched his chin and thought: Three to five days should be enough to try out all these clothes, right?
I definitely can't trick Nuonuo over here directly, otherwise it will delay his work and the little workaholic will be furious.
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When Gu Xin met his grandfather, he almost didn't recognize him. The old man looked much more haggard. His hair, which he used to dye regularly, was now completely white. He had lost a lot of weight, and the wrinkles on his face became deeper. He looked more than ten years older and had a very old-fashioned temperament.
Uncle Gu wasn't in much better condition either. He was already ill, and now he seemed to be breathing more out than in, as if he would collapse at any moment.
Gu Xin had been wandering around the United States for so long, living happily as a carefree young master, but he was suddenly called back and had to take over the responsibility of two elders who had difficulty taking care of themselves and needed to rely on him, as well as a mother who only knew how to cry. He felt terrible.
So his first reaction was to quit - it wasn't that he didn't feel sorry for his father and grandfather, but Gu Xin knew clearly that he didn't have the ability to do so.
However, the sickly Uncle Gu was determined and insisted that his son seek justice for them. He forced Gu Xin to step forward and take back the shares of the Gu Group.
Gu Xin was extremely helpless: "Dad, Grandpa has already transferred the equity to him, and it is legally effective."
"That's coercion!" Uncle Gu was so angry that his face turned red and his neck thickened. He almost fell out of his wheelchair. "We'll expose Gu Jiangkuo's evil deeds to the public and hire writers at a high price! We'll win people's sympathy!"
"...This is not something that can be solved by crying, making a fuss, or even threatening to commit suicide." Gu Xin was still unwilling to confront Gu Jiangkuo head-on.
It's not that he didn't envy the Gu Group's countless wealth, but after living alone for so long, he felt more and more how boring the life he had to follow the rules as an heir was.
Gu Jiangkuo did not kill them all. Instead, he gave him a large sum of cash, which was enough for him to have a good time in Las Vegas.
However, his father forced him to use the money to discredit Gu Jiangkuo, and his mother cried and asked him to listen to his father. Although his grandfather didn't say anything, he looked at him earnestly and said, "Whatever decision you make, you must first take care of me. My body can't stand any more tossing."
The whole family regards him as the new backbone.
Mr. Xin couldn't persuade them, so he had to be a filial son and resigned himself to running around for the family. He used his grandmother's family connections and spent a lot of money to hire a group of ghostwriters to write articles with exaggerations, waiting to publish them at the same time, first to ruin Gu Jiangkuo's reputation, and then use public opinion to hijack the law, and sue Gu Jiangkuo for deceiving and forcing the old man to sign the equity transfer agreement.
The first step of smearing articles is very critical.
"Let's follow the current online media hype and imply that he's an illegitimate child with ulterior motives," Uncle Gu said with satisfaction, clutching the printed manuscript. "Also, let's imply that Father is old and a little confused. If the transfer agreement is invalid, then the Gu Group will have to be inherited by us."
Meanwhile, at Gu Group headquarters, Gu Jiangkuo put down the same draft and praised it, "This is well-written. It'll be convenient for us to refute each point one by one." He then asked his subordinate, "Is the video editing done?"
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