Chapter 558 Who said to let her go easily
When Xiang Mingzhu heard her words, it was like she had grabbed a life-saving straw.
She asked anxiously, "What conditions? As long as it's something I can do, I can satisfy it!"
What could be worse than her going to jail!
Qiao Xi glanced at the two siblings with a cold look in her eyes, and opened her plump, rosy red lips: "I want 10% of the shares of Xiang Group."
Xiang Hai controlled the majority of Xiang Group's shares, but in order to cultivate Xiang Tao, he once gave him 10% of the shares. Xiang Tao and Xiang Mingzhu had a very deep relationship, as evidenced by their joint apology.
How many?
10%?
The brother and sister looked at each other. Did this woman know how much 5% of Xiang Group's shares represented? Even if Xiang's stock price plummeted once, it would still be an immeasurable fortune.
She actually asked for an exorbitant amount of 10%!
Why don’t you go to heaven!
"Ms. Qiao, isn't this 10% stake a bit too much?" Xiang Tao only had 10%. If Qiao Xi asked for 1%, he could give it to her with great reluctance.
But 10% is outrageous!
"If you don't want to, then forget it. But I don't want to sign this letter of understanding either." Qiao Xi sat on the sofa, looking very determined.
No room for negotiation!
Xiang Mingzhu pleaded, "Can you change to other conditions? These shares are really important to my eldest brother. He needs to gain a foothold in the Xiang Group. My father is in a coma..."
"Mingzhu!" Xiang Tao shouted warningly, saying that outsiders must not know about his father's condition.
There are too many wolves surrounding Xiang's home.
Qiao Xi took the boiling kettle from the stove and placed it in front of Xiang Mingzhu. "Kneeling down to apologize is just a matter of moving your mouth and bending your knees. The harm you have caused me cannot be explained with just words. I can change it to another condition. As long as you pour this pot of boiling water over your hand, are you willing?"
Just like how he treated her.
Xiang Mingzhu looked at the steaming water in panic, feeling an endless fear rising in her heart.
It will hurt so much!
It will leave scars!
It was because of this that she was certain that Qiao Xi would not be able to continue participating in the competition due to the burns.
Who knew she managed to survive!
At some times, Qiao Xi is even more terrifying than Lu Yingxue!
Looking at her like this, Qiao Xi said calmly, "If you don't dare, then let your eldest brother decide. As long as he pours this pot of boiling water on your hand, you can save 10% of the shares."
Xiang Tao looked at the pot of hot water and his palms felt numb.
If it were someone else, he would have just done it. But with his sister in front of him, he couldn't do it. This was also why his father was often disappointed in him, saying that he was too soft-hearted and would easily be eaten alive in the business world.
"Brother!" Xiang Mingzhu cried and grabbed his clothes, "I really don't want to go to jail. Please think of a way for me."
"Mingzhu, 10% of the shares are too many! If I give them these shares, my father will definitely scold me when he wakes up. Besides..." The Huo family is planning to enter the business territory of the imperial capital, and they have no good intentions.
He no longer dared to think about whether the Xiang family could retain its position as one of the four major families in the imperial capital.
Xiang Mingzhu was crying out of breath. She moved her knees to kneel in front of Qiao Xi, took her left hand and slapped herself in the face.
"Qiao Xi, you can beat me and scold me to vent your anger! I won't fight back, and it doesn't matter if you beat me half to death!"
Qiao Xi pulled back her hand, frowned at her pitiful and hateful appearance, and said, "You also know that beating you is just a flesh wound, and it will definitely heal. You also know how painful it is to pour that pot of water, and you are still afraid, Xiang Mingzhu!"
Xiang Mingzhu cried so hard that she hiccupped and said incoherently, "I'm sorry, please... let me go!"
"Three percent!" Xiang Tao gritted his teeth and said, "I'll give you three percent of the shares!"
Qiao Xi was unmoved.
Huo Xingzhou, standing behind her, never spoke a word, but his eyes were filled with praise and pride. The flowers he personally raised were not only beautiful but also capable of protecting themselves, growing step by step to such excellence.
"Five percent! The most I'll give you is five percent! I know the Tianyuan Group wants to march into the imperial capital, and this is my bottom line!"
Xiang Tao's eyes turned red and he said with clenched fists!
He knew that this action would make his father scold him, but he couldn't leave his sister alone.
Five percent shouldn't have much impact on the Xiang Group.
Xiang Hai holds 41% of the shares, plus Xiang Tao holds 10%, which totals 51%, allowing him to have absolute control over a company.
Xiang Tao thought that it would not have much impact, but in fact the Xiang family had lost the right to absolute control over the Xiang Group.
Qiao Xi nodded.
"Okay, then 5% will be fine. I will go to the police station tomorrow to write a letter of understanding." As Qiao Xi finished speaking, Huo Xingzhou behind her casually picked up two copies of the "Share Change Agreement" from the side cabinet and placed them on the coffee table.
"Sign it."
Xiang Tao trembled as he flipped open the agreement, discovering the strict terms and conditions. Even the specific shares being transferred were clearly specified: 5%!
He suddenly looked up at Qiao Xi. What they wanted from the beginning was 5%!
Not ten percent!
This is a classic negotiation technique that leverages the psychological "concession effect." If you make a big request first and then get rejected, you can make a smaller request, which is more likely to be accepted.
That's human nature.
Xiang Tao's face flushed, and he gripped the pen tightly and signed his name vigorously.
Huo Xingzhou withdrew the agreement and said calmly, "We'll go through the offline equity change certification tomorrow morning, and we'll also produce a letter of understanding. Sun Weimeng, get out!"
After getting the benefits, he even asked me to get out without saying a word of courtesy!
Xiang Tao almost vomited blood and helped Xiang Mingzhu up!
The two siblings were sent out of the Huo family!
Qiao Xi looked at Huo Xingzhou with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
Huo Xingzhou's mouth dropped slightly as he spoke, "A very important principle in negotiations is never to make concessions unless there's an exchange. You've always been the initiator. You seemingly gave them the right to bid, but in reality, you were controlling the entire process. Let them propose a 5% stake themselves. Xiang Tao's business acumen isn't as good as yours, so how can he possibly hold on to the Xiang Group?"
With Xiang Hai at the helm, Xiang Tao is the best executor.
But now Xiang Mingzhu said in person that Xiang Hai was unconscious, and the Xiang family's big ship had lost its way in the fog.
Qiao Xi leaned next to him and whispered, "You taught me well! But is it really okay to let Xiang Mingzhu go so easily?"
"Who said to let her go?"
Huo Xingzhou took out a small black recorder from his suit pocket and placed it in front of her. "Five percent of the shares in exchange for more than just a letter of understanding. You'll understand soon enough."
He left a suspense.
Qiao Xi frowned and looked at the recorder: "What is this recorder used for?"
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