Surprisingly, one after another, all the shareholders present cast their votes in favor.
Even the shareholder who secretly colluded with the Liu family miraculously cast his vote in favor.
Now, Liu Yanran and Liu Jingxian were completely dumbfounded.
What happened to being the first to withdraw investment?
Have they forgotten about that shareholder?
Or is it that the person who invested the previous 40 million is no longer interested in it?
In order to get the other party to be the first to withdraw their investment, they promised to compensate them 40 million yuan afterwards, which meant they would suffer no loss.
Why did the shareholders suddenly go back on their word at the last minute?
What's wrong with you?
Or are they deliberately playing a trick on them?
Seeing that more and more shareholders were voting in favor, Liu Jingxian and Liu Yanran were extremely anxious.
Once more than fifty votes are cast in favor, it means the company is truly going public.
Once the company goes public, the 250 million yuan that the Liu Group invested will shrink to just over 30 million yuan, which is absolutely unacceptable to them.
What frustrates them most is that the industrial park project is a complete mess, and even if they force it to go public, it will be difficult to find someone to take over.
If you fail in the stock market, the loss of your assets will only be more severe.
If this happens, their ultimate fate will be to declare bankruptcy during their IPO.
At that time, even if they want to withdraw their investment, let alone more than 30 million, they won't be able to get a single penny back.
"Wang Qian, are you also going to vote in favor?"
Seeing that more than forty votes had been cast in favor, and that Wang Qian was also getting up to vote, Liu Jingxian abandoned even the most basic manners, grabbed Wang Qian, and earnestly advised him: "Do you know what it will mean once it goes public?"
"Of course I know!"
Wang Qian nodded. "Once we go public, the assets of all our shareholders will shrink further."
"Since you know, why did you still join in the commotion?" Liu Jingxian was so angry he felt like he was going to vomit blood.
Wang Qian is certainly not stupid, but knowing that his assets would shrink, he still voted in favor. Is he crazy?
"Wasn't it you, Chairman, who proposed the idea of going public?"
Wang Qian shrugged. "We'll naturally vote in favor to support you."
Liu Jingxian almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Wang Qian's words were truly devastating!
Now that things have come to this, he doesn't believe Wang Qian can't see through their true intentions.
Since she could see through it, she deliberately cast a vote in favor and pretended to be stupid in front of him, leaving him speechless. It's infuriating!
"Actually, I have an even better suggestion!"
Just as Liu Jingxian was about to lose control of his anger, Liu Yanran spoke up at the right time, "Instead of going public and being at the mercy of others, why don't we declare bankruptcy ourselves? That way, when someone is willing to take over the park project or sell it, we can at least recoup some of our costs. What do you all think?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Jingxian, who was on the verge of losing his temper, grasped at a straw and hurriedly echoed, "My daughter is right. Everyone knows the consequences of going public. Assets will only shrink further, and no one can predict how much they will shrink."
"Instead of pinning our hopes on the stock market, we might as well declare bankruptcy ourselves. That way, even if people can't withdraw their investment money temporarily, their shares will still remain."
"If there is ever a possibility of revival, everyone's shares can be cashed out again."
Fearing that everyone would continue to vote in favor of listing, Liu Jingxian hurriedly urged, "Why don't we just skip the vote this time? It would be more convenient for everyone to raise their hands to vote."
He glanced at all the shareholders in the room, raised his right hand first, and asked loudly, "Those who agree, please raise your hands!"
As a result, in the huge conference room, no one raised a second hand except his.
All the shareholders present, including Wang Qian, remained seated in their places as if nothing had happened, showing no interest in Liu Jingxian's proposal.
Liu Jingxian's expression gradually stiffened.
Liu Yanran's expression grew increasingly grim.
Even the dumbest of them have finally realized something is wrong.
They glanced at all the shareholders again and saw that some of them had mocking smiles on their faces, which made them realize what was going on.
"Wang Qian, is that you?"
Ignoring the strange looks, Liu Yanran rushed over and grabbed Wang Qian by the collar. "So all of this was a trap you set for us?"
If she still can't figure it out now, she's truly beyond saving.
Because they were the ones who devised the park project, they always assumed from the beginning that the Liu Group was the one behind it all.
Whether it's the shareholders who invested or Wang Qian, they will only become the targets of their exploitation or tools for them to use.
Now I realize how terribly wrong they were.
From the very beginning, Wang Qian tried every means to get involved in the park project, perhaps in order to replace him and become the true behind-the-scenes controller of the project.
And now, Wang Qian has done it.
All the shareholders surprisingly followed Wang Qian's lead.
This means that Wang Qian's own 20% stake, plus the other shareholders' 55% stake, adds up to 75%.
In this way, their 25% stake is merely a figurehead.
Besides, the more than 20 million yuan they spent on winning over shareholders other than Wang Qian during this period was completely wasted.
To put it bluntly, they think they are the ones behind all of this.
Little did they know that in the eyes of Wang Qian and the other shareholders, they were nothing more than self-important clowns.
What infuriated her most was that they had become clowns without even realizing it.
How pathetic, laughable, and pitiful!
"Liu Yanran, let go of your hand!"
Wang Qian did not immediately retaliate violently, but the voice that came from his mouth was chillingly cold.
Liu Yanran's delicate body trembled slightly.
Especially after meeting Wang Qian's cold and deep eyes, the raging anger in her heart was instantly replaced by boundless terror, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over it.
She instinctively loosened her grip on Wang Qian's collar, took two steps back, and said with a fierce but weak voice, "Wang Qian, why are you doing this to us?"
"Liu Yanran, don't you find your question ridiculous?"
Now that things had come to this, Wang Qian was too lazy to play along anymore. He sneered, "You meticulously set up this scam just to lure in capital, so that it would become your targets for exploitation, right?"
"You're lying, I didn't..."
Liu Yanran wanted to argue, but Wang Qian interrupted her instantly, "Besides, you used me to bring in capital, weren't you just using me as a tool? Once the plan succeeds, you'll discard me after you've served your purpose. Am I right?"
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