The technology in the database is Nikon's most precious treasure.
All members of the board of directors also knew the importance of those documents. Xing Baohua had always advocated for electronic office work and had been increasing the number of servers and databases.
Now that's great! A server attack is the easiest way to steal treasure.
The emergency board meeting was also to question Xing Baohua about how he planned to handle the matter. It was like a defense, asking Xing Baohua how he would protect the treasure.
This might be part of Xiao Zhaoyibei's scheme. Xing Baohua was probably the last to know about the database attack, but as Nikon's top leader, he bears an inescapable responsibility.
Regardless of when he found out, it was he who advocated for the construction of the internal and external networks. Now that trouble has arisen, if he doesn't take the blame, who will? The board members have to give an explanation, and the shareholders also have to give an explanation.
If Xing Baohua hadn't gotten the mastermind out of Noi Sanchi, he would have lost this round badly.
Of course, in another sense, he won. He built the internal network to find the location of the database, which was the same goal as the hacker. Of course, nobody knew that the hacker was also one of his people.
Upon arriving at the meeting place, Xing Baohua spoke first to the more than thirty board members: "Everyone knows about what happened, right? You must have convened this meeting for this very reason. The stolen data is only a few dozen kilobytes in size. The people from Shield Security are working on restoring the lost data, and I believe the results will be available soon."
As soon as Xing Baohua finished speaking, a director stood up and said loudly to Xing Baohua, "Your Excellency Chairman, the data department has been hacked and some data has been stolen, which shows that the network is not secure. Please stop the construction of the electronic network."
Xing Baohua squinted at the other person and smiled slightly. This person's proposal was not about building a network for the database, but about the entire Nikon network project. It was all built, the money had been spent, the debugging was nearing completion, and it was about to be used. Yet he said to stop.
Isn't that nonsense?
“I have never built an electronic network for the database. The networks I have built are all Nikon's internal and external networks, and they are not on the same line as the database. This is the first time I have seen the database since I came to Nikon. I just stood in front of the door and looked at it; I didn't look at a single piece of paper. So please tell me, who built that server in the database?”
Faced with Xing Baohua's questioning, none of the directors spoke. Xing Baohua's gaze also fell on Genmoto Takeo and Nakano Genichi.
The two of them faced Xing Baohua's gaze with composure, showing no fear or hesitation.
Xing Baohua continued, "You may not know this, but I took the technical department and third-party engineers to the database to check that server, and there was absolutely no protection whatsoever. Anyone with even a modicum of network security awareness would have activated the security system. There was nothing there. The manager in charge of the server should resign voluntarily and hand it over to the technical department."
"Does that mean you'll be in control of the data department?" another director stood up and shouted at Xing Baohua.
"What do you mean 'my people' and 'your people'? Let me tell you, everyone here belongs to Nikon. Since you all treat me like an outsider, there's no point in me staying at Nikon. Also, I'm disgusted by your discrimination. Since you hate me so much, I'm resigning from my position as president of Nikon."
No sooner had Xing Baohua finished speaking than Genmoto Gonoji jumped up from his seat and excitedly asked, "Mr. Xing, is what you just said true?"
The scene was chaotic, with people whispering amongst themselves—it was anything but chaotic!
Xing Baohua ignored all that and nodded to Genmoto Takeo, saying, "It's true. You want to be the chairman? No problem. Since most of the shareholders are here now, we can hold a vote."
He clapped his hands to quiet everyone down; he had something to say.
It was proposed that Takeshi Minamoto temporarily assume the position of Nikon's chairman, subject to a shareholder vote.
It was thought that Genmoto Takeno would step forward, but only five shareholders raised their hands, more than twenty abstained, and only a few opposed the motion.
What's going on?
Based on this ratio, it's clear that Takeo Minamoto isn't very popular on Nikon's board of directors.
They want to take the Nikon chairmanship? Dream on!
Xing Baohua slapped the table to draw everyone's attention to him and said, "Since Yuanben Gangyezhi's votes are not enough, we will hold an expanded shareholders' meeting this Friday to elect a chairman that you think is suitable."
He turned and left, then went to the office and started packing his personal belongings, preparing to evacuate.
This shareholders' meeting also needs to be reported to the stock exchange, and the content of the shareholders' meeting must be made public.
For a time, all Japanese financial media outlets reported that Nikon's data department had been hacked. Although no major losses were caused, it led to the resignation of Xing Baohua, who had been a leading advocate for electronic office work.
This also means that Nikon's stock will likely fall when the market opens on Monday.
This sharp drop wasn't due to a hacker attack on the data department, but rather Xing Baohua's resignation.
It's important to know that Xing Baohua is wealthy enough to support Nikon through any crisis. Even an economic crisis could be weathered by Xing Baohua's financial resources.
The fact that Xing Baohua wanted to leave indicates that Nikon's internal situation is not stable.
Regardless of whether the new president has Xing Baohua's financial resources, his charisma is unmatched.
Xing Baohua is young, but he is decisive and efficient. Since he took office, he has been the one who saved Nikon from two major crashes.
Now he has been ousted from the board of directors, and no one is optimistic about Nikon's future, at least not for the next few years.
Investors are waiting to start selling as soon as Nikon's stock price opens on Monday, while it's still profitable.
As Xing Baohua was packing her things, Kawaguchi Kanae hurriedly came to find her. She had just heard that Xing Baohua had resigned from her position as president.
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