How Did I Become a God - Vol 2 Chapter 688
On May 20th, Jing Gao led his team to take off from the capital to Paris. The next day, accompanied by Dong Lingxi, he arrived at the headquarters building of Zhaoshi Group in the business district of Paris. However, he met resistance from Carl Bellman, the current CEO of the Showie Group.
He, Dong Youwei, Gu Xixi, Chen Qingshuang, Ouyang Wan and others were “invited” out of the conference room of Zhaoshi Group by Karl Behrman.
For Jing Gao, this is not frustration, but humiliation!
Moreover, as the chief financial officer of the Zhaoze Group, Jing Gao’s confidant, Dong Lingxi, was insulted by Karl Behrman for nearly an hour.
However, no matter how he insulted Dong Lingxi, he couldn’t change the fact that he needed to convene a board of directors to solve this problem: the major shareholders want to take over the company.
Because Dong Lingxi is the director of Zhaoshi Group, she has the right to propose a board of directors.
However, the board of directors of the Showe Group was postponed from May 28th to June 6th. Because on May 28, Dong Lingxi was accurately summoned by the Paris court.
The clothing brand bolitane (Bolita) sued Showy Group for financial fraud, exchanged low prices for shares in mergers and acquisitions, and demanded compensation from Showy Group.
Dong Lingxi was going to the court on the day of the meeting, and the board of directors of Zhaoshi Group was postponed again.
The light rain was falling. Dong Lingxi walked down the steps of the Paris court a little haggardly, her blond assistant hurriedly helped her to open the umbrella, “Dong, it’s raining.”
“Thank you, Adeline.” Dong Lingxi thanked him, stepping on high heels, and stepping down slowly.
Behind her was a female bodyguard transferred from Hong Kong Island, of medium stature, looking at her shriveled figure. It’s called the swallow. She personally protects Dong Lingxi.
There are also four sturdy men specially mobilized for today. Wearing black clothes and wearing sunglasses. Holding an umbrella in his hand.
The French media, waiting outside the courtroom, have long been swarming. Long guns and short guns were on Dong Lingxi’s pretty face, which was like a jade.
“Ms. Dong, hello, I am a reporter from French TV 5. Is the Showy Group a Chinese company? Can you respond on behalf of the Showy Group. It is reported that protesters have already protested in front of your embassy. .”
“Ms. Dong, what do you think of the suit against the clothing brand bolitane? As far as I know, of the 54 clothing brands under your company, more than 20 of them are planning to file a lawsuit against you. Claim compensation. There have been five appeals to the local court.”
“Ms. Dong, Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas have all published reports on Showy Group, calling on everyone to be alert to financial risks.”
“Miss Dong, it is reported that Société Générale, the partner bank of your group, has asked you to repay a loan of about 100 million euros in advance. I wonder if you have any comment on this?”
A flash of flash.
Dong Lingxi covered his face and eyes with his hands, and quickly sat in the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle waiting by the side of the road surrounded by bodyguards. The image looks a little embarrassing.
Click, click.
The reporters who interviewed took their cameras and faced Dong Lingxi, who got into the business car in a black and white professional suit. This scene will appear in the news today and tomorrow.
Several senior reporters who knew each other smiled at each other.
The Arnault family of the LVMH group and the Lagardère family of the French integrated media group are family friends. Although these seniors are on the periphery of this capital game, they are also considered insiders. Of course I know how I didn’t do it.
They have already thought about several titles of the manuscript.
“The Zhaoshi Group did not deny the Chinese-funded rumors.”
“Ms. Lingxi-Dong, Chief Financial Officer and President of Zhaoshi Group, was silent when facing reporters’ questions.”
“The suit of clothing brand bolitane (Bolita) set off the collapse of a luxury empire.”
One of the men smiled and suggested: “Let’s go have a drink.”
“Let’s go.”
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Dong Lingxi got into a Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle in a very frustrated mood. She is very tired.
This kind of tiredness is not the tiredness of coming to the court for the first time to face the judges who have to deal with it carefully according to the precautions reminded by the lawyers. It is the tiredness of all the bad things that have gathered together recently, which is caused by this huge pressure.
However, as soon as she got in the car, she froze for a while, and said in surprise: “Ms. Jing, why are you here?”
Sitting in the spacious space behind the car, there were Jing Gao and his assistant to the big beauty, Chen Qingshuang, who was hot and domineering.
“I’ll look at you. Are you okay?” Jing Gao smiled and gestured, motioned to Dong Lingxi to sit next to him, took the red wine bottle from Chen Qingshuang, poured a glass of red wine and handed it to Dong Lingxi.
Dong Lingxi was a little moved and warm in his heart. I’m not alone in the fight. I felt that when I took the wine glass, my finger touched Jing Gao, and a kind of charming emotion floated up in his heart. He drank to conceal her delicate look. “Oh, it’s okay. Attorney Cornwallis is in the back car. His response strategy is very effective. The court did not impose restrictions on my bail.”
Jing Gao said: “That’s good.”
Holding a wine glass in his hand, Dong Lingxi said curiously: “Mr. Jing, have you chosen a good media public relations company?”
The blonde Yanmar and female secretary Adeline sat behind Dong Lingxi in the back row of the car. The black commercial car was launched and left the door of the Paris court in a flash of light. The water under the wheels splashed out.
Jing Gao smiled and said: “It’s selected. Just the Publics Group. Dong Youwei is leading people to talk to them about specific plans. Capitalist society, everything is about money. These people from advertising companies It’s not good either. They offer 100 million euros.”
“The asking price is too high. In the final analysis, this is just a public opinion event. The Zhaoze Group’s market is basically in the country. And the suppression here cannot be the justice and loans.” Dong Lingxi usually maintains very good skin and fair skin. Plump body. It’s not like a thirty-four-year-old beautiful woman at all. This adds to her a bit of flavor.
What Jing Gao is doing these days, of course, is to ventilate her. After all, this is his representative on the board of directors as a major shareholder.
In other words, Jing Gao now somewhat understands the significance of major shareholders sending people to the board of directors. It may not be necessary to participate in specific corporate governance, but it can guarantee the influence and even control over the company.
To be honest, this time in France, if Dong Lingxi had not served as the director and president of the Zhaoshi Group, he would not have been able to get the grand thief of the management headed by Carl Bellman. There is a high probability that it will be delayed until the re-election of the board of directors in a few years.
Of course, he also understands more and more that business confrontation is not a matter of a day or two, a year or two. It’s all in the long term. Therefore, it is necessary to plan the layout so that you can explode your energy at the right time.
Of course, this also shows how awesome the bosses are in domestic companies! Because of the domestic management, few say that they can concurrently hold the position of chairman. In other words, the boss will decide whether these professional managers go or stay! This is absolute power, which is similar to imperial power in the feudal era.
Nowhere, like Jing Gao, as a major shareholder of the Zhaoshi Group, if you want to remove the management, you have to prepare to go through legal procedures.
Beep the dog.
Dong Lingxi took a small sip of wine, looked at Jing Gao with a pair of wonderful eyes, and immediately retreated under his admiring eyes. She easily remembered the embarrassment of giving him benefits a few days ago. She bends down, fearing that everything in the neckline will be shown to him. Turning his head and looking out the window, he continued: “Jing, the situation doesn’t look great right now. You seem to be in a good mood?”
Jing Gao knocked Erlang’s leg comfortably, reclining in the comfortable chair, took out the tall glass from the small wine cabinet of the car, poured a small glass of red wine by himself, and said with a leisurely smile: ”
Lingxi, when I first came to France, to be honest, I was actually a little anxious. But I forced myself to calm down. We are in a foreign land after all. Don’t act recklessly. After being humiliated by Carl Bellman, I chose a very safe three-step plan.
Administration, public opinion, capital.
I will not go to the LVMH group until the end to discuss how to solve the Zhaoze group. My bottom line is not to let these vultures and hyenas get too much profit. To put it bluntly, it is not going to be listed in France.
But after staying for such a period of time, I slowly explored the doorway and learned some of their rules of the game. My capital can exert influence and solve problems through some existing capital blending networks in France and Paris. Of course I will be in a good mood.
Oh, Lingxi, have you submitted the proposal to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders? ”
Dong Lingxi looked at Jing Gao with big beautiful eyes and restrained her shyness. After all, she is a mature woman and nodded calmly: “Of course. I have already submitted it to the company email. But, Mr. Jing, will this happen? Add fuel to the current situation?”
In fact, she appeared to the court on behalf of the Showe Group. The French media reported this publicly, and it would definitely be sent back to China by then.
Coupled with the news that an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders will be held, it will give people a precarious situation. Can domestic partners not care?
The Zhaoze Group may not care about some public opinions on the French side, but it is very concerned about the domestic market. This is fundamental.
Jing Gao said indifferently: “If you add fuel to the fire, you will add fuel to the fire! See what moths will eventually come out. In fact, as far as I can see, Karl Behrman is just resigning the board of directors instead of convening a temporary board of directors.
As for those domestic sellers and partners, we have just identified companies that truly cooperate. ”
Dong Lingxi smiled and said, “Ms. Jing, I submit the proposal of the extraordinary shareholders meeting. As long as the board of directors is not die-hard with Karl Behrman, who doesn’t beat the drums! They didn’t come to show you their loyalty. , Is already the cause of current public opinion. Therefore, even if I am absent from today’s board meeting, Karl Behrman dare not convene the board of directors. He only dared to decline.”
Jing Gao smiled and said: “Lingxi, Karl Bellman, I won’t let him go! Not only was I invited out of Zhaoshi Group by him, but he also scolded him that day. It’s an hour for you. It’s not over!”
He did not wait for Dong Lingxi’s answer. Seeing that the car had returned to District 16, he raised his glass and touched Dong Lingxi, “Lingxi, it’s done. You leave the management of public opinion to the Zhaoshi Group. President. What’s his name?”
Dong Lingxi sat sideways, with a white shirt and black trousers, beautiful face and body. She looked at Jing Gao’s face, warm and moist, Jing Gao was also trying to help her, interjecting: “The responsible president is called Gardner.”
“Well. Let him take charge of the management.” Jing Gao nodded, “After two days, I invite you to go to my winery in Bordeaux to rest for a few days. But, speaking of it, you are on the winery side. I’m afraid it’s more familiar than me.”
“Okay!” Dong Lingxi drank the red wine in the glass in one gulp. She has a very good drinking capacity. You must know that she used to be a wine merchant in Beijing in the middle of the wine business. But at this time, there were two blushes flying on her pretty face, which were as beautiful as a peach blossom in the light rain of May.
At this time, the car happened to stop at the door of Donglingxi’s villa in District 16. Dong Lingxi’s tiredness and exhaustion from the court have completely disappeared.