My autobiography cannot be a tragedy

Chapter 549: Battle for Equity

"Bo Li, how could you do this! You really disappoint me!"

In the high-level meeting room of Xu Group, Xu Boyan, chairman of Xu Group, had a grim face during an emergency board meeting.

He knew that Xu Boli still bore a grudge against Xu Jinsong for the previous assassination attempt, and the two might even have another fierce conflict in the future.

However, no one expected that at such a critical moment of life and death for the Xu family, Xu Boli would actually use this method of killing one thousand enemies and injuring eight hundred of his own, completely breaking off relations with them!

"No matter how much our Xu family members fight, it is our own business. Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, you are handing a knife to the enemy and shorting our own company!
Do you know that doing this will make your loved ones sad and your enemies happy?

If something goes wrong, our Xu family may face a catastrophe and our family foundation may be destroyed!"

Xu Boyan hit his crutches hard.

He was indeed anxious.

Today, the Xu Group is facing internal and external troubles.

The case of Danniu Venture Capital has attracted attention from many parties. Investors are panicking and are running to withdraw their money. The official Weibo account has been taken down, and the self-media have been criticizing it. The case cannot be covered up.

Although Hong Tianfang's relationship delayed the intervention of investigators, they do not have much time left and they will definitely have to give an explanation in the end.

The share price of Xu Group has been plummeting for a week due to various negative news and joint suppression from multiple parties. The share price has dropped to only 13 yuan per share, almost cutting it in half.

According to various clues, the mysterious enemy in the dark is probably collecting low-priced chips in large quantities and will deal them a fatal blow at any time.

How could he sit still at this time?
Before Xu Boli on the opposite side could speak, his only son Xu Jinbai, who was sitting next to him, glared back at him without showing any weakness.

"The pain of the loved ones makes the enemies happy? Humph! That sounds nice, but when Xu Jinsong didn't recognize any of his relatives, wasn't it also the pain of the loved ones and the joy of the enemies?
What? Your first wife’s life is life, but our third wife’s life is not life? "

Xu Boyan's face twitched.

He couldn't refute this. After all, they were in the wrong first.

He couldn't help but glare at Xu Jinsong, who was standing beside him with his head lowered.

You evil son! This is all your fault!
Xu Jinsong didn't dare to meet the old man's eyes at this time.

He could only frown and glance coldly at Xu Boli who was sitting opposite him.

Although he wanted to kill his uncle immediately, he knew that if he stood up in the current situation, it would most likely add fuel to the fire and intensify the conflict between the two sides.

The best solution at the moment is to let the old man come forward and persuade Xu Boli to give up the infighting.

After solving Xu's own internal problems, he can focus on solving the problems of Danniu Venture Capital...

"Brother, don't be so righteous. You are disappointed in me, but am I not disappointed in you as well?"

Xu Boli, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke and glanced at Xu Jinsong.

"Some people can collude with outsiders to harm their own uncle. As his uncle, it's not too much for me to make some friends outside and exchange gifts, right?
Besides, I'm short of money recently. Is there any problem in selling some shares to raise funds while the stock price is high? "

Seeing that Xu Boyan wanted to say something, he immediately raised his hand to stop him.

"Okay, big brother, now that things have come to this, it doesn't matter who is right or wrong.

But you are right about one thing. No matter how much our Xu family fights, it is our own business.

Don't worry, I'm not stupid enough to hand over the control of the company to outsiders.

But if you want to ease the relationship between the two sides... then can you change the CEO position?"

Xu Jinsong's face twitched!
However, Xu Boli continued.

“I believe that the directors present here have also seen that within just a few years after Xu Jinsong took over the company, the group has encountered numerous problems.

Every strategy he implemented either failed or resulted in losses, and each one brought huge losses to the group!
This time, our Xu Group is in the center of public opinion. People are saying that our group is unscrupulous and is specifically trying to cheat ordinary people out of their money, causing irreparable damage to our brand and reputation!

If this continues, it remains to be seen whether the Xu Group's family business can be preserved.

This can happen once or twice, but not three times!
It’s not that we didn’t give him opportunities, but Xu Jinsong clearly didn’t have the ability to become the helmsman of the group.

For the group's crisis public relations and even future development...

I propose that the current group CEO Xu Jinsong... resign! "

Resign?!
After these words were spoken, Xu Jinsong, who had always been reluctant to escalate the conflict, could no longer remain calm.

"Xu Boli! Has your fox tail finally been exposed?
Why did the group fail to make decisions one after another, rumors spread everywhere, and even gave the opponent an opportunity to deal a heavy blow? I'm afraid I have to ask you, my good uncle!"

Xu Boli's face turned cold.

"What do you mean?"

"What do you mean? If it weren't for your people from the third house interfering and leaking our group's internal secrets to outsiders, how could the group have come to this point?
I know you are coveting my position as CEO, but I never expected that your methods would be so despicable!

He is willing to collude with outsiders to gain control of the group, even at the cost of causing heavy losses to the group and damaging the interests of everyone.

You want my position? Okay! I can resign!

But I want to see how your beloved son, who only knows how to run a song and dance troupe and can't even read a financial statement, will run the group!"

The faces of Xu Boli and his son changed at the same time.

"Xu Jinsong, what did you say? Stop spitting blood on me!"

"Slander! This is naked slander!"

"Oh! Am I slandering you? If I leave, who will benefit the most? Do I need to explain this in detail to all the directors?

As for who you want to take the top position, that's Sima Zhao's intention!" Xu Jinsong sneered.

You, Xu Boli, know how to use the interests of the group to kidnap a group of directors. Can't I use you, Xu Boli, to ignore the overall situation and collude with outsiders to make the board of directors suspicious of you?

His move of retreating to advance really reversed the situation that was unfavorable to him.

Xu Boyan stared at his third brother with unfriendly eyes.

Although Xu Jinsong's performance made him increasingly disappointed, in the face of family interests, if Xu Boli really colluded with outsiders, the nature of the matter would be even more serious.

Moreover, the Xu Group has had a series of leaks. If there is no one colluding inside or outside, it is hard to explain...

The group directors present were all whispering to each other, looking at Xu Boli and his son with some suspicion in their eyes.

Let’s put aside Xu Boli’s behavior of being a traitor and adding insult to injury at the critical moment.

Xu Jinsong's performance was not good, but compared with Xu Jinbai, who was mediocre and pleasure-seeking, he was definitely the tallest among the short ones.

If the time comes to compare the worst, there is no way they will choose Xu Jinbai!

Seeing everyone's performance, Xu Jinsong smiled.

He didn't know whether it was Xu Boli who did it, and he had no evidence.

But sometimes the truth doesn't matter, a seed of doubt is enough...

Although Xu Boli was extremely angry, he quickly calmed down.

"Ha! You are indeed my good nephew. You actually used frame-up to cover up your own incompetence.

It seems that you are unwilling to give up your position even if you are willing to sacrifice the entire Xu Group. In that case, there is nothing much we can say.

Who will win depends on their own abilities!"

Xu Boyan looked unhappy.

Although he knew that the other party was ready to fight to the death the moment Xu Boli sold off his shares and suppressed the stock price.

But now that the final negotiations may break down, he still feels a little exhausted.

"Bo Li, is it necessary to go to this extent?"

"You guys forced me to do this!" Xu Boli sneered, "Since you don't care about the overall situation, don't blame me for killing my relatives for the sake of justice!"

At this point, there is no room for compromise between the two parties, and the atmosphere on the scene is tense.

However, everyone knew that the confrontation just now was just an attempt to occupy the moral high ground and to justify their own actions.

If we want to really determine the winner, we still have to see who has more chips in hand...

In other words... that's who holds more shares of the group!
"Xu Boli, don't think that you can take over the reins by hiring external aid. Are you still waiting for your external allies to acquire enough shares to cooperate with you in attacking me?
Ha! This is such an obvious attempt to force me to abdicate. Do you think I have done nothing these days?

You are not the only ones who know about the secret acquisition of shares! "

The faces of Xu Boli and his son changed.

Xu Jinsong sneered and finally revealed his trump card!

"To tell you the truth, I have already mobilized enough funds and am also secretly buying up shares of the group!
You will soon find that unless you drive the stock price up to the sky, the remaining shares on the market will not be enough for you to achieve your minimum acquisition target!
And I will never give you this opportunity!
No matter how much you take in, I will only take more. Let me see how much money you have!"

According to the shareholding ratio, in the current Xu Group, Xu Boyan owns 36% of the shares, Xu Jinsong owns 4%, and Xu Jinfeng, the third son of the Xu family, owns 2%, totaling 42%.

Xu Boli originally owned about 18% of the shares. Although he has been selling them during this period, as long as he cooperates with the enemy who has been hiding in the dark to take advantage of the opportunity to buy at a low price, he may still surpass their eldest family in one fell swoop and successfully seize control of the board of directors.

However, the premise of all this is that Xu Jinsong's shares have not changed...

And Xu Jinsong certainly couldn't just sit there and wait for death!
Although Xu Jinsong was still worried about the 5 million yuan embezzled from "Danniu Venture Capital" a few days ago, he now has enough money to mobilize funds to buy back his own shares.

Then we have to mention Gao Sheng, a man of great kindness and good character.

Knowing that Xu Jinsong was in big trouble and might lose control of the group if things went wrong, Tang Yijing immediately offered to provide emergency funding from overseas.

After all, they still have to use the Xu Group to deal with Gao Yuan. If Xu Jinsong loses his power, their initial investment will almost be wasted.

Only then did Xu Jinsong realize that his enemy was not Gao Sheng, and he immediately accepted the life-saving money with a look of ecstasy.

Although a series of harsh gambling agreements were signed, it was all worth it!
With the Qilin Club inside and the Gaosheng Group outside, as long as Xu Jinsong still sits firmly in the position of CEO of the group, the Xu Group's connections and resources will be available to him endlessly.

Even if he is criticized by others, what does Xu Jinsong have to fear?

"boom!"

Just as Xu Jinsong showed a victorious smile and Xu Boli and his son looked grim, the door of the conference room was suddenly opened!

Everyone turned to look in confusion.

A person that Xu Jinsong never dreamed of... appeared at the door!
"Gao Yuan?!"

Xu Jinsong looked at the cold figure who walked into the meeting room in surprise.

"Haha! Everyone is here. It's quite lively."

Surrounded by bodyguards and Lin Haitang, Gao Yuan, dressed in a smart little suit, didn't even look at Xu Jinsong. Her eyes fell on Xu Boyan who was sitting in the main seat, and she smiled and nodded.

"Why are you here?" After realizing what was happening, Xu Jinsong looked angry.

"Where are the security guards? Are they all dead? Such an important occasion, yet you let an outsider in! You don't want to do this anymore, do you?"

However, under everyone's surprised gaze, Xu Boli spoke calmly.

"What are you yelling about? I invited them here. As one of the major shareholders of the Xu Group, Director Gao Yuan is certainly qualified to attend the meeting!"

"One of the shareholders?!" Xu Jinsong was stunned.

Then he suddenly thought of something and was shocked.

"You mean... the one who secretly bought our shares was Gao Yuan?!"

At this moment, he seemed to have figured something out, but his face was full of disbelief.

is her? !
How could it be her!

Isn't it said that Gao Yuan's company is heavily in debt? How could she still have such strong financial resources? Even the powerful Qilin Society suffered losses at her hands?

More importantly...how dare she?!

It’s no wonder that Xu Jinsong was not mentally prepared at all. This scene was really too magical.

In his impression, the strength of both sides was still at a stage where they were completely unequal. Before, he had always used conspiracy and trickery to suppress Gao Yuan, and the other party could only cope with it.

Who would have thought that such a short time had passed before the enemy had already quietly attacked their headquarters?
The limit of his imagination was that the other party wanted to steal the tower, but now...

The other party is trying to steal my home directly!
"Gao Yuan..."

Xu Boyan also looked at Gao Yuan, whose temperament was becoming more and more majestic, with a complicated expression.

Who could have thought that this daughter-in-law who was once kicked out by them would grow up to be a threat to them in such a short time...

"Chairman Xu, your time is precious. I am not here to reminisce with you today."

Gao Yuan stared at Xu Boyan, "I came here for only one purpose... to revoke all of Xu Jinsong's positions in the Xu Group!"

As soon as this domineering declaration came out, the whole audience was in an uproar.

Xu Jinsong was so irritated that he glared at her!

"Gao Yuan! This is the Xu Group's board of directors. This is not a place where an outsider like you can act wildly!"

However, Gao Yuan just glanced at him indifferently and her eyes fell on Xu Boyan again.

"Chairman Xu, if I remember correctly, you are the one in charge here. What do you think about my request?"

Xu Boyan looked unhappy.

"Gao Yuan, I admit that you are very capable and your growth has exceeded everyone's expectations, but Jinsong is right.

This is the Xu Group, not a place where anyone can run wild."

"So, you still want to support Xu Jinsong?"

"So what?"

"If so, we don't mind changing the person in charge." Gao Yuan still had a faint smile on her face.

Just the words he said stunned everyone present.

what did she say?
She said she wanted to replace Xu Boyan as the chairman?
“Bang!” Xu Jinsong slammed the table and stood up!

From the moment he came in until now, Gao Yuan's arrogant and dismissive attitude towards him had deeply hurt his self-esteem.

"That's enough, Gao Yuan. You are just a woman kicked out of my Xu family. What qualifications do you have to speak nonsense in front of us?"

Gao Yuan didn't say much, but Lin Haitang behind her took out several documents from her briefcase and placed them on the conference table.

"Everyone, these are several notarized shareholding certificates, which are sufficient to prove the proportion of shares held by Wanwu Holdings under the name of Director Gao in Xu's Group. Together with Mr. Xu Boli's shares, it has absolute say in the board of directors.

...Including the appointment and removal of the chairman!"

The faces of Xu Jinsong and his son changed.

Looking at Gao Yuan's confident smile, Xu Jinsong couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

Could it be that the other party has really acquired enough shares in the market?
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

He grabbed the document in a panic and flipped through it quickly. However, when he saw the column about the final shareholding ratio, he was stunned for a moment, but suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! I was wondering what your basis was. So this is your confidence? 43% of the shares? Hahaha..."

Looking at Xu Jinsong who was laughing wildly, Xu Boli couldn't help but frowning.

Yes, together they hold a total of 43% of the shares. If it were a few days ago, these shares would be enough to crush Xu Jinsong's side.

But now...

"Hahaha! Gao Yuan, don't you think you're getting complacent too early?

I might as well tell you that our current shareholding... is 45%!"

Xu Jinsong put away his smile and looked at Gao Yuan and others with a mocking expression.

Xu Boli and others' expressions suddenly changed.

This sudden change obviously exceeded the expectations of several people and dealt them a heavy blow when they were originally confident of victory.

Even though the other party increased its stake from 42% to 45%, it was only a 3% increase. However, as there are fewer and fewer shares on the market, it becomes increasingly difficult to acquire the company.

If people knew that someone was going to acquire the Xu Group, they might enter the market to push up the stock price, infinitely increasing Gao Yuan's acquisition costs.

In this way, 45% vs. 43%, this mere 2% of shares is like an insurmountable gap, and may determine their failure...

Xu Boli felt a little regretful. He didn't expect that Xu Jinsong could turn the situation around in such a desperate situation.

Now he is in a difficult situation. With both sides at loggerheads, if he returns empty-handed, he will surely be liquidated by Xu Jinsong's crazy counterattack and will be completely forced to withdraw from the management of Xu Group.

This time... maybe I made the wrong bet...

He looked at Gao Yuan with trepidation...

However, what he saw was the indifferent smile on the other person's face that never changed from beginning to end.

"Mr. Xu, are you sure... that you really have 45% of the shares?"

Just when everyone thought the matter was settled, Gao Yuan's strange question stunned everyone present.

This question is asked. No matter how unreliable Xu Jinsong is, it is impossible that he miscalculated the shares he holds, right?

How low-level a mistake was this?
However, seeing Gao Yuan's sarcastic look, everyone's heart skipped a beat for unknown reason.

Could there be further changes in this battle for equity?

"What do you mean?" Xu Jinsong frowned and quickly recalculated his shares in his mind.

Xu Boyan holds 36%, Xu Jinsong holds 4%, Xu Jinfeng holds 2%, plus the 3% acquired urgently in the past two days...

That’s right, the shares they hold...are definitely 45%!

However, just as he was about to laugh at the other party's pretentiousness, a young man suddenly stood up in an inconspicuous corner of the conference room and silently placed a document on the table on the equity certificate belonging to Gao Yuan's camp...

Everyone stared at the young man in amazement.

Xu Jinsong and Xu Boyan were even more shocked, with disbelief written all over their eyes.

"Jingfeng? What are you doing?!"

That’s right, this young man is the most inconspicuous and has no sense of existence in the Xu family’s main house.

In Xu Jinsong's eyes, Ou Doudou is no different from a nobody...Xu Jinfeng!

Gao Yuan picked up the document and threw it in front of Xu Jinsong, nodding at him with a smile on her face.

"Now, 45% belongs to us..."

(End of this chapter)