Shadow Empire

Chapter 476 Before the Trial

Chapter 476 Before the Trial
As soon as the car door was opened, a large group of reporters swarmed in. The constantly flashing lights made the president of Liji Group frown.

His bodyguard and secretary immediately raised their handbags to block the President from the cameras to prevent him from having any adverse reaction to the flash.

"Mr. President, what do you think of the Supreme Court accepting your appeal?"

"The information and evidence released so far do not seem to contain any content that can be appealed. Is it true that the outside world is saying that you are planning to default on your debts again?"

Most reporters focused on the word "defaulting on debts". The Liji Group has been involved in quite a few negative news, but they no longer care about it.

There are too many news stories like "beating farmers to force them to sell their crops to them" or "Liji Group violated professional ethics and tore up contracts". There are quite a few of them every year.

But the people at Liji Group don’t care, the shareholders don’t care, and the investors in the financial market don’t care even more!
As long as it can bring stable profits, who cares where you robbed or stole the money from?

As for the negative impact?
Indeed, there is, but the Federation is a country that values ​​evidence and law. If you think that the Liji Group did something wrong, you have to provide evidence.

The group's spokesperson has publicly stated more than once that they are willing to accept the final verdict of the court and hope that all media will use the results of the court trial as the benchmark for the truth of the incident.

They will reserve the right to prosecute all media outlets that spread rumors!

Because most of the "victims" are just ordinary people, and they happen to have relatively strict control over these ordinary people, so in the end most of the problems are left unresolved.

Ninety-nine point ninety percent.

Some farmers simply refused to sell to the Liji Group, and they tried to resist.

But what's the result?
Their agricultural products eventually rot in warehouses and fields. It is impossible for the two companies, BRAND and Roundup, to open up a separate transportation channel for a meager profit!

For a business like this involving logistics, transportation and storage, they will not rashly open up a new route. Most of them will continue to try to advance to the surrounding areas based on the existing market.

At the same time, they offer the most favorable policies to farmers in these "war zones" in order to consolidate their territory.

Life is not so easy for the farmers and households in the "heartland".

After all, there are only a few families like the Lawrence family who own large farms and have their own sales channels.

This is not a simple matter. It is not like I just plant something from the soil, harvest it, transport it, and sell it.

In fact, there are many problems here that ordinary people cannot solve, such as the rough processing, fine processing, transportation, storage of agricultural products, how to sell them, where to sell them, product competition and a host of corresponding issues.

This requires extraordinary organizational skills, financial resources, and business operations. Do you expect farmers to be able to do this?
Moreover, they may not really be able to make enough profit from the sales of their own agricultural products to justify doing so, so ultimately they still have to rely on these agricultural product channel dealers who come to purchase their products.

You just need to negotiate a price with them!

In the next few days, the Bailide Group will even dispatch harvesters to help farmers reduce unnecessary expenses and strive to get more farmers to join them.

This is an industry where both small profits and huge profits coexist. As long as you lower your moral bottom line a little, you can make more money.

Since the moral bottom line has been lowered, who cares about these things?
The chairman strode into the company's luxurious office building. There was no change in expression on his face. He had been through so much and was used to it.

The secretary on duty, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately followed the president with a pile of documents, her high heels clacking on the marble floor, and said, "This is the points file sent to us at midnight yesterday..."

"This is... a report submitted by the department this morning. You need to make a decision before 9:35."

"Mr. ... called the office a while ago and asked if you had time to chat with him briefly."

"This morning's schedule is..."

The two entered the elevator, and the secretary took the initiative to press the floor button. Then the elevator door closed, making this place and the outside world two different worlds.

This is the president's exclusive elevator, which will arrive directly outside the president's office. The secretary repeated today's work arrangements, and the president made some simple adjustments. After signing a few signatures, the elevator door opened after a bell rang.

"That's all. Have you brought today's newspaper?"

The secretary followed the president's brisk pace and said, "Yes, it's already on the table at your door."

The president nodded with satisfaction, "Very good, I will call you if I need you..."

The moment the president pushed open the door of his office, the secretary stopped outside the door. She was not allowed to enter the office without the president's permission.

Even if the president is here.

After receiving several documents that he needed to process immediately from his secretary, he entered the office and picked up the phone number of the publicity department. "Give some money and ask those reporters outside to get out of here. I don't want to see them again when I go out for lunch at noon."

"Also ask what happened and why the appeal was leaked."

He didn't even wait to see if the person on the other end understood or not, and just hung up the phone.

Didn't hear clearly?

Didn't understand?
can not do well?
It's ok!
The next successor will do a good job.

He quickly dealt with the most important documents, then asked his secretary to bring in a pot of coffee while he took the documents away and dealt with them.

He finally had a little free time. While tasting coffee beans that cost dozens of dollars a pound, he selected some news reports that interested him and read them. Then, the internal phone in front of him rang.

"CEO's office."

"it's me."

"Mr. Chairman, what is going on?"

His tone became a little more respectful. The chairman of the board was the absolute core of the company. Even if he could be disrespectful, he had to maintain a respectful attitude.

"I inquired about the Supreme Court appeal through some friends, and there was no problem."

"But I always feel like something is not right. Talk to him."

The president was silent for a while. "I also think it's a bit strange, but it's not a bad thing for us."

What they were talking about was "Why was the vice president suddenly able to use all his connections to get the Supreme Court to accept this appeal case?" They had spent a lot of money on their own public relations, but there was still no guarantee that they would be able to get it done.

But the Supreme Court suddenly accepted the case, and the vice president said that he did it through public relations, which is a bit confusing.

Who is he and what level of person is he? How could he have such a smooth public relations?
In addition, the media has also received the news, so Mr. Chairman will inevitably wonder whether the Vice President is being used.

He didn't think that the vice president would stab them in the back, after all, they were in the same group.

The vice president holds shares in the company, but not many. He is also a decision-maker of the company, but he is not the core decision-maker.

The vice president's identity, status, and wealth are all closely related to the company.

If the company is good, he will be good.

If the company is not good, he will not be good.

So they were not too worried that the vice president would betray the company, but they were just worried that he might be deceived.

The president did not refuse, "I will talk to him as soon as possible."

"Well, remember to tell me what the results are."

After hanging up the phone, the president called the vice president and asked him to come to his office. A few minutes later, the vice president seemed full of energy and walked in.

He couldn't help but be excited; he would soon be promoted to group president and would be able to increase his holdings of stocks.

He also had some established connections with the Baideli Group, and had the opportunity to use Lance as a springboard to get in touch with members of Congress.

He had been keeping a low profile for decades in his life, and suddenly he stood up. How could he not be happy?
He also thought about it and realized that even if the group company suffered a severe financial blow, it would only be temporary.

Even if the company loses a large number of users as a result, even if it is cut in half, they still have a 20% market share, which can still bring him huge profits.

The company lost money, the shareholders lost money, the investors lost money, but he made money, so what else is there to be dissatisfied about?

"Are you looking for me?"

The president came out from behind the desk, asked the vice president to sit on the sofa, and asked casually, "The trial will start in a few days. I still want to ask you something. How did you get through to the Supreme Court?"

"You know, we tried it, but the progress was not very obvious."

Since they dared to do this, they naturally found a suitable reason for the vice president, which was nothing more than that he found a "key man" through some connections.

This key person had a certain influence on the justices. After paying a favor and a certain amount of money to get this key person to take action, the Supreme Court accepted the lawsuit.

It cannot be said that there are no problems, but there are no major problems in terms of logic. Even the vice president has not spent much of the company's money.

He used a favor, his father's favor, and used his own family's favor for the future of the company. Isn't this what capitalists pursue?

The president, who listened to it as if it were a story but believed it very much, no longer had any doubts. He highly praised the vice president's love for the company.

"You have done a good job on this matter. The materials and evidence we have in our hands after the trial are not enough for us to delay the result for too long."

"So you still need to work hard on your side. If you need anything, just tell us. As long as we can, we will do our best to provide it for you."

"After the middle of next year, I will consider proposing to the board of directors that you increase your stake in the company."

How much power a manager has in a company does not depend on how high his position is, but on how many voting rights he has.

If a security guard owns 66.7% of the company's shares, then even if this security guard is just a gatekeeper, he is the supreme king of the company.

Because he has more voting rights than the "majority", the shareholders' meeting and the board of directors have become his one-man show. He can pass any plan he wants and oppose any proposal he does not want to pass.

Allowing the vice president to continue to increase his holdings of company stock is actually increasing his power within the company.

Apart from the company's tradable shares, all other shares are counted and have owners. If the vice president wants to increase his holdings, then someone will definitely reduce their holdings. This actually involves the adjustment of the company's equity structure, which is no trivial matter.

But no one knows whether this promise will be fulfilled. It may be shelved because something he did did not meet the wishes of the president or the board of directors.

Capitalists know how to make dogs wag their tails like crazy without spending any money!

"Thank you and the board of directors for your trust!" the vice president promptly expressed his excitement.

The president kept smiling. He raised his hand and said, "You deserve this. You have done a lot for the company over the years. You have proved your attitude towards the company through your actions."

"I have talked with the chairman these days. He is getting old and plans to step down as chairman of the board in a few years. At that time, I may step down as CEO and take over his job."

The president smiled and patted the vice president on the shoulder, "Then you will be the best candidate for the group president!"

The vice president was very excited. "Even without these, I would still work for the company. This place is like my second home..."

After the two of them talked business for a while, the president asked the vice president to leave. He then called the chairman of the board and said, "There is no problem. It's normal."

The chairman still felt that something was not right, but he could not put his finger on what was wrong. He just said, "Pay attention."

"Also, arrange for someone to investigate how Steven died. I suspect this matter has something to do with Lance and the others."

Mr. Chairman finally remembered Lance's name these days, so Mr. CEO naturally wouldn't object. "I'll call the police station later."

The police chief is like a trash can for the powerful. Anyone who wants to use him can do so, and it doesn't cost any money.

During these two days, Luca also came to Xinjin City from Jingang City. The huge city made him, who originally felt like a "city dweller", suddenly feel a little short of breath.

There are too many tall buildings here. Everywhere you can see buildings that are taller and bigger than those in Jingang City. There are more pedestrians on the streets, but what makes him feel a little incredible is that the traffic situation here is much better than that in Jingang City!

"As the core area of ​​federal politics, the development of New Jin City has been inherited and orderly."

Sitting in the back of the car, Lance explained the problem to him, "Anyone can be the mayor of Jingang City. It doesn't matter where they are from or what their background is. As long as their election is in the interests of the party, then even a cat or a dog can have the opportunity to be the mayor."

"Some of them are trying to develop the valley area, some are focusing on building the Jingang Wharf and the port area, and some want to get rid of the previous leaders and create their own achievements."

He was talking about the "New Port Area" and the "New Bay Area", which is the current mayor.

"As the city continues to expand, it inherits disorder and everyone has their own ideas."

"But the inheritance of Xinjin City is orderly. Behind each mayor there is an obvious or subtle line, so they can better connect the past and the future in urban planning and design."

When everyone has the same idea of ​​urban development, the development of the city will have a more unified aesthetic.

Luca exclaimed sincerely, "You know so much!"

Lance smiled and changed the subject, "Your mission this time is relatively easy. The media will interview you soon. You just need to show your strong indignation then."

Luca was a little worried, "If they take a picture of me, will I reveal my identity?"

Lance shook his head and said, "No, someone will put makeup on you and you will wear a pair of glasses. Even if someone is familiar with you, they won't remember who you are for a while."

"Besides, who would stare at a man's picture when reading a newspaper?"

Hearing Lance say this, he felt relieved.

Now both sides of the "game" have taken their positions, and it's time to start the game!
The day after Luca arrived in New Jin City, many media came to interview him. In front of the media, he complained bitterly about the despicable behavior of the Ligi Group, accusing the Ligi Group of delaying delivery, which caused the Sky Garden Trading Company to suffer huge losses in its business on the Tanfit Continent.

It was impossible for reporters to really go to Tanfit where the war was breaking out to verify whether there was such a company and whether this company had paid a large sum of money as compensation for breach of contract.

The only thing they care about now is whether Liji Group can win the lawsuit and whether justice can be served!
Some well-known social activists have said that if the Liji Group can still win this lawsuit, it will be a failure of federal justice and a failure of fairness and justice!

However, some people have raised objections, arguing that this case should be tried together with the dock workers' retaliation case, as there is an obvious causal relationship between the two cases.

The possibility of commercial fraud cannot be ruled out, which is why some people believe that Liji Group's appeal is reasonable.

There were still two days before the court hearing. Suddenly, a large number of short selling of Liji Group's shares appeared in the financial market, and Liji Group's stock price fluctuated greatly for a while.

Many consulting agencies have given a "wait and see" advice and do not think that now is a good time to enter the market.

However, some companies have given opinions on selling or holding, which are obviously judgments with speculative behavior.

Obviously, this is not a particularly important lawsuit, but some people have gradually felt that something is not right because the media attention is too high and the public opinion is too high.

It's like there is an invisible black hand pushing everything forward behind the scenes!
(End of this chapter)

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