In the era of fetal wear, she became the first socialite in Hong Kong

"The global shipping industry will face overcapacity and cyclical recession... The shipping industry is about to enter a trough period." As soon as the board meeting began, Xi Sen directly stated his attitude.

He didn't pay attention to the expressions of several small shareholders in the conference room who suddenly sat up straight and became serious. He calmly listed the data to prove that what he had just said was not nonsense.

Immediately afterwards, Xi Sen proposed "selling ships and investing in other industries", which guided the company's business direction in the next few years and was a policy that was completely different from the past.

While some shareholders, like Fu Qiyuan, were well prepared, others, like some smaller shareholders, had never heard of the news, believing it was just another regular board meeting at the beginning of the new year. Even though they had some understanding of the current shipping industry, they hadn't expected Xi Sen to simply sell the ship ashore. Upon hearing this, they were stunned.

This is a major change that can completely affect the future development of Xi Shipping!

Regardless of whether one is mentally prepared or not, the debate and discussion are inevitable. Shareholders can discuss for half an hour, and during this half hour, the focus of the discussion gradually shifts from whether or not to "abandon ship and go ashore" to which industries to invest in after going ashore.

These shareholders each have their own main business, and Xi's investment tends to be in a certain industry, which also has an impact on their assets.

When it comes to capital interests, there is always a tug-of-war based on respective interests.

There was an endless debate based on interests around her, but Fu Ziyan listened calmly, lowering her eyes to stare at the movement of the second and minute hands of the Patek Philippe mechanical watch on her left wrist.

Circle after circle.

She was accustomed to this kind of lengthy, invisible, and often conflicting struggle for interests, but that didn't mean she wasn't bored. The polite smile she'd worn upon entering had gradually faded, and her usually bright and smiling face now took on a certain coldness.

After some wrangling, Xi Sen spoke up, "Regarding the ownership of Xi's future investment projects, I asked Qinghang and the others to prepare the projects a few years ago. We can't finish discussing them here, so why not listen to the investment proposals they have prepared?"

"can."

"it is good."

No matter how much they held, they couldn't match Xi Sen. After all, he was the chairman of Xi Shipping. To put it bluntly, while Xi Shipping was also a listed company, it was currently also the Xi family's family business. No matter how much the directors argued, they always had to give Xi Sen face.

No matter who Xi Sen favored, the board of directors presented the investment plan in order of seniority, starting with the eldest son Xi Qinghang and ending with the youngest Xi Qingqing.

Although Xi Sen had never thought of giving the inheritance rights to his daughter, Xi Qingqing had worked in Xi's Shipping for several years and had good abilities, so he did not hesitate to give Xi Qingqing the opportunity to present the investment plan.

Fu Ziyan felt that Xi Sen probably had never thought of letting Qingqing inherit the Xi family, but he would never deliberately cover up Qingqing's brilliance for the sake of his sons. After all, the better Qingqing performed, the more it would stimulate the Xi family's sons to work hard to grow and become excellent heirs as soon as possible.

Xi Qingqing deeply agreed with Fu Ziyan's statement. Although she felt a little sad, some of the deeply ingrained ideas of the Hong Kong and Guangdong generations were indeed difficult for the older generation to change. After all, not everyone was like Fu Qiyuan, who not only remained unmarried and childless but also painstakingly raised an adopted daughter, treating her like his own.

"Uncle Fu's perspectives are so advanced, no one in Hong Kong's wealthy and powerful generation can match him." Xi Qingqing sighed and chuckled. "I don't ask for too much. Daddy's willingness to let me join the company and provide me with a platform to showcase myself is already great. Don't worry about the purpose, just focus on the actual results that benefit me."

Fu Ziyan listened to Xi Qinghang stand up and present the project plan, and recalled what she said when they chatted previously, and sneered in her heart.

If all four sons of the Xi family were at the level of Young Master Xi, the opportunity Uncle Xi gave Qingqing to show off would be like putting the inheritance rights in plain sight and giving Qingqing the opportunity to obtain them.

Of course, this is just Fu Ziyan's assumption.

While Xi Qinghang wasn't particularly gifted as a manager, he did have a team of secretaries to assist him, and he had nearly a month of preparation. This investment proposal didn't have any obvious flaws, it was just too mediocre.

Not to mention bigwigs like Xisen and Fu Qiyuan who have been in business for many years, even Fu Ziyan herself has been exposed to many project books for idle investment since she was eight years old. Project books like this one that have no major problems but are mediocre are mostly screened out by the investment secretary team in the second round and are never sent to her for final selection.

Xi Sen is not so unlucky that he would meet two "Xi Qinghang" in a row.

After all, Xi Qingfan had been working at the company for several years and had made considerable progress. His project plans were well-written, prioritizing stability. While profits wouldn't match those of the shipping industry, they wouldn't be in the red. However, Xi Shipping's shareholders, having seen the company's previous annual revenue, wouldn't easily accept such a significant drop.

After Xi Qingfan came Xi San - Xi Qingyang. He was here, but he had no investment plan prepared at all. He just showed up to show up and show off. He also showed with his own actions that he had no interest in the Xi family inheritance rights and wanted to live a rich and idle life with dividends.

Facing the shareholders' gaze, Xi Qingyang spread his hands and smiled, his smile filled with elegance and grace: "I am not as knowledgeable as my brothers, so I won't embarrass myself in front of all the shareholders. I will directly invite the next person, Qingzhou, to come on stage and demonstrate."

As Xi Qingyang finished speaking, everyone's attention was focused on Xi Qingzhou.

He stood up and walked onto the stage with a smile. Under the lights, Xi Qingzhou bowed slightly with a faint smile and began to present his investment plan. The name of the plan was written in large letters on the slide behind him - Shipping Finance Transformation Plan.

Fu Ziyan sat up straighter. Firstly, she could sense that there was something interesting in the name of the plan, and secondly, it was because of Xi Qingqing's perspective on it.

Compared with the three brothers who were either incompetent, mediocre or simply gave up, Xi Qingzhou was undoubtedly Xi Qingqing's biggest competitor.

Judging from their academic qualifications, both of them graduated from Hong Kong University and were outstanding graduates of that year.

Judging from their actual company experience, Xi Qingzhou and Xi Qingqing joined the company as interns almost at the same time. In fact, due to their age difference, Xi Qingzhou has actually been working at the company longer than Xi Qingqing. After all, Xi Qingqing just graduated last year, while Xi Qingzhou has been officially employed for two and a half years. During this time, both of them have made minor mistakes that did not affect the overall situation.

It is normal to make mistakes during the learning period.

As a candidate for heir to a wealthy family, Xi Qingzhou's track record isn't particularly impressive, even embroiled in a scandal involving his courtship of He Simian. But compared to his older brothers, he stands out. If nothing unexpected happens, Xi Qingzhou will likely be designated as Xi Sen's successor in a few years or even a decade.

But...Xi Qingqing appeared, aiming for the position of heir, and with the help of his long-time friend Fu Ziyan.