Substitute Toyokawa Shoko, you can become stronger by breathing

Winwing's emergency board meeting came on the fifth day of the media storm.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was solemn. Shinichi Ishizaki wearily introduced the full range of crises facing the company:

"Our cash flow is insufficient to sustain operations for the next quarter, several banks have suspended credit, and three major customers have issued notices to terminate their cooperation."

He took a deep breath and looked around at the directors: "Under the circumstances, I have no choice but to recommend accepting the rescue plan from Canghai Investment."

Sato Kenta immediately objected: "We should first try to contact the Toyokawa Group for support! After all, they are our main strategic partner."

"..."

Kobayashi Seiji nervously adjusted his tie. "What exactly is this 'Canghai Investment' plan? What do we know about them?"

Ishizaki gestured to his secretary to distribute folders. "Here are the basic terms. In short, they provide sufficient funds to resolve our liquidity issues in exchange for a 49% stake and the right to restructure the board of directors."

"Restructure the board of directors?"

Nakamura Ryuichi's expression changed drastically. "This is simply a hostile takeover!"

"I prefer to call it mergers and acquisitions and restructuring."

A strange voice came from the door.

The door of the conference room slid open silently, and everyone's eyes involuntarily turned to the door.

Standing there was a slender girl—with her signature blue twintails and amber eyes.

Her voice was quiet, but it instantly silenced the entire conference room. The sound of her high heels on the marble floor was particularly crisp, and each step seemed to strike at the nerves of everyone present.

Ishizaki Shinichi's face turned pale in an instant: "Ms. Toyokawa...?"

"'Canghai Investment' CEO... Toyokawa Shoko."

The girl introduced herself calmly. She looked around, her gaze lingering on each shocked face.

"I apologize for trespassing, but given the urgency of the situation, I wanted to personally address your concerns."

The air in the conference room seemed to freeze. The directors stared in shock at the sudden appearance of the blue-haired girl, their faces showing a variety of expressions - surprise, confusion, fear.

"I think you're all aware of the company's situation," he said, his voice low but penetrating. "Media storm, customer loss, broken capital chain..."

The amber eyes flashed coldly under the light:

"Or should I say - 'our' company situation."

Ishizaki Shinichi's forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and his fingers unconsciously stroked the edge of the folder: "Ms. Toyokawa, what...what is going on?"

Kujo Renji smiled slightly, took out a stack of documents from his briefcase, and gently placed them on the table:

"Simply put, Canghai Investment has acquired 37.8% of the company's shares - including shares transferred privately by several directors."

He paused, his eyes sweeping over the instantly pale faces of Kobayashi Seiji and Nakamura Ryuichi.

"According to the company's articles of association, shareholders holding more than 35% of the shares have the right to initiate a special shareholders' meeting and propose a board reorganization plan."

Sato Kenta stood up suddenly: "This is impossible! We have never received any..."

Kujo Renji sneered.

Immediately, Sato realized his own stupidity. His words seemed to be stuck halfway through being wound up, and he couldn't get the second half of the sentence out.

"Over at Toyokawa Group..." Ishizaki Shinichi spoke with difficulty, obviously still holding on to the last glimmer of hope.

"My grandfather has been in poor health recently."

Kujo Renji said lightly:

"I don't have time to take care of such trivial matters for the time being."

The directors' shirts were soaked with sweat. This statement carried too much information—was Toyokawa Sadaharu not only aware of this, but perhaps even condoned it? Or...was this simply a power shift within the Toyokawa family?

"So..."

Jiujo Renji looked around and his voice suddenly softened, making people even more terrified: "Shall we start the vote?"

Kobayashi Seiji was the first to raise his hand, and his movements were so quick as if he was avoiding some danger.

Ryuichi Nakamura followed closely behind, raising his trembling hands with a gloomy face.

One by one, the directors raised their hands in approval—more shocked than convinced.

In less than three minutes, the reorganization plan was passed unanimously.

"Thank you all for your cooperation."

Jiujo Liansi nodded slightly:

“I believe that under the new management structure, Winwing will usher in new development opportunities – especially the operation of Ave Mujica, which I will be personally responsible for.”

.......

Half a day later.

What happened at Winwing's emergency board meeting was reported to Toyokawa Sadaharu almost instantly.

Toyokawa Sadaharu sat alone in his office, reading every page carefully.

As he read deeper, his expression gradually changed from solemn to surprised, and finally to a hint of unbelievable weirdness.

——Xiangzi?

From the media offensive to the internal disintegration, from the equity acquisition to the final takeover, every step showed amazing professionalism and sophistication.

How could a girl who was almost seventeen years old plan and execute such a perfect business takeover?

However, the facts were before his eyes, and he had no choice but to believe it.

A complex mix of emotions surged through the old man's heart: shock, confusion, worry... but also a hint of hidden relief and pride.

He slowly sat back in his office chair, crossed his hands on the table, his eyes flashing with a complex light.

"Okay..." he whispered, a certain relief in his voice.

His fingers tapped lightly on the table, and the rhythm gradually quickened, as if the pressure in his heart had finally found an outlet.

"Good! Good!"

His voice grew louder and louder, and finally he couldn't help laughing.

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PS: This chapter has 12,000 words, six in one.

I fell asleep while typing at three in the morning last night. Sorry, sorry. Even if I took a day off yesterday, I will just consider this chapter as only 4,000 words.

PS2: Thank you so much to the indescribable river crab boss!

I owe another 48,000 words yesterday and today.

Everyone is awesome

Update later

I feel a little sleepy, so I think I need to take a nap first. I will update before 6 am.

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Chapter 74: Senior... is indeed omnipotent! (Six in One)

"Actually, it's that simple?"

Toyokawa Shoko's voice rang out in the space of consciousness, with an incredible tremor.

She seemed to still recall the expressions of shock, fear, and ultimate submission on the faces of the directors in the conference room, as well as President Ishizaki's face that turned pale instantly. It all happened too quickly and too smoothly, so smoothly that she was in a trance.

"Those directors... President Ishizaki... they just... so easily..."

She seemed to be still trying to understand the logic behind this, or rather, the almost brutal logic of Kujo Renji.

Kujo Renji was using her body at this moment, and casually kicked off the small leather shoes on her feet - this action made Xiangzi want to breathe out in his mind, but in the end he was unable to do so.

Jiujo walked into the small living room and collapsed directly on the sofa, letting out a slight sigh, as if he had unloaded some invisible burden.

"if not?"

His voice sounded with a hint of ridicule:

"Do you want me to engage in a three-day and three-night war of words with them, citing classics, and then finally invite the legal team to have a debate of the century?"

After a pause, he responded to Toyokawa Shoko in his consciousness.

His tone was as calm as usual, even a little nonchalant:

"This is just the beginning, a temporary victory."

He seemed to be able to sense the ripples in Xiangzi's consciousness and continued:

"You can sigh about it later when you take control of the Toyokawa family."

“Eh—?!”

Shoko Toyokawa couldn't help but be stunned, feeling a little dreamy. The word "eh" was dragged out very long, full of astonishment and a kind of confusion that was almost overflowing.

"Control the Toyokawa family? When was this planned? Why didn't you discuss this with me?! Is this also related to controlling the Toyokawa family?"

Kujo Renji turned his head and glanced in the empty direction with Xiangzi's beautiful amber eyes, as if he could see the angry young lady in the consciousness space.

The blue-haired girl with twin ponytails had a smile on her face that was completely different from her usual image, one that was filled with a hint of bad humor.

"if not?"

He asked lightly, picked up a bottle of mineral water on the coffee table, and unscrewed the lid:

"Do you really think I went through so much trouble, risking your grandfather's discovery, and carefully planned all this just to help you run a band?"

His tone was matter-of-fact, as if Xiangzi's shock was unreasonable.

"B-But that's totally different."

Toyokawa Shoko still can't understand

Winwing...after all, it's just a tool that Grandpa uses to 'watch over' himself!

But the Toyokawa family is... the core of power!

Grandpa wouldn't do that...and the uncles in the family would definitely not allow it!

But when she thought of this possibility, Shoko Toyokawa felt a secret excitement in her heart, which she herself was not even aware of.

"So... what's next? Winwing is now..."

She changed the subject, trying to bring her thoughts back to a more realistic level.

"Next?"

Jiujo Renji put down the water bottle and sank into the soft sofa:

"Of course, we have to clean up Winwing thoroughly, remove all the things that don't belong to us, and then turn it into the strongest fortress on Ave Mujica. Resources, channels, connections, publicity..."

——Of course, this is also Kujo Renji’s own “start-up capital”.

But now that I am occupying someone else's body, it would be better to "cheat" the original owner of the body for the time being.

"That's what you wanted, isn't it, Miss Xiangzi? For your band, for your music."

Toyokawa Shoko was silent for a moment. Yes, she wanted to.

More than anyone else, she wanted Ave Mujica to reach higher ground and break free from all constraints.

The temptation was real and she couldn't resist it.

"...yes."

She was a little excited, but also a little hesitant.

"But... taking control of the Toyokawa family... that's too... too risky... too..."

too early.

This is the key reason why Shoko Toyokawa is hesitant.

It's indeed a bit too early at this point.

"step by step."