eurekapd Chapter 541 The goal has been achieved! Now we just wait for the chopsticks to be launched!
Chapter 541 The goal has been achieved! Now we just wait for the chopsticks to be launched!
Chen Jincheng naturally noticed the gazes of the people in the conference room. Looking around, he saw that behind each person sat an assistant or secretary dressed as a secretary, holding a notebook or stenographer, ready to take notes.
He didn't let Ximeng leave, but walked to the seat with his nameplate on it and sat down.
Ximeng sat down behind him.
After he sat down, he glanced around and saw that only one seat was occupied by a relatively young person. Judging from the nameplate, this person was a representative. The real shareholders were not present, and this shareholder was someone like Mr. Zhao, a powerful figure in the capital market.
The others were clearly from the shareholders themselves.
Upon learning of the situation, he smiled and said, "Everyone, I'm really sorry. I was busy late last night and got up late today."
These words caused the people in the meeting room to look at Ximeng with ambiguous expressions.
Everyone on the internet knows who you, Chen Jincheng, are. You're probably busy playing around with your secretary while you're with such a pretty girl, right?
Chen Yixiao then said with a smile, "Now that Mr. Chen is here, let's begin today's meeting. Does anyone have anything to say?"
What they wanted to say was naturally about what was happening online, which was not good news for them.
One shareholder directly asked Chen Jincheng, "Mr. Chen, you should have seen the news online today."
Another shareholder laughed and said, "Yes, today's news is very unfavorable to Kuaishou. The two Mr. Chens should clarify this so that we can't be taken advantage of by outsiders."
After that, one shareholder after another spoke up, their words filled with dissatisfaction and a desire to resolve the online controversy as soon as possible.
Chen Yixiao knew this matter had to be dealt with, and he smiled and said to Chen Jincheng, "President Chen, it seems there's some misunderstanding between us."
Chen Jincheng said with a smile, "President Chen, whether it's a misunderstanding or not, you know best in your heart. Also, the Xingba that you promoted is indeed good, it's just that some people are too impatient."
No one expected him to say that.
After all, Chen Yixiao had already said with a smile that it was a misunderstanding, so at least everyone should have maintained appearances and not completely fall out. But Chen Jincheng's words now seem to indicate that he is about to break off relations.
Chen Yixiao was naturally the most embarrassed. In this situation, Chen Jincheng, do you have absolutely no emotional intelligence?
Even if you and I have a conflict, let's give each other some face in this board meeting. Right now, we should be dealing with online issues. Negative publicity for Kuaishou won't benefit anyone.
The shareholders of Kuaishou were also taken aback, as if they had all realized that the conflict between Chen Jincheng and Chen Yixiao was really serious, and they all frowned as they looked at Chen Yixiao.
When they were trying to poach Chen Jincheng, they were like a statue waiting for its husband, but now that the other party has come, why can't they tolerate him?
They understood each other's thoughts, which was probably also due to Chen Jincheng's influence. This was something that could actually be discussed. They could have held a board meeting and talked openly and honestly, so that everyone would be happy.
Chen Yixiao is clearly too impatient now, which has angered Chen Jincheng. He obviously didn't expect Chen Jincheng to be so stubborn.
Chen Yixiao saw the expressions on the shareholders' faces and roughly knew what they were thinking, which left him speechless. Even if his actions were a bit aggressive, and Chen Jincheng found out, couldn't he have said it in the boardroom?
It was unnecessary to post those kinds of things on social media. Now you're being used by others, causing such a big impact on Kuaishou, as if your 25% stake wasn't obtained through 250 billion in financing.
However, seeing that Chen Jincheng was ready to break off relations, he stopped pretending and said angrily, "President Chen, even if you have opinions about the decision of Kuaishou, you shouldn't have posted that kind of message on your WeChat Moments, which has now been used by others and even made it to the top of the trending searches."
"Do you know that this will have a very bad impact on Kuaishou? If Kuaishou fluctuates, it will not only affect the value of your own shares, but also the value of the shares held by other shareholders."
These words resonated with the shareholders, who echoed their sentiments one after another.
"Mr. Chen is right. If this matter is not handled properly, it will affect the value of everyone's shares."
"It's best to deal with this matter as soon as possible."
"..."
One by one, the shareholders also spoke out, hoping that the matter would end there. Moreover, they all looked at Chen Jincheng as they spoke, clearly putting pressure on him.
This made Chen Jincheng laugh.
It seems none of these people suspect that he orchestrated this whole thing himself. Well, normally, who would want to jeopardize the shares they own?
Upon seeing this, Chen Jincheng also pretended to be serious and said, "I didn't post that on WeChat Moments targeting Kuaishou. It's because of 37.2℃ soda wine. Some shareholders have already suggested going public, and I'm furious. These guys only care about their own interests and don't understand the importance of maintaining stability." Chen Yixiao frowned even more deeply upon hearing this. Forget about 37.2℃, he had reason to believe that Chen Jincheng was deliberately sarcastic towards him.
However, seeing that Chen Jincheng had already backed down, he seized the opportunity to say, "Since there is such a big misunderstanding about us online, let's just finalize the listing and release it. Then we can all take a group photo and upload it to dispel these rumors."
As he spoke, he didn't forget to look at Chen Jincheng: "President Chen, what do you think?"
Chen Jincheng had already achieved his goal, and jokingly said, "President Chen has already made this proposal and convened this meeting, so I'm sure he's already informed all the shareholders. Why are you still asking me?"
The shareholders looked at each other in bewilderment. Chen Yixiao had indeed spoken with them. They didn't understand short videos, but now they knew that Kuaishou was the number one short video platform, and the listing prospects Chen Yixiao mentioned had also impressed them.
After all, the allure of creating a giant like Tencent is immense.
Chen Yixiao looked at Chen Jincheng with a smile: "Let's be more democratic about this. I'm sure everyone has seen the listing plan that was sent to you. Let's express our opinions and see if we can pass this proposal."
Finally, everyone except Chen Jincheng raised their hands, and the listing plan proposal was successfully approved.
This made Chen Yixiao smile even wider, since it was a situation he had discussed with these shareholders beforehand.
The chopsticks are still his chopsticks; it's the place where he calls the shots.
Whether you, Chen Jincheng, agree or disagree, is sometimes unimportant.
"Since that's the case, the listing plan has been approved. Let's announce it to the public and take a picture together this afternoon!" Chen Yixiao said with a big smile.
This statement naturally received the approval of the other shareholders.
Chen Jincheng wasn't going to follow Chen Yixiao's lead. He said apologetically, "Um, I'm really sorry, I have to rush back to Linhai City this afternoon. The Linhai City government wants to have a meeting with me."
Of course, he made that up. But to his surprise, his phone really rang. It was Mr. Wu calling. He answered directly, "Mr. Wu, what can I do for you?"
Mr. Wu said with a smile, "Mr. Chen, our city has decided to establish an e-commerce association in Linhai City, and we plan to appoint you as its president. I wonder if you will be free to come to the city tomorrow morning?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jincheng immediately put the call on speakerphone: "Mr. Wu, you're going to the city for an e-commerce conference tomorrow morning, right?"
"Yes," Mr. Wu replied, though he didn't understand why the man repeated himself.
"Okay, I'll be there on time." After hanging up the phone, Chen Jincheng waved helplessly at Chen Yixiao: "There's really no other way, I have to go back first. Now that the listing plan has been approved, can we adjourn the meeting?"
Chen Yixiao's face darkened; the phone call was too coincidental.
Without Chen Jincheng's cooperation, even if the news of the Kuaishou listing plan being approved is passed, the conflict between him and Chen Jincheng cannot be resolved at all.
He even suspected that Chan Kam-ching did it on purpose.
After taking out her chopsticks, Ximeng asked curiously, "Boss, it seems you've completely offended that General Manager Chen."
"That's exactly the effect I wanted." Chen Jincheng smiled. He had really gone to great lengths to lay the groundwork for the future sale of shares.
Of course, now that the goal has been achieved, it's time for some quiet time, and let Chen Yixiao focus on the IPO.
He'll just wait until the chopsticks are on the market before he tries to make his move.
The next day, even though Chen Yixiao's side released an announcement that Kuaishou had passed the listing plan and clarified that the online conflict between him and Chen Jincheng was just someone stirring things up and that there was no truth to it, people obviously didn't quite believe it.
After the shareholders of Kuaishou uploaded their group photo, Chen Jincheng was missing. Isn't that a bit too abrupt?
Moreover, at this moment, everyone noticed that Chen Jincheng had fallen silent and was not responding to any outside comments, as if there was no news at all!
This inevitably leads people to speculate even more about the feud between him and Chen Yixiao. (End of Chapter)