Chapter 1459 Shareholders of East Asia Power

The cold winter in January is not over yet, and the streets of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration are still chilly. However, the Dongdian Building, which is located on the bank of the Pearl River estuary, is so hot that it makes people sweat.

In the office of the board of directors, the man with the square face loosened the collar of his formal suit, as if to relieve the tension in his heart, he muttered to himself.

"Is the air conditioner turned on too much?"

This sentence was heard by the secretary standing behind him.

The short man stood up reflexively, almost knocking the chair down to the ground with his reckless movements.

"I'm going to go out and ask—"

"No need." Looking at the digital clock flashing on the conference table, the man with the square face continued with a sinking face, "The meeting is about to start."

Liu Zhengxing, chairman of East Asia Power.

With 1.3% of the shares, as the largest shareholder of East Asia Power, and has been sitting in the position of chairman for five years. Apart from him, those sitting at the conference table at this moment are basically core members of the board of directors or representatives sent by major shareholders such as AIIB and Huaguo Bank.

As for why they are sitting here for this meeting...

It had to start with an old Popsicle who suddenly woke up and the huge inheritance in his hands.

The meeting begins.

Before Liu Zhengxing could speak, a slightly fat man sitting not far from him couldn't wait to speak.

"I just want to know now, are those credentials real?"

About an hour ago, they received a call from the relevant department, saying that a frozen shareholding was about to be lifted in the near future. They hoped that they would make information disclosure and related preparations to avoid affecting the normal operation of the company.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately stirred up waves.

Over the past century, the shareholding structure of East Asia Power has basically been quite stable, and there has never been a major shareholding change involving more than 5% of the share in the past half century.

Therefore, it is nothing more than making them so nervous.

This is all a matter of vital interests, and no one knows what kind of impact this matter may have on the operation of East Asia Electric Power.

"With Hua Guo Bank's notarization, it must not be fake."

The man wearing gold-rimmed glasses pushed his glasses, sighed slightly, and said, "Actually, a long time ago, probably when I was still studying business at Shanghai Jiaotong University, I was thinking about this question. Why did the AIIB When Xingkong Technology was liquidating its assets, there was absolutely nothing in the dossier that involved East Asia Power."

His name is Zhong Ziyu, one of the executive directors of East Asia Power, and a member of the investment strategy committee of the board of directors. Unlike the Chinese-faced Liu Zhengxing, he is not sitting here as an individual shareholder, but was appointed by the AIIB. He is a professional executive with a professional background.

The index finger tapped lightly on the table, and after looking around at the directors who were looking towards him, he gently pushed down the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and continued to speak.

"...Even if the 20-year patent period has passed, and after several rounds of technology upgrades, East Asia Power no longer needs to pay patent fees to Xingkong Technology, and the annual dividends of the shares of East Asia Power held by Xingkong Technology are still a sum of money. Astronomical figures. With this funding support, even if the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study is a money-losing business, it will not let it fall into bankruptcy."

"But now, everything makes sense."

Looking at him with a sinking face, Liu Zhengxing said.

"What makes sense?"

"Everything is arranged," the pupils behind the gold-rimmed glasses revealed an imperceptible admiration. After a pause, Zhong Ziyu continued, "There is a very clever trader, and this person's shrewdness even No less than the first CEO of Xingkong Technology—that Ms. Chen."

"That person may not understand scientific research, but he has enough understanding of Xingkong Technology's business. It is rare for a certain company to rely on personal ability rather than business model to achieve the top 100 or even top 10 positions in the world. Obviously Starry Sky Technology is such a monster, its core competitiveness is not the Institute for Advanced Study, but Academician Lu himself as the dean."

"That person had a premonition that after the loss of Academician Lu, Xingkong Technology's 'abnormal' business model would fail to operate sooner or later, so he made two-handed preparations in advance and transferred important assets from Xingkong Technology's name in advance."

"The later facts proved that such an idealized model really failed to persist. The core R&D department of a high-tech company does not take profit as the first goal, unless they have too much money and have no place to spend it."

The fat man asked curiously.

"Who do you think that person might be?"

"If my guess is correct, it should be Lu Zhou's younger sister——Lu Xiaotong."

"As the heir of Xingkong Technology, only she has the opportunity to do so, and only she has the ability to do so. Her teacher is the famous Professor Krugman. I believe that anyone who has studied economics will understand his " "Crisis Prediction" and her precise predictions of economic crises in the mid-21st century are no strangers... not to mention, she herself is a Nobel laureate in economics."

Speaking of this, the man with glasses smiled lightly, and continued, "However, it's meaningless to talk about the ancients. It's better for us to talk about the current problems."

There was a brief silence in the conference room.

At this moment, the director of the Financial Management Committee, who had never spoken, spoke in cautious words.

"Actually, I don't think the return of Academician Lu is necessarily a bad thing. At least judging from the reaction in the market, most rating agencies have given more than positive comments on this matter..."

While talking, the member of the financial management committee suddenly noticed that the expression on Chairman Liu's face was a bit unnatural.

Immediately realized something.

Based on the principle of not offending others, he changed his words in the middle of the speech without any trace, and did not make his words too deadly.

"...Of course, this is just my inference from the market's reaction. As for whether the return of Academician Lu can bring positive impact to East Asia Power, it needs to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis. My suggestion is to get in touch with him first. See if he has the idea of ​​joining the board of directors, if he is not interested in the company's operations, we don't need to be too nervous."

"7% of the shares, if I'm not mistaken, he should have so many shares," sighed softly, and a director sitting at the conference table said in an envious tone, "Such a freshman All the wealth is held in the hands of one person. Damn... the entire Pan-Asian cooperation, I am afraid that there is no one richer than him."

After more than a hundred years, the largest individual shareholder of East Asia Electric Power only holds 1.3% of the shares.

Excluding the parts held by large institutions such as the AIIB and Huaguo Bank, Academician Lu, who holds 7% or more of the shares, will become the largest individual shareholder of East Asia Power without any suspense.

It is no exaggeration to say that the shares he holds are even more than the shares in circulation in the market combined. And with this unimaginably huge wealth, the world's richest man is a modest statement, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is incomparably rich.

"You still only count the part of East Asia Electric Power," another director said with an envious expression on his face, "If I remember correctly, Xingkong Technology still held 20% of the shares of East Asia Communication... Although submarine optical cables are not as profitable as our power generation, their market value is not small."

The atmosphere on the conference table became out of hand for a while.

I don't know who started it, but the good-looking board of directors has completely turned into the Lemon Conference.

Except for a few core members of the board of directors, the other directors all looked envious. So much so that one of the directors, who hadn't spoken from the beginning to the end, couldn't help but complain.

"These 20% of the shares are held in the hands of an old Popsicle...how did they get here all these years?"

"According to the new securities law, during the freezing period, the asset ownership of dormant persons is frozen. In other words, in the past century, they do not need to consider the part belonging to Academician Lu...Of course, starting now, they are not allowed to Don't think about it."

"What the hell, let's just merge and form the East Asia Group! Integrating energy, communications, and industry, we are the oligarchs of the new world."

"This is indeed a good idea," the slightly fat man's eyes lit up, and he said immediately, "If he takes the lead, there may be hope for it."

Seeing that the topic on the conference table had started to go off track, Zhong Ziyu coughed lightly, interrupting everyone's thinking, and said after pushing down his glasses.

"Don't dream about this... It is impossible for the AIIB to approve it."

As the largest investment bank in Asia, in addition to considering economic benefits, they also have to consider the possible impact of each decision on the economic environment and society.

A huge oligarchy is harmful to the economy of Pan-Asian cooperation, and it will harm their interests in the long run. Naturally, they cannot agree to such a thing.

Of course, he did not deny that the man did have the ability to do so.

Regardless of the probability of success.

At least, the button is already in his hand...

Looking at the quiet conference room, Zhong Ziyu pushed down the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and continued in a serious tone.

"In any case, I suggest to get in touch with Lu Zhou first to find out what he's saying. If he just intends to get a dividend, it shouldn't have any impact on the operation of East Asia Electric Power."

"If he's interested in getting on the board..."

As he spoke, his eyes fell on Chairman Liu's tense poker face across the conference table.

Probably thinking of something, his expression immediately became a little intriguing, and he said thoughtfully.

"Maybe things will get interesting?"

...

The meeting is over.

As the few holographic lights and shadows dispersed, the conference table that was originally crowded with people suddenly became empty.

The few people who came to the meeting packed up the things on the table, nodded to Liu Dong who was sitting at the head, and left the meeting room in a hurry.

In the huge conference room, only Liu Zhengxing and his secretary were left.

"get out."

"yes."

Not daring to take a breath, the secretary showed a relieved expression on his face, and quickly exited the meeting room.

Watching the door of the conference room close and the empty conference table, Liu Zhengxing suddenly grabbed the teacup on the table and slammed it on the ground.

"This group eats the grass on the wall!"

"Who on earth has been working hard for East Asia Power! How dare these white-eyed wolves do this!"

Thinking of the meaningful words of the man with glasses when he left, he felt annoyed.

Under his leadership, East Asia Power has maintained a steady growth in performance for five consecutive years, and because of an old antique who is dead and alive, he must give up his power.

What a joke! ?

Taking a deep breath, he quickly calmed down after getting angry.

The index finger tapped lightly on the conference table, and a blue beam of light in the shape of a cubic cone lit up from the chair directly opposite him.

After waiting quietly for a few seconds, a virtual portrait that looked like a puppet model in an old-fashioned clothing store gradually emerged from the holographic beam.

Looking at the man whose facial features were all blurred, Liu Zhengxing took a deep breath, restrained his sullen expression a little, and said in a voice that could not be heard.

"There is something."

"I need your help."