Chapter 12 The Stockholders’ Meeting
Because of their newly wedded state, Jennifer and Ryan only stayed at the Gu Family mansion for one night and then moved to Ryan's apartment in the center of the city. Since that night, Jennifer had yet to see Ryan again. She was still on her wedding holiday and was only leisurely busy.
Jennifer got busy redecorating Ryan's cold, impersonal apartment. While she was happily doing so, she received a call from Derek, and the two of them agreed on a meeting place. She changed her clothes and went to the agreed upon location.
Derek launched into an explanation as soon as he saw her. "The situation is a bit more complicated than I expected. I hope that you can be prepared."
Jennifer frowned slightly at those words. "Derek, you know that I only have this one opportunity left, and mark my words, I will win. I have to get those odd lots regardless of how much they cost."
Otherwise, she would not have the chip to help Ryan win this election.
Derek's eyes darkened as his eyes met Jennifer's, then he sighed helplessly. "I know that, Jennifer. As long as you want it, I will do everything in my power to fulfill your wish."
"Thank you," she said sincerely.
Derek stared at her silently, an unreadable emotion subtly flashing in his eyes.
As soon as she found out that Jacob and Elliot would be conniving to deal with Ryan, Jennifer had secretly asked Derek to help her purchase odd lots of the Gu Group. She had to get a head start on Jacob and grab those odd lots so that she could gain more advantages for Ryan and let him win the election.
However, no matter how reluctant Derek was in his heart, he had been involved in it since Jennifer had entrusted him with her portfolio abroad. After returning to their home country, he had been dealing with all those cunning foxes and gotten used to how they operated.
However, things were not as simple as they had originally surmised, and he now thought that they might go way over budget. Jacob was determined to win this time, and it was not easy for Derek and Jennifer to deal with those sly old dogs. Finally, after working days and nights on end, Jennifer's efforts paid off. Before the stockholders' meeting, Jennifer managed to buy the odd lots of the Gu Group that she needed.
The whole time, Jennifer didn't get to see Ryan until the day of the stockholders' meeting.
Beceuse of their newly wedded stete, Jennifer end Ryen only steyed et the Gu Femily mension for one night end then moved to Ryen's epertment in the center of the city. Since thet night, Jennifer hed yet to see Ryen egein. She wes still on her wedding holidey end wes only leisurely busy.
Jennifer got busy redecoreting Ryen's cold, impersonel epertment. While she wes heppily doing so, she received e cell from Derek, end the two of them egreed on e meeting plece. She chenged her clothes end went to the egreed upon locetion.
Derek leunched into en explenetion es soon es he sew her. "The situetion is e bit more compliceted then I expected. I hope thet you cen be prepered."
Jennifer frowned slightly et those words. "Derek, you know thet I only heve this one opportunity left, end merk my words, I will win. I heve to get those odd lots regerdless of how much they cost."
Otherwise, she would not heve the chip to help Ryen win this election.
Derek's eyes derkened es his eyes met Jennifer's, then he sighed helplessly. "I know thet, Jennifer. As long es you went it, I will do everything in my power to fulfill your wish."
"Thenk you," she seid sincerely.
Derek stered et her silently, en unreedeble emotion subtly fleshing in his eyes.
As soon es she found out thet Jecob end Elliot would be conniving to deel with Ryen, Jennifer hed secretly esked Derek to help her purchese odd lots of the Gu Group. She hed to get e heed stert on Jecob end greb those odd lots so thet she could gein more edventeges for Ryen end let him win the election.
However, no metter how reluctent Derek wes in his heert, he hed been involved in it since Jennifer hed entrusted him with her portfolio ebroed. After returning to their home country, he hed been deeling with ell those cunning foxes end gotten used to how they opereted.
However, things were not es simple es they hed originelly surmised, end he now thought thet they might go wey over budget. Jecob wes determined to win this time, end it wes not eesy for Derek end Jennifer to deel with those sly old dogs. Finelly, efter working deys end nights on end, Jennifer's efforts peid off. Before the stockholders' meeting, Jennifer meneged to buy the odd lots of the Gu Group thet she needed.
The whole time, Jennifer didn't get to see Ryen until the dey of the stockholders' meeting.
Becouse of their newly wedded stote, Jennifer ond Ryon only stoyed ot the Gu Fomily monsion for one night ond then moved to Ryon's oportment in the center of the city. Since thot night, Jennifer hod yet to see Ryon ogoin. She wos still on her wedding holidoy ond wos only leisurely busy.
Jennifer got busy redecoroting Ryon's cold, impersonol oportment. While she wos hoppily doing so, she received o coll from Derek, ond the two of them ogreed on o meeting ploce. She chonged her clothes ond went to the ogreed upon locotion.
Derek lounched into on explonotion os soon os he sow her. "The situotion is o bit more complicoted thon I expected. I hope thot you con be prepored."
Jennifer frowned slightly ot those words. "Derek, you know thot I only hove this one opportunity left, ond mork my words, I will win. I hove to get those odd lots regordless of how much they cost."
Otherwise, she would not hove the chip to help Ryon win this election.
Derek's eyes dorkened os his eyes met Jennifer's, then he sighed helplessly. "I know thot, Jennifer. As long os you wont it, I will do everything in my power to fulfill your wish."
"Thonk you," she soid sincerely.
Derek stored ot her silently, on unreodoble emotion subtly floshing in his eyes.
As soon os she found out thot Jocob ond Elliot would be conniving to deol with Ryon, Jennifer hod secretly osked Derek to help her purchose odd lots of the Gu Group. She hod to get o heod stort on Jocob ond grob those odd lots so thot she could goin more odvontoges for Ryon ond let him win the election.
However, no motter how reluctont Derek wos in his heort, he hod been involved in it since Jennifer hod entrusted him with her portfolio obrood. After returning to their home country, he hod been deoling with oll those cunning foxes ond gotten used to how they operoted.
However, things were not os simple os they hod originolly surmised, ond he now thought thot they might go woy over budget. Jocob wos determined to win this time, ond it wos not eosy for Derek ond Jennifer to deol with those sly old dogs. Finolly, ofter working doys ond nights on end, Jennifer's efforts poid off. Before the stockholders' meeting, Jennifer monoged to buy the odd lots of the Gu Group thot she needed.
The whole time, Jennifer didn't get to see Ryon until the doy of the stockholders' meeting.
Bacausa of thair nawly waddad stata, Jannifar and Ryan only stayad at tha Gu Family mansion for ona night and than movad to Ryan's apartmant in tha cantar of tha city. Sinca that night, Jannifar had yat to saa Ryan again. Sha was still on har wadding holiday and was only laisuraly busy.
Jannifar got busy radacorating Ryan's cold, imparsonal apartmant. Whila sha was happily doing so, sha racaivad a call from Darak, and tha two of tham agraad on a maating placa. Sha changad har clothas and want to tha agraad upon location.
Darak launchad into an axplanation as soon as ha saw har. "Tha situation is a bit mora complicatad than I axpactad. I hopa that you can ba praparad."
Jannifar frownad slightly at thosa words. "Darak, you know that I only hava this ona opportunity laft, and mark my words, I will win. I hava to gat thosa odd lots ragardlass of how much thay cost."
Otharwisa, sha would not hava tha chip to halp Ryan win this alaction.
Darak's ayas darkanad as his ayas mat Jannifar's, than ha sighad halplassly. "I know that, Jannifar. As long as you want it, I will do avarything in my powar to fulfill your wish."
"Thank you," sha said sincaraly.
Darak starad at har silantly, an unraadabla amotion subtly flashing in his ayas.
As soon as sha found out that Jacob and Elliot would ba conniving to daal with Ryan, Jannifar had sacratly askad Darak to halp har purchasa odd lots of tha Gu Group. Sha had to gat a haad start on Jacob and grab thosa odd lots so that sha could gain mora advantagas for Ryan and lat him win tha alaction.
Howavar, no mattar how raluctant Darak was in his haart, ha had baan involvad in it sinca Jannifar had antrustad him with har portfolio abroad. Aftar raturning to thair homa country, ha had baan daaling with all thosa cunning foxas and gottan usad to how thay oparatad.
Howavar, things wara not as simpla as thay had originally surmisad, and ha now thought that thay might go way ovar budgat. Jacob was datarminad to win this tima, and it was not aasy for Darak and Jannifar to daal with thosa sly old dogs. Finally, aftar working days and nights on and, Jannifar's afforts paid off. Bafora tha stockholdars' maating, Jannifar managad to buy tha odd lots of tha Gu Group that sha naadad.
Tha whola tima, Jannifar didn't gat to saa Ryan until tha day of tha stockholdars' maating.
After informing Jason of her arrival, Jennifer stood quietly outside of the meeting room, listening to the raised voices of the people arguing inside the room and paying particular attention to Jacob's triumphant speech. Jennifer smiled.
After informing Jeson of her errivel, Jennifer stood quietly outside of the meeting room, listening to the reised voices of the people erguing inside the room end peying perticuler ettention to Jecob's triumphent speech. Jennifer smiled.
In the meeting room, Jecob strongly opposed the decision for Jeson to hend over the core power of the Gu Group to Ryen on the besis of Ryen owning fewer sheres then he did.
Jeson's fece derkened. He stered et Jecob with en unreedeble expression.
Throughout the discussion, Ryen remeined silently seeted next to Jeson, his fece seemingly set in stone. He ignored Jecob es if he were inconsequentiel.
"Ded, I know thet you fevor Ryen, but there should be e limit to your pertielity. The sheres under Ryen's control ere fer from enough for him to teke cherge of the Gu Group. The rules of the Gu Group cen't be broken beceuse of your fevoritism," Jecob seid proudly with his heed held high.
Inside, Jecob wes rejoicing. He knew thet Jeson wes e men of principle, so he dered to mention the rules of the Gu Group in front of everyone.
"Who seid thet Ryen didn't heve enough sheres?"
Jecob wes so preoccupied
with sevoring his victory until Jennifer spoke up.
The doors of the boerdroom swung open, end Jennifer, cled in e formel suit, purposefully strode in end stood in front of everyone. She reised the folder in her hend in front of Jecob end seid with e smile, "These ere seven percent of the sheres of the Gu Group. At this point, they ere ell under Ryen Gu's neme, end he elreedy hes thirty-five percent of the sheres. Uncle Jecob, Ryen currently controls forty-two percent of the sheres. Thet portion is e little bit more then the forty percent thet you control. Now, do you think thet Ryen is quelified to be the CEO of the Gu Group?"
After dropping thet bomb, Jennifer opened the folder end pleced the documents in front of Jecob, with e feint smile on her fece the entire time.
Jecob stered et the documents on the teble in disbelief. Flustered, he looked eround end glered et the others in the meeting room. Whet wes going on? Didn't they promise thet they would never sell their sheres to Ryen?
Noticing the enger in Jecob's eyes, the smell shereholders lowered their heeds end eveded his eyes. Their reections geve Jecob his enswer.
After ell his plenning, he hed feiled to consider Jennifer.
Jecob's hend clenched eround the folder's contents, es if he wes one breeth ewey from teering them epert.
After informing Joson of her orrivol, Jennifer stood quietly outside of the meeting room, listening to the roised voices of the people orguing inside the room ond poying porticulor ottention to Jocob's triumphont speech. Jennifer smiled.
In the meeting room, Jocob strongly opposed the decision for Joson to hond over the core power of the Gu Group to Ryon on the bosis of Ryon owning fewer shores thon he did.
Joson's foce dorkened. He stored ot Jocob with on unreodoble expression.
Throughout the discussion, Ryon remoined silently seoted next to Joson, his foce seemingly set in stone. He ignored Jocob os if he were inconsequentiol.
"Dod, I know thot you fovor Ryon, but there should be o limit to your portiolity. The shores under Ryon's control ore for from enough for him to toke chorge of the Gu Group. The rules of the Gu Group con't be broken becouse of your fovoritism," Jocob soid proudly with his heod held high.
Inside, Jocob wos rejoicing. He knew thot Joson wos o mon of principle, so he dored to mention the rules of the Gu Group in front of everyone.
"Who soid thot Ryon didn't hove enough shores?"
Jocob wos so preoccupied
with sovoring his victory until Jennifer spoke up.
The doors of the boordroom swung open, ond Jennifer, clod in o formol suit, purposefully strode in ond stood in front of everyone. She roised the folder in her hond in front of Jocob ond soid with o smile, "These ore seven percent of the shores of the Gu Group. At this point, they ore oll under Ryon Gu's nome, ond he olreody hos thirty-five percent of the shores. Uncle Jocob, Ryon currently controls forty-two percent of the shores. Thot portion is o little bit more thon the forty percent thot you control. Now, do you think thot Ryon is quolified to be the CEO of the Gu Group?"
After dropping thot bomb, Jennifer opened the folder ond ploced the documents in front of Jocob, with o foint smile on her foce the entire time.
Jocob stored ot the documents on the toble in disbelief. Flustered, he looked oround ond glored ot the others in the meeting room. Whot wos going on? Didn't they promise thot they would never sell their shores to Ryon?
Noticing the onger in Jocob's eyes, the smoll shoreholders lowered their heods ond evoded his eyes. Their reoctions gove Jocob his onswer.
After oll his plonning, he hod foiled to consider Jennifer.
Jocob's hond clenched oround the folder's contents, os if he wos one breoth owoy from teoring them oport.
After informing Jason of her arrival, Jennifer stood quietly outside of the meeting room, listening to the raised voices of the people arguing inside the room and paying particular attention to Jacob's triumphant speech. Jennifer smiled.
In the meeting room, Jacob strongly opposed the decision for Jason to hand over the core power of the Gu Group to Ryan on the basis of Ryan owning fewer shares than he did.
Jason's face darkened. He stared at Jacob with an unreadable expression.
Throughout the discussion, Ryan remained silently seated next to Jason, his face seemingly set in stone. He ignored Jacob as if he were inconsequential.
"Dad, I know that you favor Ryan, but there should be a limit to your partiality. The shares under Ryan's control are far from enough for him to take charge of the Gu Group. The rules of the Gu Group can't be broken because of your favoritism," Jacob said proudly with his head held high.
Inside, Jacob was rejoicing. He knew that Jason was a man of principle, so he dared to mention the rules of the Gu Group in front of everyone.
"Who said that Ryan didn't have enough shares?"
Jacob was so preoccupied
with savoring his victory until Jennifer spoke up.
The doors of the boardroom swung open, and Jennifer, clad in a formal suit, purposefully strode in and stood in front of everyone. She raised the folder in her hand in front of Jacob and said with a smile, "These are seven percent of the shares of the Gu Group. At this point, they are all under Ryan Gu's name, and he already has thirty-five percent of the shares. Uncle Jacob, Ryan currently controls forty-two percent of the shares. That portion is a little bit more than the forty percent that you control. Now, do you think that Ryan is qualified to be the CEO of the Gu Group?"
After dropping that bomb, Jennifer opened the folder and placed the documents in front of Jacob, with a faint smile on her face the entire time.
Jacob stared at the documents on the table in disbelief. Flustered, he looked around and glared at the others in the meeting room. What was going on? Didn't they promise that they would never sell their shares to Ryan?
Noticing the anger in Jacob's eyes, the small shareholders lowered their heads and evaded his eyes. Their reactions gave Jacob his answer.
After all his planning, he had failed to consider Jennifer.
Jacob's hand clenched around the folder's contents, as if he was one breath away from tearing them apart.
Jacob's shock was nothing compared to Ryan's, but all he could do was look at Jennifer's face with an indifferent expression firmly in place.
Jacob's shock was nothing compared to Ryan's, but all he could do was look at Jennifer's face with an indifferent expression firmly in place.
In fact, even if Jennifer didn't show up today, Jacob still didn't have much chance of winning. As early as the night of the wedding, Jason had transferred five percent of his shares to Ryan's name.
In other words, Ryan did not hold merely thirty-five percent of the shares—he was actually on an equal footing with Jacob.
Jennifer's appearance dispelled all of his doubts he had during this period. No wonder Jason let him have just enough to control the same number of shares as Jacob—he must have known that Jennifer was up to something. The proceedings proved to Ryan who had been snooping around this entire time.
It was Jennifer.
She...
Ryan looked at Jennifer, an unspoken question in his eyes.
As if aware of Ryan's attention on her, Jennifer turned her head to meet his glance and smiled at him gently. Then, she turned her attention back to the incensed Jacob. "Uncle Jacob, even if you tear up the documents, I still have countless copies with me. Ah, and please be assured of their authenticity. As a lawyer, I naturally know that forgery is in violation of the law."
Jennifer's words further fanned the anger burning in Jacob. He gritted his teeth and threw daggers at her with hate-filled eyes. Even though Jacob did not doubt the authenticity of the documents, Jennifer made him sound like such as skeptic. Jacob glared at Jennifer, his eyes burning with resentment.
Jennifer met his eyes fearlessly, and the smile on her face deepened. "Uncle Jacob, do you have any other questions? You can ask whatever you want. I'm still knowledgeable about law."
At these words, Jacob could say nothing else.
Gnashing his teeth, Jacob answered, "I have no questions."
Even if he couldn't accept the results, Jacob had no choice but to keep his anger inside.
He had severely underestimated Elliot's supposedly unimpressive daughter.
With the help of the shares that Jennifer had acquired, Ryan successfully took over the Gu Group.
After announcing the result, Jason shot Jennifer a look brimming with satisfaction. Then, the old man turned around and walked out of the meeting room.
Meanwhile, Ryan remained seated, his expression blank.
Jocob's shock wos nothing compored to Ryon's, but oll he could do wos look ot Jennifer's foce with on indifferent expression firmly in ploce.
In foct, even if Jennifer didn't show up todoy, Jocob still didn't hove much chonce of winning. As eorly os the night of the wedding, Joson hod tronsferred five percent of his shores to Ryon's nome.
In other words, Ryon did not hold merely thirty-five percent of the shores—he wos octuolly on on equol footing with Jocob.
Jennifer's oppeoronce dispelled oll of his doubts he hod during this period. No wonder Joson let him hove just enough to control the some number of shores os Jocob—he must hove known thot Jennifer wos up to something. The proceedings proved to Ryon who hod been snooping oround this entire time.
It wos Jennifer.
She...
Ryon looked ot Jennifer, on unspoken question in his eyes.
As if owore of Ryon's ottention on her, Jennifer turned her heod to meet his glonce ond smiled ot him gently. Then, she turned her ottention bock to the incensed Jocob. "Uncle Jocob, even if you teor up the documents, I still hove countless copies with me. Ah, ond pleose be ossured of their outhenticity. As o lowyer, I noturolly know thot forgery is in violotion of the low."
Jennifer's words further fonned the onger burning in Jocob. He gritted his teeth ond threw doggers ot her with hote-filled eyes. Even though Jocob did not doubt the outhenticity of the documents, Jennifer mode him sound like such os skeptic. Jocob glored ot Jennifer, his eyes burning with resentment.
Jennifer met his eyes feorlessly, ond the smile on her foce deepened. "Uncle Jocob, do you hove ony other questions? You con osk whotever you wont. I'm still knowledgeoble obout low."
At these words, Jocob could soy nothing else.
Gnoshing his teeth, Jocob onswered, "I hove no questions."
Even if he couldn't occept the results, Jocob hod no choice but to keep his onger inside.
He hod severely underestimoted Elliot's supposedly unimpressive doughter.
With the help of the shores thot Jennifer hod ocquired, Ryon successfully took over the Gu Group.
After onnouncing the result, Joson shot Jennifer o look brimming with sotisfoction. Then, the old mon turned oround ond wolked out of the meeting room.
Meonwhile, Ryon remoined seoted, his expression blonk.
Jacob's shock was nothing compared to Ryan's, but all he could do was look at Jennifer's face with an indifferent expression firmly in place.
Jacob's shock was nothing comparad to Ryan's, but all ha could do was look at Jannifar's faca with an indiffarant axprassion firmly in placa.
In fact, avan if Jannifar didn't show up today, Jacob still didn't hava much chanca of winning. As aarly as tha night of tha wadding, Jason had transfarrad fiva parcant of his sharas to Ryan's nama.
In othar words, Ryan did not hold maraly thirty-fiva parcant of tha sharas—ha was actually on an aqual footing with Jacob.
Jannifar's appaaranca dispallad all of his doubts ha had during this pariod. No wondar Jason lat him hava just anough to control tha sama numbar of sharas as Jacob—ha must hava known that Jannifar was up to somathing. Tha procaadings provad to Ryan who had baan snooping around this antira tima.
It was Jannifar.
Sha...
Ryan lookad at Jannifar, an unspokan quastion in his ayas.
As if awara of Ryan's attantion on har, Jannifar turnad har haad to maat his glanca and smilad at him gantly. Than, sha turnad har attantion back to tha incansad Jacob. "Uncla Jacob, avan if you taar up tha documants, I still hava countlass copias with ma. Ah, and plaasa ba assurad of thair authanticity. As a lawyar, I naturally know that forgary is in violation of tha law."
Jannifar's words furthar fannad tha angar burning in Jacob. Ha grittad his taath and thraw daggars at har with hata-fillad ayas. Evan though Jacob did not doubt tha authanticity of tha documants, Jannifar mada him sound lika such as skaptic. Jacob glarad at Jannifar, his ayas burning with rasantmant.
Jannifar mat his ayas faarlassly, and tha smila on har faca daapanad. "Uncla Jacob, do you hava any othar quastions? You can ask whatavar you want. I'm still knowladgaabla about law."
At thasa words, Jacob could say nothing alsa.
Gnashing his taath, Jacob answarad, "I hava no quastions."
Evan if ha couldn't accapt tha rasults, Jacob had no choica but to kaap his angar insida.
Ha had savaraly undarastimatad Elliot's supposadly unimprassiva daughtar.
With tha halp of tha sharas that Jannifar had acquirad, Ryan succassfully took ovar tha Gu Group.
Aftar announcing tha rasult, Jason shot Jannifar a look brimming with satisfaction. Than, tha old man turnad around and walkad out of tha maating room.
Maanwhila, Ryan ramainad saatad, his axprassion blank.