The core members of the Hong Family surrounded Old Madam Hong and looked down at the share purchase agreement. They were slightly tempted by the numbers on the agreement.
Although the price was nothing compared to the Hong Corporation's valuation a month ago, it was probably less than 1%.
But after a month of bloodshed, the Hong Corporation's sales plummeted, and its valuation shrank.
Coupled with the looming lawsuit, the Hong Corporation was indeed on the verge of bankruptcy.
Seeing such a share purchase agreement was like sending charcoal in a snowy day, and many people found it hard to resist the temptation.
"Guo Huining! You're a traitor! How dare you collude with outsiders to frame the Hong Corporation! I won't let you get away with it! "Old Madam Hong was furious and threw the share purchase agreement.
The white A4 paper was scattered in the courtroom and fluttered to the gallery not far away.
Gu Nianzhi reached out and caught a few purchase agreements. She looked at them curiously.
Guo Huining tilted her head and dodged the sharp A4 papers. Her smile didn't change as she said, "Old Madam Hong, don't say such old-fashioned words. What era is it now? Colluding with outsiders … Do you think you're still an old feudal lord from the feudal era? "
She used to be very envious of Old Madam Hong's ability and grandeur, and she used to fantasize about becoming someone like her.
Unfortunately, Old Madam Hong mercilessly kicked her out of the Hong Corporation, which she had worked for for many years, and shattered her beautiful dreams.
"You flatter me." Old Madam Hong's face darkened. "Guo Huining, don't you know what you've done in the Hong Corporation? We didn't have time to deal with you, and you really think nothing happened? "
Guo Huining laughed. "Old Madam Hong, I'll wait for you to deal with me. But before you deal with me, you should first pay the compensation they claim … "
Her eyes danced with the joy of victory, and her relatively plain facial features became lively.
The core members of the Hong Family suddenly became nervous at the mention of the compensation.
They all began to persuade Old Madam Hong. "… Old Madam, let's sell the shares. At least we can get some money back."
"Look here. As long as we sell 80% of the shares, the other party will bear all our debts!"
"We can take cash and still hold 20% of the shares!"
"Yes, yes! Old Ancestor, if you continue to be stubborn, you will really have to liquidate and go bankrupt … "
"At that time, the shares in our hands are just a few pieces of scrap paper!"
Guo Huining clasped her hands behind her back and listened with interest.
These people's actions were exactly what she had expected.
She had already said that most of the core members of the Hong Conglomerate were idiots, except for Old Madam Hong, who was extraordinarily shrewd.
However, Old Madame Hong's shrewdness alone could not resist the stupidity of the entire family.
Even though she was in her eighties, she still had to continue working. Whenever there was a major decision, she still had to make the final decision.
This time, the electric car project was too new. Old Madam Hong really couldn't handle it, so she completely delegated it to Guo Huining.
It wasn't that Guo Huining didn't feel regretful.
She didn't want this to happen either. She had dedicated her youth and passion to the Hong Corporation. Her feelings for the Hong Corporation were no less than those of the Hong Family.
But Old Madame Hong just didn't like her and refused to accept her.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Old Madame Hong's shriveled body became more and more stooped, like a pine tree that was finally bent by the heavy snow. Only her old appearance was left, and she no longer looked vigorous.
The joy in Guo Huining's heart couldn't be described in words.
Just as these people were about to convince Old Madam Hong, Guo Huining leisurely took out another agreement and placed it in front of the Hong family. With a face full of smiles, she said, "Before signing the share purchase agreement, please first sign this disclaimer agreement. Only when the disclaimer agreement takes effect will the share purchase agreement you signed be effective. "
Old Madame Hong was indeed very tired. She even wanted to take this opportunity to sell the Hong Corporation.
None of her descendants could take on such a big responsibility. They were only suitable to sit at home and collect money.
Such a big company, after she passed away, would soon be tossed around by this group of unfilial descendants until nothing was left …
This was also one of the reasons why Old Madame Hong was anxious to go public overseas.
She wanted to take the opportunity of going public overseas to clean up the management structure of the group, introduce a professional manager system, and let the members of the Hong Family gradually withdraw from the management of the group and only become shareholders who collect money.
Just now, she was surrounded by these family members and forced to sell the shares. She was really disheartened and wanted to sign the contract and sell it.
Guo Huining's betrayal could wait until she finished the company's business before settling the accounts with her.
But now she saw Guo Huining throw out another disclaimer agreement.
Old Madame Hong put on her presbyopic glasses and took the disclaimer agreement to read.
After only reading a few lines, Old Madame Hong couldn't help but be furious. She rolled the disclaimer agreement into a ball and threw it at Guo Huining's face. She said angrily, "You want us to give up on pursuing your responsibility?! Keep dreaming! Don't even think about getting me to sign it! "
"I'm not selling it! At most, I'll go bankrupt and liquidate! "
Old Madame Hong and Guo Huining were at loggerheads.
Guo Huining dodged to the side and avoided the ball of disclaimer agreement that Old Madame Hong threw at her.
She quickly stood up from the gallery and grabbed the ball of paper. She sat down and opened it to read.
It turned out that this disclaimer agreement was actually Guo Huining requesting the Hong Corporation's shareholders to give up on pursuing her responsibility.
In other words, if the Hong Family wanted to sell their shares, they had to sign this disclaimer agreement to guarantee that they wouldn't sue Guo Huining for what she did in the Hong Corporation.
And only when this disclaimer agreement took effect would the Pacific Rim Private Equity Fund acquisition agreement take effect.
That way, she wouldn't have to worry about the Hong Corporation suing her for commercial espionage.
Gu Nianzhi clicked her tongue and said softly to Lu Jin, "… Guo Huining is a law student after all. She's quite protective of herself …"
Unfortunately, she only protected her own interests and didn't care about other people's interests.
Guo Huining looked at Old Madame Hong mockingly, as if she was looking at a flying insect struggling in a spider's web.
She dared to be the chief legal counsel of Pacific Rim Private Equity Fund and personally preside over the acquisition of the Hong Corporation. How could she stand up without additional protection?
This disclaimer agreement was Pacific Rim Private Equity Fund's sincerity to her.
Lu Jin chuckled. He felt that it was time, so he took out his phone and looked at it.
At that moment, his phone rang, and an email came in.
Lu Jin quickly unlocked his phone and opened his mailbox. Sure enough, he saw the email he had been looking forward to for a long time.
Without bothering to read the email carefully, Lu Jin handed his phone to Gu Nianzhi as if he was presenting a treasure. He smiled and said, "Nianzhi, look, this is the first trick!"
Gu Nianzhi was a little confused, so she took Lu Jin's hand and looked at his phone.
On the phone was an authorization notice from the State Intellectual Property Office!
The words "State Intellectual Property Office of the Huaxia Empire" were written on the top of the phone!
Patent number: 202810295609.1. Publication number: 2028025825006262.
Patent holder: Lu Jin.
Name of invention: High-power, low-cost battery for electric vehicles.
..
Gu Nianzhi suddenly looked up at Lu Jin in disbelief. She said in surprise, "… Dad, you applied for a patent?!"
Lu Jin nodded with a smile and said casually, "… Your side is too backward. I can't take out my real invention now, so I modified it and reduced the battery's function by 80% before applying for a patent. Don't worry, it's only three times more powerful than the best electric vehicle battery you have here. "
"And the cost is only one-third of the cost."
Gu Nianzhi was extremely excited. She suddenly opened her arms and hugged Lu Jin. She whispered in his ear, "Dad, you're so amazing!"
It was great to have a father like this!
Lu Jin wanted this reaction from Gu Nianzhi.
He patted Gu Nianzhi on the back happily and said, "There's a second trick. Do you want to see it?"
Gu Nianzhi quickly nodded. "Yes, yes, yes!"
As Lu Jin spoke, he forwarded the patent authorization notice from the State Intellectual Property Office to the technical director of the company, "The Raft".
In less than a minute, the technical director of "The Raft" impatiently replied to Lu Jin's email.
There was only one sentence on it: "… Just name your price!"
Lu Jin showed the email to Gu Nianzhi and said, "The second trick."
This time, Gu Nianzhi looked at it for a while before she understood. She said, "… This is the company that was infringed by the Hong Corporation and is claiming high compensation from the Hong Corporation?!"
Lu Jin nodded. "That's them."
"Do you have any business dealings with them?" Gu Nianzhi asked curiously.
Lu Jin smiled and said, "Of course not before. I'm nothing here, so why would they care about me? "
"But now it's different. I have a patent, so they'll cry and beg to have business dealings with me."
"That's true." Gu Nianzhi nodded thoughtfully. "You really didn't have anything before. Why would they negotiate with you …"
"That's right." Lu Jin wasn't angry at all. He said frankly, "You have to be capable to be valued by others. I didn't bring any of those things with me. The only thing I brought was my own mind and knowledge. "
"Now I'm going to use my knowledge to create wealth."
His first bucket of gold, of course, came from his inventions.
"How did you think of the first patent being the battery of an electric car?" Gu Nianzhi read the follow-up email from the technical director of "The Raft" over and over again.
"I didn't think about it. It was just a coincidence." Lu Jin shrugged nonchalantly. "For me, choosing which patent to apply for is the most exhausting."
"Fortunately, this Guo Huining reminded me. Then I'll be the first to apply for the patent for the battery of an electric car. You guys are quite backward anyway."
Gu Nianzhi was already used to Lu Jin's style of speaking, but she still felt that Lu Jin's words deserved a beating.
"Dad, your tone of voice …" Gu Nianzhi smiled and pointed at Lu Jin. "To be honest, I quite like it."
Lu Jin was quite nervous at first. He was worried that Gu Nianzhi wouldn't like him talking like that, but he became smug later.
He held his phone and replied to the email from the technical director of "The Raft".
This time, the other party's reply took a little longer, but it only took ten minutes.
"… Deal!"
Lu Jin handed his phone to Gu Nianzhi again and said with a smile, "Now, I'll go show you the third trick."
Gu Nianzhi looked at Lu Jin's phone. It was an email from the CEO of "The Raft".
They agreed to Lu Jin's conditions and took the initiative to reduce the amount of compensation they had to settle with the Hong Corporation out of court. It was limited to a year's worth of patent fees and 5% interest.
Compared to the previous sky-high compensation, it was like the difference between 100 million and 100 thousand. It was like the difference between heaven and earth.
Not far away on the left, Old Madam Hong had been threatened by the Hong family, Guo Huining, and Dou Aiyan for a long time, but she refused to budge.
Just as these people were about to press her hand to sign the acquisition agreement, someone pushed through the crowd and came to Old Madam Hong's side. He said a few words to her.
Old Madam Hong's withered face suddenly lit up. "What did you say?! The Raft took the initiative to reduce the amount of compensation?! "
"Yes, our company is willing to reach a settlement with Ms. Hong. This is the amount of our compensation. Please take a look."
Old Madam Hong looked down at the legally binding amount of compensation, and her hands were trembling with excitement.
However, this claim said that they only needed to pay a year's worth of patent fees, plus 5% interest!
Compared to the previous amount of compensation, it was like a drop from 100 million yuan to 100,000 yuan. For the Hong Corporation, it was like rain after a long drought.
The Hong Corporation was saved!
Old Madam Hong immediately laughed out loud.
She waved the claim in her hand at Guo Huining and said with a laugh, "Guo Huining, just you wait to receive a lawyer's letter from the Hong Corporation!"
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This was the first update of the day: Chapter 1974, "Timely Help".
Today was the second update, eight o 'clock in the evening.
PS: In the future, the first update in the morning may be delayed to between eleven and twelve o 'clock. Super had been busy recently and didn't go home until around ten o 'clock in the evening. From now until mid-November, he couldn't even rest on weekends. Please forgive me ~ ~ ~
Mwah, big shots, little angels ~ ~ ~
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