Li Du wanted to say, "This is embarrassing."
He looked at Carlston, whose smile had frozen, and Cole, who was smiling, and sat back in his seat leisurely.
Now he could sit back and watch the tigers fight. Cole and Carlston were about to fight.
Li Du remembered Aubrey Teuton. He was a British immigrant, about 45 or 46 years old, who liked to talk with his eyes squinted. He was an investor, among which Harry Winston was his biggest investment.
The reason why he remembered this man so clearly was that when Li Du and Carlston had a conflict last time, many shareholders had helped Carlston suppress him.
Among them, Aubrey Teuton was particularly active. He was seen as a core figure in Carlston's camp.
Now this core figure had turned against him and stabbed Carlston in the back at a critical moment.
Li Du could see that Aubrey Teuton was a spy planted by Cole in Carlston's camp. Obviously, the fight between the two sides had begun long ago.
It was a bit like a spy drama or a palace drama. Li Du watched and pondered with relish.
As soon as Aubrey Teuton opened his mouth, some of the shareholders who had been forced by Carlston to stand on his side shut up. Their gazes became thought-provoking.
The shareholders had been following Carlston because they thought that Carlston was stronger, more powerful, and had a greater say in the Harry Winston group.
Now that they found out that Carlston was in a bad situation, they were not in a hurry to express their views.
Like Li Du, they also chose to sit back and watch the tigers fight.
Cole held an absolute stake in Harry Winston, but he was considered by shareholders to be short-sighted and weak.
Although Carlston looked gentle, wearing rimless glasses and always smiling, his style of doing things was tough. He was more like a leader.
Most importantly, Cole had a lot of shares, but it was limited to the half-dead Harry Winston group.
Carlston's Fitz family was much more powerful. They were a large family on the East Coast of the United States. They had been working in the mining and gemstone industry, and had wider contacts and more channels in the upper class.
The family background gave him a lot of glory, but that was just a bonus. The foundation and root was still the shares in his hands.
If he did not have shares in Harry Winston, the shareholders would still not support him.
At the end of the day, they were sitting here because they were all shareholders of Harry Winston, Inc., and their interests were linked to Harry Winston.
Now, it seemed that Carlston would be forced to sell his shares.
It was clearly written in the contract that if Li Du found a diamond mine with a storage capacity of one million carats, Carlston would have to sell his 14 units of shares at the market price of 12 million US dollars per unit.
The diamond ore that Li Du found was rich in content, estimated to be about two million carats. For a diamond mine in South Africa, this kind of storage was considered average or even a little low.
However, it was already considered a rich mine. It would not be a problem to use it to complete the contract.
Calston couldn't laugh anymore. He realized that he didn't have a helper, while Cole suddenly had one.
This scene made Li Du wary. Cole was not as mediocre as he looked. On the contrary, perhaps Cole's business acumen was average in the jewelry industry, but when it came to playing tricks and company politics, he was a master.
Cole forced Carlston to complete the contract.
Carlston had no choice but to use the delaying tactic.
He said, "The contract will expire at the end of the year. Only then will it come into effect. I have to continue observing Li's diamond mine. Is this a reasonable request, everyone? "
The eight shareholders looked at each other. In the end, they had to speak up.
Someone said vaguely, "According to the contract, this is a reasonable request."
"Yes, after all, this is a contract involving a huge sum of one or two hundred million. This kind of thing can't be rushed. Let's find a lawyer to talk about it."
Cole looked at Li Du helplessly. Li Du shrugged nonchalantly and said, "Okay, then let's wait for the lawyer to come and talk. Everyone, keep the contracts. I have confidence in my mine anyway."
It would be better to trade later. Li Du had no energy to deal with the equity change. He had to prepare for the upcoming engagement party.
Unlike the previous equity purchases, this one was difficult for him to get. Even at the end of the year, he knew that Carlston would try to obstruct him and even find someone to obstruct him.
The shares in Carlston's hands were very valuable. Harry Winston Inc. was on the brink of recovery and could usher in better opportunities for development. A huge increase in market value was inevitable.
In the agreement between him and Li Du, one unit of equity was only 12 million, which was the market price at that time. At that time, Harry Winston had just stabilized and had not yet launched the opal series of jewelry.
Now, Harry Winston had continuously launched popular new jewelry, began to lead the new trend, and its market value had soared. One unit of equity could be sold for 20 million.
So how could Carlston be willing to sell the equity at a low price? Moreover, Li Du had also discovered a diamond mine, which would serve Harry Winston. In this way, the market value of Harry Winston would continue to increase.
However, Carlston would at most annoy Li Du and Cole, or delay to make them uncomfortable. The deal would eventually take shape because they had the contract in hand.
Li Du liked this aspect of the United States. The laws were made and everyone had to abide by them. It was useless to rely on people or connections.
The main purpose of Cole's equity meeting was to facilitate the equity change. Since the purpose was not achieved, the meeting was meaningless.
After talking about some company development plans, Cole dismissed the meeting and left Li Du alone for a deep chat.
But before that, Carlston quietly contacted Cole, and the two of them went to the office for a private chat.
Li Du did not know what the two of them were up to. He released the little bug to monitor them, but the little bug could only see and not hear.
He saw Carlston show something to Cole on his mobile phone. Cole frowned and tapped his fingers on the table.
After Carlston left, Cole's secretary found Li Du and asked him to see Cole.
Entering the office, Cole poured Li Du a glass of red wine and said, "Nice stuff from Boston Manor. It has a different flavor. Try it?"
Li Du took a sip and shook his head. "I lack taste in red wine. In this regard, I need to be educated and learn more."
Cole laughed. "Let nature take its course. You will love it. Also, what do you think about Carlston's equity? Do you want to change the plan? It seems that he does not want to give up these shares. "
Li Du put down his glass and said firmly, "I want his equity. Otherwise, I will not use the diamond mine as a warehouse for the group, because there is no need for it."
He did not know what Carlston and Cole had talked about to change Cole's position.
Anyway, his position would not change, and Cole had better not change either. Otherwise, Li Du would find other ways to get back what belonged to him.
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