The next day.
December 21st.
Du Juan didn't go to Gome in the morning. No one had seen Du Juan since that morning.
Of course, those in the know knew where she had gone.
Old Huang hadn't been officially imprisoned yet. He was detained in the detention center, so Du Juan still had the right to visit him.
Under such circumstances, Du Juan couldn't resist Li Dong's attacks. The only thing she could do was to seek help from her husband, who was in a difficult situation.
No one knew what Old Huang had said.
Only a few people knew that Du Juan's eyes were red after seeing him. It was obvious that she had cried more than once.
This northern woman, who was strong in front of outsiders, really couldn't hold on at this moment.
She fought with Euphoria, with the capital organization, with the Huang family, with the outside world, with the inside …
During the month that Old Huang had been in prison, she had spent almost all of her time fighting.
In the early stage, she could still hold on, convince herself, and maintain her strength.
However, when Li Dong, a business legend who was seen as a backer and a lifesaver, came to bully a weak woman like her, Du Juan couldn't hold on anymore.
Du Juan, who had cried her heart out, seemed to have sobered up completely. She hid her weakness again.
After returning to the company, Du Juan summoned a few elders of Gome.
Under everyone's worried gazes, Du Juan was silent for a moment and said, "The war has begun!"
These weren't her words, but the words of her husband in the detention center.
Old Huang knew that this day would come sooner or later. The moment he brought Li Dong in, Old Huang knew that Li Dong was too ambitious and that this war would break out sooner or later.
But Old Huang didn't expect it to come so soon and so urgently.
It had been five days since Li Dong entered!
Five years, or even three years, Huang Guangyu wouldn't be surprised or surprised.
But in just five days, Li Dong revealed his ambition and put it into action. When Huang Guangyu first heard the news, he was also inexplicably shocked!
Li Dong was not a hungry wolf waiting for an opportunity to strike. He was a ferocious tiger that had completely awakened!
The moment he entered, his goal was to devour the prey in front of him.
You might think that he would wait, but the truth was that Li Dong didn't even give him time to wait. He was already ready to pounce on his prey before he entered.
"The war has begun!"
These five words caused the faces of the executives present to change.
Du Juan was quiet for a while, then continued, "Li Dong's goal is obvious. He wants to completely control Gome! This is something that I and the entire Gome can't tolerate! But now, we are weak, and Li Dong is ready. We can't stop him. If I'm not mistaken, Fukang is just the beginning. Li Dong must be in contact with our other shareholders, including … "
Du Juan paused, then looked at everyone. "You may to say you. You all. Li Li knew about it.
Among the elders of the Huang Group, there were also some who held a small amount of shares.
When Du Juan said this, some of them looked a little uncomfortable. But Du Juan didn't go any further. She said in a heavy tone, "This is a war of life and death for Gome. We can't afford to be careless!
I'm afraid it will be difficult for Fukang to change its decision.
Even if I refuse, it won't be of much use. In the end, the winner will be Li Dong.
Let's not talk about other reasons. The key is that we don't have enough funds. Others don't believe in us, nor do they believe in our strength.
The key to competing with Li Dong is the problem of funds, as well as the trust of the major institutions.
We've lost the core power to compete with Fukang.
Among the remaining major institutions, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and CRMC hold 22% of Gome's shares.
As long as we can get the support of these three institutions, even if Li Dong takes all the shareholders, there's nothing to worry about.
So, our top priority is to convince these institutions to support us.
In addition, we need to raise funds and prepare to compete with Li Dong in the primary market and the secondary market!
Maybe what we've seen is just the tip of the iceberg.
Among the shareholders, we don't know how many have reached an agreement with Li Dong and how many are prepared to support Li Dong.
But I know that it's not just Fukang!
Everyone … "
Du Juan's eyes turned red. She stood up and looked at the crowd, "The future of Gome, Old Huang and I are all in your hands! We've gone through 20 years of ups and downs together. Now, because of my decision, Gome may face a disaster that exceeds the loss of Old Huang. I'm a sinner of Gome. But at this moment, I'm begging everyone to help me out for the sake of 20 years of ups and downs. When this is over, I'll take the blame and resign. I won't interfere with Gome's affairs anymore! "
Everyone's heart was moved. Many of them couldn't bear it.
Everyone had compassion, not to mention that they had gone through thick and thin together for decades.
Chairman Zhou, the only member of the board of directors, said in a low voice, "There's no need for Chairman Du to say this. Everyone knows Li Dong's wild ambition. We won't give him a chance to succeed!
Once Li Dong takes over Gome, we won't have a good ending!
Everyone knows that Li Dong is arbitrary and paranoid. Once he takes over Gome, he won't be at ease with old people like us.
When that happens, our only choice is to withdraw from Gome.
We've been in Gome for so many years. What can we do if we leave now?
Therefore, resisting Li Dong isn't just a matter for Chairman Du and Chairman Huang, it's also our own business! "
This was a warning to the other elders to prevent them from adding insult to injury and joining Li Dong's side.
The others also spoke up, "We all understand what Chairman Zhou is saying. Without lips, the teeth will be interdependent. When Wang Yue was shoved into the board of directors, we knew that our days of hardship had arrived.
For the past two days, Wang Yue had been pushing for the board of directors' resolutions while investigating the internal affairs.
We've all been questioned these past few days. We can all tell what she's trying to say.
"Now, Li Dong is only a minor shareholder, yet he dares to make such a big fuss. Once he takes over, we all know what will happen.
Chairman Du and Chairman Zhou don't need to say anything. We've treated Gome as our home for so many years.
Now that an outsider wants to barge in, we won't approve of it!
It wasn't Chairman Du's fault for bringing in Li Dong. At that time, we had no choice.
The fault lies in Li Dong's black-hearted and ruthless heart. The other shareholders are also in a dilemma. Cheng Xiao's Euphoria faction is also useless. They only know how to fight with us, giving Li Dong a chance!
Chairman Du, if you have any orders, just tell us. We'll do our best! "
Everyone expressed their opinions. Du Juan heaved a sigh of relief and said seriously, "Then, I, Du Juan, will not be unreasonable at this time. Now that Gome is in danger, we need to turn the tide together!
As I said earlier, Li Dong is likely to have reached an agreement with more than just the Fukang family.
Even the Damo family may be in contact with Li Dong.
Therefore, our most important task now is to fight for the recognition and support of these capital institutions.
Chairman Zhou, since you've dealt with them for many years, I'll leave this task to you.
Immediately communicate with these families. Even if they can't support us, we must delay them and not give them a chance to switch to Li Dong.
This is the first thing!
Secondly, we still have some tradable shares in the secondary market in Xiangjiang, including those convertible bonds. A few days ago, I heard that someone is buying them.
Chairman Wang, I'll leave this matter to you. You've worked there before. Go and investigate the situation.
First, lobby the major institutions. If it's absolutely necessary, we can take the initiative to buy back the shares. As for the funds, I'll handle it.
In the next few days, I'll go to Chaoshan and try to raise enough usable funds.
Thirdly, Cheng Xiao's faction's attitude.
Yongle faction controls close to 10% of the shares and is also an important part of Gome.
Boss Wu will be in charge of the negotiation with Cheng Xiao. You've worked with Cheng Xiao for many years, and you have full authority to represent Old Huang and I. As long as we get through this, there's still a chance to salvage the situation!
Fourthly, the rights to use the Gome brand and the other 360 unlisted stores are now under Pengrun's management.
We'll use this as a bargaining chip to delay Li Dong.
Li Dong is very ambitious, and what he wants is the complete Gome. If necessary, we can use this to negotiate with him and stall for time.
Fifthly, fight for the support and sympathy of the public.
When Old Huang just got in, Li Dong bullied us orphans and widows. We need to occupy the high ground of public opinion and condemn him morally, so that he won't take action for fear of harming the innocent.
Sixthly … "
Du Juan listed out her plan methodically and said with a solemn face, "I'll leave it to all of you!"
Everyone nodded. Chairman Zhou waited for her to finish and said, "There are two more things. Firstly, how are we going to deal with Fukang? Delay it or agree to it? Secondly, if we're all gone, who will take charge of Gome? Now that you're gone, it's disadvantageous for us. I think we can leave Chaoshan to someone else … "
Du Juan shook her head. "No, if I don't make a trip personally, no one else can do it. Money doesn't fall from the sky, so how can we agree to it so easily? As for who will take charge, I've thought about it. I'll transfer Xiuhong back from Shanghai. Now that Gome is in danger, we can relax the pressure on Yongle faction and let Xiuhong back to defend against Wang Yue's attack. "
The Xiuhong that Du Juan mentioned was Old Huang's eldest sister, and she was also a formidable female warrior.
After acquiring Yongle, Old Huang was worried about Yongle's headquarters, so he sent his most trusted eldest sister, Huang Xiuhong, to take charge of Shanghai. Yongle's smooth transition was largely due to Huang Xiuhong.
In the past, Gome's biggest enemy was Yongle's internal structure.
But now, Yongle was a minor issue. Du Juan had to leave the headquarters, and they needed someone powerful to take charge.
And Huang Xiuhong was the best choice.
The others nodded. They acknowledged Huang Xiuhong's return.
Huang Xiuhong was not any weaker than them, and she was Old Huang's biological sister. Her prestige in Gome was high, and it was enough to suppress the unrest in the hearts of the people.
Du Juan paused for a moment before continuing, "As for Fukang, agree to it!
On the one hand, both parties will be using cash. I want to reduce the chips in Li Dong's hands and make him use some cash.
So far away, the capital chain has always been a huge problem.
Li Dong had almost fallen for this problem several times. This time, Fukang will be using 1.5 billion cash for the transaction, and Li Dong will not have a good time taking out so much money at once.
On the other hand, we will reduce Li Dong's vigilance.
We will make him feel that we are just so-so, and it will be easy to gain the sympathy of others.
Otherwise, the only thing we can do is to forcefully buy back the shares and go to court.
This way, the other shareholders will be disappointed, and we will make things difficult for them when they sell their shares.
Also, it will highlight our weakness.
If we don't even dare to let go of 8% of the shares, how afraid are we of Li Dong?
If we are so afraid, how are we going to appease them?
We will take Li Dong seriously in terms of tactics and look down on him in terms of strategy!
We must not let others think that we are afraid of Li Dong. Otherwise, even if we are not swallowed by Li Dong, we will not be able to stop others. "
Everyone nodded, and another Vice-President said, "CEO Du, I have an idea. We can contact Bailian, Suning, Wal-Mart, Wumart … these retail companies to snipe Li Dong.
He will be attacked from both inside and outside, and he will not be able to care about anything else.
Li Dong's success was something that no one wanted to see.
At this moment, they are also willing to cooperate with us. Otherwise, if we are the first, they will be the next!
We all know the logic of interdependence, and they will also understand it.
Perhaps, not only the retail industry, but Li Dong is involved in many industries, and we can cooperate with them. In short, if Li Dong expands, we will all suffer! "
Du Juan nodded. "You are right. I will get Yan Hong to contact the other companies secretly! Now, it is not suitable for Li Dong to discover our motive. We can give him a head-on blow at the crucial moment! "
Huang Yanhong, Old Huang's second sister, is also an executive of Gome.
Although the Huang family has internal strife, Du Juan could not care less at this moment. No matter how fierce the internal strife is, the meat will be in the pot.
However, once Li Dong forcefully took over, the entire pot would be overturned.
With Du Juan's words, everyone stopped discussing and got ready to move out.
Just when CEO Zhou was about to leave, Du Juan shouted, "CEO Zhou, hold a board meeting in the afternoon and agree to Fukang! We will admit defeat at the board meeting and let everyone see Li Dong's wild ambition. We will let everyone know that Li Dong's appetite is so big that it makes them afraid! This is not only our Gome's problem, but the entire industry and the business world! Now, we are in deep trouble, and everyone is sitting back and watching the show. They might be next. Li Dong is a cancer in the industry! "
For Du Juan to call him a "cancer," it was obvious that she hated him to the core.
CEO Zhou could feel her hatred and said, "Li Dong is a cancer in the industry, but if we compromise so quickly, will people think that we are strong on the outside but weak on the inside?"
"No, everyone will only see Li Dong's power, Li Dong's bullying, and Li Dong's overbearing ways. As the victims, for the big picture and for Gome's rebirth, we will swallow our anger. The shareholders and employees will know who is the most suitable person to control Gome! "
CEO Zhou did not say anything else. He nodded. "Then I will inform them that we have been holding board meetings for the past few days …"
Shaking his head, CEO Zhou did not continue. These were troubled times!
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