Perhaps even Xiao Yunhai did not expect that Stephens would put a bug in his office.
Xiao Yunhai was probably the best example of someone who had been hunting wild geese all day but was pecked in the eye by the wild geese.
Stephens picked up the phone on the table and dialed a number. "Mr. Bessey, where are you now?"
A calm voice came from the other end of the line.
"I'll be there in five minutes. Has Kungfu Xiao arrived? "
Stephens hurriedly said, "Mr. Bessey, please don't come. He suspects … "
After hearing Stephens' words, Terrence Bessey paused for a moment and said, "Kungfu Xiao is indeed Kungfu Xiao. No wonder my arrogant cousin was defeated by him. But no matter how good he is, he still fell into your trap. Okay, I'll send my secretary over. But what about the shares in his hands? "
Stephens said, "I'm afraid there's no chance. Kungfu Xiao has no intention of selling his shares at all. We can only take advantage of the fact that he's not familiar with the departments and sneak in. As long as we can get him to sign the list, there won't be any problems. But I can't do this because he already suspects me. "
Terrence Bessey said, "I understand. The head of your exploration department, Luke Ulysses, is also one of my people. Contact him and see how to deal with this. "
"Okay. Mr. Bessey, goodbye. "
Ten minutes later, Stephens knocked on the door of Xiao Yunhai's office and said, "Mr. Xiao, everyone's here. Let's go to the conference room."
Xiao Yunhai nodded and said, "Okay. Is Mr. Bessey here in person? "
Stephens said, "No. It's his secretary. It seems that his secretary came on his behalf, saying that Mr. Bessie has other important matters to attend to. "
Xiao Yunhai's eyes narrowed slightly as he smiled and said, "Alright, I understand. You can leave first. I'll be there soon. "
After Stephens left the conference room, Xiao Yunhai immediately pulled a long face.
Even though the other party only sent a secretary over, Xiao Yunhai still felt that something was amiss.
Christy smiled and said, "Mr. Xiao, it seems that Mr. Bessie doesn't care much about our company. That should explain the problem."
Xiao Yunhai frowned and said, "You can't think of it that way. As long as our opponent has shares in PEC, we can't let our guard down. I don't understand why such a big energy company would buy Pekar's shares. "
Kree said, "That is indeed a problem."
Xiao Yunhai said, "Whatever, let's go to the meeting first."
Xiao Yunhai came to the meeting room and saw everyone sitting there chatting. There were men and women, old and young.
After Xiao Yunhai entered, the voices stopped abruptly, and sixteen pairs of eyes turned to look at him.
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen." Xiao Yunhai said with a smile.
"Mr. Xiao, nice to meet you."
"Mr. Xiao, nice to meet you."
Everyone stood up and greeted Xiao Yunhai.
Xiao Yunhai gestured for him to sit, and then sat down on the chairman's seat of the board of directors.
"May I ask who is Mr. Bessie's representative?"
A beautiful young woman on the left smiled professionally and said, "Mr. Xiao, nice to meet you. I'm Mr. Bessie's secretary, Sylvia Grote. Mr. Bessie has something important to deal with and didn't have time to come. He asked me to apologize to you on his behalf. "
Xiao Yunhai waved his hand and said, "It's fine. Mr. Bessie is in charge of such a big company, it's normal for him to be busy. Miss Grote, I wonder if you know why your company suddenly purchased our company's shares? I really don't see anything in Pec that you need. "
Sylvia Grote ran her fingers through her hair and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xiao. I'm only Mr. Bessie's secretary. I don't know anything about such an important matter."
Xiao Yunhai nodded and said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked the right question. Will you please tell me that if Mr. Bessie has any intention of selling his share, he must let me know. I'll buy them for 50% more than the current market value. "
Sylvia Grote picked up a pen and wrote down Xiao Yunhai's words. She said, "I'll pass on your message."
Xiao Yunhai nodded at her and looked around. He said, "Have you guys thought about selling your shares? One hundred and fifty percent is not a low price. "
Out of the eight shareholders, three or four of them were tempted, and the others were also considering it.
Xiao Yunhai said, "Not only that, I can also help you pay off your loans. We still owe the bank 23 billion USD, and 1% of the shares is 230 million USD. Also, I heard from Stephens that more than 13,000 employees haven't been paid for three months. This is absolutely inappropriate, and we have to make up for it immediately. Everyone, I'm confident that I can make the company bigger and stronger, but you have to hand over the money. Do you understand? "
As soon as Xiao Yunhai finished speaking, a middle-aged man stood up and said, "Mr. Xiao, I have 2% of the company's shares. I'll sell it to you now."
"I have 1%. I have no reason not to sell at this price. "
"I have 1% too."
In less than five minutes, all six shareholders had sold their shares. This was a first for a board meeting.
Xiao Yunhai was very clear about the thoughts of these people.
Even though he was the richest man in the world, it wasn't easy to run an oil and gas company. The key was to discover oil fields and increase oil reserves. Xiao Yunhai couldn't do these things even if he had the money.
He might as well take this opportunity to sell his shares. Even if it was only 1%, with Xiao Yunhai's conditions, he could make a few hundred million USD.
Xiao Yunhai thought that under his leadership, Pekar Oil and Gas Company would be able to achieve great things. It wouldn't take long for the company's market value to increase exponentially. He didn't care about small profits at all.
Xiao Yunhai said, "Ms. Kree Christie, take everyone to my office and sign the contract. Then let the bank transfer the money to them."
Kree Christie stood up and said, "Okay, Mr. Xiao. Everyone, please follow me. "
Soon, only Xiao Yunhai, Stephens, Sylvia, and Grote were left in the meeting room.
Xiao Yunhai said, "Mr. Stephens, can you tell me why you're not selling? I'm sure anyone would be tempted by these conditions. "
Stephens smiled. "I believe that under Mr. Xiao's management, the future profits will be much higher than the current conditions. I'm very confident about this. "
Xiao Yunhai narrowed his eyes. "That's it? Mr. Stephens, you're treating me like an idiot. I'm sure there's something in Pekar Oil and Gas Company that I don't know, right? "
Stephens was shocked, but his face was as calm as water. He said, "Mr. Xiao, you are too suspicious. Pekar Oil and Gas Company is on the verge of collapse. If there's anything valuable in the company, it wouldn't be in this state. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled. "Is that so? Maybe. Since there are only three of us left on the board, I'll tell you what I'm going to do next. The first thing is to pay off the bank's loan and employees' salaries. The two of you have to hand over the money within three days. "
Stephens said, "Mr. Xiao, I don't have that much money."
Xiao Yunhai said, "That's your problem. It has nothing to do with me. I'll only be in charge of my own share. Then, I'll cut all ties with you. It doesn't matter if you pay or not. The loan will only be yours and not the company's. However, you can't pay your employees less. Otherwise, the 13,000 employees won't let you go. Similarly, I'll only pay my own share. Do you understand? "
Sylvia Grott said, "I'll report to Mr. Bessie."
Xiao Yunhai nodded. "Very good. The second thing is financing. I'll inject 100 billion USD into the company to upgrade the technology and equipment for oil exploration. I'll also hire scientists, chemists, and geologists. The company must be on the right track as soon as possible. Your shares will also be diluted. I'll hire professionals to calculate. You won't lose out. The third thing is to hire a CEO from Wall Street. "
"Hire a CEO?" Stephens said, "Mr. Xiao, I've worked for Pekar Oil all my life. I think I have the ability to be the CEO."
Xiao Yunhai said, "Mr. Stephens, Pekar is already in this state. You're telling me that you have the ability to turn the situation around. If you were in my position, would you believe me? Also, you're old. You should go home and rest. I'll ask the finance department to pay you your dividends every six months. You won't be short of a single cent. "
Stephens' face was ashen, his expression ugly to the extreme. His eyes were like a ferocious wolf as he stared fixedly at Xiao Yunhai, and said, "Mister Xiao, don't you think this is too much?"
Xiao Yunhai looked at his ferocious face and laughed. "Mr. Stephens, is this your true face? You really can't judge a book by its cover. However, do you really think that you can contend against me with just you alone? Don't joke around. Pack my things this afternoon and leave at once. Do you understand? "
Stephens stood up and said angrily, "You'll regret this."
Xiao Yunhai laughed. "I, Xiao Yunhai, never regret anything I do. That's all for the board meeting. Dismissed. "
Stephens did not even look back as he left angrily.
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