The next day, I was called outside the VIP building by Ren Hongde, Xiao Qin's uncle and the chairman of QingZi Education Group. He told me about the video call he had with Ai ShuQiao.
In order to eliminate Auntie Ren's worries, Ren Hongde planned on using a certain percentage of QingZi Education Group's shares to exchange for Ai ShuQiao's and my freedom.
Ren Hongde can be considered a respectable senior since he's a sis-con, but I wasn't too optimistic about his plan.
On one hand, Ai ShuQiao's interest is greater than the sky. If she still had a high interest in me and Ai Mi, she might not even exchange the shares of the education group.
On the other hand, even Ren Hongde himself predicted that Ai ShuQiao would not let go of Ai Mi. She would keep squeezing her daughter's commercial value until she becomes a has-been.
If she only used shares to exchange for my freedom, then Ai Mi would still be held in the hands of that old witch for a long time. What's the point of it all?
As expected, Ren Hongde told me that although Ai ShuQiao showed some interest in QingZi Education Group's shares, she had no intention of letting go of Ai Mi.
"Are you kidding me? Although I've dabbled in the pharmaceutical industry, I'm still an entertainment management company. How could I let a popular artist under my company terminate her contract?"
She did not put herself as a mother at all, as if Ai Mi was just an ordinary artist under her management.
"But, we can talk about Ye Lin." According to Ren Hongde's memories, Ai ShuQiao smiled and did not hide her attitude as a queen.
"Recently, I suddenly felt that my son might not be as useful as I thought. So, as long as Mr. Ren's shares are suitable, I might let go."
Although I knew Ai ShuQiao was heartless, I still sighed after hearing her say that.
She must have heard from Professor Yu that I was poisoned after eating the Blue Flash Butterfly. There was no tomorrow, so even if I surrendered to her, she probably wouldn't be able to use me anymore. That's why I'm different from Ai Mi, my value to her is infinitely close to zero.
Exchanging a sick and disobedient child for the shares and assets of a large corporation, why not?
I wasn't surprised that Ai ShuQiao treated me like that, but I didn't want to see the day she treated Ai Mi the same way.
Even if I was a defective product in Ai ShuQiao's eyes, she still wanted to sell me for a good price. She asked Ren Hongde for 10% of the corporation's shares.
"Ms. Ai ShuQiao, you're joking this time." Ren Hongde said with a straight face, "I only own 60% of the group's shares. If I give you 10%, I won't have 51% of the shares and won't have absolute decision-making power in the group."
"Also, if I sell more than 5% of the shares, according to the rules, I have to call the other board members to make a decision!"
"That's not my problem," Ai ShuQiao said coldly, "and I never joke."
Ren Hongde was also an experienced businessman. He argued with Ai ShuQiao. On one hand, he hinted that Ai ShuQiao shouldn't be too greedy. On the other hand, he said: If you want 10% of the shares, you have to sell them as a bundle. It's not worth it if you sell them separately.
F * ck you! When did Ai Mi and I join KFC's luxurious lunch!
But I have to say that Ren Hongde was right. If I was the only one who obtained freedom, it would be meaningless. Ren Hongde must have understood my mentality as a sistercon, so he expressed it like this to Ai ShuQiao.
"Mr. Ren, you don't have the slightest sincerity." Ai ShuQiao criticized the grizzled Ren Hongde, "You actually want to buy two children from a mother with only 10% of the shares …"
Ai ShuQiao's attitude made Ren Hongde, who had seen all kinds of people in the business world, unable to remain calm.
"It's because you don't deserve to be a mother that I want those two children to be free! You're the one who's selling your children for a high price! "
"Everyone has value." Ai ShuQiao's expression did not change at all, "It's just that some people have more and some people have less. If a mother's child is worth a lot of money, she should be proud. "
"Mr. Ren, right now, my heart is filled with pride and I want to raise the value of my two children!"
Over the years, Ren Hongde has seen a lot of backstabbing and unscrupulous businessmen, but he has never heard of someone like Ai ShuQiao who treats her children like an object. After all, Chinese have a tradition of "even a vicious tiger does not eat its cubs". At least from a subjective point of view, there are more people who cheat their fathers than their children.
Ren Hongde found it hard to understand how Ai ShuQiao could say those words without blushing, and even smile with a clear conscience.
"So, Mr. Ren, you should understand my good intentions as a mother and then give me a sincere share ratio. How about 40%? "
"You …" Ren Hongde couldn't tolerate Ai ShuQiao's shamelessness, "You might as well let me give you the chairman position!"
"The education world?" Ai ShuQiao laughed to herself, "I'm actually quite interested in being the chairman. Back then, I was also a university teacher. Now that I look back, it seems like a lifetime has passed …"
That's right, Dad and Ai ShuQiao went to the same university, and after graduation, both of them stayed to teach. For a time, they were regarded as an enviable immortal couple. Because of this, Ai ShuQiao seduced the foreign teacher John and eloped with him to America, which caused so much harm to Dad.
"How about this," Ai ShuQiao didn't retract the smile on her face as she made a request to Ren Hongde: "I suddenly feel that it's a bit of a pity that I've only been a teacher and never a headmaster … How about you let me be the headmaster of Dong Shan City QingZi Academy?"
"What did you say?!"
Ren Hongde frowned. Although Dong Shan City's QingZi Academy was no longer the most important asset for QingZi Education Group, it was still the birthplace of the group. Ren Hongde had special feelings for this place, which was why he was the part-time principal of the school despite being the chairman of the board.
"What? Mr. Ren, did you not hear me clearly? Sure enough, when people get old, their organs become useless. Do you want to try the anti-aging drugs developed by my research department? "
"Ms. Ai, please be more respectful! I heard you very clearly! "Ren Hongde said angrily," Why do you want to be the principal of Qing Zi Academy!? "
Ai ShuQiao replied with a matter-of-fact attitude, "Because you refused to give me 40% of the shares and refused to let me be the chairman! So I had to settle for the next best thing and become the principal for fun. "
"Being a principal is not a game!"
"Wrong," Ai ShuQiao relaxed against the back of the chair and crossed her fingers, "Life is a game."
"You're in America, don't tell me you want to come back to China to be the principal?"
"That's impossible, I'll fly over in half a year at most."
"Then wouldn't you be a principal in name only? What's the use of this kind of title? "
"Who said I'm a principal in name only?" Ai ShuQiao raised her eyebrows, "I'll assign a confidant to help me manage the school affairs, and the income and expenditure will be reported to me in time."
"So, what you want is a principal with real power?" Ren Hongde couldn't guess Ai ShuQiao's thoughts, "You want to separate Dong Shan City's Qing Zi Academy from my group? You want to use it as a stepping stone and dip your fingers into China's education industry? "
"No, no, no, that's too troublesome." Ai ShuQiao laughed, "With Qing Zi Education Group as a big tree, why shouldn't I enjoy the shade under it? Why should I separate and do it alone? I just want to have a more intuitive understanding of Qing Zi Education Group that I'm going to hold a stake in. "
"Mr. Ren, although I've worked with you before and my daughter is also studying at your school, I still want to know more about the school's earning potential and whether there's any room for improvement …"
"After I use Dong Shan City's Qing Zi Academy as a sample, I'll have more confidence in the group's future. At that time, maybe I'll accept Mr. Ren's share transaction."
"You accept the transaction? If it's only Ye Lin's freedom, the transaction won't work. "Ren Hongde reminded her.
"I'm a businesswoman, so of course I'll remember the other party's conditions. I'm talking about giving Ye Lin and Ai Mi freedom at the same time."
"29% of the shares, plus independent management of three schools." Ai ShuQiao didn't even pause for a second and immediately stated her conditions.
"I'll leave you with 31% of the shares. According to my information, you're still the person with the most shares on the board, so it won't affect your position as chairman."
"But that will make you the second shareholder." Ren Hongde's tone was flat.
"My main power is in the United States, and you and the other shareholders are old friends." Ai ShuQiao let Ren Hongde notice this point, "Are you worried that I'll usurp your power on the board?"
Ren Hongde didn't answer Ai ShuQiao's question and asked, "To what extent will you let go of Ye Lin and his sister?"
"Just pretend they don't exist." Ai ShuQiao said lightly, "I don't care if they live or die."
"How can you guarantee this?"
"Benefits, the most important thing for a businessman." Ai ShuQiao replied, "As long as I can get commercial benefits from you that aren't inferior to Ai Mi's, I don't need to keep her … You have to know, it costs a lot to control this little thing …"
Ai ShuQiao already treated me as something of zero value and wanted to tie me to Ai Mi for free.
"29% is too much, I can only give you 25% of the shares at most." Ren Hongde's face was as heavy as iron.
"25% is 25%, but I want four independent schools, including Qing Zi Academy in Dong Shan city."
"I can't give you the school in Shanghai, but we can discuss the others."
"Then … do we have a deal?" Ai ShuQiao extended her hand towards Ren Hongde.
"You must first announce that your daughter is leaving the entertainment industry." Ren Hongde wasn't an idiot. He wouldn't just believe Ai ShuQiao and give her a quarter of the shares.
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