Chapter 794: Taking Over Leitian Company
In fact, Li Hong entered Leitian Power Technology Company under Lu Yiming's arrangement. Now that he controls the R&D department of Leitian Group, he is not at all intimidated by the boss Zhong Leitian: "Boss Zhong, the company belongs to all of us, not just you. Your previous donation was also in the name of the company and did not pass the resolution of the board of directors. I do not approve of it."
Being so stubbornly confronted by a young man, Zhong Leitian flew into a rage as if he had suffered some kind of humiliation. "Are you teaching me how to do things? Who do you think you are? Are you qualified to tell me what to do?"
Li Hong didn't know what to say for a moment. After all, he was a technical expert, so his eloquence was naturally not as good as Zhong Leitian's. Moreover, Zhong Leitian obviously ignored the facts and directly used his status to suppress others, leaving no room for rebuttal.
Seeing how strong and stubborn Zhong Leitian was, the other people in the office didn't know how to start talking for a moment.
However, at this moment, the closed door of the conference room was pushed open from the outside.
Under everyone's surprised gaze, Lu Yiming walked in leisurely and said gloomily, "He is not qualified to teach you how to do things, so what about me? Am I qualified enough to question your decision?"
"Lu Yiming?"
"Mr. Lu? Why is he here?"
When Lu Yiming appeared, there was a commotion in the conference room.
Zhong Leitian asked loudly: "Lu Yiming, what are you doing here?"
Lu Yiming said: "Of course I came here for the meeting. My father at least owns a small share of Leitian Company, so it makes sense for me to be here, right?"
Zhong Leitian sneered, "What a bullshit! With your shares, you are not qualified to attend this meeting!"
At this time, Lu Yiming had already come to Li Hong's side.
Li Hong tactfully gave up his seat and explained to everyone in confusion, "This position originally belonged to Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu arranged for me to join Leitian Power Supply. The shares I hold also belong to Mr. Lu."
"this……"
"how so?"
"Lu Yiming!"
When Zhong Leitian heard this, he was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. He wanted to take off his size 43 leather shoes and smash them hard on Lu Yiming's face.
Lu Yiming looked at him coldly and said, "You privately decided to inject 100 million US dollars into the United States to build a factory without the proposal of the board of directors, and then all the equipment produced was imported and sold at a high price in China to earn the difference. Do you want to explain this to us?"
Zhong Leitian's move is tantamount to using domestic investment to subsidize foreign countries. Moreover, opening companies abroad is not only about creating jobs and tax revenue for local areas, but also involves the transfer of assets and benefits!
Zhong Leitian used this method to evade supervision and wanted to cheat other shareholders of their money.
So, as soon as Lu Yiming said this, the other shareholders in the meeting room were immediately very surprised, and their eyes turned towards Zhong Leitian strangely.
"Zhong Leitian! I didn't expect you to be such a person."
"Zhong Leitian, did you really do this?"
"Zhong Leitian, I fuck you!"
Zhong Leitian never expected that Lu Yiming actually knew such a secret matter, and he suddenly felt a little panicked.
He knew that it was impossible to deny it now. Lu Yiming must have some evidence in his hands for him to say so. So, he just said, "I did this to earn US dollars and maximize the company's interests."
"Yeah?"
Lu Yiming raised his eyebrows and said lightly: "How about we see what Vice President Tian says?"
Tian An, who had been silent since the beginning of the meeting, looked at Zhong Leitian helplessly with a bit of pity in his eyes: "Old Zhong, old Zhong, why dare you steal the money of Mr. Lu when there are so many other people you can steal? He has already dug a trap for you to jump into!"
Now that things have been brought to light, Tian An took the initiative to expose Zhong Lei Tiangan's deeds in front of everyone.
The reason why Zhong Leitian can spend huge sums of money is due to his "way of making money". He uses lithium battery technology as protective clothing, obtains official support from the Xia country, and then uses policy support as a gimmick to promise others corresponding projects, and then attracts a large amount of capital injection.
However, these capitals only exchanged for a small amount of battery equipment under the name of Zhong Leitian, and there was no substantial progress. In fact, many of the so-called promising projects promised by Zhong Leitian had long since failed and turned into scams.
Tian An's words were like a thunderclap, exploding heavily in everyone's hearts.
"Zhong Leitian! Is what he said true?"
"Zhong Leitian, tell me the truth, what is going on?"
"You are so shameless! You are a talent cultivated by the country, yet you can do such a thing that is worse than pigs and dogs!"
Zhong Leitian never expected that there would be not just one traitor in the company, but more than one!
He stared at Lu Yiming intently, slammed the table and shouted, "You plotted against me!"
Facing this accusation, Lu Yiming did not say anything, nor did he deny it. He just sighed and said, "Misfortunes sent by heaven can be forgiven, but misfortunes brought upon oneself cannot be forgiven. I have called the police and handed over all the information to them. If you have anything to say, go and tell them."
When he heard that Lu Yiming had called the police, Zhong Leitian felt a black screen before his eyes and he fell into the chair.
When the other shareholders saw this scene, they understood in their hearts that what Lu Yiming said must be true.
"I really didn't expect this guy to be so shameless."
"Yes. Mr. Lu is really amazing. He actually found out the parasites in this country."
"Traitor!"
Lu Yiming waved his hand and said to everyone, "Everyone, please be patient. There is no need to say more about his affairs. The police will make their own judgment when the time comes. Now let's discuss the matter of Leitian Power Supply Company. If this matter is exposed, the company's stock price will definitely plummet - in fact, the stock price has been falling in the past two days. I can buy the shares in your hands at a 20% discount based on yesterday's closing price."
"A 20% discount based on yesterday's closing price?"
"Boss Lu, aren't you too cruel?"
After hearing Lu Yiming's offer, these shareholders could no longer sit still.
Although the ups and downs of the stock market are very exciting, a 20% discount all of a sudden is a bit too exciting.
If the market fluctuates by one percentage point on a daily basis, I don’t know how many people would be humiliated.
"Mr. Lu, if that's the case, I don't think you're sincere."
"Yes, Mr. Lu, as long as you offer a sincere price, we can negotiate."
Everyone knows that if Zhong Leitian is taken away by the police, Leitian Company will be gone, so there is no problem in withdrawing at this time.
However, the price Lu Yiming offered did make them feel a little overwhelmed.
A direct 20% discount, what does this mean?
And it's based on yesterday's closing price - this is a huge loss.
Facing these people's protests, Lu Yiming said expressionlessly: "Zhong Leitian will definitely be arrested and imprisoned. When the matter is exposed, how much do you think the company's stock price will fall? I am already being merciful by giving you a 20% discount. In another ten days or half a month, you may not be able to sell at even a 50% discount."
Everyone was frightened when they heard what Lu Yiming said.
On the one hand, it is true as Lu Yiming said, Zhong Leitian has fallen, and there are so many negative news about him. If it is exposed, the stock price of Leitian will definitely fall off a cliff. At that time, it will not be a problem that can be solved by a 20% discount.
On the other hand, everyone has come to their senses and realized that Lu Yiming has taken a fancy to Lei Tian.
As the saying goes, a man's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. In recent years, there have been many legends about Lu Yiming in the world. Whatever Lu Yiming sets his eyes on, he will do everything he can to get it. Those who stand in his way will either go to jail or be kicked out. Few of them have a good ending.
So, everyone is afraid.
Those who can sit here are all respectable people. Even if Lei Tian's investment loses money, he still has other projects. But if offends Lu Yiming, it's not as simple as losing money. To be honest, who hasn't taken some shortcuts to make a lot of money these days? You can't make a lot of money without taking shortcuts.
A shareholder immediately said: "Mr. Lu is right. I am willing to sell my shares at the price you mentioned."
If one person stands up, there will naturally be a second and a third.
"I am also willing to sell my shares to Mr. Lu."
"I'll go out too."
“…”
Several major shareholders present sold their shares one after another, with a total price of 200 million yuan.
The shares they hold are not that many to begin with. Lu Ding holds 30%, Zhong Leitian holds a large portion, and the rest is in the stock market.
In the end, these people sold their shares to Lu Yiming for a total of 200 million yuan.
Just like that, because of Zhong Leitian's own fault, such a promising company was inexplicably ruined.
When leaving the company, Li Hong couldn't help but complain: "Are these investors stupid? Zhong Leitian's character is not very good, but his technology is still very valuable. Leitian Group is actually worth at least 10 billion."
Lu Yiming said: "They are not stupid, but they have lost confidence. In finance, it is all about confidence. If there is no confidence the price will fall. No one cares whether you have the technology or not."
Then, he continued, "In the next few days, I will delist Lei Tian, and then you will become the executive director and continue research and development."
Although CATL has already been established, Lu Yiming never puts all his eggs in one basket. Battery technology is too important for new energy vehicles, so it is always good to make more preparations.
What's more, Li Hong is very talented and worthy of Lu Yiming's support and heavy investment in him.
Lu Yiming patted Li Hong on the shoulder and said, "Leitian Group will be handed over to you from now on. Don't let me down."
Li Hong was very excited. He was only 27 years old, and yet he was able to control a battery group worth tens of billions at such a young age. This kind of opportunity did not come often.
"Don't worry, I won't let you down."
Lu Yiming had just returned from Pengcheng, and Shi Qingxue said to him: "Cao Jingwen called just now and asked us to have dinner together tonight."
Lu Yiming was a little surprised and asked, "Oh? Why is she inviting us to dinner for no reason? Is she getting married?"
It has been a while since we all graduated from college, and we are all at the age to get married.
Shi Qingxue smiled and said, "It's not marriage, but it has something to do with being qualified. She said she found a boyfriend and wanted to introduce him to us."
"Oh? Okay, she wants us to check it for her?"
"Maybe."
"Sure, no problem."
Lu Yiming agreed.
At around five o'clock in the afternoon, the two set off in an Audi.
At the door of a high-end French restaurant, Lu Yiming saw from afar a gentle man with glasses standing next to Cao Jingwen.
After getting off the car, Cao Jingwen immediately saw the elegant Shi Qingxue and waved happily: "Xiaoxue, here."
When Lu Yiming and Shi Qingxue walked over, Cao Jingwen suddenly seemed a little shy, and she became much more quiet.
"Lu Yiming, Shi Qingxue, this is my boyfriend Yuan Ji, he is a master's student who returned from studying in France. We met through QQ. Yuan Ji, these two are my high school classmates."
The words "online romance in person" suddenly popped up in Lu Yiming's mind, and he immediately joked, "You two are destined to be together."
Then he extended his hand to Yuan Ji and said, "Nice to meet you."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Nice to meet you."
Afterwards, Yuan Ji took the initiative to extend his hand to Shi Qingxue.
Just now, when Yuan Ji saw Shi Qingxue, he was shocked by her beauty. Cao Jingwen was already pretty, but compared with Shi Qingxue, she still gave people a feeling of green leaves against red flowers.
Although Shi Qingxue was dressed very conservatively today, her every move still exuded infinite charm, making people fascinated.
Shi Qingxue did not reach out her hand. Yuan Ji felt sorry for her, but he was also very sensible. He immediately retracted his hand and said, "Let's go upstairs and sit down to talk."
Several people arrived at the reserved box.
As soon as they sat down, Yuan Ji said, "This restaurant is a chain store opened by a French gourmet. The main store is in France. I ate here once when I was studying in France. It tasted very good."
Lu Yiming said: "Really? Then I'm going to taste it today."
He casually touched the menu on the table and asked, "Where is Mr. Yuan working now?"
Yuan Ji said very proudly: "When I was in France, I worked at the Indochine de l'Indochine."
This answer was slightly beyond Lu Yiming's expectations, and he immediately looked at Yuan Ji with new eyes: "Amundi? That's amazing."
When Shi Qingxue heard Lu Yiming say this, she became very curious and asked, "Amundi? Is this company famous?"
“It is the largest asset management company in Europe, managing around 2 trillion euros in assets,” Lu explained.
“Two trillion euros?”
Shi Qingxue was shocked.
The US dollar is already very valuable, but the euro is even more valuable than the US dollar.
Two trillion euros, what does that mean?
Seeing Shi Qingxue so surprised, Yuan Ji was quite proud. Then he looked at Lu Yiming and asked without leaving any trace: "Where does Mr. Lu work?"
People always like to compare. As a man, Yuan Ji was very pleased to be able to bring a little European shock to the beautiful woman.
Lu Yiming naturally saw through Yuan Ji's little thoughts and said casually: "I am an unemployed vagrant. As for the future, I plan to seriously eat gigolo meals."
As he spoke, he grabbed Shi Qingxue's fair little hand, with a perverted expression on his face: "Beautiful lady, I will completely rely on you from now on. The doctor just told me that my stomach is not in good condition, so I am suitable for eating soft rice."
Shi Qingxue had no idea that Lu Yiming would suddenly attack her with this move, but in front of outsiders, she was unwilling to be outdone and smiled and said, "Okay."
Yuan Ji saw Lu Yiming and Shi Qingxue flirting in front of him, and for some reason he felt inexplicably angry.
How can an unemployed vagrant be able to live off such a beautiful woman? Is there any law against this?
Cao Jingwen was also speechless and rolled her eyes at Lu Yiming.
However, she was also somewhat shocked by Yuan Ji's ignorance: "Yuan Ji, don't you know Lu Yiming?"
Yuan Ji hid his displeasure with Lu Yiming in his eyes, and then asked in a somewhat arrogant tone: "We have never met, how can I know him? Why, is he famous?"
Cao Jingwen was very surprised.
However, Lu Yiming was not surprised.
Information is blocked these days, and Yuan Ji had just returned from abroad, so it was normal that he didn't know Lu Yiming.
Not to mention 2004, even in 2024, with the Internet so developed, few people know who the richest man in Europe is.
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Yes, we have never met, how can we know each other? Look at what you said."
"All right."
Cao Jingwen immediately stopped worrying about this issue.
In order to show off his identity as a French turtle, Yuan Ji called the waiter over in French, took the menu and ordered in fluent French, and also asked for a bottle of expensive authentic French red wine.
Lu Yiming didn't understand anyway, but he had become immune to this kind of low-level showing-off in his previous life.
Soon, the food Yuanji ordered arrived.
China has a history of 7,000 years, and there are countless delicacies. Lu Yiming doesn't care much about foreign food. The French are always known for their good eating skills. French cuisine ranks first among Western cuisines in the world, but for Lu Yiming, it's just that.
Yuan Ji poured red wine for Lu Yiming and deliberately said, "French cuisine is the best in European cuisine, and French red wine is the best in French cuisine. This bottle of red wine comes from a famous Bordeaux winery and is very expensive. But I'm treating you today, so you don't have to be polite."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "That's really thanks to you. I don't usually drink this kind of red wine."
Cao Jingwen took a sip and immediately felt her tongue numb and astringent. She frowned and said, "Why does it taste so strange? It's bitter and astringent, and has a sour fermented taste. It would be better if it was a little sweeter."
