Chapter 240: Chapter 240 Fully Support Your Acquisition
"You're right, it should be just like that." Qiu Wenyu couldn't help but nod vigorously.
He had only temporarily failed to think of this point; given a little time, he would certainly have thought of it.
Once Tao Yongchang explained it, he understood immediately and agreed with Tao's analysis.
Looking back on the past few days of negotiations, Huang Chi always seemed to perform poorly.
At first, he thought Huang Chi was intimidated by Han Jun.
But now, it seemed that was not the case at all.
This guy simply wanted to push them into selling their shares at a low price.
Thinking of this, Qiu Wenyu's face turned ugly.
"President Tao, you listened to Huang Chi before without telling me, why are you telling me now?" Qiu Wenyu asked another question.
"President Qiu, like you, I don't want Penguin to acquire our Shengda Literature." Tao Yongchang said.
"Whether our company is acquired by someone else doesn't seem to matter to you, does it?" Qiu Wenyu said, surprised.
He really couldn't understand why Tao Yongchang wouldn't want Penguin to acquire Shengda Literature.
He personally didn't want Penguin to acquire Shengda Literature, firstly because Penguin's offer was too low.
Secondly, after Penguin's acquisition, he would no longer be able to remain the CEO.
Because this is what Penguin did when it acquired other companies in the past.
He had also heard that if Penguin's acquisition was successful, the woman named Han Mengting who attended today's negotiation would become the CEO of Shengda Literature.
Under the immense pressure of powerful capital, he couldn't escape the fate of the company being acquired.
But he still hoped that after the acquisition, the company would still be under his management.
He didn't want others to manage it. After all, he had founded Shengda Literature himself, and it contained his hard work.
He didn't want to hand it over to someone else, nor did he want to see it get messed up under another's management, or even be ruined.
However, Tao Yongchang was just a vice president, so why didn't he want Penguin to acquire it?
You should know, with Penguin's acquisition, backing up against a powerful Penguin, it's still beneficial for the company's people.
Maybe if they perform well, they might even get a chance to work at Penguin.
"President Qiu..." Tao Yongchang said with a wry smile, explaining his son's situation.
It couldn't be helped; if he didn't reveal it, Qiu Wenyu probably wouldn't be able to rest easy.
"So that's how it is." Qiu Wenyu suddenly saw the light.
Tao Yongchang's son was indeed no good.
If he didn't cause too much of a scandal, Qiu Wenyu was disinclined to get involved.
"Your son indeed went too far; you must discipline him, for it's bad for the company. If there's a next time, I won't be able to keep him in the company," Qiu Wenyu said.
Considering Tao Yongchang was willing to correct his errors, Qiu Wenyu decided not to pursue Tao Yingjun's matter for the time being.
Someone like Tao Yingjun was harmful to the company.
Who knows, maybe some talented individual might leave the company because of being oppressed by Tao Yingjun.
"President Qiu, rest assured, I will definitely discipline him strictly in the future; he absolutely won't do such things again," Tao Yongchang immediately promised.
"Alright, then arrange another meeting with Yang Xin Investment to talk," Qiu Wenyu said.
"President Qiu, I've already arranged it for them to come over at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon. I was thinking, since Penguin always comes over after three in the afternoon, this would be the perfect time for them to meet and start competing. What do you think? If you don't like the time, I'll ask them to reschedule," Tao Yongchang said.
"The timing is good; let's keep it that way." Qiu Wenyu was quite satisfied with Tao Yongchang's arrangements.
"As long as you're happy." Tao Yongchang said, smiling.
"By the way, give me Xu Yang's phone number, I want to communicate with him," Qiu Wenyu said after thinking for a moment.
"I don't have it; I will ask General Manager Ma Yangrong of Yang Xin Investment," Tao Yongchang said as he immediately made a call and got Xu Yang's phone number.
The two talked for a while longer, and then Tao Yongchang got up to leave.
Qiu Wenyu leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and meditated.
A few minutes later, he picked up the mobile phone on the desk and dialed Xu Yang's phone number.
The call connected quickly.
Qiu Wenyu said, "Hello, may I speak to President Xu?"
Xu Yang asked, "This is...?"
Qiu Wenyu said, "Hello President Xu, I am Qiu Wenyu, the CEO of Shengda Literature."
"Oh, President Qiu, hello," Xu Yang said, somewhat surprised.
What did this guy want by calling his phone?
"President Xu, you want to acquire our Shengda Literature, right?" Qiu Wenyu asked.
"Yes," Xu Yang said.
"Xu Yang, I want to ask, if you acquire Shengda Literature, have you thought about who you want for the future CEO?" Qiu Wenyu asked.
"I have," Xu Yang said.
"May I ask who it is?" Qiu Wenyu asked.
"Who else could it be, of course, it's you, President Qiu."
"Shengda Literature was founded by you, and you have developed it into the overlord of the online literature industry."
"Moreover, you are a promoter of the online literature industry; your significant contributions have helped it grow to its current scale."
"I believe no one understands Shengda Literature and the online literature industry better than you."
"If our Yang Xin Investment acquires Shengda Literature, I would invite you to serve as the CEO and continue to manage Shengda Literature."
"With you in charge, I can rest easy."
What Xu Yang said was the truth.
He didn't want to interfere with the management of Shengda Literature after acquiring it.
Qiu Wenyu was indeed the best candidate for CEO.
Even if Qiu Wenyu didn't want to stay on, Xu Yang would find a way to make him stay.
It could be said that truly no one was better suited to manage Shengda Literature than Qiu Wenyu.
Xu Yang's words made Qiu Wenyu feel very pleased inside.
This Xu Yang understood him.
Immediately, Qiu Wenyu said, "President Xu, thank you for your recognition, I will do my utmost to assist you in acquiring Shengda Literature."
Since the acquisition was inevitable, he had to strive for the position of CEO.
Now that Xu Yang had made a promise, he felt at ease and naturally willing to help Xu Yang with the acquisition. Continue your adventure at m|v-l'e-NovelFire
Only if Xu Yang acquired it could he continue to be the CEO.
Upon hearing Qiu Wenyu's words, Xu Yang was somewhat surprised, but even more delighted.
It seemed that Penguin was not planning to appoint Qiu Wenyu as CEO, which was why Qiu Wenyu wanted to help him.
With Qiu Wenyu's support, the likelihood of his successful acquisition had greatly increased.
The pair spoke for quite a while longer before ending the call.
...
The next day.
Just as Zhao Yulu had arrived at work, she was called into the office by supervisor Zhong Lezhi.
"Zhao Yulu, about what happened yesterday, it was my fault. I apologize to you and hope you can forgive me."
Yesterday, Zhong Lezhi had asked Tao Yingjun about Han Mengting's identity.
Tao Yingjun hadn't told him, only advising him not to worry.
This matter affected his career prospects; how could he not be worried?
And the less Tao Yingjun said, the more worried he became.
So, he asked around.
After many twists and turns, he finally came to know Han Mengting's identity.
He was almost scared to death upon finding out.
Good heavens.
Han Mengting turned out to be the Secretary of the Board at Penguin Group.
She's also the niece of Han Jun, the Vice President of Penguin Group and General Manager of Penguin Investments.
It was said that Han Mengting graduated from Yale University with dual doctorates in Economics and Law.
She had both ability and background, a truly intimidating person.
He had also learned that if Penguin successfully acquired Shengda Literature, Han Mengting would assume the position of CEO.
Yesterday, he had offended Zhao Yulu severely.
If Han Mengting became CEO, what good would come to him?
Looking at the current situation, it was practically a foregone conclusion that Penguin would acquire Shengda Literature.
If he wanted to keep working here, he had to get Zhao Yulu's forgiveness.
It had not been easy for him to become a supervisor, and he did not want to leave.
Thus, he arrived at the company early today. As soon as he saw that Zhao Yulu was at work, he immediately called her into his office to apologize.
Although he knew it would not be easy, or even likely, to obtain Zhao Yulu's forgiveness,
he would still try if there was even the slightest chance.