“There will be no investments, and no merger between the two groups either.”
As my words ended, I saw the bewildered faces of the Hojin Group representatives.
The atmosphere in the room, which had been turned upside down by Jae Ha’s appearance, was chaotic for a moment before silence fell.
Breaking the silence, I was the first to speak.
“W Group may be stable, but it doesn’t have a flexible business portfolio that can adapt to the trends of the times. That’s a fact even I, as an anchor, know.”
“Hmm…”
“You all know it, too. If we don’t change, we’ll eventually become obsolete.”
The shareholders’ expressions wavered at my blunt words.
“I want our W Group to take a step forward by turning this crisis into an opportunity. And I believe there’s no better resource for such restructuring than Jae Ha.”
“Even so… Can you prove that with just Jae Ha as the CEO, our W Group can restructure the entire company that we couldn’t change before?”
Feeling that it was his turn, Jae Ha, who had been standing beside me, stepped forward and leaned on the podium.
“How about temporary management control for a year?”
“…”
“Give us a year. I will change the course within that time.”
Ji Han’s face contorted at Jae Ha’s somewhat arrogant words.
The shareholders, who had been quietly observing the situation, seemed to have made up their minds as their expressions changed.
“How interesting. Changing the game within a year… Well, that’s youthful ambition.”
Vice Chairman Kim Young Min sneered and slammed down the pen he had been twirling.
As the largest shareholder excluding my parents’ shares, it was a matter they had to accept due to the influence I exerted.
“Trying things out without any sense of responsibility… It’s not child’s play.”
Vice Chairman Kim Young Min clicked his tongue as if displeased with me.
“If I fail, I will give up my 5% stake in the holding company that was allocated to me.”
“What…?”
My follow-up statement left his mouth hanging open, unable to close.
Ji Han, who had been quietly watching the situation, also seemed surprised, frozen in place while standing up.
A 5% stake was a number that could potentially turn the tables in terms of succession.
Jae Ha also seemed surprised, not expecting me to stake my shares, as he stared at me with wide eyes.
Vice Chairman Kim nodded knowingly and gestured his chin towards me.
“Let’s do it.”
“Vice Chairman…!”
As the unexpected permission from Vice Chairman Kim Young Min came through, Ji Han, who had been still, sprung up from his seat.
But Vice Chairman Kim shook his head horizontally, as if telling Ji Han not to intervene.
“You’ll have to prove it with precise figures rather than vague words, CEO Jae Ha.”
“Yes, I’ll keep that in mind.”
Jae Ha responded with a grin to Vice Chairman Kim Young Min’s follow-up statement.
Ji Han, who had been watching the situation, clenched the pen in his hand until it nearly broke.
“I agree.”
“I also agree. It’s a well-known fact in the industry that CEO Seo Jae Ha is competent, and we’ll find out by watching for a year.”
Ji Han’s expression darkened as he watched one or two shareholders cast their votes in favor.
“I agree, too.”
Even the confidants of my grandfather, who had been cautiously watching Vice Chairman Kim Young Min’s side, expressed their agreement.
Public opinion seemed to be tilting in favor of accepting Jae Ha.
The color gradually drained from Ji Han’s face, who was sitting directly across from me.
I quietly observed the situation and then glanced at Jae Ha, who was standing beside me.
‘A scary person.’
In fact, it was his idea to set a one-year grace period.
Jae Ha had come up with the idea, anticipating strong opposition from Vice Chairman Kim Young Min’s side, and I simply added the shares I had.
‘He threw a weak hand to lull them into complacency, then gradually drove the opposing party into a corner…’
He was someone I absolutely didn’t want as an enemy.
I turned my head and met Ji Han’s gaze.
Even amidst the heated atmosphere, his hardened expression didn’t seem to soften.
He seemed to be twisted in anger by the situation not going his way, only drinking the water on the table.
Now it was time to draw a conclusion.
I walked in front of the shareholders, who were smiling satisfactorily, slowly looked around them, and opened my mouth.
“Shall we proceed to vote, then?”
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Thirty minutes passed, and the chairman, who had left for the counting, returned.
Silence descended upon the previously bustling conference room.
“Sorry for the wait. I will now announce the voting results regarding the proposal for CEO Jae Ha to take over management rights at the emergency shareholders’ meeting.”
As the chairman picked up the microphone in front of the podium, a tense atmosphere hung in the air.
Vice Chairman Kim Young Min also seemed nervous, taking a sip of the water on the table.
“Out of a total of 99,883,605 common shares of W Group, including proxies, 79,463,220 common shares were attended by shareholders.”
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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