At this time, Luke had already arrived in Eindhoven. Unlike Cha Hongying, he first looked for Smit, but Prado, the largest shareholder of Asmay.
Because he repurchased shares from Philips, Prado was persuaded by Smit and invested almost all his assets, a total of 10 billion euros. His shares accounted for %30 of Asmay's shares.
However, after the repurchase, Prado did not get the position of chairman. Because he did not understand business and management, the company was still managed by Smit.
However, as the largest shareholder, he can exercise his veto power. Over the past few years, the conflict with Smit has become increasingly deeper, but the entire board of directors is Smit's person, so he can't do anything about it.
Prado knows the situation of the company nowadays, but he is also a person who strives to keep the company from falling, because once the company goes bankrupt, he will lose all his money and may even bear huge debts.
This is how technology companies use the most expensive equipment and talents in the world, but once they go bankrupt, the company's assets are basically worthless. Unless they have acquired them by peers, those equipment and patents can be sold for some money, but how much can they be sold?
That Smit is a lunatic and is desperate to do anything when working on a project. Especially when it comes to burning money, he often mortgages his house to the bank, so once such a person goes bankrupt, he will only stay on the streets and basically has no chance of turning around.
Prado had long regretted his intestines, but he could not get off the pirate ship? He had tried to sell his shares, but where would anyone take over at this time?
A strange phone suddenly called his cell phone. Prado pondered for a while but still answered it. Recently, someone has come to find out about his own news. He said it was because he was concerned, but Prado understood that most of it was just a joke. Therefore, he would not answer ordinary calls now.
"Mr. Prado? I am Luke, CEO of Soldier. I want to talk to you about the shares of Asmay in your hands. I wonder if Mr. Prado is interested?"
Luke is a German and has always been more direct in his work. In the eyes of Chinese people, this is a disadvantage, but for Europeans, it is an advantage. Because they are generally more direct.
Prado naturally didn't know who Luke was? What Soldier did? However, what Luke wanted to talk to him made him extremely interested. So he asked where Luke was and wanted to meet him.
Luke stayed at the famous Mercure Hotel in Eindhoven. In the entire Eindhoven, no one didn't know about this hotel, not because it was high-end, but because this hotel is the oldest hotel in Eindhoven.
Although the hotel is only four stars, the restaurant here is very famous. They have Einhoven's most famous chefs who can make Einhoven's most authentic dishes.
Prado and Luke made an appointment to meet in the hotel restaurant, and then cleaned up themselves.
In Europe, men and women attach great importance to their appearance when dating important guests. This is respect for others and respect for yourself.
Luke also washed up, changed into a set of clothes, then sprinkled some cologne perfume, opened the door and walked out.
I pressed the elevator and just as the door opened, I was about to enter, but two women came out, one of whom should be Chinese and very beautiful, but Luke couldn't tell the age, and the other should be American.
For foreigners, the age of Chinese women is always a mystery. Because they can't see it.
Compared with Europeans, Chinese women aging more slowly, especially their figure. Compared with Western women who blow like balloons after marriage, they are much more graceful.
This makes Westerners who are already a little blind to Easterners even more unable to see their age.
Luke watched the two women walk to the end of the corridor until he couldn't see it, and then he reluctantly retracted his gaze.
At this time, the elevator had already gone down again, and Luke cursed, "Damn it!" and pressed the button again.
Prado came very quickly, and Luke was still looking at the menu and he had already walked to Luke's table to say hello.
The two of them first introduced each other, then hugged each other, and then they made it back in front of the table.
The guests followed the host, and Prado was naturally the host in Eindhoven. Prado was obviously very familiar with the dishes here, so he immediately ordered a few special dishes here.
In fact, Western food is the same for Chinese people, it is nothing more than cheese, bread, steak, and some salads. The difference is the difference in taste and taste.
Neither of them was concerned about eating, so after eating a few bites, they began to talk about share transfers.
Luke means that he is not satisfied with only purchasing Prado's %30 shares, and wants him to help convince other shareholders that it is best to acquire more than %50 shares of the company.
Prado shook his head, "Dear Mr. Luke, Smit is a tyrant, and the other shareholders are all from them. Don't convince others, even if I sell these shares myself, I have to go through the approval of the board of directors, otherwise I can't sell them to you at all!"
Luke raised his eyebrows: "Isn't that overbearing? Is your Dutch law not as valid as the company's articles of association?"
Prado smiled bitterly: "Of course, the law is more effective than the company's articles of association, but the judge will respect the agreements of some companies, otherwise wouldn't the company system be formulated in vain?"
Luke was speechless. This was the most miserable largest shareholder of the company. Since this was the case, Luke had no idea for a moment because he didn't know if it would be useful to Ye Yuze for acquiring such shares?
So when he said goodbye, Luke could only say that he needed to discuss with his boss whether he could still acquire Prado's shares and notify him by phone tomorrow.
When the two walked out of the restaurant, Luke's eyes narrowed, and the Chinese woman came over again. It turned out that they were here to have dinner too.
Luke nodded to the woman, and the woman nodded politely, then smiled and stunned Luke.
When he returned to the room, Luke told Ye Yuze about the person he had just met. Ye Yuze told him without hesitation:
"Acquiring, how much does it cost. Don't worry about Smit, he only owns 12% of the company's shares. I don't believe he can turn the board of directors into an iron bucket."
With the boss's instructions, Luke immediately called Prado. Prado was very excited to promise to hold a board meeting tomorrow to discuss the matter.
Although Prado cannot play a role in company decision-making, it is still very easy to hold a board of directors.
Chapter completed!