After Ye Shaofeng fell to the left, the applause that had just subsided began again. On the faces of these people, Ye Shaofeng saw their respect and trust in him.
There were a total of twelve people at the meeting, nine of whom were shareholders of Alice Catering Co., Ltd. Yangguo District, the other three people, two were note takers, and one was Alice's personal assistant.
Among the nine shareholders, including Alice, six are foreigners. Ye Shaofeng is not sure which country they are from, but what is certain is that they should all be from Europe or North America, and , are all English-speaking countries, and when they were talking below, they were always talking in very standard London English.
Now, at the meeting, including Ye Shaofeng, the number of board members has reached ten. Logically speaking, both the board of directors and the standing committee should basically maintain an odd number rather than an even number, because if it is an even number, it is very likely that When voting, there is a possibility of a tie. However, considering that even if it is an odd number, there will be abstention votes. If there is one abstention vote, the other people will form an even number, so, There will still be a tie, so odd and even numbers are almost the same. Bringing Ye Shaofeng in is much more important than those simple voting procedures.
Alice's assistant held a folder in her hand and opened it. Inside was a stack of price inquiries. She sent the documents one by one to every shareholder present. All of them were written in English, Ye Shaofeng. It will be completely understandable by then. As a former executive vice governor, his English level is quite high. There may be some obstacles in speaking, but in terms of reading, there is no problem at all. Ye Shaofeng once used to read in his spare time. , he has read "War and Peace" and "Jane Eyre" and even the "Bible" in English only, and he has basically read it roughly. Therefore, Ye Shaofeng's English reading ability is unparalleled in the entire officialdom of Province H. You have to choose, which is why when province H conducts foreign investment promotion, Ye Shaofeng is always the one to do diplomacy, because he speaks English very well. When signing a written contract with a foreigner, Ye Shaofeng is very concerned about the contract. The understanding is also the most accurate, and you will not suffer from being dumb.
Ye Shaogang was about to pick up the document and take a look at it. At this moment, Alice began to speak: "Good morning, colleagues."
After a simple opening statement, the stage quickly became quiet. At most, the sound of the recorder typing on the keyboard and the sound of the projector machine running in standby mode could be heard.
Alice spoke English, which Ye Shaofeng could understand completely. After the opening remarks, everyone's eyes were focused on Alice, which also showed that the meeting was about to enter a formal process.
"Today is a milestone day for our Alice Restaurant Group. Our largest investment project in Yangguo has successfully opened with the support of the local government and friends. We are rooted in the Yangguo market and pioneering the development strategy of our Western food business. Starting today, it officially begins," Alice said, followed by warm applause. This shows how high and unshakable the authoritative position Alice holds among this group of shareholders.
Alice stretched out her hand, pressed it, and signaled everyone to stop applauding. The applause in the audience stopped immediately. Alice glanced at Ye Shaofeng, then turned her eyes back to the venue and said, "Today, we invited someone who we thought was very special." Important guest, I believe, you have already heard about his deeds. I don’t need to use too many qualifying words to introduce him. Let us welcome our friends with the warmest applause. The arrival of Mr. Ye Shaofeng,"
As soon as he finished speaking, the audience burst out with applause again. This was undoubtedly the loudest applause in the audience. Ye Shaofeng hurriedly moved his whole body, smiled and saluted the shareholders, bent slightly, held his abdomen with his right hand, and put his left hand behind his back, The clothes show the gentlemanly demeanor.
Ye Shaofeng stood up, nodded twice to both sides, and then sat down easily. The applause from the audience also subsided, but everyone's face, whether foreigners or locals, was full of trust in him. , or in other words, hope, just like a group of soldiers preparing to go out for battle saw the general who was about to lead them into the battlefield. The look of trust and expectation seemed to only appear among the Long Cousins.
Ye Shaofeng didn't know what kind of thoughts Alice had instilled in his group of people before he came, and he didn't even know why these people respected him so much. The more they behaved like this, the more uneasy Ye Shaofeng became. .
Alice continued: "Mr. Ye Shaofeng has put in a lot of hard work and efforts for the establishment of our Alice Restaurant Group. Without them, we would not be opening today. Therefore, in order to express my gratitude to Mr. Ye, I will share I will give 20% of my own shares to Mr. Ye Shaofeng, and I will officially hire Mr. Ye as the deputy general manager of our Alice Catering Group, responsible for developing the market and planning marketing matters."
When Ye Shaofeng heard this, his expression changed. As the chairman of the board of directors of Alice Group and the largest shareholder of the entire Alice Group, he actually gave away 100% of his childhood shares. This is too much. You know, this For a group company, it is already a lot to get 2% or 3% of the shares. Alice was generous and gave away 10% at once. Not only Ye Shaofeng was surprised, but also The board members below were all quite shocked.
Of course, Alice is an English aristocrat, and opening a Western restaurant in the Central Kingdom is purely for fun. She is not trying to make money at all, but wants to make friends and make friends with knowledgeable people through this restaurant. She has been eyeing it for a long time. He fell in love with Ye Shaofeng, so he got closer to Ye Shaofeng step by step, and now he suddenly offered so many benefits to attract him. This was clearly a gesture of giving money to Ye Shaofeng for free.
Alice made a generous move, so this gift came too much and too suddenly. But if Ye Shaofeng said "no" to Alice in front of all the board members, wouldn't it mean that he didn't want to be friends with Alice and wouldn't give it to her? Do you have face?
Ye Shaofeng did not dare to accept it rashly, but he could not refuse it directly. There, he kept smiling and listened to Alice's speech. Until the end of the board meeting, Ye Shaofeng did not say a word.
After everyone talked for three times, Alice asked Ye Shaofeng to go to her office and then took out a contract...