"By the way, I brought Alfo back, and he is now locked in a secret room in the church." Ian reported the progress of the matter as usual.
Jasmine didn't say anything after hearing this. She nodded to show that she understood, then turned and left.
At this time, the negotiations have begun, but she and Solansi obviously plan to wait a little longer before setting off. They are not interested in the negotiation process. Let the professional people do the professional things. All she needs to do is to wait until the results come out.
Just make sure it's valid.
The carriage sent by Willy was waiting outside early in the morning. Your noble son, Solance, disdained this "shabby" standard carriage and directly invited Jasmine to his carriage.
This car with a noble atmosphere is extremely luxurious.
Jasmine glanced at Ian, rejected her cousin with an apologetic look, and then turned around and got into Willy's carriage. From behind, Ian could clearly see how the smile on his face disappeared bit by bit.
, I couldn’t help but lament that these nobles were really narrow-minded and perverted.
At this time, a gaze full of hostility was locked directly on him, which made Ian frown and thought, "What does it have to do with me, I'm really crazy."
He glared at Jasmine with dissatisfaction, and after getting in the car, he immediately ordered the driver to set off, slamming the car door shut and seeing nothing.
Jasmine was smiling at the corner of her mouth, and Ian was furious. He only felt that this kind of unreasonable disaster was irritating. It was really childish and unreasonable. He glared at Jasmine fiercely and asked, "What did your cousin mean just now? What did you say to him?"
What did you say to make him hostile to me?"
Thinking that Jasmine had been with him for a long time, she gradually became familiar with his temperament. She thought that everything in the monastery before was just his disguise, and now is his true character, so she was not angry. She rolled her eyes at him and said innocently: "And
What does it have to do with me? Solance’s character is so bad, what can I do?”
"Ha!" If Ian believed what she said, there was something wrong. It was definitely because of something Jasmine said or did that made him like this. This made him make up his mind to ignore their family's troubles and never give Jasmine a chance to pull it off.
He went into the water.
Riley Company is in a 6-story building in Carlos Parish, not far from Parade Street. This building uses a new type of building materials and construction methods, so it can add such a high floor, April
Most of the ordinary buildings in Dayton are made of wood and adobe, and buildings made of red bricks are only common in wealthy areas. The number of floors of old-fashioned houses is basically between 2 and 4. After all, if they are too high, accidents can easily occur.
This building can be regarded as the highlight of the entire city.
Therefore, being able to place the company's office in such a landmark building is also an important means for Riley Company to demonstrate its financial strength and enhance the trust of customers and employees.
The office was on the third floor, and the concierge had obviously received instructions in advance, so when he saw such a large crowd (mainly because Solance had four followers, it seemed that there were many people), he let them in without any hindrance.
Solance looked at the tall building in front of him hesitantly in front of the door. He doubted its safety. What kind of main beams would be needed for such a tall building to support its millions of tons of weight? If he had just
It would be so tragic to be buried inside as soon as you step in. This has definitely been a running joke of the Phoenix family for nearly a hundred years.
It is not wrong for Solance to have such concerns. It is not like Ian who comes from the world of steel and cement and is used to skyscrapers. In the main plane, such new buildings have just emerged not long ago and were spread from the capital.
, among the seven southern provinces, only some big cities have one or two such buildings.
The Phoenix family has a long history and is both a noble and a wizard. Therefore, it has surrounded a huge private land and built a deep and tall castle dozens of centuries ago, making it impossible for people to pry into the privacy enclosed by magic bricks.
The wizards of the family are obsessed with magic research to ensure the prosperity of the family. Those who cannot awaken enjoy the privileges brought by the title and pay little attention to changes in the outside world.
And Solance was able to come over this time just because he happened to be passing by on "official business". After getting a letter from the family, he came to "help" his cousin on the platform.
Therefore, this was the first time Solansi faced such a huge building, and he felt a little faintly afraid.
Not only him, but also his followers, including Jasmine, didn’t know how to face this building for the first time. At this moment, the arrogance of a wizard was invisibly defeated by the masterpieces of mortals, which reflected the
They have seen the unconcealable brilliance of mortal wisdom. Of course, they are not aware of this now.
Ian gently touched Jasmine's elbow to wake her up. Looking at her confused eyes, he had no choice but to signal to the crowds coming in and out around him and said secretly: So many ordinary people are not afraid, what are you afraid of? He said silently with his lips: Let's go.
Okay. Then she took the lead and walked in. When Jasmine saw this, she thought to herself that he was not afraid, so what should I be afraid of, so she quickly followed.
Solance lagged behind, and there were people coming and going around him, especially when he was surrounded by four followers. It would have been silly to stand still.
When the strange looks gradually increased, he gritted his teeth and followed.
Business negotiations have always been long and boring, and there are very few agreements that really need to be reached at the negotiation table. In early business activities, 99% of cooperation and compromise were completed at the negotiation table.
There are often two meanings when they come to the table to negotiate: the loser is trying to reduce losses and vent his dissatisfaction, while the winner is trying to pursue victory and show off his power.
The same goes for this negotiation. The outcome was already determined when Solance arrived at Appleton.
Condra and Yevan tried to judge the attitude of this ancient family through the Phoenix family's messenger to decide the next action, so when Yevan saw the arrogant and cold-faced Solance, he knew what to make.
It was as if Ian and Jasmine were sure that they would not lose.
His mask had long been seen through by Willy, so there was no need to continue disguising himself. He kept a sullen face and said nothing, sitting quietly behind Donald and watching Willy being proud, and finally when Willy was about to
In a victory gesture, Donald stood up and interrupted him before ruling that he could no longer be an enemy of Riley's company.
"Enough!"
And when he was about to burst into anger, Solance's eyes coincidentally met his. That interesting and scrutinizing look made him wake up instantly. His usual keen business sense recovered and he quickly made the best choice.
He opened his pale lips and showed a humble smile to Solance, and then reluctantly said to Willy: "You will get your wish, my friend." After saying that, he couldn't stay for a moment and ran away.
In the conference room, the tall bearded Donald hurriedly followed him, without any aura of a gang leader.
"Bah, who is your friend!" Willie shouted, staring at his leaving back, "I never make friends with jackals."
Ian and Jasmine couldn't help but blushed when they heard this. They looked at each other subconsciously. Thinking of Willy's words that day, they felt that he was scolding them both.
In the end, with only Solance showing his face and saying nothing, they easily made Condra and Yevan retreat, making Ian and Jasmine the biggest winners, and he couldn't help but sigh that the title of nobility is really useful.
Before, he thought of simply severing ties with the Hyde family, but now that he thinks about it, it would be good for future breakthrough talents to take the time to go back and inherit the title, at least it would be very helpful for making money.
I heard that high-priced wizards also cost money.
"Ahem!"
Ian coughed and asked aloud: "Willy, your company only had three shareholders before?" He came late and had never understood the situation before. After the negotiation, he noticed that there were only three shareholders in the conference room.
Of the next five people, excluding Yevin who left, Solance who was not a shareholder (his entourage stayed outside), he and Jasmine, only Willy and another hale old man in a neat suit and meticulous care were left.
He and Jasmine got a total of 20% of the shares from Willy's share. Willy accounted for 48%, and the remaining 52% was owned by Yewen and the old man.
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Yewen only has 3%, so it is obvious that this old man holds the remaining 49% and is the largest shareholder of Riley Company.
But what is puzzling is that Willie once said that he is the largest shareholder, and his 48% share alone does not seem to be enough.
Faced with Ian's inquiry, Willy smiled bitterly, anger mixed with helplessness: "No, there were originally eight, but now there are only five."
He knew that Ian and Jasmine were doubtful about this, so he pointed at the old man and said: "Let me introduce you first. This is Mr. Stian McIntosh. He is Viscount Fred Petty's personal
The steward is also the holder of 10% of Lord Viscount's equity."
Stian is a professional steward with good education and professionalism. He abides by his master's will, manages these shares conscientiously, and always pays attention to the accounts of Riley Company. He will not miss out whether he loses or gains every day.
Remember every cent.
Obviously Willy had told him about Ian and Jasmine in advance, so he stood up, saluted Jasmine and Ian and said: "Stian McIntosh has met you two. May the title be permanent.
The family continues.”
Then he looked at Solansi, with doubts in his respectful eyes. Although he knew that Solansi had a distinguished status, no one recommended him. But Solansi maintained his identity, but did not look at him.
The old butler was still well-educated. He knew that the other party could look down on him, but he couldn't be less polite, so he bowed respectfully and sat back. After all, he only came with his eyes and ears.
"You keep talking." Ian saw Willy frozen there, so he spoke up to help him solve the dilemma.
"Oh, that's it," Willy cast a grateful look, and then continued to explain, "there were five shareholders before, who held a total of 39% of the equity, but in the past few months
All their equity was secretly acquired, resulting in major changes in the company's equity." As he spoke, he became more and more angry and helpless.
In the past few months, he has been in a nightmare situation, and his control over the company has relaxed a lot. In addition, the other party is acting secretly, which leads to the current scene. He is no longer the largest shareholder or controlling shareholder.
"Is it Yewen?"
Reminiscent of what Condra had done, Ian subconsciously thought of this person. Presumably others had encountered the same method in the past few months. What the other party was seeking was no longer a trading site, but the entire Riley Company.
This is a typical behavior of businessmen of the Holy See, who always like to abuse extraordinary power.