Chapter 624: Shareholders' Meeting

After a moment of silence, Lu Hantao picked up his mobile phone and dialed Lu Jinqiang's number.

The call connected quickly, and Lu Hantao did not stand on ceremony, saying directly to Lu Jinqiang, "A Qiang, are you free? Come over to chat and have a cup of tea."

"Alright, Tao Shu, A Yuan and I will be there right away!" Lu Jinqiang said without the slightest hesitation.

Hearing Lu Jinqiang's words, Lu Hantao appeared somewhat surprised: "This kid is with A Yuan?"

Lu Yongyu pondered for a moment, then said to Lu Hantao, "Father, perhaps there is still a turning point in this matter!"

Lu Hantao nodded: "After the two of them arrive, let's see what their thoughts are!"

Soon, Lu Jinqiang and Lu Yongyuan arrived at Lu Hantao's mansion.

"Tao Shu!" The two greeted him first upon entering, then saw Lu Yongyu nearby and said with some surprise, "A Yu is here too!"

"Sit, both of you sit!" Lu Hantao had them both sit down, then asked a servant to serve them tea.

After they sat down, Lu Hantao said to Lu Jinqiang and Lu Yongyuan: "Among the brothers of the Lu family, you two are the most promising. So, I called you over today—you should know what it's about, right?"

Lu Jinqiang nodded with a grave expression: "Yes, I already know! Afu and the others have already approached me!"

"Oh? And what is your take on it?" Lu Hantao asked calmly.

Lu Jinqiang shook his head and said: "Although Lu Guo Group was founded by our Lu family, it has reached a scale now that we bumpkins from the New Territories simply cannot handle! Afu and the others are courting death!"

Hearing Lu Jinqiang's words, Lu Hantao said with considerable surprise: "Eh, don't you think this is a good opportunity?"

Lu Jinqiang gave a bitter smile and said: "My building materials business has grown larger and larger over these past few years, but the bigger the business gets, the more I realize just how formidable our brother-in-law is!"

"A Yuan is not yet qualified to join the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, but I have! I can put it this way: over 80% of the people in the entire Chinese Chamber of Commerce listen to our brother-in-law!"

"Don't look at Lu Guo Group as one of the top real estate developers in the New Territories now; if things really get ugly, they wouldn't even need other methods. Just on a commercial level, they could play Lu Guo Group to death!"

Lu Hantao nodded, fully agreeing with Lu Jinqiang's words: "It seems you and A Yuan are both quite clear-headed! Doing something like this is indeed no different from courting death! It's a pity those few brats are now possessed by ghosts."

Lu Jinqiang snorted coldly and said: "They were instigated by others. A few idiots who, after living a few days of luxury, have forgotten their own names! I tried to advise them before, but unfortunately, they couldn't hear a single word."

"Tao Shu, we have to strike hard this time, otherwise those few are finished! Our brother-in-law is not a man who reasons with people!"

"Qiangge, that is our view as well, and Father's!" Lu Yongyu nodded and said: "We truly cannot let them continue to act recklessly!"

Lu Jinqiang nodded and said: "Tao Shu, what do you plan to do?"

Lu Hantao pondered for a while and said: "Those fellows alone certainly wouldn't have the guts; there must be someone supporting them from behind. A Qiang, find a way to infiltrate them and see who exactly is playing tricks!"

Lu Jinqiang was stunned for a moment. He hadn't expected Lu Hantao to entrust such an important matter to him, so he nodded and said: "Understood, Tao Shu!"

At this moment, Lu Yongyuan hurriedly spoke up: "What about me? Tao Shu!"

Lu Hantao said irritably: "You kid almost got into a fight with those people. Such a dangerous task is not for you!"

"Ah!" A look of disappointment appeared on Lu Yongyuan's face.

Lu Hantao said with amusement: "You have a hot temper; go and back up A Yu. I suspect those bastards won't be able to resist causing trouble for A Yu!"

Lu Yongyuan immediately became happy: "Tao Shu, don't you worry! A Yu is my younger sister; if they dare to act out, I will definitely beat them until they look like pig heads!"

Lu Hantao said with a smile: "Alright, go do what you need to do; don't stay here keeping this old man company! Also, A Yuan, have your wife Yuehua and the children move into my house for the time being."

Lu Yongyuan was startled at first, then a look of gratitude appeared on his face.

Clearly, Lu Hantao was protecting his wife and children, something he hadn't even thought of.

"Understood, Tao Shu. I will have Yuehua and the children come over right away!" Lu Yongyuan nodded and said with a smile.

After Lu Hantao gave his instructions, everyone left his mansion.

Watching the few who were leaving, Lu Hantao turned his head toward the direction of the ancestral hall, sighed, and said: "The family is large; it's impossible to look after everyone. You should be able to understand me, right?"

It was not just Lu Hantao who was investigating who was standing behind Lu Yongfu and the others.

The Information Organization under Chen Jiajun was also investigating this matter.

"Sister-in-law, for the next period of time, I will help you investigate the people behind Lu Yongfu." Lao E appeared in Lu Yongyu's study like a ghost, giving Lu Yongyu a fright.

She raised the handgun in her hand and aimed it at the person who had suddenly appeared behind her.

But after seeing clearly that it was Lao E, she lowered the gun in her hand.

Lao E was wearing a long trench coat; he smiled at Lu Yongyu and said: "Sorry, I scared you!"

Lu Yongyu also let out a sigh of relief: "It's fine, then I'll trouble you!"

Lu Yongyu had seen many guys who could appear and disappear like this; these people were all die-hard confidants of Chen Jiajun.

Even when Chen Jiajun was away, they could act on his behalf to make some very important decisions.

This kind of power was something not even Chen Jiajun's women possessed.

Therefore, Lu Yongyu was extremely polite to Chen Jiajun's confidants.

Lao E smiled and said: "This is what I should do!"

Lu Yongyu nodded and said: "Alright, let's talk business. What have you found out?"

Lao E said with a serious face: "We have discovered that Lu Yongfu and the others have been meeting with some real estate developers."

"Real estate developers?" Lu Yongyu's expression immediately turned serious: "The people under the Four Big Bosses?"

Lao E nodded and said: "That's right, they have been very close to Situ Guang of the Real Estate Chamber of Commerce recently!"

"It's this Situ Guang again!" Lu Yongyu said through gritted teeth.

Previously, it was this Situ Guang who was causing trouble regarding the Lu Guo Group, which led to Chen Jiajun severely punishing those people. He didn't expect them to still be harboring evil intentions, keeping their eyes on this plot of land in the New Territories.

Although the matter of the Ding House Mansion had passed for several years, and the sales of the Ding Houses were basically completed.

But the pace of development in the New Territories had not stopped, especially since, out of respect for Chen Jiajun and Huo Yingnan, the Hong Kong government had handed over many development rights in the New Territories to Lu Guo Group to operate.

This could be considered a form of support for patriotic businessmen like Chen Jiajun and Huo Yingnan.

The few bosses of the Real Estate Chamber of Commerce had no chance to intervene at all and could only drool while watching Lu Guo Group eat the meat.

Yet, it was precisely at this juncture that such a thing suddenly appeared.

And with idiots like Lu Yongfu taking the bait, it would be strange if they weren't happy.

Thinking of this, Lu Yongyu wished she could personally give her few idiot cousins a sound beating.

However, at this moment, Lao E spoke up: "But there is something fishy about this! Given the current influence of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, even the four major real estate bosses shouldn't dare to harbor designs on the Lu Guo Group! After all, even though our boss is away, Huo Xiansheng is still in Hong Kong!"

"That's right!" Lu Yongyu only then remembered that Huo Xiansheng held shares in the Lu Guo Group: "How could these few idiots dare to do this?"

Lao E said with a serious face: "Either they are truly stupid beyond redemption, or... there is someone behind them, someone even capable of restricting Huo Xiansheng to a certain extent!"

Lu Yongyu stood up immediately: "No, we must notify Huo Xiansheng about this!" Saying this, Lu Yongyu immediately had her Secretary prepare the car; she prepared to make a trip to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

Over these years, whenever Chen Jiajun attended formal events, he generally brought Lu Yongyu along.

For one, Guan Jiahui was merely an actress, her background was not particularly distinguished, and she could not handle commercial matters.

For another, Lu Yongyu could be considered one of the first women to follow Chen Jiajun, and the Lu family had provided great help before Chen Jiajun had risen to power.

Among all of Chen Jiajun's many women, Lu Yongyu's status was second only to Guan Jiahui and He Tian'er.

Not to mention that Lu Yongyu was also very talented in managing companies, so her going to find Huo Yingnan was not considered impolite.

After arriving at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Lu Yongyu had someone announce her arrival and then met Huo Yingnan.

Seeing Lu Yongyu's anxious appearance, Huo Yingnan asked directly: "Little girl of the Lu family, have you encountered a troublesome matter?"

Lu Yongyu did not waste words and said directly to Huo Yingnan: "Nan Ge, someone is planning to make a move against the Lu Guo Group!"

Huo Yingnan's expression immediately turned serious: "Are you sure?"

Lu Yongyu said helplessly: "The other party is using those few good-for-nothing cousins of mine to stir up trouble; my father and I discovered it!"

Huo Yingnan was speechless for a moment; he had heard of those few people from the Lu family before.

He had been very hesitant about buying shares in the Lu Guo Group before, precisely because he was afraid those guys would stir up trouble.

But under Chen Jiajun's high-pressure tactics, they had actually been well-behaved for a long time.

He didn't expect that they had actually jumped out again, damn it.

Seeing Huo Yingnan's ugly expression, Lu Yongyu hurriedly said: "Nan Ge, those cousins of mine are easy to deal with, but they have gotten together with the Real Estate Chamber of Commerce; that is the troublesome part! Otherwise, my father and I could handle those few pieces of trash ourselves!"

"Heh, these bastards!" Huo Yingnan was immediately angered into a laugh.

Back then, it was those sons of bitches from the Real Estate Chamber of Commerce who backstabbed him, causing him to be targeted by the Hong Kong-British government for several years.

They even went so far as to perform shameless operations like cutting off water and electricity to the buildings under his name.

Huo Yingnan had never forgotten this matter, and now, taking advantage of Chen Jiajun's absence, they had jumped out again, damn it.

Did they really think he, Huo Yingnan, was someone easy to mess with? When he hadn't made his fortune yet, he was someone who hung out on the streets; did they really think he had no temper?

"Alright, little girl of the Lu family!" Huo Yingnan sneered and said: "Leave those mongrels from the Real Estate Chamber of Commerce to me; I want to see how much guts they have!"

Lu Yongyu said with some worry: "But Nan Ge, the other party definitely knows you have shares in the Lu Guo Group; making a move at this time, I'm afraid they have already thought of how to deal with you!"

Huo Yingnan was stunned for a moment, then his expression turned cold: "Then let's see what methods they have!"

The next day was the day the Lu Guo Group held its shareholders' meeting.

Generally speaking, for a large, consistently profitable company like the Lu Guo Group, a shareholders' meeting was just a formality to collect money.

But this time it was different, because on this day, the few brothers of the Lu family also arrived at the scene.

Leading them was Lu Jinqiang.

The Lu Guo Group had quite a few shares held by the Lu family, and even the name was Lu Guo Group, so naturally, the Lu family had a stake in it.

It was just that because Lu Yongfu and the others had messed around last time and were driven away by Chen Jiajun, they hadn't attended such meetings for a long time.

After all, the money was directly deposited into their cards, so there was no need to go to the trouble of coming to the Lu Guo Group.

But as it happened, taking advantage of Chen Jiajun's disappearance, the few brothers of the Lu family suddenly arrived, which was somewhat intriguing.

The shareholding structure of the Lu Guo Group was very simple; Chen Jiajun and Huo Yingnan held 50% of the shares, which could be called the absolute majority shareholders.

Then the Lu family as a whole held 30%, and the remaining 20% belonged to some small shareholders and senior company executives.

Lu Yongyu looked with an ugly expression as the few people walked in swaggeringly, especially Lu Yongfu; this guy was the most arrogant, deliberately laughing and saying something loudly, not putting Lu Yongyu, the CEO, in his eyes at all.

"Brother Fu, Brother Qiang, why have you come?" Lu Yongyu suppressed the dissatisfaction in her heart and said to the few people.

"What?" Before Lu Jinqiang could speak, Lu Yongfu said with a frivolous face: "We also have a stake in this Lu Guo Group; why can't I come to the shareholders' meeting?"

"And let me tell you, Lu Yongyu, you are just a mistress of Chen Jiajun; do you really think that because you are the president of the Lu Guo Group, you can boss me around?"

"You!" Lu Yongyu did not expect Lu Yongfu to attack her directly, and in front of so many shareholders; this was clearly intended to make Lu Yongyu lose face.

"Afu, did you not brush your teeth this morning? Did you eat shit?"

At this time, Lu Yongyuan stood up directly, looked coldly at Lu Yongfu and said: "Don't look at what place this is, spraying shit from your mouth here; do you believe I'll have someone throw you out?"

"Yo, isn't this A Yuan? What benefits did Tao Shu give you! To actually act as a dog for this woman?" Lu Yongfu started a shouting match with Lu Yongyuan: "Will he reward you with a big bone later?"

Lu Yongyuan had a rather explosive temper; he rushed over on the spot and punched Lu Yongfu in the face.

Lu Yongfu was also stunned by the blow for a moment, not expecting that Lu Yongyuan would actually dare to make a move.

Consequently, he immediately started brawling with Lu Yongyuan.

"Enough!" Lu Yongyu shouted, slapped the table, and said coldly: "Call the security guards for me; whoever dares to talk nonsense here again, just throw them out for me!"

As she spoke, several burly security guards immediately walked in, looking at the few brothers of the Lu family with hostile intent.

One must know that the groups under Chen Jiajun all used people from the Hongxing Security Company.

These people were all former Majai of Chen Jiajun, so there was no need to say who they would naturally help.

As long as they dared to mess around again, if they said they would be thrown out, they would definitely be thrown out! Seeing the security guards come up, Lu Yongfu finally let go of Lu Yongyuan and sat down: "I'm here to attend the meeting, that's allowed, right?"

As Lu Jinqiang waved his hand, the few brothers sat in a row, looking very punchable with their slovenly attitude.

Lu Yongyu also pacified Lu Yongyuan, sat down first, and then announced the start of the shareholders' meeting.

"The Chairman is away on business, so I will preside over today's meeting!" Lu Yongyu suppressed her anger and said to everyone: "This quarter..."

Just as Lu Yongyu hadn't finished speaking, Lu Yongfu raised his hand and said: "Wait, Lu Yongyu! The Chairman isn't away on business, he's missing; you need to make this point clear!"

Hearing Lu Yongfu's words, the shareholders of the Lu Guo Group were all shocked and looked directly at Lu Yongyu.

Lu Yongyu said indifferently: "Missing? Why don't I know about this?"

"Playing dumb while knowing exactly what's going on, are you?" Lu Yongfu sneered, then took out a document and said, "Right now, the entire Guojun Group is being operated by Chen Jiajun's subordinates! He hasn't shown his face for nearly a month. For something as important as a shareholders' meeting, he used to make time to attend every single one. Why is he absent precisely at a time like this?"

Hearing Lu Yongfu's words, those shareholders began to whisper among themselves one by one.

Chen Jiajun had not shown his face in Hong Kong for a long time, which was indeed a very abnormal matter.

Furthermore, when he stayed abroad in the past, there were at least traces to follow.

But this time, it had indeed been a long while since anyone had heard any news of Chen Jiajun. (End of chapter)