Chapter 38: 38 Negotiation? Butcher's Knife! (Part 2)

38 Negotiation? Butcher's Knife! (Part 2)

I think you are trying to kill me!

Looking at the approving eyes of the other directors in the conference room, the middle-aged woman's chest began to heave violently, as if all the blood in her body was rushing to her head, and her two tightly clenched hands were as cold as a dead person's.

Letting Charle Water Company go bankrupt directly can indeed avoid most of the compensation, and it seems to be a good plan for all directors, but it is the only exception for her own Charle Department Store, because this Water Company also bears the name "Charle"!

Once she really agrees to these people's proposal and lets Charle Water Company go bankrupt, most of the resentment will be counted on her own family, and she can imagine what will happen next.

Angry citizens cannot impact the Road Administration, nor can they boycott the three old noble families, but they can boycott the business of her own family's other companies, and can impact the buildings of Charle Department Store distributed all over the Capital!

Don't look at her own department store, which now occupies more than 70% of the share in the Capital, but as long as the influence of this matter spreads, the stores everywhere will immediately become deserted, and they will be subjected to endless harassment and even theft!

"You... you don't even think about it!!!"

Looking at the indifferent and seemingly faintly mocking expressions of the other directors, the gorgeously dressed middle-aged woman took a few rapid breaths, then twisted her fists and hammered the table vigorously:

"Don't forget that we are the ones who invested the most! And when you signed the agreement at the beginning, we have a one-vote veto! As long as I don't agree, none of your proposals can pass!"

"If this is the answer you give, then I can only express regret."

After glancing at the hysterical appearance of the middle-aged woman, the middle-aged man of the Lionheart family shook his head, crossed his fingers, and said calmly while leaning on the sofa:

"Since you insist on giving unreasonable compensation and cannot reach a consensus on business philosophy with everyone, then our Laien family will withdraw."

"In addition, according to the original contract, we are going to conduct a round of voting. If the voting passes, we can still take away this year's dividends, but looking at your appearance..."

After looking at the woman's bloodshot eyes, the middle-aged man of the Lionheart family shook his head and said:

"Forget it, there is no need to continue wasting time. Our Laien family gives up this year's dividends, I wish you all smooth operation."

"You... you are playing rogue!"

Seeing that someone actually chose to flip the table at this time, the middle-aged woman couldn't help but get angry:

"This year's dividends are not enough for half of the compensation! Also! The water supply matter was clearly controlled by you. Now that something happened, you actually have the face to walk away?"

"Ahem... Mrs. Charle, you are wrong about this."

The old man with the rose emblem on his chest cleared his throat and reminded slowly:

"Although your one-vote veto can decide whether the proposal passes, you can't decide whether others stay or go, right?"

"Also, sorry, I cannot accept your proposal. Our Ma Sai Ni family is the same, we withdraw. I wish you smooth operation."

"Our York family also withdraws."

"You... you..."

Seeing the three old noble families collectively throw in the towel, clearly having communicated with each other in advance, the middle-aged woman, who had no way out, couldn't help but subconsciously cast her gaze on the other two families.

"Sorry, this matter is a natural disaster and has nothing to do with our Road Administration."

After looking at the middle-aged woman who was going crazy with some sympathy, the official of the Road Administration's River Bureau shook his head and said:

"Although the dam of our Road Administration was washed away, the direct cause of this accident was still that the Water Company did not operate according to the process. Our Road Administration will not allocate funds for compensation."

"Our Agricultural Department is the same."

The official of the Agricultural Department's Water Conservancy Bureau also shook his head:

"Our Agricultural Department does not participate in the water supply business. Even if I apply for funds from above, it will not be approved."

"So the only thing we can do is to report to the higher-ups that the Water Company has suffered losses this year and give up receiving dividends. As for others, please forgive me for being powerless."

"..."

So... in the end, isn't it all thrown to me!!!

"You can't go!"

Looking at the people in the conference room preparing to get up and leave, the middle-aged woman, who was burning with anxiety, couldn't help but clench her teeth and stomp her feet vigorously:

"If you leave, it is equivalent to giving up other parts of the business besides the water supply part! Not only will there be no dividends in the future, but you won't even get a penny of the money for building the factory in the first place!"

"Since we have made the decision to withdraw, we are naturally prepared for these."

The middle-aged man with golden hair raised his eyelids and reminded with a calm face:

"Mrs. Charle, you seem to have forgotten that most of the businesses of the Water Company were pulled by our families. Under the current commercial rules, if there is no one to buy your 'products,' a company with strong production capacity has no meaning."

"After withdrawing from Charle Water Company, we can completely pull up a new company with the same business, and even wait for Charle Water Company to go bankrupt, and then use less than one-tenth of the original price to directly acquire its corpse."

"Oh, also."

Looking at Mrs. Charle, who couldn't help but clench her teeth and had become pale, the corner of the golden-haired middle-aged man's mouth raised slightly, and his poker face showed a hint of expression for the first time.

"Besides the Water Company, our three families are also very interested in the department store business. After the department store we are preparing to build is completed, you and Mr. Charle are welcome to participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony."

"..."

"You... you did this on purpose?!"

Looking at the smile on the golden-haired middle-aged man's face, the middle-aged woman's brain seemed to have been electrocuted, and the whole person trembled instantly.

No wonder... no wonder such a low-level accident occurred! It turns out that this matter was aimed at her own family from the beginning!

The money for building the Water Company had already locked up her own family's funds. Now that the Water Company had an accident on the eve of breaking even, the huge compensation plus the completely ruined reputation were enough to force her own family's department store to a dead end and spit out all the market share!

And these three days of negotiations were not so much that they didn't talk about the compensation plan, but rather to delay her reaction time and let the whole thing spread and ferment slowly.

Even letting those protesters come near the Water Company, and then letting the security department beat them, but not driving them away completely, was also to make the matter quickly become a big deal!

No! Not right! There's more!

Looking at those directors who used to be very respectful to her, but now had mockery in their eyes, the middle-aged woman only felt the world spinning in front of her, and she stumbled under her feet.

At the beginning, they didn't need her family to participate, and they could also build a Water Company. There was no need to pull Charle Department Store in and give her family money for free.

So everything was a trap from the beginning! From pulling her family to invest and naming the Water Company, their goal had never changed, and it had always been to swallow her family's department store!

I... I... how could I be so stupid!!!

"Mom? Mom!"

Seeing that her mother's state was wrong, the baby-faced girl behind her, who was full of worry, hurriedly stepped forward to support her.

And after noticing that her mother suddenly rolled her eyes and kept making "hehe" sounds, but couldn't even spit out a clear word, the baby-faced girl's expression couldn't help but change, and her voice instantly carried a cry.

"Come here! Come here quickly!" ===== CHAPTER 39 =====