Darkstone Code-Chapter 918 - 916: Troubled Teen, Troubled Times

The conflict between uncle and nephew.

The shareholders seemed to have no intention of mediating, instead looking forward to the conflict between the uncle and nephew erupting here.

Sanchez looked at his uncle from above, "You had better close your mouth. If you have any issues, we can discuss them privately. I have so many guests here, you’re embarrassing me."

Privately?

The president suddenly shivered, vaguely sensing that his nephew might be planning to make a move against him.

It was a strange feeling, something he could sense.

In fact, thinking about it carefully, it’s quite normal.

The General entrusted this industry to his younger brother to preside over it; perhaps initially, they did not "agree" on such terms.

The president provided funding and weaponry for the General’s business, while the General provided Every Moment Company with cheap but high-quality raw materials and everything it needed.

As Every Moment Company’s market value grew higher, the president’s position began to feel awkward. He himself did not feel this, and may not have noticed any issues.

Until this moment, he realized that the supposedly terrifying General in his eyes had his weak spot grasped firmly in his hands.

A person with ambition, capability, and means of execution would never let their weaknesses be held by someone else, even if it were their own brother.

Initially, Every Moment Company’s development relied on the support from Mariluo Kingdom, but now it is completely the reverse, as the General’s business desperately requires the "blood" provided by Every Moment Company.

Every Moment Company has turned around to surpass the General and his armed organization. Without the substantial annual funding inputs from Every Moment Company, the General would find it difficult to maintain his massive warlord system.

The chaos and warfare in Mariluo Kingdom make people extraordinarily pragmatic: whoever can feed them, whoever can provide a stable living environment, is seen as the Holy King leading Mariluo Kingdom towards peace.

Doing this requires money, a lot of money. The bigger the warlord’s size, the more subordinates, the wider the territory, the harder it is to account for the funds needed.

When it was just a small-to-medium-sized warlord, perhaps an annual military budget of tens of thousands of Federation Sol would suffice.

But now, having developed to the scale of a large warlord, without an annual influx of millions or even tens of millions in military funding, it is impossible to sustain this enormous armed warlord.

Once this crucial military funding input is lost, people outside will think about taking their lives, and those governed by money and fear internally won’t spare them either.

The principle of respecting the powerful doesn’t just refer to the powerful person; it also speaks of the fate of those weaker ones.

In such circumstances, the General in Mariluo Kingdom is increasingly wary of his "brother" from the Federation.

He constantly thinks about grasping Every Moment Company within his own hands; only this way can he feel safe.

Previously, when there were no issues, shareholders surely stood by the president.

A publicly-listed company changing its president recklessly would inevitably trigger a chain reaction, and given this company’s foreign connections, some issues might arise.

Now, there are fewer worries because all the potential issues have already emerged, along with a reason; there is no more suitable opportunity than this.

Once they take down the president, the best outcome would be lifelong house arrest, and the worst would be a minor accident occurring.

People are resilient; some can survive multiple fatal injuries and be hailed as miracles.

Yet sometimes they are fragile; just a tiny collision can take away a lively life.

He felt the lurking killing intent around.

If he doesn’t make a fuss now, once the shareholders leave and he is entirely controlled, even wanting to cause trouble won’t be possible.

"I am the president of Every Moment, do you understand?", the president roared loudly, his face reddened, the veins on his neck bulging.

Sanchez sneered, "That’s only what you think."

"Most of the company’s shares are held by others now, you don’t have much left in your hand."

This is a very deadly issue, a fatal hidden danger buried from the beginning.

To resolve the Federation’s capital plunder issue, once Every Moment Company accepted substantial Federation capital investment, losing its shares, it would lose the initiative; the company would be controlled by Federation capitalists, which is something they are most adept at.

The purpose of founding Every Moment Company was blood transfusion. Once those capitalists controlled Every Moment Company, they would absolutely not consent to their money flowing into Mariluo Kingdom.

So right from the start, these people from Mariluo Kingdom learned from the Federation’s system, setting up several anonymous companies to hold shares.

About 30% of shares were held by various locally registered companies, thus complying with the market principles for Federation capital investment, while these non-listed companies need not disclose the shareholder composition, effectively hiding the truth that Every Moment Company itself holds the shares. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Then they hired a batch of professional Bupen agents to manage these shares, as long as these agents are paid salaries on time and given a general business direction.

From any perspective now, Every Moment Company, being a foreign-involved company, has been dismembered by Federation capital according to the market game rules.

Yet no one knows, those shares are still controlled by the people of Mariluo Kingdom.

Furthermore, this legal structure avoids some risks in the Federation’s capital game, leaving only a few shares for Federation capitalists to divide; each shareholder holds only a small amount, their power at shareholder meetings also becomes smaller.

It appears that the president personally holds only a small portion, but as long as he mobilizes the shares held by those anonymous holding companies, his stockholding can instantly surpass all others, becoming the first in the board of directors.

The problem now is he cannot mobilize those anonymous holding company shares, or change the behavior rules of the agents.

For professional agents, as long as they haven’t made major mistakes during their agency period, and do not violate agreement terms, their actions are protected as rational and legal.

To change agent behavior rules, a written document is first needed; otherwise, it becomes difficult to allocate responsibilities when issues arise.

Currently, these agents have not "received any messages", so they naturally maintain neutrality, and nobody even knows these agents are hidden among them, unaware of who they are.

Transferring shares from anonymous holding companies back to oneself requires a process. Now Sanchez won’t give him time to complete this process, making it impossible for him to grasp majority shares.

Furthermore, previously he transferred his shares to Lynch in exchange for Lynch’s financial assistance.

At this moment, the president was drenched with sweat, looking towards the shareholders with pleading eyes, yet they maintained their dignified and indifferent stance with no sign of expressing aid.

Capital is never warm; everyone is devouring each other, no need to be moved by the sadness of food, that is the most foolish emotion.

"Take him away, let’s stop losing face here!", Sanchez said with displeasure, frowning.

The president still wanted to speak, one of the subordinates Sanchez brought along used the motion of turning and supporting the president to secretly punch him in the waist and abdomen.

After a radiating and tearing pain in his body, he nearly collapsed, struggling to stand, entering a momentary state of breathlessness.

It wasn’t his intention to do so, just an instinctive reaction.

Two subordinates quickly took the president away, bringing back a smile to Sanchez’s face.

"Just as I announced earlier, due to the president’s wrong decisions facing certain issues, leading to a substantial drop in company value, starting today, we will dismiss him from all his duties, and activate share repurchase clauses to reclaim all his shares."

"Furthermore, from now onwards, I myself will assume the role of president of Every Moment Company. Does anyone have objections?"

He looked at the shareholders by the table, who were actually unclear about the current situation, naturally not speaking blindly.

Yet everyone was affirmative regarding Sanchez’s issues.

If it wasn’t headquarters that didn’t allow the cruise ship to dock back then, perhaps subsequent events wouldn’t have occurred.

As some people thought of this, they naturally looked at Lynch seated upfront, because Lynch was shorting Every Moment Company back then leading the president mistakenly sensing an attempt to snipe the company’s stock, disallowing the cruise ship to dock.

He didn’t know what would happen after docking, preferring to trust his own choice facing the unknown.

This is also many rights holders’ common mistake, always feeling invincible and omniscient, yet they are actually just a pile of nonsense.

Lynch, subject to some focused glances, bore not a trace of shame, as this is his deserved gain; the Federation’s capital game is played like this.

The winner takes all, losers left for others to handle.

After settling these matters, Sanchez returned to the head seat, exuding an aura unlike anyone present, elegance with a hint of violence, calm with a touch of madness.

"I hope everyone cooperates with the board’s decision from now on, not selling shares to anyone regardless of the price they offer!"

"After this period, you may freely sell the shares as you see fit, but not now."

"I hope you all cooperate."

Cooperation was requested, but his tone was more like issuing an order.

After waiting a while, nobody jumping out, Sanchez smiled and nodded, "Seems like no objections..."

Lynch raised his hand, "I have a small question..."