RBCT Chapter 93 The Ma Family Father and Daughter Seize Shares
Chapter 93 The Ma Family Father and Daughter Seize Shares
Chapter 93 The Ma Family Father and Daughter Fight for Equity (3k)
[Ma Chunmei]: "Really, Dad! But I don't know who the investor is yet. I'll have to ask Geng Zhi. He's the one handling all the coordination."
[Ma Wencai]: "Oh? Straightforward?"
Ma Wencai keenly noticed the unfamiliar male name and couldn't help but feel happy. Had his daughter found a boyfriend?
[Ma Wencai]: "Is he a young man? A classmate?"
[Ma Chunmei]: "Yes, he's my classmate and also a business partner. But he's not my boyfriend, Dad, don't get the wrong idea! He's the one who handles the investment discussions."
Realizing his daughter wasn't lying, Ma Wencai's joy cooled slightly.
[Ma Wencai]: "No, Chunmei, you are the company's CEO, how come you're always so straightforward when it comes to investing?"
What is his position?
[Ma Chunmei]: "Yes, I'm the company's CEO and legal representative. He's the CTO, the Chief Technology Officer—we agreed that I would provide the capital, and he would provide the expertise. If the company makes money, of course it's all thanks to our wonderful meeting!"
Ma Chunmei remained confident and self-assured, believing her arrangements were flawless.
But when Ma Wencai heard this, he vaguely sensed that something was wrong.
He suppressed his emotions and had his daughter recount every detail of how the company was initially registered, how the shares were allocated, and how it is now operating.
As Ma Chunmei continued her narration, Ma Wencai's expression gradually darkened.
It turns out that his daughter is still the same daughter as before, without any change.
[Ma Wencai]: "Chunmei, Chunmei, you—you're so confused! As long as the company operates legally, there shouldn't be a big problem with the legal representative. But your shareholding—you contributed half the money, how come you only own 10%? That Gengzhi didn't contribute any money, yet he owns 80%?"
[Ma Chunmei]: "Does the amount of equity matter? I'm the CEO! I call the shots in this company!"
Ma Chunmei didn't understand.
Ma Wencai sighed, remained silent for a few seconds, and then gave his daughter the most straightforward example.
[Ma Wencai]: "If the company's profit this year is one million, when it comes to dividends, Geng Zhi can get eight hundred thousand, you and Li Haipeng will each get one hundred thousand, and after taxes, you might only get seventy or eighty thousand. Do you understand?"
[Ma Wencai]: "The title of CEO is worthless compared to real money in equity!"
Ma Chunmei was stunned, her mind racing with calculations, and her expression gradually changed.
[Ma Chunmei]: "Dad, Dad, then I—"
Upon hearing this, Ma Chunmei understood everything.
Ma Wencai quickly calmed his daughter down.
[Ma Wencai]: "Don't panic, Chunmei. He's too naive to fight us. Dad will help you get back the shares that belong to us—"
[Ma Wencai]: "Go back now and ask him clearly, just as I instructed. Remember to record the conversation on your phone—"
Inside the restaurant, Geng Zhi, Niu Baoguo, and Huang Lijuan were busy preparing a delicious lamb chop.
Ma Chunmei, holding her phone, walked back aggressively with a tense face. She stood in front of Geng Zhi, her eyes piercing him like knives.
"You're so blunt!" she said, her voice not soft, laced with suppressed anger. "You took advantage of me!"
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This shout not only froze the three people at the table, but also drew curious glances from diners at several nearby tables.
Huang Lijuan's mouth was slightly open, her eyes darting back and forth between Geng Zhi and Ma Chunmei, her face full of shock.
Niu Baoguo was even more surprised, wondering if his good brother had betrayed him—
Geng Zhi frowned slightly, and subtly touched his phone under the table, turning on the recording function.
He looked confused and innocent: "Mr. Ma, what do you mean by that? I don't understand."
"You cheated me out of my money!" Ma Chunmei was even angrier when she saw him pretending to be stupid. Her voice rose another notch. "You tricked me into becoming the legal representative, but you only gave me 10% of the shares! Why?! Is that fair?!"
Oh, so it's a dispute over equity, not a sex scandal.
Niu Baoguo and Huang Lijuan both breathed a sigh of relief, but then their hearts tightened again; this conflict was no small matter.
"Chunmei, calm down, sit down and talk it out. There are so many people here—" Huang Lijuan quickly got up and half-pulled, half-persuaded Ma Chunmei back to her seat, gently patting her back.
"Geng Zhi! You have to explain yourself clearly today! On what grounds!" Ma Chunmei persisted, staring intently at Geng Zhi.
Geng Zhi put down the lamb chop in his hand, wiped his hands, and looked calmly at Niu Baoguo and Huang Lijuan: "Lijuan, Da Niu, you were both there when we were discussing the company registration. Tell me the truth, wasn't it Mr. Ma who insisted on being the legal representative?"
Huang Lijuan looked at her furious best friend Ma Chunmei, feeling a little embarrassed, but still nodded slightly.
Seeing that Ma Chunmei was so innocent and straightforward, Niu Baoguo no longer cared whether he liked her or not, and directly confirmed: "That's right, I can testify. It was indeed Chunmei who strongly requested it."
Ma Chunmei was furious when she saw that Niu Baoguo hadn't sided with her, and glared at him fiercely.
"As for the equity stake," Geng Zhi continued unhurriedly, "it was Mr. Ma who initially proposed 5%, and Lijuan and Da Niu were both present, right?"
Niu Baoguo nodded again, his tone certain: "Yes, that's right. Geng Zhi agreed to give you 5%, and Chunmei, you agreed and didn't say you were dissatisfied."
Seeing this, Huang Lijuan nodded silently when Ma Chunmei wasn't looking.
Geng Zhi continued, "Later, because Li Haipeng joined, you felt it was unfair, so the three of us discussed it and raised it to 10%. We have meeting minutes for this, and we also shared them in the group chat."
"I—I didn't understand any of this back then!" Ma Chunmei was somewhat embarrassed by the question, but she still insisted, "I don't care, I invested 10 yuan, I must have 50% equity!"
upright:"??"
This time, it was truly Geng Zhi's turn to be dumbfounded.
He did consider using Ma Chunmei's meddling ability to squeeze some money out of her. Although he would take the lion's share, he would also give her some scraps; he had no intention of truly harming her.
But what she's doing now is something he really didn't expect.
The recording is still running, so I need to explain the reasons to her.
"Mr. Ma," Geng Zhi's voice rose slightly as he questioned, "'Jiaotong University Matchmaker' company was registered by me after running myself ragged in Shanghai; the company's business from scratch was planned and operated single-handedly by me, sacrificing my time studying for the postgraduate entrance exam; Li Haipeng devoted himself to it full-time, barely sleeping a few hours a day."
"Mr. Ma, in the past crucial month or so, while you were focused on preparing for your exams in Lanzhou, did you contribute anything to the company? Did you make any business calls? Did you resolve any specific issues?"
"I—I provided the start-up capital!" Ma Chunmei retorted weakly.
"That's right. You put in the exact same amount of money as Li Haipeng, so you got 10% equity, exactly the same as Li Haipeng. And you were even made CEO. Isn't this a reward and a sign of respect for your investment?"
"I—a matchmaker from Jiaotong University—am the project I, Ma Chunmei, am promoting!"
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Did you contribute even a single punctuation mark to the "Jiaotong University Matchmaker" presentation slides?
"I----"
"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'I'? Now that Jiaotong University's matchmaking service is making big money, you're jealous and starting to try and take advantage of people without any investment'?" His straightforward temper flared up, and his voice became even louder.
During this standoff, Huang Lijuan, an observer, also felt that Ma Chunmei was somewhat in the wrong and did not speak up for her. Niu Baoguo, on the other hand, completely sided with Geng Zhi.
"I—you—you're just being unreasonable!" Ma Chunmei was so choked up that she couldn't finish her sentence, her face turning red and white in turns.
"If you continue to act unreasonably, we will initiate a motion to remove you from your CEO position."
boom-!
Ma Chunmei panicked upon hearing this. The second round of interviews hadn't even started yet, and the CEO had been dismissed. How could she possibly get extra points in the second round?
"You dare!"
After several rounds, Ma Chunmei was no match for Geng Zhi and was completely defeated.
Remembering her father's last words, she gritted her teeth and unleashed her trump card: "You can convince me, but you can't convince my dad! He said he's coming to Lanzhou tomorrow to talk to you in person!"
What the hell!
The coal mine owner came in person; is he going to resort to force?
If the daughter's character is like this, it's hard to say whether her father has any sense of martial ethics.
Geng Zhi felt a slight pang of anxiety, but quickly recovered.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Ma. My flight back to Shanghai is tonight, and I have a bunch of urgent matters at the company that require my attention." He picked up his coat from the back of the chair and said in a calm tone, "If Uncle Ma really wants to talk, he's welcome to come to Shanghai to see me."
After saying that, without looking at Ma Chunmei's instantly frozen face, he nodded to Niu Baoguo and Huang Lijuan, then turned and left the Asiya Restaurant.
On the bus to Zhongchuan Airport, Geng Zhi began to think seriously.
Ma Chunmei, whom I thought would be the easiest character to handle, has had her story take a slightly different turn from what I expected due to the intervention of her father.
Ma Chunmei's personality changed drastically, probably at her father's suggestion. It seems the temptation of a valuation of tens or hundreds of millions can make people lose their rationality.
Since Mr. Ma values equity so much, it wouldn't be a bad idea to add the Ma family to the list of recipients of the old shares.
With this in mind, Geng Zhi silently changed his monetization plan.
As soon as Geng Zhi landed at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, he received a text message from Hao Pengxiang.
[Hao Pengxiang] "Senior Geng, how did your postgraduate entrance exam go? You should have no problem getting into the interview stage, right?"
[Straightforward]: "Absolutely, no pressure at all!"
[Hao Pengxiang]: "Haha, that's good, congratulations senior!"
After finishing his postgraduate entrance exam, Geng Zhi can now focus on leading the "Jiaotong University Matchmaker" team to take off, which naturally excites Hao Pengxiang.
But at this moment, he was more concerned about the fruit game, since he had contributed all the art resources entirely by himself.
Moreover, according to Geng Zhi, the game already meets all the requirements for release. He can't wait to try out the official version.
[Hao Pengxiang]: "So, Senior Geng, when will that fruit game we outsourced be officially launched?"
[Straightforward]: "I've already sent the game development kit to Professor Wang. Professor Wang said that AvengersGame should be releasing it as a trial run tonight."
[Hao Pengxiang]: "Yay! I'm waiting!"
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