Chapter 334 — The New Shareholder
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"Oh?" Gu Pengzhan was overjoyed at Wei Zhao's words. "You've already sent him home? That's wonderful! I never would have guessed — Xiaoyi, you're my lucky star! Ever since you arrived, every one of my troubles has melted away!"
"Ha... Uncle Chu, you mustn't let your guard down. Jin Gubang is nothing but a clown capering about on the stage; the people behind him are what really matter," Wei Zhao warned. "Even Li Cihua is just a front man they pushed out to speak for them..."
"I know that well enough. But it's not as though they've only been scheming after my Gu Group for a day or two. Without insiders working hand in glove with them, they'd never have succeeded! This time that old bastard Jin Gubang nearly got the better of me — just wait till I deal with him!" Gu Pengzhan nodded, a cold smile on his lips. Naturally he understood that a tall tree catches the wind, but if all the shareholders had stood together as one, how could any outsider have found a crack to exploit?
"If Uncle Chu already knows, then I'll say no more." Wei Zhao had little interest in company affairs anyway. "Uncle Chu, you're simply too kindhearted. I think that after this business is settled, you shouldn't let Jin Gubang stay on at the company at all. Make him surrender his shares, then send him packing."
"This time I won't be so foolish as to rear a tiger and court disaster!" Gu Pengzhan sighed. "In the past, out of respect for his father, I turned a blind eye. But now the company has reached the point where it must be cleaned up, come what may... Xiaoyi, rest easy. Uncle Chu won't cause you any more trouble..."
"It's hardly trouble... My old man sent me here to take orders from my employer..." Wei Zhao smiled sheepishly. He was taking this assignment very seriously; one job and he could retire for good, and he was looking forward to it.
"By the way, what did Xie Guangbo say? He won't be backing Jin Gubang any longer, will he?" Only after the pleasantries were done did Gu Pengzhan raise one of the questions closest to his heart.
"Of course not — he's given me all his shares." With that, Wei Zhao handed Gu Pengzhan the share transfer document. "This is the transfer agreement I signed with him. We can draw up a new one and transfer them into your name."
Gu Pengzhan was startled. He hadn't expected Wei Zhao to actually get his hands on Xie Guangbo's shares! Wei Zhao had mentioned it before, but he hadn't taken it seriously. That old fellow Xie Guangbo might want for nothing, but the one thing he could never let go of was his son — would he really hand over every last share without keeping a single one?
As far as Gu Pengzhan could see, Xie Guangbo would sooner die than leave his son with nothing.
"He really gave you the shares?" Gu Pengzhan was both astonished and delighted. His best-case plan had been for Xie Guangbo to join forces with him against Jin Gubang, but Wei Zhao had exceeded all his hopes! Now there was no fear of Xie Guangbo turning coat, for he had nothing left to do with the company. "But Xiaoyi, let the shares stay in your name. You've earned them — you got them back with your own skill. How could I take them from you?"
Gu Pengzhan waved his hand, declining the shares Wei Zhao held out.
"Me?" Wei Zhao was taken aback. He hadn't expected Gu Pengzhan to give him the shares.
"Consider it part of your payment... haha." Gu Pengzhan laughed. "All right, enough of that — you'd best keep this share transfer document yourself! But right now, there's something you need to do for me!"
"What is it?" Wei Zhao asked. "Uncle Chu, just say the word..."
It had never occurred to Wei Zhao to keep the shares for himself. After all, he could tell well enough who treated him well and who did not. If it had been Liu Tianyi and his family, Wei Zhao would not only have taken the shares but squeezed another commission out of them besides. With Gu Pengzhan, however, there was no need for that.