Extraordinary Soldier King in the City
Chapter 185: Zhao Min’s Tactics

Chapter 185: Chapter 185: Zhao Min’s Tactics

Qian Long’s expression instantly soured.

If they were to revote, all his efforts would turn to ashes.

It must be known that Zhou Zheng was the company’s second-largest shareholder and the vice-chairman. His vote played a decisive role.

With his support for Lin Wanqing, along with the shares she held herself, they could basically crush everyone present.

Unless every shareholder present supported Qian Long.

But that was clearly impossible.

Initially, Qian Long had only won over a little more than half of the shareholders, and a small portion remained neutral throughout.

Without the support of this small portion, relying only on the shares he and his supporters held, they could at most beat Lin Wanqing. But with Zhou Zheng added to the mix, they were far from winning.

Therefore, if they were to revote, Qian Long had virtually no chance of winning.

This realization sent Qian Long’s mood plummeting from the peak to the depths, his complexion as grim as if his parents had just passed away.

He desperately wanted to prevent a revote, but the ironclad rules were clear, and there was nothing he could do to stop it—he had to leave it to fate.

The new round of voting began.

Most who previously supported Qian Long still cast their votes for him.

A small part, however, hesitated, clearly doubting whether Qian Long could still come out on top.

If not, the price they paid would be significant.

This left them in a dilemma.

Zhou Zheng, of course, did not hesitate to cast his critical vote for Lin Wanqing.

Seeing this, some of the previously neutral shareholders also started to side with Lin Wanqing one after another.

The scales of victory began to tip slightly toward Lin Wanqing and Chen Feng.

This made Qian Long panic.

He had previously promised Zhao Min that if he lost, she would take away his Huatian Jewelry.

At that point, not only would he lose Lin’s Jewelry, but he would also lose Huatian Jewelry—it would be a total disaster.

Qian Long hurriedly took out his phone, planning to call Zhao Min to see if she had any solutions.

However, upon taking out his phone, he found it was turned off.

He then remembered that last night, while celebrating with friends and to avoid disturbances, he had turned it off.

His face slightly changed as he quickly turned it on and swiftly walked over to a window.

Coincidentally, just as Qian Long reached the window, Zhao Min’s call came through.

Without any delay, Qian Long answered the phone, extremely respectful, "President Qian!"

"Why is your phone off?" Zhao Min’s cold voice came through, filled with dissatisfaction.

Qian Long hastily apologized, "I’m really sorry, President Zhao, I had too much to drink last night, so..."

"Enough! I’m asking you, is Zhou Zheng at the board meeting?" Zhao Min cut in directly.

"Yes, that’s exactly what I wanted to talk to you about, I’m about to lose, President Zhao, can you think of something? I really don’t want to lose!" Qian Long immediately shed all dignity, pleading desperately.

"Hmph, it seems you just can’t bear to part with your Huatian Jewelry," Zhao Min scoffed.

"President Zhao, you misunderstand. I genuinely want to help you obtain Lin’s Jewelry, but the resistance is too strong; I’m somewhat powerless. I can only seek your help," Qian Long said, sounding very aggrieved.

"Enough with the pitiful act! Actually, it’s not all your fault; we indeed underestimated that Chen Feng, who even managed to rescue Zhou Hai from Gangdong. But don’t panic, I still have a backup plan!" Zhao Min said coldly.

"You have a backup plan?" A glint of joy flashed in Qian Long’s eyes, surprised.

"Yes, you’ll find out soon enough!" Zhao Min said coolly.

With that, Zhao Min ended the call.

Qian Long put away his phone, his confidence restored, turned around, and strutted back to the conference table with his head held high.

At this time, the voting had almost been tallied.

Up to now, Lin Wanqing’s side—which included her own shares, those of Zhou Zheng, the second-largest shareholder, and a few smaller shareholders—

All these shares combined, resulting in 42.6%.

On Qian Long’s side, along with the shareholders who supported him, the total shares amounted to only 32.2%.

Lin Wanqing’s side was ahead by a full 10.4% of the shares against Qian Long’s.

It could be called a complete victory.

Lin Wanqing, Chen Feng, and Wu Kun all let out a sigh of relief at the result.

"Since no one else is voting, shall we announce the results?" Chen Feng said with a smile.

"What’s the hurry? Some people haven’t voted yet!" Qian Long hooked his mouth slightly, leaned back in his chair, and said with a sneer.

"Are you talking about them?" Chen Feng pointed at the few shareholders still undecided on whether to continue supporting Qian Long and asked with a smile.

"Of course not just them!" Qian Long smirked, clearly pleased with himself.

As he finished speaking, the door to the conference room opened again, and a man in a black suit, an attorney, entered carrying a document.

In the face of everyone’s puzzled looks, the attorney quickly walked up to Qian Long, laid the document in front of him, and respectfully said,

"Mr. Qian, here are the Lin’s Jewelry shares that President Zhao spent a fortune on to buy from numerous individual investors. All together it accounts for about 15% of Lin’s total shares. I am transferring them to you, and as long as you sign this document, the 15% will be yours!"

The attorney’s words shocked everyone in the room.

The shareholders supporting Qian Long all had looks of elation.

Lin Wanqing’s side, however, showed faces that had turned rather ugly.

Originally, Lin Wanqing’s shares were overpowering Qian Long’s.

But with the addition of these 15% shares bought from the other investors, Qian Long’s share would reach 47.2%.

With that, Qian Long would surge ahead!

This was exactly what Lin Wanqing did not want to see, but it had happened anyway.

It happened so suddenly that it was impossible to prepare against.

"Hahaha, President Zhao is indeed prepared. I am thoroughly impressed by Qian Long this time!"

Qian Long, overwhelmed with excitement, slapped the table and burst into laughter.

He had been curious about Zhao Min’s backup plan.

At such a crucial juncture, ordinary methods wouldn’t solve the problem.

Now he finally knew, and deep down, he admired this woman, Zhao Min.