Chapter 171 Happy Gate

Monday, April 10th.

On this day, Hong Kong's "China Light and Power Company Limited" held its annual shareholders' meeting. The term of office of chairman Lawrence Kadoorie had expired, and shareholders needed to re-elect a new chairman.

Since The Peninsula Hotel is also owned by the Kadoorie family, there is no doubt that CLP’s shareholders’ meeting will be held here.

On this day, there will be a fierce battle as the richest Chinese man Liu Zhicheng and the Kadoorie family compete for control of CLP.

Whether it is a dragon or a tiger, there will be a result today. There is no doubt that all the media in Hong Kong will focus on the Peninsula Hotel.

Liu Zhicheng, Han Chunxi and Yuan Tianfan, surrounded by bodyguards, stepped into the Peninsula Hotel.

And under the guidance of the hotel staff, we walked towards the conference hall of the shareholders' meeting.

As soon as they entered the conference hall, hundreds of people looked at the three of them.

Although everyone's expression is unique, Liu Zhicheng's appearance gives everyone a feeling: their heartbeat begins to accelerate.

Some people seem to have a sense of oppression, while others seem to have a sense of excitement!

The management rights of CLP Power will be decided today, and shareholders will feel for the first time how important their voting rights are.

Will the 'old nobles' win, or will the 'new hunters' win? This seems to be the question on every shareholder's mind.

Liu Zhicheng walked slowly into the venue with a confident smile on his face, and some media immediately gave him the title of "Smiling Assassin".

"Sir Lawrence, I am very happy to attend the shareholders' meeting of China Light and Power today!" Liu Zhicheng extended his right hand and greeted Lawrence Kadoorie.

Although we are competitors, we must maintain the necessary gentlemanly manners, at least on the surface.

Lawrence forced a smile on his serious face and said, "Mr. Liu, I'm also very happy that you can come to attend this shareholders' meeting today. At least it will add a lot of luster to the shareholders' meeting."

There was a hint of gunpowder in his words, but Liu Zhicheng didn't care. He smiled and said, "Today I am not only here to attend the shareholders' meeting, but also to run for chairman of the board of directors."

"NONONO, there is only one agenda item for today's meeting, which is voting on 'I will be re-elected as chairman of the board of directors'!" Lawrence said unwillingly.

This is true. Since the Kadoorie family controlled the board of directors, only one election was arranged, namely, voting for Kadoorie to serve as chairman of the board.

Of course, according to the relevant laws of Hong Kong, if the number of votes against is greater than the number of votes in favor, Liu Zhicheng will naturally be elected.

Lawrence said this confidently just to give himself courage.

Liu Zhicheng shouted to the staff of the shareholders' meeting: "Please give us three copies of the meeting agenda materials."

Liu Zhicheng's current state is what is called intimidating without being angry. Several staff members of the shareholders' meeting dared not go against Liu Zhicheng's wishes at all.

They quickly arranged seats and handed out prepared documents. The general manager of China Light and Power was named Weber (a foreigner) and his behavior was slightly more normal.

In any case, Shanfeng Investment is currently only the second largest shareholder.

Moreover, even if Liu Zhicheng controlled China Light and Power, it would be impossible for him to lay off all employees.

It was all work anyway, so it didn't matter who you worked for. So Weber acted quite calmly.

As Liu Zhicheng and others took their seats on the podium, the shareholders' meeting officially began.

In the meeting room, all shareholders were concentrating, it was unusually quiet, and there was a tense atmosphere in the air.

Meeting host: "There are many items that need to be voted on today. I hope all shareholders will consider them seriously and cast their precious votes.

The first topic of the day is whether Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors of China Light and Power.

Now please put your ballots in the ballot box in an orderly manner. After the voting is completed, we will count the votes on the spot! "

In this round of voting, if Lawrence's votes against are greater than his votes in favor, then Liu Zhicheng will be safely elected as the chairman of the board of directors.

Liu Zhicheng was well prepared and he believed that he had an absolute chance of winning!
The reason is simple: he has never disappointed investors and has done a lot of work beforehand.

My own controlling stake, plus the shares that have been pledged to support me, already exceeds fifty percent.

As time passed, the voting was completed and the counting process began, and tension began to spread.

Shanfeng Investment holds 40.5% of the voting rights (including 18.2% held by US-owned Pacific Investments), and it must have voted against Lawrence Kadoorie.

Half an hour later, the voting was coming to an end, and the voting statistics on the blackboard showed that 43% of the votes were in favor and 50.3% were against.

This result shows that Lawrence Kadoorie failed to be re-elected as the chairman of China Light and Power, which gave Liu Zhicheng an opportunity.

Similarly, the meeting host continued, briefly introduced Liu Zhicheng, and began voting.

The answer was revealed half an hour later, with 55.3% of the votes in favor and 38% against. Liu Zhicheng gained the trust of the majority of shareholders and became the chairman of the new China Light and Power Company.

Lawrence Kadoorie forced a smile and stepped forward to congratulate.

Seeing the current results, Liu Zhicheng seemed to let go of everything and said with a smile: "Sir Lawrence, many shareholders hope that we can work together to develop China Power better."

Lawrence had been prepared for today's outcome two days ago. Now that things have come to this, there is nothing that can be done to reverse the situation.

When Lawrence Gardner thought about this, he suddenly said as if relieved, "Happy cooperation!"

This time, there was even louder applause in the conference room!
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The next day.

Hong Kong media reported on the scenes of China Light and Power's shareholders' meeting.

"55.3%: 38%, Liu Zhicheng won the support of the majority of shareholders and was elected chairman of the board of directors." This is the headline of Tiantian Daily.

The title of Tiantian Daily was relatively low-key. This was Liu Zhicheng's deliberate instruction. Since victory had already been achieved, there was no need to publicize it.

"New Assassin Defeats Old Aristocrat" is the headline of the Hong Kong Daily News. This headline is obviously much more high-profile.

The accompanying picture is a photo of Liu Zhicheng and Lawrence smiling and shaking hands at the end, which is thought-provoking.

Some media analyzed that Liu Zhicheng's initial goal was to take over China Light and Power, and now that he has achieved his goal, it should be a complete victory.

There are also media analyses: Although Lawrence Kadoorie lost, he is still an important shareholder of China Light and Power and the Grand Hotel, and has an important say in the shareholders' meeting, so it is not a complete failure.

Some media also pointed out that the reason why shareholders voted for Liu Zhicheng was because he promised to cooperate with the Kadoorie family from the beginning.

Investors also hope that the two strong parties will join forces to develop China Power and the Grand Hotel better. The smiling handshake between the two at the end of the meeting is the best proof of this.

Is this really the case?

There is one thing that Liu Zhiben himself is certain of: his acquisition of China Light and Power was definitely not intended to cooperate with the Kadoorie family.

He has his own development philosophy. Although it will not be radical and aggressive, he will at least reach relevant cooperation with Pacific Investment.

CLP Overseas, CLP Infrastructure, CLP Holdings and the current listed parent company, China Light and Power Hong Kong Limited, were established.

At the China Power Company board meeting that day, Liu Zhicheng, Han Chunxi and Yuan Tianfan formally attended the meeting.

At the meeting, Liu Zhicheng remained very humble and did not express any important opinions. He only appointed Yuan Tianfan as deputy general manager, with Weber succeeding him as general manager.

It can be said that it is like a nephew holding a lantern: it is still the same.

10 month 20 day.

In the suite of the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Yang Minli successfully gave birth to a son and named him "Liu Wenyi".

Liu Zhicheng finally became a father! He sat on the edge of the bed, watching Yang Minli hugging her son with a happy face. Liu Wenyi was so lucky to have snatched his father's patent.

"This kid has a big appetite!" Liu Zhicheng said with a smile.

Just as the voice fell, Yang's mother's voice came from behind: "That's right, fortunately our Minli is in good health and has enough water!"

Yang Yuanlong, the father of Liu Zhicheng, was extremely happy that his daughter gave birth to a son for him.

Although the daughter was Liu Zhicheng's legal wife, such a big family must have a son to inherit it.

Now that my daughter can give birth to a son, her status is unmatched.

In particular, when the baby in his daughter's belly was not yet born, Liu Zhicheng promised that his future property would be inherited by Yang Minli's children.

Yang Yuanlong was quite satisfied; of course, they cared more about how much benefit their daughter could bring to her parents' home.

After Liu Wenyi had finished eating, a special nanny took him over.

After a while, Liu Zhicheng's father and sister came in, looking extremely happy.

Especially Liu Yanxin, who suddenly said: "Yanxin Zhicheng Foundation will donate 100 million Hong Kong dollars to the orphanage."

When Liu Yanxin saw his grandson's birth, he felt that it was a celebration for all. It was also a major event in his life.

Liu Zhicheng did not object. After all, their family had more money than could be spent. Being able to do some good deeds when his son was born was also a joy in life.

Everyone stayed for about an hour or two and then left on their own initiative, leaving the temporary care work to the hospital's professionals.

Yang Minli took the opportunity to say, "Husband, my dream of giving birth to a son for you has come true!"

Liu Zhicheng held Yang Minli's hand and said, "Well! You have to take good care of yourself. You have to give birth to three or five more children for me in the future."

Yang Minli paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yeah."

Yang Minli knew that the man in front of her not only needed her to bear children for him, but also had to have a good body to satisfy his desires.

Yang Minli looked at Liu Wenyi in the crib, with a maternal glow on her face.

At this moment, she finally understood that she and Liu Wenyi were a family, and her mother's home could only be her mother's home.

Yang Minli comes from an intellectual family and has the habit of reading newspapers. She knows that her man has been expanding rapidly recently.

So, she quickly said: "You must be very busy recently. If time is urgent, you can go first."

"Don't worry about this, I know what's going on!"

Liu Zhicheng is now a powerful figure in Hong Kong and has no shortage of money.

"Well, I listen to you!"

In the following two days, Liu Zhicheng stayed at the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital with his wife and children.

At the beginning of the third day, he came to the Federal Building as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

After handling some official business, Liu Zhicheng invited several senior executives to go out for a drink.

In the evening, Liu Zhicheng came to the mansion in Shouson Hill.

As soon as I opened the door, Sun Lina and a live-in nanny came to the door.

"Aunt Qin, pour some water for Mr. Liu and prepare some fruit!"

Sun Lina is no longer the same Sun Lina as before. She has learned to take care of others.

Liu Zhicheng sat on the sofa, enjoying Sun Lina's service, feeling a sense of accomplishment.

"Are you used to living in this house?" Liu Zhicheng asked.

Liu Zhicheng tried to have her and Lin Qingxia live together in a villa in Shouson Hill.

But he quickly gave up because he had more than just the two of them, and if they were together, they would definitely stick together.

Liu Zhicheng would definitely not give them the opportunity to unite against the outside world.

And if the two of them get together, they can figure out how many problems Liu Zhicheng still has outside.

There are various other reasons, but in short, he thinks it is better for everyone to separate.

Of course, it’s okay to get together occasionally to keep in touch.

"It's over 2000 square feet, how can I not get used to it? Sometimes I feel it's so empty here. If it weren't for Aunt Qin, I would feel a little scared."

Liu Zhicheng put his arms around the woman's waist and smelled the faint fragrance on her body.

"Don't worry. This year it's your turn to give birth to a son for me. Then I'll buy you a big villa, just the right place to accommodate you and your son. Then we'll have five or six nannies and servants living in the house, and the villa will definitely be very popular."

Nowadays, Sun Lina does not make trouble or argue, and is very considerate to others.

"Really?" Sun Lina said happily.

Now that Liu Zhicheng agreed to let her have a child for him, she was very happy.

After taking a shower, looking at the fragrant Sun Lina, Liu Zhicheng couldn't help but feel hungry.

Fingers run across the long white legs
After the tenderness, Liu Zhicheng hugged her and talked about their future home.

"From now on, the assets of the City Group will be inherited by your children, so if you work hard to make money now, you are making money for your children."

"Also, you have to hurry up with the city group's plan to move north. You have to get the work done in advance."

"In this way, we can achieve outstanding results without rushing."

"Well, I will listen to you!"

Now Liu Zhicheng feels that he is very awesome. The women around him not only have to make money for him, but also have to serve him at any time.

Therefore, if you have achieved your current level in life, you can already be the best in the world.

However, Liu Zhicheng sometimes feels annoyed and has to take time to reward them.

Moreover, there will definitely be new things to pay for in the future.

Therefore, the "Six Exercises to Strengthen the Kidneys" must be practiced continuously, otherwise it will be a bit too much to bear.

Now, Yang Minli already has a son as her principal wife, so she just needs to let other women have children for her.

Let Liu's bloodline spread all over the world and establish a powerful Liu family.

This is Liu Zhicheng's lifelong dream.

……:
According to etiquette, the birth of the eldest son Liu Wenyi must be celebrated with relatives and friends.

Liu Zhicheng did not do so. He not only strengthened Yang Minli's security, but also prepared to refuse to appear in public until his eldest son came of age.

The reason is simple: it is necessary for safe work.

After all, the eldest son of the future richest man will definitely be targeted by someone with ulterior motives.

(End of this chapter)