Memory inheritor

Chapter 145 Breaking the situation

There were only two people in the car. Liu Zhifeng was focused on driving, and Wei Hongsi didn't ask any questions.

A dozen minutes later, the car drove to a courtyard and stopped at the gate for a moment before the iron gate opened automatically with a "click".

Liu Zhifeng drove the car in and parked it in the side parking space. He turned to Wei Hongsi and said, "Engineer Wei, we've arrived."

"Okay," Wei Hongsi replied, opened the door, and got out of the car. With a "click," the iron gate to the courtyard closed behind him.

Before me lay a spacious courtyard with two rather robust ginkgo trees, each over a meter in diameter, suggesting they were over a hundred years old. Between the two trees lay a pond, its waters murmuring gently, creating a tranquil atmosphere.

Behind the pond stands a two-story building in the style of an early 20th-century mansion, with a stone base, blue bricks and gray tiles, which looks full of the sense of history.

"Mr. Wei, this way please." Liu Zhifeng gestured and led the way from the side.

Wei Hongsi followed him inside and noticed that in addition to the car they had come in, there were three other cars parked in the parking space.

The two walked through the building and along the corridor at the back to the door of a room.

"Please come in," Liu Zhifeng said, standing at the door.

Wei Hongsi nodded and stepped into the house. Turning past the entrance, he saw a square table with four people sitting around it.

The person sitting in the main seat facing this side is Dai Songquan, with President Hua and President Liu sitting on his left and right respectively. The figure with his back to this side should be Ji Yongsheng.

"Hongsi is here!" Dai Songquan waved to him and said with a smile.

Wei Hongsi stepped forward and greeted the group. Ji Yongsheng patted the armrest of the chair next to him, where there was a set of tableware. He then sat down next to Ji Yongsheng.

Seven or eight exquisite dishes were laid out on the table, but only a small portion had been eaten. Each person had a wine pot and cup in front of them, emitting a strong aroma of alcohol, but they didn't seem to have drunk much.

Hua Zong looked at Wei Hongsi and asked, "Would you like to drink?"

Wei Hongsi smiled and replied, "I won't drink."

Mr. Hua sighed softly and said, "Young people these days don't like drinking, especially baijiu (Chinese liquor)."

Mr. Liu said, "There's nothing strange about it. Although drinking a little alcohol feels good, this stuff really doesn't taste good. Right, young man?"

Wei Hongsi sensed a hidden meaning in their conversation and said, "I don't drink because of my health. Quite a few of my classmates do drink, but it's mostly beer."

"I think this is a natural selection in different eras and at different ages. I've heard that black coffee doesn't taste good, but a lot of people still drink it."

Mr. Liu chuckled twice and said, "So, according to you, baijiu is outdated for young people?"

Wei Hongsi asked, "President Liu, besides baijiu, do you drink other alcoholic beverages? For example, red wine, whiskey, or something like that?"

President Liu was taken aback for a moment.

Dai Songquan laughed and said, "Old Liu, don't you sometimes drink beer too? It's just a medium, why are you taking it so seriously?"

Mr. Liu smiled and shook his head, saying, "Then let's have a drink together. Young man, what would you like to drink?"

"I'll have mineral water," Wei Hongsi said.

Soon someone brought him two bottles of mineral water. Mr. Liu told him to pour them into his liquor flask, then picked up his own flask and said, "Cheers!"

Seeing this, Dai Songquan looked troubled: "Old Liu, take your time."

There was about two ounces of wine in the pot, and a sip was quite a lot.

President Liu laughed and said, "The Grand Tutor and I signed a humiliating treaty with you. Doesn't that allow us to save face a little?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Hua also raised the wine jug.

"What kind of treaty was it made under duress?" Dai Songquan retorted.

"It can't be a trap, can it?" President Liu asked again.

"You always worry about these useless things," Dai Songquan said helplessly, picking up the wine pot.

President Liu then looked at Ji Yongsheng and Wei Hongsi, and the two of them also picked up the wine pots.

The five men drank their drinks in one gulp. General Manager Liu was unrestrained and arrogant, General Manager Hua was generous and bold, General Manager Dai looked worried, General Manager Ji forced a smile, and only General Manager Wei drank without making a sound.

Although everyone's expressions were different, after drinking this pot of wine, everyone opened up and the atmosphere became lively.

Having learned from Li Xuan's experience, Wei Hongsi got up and refilled the wine jugs for the four of them.

Listening to their conversation, Fang Zhihua and Liu had reached a consensus with Dai that they would remain aligned with him in future shareholder decisions, and Dai had also fully guaranteed the interests of the two of them.

Verbal agreements are meaningless in this matter. The three of them signed a written agreement. Although the details are unknown, President Dai's goal has been achieved, which is why President Liu referred to it as a "treaty of surrender."

Wei Hongsi was quite surprised. The meeting had just ended in the afternoon, and only two hours had passed, yet these two had changed their stance. They really made their decision very quickly.

Little did he know that Hua and Liu's choice was the result of careful consideration and a clear understanding of the situation. Once they had thought things through, they would no longer hesitate.

Among the former shareholders, Hua and Liu were among the last to leave Zhiwei, and they didn't have any major conflicts with Dai Songquan. The grudges from back then have long been put aside with the passage of time.

Previously, Tai Liqun acted as an intermediary, urging and encouraging Zhiwei to go public. This was something that would benefit everyone, so of course they wouldn't object.

Initially, they were unaware of Dai Songquan's stance, nor did they expect him to be so vehemently opposed. From a wealth growth perspective, Dai Songquan was the biggest beneficiary. When they started the business together, going public was a shared idea among everyone, including Dai Songquan.

They only learned of Dai Songquan's opinion when it was formally raised at the shareholders' meeting, which they found incomprehensible for quite some time.

Both men had technical backgrounds, and after that, they began to pay attention to the development of Zhiwei again, gradually understanding Dai Songquan's intentions.

Therefore, they attended this shareholders' meeting with a "let's see how it goes" attitude, and thus were not very opposed to Wei Hongsi's project application.

However, people always have selfish motives. If Dai Songquan is swayed by the influence of Tai Liqun and agrees to go public, they would be happy to see it happen.

However, when they saw that Dai Songquan skipped the voting process and ended the meeting directly, they knew that Lao Dai had made up his mind to act decisively and quickly.

Based on their understanding of Dai Songquan, they knew that he could achieve his goals once he made up his mind to do something; otherwise, Zhiwei wouldn't have developed to where it is today under his leadership.

Old Dai is a man who is not short of methods. He was able to get rid of everyone in the company in the past. Does he really have no way to deal with the scattered shares today?

That equity incentive plan is more like a butcher's knife raised by Lao Dai. Where will the 15% of shares to be put into the option pool come from? This needs to be carefully considered.

Once you think about this question deeply, it's not difficult to make a choice.