NOVPUBChapter 956: Chapter 956: This is obviously an improper relationship between men and women!_1 Chapter 956: Chapter 956: This is obviously an improper relationship between men and women!_1 “What’s wrong with us investing more?
Isn’t it just us giving you more money?
That’s a good thing,” Adrian Zhekova said.
What a load of crap!
Mokleys cursed internally.
The more investments there are, the more shares one will possess in return.
And a higher return!
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If not, who would invest merely for the sake of investing?
No one wants to absorb such losses, right?
“In that case, a redistribution is necessary,” Mokleys stated.
“Of course,” Adrian Zhekova replied, nodding.
Indeed, since the distribution is proportional.
For example, if the total is 100, Mokleys’ firm holding 60 is constant, and the remaining 40 is shared among others like Golros of Star Stripe Nation, Botalli of Italy, Egerton of Avalon, and Takahashi Corporation of Cherry Blossom Kingdom.
The investment and dividends are given based on the proportion.
If Pingla is also joining, the remaining forty will have to be reallocated.
This forty wouldn’t be equally divided either, with each entity’s strength being weighed up.
Put simply, if you’re strong, you get more.
If you’re weaker and easier to bully, then you get less.
The Golros Group of Star Stripe Nation is the one with the highest stake out of what is left.
Adrian Zhekova insisted on comparing his share to that of the Golros Group.
After all, Pingla is no weaker than the Golros Group!
Mokleys knew that Adrian Zhekova had made up his mind to join and would never back down.
This was only a matter of time.
He prepared himself for some time actually.
Mokleys ironically sighed, “This is the last condition, right?
There’s no more, correct?”
Mokleys asked, evidently still unsure.
“No more,” Adrian Zhekova responded.
Mokleys breathed a sigh of relief.
In reality, it was Adrian Zhekova who had been taking advantage.
He felt slightly aggrieved for feeling relieved at merely being exploited slightly less extensively.
How very embarrassing!
“While I have a significant say in your joining, I can’t make the decision alone because the other groups are also involved,” Mokleys said.
This was the truth, and it only reaffirmed Adrian Zhekova’s conviction to join.
Just think, what a huge say I will have after joining!
In the future, there’ll be more benefits to reap from the International Chefs Association.
We can even give the president’s position to Samson Zhekova.
It’ll be easier for our Pingla to expand its business in the international market.
“I’ll need to hold a meeting with the others to make a decision,” Mokleys said.
“Of course,” Adrian Zhekova replied, nodding in agreement.
Mokleys was thinking to himself about how unusually agreeable Adrian Zhekova had become.
Just then, Adrian Zhekova spoke up, “However, you might want to keep in mind that my refusal to continue undermining the Lansford Company and your growth progress in the Hearth Nation is conditional.
If our negotiations don’t pan out, then we’ll have no choice but to continue.”
Mokleys was speechless.
Could you have any shame!
Should you say such things so frankly?
He only spoke about not causing any more trouble for the Lansford Company earlier.
Mokleys merely anticipated that the Mokleys Group’s expansion into Hearth Nation would be impeded.
He didn’t expect Adrian Zhekova to disclose this matter so outright!
In other words, if he hadn’t suspended Lucas Johnson earlier and taken over the matter, Adrian Zhekova would have indeed planned to give him a hard time on his home turf in Hearth Nation.
What an annoyance!
All Mokleys could say was, “I will certainly do my utmost to persuade them.
However, once I’ve convinced them, it’s down to you to fight for as much proportion as you can.”
“That’s not a problem,” Adrian Zhekova happily agreed, without imposing any further conditions.
He felt that Mokleys was already on the brink of losing his temper.
He didn’t want to push it too far.
“I look forward to hearing good news from you then,” Adrian Zhekova said.
Mokleys asked, “So, can you temporarily halt your attacks?”
“No problem,” Adrian Zhekova agreed again.
Now, Mokleys was utterly astounded.
Was he so easily agreeable?
It was some time after the call had ended that Mokleys came to a realization.
Adrian Zhekova had only gotten all the sponsors in Hearth Nation to temporarily withdraw.
He had also caused Wei Feng’s venue to reject them, siding with him instead.
However, he didn’t take any further action.
Still, it was because of this series of events that they couldn’t sit idly by and had to seek peace with Adrian Zhekova.
Meaning, all Adrian Zhekova had to do now was nothing, which would be the same as temporarily halting his attack.
Once Mokleys were able to meet all the conditions proposed by Adrian Zhekova,
All Adrian Zhekova had to do was to get those sponsors back and reclaim the venue.
This way, Adrian Zhekova won’t suffer any loss.
On the contrary, Mokleys had to fulfill Adrian Zhekova’s conditions as soon as possible.
To quickly get those sponsors back and stabilize the situation as soon as possible.
In the end, they were still completely at Adrian Zhekova’s mercy.
Mokleys sighed and quickly issued orders.
Once Sheldon Rowland sent a detailed document over, Mokleys handed it to someone else for further action.
There were some minor details and room for negotiation and haggling.
But overall, they had to satisfy Adrian Zhekova’s demands.
As for Mokleys himself, he hastened to look for the presidents of the other member corporations to discuss this matter.
As for how he would convince them, it didn’t matter to Adrian Zhekova as that was Mokleys’ problem.
What Adrian Zhekova had to do was negotiate for as many shares as possible.
The outcome was already set in stone, so let’s not go into that for now.
At Sharp-edge, Jacob Zahn’s contract was still being held up by Lyke Zhekova.
At this time, on his office desk, there was an investigative report about Mr.
Houston and Jacob Zahn sent by Wallace Martin.
Lyke Zhekova looked at the photos on the desk with a stern face.
They were all pictures of Mr.
Houston and Jacob Zahn together.
In the photos, Jacob Zahn was very attentive to Mr.
Houston.
There was waist-holding, shoulder-wrapping, face-kissing, and whispering in the ear.
These obviously went beyond the bounds of normal social contact.
To claim that they only held a regular customer relationship was pushing it.
It’s actually insulting to others’ intelligence.
“So, this is why Mr.
Houston handed the business over to Jacob Zahn,” Lyke Zhekova sneered.
“There are some things that I generally don’t investigate too much, as long as they aren’t too excessive.
After all, I also need to give them some benefits.
But to hand over business based on romantic relationships?” Lyke Zhekova commented.
But after he finished saying this, the image of Peggy Lewis appeared in his mind.
Lyke Zhekova paused for a moment, then added, “This is obviously an illegitimate romantic relationship!”
Mr.
Houston is married, so he couldn’t have any proper romantic relationship with Jacob Zahn.
“Is the relationship between Jacob Zahn and Mr.
Houston a long-term stable one, or is it only for the duration of their business dealings?” Lyke Zhekova asked.
