20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3506 No Longer Sharing Weal and Woe
At 4 PM, Zhao Chang'an, Wen Ye, and legal personnel from Yi Nanmi Zhengzhou, along with the Yi Nanmi dedicated service team from Nie Danqi Law Firm, arrived at a small conference room in Yuda International Trade Center to formally begin share division negotiations with the Rose Group.

Just as Zhao Chang'an said, this division does not involve any tug-of-war over shares or money, nor does it involve issues such as premiums, stock price fluctuations, or discounts. It is already clearly clarified according to the share ratio.

So at least on the surface, everyone looked relaxed and didn't seem to be thinking about negotiation skills or engaging in verbal sparring.

On the Rose Group side, there were Shan Qiang, Jiang Xian, as well as Liu Mingxiong, Lang Ruping, Mai Guixue, legal personnel from Green Garden Group, and other recognized personnel who rushed over from Hong Kong Island.

"My opinion is that the shares of Green Garden held by the Rose Group should be divided according to their respective shareholding ratios in the Rose Group. For the past two years, I have essentially failed to fulfill my management responsibilities towards the Rose Group—"

“If you decide to withdraw from the Rose Group completely, I suggest that both parties first clarify the shareholding of Green Garden Group before discussing the Rose Group.”

Shan Qiang suddenly spoke up, interrupting Zhao Chang'an before he could finish speaking, saying, "Don't mix things up, take it one step at a time."

Zhao Chang'an nodded, indicating his agreement with Shan Qiang's opinion, though he felt a little helpless inside.

In the shareholding structure of the Rose Group, Zhao Chang'an holds 45% of the shares, Shan Qiang holds 55%, the Rose Group currently holds 46% of the shares of the Green Garden Group, which has been diluted to 46%, Zhongyuan Lian holds 23%, Mu Yongjin and five others hold 9%, and Shao Shouyi holds 2%.

The remaining 20% ​​are circulating shares.

The Rose Group holds 60% of the shares in Rose Culture & Tourism, 100% of the shares in Rose Flowers & Trees, and 20% of the shares in Shancheng Vocational and Technical College.

His original intention was to simply give up these shares to Shan Qiang unconditionally. After all, although everyone has to be very strict in the business world, they can still be good friends in their private lives.

However, it seems that Shan Qiang, who is already very angry, is not buying it.

Therefore, her purpose in calling over Liu Mingxiong and the others, who were not originally involved, was quite clear: she wanted them to pay her to take over the shares she had withdrawn.

Zhao Chang'an was a little confused about what Shan Qiang meant by being so willful. Based on his understanding of Shan Qiang, her greed for assets was no less than that of a gluttonous beast. Could it be that his long-term relationship with her, although it couldn't completely change her will, had at least changed her somewhat?
Zhao Chang'an was also a little unsure about this. Since he was unsure, he decided to leave it for now and just keep pushing the important matters forward.

Regarding the division of shares in Luyuan Group, since the legal personnel of both parties had previously been in contact, especially since YiNanJi's law firm was a partner of Luyuan Group and Qiangwei Group in Zhengzhou, the final contract was quickly finalized.

Zhao Chang'an holds 20.7% of the shares in Luyuan Group, while Shan Qiang holds 25.3%.

Then, the legal representatives and law firm staff from both sides worked together to draft the formal contract, while the rest of the staff took a break. Shan Qiang had her subordinates book a small restaurant private room for dinner, and while everyone waited, they took the elevator down to the private room to drink tea and chat.

The silent and heavy atmosphere indicated that everyone was not a fool and knew that a serious rift had developed between Zhao Chang'an and Shan Qiang.

"There's no need for everyone to take this so seriously. It's just a small change that Green Garden Group needs to make to keep up with the times as it develops rapidly. The goal is still to make the company bigger and stronger. While overly concentrated shareholding is beneficial for the company to focus its efforts on major tasks, it can also raise concerns among external participants, especially shareholders, who may worry that the major shareholder might engage in the transfer of benefits and embezzle the listed company's assets and profits without effective checks and balances."

Zhao Chang'an said with a smile, "I believe that with this decision made by me and Mr. Shan, we will definitely gain the approval of the shareholders, who will vote with their feet and take advantage of the invisible hand of the market economy to push Green Garden's market value past the 10 billion mark as soon as possible!"

Zhao Chang'an's words were true. In recent years, some major shareholders have indeed deliberately siphoned off and embezzled the assets and profits of listed companies, which has aroused the deep resentment of the majority of shareholders. Therefore, his words were not unfounded, and some people have already shown signs of thinking.

“I completely agree with what Mr. Zhao said. As a company grows and develops, it always needs to make some more mature and adaptable changes, and our decision this time stems from this. I hope to take this opportunity to continue to make Green Garden Group even better under effective supervision, and also to help the company break through the 10 billion mark as soon as possible!”

As Shan Qiang finished speaking, a round of enthusiastic applause erupted in the private room.

Regardless of whether Zhao Chang'an and Shan Qiang's words reflected their true thoughts and attitudes, the fact remains that their shares were divided. This created an additional layer of checks and balances within the group. If we disregard the short-term turmoil this event might cause, for a listed company, this is undoubtedly a positive change in the company's power structure in the long run.

Some shrewd individuals are already secretly considering whether to take advantage of this stock price fluctuation to make a short-term profit and start the new year off right.

Amidst the thunderous applause in the private room, Zhao Chang'an and Shan Qiang exchanged a glance.

In business, the two were in different positions and on the same page, putting aside personal feelings during work hours. It could be said that they appreciated each other's company.

Zhao Chang'an admired Shan Qiang for her clear goals and strong execution. Nothing could hinder her original intentions and will, just as Niu Meng'en had before her and Zhao Chang'an had after her.

Shan Qiang admitted that she had underestimated Zhao Chang'an this time. In their deep friendship over the years, she had the illusion that Zhao Chang'an was still a young, lustful, arrogant, gentle, and soft-hearted boy who was eager to repay kindness. Although he did not understand some of her actions, he would eventually give in to her.

Zhao Chang'an's series of compromises and concessions made Shan Qiang secretly proud of her wisdom and judgment. However, Shan Qiang never expected that Zhao Chang'an would deliver such a blow from behind, which really hurt her badly.

Even with Zhao Chang'an and her words offering a plausible explanation for this public break, a simple combination of this with the recent withdrawal of the Jiangzhe financial group, represented by Mi Xiaoyin, easily leads to the conclusion that this public split was genuine.

That means that from now on, whenever Shan Qiang encounters challenges in the business world, this young man will never be there to weather the storm with her again.