You are worth tens of billions before you come to the system?

Chapter 262 The Spirit of Overlord

Noon on October 10, New York.

Parks took over the task at the critical moment and took dozens of excited small and medium-sized shareholders to Merck's branch building.

They also called in the BBC, CNN, Wall Street Journal and other media, planning to stage a forced palace drama for the public.

The bigger the public outcry, the better. As long as it doesn't end, he will become the savior and come out to end it.

Frazier gritted his teeth and said with fire in his eyes: "Mr. Parks, I'm sorry, I'm very busy right now and can't hold the shareholders' meeting for the time being. Please forgive me."

Parks came on behalf of Lin Zitai, and he also had a very complete authorization document in hand. It can also be said that he is now the largest individual shareholder of the Merck Group.

As a result, he couldn't ignore it at all, let alone choose to avoid it like he did with the small shareholders outside.

"Mr. Merck, forgive me for being rude. I think it is necessary to emphasize to you that I am here to inform you of the meeting on behalf of Mr. Lin, not to ask if you agree."

Parks smiled politely and followed Lin Zitai all the way to the dark side. He was not afraid of offending Fraser and just said it directly.

Frazier was stunned for a moment, his face was as gloomy as water, his eyes were fixed on Parks, and he said solemnly: "Please wait a moment, let us prepare. Is it okay to hold a meeting at two o'clock in the afternoon?"

From the perspective of American business law, there is no concept of major shareholders. All shareholders, large, medium and small, are just shareholders.

But every shareholder is eligible to convene a general meeting of shareholders to question the management on individual unclear issues.

It's just that ordinary small shareholders are very talkative. Even if they want to convene a shareholders' meeting, the board of directors will ignore it and just find an excuse to put them off.

Just like the measures taken in the morning to deal with the small shareholders who were parading in front of the door.

Let them bark if you like, it doesn't matter anyway.

But now, authorized by Lin Zitai, led by Parks, dozens of small shareholders, and a group of media broadcasting live, it is inevitable for him to avoid it.

The conditions for convening a general meeting of shareholders have been met.

Although Fraser could use the excuse of being busy to avoid attending this shareholder meeting, he had reasons why he had to attend.

Because of being attacked one after another by Lin Zitai, his support rate is getting lower and lower, and internal differences are getting bigger and bigger.

He was worried that if he did not attend this meeting, Parks would most likely join other directors to remove him from the position of president.

By that time, everything will really be over.

Fraser has staked everything, and if he loses control of Merck, he will be nothing more than a wealthy man with a bit of money.

"Of course, it's no problem at all, because we also have to notify other shareholders, even if they send a representative to observe, don't you think so?"

Parks smiled, as if he had come to his own company and saw the people around Fraser. He waved and said, "Timo, long time no see. Come and chat with me?"

Fraser was stunned for a moment, and turned his head when he heard the name, his eyes gradually becoming cold.

"Mr. Parks, please follow me."

Timo Cardin, deputy director of finance of the group, walked to Parks with his head lowered and took him to the company's reception room.

Fraser held back his anger: "Mr. Parks, I hope you are not here to distract us."

To put it bluntly, if anything happens to Merck's stock during the meeting, it will be Parks' responsibility.

Parks responded with a smile: "What are you talking about? I don't understand."

He walked up to Fraser and said in a voice that only two people could hear: "Our chairman said he would help stabilize the stock price while we are in the meeting."

Fraser stared, almost unable to hold back: "This is our Merck family's business, and we don't need anyone else to interfere."

"No, no, no, Mr. President Fraser, this is not a matter of the Merck family, but a matter of all our shareholders."

Parks showed a successful smile, took a few steps back, and his voice suddenly became louder: "Don't we shareholders have the power to supervise management?"

"We shareholders should have regulatory powers."

"Even small shareholders should have it!"

Dozens of small and medium-sized shareholders behind him were furious. Some people arranged it specially, while others unknowingly became the hand that borrowed the knife to kill people.

Reporters with long guns and short cannons kept clicking their shutters. Through the lens, people all over the United States and even around the world were paying attention to this merger and acquisition drama.

"I think so too. Shareholders all have regulatory rights."

In front of the camera, Fraser could only force a smile. If looks could kill, Parks would have died 100 times.    …

The trading hours of U.S. stocks are from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, with no breaks in between. There are a total of six and a half hours of official trading time throughout the day.

The periods with the highest daily trading volume are generally one hour after the opening, one hour during the market, and one hour at the end of the market.

But today's situation is extremely strange. Merck, which is clearly at the forefront of the storm, suddenly saw its one-hour trading volume shrink by more than ten times.

It's like there are two invisible hands in the market, which are constantly buying and selling within the market, accurately controlling the trend of the stock.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Fraser breathed heavily.

Now there are only two forces in Merck's market, one is them and the other is Lin Zitai.

They are preparing for the upcoming shareholder meeting and have no time to control the market, so it is self-evident who it is.

It's a good thing that Lin Zitai didn't take advantage of the shareholders' meeting to make a sneak attack, but Fraser couldn't be happy.

According to his understanding, Lin Zitai is a very vicious person, and the so-called morality and rules do not exist in his eyes.

Now that he had such a good opportunity, he did not take advantage of others' troubles. This can only show that he has a good plan.

The assistant reminded softly: "Mr. Fraser, it's one-fifty-five. The director and others have already gone to the conference room."

"I know."

Fraser frowned, and a gloom enveloped his heart. Lin Zitai's plan was probably ahead, but no matter what, he had to keep the appointment, and a sense of powerlessness arose spontaneously.

Sometimes, he really doesn't understand why those bullshit institutions on Wall Street favor Lin Zitai.

Even the Blackstone Group, which had always refused to deal with Lin Zitai and even bankrupted him, was the same.

Don't they know?

Lin Zitai is a real tiger, and his methods are extremely cruel. Unlike those Chinese-owned pigs in the past, even holding companies can only leave in despair.

The last second before two o'clock,

Only then did Fraser push open the door to the conference room.

He looked tired and said with a smile: "I'm sorry everyone, there's really been a lot going on in the group recently."

Fraser looked at Parks: "I believe President Parks should have a say in this."

He thought for a long time that a man can bend and stretch, so he should show weakness appropriately to win some sympathy votes.

Moreover, if a person with Lin Zitai's character had an absolute advantage, he should come in as strongly as he did when he joined Novartis. He would not be given a chance to sit down and talk at all.

He asked Parks to convene a shareholders' meeting as a representative, explaining that the gap between the two parties was not too large and that the situation should be balanced.

Fraser calmed down and thought about countermeasures. If he could win the support of some swing people, he might have a chance to win.

So Parks became the first target of the attack, and Frazier called him CEO just to inform everyone.

Don’t forget, Parks is also the president of Novartis, the company they once trampled under their feet.

At the same time, some people are reminded that if the two companies merge and reorganize the board of directors, will Parks arrange people from Novartis or people from Merck?

The smile on Parks's face did not diminish, and instead of giving a positive response, he asked the work assistant to take out a tablet and open the video software.

"Mr. Lin is still in China and won't be able to make it for a while, but he attaches great importance to today's meeting and hopes to meet and chat with everyone."

Parks has been studying Chinese culture, and he just recently learned a sentence: domineering and submissive from all over the world. He feels that it is very appropriate to describe Lin Zitai.

It's not that Lin Zitai has such an ethereal magnetic field that can make people surrender to him willingly.

It's Lin Zitai's age and his young and handsome face that make people full of expectations for his future.

Born in 1992, he is 28 years old this year, which should be about the same age as the average son of everyone here.

However, such a young and ordinary boy rose from humble beginnings and gradually became the richest man in Asia. He also dominated the life and death of two of the world's top pharmaceutical groups.

I even want them to merge and become the number one in the world.

He is 28 years old this year, where is his limit.

This is what Parks believes to be a domineering spirit.

(End of this chapter)