Survival Game: Call Me an Honest Businessman

The atmosphere in the meeting room became tense.

The smell of gunpowder grew stronger.

The shareholders present all fell silent.

Some are observing, some are pondering, some are anxious, and some feel guilty.

Ling looked at Li Zhi, a hint of guilt in her eyes.

Her voice transmission appeared in Li Zhi's mind: "I'm sorry."

Li Zhi's emotions had reached their limit, and he was just about to gather his strength for another round of sharp retorts and verbal battles with Celia.

Ling's sudden apology interrupted her emotions.

Li Zhi almost felt a little guilty.

But she didn't show any emotion, and simply replied calmly, "It's okay. The exchange is a cooperation between various races for the same interests. It's hard for an individual to go against the interests of their race. You are a member of the Feathered Spirit Clan and you need to be responsible for the Feathered Spirit Clan. Even if you choose to stand on Celia's side, I can understand."

Her eyelashes trembled.

His upright posture relaxed almost imperceptibly for a moment.

Just as the bright sunlight fell on her face, it couldn't illuminate the dim eyes beneath her brow bone and long eyelashes.

Li Zhi caught a glimpse of Ling's sadness out of the corner of his eye.

But she couldn't say anything.

But then her anger flared up again, and she abruptly stood up and said, "How about we vote by raising our hands now, and decide the shares by the number of votes?"

Celia: "Are you sure you want to make this decision?"

Li Zhi's face flushed with anger, and her tone was icy: "Let's begin the first shareholders' meeting like this."

Celia looked at the others: "Does anyone have any objections?"

He looked around thoughtfully and said, "I'm fine with anything."

Duan glanced at Li Zhi with concern, but remembering what they had discussed that morning, he calmly nodded: "I agree."

Mingchun: "No problem."

Ying: "I have no objection either."

Canghai: "Interesting, I have no objection."

Ling finally spoke: "...I agree."

Li Zhi sat down again, his face still tense, but his tone had returned to calm: "Now, let's vote on the equity of me and Celia. Raise your hand if you agree that Celia will receive 34% of the shares in the exchange."

Mingchun raised her hand.

Ling lowered her eyes and said, "I abstain."

Canghai looked around, lowered his voice and said a few words to Cangsu. Cangsu shook his head, and Canghai pouted, "I'm abstaining too."

Chen's gaze lingered between Li Zhi and Celia, occasionally glancing at Ling. He seemed to think of something, raising his hand for a moment, then lowering it again, before finally raising it once more.

Duan saw that only Mingchun and Shen raised their hands, and his face lit up with ecstasy. He was about to speak when Celia interrupted him:

"Gentlemen, if you choose me as the manager and the captain of the Forging Clan caravan, I will become the largest shareholder of the exchange and will share the exchange's latest inventions with all shareholders free of charge."

Duan shouted, "If you weren't a manager, would you not share? Doesn't that prove you're selfish?"

Today, she and Lee Ji rehearsed what Celia might say.

Li Zhi had just predicted this.

Duan almost excitedly shouted out the answers he had memorized.

As expected, the others looked skeptical upon hearing this.

Celia's icy gaze swept over Duan and landed on Li Zhi: "Li Zhi, you are my student, and I am your teacher. From now on, I will entrust everything to you. Why bother arguing with me about money now?"

Li Zhi said indifferently, "Since you're going to hand everything over to me, why not just support me now?"

Celia's tone turned cold: "Because you're still too weak. Haven't I told you about the problems lower races face when confronting higher races? Even if you become the largest shareholder of the exchange, what will you do when faced with cooperation or hostility from other higher races?"

"Are we supposed to be the shareholders from the superior races?"

Li Zhi: "The biggest source of confidence for the exchange is the deposits of all races. As long as the exchange can stand firm, with our current shareholder composition, no race will be foolish enough to provoke me. Even if there is, I will indeed rely on you all as my source of confidence to resist and deal with it."

"But that's precisely the significance of the shareholder composition of an exchange."

"I believe that all shareholders join the exchange because they are optimistic about its future and are willing to support its development."

Li Zhi's gaze swept over everyone.

Shadow: "I agree. The composition of the exchange's shareholders inherently includes the shared responsibility of resisting the risks of attacks from other races. There's nothing wrong with that statement."

Celia: "That only shows your weakness. The largest shareholder of the exchange is the weakest race in the entire exchange, which would have brought a crisis of trust to the exchange."

Li Zhi said calmly, "Teacher, do you have no other way to attack me? Your current question is essentially the same as the previous one. I am indeed not strong enough, but precisely because I have set up an exchange with my current strength, other races will look at me with more respect."

"Anyone with a brain would not distrust me because of my abilities. If such a person does not trust me, it is essentially a distrust of all of you as shareholders of the exchange."

Celia's eyes gradually darkened: "Are you absolutely not going to back down?"

Li Zhi didn't flinch or back down: "I will never back down."

The atmosphere became tense again.

A gentle breeze rippled across the lake.

However, it couldn't dispel the icy atmosphere that had descended into the conference room.

While secretly recording, Ying whispered to Mingchun, "I haven't seen such a thrilling scene in ages! Today was totally worth it!"

Mingchun: "Why didn't you raise your hand just now?"

Ying looked unconvinced: "So you can bribe Celia, but Li Zhi can't bribe me? She promised to tell me a big secret. Besides, although I have some connection with Celia, I still prefer Li Zhi's personality. She and I are the real friends."

Celia's voice interrupted their telepathic communication.

Celia: "Even so, excluding the Feathered Spirit Clan and the Dragon Clan who abstained, Mingchun and Chen, who supported me, together hold 6% of the shares. Even if Duan and Ying, who did not raise their hands, chose you, they still hold 6% of the shares. The voting parties have equal shares, so we can only renegotiate."