“Oh?” Cao Ze smiled and looked at the bearded man. “Old Wang, you are a veteran of my Cao Group. We built the Cao Group together. At that time, you supported me in all my decisions. What’s wrong with you now? Don’t you believe me?”

Lao Wang shook his head, his expression was very righteous, “Brother Cao, it’s not that I don’t support you, your decision is too hasty. I just want to ask you one thing, you have been away from the company for a while, and now that you are here, you want to use the company’s resources to build this short video platform. I think it is unacceptable.”

“Brother Cao, you have too many personal matters at home recently. In my opinion, you should not worry about the company for the time being. Just focus on your own things. We brothers will help you maintain the company. Come back when you are done.”

After Lao Wang finished speaking, several shareholders nearby nodded in agreement.

Although Lao Wang was speaking the truth, he appeared to be considering the Cao Group.

But the message revealed between the lines was like forcing a palace.

Cao Ze had no expression on his face and listened quietly to what Lao Wang had to say.

Cao Ze knew exactly what kind of person Old Wang was.

Even if such a thing did not happen, Cao Ze would find opportunities to get rid of those who had disloyalty in the company one by one.

In the original plot, this is Old Wang, Wang Yanghui.

He has always wanted to control the entire Cao Group, but because Cao Ze is there, he has no chance.

Finally, he relied on Lin Tian as his strongman and stabbed Cao Ze in the back.

It can be seen from what he said today that he has been coveting Cao Ze’s position for a long time.

Cao Ze laughed and said, “Old Wang, so what you mean is that the company doesn’t need me anymore?”

“Brother Cao, it’s meaningless for you to say that. I feel sorry for your busy family affairs, so I’m giving you a tip. When you finish your family affairs and return to the company, you can continue to sit in this position.” Wang Yanghui flatly denied it, but there was a sneer on his face.

“Good, very good.” Cao Ze looked around, looked at other shareholders and shareholder representatives, and smiled.

“I was only away from the company for a few days, and you guys sidelined me, right?”

Wang Yanghui said, “Brother Cao, your statement of sidelining the company is a bit harsh. Family affairs cannot be mixed up with official affairs. Company affairs are everyone’s affairs. You can’t let personal matters take precedence over official affairs now.”

“Brother Cao, I will take your place temporarily. You can go and take care of your family affairs without any worries. You can rest assured about the company.”

Wang Yanghui had a bright smile on his face, and his expression clearly showed that he was confident of victory. He turned around and looked around.

“Everyone, please vote. According to the rules, if more than half of the votes support my proposal, then Mr. Cao will go home and stay at home for the time being. Come back when you are done with your work.”

“Hmph!” Cao Ze pretended to be furious and pointed his finger at Wang Yanghui.

“Wang Yanghui! We are brothers who conquered the country together, but you are trying to force me to abdicate today.”^[1]basically saying like an emperor

“I don’t have to stay at home obediently. If half of the shares support you, I will just transfer the shares and leave!”

“If half of the shares support me, you will transfer the shares in your hands. Do you dare to gamble?”

“Oh?” Wang Yanghui couldn’t help but be a little surprised when he heard Cao Ze’s words. He didn’t expect that there would be such a good thing?

He has already secured victory, and more than half of the shares will definitely support him in this vote.

Unexpectedly, he could get the shares in Cao Ze’s hands unexpectedly. This is a huge amount of shares. As long as he controls the shares in Cao Ze’s hands, he will have absolute say in Cao Group.

Thinking of this, Wang Yanghui smiled confidently and said, “Brother Cao, since you have offered me the shares, I cannot refuse them. I will make this bet with you!”

“Okay!” Cao Ze stood up, looking desperate, “Lisa, bring two equity transfer agreements here. I will sign them here with President Wang today!”

Lisa nodded and walked out of the meeting room. After a while, she came back with two equity transfer documents, one next to Cao Ze and the other in front of Wang Yanghui.

Cao Ze then sat down and said, “Lao Wang, come. After today, only one of us can stay.”

“Okay!” Wang Yanghui sneered. He was extremely excited when he thought that after today, he would be in control of the Cao Group.

“Everyone, let’s start voting. Those who support me, Wang Yanghui, please raise your hands.”

As Wang Yanghui’s voice fell, the shareholders looked at each other, and then some of them raised their hands.

“Huh?” Wang Yanghui was shocked. The person who raised his hand was not the right one!

He has already made all the arrangements. He has already informed all other shareholders, except his own direct subordinates, and is going to squeeze Cao Ze out today.

But today, only a few of Wang Yanghui’s direct subordinates raised their hands. All the others who had greeted him did not raise their hands. They all looked at him leisurely.

“You guys!” Wang Yanghui suddenly felt dizzy and his eyes went dark.

Have I been fooled?

Cao Ze looked at Wang Yanghui’s expression and laughed secretly.

Still want to play with yourself?

In the plot, Cao Ze knows which people in the company are completely on his side, which ones are wavering, and which ones are Wang Yanghui’s direct subordinates.

In addition to his own direct lineage, Cao Ze asked Lisa to visit all the shareholders yesterday.

For any swing shareholder to whom Wang Yanghui gave benefits, Cao Ze would directly give three times the benefits.

This directly led to Wang Yanghui being caught off guard today.

Cao Ze stood up with a smile on his face, walked to Wang Yanghui and said, “Old Wang, I’m willing to accept the loss. Please sign this equity transfer agreement.”

“But don’t say that I’m bullying you. I’ll buy all of your shares at a price that’s one point higher than the market price. From now on, Lao Wang, you can take this money and do what you want.”

Cao Ze patted the dazed Wang Yanghui and said to Lisa, “Lisa, bring a pen and ask Mr. Wang to sign.”

Lisa bowed slightly and came to Wang Yanghui with a pen in both hands.

“Mr. Wang, please.” Cao Ze said with a smile.

Wang Yanghui looked around and saw the shareholders staring at him. He knew that he had to sign it. He smiled bitterly and said, “I didn’t expect that you are so smart, Brother Cao. I’ll sign it.”

As he said that, Wang Yanghui picked up a pen and wrote his name on the equity transfer document.

Cao Ze picked up the equity transfer document signed by Wang Yanghui, looked at Wang Yanghui’s direct subordinates who had just raised their hands, and said with a smile: “Everyone, President Wang has left, you should sign it too.”

Several of Wang Yanghui’s direct subordinates looked at each other, knowing that because of today’s incident, they could no longer stay in the Cao Group, and had no choice but to sign the equity transfer agreement.

After Wang Yanghui and others left, Cao Ze sat back in the main seat and bowed to all shareholders.

“Thank you for your trust in me, Cao. I will make it clear here.”

“Short video platforms will be the most popular online short video platforms in the future, and their value is immeasurable.”

“Since you are following me, I will definitely not let you down. When the platform is built, you will all benefit together!”

The shareholders all smiled and said, “Mr. Cao, we believe in your ability and vision, just go ahead and do it.”

“Yes, I support President Cao.”

“Okay!” Cao Ze nodded, “Then I will set up a short video company…”