Chapter 12 Wedding Villa? Zheng Jie: It's affiliated with the company, so it's mine.

Over at Zheng Group, news of Zheng Jie becoming the chairman had already spread. Most employees didn't know what was happening and could only discuss the matter in various group chats. In the midst of this chaos, Zhang Wei appeared at Director Wu's office.

Director Wu was a loyalist to Father Zheng and had followed him for many years. During the board meeting just now, three directors had firmly refused to raise their hands, fully supporting Father Zheng, and Director Wu was one of them.

Among these three directors, he held the most shares, at 5.6%. Therefore, Zhang Wei chose to approach him first.

"Don't expect me to cooperate with you."

"You don't really think you've won, do you?"

Director Wu looked at Zhang Wei as he entered, his tone filled with disdain. It was clear that Director Wu was truly loyal to Father Zheng.

But since Zhang Wei had come, it proved he had a way to make the other party bow their head and agree to sell their shares. If he didn't even have this much ability, Zheng Jie wouldn't value Zhang Wei so highly, would he?

"Director Wu, some things should never be said too early, otherwise you'll only be slapping your own face."

After saying this, Zhang Wei sat down in front of him without waiting for an invitation.

"Director Wu, I've gathered some very interesting information during this period."

"It seems that within the company... you have some..."

At this point, Zhang Wei looked up at Director Wu before him, then spoke the remaining four words.

"Lawlessness."

"By manipulating operations, you handed over factory raw material orders to your son's shell company, profiting 1.96 billion."

Hearing this, Director Wu frowned deeply.

"What do you mean? Are you threatening me?"

Zhang Wei nodded.

"Yes."

"Let me see... this counts as abuse of power. If you were to be prosecuted, you would most likely face a prison sentence of over ten years."

You don't want to sell your shares? That's fine, Zhang Wei had a way to make you agree.

"Hmph, do you think I'm afraid?"

"No? Perhaps for you, a prison sentence of over ten years really doesn't mean much. Then..."

Zhang Wei continued, looking up.

"Two years ago, your son killed his girlfriend in the US, and you immediately arranged for him to return to the country. Does this matter also mean nothing?"

The moment he heard this, the expression on Director Wu's face changed instantly. He had already anticipated being threatened over his abuse of power, but he never dreamed that the other party could dig up information about his son. He had cleaned everything up perfectly—how did the other party find out?

"You, you... I don't know what you're talking about."

"Is that so? You really don't know? But I have a video of your son committing the murder right here. You wouldn't know how much time I spent getting this video, just so I could use it today."

After saying this, Zhang Wei took out his phone, played the video, and placed it in front of him.

Upon seeing the content of the video, Director Wu snatched the phone away.

"If you delete it, it doesn't matter, because I have plenty of backups. Director Wu, although your son is currently in the country, you should be aware that for a murder case like this, if the other side requests extradition and we push things along, helping to pull some strings, I don't think there will be much of a problem. Murder... carries the death penalty over there, too."

"This son... you used all sorts of methods to get him. If he were to die just like that... wouldn't that make you a little sad?"

Zhang Wei watched the expression on Director Wu's face, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

At this moment, Zhang Wei took another document out of his bag.

"Your son really knows how to play."

"This is a victim we found."

"She was a minor."

"How much money did you spend to convince them not to press charges?"

"Let me think... 10 million, was it? Tsk, tsk, tsk. Indeed, loving one's child is a common trait for every father."

"Don't you agree?"

After saying this, Zhang Wei handed over this document as well.

Looking at this document, and then thinking back to the video from earlier... Director Wu felt a bit nervous.

"What do you want?"

Hearing this, Zhang Wei chuckled.

"What do I want? You should know."

"Of course, it's for the shares in your hands."

"Chairman Jie is actually quite kind. Considering that you have made some contributions to the group, Chairman Jie said that if you sell the shares to us at 60% of the current market price, these things can stay buried forever."

Zhang Wei didn't hold back; he stated his purpose directly.

"You're dreaming."

"60%? Why don't you just rob me?"

The other party's tone was shrill and desperate.

"Hmm? What do you think I'm doing right now?"

"Based on the current market price of the group's stock, the total is 108.93 billion. You would receive 3.66 billion. Deducting the illegal gains you've taken from the company over these years, you can receive a lump sum of 2.06 billion in cash. Let's take a more optimistic number, 2 billion. With this money, you can enjoy the best life in the world. Why watch your son die before you, and then face over a decade in prison yourself? Right?"

After saying this, Zhang Wei crossed his legs.

"That money... I have to return that too?"

"Of course. That money never belonged to you in the first place, did it?"

Director Wu's face was ghastly.

"In short, this is my ultimatum. You have only 10 minutes to consider. After 10 minutes, if you haven't given me the answer I want, I will formally call the police as a concerned citizen."

Having said this, Zhang Wei stood up, walked over to Director Wu, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Think about your son's life."

"It all depends on your single decision."

"Is so-called loyalty really more important than your own child?"

"And do you really think... he can turn the tables?"

Zhang Wei's words were full of temptation. At this moment, two voices were fighting in Director Wu's mind: one saying not to agree, and the other saying to agree, because his son couldn't die.

"I, I..."

Director Wu's hands were trembling slightly.

"If I agree to you, then when... can I get the money?"

After a long time, Director Wu asked this question. In reality, once a person asks this question, their choice has already been made.

"This afternoon."

"Director Wu, don't hesitate. What are you hesitating about? If you keep hesitating... your son will truly be gone."

Hearing this, Director Wu looked up at Zhang Wei.

"When did you start doing this?"

"Two or three days after your son committed the murder."

Director Wu was slightly stunned, then he chuckled.

"So Zheng Jie had long been prepared to move against Zheng Group, right? So, accepting financing from other internet companies over the past few years was also for this very purpose? Right?"

Director Wu was not a fool after all. He finally realized it. It turned out that Zheng Jie, who looked harmless and focused only on work within the company, had long harbored wild ambitions in his heart.

"I can't answer that for you."

"In short, you just need to know that once you get this money, you can stay in the country or go abroad. The world is vast—where can't you go?"

Hearing this, Director Wu looked up at the ceiling. That's right. The world is vast—where couldn't he go? After a long while, he nodded.

"Fine, I'll sell."

"Very well. Here is a share transfer agreement. Please take a look. If there are no issues with the amount, just sign it."

Director Wu took a look. He had a background in legal affairs, so he was quite familiar with contracts. Since there were no major issues, Director Wu signed the contract directly.

"Good. This afternoon, staff will come over to carry out the share transfer. Within 10 minutes of success, the money will be in your account."

Leaving this behind, Zhang Wei took the share transfer agreement and left Director Wu's office. Watching the other party's retreating figure, Director Wu let out a sigh.

"Zheng Jie... your schemes are truly deep."

"Chairman Zheng, your son... is really extraordinary."

At this moment, Director Wu's tone was filled with helplessness. In the end, he chose not to tell Father Zheng the news. After all, he had betrayed him, and he really didn't know what tone to use to tell him about this... so he simply decided not to say anything. Anyway, barring any accidents, the other party would find out in a while.

After Zhang Wei left, he began to look for the remaining two directors. In truth, these two directors didn't hold many shares, but even a mosquito, no matter how small, still has meat. An hour later, Zhang Wei returned to the chairman's office.

"Chairman, these are their share transfer agreements. I have obtained them all."

Hearing this, Zheng Jie took the share transfer agreements handed over by Zhang Wei and took a general look.

"Did it go smoothly?"

"Quite smoothly. I reasoned with the directors, and they agreed. They were quite reasonable."

At this moment, Zheng Jie chuckled. What kind of person was Zhang Wei? If others didn't know, how could he not? Reasoned with them? Heh. It was probably a threat. But, regardless of the method, as long as he could successfully achieve his goal, then everything was fine.

After these three shareholders sold their shares to Zheng Jie, for Zheng Group, only the 40% of shares in Father Zheng's hands remained, while the remaining 60% were firmly controlled by Zheng Jie. This made it impossible for Father Zheng, no matter what method he took, to regain control of Zheng Group.

"Alright, good work."

At this moment, Zhang Wei suddenly thought of something and looked at Zheng Jie.

"Boss, the wedding Villa for Zheng Tian and Su Qiaoer is registered under the company. What do you think..."

Zheng Jie nodded.

"That's company property."

"Why give it to unrelated people?"

"Have our people notify the construction team to stop work. After all, it needs to be redesigned. Otherwise, what if I don't like it?"

Zheng Jie said with a smile. Hearing this, Zhang Wei nodded.

"You're right."

Just as Zhang Wei was about to leave, Zheng Jie's voice suddenly came.

"Zhang Wei."

Hearing this voice, Zhang Wei turned back to look at Zheng Jie.

"Chairman, what is it?"

"I have an idea."

"What is it?"

"I think the president of Zheng Group should enjoy a portion of the equity dividends. Although it's not owning equity, as long as you are in the president's position, you can enjoy a corresponding percentage of dividends. I thought about it and feel that 1% is a good number."

Hearing this, Zhang Wei vaguely realized what Zheng Jie was preparing to do.

"Chairman, you..."

"Currently, I am both the chairman and the president, but I'm handling so many things alone and cannot be everywhere at once. Zhang Wei, I am prepared to nominate you as the president of Zheng Group. What do you think?"

Hearing this, Zhang Wei suddenly held his breath.

That meant... he could receive 1% of the group's dividends every year. Based on Zheng Group's current profits, plus the annual profit sharing ratio, that would be several hundred million. This... Zhang Wei couldn't help but swallow hard.

"What, you're not willing?"

Zheng Jie looked at him and said with a smile. Hearing this, the other party quickly shook his head.

"No, no... I'm just..."

"Zhang Wei, you are my person. You've worked hard during this time, but it will be even harder in the future. So... take some money to nourish your body."

"Boss, rest assured, I will give it my all."

"Good, I believe in you. Go back to work."

"Thank you, Chairman."

Leaving this behind, Zhang Wei quickly left the chairman's office. At this moment, he didn't know why, but his motivation to work had increased significantly. He knew the other party wouldn't treat him unfairly, but Zhang Wei hadn't expected Zheng Jie to be so generous. This made Zhang Wei have to sigh—he hadn't followed the wrong person.

Twenty minutes later, at a Villa that was undergoing renovation, a phone call suddenly came in.