Shadow Empire

Chapter 482 A Not Sad Funeral and Madam, Will You Be Obedient?

At the chairman's funeral, Lance, one of the executioners, also stood in a circle in solemn clothes.

He and the vice president walked over and threw the flowers in their hands into the grave.

It is worth mentioning that the fish that broke his life record was also made into a specimen and placed in his coffin.

This is what his family meant. He died for this fish, so let him take the fish to heaven and show off his achievement to God!
The atmosphere at the scene was sad. After putting down the flowers, Lance walked to the side of the board chairman's son and his wife.

If we simply judge by the word "son", this should be a young man.

But in fact, his son is already in his thirties and almost forty years old. Although he has an ordinary appearance, he has grown up in a wealthy family, which gives him a very special temperament.

A rich temperament.

His wife was much younger than him and very beautiful. When the two stood together, they did not show much sadness, although they tried their best to pretend.

In addition to this son, the chairman of the board also has a daughter who is slightly younger than his son. She also came with her husband, and there didn't seem to be much sadness on either of their faces.

Because she was wearing sunglasses, Lance couldn't see her true expression clearly, but he could see it from the occasional smile at the corner of her mouth when she lowered her head.

The death of a father did not make her feel sad, but made her very happy.

The only person in the entire family who is sentimental, but not tragic, is probably the wife of the chairman of the board, but she is just sentimental.

This may be the most common problem encountered by the upper class. Family affection often comes second to money and power.

"According to the company's contract, the chairman's wife will inherit all the shares. If she voluntarily gives up the inheritance, the company will buy back the shares at the market price."

"If the company cannot come up with the money, then according to the resolution of the board of directors, the company's directors or shareholders will purchase these shares and hold them on behalf of the company."

"They have all the rights except voting rights, but when the company needs them, the nominee must first transfer these shares according to the contract."

The vice president was explaining the company's share change method to Lance.

As it is now, it is not convenient for the company itself to use this part of funds to repurchase these shares, so let the shareholders do it.

When new shareholders are introduced or when these shares are traded, the person holding the shares on behalf of others must sell them first.

In other words, even if these shares are bought by a shareholder of the company, his position in the company will not change, because the board of directors can buy back these shares in his hands at any time and anywhere.

The relatively strict equity change process will not allow certain accidents to cause unplanned loss of shares.

Although there are some loopholes here, overall they attach great importance to the security of equity.

"What if you want to get these shares?", Lance asked.

The vice president said with a smile, "Unless the board of directors and shareholders have a resolution, for example, the board of directors has discussed allowing me to increase my shareholding by one thousandth."

Lance turned his head and looked at him with a "disdainful" expression on his face, which made the vice president smile bitterly.

He explained, "Mr. Lance, according to the current internal quotation of the company, one thousandth of the shares is worth about 1.2 million."

"Mr. Chairman's shares seem to be a lot, but some of them are left by his father..."

This is the inheritance of capital, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

Everyone is accumulating, but the accumulation of dozens of generations of poor people cannot compare to the accumulation of one generation of rich people.

Lance stabbed him a little, "One million and two hundred thousand was in the past. Now it's only worth four or five hundred thousand."

The vice president did not argue with him, but just smiled and nodded. After all, this is the truth.

“How much will she inherit?”

"About 3.3 percent, I don't know the exact number."

Lance whistled, "Even if it's priced very low now, it's worth 10 or 20 million."

There was a spark in the vice president's eyes, and that's why everyone wants to climb up.

If the chairman of the board knew that his death not only did not make his family feel sad, but also made them feel inexplicably happy, then he might be able to figure out some problems earlier.

The funeral was over quickly. The vice president was the "official staff" arranged by the company to meet with the chairman's wife. They did not leave directly after the funeral, but went to the outskirts of the cemetery.

"Hello, ma'am. I'm the vice president of the group company. I was arranged by the board of directors to come here to meet with you."

"This is my colleague and legal advisor."

In addition to the two of them, there was also a company lawyer accompanying them. After all, this involved some legal issues that the vice president and Lance could not handle.

The Chairman’s wife is not young anymore, and her snow-white hair gives her a very noble temperament, which is of course indeed the case.

Anyone who possesses tens of millions of wealth and has a corresponding social status must have a very different temperament from those at the bottom who have to take out a loan to buy a 60-square-meter apartment!
Every thread on her body, every thread on her clothes, is so expensive that ordinary people can't even imagine!
The Chairman's wife took off her sunglasses, and her eyes swept across the Vice President's face, then stopped on Lance's face.

A handsome young man, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, and then she extended her hand, "Should I say 'Nice to meet you'?"

I really can't feel happy saying this in this situation, even if I'm pretending!

The vice president reached out and shook her hand. "A tough question!"

"But I believe our meeting is still necessary."

The President's wife then extended her hand to Lance, who shook it, "You haven't introduced yourself yet."

This made Lance stunned for a moment, but he still said his name, "Lance, Lance White, nice to meet you, ma'am."

The chairman's wife lowered her chin modestly and shook hands with the lawyer.

"Madam Chairman, I'm very sorry to ask, did Mr. Chairman leave a will before the accident?"

Wills are very common in the Federation, especially among the upper class. Most people in the Federation have more than one child, and a bunch of brothers and sisters.

Everyone wants to get some money from the estate, but if there is no will, then all the property will go to the deceased's husband or wife, all of it!
This can easily lead to some tragedies.

If there is no wife or husband, the division of these inheritances becomes very complicated, and almost most of the immediate family members can try to get some of it.

Many families eventually came to an end because of inheritance distribution issues.

Based on the experience of their predecessors, almost all people in large families will make a will, and they start making a will in their forties.

These wills would be written in the presence of witnesses and lawyers, then sealed and placed in a safe.

If something happens to the writer, then this will can play a crucial role.

Looks a bit scary?
In fact, they change their wills every once in a while, perhaps because family members behaved poorly or because they had some new ideas about the distribution of property.

Mr. Chairman is so old, he must have left a will, so now the Vice President wants to know whether there is any issue of share inheritance in this will.

The Chairwoman nodded. "Of course he left a will. I know what you are concerned about, but this is not the place to talk."

The Vice President and Lance looked at each other and accepted her invitation.

They went together to the Chairman's estate in the suburbs. The luxurious estate exuded dignity and costliness everywhere. In a study room that was like a small library, they sat down and discussed the issue.

"This is a copy of his will. The company shares in his estate were divided between me and the children, and no one else was involved."

The accompanying lawyer carefully read the will and agreed with what the chairman's wife said.

"I hold 2% of the shares, and our son inherited 1% of the remaining 1.7%, and our daughter inherited 0.7%."

She raised her head slightly, "But the votes are mine."

"I know some of the company's situation, and I am willing to join the board of directors. Although you may not let me become the chairman of the board, I am willing to contribute to the company."

Just as he was talking about this, the door of the study opened and the chairman's son and daughter came in. They were also very concerned about the relationship between equity and the company.

After all, this is a lot of money!
"What are you talking about?" The chairman's wife glanced at her son and said casually, "We are talking about my joining the board of directors."

The "younger" son walked up to her side and took the initiative to extend his hand and shake hands with the vice president, while he ignored the others.

"We meet again, sir."

They have met before. After all, the vice president is considered a senior executive in the company, so it is normal for them to have met before.

The vice president smiled and nodded as a response.

The chairman's son sat down and said with a smile, "I have always wanted to work for the company. My father has put a lot of effort into this, so I would like to ask if I can work for the company."

He actually runs an agricultural product processing company. Through his father's connections, a lot of cheap agricultural products enter his factory every year. After simple processing, he can make a net profit of more than 10% by reselling them.

This was already a remarkable profit margin, but he was still not satisfied and he hoped to get more.

The chairman's daughter did not express any opinion. These shares and dividends were enough for her to squander for a lifetime.

The vice president glanced at Lance. Lance had no expression, but no expression was already the biggest expression.

He could only bite the bullet and say, "Three of you, are you willing to sell your shares?"

The slightly sarcastic and reserved smile on the chairman's wife's face, the dissatisfaction on her son's face, and the confusion on her daughter's face seemed to be the best answer to the vice president's presumptuous question.

"I'm sorry, sir, we will not sell our shares." The chairman's wife crossed her legs and took out a women's cigarette holder from her bag.

Her son was not so good-tempered. "So, you are planning to cheat us. Maybe we don't know about these things and sell them to you?"

The vice president explained, "The stock price has fallen sharply now. I don't know when it will bottom out. I am just making a routine inquiry."

"No matter who it is, as long as he inherits the company's shares, the company will routinely inquire about it."

The young man shook his head. "Don't ask. We are not selling our shares."

They are also very clear about the company's operating conditions, and know that as long as they hold on to these shares, they will never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.

The value of the stock itself is secondary. The key lies in its annual dividends, which is absolutely an astonishing figure.

Even though 3.7% may not seem like a lot, the dividends alone are more than one million per year!

This money is enough for them to squander at will, and combined with other income, this is the core of their life!
Before the vice president could remember to say anything, the chairman's wife said, "The 2% of shares I hold now should rank high among shareholders, plus I have 3.7% of the power."

The vice president could only nod his head. Currently, the largest shareholder only held 11% of the shares. 3.7% was already a large portion.

"I hope I can join the board of directors as soon as possible. Is there any problem?" Her tone was no longer so polite.

As a major shareholder, she has the right to demand to realize her value and status in the company, and it is reasonable for her to ask to join the board of directors.

Once she joins the board of directors, it means that she can receive a large salary from the company every month.

The vice president was a little confused, so he looked to Lance for help. Lance looked around at the people and then said, "I want to talk to the chairman's wife alone."

The vice president breathed a sigh of relief and immediately stood up with his colleagues from the publishing department.

The Chairman's wife also signaled to her children to go out.

Soon there were only two people left in the room. The moment the door was closed, the chairman's wife's eyes fell on Lance with undisguised greed.

Lance gave her a strong aura that she had never seen or felt before!

It's not just because he's handsome, but also because of the aura in him that she can't describe, dangerous, explosive, and fascinating!
"What do you want to talk to me about?" The Chairman's wife blew a puff of smoke at Lance. Although she was very old, it didn't mean that she didn't have needs.

She has maintained herself very well and looks like a woman in her fifties. The secret to her good looks is that her hormones are still secreted normally.

Hormones are extremely important for maintaining health. Medical research suggests that human aging and illness begin when some hormones cease to be secreted.

She maintains a normal sex life, at least three to four times a week, and her strong lover can satisfy all her sexual needs.

Under the stimulation of this kind of life, her hormones are secreted as vigorously as her desires!
"What do you do in the company?"

"I can transfer you over to be my assistant."

There was an ambiguous smile on her face, and she was even a little impatient!
Isn't this the moment she has been waiting for all these years?

Complete freedom!
Lance shook his head. In front of the surprised gaze of the Chairman's wife, he took the initiative to walk over to her and sit down, and put one hand on her shoulder.

"That day on the ice, he was grabbed and pushed into the water like this." Lance suddenly grabbed her hair, which gave the Chairman's wife goose bumps all over her body!
She looked suddenly into Lance's eyes, her eyes full of fear!

In a trance, she seemed to feel what her husband faced in the last moments of his life: fear, powerlessness, and despair!
"You killed him!"

Lance did not answer her question, but continued in his own style and manner, "He has been struggling, but he is very old and is no match for the young people."

"After about two minutes, he stopped moving."

"They threw him into the ice hole and he flipped over in the water, facing up at the sky."

"The ice was translucent, and he just seemed to crawl on the other side and was swept away by the current."

"you guess……"

Lance smiled slightly, and he reached out and gently kneaded the earlobe of the chairman's wife, "Why him?"

Before the President's wife could figure out the problem, Lance said softly, "Because he doesn't listen!"

"how about you?"

"Ma'am, are you obedient?"

Lance loosened his hand and leaned back, creating some distance, which would give her a sense of security and allow her to think.

"I don't know if you have written a will. It's very likely that you did, but I don't think you wrote anything about shares."

"So there is a high probability that after you die, your shares will be divided equally between your two children."

"Do you think they will obey?"

"Are they obedient children?"

"Do you think they have written a will?"

Lance also crossed his legs, swaying slightly on his toes, "Are your grandchildren obedient?"

"Have they written their wills?"

The Chairman's wife's body was cold. She put down the cigarette holder in her hand tremblingly and hugged her arms with both hands. She didn't dare to look at Lance. She lowered her head and said the word "madman".

Lance laughed and said, "No no no ma'am, you got it a little wrong."

"I'm not crazy."

"In other words, anyone would become crazy in front of tens of millions!"

"Now, if you sell the shares to us according to the agreement, you can also get some money."

"If you don't listen and want to resist, then in the end we can get it without spending a penny."

"Don't make us really crazy, okay?"

The Chairman's wife tilted her head slightly and looked at him with desire in the corner of her eyes, "Aren't you... afraid that we will call the police?"

Lance stood up and walked to her side under her uneasy gaze, picked up the phone, dialed the police under her equally shocked gaze, and handed it to her, "Come on, tell them the truth!"

(End of this chapter)