Because there were many shareholders, the equity was dispersed, but Li Kuo, with the ability to control forty percent of the shares himself, was enough to become the chairman of the company.

On his first day in office, he followed Xiaofan's advice and set aside some of the contracts intended for collaboration, insisting on dealing with the original ones first.

This would slow down the company's pace, but it would ensure there were no mistakes.

Of course, doing this would definitely garner opposition from a large number of shareholders, but Li Kuo was determined to investigate the reason for his father's downfall, and he had to proceed this way.

At the shareholders' meeting, no one wanted to tear each other's faces off. However, they would not allow the young Li Kuo to do whatever he pleased in the company, after all, it wasn't just the Li Family's business; they all had stakes in it. They all received dividends at the end of the year.

Sure enough, after the meeting ended, a group of shareholders immediately approached Li Zhongran's office; of course, Li Kuo was now sitting there.

Their purpose was straightforward, to understand whether Li Kuo was capable of managing this company properly.

"Uncle Zhang, actually I..." Faced with the shareholders' skepticism, Li Kuo was about to reveal the true nature of the situation, his purpose here was to investigate the reason for his father's own downfall.

However, if he really said that, these shareholders would certainly stop him from acting recklessly, maybe even join forces to overthrow him as chairman.

"We are very confident we can handle the company well, please rest assured, everyone. The new technology is still under development; signing contracts too early might be akin to cutting corn before it's ripe, and Uncle Li just passed away. Our aim is to stabilize the situation first. At the very least, we can't let internal members think the situation is unstable and feel uneasy." Xiaofan immediately interrupted what Li Kuo was about to say.

"Uneasy? What do you mean by that?" One of the shareholders said in a slow voice.

"When the factory is shut down, employees will definitely overthink. Now if we increase the workload, they'll feel they have work to do, and they will naturally settle down. For the time being, as long as we speak like this, the company's foundation will remain unshaken. As for others, they can be temporarily set aside." Xiaofan continued.

Xiaofan didn't have much insight into company management, but he had seen many places. Even if he couldn't manage, could he not see things? If the lowest-tier employees of the company can have enough to eat, then the company will have more support.

"May I know who this young gentleman is...?"

See, Xiaofan had spoken up, so he began to face scrutiny next.

In their eyes, these were inexperienced young individuals. Wouldn't a company this large trip up in their hands?

"I'm a friend of Li Kuo..." Xiaofan felt quite helpless about this too.

"Ahem, everyone, this is Mr. Ye Xiaofan, our new chairman of Ren Clan Enterprise. Since he is a middle school friend of Mr. Li Kuo and they are good friends, this time, we came together to handle the situation." Ren Ying offered timely assistance.

2333333... Wow, Ren Ying's words directly scared these old folks stiff.

The Ren Clan Group, huh? That was an enterprise group managed together by four families, but they had never heard of anyone with the surname Ye, and the chairman at that?

"May I ask the Ren Clan Group you mentioned, which one is it?"

"How many Ren Clan Groups are there in Capital City? Xiaofan is the new chairman who just took office not long ago. If you don't believe it, you can call my grandma to inquire. Oh, right, I'm Ren Ying. Adopted by the Ren Family."

"Gentlemen, if there's nothing else, then let's settle this matter for now. I will certainly stand alongside Li Kuo, so rest assured, everyone." Xiaofan promptly added. Unexpectedly, being this hands-off chairman wasn't too embarrassing; at least, the title here could frighten a large crowd.

After those shareholders left, Li Kuo exhaled a sigh of relief, but he was quite curious about Xiaofan's identity.

"Xiaofan, are you... really the chairman of Ren Clan?"

"Absolutely." Ren Ying reiterated.

"Ahem. Never thought, before, I always thought I was rich, but compared to you now, the gap is too wide."

"No matter how much money you have... Some things can't be bought with money."

Hearing this, Li Kuo suddenly felt a pang of sadness. Indeed, money couldn't buy life, and if his father could come back, what would it matter if he abandoned the whole company?

"Alright, let's focus on the matter at hand." Xiaofan patted Li Kuo's shoulder, preparing the next plan.

Li Kuo nodded, then picked up the phone to call the secretary inside. To his surprise, the previous secretary had been fired? What was going on?

"Xiaofan..."

"Get in touch with the HR department, find out the previous secretary's detailed address."

"Alright."

Look, the breakthrough point came right away; Xiaofan originally intended to check what project Li Zhongran was busy with recently, but unexpectedly found another piece of information.

After finding the information, the five of them immediately went out to find the person.

"Hey, you guys go ahead, the car keys were left upstairs."

"It's fine, Xiaofan, there's a company car."

"That car belongs to Li San, we can't just leave it here." Xiaofan said, then ran upstairs via the stairway.

The group waited for Xiaofan at the front door.

And at this moment, a figure gradually approached; as soon as they saw the person, they suddenly rushed over.

No one had a chance to react to what happened. When they saw clearly, Li Kuo had already been tackled to the ground by the other party, receiving two fierce slaps.

"Bastard, you heartless brute. I knew not a single one of you rich people was any good..." The person cursed while hitting him.

Over here, Li San was the first to react, delivering a swift kick that sent the attacker flying.

Then, just as the man regained his footing, he suddenly turned around and swung a fist towards Li San.

'What fast reflexes.' Both Ren Ying and Lei Xiaolei were taken aback. Who in the world was this guy?

With a loud 'bang,' Li San was actually knocked back several steps before he steadied himself. The paralysis he felt in both hands made him widen his eyes instantly.

"Hmm? Trained, are we?" The other party scoffed at Li San, then prepared to continue confronting Li Kuo.

At this moment, Ren Ying and Lei Xiaolei acted simultaneously. It seemed they didn't intend to hold back.

"Brother, no!" Just then, a young woman suddenly ran over from a distance, shouting in a hurry.

Seeing the woman arrive, Li Kuo was suddenly startled, shouting towards the direction of Ren Ying and the others, "Don't hurt him..."

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