Dealing with a group of old foxes was naturally not easy, but Shen Weiyi held 80 percent of the company’s shares, making her the largest shareholder and giving her legitimate authority to manage the company.
Though everyone doubted her capabilities, they couldn’t find a more suitable candidate, especially as the company indeed needed someone to take charge at the moment.
Shen Weiyi’s attitude was also strong, either accept or relinquish your shares and leave the company.
With most of the shares in Shen Weiyi’s hands and a portion held by retail investors, other shareholders owned less than ten percent. If it were not for the listing requirements regarding share distribution, Shen Juanzhi wouldn’t have distributed shares to others. Now, if someone wanted to exit, she could fully buy back their shares.
Hearing this, the shareholders immediately fell silent. Shen Technology had developed rapidly over the years, and the share price had multiplied several times. They had made a lot of money thanks to Shen Technology over the years, holding on to the shares was like owning a hen that laid golden eggs; no one was willing to give up their shares. Moreover, the plane was only missing, not confirmed as a crash, perhaps Mr. Shen would return anytime. Being old foxes, they decided to wait and see, figuring it wouldn’t be too late to sell their shares if the company really couldn’t keep operating.
Seeing that the shareholders had no objections, Shen Weiyi had secured her first step in gaining a firm standing within the company.
After settling matters with the shareholders, Shen Weiyi immediately called a meeting with senior executives.
Though she had been busy studying over the years and had not truly managed a company, on the way to the company, Secretary Jiang had already briefly introduced her to the company’s structure and her main tasks ahead.
Shen Weiyi felt prepared but still needed to get familiar before further planning; for the moment, the work would be temporarily handled by Secretary Jiang. The first meeting with the company’s senior executives was mainly about asserting her presence.
It also served to stabilize the morale.
With Secretary Jiang assisting by her side, the meeting with the senior executives went relatively smoothly.
By the time she returned to the office, it was already noon.
She only realized she had forgotten about Sheng Ting when she saw him.
Shen Weiyi felt sorry and before she could speak, Sheng Ting said, "Must be hungry, right? I’ve ordered some takeout, let’s eat something before continuing with work." He then pulled her to sit down on the sofa.
Several takeout boxes were placed on the coffee table in front of the sofa. Shen Weiyi opened each box one by one and handing her a pair of chopsticks said, "I’ve eaten at my family’s place before, the taste is pretty good and the environment is nice too, you don’t have to worry about hygiene, eat up!"
"I’m not hungry," Shen Weiyi shook her head, her face showing exhaustion.
Staying up all night and then meeting shareholders and company executives back-to-back had left her feeling exhausted, both physically and mentally. Playing psychological games with a group of people was too draining.
Sheng Ting said, "You need to eat even if you’re not hungry, uncle hasn’t been found yet, and you can’t break down first. You need to take good care of yourself. And the company, didn’t you tell Mr. Shen that you could manage it well? Besides, if uncle comes back and finds out you haven’t been taking good care of yourself, he’d be upset."
"Thank you, Sheng Ting," Shen Weiyi then picked up the chopsticks.
He was right; she had to stay strong. Shen Juanzhi was still missing, and the company’s crisis was not yet resolved.
The company needed to come up with a corresponding contingency plan quickly to address the impact of Shen Juanzhi’s plane disappearance.
With so many eyes watching from the outside, she had to hold strong.
Sheng Ting said, "Weiyi, I’m really glad to be by your side during such times. What I can do is limited, but I will take good care of you till Uncle Shen returns."
Shen Weiyi thought to herself, that’s more than enough. Having someone by her side during such times was already fortunate.