"Boss, Mason is here."

Li Zhiyi took the time to sit in the car and lowered the window. He smiled and greeted Mason: "Merry Christmas, are you coming to work?"

"I heard that you have poached all your employees, right?" Mason couldn't help laughing.

"Going upstairs now, you should be able to see a scene of collective resignation. Do you want to add fuel to the fire? I think Eric will be very angry." Li Zhiyi said in a brisk tone.

Mason ignored Li Zhiyi's repeated attempts and said bluntly: "I have to pay a lot of money to resign. How many shares can you give me?"

Li Zhiyi smiled even more happily when he heard this, and handed out a large safe from the car window: "The shares have been prepared for you a long time ago. You can come and sign at any time."

In the end, he won. Since he was the winner, not only Eric had to pay the price, but Mason also had to pay the price for the stalemate these days.

The price tags for bowing to your head and for a good bird to choose a tree to rest are different.

"See you later then."

Mason also understood this truth and turned around and walked into the office building without asking for details.

In fact, he seemed to be struggling for many days, but in fact, when he learned that Li Zhiyi was poaching his employees during the holidays, his first reaction was not to tell Eric, but he had already made his choice.

Now that Gaopeng's entire team has been poached, and Eric is being targeted in many ways, what's the point of being reserved?

If he had to forcefully bargain, the result would only be worse. A series of extremely fierce counterattacks left him no doubt about Li Zhiyi's determination in the group buying field.

During the negotiation that day, Li Zhiyi said: There is only one guest, so group buying has unlimited possibilities.

But for Eric, group buying is not like that. Group buying is just a business. When this business loses money, he will give up.

Today's Gaopeng has caused him to lose tens of millions. Between INWK and Gaopeng, Eric will most likely choose the former.

"Hey, Eric, have you been watching the stock market?"

At this time, Eric, who was calling Mason's name urgently in the office, received a call from the independent director of INWK.

A bad premonition arose in Eric's heart: "Not yet, what happened?"

"Now when I turn on the computer, INWK's stock price has dropped by 8%, which means I have lost 7 million." The independent director said in a low voice.

Eric was struck by lightning. He is the largest shareholder of INWK. The independent director lost 7 million. He had to lose several 7 million: "Why did it plummet? Don't give me any excuses?!"

"Because you are suspected of malicious selling! Didn't you know that you have been sued?"

The independent director paused and continued: "Right now, I am having breakfast with the head of Citigroup's credit business department. He said that the risks of all of INWK's mortgage loans have increased and requires early repayment. There is also Wells Fargo. I also called Wells Fargo."

"Oh, by the way, they asked me what I think about the threats to the personal safety and rights of foreign investors when they cooperate with local enterprises. I can't answer. What do you think about this?"

Eric's mind turned to Li Zhiyi, and he suppressed his anger and replied: "I understand, I will solve this matter. This is a planned and malicious short selling, don't take it to heart..."

"No, no, no, the impact has already occurred. You can't make me make back the money I lost in the next second, just like even if you eat the shit you pooped out and then eat it, there will still be a smell in the air."

The independent director said word for word: "I'm calling you to say, wipe your butt and don't bring personal troubles to INWK. This is the intention of all shareholders!"

When interests are not unified, the whole world is the enemy.

Interest groups are a bit like Schrödinger's cat. They can help you reach the top with great brilliance, but they can also push you off the cliff and fall to pieces.

While Citigroup is putting pressure on INWK, Mason's largest external investment securities fund is also shorting INWK's stock price, otherwise it would not have fallen so quickly.

So far, Li Zhiyi's interest groups are better than Eric's.

"OK, tell everyone for me, I will give you an explanation." Eric gritted his teeth and said.

Although he has actual control over INWK, it does not mean that he can ignore the interests of all shareholders. This is a rule; violating the rules will result in death.

"Eric, you know, I don't want to do this, but I have to be responsible for the company." The independent director softened his tone and reassured.

"I can understand that this matter will be over soon."

"Man, look at the news, you're in big trouble. Good luck and a Merry Christmas."

…

Eric hung up the phone silently and looked at the stock price that continued to fall on the computer screen. He was confused for a moment, just after Christmas, so many things happened.

The comfortable life of these two years made him forget the danger.

Without time to reflect, Eric took a deep breath and suppressed his anger and asked: "Where's Mason, get him... No, I'm going to see him."

"He hasn't come yet..."

Before he finished speaking, Mason walked into the office holding an envelope: "Boss, good morning."

"Good morning, did you enjoy your vacation?" Eric greeted with a forced smile.

Mason didn't want to be polite: "I had a great holiday, and I have something to tell you today."

"If anything happens, let's talk about it later. Let's sign the new equity agreement first... Edward, go and get the contract." Eric moved naturally and intimately, pressing Mason's shoulders and sitting on the sofa.

"Yesterday, I asked the company's legal staff to go to work early to draw up a contract, so that our best CEO can get a Christmas gift as soon as he gets to work today. This is a gift from the entire VIP party!"

Mason lowered his head and pursed his lips when he was told that. He disliked Eric very much, but Eric was kind to him after all.

How many people would be optimistic that a person majoring in music has Internet entrepreneurial talents?

Eric gave him hundreds of thousands of dollars with just a few lines of code, telling him that he could start a business and succeed.

If it weren't for Eric, he wouldn't be where he is today.

"Eric...this is for you, take a look first." Mason handed over the envelope in a deep voice.

Eric's smile faltered: "Is this really necessary? This scene is too embarrassing."

"Sorry, there is no winner if we continue. Let's call it a day."

Eric responded with silence, Mason also didn't know what to say, and everyone else in the office was silent.

After a long silence, Eric finally compromised: "Is that Asian guy here? I want to see him."

Mason didn't answer.

Eric laughed angrily: "It has nothing to do with you. I have other things to talk to him about. I have to admit defeat in person and beg him to let me go."

"Downstairs."

"Ask the human resources department to help him resign." Eric stood up and patted him on the shoulder: "Get security to watch him and don't allow any employee to say a word to him."

After that, he walked out. He remembered something halfway and returned to his desk. He picked up a small pink gift box and put it in front of Mason: "You went to my house for dinner on Christmas Eve. My daughter liked it very much when you taught her to play "Elise".

, she gave it to you."

"Thank you for these years, boss." Mason squeezed out eight words from his throat.

Eric replied with a cold face: "Speak louder. How can you be a CEO like this? Don't embarrass...Chicago. Are you a Chicago boy brave enough to break into New York?"
Chapter completed!