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Chapter 2605
Chapter 2605
Chapter 2605
Percy was expressionless when he mentioned his own name.
The shareholders could not help but wonder what Percy had in mind when they saw him like that. It did not look like he was getting dismissed at all.
To be able to read the proposal out loud in such a calm voice, it was either Percy had a well-thought- out plan that would ensure the proposal would be voted down, or he was giving up his position.
The minor shareholders could not figure it out. The major shareholders who owned more shares were even more confused.
Old Master Mallory had already informed them in advance, and they had made known their position on this. Some people supported Percy, but most of the shareholders showed respect to Old Master Mallory by supporting Pierre...
That was why Percy would definitely lose time.
Even so, Percy, who had never lost in any competition, could still keep himself so calm. Was he waiting for a miracle to happen?
Everyone was secretly curious about it.
After giving his speech, Percy returned to his seat and sat down.
Even though the seats were arranged side by side, there was the title of the chairman of the board on Percy's seat. Pierre was green with envy when he saw that.
Previously, before Percy was together with Nina, Pierre had never been so desperate nor longed for the position. He never expected he would be going up against Percy one day. Percy was the one who took away everything he had.
Now, all Pierre wanted was to sit in that position that was supposed to belong to him!
"Soon." Pierre muttered to himself.
After Percy gave his speech, the manager of the PR department walked to the podium and continued to chair the meeting.
"Let's proceed to the first and only proposal of the meeting, which is to dismiss Percy Mallory from his post as CEO and nominate Pierre as the CEO of Mallory Corporation. I'd like to invite Mr. Pierre up here to share his thoughts with us."
Pierre rose to his feet and stood up straight. He looked at everyone in the hall with a victorious smile.
Among the numerous shareholders of the company, most of the shareholders were supporting him.
Pierre walked up to the podium and began giving his speech, "Good morning, dear shareholders. My name is Pierre Mallory. It's a great honor to be nominated as a candidate to become the next CEO. If I..."
Percy listened to Pierre's speech calmly. He looked down and took out his phone under the table. Then, he glanced at the local online forum on the internet.
The news Percy had asked his men to post on the internet was already on the homepage.
Percy kept his phone away. The only thing left now was to let these people know.
Pierre's speech was lengthy. It was all about how he would be leading Mallory Corporation to success after he became the CEO and how he would develop Mallory Corporation's business.
His speech lasted for 20 minutes, and he still had not stopped talking.
Luca listened to Pierre's speech in her office. She also noticed the changes in the live chat of the broadcast.
The speech sounded professional at the beginning. However, the public eventually started complaining Pierre for being so long-winded. What he said sounded like a pie in the sky. Eventually, people commented and urged others to head to the online forum.
Luca immediately picked up her phone and opened the local online forum. She smiled after staring at her phone for a while. Percy was finally starting to bring out the big guns.
She continued to watch the live broadcast on the computer.
Five minutes later, Pierre was done giving his speech.
Pierre walked down the podium with a provocative look on his face and turned to look at Percy. Then, he returned to his seat.
The manager of the PR department continued to walk up to the podium and said, “Next, let's invite the chairman of Mallory Corporation to come forward.”
Percy stood up and strode toward the podium.
Pierre looked at him from behind and secretly sneered at him. 'It's pointless.'
If he was Percy, he would have given up. Percy knew he would lose, but he was still struggling to fight. It was embarrassing.
Percy came to the podium. He tidied his suit coat, then his tie.
Nina had chosen the tie for him this morning, and she tied it for him. She even kissed him and wished him all the best.
Everything would go well with Nina by his side.
"Thank you, Mr. Pierre, for the enlightening speech. He mentioned the company's development just now, which is also the vision of Mallory Corporation. So, there's no need for me to repeat that. I've been working in Mallory Corporation ever since I graduated from university. I eventually became the chairman of the board and the person in charge of the company. The profitability of Mallory Corporation has been gradually increasing during this period. We also found our long-term business partner during this time. If the CEO of the corporation is replaced, the company's partners might change their minds too. I believe everyone knows this well." Percy paused a few times, observing the reactions of the shareholders.
His implication was that if Mallory Corporation fell into Pierre's hands, T Corporation would no longer be a close partner of Mallory Corporation anymore.
When Percy stopped talking, some of the shareholders could not help but start to discuss with each other in a low voice.
They were optimistic about the business partnership between Mallory Corporation and T Corporation. If a new CEO was brought in, the partnership would immediately end. The company might lose some business while looking for a new partner. It also might affect the company's profits.
"And, one last thing, I believe all the shareholders have heard some of the rumors about Mr. Pierre on the internet. There's some news posted on the online forum today, and it's about something Mr. Pierre did back then. Please take a look at it. That's all I've got to say." Percy did not make long-winded explanations. He only reminded the shareholders what the effects were after bringing in a new chairman, and the big news he posted on the forum.
The shareholders picked up their phones once they heard him. They opened the local online forum.
Percy stepped down from the podium.
Pierre's face turned pale white as he had a bad feeling about this. He could not help but take his phone out. Old Master Mallory, who sat beside him, stopped him and said, “Calm down.”
Pierre stopped his gesture stiffly and stared at Percy, who was walking back to his seat.
What did he prepare?
Percy returned to his chairman seat and looked in front of him calmly.
There were noises of people crying out in surprise behind him. No one was talking about it, but there were sounds of people continuously gasping with astonishment.
Pierre could not calm himself down when he heard those noises.
However, he could not show that he was nervous in front of Old Master Mallory.
The manager of the PR department gave Percy a confused look when he saw the situation. Should he proceed to the next stage now?
Percy signaled his assistant to come over and talked to him in a low voice.
His assistant nodded at the manager and made a gesture signaling him to proceed to the next step.
The manager of the PR department spoke at once, "Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us, Mr. Percy. Next, we'll begin the next session, which is the voting session. Every shareholder present has a ballot paper. Please write down whether you'll be supporting the decision or not. You may exercise your rights and choose to abstain from voting too. Then, our staff members will collect the ballots from all of you and place them in a ballot drop box. The notary public working for the government of A City will count the votes based on the shareholding ratio of every shareholder."
After that, there were staff members distributing the ballot papers to the shareholders.
Percy was the first one to get the ballot paper. After he ticked the disagree box on the ballot paper, he stood up and dropped off his ballot into the ballot drop box.
Pierre took Old Master Mallory's and his ballot papers and dropped them into the box immediately after that too.