On the morning of the third day, Juan's eldest son's face was gloomy, his eyes full of anger and a trace of inexplicable mockery. He pushed the door and walked into Juan's office, throwing down the document signed by Juan and Eric yesterday. On the table.
Juan looked up at his eldest son, "Do you have a problem with me, or do you have a problem with this thing on the table?"
Juan's children are not easy-going. They want to gain a higher status and more power in the family, but Juan never gives them everything they want. In Juan's eyes, these children are still a little too immature. Although as long as he is alive, no one in Ilian can do anything to him and his business, and no one dares to do anything to his children. But he just wasn't so reassured.
Many times, Juan also knew very well that he should actually let go of part of his power and industry to teach children to take care of things and cultivate their work abilities. But Juan, who stood out from many workshops, had a desire to control power that exceeded his reason. He knew that what he did was wrong and he could not make the final decision.
In this environment, his children will naturally complain. The eldest son is already twenty-nine years old and has two children. Now he is only the manager of a bar, managing this bar on Juan's behalf. Has no power in decision-making.
This situation is actually very painful. The pain is that no matter whether Juan's children work in the family business or leave the family business to start a business, they cannot escape the shadow that Juan has cast on them. It is not strange to have some resentment.
The eldest son Cullen pushed the documents and bank rubbings in front of Juan with a sarcastic smile. Juan calmly lowered his head after staring at his eldest son for a few seconds. He just glanced at it and raised his eyebrows.
The content of the bank document is very simple. Eric had mortgaged all the shares of East Coast Entertainment Company to the bank some time ago. In other words, the equity transfer agreement signed by Juan and Eric two days ago was It was invalid, and at the same time his one million promissory note was also thrown into the water.
Juan, who had a headache, looked up at his eldest son again, who shrugged, "I already went to catch Eric myself, but he disappeared. Not only our people are catching him, but Dulin's people are catching him. , and many people are looking for Eric. There are about twenty to thirty people who have been defrauded in the whole city. According to statistics from the regional police station, the total amount of money defrauded has exceeded four million! "
For Cullen, he was just a joke. Juan was old, but he was unwilling to give up any power. Although the children had great complaints against him, no one dared to say anything, at least until None of the investments that have failed so far proves that Juan's so-called "destiny" argument is indeed a bit miraculous. But now such an unexpected investment failure has caused great damage to Juan's authority at home.
"I don't believe that a person can disappear without leaving any clues. Someone must have seen Eric and know what he did or where he went. Find this person and give him a sum of money. Let him tell us everything he knows." Juan made the decision almost without thinking. As always, he made the decision without consulting his children.
Cullen lowered his head slightly and said, "As you wish, Father."
This must be a futile search. Eric seems to have disappeared from the world. No one knows where he has gone. No one has seen him. He is like a person who did not exist in the first place.
The day after Eric disappeared, people gathered in the office of the regional police chief. The director broke into a cold sweat when he saw some rich people and celebrities. The only thing he was thankful for was that the mistake was not his fault. He looked at the manager of the Imperial Bank standing next to him and quietly poked his arm with his elbow, "You have to say something."
The manager nodded. This is why he asked the police chief to gather all the defrauded people here. He must make it clear to these victims that the bank was not actually defrauded because the shares of East Coast Entertainment Company are all in In the hands of the bank, although it is a bit too overbearing to say this, the manager of the Imperial Bank cannot afford a loss of 550,000, so someone else must bear this debt.
He knocked on the table, and the small conference room fell silent. This conference room was used for interrogation work before, so it was not very big and slightly crowded. He produced a document, which had been stamped and sent to each deceived person. The stamp was very simple. It had the signature of the head of the bank's mortgage department, the seal of the Ilian District Court, and Eric's signature.
In fact, strictly speaking, a contract signed by both parties has legal validity, but the bank's document has a court seal on it, which naturally makes it superior to others. He coughed lightly and said, "I invite you all to come here today to explain one thing. As certified by the court, East Coast Entertainment Company has mortgaged all of its equity to the Illian Branch of the Imperial Central Bank. It has the signatures of both of us, and The seal of the court has legal priority over those of you here.”
"Since one of the parties involved, Mr. Eric, has fled in fear of crime, according to the terms of the mortgage agreement, Mr. Eric has given up the right to redeem the equity of East Coast Entertainment Company. From today on, East Coast Entertainment Company will belong to Empire Owned by Central Bank Ilian Branch… ”
Before the manager finished speaking, he saw someone clumping up the agreement in his hand and throwing it away. He tilted his body and dodged it easily, but he was still a little embarrassed. They were not the last agreement signed, but they were not the first one either. Naturally, some people were unhappy. We obviously spend money in front of you, so why does it become your property when someone runs away from the company? There is no such thing in the world!
Faced with such a non-threatening attack, the bank manager had obviously expected it. Some of them have invested most or even all of their savings, and now they are told that they have lost their money. How can they be willing to do so
"I'm sorry. After our review at the Ilian Branch of the General Chamber of Commerce, although you handed the money to Eric and confirmed your investment behavior on paper, there is no registration in the files of the Chamber of Commerce except Eric. With any shareholder other than his long-disappeared partner, that is to say, the agreement you signed does not actually have any legal effect, because it is an agreement that has not completed all the processes. According to imperial law, Terms, they are effectively void!”
"If you have any dissatisfaction or other situations, you can consult a lawyer, or even go to court to file a lawsuit against Eric. In addition, I would like to make a digression. After our short and effective work, in the archives of the Chamber of Commerce branch, The registered authorized person of East Coast Entertainment Company has been changed to the Imperial Bank of China and will no longer accept the registration of other authorized persons... "
For a moment, people were dumbfounded. To be honest, some people didn't know that changes in share rights holders had to be registered with the Chamber of Commerce branch, while other people thought that this kind of thing should be done by Eric, not them.
After a brief silence, the entire small conference room immediately became chaotic. Everyone was expressing their thoughts, and nothing could be heard clearly in the chaos. The quarrel lasted for about two or three minutes. The police chief slammed the table hard and the small conference room became quiet. He straightened his police hat and said in a deep voice: "I understand the anger in everyone's hearts at this time, and I also I can understand you. The problem is that something has already happened. We have also filed a case for this and notified the police stations and courts in most states. Once there is news about Eric, I will notify everyone as soon as possible and try my best to recover for everyone. loss."
"Now, I hope everyone can calm down and wait for our good news."
At this moment, an old man suddenly stood up and said with a look of sorrow and anger: "I don't want to know any bullshit good news. I just want to know when I can get my money back..." He was suddenly startled, and people thought that When the old man had a sudden illness, the old man suddenly asked: "Is it okay if we redeem the shares of East Coast Entertainment Company?"
The manager was also stunned for a moment, he hesitated, and finally nodded. This matter is a bit tricky. Originally, East Coast Entertainment Company was indeed a good investment project. However, with the strong entry of the George family, financial experts within the bank are no longer optimistic about building most of the theaters in the East Coast District of the 4th and 5th districts. Coastal Entertainment Inc. In layman's terms, poor people may not necessarily have habitual consumption of movies. Perhaps the profits of more than a dozen movie theaters are not as profitable as those in the first and second districts.
This problem was not obvious before, but the powerful George family directly built theaters in the first three districts, and there was no sign of building theaters in the fourth and fifth districts. Under such a struggle, East Coast Entertainment Company is very likely to change from a "profit state" to a "loss state". The reason why the manager wants to take over the company is not to continue operating it. His purpose is to completely dismember the company and then build some residential buildings on the land. In this way, he can repay the capital or even make a fortune.
This takes time, and it also requires deeper investment. Right now, East Coast Entertainment is in a quagmire, and it’s hard to say whether it can get out of it. Hearing the old man ask this, the manager just hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement.
The rate of return may be lower than expected, but it is safe and stable!
(End of chapter)