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So far, the research work for "The World" has officially entered a high state. The game background has been mostly established, and the Research Department has begun its work. Meanwhile, updates on the progress of the Research Department are periodically shared on the Dawn Media platform, giving players their first real insight into the hard work and struggles involved in game development.
As for the student assessments, Chen Rui has entrusted everything to Gao Zhijie and Ruan Yu. However, due to some cooperating personnel, the progress is actually faster than when Chen Rui was personally handling it.
Noticing that he suddenly had free time with nothing to do, Chen Rui forced a smile and went to the teaching building's balcony to admire the endless Sakura Forest. Yet, his mood grew heavier.
Chen Rui sighed lightly and muttered to himself, "It's almost done."
Suddenly, his phone vibrated in his coat pocket. He pulled it out to see that it was a call from Li Li. A smile crept onto his face as he thought, 'I was just about to call you; did you somehow know I was thinking of you?'
He answered the call with a smile, "Li brother."
Li Li did not return the smile; his voice was low and serious as he said, "I need you to help me with something."
Chen Rui chuckled again and teased, "What a coincidence! I also wanted to ask you for a favor. How about we offset each other's requests and skip the money talk? Talking about money can hurt our feelings, haha."
Li Li let out a light laugh but quickly turned serious again. "No jokes. I know what you're referring to. Even if you didn't come to me, I would have sought you out eventually. But right now, I have an urgent matter that requires your cooperation."
"Okay..."
"Change your clothes; they can't be too casual or from your company’s uniform, but they shouldn't be overly formal either. Just aim for a natural look."
Chen Rui was momentarily confused by Li Li's vague instructions. What exactly should he wear if it can't be casual, company attire, or formal suits?
"After changing, come to Li Min's headquarters. Once you enter the lobby, someone will meet you there. The Lobby Manager will give you a work badge; just hold onto it—don't hang it around your neck."
Li Li immediately hung up the phone, not giving Chen Rui any time to respond. Chen Rui stared at the phone screen that displayed 'Call Ended,' momentarily dazed, then chuckled to himself as he headed towards the Dawn Building located in the center of Beijing.
The Dawn Building was the headquarters of the entire Dawn Group, distinct from the Dawn Heavy Industries building that Chen Rui had visited before. After Dawn entered the industry, it controlled twenty percent of the real estate in Beijing, making it almost effortless to construct several skyscrapers.
This time, Chen Rui drove a school official vehicle back to the city. After reporting the situation to the Vice Principal, he was urged to take it; after all, with the keys handed to him, he had no reason to refuse. This also spared him the hassle of asking Gao Zhijie for the car keys. Once he arrived at the parking lot beneath the staff dormitory, he drove out directly.
After returning to the city, Chen Rui first stopped by his home. Given Li Li's repeated requests regarding his attire, he pondered for a while and eventually settled on his outfit: a Burberry trench coat he had impulsively bought, a custom shirt made by Li Xue, a pair of casual dress pants, and some slightly worn leather shoes.
Though it appeared casual, this outfit was still semi-formal.
After changing clothes, Chen Rui promptly drove to Dawn Headquarters—the Dawn Building. This was a world-class office building, and remarkably, none of its offices were available for rent; everyone working there was an employee of Dawn Group, highlighting its vast scale.
Upon arriving at the entrance of Dawn Headquarters, a well-dressed young man and woman approached. Without even removing his car keys from the ignition, Chen Rui got out of the car. The girl smiled and ushered him into the company building while the boy quickly jumped into the car and drove it into the underground parking lot.
Entering the lobby, two rows of receptionists in formal attire slightly bowed to Chen Rui. The Lobby Manager walked over with a smile and said, "Mr. Chen! You finally made it! The shareholders have been waiting for you for quite a while!"
Chen Rui frowned slightly but said nothing as he walked directly toward the elevator.
Noticing Chen Rui's displeased expression, the Lobby Manager immediately fell silent. Aware of his own status, he refrained from complaining to this important figure and handed over his work badge before leading Chen Rui to the high-speed elevator that went straight to the top floor.
"The Shareholders Meeting is probably about to start; please forgive me for not being able to accompany you," the Lobby Manager said with a wry smile and a bow before exiting the elevator.
Chen Rui nodded slowly. Once the elevator doors closed, he raised his work badge to eye level and committed all the information printed on it to memory: Dawn Group, Shareholders Meeting, Supervisory Board Chairman—Chen Zijing.
What a surprise, there’s such an identity!
The elevator moved swiftly, taking just over fifty seconds to ascend from the lobby on the first floor to the conference room located four hundred meters above.
As Chen Rui stepped out of the elevator, he found a glass door ahead. In front of the glass door was a card reader and a service desk. Chen Rui approached, quickly swiped his work ID across the card reader, and then placed his right hand on the fingerprint recognition pad at the service desk.
Moments later, the glass door slowly opened. Upon entering the conference room, Chen Rui saw nearly a hundred people staring at him in fear. With a cold snort, he walked over to take his seat at the Supervisory Board.
Li Li's lips curled slightly as she sat at the board's table and asked, "Can we start the meeting now?"
Silence fell… No one knew how this long-missing chairman had returned or how he had come back to life! From the moment Chen Rui stepped out of the elevator, the expressions of those present gradually changed—from skepticism to confusion and finally to sheer terror. Although they were reluctant to believe what they were seeing, they knew it was the truth.
At that moment, sitting at the Supervisory Board was none other than Chen Zijing!
Li Xue, sitting at the Shareholders Meeting table, smiled lightly and responded as if conducting an inspection, "Yes, let’s begin!"
Suddenly, a man sitting next to Li Xue questioned loudly, "Excuse me, Sister Li, this position doesn’t seem to belong to you but rather to the former chairman. Why are you sitting here? Do you have the qualifications based on your shareholding?"
Li Xue smiled slightly and took out a document from the table. "This is the share transfer agreement. The transferor is Mr. Li Min, my father, and the transferee is Li Xue, which is me. It clearly states that Mr. Li Min has transferred all of his 24.24% shares in Dawn Group—amounting to 24.2 billion shares—to me! These shares are now all under my name!!!"
Silence reigned—an overwhelming silence—after all, these shares were worth 85 trillion yuan! They had been transferred without anyone noticing! However, looking at the contract stamped with the official seal of the China Industrial and Commercial Bank in front of them, the other shareholders could only accept it quietly.
Li Xue frowned slightly as she looked at nearly a hundred shareholders in the room. Their combined shareholding didn’t even amount to one-third of hers. She said with slight anger, "Do you know why you are allowed to attend this Shareholders Meeting?"
Everyone was momentarily taken aback, and some almost blurted out, "Because we own shares in Dawn." However, that reasoning quickly dissipated in their minds, as they knew that such a justification would never grant them access to the real Shareholders Meeting.
The true controlling stake of Dawn still lay in the hands of the Li Family, whose combined holdings accounted for forty-two percent of the total shares. The remaining shares were mostly circulating stocks, but according to the intelligence available to them, approximately ten billion shares were still held by Li Li's friends.
Thus, if the Li Family decided to take action, these individuals would be powerless to resist.
"Because you all used to be employees of Li Min! Have you forgotten where your shares came from?" Li Xue exclaimed angrily.
Chen Rui quietly observed the unfolding drama. He didn't fully understand the background of this farce, but he had a vague suspicion that the true purpose of this meeting was likely to consolidate power through a show of force.
Suddenly, Chen Rui had a thought and turned to someone behind him. "Bring me all the information on the shareholders present!"
The person was caught off guard by Chen Rui's sudden command. After all, the appearance of this individual filled him with both excitement and helplessness; he was thrilled that the Supervisory Board could finally regain a foothold, yet resigned to the fact that the position of chairman was truly beyond his reach.
"Do you need Mr. Li's information as well?"
Chen Rui chuckled bitterly. "Do you have even half as much information as I do? I want details on the others!"
The person nodded and immediately buried his head in his laptop. Moments later, Chen Rui's notebook displayed incoming messages.
He opened it up and found detailed information on all the shareholders present.
As Chen Rui clicked on the first document, he was taken aback by its contents:
Name: Zhou Peng; Gender: Male; Shareholding Time...
Chen Rui scanned the room, doing his utmost to hide his astonishment. This group of people—could they really be the soldiers they had recruited back then?!
Chen Rui quickly flipped through the following documents, and sure enough, they were all records of the first batch of retired military officers recruited by Dawn. These individuals had risen through the ranks at Dawn Heavy Industries over the years, but due to external pressures, they had to withdraw from management. Li Li had no way to change this situation and could only reward those who had contributed to Dawn's rise with shares.
The conference room remained unusually quiet, with not a single shareholder daring to respond to Li Xue's question. Li Xue sighed and directly scolded them, "Can't you even fight back? Where's your spirit? You cowards! Hiring you was truly my brother's mistake!"
Among the shareholders, there were certainly those who felt indignant at this scolding, but for some reason, they all chose to remain silent.
Li Li looked at this scene with a sad expression and sighed, "Sheryl... that's enough..."
Suddenly, a loud clap drew everyone's attention to the inspection committee's seats. Chen Rui leaned on the table with one hand and disdainfully asked, "Is it over? Can we start the meeting now? I'm in a hurry, so let's speed it up! Everyone!!! If there's nothing more... then let's get on with it!!"
Chen Rui glanced at all the shareholders, and as his gaze passed over them, they all lowered their heads, unwilling to meet his eyes.
That clap really hurt! What kind of wood is this table made of? It's so hard!
***
It’s about time to return to the main storyline~
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