Chapter 67 Tit for Tat
Just as John and Hilda were finalizing their scheme, they received a notification. Skyview was gonna hold a board meeting!
"Why on earth is Skyview holding a board meeting?" John suddenly had a bad feeling. "Could it be that Skyview has already resolved the troubles with Lakeview Express?"
Hilda said firmly, "Impossible! I've looked into that. Skyview just spent a lot of money swaying media opinion a bit! But such tactics are just temporary fixes. The deliveries are still getting lost, and Skyview recently squandered money on land purchases, draining Lakeview Express's funds! Lakeview Express is now on the brink of bankruptcy. If he could turn things around in this situation, he'd be a genius among geniuses. It's impossible!"
Hilda shook his head in denial as he spoke. Hilda was unwilling to acknowledge any talent in Skyview! Even if Skyview did have a trivial talent, Hilda would rather believe Skyview had none! From his deep heart, he despised Skyview a lot.
"But Skyview has money. What if Skyview pours money into Lakeview Express?" John was worried.
Hilda replied, "Although Skyview is nominally worth ten billion dollars, he can actually only use one billion dollars, and he's already spent some money to buy some random land! Plus, Lakeview Express has been poorly managed for years. Even if he throws 15 million dollars into Lakeview Express, it won't make any difference!"
"That's true!" John thought for a moment and felt that Hilda made a good point, so he temporarily put his mind at ease. "Then I'll go see what tricks this Skyview is up to!"
At the board meeting, Skyview sat in the chair, motionless and silent. The room was buzzing with voices as the board members discussed the purpose of Skyview's sudden meeting, but Skyview himself remained calm.
Skyview was waiting for someone! The Twin Group was a large corporation, and in Skyview's view, such a large corporation had many factions and many people with ulterior motives, many of whom were waiting to see him fail. Some were very active, while others were hiding. And he knew the most active one was John!
So, Skyview intended to establish his authority by striking at John!
"You handled the Lakeview Express issue well, especially combining the sharing economy with Lakeview Express. That was a nice move," Hekka, sitting next to Skyview, praised him without reservation. "I believe after this, many on the board will look at you with respect!"
"I don't need their respect; I just need to do my job well!" Skyview said calmly.
"When I am strong enough, their ambitions will no longer threaten me but will instead become a support for me! But if I am not strong enough, their ambitions will defeat me! I just need to accumulate strength and proceed steadily, and I won't fail," Skyview said and looked at Hekka, "Of course, most importantly, I have your support. You've helped me a lot!"
Seeing the confidence radiating from Skyview, Hekka unknowingly blushed slightly.
'Maybe Skyview will grow far beyond my expectations!' Hekka thought to herself.
John walked into the board meeting. The room immediately fell silent. Almost everyone's eyes were on John. Everyone knew that John did not respect Skyview. And Skyview probably didn't like John either.
John's eyes were only on Skyview. He was surprised to find that Skyview was very composed. This made John feel somewhat uneasy.
"John, you're really aging. Out of all the board members, you're the last to arrive. I think you should find a suitable time to retire; otherwise, people will think the Twin Group is mistreating the elderly!" As soon as they met, Skyview mocked.
"If the Twin Group hadn't fallen into your hands, I wouldn't have to continue leading the Twin Group at my age. Actually, I do want to retire, but I'm afraid the Twin Group will go bankrupt if I do!" John replied.
"John, you should give young people more opportunities. I heard you personally arranged for your grandson Hilda to join the company. That's quite nice! But if you only show favor for your grandson, that'll be deemed an act for selfish purposes. I can tell what's in your mind." Skyview mocked.
"It's just a normal arrangement. Anyway, you've already handed over the acting chairman's authority to Hekka. It's only Hekka who can interfere with my arrangement." John slowly sat down and looked up at Skyview. "But what's the purpose of this sudden board meeting?"
"Yes, you knew it. I called this meet for you," said Skyview.
"Does it have to do with me?" John said calmly, "Sorry for my poor memory. Could you point it out?"
Skyview looked around and saw that everyone was listening and interested. He then slowly said, "A few days ago, you urgently called a board meeting to use the Lakeview Express issue against me, hoping I would step down from my position. At that time, we made a bet with a stake of 15 million dollars. Today, I called this board meeting to ask you to pay me the 15 million dollars! After all, a bet is a bet, and with so many board members as witnesses, we even signed a contract. You wouldn't want to renege, would you?"
The board members exchanged glances and secretly laughed. The struggle within the Twin Group was now very clear!
John thought Skyview, a newcomer, would be easy to deal with, but it turned out Skyview wasn't so easy to push around!
Given the current situation, Skyview seemed quite confident!
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