Chapter 400: Initiative to deliver to the door

'It seems that you, Mr. Ming Zhou, have made a huge mistake in your judgment this time. The Addams family and Caitlyn have not had any disagreements.'

These were the words Edward said to Ming Zhou over the phone. After hearing this, Ming Zhou immediately rushed from Harvard University to the Kennedy Investment Banking Building. Originally, Ming Zhou was in a attending a lecture on finance. As a born-again person, Ming knew very well that no matter how far he had fallen, learning was inevitable, because the world was a race, and once you stopped, you would immediately be overtaken.

Of course, in addition to attending classes, Zhou Ming also wanted to meet his beautiful class teacher, Jie La. Although Zhou Ming understood that it would never work out between them, that's just the nature of men!

Unfortunately, it seems that she has been working on a very secret research project recently, so Zhou Ming has not been able to find her. He has not even been able to find out which financial laboratory or other laboratory she is in.

This may be the will of heaven, at least it allows him to devote himself fully to the task at hand!

With this thought, Zhou Ming arrived at Candini Investment Bank half an hour later. The secretary of the chairman greeted him downstairs and took him directly to the meeting room when she saw Zhou Ming coming. The floor was still on the 26th floor, but it was a different meeting room. It seems that if it is not a meeting that is so formal that all the core members of the Candini family are present, they will not easily use that meeting room.

But this was also expected by Zhou Ming. After all, if the meeting room could be used casually, it is doubtful that it would be decorated so solemnly.

Governor Edward and Patrick, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kennedy Investment Bank, were waiting here, and they were the only ones here. When they saw Ming Zhou push open the door and enter, they both subconsciously stood up, but Ming Zhou waved his hand to let them sit down.

'What on earth is going on that has made you so eager to call me?' Zhou Ming asked them as he sat down opposite them at the meeting table.

'Take a look, this is the proposal that Christo put forward at the board meeting of Brighton Bank today,'

Edward said, throwing a document at Ming Zhou, who took it, glanced at it and laughed: 'Did the Addams Family really come up with this?'

Patrick's eyebrows furrowed as he said, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, I don't think this is a ridiculous thing. Do you understand the purpose of Christo's proposal? He wants to limitlessly weaken the influence of the Candini family in Brighton Bank, and even take back our shares and voting rights. This is a very serious matter, not a childish joke!'

Zhou Ming apologised without sincerity: 'I'm very sorry, but I truly think this proposal is ridiculous.'

Patrick frowned and wanted to say something, but Edward, who knew Zhou Ming better, said, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, I think you should know what the Brighton Bank means in this Brighton consortium means. This is the absolute core of the consortium. A hundred years ago, our family, the Candini family, was able to expand and become a member of the consortium only by taking control of the bank's shares.'

'And now, the proposal from the Addams family is undoubtedly to marginalise the Candini family step by step by weakening their influence in the bank, and ultimately plunder the Candini family's wealth through the power of the consortium.'

Edward Edward thought for a moment and then said, 'Put simply, although the previous attacks and suppression of the investment bank by the Addams family made life difficult for the family, with the financial strength of Brighton Bank, able to support the family. However, once they lose their shares in Brighton Bank, the entire Candini family will be like a tree that has had its roots cut off. No matter how luxuriant it looks, it will inevitably wither.'

'Therefore, So, this time, you have obviously guessed wrong. The Adams family has not become divided because of your private meeting with Her Highness Caitlyn, but has become even closer. And this is their way of showing off. Edward concluded, 'The remaining three of us have already split up, with one at Brighton Bank and the other two trying to find a way to obtain intelligence from within the Addams family.'

'I So that's it. This Mr. Christo has taken such a big step, isn't he afraid of getting his eggs? 'Zhou Ming said with a smile. 'However, my thoughts are just the opposite of yours. I think that since the Addams family has played this card, it proves that he has irreconcilable differences with Caitlin had irreconcilable differences, and I think that even the Addams family has forbidden Catey to have anything to do with the Addams family anymore.'

Zhou Ming's words made Edward and Patrick's eyes widen, and it was obvious that neither of them understood the logic.

Zhou Ming told them, 'It's simple. The governor and you, Mr Patrick, think about what the Addams family has always done to you.'

Edward and Patrick both froze for a moment, their faces blank with confusion. However, this confusion only lasted a moment before it disappeared and was replaced by disbelief.

Zhou Ming had been watching the expressions on their faces: 'It seems you have already thought of it. In the past, when Caitlin was in charge, she always started with the Kendini Investment Bank as the centre, and used all the Kendini family's important investments to gradually squeeze the resources controlled by the Kendini family. This may be slow to bear fruit, but at least it is a solid step-by-step approach...'

'And now? Although it is not in Caitlyn's usual style to go straight for Brighton Bank, isn't this the most direct approach? Perhaps this is the change she has undergone since meeting you?' Patrick asked Patrick.

'I don't rule it out, but I can only say that the likelihood is extremely low, almost non-existent,' Ming Zhou said. 'The reason is simple: doing so would put the Addams family in a passive position.'

Edward Edward and Patrick exclaimed in alarm, as if they had heard the news of the end of the world. They found it incredible that Zhou Ming should act as if they had gained an advantage, when the situation seemed to them to be even more dangerous than before.

'Zhou Mr. Ming, I'm curious to know whether you know what the Brighton Bank represents,' Patrick said, puzzled.

'I think it's you, Mr. Patrick, who doesn't know what the Brighton Bank represents,' Ming said.

Patrick Patrick laughed: 'This is really the funniest joke I've ever heard in the world. I was the first to become an Iron Pentacost in the Candini family Iron Pentacost. Do you think I don't know the Brighton Consortium and Brighton Bank?'

Zhou Ming nodded and then asked him, 'Since Mr. Patrick knows so much about this, what if the Addams family wants to strip you of your shares in Brighton Bank, and we spread the news first?'

Hearing Edward and Patrick froze upon hearing Zhou Ming's rhetorical question, because the first reaction of a normal person upon hearing such news is to find a way to stop it, so why would anyone want to actively spread the news?

However if you think about it carefully, if this news is really made public, the Candini family, as an important shareholder of Brighton Bank, will definitely attract market attention with such a large change in shareholding. For such a situation, I'm afraid that even someone who knows nothing about corporate management can understand that if a company is experiencing internal conflict, then at least for the time being, it is bound to decline and is not suitable for investment.

Once the market makes this judgement, then the shares of Brighton Bank will fall, and the overall market value of Brighton Bank will shrink.

Kendini is only one of Brighton Bank's major shareholders, and this situation is not what the Candini family wants to see, but it is fatal for the Adams family, which controls nearly half of Brighton Bank's shares. So the Adams family would have to either publicly dispel the rumours or find a way to maintain the Kennedys' shareholding, thereby vowing the internal unity of Brighton Bank and that there were no conflicts.

Then If the Addams family chose to do this, would it mean that he had to compromise with the Kennedys, and the Kennedys could take the initiative?

Edward Edward and Patrick were both very clever people, and they quickly figured out the key to this, which made them extremely excited. After all, it had always been the Addams family that had been crazily suppressing the Kennedys, because the Adamses have always had the upper hand and have always been in control. Now that the situation has reversed, it's a different story.

As the saying goes that says, if you've turned over onto your back and you don't know how to move, then don't get into bed in the future!

Kendallini has always been at a disadvantage in Brighton, but now that they can take the upper hand, they are confident that they can show the Adams family what it means to turn over and sing like a serf.

From the expressions on Edward and Patrick's expressions, Zhou Ming knew they had understood, so he asked them again, 'What do you think? Now you know that in fact you don't know what the Brighton Bank represents, right?'

A question had Patrick utterly flummoxed, because he had just asked Ming the same question, with that condescending tone of voice. Now it seemed that he had slapped himself in the face! Patrick really wanted to find a crack in the ground and disappear into it if he could.

But as the first iron pentagon of the Kennedy family, Patrick's face is naturally not to be mentioned. He was just slightly embarrassed and said to Zhou Ming, 'Of course, Mr. Zhou Ming's keen sense of finance and business is unmatched by anyone else!'

Zhou Ming make fun of Patrick too much, because he doesn't really know himself, so it's normal for him to question himself in a hurry. All Zhou Ming needs to do is let him know who the real expert is here.

'Before Caitlin dominated the situation, steadily squeezing the space of the Candini family. Although the effect was not obvious, it prevented the Candini family from finding a loophole to fight back, which was the best approach. However, now that After Caitlin and I met, it was clear that the Addams family no longer trusted her, so they resorted to the most overbearing method to put the Kennedys directly in a dead end. But they forgot, 'put in a dead end and then born.'

Zhou Ming then said to Edward, 'Then now, I think you can contact Mr. Eugens, who is still having a meeting at Brighton Bank, as soon as possible.'

After this reminder from Zhou Ming reminder, Edward and Patrick suddenly remembered that Eugens, the vice chairman of Brighton Bank, was currently arguing for the Candini family at the Brighton Bank board meeting!

And just as they are about to call Eugene, Eugene's phone call comes first. Edward answers and hears Eugene sighing and saying that the situation in the board meeting was very bad. Even the Lawrance and Lowell families had sided with the Adams family. It seemed that Christo had made some preparations for this.

Edward was was a little surprised, but understood that this was only natural. However, he then spoke into the phone with Zhou Ming's affirmative gaze, saying, 'Eugens, none of this matters anymore. Since they want this proposal is passed, then we'll just let them have their way. There's no point in arguing anymore. In the end, the Adams family will have to eat their own shit!'