Chapter 56 - Happy and Harmonious

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

In the face of huge profits, these well-dressed men also became like housewives who were bargaining at the market, chattering non-stop.

“That’s enough, stop arguing.” He Yu shouted suddenly, and the huge conference room fell silent.

His expression no longer had the composure from before. His eyes were dark and gloomy, making it hard to tell his emotions. But he looked like a venomous snake that was hidden in the dark and could pop out at any moment to bite people, making people feel wary.

“Si Huan, your shares in the school’s board of directors are only ranked third. Moreover, you’re only a student here now. You don’t have the authority or the ability to convince everyone. In that case, I suggest you take a good look at the situation and give up the interests that should belong to the entire school’s board of directors.”

“Mr. He is right. Hein is the largest shareholder. How can we be led by the nose by a little brat like Si Huan?”

“I’ve heard of a saying before. When someone is helpless, they will attack their opponent’s family background, age, and other external factors. Looking at how things are now, it seems like this is true.”

Si Huan smiled slightly, his demeanor was neither humble nor arrogant. “Everyone, I think you’re been mistaken about something. The school’s board of directors doesn’t have the right to criticize the school’s internal affairs.”

The expressions of the board members changed again and again. Only after Si Huan’s reminder did they remember that they only had the right to receive dividends as the school’s board members and not the right to interfere with the school’s operational affairs.

After his words suppressed the school’s board members’ arrogance, Si Huan said to the school’s management, “I think the school’s management knows that our company has higher-end and more advanced experimental equipment than the school. Bi Ying and Huo Tian had once strongly requested to stop their studies and come to my company to research what they’re interested in.”

Before he could finish, the management team’s expressions changed drastically. The principal said anxiously, “How can we do that? They’re still our school’s students.”

Si Huan smiled at the principal. “That was how I persuaded Bi Ying and Huo Tian back then. As the president of the student union at Qingli High School, I don’t want the school to lose two outstanding students. In order to let Bi Ying and Huo Tian continue to study, I promised to build a professional laboratory for them in the school.”

The management team also remembered their original intention for building the laboratory and nodded awkwardly.

Si Huan’s gaze swept across the unhappy board members before he looked at He Yu, who had a gloomy expression on his face. “It’s true that I’m not the largest shareholder in the school’s board of directors. However, when the other board members initially refused to fund the laboratory, I provided all the funds without any hesitation.”

“Moreover, I’ve also kept the records for each cash flow. It can be proven that 80% of the experimental equipment was funded by the Si Family. According to the logic of the school’s board members, I’m the investor who should enjoy their research results the most, right?”

At this point of the conversation, He Yu understood that it would be very difficult to bite off this piece of cake from Si Huan’s hands. However, he was still unwilling to accept this and thus tried to drive a wedge between them.

“Looks like Si Huan wants to take the cake in front of him for himself. I wonder what the creators of the cake, Bi Ying and Huo Tian, think about this?”

Bi Ying, who had a deep hatred for He Yu, felt very happy when he saw He Yu’s defeated expression. He laughed and said, “If I have to commercialize all my research results, I will choose a business partner like Si Huan without hesitation.”

Huo Tian nodded firmly too. “Bi Ying is right. Si Huan is a good friend who is very trustworthy.”

He Yu forced a mocking smile. “The friendship between the few of you is really touching. I hope you can continue to maintain this naivety.”

With that, he seemed like he couldn’t be bothered to look at these people anymore, standing up quickly and leaving the conference room.

After He Yu left, a few of the board members looked at each other for a while, then stood up and chased after him.

Only two-thirds of the people in the meeting room were left. Their attitude towards Si Huan and the other two people was not entirely supportive either.

Of course, Si Huan understood the situation that the three of them were in. He wasn’t someone who would seize the opportunity to reap profits without sharing any benefits with others. He had a preliminary discussion with the school’s management and the remaining board members before they finally reached an agreement to collaborate.

Bi Ying and Huo Tian will raise Qingli High School’s reputation with their scientific research results and outstanding results. Their laboratory will be independent of the school’s management.

The school could pick out outstanding students or teachers and let them participate in Bi Ying and Huo Tian’s research projects. Their projects would also be open to external investments. When the results were encashed, they would distribute dividends to the school’s management or board members according to the previous investments…

Such a model of cooperation received agreement from the others.

When this meeting ended, everyone seemed to be happy and harmonious.