Chapter 532 - Select a New Chairman? (1/2)

Although they were just shareholders, not managers, they had the right to speak.

Black sheep were everywhere, and the Tanghuang Group was not excluded.

Under Tang Yunfan’s control, Tanghuang Group developed very well, but the bright future of a company lay on peace and harmony among its staff. However, ambitious people wouldn’t always stay quiet.

Therefore, once the news that Tang Yunfan was unconscious was leaked, those ambitious directors who always wanted to replace Tang Yunfan started to create chaos. They believed that Tang Haifeng was too old to manage such a large business group and there was no one else, except Tang Yunfan, in the Tang family who knew how to do business, so the board of directors had to select a new chairman from among themselves.

Nevertheless, Tang Haifeng’s appearance shocked them. To their astonishment, Tang Haifeng was still able to stay so healthy and strong. They thought that he would be an aged, old man who could do nothing now! Besides, they had also heard that Tang Haifeng had heart disease, so most of them believed that he would be lying in bed sick after hearing what had happened to Tang Yunfan, which was the main reason those ambitious director dared create chaos.

Tang Haifeng had retired many years ago, but he was still an influential figure in the business group, and everyone still held great respect for him.

The moment Tang Haifeng appeared, those ambitious directors became quiet. Of course, they just remained quiet for now and it was impossible for them to give up their plans.

In the broad meeting room, Tang Haifeng sat in the chairman’s chair with a serious look, glancing at every director, which made them feel quite stressed.

“Master Tang, a country can never have an absent king, while a business group can never have an absent leader. Chairman Tang has been unconscious for many days, and we think it’s time to select a new chairman for the sake of the company,” Tang Deming said. He was the fourth princ.i.p.al shareholder of the Tanghuang Group, and was from the branch of the Tang family.

The Tang family’s business was a family business, so there were some members from the branch of the Tang family in the shareholders.

Tang Haifeng had retired, so those directors called him Master Tang.

“I agree. If our business opponents find out that our chairman is absent, they’ll seize the chance to attack us,” Fu Kaiyu said. He was the seventh director in the board.

“Who told you that our chairman is absent? Master Tang is still healthy and strong, and I think that Master Tang can be the acting chairman till Chairman Tang is awake,” Tang Zhilin argued. He was the fifth director in the board.

Tang Zhilin was also from a branch of the Tang Family but he was loyal to the Tang Family, so he was the first person who stood out and disagreed to select a new chairman.

“I agree with Zhilin,” the eighth director said.

Tang Yunhang and Tang Yunrong who were the second and third directors in the board, of course, stood by Tang Haifeng’s side.

In the end, among nine directors in the board, five disagreed to select a new chairman, two abstained, and two agreed to do so. Since the majority disagreed, the proposal wouldn’t stand.

Tang Deming and Fu Kaiyu who had the ambition to compete for the seat of chairman were upset and annoyed, but they could do nothing about it. As long as Tang Haifeng was here, they could only wait for another good opportunity.

Anyway, Tang Haifeng was an old man and he couldn’t manage the company for long. If Tang Yunfan was unconscious forever or died, they would then have to select a new chairman.

In addition, when Tang Yunfan was the chairman, they had no chance to unseat him, because they were frightened by his ways of controlling the company. Since Tang Yunfan was absent now, they could have enough time to prepare for their scheme!

Tang Haifeng warned them seriously later, “I don’t know how you were able to hear the news that Yunfan is unconscious, but I don’t want anyone else to hear about it. No matter who leaks the news, he’s fired!”