"To carry out these tasks, it is necessary to have a CEO who is sufficiently knowledgeable about the company's various affairs to promote them. Ladies and gentlemen, I have served as Mr. Norman's deputy for more than ten years. I believe everyone is well aware of my capabilities. Therefore, I recommend myself to serve as the company's new CEO."
Mencken crossed his hands, looking confident.
Shimizu frowned almost imperceptibly.
It seems that Mencken is likely to take the position of CEO.
Osborn is now in turmoil due to Norman's death and his past actions. In order to ensure that their wealth is not greatly affected, a group of shareholders will definitely choose a new leader who is capable of stopping the company's decline in the shortest possible time.
The original owner was a playboy who usually took shares and waited for dividends, without much involvement in company affairs. His prestige and foundation within the company were definitely inferior to Mencken's.
He certainly doesn't have the ability to compete with Mencken for the position of CEO right now.
What he should do now is to find a way to participate in the company's management in order to gain power and status, so as to seek further development.
Mencken stood up from his seat, walked to the big screen, and talked eloquently about the PPT he had prepared.
Harry Osborn looked dazed and held the hand of his butler, Bernard, behind him.
The loyal old butler nodded lightly at Harry to reassure him.
"According to my calculations, we will be able to recover approximately $ billion in cash flow within a month. I plan to invest all of it, except for maintaining the normal operation of the company's existing projects and departmental personnel, into the projects I just proposed..."
It can be seen that Mencken had been preparing for today for a long time.
"Does anyone have any doubts or need to add anything?"
Mencken straightened his tie and looked at the board members with a smile.
Shimizu silently raised his hand.
"Mr. Walter, do you have anything to say?"
"I would like to know, is Mr. Mencken planning to bet everything on the military?"
"This is currently the most likely way to save Osborn."
"But what if it fails? Will Osborn face a broken cash flow chain and another stock crash, and our wealth will shrink again?"
"Mr. Walter, you can talk about your views."
Mencken stretched out a hand to Shimizu, making a "please" gesture.
Shimizu took out a USB flash drive, walked to the stage, and replaced Mencken's PPT.
"Eggs should not be placed in one basket, Mr. Mencken. Of course, I believe you will not let that happen, and I also hope not to. Therefore, we can prepare something new."
Shimizu released his PPT, which he had just finished making half an hour before departure:
"The new thing I want to introduce to you has actually been in preparation for a long time. In fact, Mr. Norman had foreseen the situation that the Osborn Group would encounter after his death, so he left a backup plan."
Anyway, Norman is dead and can't jump out of the coffin to refute.
As Norman's student, even if Norman's teaching style was laissez-faire, he could still wave Norman's banner.
In the hearts of these people, Norman has successfully possessed great prestige through the past decades, and he can only make these people willing to believe by borrowing Norman's remaining power.
"This is a new energy battery developed by Mr. Norman based on low-temperature technology. I can briefly introduce the principle to you."
"Wait a minute, Mr. Walter."
A shareholder suddenly stood up and interrupted Shimizu's speech.
"Regarding the energy field, after Stark Group transformed from a military enterprise, it transformed into an energy company. Everyone knows that Tony Stark invented a new type of reactor that is fifty years ahead of the world. I'm afraid we won't be a match for Stark Industries in this regard. Now, even the New York City power grid design project has been snatched away by Stark."
"I understand your concerns, Mr. Adams, but who said we are opponents of Stark? We should be on the same front as them."
Shimizu snapped his fingers and said easily, then switched the screen and released a partial design drawing of a new energy vehicle that he had drawn himself.
In fact, he copied it from his incarnation in the DC world this morning.
"We all know that Faraday invented the electromagnetic induction device and became the first generator in human history, but it was not until Tesla invented alternating current that mankind truly ushered in the electrical age. We are the same as Stark."
"Tony Stark has created a more perfect energy source than traditional chemical fuels and nuclear energy, changing the history of human energy, and we can also become the Tesla of this era."
As Shimizu spoke, a series of data appeared on the screen.
"For example, abandoning oil and using electric cars."
"Although Stark Group has had some success in promoting new energy, they have also been blocked by traditional energy forces, and the promotion speed is not satisfactory. What if Osborn takes out a new project that can perfectly complement it at this time and invites Stark Group to join?"
"Think about it, what is the current price of oil, what is the price of electricity, and what will be the price of electricity after Stark Group's new energy is promoted? Think about it, if we can get investment cooperation from Stark Group, not only will Osborn's stock price be better than before, but we will also become the new rule makers in the energy and automobile industries. You know, how much benefit this will bring us."
Shimizu pressed his hands on the table, his face confident, and his eyes looked intently at the shareholders of the Osborn Group.
These people include senior management personnel like Mencken, investors from external financial institutions, and technology practitioners who have reached this position under Norman's promotion based on their technical level.
They understand what Shimizu is saying represents.
Mencken fell silent, thinking rapidly.
He had been coveting control of Osborn for a long time, and had been preparing for this day since Norman became seriously ill. The first thing he considered, of course, was whether Shimizu would pose a threat to him.
