American Fortune Life

The meeting room fell into silence, and everyone's eyes were on the face of Howard Schultz, the founder, president and CEO of Starbucks.

Although Howard Schultz was mentally prepared, when he heard the other party's request, his heart was cold.

When he acquired Starbucks, because of his lack of funds, he led a group of investors to complete the acquisition. In order to better control the company, he spared no effort to disperse the company's equity.

Due to the scattered ownership, there is a serious "free-rider" phenomenon in supervision and management. In this way, minority shareholders have little enthusiasm to participate in shareholder meetings and compete for proxy rights, and are unable to engage in these activities.

In turn, the operation of Starbucks became an insider's control, and he, the operator, became the leader, so that Starbucks was deeply marked with his Howard Schultz's label, so he was able to return to the king after leaving Starbucks!

However, this mechanism of decentralization of shares now also has a fatal flaw. Once the interests of minority shareholders are damaged, they will use the exit mechanism and takeover to restrain the operators.

When a company is seriously out of profit maximization, minority shareholders will sell their stocks, causing the company’s stock price to drop. Acquire the company's stock, reorganize the board of directors after reaching the controlling stake, and appoint a new manager.

The threat of potential takeover makes managers have to work hard to move closer to the direction of maximizing the interests of shareholders.

Howard Schultz's deep eyes and Olin Smith looked at each other, and the other party was right, "Business is so cruel."

After his return, he frantically closed 600 stores, wielding the layoff knife and causing Starbucks management to lose the trust of small shareholders. Now a hungry wolf has walked in, and they are already dying and have no power to fight back.

The other party's request is not so much a request as another kind of temptation of "whoever agrees and who opposes".

The general trend is over, and the consequence of disagreement is that the other party will immediately start the reorganization of the board of directors and clean up the company's management!

"We seem to have lost our choice, don't we?"

Seeing Howard Schultz's helpless and tangled expression, and hearing his disappointed words, Olin Smith didn't say anything, but looked at him with a smile and said.

"Mr. Schultz, for Starbucks, you are the founder and the soul. Mr. Smith is very clear about your feelings and importance for Starbucks. His entry will not change anything. This reform, Smith The husband also agrees very much, and your reform plan will also receive more support.

Starbucks needs to end the bad decline as soon as possible and get back on track! "

. . . . . .

"... Starbucks' board of directors, shareholders and all employees are optimistic about the joining of Mr. Andy Smith..."

"Hehe, Olin, I just talked to Howard Schultz on the phone. The attitude of the other party is very sincere, and the communication is very smooth. However, the plan to repurchase Starbucks shares cannot be stopped. The more the better, the potential takeover The danger must be eliminated.

This is the first listed company I have acquired, and I don't hope that one day in the future, I will also be kicked out by a sudden opponent! "

Andy was leaning on the sofa in the living room, watching Howard Schultz's interview with reporters on TV, and talking on the phone while talking on the phone. As for the vacant Lushan claw, it was in Ivana's arms Inside, rubbing spiral pills.

As the range of chakra's shape changes became larger and larger, Ivana's beautiful eyes became misty, winking like silk, swaying in Andy's arms like a mermaid.

"Well, I see. After Thanksgiving, I will fly to Seattle in person to officially take over Starbucks and take over the post of chairman. By the way, Olin, I am going to let you take over as the chief financial officer of Starbucks..."

Andy raised his eyebrows and looked at Ivana, whose cheeks were flushed by him, biting the red CHUN's obsequious attitude,

He moved involuntarily, looked up to the sky, then pointed at little Andy who was already shuddering, and continued.

"You also know that it is impossible for me to keep an eye on Starbucks, and I don't want to interfere too much with Howard Schultz's work and operations, um, huh-haha, it's nothing, but the financial part must be our own ..."

After hanging up the phone, the corners of Andy's mouth turned up slightly, and Ivana, who was doing a 360-degree spa with no dead ends, said proudly, "Starbucks has officially entered my business map from today onwards." In, haha..."

Feeling the gentle palm of her man caressing her hair, Ivana showed a happy sweet smile on her face, looked up at the high-spirited complacency on Andy's face, and the happy and hearty laughter made her chi even more beautiful.

Two desk lamps emit dim light, dispelling the darkness in the luxurious bedroom. On the spacious Daiso, Andy and Ivana are embracing and sleeping. Since Ivana is in the period of conceiving, she can only hang up the waiver card .

Of course, the frontal battlefield cannot open the situation, and there are other options. Therefore, Andy, who captured two gates in a row, and Ivanna, who was killed and disarmed, slept very soundly.

Buzz——

On the Chuangtou cabinet, the mobile phone buzzed continuously, and the shaking cabinet made a sound, and it kept buzzing endlessly.

"Ok?"

Andy frowned, closed his eyes unhappily, and took away his resting Lushan Claw parked on the hill, turned around and stretched his arms, grabbed the phone, didn't even look at it, and went straight to it in a daze. picked up.

"Say--"

"what!"

The sleepy eyes that were closed shut suddenly opened, and Andy opened his eyes wide with anger, and growled in a low voice through gritted teeth: "These damned poisonous Assan!"

"Ahem..."

In the study room of an apartment building in Manhattan, Jon Meacham, wearing pajamas, had a constipated expression on his face, and coughed lightly. Although he didn't know what his boss meant, it must be a curse full of discrimination. This It's better to pretend you didn't hear it, it's politically incorrect after all.

But when he thought of the last email sent by his reporter, his complexion became very ugly again. He also gritted his teeth in hatred for the Indians who put his reporter in great danger.

"Boss, it was very safe in the hotel's 'secret room', but a bastard Indian official accepted the TV station's interview on the phone, and the local TV station broadcast it live, and the terrorists learned about it from the TV, which revealed the location of the secret room. Anil documented the whole process in an email..."

"This group of idiots! I hope our people are safe! This matter must not be left alone. I will call the Secretary of State. This is murder. You send an email to AMC's Plepler, and all its newspapers, tomorrow In the morning, I want to see reports of strong condemnation and let the world know how stupid these idiots are!"

Andy carefully and quickly made a move, picked up a nightgown from the side, tiptoed out of the bedroom, walked through the corridor and pushed the door into the study, cursing angrily.

He knew Ah San was unreliable, but he didn't expect it to be so unreliable. He suppressed the first-hand reports for the safety of his own reporters, and Ah San would directly broadcast the interview, revealing their positions, and letting more people know. People are in danger, Tmb, there's a limit to idiots!