As soon as Half-the-Harbor Langdon
spoke, Kennedy and Sawyer narrowed
their eyes and looked at each other.
They rarely saw the introverted Half-the
Harbor Langdon showing such an intense
mood swing.
It could be seen that Half-the-Harbor
Langdon genuinely despised Jasper in his
heart.
“Then, Joe, how are we going to
cooperate?” Sawyer asked.
Half-the-Harbor Langdon said slowly
and firmly, “We can no longer take Jasper
lightly. Frankly speaking, if Jasper doesn’t
die this time, any one of us three will need
to bend to his will the next time we run
into him. We’re no longer his opponents if
we try to fight him alone.
“Hence, since we want to cooperate, we
must truly cooperate deeply regardless of
each other’s positions and background. It i
sa strategic alliance in the true sense, not
those loose partnerships that may be
dissolved at any time.
“So I figured I’ll take out my Fongroup, Ken, you can take out your family’s Hope Group, and Sawyer, you can take out your Atticus Group. Then, we three can do a cross-ownership.”
Sawyer and Kennedy were both shocked when they heard that.
This was more than just cooperation. This was like tying the three companies together on the same boat to prosper or sink together.
“We’ll also share the resources and risks.”
Half-the-Harbor Langdon added another sentence before looking at the two of them. He asked, “What do you think?”
Sawyer frowned slightly and asked, ” Then how should we allocate the cross – shareholding ratio?”
The foundation of the Atticus family was always weaker than Kennedy’s family, so Sawyer was more tempted by this cooperation.
Half-the-Harbor Langdon heard
Sawyer’s question and answered with a smile on his face, “This is easy. Market value is one aspect, and our respective resources are also one aspect. However, m y suggestion is to cross-hold 15% of the shares. This way, it will not affect our controlling rights over our respective industries, but at the same time, it will also provide additional protection.”
Kennedy asked slowly, “If we cooperate, which of the three of us is the primary and who is the secondary?”
Half-the-Harbor Langdon said, “Our cooperation is not to distinguish between lowliness and nobleness. The core concept is still resource-sharing and risk sharing. Therefore, we do not have a primary or secondary distinction. There are exactly three companies, hence it is completely possible to vote on major matters. Then, the minority shall obey the majority.”
“I think that’s fine,” Sawyer said first.
Kennedy snorted but did not answer.
He figured he was at a disadvantage.
“I think it is better to have a clear
distinction between primary and secondary. This will make it better when wi e have to cooperate in a certain field in the future as we will simply listen to whoever has the right to speak and is more familiar with this field.”
Kennedy’s proposal made Half-the
Harbor Langdon laugh. He asked, “So
what if it’s fighting against Jasper?
“Which of the three of us has the most
power in this field and who is more
familiar with this matter?”
Kennedy was speechless when he was
asked this question.
No matter how brazen and shameless he
was, he could not say that he was the
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