Chapter 835

Nicholas nodded. He was not afraid of anyone. And the reason why he didn't respond for such a long time was that he needed time to sort out some of his things. He stood up and walked into the meeting room. At this moment, other senior executives had arrived one after another. As soon as Nicholas showed up, everyone turned to look at him. So did Renee. She didn't understand why so many people opposed Nicholas being a general manager. She had asked Miles to drop the news yesterday, but today it made the news more hot. She went to Miles early in the morning. Miles said it had nothing to do with him. Of course, Renee believed her. She just wanted to confirm it. If it wasn't Miles, then it was someone else. Who on earth dislikes Nicholas. She always felt that with Nicholas' ability, other than her father who needed to be afraid of him, the other board members should all support him. Obviously, her father supported Nicholas very much. What other bad intentions did they have! Renee was a little annoyed, so she had to restrain herself in such an occasion. Everyone was here. The meeting began. Geoffrey said seriously, "I have an emergency meeting today. I don't want to talk about anything else. I just want to make it clear that it's about Nicholas's job. First, it's natural for him to be the general manager of Xiahui Bank. I don't need to have any objection or accept any opinion. I don't want to say it for the third time." As soon as he opened his mouth, he showed his firm stand. Miles's face darkened. He had expected that Geoffrey would be so protective of Nicholas. But Geoffrey's words still made him feel uncomfortable. "Second, the rumors about Nicholas' job have been widely spread by the media. There is no doubt that it must be caused by our internal affairs. This person's position is not very low. I understand your fairness. For the time being, I won't go deep into it. He will take the initiative to solve the problem. Otherwise, I will really look into how to punish him. I will never be softhearted!" The atmosphere was extremely low. They didn't expect that Geoffrey would do this because of Nicholas. The meeting room fell into dead silence. Everyone held their breath. The most important thing for the group was that the chairman got angry. Who dared to provoke him! The directors looked at each other and began to feel a little nervous. They had planned to force Nicholas to ask for leave by himself. Of course, they also wanted to put pressure on Geoffrey, but they didn't expect that Geoffrey would defend Nicholas to such an extent. He would rather be in the public opinion than hurt Nicholas in the slightest. In the suffocating meeting room. Geoffrey said coldly again, "I hope this won't happen again!" Then he stood up and was about to leave. "Chairman." Nicholas suddenly stopped him. Geoffrey paused. "Since the board members have been so dissatisfied with me these days, I think I should give them an explanation." Nicholas stood up from his seat. Obviously, Geoffrey was a little flustered. He knew Nicholas very well, so he was afraid that he would do something extreme. At this moment, even Renee felt that Nicholas really did what those directors wanted. She was inexplicably anxious. "Your grades are your best explanation." Geoffrey said seriously, "remember what I said to you." He meant that he didn't want to be threatened. Nicholas nodded, "I'll keep it in mind. But as a senior leader, it's difficult to work hard if you can't win people's support." “Nicholas.” Geoffrey tried to stop him. He was almost sure what he was going to say. Nicholas pretended not to hear her. He stood up from his seat and said frankly, "since I have made my goal, I will not break my promise." Geoffrey's face darkened at his words. Nicholas was so stubborn that he couldn't even pull back ten bulls. Renee also looked at Nicholas. He knew that he was deliberately targeted, but he still fell into a trap. Why? Hearing what Nicholas said, Miles chuckled. In the end, he didn't do the wrong thing. Yesterday, he asked the news to be deleted in front of Renee, just to show it to Renee. He didn't aim at it because of Renee. He deliberately made the news bigger, in order to make Nicholas embarrassed. For so many years, he knew Nicholas well. He had to be honest whatever he did. He couldn't stand being criticized at all. That was one of the important reasons why he didn't think Nicholas was suitable for his career. Everyone in the business world was cunning and flexible. He chuckled to himself and pretended to be calm. Upon hearing Nicholas' words, the other directors immediately came to their senses. "You mean you want to resign?" Nicholas narrowed his eyes. The sudden imposing manner made the directors a little timid. He bit the bullet and said, "I just mean it literally. I hope you won't misunderstand me." Nicholas glanced at the directors and said, "I said that I would increase the net profit of Xiahui Bank by forty percent." "But obviously, it's less than ten percent now." The director said bluntly. Miles laughed at himself. Nicholas's original goal was a fantasy. How could he speak it out now. It was a slap in the face. "But if someone is willing to pay 10 billion dollars to the Xiahui Bank and deposit it at ten years' fixed term at the deposit base interest of the current market, can this money give the Xiahui Bank more than forty percent of the net profit?" Nicholas said word by word. "Where did you get such a big order?" The directors obviously didn't believe it. "10 billion dollars, basic interest, and fixed for ten years!" In the whole Beiwen State, no company could afford it. There were indeed many plutocrat who could gather so much money, but it was unimaginable that they had to deposit for ten years. Did Nicholas know what he was talking about?! The more rich people were, the more important money was to them. Who would be crazy to put such a large amount of money in the bank for ten years and let the bank make profit with it. "This is the contract." Nicholas stopped beating around the Bush and took out the contract. And put it in front of all the directors. The directors didn't believe it. They immediately took it over and looked at the contract. Looking at the name of Party A, they could not help but gasp. The Party A was Nicholas.