His words had barely faded when the surroundings suddenly went quiet.
The conference room fell into a hushed silence, permeated by an air of subtlety.
Ji Linxiong glanced at the silent crowd and cursed to himself.
These old foxes!
They were all waiting for him to speak.
He cleared his throat to break the dullness, "With President Lu absent, we need to elect someone to temporarily take charge until his return when that person will step down. What do you all think?"
It sounded reasonable, but everyone knew that once someone got a taste of power, it wasn't easy to relinquish.
Ji Linxiong narrowed his eyes and made suggestive glances at several shareholders he usually interacted with.
"Er, I think Boss Ji's suggestion makes sense."
"I agree, we can't be without a leader."
...
Once someone took the lead, more and more shareholders began to nod in agreement.
They all had their own ulterior motives.
