Two hours later, in the yacht's command room, Tao Xiaotian held a video conference.
He lit a cigar and leaned on the sofa, with eight screens open in front of him.
The rustling scene quickly became clear, and then eight faces with different facial features appeared.
Some have flat noses, some are bald, some are affable, and some are calm and intimidating.
But they all have one thing in common, that is, they are old enough, all of them are over sixty years old.
"Uncle Ninth, Uncle Dong, Uncle Nan, Aunt Xi... have a good evening."
Seeing a familiar face appear, Tao Xiaotian smiled brightly and greeted him warmly with a cigar between his fingers.
"Tao Xiaotian, do you also know about the night?"
Xi Gu scolded her unceremoniously: "You are having a meeting at this time because your brain is full of water. Don't you know that we old people have to sleep?"
"It's just that, Tao Xiaotian, after destroying the Italian Youth Demon Association, you are a little distracted."
Uncle Nan also expressed his dissatisfaction with red eyes:
"Let me remind you, although you made great contributions in that battle, you were also at fault for being cut off later."
"Do you know how many more years the clan will have to struggle if Song Wansan takes away this piece of meat from Tang Huangpu?"
"I told you to give me money, but you insisted on taking advantage of Tang Huangpu, and the cooked duck flew away."
He also beat Tao Xiaotian. He was the one holding the strings of Tang Huangpu.
Dong Bo also had a serious face: "Forget it about being intercepted, you haven't explained to us the 200 billion scam today."
"There was nothing wrong with Paradise Island. You just shouted that you wanted to run an auction to get the property rights. What was the result?"
“Not only was there no one billion to win, Song Wansan was also cheated of 200 billion.”
He hates the fact that iron cannot become steel: "It's true that if you fail to succeed, you will fail."
"Let me tell you, we recognize the 99.9 billion that you have the authority of as president."
Xigu took over the topic: "After all, you are the president we elected."
"But we will not approve another 100 billion loan from Emgrand Bank this year."
"Just pledge your Tao family's assets first."
"Wait until next year, we will give you another 99.9 billion to clear the account, otherwise we will not be able to explain it to my nephew."
"And we will deduct 3 billion dividends from your Tao Xiaotian lineage every year for ten years to punish you for this major mistake."
Xigu also took the opportunity to inform Tao Xiaotian of a decision made by the council and the elders.
Tao Xiaotian has made repeated mistakes in decision-making recently, and the 200 billion pitfall has made this year's dividends in vain. These Tao veterans are very dissatisfied.
"Uncle Dong, Uncle Nan, Xigu, you can scold them as much as you can. These are my mistakes in decision-making. I will shoulder them and admit them."
Tao Xiaotian didn't pay attention to the scoldings of these elders, and seemed to accept them calmly:
"Also, let me tell you another piece of news about failure. Silver Arrow's giant crossbow team attacked Song Wansan, and one hundred and eight people were killed."
"Only Silver Arrow pretended to be alive, but he was also seriously injured due to poisoning."
Go ahead and scold me. The more you scold me now, the more you will be slapped in the face later.
"What? One hundred and eight people died?"
"Tao Xiaotian, what do you do for food? Do you know how difficult it is to have a baby now?"
"You alone can kill 108 people. Why don't you use your son to fill this establishment?"
"And the pension and housing expenses for these more than 100 nephews will cost hundreds of millions."
Sure enough, when they heard that the mission failed and the entire army was wiped out, Dong Bo and Nan Shu became even more angry and accused Tao Xiaotian one after another.
"Okay, just be quiet."
At this time, the eldest Uncle Jiu stopped everyone from scolding him, and his cloudy eyes gained a touch of clarity and he said:
"Xiao Tian, when you convened emergency meetings of clan associations at home and abroad, you weren't just asking us to apologize, right?"
He added lightly: "Tell me, there is something important that affects the survival of the clan."
Dong Bo and Nan Shu all fell silent after hearing this, looking at the leisurely and contented Tao Xiaotian with bright eyes.
Although they have been very dissatisfied with Tao Xiaotian recently, they also know that the president will not play tricks on them without being full.
"I have two requests for this call today."
"First, let go of my authority as the president to mobilize funds and make major decisions."
Tao Xiaotian said simply: "Second, I hope to initiate emergency procedures to convene a global Dow Congress."
"Tao's nephews and nephews from all over the world worked together to raise 500 billion in cash in one week."
"Yes, what I want is 500 billion, or cash."
He repeated, holding out a hand.
"Five hundred billion?"
"Tao Xiaotian, are you crazy?"
"Do you know what 500 billion is?"
"A net worth of 500 billion is enough to rank among the top 20 richest people in the world. The personal wealth of the world's richest man is only over 1 trillion."
"You want half the world's richest man's net worth just by talking, and you want to raise 500 billion within a week. Do you think we are one of the five major families in China?"
Dong Bo, Xi Gu and other seven elders and directors exploded again, all wondering if Tao Xiaotian had not woken up.
Tao Xiaotian still didn't pay attention to the crowd's criticism. He held his cigar and said casually:
"Is five hundred billion a lot?"
"I remember you said a long time ago that the wealth of the Clan Association has already exceeded one trillion, which is not inferior to the Tang Sect."
"Why is it so difficult to raise 500 billion now?"
Tao Xiaotian was not angry, but just smiled: "I think it will not be difficult for Tang Sect to raise 500 billion."
Uncle Nan said angrily: "Is the trillions of wealth of three hundred thousand nephews of Tao family on the same level as the trillions of wealth of eight thousand nephews of Tang family?"
Xigu also laughed angrily: "Tang Clan Tang can only have the final say on his own, but special decisions of the Clan Association require at least a hundred people to vote. How can we compare?"
"It seems that Tao's nephew is not good at it."
Tao Xiaotian blew out a puff of thick smoke: "If you don't talk about the Tang Sect, let's talk about the takeaway people and the mineral water people."
"The Tao family with three hundred thousand nephews is not even as good as them."
"People who sell takeaways and sell mineral water are worth hundreds of billions. With so many people and such a big organization, we can't even raise 500 billion. It's so shameful."
Tao Xiaotian sighed: "If I had known earlier, I would have gone out to sell mineral water."
"Okay, Xiaotian, don't go around in circles and annoy your Dongbo and the others."
Before Dong Bo and the others could get angry, Uncle Jiu waved his hand to stop them and looked at Tao Xiaotian calmly:
"The clan members will collect 500 billion in cash. It's not that they can't do it, but it's just a serious matter and it will break their muscles and bones."
"We have a reserve fund of 400 billion in our accounts all year round. After you auctioned it off to nearly 100 billion, there are still 300 billion left."
"But these 300 billion cannot be used unless forced to do so. The family is big and the business is big, and there are many places where money is urgently needed."
"Once these 300 billion are withdrawn, it will easily cause a funding shortage."
"Three hundred billion in reserve funds, forcing 300,000 nephews to collect money, and then intercepting the cash of various Dow merchants and selling off some bonds and equity."
"It's still possible to collect 500 billion in cash in a week."
"Just the 500 billion raised in this emergency situation has already affected the life and death of the clan association."
"It can be said that if these 500 billion are spent, if it goes to waste, the clan association will be like stepping into the cliff."
"At this time, if the situation is calm and peaceful for a year and a half, the clan association can still recover."
"If this gap is suppressed by foreign enemies, or encounters one of the top ten security incidents, the clan association without cash will be in chaos."
"At the least, countless Dow merchants have lost their funds and closed down, and at the most worst, the board of directors' elders have been questioned and suffered backlash."
"Once we lose our authority, people's hearts will be scattered, and no one will follow what we say."
"This means that the 300,000 nephews and relatives will become a piece of scattered sand and will never regain the unity and cohesion we have today."
"They will each have their own selfish motives and even betray Tao for their own benefit."
"The hearts and foundation accumulated over hundreds of years will be gone."
Uncle Jiu calmly explained the disadvantages of withdrawing 500 billion in cash, then looked at Tao Xiaotian and asked seriously:
"Xiao Tian, do you still insist on collecting 500 billion?"
"If you don't insist, you don't need to tell us the reason. It will be treated as if the meeting has not been held tonight."
He paused the crutch in his hand: "If you insist, then tell us a reason."
Dong Bo and Xi Gu all fell silent and looked at Tao Xiaotian, waiting for his answer.
"Hold on, I want the clan association to raise 500 billion in a week!"
Tao Xiaotian thought for three minutes, then firmly pressed the cigar into the ashtray:
"I want to bid for the Golden Island, and I am bound to win it..."
