Chapter 30: Too Much Money
Ding! Xenia Lewis’s cell phone notification sounded.
She took out her cell phone and was stunned. She stammered, “Oh dear… oh dear.”
“What’s wrong?” William Scott looked at her in confusion.
“So many zeros… this is too much.” Xenia Lewis passed the cell phone to William Scott.
Xenia Lewis’s phone message indicated that she had received a sum of five million dollars in her company’s bank account.
“This guy is really quick.” William Scott smiled as well. Simon Jaber was reliable.
“What should I do now?” Xenia Lewis looked at William Scott pitifully.
William Scott smiled. “What’s there to do about that? Aren’t you just waiting for the money to proceed with your work? Just keep working.”
“Oh…” Xenia Lewis sat down, and her expression froze for a full two minutes. Then, she patted her cheeks and said to herself, “Calm down, calm down.” She grabbed the mineral water bottle on the table and gulped down half of it.
William Scott smiled at Xenia Lewis and did not disturb her. The sudden change in money and status, especially a huge change, was the strictest test of human nature.
After another five to six minutes, Xenia Lewis finally let out a long sigh of relief. Then, she focused her gaze on William Scott and said with a serious expression, “William Scott, we have to discuss our matters now.”
This girl called him by his full name. Coupled with her expression, it seemed very formal.
William Scott asked, “What do we have to discuss?”
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“First of all, you are the one who gave Joan Cairn the 200,000 dollars. That is equivalent to you acquiring Joan Cairn’s shares. In other words, you have already taken 50% of the company’s shares. Now that the financing is successful, it is estimated to be 50 million dollars. We will give 10% of the shares to Millennium Productions. Each of us will have 45% of the shares. I have decided to only take 10% of the shares. The remaining 80% will be yours. You are now a major shareholder of the company.”
William Scott narrowed his eyes. “You’re really generous.”
“My valuation of the company is only five million. Actually, the price I keep to myself is four million. Halving it only gives two million. Now, 10% is worth five million. I’ve already taken a huge advantage, and you exchanged it with a favor of saving someone’s life. I can’t take advantage of you anymore.”
William Scott thought for a moment and said, “How about this — you can take 20%. I don’t know much about this industry, and I don’t know how to do business either. You still have to manage it, so it’s decided.”
William Scott was very satisfied with Xenia Lewis’s performance. This girl really knew the big picture and was not greedy for money. She knew how to be humble.
After all, the company’s valuation was just an estimate. It was only useful when it was listed. To put it bluntly, the only thing that the company had was the five million dollars financing fund. That also meant that Xenia Lewis’s assets had reached one million dollars.
William Scott did not care about money. He did not care about these millions at all. However, he did not insist on giving more shares to Xenia Lewis. After all, she had not done any real big business. If he gave her too much responsibility, she would feel very pressured and it would not be good for either of them.
Xenia Lewis wanted to argue, but when she saw William Scott’s calm yet firm gaze, she pursed her lips and said, “Alright, it’s settled then.”
William Scott was no longer stern as he smiled. “What are your plans? What do we do next?”
Xenia Lewis’s eyes lit up and she chuckled. “How about… we just split the money? I can get a million dollars if I take 20%.”
“Haha, if you’re willing, I have no objections. Then, we’ll give Simon Jaber a refund of 500,000 dollars and tell him that the company has failed.”
“Pfft…” Xenia Lewis also burst out laughing.
Xenia Lewis stood up and hurried towards William Scott. She clenched her fists and lightly punched William Scott’s shoulders twice. “Now that you’re the chairman, I’ll listen to you on what to do next.”
“You’re such a lackey?” William Scott turned around and could not help but laugh.
Xenia Lewis smiled proudly. “Hehe, you are a major shareholder.”
“I see… Okay, then I’ll appoint you as the CEO of the company. You’ll be in charge of all matters in the company. You have the autonomy and authority to handle all matters. You don’t have to report to me.”
Xenia Lewis retracted her fists and pouted. “I thought I would be relaxed. You actually pushed all the responsibility to me. I’m not doing it.”
“That’s five million dollars worth of authority!” William Scott laughed.
Xenia Lewis pursed her lips and said, “I wouldn’t even want 50 million. I’m not a workaholic like Yvette. I’m only doing this because I’ve always dreamed of being a director. I just want to be able to film what I want to film, I’m not really out to run a company.”
“I see. I don’t get this, either. So why don’t we do this? The two of us can get the company started first. We can hire a dedicated manager later. Then we can do what we like.”
“You said it yourself. Don’t you lie to me. If you don’t do anything, I won’t care either.”
“Alright, alright. I’m free anyway. It’ll be nice if we start a company together.”
Xenia Lewis said excitedly, “You’re right. My family doesn’t approve of me doing this. They always say that I’m not doing proper work. Yvette even said that I’m fooling around. Let’s see who dares to talk about me now.”
“Haha, you can finally hold your head high now.”
Xenia Lewis suddenly stared at William Scott with a gentle gaze. “William, are you a lucky star sent by the heavens?”
“Why do you say that?”
Xenia Lewis placed her hand on William Scott’s shoulder again and said gently, “We’ve only known each other for a few days and you’ve already saved my life. You even saved me from the humiliation of Jaslin Stewart and the rest and helped me to get back at them. When something happened to the company, you immediately helped me resolve it, and you resolved it so beautifully. I feel that the things I’ve encountered in my whole life combined aren’t as exciting as the things I’ve encountered in the past few days.”
“Now that you mention it, I feel a little embarrassed,” William Scott replied with a smile.
“Hehe, you’re my cousin-in-law and we’re relatives after all. What’s there to be embarrassed about helping me? If you don’t help me, I’ll have to settle the score with you. Mm, now that I think about it, I feel at ease.”
William Scott could not help but laugh once again. Xenia Lewis, this girl, had a natural ability to make people laugh. Being with her meant being relaxed and happy.