Chapter 3188
In order to cooperate with Charlie according to his plan, Nanako had also personally set up a joint venture with Sophie. Charlie then used both of their last names, and he named the company 'Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group'.
On the surface, this joint venture company seemed to be jointly established by both the Ito family and Sophie with the Ito family holding 51% of the shares and Sophie holding 49% of the shares. However, in actual fact, the Ito family was actually holding 51% of the shares on behalf of Charlie. The Schulz family's ocean shipping group had been sanctioned before, and all of its business qualifications had been revoked.
However, since the Ito family was a foreign-funded enterprise and they had the complete qualification certificates and documents, the nature of Ito- Schulz Ocean Shipping Group also became a joint venture company dominated by foreign capital, thus bypassing all of the previous sanctions on the Schulz family. 3
As Autumn had more experience in business management as compared to Sophie and since she had her father, Yolden, who was giving her advice from behind the scenes, Autumn was then named the CEO of Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group.
Sophie was the COO of Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group, which was none other than the chief operating officer, and she worked together with Autumn to manage Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group. 1
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Since the Ito family was currently the top family in Japan and Sophie was also the granddaughter of the Schulz family who was the top family in Oskia, and was also previously the focus of the nation's attention because of her unfortunate experience, as soon as the news that Sophie had taken the Schulz family's ocean shipping group to collaborate with the Ito family was released, it made it to the headlines of the major news media immediately. 3
Autumn felt that it would be a good opportunity to take advantage of this huge wave as a chance to advertise their company for free. So, Autumn then took the initiative to approach Charlie as she intended to choose a good day to hold a press conference to officially announce the establishment of Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group. This could be considered their first step to creating awareness and gaining popularity.
Charlie naturally had no opinion about this matter. So, Autumn discussed this matter with Sophie, and they decided to strike while the iron was hot and hold the press conference as soon as possible. 2
It just so happened that Nanako had not left yet, so, after the several women sat down and discussed this matter, they then decided to prepare for Nanako and Sophie to jointly take the lead to hold a huge press conference at Shangri-La.
Many domestic and foreign media were invited to participate in this press conference. As Charlie was the hidden big boss of the company, the few women also asked him to be present at the scene to show his support. 2
So, Charlie came to Shangri-La early to prepare to participate in the press conference on the day of the press conference.
Isaac had also specially rearranged the banquet hall in Shangri-La for the purpose of this press conference. The banquet hall was more than enough to accommodate several hundred reporters and guests.
Aside from the media and reporters, many well-known and prominent figures in Aurous Hill were also invited to the venue.
When Charlie arrived at Shangri-La, it was not time for the reporters and guests to enter the venue yet. Isaac came to the main entrance to greet him, and after handing Charlie's car over to the parking
attendant, he then said to Charlie, "Young Master, Miss Ito, Miss Schulz, Miss Moore, and Miss Hart are all resting in the VIP lounge now. Would you like me to take you over there?" 5
Charlie nodded and said, "Take me there, then."
Isaac hurriedly led the way in front, and he then spoke to Charlie in a low voice as he walked, "Young Master, Mr. Thompson called me just now. He wanted to confirm the time of your arrival in Eastcliff."
Charlie then said, "The Tomb Sweeping Festival is on April 5th. So, it would be fine if I just arrived in Eastcliff on April 4th, right?" 2
Isaac hurriedly said, "Mr. Thompson
was afraid that you would only be willing to go over there on the 4th. H e said that the ancestor worship ceremony, would be held early in the morning on April 5th. Since it is such a grand ancestor worship ceremony, it is generally necessary to confirm albthe ancestor worship processes two to three days in advance. A family meeting will be held at that time, and you will also have to attend the family meeting then."
Charlie thought for a moment before he said, "You can just ask them to decide on the process for the ceremony. I will not be getting involved. When the time comes, I'll just act according to the process that has already been determined, then."
Isaac then explained, "Young Master, Mr. Thompson knows that you really do not want to go over there earlier. However, he still asked me to convey
his
message to you, and he hopes that you will be able to come to Eastcliff on April 3rd at least. You don't need t o attend all of the family meetings, but the last family meeting will be held on April 4th before the ancestor worship ceremony. It would be best for you to be there. There are a lot of particularly tedious etiquettes and processes, and if you do not communicate with them well in
advance, I'm afraid that something will go wrong when the time comes."
Charlie hesitated for a moment before he nodded and said, "Alright, then. In that case, I'll go over on April 3rd!"