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Chapter 780 - 783: Dealing with the Gray Family and the Company behind Bastion (Extra 1)
Chapter 780 - 783: Dealing with the Gray Family and the Company behind Bastion (Extra 1)
Chapter 780: Chapter 783: Dealing with the Gray Family and the Company behind Bastion (Extra 1)
“Miss, these are the documents sent from Eastonia. The woman named Lena Hammond you asked us to find is indeed no longer with Gray Entertainment.”
“As for Mr. Oliver Ford, it seems he is currently being held up in M Country by the Ford family. The shares he held in Bastion Group have all been bought by another company.”
On the airplane, Sadie flips her laptop around for Lily to examine the documents onscreen.
Upon receiving the laptop, Lily tells her, “Just call me Alice when we’re in Eastonia. You can also call me Lily, that’s my Eastonian name. Remember, stop calling me miss.”
“Okay, Alice. I understand,” replies Sadie.
Seeing Sadie acquiesce, Lily smiles gently and continues reviewing the documents in hand.
Her eyes suddenly widen as she reads the details shown on the screen.
“Alice, what’s wrong?” Sadie asks worridly.
“The company that acquired Bastion Group’s shares… it’s called Weldon?”
“Yes, it’s called Weldon,” Alice finds this strange, “Is there an issue with that company?”
“No, nothing. Continue,” Lily shakes her head.
Relieved that Lily was fine, Sadie continues her explanation.
“A few years ago, the Weldon Group was already quite well known. They owned the most cinema chains in M Country and were very influential. About four and a half years ago, they were suddenly acquired by an anonymous businessman from Eastonia.”
“Now, he has become one of the most powerful players in the global entertainment industry. Especially since last year, after Weldon Group started a partnership with Wellington Entertainment in Eastonia, they have created a win-win situation.”
“Wellington Entertainment also partnered with them?”
Dylan Wellington and Aidan Lucas collaborating isn’t surprising.
But when did Aidan Lucas get involved in the entertainment industry?
“Yes, the relationship between Wellington Entertainment and Bastion Group is complex. I heard from Madam that you haven’t paid any attention to Eastonia’s news for many years. You may not know, but these two companies have now become the giants in Eastonia’s entertainment industry.”
“As for your Gray Entertainment, they had a good partnership with Wellington Entertainment. However, from about a month ago, Wellington started overtly targeting Gray.”
“As for the Bastion Group, I don’t think they did this on purpose. It’s just that Bastion and Gray have always depended on each other. Add to that the information we found suggests that the Ford family has been pressuring Mr. Oliver Ford’s business. Thus, he had no choice but to sell his shares.”
“Mr. Ford is pretty loyal though, he didn’t touch any of your shares.”
So, this means that Dylan Wellington is indeed purposefully suppressing Gray Entertainment.
But the acquisition of Bastion Group by Weldon Group may just be a coincidence.
Because Gray and Bastion are on good terms and Oliver Ford was in a tight spot financially, this was just a normal acquisition without other ulterior motives.
However, even if that’s the case, Lily still feels uncomfortable.
Not many people know about her relationship with Bastion. Dylan Wellington and others might not know, so not suppressing out of malice is possible. But almost everyone who knows her is aware of her ties to Gray.
What is Dylan Wellington trying to achieve by deliberately targeting Gray?
As for the anonymous Eastonia businessman who acquired Weldon Group,
Heh, others may not know, but how could she possibly not know who it is.
Aidan Lucas had specially acquired that company to please her.
The original intent when giving it to her was to help make up for the resource deficiency in Gray Entertainment, allowing it to better capture the market in the future.
But back then, she rejected it.
After she rejected it, the Weldon Group naturally remained in Aidan Lucas’s possession.
But now…