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The number of defective NVC dealers increased to 29, and Wu Changjiang faced the prospect of leaving home.

As the founder of NVC Lighting, although Wu Changjiang was dismissed from the position of CEO by the board of directors, Wu Changjiang still has a tight grip on NVC Lighting's channel "throat" with the dealer team that he has worked hard for many years. More than a year ago, it was these "dead soldiers" who had fought against Wu Changjiang for many years. They became Wu Changjiang's most important bargaining chip in his battle with Yan Yan, and finally forced Yan Yan to give in. On August 8, after Wu Changjiang was dismissed as CEO again, Wu Changjiang followed the law and publicly stated that if he did not reinstate his position, no one could command these dealers. Dealers have defected on a large scale one after another However, the development of the situation seems to have exceeded Wu Changjiang's expectations. A year ago, the dealer team that had united to "support Wu" has now "defected" on a large scale and has become Wang Donglei's supporters. On August 12, news from Wang Donglei showed that 19 provincial dealers of NVC Lighting had signed a statement expressing support for Wang Donglei’s leadership of NVC Lighting. The statement learned by the reporter read: "Our company declares as follows: 1. Our company expresses our understanding, respect and support for the above two board resolutions of your company; 2. Our company is full of confidence and full of expectations for NVC Lighting under the leadership of your company's new board of directors and new leadership team. 3. Our company welcomes and congratulates Mr. Wang Donglei on his appointment as the interim CEO of your company, and is willing to continue to actively cooperate with NVC Lighting under the leadership of Mr. Wang Donglei to create brilliance together." At the end of the statement, there are signatures of 19 people including Wang Xiaobo, and the signature date is August 12. On the afternoon of August 14, according to Wang Donglei, 10 more dealers announced their support for Wang Donglei. So far, 29 of the 36 provincial dealers of NVC Lighting have announced that they are "supporting the king". The combined sales of these dealers account for more than 80% of NVC's total sales. Regarding the dealers' defections one after another, Wu Changjiang explained: "Wang Donglei coerced the dealers and kicked them out if they didn't sign. After all, the dealers still want to make money." Wu Changjiang said that assuming this statement has legal effect, the "big channel" plan signed by 28 dealers in Beijing is also valid. On July 27, Wu Changjiang held a dealer meeting in Beijing and signed an agreement with 28 core NVC dealers, granting them a 20-year distribution agreement for the NVC brand. In the future, these dealers can integrate channel resources into listed companies, or go public separately. Some analysts who wished to remain anonymous pointed out that in the previous battle between Wu Changjiang and Yan Yan, the dealer team had never been disintegrated, not even in form. The fact that the dealers changed direction so quickly this time shows that Wang Donglei, as the chairman of Dehao Runda, is far better prepared in terms of channels than Yan Yan, a pure capital player. Therefore, even if Wang Donglei was "coercive", it shows that he is not afraid of dealers "giving up their picks". In this situation, dealers do not dare to "give up their picks". Wu Changjiang faces complete elimination Although Wu Changjiang has been dismissed as CEO, as of now, he is still the executive director of NVC Lighting. According to relevant regulations, the removal of directors requires the approval of a shareholders' meeting. For Wang Donglei, it is obvious that he must "eliminate all evil". NVC Lighting recently announced that it will convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on August 29 to consider the removal of Wu Changjiang as executive director of NVC Lighting and his positions in all committees of NVC's board of directors. Data shows that Dehao Runda currently holds 27.03% of NVC Lighting's shares, while "allies" SoftBank SAIF and Schneider hold 18.5% and 9.22% respectively. Based on this calculation, Wang Donglei's shareholding ratio is as high as 54.75%, while Wu Changjiang's shareholding ratio is only 2.54%. Obviously, if other small and medium-sized shareholders do not fully support Wu Changjiang, Wu Changjiang is highly likely to "cleanse and leave the house" after the August 29 shareholders' meeting. At present, most of NVC Lighting’s production bases have resumed production, and only Chongqing’s Wanzhou base is still on a “high temperature holiday” (Wanzhou base announced that it will take a “high temperature holiday” starting from August 11). The Wanzhou base is one of the largest production bases of NVC Lighting, accounting for a quarter of NVC Lighting's production capacity and employing 2,300 people. It is regarded as Wu Changjiang's base camp. It is reported that under the coordination of the Chongqing Wanzhou District Government, Wang Donglei and Wu Changjiang continued to negotiate on the resumption of work on August 14. As of press time, there has been no sign of compromise between the two parties. "If the Wanzhou base resumes work, it means that Wang Donglei has basically restored the operation of NVC Lighting to normal track, and it also means that Wu Changjiang has fewer and fewer chips to hold NVC's new management in check. If he wants to make a comeback in the future, he can only go through legal channels," the above-mentioned analyst pointed out. However, Wang Donglei believed that Wu Changjiang did not dare to resort to legal action. He said in an interview with the media, "After Wu Changjiang left NVC Lighting, he could take legal channels. But he did not dare. Wu Changjiang was afraid that the company would find more evidence of his previous violations and violations." On August 13, Wu Changjiang stated on Weibo that Wang Donglei’s so-called recording of “a huge gambling debt of 400 million yuan” released by Wang Donglei was “illegal evidence” and was suspected of infringing on his reputation, and he would use legal weapons to protect his legitimate rights and interests.