孫宏斌將成爲樂視董事長

LeEco has named Sun Hongbin, the chairman of property developer Sunac, to its board and is widely expected to elevate him to chairman, signalling a new chapter in the saga of the troubled Chinese tech company.

樂視(LeEco)已同意房地產開發商融創中國(Sunac)的董事長孫宏斌進入樂視董事會，而且外界普遍預期他將被成爲樂視董事長，標誌着這家陷入困境的中國科技公司將揭開新的篇章。

He was elected in a closed-door shareholder meeting convened specifically to decide on new leadership for LeEco, according to a transcript of the meeting provided by shareholders, after founder Jia Yueting stepped down as chairman of the listed arm this Month shortly after quitting as its director.

根據股東大會提交會議記錄，孫宏斌是在一場專門爲決定新一屆樂視領導人而召開的閉門股東大會上當選的。此前創始人賈躍亭在辭去樂視網總經理不久後，又於本月辭去了上市公司董事長一職。

Mr Sun is expected to be named LeEco’s chairman at another meeting scheduled for Thursday.

預計孫宏斌將於週四舉行的另一場會議上被任命爲樂視董事長。

Outside the meeting on Tuesday, 28 people who work at suppliers to LeEco chanted in protest as bodyguards blocked them from storming the meeting room. The contractors said LeEco’s mobile phone unit owed them more than Rmb30m ($4.4m) in payments that had come due more than a year ago.

週二的會場外，樂視供應商的28名員工被保鏢攔住無法衝入會議室，他們在會場外高呼抗議。承包商們表示樂視的手機部門拖欠他們3000多萬元人民幣（合440萬美元）達一年以上。

In January, Sunac emerged as LeEco’s white knight after providing the embattled tech company a $2.4bn emergency cash infusion in return for stakes in LeEco’s core film and television streaming subsidiaries.

今年1月融創中國成爲樂視的白衣騎士。此前融創向這家陷入困境的科技公司提供了24億美元的緊急注資，以換取樂視的影視流媒體核心業務的股份。

During Monday’s meeting, Mr Sun indicated he would focus on revamping LeEco’s the shareholding structure, according to the transcript.

據會議記錄顯示，孫宏斌在週一的會議上表示他將着重於改革樂視的股權結構。

Over the weekend, LeEco denied rumours circulating in Chinese media that Mr Jia had bought mansions in the US, which had stoked worries among investors that he could abscond from his debts in China and seek refuge in the US.

上週末，樂視否認了中國媒體上關於賈躍亭在美國購買豪宅的傳言，該傳言引發了投資者的擔憂，他們認爲賈躍亭可能逃脫在中國的債務，並在美國尋求庇護。

“He will probably come back to China,” a LeEco spokesperson reassured creditors outside the shareholder meeting on Monday. “I just do not know exactly when.”

週一在股東大會的會場外，樂視一名發言人向債權人保證：“他可能會回到中國，只是不知道確切時間。”