Be reborn and be happy to the fullest

Zhu Mingyu, who was overwhelmed by hundreds of millions of funds, finally remembered the most core issue of "share share".

But he had already fallen into the hands of Li Shuo, who immediately said unhappily: "Boss Zhu, there is something wrong with what you said. It's not about how many shares of Qianyu Times I want to take, but how much money you need to ensure the healthy operation of the company!"

"Yes, yes, you are right...but, that..."

Zhu Mingyu hesitated for a long time, but in the end, he did not dare to continue because he knew Li Shuo was too strong and overbearing.

Li Shuo naturally did not ask any further questions, but just called Wei Shuting and asked her to open a new meeting room in the hotel so that the two companies could hold negotiations overnight.

During the negotiation process, Reba, who followed along, had no sense of presence from beginning to end. She was very smart and just treated herself as a beautiful vase, just listening without expressing any opinions.

It was not until Zhu Mingyu was taken away by Wei Shuting that she looked at Li Shuo with bright eyes and asked, "Shuo brother, are you going to invest in Qianyu Times?"

Li Shuo nodded and said with a smile: "Why? Do you know this company?"

"Not only do I know about it, it's also very famous in Beijing... well, it's not even limited to Beijing. Among all the brokerage companies in the country, it's also the one that's expanding the fastest. And because it adopts a loose brokerage agreement, while attracting a large number of stars to join, it has also attracted criticism from many peers..."

"But for artists, Qianyu Times is extremely popular. In fact, if you conduct a questionnaire survey in schools like the Central Academy of Drama and Beijing Film Academy, and compare Qianyu Times with giants like Huaying, there will be at least the same number of artists willing to sign with Qianyu Times!"

Li Shuo nodded thoughtfully and said, "That's because the people born in the 90s and 00s are more independent and no longer blindly believe in authority. Young people want to live more freely and don't want to be overshadowed by the agency's shadow throughout their lives!"

"Yes, that's exactly it!"

Reba nodded vigorously, and soon realized something, and asked happily: "So, we made a lot of money from this business?"

"We can't say that we are making a profit at the moment, but the prospects for cooperation are good. However, due to the negotiation strategy, Zhu Mingyu needs to make more concessions on shares..." Li Shuo answered conservatively.

Reba answered quickly, "I know this. You control the investment direction of Shuoguo Group. Wei Shuting and others will be in charge of the specific negotiation details. In this way, you appear in Qianyu Times Company as a savior. Even if Zhu Mingyu is dissatisfied or even resentful afterwards, he can only blame Wei Shuting and others for their excellent negotiation skills and cutting off most of the company's equity!"

"Girl, when did you become so smart?"

Li Shuo pinched her chin, and she let him lift her chin and kissed her. After a while, she said tenderly, "Ah, I'm actually very smart, but I'd rather be a little dumber in front of you."

"This little mouth is so sweet!"

Li Shuo praised with a double meaning, and then said in a teaching manner:

"In fact, if Zhu Mingyu was smarter, he would have understood from the fact that I ordered Wei Shuting and the others to negotiate overnight that I was the one who wanted to sign the contract quickly. If he could infer from this, then the current situation would definitely be in my favor!"

It's a pity that Zhu Mingyu is not a reborn person. He doesn't understand that Qianyu Times is actually at a critical moment on the right path. As long as it survives now, with the advent of the Internet era in the future, Qianyu Times will truly become the overlord among diversified brokerage companies. The new brokerage model it has opened up will also be adopted by many Internet brokerage companies, forming a truly mutually beneficial and win-win two-way cooperation model with artists...

Li Shuo wanted to teach Reba, but unfortunately, most girls didn't want to listen to it, so Reba kept rubbing her red lips here and there, and her hands were restless. In the end, Li Shuo almost accidentally fired a gun...

To be precise, Li Shuo had already planned to lock the door of the lounge and teach this demon a lesson, but at this moment, there was a knock on the door and Jin Chen's voice: "Shuo brother, are you in there?"

Reba shushed Li Shuo, signaling him not to speak, but Li Shuo was not one to hide things. After thinking for a moment, he still responded in a muffled voice: "This morning, I'm here. Wait a moment, I'll be out right away!"

This sentence caused Reba to pout, but Li Shuo naturally had a way to deal with the girl who had already eaten. He coaxed Reba with a few words and quickly pushed the door open and left.

Jin Chen did not stand at the door waiting, but stood far away at the end of the corridor. When he saw Li Shuo coming out, he waved at him: "Brother Shuo, come here quickly. I will introduce some elders to you..."

There was nothing strange on her expression, just like when she saw Li Yitong and Li Shuo performing a duet in the morning and did not expose them on the spot.

Li Shuo secretly felt a headache, but he couldn't bring up the hot topic intentionally, so he had to cooperate with Jin Chen...

However, what gave him a bigger headache was yet to come. After introducing two seniors this morning, Lan Ying'er appeared beside him again. The girl calmly grasped Li Shuo's arm and asked softly, "Husband, do you have time? Some elders here want to meet you..."

Jin Chen immediately grabbed his other arm and pressed her small chest upwards: "Husband, there is another Uncle Hai, he is..."

"My side is more critical. There is an elder among them who is rarely seen on weekdays..."

Normally the three girls don't really call Li Shuo "husband", but today when they bumped into each other, they were all speaking softly on the surface, but in fact, murderous intent was everywhere, so that no one dared to get close to the three of them.

However, she had learned her "lesson" from the afternoon this morning and knew that continuing to argue like this would only make the man unhappy, so she was the first to let go of Li Shuo's arm and said softly to her boyfriend, "Husband, you go with Ying'er first. I'll maintain this for you. When you're done, come over right away..."

Li Shuo was having a headache, and was overjoyed when he heard this. Without thinking too much, he leaned over and kissed Jin Chen on the pretty face, then pulled Lan Ying'er away...

In public, this almost made Lan Ying'er explode, but Jin Chen was so "gentle and considerate", Lan Ying'er couldn't lose her temper. She trembled, but took a deep breath, barely calmed down, and pulled Li Shuo to the side hall to visit others...

This episode was a good start for Li Shuo. The competition between Jin Chen and Lan Ying'er made him relax. At least on the surface, Li Shuo took Lan Ying'er to visit one group of people, and then took Jin Chen to visit another group of people. The scene of the two women "respecting each other like guests" became the most attractive focus of this party!

"Today really opened my eyes. I didn't expect that even beautiful ladies like Jin Chen and Lan Ying'er could have such a good temper and serve the same man together with other women!"

"Yes, although there are many similar things in the entertainment industry, when it comes to Jin and Lan's level, it stands to reason that there is no room for other girls."

"I can only say that Li Shuo is amazing. The development speed of this guy's Shuoguo Group is really terrifying."

"Who says it's not true? Jingcheng Shuoguo Culture has already opened. I think after today, the company's business volume will increase dramatically, right?"

Socializing is the most important occasion for judging the direction of the wind. Jin Chen and Lan Ying'er brought glory to Li Shuo, and the consequence was that many people rushed to get to know Li Shuo and exchange business cards. Among them were many well-known producers in the industry. These people had a large number of film and television projects in their hands. Although it was impossible to directly offer Li Shuo the positions of male and female protagonists, some minor supporting roles could naturally be negotiated later.

In short, with the support of the two women, Li Shuo became famous quietly, and his fame paved the way for him to do many things in the future, and he had more and more resources in his hands...

While Li Shuo was wavering between the two women, Wei Shuting gathered people from Beijing Shuoguo Culture, temporarily rented a meeting room in the hotel, and began to discuss with Zhu Mingyu the specific details of Shuoguo Group's investment in Qianyu Times.

Qianyu Times' main assets are concentrated in celebrity contracts, which are intangible assets. At the same time, these top celebrities all signed separate contracts, so the asset determination work is very lengthy. Fortunately, Shuoguo Culture's Beijing branch has a complete framework structure in all aspects, and it has the right people. It quickly calculated the company's specific value:
The intangible assets of Qianyu Times are worth about 2 million RMB, and the fixed assets are worth more than 3000 million RMB.

After Wei Shuting got the result, she started a tug-of-war negotiation with Zhu Mingyu, and asked to invest 2 million yuan to fully acquire the entire Qianyu Times Company!

Zhu Mingyu was stunned on the spot. He didn't expect that Shuoguo Group would make a full acquisition. The appetite was so huge that it was staggering. Naturally, he argued with reason. After some tug-of-war, Wei Shuting lowered the conditions to "invest 1.5 million yuan to acquire 70% of Qianyu Times' shares" and insisted on not lowering them further.

"Mr. Wei, if you insist on such conditions, then the negotiations can no longer proceed!" Zhu Mingyu slammed the table, stood up and shouted angrily.

Wei Shuting said calmly, "Please calm down, Mr. Zhu. Our Shuoguo Group's investment also involves huge risks. This is the result calculated based on the risks. It is beneficial to both of us..."

"In that case, I might as well go back and ask Zhou Huanian for help!" Zhu Mingyu blurted out.

Wei Shuting spread her hands and smiled: "Even if the deal doesn't work out, the friendship still exists. Mr. Zhu naturally has the right to choose his partners... But I think since you haven't reached an agreement with Mr. Zhou, the other party must have given more stringent conditions!"

"Although the conditions Zhou Huanian offered are not good, you guys are not much better off either..."

Zhu Mingyu said this in a bad mood, but he had been begging Li Shuo to do things for him since he met him. Invisibly, Li Shuo had a huge advantage in his heart, so Zhu Mingyu considered for a long time, and finally glared at Wei Shuting and said, "I want to see Mr. Li and talk to him face to face!"

More than ten minutes later, Zhu Mingyu returned to the banquet hall and found Li Shuo. He excitedly recounted the negotiation process and said at the end: "Mr. Li, forgive me for being blunt, but your large investment in Qianyu Times means you want to completely swallow us up! I absolutely cannot agree to such a condition!"

"Mr. Zhu, please be patient."

Li Shuo smiled and comforted him, then pulled him into a small side hall: "Mr. Zhu, let me ask you a question first. You don't have to answer me, but you need to think seriously in your heart, that is: Is Qianyu Times making a profit or a loss now?"

Of course it is a loss, otherwise why would Zhu Mingyu seek external financing?
"No one wants to do a business that loses money. Even if I am optimistic about Qianyu's future and am willing to raise funds, I still need to provide a guarantee for the entire Shuoguo Group. Therefore, Qianyu Holdings is the bottom line!"

Zhu Mingyu stared at Li Shuo in a daze. It was not until now that he truly realized that "I am the fish on the chopping board". However, he was extremely conflicted in his heart and could not bear to give up the company he founded.

At this time, Li Shuo changed the subject and said, "I have already stated the bottom line of Shuoguo Group. So what does President Zhu think? How much capital do you think Qianyu Times lacks now? How much capital do you need to turn losses into profits?"

“Well… um, it will probably take 3000 to 5000 million to recover and maintain operation for about a year…” Zhu Mingyu was stunned by the question. He knew the data but was embarrassed to say it.

Li Shuo asked again: "How about turning a loss into a profit? How much money is needed?"

Zhu Mingyu kept silent. He felt that at least 1 million yuan of funds would be needed, but the valuation of Qianyu was only over 2 million yuan. If he wanted to raise 1 million yuan from Shuoguo Group, he would have to sell at least half of his shares...

At this time, Jin Chen, who had been following Li Shuo, poured two cups of tea for the two of them. While handing them to Li Shuo, he whispered, "I feel that the model of Qianyu Times is pretty good. If I want to sign with an agency in the future, I would actually prefer to sign with Qianyu Times... Husband, since this is a collaboration, we can both make concessions..."

In fact, Zhu Mingyu didn't know what specific conditions he wanted, but he couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart when he was asked to give up more than half of his shares. After hearing Jin Chen's persuasion, Zhu Mingyu was instantly moved. He thought that this lady was a beautiful and kind person, and his eyes immediately looked at Li Shuo eagerly.

"Well, since my little Chen has spoken, I will tell Mr. Zhu a plan!"

Li Shuo pointed at Jin Chen with a helpless look, but he was applauding his baby in his heart. Among all the fish, Jin Chen really knew his intentions the best and could always cooperate with him just right.

"I personally invested 5000 million to acquire 22% of Qianyu Times' shares... At the same time, Qianyu Times raised 5000 million from Shuoguo Culture and issued 25% of its shares... Qianyu Times and Shuoguo Culture also need to exchange about 10% of their shares at actual value..."

This is a series of complex shareholding operations, and the final result is: Li Shuo will control 57% of Qianyu Times' shares through his personal name and the name of multiple companies under his name.

But these shares are at least superficially dispersed, and Zhu Mingyu has even become a shareholder of Shuoguo Culture, so it sounds extremely generous: Qianyu Times’s financial obstacles have been resolved, Zhu Mingyu seems to still hold the ownership of the company, and even has the status of a shareholder of Shuoguo Culture… (End of this chapter)