You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 515

Qin Shaoyan was also very embarrassed about this problem. On the one hand, there was the Korean game company, and on the other hand, there was Giant Network, an old acquaintance of his.

Who are you trying to trick?

It’s such a difficult decision.

Seeing Qin Shaoyan pondering in silence, Liu Yuanrui was also a little confused. It seemed that neither Korea nor Giant Network could be sold. What should he do?
These two companies have the highest bids and the strongest willingness to purchase.

If we can't sell it to these two companies, it may not be easy to find another buyer.

After a moment of silence, Qin Shaoyan suddenly said, "Think of a way to let these two companies buy it together in the end."

"Ah?" Liu Yuanrui was a little confused about what Mr. Qin meant.

He originally wanted to ask which company to sell the shares to, but Mr. Qin said to sell them to both, which was the same as saying nothing.

"Both parties want to buy it together?" Liu Yuanrui was stunned. "Boss Qin, I only have 25% of the shares. It's not enough for the two parties to share."

"What about Chen Yuanzong? Doesn't he have a lot of shares?" Qin Shaoyan asked, "Let him contribute some as well."

"This..." Liu Yuanrui was a little embarrassed, "I'm afraid he won't agree."

"Then think of a way." Qin Shaoyan said lightly, "You must have a way. I believe you."

Liu Yuanrui thought about it and decided to wait and see.

He is not in a hurry, and South Korea's NHN Group is also patient, but Giant Network cannot wait.

Giant Interactive is preparing for a Nasdaq IPO and they urgently need to acquire the YP Technology business.

Vice President Liu Wei personally flew to Beijing to discuss the acquisition of shares with Liu Yuanrui.

However, Liu Yuanrui has always been somewhat perfunctory, and his frequent contacts with South Korea have made him somewhat restless.

After careful consideration, Liu Wei decided to visit Qin Shaoyan to find out what he had to say.

I originally thought that Qin Shaoyan would avoid me or directly refuse, but I didn't expect that less than a minute after he entered the Sentinel Company headquarters, the president's secretary came out in a hurry to greet him.

"Boss Liu, Boss Qin is in a meeting now. Please go to the reception room and wait for a moment." Secretary Chen smiled and enthusiastically led Liu Wei and others into the reception room. "What would you like to drink? Tea, coffee, or something else?"

"Coffee, just coffee." Liu Wei said with a smile.

"Coffee, someone sent some Blue Mountain coffee beans to President Qin yesterday. I'll bring them to you." Secretary Xiao Chen left the meeting room, and less than ten minutes later, he returned with a can of steaming hot coffee, as well as a fruit plate, snacks and other things, which filled the table in the reception room.

"Call me if you need anything." Secretary Xiao Chen put down his things and left.

Liu Wei's assistant picked up the coffee pot, poured him a cup, added two sugar cubes, and handed it to Liu Wei.

"Hmm?" Liu Wei took a few sips and nodded, "It's worthy of being called Blue Mountain Coffee. It really lives up to its reputation. It tastes better than other coffees."

"Qin Shaoyan is still good at enjoying life. Our company will also buy Blue Mountain coffee to entertain guests in the future. The coffee we bought before was too low-grade and did not match the style of our company at all."

……

Qin Shaoyan finished his morning meeting and just returned to the office when his secretary Xiao Chen came in to report.

"Giant Network's Vice President Liu Wei is waiting for you in the reception room."

"Let him wait for a while. Vice President Zhang and I have something to discuss." Qin Shaoyan said casually, and then found that his cabinet of local specialties was opened, so he asked, "What did you take?"

Secretary Xiao Chen replied, "Well, our company has run out of imported coffee beans, so I used coffee beans from Yunnan to impersonate Blue Mountain coffee, and it worked well."

"Really?" Qin Shaoyan was a little surprised. "Then let's support domestic products in the future and stop pretending to be Blue Mountain Coffee. It would be embarrassing if people who know the business can tell that it tastes wrong."

"Okay, Mr. Qin, I won't mention Blue Mountain coffee or domestic coffee anymore." Secretary Xiao Chen added, "I'm afraid if I say it's domestic, customers will be picky."

"Well, not bad, not bad. It's best to pretend to be confused." Qin Shaoyan showed an approving look.

At this time, Zhang Pingyi walked into the office and asked, "What's the best way to pretend to be confused? Why don't you let Xiao Chen learn from you?"

Qin Shaoyan changed the subject directly, "You came at the right time. Liu Wei, the vice president of Giant Network, is here."

Zhang Pingyi was very surprised. "What is he doing here? Is he here to settle accounts with you?"

"They wanted to poach He Jinrui themselves. What does it have to do with me? I tried to stop them at first." Qin Shaoyan said confidently, "Now they come to me when something goes wrong. How can this be justified?!"

Zhang Pingyi sneered, "He Jinrui is your best disciple. If he fails, it's because you didn't teach him well."

Qin Shaoyan said calmly, "He Jinrui performed very well in my company, but he failed outside. That must be their own problem. They should reflect on themselves more and blame others less."

"Ren Yuxin from Penguin called me a few days ago and asked about He Jinrui." Zhang Pingyi suddenly said.

"Hmm? Then what did you say?" Qin Shaoyan asked curiously.

"Of course I told the truth." Zhang Pingyi said seriously, "He performed well in our company and has great potential for development. He is the backbone that President Qin focuses on training."

"Well said." Qin Shaoyan gave a thumbs up, "Boss Zhang's words are really well said."

"Hey, why would Ren Yuxin ask about He Jinrui?"

"I heard that Giant Network sold He Jinrui's R&D company to Penguin, and Ren Yuxin wanted to do some background check." Zhang Pingyi replied.

"Huh?" Qin Shaoyan was very surprised. "He Jinrui is going to be sold? Is he exposed? Isn't this a bit too fast?"

"I heard that Giant Network highly praised He Jinrui for his important contribution to the new version of "Zhengtu." Zhang Pingyi said calmly, "Penguin urgently needed an online game development team, so it bought He Jinrui, the gold medal producer."

"Gold medal producer?" Qin Shaoyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Finally, he said with emotion, "I hope he won't use my name to cause trouble in the future."

Zhang Pingyi also sighed, "Some people at the game company have been feeling uneasy recently. Has Teacher Fan told you about this?"

"No." Qin Shaoyan was shocked. "What happened over there?"

"Many people heard that He Jinrui had become successful outside, and some people couldn't sit still and wanted to go out and try their luck." Zhang Pingyi was helpless. "Several people resigned, saying they wanted to go home and rest, but Mr. Fan is probably going to start his own business."

Qin Shaoyan was very calm. "There's nothing we can do about this. Seeing a colleague who used to be less capable than me leave and become a big boss, and soon to be financially independent, who can sit still?"

"They think that as long as they come up with a profitable online gaming project, their net worth will immediately soar, and they may even be able to find a good boss to run the company and take the company public."

Qin Shaoyan understands this situation very well. With the rapid expansion of the game market, many people have achieved financial freedom overnight. There are many examples of companies that can raise funds and even go public with just a game.

The booming market and huge fame and fortune make people feel uneasy.

Moreover, Qin Shaoyan's game company is of great value and has always been a coveted target.

I don’t know how many people want to spend a lot of money to dig out a few key personnel, and the promised prices are also quite high.

When you start out in a company, you are the chief planner or producer. Faced with such huge temptation, few people can resist.

"Teacher Fan said that the turnover rate of new employees has been very high recently. Most of them are planners and programmers who have been employed for about a year." Zhang Pingyi sighed, "It seems that these people are here to gild their reputation."

"I know about this." Qin Shaoyan has read the report sent by Fan Xiaoqian. These people are basically newcomers to the industry. Those who have been in the game industry for two years have a very low turnover rate.

"Let's just treat it as providing talent to the gaming industry." Qin Shaoyan smiled, "Well, I will have to give more classes to people in gaming companies in the future so that they can learn more."

……

Qin Shaoyan walked into the reception room. Liu Wei and his assistant were tasting high-end "imported" coffee and enjoying it very much.

"Oh, Mr. Qin, you're here." Liu Wei quickly stood up when he saw Qin Shaoyan come in and extended his hand enthusiastically.

Qin Shaoyan shook hands with the other party and said, "Sorry, I was delayed by a meeting just now."

Liu Wei said with a smile on his face, "Boss Qin is very busy, I understand, I understand. We should apologize for disturbing you by coming here."

"Don't talk about being impolite or not. After all, we are in the same industry. We should move around more and communicate more." Qin Shaoyan sat directly on the main seat and leaned back on the backrest, appearing to have a strong aura.

"I'm ashamed to say that there was some misunderstanding between Giant Network and Sentinel Technology before." Liu Wei said with emotion, "I haven't been able to apologize in person."

"It's a bit strange to say that. It's normal for peers to compete with each other. We also cooperated with each other later." Qin Shaoyan smiled slightly. "I saw that your new version of "Zhengtu" was quite good after using our engine. Isn't this an example of a win-win situation?"

Liu Wei quickly complimented, "Boss Qin, your game engine is indeed world-class. Even American companies can't compare with you. Our Boss Shi said that all Giant Network's R&D projects will use that system engine in the future."

"Okay, okay." Qin Shaoyan also smiled. "If you encounter any technical problems with the engine, feel free to come and ask. You can also send people to our company for training and exchanges. We can learn from each other and discuss R&D experience."

"Since Mr. Qin said so, we won't be polite." Liu Wei was very happy. It was a rare opportunity to send people to Qin Shaoyan's company for exchange and learning. Only Penguin and Sohu had such treatment, and Giant Network was the third.

The atmosphere in the reception room suddenly became warm, and Liu Wei and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Before coming, they were not sure what Qin Shaoyan's attitude would be, and they were afraid that the other party had some grudges in his heart and would give them a cold shoulder.

Now it seems that Qin Shaoyan is very magnanimous and does not care about the previous friction between the two sides.

Liu Wei felt that the time was right, so he boldly said, "The reason we came to visit Mr. Qin today is actually to purchase YP Technology shares."

"YP Technology?" Qin Shaoyan looked confused. "What is that?"

"It's a chess and card game company, the one you helped to collaborate with Facebook." Liu Wei gave a hint.

"Oh! It's that company. I remember now. Their boss is Liu Yuanrui." Qin Shaoyan showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, and then felt a little puzzled. "You want to buy the stocks of that company, so why did you come to me?"

"Uh." Liu Wei hesitated for a moment, looking at Qin Shaoyan's expression as if he knew nothing, "I heard that you invested in that company, so we wanted to consult your opinion."

"Investment? What investment?" Qin Shaoyan denied flatly, "That company has nothing to do with me. I just helped them contact Facebook. I didn't invest a penny in that company."

"Ah?" Liu Wei was surprised. This seemed to be different from what he thought.

Qin Shaoyan suddenly smiled, "You don't think this company belongs to me, do you?"

"One of their bosses, Liu Yuanrui, is my friend. He helped me a lot before. Recently, he wanted to switch to the gaming industry, so I helped him."

"Facebook needed a new gaming product, it was just a coincidence."

"In fact, I didn't invest a penny, because I am a shareholder of Facebook. Helping them is equivalent to helping Facebook. It's all my job."

Liu Wei hesitated, "So that's how it is. Then we really misunderstood."

"We are optimistic about YP and would like to expand the casual game category. We think YP is a good fit, and Liu Yuanrui is also looking to sell his shares."

"But now we have hit a bottleneck in the negotiations. There is a Korean NHN Group competing with us, and boss Liu Yuanrui is undecided, which has delayed the negotiations."

"So you want to come to me for help?" Qin Shaoyan asked with a smile.

Liu Wei smiled awkwardly.

"Actually, I heard about Liu Yuanrui selling his shares, and I also know that a Korean company and a domestic company both want to buy them." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "I specifically told Liu Yuanrui that if the bids from both parties are not much different, it would be best to sell the shares to the Chinese company."

"You know, I hate Korean game companies the most."

Hearing this, Liu Wei was overjoyed and felt that this was a sure thing.

It is well known in the industry that Qin Shaoyan hates Korean game companies, and Liu Wei has also heard of it.

It is said that Qin Shaoyan also used his connections at the Press and Publication Administration to block the approval of Korean online games, resulting in most of the Korean online games introduced into the country failing to pass the review.

If Korean games want to enter the domestic market, they have to first look at Qin Shaoyan's expression. They can only come in after he nods.

"With President Qin's words, we feel relieved." Liu Wei said happily.

Qin Shaoyan suddenly asked, "I heard that Liu Yuanrui's offer was not low. Do you have so much money to buy it?"

"That's no problem. We have Lenovo's help." Liu Wei said casually.

Qin Shaoyan's eyes lit up when he heard this, "If the funds are sufficient, then you can buy more shares of YP Technology."

"Liu Yuanrui only has 25% of the shares, which is not enough. He needs at least %."

"We have thought about it, but we haven't finished talking to Liu Yuanrui yet, and we haven't contacted the other shareholder yet." Liu Wei sighed, "It is said that the other shareholder doesn't want to sell his shares."

"As long as we think about it, there will always be a way." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "I know the other shareholder, his name is Chen Yuanzong."

"This guy is not honest. You have to be careful when working with him."

(End of this chapter)