What's wrong with me being a rich man?

Chapter 73 Invitation

Night falls and the evening breeze blows gently.

When people sit on the curb of Shuiximen Street, they can seem to feel the coolness coming from Mochou Lake in the air.

Yu Xing tilted his head back and drank half a can of ice-cold beer. The refreshing and sweet beer going down his throat seemed to sweep away the heat in his body, but the occasional lights of passing cars reflected in his eyes instead stimulated his ambition which was surrounded by many thoughts.

Boom!
“Beer is coming!”

Zhong Zhiling put a box of beer on the ground and handed the cigarettes he had just bought to his senior brother.

Yu Xingsan smoked cigarettes, one for the second largest shareholder and the third largest in command, one for the tough legal representative, and the third largest shareholder and the second largest in command...there is no need for that.

We had already had dinner, and after we got together, no one felt like eating anything. But it was still necessary to drink some beer, enjoy the evening breeze, and review the whole thing in the midst of joy.

"263.5."

Yu Xing repeated the price again.

However, unlike the briefing during the first meeting, this time he explained the situation in detail.

"Baihe.com has 240 million, and Mu Yan may have prepared room for further negotiations. Jiayuan.com has 288 million, and Gong Haiyan asked me to continue to lead the team to do business. The 263.5 million from Zhenai.com is only bound to me for 3 months."

"I will be free in three months. I calculated the time and it will be just in time for me to go out and work after the Chinese New Year. That's not bad."

Yu Xing introduced the background of the lightning-fast finalization tonight.

"This Zhenai.com is also interesting. It offers a price with both zero and round numbers." Song Yufeng said with a smile.

Yu Xing glanced at the expressions of the second and third in command. Lu Haiying had a smile on her face, while Zhong Zhiling had a hint of doubt.

He explained: "Li Song's price was a round number of 260 million. I asked him to add an extra 3.5. This is a special fund for Zhiling to pay off his loan."

Song Yufeng roughly understood what was going on.

Lu Haiying nodded, not too surprised. Senior brother was such a sincere person.

Zhong Zhiling was completely stunned.

After a moment, he still asked in disbelief: "Is this the money?"

Yu Xing smiled and said, "Don't you need it?"

"I, I..." Zhong Zhiling felt mixed emotions.

Brother, this kind of person...

Almost all senior brothers are the kind of people who handle official matters in an official manner, use personal matters to coordinate with official matters, and keep things separate!
Zhong Zhiling has been working with his senior in the business for more than three months. It can be said that he has been led into a new world that he has never thought of. He is also deeply impressed by his senior's series of performances and operations.

Yet, such a person actually gave himself an extra 3.5 yuan at the last moment when the company was about to achieve its goal!
Is this about 3.5?

This is... Senior Brother has me in his heart!
Zhong Zhiling held the beer can in his hand and stood up at once: "Brother Xing! I won't say anything! I toast to you!"

What do you mean by controlling others with others? My brother controls me for my own good!
What do you mean by going back on your word? Brother lied to me in order to teach me!
Yu Xing smiled and clinked the jar with his junior brother, expressing his gratitude: "These three months have not been easy. Now I have a harvest, and I can explain it to everyone. Especially, Zhiling was the first to follow me and gave me all kinds of support. No matter how I gave it, I will give it to him."

Zhong Zhiling had already finished his beer in one breath. When he heard this, he immediately expressed his feelings: "Brother Xing, from now on, if you say east, I will never go west!"

Yu Xing waved his hand: "There's no need to be like this. We still need to check each other's shortcomings and make up for the gaps. This time we are actually lucky."

Song Yufeng heard the word "luck" again, but didn't say anything.

Lu Haiying asked seriously: "Brother Xing, did you meet each person once and then directly agree to the price of Zhenai.com?"

Yu Xing nodded: "Yes, there may be room for negotiation. Mu Yan called me after I had reached an agreement. He was particularly angry about why I sold it to Li Song without further negotiation with him. The price difference between them is actually not that big."

"But Zhenai.com was indeed the first company to contact us and to quote us. When I met Li Song today, Wei Jialan was also present. Their overall attitude was quite serious."

Yu Xing reflected again, "However, I was determined to sell the company quickly, so I was a little anxious tonight. I won't be so anxious next time. I directly sold the prices of Baihe.com and Jiayuan.com."

All three of them held their breath and listened to the details.

Yu Xing frowned and said, "I thought that with the prices of these two companies, Zhenai.com could increase the price a little bit, and then I would make the hammer. I didn't expect that after Li Song heard my offer, he actually remained silent."

"Not only did he not speak, he also leaned back a little bit."

Yu Xing imitated the action at that time, pulling his upper body back: "Usually, this is a body language of resistance or vigilance. I don't know if Li Song is like this, but he did not take the opportunity to offer a higher price than his opponent as I imagined."

One is 240, the other is 288, if you just add some, you will definitely win.

However, nothing was added, nothing was expressed.

Yu Xing reflected, "I wanted to give him a head, but Li Song refused to accept it. Instead, he suspected that there was something fishy going on. So, we really can't rush into things."

His previous expected price was around 200 million, and it would be great if the company could sell it in this range. However, when he met Li Song, the price had already far exceeded his expectations, and he was also faced with inquiries about the data, so his operations became a little distorted.

Zhong Zhiling seemed to be there in person. He wiped his sweat, took a sip of wine, and asked nervously, "So how did you reach an agreement in the end?"

"JD.com's Richard Liu called me and interrupted our conversation," Yu Xing said, holding a beer can. "He saw the media reports on my speech during the day and thought it was very good, so he invited me to work at JD.com. But Xu Xin, an important investor in JD.com, is Li Song's wife."

"This is probably another layer of endorsement. Ma Dian thinks I'm good, and Liu Qiangdong also thinks I'm good, so I'm probably really good."

"After a chat with JD.com, we changed the terms and it was finally finalized."

Yu Xing drank beer with mixed feelings: "Think about it this way, it's not easy for us."

Song Yufeng interrupted at this time: "If Li Song doesn't buy it, then go back and sell it to Mu Yan or Gong Haiyan."

"Haha, yes, there is still some room for maneuver, but I don't know what conditions they will offer when I go back to find them the second time. What will Mu Yan add?" Yu Xing laughed, "Can Gong Haiyan give up tying me up? Well, this is a good result."

Song Yufeng had to comment: "Very, very good!"

Lu Haiying nodded in approval. The highest bid received before the meeting was 130 million. After two days of meetings, the price was raised to 263.5 million, which was twice as much. The increase was really fierce!

Zhong Zhiling also said: "Then Liu Qiangdong called you because of your performance during the day, Brother Xing."

"Yes, yes. Although we need to reflect a little, overall, our hard work over the past three months has not been in vain." Yu Xing raised his beer can, "Thank you everyone, and thank you to our new employer. Cheers!"

All four of them drank.

"Will we have any mission goals in these three months at Zhenai.com?" Zhong Zhiling asked after drinking.

"No, Li Song and I have agreed that I don't have to work." Yu Xing said with a smile, "Think about it from Li Song's perspective. The expense is actually not that much. We just bought it. In the next three months, we will build our own website, and when the time is up..."

A new website needs to be launched, especially a website with a specific positioning like Bai Xiaosheng, and the original plan was to make a name for itself in the online dating industry.

Song Yufeng wanted to ask if there was any change in the plan, but when he saw the cold look in Mr. Yu's eyes, he knew the answer.

"I don't know if this can be implemented in the contract." Zhong Zhiling thought, "We still need to pay attention when we sign it."

Yu Xing said, "It's okay. I recorded the conversation with my phone."

Song Yufeng's body stiffened, hmm...

Yu Xing also glanced at Hard Bone and explained, "It's important to be on guard against others."

Zhong Zhiling nodded and said, "Yes!"

"Business data, tax payment status, future market development plans, research on urban customer groups..." Yu Xing instructed, "All of these must be transferred to Zhenai.com as well as possible."

Zhong Zhiling knew what it meant and nodded.

"Come on, let's share the beer and take a walk along the road later." Yu Xing reached out to take the beer, "Brother Feng, I have some ideas I want to discuss with you about the setup and operation of the website." Song Yufeng was cheered up, he knew that President Yu must have been keeping something to himself before, but now that he had sold the company, he was finally going to get down to work.

There are fewer and fewer vehicles on the road, and the hustle and bustle of the city is gradually disappearing.

The four people sat at the intersection and chatted, talked along the street, and stood at the door of the hotel and chatted.

Unlike the pressure that had been there before, tonight's chat was particularly relaxing.

"It's getting late. Let's go and have some rest. We have to go over the company's affairs tomorrow." Yu Xing glanced at his phone. It was already too late.

Zhong Zhiling took two steps, grasped his senior brother's hand, shook his head vigorously, and said sincerely: "Thank you, senior brother."

Yu Xing smiled slightly and corrected him: "Don't call me senior brother, you are just a third-in-command."

Even though he knew it was a joke, Zhong Zhiling was still speechless. Only the second-in-command could call him that, right?

"You guys go up first, I'll make another call." Yu Xing smiled at the three of them, planning to contact the angel investor and tell her the good news.

The three of them said goodbye, took the elevator upstairs, and prepared to have a good rest.

While people were around, Song Yufeng asked Lv Haiying softly, "Lv Haiying, tell me, did Brother Xing really destroy my previous recording?"

When Zhong Zhiling heard this question, he thought, you really asked the right person.

As expected, Lv Haiying answered without hesitation: "Destroyed!"

Senior brother said himself that it was destroyed, so that must be the case.

Song Yufeng was relieved and said with a smile: "Actually, I didn't talk to Brother Xing about anything too outrageous that day. I just complained about my colleagues, which is not a good thing."

Zhong Zhiling glanced at Hard Bone and said, “Well, you don’t have to explain.”

Song Yufeng was a little embarrassed. The one who disrespected him the most among the three people was Zhong Zhiling! He just liked to be sarcastic! If he had the guts, he could insult him directly like Brother Xing did!

"Bye, see you tomorrow."

Song Yufeng waved friendlyly.

Zhong Zhiling and Lu Haiying had to go up one more level and waved goodbye to Song Yufeng.

When they entered the room, Zhong Zhiling smiled and said, "This Song Yufeng is really..."

Lv Haiying said kindly: "People will change and grow. If you don't believe it, just look at yourself. You don't have to always hold on to the past."

Zhong Zhiling was silent, then nodded.

He sat on the bed, was in a daze for a while, and rubbed his face: "I really didn't expect that Senior Brother would still remember the extra money I borrowed at that time..."

Lu Haiying did not mention the principle of being honest at this time, but just smiled and said: "So, he is the eldest senior brother."

She took two steps and happened to see Yu Xing who was on the phone downstairs. She said confidently, "Big Brother will definitely not be satisfied with this. In fact, I don't think running this gossip website will be his ultimate career."

Zhong Zhiling hummed, agreeing with the second-in-command.

He stood up and walked to the window, and saw the people downstairs. He had only one thought in his mind: How can I repay my senior brother for treating me like this?

……

"The company is really sold? Tsk tsk, Boss Yu, you are really amazing."

Liu Wanying still received a call from Yu Xing late at night and was amazed to hear the latest news.

Although she was the one who suggested turning the company into a commodity, it was still unimaginable three months ago that it could actually be achieved to this extent.

Theory is theory, practice is practice, and there are many pitfalls between the two.

As a result, Yu Xing not only made it through, but also got an excellent result.

"So, Sister Ying, have you seriously considered my invitation to you?" Yu Xing brought up the old matter again, and this time he felt more urgent.

Liu Wanying smiled and said, "I feel more confident now that I have sold the company. I speak with confidence."

Yu Xing denied it, “I’m not confident about selling the company. I invited you before I sold it.”

"Is it because of your communication with Ma Dian that you feel confident?" Liu Wanying said with a smile.

Yu Xing was surprised: "You also saw the report?"

Liu Wanying admitted: "Yes, it is an industry event after all, and it is a discussion after the financial crisis. It is still very curious. Your speech is also very eye-catching, really eye-catching."

Yu Xing joked, "He's still the same person, but after a conversation with the big guy, his abilities immediately improved, right? You're all so obsessed with it."

"It's like this, Boss Yu," Liu Wanying explained, "I don't think my knowledge and acumen can compare to Ma Dian's. If you don't think there's anything wrong with his knowledge and acumen, and instead agree with him, then it means that I underestimated you, not that I'm obsessed with my appearance."

Yu Xing was surprised and said, "Hey, it actually makes some sense."

"Of course, Boss Yu is very powerful. Now that he has money to spend, he will be even more powerful." Liu Wanying said with a smile, "But the more powerful you are, the better. I hope that the Bai Xiaosheng I invested in can become a truly famous Bai Xiaosheng in the world."

"Bai Xiaosheng is a weapon that can stir up public opinion. If it is equipped with the right mental method, it will definitely change the situation." Yu Xing invited again, "Sister Ying, I formally invite you to build a short-selling organization."

Liu Wanying said helplessly: "Just relying on the more than 2 million you sold the company for?"

"It's not just over two million." Yu Xing said seriously, "Don't you still have money in your hand?"

Liu Wanying was both angry and amused: "Is this your real goal? Isn't it enough to just invest in your website?"

"Sister Ying, I haven't finished yet. I have a suspect now." Yu Xing put forward the conditions for recruiting, "Today I met the boss of Focus Media. Out of curiosity, I took a quick look at the company's information. Its stock price has been falling, but this year Fosun has made a large purchase, and there are many other actions."

Liu Wanying was a little surprised. What surprised her was the speed at which Yu Xing selected the target. He chose him right away?
She went over what she heard in her mind: "What does this prove? This situation is not uncommon."

"So, I am just suspicious, but I will verify it." Yu Xing said seriously, "When a company is developing steadily, it is often not easy to have problems. However, once there are twists and turns, problems may be exposed, or problems may occur due to desperate measures."

Liu Wanying frowned deeply.

After a while, she commented: "That's too far-fetched. Then you can verify it. Anyway, you have money and time."

"But I lack a person who can take charge of the organization." Yu Xing said seriously, "I hope she is capable, reliable, has some funds, and always wears sexy lipstick and likes cats like me."

Liu Wanying found it more and more funny, and finally asked, "Do you like cats?"

Yu Xing felt a little guilty, but then he said firmly, "Yes, I like cats the most."

"Okay, Boss Yu, you are a successful person now, go and verify it. Didn't you sign a three-month contract to sell yourself?" Liu Wanying said with a smile, "If you can verify the obvious problems, then I will... give it a try."

Yu Xing smiled and said, "Liu Wanying, it's a deal!"

Liu Wanying was suddenly called by her full name, and she felt indescribably strange. She replied unhappily, "It's a deal."

"Okay, take a break. I'll take care of the last things on Guiai.com first. I already have some ideas for verification." Yu Xing said at last, "I'll tell you once there's any sign. Sweet dreams, Sister Ying."

Liu Wanying hung up the phone, held the phone in her hand and shook her head. This Boss Yu was probably a little inflated, but that was also human emotion.

However, just as she put down her phone, her heart suddenly paused. Hey, why does the current situation feel a bit like déjà vu?
Last time, I made an agreement with Mr. Yu that if my stock price dropped by 20%, I would sell it at a loss and invest in him. But...

I lost the stock bet before, can I lose my job this time?
Liu Wanying took a deep breath, shook off the thought, and threw herself back onto the bed, convinced that probably nothing would go wrong.

(End of this chapter)