Chapter 73: 071 Invitation

Night fell, and the evening breeze blew slowly.

Sitting on the curb of Shuiximen Street, one seemed to be able to feel the coolness from Mochou Lake in the air.

Yu Xing tilted his head and drank half a can of ice-cold beer. The clear and refreshing feeling going down his throat seemed to be able to sweep away the heat in his body, but the car lights that occasionally passed by were reflected in his eyes, instead stimulating the ambition wrapped in many thoughts.

Thump!

"Beer is here!"

Zhong Zhiling hugged a box of beer and put it on the ground, and handed the newly bought cigarettes to his Senior Brother.

Yu Xing distributed the cigarettes—one for the second-largest shareholder and third-in-command, one for the prospective legal representative and hard bone, and the third-largest shareholder and second-in-command... didn't need one.

Dinner had already been eaten, and after everyone reunited, there was no intention to eat anything at all, but it was still necessary to drink some beer in the joy, blow the evening breeze, and then do a little review.

"2.635 million."

Yu Xing repeated the price again.

It was just that, unlike the notification when they first met, he explained the situation in detail this time.

"Baihe. com was 2.4 million, Duan Muyan might have also prepared room for upward negotiation; Century Jiayuan was 2.88 million, Gong Haiyan required me to continue to lead the team to do business; this 2.635 million from Zhenai. com only binds me for 3 months."

"After 3 months, I will be free. I calculated the time; it will be just in time to pass the New Year before coming out to work again. It's not bad."

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

"This Zhenai. com is also interesting, coming up with a price with a fraction." Song Yufeng said with a smile.

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

He gave an explanation: "The price Li Song gave was a round number of 2.6 million. I requested him to add 35,000. This is earmarked for a specific purpose, left for Zhiling to pay off the debt on his body."

Song Yufeng roughly understood what was going on.

Lu Haiying nodded, not too surprised. Senior Brother was such a person who treated others with sincerity.

Zhong Zhiling was stunned.

After a moment, he still asked incredulously: "Is it this money?"

Yu Xing smiled: "Don't you need it?"

"I, I..." Zhong Zhiling only felt a mixture of five flavors in his heart.

A person like Senior Brother...

Senior Brother was almost a person who handled official business, handled private matters to cooperate with official business, and kept things separate!

Zhong Zhiling had followed him to start a business for more than three months and could almost be said to have been brought into a new world he had never thought of by Senior Brother, and he was also deeply impressed by his series of performances and operations.

Yet, such a person, at the last moment when the company reached its goal, actually added 35,000 for himself!

Was this a matter of 35,000?

This was... Senior Brother had me in his heart!

Zhong Zhiling gripped the beer can and stood up all of a sudden: "Brother Xing! I won't say anything! I toast you!"

What controlling people with people—Senior Brother controlling me was for my own good!

What going back on his word—Senior Brother deceiving me was to teach me!

Yu Xing smiled and clinked cans with his Junior Brother, expressing his feelings: "These three months have not been easy. Now that there is a harvest, I can explain it to anyone. Especially, Zhiling was the first to follow me and gave various support, no matter how it was given."

Zhong Zhiling had already finished the beer in one breath. Hearing this, he immediately expressed his heart: "Brother Xing, in the future, if you say east, I will never go west!"

Yu Xing waved his hand: "No need for that. We still have to check for gaps and fill them for each other when doing things. This time, it actually counts as good luck."

Song Yufeng heard "luck" again, but didn't open his mouth to speak.

Lu Haiying asked seriously: "Brother Xing, did you meet each one once, and then directly agreed to Zhenai. com's price?"

Yu Xing nodded: "Yes, perhaps there was still room for negotiation. Duan Muyan even called me after I reached an agreement, especially angry why I didn't negotiate with him again before selling to Li Song. The price difference between them actually wasn't particularly large."

"But Zhenai. com was indeed the first company to contact us and the first to make an offer. Including my meeting with Li Song today, Wei Jialan was also present, and the overall attitude presented was relatively serious."

Yu Xing reflected here again: "However, I held the idea of selling the company quickly, and my performance tonight was a bit urgent. Next time, in a similar situation, I can't be this urgent. I threw out the prices of Baihe. com and Century Jiayuan directly."

All three held their breath, listening to the details.

Yu Xing frowned: "I thought that with the prices of these two companies, Zhenai. com would add a little bit and I would hammer it down. Unexpectedly, Li Song didn't speak after hearing my offer."

"Not only did he not speak, he also had a slight leaning-back movement."

Yu Xing imitated the movement at that time, his upper body retracted: "Usually, this is a body language of resistance or vigilance. I don't know if Li Song was like this, but he indeed didn't take the opportunity to quote a price higher than his opponents as I imagined."

One was 2.4 million, one was 2.88 million; just add a little and you win steadily, right?

However, there was no addition, no indication.

Yu Xing reflected: "I wanted to send a head, but Li Song didn't accept it, instead suspecting there was a fraud inside. So, you really can't be urgent when doing things."

His previous expected price was around 2 million. It would be very good if the company could be sold in this range. When meeting Li Song, the price had already completely exceeded expectations, and he was facing inquiries about the data, so the operation was a bit deformed.

Zhong Zhiling seemed to be on the scene, wiped his sweat, drank a sip of beer, and asked a bit nervously: "Then how was the intention reached in the end?"

"Liu Qiangdong of JD. com called me and interrupted our communication." Yu Xing squeezed the beer can, "He saw the media report on my speech during the day and felt it was very good, inviting me to work at JD. com. Unexpectedly, JD. com's important investor Xu Xin is Li Song's wife."

"This probably counts as adding another layer of endorsement. Ma Yun thinks I'm not bad, and Liu Qiangdong also thinks I'm not bad, so maybe I'm indeed not bad."

"We chatted about JD. com later and changed the conditions, which was considered finalized."

Yu Xing drank beer, his mood a bit complicated: "Thinking about it this way, we are not easy."

Song Yufeng interjected at this time: "If Li Song didn't buy it, then go back and sell it to Duan Muyan or Gong Haiyan."

"Haha, yes, there is still some room for maneuver, but I don't know what conditions they would have if I went back to find them a second time. What would Duan Muyan add?" Yu Xing smiled, "Could Gong Haiyan give up binding me? Hey, this counts as a good result."

Song Yufeng had to evaluate: "Quite, quite good!"

Lu Haiying nodded extremely approvingly. The highest offer received before attending the conference was 1.3 million. The price after two days of meetings was raised to 2.635 million, a full two times. The increase was really fierce!

Zhong Zhiling also said: "That Liu Qiangdong could call, it was still because of your own performance during the day, Brother Xing."

"Yes, yes, although I also have to reflect a little, all in all, our hard work for these three months has not been in vain." Yu Xing raised the beer can, "Thank you everyone, and thank you to our new employer. Cheers!"

All four drank beer.

"Will we have task goals for these three months at Zhenai. com?" Zhong Zhiling asked after drinking.

"No need, I have already agreed with Li Song; no need to work." Yu Xing smiled, "Standing from Li Song's perspective, this expenditure is actually not that much. Buying it is buying it. In these three months, we will do our own website, and after the time passes..."

A new website needs to sacrifice a flag, especially a website with the attribute positioning of Bai Xiaosheng, and the original plan was to use the online marriage industry to make a name for itself.

Song Yufeng had the heart to ask if the plan had changed, but seeing the cold look that flashed across President Yu's eyes, he knew the answer.

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

Yu Xing gave an "um": "It's okay, I recorded the conversation with my mobile phone."

Song Yufeng's body stiffened, um...

Yu Xing also glanced at the hard bone and explained: "One must guard against others."

Zhong Zhiling nodded: "Yes!"

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

Zhong Zhiling knew what it meant and nodded.

"Come, divide the beer, and let's stroll along the road later." Yu Xing reached out to take the beer, "Brother Feng, I still have some thoughts on the setting and operation of the website that I need to chat with you about." Song Yufeng's spirit lifted; he knew President Yu must have hidden some private thoughts before, and now that the company was sold, he was finally going to do things seriously.

The vehicles driving on the road became fewer and fewer, and the hustle and bustle of the city gradually disappeared.

The four people sat at the intersection chatting, chatting along the street, and chatting standing at the hotel entrance.

Different from the pressure that had always existed before, the chat tonight was exceptionally relaxed.

"It's almost one o'clock, go, let's all rest. We have to smooth out the company's affairs one last time tomorrow." Yu Xing looked at his mobile phone; the time was already too late.

Zhong Zhiling walked two steps, grabbed his Senior Brother's hand, shook his head vigorously up and down, and said sincerely: "Thank you, Senior Brother."

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

Although he knew it was a joke, Zhong Zhiling was still speechless; only the second-in-command could call it, right.

"You go up first, I'll make another call." Yu Xing smiled at the three, intending to contact the angel investor and report the good news to her.

The three said goodbye, took the elevator upstairs, and prepared to rest well.

Song Yufeng took advantage of the fact that people were by his side and asked Lu Haiying in a low voice: "Lu Haiying, tell me, did Brother Xing really destroy the recording I had before?"

Zhong Zhiling heard such a question and thought, you really asked the right person.

Sure enough, Lu Haiying replied without hesitation: "Destroyed!"

Senior Brother said himself that it was destroyed, so it must be so.

Song Yufeng felt relieved and smiled: "Actually, I didn't chat with Brother Xing about anything too out of line that day; I was just complaining about colleagues. This matter is not very good."

Zhong Zhiling glanced at the hard bone from the corner of his eye and said: "Hmm, you don't need to explain."

Song Yufeng was a bit embarrassed. The one who respected him the least among the three was Zhong Zhiling! He just liked to be sarcastic! If he had the ability, he should insult himself directly like Brother Xing!

"Bye-bye, see you tomorrow."

Song Yufeng waved friendly.

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

After entering the room, Zhong Zhiling smiled: "This Song Yufeng, really is..."

Lu Haiying said with quite a bit of goodwill: "People will change, will grow. If you don't believe it, look at yourself, and don't always hold onto the past."

Zhong Zhiling was silent, then nodded.

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

Lu Haiying didn't mention the truth of treating others with sincerity at this time, just smiled: "So, he is the Big Senior Brother."

She walked two steps, just in time to see Yu Xing making a call downstairs, and said full of confidence: "Big Senior Brother will definitely not be satisfied with this. In fact, I feel that he doing this gossip website will not be his final career."

Zhong Zhiling gave an "um," and had the same feeling as the second-in-command.

He got up and walked to the window, also seeing the person downstairs, with only one thought in his heart: Big Senior Brother treats me like this, how can I repay him?

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

Liu Wan Ying still received Yu Xing's call in the middle of the night. Hearing the latest news, she was very amazed.

Although she was the one who suggested treating the company as a commodity, being able to truly achieve this degree was still something she couldn't have imagined three months ago.

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

As a result, Yu Xing not only crossed over but also got a very good result.

"So, Sister Ying, have you seriously considered my invitation to you?" Yu Xing brought up the old matter again, this time feeling even more urgent in his heart.

Liu Wan Ying smiled: "Selling the company gives you confidence, huh? You speak with special confidence."

Yu Xing denied: "I don't have confidence because I sold the company. I invited you before I sold it, too."

"Then it's because of the communication with Ma Yun that you have confidence?" Liu Wan Ying said with a smile.

Yu Xing was surprised: "You saw the report, too?"

Liu Wan Ying admitted: "Yes, it counts as an industry grand event, and it's a discussion after the financial crisis, so it's still very curious. Your speech was also very eye-catching; it was really eye-catching."

Yu Xing teased: "The person is still the same person, but after a dialogue with a big shot, the ability is immediately adjusted upwards, right? You are all so attached to appearances."

"It's like this, Boss Yu." Liu Wan Ying explained, "I don't think my knowledge and keenness can compare to Ma Yun. If he doesn't think there is a problem with his knowledge and keenness, but instead agrees very much, it means that I underestimated you, not that I wore glasses and was attached to appearances."

Yu Xing wondered: "Eh, it actually makes some sense."

"Of course, Boss Yu is very amazing. Now that you have money to toss, you will be even more amazing." Liu Wan Ying smiled, "But the more amazing you are, the better. I hope the Bai Xiaosheng I invested in can become the truly famous Bai Xiaosheng in the world."

"Bai Xiaosheng is a weapon that can stir up public opinion. If it is equipped with suitable mental cultivation methods, it will inevitably make the wind and clouds change color." Yu Xing invited again, "Sister Ying, I formally invite you to build a short-selling institution."

Liu Wan Ying said helplessly: "Just relying on the 2 million-plus from selling your company?"

"Not just 2 million-plus." Yu Xing said seriously, "Don't you still have money in your hand?"

Liu Wan Ying was both angry and amused: "Is this your real goal? Just investing in your website is not enough??"

"Sister Ying, I haven't finished yet. I have a target of suspicion now." Yu Xing threw out the conditions for recruitment, "I met the boss of Focus Media today. Out of curiosity, I simply looked at the company's data. Its stock price has been falling, but it has been heavily bought by Fosun this year, and there are many other actions."

Liu Wan Ying was a bit surprised. What surprised her was Yu Xing's speed in choosing a target. He had already chosen one?

She went through the words she heard in her mind: "What does this prove? This situation is not rare."

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

Liu Wan Ying frowned deeply.

After a long while, she evaluated: "Too far-fetched. Then you verify it; anyway, you have money and leisure."

"But I lack a person in charge who can control the institution." Yu Xing said solemnly, "I hope she is capable, reliable, and has some funds. In addition, her lipstick is always painted very sexy, and she likes cats just like me."

Liu Wan Ying found it funnier the more she heard, and finally questioned: "Do you like cats?"

A trace of guilty conscience flashed across Yu Xing, and he said firmly: "Yes, I like cats the most."

"Alright, Boss Yu, you are a successful person now. Go verify it. Didn't you sign a three-month contract of selling yourself?" Liu Wan Ying smiled, "If you can verify obvious problems, then I will... I will come and try."

Yu Xing smiled: "Liu Wan Ying, it's a deal!"

Liu Wan Ying was suddenly called by her full name and felt indescribably strange. She replied unhappily: "It's a deal."

"Alright, rest. I will handle the last things of Gui'ai. com first. I already have some ideas for verification." Yu Xing finally said, "Once there is a sign, I will tell you again. Sweet dreams, Sister Ying."

Liu Wan Ying hung up the phone, pinched her mobile phone, and shook her head. This Boss Yu is probably still a bit inflated, but it is also human nature.

However, just as she put down her mobile phone, her heart suddenly paused. Eh, why does the current situation have a sense of déjà vu?

Last time I made an agreement with the person surnamed Yu, if my stock fell by 20%, I would cut meat and invest in him. As a result...

I lost the stock bet before; can I lose the work bet this time?

Liu Wan Ying took a deep breath, threw away the thought, and threw herself onto the bed, convinced that it probably should seem that there wouldn't be any problems.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 74 =====