You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 271 Questioning
We finally negotiated the acquisition of Qvod, but the other party suddenly changed their mind, so all our efforts were wasted!

Davis had already informed his boss of the good news of victory in advance, and his boss is probably opening champagne to celebrate now.

Now that the signing of the letter of intent for cooperation has fallen through, he doesn't know how to explain this to his boss.

Davis was like an ant on a hot pan, almost going crazy with anxiety. If he had not failed to react at the scene, he would probably have jumped up and down and cursed.

Why didn't you say earlier that you didn't want to sell? You dragged it on for so long and even pretended to negotiate with us. Finally, when we reached an agreement and were about to sign it, you said you didn't want to sell anymore.

Hey, wait.

This operation seems a bit familiar.

Davis suddenly remembered that this was how Qin Shaoyan operated YouTube at that time.

Use the acquisition price to raise the valuation and seek capital financing.

The operation of Qvod is very similar now.

Why didn’t I notice it before?
But things have come to this point, and there is no point in Davis being furious. He must find a way to solve the problem.

He subconsciously concluded that this matter must be related to Qin Shaoyan, and he must be the one behind the scenes.

After hearing Zhang Pingyi say that Qin Shaoyan was ill, Davis firmly believed that Qin Shaoyan was faking illness.
Qin Shaoyan must have planned it out in advance, and was afraid that I would cause trouble for him, so he pretended to be sick and hid.

"I must see Qin Shaoyan!" Davis roared in protest to Zhang Pingyi, angrily saying, "He must come out and explain everything!"

"Don't think he can get away with it. Let him come to see me immediately."

"He's really sick." Zhang Pingyi said helplessly, "He probably can't even get out of bed now."

"These are all excuses." Davis refused to believe them. "I've seen a lot of these little tricks. If I hadn't been unable to see Qin Shaoyan, I would have sued you!"

Zhang Pingyi frowned, "Then I'll go ask if he can see you."

Davis looked at Zhang Pingyi with a sneer, his eyes fixed on him, fearing that he would run away too.

After a while, Zhang Pingyi came over with his cell phone and sighed.

"He agreed to see you."

Davis was stunned. He didn't expect that Qin Shaoyan would dare to see him. This was really beyond his expectations.

"But he is in the hospital, so don't go there with too many people," Zhang Pingyi warned.

Davis said impatiently, "Just me and my assistant will go over there."

The angry Davis met Qin Shaoyan under the guidance of Zhang Pingyi, but was stunned when they met.

Qin Shaoyan was lying on a hospital bed, with an iron frame next to him with an IV hanging on it.

The ward he stayed in was not very advanced, it was not even a single room, and there were three other patients in the same ward.

With the addition of the accompanying family members, the entire ward was in a mess. When they saw two foreigners coming in, everyone else kept staring at them curiously.

Qin Shaoyan was lying on the bed with a pale face and a towel on his forehead, looking as miserable as possible.

A doctor in a white coat next to him was scolding him, "If you keep going, it will turn into pneumonia. Rest well and don't run around."

Qin Shaoyan forced a smile and said, "I'm sorry to have troubled you, brother. Ahem, if it weren't for your help, I would have been in real trouble."

This senior brother is Qin Shaoyan’s real senior brother. They had a good relationship in school before, and he was admitted to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine after taking the postgraduate entrance examination.

Qin Shaoyan felt unwell, so he contacted this senior brother directly.

An acquaintance led me to see an internist, who prescribed me some medicine and sent me home to lie down and receive an IV drip.

Davis was stunned when he saw this scene. He had previously believed that Qin Shaoyan was pretending to be sick.

Now seeing Qin Shaoyan like this with his own eyes, he was suddenly filled with doubts.

I didn't expect that Qin Shaoyan was really sick, and his illness was so serious.

Davis asked in disbelief: "John, is this the kind of hospital you live in?"

"Ahem, this hospital is already a first-class hospital in China." Qin Shaoyan coughed twice, "The medical conditions are already very good."

"I mean, if you're staying in this ward, shouldn't you go to the VIP ward?" Davis found it hard to understand. "You're not that short of money, are you?"

Qin Shaoyan smiled with difficulty, "You can't stay in the VIP ward just because you have money. I was able to stay in the hospital because of my own connections."

This is indeed the truth. The hospital beds are tight, and Qin Shaoyan's minor illness doesn't even qualify him for hospitalization.

It was thanks to the relationship with his senior brother that Qin Shaoyan was given a hospitalization certificate and was able to be admitted.

Davis turned to look at the doctor and asked, "What's wrong with him?"

"It may be the flu, and it also has some symptoms of pneumonia. He needs to be hospitalized for observation for a period of time." Qin Shaoyan's senior brother replied in fluent English.

"Flu?!" Davis was very surprised and subconsciously took a few steps back. "Is it okay?"

Qin Shaoyan's senior took out a few masks from his pocket and handed them over, "You'd better wear them, and stay away from the patient when communicating with him."

"OK." Davis quickly put on his mask and gestured, "How much is your VIP ward? Open a VIP ward for him."

"I'm sorry, the ward is full." Senior Brother Qin Shaoyan replied stiffly, "Also, please stop talking to him. The patient needs to rest now."

After saying that, he turned around and left in a cool manner.

Zhang Pingyi also put on a mask and said to Davis, "You have already seen him, so let's not disturb him to rest. Let's wait until he feels better before coming back."

"NO!" Davis refused. He finally met Qin Shaoyan.

Besides, with such a big thing happening today, how could he leave so easily?

Davis frowned and looked around the ward with some disdain, then he pulled over a chair and sat down next to Qin Shaoyan's bed.

"John, you must give me a satisfactory explanation for what happened today!"

Qin Shaoyan raised his head with great effort, leaned against the head of the bed, and asked in confusion, "What happened?"

Zhang Pingyi quickly explained what happened today.

Qin Shaoyan seemed very shocked and confused. He turned his head to look at Davis and asked incredulously, "You just let them go like this?"

Davis was confused by this question. I couldn't stop them from leaving.

Besides, why are you asking me? Shouldn’t you ask those who left midway?

It's like it's my fault.

Qin Shaoyan frowned, thought for a while, and said while coughing: "Are they dissatisfied with the low purchase price? Davis, have you communicated with them properly?"

"Walter?!" Davis said angrily, "They used this trick last time. Are they going to do it again now?"

"If you really think the price is too low, you can just say so instead of just walking away like this!"

"They are too greedy. Three hundred million dollars is our bottom line."

"What's more, they didn't raise any objections before, but when they were about to sign, they objected. This is totally a lack of business credibility!"

Qin Shaoyan looked at Zhang Pingyi and asked, "Have you communicated with the shareholder representatives to see if there is any misunderstanding?"

Zhang Pingyi shook his head. "They refused to negotiate again. I think they are serious this time."

"What?!" Qin Shaoyan was shocked and paused for a moment, "They really don't want to sell it anymore?"

Zhang Pingyi nodded awkwardly and said, "I think this is probably true."

Qin Shaoyan was anxious. He opened the quilt and wanted to get out of bed. He said anxiously: "It's clearly agreed, why don't you sell it?!"

"IDG, Sequoia, and Qiannengli Co., Ltd., how could they go back on their word?!"

"If they don't sell it, what about my share of the money?"

Qin Shaoyan was angry and anxious, and began to cough violently. His body was bent like a shrimp, and he curled up on the bed with a red face. Zhang Pingyi was startled and hurriedly stepped forward to hold Qin Shaoyan down, slapping and hitting him.

Davis was also stunned when he saw this scene, and found that Qin Shaoyan was indeed seriously ill. Seeing his drastic reaction and what he said, Davis was a little doubtful whether Qin Shaoyan knew about it.

Maybe this temporary cancellation of the contract really has nothing to do with him.

Davis wanted to leave, but hesitated and then sat back down.

He could only ask Qin Shaoyan to solve this problem. He was not familiar with the other person and had no say at all.

It took Qin Shaoyan a long time to catch his breath. His face flushed as he said, "I'm sorry, Davis, cough cough cough, something might have gone wrong."

"I'll try my best to help you lobby those shareholders."

"If..." Qin Shaoyan hesitated, "I mean if they really decide not to sell Qvod."

"No!" Davis reacted fiercely, "We clearly agreed on this before, John, you also promised the big boss!"

"Haven't you and Mr. Bill Gates already discussed this?"

Qin Shaoyan was somewhat helpless. "Mr. Bill Gates and I did have an agreement, but things changed too quickly. I'm sorry about the Qvod incident."

"Things are beyond my control. After all, I don't own Qvod."

Davis asked anxiously, "Who has it in his hands? Your boss? I want to talk to him directly."

Qin Shaoyan looked at him as if he was mentally retarded, "Davis, are you kidding me? Do you think my boss will meet you?"

“……” In fact, as soon as the words came out, Davis knew he had said the wrong thing.

If the person behind Qin Shaoyan is able to come forward, then what is the use of him as a white glove?
I really want to meet him, he's about the same level as Bill Gates.

Qin Shaoyan pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "David, don't worry. I'll think of another way to solve this problem."

At this point, Davis can only pin his hopes on Qin Shaoyan.

He stood up and said, "I hope you can give me a solution as soon as possible, otherwise don't blame me for taking other measures."

"John, we are friends, and I don't want our friendship to be damaged."

Qin Shaoyan nodded, "I understand."

"You should have a good rest. I wish you a speedy recovery." Davis left with his assistant in disappointment.

Seeing Davis disappear, Qin Shaoyan climbed up swiftly from the bed, carrying the iron rack for hanging the bottle and jogging to the door of the ward, he looked inside for a few times.

After making sure the other person had left, Qin Shaoyan sat back on the bed and began to review the situation, "Was my performance a bit too intense?"

"No." Zhang Pingyi replied, "Just now I almost thought you were really going to die."

"By the way, are you really okay?"

"It's just a viral cold, plus a little inflammation." Qin Shaoyan said nonchalantly, "Just a few days of intravenous drip will be fine, you can take me home later."

As he said this, he pulled out the needle, picked up his coat and walked out.

Zhang Pingyi was shocked and hurriedly chased after him, "Just stay here. You are really not afraid of death by going back and forth."

Qin Shaoyan didn't care about this at all. He was still thinking as he walked, "Do you think he will believe what I said?"

"I don't think you can believe it." Zhang Pingyi frowned, "But Davis doesn't seem to realize that you are trying to trick him."

"Why do you think so?" Qin Shaoyan asked back.

"You used the same trick on YouTube, and now you used it on Qvod again." Zhang Pingyi found it funny, "He actually came to you and asked you for a solution."

"Did he not react?"

"It's not that he didn't react, he was just blinded by greed." Qin Shaoyan sighed, "And Bill Gates invited us to his mansion, which gave Davis the illusion that Bill Gates and I had reached an agreement."

"In fact, he didn't know at all. Bill Gates and I only talked about YouTube, and didn't mention Qvod at all."

"He thought YouTube could really complete its plan to acquire Qvod."

Zhang Pingyi frowned. "Now that things have gotten like this, how are we going to end this? Are you really going to put all the blame on Xiong Xiaoge? I don't think Davis will let this go."

"He doesn't dare to look for Xiong Xiaoge, but he dares to pester you."

"It's okay, this is easy to handle." Qin Shaoyan smiled easily, "As long as Davis is calmed down, he will take care of the rest."

Zhang Pingyi was a little surprised, "So you have a plan for the aftermath."

"Well, I have an idea." Qin Shaoyan sat in the back seat of the car, leaned back and closed his eyes to rest, "But I'll wait until I recover from my illness before I can say anything."

Zhang Pingyi reminded him, "You should find a driver and a bodyguard. Don't drive around all the time. The security is not good now. You might be kidnapped."

Qin Shaoyan was a little stunned. "There are only a few petty thefts in the capital, not this."

"Forget it. Last year, an actor was kidnapped on the street and almost killed." Zhang Pingyi warned, "The son of a wealthy family should not sit in the hall."

Qin Shaoyan was stunned for a moment before he recalled this incident.

The kidnapping incident caused quite a stir and was later made into a movie.

In his previous life, he went to Beijing to make a living after 08. At that time, public security had improved greatly, so he had no impression of the current public security.

"It's time to find a driver and bodyguard." Qin Shaoyan said fluently.

Zhang Pingyi sent Qin Shaoyan home, then turned around and went back to his own home.

Just after parking the car and walking into the unit door, Zhang Pingyi saw a figure suddenly appear.

"Junior Brother Zhang."

Zhang Pingyi was so frightened that he pulled out the nunchakus from his pocket. He looked closely and found that it was Chen Guangxia.

"Hey, Senior Brother Chen, why are you here?" Zhang Pingyi put away his self-defense weapon and said enthusiastically, "Let's go to my house to chat. It's too cold outside."

"No need." Chen Guangxia shook his head, looking a little haggard. "I have a few words to tell you, and I'll leave right after that."

Zhang Pingyi frowned, "Then tell me."

Chen Guangxia stared at Zhang Pingyi closely. "We are brothers and have known each other for five or six years. Tell me the truth."

“Is YouTube’s acquisition of Qvod a failure?”

Zhang Pingyi hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Yes."

Chen Guangxia took a step forward, his face distorted and shocked, and asked excitedly: "Is there no possibility of recovery? Isn't this a negotiation strategy?"

"It's not a negotiation strategy." Zhang Pingyi said directly. There was nothing to hide at this point. "The shareholders and venture capitalists did not agree to sell. They believed that Qvod would have a greater future."

Chen Guangxia was very excited. He paced back and forth and asked, "Why not sell it? Why not sell it? It's three hundred million US dollars!"

"If you miss this opportunity, you will never see this store again. What a good deal."

"Is this what Mr. Qin meant?"

Zhang Pingyi looked at Chen Guangxia's reaction in surprise. "The shareholders and President Qin both think that Qvod.com will have greater potential after going public. They want to build a business, so how can they bear to sell this hen that lays eggs?"

Chen Guangxia stopped and sneered several times, "Do you really believe what they say? Whatever business you start, you just want to go public and make money."

Zhang Pingyi frowned, "Brother Chen, what do you mean by this?"

"It's meaningless." Chen Guangxia took a deep breath, "I want to leave."

Zhang Pingyi was shocked. "You're leaving?"

"Yes, I'm leaving Qvod." Chen Guangxia said firmly, "I want to resign."

(End of this chapter)