Reborn Cultural Empire

148. The Prey and the Hunter

Adding up the two lifetimes, last night was the first time Yang Yi spent the night in the hotel.

It can't be said how good the sleep was, but for Yang Yi who didn't have the habit of choosing a bed, it wasn't too bad.

After waking up in the morning, in the old shop next to the hotel, Rogo sips the spicy duck blood soup, eats a raw pan-fried bun in three or two mouthfuls, gnashing his teeth viciously, not as if he was chewing buns, but It's like eating the flesh and blood of an enemy.

"If William Zhu really finds a second company to invest in, what are you going to do?"

Yang Yi took a sip of the duck blood soup slowly, exhaled a mouthful of hot air and asked back: "You have handled everything, and you still have to ask me what to do?"

"I don't know what to do. After all, it's across the Pacific Ocean."

Yang swallowed the tender duck blood in his mouth, shrugged his shoulders: "Is it far? Didn't William Zhu also come from there?"

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The meeting place the next day was still in that clubhouse, this time Luo Ge and Yang Yi found the place with ease.

After entering, the two golden-haired ghosts were not there, only William Zhu was sitting on the sofa, slowly flipping through a financial magazine.

"Mr. Zhu, it's so early today." Rogo smiled and stretched out his fat hand, even though he wished he could eat the man in front of him half an hour ago.

"Mr. Luo, Mr. Yang, sit down!" William Zhu put the two of them on the sofa with a smile, and then started the topic impatiently: "Since today's main purpose is to finalize the investment intention, let's talk about it with the sky open. Now, how much money can you invest?"

Before Rogo and Yang Yi answered, William Zhu smiled and added: "Of course, if it's still a number like [-] million, then there's no need for us to sit here."

As soon as Fat Boss and Yang looked at each other, they felt that William Zhu's current attitude was quite different from yesterday's negotiating tone.

Although it is not stated, it sounds like there is almost no room for bargaining.

It's very straightforward, not at all like yesterday's deliberate perfection.

Yang Yi glanced at Rogo, the fat boss held the tea and said nothing, it seemed that he had made up his mind to do logistics.The boy could only stare at him fiercely, then turned to Zhu William: "Mr. Zhu, the two of you from yesterday, shouldn't they be the same people?"

Surprised, he watched Yang Yi up and down for a long time before Zhu Weilian put down his coffee cup: "Mr. Yang, you have always surprised me, you know, all the time! I am at your age. Sometimes, you can earn tens of thousands of dollars every month..."

Rogo twitched the corner of his mouth cryptically: "It's not a crime to brag."

Of course, William Zhu didn't hear this, and the founder under the banyan tree smiled emotionally: "But at that time, I definitely didn't have the business talent you have now, and I discovered something wrong overnight."

Business flair?Yang Yi's expression was indifferent, and he thought to himself that I have a mao's business talent, and it's all because of the various controversial comments on you on the Internet in later generations, which made me wary.

"I guess right?" Yang Yi blinked.

"You found out the problem, but you didn't guess their identities correctly. Li Bolun is indeed not the person from him, but an investment consultant of Bertelsmann."

No need to confirm anymore, just by hearing the name of this "investment consultant", you can know what that American ghost is doing.

It's just that Yang Yi was a little puzzled: "Bertelsmann planned to get involved in the Internet content providing service business so early?"

"I don't know about that either." William Zhu smiled sincerely, like all successful people who face losers: "How can I know Bertelsmann's strategic decisions? I am the vice president of United Artists, and Li Bolun just Just my clients."

For today's result, Zhu William is really satisfied. You know, since Yang Yi approached him for the first time, Zhu William had this idea of ​​"taking advantage of the situation".But the final decision to put it into practice was after seeing the news about Yunzhong Bookstore.

China's largest comprehensive book store, the first big bookstore with the concept of cultural moore!There is such a boss who has taken a fancy to his own banyan tree. If he doesn't make good use of it, he will really be ashamed of this kind of god-given opportunity.

The specific method is also very simple, that is, to find another investor, or even two or three investors, whether venture capital or individual investors, as long as they are interested in Banyan Tree.

Then release the news that Yunzhong Bookstore is also coveting under the banyan tree, and finally just sit and wait for the wishers to take the bait.

And the roles played by Yang Yi and Luo Ge here are stepping stones to raise the net worth under the banyan tree.

Of course, as long as the two are willing to invest more than William Zhu's psychological price, then William Zhu doesn't mind sharing under the banyan tree with them, but after the initial contact yesterday, this guy who is good at using other people's "momentum" to raise his In the end, his manager chose to make full use of Yang Yi and Rogo.

And he took Yang Yi and Rogo to meet Bertelsmann's investment consultant, and he almost told this bookseller who is currently in the limelight in China: "Look, the boss of China's first culture, Moore, is also interested in my banyan tree. Very interested, so don't be stingy."

And now he is undoubtedly on the verge of success.

Originally, he also wanted to contact an online content provider in the United States through his acquaintances.But I didn't expect that Bertelsmann, which I first came into contact with, almost immediately expressed interest in Banyan Tree.

In Zhu Weilian's view, this result was simply a perfect ending without any other considerations.

As for being used from the beginning to the end, the biggest role is just Yang Yi and Luo Ge who are the props of William Zhu's set, who has the mood to pay attention to them.

Seeing that the speculation he was worried about yesterday turned out to be a reality, and William Zhu was smiling like a victor, Yang Yi said with a blank expression: "I'm curious, how much Bertelsmann promised Mr. Zhu?" Investing? So much so that you can hardly hide your inner joy?"

"Uh, it should be said that I don't need to cover up now." William Zhu looked at Yang Yi sincerely: "No matter how much it is, it is a number that Mr. Yang is not willing to pay...Of course, it doesn't make much sense to talk about it now. , I just hope that we will have the opportunity to truly cooperate next time."

"Mr. Zhu, what you have done is really making people have a bad New Year's Eve!"

"Sorry, I only spend Christmas."

Yang Yi let out a sigh of relief. At first, he thought it was just a pastry chef who made a good cake, and then he yelled loudly to attract customers, trying to play a trick that the highest bidder wins.

But looking at it now, it is clear that the pastry chef is trying to play himself in the middle of the applause, using himself to advertise his cake, and in the end he didn't have his share at all.

This kind of depressive feeling that I thought I could eat a big piece of cake, but suddenly someone jumped out, and together with the pastry chef, snatched the cake and ate it. To be honest, it is really not very good.

"Then Mr. Zhu, why did you invite us here again today?" Yang Yi didn't seem to be angry at all, as if he wasn't the one who was robbed of the cake: "Just to inform us of cooperation Failure? In that case, a phone call will do.”

"It's not the same." William Zhu smiled friendlyly: "Since it's a formal business negotiation, no matter whether it's successful or not, it's a matter of politeness to notify the partner formally. Besides, I really want to know, too. Now, is Mr. Yang still willing to agree to a capital injection of 300 million?"

"An investment of 300 million?" Yang Yi mopped his nose, and looked at William Zhu with some amusement: "The investment amount agreed by Bertelsmann is 300 million?"

"Sorry, it involves commercial secrets, please forgive me for not being able to disclose this data."

"Then have you signed the contract?" Yang Yi asked curiously, it seemed that he was not affected by the failure of the investment at all, and was even taken advantage of by others.

Zhu Weilian looked at Yang Yi with a strange expression: "Not yet, but we have reached a cooperation intention, and we will sign a contract in the next year... What? Mr. Yang still misses my banyan tree?"

"In general, this statement is also correct. You know, I have been thinking about under the banyan tree for a long time." Yang said bluntly.

Yang Yi's straightforwardness did not make Zhu Weilian feel happy, but instead he felt a faint uneasiness in his heart.

This is wrong, unless the student boss doesn't care about the banyan tree, if he really cares about the banyan tree, he will definitely not react like this.

"What does Mr. Yang mean?" William Zhu picked up the cold coffee to hide his doubts.

"It's nothing interesting. I just want to remind Mr. Zhu that you may receive an indictment from United Artists before or after the Chinese New Year. The content is about changing the company's legal person without authorization and involving commercial fraud." Yang Yi Spreading his hands regretfully: "Of course, Mr. Zhu said that he doesn't celebrate Chinese New Year, only Christmas."

Zhu Weilian's expression didn't change much, but Yang Yi noticed a detail, the fingers of the boss's hand holding the coffee cup seemed to be jumping uncontrollably.

"I don't know where you heard about this, but United Artists? What is it?" William Zhu put on a sarcastic smile for the first time: "Does this company have anything to do with me?"

Yang Yi shook his head meaninglessly: "I don't know what American United Artists is, I just know that people will come to trouble you. And on the registration information under the banyan tree, the registration unit is Shanghai United Artists? If Shanghai United Artists belongs to The problem is not clear, I guess Bertelsmann will not rush to inject capital under the banyan tree."

There was no smile on Zhu Weilian's face now, he just looked directly at Yang Yi: "This method will only make the two of you farther and farther away from the banyan tree."

"Mr. Zhu should have considered this issue when he sells the goods to three companies." Yang Yi's expression was unusually sincere: "By the way, Brother Luo, use your notebook and show Mr. Zhu ours." New Silk Road'."