Be reborn and be happy to the fullest

Chapter 730: Using Money to Enter Douyu

"Hello"

Li Shuo stretched out his hand, shook hands gently with Chen Duoduo, and then shook hands with other people. During the whole process, he did not introduce Reba or Li Qinghe.

There was naturally no need to introduce the female companion and the driver, but this also made Li Shuo seem weak and alone, coming to the meeting alone, looking very lonely.

But in terms of momentum, Li Shuo alone completely crushed the other four!

After shaking hands, Li Shuo, surrounded by Chen Duoduo and others, walked forward to the main entrance of the holiday villa, and said casually as he walked:

"I was in Beijing participating in the China-Korea Concert, and I acquired the traditional entertainment company Qianyu Times. I didn't expect that during this process, the songs I created before were discovered, which caused some disturbances. Does Mr. Chen know about this?"

"Um, I know a little bit. According to rumors, you have a stage name X and are a signed artist of Sony Entertainment?"

In fact, it is not just a "rumor". Ordinary people don't know that "Li Shuo is Li Jiulin", and Chen Duoduo is also trying his best to show that he is a well-informed person.

"Hey, Mr. Chen is well-informed. So, I turned here on the way. I hope Mr. Chen can keep my itinerary and identity confidential..."

Li Shuo said with a smile, and Chen Duoduo naturally agreed.

With just an opening remark, Li Shuo stood from the perspective of a person in a higher position, asking questions and making demands to Chen Duoduo, and Chen Duoduo could only try his best to meet them.

This is not only because Li Shuo has a strong aura, but also because Station C is indeed in a bad situation at present. In terms of the two-dimensional world, it is suppressed by Station A\B, and is gradually showing a trend of being the last. And as Yuan Ke introduced to Li Shuo before, if Station C wants to transform into live broadcasting, it needs to upgrade its hardware and bandwidth, which are actually capital expenditures!

Chen Duoduo wants a favor from Li Shuo!

Because he understood this, Li Shuo was invited by Chen Duoduo to enter the box as if he were the host. After sitting in the main seat, he first stretched out his hand to stop the menu handed over by Chen Duoduo, and then said crisply:

"I'm pressed for time. Let's talk business before we eat!"

What he said was a bit harsh, and here in Qi Province, the popular culture is dining table culture. How can you talk about things without eating or drinking?

Chen Duoduo immediately laughed: "Oh, there's no rush for investment. Mr. Li, this is the first time I've met a hero like you. You must communicate with me more so that I can learn more. Here, this is the 93 Moutai Rose Song I brought from my ancestral home when I heard that Mr. Li was coming. Mr. Li, please do me the honor of tasting it..."

The year of 93 was very special, and it also coincided with a reduction in Maotai production and soil variation, which resulted in a more alternative "Rose Song" flavor. After 10 or 20 years of fermentation, the 93 Maotai Rose Song has become a legend. Before Li Shuo was reborn, it had been hyped up to hundreds of thousands per bottle, and there was no market for it, because this thing can often open up some key nodes!

Otherwise, how can we say it is Qi Province...

Li Shuo sighed in his heart, but still waved his hand and started the topic directly: "Mr. Chen, Station C has the need to upgrade its hardware and transform into a new track recently. So, how much money is Station C prepared to spend on these needs? And how many shares can Shuoguo get?"

Chen Duoduo was a little uncomfortable with such a straightforward style, but he needed the money too much. After a moment's hesitation, he still answered with a stiff upper lip: "It will probably cost more than 3000 million just to upgrade the hardware. If it covers the employees' expenses for the next six months, the investment should be more than million..."

Li Shuo continued, "You didn't mention the cost of transitioning to a new track, but I think the budget should be unlimited. After all, there are more problems to be faced in the live broadcasting field. Advertising, promotion, and even signing some big names are all huge amounts of money!"

At this point, the tone suddenly changed: "But, it doesn't matter. Shuoguo can invest 1 million in C Station! Then, how much shares is Mr. Chen willing to give?"

"what?"

Chen Duoduo was stunned. Although all walks of life have entered the Internet in 11, causing the valuations of many websites to begin to bubble up, a valuation of more than 1 million is still too high for Station C! What's more, this is just "a portion of the shares"!

For a moment, he was unable to answer, because this level of investment would require him to give up more than half of the shares, which would cause him to completely lose control of Station C.

Li Shuo naturally didn't think of letting Chen Duoduo name the price himself. He didn't even give the other party time to think about it. He said directly:

"1 million, after you upgrade your hardware, there will be 3 million left to enter a new market! The condition is that Shuoguo takes 1% of the shares!"

The price has increased!

Chen Duoduo was suddenly a little shaken. If it was 1.3 million, then he...

He fell into deep thought, and the entire box was silent. Almost all the people brought by Chen Duoduo held shares in Station C, and at this moment they could not help but fall into the wonderful imagination that "the shares I have are actually worth so much."

Reba met Li Shuo to discuss business for the first time, which made her see another side of men. It felt like a domineering president in the world, the perfect image of a male god!

Li Shuo waited silently for 1 minute. When he saw that Chen Duoduo wanted to speak, he said again:

"1 million, covering your hardware upgrades and employee expenses! The condition is still that Shuoguo gets 6% of the shares!"

"what?"

Chen Duoduo cried out in surprise, he had never expected that the price could go up after just a short while. For a moment, greed arose in his heart: He is worthy of being the founder of the legendary consortium, so can Li Shuo continue to raise the price?

"2 million! Still 60% of the shares!"

This time, only half a minute later, Li Shuo raised the price again!

"Wow~"

Chen Duoduo and everyone around him breathed heavily. They looked at Li Shuo eagerly, hoping that he could call out higher and more numbers!

However, just 10 seconds later, Li Shuo said:

"1 million, 5% of the shares!"

"Why is it still dropping?"

Chen Duoduo couldn't hide her disappointment and even asked angrily.

In response, Li Shuo gave the following quote:

"1 million, 3% of the shares!"

In an instant, all greed was cleared from Chen Duoduo's mind. No, to be precise, he was still greedy, but he had calmed down!

Before Li Shuo could speak again, Chen Duoduo almost couldn't wait to grab him and shouted:

"Okay, I agree!"

Li Shuo then smiled, shook his hand, and said with a smile: "Since we have reached a cooperation, we will be family members from now on. Qinghe, you open the wine, I will have a drink with Mr. Chen..."

Li Qinghe, who had been standing behind Li Shuo, quickly leaned forward.

Chen Duoduo also reacted at this time and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Li is very clever, Chen admires you..."

"This is called the extreme pressure strategy... When the price is raised at the beginning, everyone will be swayed by greed and hope that the price will go higher. But after three times, Li Shuo immediately lowers the price. The first time, most people will be greatly disappointed and angrily question. The second time, only a very small number of smart people can come to their senses. When it comes to the third time, most people will be afraid of further price cuts and will hurriedly agree. Often at this time, the price has already returned to the original starting point."

Li Shuo raised his glass while talking, saying, "Mr. Chen was able to react the second time, which shows that he is a rare talent. Cheers to Mr. Chen's decisive decision!"

"Thank you for your praise, Mr. Li. Cheers!"

After taking a sip of a glass of 93 Rose Qu, in addition to the aroma of Maotai, there is also a fresh and quiet fragrance. Even Li Shuo, who doesn't drink much white wine, couldn't help but praise it as "good wine"!

Hearing this praise, Chen Duoduo felt relieved and immediately grinned, "Ah, anyway, I still have to drink. To be honest, Mr. Li..."

"We are all partners now, how about calling each other brothers?"

"Okay, Brother Li, let me tell you, we in Qi Province like this..."

The cooperation was agreed upon, and the next step was to make friends without too much interest involved. After some toasts, Chen Duoduo called Li Shuo "Brother Li" more and more fluently, and even patted his chest and said that he would give Li Shuo a whole box of 93 Moutai Rose Qu.

In some situations where one is dealing with officials, this is hard currency. Li Shuo's eyes lit up when he heard this. After thanking him with a smile, he also gave some pointers:

"Since Station C is going to be a live-action racetrack, the current name is obviously no longer appropriate. Has Mr. Chen thought of a new name?"

"Not yet... I know that Li's Shuoguo Culture specializes in new media. Do you have any suggestions?"

"How about calling it Douyu? It means having fun in your spare time. Most of the customers who watch live broadcasts have this mentality..."

"Douyu! Great, I don't know why, but this name just popped out of my head, and it feels like it fits my mood..."

Zhang Mingwen almost vomited when he saw his friend's dog-licking look. He thought his friend was exaggerating. It was just a name. Although it sounded really good and was in line with the business direction of Station C, it shouldn't make Chen Duoduo like this!

The main thing is that only a preliminary agreement has been reached now. Before the contract is signed, twists and turns may occur at any time. How will Chen Duoduo deal with it then?

Just as he thought of this, he heard Li Shuo say generously: "Brother, it's good that you like it. To be honest, I not only invested in Station C, but also in Stations A and B. If investing in the other two stations is a business, then investing in Station C is completely to see if you can turn the tide and successfully transform Station C into a live broadcast!"

"Thank you for your high regard, Brother Li. I will definitely live up to your high expectations!"

"Okay! Come on, stand for C!"

"cheers!"

Li Shuo is a person who can flexibly adjust his style of dealing with people and things. He can act like an investor when he meets someone, claiming that he will not eat or drink until the contract is discussed. He can also play the emotional card after signing the contract, making it seem as if he only values Chen Duoduo and other management!

However, one should not drink too much. Even if the 93 Maotai Rose Qu tasted delicious, Li Shuo would not get drunk just for Chen Duoduo. After the banquet lasted for more than an hour, Li Shuo winked at Reba, and the smart girl immediately persuaded him in a low voice with concern: "Shuo brother, drink less, we still have a long journey later..."

Then Li Shuo immediately scolded him: "Why travel such a long distance? Brother Chen and I hit it off today. We won't stop until we are drunk! Get out of here, you bitch..."

As soon as the word "stinky bitch" was uttered, Reba pouted in grievance, and the warm atmosphere of the banquet was disturbed a lot. Seeing this, Chen Duoduo had to stand up and persuade him, "You have already drunk a lot today", "Brother Li, you still have to go back to Lenghai after all", "This sister-in-law is waiting too", etc.

Originally, Li Shuo should have been a little pretentious, or even scolded the woman a few times, but the same thing happened, Chen Duoduo was not important enough, and Li Shuo was reluctant to continue to make trouble according to the script.

So he just went with the flow and stood up to say goodbye with a reluctant look on his face.

"Brother Li, let's make a deal. You must stay at my place for two days next time..."

Chen Duoduo sent Li Shuo to the Rolls-Royce, held his hand tightly, and acted reluctant to leave.

Li Shuo agreed and said, "Don't say anything else. When you succeed in live streaming, I will pay for a Fish Fun Carnival at your resort. We will invite all the big internet celebrities under our umbrella to gather here and get drunk!"

The description of this scene once again made Chen Duoduo's blood boil. He said yes repeatedly until Li Shuo's phantom completely disappeared from his sight. Only then did the blush on his face subside.

At this time, Zhang Mingwen came over and whispered, "Old Chen, wake up. Although the price offered by Li Shuo is very good, we have to hand over 60% of the shares. What's the difference between this and selling the company? No matter how good Li Shuo's words are now, we can't guarantee that after he takes control of the company, Station C will still be able to operate according to our ideas!"

Chen Duoduo was startled, and then calmed down instantly. For a founder like him, selling the company he had nurtured was more painful than killing him! It was just that the number Li Shuo had just given was too much, making it difficult for him to think. Now that he had come to his senses, he gradually felt it was a pity...

"But 1 million is really too much, and I think Li Shuo is actually a pretty good person..." After thinking for a long time, Chen Duoduo said hesitantly.

Zhang Mingwen said angrily, "Old Chen, you are confused. We only wanted Li Shuo to invest 3000 million at the beginning. In fact, we can hold on for a while with 1 million. Why do we need 3 million at once? Moreover, although the traffic of C Station is not very large, our fans are loyal and few but good. From this point of view, the value of our website is still quite high. There are also many venture capitals in the industry willing to bet on us..."

"Um, so you mean to reject Li Shuo? That won't work. I feel that Li Shuo is very sincere. We can still talk about the shares..."

"That's what I mean. We can't sell 60% of the shares in one go. We can first accept the 6000 million investment and transfer 30% of the shares to him. When the next round of financing comes, we can give Li Shuo priority financing rights..."

"This is a good idea. It's not that we are going back on our word. We are just dividing the promise into two steps..."

"In addition, we need to bring in other venture capitalists to compete... In the past, those venture capitalists looked down on Station C because Station A and Station B were ahead of them. Now, Lao Chen, you have heard that Li Shuo has invested in two sites. This means that for other companies, we are the only one that can be chosen for ACG websites..."