When they met for the first time, Hu Mingchen and Schultz didn't talk about anything serious, they just chatted.

Don't look at it as just aimless chatter, in fact, from these casual gossip, it is very reflective of a person's character, and such a relaxed chat can deepen the understanding and relationship between each other.

The contact with Schultz was short-lived, that is, the distance from the airport to the hotel, and their group had just been on a plane for more than ten hours, even if the first class was not so tired, but it also took some time to reverse the jet lag.

Through this short journey in the car, Schultz gave Hu Mingchen the feeling and impression that he was a very amiable person, very different from those arrogant and arrogant bosses of large companies.

Of course, Hu Mingchen does not believe that Schultz will be a weak person, he can deal with him very well, but as the chairman of a company that founded Nuoda, he must have extraordinary advantages, and he must not be regarded as an uncle next door.

However, at least for Hu Mingchen, he would rather deal with and associate with people like Schultz, even if it is a business, at least everyone can make it clear that the carriage and horse artillery are coming, and it doesn't matter if the offense and defense of words are indifferent, and they each choose the outcome of success or failure.

After resting in the hotel room for a night, Hu Mingchen and the others did not have a formal work contact until the next day.

The venue of the negotiation is in the small conference room of the hotel, through the floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see the cruise ships and cargo ships shuttling on the river outside, and the prosperity of the whole pearl is also in full view.

At the negotiation meeting, the main content was that Hu Mingchen and the Best Buy team led by Schultz introduced the performance of IPENG's product and possible market expectations.

Schultz also asked some questions about the issues they were concerned about, and Hu Mingchen explained them carefully and patiently one by one.

And at this meeting, Hu Mingchen and his team each provided Schultz and his team with a newly produced IPENG for them to embody.

Of course, in order for them to have a good experience, the communication signal in this room has also been strengthened.

The nearly three-hour negotiation meeting was in the stage of understanding as a whole, and in fact, there were many of these contents that Nathan Law had explained and introduced to Corey Barry.

At noon, Hu Mingchen officially hosted a banquet for Schultz and his party in the private room of the hotel restaurant.

After an hour's lunch break, Schultz sent his assistant to Hu Mingchen.

"Mr. Hu, do you have time now?"

"Mr. Fred, time ...... I have, but, what do you mean?" Hu Mingchen was a little puzzled by what Scholz's assistant meant.

"That's right, if we have time, we Mr. Schultz want to talk about it now. ”

Hu Mingchen looked at his watch: "Didn't we make an appointment to start at three o'clock in the afternoon? There is still an hour, have you misremembered the time?"

At this time, Hu Mingchen was not alone, and next to him were Chen Xuesheng, Luo Guancong, He Xin, and Wu Huaisi and others. They took advantage of the lunch break to sit together and think about how to cut into the team brought by Schultz in the afternoon, and how to reach this cooperation intention as soon as possible. I didn't think that Fred would come to the door in advance.

"No, Mr. Hu, you misunderstood me, Mr. Schultz is not asking the two teams to negotiate together, but, he wants to talk to you privately alone, I wonder if you can do it on your side?" Fred explained.

"What do you mean...... Just Mr. Schultz and I talking alone?" Hu Mingchen said in amazement.

"Mr. Schultz said that if you feel uneasy, then you can bring someone with you, and he will be waiting for you in the room. Fred said.

Bring someone, Hu Mingchen looked at a few of them, who to bring, Hu Mingchen was really a little undecided for a while. It stands to reason that Chen Xuesheng should be brought with him, who is not only the general manager, but also a shareholder partner.

But Chen Xuesheng does not understand foreign languages, and the other party cannot speak Chinese, if Chen Xuesheng goes, he can only sit stupidly, similar to a deaf and dumb person.

After thinking about it, Hu Mingchen chose Nathan Luo: "Mr. Luo, you and I will go." ”

He chose Nathan Law because he is good at foreign languages and is also familiar with international economic cooperation.

Under Fred's guidance, Hu Mingchen and Nathan Law walked into Schultz's room.

As expected, Schultz was alone in his room, and none of the professional team behind him was there, but Fred stayed, in other words, only one person on either side.

"Mr. Hu, please come over and try the American coffee I brewed. Seeing Hu Mingchen, Schultz smiled and beckoned.

Schultz's room, like Hu's, is a suite, with a separate living room and sitting area.

Hu Mingchen stepped forward: "Thank you, since it is the coffee made by Mr. Schultz, it should not taste bad." ”

"Not necessarily, everyone has their own tastes, please. Saying that, Schultz extended his hand to Hu Mingchen and Luo Guancong, and he also picked up a cup of coffee by the way.

Since people are kind, Hu Mingchen is not willing to refute people's kindness, he bent down and picked up the delicate coffee cup, the coffee is still steaming, it seems that it is really freshly brewed.

Hu Mingchen brought it to his mouth and took a sip gently, although the bitter taste was still relatively strong, but the tip of his nose could also smell a very special fragrance.

"How's it going?" Schultz asked expectantly.

"Hehe, the coffee must be good, it smells good, but I'm sorry, Mr. Schultz, maybe it has something to do with my taste, I really can't taste good or bad, I hope to bear with it. Hu Mingchen said honestly.

"Hahaha, I should be embarrassed by me, I forgot, you like tea. Schultz said with a cheerful smile.

Although Hu Mingchen is not used to drinking coffee, Nathan Luo, who has been abroad all the year round, is very adaptable, and even he seems to like the taste of this coffee a little.

After Schultz laughed, Fred hurriedly replaced Hu Mingchen with a cup of tea.

"Mr. Hu, let's get down to business, I invited you over just to reach an agreement with you privately, and as for the details, let others improve them. After drinking something, Schultz sat opposite Hu Mingchen and stared at Hu Mingchen with blazing eyes.

"Mr. Schultz, I would love to hear what you have in mind, and, I am sure, you must have a definite plan. Hu Mingchen responded.

The reason why Hu Mingchen is so sure is not untargeted. Schultz was able to come to Mingzhu in person, and abandoned the usual arrogance of Westerners, and invited Hu Mingchen to talk alone, which shows that he must have an idea, otherwise, he would not have done so, which is a bit inconsistent with the normal rules of business negotiation.

"Hehe, Mr. Hu is not a very smart person, you can actually guess my mind. Schultz smiled kindly.

"Mr. Schultz, I'm not smart, the smarter people in the world are like Jiang Zhiqing, I just think that Mr. Schultz is not the kind of person who has no purpose, otherwise, you would not have created and owned such a large group. Hu Mingchen said humbly, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Mr. Hu, modesty is sometimes unnecessary, let me tell you, I can come to China, it means that I want to cooperate with your company, but we need to communicate the conditions of this cooperation. ”

"Thank you, thank you, Mr. Schultz, I don't know what kind of cooperation conditions Mr. Schultz needs, is it an exclusive agent sales, or is it asking us to reduce the price?" asked Hu Mingchen after greeting him.

In Hu Mingchen's mind, since Schultz is willing to cooperate, it means that he is optimistic about this product. Under such circumstances, Hu Mingchen felt that the two conditions he was most likely to put forward should be like this. When their own team was negotiating before, many people also thought that the other party would start in this direction.

At that time, Hu Mingchen also put forward guiding opinions that there can be a range of price reductions, and as long as the requirements are not particularly excessive, benefits can be appropriately given. As for the exclusive agent, it is only given two years, and after two years, it is absolutely impossible to tie up one's net worth and life to the head of a company.

"No, no, neither, that's not the point I'm talking to you about at all. Who knows, Schultz shook his head.

Schultz's denial was really a bit beyond Hu Mingchen's expectations.

"Mr. Schultz, then I don't understand, since it's not this, then what are the conditions of your cooperation?" Hu Mingchen asked calmly.

"I want to take a stake in your company. Schultz said firmly, word by word.

"What? You want to take a stake in our company? Mr. Schultz, I heard you right, this is the condition of your cooperation?" Hu Mingchen was immediately surprised.

Not only Hu Mingchen was surprised, but even Luo Guancong, who was sitting on the side, was surprised, they never thought that the condition proposed by Schultz would be this.

"No, kid, you heard me right, I'm not kidding, I'm serious, I do want to be your company. Schultz leaned back on the sofa and looked at Hu Mingchen like an elder.

At this time, Schultz didn't seem to be a big businessman, and the title of the word "child" suddenly put Hu Mingchen in a complete range of concerns.

Schultz actually has no problem calling Hu Mingchen a "child", and the data shows that Schultz is 70 years old and is not younger than Hu Erhua in age. He has been at the helm of Best Buy for forty years.

"Mr. Schultz...... Do you want to buy our company? Or do you just buy shares as an investor? Moreover, how can you talk to me about this matter, not to our president?" Hu Mingchen's mind was a little agitated, not so calm, and at the same time there were many puzzles.

"Because you are the real helmsman of this company, I naturally want to talk to you, and your president also listens to you, which I know and can see. As for the acquisition and shareholding you mentioned, hehe, if you are willing, I am naturally willing to acquire. The choice of this question is yours, not mine. Schultz had a penetrating shrewdness in his eyes.