Chapter 65: Acting is only for the truth
"Zimo, what is so important, let me rush to Hong Kong at this time, and tomorrow will be Chinese New Year's Eve." Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info I finally made the old man happy, this time the land is good, all the previous efforts have been abandoned. ”
After receiving Qi Zimo's call, Qi Zihang, who hurried to Hong Kong, began to complain as soon as he saw his younger brother.
"My building isn't so easy to take, don't you know what it means to be courteous?"
This guy won't admit it when he eats it, where is there such a good thing.
"Okay! You're big brother, make it clear, why did you ask me to come, otherwise don't blame me for making your things yellow. ”
"There will be two people coming in later, one is from the Emperor and the other is from the Gao Ying Group. Both of them are related households, the kind of people who hang their names and make fortunes. I'm interested in a project that they have in their hands, and the task is to find out what is real and what is false. ”
Back a few days ago, Jack in the United States completed the investigation within two days, and compiled the general situation into an email to inform Qi Zimo.
The email read: "The official background of the first partner of the project is Gao Ying Group, which is actually a relation, just a friend of a manager in the headquarters office of Gao Ying Group, who has attended several internal gatherings of Gao Ying Group, and since then has been contacting the project in the name of Gao Ying, left and right." ”
"The second partner is a fashion director of Emperor, surnamed Yang, and is also a relation. However, the difference is that this Director Yang has a real relationship with the Emperor, and his uncle is the artist director. As for the content of the project cooperation, Vice President Hu, who approached Warner, said that it was a private project, and the Board of Directors of Emperor did not know about it. ”
After grasping the real information of the two partners of the project, he contacted Vice President Hu through Jack again, and asked him to introduce him to the two related households as an intermediary.
After the initial telephone chat, the two sides agreed to meet in Hong Kong. In order to confuse the public, Qi Zimo casually called Qi Zihang when he came to Hong Kong.
"Really, you will be the secretary and I will be the manager in a while?" Qi Zihang didn't expect that this proud younger brother would be willing to succumb to him one day.
"Well, you ask more, don't let them focus on me. ”
Qi Zimo was worried that he would be recognized, and there were a lot of topics about him recently.
"Then should I go and get a playboy? I'm too inclassy. ”
Qi Zihang straightened his collar without a tie at all, and his face was stinky.
"Okay, bosses are usually stupid, so it's easier for them to let their guard down. ”
"Is it Yida's Manager Qi?"
Without waiting for Qi Zihang to fight back, two people in black casual suits came to their table.
"Yes, this is our manager Qi, and I am his secretary, hello. ”
Some short men should be the first partner, with very small eyes and very compact facial features, which is described in the information as "thief eyebrows and mouse eyes." ”
The other person has a good appearance, but Qinggao's expression is very similar to the second-generation son brother who has become rich in the mainland.
"Presumably the two of you are Director Yang and Manager Quan, right? It's a great honor to meet the two, I heard that the two of you are very interested in the project, so I asked you to come here. ”
Qi Zihang didn't know if it was acting talent or if he had done such a thing before, and his posture and tone were decent.
"Hehe, I have won awards, and it is an honor to know Manager Qi. ”
The flattering expression of the manager was too obvious, which made Qi Zimo feel disgusted in his heart, how could such a person have the courage to control the operation of tens of millions of dollars.
"But I don't know where Manager Qi learned about our project, I don't seem to have submitted a letter of intent to Yida?"
Just kidding, he can fool Zheng Xiuyan but he may not be able to fool these shrewd business giants, now there is no basic framework, how dare he directly discuss cooperation with the mainland giant Yida, only a stupid girl like Zheng Xiuyan will go to Lefu to talk about cooperation.
"Haha, you also know that our Young Master Wang has a lot of friends in the entertainment industry, whether it is the Chinese entertainment industry or the Korean entertainment industry, there are many friends. Isn't it natural for us to know that your project is so well-known? It doesn't matter, the point is that I'm also optimistic about this project, so let's see if I can try to make a little money with the two of you. ”
Qi Zihang has not been a diplomat in vain for so many years, and his reaction ability is still good.
"You mean you want to invest? How much can you invest?"
"Manager Quan, where is the business talking like this? I don't know anything about the specific situation, where do I get the evidence to judge how much to invest? If the rate of return is high, I will definitely invest more, but how to say 10 million US dollars should be no problem. ”
Hearing the number of Qi Zihang's reports, Manager Quan's eyes lit up, and Director Yang, who was originally careless, also straightened up.
"It's a business plan, you see. Manager Quan immediately smiled and took out the materials from the bag behind him and handed them to Qi Zihang.
"I don't know this, I just need to see the money, these are the responsibilities of my subordinates. After speaking, he pushed the plan to Qi Zimo, picked up the coffee himself, and paid tribute to Manager Quan.
One person carefully flipped through the planning book, and the other three were casually drinking coffee, Manager Quan and Director Yang secretly exchanged glances, they didn't expect that the legendary stupid local tyrant would take the initiative to come to the door.
After five minutes, Qi Zimo, who had carefully checked it, confirmed that this plan was no different from the previous one, and it should not be their real plan, and then Qi Zimo whispered a few words in Qi Zihang's ear.
"Hehe, my secretary also read the plan just now, and it's generally good. However, there are some small issues that still need to be understood, so don't blame them. ”
Manager Quan looked deaf.
"I want to ask you how you are so sure that this project will be profitable? As far as I know, the project designer Zheng Xiuyan is not a professional, will anyone be willing to pay a high price for the products she designs?"
"Hehe, you don't know about that. Although she is not a designer, she has recently been studying fashion design in the United States for more than half a year, and secondly, Xiuyan's popularity in Asia is extremely hot, and the products she has personally designed are sure to sell well. Sure enough, boasting is the first skill a businessman has to learn.
"Manager Quan, this is not right! I sincerely want to do business with you, but you don't even disclose the actual situation, which makes me very disappointed. Qi Zihang's action of covering his head and sighing is very well interpreted.
"What do you mean by that? Manager Qi. Manager Quan noticed that Qi Zihang's tone turned cold.
"Zheng Xiuyan has been out of Girls' Generation for more than three months, right? Even if she is still active normally, how many pure fans will she have to pay for her when she leaves Girls' Generation? I am afraid that the first batch of products in the early stage will be difficult to sell out, not to mention other designs in the later stage. Is it only because of the design aesthetics that Designer Zheng hastily learned in half a year to impress passers-by to buy? And in the case of taking the luxury route? Manager Quan, although I haven't read many books, I still know a thing or two, you are too dishonest. ”
"Manager Qi, you can't say it so absolutely!" Manager Quan was asked about the sore spots, and he couldn't find the words to eliminate Manager Qi's doubts for a while.
"Since Manager Quan looks down on me and doesn't want me to get some light, then I don't force it. Goodbye, Manager Quan. ”
Qi Zihang really stood up and walked towards the hotel gate.
"Don't, Manager Qi, you wait. Trade secrets must not be disclosed to outsiders, you should understand. I just wanted to test your sincerity, but in that case, I'm trying to convince my partner, you wait. ”
After appeasing Qi Zihang, Manager Quan pulled Director Yang aside and whispered for a few minutes, mixed with a few quarrels in between.
"Actually, I'm a businessman! I just just want the amount of money I put in to be brighter when I come back, and I don't care too much about the rest, but you can't let me invest in the wrong place, at least make sure that the money comes back, right?" Qi Zihang told the two who returned his "confidant words" closely.
"Yes, yes!" Manager Quan replied vaguely, as he took out a document from his bag again and handed it over.
"This is a more detailed plan, so you won't have to worry about the money going down the drain after you look at it. ”
Qi Zimo used a little effort to "grab" the plan from Manager Quan's hands, presumably this plan is the real version. Just a simple look made Manager Quan so nervous and cautious, and his hands kept playing with his fingers.
The "detailed" version of the plan has not changed much, except for two more remarks in an inconspicuous place, which can also be said to be two divisions of responsibility.
The brand is owned by Zheng Xiuyan personally, and Ms. Zheng Xiuyan is the legal person of the brand and controls the equity distribution rights. The brand equity held by other partners can only enjoy dividends, and do not have the rights attached to the equity, and will not bear the corresponding obligations attached to the equity. ”
"In order to make up for the relative deficit in the rights of the investment partners, 80% of the net profit after the initial brand profit is used as the return on investment. ”
"Hehe, Manager Quan, you even showed me these two regulations, how can you invest, I'm not a business white! I understand the potential meaning of these two sentences, you don't expect this thing. ”
Qi Zihang continued to act under Qi Zimo's instructions.
Manager Quan looked embarrassed: "Manager Qi, if you participate in the same status as my investment partner, these two items are very beneficial to us." As long as we make a profit at that time, we will not only get our money back, but also make a small profit. ”
"Then, will you go home? Can the 20 percent net profit be used to support the next batch of goods leaving the factory? You are pure pit people, and the top management of the bank dares to lend you 15 million US dollars on this basis?"
We pursue short-term interests, long-term interests from production lines to distribution channels to physical stores, as well as brand property rights, etc., are owned by Zheng Xiuyan, and the actual value is more valuable than the cash we have in hand. "Manager Kwon is still making the final desperate struggle.
"Well, you're right! The debt is all hers, right? Okay, let's not test each other. Having already talked about this, I just opened the skylight and said something bright, and I judged how risky it was. A little money is money, and if I can pay back 100%, I am willing to earn it. ”
Qi Zihang's last sentence gave Manager Quan some hints that they really needed this investment to make the whole project work.
"The $15 million is the loan amount promised by the bank before Zheng Xiuyan quits the team. After the withdrawal incident, the bank reduced the amount, and was only willing to borrow $7 million, and it was received in batches. The first tranche of 2 million should be in place after the normal operation of the project, and the second tranche of 3 million will not be disbursed until the first tranche of the project income is withdrawn and there is a relatively beautiful account sheet. The remaining loan amount will only be approved if the project continues to work well and is used to expand into new markets. ”
"Oh, so you only have 10 million start-up capital, which is only enough to build an entire operating production line, so where do you get the money to produce luxury goods and sell them on the market?"
Manager Quan was embarrassed by the question, and his fat and white hands rubbed vigorously: "Hehe, isn't this here to find Manager Qi to invest." ”
"OK, I know the situation. The last question is why they invested in this project. You obviously don't think well of it, but why do you take the risk to get in and don't tell me it's for that little money, we're all merchants. ”
Although Manager Quan is just walking in the name of others, he is inevitably a little arrogant in the high-level society for a long time. Answering this question is equivalent to letting outsiders know their sinister true face, but now there is no room for him to avoid these, and the Manager Qi in front of him is the closest target he has.
"That wasn't the case at first. Zheng Xiuyan, who was originally a girl, was still very popular, and they could at least be popular in Asia for four to five years. No matter how bad Zheng Xiuyan's design is, there must be a lot of fans to pay for the first few batches of goods, and the worst case is that the funds are just enough to return to the capital, and there is no cash profit, but the brand value is net earned. There are many ways to continue this brand in the later stage, as long as Zheng Xiuyan's popularity and influence are there, there will definitely be a lot of people to pay for financing. We talked to the bank, the manufacturer, the department store, and when everything was ready, we were caught off guard by the vampire company SM. The two benefits were really unilaterally announced that Zheng Xiuyan left the team without negotiating the distribution of benefits, and because of this SM mishap and action, everything in the plan changed, the attitude of all the partners changed greatly, and the bank greatly reduced the loan amount. The two of us are the worst, and the money invested is almost consumed when building the production line and renting the store, so we have to continue to spend it, as long as the first batch of goods can be released, our funds will definitely be able to recover a lot. ”
"So the two provisions added in this "detailed" plan were actually added after the withdrawal incident, and they were also specifically noted in the contract, right?"
"Manager Qi is wise, when you sign the investment contract, you must also have these two items to ensure your interests. ”
Manager Quan's current appearance is really a living dog's leg.
Qi Zihang leaned on the sofa with his legs crossed, and his hands were still tapping his knees restlessly.
After he pretended to "ponder" for a few minutes, after getting Qi Zimo's eye cues, Qi Zihang put forward his own conditions. "Since it's fast food, being full is definitely the primary goal, and I don't care about the taste. I can invest, but I can
It is necessary to account for the majority of dividends. ”
Finally hearing Manager Qi's words with promise, Manager Quan was overjoyed.
"What kind of big head method you are talking about. ”
"If I invest $10 million, I'm going to pay 40% of the dividends. ”
"Manager Qi, will this be too much? You will pay for other things and not participate, just take half of the dividends. ”
"Manager Quan, although this ratio is a bit excessive on the surface, but I also took the risk, okay! I still invested in this project knowing that it would not last long, and besides, didn't I give you a charcoal in the snow? It is natural for you to return some profits to me, this is not something I took advantage of the fire to rob. ”
The hypocrisy and cunning of profiteers were vividly interpreted by Qi Zihang.
"This ...... Manager Qi: Can it be less? How about 30 percent?"
The manager also wants to return to the capital in the fastest time and strive for more benefits for himself to the greatest extent.
Qi Zihang smiled and waved his hand: "Don't worry, there is still time, there is no need to make a decision for the time being." We'll go back to the meeting to confirm the investment amount, and you can also go back and negotiate my plan, and we'll call you then. Today's preliminary intention is also similar, then we will withdraw first, hoping that the cooperation can finally be implemented. ”
Qi Zihang stretched out his hand and shook hands with Manager Quan, then turned around and left.
Manager Quan, who saw Manager Qi and his party leave, said to Director Yang with some excitement: "Finally, there is hope, this money is invested, the project will definitely be able to operate normally, and our money will not only come back, but also have the possibility of making a small profit." ”
Director Yang didn't seem to think so: "Wouldn't the timing of this Manager Qi's appearance be too mysterious? And if you tell him the actual situation, he still dares to vote so much." ”
"Because he is greedy, I am afraid that he will not be greedy. Regardless of this, if I negotiate with them again, I will be satisfied if I can reduce his dividend by 5%! I don't want anything now, I just want the money I invested in it to come back, and I blame the damn SM company for falling into such a field. ”
Manager Quan smashed the sofa cushion hard to vent the anger in his heart.
"I still don't think something is right, it can't be investigated in the name of investment, right?"
"What is there to investigate, we have not broken the law! The contract is clearly written in black and white, and the terms and conditions are true and valid, and they are in line with legal benefits. What can the investigation be, at most accuse us of selfishness, which businessman is not like this. As long as Zheng Xiuyan voluntarily signs the land contract, then all the investigation is not a problem. ”
Director Yang, who had the last guarantee, also put his mind at ease and no longer doubted this possibility, but for the sake of insurance, he still told his partner to verify the identity of Manager Qi.