Chapter 614: Chapter 614: The Business Arena
Li Yufei merely curled her lips and smiled mysteriously.
President Zhang saw her suddenly smile and felt a bit awkward: “President Li, what does your smile mean…”
Li Yufei kept smiling but teased, “President Zhang, I thought we were discussing business now, not a crowdfunding charity.”
President Zhang’s face turned extremely unpleasant.
Li Yufei always delivered a devastating remark with ease.
Or perhaps—
They and she were never on the same level.
President Xu said, “Yufei, I’d like to ask, how much are you investing in this project?”
Li Yufei said, “If I fund it alone, I’ll budget 5 billion. If you want to join, then, without talking about splitting in thirds, at least the two of you partnering for half seems fair and reasonable, right!”
President Xu asked, “2.5 billion?”
Both investing partners would contribute 1.25 billion each.
He and President Zhang exchanged a glance.
This figure carries a very high risk.
But there’s a saying in venture capital that the greater the risk, the greater the reward.
President Xu asked, “Yufei, how do we split the profits then?”
Li Yufei said, “I’ll take 65%, and you can decide how to split the rest among yourselves.”
President Xu furrowed his brow: “The two of us would jointly invest half, yet you expect us to split the remaining 35%, making it look like a losing deal!”
Li Yufei: “Freedom to enter, feel free to leave. If you want a larger share, that’s possible too.”
She clasped her hands, looking across with deep meaning: “How about this, President Xu, if you contribute half, and President Zhang and I jointly contribute the other half, you enjoy 65%, and President Zhang and I share the remaining 35%. Is that acceptable for you?”
President Xu’s lips twitched, unable to speak.
He to invest 2.5 billion alone!? That doubles the risk!
Li Yufei said, “The greater the risk, the greater the reward. President Xu, it’s not your first time negotiating with me. Business isn’t like doing elementary school math problems, right? If I contribute 2.5 billion, judging by the risk-investment ratio, my risk is double yours, then two or four times the output I take four times the profits, is that not reasonable and fair? After all, I’m putting up 2.5 billion alone, if I end up getting the same as you, that would be unfair to me, wouldn’t it?”
After finishing, she leaned back slightly: “If you want to invest together in this project, I’d welcome it with open arms. But for now, the project proposal I offer you is like this. If you agree, I’ve brought the contracts, we can all sign, and this matter will be settled. If you don’t agree, then…”
Li Yufei smiled: “Tonight, let’s not talk business, let’s celebrate with drinks!”
After she spoke, she casually held the wine glass next to her and took a sip.
Her speech had a balanced composure, calm and carefree, leaving the final choice to them.
President Zhang rubbed his hands, showing some uneasiness on his face.
Li Yufei’s aura was too overwhelming. She sat there, taking a sip of wine, her nonchalant attitude seemed as though 2.5 billion was merely a flick of her fingers — at least to her.
But in the current financial market, within a short time, not to mention 2.5 billion, even raising 500 million would be difficult!
President Xu suddenly interjected: “The global financial situation isn’t very good this year, I think you should know that, Yufei.”
Li Yufei said: “Not only do I know, but I also know that President Xu’s company’s financial reports for the last two quarters aren’t looking good, and the board has some criticisms. Moreover, several subsidiary companies have also encountered accounting issues, haven’t they?”
President Xu didn’t expect Li Yufei to have such detailed knowledge about Xu Corporation.
Li Yufei said: “I know both you and President Zhang have cash flow issues. Since there’s a cash flow problem, go for financing. Try A round B round financing, if you can’t raise funds, mortgage assets to the bank, won’t the cash come?”
President Xu said: “But Yufei…”
He hesitated, speaking cautiously: “You’re confident, after all, even if there’s any risk in this project, you can retreat safely.”
Li Yufei impatiently interrupted him: “Yes. I certainly have that confidence, but I also have a bit more courage than you. If I did business with as much caution as you, my Li Family would have collapsed long ago. High debt ratio, so what? Business is about leveraging, the process of de-leveraging. Risk, luck, vision, judgment, these are all indispensable. Business isn’t child’s play, where parents teach. It’s all up to one’s own judgment.”
President Zhang said: “President Li, doing business this way… seems a bit unkind.”
Li Yufei retorted: “Is President Zhang trying to teach me how to do business? Please, enlighten me.”
Rong Ling was observing for entertainment.
It was the first time he witnessed such a scene.
While he’d seen big bosses, he rarely saw someone casually discussing cash investment projects in billions.
Li Family…
He seemingly heard of this enterprise.
Huo Family, Li Family…
Among the Beijing elite, these two families were renowned.
Could she be a Li Family member?
Li Yufei glanced sideways at him, noticing his gaze, her tone softened: “What’s wrong?”
Rong Ling snapped out of his thoughts: “Nothing.”
Li Yufei said: “President Xu and President Zhang seem thirsty. Why don’t you pour them a drink?”
Rong Ling replied with an “Mm,” stood up to pour a drink, facing President Xu and President Zhang.
From the moment he entered the private room, he noticed President Xu’s apparent higher status than President Zhang. Li Yufei referred to the two presidents mainly mentioning President Xu first, then President Zhang, indicating President Xu held the higher rank.
When making toasts, start with those of higher status.
That’s the protocol.
President Xu drank a cup with a somber face.
President Zhang, however, laughed awkwardly to ease the atmosphere, unwilling to pour more wine: “Hahaha! President Li, I seem to… be overpowered by alcohol!”
Originally, at the table for business, the side with weaker drinking capacity would clearly appear less confident.
This was why Li Yufei brought Rong Ling into the private room.
Originally, she hired a male host to accompany, but prior to this, the two female hosts by President Zhang and President Xu drank so well that they immediately put the male host down.
Li Yufei had to “opt for someone else better.”
Now, President Zhang drank enough, and business reached a bottleneck, how dare he drink further.
Li Yufei suddenly stood up, slowly walked to President Zhang’s side, gently placed her hand on his shoulder: “President Zhang, are you not drinking anymore?”
President Zhang nervously looked up but was met with a charming smile from Li Yufei.
He was completely captivated by that smile, utterly dizzy, as Li Yufei gently took his wine glass and poured half a cup.