After he said this, Li Lei and Qin Liang both understood what it meant.

Qin Liang took the initiative this time: "President Yu, who is investing in Tencent, will come here tomorrow morning. He will fly at 6 o'clock in the morning and get off at around 8 o'clock. I will arrange someone to take it over at that time."

"But before Mr. Yu came here, I still had something to ask Mr. Han, your 'Qutetoutiao Co., Ltd.'" Qin Liang always felt something was wrong, and he had to ask clearly.

What if Yu Chaohui comes tomorrow and Haifei Capital stops selling it, wouldn’t it be a fool for everyone? Then how can I explain it to Tencent?

Han Zhengyu nodded with a smile: "Selling, there is no way. Our boss is urging us to increase our investment this year. Baofei Group is looking for more investment. Baofei convenience stores, cafeterias, Yigo.com, Photographer short videos, etc. are all building infrastructure and channel construction across the country. The store is too big, and you will easily lack money after a little activity. The group's financial outlet is very nervous now, and our boss also wants to get it listed, but things are not as good as you think. It will be impossible not to sell."

"So that's it!" Qin Liang really believed it, because there has been news of Baofei Group's large-scale expansion in the market, and this is true.

In this case, everything will be explained.

He even asked, "Mr. Han, I'll ask in private, do you have any financing plans for shooting short videos now?"

Han Zhengyu looked at Qin Liang in surprise. What do you mean? Do you want to invest?

He said: "I can't say this. Mr. Liang Rubo Liang is responsible for the shooting short videos. We each perform our duties and do not interfere with each other. If Mr. Qin wants to know more in-depth, I suggest you can talk to Mr. Liang, but I will contact Mr. Liang and build a bridge for Mr. Qin."

"Look at me, yes, yes, yes, thanks to Mr. Han for his kindness, and drink some together tonight." Qin Liang said.

Han Zhengyu did not refuse, and he nodded with a smile: "Dong Qin said that, it's better to obey orders than respect. I have to thank Dong Qin for treating him well in advance."

"Mr. Han, you are so polite!"

In the evening, Qin Liang and Li Lei personally invited Han Zhengyu and the negotiation team he brought to him. At the dinner table, both sides were very restrained and did not drink too much. They were very smart and did not mention the issue of "selling Qutoutiao shares."

On the surface, this is just a very ordinary welcoming banquet.

After finishing, Li Lei personally sent Han Zhengyu and his group to a hotel that they had booked in advance.

"Mr. Han, you have a breakfast. The breakfast here is very special. I have arranged it in advance. I will arrange it at around 8 o'clock tomorrow. I will arrange someone to come and pick you up."

After Li Lei arranged Han Zhengyu and his group, he did not go home. He went to the hotel where he had just eaten. Qin Liang had not left yet and was waiting for him here.

After Li Lei came back, the two of them opened a private room again, but they didn't get another table. They asked the hotel to have a pot of good tea, ordered two snacks, and slowly ate it to cushion the belly.

"Old Li, what do you think?" Qin Liang asked him.

Li Lei's eyes turned back and forth twice. He thought for a while and said, "It's hard to say, but Haifei Capital is going to sell 'Qutoutiao's shares'. When I sent Mr. Han to the hotel just now, I asked him that if Tencent's offer is up to US$4 billion, they will consider selling some of the shares, but if the offer can reach their psychological price, they will consider taking all the actions."

"In other words, they still have expectations for the Qutoutiao product, and then they happened to catch up with the group's expansion. They lacked money and are going to cash in now. Is this what it means?" Qin Liang raised his hand and groped in his slightly greasy double chin, and many thoughts flashed through his mind.

After all, the lowest offer given by Haifei Capital is US$4 billion, which is doubled compared to last year's financing valuation.

Li Lei nodded: "It's almost the same. The information I learned from Han Zhengyu is basically like this."

"But why didn't they wait until Qutoutiao went public before cashing out? Do they think Qutoutiao will perform poorly after it goes public?" Qin Liang asked another question.

Li Lei didn't know this, and he couldn't figure it out. He was obviously only one step away from logging into the capital market, but he gave up halfway before the threshold.

But if you have to find a reason, it can only be said that they are short of money and can't wait.

After all, cashing out from the capital market has a lifting period.

The specific reasons are not mentioned by the parties involved, and no one knows what outsiders know, and random guessing is useless. The point is that Haifei Capital promised to sell shares, which just meets the needs of Tencent Capital. Let's go with the flow, hello, I'm good, everyone.

As for other speculations, no matter how he takes the ball, it would be useless to think about it.

...

Yu Chaohui got off the plane at 8:23 am on the 7th. As soon as he came out of the airport with his team, he saw a strange bald middle-aged man waved to them.

Yu Chaohui walked towards the other party, and then heard the other party’s smile on his face, but he still asked in a humble voice: “You are Mr. Yu, I am Mr. Li of Qutoutiao who arranged to come to pick you up.”

He was the driver who went to the high-speed rail station to pick up Han Zhengyu and his group yesterday.

"Yes, I am Yu Chaohui, thank you!" Yu Chaohui said politely.

"Mr. Yu is so polite. This is all my job. Mr. Yu, come with me. The car is parked in the parking area outside." The middle-aged man who picked up the person quickly led the way forward.

After the group got on the bus, the middle-aged man drove steadily, and there were almost no bumps on the road. He arrived at Jiben Culture Communication Co., Ltd. in more than 40 minutes.

This time, not only Qin Liang and Li Lei were waiting, but Han Zhengyu also took his people to wait here. As they were talking, they saw a champagne gold GL8 coming.

Yu Chaohui is still the same and looks full of energy, but he has indeed lived a proud life in recent years, his career is booming, and his life is also very comfortable.

After the two sides met, polite words were indispensable. Yu Chaohui did not shy away at all and even said a few more words to Han Zhengyu.

As Li Lei led the way in front, they entered the company's reception room, where fruits, snacks, dried fruits, bottled mineral water and juice were already placed, and the preparations were quite complete.

"Mr. Yu, Mr. Han, sit down quickly. Let's eat some fruit to moisten your throat. If you have anything to do, then talk about it later. How about it?" Qin Liang began to greet him.

Li Lei arranged for the company's logistics reception staff to make tea.

After arranging everyone to sit down, Yu Chaohui glanced at Han Zhengyu and said, "Dr. Qin, and Mr. Li, there are no outsiders here. Mr. Han from Haifei Capital has known each other for more than a day or two. If we don't talk about those false things, why don't we just go to the topic directly. We'll finish the talk one day earlier and everyone will be relieved. Then I'll be in charge and invite everyone to have a good meal."

"Mr. Yu's words are wrong. As landlords, we cannot agree. Let's talk about things, but we don't need to worry about food. We can do whatever we want. Let's just talk about it, let's prepare it." Li Lei smiled and took over.

Everyone at the scene smiled knowingly. When Han Zhengyu saw that the atmosphere was right, he said, "Since Mr. Yu strongly asked, I have nothing else to do, let's talk about it?"

"Haha, let's talk!" Yu Chaohui responded happily.

After Han Zhengyu finished speaking, he said, "Mr. Yu is happy, I won't hide it anymore. Let's just say something. If the price is right, our Haifei Capital plans to sell all 19% of the shares in his hands. What price can Mr. Yu give?"

"How many? Nineteen percent? Mr. Han, are you sure you sell them all?" Yu Chaohui stood up subconsciously, and he really didn't expect that he would get such a big gain this time.

In the last round, Qutoutiao only took out 10% of its shares to raise funds. Tencent Investment led by Yu Chaohui did not get much shares.

But he didn't expect that when he came over to talk, the other party came up and asked to sell the shares that he had at the time. He didn't expect that he would catch a big fish this time!

Yu Chaohui was a little excited. This matter was not easy to deal with!

After all, he was a man who had been through the battle formation and immediately calmed down. His mind was constantly changing, and then he asked, "What price does Mr. Han want?"

Han Zhengyu smiled and said, "Of course the higher the price, the better. I don't think it's too much for one or two billion US dollars. Mr. Yu said this is the case."

"Rare!" Yu Chaohui cursed in his heart. It's so shameless!

One or two billion US dollars, how can you open this mouth? It will increase by five times, ten times!

Although he kept cursing in his heart, Yu Chaohui could not see any emotion on the surface. He smiled and shook his head and said softly: "Mr. Han was joking. When Qutoutiao round B financing on August 21 last year, Qutoutiao's overall valuation was only 2.1 billion US dollars. It has only been more than half a year. I admit that Qutoutiao's scale has indeed expanded a lot compared to last year's financing, but it has not reached a five-fold or ten-fold increase."

"I don't deny that Qutoutiao may be able to reach this size one day in the future, but it's still a lot short of it now. Mr. Han, if you really want to sell it, you might as well give a more reasonable price again."

Unlike those bargaining on the street, Yu Chaohui said it very elegantly when he bargaining, which makes you feel unhurried when you hear it, and you feel like you are impeccable.

But since Han Zhengyu hangs out with Shang Fuhai, he has become an old man. He may not have learned other abilities, but he has learned a lot of shameless abilities.

He laughed, and it was impossible to see what he was thinking. Then he listened to him and said, "Yes, that is, Mr. Yu doesn't agree with my price. Well, I've already made a bid. If you don't agree, then I might as well give you a price that you think is reasonable, and I'll listen."

Speaking of this, Han Zhengyu did not calm down and mean that Chaohui bid, but stretched out three fingers. When Qin Liang and Li Lei saw him like this, they were a little confused. Then they heard Han Zhengyu smile and said, "Don't say that we Haifei Capital does not give face. As the saying goes, we only have three quotations. If the two parties quote three times within a reasonable range and have not reached a deal, then our negotiations will be invalidated and I will talk to others."

When he said this, Yu Chaohui was a little stunned. He had seen all kinds of capital parties, all kinds of shameless people, but it was rare to see that he was as shameless as Han Zhengyu.

When Qin Liang and Li Lei heard Han Zhengyu say this, they subconsciously became a little anxious.

Finally, I met such a capitalist who was willing to take so many shares, which was urgently needed by Tencent Investment. If the negotiations were so simple, the negotiations would collapse. Then, when Qutoutiao went public, would Tencent still help?

Li Lei quickly smoothed out the situation: "Mr. Han, Mr. Yu, no matter what, this is a big deal worth billions of RMB. It is definitely not a conclusion in just a few words. I have a suggestion that it will be time for dinner in more than an hour. I think we will have a rest first and have some fruit and snacks. Mr. Qin has arranged the place. Let's wait a little while to go over together. The two original guests will try the special dishes of our Magic City and give suggestions."

Han Zhengyu took a single package of crispy biscuits and said, "I'm a little hungry, so I'll have some first."

This gives both sides a buffering room.

Yu Chaohui was not in the mood to have a meal at this time, so he started discussing with his team members.

On the other hand, on the other hand, Han Zhengyu brought several people, as stable as Mount Tai. With their leader Han Zhengyu in front of them, they were all very relaxed. Someone, like their leader, touched a fruit and started eating it.

Qin Liang saw that this was a good phenomenon, so he gestured to Li Lei with a thumbs up, and then said, "I have ordered the dishes at Connery Village. Mr. Han and Mr. Yu will both rest for a while. Let's go there later."

It doesn’t matter whether you eat it or not. When things are not done, no matter how good the delicious food is, it tastes like wax.

But on the other hand, if things are done well, even if you eat a cucumber dipped in soybean paste, you will find it delicious.

In fact, this is true. The "Connery Village" mentioned by Qin Liang is a manor-style hotel. You can tell that the consumption inside is not low at the moment of decoration. But even so, when they passed by at noon, the atmosphere of eating was not strong. Even if Li Lei tried his best, he asked the winery to arrange several waiters to accompany him to drink, which was useless.

Yu Chaohui was pretending to be in his heart, but he had no intention of thinking about anything else.

As for Han Zhengyu, this guy was thinking about his wife when he was away. All the "red pink beauties" in front of him were defined as beautiful skeletons.

To put it bluntly, straight men don’t understand the charm.

However, some of the teams they led were intentional, but the boss was not attentive here, and it was difficult for them to do too much. They thought that at night, if there was any thoughts on Qutoutiao, they would arrange them.

Qin Liang was helpless when he saw this scene. Finally, after having a quick meal, several people returned to the company and continued to talk.

In the afternoon, when Haifei Capital and Tencent Investment negotiated, neither Qin Liang nor Li Lei participated.

They also realized that they couldn't use them at all, and it would be unnecessary to go there. It would be better to arrange two more beautiful female employees to serve tea and water.

The reception room of Jifen Culture Communication Co., Ltd. is very quiet at this moment, but if you feel it carefully, you can feel the tension here.

Several female employees of Qutoutiao who were serving tea and pouring water here were very nervous. They always felt that the movements were louder, the sounds were louder, and the breathing was louder, which seemed to delay the main person and make such a big mistake.

Yu Chaohui could feel that Han Zhengyu's statement that he accepted the "three quotations" in the morning was not casual. He really did this and was not very clear about Han Zhengyu's skills, but what kind of virtue his boss Shang Fuhai is already well-known.

That guy is shameless and no one can take it.

But he discussed with his team members for a long time, and there was no better price for a while. He still had a question in his mind. He happened to find a topic to chat for a while, and then asked: "Mr. Han, I'm very confused. You should also know that Qutoutiao is about to go public. Why did he choose to sell Qutoutiao's shares at this time?"

"Hey, what a fresh question. If you invest and cash out after making money, isn't this a very common thing?" Han Zhengyu didn't have any strange expression on his face, and he said casually.

It's exactly the same as the words given to Qin Liang and the others.

Listening to Han Zhengyu's words, Yu Chaohui still didn't believe it. He continued: "But you can also use Qutoutiao's shares to pledge your loan. After it is listed, the value will definitely be greater than it is now. Wouldn't you make more money?"

He almost pointed at Han Zhengyu's nose and said, I'm a little suspicious of your motives.

Han Zhengyu looked at Yu Chaohui on the opposite side speechlessly. He asked a question: "Mr. Yu, you also said that after going public, but the question is who can explain this thing clearly? Also, do you know how much money our Haifei Capital has invested in Qutoutiao?"

"Uh..." Yu Chaohui was stunned. He felt that he had missed something very important, but he had really not paid attention to this aspect before. Now he was directly asked by Han Zhengyu.

Han Zhengyu smiled and said, "Mr. Yu doesn't know. Anyway, since he has reached this point, there is nothing to hide. I'll tell Mr. Han..."

Han Zhengyu's eyes were a little erratic. He slowly recalled when he was negotiating and communicating with his boss Shang Fuhai and Qin Liang, Li Lei and others.

He finally said: "It should be April or May of 2020. We finally negotiated with Director Qin to invest in Jifen Culture Communication Co., Ltd. at that time with 5 million yuan in cash and a total of about 20 million yuan in Paike's short video advertising resources, and obtained 20% of the company's shares. Later, the A round of follow-up investment was followed, which saved our shares, but the funds in that round of follow-up investment did not exceed 20 million."

He then said lightly: "In this case, our total investment is less than 50 million yuan, unit RMB!"
Chapter completed!