Chapter 287 285 [What you hold in your hands is yours]

Meeting room of Qinian Newspaper

Sitting opposite He Qijun and Li Wendi were a middle-aged man in a suit and a woman in a hip skirt. The atmosphere was quite serious.

Looking closely, there is actually a beautiful woman sitting next to He Qijun. The small suit she is wearing has the flavor of a working woman.

"Mr. Li, Ms. He, we at Toei Company attach great importance to this cooperation. We are very sincere in wanting to obtain the agency rights for "Pirate King" and "Naruto." Jumbled Japanese came out of Watanabe Ichiro's mouth, his face extremely serious.

He Qijun learned from the translator what Watanabe Ichiro meant and replied, "The population of RB is nearly 25 million, 1 times that of Hong Kong. Based on Hong Kong's sales volume, I estimated that RB's domestic sales volume could generate an annual profit of 2000 million Hong Kong dollars. The 1000 million agency fee and 3% profit share we proposed are completely reasonable."

He Qijun was a little shocked when she heard such data, and felt that it was unlikely that she could agree to this happy life.

Li Wendi smiled and patted her little hands, signaling her to calm down and not reveal her true colors.

Li Wendi is very clear about the prospects of these two comics. In his previous life, these two comics had a profit of over 1000 million US dollars. Now it is only million Hong Kong dollars, which is a cheap life.

Watanabe Ichiro's eyes widened as he listened to the translation, and he said hurriedly, "It is true that RB has a population of over 100 million, but the comics market is not that big, because there is an oversupply of comics in the country, and there may not be as many viewers as in Hong Kong."

He Qijun seemed to have anticipated Watanabe Ichiro's reaction and responded, "The agency fee can be appropriately reduced, but the profit share must be increased to 10%. This should be able to alleviate Toei Co., Ltd.'s difficulties."

Of course, profits are settled in the first quarter. Li Wendi is worried that the distance is too far and it will be easy for people to mess up their lives in secret during a year.

"." Ichiro Watanabe didn't know how to refute. At first, he complained that the agency fee was too expensive, but now that the profit sharing ratio has been raised, it seems difficult to refuse.

However, for the benefit of the company, Watanabe Ichiro shamelessly said, "This is too difficult for Toei."

Unfortunately, before he could finish his words, Li Wendi interrupted him with a wave of his hand and said, "Since Toei Co., Ltd. has so many difficulties, I'm afraid it's not an ideal partner for our Qinian Newspaper. Mr. Watanabe Ichiro should stop talking, otherwise it will destroy our 'friendship'."

Li Wendi was speechless. There was nothing wrong with Ichiro Watanabe thinking from Toei's perspective, but he repeatedly weakened the interests of Qinian Newspaper and even called it that Toei Co., Ltd. was too difficult. So there was no point in cooperating.

Negotiations are supposed to be about mutual concessions and compromises, but now it has become that the Qinian Newspaper has been making concessions, while Watanabe Ichiro is pushing for more. The negotiations no longer have much meaning.

"No, Mr. Li. We at Toei Corporation are very sincere." Li Wendi interrupted Xiao Ri's words again and said, "Mr. Watanabe Ichiro, Toei is not the only option for Qinian Newspaper. Now I only give you two choices. One is an annual agency fee of 1000 million and a 3% profit share, and the other is an agency fee of 600 million and a 10% profit share. If you don't want to choose either and still want to negotiate, then we have no chance of cooperation."

After saying that, Li Wendi took He Qijun's hand and walked out of the meeting room, leaving Watanabe Ichiro standing there in astonishment. He seemed to have never seen such a domineering negotiation.

After leaving the meeting room, He Qijun was vaguely worried, "Will this Japanese guy be scared away?"

Li Wendi smiled and said, "No, even if he runs away, other comic companies in RB will come to negotiate. You underestimate the prospects of these two comics. If the comics can be put on the screen in the future, today's price is just an appetizer."

He Qijun naturally believed in Li Wendi's vision, but she did not expect that the income from two comic books could offset the profit of the entire printing business. This was a sign of making a fortune.

Today, Qinian Newspaper has surpassed Yuanhe Newspaper in both influence and operating profit, which makes He Qijun very proud. She owns 60% of the shares of Qinian Newspaper and is the largest shareholder.

"Are you planning to withhold this year's dividends and use them to develop the Qi Nian Newspaper? Or are you going to give me some money?" Li Wendi said half-jokingly. Although 1000 million may not necessarily alleviate his current financial difficulties, it is still reassuring to have more money to protect himself.

He Qijun curled her lips and said, "This little money is of no use to you, but it is a huge sum of money for me, so I plan to take out 500 million to distribute as dividends and give the employees some sweet treats."

"How can it be of no use? I still need this money for my personal expenses." Li Wendi laughed.

"I heard that you still owe the bank more than 2 million yuan in loans. Can you really pay it back?" When He Qijun thought of the amount of money owed by Li Wendi, she felt a chill down her spine. That was an astronomical figure.

Li Wendi smiled and said, "Don't worry, if I dare to lend, I can pay it back. 3 million in exchange for a Wharf Group, this is the most successful business I have ever done. In the future, our family will have a family business that will be passed down."

He Qijun recalled the Harbour City Company in Tsim Sha Tsui and couldn't help feeling a little excited. Such a large shopping mall would soon be hers, and she would become a popular landlady in Hong Kong.

"Should I use the funds from the Qinian Newspaper to pay off some of your debts?" The more He Qijun thought about it, the more reluctant she was to lose Harbour City.

"Haha!" Li Wendi could see what He Qijun was thinking, so he waved his hand and said, "No need, it's only 2 million. I have a plan, and I don't need the money from the Qinian Newspaper."

"Hmph!" He Qijun hit Li Wendi on the chest coquettishly, "Tell me if you need anything." Watanabe Ichiro chased out of the meeting room and saw He Qijun and Li Wendi flirting with each other. He could only stop regretfully. Considering that the two of them were so relaxed, it was obvious that the price could not be lowered.

"Mr. Watanabe, do we need to report the content of today's negotiations to the headquarters?" asked the translator, actually reminding Watanabe Ichiro.

Watanabe Ichiro glanced at the translator and nodded, "Report it and let the headquarters make the decision."

"Yes!"

Sing Tao Newspaper Group Wu Xian Office

Hu Xian personally poured a cup of tea for He Qijun and said with a smile, "Qinian Newspaper is developing very rapidly. If it continues like this, it won't be long before it can challenge the position of Sing Tao Newspaper."

Hu Xian is a strong woman. She looks a little short and fat, but her abilities are no worse than men of the same class. She is also very caring towards women in the same industry like He Qijun. Perhaps she sees a reflection of herself when she was young.

"Ms. Hu, you're joking. The profitability of Qinian Newspaper can only keep up with that of Sing Tao Newspaper, but its influence is still far behind." He Qijun was telling the truth. The influence of Sing Tao Newspaper spreads throughout Southeast Asia and even has some influence in the UK, which is not comparable to Qinian Newspaper.

"I heard that your Mr. Li acquired Wharf Holdings, a subsidiary of Jardine Matheson Holdings. He is truly a young hero. He even acquired a large British company. Hong Kong's largest real estate company, Jardine Matheson Holdings, was defeated." Hu Xian smiled and stared at He Qijun. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, she continued, "It's not a big problem for a man like this to have a few more women, but it will be a big problem to divide the family in the future."

"I think you should have a deep understanding of your He family's affairs, so we women need to consolidate what we deserve, rather than 'ruling by doing nothing' and letting others distribute it."

He Qijun fell into deep thought after hearing this. "I understand what Ms. Hu means. I have gradually gained control of many industries. Junfu Jewelry Company, Jianfeng Garment Investment Company, and Qinian Newspaper are all under my management and operation. It is difficult for other women to interfere."

"You are just a manager, not the one responsible for distribution." Hu Xian shook her head slightly.

"Okay, I understand." He Qijun understood what Hu Xian meant. She was reminding her that she had to get enough shares and stocks to truly consolidate her position.

"Okay, now that we've talked about the topic, let's get down to business." What Hu Xian said just now was of course for a purpose. "Sing Tao Newspaper wants to acquire the agency rights for Handsome magazine, but the price asked by Qi Nian Newspaper is a bit high. Can you lower it a bit?"

That’s right, Hu Xian wanted to use her connections to bargain for the agency rights.

He Qijun's mind was still on the "power grab" incident just now, and she didn't fully react at once, so she asked, "What offer does Ms. Hu want to make?"

"300 million a year, and 1% profit share?" Hu Xian replied.

This price is certainly on the low side, much lower than the market evaluation.

He Qijun calmed down, thought for a moment, and said, "This price is unlikely. Let me give you a base price. If Ms. Hu thinks it's okay, we can sign the contract right away."

"400 million a year, 3% profit share!"

Hu Xian stared at He Qijun, and after a while said, "Okay, the market in Southeast Asia is not small, and this price is barely acceptable."

She certainly would not admit that she had taken advantage of the Qinian Newspaper, even though everyone knew it.

In fact, Li Wendi had already anticipated the situation that Hu Xian would lower the price. The reason why he let He Qijun come to negotiate alone was because Li Wendi wanted to use this incident to teach He Qijun a lesson: no one can be trusted, and the only thing that remains unchanged is interests.

Li Wendi didn't care much about the profits brought by this magazine, but in order to prevent the Qinian Newspaper from suffering too much loss, he still gave He Qijun a bottom line standard.

Fortunately, He Qijun was not too stupid. He added a little to this standard and safeguarded the interests of the Qinian Newspaper.

Of course, even so, Sing Tao Newspaper Group still has a lot of profit margins, and it can even be said that it is making a lot of money.

In Li Wendi's opinion, He Qijun could own a large amount of industry. After all, he could not handle it all by himself. Instead of trusting outsiders, he might as well trust his partner. However, all this would have to be discussed after marriage.

So now I can only work harder myself, and at the same time the company adopts a method of checks and balances to manage its operations.

(End of this chapter)