"I am, naturally, willing to cooperate with the television station."
"Especially in the form of a strategic partnership, which is something I've always dreamed of."
"Since Nansu Television is offering such a cooperative opportunity, I am naturally willing as well. However, while cooperation is a win-win outcome, I still have a few concerns."
Yu Zhou began to explain his thoughts piece by piece.
The reason Nansu Television chose him was precisely because he had no significant influence in Nansu and hadn't opened any factories, right?
A company like this was enough to be considered a formidable force.
He could even show strength against those who only sought connections.
However, for Yu Zhou, this was not just an advantage; it could sometimes lead to certain troubles.
Could he persevere through these troubles, and would he truly be able to stand his ground against larger corporations? This required courage and also some strategic maneuvering.
Director Xing of Nansu Television, of course, understood this fact very well.
The biggest reason he wanted to cooperate with Yu Zhou was precisely because he was a newcomer with significant potential, and his demand for advertising would be very high.
It was for this reason that they believed Yu Zhou would not give up such a cooperation.
The fact that he hadn't agreed yet meant he hadn't secured better terms.
Director Xing knew very well that the terms he had offered were not particularly high. Even if a strategic partnership were signed, its binding force wouldn't be very strong.
Furthermore, for just one advertising slot during prime time, the television station had much more to offer.
After careful consideration, Director Xing's expression grew serious. After a long pause, he slowly spoke.
"We have sincerity, and it's abundant."
"How about this: the conditions we discussed earlier remain unchanged, and we add another condition?"
"On top of the previous terms, we will give you naming rights for one year, and the price will not exceed market rates."
This was clearly the limit of what Director Xing could offer.
Under these circumstances, he could honestly say that he hadn't shortchanged any entrepreneur he dealt with.
After all, even for Yu Zhou, such cooperation was unequivocally beneficial to him.
Even if he needed to do some work within the television station to help them break through their current predicament, he understood the importance of this so-called strategic cooperation better than anyone.
As a result, even Yu Zhou felt a bit surprised and pleased at this moment. As long as all of this could be successful, the promotion of "AD Calcium Milk" in Nansu Province would be a done deal, even an easy one.
He didn't procrastinate much and agreed after some thought.
"Then, are we agreed?"
He said this with confidence. Often, his decisions might have some impact on the company, but fundamentally, with the current scale of the "Three Horses" company, even if some people were dissatisfied, they wouldn't actually do anything about it.
Since that was the case, agreeing to it was not a significant issue for him.
The reason he hadn't agreed before was that he wanted to fight for more benefits. Now, a fixed prime-time advertising slot, coupled with prime-time naming rights, represented the absolute extent of Nansu Television's sincerity.
If he were to become even more greedy, the result might be losing everything.
Yu Zhou did not want to see that happen. Having come all the way to Nansu, was he going to achieve nothing?
However, Wu Dabiao, who followed behind him, felt somewhat incredulous. Were business negotiations this simple nowadays?
Just by sitting in an office, such a major deal was concluded?
Well, he had witnessed many business negotiations before, and they involved step-by-step, slow haggling and endless back-and-forth.
Few people could be like Yu Zhou, who, once a decision was made, would immediately seal the deal.
It felt almost like children playing house.
By the time they all exited the building, Wu Dabiao still looked bewildered.
He still didn't understand the intricacies of what had just happened, as it seemed like a very straightforward negotiation.
It was as if Nansu Television was just overly enthusiastic.
But was that truly the case? What were the underlying reasons?
Well, Wu Dabiao felt his brain wasn't sharp enough to figure out what was really going on.
"Brother! Why aren't we going to the hotel they arranged for us?"
"They said it's one of the best hotels in Ningzhou!"
Wu Dabiao wisely chose not to ask his inner questions at this moment and spoke directly.
It was clear that this was something he didn't understand.
The other party was being so hospitable, acting as if refusing would be an insult.
Yet, Yu Zhou, even though the negotiation had concluded on a very pleasant note, had still refused.
This move alone made Wu Dabiao somewhat confused, let alone the fact that he hadn't fully grasped the situation yet.
"You know, when people are good to you, you never stop to think why?"
"The reason I refused their arrangement is that I don't want to get too deeply involved with them before signing the contract."
"Moreover, Tang Long has already arranged accommodation for us. Even for that reason alone, we shouldn't let Tang Long's efforts go to waste."
Yu Zhou felt a slight sense of pride. He was indeed enthusiastic about this matter, but he wouldn't show it on the surface.
He wanted the Nansu Television station to feel like they were the ones gaining the advantage, and their method of gaining advantage? Everything would be revealed later.
Who would have thought that such a major television station could face such difficulties?
And they needed him to help them break out of it?
Now that he could do so, he could also help others.
If, under the premise of being able to help others, he didn't maintain a certain posture, others would see through him. At that point, Yu Zhou might not be able to remain so composed.