"Can't you give me a little more? Even 5% more would allow me to negotiate better."
Song Qing wanted to haggle further, as she felt that no matter how many shares of the Three Horse Company she acquired, it wouldn't be enough.
After all, if one truly calculated, the Three Horse Company was currently one of the companies with the greatest development potential in the Jiangbei region.
Regardless of what one thought of Yu Zhou as a person, it was undeniable that under his leadership, the Three Horse Company would inevitably grow and become a well-known brand.
"10% is my bottom line! I think rather than discussing these details,"
"we should focus on the price! If I'm not satisfied with the price, I might just find someone else."
Yu Zhou smiled. Since the other party wanted to conduct business professionally, he would do the same.
Sometimes, people simply preferred to keep personal emotions out of business collaborations, and Yu Zhou would not tease any further.
In the entire Jiangbei region, the Song family was undoubtedly a truly transcendent family, possessing top-tier financial resources and other capabilities.
However, to claim that the entire Jiangbei was controlled by the Song family, with no other families to rival them, would be a preposterous assertion.
Yu Zhou's first choice was naturally the Song family, but if negotiations with them failed, it would not deter Yu Zhou from seeking out others.
Song Qing understood this principle as well. In fact, she knew long ago that increasing their share would be impossible. Yet, she still voiced it because she clearly understood that this was how negotiations worked.
What if it actually succeeded? One could never be too sure.
"Alright! Let's put this matter aside for now. Since you want to discuss the price, what is your intended price?"
"And what is your valuation of the company?"
Sitting in her executive chair, Song Qing no longer pursued the matter. Her family had already issued instructions: given the existing cooperative relationship between the parties, the Song family was determined to acquire these shares.
They could not allow this collaboration to fall through simply because of the share percentage. If that were to happen, all their efforts would be in vain, resulting in a loss.
"We naturally have a valuation for our company, but I would still like to hear your proposed price and valuation first!"
"Rest assured, this is just a preliminary negotiation. While I need to finalize the investment quickly once I decide, I always come to these discussions with sincerity."
Yu Zhou smiled, not revealing his price yet.
Even though his company had already valued itself at approximately forty million, for a company with such evident development potential, was it possible to achieve an even higher valuation? It wasn't entirely out of the question.
"Before you arrived, we conducted extensive analysis of your company."
"Our valuation comes in at around thirty-five million. I wonder if this value aligns with your own estimate?"
Song Qing said after a moment of thought.
Upon hearing this, Yu Zhou's brow immediately furrowed. Clearly, he was not entirely satisfied with this valuation.
However, to be fair, it was still within a reasonable range.
After all, the valuation made by his own team would naturally be a bit inflated, while an outside company, especially one intending to invest, would naturally reduce any excess.
There was no dispute on this point. This was also why, even though Yu Zhou felt the price was a bit low, he didn't say anything.
This was perhaps an area where negotiation was possible, but the overall valuation was within this range. One couldn't possibly claim the company was currently worth forty-five million, could they?
Given Yu Zhou another six months, perhaps it would be achievable, even exceeding fifty million wasn't impossible.
However, the current period was the most opportune for attracting investment. By then, with the value increased, it would be difficult to say whether it would still be considered an investment.
No one, upon seeing a company with immense prospects, would continue to wait or act according to Yu Zhou's wishes.
Therefore, at this point, even if Yu Zhou felt it was worth more, he wouldn't say so.
"What? You think it's too low?"
"I actually think their assessment was a bit conservative. However, they've accounted for all assets and reputation. For this valuation, even I can't say much."
Song Qing clearly understood Yu Zhou's thoughts at this moment.
Who didn't want more money? Especially during financing, a higher valuation was always preferable.
Even if the Three Horse Company had no plans to go public in the future, the company's actual worth had too many implications.
Based on the current trend and development trajectory, Yu Zhou had the ability and confidence to grow the Three Horse Company into an enterprise worth hundreds of millions, or even billions.
However, such claims, while born of confidence, needed to be substantiated and believed by others.
In an era where even a "ten thousand yuan household" was considered affluent, a valuation in the hundreds of millions was simply unimaginable.
For instance, was the current value of Tailong Light Industry truly in the hundreds of millions?
In Yu Zhou's opinion, it absolutely was, but many others didn't see it that way.
After all, simply stating a value of hundreds of millions or more wouldn't necessarily make others believe it.
"This valuation isn't outrageous, but it's not high either."
Yu Zhou smiled. Overall, according to his thoughts, after discussing further on the basis of thirty-five million, it wouldn't be an unacceptable figure.
Perhaps it was for this very reason that he was still sitting here and not saying anything excessive to Song Qing.
However, what Song Qing said next was something Yu Zhou hadn't anticipated.
She poured herself a glass of water, gave Yu Zhou a strange look, and then continued, "I said the valuation is this price, but I didn't say we'd acquire it at this price."
"There's a premium, and it's not a small one!"
With these words, Yu Zhou's interest was piqued again. He had considered the possibility of a premium.
But he hadn't expected her to bring it up so readily, which was completely out of character for Song Qing.
"What, you don't believe I'd proactively offer a premium again?"
"Think about it, what is the greatest value of your company?"
Song Qing gave Yu Zhou a nonchalant, almost reproachful look, her gaze towards him beginning to change.