"President Song, I'm a bit of a coward, don't scare me."
Yu Zhou paused, looking at her with disbelief. He had never done business where he bought shares for a mere dollar.
It was more plausible for a pie to fall from the sky than for something like this to be real.
According to Yu Zhou's own expectations, such a situation should never happen to him.
Yet, the reality was precisely contrary to his assumptions. Not only had the person before him said these things, but she had also explained the entire context and cause and effect.
"I plan to establish a club in Jiangbei. Overall, I will only hold thirty percent of the shares in this club myself, and the rest will be distributed among other people."
"You have an allocation of five percent. Of course, the operational control of this club will always remain with me."
It was clear that she intended to start operating a high-end club.
In this era, high-end clubs were essentially an extension of one's network. If one were to talk about profit-making projects within them, there were practically none.
However, the substantial membership fees and the number of influential figures desperately trying to join were undeniably significant.
He was to receive five percent? And he could get these five percent shares for just one dollar?
Alright, even though Yu Zhou had mentally prepared himself beforehand, he still found it unbelievable at this moment. When had his influence become so valued?
"I still don't quite understand why I have an allocation?"
Yu Zhou didn't act coy at this point, nor did he say anything about undeserved benefits.
Because, in his view, if these matters weren't clarified, he wouldn't dare to accept even a pie falling from the sky.
It wasn't that he was truly cowardly. After all, there was no reward without effort.
And he hadn't reached a point where Song Qing would give him shares yet, yet she still wanted to bring him in. It would be strange if there wasn't some hidden motive.
"Because I want you to persuade Qin Siyue to accept that ten percent of the shares. Do you understand now?"
Song Qing didn't beat around the bush and directly stated her objective.
So that's how it was. Yu Zhou suddenly understood.
She was using five percent of the shares to ensure their deep integration.
If he thought about it that way, Yu Zhou understood her intention.
The five percent shares were merely a stepping stone, serving the same purpose as the ten percent shares for Qin Siyue. If he developed well in the future, these five percent shares would naturally appreciate, and it wouldn't be difficult for him to even participate in the club's decision-making.
But if he didn't develop well, these five percent shares wouldn't be of much use later on; at most, they could be sold for some money.
This amount of money wasn't something Song Qing would care about. If Yu Zhou truly became an entrepreneur, he would be making a huge profit.
What's more, these five percent shares came with a condition.
That was for him to persuade Qin Siyue to deeply integrate with Song Qing. This was something Yu Zhou couldn't decide for Qin Siyue.
However, his opinion wasn't entirely without influence.
As a businessman, how could they do something meaningless? Only genuine benefits could make them make an effort.
And the Song Qing before him was a typical businesswoman. In business matters, even the deepest personal relationships were, at best, icing on the cake.
She was accustomed to speaking and acting with benefits in mind, which was why Yu Zhou actually preferred her approach at this moment.
"I cannot agree to this matter on behalf of someone else. At most, I can relay the message to her and analyze the pros and cons."
"I will not influence her decision."
"If it's successful, then I won't have any concerns about my shares. If it fails, President Song, just pretend this conversation never happened."
After a moment of contemplation, Yu Zhou said seriously.
He and Qin Siyue were now deeply integrated partners.
But it wasn't the same with Song Qing. He wouldn't be blinded by profit and lose his reason over the five percent shares.
Naturally, the final decision wouldn't be his.
The answer was actually simple. If Qin Siyue wanted to develop in the real economy and inland, she would definitely not refuse this goodwill and integration.
But if she didn't have such intentions, even if Yu Zhou persuaded her, the outcome would be the same.
"Of course, I'm not someone who gives you benefits to get things done."
"You just help out. If we can cooperate, that would be best. If not, it's fine too."
Song Qing was quite eloquent. In fact, she knew very well that the possibility of refusal existed, but it wasn't very high.
Since everyone was seeking development and aiming to grow their businesses step by step, building such a network was an unavoidable matter.
Was Qin Siyue isolated by her own circle? Naturally not. But because her own background was too powerful, there weren't many people who could truly be in the same circle as her.
In such a situation, mutual benefit was an extremely normal and win-win cooperation.
Naturally, Yu Zhou, as Qin Siyue's closest partner, would become her representative in the real economy and inland business. This was something that needed no further consideration.
This was also the main reason why Song Qing approached Yu Zhou first.
If he didn't have this capability, even if she gave Yu Zhou those five percent shares without asking for any money, could Yu Zhou truly hold onto them?
"Yes, I heard you've taken over the dried fruit factory. What are your future development plans?"
Finally, the serious discussion was over, and Song Qing began to ask about trivial matters.
She actually paid a lot of attention to Yu Zhou.
Moreover, she had previously wanted to bring Yu Zhou into Tailong Light Industry.
It was a pity that this Yu Zhou not only had strong capabilities but also great ambition, which led to her failure. Therefore, Song Qing was very curious now, wondering how Yu Zhou planned to develop the dried fruit factory next.
After all, although the dried fruit factory was not on the same level as Tailong Light Industry, which she had taken over before, the management of it was extremely difficult to achieve, not only for Song Qing herself but also with the involvement of the Song family.
Under these circumstances, it was very, very difficult to change the existing habits of the dried fruit factory.
Song Qing believed that Yu Zhou could achieve it, but she was not sure how long it would take him to completely control the dried fruit factory.
"If everything goes as expected, we can start researching new products in about a month."
"It will take a month to resolve the internal issues."
Yu Zhou didn't hide anything from her at this time. After all, it wasn't difficult to find out such information if he inquired.
"Oh?"
Song Qing paused for a moment, looking at Yu Zhou with a hint of surprise.