他已经安排好了明天下午和陆凡的会面.
"所以你已经为我预约了,"郭峰说,她的声音里充满了淡淡的惊讶."我以为你忘了我的请求呢,赵南.谢谢你.如果我知道,我今晚就不会来了.
昭南眼神凝重,劝道:"小风,不要太急于把事情做好.
郭峰僵硬了一下.赵南是在暗示什么吗?他发现了她的卑鄙手段吗?不可能的.但她无法掩饰悄悄爬上心头的不安感.尽管如此,她的脸上还是挂着开朗的笑容,用手臂勾住了他的手臂.
"我明白了,赵南."
酒吧里,沈明正在和陆凡谈判.
她之所以能和他见面,是因为一个人——白鹿.
"对不起,我的一个朋友在欣云传媒担任导演.我就是这样得到这些照片的.在这里,我已经为你买了它们.别担心,没有人会发现你和白鹿小姐的关系,"沈明解释道,语气随意.
照片本身并不是一个真正的问题.众所周知,白鹿是他的女人.但照片显示她靠在另一个男人的怀里——显然是他不负责任的弟弟陆群.
沈明越看照片,越能感觉到自己的怒气在上升.
"白鹿已经被列入黑名单了.媒体没人敢把那些照片公布出来,"陆凡直言不讳地说.
"自然,"沈明笑着回答."如果我想泄露它们,我早就这样做了.不用试探我,陆先生.这不是我的运作方式.毕竟,如果你爸爸发现你们俩为了一个女人吵架,不仅会玷污公司的声誉——他也很难面对这种情况.
陆凡仔细打量着她,这才意识到她的口才和她所谓的'讨厌'的哥哥一样犀利.
"你让我想起了苏玉燕,"他评论道.
"很多人都这么说.但我不像他.我不是冷酷无情的.我对我的伙伴一直很慷慨,"沈明自信地回答.
"是这样吗?"陆凡很感兴趣,显然将注意力又转移到了手头的交易上."那么,你怎么看华谊案呢?沈小姐,你有什么提议?
Shen Ming quoted a price.
Lu Fan remained unmoved.
"Your price is almost the same as what Su Yuyan offered," he said.
Su Yuyan could never offer this much.
It seemed like Lu Fan was testing her.
"Mr. Lu, this is my final offer. If we can't agree, then perhaps we should save ourselves the trouble and stop wasting time."
Shen Ming had already heard her younger brother's complaints about Su Yuyan's temper. She knew that he was a hard negotiator, but he wasn't going to break easily. However, Lu Fan was throwing in subtle jabs to push her.
"Negotiating is about give and take, Miss Shen. You can't just give up at the first sign of resistance," Lu Fan said, still trying to gauge her.
Shen Ming responded crisply, "What's your take on my offer, Mr. Lu?"
Just as Lu Fan was about to respond, someone came in and whispered something into his ear. He turned to Shen Ming.
"Is it true?" he asked.
The assistant confirmed.
"Absolutely. The information was leaked by Miss Shen's assistant, Xiao Wu."
Shen Ming's assistant?
Xiao Wu?
In an instant, Lu Fan's attitude shifted entirely. He stood up, no longer interested in continuing the discussion. He straightened his suit and bowed his head.
"Miss Shen, your price is actually 5% above the bottom line I was given. Since you're not serious about negotiating, I think we should end the discussion here. I have other matters to attend to."
Just moments ago, he had been cautious, considering her offer. Now, he dismissed her with a cold look.
Shen Ming froze. Was he aware of their bottom line? Had Xiao Wu sold them out?
If the bottom line was leaked, it could ruin everything. The company would lose its leverage, and no further negotiations could be made. She felt the weight of the situation press down on her.
Frowning, Shen Ming knew that this was going to cause major trouble.
After leaving the event, she tried to contact Xiao Wu, but he was unreachable. In desperation, she even considered going to the police.
What had seemed like a routine business meeting had spiraled into a disaster. Now, she was dealing with an entirely new set of problems.
Meanwhile, Su Yuyan had returned to the old mansion in a rage, accompanied by Guo Feng.
Shen Ming was still trying to figure out what Xiao Wu had been up to all day. She was already planning to find someone who could track him down.
Su Yuyan, whose temper was always bad, had never reacted this angrily before. Even the butler was clearly intimidated.
With a violent motion, Su Yuyan threw a pile of reports onto the coffee table in front of her.
"Idiot."
"Third Young Master…" The butler attempted to speak up.
"Everyone, leave me alone," Su Yuyan snapped.
No one could calm him when he was like this. He turned on Shen Ming, shouting, "What else can you do? You let the low-price offer slip! Huayi's always been on the defensive, and now they're demanding an even higher price, 5% more than your bottom line. If we don't agree, the deal's off. This was your mess!"
Shen Ming looked up, not backing down. "How do you know I was the one who leaked it?"
Su Yuyan slammed his phone onto the table.
"Lu Fan's people confirmed it. The information came from your assistant, Xiao Wu."
Shen Ming's heart sank. This was worse than she'd imagined.
Su Yuyan, furious, yelled, "I've been in business for years, and I've never lost. If we take a hit in this deal, can you make up for the loss?"
He was angry, and Shen Ming's expression turned cold. She was just as upset, though she hid it better.
Before she could speak, Guo Feng intervened, her voice sweet but coaxing.
"Don't be mad, Zhaonan. Shen Ming didn't mean to do it. She hasn't had much experience with big deals. She didn't handle it properly, but she'll learn."
Shen Ming shot Guo Feng a cold look, but the latter seemed not to notice. Guo Feng stood next to Su Yuyan, speaking softly, "Brother, what should we do about the deal now? Can we still move forward? And what about the assessment from you and Mom for me and Shen Ming?"
Su Yuyan scoffed, glancing at Shen Ming sitting silently on the sofa.
"You've got nothing to say, huh?" he mocked.
Shen Ming rubbed her aching forehead. "Not for now."
Beside her, Guo Feng tried to calm her. "Shen Ming, please don't be angry. Apologize to brother. It was an honest mistake…"
Shen Ming stood up. She was taller than Guo Feng by half a head, her presence imposing enough to silence her.