The three of them entered the private room, and Liang Zhirong was a bit down.
He had thought that cooperating with Lin Chen's wife would be easy, but he hadn't expected Lin Chen's wife to be the president of the Xu Group.
The Xu family's assets were dozens of times greater than his.
He felt like he wasn't even in the same league as Xu Mengyao.
With Lin Yu's talent and Xu Mengyao's financial strength, if he didn't offer good terms, what was the point of even negotiating?
"President Liang, I wonder what kind of terms you're offering?"
Xu Mengyao smiled slightly.
Time ticked by, and Liang Zhirong was led along the whole time, at a disadvantage in the negotiation. Chen Xihan didn't know the specifics of Xu Mengyao's situation, and he was actually a bit more assertive when negotiating with her. After half an hour, they had basically reached an agreement.
Xu Mengyao smiled and said, "President Liang, Editor-in-Chief Chen, please stay a while longer. I'll go home and get my husband to take over. Please keep our business a secret."
"My husband doesn't want to be in the spotlight for the time being."
Liang Zhirong and Chen Xihan nodded.
Xu Mengyao left quickly, and Chen Xihan asked with a puzzled expression, "President Liang, what exactly is President Xu's background? You seemed a little reserved when you were talking to her."
Chen Xihan's words were still quite tactful.
Liang Zhirong wasn't just a little hesitant just now.
He lit a cigarette and took a deep drag. "She's the president of the Xu Group, and the Xu Group has assets worth sixty to seventy billion. The Xu family holds half the shares."
"How could a small fry like me afford to offend the Xu Group?"
"Fortunately, the conditions she proposed are acceptable. I'll lose a bit in the short term, but it might not be a bad thing in the long run."
Chen Xihan was shocked.
The Xu family had assets worth over thirty billion?
As the chief editor, his income was decent, with an annual salary of a million. If he worked hard, it would only take him over thirty thousand years to have thirty billion…
"What door did God close for Lin Yu, the big shot?"
Chen Xihan couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Lin Yu was incredibly talented, had such a beautiful wife, and on top of that, his wife was the president of the Xu Group.
"You really can't compare people to each other."
Liang Zhirong was envious.
Chen Xihan said, "You're also very impressive, President Liang. By the way, President Liang, does President Xu only have one daughter?"
"Yes."
"She's an only child."
Liang Zhirong nodded. "All of the Xu family's money will be hers in the future."
Xu Mengyao returned home not long after.
"Mengyao, how did it go?"
Lin Chen asked with a smile.
Xu Mengyao said, "It's done. Your signing bonus and royalties remain the same. You'll also receive thirty percent of Tongxin Net's equity. We were mainly discussing the equity just now."
"They initially only accepted ten percent."
Lin Chen looked at Xu Mengyao in surprise. "Tongxin Net is worth a lot, right? Are they just giving away thirty percent of the equity?"
Xu Mengyao said, "Tongxin Net is currently valued at around four hundred million. Thirty percent of the equity is worth one hundred and twenty million."
"But they're not just giving it away."
"Before you joined, Tongxin Net was only valued at 300 million. If news of you becoming a shareholder gets out, the valuation of Tongxin Net will increase by at least another 100 million."
"It's very likely to double in the future."
Lin Chen nodded slightly.
"I originally wanted less royalties and more equity, but they only agreed to give a maximum of thirty percent."
"If you agree, sign with them. If not, I'll find a negotiation team to slowly grind them down for you."
Lin Chen smiled, "This condition is very good. Wife, you're much better at negotiating than I am."
Xu Mengyao said, "The contract term is two years. If you're not satisfied with the terms after two years, you can leave."
"Okay."
Lin Chen nodded. "I'll go and calm them down."
Liang Zhirong would probably be hurting over those terms. He'd probably prefer to give ten million in signing bonuses rather than equity.
A few minutes later, Lin Chen arrived at the teahouse.
"President Liang, Editor-in-Chief Chen, sorry to keep you waiting," Lin Chen said with a smile.
Liang Zhirong sighed with emotion, "Lin Yu, your wife is amazing. She's already negotiated the contract for you."
"Take a look—"
Chen Xihan handed Lin Chen a tablet.
The terms they'd just discussed were already written on it.
Lin Chen looked at it, a faint smile on his face. "CEO Chen, let's go with this. I have no objections."
"When will we sign the contract and the share transfer agreement?"
Liang Zhirong said, "Tomorrow."
"Although most of the shares are in my hands, the share transfer isn't that complicated, but there are still some procedures."
Lin Chen nodded. "Alright, let's have some tea then."
After chatting for half an hour, Liang Zhirong and the others left.
Lin Chen went back home.
"Lin Chen, I have to go."
"I came straight here after I got back. There's a mountain of things waiting for me at the company."
Xu Mengyao hugged Lin Xiaoxi, reluctant to let go.
Lin Chen asked, "So urgent?"
Xu Mengyao sighed, "I have many documents that need my signature personally. Just those will probably take six or seven hours. I'll likely have to work overtime until after eleven tonight."
"Xiaoxi, Mommy has to go now."
"I'll come see you after Mommy is done, okay?"
Lin Xiaoxi held onto Xu Mengyao tightly.
Xu Mengyao didn't want to leave her, and she didn't want to leave Xu Mengyao either.
"Xiaoxi, Grandpa and Grandma will be back soon. When Grandpa returns, Mom won't be so busy and will have time to spend with you,"
Lin Chen comforted.
Lin Xiaoxi pouted, her little mouth looking aggrieved, and said, "Mom, will you come and live here when Grandpa comes back? I miss you so much. I don't want to be separated from you."
Xu Mengyao looked at Lin Chen.
She nodded gently, "Okay...Mom will come and live here when Grandpa comes back. Mom doesn't want to be separated from you either."
"Hehe!"
Lin Xiaoxi immediately burst into laughter.
Xu Mengyao pinched Lin Xiaoxi's little cheek, "Alright, were you deliberately tricking Mom just now? Xiaoxi, you're not Mom's little sweetheart like this."
"Mwah."
Lin Xiaoxi kissed Xu Mengyao on the cheek.
"Mom, I didn't lie to you."
"I really miss you."
"Dad, Mom's leaving, come and kiss Mom too."
Xu Mengyao: "..."
Lin Chen smiled and took Lin Xiaoxi from Xu Mengyao's arms: "Kids aren't allowed to watch when adults are kissing. I'll kiss Mom when you're not here."
Soon, Xu Mengyao left.
Lin Xiaoxi said in a childish voice, "Daddy, Mommy hasn't eaten. She must want to eat the food you make, Daddy. Can we go and bring Mommy food tonight?"
Lin Chen kissed Lin Xiaoxi.
"XiXi, that's a great idea."
In the evening, Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoxi finished their dinner early. Then, Lin Chen drove Lin Xiaoxi to the company.
In the underground parking garage, Lin Chen ran into Zhao Tianyou.
Zhao Tianyou was holding a large bouquet of flowers.
Lin Chen frowned inwardly.
Zhao Tianyou hadn't contacted him recently. Lin Chen had originally thought that he had given up on pursuing Xu Mengyao.
"Lin Chen, have you considered the offer I made you?"
Zhao Tianyou asked with a forced smile.
He had offered Lin Chen two million, another million upon his marriage, and a job with a monthly salary no less than fifty thousand.
He had expected Lin Chen to accept.
However, Lin Chen hadn't contacted him for a long time.
Lin Chen said lightly, "I told you before, I'm not interested. Zhao Tianyou, you should know when to stop."
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