when idols fall in love

Chapter 24 23. Seoul is sometimes small
conference room.

"360 million preferred shares, exchanged for 6000 million US dollars, the price of your company is really unacceptable to us. This has completely exceeded your company's valuation range."

"However, Minister He, you need to consider that in South Korea, the user share of Kakaotalk has exceeded 80.00%. The huge market represented behind this should also be part of the value assessment, and we have already begun to explore the profit model."

Gu Heng tapped the table lightly, interrupting the other party's words.

"Minister Liu, both of us are very clear about the huge number of Kakaotalk users, otherwise we would not have the opportunity to meet in this conference room, would we?"

"Unfortunately, we don't seem to be able to see any proper business model in this kind of user growth. Last year alone, Kakao lost more than 150 billion won, which was more than three times that of the year before. Woolen cloth?"

Looking directly at the man across the long table, Gu Heng asked, "How long is 6000 million US dollars enough for Kakao to burn? Do you want Jingsheng to hold the so-called preferred shares and sit back and watch this investment be squandered by you?"

"Either reduce the price per share, or make adjustments in the nature of authority. If you are unwilling to make any concessions, then our negotiations may continue to consume such an ineffective long time."

Gu Heng put down his pen and ended his words.

Looking at the bearded man in his forties sitting casually at the head of the long table, he frowned slightly.

Such consultations and discussions have been carried out several times in the past week.

Although this is a process of testing each other's bottom line price, but the current speed of progress is indeed too slow.

Jin Fanxiu would appear once in a while, but he seldom spoke, so that it was difficult for Gu Heng to guess what was going on in this person's mind for a while.

Negotiations in the conference room continued.

It was not until noon that it came to an end temporarily.

Jin Fanxiu got up and nodded to everyone in the meeting room, and left first.

Gu Heng glanced at his leaving back, lowered his head and packed up his own documents.

"Assistant Gu, if you don't mind, stay and have lunch together?"

Looking back at Lin Zhixun with a smile on his face, Gu Heng raised his eyebrows and asked with a chuckle, "Mr. Lin's treat?"

After meeting and negotiating several times, the company's business has not been advanced much, and the relationship between the two who are only ten years apart has become a lot closer, and there is a bit of sympathy for each other.

"Swipe the card in the company cafeteria, and you will be full." Lin Zhixun raised the card in his hand.

"Minister Lin is really generous to his friends."

After Gu Heng put away the documents, the two left the meeting room and headed towards the cafeteria of Kakao Corp.

Lin Zhixun walked half a step ahead to lead the way, and company employees greeted him from time to time.

After simply ordering two lunches, the two found a corner and sat down.

Gu Heng tried the curry pork tenderloin rice, and it was surprisingly good.

"taste good."

"That's natural."

"Minister Lin seems to be very popular in the company." Gu Heng asked casually.

"It's just that I do more things at ordinary times, so more people recognize me." Lin Zhixun didn't look complacent on his face.

"I just said that Kakao is already exploring new ways to make money. Apart from the ongoing acceptance of advertising and paid emojis, is there any other confirmed new direction?"

"Ok?"

"Otherwise, Mr. Jin Fanxiu wouldn't be able to sit still, right?" Gu Heng's tone was casual, like chatting with friends.

"The company is still discussing." Lin Zhixun's words are very cautious.

Seeing Lin Zhixun acquiescing, Gu Heng tapped the table a few times with his fingertips, "Maybe let me guess. A game?"

Lin Zhixun looked at him with surprise.

"It just suddenly occurred to me that Mr. Jin Fanxiu started as a gamer, so I just guessed like this." Gu Heng explained briefly.

"Not everyone would guess that way."

When the point was reached, the two stopped furthering this topic and turned to normal chatting.

"Assistant Gu, next time you can try the Mianye Beef Rice from another window. The new chef's skills are really good."

"Minister Lin, you really don't plan to treat me to the cafeteria all the time, do you?"

"Haha, I was the one to be rude. Well, next time, next time, please ask Assistant Gu to go to Myeongdong. There is a very good ginseng chicken soup."

"This is barely enough for friends." Gu Heng smiled.

"It's a pity that I don't have a chance to go to China to ask you to invite me to dinner."

"Minister Lin can change jobs and come to Jingsheng, and I will sweep the couch to welcome you." Gu Heng half-jokingly said.

"Are you sure you want to say this in Kakao's company building?" Lin Zhixun laughed and leaned back.

He was about to continue talking to Gu Heng, but his eyes happened to see a figure in the distance.

Slightly startled, he didn't know what he thought of, he subconsciously glanced at Gu Heng, with a subtle smile on the corner of his mouth, and suddenly said,
"Recently, the company is planning to find young idols as spokespersons."

"Idol endorsement? Young people should like it. Investment in this area is always inevitable. But you still care about this?"

"People from the advertising department mentioned it," Lin Zhixun smiled, "at your age, you should know a lot about idol stars, right?"

Gu Heng subconsciously thought of Li Zhien at home who gave him a headache, shook his head and smiled wryly, "I don't really understand."

"Huh? Didn't you hear from Nan Zhuren that you and Lin Yuner from Girls' Generation seem to have a good relationship? They were standing together and chatting a few days ago."

"Huh?" Gu Heng paused for a moment before realizing what he meant.

"Well, it's...friends."

For a moment, he was not sure how to define his relationship with that girl Lin Yun'er.

"We are really friends, so I don't worry," Lin Zhixun nodded upon hearing his answer, and waved to the distance, "Minister Huang! Come here and have dinner together!"

"Huh? What to put?"

While talking, Gu Heng turned his face to look in the direction where Lin Zhixun was waving.

His voice stopped abruptly when he saw the three figures walking towards them.

However, Lin Zhixun didn't notice Gu Heng's strangeness. He smiled at the leader, "Haha, I saw the three of you just now."

"At first I wanted not to disturb you, but suddenly it occurred to me that Gu Heng and Ms. Lin Yun'er seem to be friends too, so it would be nice for us to dine together, don't you think so, Gu Heng?"

Lin Zhixun, who thought he played a good organizational role, looked at Gu Heng with a smug face.

Looking at Lin Yun'er who appeared at this moment for some reason, the smile on Gu Heng's face was really a bit forced,
"Well, it's really good."

Ask yourself, if he were to choose someone in Seoul who he was least willing to face at the moment, then this girl with an inexplicable smile on her lips would be his answer without a doubt.

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