A heartbeat, a lifetime

Chapter 33 Just because of you (5)
"I have seen Ms. Su's previous photography works, which are very good. When I was in France, I had a good relationship with Karl Lagerfeld. Next time Ms. Su needs it, I can introduce you to him."

As he said, he observed my reaction carefully, maybe because he felt that my reaction was flat, so he changed his tone lightly, "Miss Su holds 8% of the shares of Roewe, I don't know what to think of Mr. Shen's decision at today's meeting ?”

"Mr. Gao seems not very satisfied." I kicked the ball back calmly.

Takasaki put one hand on the sandalwood table, tapped it lightly, paused, changed a low tone, and said slowly: "Miss Su, I won't go around in circles anymore. In the future development of Roewe In terms of strategy, I do have a big disagreement with Shen Qinjun. We do not agree with his positioning of the group. As the second largest shareholder, we have the responsibility and the right to ask them to correct it. But the problem is that when QL Group invested in Roewe, a The condition is that the candidate for the chairman must be appointed by the Shen family. The only way to change this situation is that QL holds more shares than the Shen family.”

I cautiously took a sip of my tea.

"So, the stock in your hand is very important to us." He looked directly at me, "Of course, if Ms. Su supports us, I'm afraid we won't be able to see the benefits in the short term. You can also choose to transfer the stock in your hand to us , In terms of price, we will consider giving you a price that is 150% higher than the market price, which is also our sincerity to Miss Su."

I did some mental calculations, and was shocked by the amount for a while, but I didn't want to show an overly surprised expression, so I just smiled and said, "That's really not a small amount."

"Miss Su, I also know that this is not a trivial matter. Of course, you can discuss with your lawyer and manager before replying to me." He finally said, "You can reply to me at any time. Even if you are not satisfied with the price, I can also ask you Group application."

The food was served, and I scooped up a bowl of scallop and whitebait soup for myself, and drank it in small sips until my stomach felt a little warmer, before I said, "I will think about it carefully."

"I know that Ms. Su and Mr. Shen have a good personal relationship." He folded his fingers on the table, and suddenly his tone became a little sarcastic, "But the most worthless thing in this world is probably human affection. Ms. Su is still too young, maybe You'll understand later."

His words were not aimed at me at all, and I was not angry. I sat down and ate some food, and even ordered a bowl of rice. After eating and drinking, I said: "Mr. Gao, thank you very much. "

"Then, Ms. Su, please think carefully about the previous proposal before replying to me." He stood up, "Where does Miss Su live? I'll ask the driver to take you."

I politely declined and asked the hotel waiter to call a taxi for me.On the way back, I kept thinking about what Takasaki said to me.In fact, he was right in some words. For a person like me who has no ambition, it is a good choice to sell the shares in his hand at a high price.But... why didn't Shen Qinjun ask me this request?

As usual, Huashan Road is quiet. When an old-fashioned key is inserted into the lock, and it is turned slightly, there is a rustling sound as if there is rust being slipped by.When I opened the door, I was in a daze for a moment, as if I heard my father in the room say, "Why are you only here now?"

——Clearly after remembering things, I never talked to my parents again, but that sentence still came out so abruptly.In the yard, there was only the slight sound of the wind blowing the leaves, which seemed to bring back distant memories.The cobblestone ground is uneven, I opened the old-fashioned screen door, and suddenly noticed a few rays of light overflowing from behind the iron-clad door.

Who's in there?

I lowered my head to try to identify the keys. Accidentally, a whole bunch fell on the ground and hit the empty flowerpot on the ground. The tinkling lightly startled me.

When I squatted down to pick up the key, the door was pulled open.

I looked up and looked at the condescending figure, who was frowning at me, "Why did you come back now?"

I stood up and held out my hand to him, "Whoever told you to come to my house casually, return the key to me."

Shen Qinjun looked me up and down, and finally couldn't help laughing: "Okay, come in."

This room has really changed from when I first came here—although the furniture is still in place, but for some reason, it has a little more popularity.

I kicked off the high heels I had been wearing all day, and sat down on the sofa with bare feet, as if I had lived here for more than 20 years.After Shen Qinjun poured me a glass of water, he sat down opposite me and looked down at the documents. Because of his glasses, he looked elegant and gentle.I flipped through today's newspaper casually, and heard him answer a phone call, maybe because I was there, he picked up the phone and went to the yard to talk.

After a while, I had finished flipping through the newspaper before he came in, as if thinking of something, "I ordered fresh milk for you, and remember to get it from the newspaper box every morning." He sat down beside me and helped me. Fixing his glasses, he didn't know what to think, and smiled slightly, "You liked to drink this fresh milk when you were a child. Once I lived here, your mother said to give me half of your share."

"I must have given it to you very generously, right?"

"No, you cried for more than an hour, holding that vial and refusing to give it."

"...Actually, I'm so stingy now."

He smiled, reached out and pinched my face, "Fortunately, I am more generous."

"Of course you are generous." I had a half-smile, "Shen Qinjun, I don't want to play around with you anymore."

He took off his glasses and looked at me without blinking.

"I met Gao Qi just now, and he wants to buy the equity in my hand." I looked at him, "Actually, you know it all, why didn't you ask me?"

"Ask you what?" He took off his glasses and put them on the coffee table, as if the matter was insignificant.

"You are obviously in trouble now, and even grandpa is helping you interview directors, just to win support. Now I have a lot of shares in my hand, why don't you talk to me? Don't ask me for help?" These words It's been in my heart for a long time, and now I said it all at once, "You keep saying that I'm your own, but can't your own people even say these things?"

His eyes darkened, and his thin lips were pursed into a line, "Who told you I'm in trouble now?"

"Gao Qi said to buy my shares at a premium of 150%, do you think I will sell them?" I snorted coldly and asked provocatively.

"As I said, the equity in your hand is left to you by your parents. How you want to deal with it is your own business." He adjusted his breathing slightly, "Just think carefully before making a decision."

His tone is still faint, like a father and brother.

"Then how about I sell it to you?" I raised my eyebrows slightly, "I don't know Takasaki well, to be honest, I'm really worried about selling the shares to him."

He looked at me quietly, "Xiaoxi, this is not a trivial matter, do you know what it means to give up these shares?"

"Of course I know that if you give up these shares and transfer them to Takasaki, QL will hold more shares in Roewe than you, which means you will no longer be the chairman." Looking at his handsome face like a sculpture, I suddenly felt An urge to tear his maddening composure up with his own hands.

He slightly lowered his eyelids, and his tone was a bit cold, "Bai Xi, as I said, I will not interfere with your disposal of your own equity."

"Then I'll sell it to you." I stared at him for a long time, and finally said.

He stretched out his hand to rub my hair, his palm was warm, "This is not a small matter, you have to think about it carefully. Besides——"

I listened with bated breath.

"—Besides, he will give you a 150% premium, Xiaoxi, I may not have that much cash flow, so I can't give you such a high price."

The stock price in my hand is naturally not a small amount, but I have worked as an accountant in Roewe, and I have also seen Shen Qinjun's net worth in financial magazines, so I understand that to him, that money is actually nothing—but he is now Have you reached such a tense situation?

"The current situation of the group is..." He hesitated to speak, and after thinking for a while, he said, "I think you know that the contradiction between me and QL is that they require that all Roewe-funded projects must be approved by the QL board of directors. Many projects , In their view, the timeline to recover the cost is too long. So from the year before last, I let my subsidiary fully invest in the project, avoiding the board of directors. In this way, the capital chain has been relatively tight.”

I turned sideways and patted him on the shoulder deliberately pretending to be very loyal, "I didn't ask you to pay a 150% premium! How about it, you can make a price at will, and I will transfer it to you if I see it is acceptable."

He looked at me quietly, with some hesitation and struggle in his eyes, but in the end, he stood up as usual and said, "Bai Xi, I said this is not a trivial matter, you'd better consult a lawyer or a financial advisor, we We can discuss this slowly.”

"Then what if I sell it to Gao Qi?" I was already getting angry little by little, and I looked at him coldly, "Do you think his price is fair?"

"150% premium can't be considered low anymore, if you decide to do so, I won't say anything more." He still had a calm expression, just leaned down to sort out the files on the desktop, "I'll accompany you to see your bedroom Bar."

I used to read martial arts novels that mentioned a kind of martial art called "Hiding Needles in the Mian". Looking at Shen Qinjun's back, I suddenly realized that when I talked to him, it was like being punched into the cotton. Yes, holding back until the end, most of them just let it go.

I followed him to the first room on the second floor, and I saw beige floral wallpaper on the wall, a European-style bed, and a hidden cloakroom on one side. When I opened it, some clothes had been hung in twos and threes .I flipped through and it was all brand new.

"I had a few sets sent over by someone. I will always need them for company meetings." He walked to the other side, opened the door of the cabinet, and said with a smile, "I think you will like this one better."

I hung up a dress again, walked over, looked over his shoulder, and saw rows of red-labeled lenses, and several new SLRs, neatly arranged in the cabinet.

I opened my mouth slightly, the voice was not my own, "Wow!"

"There is still a room on the second floor that can be transformed into a darkroom." He patted me on the shoulder, "However, I have to ask for your opinion on how to transform it."

"I, I'll sell my shares to you. You can make a price." I said incoherently, "I'm serious, Shen Qinjun."

He stretched his brows and eyes, and his expression was really refreshing. Finally, he put his arms around my shoulders and forced my head close to his shoulders, and smiled sullenly, "You are really easy to buy."

"My dream is to be able to have a room full of equipment one day." I reached out and picked up a telephoto lens to make a gesture, and my thoughts flew to nowhere.

He turned my face away earnestly, "Xiao Xi, I treat you well because I want to do so. Ever since you were sent to Shenghai, I have often thought, if there is anything that can make you happier, I'd be willing to do it."

"Then before, when you and Qin Mou were together, as long as there was anything that could make her happy, you would be willing to do it?" I lowered my head and asked quietly.

The movie she wants to make, the commercial she wants to fight for... as long as she wants, he can give it to her.

The originally warm atmosphere suddenly cooled down, he let me go, without any ups and downs in his voice, "I thought I had explained everything about her to you clearly."

I know he is very upset now, but that sentence just blurted out uncontrollably—I think subconsciously I wanted to provoke him, but he quickly restrained his emotions and paused at the door, " I slept next door."

"Aren't you going home?" I was stunned.

"Aren't you afraid of such a big room?" He asked back.

I heard the sound of the door being knocked lightly, and closed the door of the equipment cabinet with some disappointment. I lay on the bed, opened QQ, and sent a message to my brother.

Brother, my friend owns the shares of Roewe, and now someone is offering ×× price to buy it, do you think it is appropriate?

Brother quickly replied to me: Don't hesitate to let go.

why?
Although Roewe's current performance is good, the struggle between the two factions has affected the company's future decision-making. I heard that the general meeting of shareholders will be held soon, which shows that the board of directors can no longer make independent decisions.This is a very dangerous signal.

The brother analyzed it thoroughly from the perspective of an outsider, and I was silent for a while.

So who do you think will win?
It took dozens of seconds for the senior brother to reply to my message: Hehe, it’s really hard to say.Then I have to ask your friends, whoever dares to offer such a high price will have a higher chance of winning.

I consulted several friends one after another, and the answers I got were all the same. One of them even said bluntly: "Shen Qinjun's life is unfavorable, and he had an advantage in the first place, but he was involved in the door of regretting the marriage. This kind of critical moment is not prudent. , which is fatal to investors.”

I turned over, and the sycamore branches passed through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, leaving traces of teeth and claws on the wallpaper.

Up to now, he is so patient and gentle with me, but he doesn't mention anything about the company. Obviously I try my best to help him, but he doesn't appreciate it at all.

Now I can't tell if he's just being proud, or if he doesn't trust me at all.

What the hell is he thinking.

Across the wall, I thought, could that person be like me, tossing and turning?
When I woke up the next day, the sun was shining brightly.

I waited at the door of the next bedroom and knocked on the door.

No vocals.

I carefully pushed the door open, there was no one in the bedroom, the curtains had been drawn, the sunlight fell unscrupulously on his light gray sheets, the quilt was neatly folded, except for the glass of water on the bedside table, no one could even be seen Had a night here.

Sure enough, it is Shen Qinjun's self-disciplined style, unlike me, who often goes out without folding the quilt carelessly.

There was no one in the huge room, so I felt a little more relaxed. I ran to my room and picked out a sweater and sweatpants. I also took a light SLR spare camera from the equipment cabinet, stuffed it in my satchel, and went out.

The small coffee shop on Huashan Road just opened at this hour, and the young waiter was humming a little tune and cleaning the glass, bringing me the first cup of ground latte and a sandwich.When she wasn't paying attention, I took a picture of the beautiful bow tied with an apron tie around her waist. In the reflection of the glass window, the little girl was smiling with her lips slightly pulled, and her steps were brisk.

This is the life I wanted to live before. There is no pressure in life, and I can sleep until I wake up at any time-but when this day really happened, I found that my mood was very different from what I expected at that time.

It seems that there are more annoying things.

While thinking wildly, the phone rang.

"Miss Su, I am lawyer Zhang entrusted by Mr. Gao Qi. I don't know the proposal Mr. Gao gave you last night. Have you considered it?"

I was so pressed, I didn't know how to answer for a while.

The other party was not angry, and still said patiently: "Roewe will hold a general meeting of shareholders on Friday, Ms. Su, if possible, we hope to reach a transfer agreement with you before then. The specific terms of the contract have been drawn up, and you can You can come to me—"

"It's not a small thing, I'm still thinking about it." I said simply, "I'll get back to you as soon as possible."

After I drank the last two sips of cold coffee, I got up and went to Dr. Xia's psychotherapy room.

This time, the background of the pure chat was different from last time. Dr. Xia handed me a blank sheet of paper and asked me to draw a stick figure very casually.The weather in late spring, the light music is faint, and I follow her request, my mind is blank, and I draw the lines with my pen without distraction.

I don't know how long I have been drawing until the nib of the pen stops at one place and drops a small ink dot. I stare at the stick figure I have drawn, and it is hard to believe that such intricate lines are drawn by myself.Xia Huixi took the paper and looked at it very seriously with the light from the window.To be honest, I really don't know what tricks she can see in such a mess of lines, so I can only wait silently.

"How are you feeling these days?" She put down the paper and suddenly asked a very common question.

"Fortunately."

(End of this chapter)