Rebirth of a Top Student's Handbook

"Time waits for no one. Mr. Zhou, you can tell me your requirements now so that I can give the company's senior management an explanation when I get back."

"This shareholding requirement is still too high. I think your company needs to consider our company's development potential when estimating our future market value."

"We've already factored this in."

"I don't think so. Perhaps we can discuss this again after you've completed your due diligence."

.......

The two continued their back-and-forth conversation, the atmosphere sometimes tense, sometimes relaxed.

Yu Cheng sometimes appeared serious, and sometimes smiled easily, trying to persuade Zhou Min with his experience and resources;

Zhou Min, however, always adhered to her bottom line.

Rather than becoming a tool for capital to make money, Zhou Min would rather the company continue to develop in a lukewarm manner.

Time passed by, and their conversation gradually reached a fever pitch.

Looking at the two people arguing heatedly in front of him, Gong Yu sighed helplessly and said, "Don't you two have a professional investment team?"

Is this the only investment option?

Gong Yu's original intention was simply to introduce the two of them first. As for discussing cooperation later, their company certainly had specific procedures in place.

Gong Yu had a good plan, but she didn't expect that these two would completely deviate from the expected approach and immediately start talking about cooperation.

After listening to their back-and-forth, Gong Yu knew that there was no point in continuing their conversation, so he simply interrupted them.

Zhou Min, who was suddenly interrupted, was a little reluctant to finish her argument and wanted to continue arguing. However, she saw that Yu Cheng had already put away his angry expression and turned to chat with Teacher Gong about their class reunion.

It was only then that Zhou Min belatedly realized that Yu Cheng had not actually been discussing cooperation with her; he was merely testing her limits.

Looking at Yu Cheng's calm and composed demeanor, Zhou Min couldn't help but feel annoyed.

Yu Cheng caught Zhou Min's subtle change out of the corner of his eye, and his smile deepened.

This Zhou Min is quite interesting. Although she is very smart, she is obviously still a bit inexperienced in the business world.

Gong Yu also noticed the change in Zhou Min's expression.

Gong Yu didn't say anything, but while chatting with Yu Cheng, he casually poured a glass of freshly squeezed juice and pushed it to Zhou Min.

Zhou Min, upon seeing the juice in front of her, didn't say much, but simply picked it up and sipped it slowly.

The two did not exchange any words during the time.

By the time Zhou Min had finished about half of her juice and put down the glass, her complexion had returned to normal.

Yu Cheng observed the interaction between the two people in front of him, a knowing look flashing across his eyes.

After chatting with Gong Yu for a couple more minutes, Yu Cheng noticed that Zhou Min hadn't said anything, so he looked at Zhou Min again and said, "By the way, I haven't congratulated President Zhou yet. This time, the public opinion battle has been a great success."

Yu Cheng spoke casually, as if the argument from just moments ago had never happened.

Zhou Min took a deep breath, suppressing her displeasure, and smiled, saying, "President Yu is joking. There's no such thing as a war of public opinion; it's just that justice resides in the hearts of the people."

Zhou Min didn't want to say these hypocritical platitudes, but now she knew that this was how you had to talk to seasoned businessmen like Yu Cheng, otherwise you might accidentally fall into their trap.

Yu Cheng raised an eyebrow, seemingly surprised by Zhou Min's change, but quickly regained his carefree attitude and continued to laugh, "Hehehe, President Zhou is so modest. But if Zhuang Xian heard President Zhou say that, he'd probably break down again."

After Yu Cheng finished speaking, he started laughing to himself again.

"Banker/Player?"

This was the first time Zhou Min had ever heard the name Zhuang Xian.

However, after connecting with the bookmaker behind Zhongchuang Elite, Zhou Min quickly realized who Zhuang Xian was.

"Yes, don't you recognize him?"

Although Zhou Min's surprise lasted only a moment, Yu Cheng still caught it.

Yu Cheng asked incredulously, "Your two companies have been fighting for so long, and you don't even know who's behind it?"

"Hehehe, all I know is that he's the bookmaker." Zhou Min laughed awkwardly.

In fact, at the very beginning, Zhou Min also wanted to know who was behind Zhongchuang Elite.

Unfortunately, I lacked connections and resources in high society circles, so I had no way of accessing information about that circle.

Later, Zhou Min became too lazy to spend time and energy on this matter. In any case, this business war was inevitable.

But now that she's encountered someone who happens to know the inside story, Zhou Min certainly won't let them go so easily.

So after Zhou Min finished speaking, she continued to ask, "So, Mr. Yu knows the person in charge of Zhongchuang Elite?"

"Hehehe... It's more than just knowing each other! We've been friends for over twenty years."

Yu Cheng finished speaking cheerfully, but Zhou Min's expression changed upon hearing this.

"Then why doesn't President Yu invest directly in Zhongchuang Elite?" Zhou Min asked stiffly.

At this moment, Zhou Min thought a lot. She even felt that Yu Cheng's real purpose in investing in her company was to acquire it and then ruin it.

In this way, Zhongchuang Elite will have no competitors.

This is not impossible for these capitalists.

"Hahaha, I have it all, both banker and player, why would he need my investment?!"

"but......"

Zhou Min seemed hesitant to speak.

Seeing this, Yu Cheng chuckled and replied, "Friend, right? Hahahaha... Haven't you heard the saying 'There are no fathers and sons in the business world'?"

Seeing Zhou Min's skeptical look, Yu Cheng continued to explain, "Our Yu family and the Zhuang family have always had a competitive and cooperative relationship. My family's business is mainly in the entertainment industry, while their business is mainly in the cultural media industry."

"There's always been a lot of overlap between these two industries, and we're used to this competitive relationship. It doesn't affect our friendship."

"But we are more than just ordinary competitors."