guest of honor

On Saturday morning, when Meng Jiang came to the apartment to deliver materials to Ye Li, he could smell pork rib soup in the corridor.At first, he never thought that the aroma would come from the home of Ye Li, a "gentleman far away from the kitchen". When Ye Li opened the door sleepily, and the smell of the ingredients suddenly became rich, Meng Jiang looked up. Only by looking at the door sign can I be sure that I really did not go to the wrong door: "Morning...are you making soup?"

"Yeah." Ye Li hasn't woken up yet, every weekend his schedule will become European.

Meng Jiang held a stack of file bags under his left arm. Ye Li took them and motioned to Meng Jiang to come in: "Have you had breakfast? If you are hungry, eat before you leave."

breakfast?Dude, it's already eleven o'clock.

Meng Jiang hadn't planned to rest at Ye Li's house.But at this time, a voice that was only familiar came from the kitchen, and greeted Ye Li familiarly and intimately: "Are you awake? Come and eat."

Qin Mu came out with the casserole in hand, and in a blink of an eye saw Meng Jiang who was standing in the hallway in surprise and embarrassment. He raised his eyebrows slightly, but failed to cover up the displeasure and disgust in his eyes in time.He was clearly just a guest staying overnight, and he looked like a guest in an apron and gloves.

"By the way, Qin Mu worked overtime late last night, so he came to stay with me for one night." Ye Li glanced at the two people who were facing each other, and went to the coffee table to pick up his glasses without noticing the subtle tension. , "Why are you still standing at the door? Come in, Qin Mu made soup, try his cooking."

After all, he smiled and glanced at Qin Mu.The latter put the casserole on the table mat, and said to Meng Jiang indifferently: "Then Manager Meng will do it." After speaking, Qin Mu stood at the door with his arms in his arms, and watched Meng Jiang draw out the shoe cabinet from under the shoe cabinet with cold eyes. Putting on a pair of slippers, he hung his coat next to Ye Li's coat with ease.He suddenly asked: "Does Manager Meng come to my uncle's house often?"

Meng Jiang heard the badness in it.But the person standing in front of him is still an 18-year-old child, there is no need to argue with the jealous child: "I only come here when I have something to do, not too often."

Qin Mu let out a "hmm", silently lowered his head to share the soup, and ignored him: "Uncle, it's time to eat."

Ye Li, dressed in white home clothes, dragged his shoes and appeared at the corner, looking down at the documents in his hand as he walked: "Meng Jiang, I think the numbers are not right. Is this the price that was negotiated in the previous meeting?"

Meng Jiang walked around the dining table and looked at the document with Ye Li's hand behind his shoulder: "Where are you talking about..."

The two stood very close, with their chests against their backs, and Meng Jiang's chin almost touched Ye Li's shoulder.From Qin Mu's point of view, this posture is too ambiguous, but both parties are accustomed to it naturally.

"This is a business split from the group. It has been passed after a while, and the share exchange ratio cannot be changed."

"Did you bring the letter of intent for additional issuance of the branch?"

"I'll send you an email in a while, and both parties have signed it."

"This offshore company," Ye Li traced a name with his fingertips, "How many have you found?"

"The company is registered in the Cayman Islands, and He Jiaqing said that it is wholly owned by their husband and wife." Meng Jiang shifted his weight to his right foot, lifted his eyes from the documents, and stared at Ye Li's serious and focused profile, "It has been arranged People have gone to investigate the past business of this company, but with the confidentiality law first, there will not be too many things that can be found.”

The two of them were so absorbed in their conversation that no one else could get in their mouths.Qin Mu also knew that he didn't participate in this project, and speaking rashly would only cause him more trouble - he just felt that Ye Li's appearance of being so close to others was too dazzling.

I want Ye Li to only be kind to himself, and not to see other people in his eyes.

Qin Mu was sitting on the dining table, seeming to be carefully picking out the seasoning herbs in the soup bowl, but he stared at Meng Jiang from the corner of his eye for a moment, his eyes became deeper and deeper.

"Let's check the legal person of the company first, and try our best." Ye Li explained lightly, then stuffed the file bag into the gap of the sofa, "Let's eat."

As soon as he sat down, Qin Mu pushed the clean bone soup in front of him.Ye Li naturally saw his dedication, and smiled at Meng Jiang: "Do you think my little Qinzi can love others?"

Meng Jiang was looking at Qin Mu, but the latter didn't see him at all, and he didn't know where Qin Mu's dislike for him came from.

But since it is impossible for Qin Mu to leave now, Meng Jiang has no intention of having another embarrassing meal with him: "I'd better go back first. The confinement wife at home made lunch, and if I don't go back, it will be a waste."

Ye Li put down the spoon and got up to see him off, but he held Qin Mu by the back of his hand.

The young man's thin and strong fingers prevented him from getting up.Qin Mu smiled at him and said clearly, "I'll send Manager Meng away."

Ye Li thought, the so-called delivery, at least to the elevator, right?Who would have thought that when Meng Jiang went out, Qin Mu would slam the door behind him, but he himself stayed inside.

The word goodbye was extremely cold, without even saying "be careful on the road".

Ye Li asked suspiciously: "Qin Mu, do you dislike Manager Meng?"

When Qin Mu smiled, he showed the tip of a canine tooth, which was cute and dangerous: "How is it possible?"

The two documents that Meng Jiang brought to Ye Li were placed on the back of the sofa chair.Qin Mu took a glance as he passed by, but Ye Li caught this fleeting movement.

"Look at it if you're interested." Ye Li said indifferently, "It's related to Daishan Films."

Since his own company was involved, Qin Mu stopped being polite to Ye Li. He opened the beautifully bound document and saw "Dingsheng Films Acquisition Letter of Intent" and "Dingsheng Films Share issuance plan (internal information)".

This was the first time he had heard of the word "Dingsheng Pictures".

"Dingsheng Films is an entertainment and media business spun off from Yuanyang. When it was first established, it was intended to share financial risks, but its profitability has not been satisfactory, and the synergy with other businesses of the group is too poor." Ye Li was surprised. From the look in his eyes, Qin Mu knew nothing about it, so he had to explain patiently, "After this split, there are three major shareholders, and they plan to borrow 3000 million from the bank. The leverage is not high. Except you and me In addition, there is a private equity firm registered overseas, and the LPs are He Jiaqing, Han Youning and his wife."

The name He Jiaqing was unfamiliar.But there are not many people in China who don't know the three words "Han Youning".This female star became famous at a young age and has been booming for more than ten years, and she is still active in the entertainment industry.

With her name written on the prospectus, Qin Mu can almost foresee the enthusiasm of blind stockholders to increase the stock price—Since Qin Wenchuan died in a car accident, Daishan Films’ stocks that dived at the beginning of the year are in urgent need of a growth point. It is indeed a rare project.

However, Daishan Culture had cooperated with Han Youning before, and Qin Mu had never heard of such a woman with such a strong economic mind.As for her husband, He Jiaqing, it was unheard of.

The entangled interpersonal relationship deepened his doubts. Qin Mu took advantage of the few seconds of silence to clarify his thoughts and asked from the beginning: "Is Yuanyang's initial involvement in the entertainment industry related to Daishan culture?"

Ye Li affirmed: "Relevant. It's a pity that in the late stage of the project, the cultural media field was hit by a wave of copyright protection. Daishan Culture was too busy to take care of itself, and the person in charge of Yuanyang was so ambitious that it merged and acquired many garbage companies. The current situation."

Qin Mu was not in a hurry to ask questions.He knew the weight of this document in his hand, if it wasn't for Ye Li trusting him enough, it would be impossible for him to know about this important event from Yuan Yang.

Conversely, why does Daishan Culture know nothing about the company's business even though its surname is Qin?Ye Li had to come to know the existence of "Dingsheng Pictures"?

Qin Mu directly opened the page of the shareholder structure, and he really saw the words "Daishan Culture" hanging high on the top, and the names of Yuanyang and another private equity fund were listed on both sides: "This private equity, Aner Ya Asset Management Co., Ltd., can you find out about its capital transactions?"

"For an offshore company, you can't even find out the shareholders, and don't even think about the capital exchange." This question actually asked Ye Li's most worried thing, "What do you think is wrong with it?"

Qin Mu was silent for a moment, and organized his words: "There is too little introduction to it in the document. Han Youning is only a limited partner, and it is not indicated as a wholly-owned holding. Will there be other shareholders? The source of the registered capital will be Will there be any risk? This time, private equity investment of 2000 million will account for 25% of the shares, which is almost the entire net worth of an artist. Does she have no other investment?"

"You don't have to worry about her. Risk control can also be handed over to finance and legal affairs." Ye Li originally thought that Qin Mu might know something inside, but it seems that he really didn't know anything about Dingsheng's business projects. Knowing very little about Han Youning and his wife, "What else is there?"

Qin Mu pursed his lips: "How did you contact Han Youning and his wife?"

Ye Li stared at him, wanting to see how he reacted after learning the answer: "It's He Minghan."

"It's him?" Qin Mu frowned, and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

The momentary surprise does not seem to be fake, followed by annoyance and even disgust.Ye Li sighed: "I heard that he was your father's most trusted subordinate during his lifetime?"

Qin Mu sneered: "It doesn't count, does it? Who knows?"

Ye Li didn't make another sound.He suddenly wanted to ask, people's hearts are separated from each other, and no one can see through others' thoughts, how much trust can Qin Mu have in him?

"Ring Ling—"

At this moment, Ye Li's meditation was interrupted by the ringtone of the mobile phone.He looked up at the phone, and there was a name on the screen that he didn't want to see very much.But there is no way, the person to deal with will always appear, he walked to the French window with his mobile phone: "Hello, uncle."

"Xiao Li, I haven't seen you for a long time." Ling Zirong's voice sounded beaming, with a kind of concern unique to elders, "Is the company busy recently?"

"It's all about helping father with some unnecessary idle work, it should be."

"Hey, don't be modest!" Ling Zirong laughed, "Now you own 20% of the group's shares, how dare Ye Jingsheng order you to do things."

Ye Li smiled lightly, but there was no warmth in his voice: "Father and son are a family, there is no need to distinguish so clearly."

The voice on the other end of the phone paused for a moment, and when it came back, it was a bit chilly: "Aren't you still bleeding half of our Ling family's blood? What's more, it's not like uncle doesn't know how Ye Jingsheng has treated you all these years." .”

Ye Li didn't answer: "It's true that I haven't seen you for a long time, when will I have time? I'll accompany you to the garden to play a few shots."

"This talk is going too far, who has that free time now? Xiao Li, you are busy with your hands, right?"

"There are indeed several projects."

Seeing Tuqiong, Ling Zirong no longer played around: "I heard that Yuanyang wants to spin off the entertainment business?"

"Yes, the conversation is almost over." Ye Li looked at Qin Mu in the glass reflection, the child seemed to sense it, and was looking at his back.

"Xiao Li," Ling Zirong lowered his tone, and his words were full of anger and dissatisfaction, "Why didn't you hear any news during the financing?"

Ye Li didn't hide it from him: "The people who participated this time are public figures, the less people who know about it, the better, so..."

"It's Han Youning and the couple, right?" Ling Zirong interrupted him rudely, "With the future, the Qin family has turned around this round. I congratulate you in advance."

Since Ling Zirong already knew about Daishan Culture's shareholding, it can be seen that he has already done a detailed investigation.Ye Li smiled slightly, and calmly accepted the insincere compliment: "Thank you uncle."

"Are you in charge of this matter, or Ye Jingsheng?"

"Han Youning and his wife first contacted He Minghan of Daishan Culture, and then He Minghan took the initiative to find my father. These years, the group's entertainment media business has not grown, and the two hit it off immediately, and the matter was settled."

"Isn't this a piece of fat sent to the mouth of Daishan Culture?" Ling Zirong said with a smile, "Yuanyang has only been in the entertainment industry for two or three years. Regardless of resources, contacts or experience, how can it be compared with Qin? It must be them. Holdings."

Ye Li said lightly: "It hasn't been finalized yet."

"Xiao Li, you can swallow this breath, why does Ye Jingsheng treat Qin Mu so well?"

Qin Mu was sitting on the sofa not far away, flipping through the documents, his serious and well-behaved appearance didn't seem to pose any threat.Although Ye Li knew that this was just an appearance, he was not willing to let the grievances between himself and Ye Jingsheng affect the future situation. At least Qin Mu had already chosen him, so Ye Li believed that he should not disappoint his choice.

Ye Li sighed: "Uncle, Mr. Qin Wenchuan and Mr. Qin are gone, and Qin Mu is only a child. Whether it's me or Mr. Ye, we hope that Daishan culture can be preserved."

Ling Zirong followed with a sigh, and was silent for a long time, only the soft sound of electric current jumping in the receiver.

"uncle?"

"Xiao Li, tell me straight up, can uncle get in this financing?"

Ye Li didn't hesitate: "It's too late."

There was another long silence on the other end of the phone.

Ye Li looked at the city outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.Outside the undulating steel and concrete of the CBD, the moat and railroad tracks surround the ruins of the old city, forming a habitat that seems like a paradise.It is probably the last piece of quiet and peaceful soil in this financial city. The time of traveling in the white wall and Daiwali seems to be a little slower than the outside world, so that the ancient charm will be retained.

All people, migrating outward from the old time, gradually become unrecognizable.

"Xiao Li, think about it clearly. Yuanyang is still in Ye Jingsheng's hands, but the Qin family still has a son whose origin is unknown. If Yuanyang is gone, how can he be your last backing?"