318: Chapter 318: Rejecting the Alliance 318: Chapter 318: Rejecting the Alliance Hong Kong, Silver Shore Cafe.
Tianjing, Jing Xie, Phoenix, and Shen Wu were already here waiting, anxiously watching the entrance.
“Dingling.” Two minutes later, the cafe door was opened, making the wind chi sound a crisp ring as a man in a black trench coat walked in.
“Mr.
Ye, over here.” Tianjing stood up, spoke softly, and waved his hand toward the entrance.
Ye Shikai trotted over to the table and took a seat.
“All four of you are here, a group trip?” Ye Shikai ordered a latte and looked at the four with sowhat solemn expressions, teasingly trying to lighten the heavy atmosphere.
“If only it were a trip.” Shen Wu said sowhat displeasedly, rolling her eyes at Ye Shikai.
“Let’s hear it, what’s there to investigate this ti?” Ye Shikai took a sip of his coffee and said blandly, knowing Tianjing wouldn’t chat with him without a good reason.
Both were straightforward people, better to get straight to the point.
“Mr.
Ye, what brought you to Hong Kong?” Instead of answering Ye Shikai’s question, Tianjing questioned his purpose in coming to Hong Kong.
“My wife ca here for a business cooperation, so I just tagged along.” Ye Shikai casually said while picking at his fingernails.
“Why is it that wherever you go, trouble follows?” Shen Wu complained sowhat dissatisfied, probably still bearing a grudge from the incident involving retrieving docunts from undergarnts.
“Shen Wu.” Tianjing softly chided, then looked at Ye Shikai with an apologetic smile, sowhat awkwardly.
“Mr.
Ye, we’re here because of the Tomb Spirit Organization.” Tianjing explained, “It’s a criminal group active in Hong Kong…”
“No need to say more, I know all about it.” Ye Shikai interrupted before Tianjing finished, “And I’ve already t them.”
“What.” Jing Xie slamd the table and stood up excitedly.
“Their strength is formidable, and I guess the Hong Kong governnt invited you for this reason,” Ye Shikai said nonchalantly, ignoring Jing Xie’s reaction.
“Be careful, they are not weaker than you.” Rembering the power of Refining Mo, Ye Shikai still felt uneasy; a few years ago, they were closely matched, and if it wasn’t for his enhancent at Holy Mountain and obtaining a treasure, Ye Shikai would not be a match for Refining Mo today.
“Wait, when did you co into contact with them?” Tianjing asked excitedly, growing more convinced that the appearance of the Tomb Spirit Organization was related to Ye Shikai’s visit to Hong Kong.
Moreover, gathering intel on enemies from allies was also a good strategy.
Knowing both your enemy and yourself ensures victory in all battles.
“Just a few days ago.”
“You aren’t here to seek an alliance with , are you?
You can forget about that this ti.” As Tianjing was thinking about what to say next, he was stopped by Ye Shikai’s comnt.
“The last ti I helped you investigate the Mothman case, I nearly lost my life.” Ye Shikai firmly declined, considering himself not a saint who could respond to every call for help and save everyone—especially with every dangerous mission causing his wife, Su Qingyu, to worry imnsely at ho; he didn’t want that nor wished to see her in such pain.
“This…” The four opposite looked at each other, faces exchanging awkward glances.
Tianjing felt embarrassed; true, they were officers from the National Security Bureau accustod to the idea of sacrifice for the mission.
But when facing an enemy of equal strength, Tianjing wanted to pull an ally like Ye Shikai, hoping to minimize losses.
“You don’t have to be disheartened; I’ve also turned down offers from SAD of Hong Kong before,” Ye Shikai said coldly, then slowly stood up.
“If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving now.”
Until Ye Shikai left the cafe and the wind chi on the door fra rang again, the four remained silent, unable to make a strong argunt.
As for Ye Shikai, he was certainly not afraid of the Tomb Spirit Organization; his refusal to ally was partly due to concerns for Su Qingyu and partly because he intended to personally end the Tomb Spirit Organization.
“Tianjing, why is he so arrogant?” Shen Wu said, displeased.
“Because he has the capacity to be arrogant,” Tianjing drank his coffee and said lightly, “Looks like it’s up to us to deal with the Tomb Spirit Organization.”
In the bustling, narrowly confined city of Hong Kong, various forces continued to join in.
The already swirling undercurrents had escalated to an all-out war.
Netherworld Palace, Tomb Spirit Organization, National Security Bureau, Security Office—it was like inflating a balloon, and one day these forces would inevitably clash in a deadly battle on the land of Hong Kong.
Back at Hill Hotel, Ye Shikai found Su Qingyu, who had been busy with the preparations for this cooperation negotiation.
In business, Su Qingyu was truly a sage, especially with Luo Shiqi, an old hand in the business, guiding her.
Quickly identifying Wu Liang’s preference between Tianya and the Ji Family largely leaning toward Tianya, the cooperation negotiation was almost guaranteed to succeed if nothing went wrong.
“Qingyu, Shiqi, you’re negotiating tomorrow, right?” Ye Shikai slowly approached the two, gently speaking as he handed them their cups of coffee.
“Yes,” Su Qingyu replied lightly, then turned her head, continuing to discuss sothing with Luo Shiqi.
“You both seem a bit anxious, is there sothing you haven’t agreed on yet?” Ye Shikai, perceptive, noticed the two had been incessantly discussing for half an hour, seemingly at odds.
“Yes, it’s about the shareholding ratio after the cooperation,” Su Qingyu explained, looking irritated and troubled.
“If the two companies successfully cooperate, a new company will be ford in Hong Kong to be jointly managed by both, based on contributions from both in terms of capital, channels, resources, and technology.” Luo Shiqi briefly outlined the situation.
Generally speaking, this ant dividing the ownership percentage based on each party’s contribution.
Naturally, the larger the stake, the more say and profitability one has.
“The bottom line for Wu Family is a 30-70 split, Tianya at thirty percent, Wu Family at seventy,” Luo Shiqi continued, and then, with a headache, added, “Qingyu and I have been arguing over this.”
“Qingyu, what’s your view?” Ye Shikai asked.
“My bottom line is that Tianya must have at least forty percent of the shares.
The new company can be dominated by Wu Family, but a thirty-seven split is too much of a loss for us.” Su Qingyu said firmly, Ye Shikai glanced at Luo Shiqi, who rely shook her head helplessly.
It seed her advice was not heeded.
In business matters, Su Qingyu was quite stubborn, and from her resolute expression, it was clear she would not compromise on this cooperation deal.
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