C423 Old Stubborn
C423 Old Stubborn
The two of them pushed open the door and walked in.
The office was rather simple, with a desk and a leather sofa, and a few pots of flowers and plants placed in the corner.
Behind the desk sat a middle-aged man who appeared to be in his fifties. The man's face was deeply wrinkled, and it was obvious that he was old and haggard.
"Hello, President Zhang. I'm Huang Lan." When she walked into the office, Huang Lan took the initiative to greet this man.
Although Huang Lan was only a third-rate celebrity, she was quite well-known in the local area. Naturally, the local film and television companies all knew her.
"Oh, it's Miss Huang. Please take a seat." Zhang Huaqiao smiled and pointed at the sofa across them.
"Thank you!" After Huang Lan thanked him, she led Wu Tian to a seat opposite of them.
Zhang Huaqiao leaned his body against the chair and asked expressionlessly, "I wonder what business Miss Huang has with me?"
"This …"
Huang Lan frowned slightly and said calmly, "We want to be friends with Boss Huang."
"I'm afraid it's not that simple. If Miss Huang has anything to say, just say it."
"I …" Huang Lan thought for a moment, then pointed at Wu Tian, who was beside her, and introduced him: "He is the owner of Seafood TV, Wu Tian. He specially came here to visit Boss Zhang."
"Hello, Boss Wu." Zhang Huaqiao asked politely, "Boss Wu is looking for me for something?"
"Yes!"
Wu Tian was too lazy to beat around the bush and went straight to the point, "I want to enter the film industry. I'm very interested in this Huaxing company, President Zhang. I want to buy it …"
Without waiting for Wu Tian to finish, Zhang Huaqiao placed the cup on the table and interrupted coldly, "If Mr Wu came for this matter, then please go back!"
"President Zhang, I sincerely wish to purchase the Huaxing Film and Television."
"Sorry, my company doesn't sell." Zhang Huaqiao's face darkened and his attitude immediately changed.
"As far as I know, there are some problems with Wuhan Iron and Steel Company's business. If we continue this, there won't be any benefit for Wuhan and the company." Saying this, Wu Tian's tone changed, "If President Zhang sells the company to me, I can quickly make the company profitable."
"Truly a newborn calf that isn't afraid of a tiger. As an outsider to the movie show industry, what qualifications do you have to boast like that?"
"I forgot to tell President Zhang." Wu Tian stood up from the sofa and walked to the desk, "I think we should have heard of one of these movies that blew up in the Wuhan Iron and Steel Academy. The name of the movie is Flowers Bloom That Year."
"Of course I know that, to become a box office champion as soon as it's shown, forecast to be worth 2 billion in the end, becoming this year's biggest dark horse."
"To be honest, I invested in that movie."
"It's you?" Zhang Huaqiao's expression tightened as he looked at Wu Tian with a deeper meaning.
The company just met to discuss the film, let several departments analyze the cause of the film.
Someone is also being arranged to investigate the film's investors and the team behind it.
To be honest, he approved of the film. It was a slightly innovative young love drama, and it was no accident that he had achieved this result.
But he never would have thought that the brat in front of him was the movie investor.
"Right."
Wu Tian nodded his head and explained with a smile: "I fell for the script of the Flowers Bloom That Year at a glance, and at the same time, I approved of the team. It only took me half an hour to decide to invest in the Flowers Bloom That Year."
"Is it because of this movie that you've entered the film industry?"
"Right."
"Boss Wu, the film industry is really complicated. It's not as simple as you think." Zhang Huaqiao took a gulp of water and kindly advised, "You'd better not get involved in this mess."
"I will definitely do what I've decided, and I have to do it well. Since I've decided to set foot in film and television, I will definitely not quit so easily."
"That's your problem, it has nothing to do with me." Seeing Wu Tian was so stubborn, Zhang Huaqiao couldn't be bothered to say anything else.
"Alright, let's talk about the purchase …"
"There's nothing to talk about. I definitely won't sell the company."
"I'll give you ten times the purchase price and give you forty-nine percent of the company's shares." Wu Tian directly offered such a huge bait.
Rather than buying, it is more about buying into a company.
If it were any other company, they wouldn't even be able to ask for such a good thing.
Zhang Huaqiao frowned and asked with narrowed eyes, "What did you say?"
"I'll give you ten times the purchase price, give you forty-nine percent of the shares, and also let you participate in the management of the company." Wu Tian repeated what he had just said.
Zhang Huaqiao was silent for a few seconds, then he raised his head and let out a burst of mad laughter.
After laughing for a long time, he couldn't help but sigh and say, "Young man, you are really bold, and only you would dare to offer such a sky-high price."
"Huaxing company is worth this price."
"If you can afford this kind of sky-high price, you can buy other big film and television companies. Why would you want to buy a company like mine that has lost money?" Zhang Huaqiao squinted his eyes and asked.
"Your company is an unpolished jade. If carefully crafted, it will become a priceless treasure in the future." Saying this, Wu Tian's tone suddenly changed, "I am the engraver. I believe that I have the strength and ability to engrave your piece of jade."
"Young man, you have great ambition. You have my demeanor back then." The corner of Zhang Huaqiao's mouth curled up, revealing a smile that he hadn't seen in a long time.
After a short conversation, he seemed to have a good impression of Wu Tian.
"President Zhang, are you satisfied with my conditions?"
"Very satisfied." Zhang Huaqiao raised his hand and pointed at Wu Tian's nose, "I'm afraid in this world, you are the only one who would dare to give such generous conditions."
"So you're saying that President Zhang is willing to sell his Huaxing to me?"
"No." Zhang Huaqiao shook his head and retracted his smile, "No matter what the conditions are, I won't sell it to the company."
"Why?"
"Huaxing company is my painstaking effort, it is my only spiritual support, I won't sell it even if I die."
"Since Huaxing is one of your painstaking efforts, are you going to just watch it decline and perish one step at a time?"
"Right." Zhang Huaqiao nodded strongly and said firmly, "It was born because of me, so it will die because of me too."
"President Zhang is such a weirdo, to actually be able to watch as the Huaxing company he single-handedly established crashes into oblivion."
"There are some things you don't understand." Zhang Huaqiao leaned his body against the chair, his eyes were empty and lifeless.
"Then how are you willing to sell Huaxing Company to me?"
"Even if I die, I won't sell."
"You …" Wu Tian didn't know how to continue chatting in front of this kind of stubborn old man.
Now he had finally seen Zhang Huaqiao's eccentric personality, as if he had already lost all hope in life. Now, all he wanted to do was to bring the company with him to the end of the road.
After a few seconds of silence, Wu Tian asked, "President Zhang, I heard your wife had a car accident a few years ago?"
"It was me. I killed her." Zhang Huaqiao lost control of his emotions when he mentioned this. He clenched his fists tightly and looked extremely painful.