The Empire State Building rises high into the sky. This towering building with hundreds of floors is one of the landmark buildings in Donghai.
The so-called tower restaurant is located on the 99th floor of the building. It is a corner of the top tower-like architectural style. From here, you can have a bird's eye view of most of the East China Sea. In the distance there is a line of blue sea and blue sky, which makes people feel that the world is vast and at their feet.
Only the rich or noble come here to dine. The ticket to take the elevator up is 5 yuan, and you usually have to reserve a table a few days in advance.
At this time, Lu Ming and Wei Baozeng were drinking tea and chatting at a table near the floor-to-ceiling window.
"It's a deal. You must support me at tomorrow's board meeting!" Wei Baozeng said, looking at Lu Ming's expression.
Lu Ming smiled but said nothing.
However, I never expected that Wei Baozeng would still take over the mess of Nadu Pictures.
Lao Bi should be quite ashamed, so he was willing to sell Nadu Pictures to Baoyin for one million, and 500,000 would be settled in cash, and the remaining 500,000 would be paid off in ten years, calculated according to the same bank loan interest rate.
He really didn't want to hear anything about Nadu Pictures anymore, let alone running it.
"Qianxing, you don't agree?" Wei Baozeng was slightly stunned.
"I will raise my hand to object at the board meeting," Lu Ming said with a smile.
Wei Baozeng was stunned. "Why?"
"Because our combined equity exceeds 70%. However, precisely because of this, we cannot ignore the wishes of minority shareholders. It would be bad if we just clap our hands to decide everything. Especially since Baoyin needs stability right now, other shareholders would be terrified if they heard that there would be another turmoil."
Wei Baozeng was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "You should have something else to say?" He already had some understanding of Lu Ming.
Lu Ming nodded and said, "How about this, we set up a fund together to invest. Nadu Pictures will be the first investment of our fund. You are in charge of this fund. If there is a loss, we will each take half."
Wei Baozeng's eyes lit up and he nodded: "This is a good idea!" To establish a fund, the capital of Baoyin Bank can be used, but it is considered a loan and has little to do with the bank's shareholders. Moreover, not only the capital of Baoyin Bank, but also various funds can be brought into the fund from outside.
Lu Ming pondered and said, "I am also planning to set up two more funds and put them in Baoyin custody. One is called Han Dynasty, which focuses on private placement; the other is called Golden Arches, which focuses on attracting funds from the securities market."
Wei Baozeng nodded immediately, "Okay! When you are ready, just ask Xiao Li to handle the relevant procedures for you!" The more capital a fund has, the more it is placed in Baoyin's custody, which shows that Baoyin Bank has been recognized by capital giants.
As for the fact that Lu Ming had no intention of cooperating with himself in setting up another fund, that was normal. This young upstart must have many circles and many people who needed to play with him. It was impossible for him to mix all investments with himself.
"I heard that District 49 has been inviting you to go there?" Wei Baozeng asked with a smile.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Yes, but I've been too busy recently and haven't been able to find the time. Besides, I feel like an ugly daughter-in-law meeting her parents-in-law. I need to be in a good state before I go, because they should know that I'm going to run for the 49th seat, and their scrutiny of me will be different from before."
Wei Baozeng smiled and looked at his watch. "Well, your second guest should be here soon. I'll leave first!"
Lu Ming smiled and nodded.
Ten minutes later, an old man in a suit and tie walked into the restaurant, looked around, and then walked towards Lu Ming.
Lu Ming nodded in his heart, fortunately, he was not a weirdo.
It is a team that consulted Hua Xia Technology about whether it could invest in and support a semi-dwarf wheat project.
The leader should be this old man, Professor Liu.
He was introduced by Professor Wang, who is Professor Wen's great-disciple. He is just like Professor Wen, and is a very rigorous person.
But unlike Professor Wen, who has the feeling of being in heaven, he is very down-to-earth and understands human relationships.
On the one hand, he wanted to help his friend with this project; on the other hand, he thought it was a good project, so he introduced it to himself, a close friend of his master's.
Although I don’t understand seed breeding technology, I know that the era of scientific breeding combined with synthetic fertilizer technology is about to come, and high-yield and disease-resistant semi-dwarf wheat is one of the best.
Moreover, he is someone Professor Wang knows, so he must be somewhat reliable and would not be someone who is trying to defraud project funds.
If it is really feasible, it would be great to set up a seed company.
An hour later, Professor Liu left with satisfaction. This investor was a carefree person who didn't care what you did. He just wanted to see the experimental results. Moreover, the conditions were very generous.
Lu Ming was even more satisfied, he liked these scientific researchers with great ideals. It seemed that talking about personal conditions would be an insult to their profession. Therefore, the young wives were usually secretive and wanted high conditions but were too embarrassed to say it.
Now, it is equivalent to the entire team signing a contract to sell themselves to me. Of course, the conditions given to them are really good.
Especially if there are no results, your money is just like throwing it into the water.
Well, Lu Ming looked at his watch. The next thing to do was to go to the Sanmai Flying Factory in the far suburbs to meet Wang Peipei, talk about Sanmai’s recent situation, and also take a tour.
"Lawyer Lu?" The voice sounded a little coquettish. Lu Ming turned around and saw that it was Mary who was walking towards him. She was not wearing an officer's uniform, but a red hip-hugging miniskirt that tightly hugged her extremely plump figure. The miniskirt seemed like it would burst at any time. Walking with her was a handsome Western guy.
"Hello, Mary!" Lu Ming smiled, stood up and shook hands with her.
"Lawyer Lu, you really know how to enjoy yourself!" Mary looked at the dessert on the table that Lu Ming had taken a few bites of. It was called "Empire Love" and was made with handmade chocolate, Hanzhou cassava and Kent State refined cream as the main ingredients. It tasted excellent and looked great, small and exquisite, with snow-white and bright red blended into a very delicate and beautiful oval ball.
Lu Ming smiled. This was recommended to him by Pamela. It was her favorite when she was a child. Recently, she brought Bis here to eat it.
Bis seems to like this thing. I happened to be here to discuss something, so I want to try it. If it tastes good, I will bring Bis along next time I have the chance to come here and if I'm not too busy.
"Lawyer Lu, do you have any other friends?" Mary asked with a smile.
The attentive waiter had already taken away Professor Liu's unfinished coffee and replaced the cutlery, fork, napkins, etc. with clean ones.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "No one is here, please sit down. However, I should leave now!"
Mary's male companion frowned when he saw Lu Ming being so casual with them.
Mary smiled and said, "No, can I take up a few minutes of your time? Don't charge me! You are too expensive. I can't afford it."
Lu Ming was slightly stunned, thought about it, and made a gesture for him to sit down.
Mary didn't hesitate and sat down next to him. Mary's male companion was stunned and had to sit beside him.