Li Mu's rejection was originally expected by Paul Keane.
Paul Keane himself is a businessman. He knows the universal value between businessmen. When businessmen negotiate, before they get a satisfactory price, they must decisively refuse, refuse, and refuse again until the other party's price satisfies them. until.
From this point of view, Paul Keane did not feel any dissatisfaction with Li Mu's rejection, but said with a smile: "Mr. Li, I am very sorry, but there is something wrong with the way my unsatisfied son does things. , but there is no doubt about his ability. If you entrust him with the responsibility of 3321 US station, you will definitely be able to achieve satisfactory results."
After that, Paul Keane added: "If his ability really doesn't satisfy you, then it's okay to just let him have the title of general manager. For me and even the entire Keane family, our core needs are The goal is to allow him to gain sufficient reputation and influence through the 3321 project, which you should be most aware of, Mr. Li."
What Paul Keane said is indeed true. Li Mu has done many projects with different scales, valuations, and significances. However, if we look at the cost performance alone, no project can compare with 3321.
3321 is an uncomplicated page product, but it not only cultivated a payment product like Alipay for Li Mu, but also brought Li Mu a strong enough mass base and political capital, and even brought him a world-wide extreme. With its high reputation and influence, it can be said that 3321 laid the foundation for Li Mu’s entire business development. Without this foundation, it would have been difficult for him to develop to where he is today.
Li Mu said to Paul Keane: "Mr. Keane, it is precisely because I have a deep understanding of the importance of 3321 that I cannot allow others to interfere and influence the development of 3321 wantonly. I can use 3321 to cooperate with countries around the world. , but all cooperation must comply with my core positioning of 3321. If anyone tries to change 3321, or make 3321 deviate from my track, no matter who he is, I will not let him continue to stay in 3321, let alone It will allow him to continue to bring any substantial impact to 3321."
Paul Keane nodded in understanding and said with an apologetic look: "James is still young, has little social experience, and is rather arbitrary in doing things. He made many inappropriate mistakes during the advancement of the 3321 project. For this, I apologize to Mr. Li on his behalf."
At this point, Paul Keane changed the topic and said: "To be honest, I personally feel that the significance of 3321 to you, Mr. Li, has been basically maximized. In other words, 3321 has reached a bottleneck period. Its subsequent development will hardly allow you to continue to increase your influence. In this case, I personally think that Mr. Li can use 3321 as an external export resource to exchange for more for you and your other industries. benefits.”
Paul Keane observed Li Mu's expression, hoping to see some changes in Li Mu's expression, but what surprised him was that this young man in his early twenties had always maintained an enigmatic appearance, and he could not understand it at all. From the subtle changes in his facial expression, you can guess and judge what he is thinking in his heart at the moment.
Unable to figure out Li Mu's tactics, Paul Keane could not constantly adjust and optimize his lobbying methods. He could only say to Li Mu with no confidence in his heart: "If Mr. Li can help the Keane family in this matter, let the James has gained enough influence in the 3321 project, and the Keene family will definitely keep this friendship in mind and will definitely reward Mr. Li accordingly in various ways in the future."
Li Mu looked at Paul Keane and smiled slightly, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, and said slowly: "Mr. Keane may have misunderstood. The meaning of 3321 in my mind is not to achieve the so-called greater success for me." The significance of impact is to help more students solve the financial difficulties they face in study and life."
After that, Li Mu said with a serious face: "I will not allow anyone, including myself, to use 3321 to gain fame and reputation. This naturally includes your son James Keane, so I'm sorry, I have no choice. Help you with this."
Paul Keane originally thought that given the political influence of the Keane family in the United States, as long as he showed favor to Li Mu, Li Mu would rush to cooperate with him, but he never expected that Li Mu would be so incompetent. Jin, no matter how he tried to persuade him, Li Mu refused to buy it, which made his arrogant heart become extremely indignant.
Paul Keane suppressed his inner anger and said to Li Mu: "Mr. Li, I think you are an outstanding businessman. The most important skill of an outstanding businessman is to learn to assess the situation and reject other people's good intentions. It’s a temporary psychological pleasure, but the negative impact it brings may continue to bring you unnecessary trouble, so I hope Mr. Li can think twice.”
Li Mu smiled and said: "Mr. Keane, I think that if you want to be an outstanding businessman, you must first become a real man. A real man will never become a caterer to the situation. This It’s my principle, so I don’t need to think too much, my answer is still: no!”
Paul Keen frowned, his attitude suddenly became much colder, and he said in a warning tone: "Mr. Li, being friendly with the Keen family can bring you many unexpected benefits, but being on good terms with the Keen family will bring you many unexpected benefits. The feud between the families will also bring you many unexpected losses. I hope you don't act out of anger. As a person who has experienced this, I warn you that in the face of interests, there are never principles, only prices!"
Li Mu squinted his eyes and looked at Paul Keane, and asked curiously: "You said you are an experienced person. I would like to ask, what is your definition of a 'experienced person'?"
Paul Keane didn't know why Li Mu asked this, and said in a bad tone: "The definition of a person who has been through it is that he has experienced more than you and understands more than you."
"That's it." Li Mu nodded with sudden realization and smiled slightly: "If I remember correctly, hundreds of people in the entire Keen family have worked hard for hundreds of years to create a huge industry that exceeds tens of billions of dollars today. I understand this. Is that right?"
Paul Keane said very proudly: "Yes, the Keane family has a very long history and heritage in the United States, and our influence has long been deeply rooted in this land!"
Li Mu's expression suddenly turned contemptuous, he snorted and said: "You have worked hard for generations, hundreds of people, and hundreds of years to get to where you are today, and it took me two years to create the foundation with the basics." The En family's industry is of the same scale and even has a higher market value than yours. In terms of efficiency, I am many times higher than you. What qualifications do you have to teach me your experience as an experienced person? If we are destined to have one side If you want to learn from the other side, then the person who needs to learn from the other side is definitely not me, but you!"
Before saying these words, Li Mu's attitude when talking to Paul Keane had always been based on politeness and courtesy. Paul Keane was also used to Li Mu's unique Chinese low-key, humility and reserved edge, but Li Mu suddenly suddenly Release all the restrained edge, and the huge contrast between before and after was suddenly unacceptable to Paul Keane.
However, what Li Mu said was not wrong at all.
The entire Keen family, after so many years of hard work, has only reached the scale of tens of billions of dollars, and Li Mu's current valuation is already worth tens of billions of dollars. Once all the properties are put up for sale, what will happen in the end? The net worth is probably much higher than that of the Keen family. Under such circumstances, the entire Keen family cannot be compared with Li Mu, let alone Paul Keen, who is only one of the Keen family.
Paul Keane didn't expect the slap in the face to come so suddenly. He was stunned by Li Mu's words and didn't know how to respond, let alone how to refute.
Li Mu, who should have taken off long ago, listened to him for a long time for no reason, and he was already annoyed to death. Originally, Li Mu wanted to reject the other party in a subtle way and let the other party retreat in the face of difficulties, but he did not expect that the other party not only had no consciousness at all. , instead, he began to show off more and more, and was forced to show off in front of a person whose actual worth was probably less than one-tenth of his own. It was a miracle that Li Mu's gentlemanly demeanor could persist until now.
Just when Paul Keane was speechless, Li Mu continued to release powerful lethality. He looked at Paul Keane and said coldly: "Mr. Keane, this is the Internet age, so please stop using it." Use the old imperialist stuff to talk about cooperation with others.”
"Taking a step back, let's not say that it is impossible for me to use 3321 to exchange interests with you. Even if I am willing to use 3321 to exchange interests, I will never be fooled by your empty words. You come to me and try to use your words. You are overestimating yourself if you can play with nothing but a white wolf! If I can be deceived by you in a few words, how can I use it to create today's industry? Do you think I am worth tens of billions of dollars? Is your worth brought about by strong winds?”
"You..." Paul Keane looked at Li Mu with a red face, as if he had been stripped of all his clothes at once, and Li Mu had seen all the trump cards.
Paul Keane, who was so ashamed and angry, knew in his heart that because of Li Mu's words, cooperation with 3321 was completely impossible, so the so-called gentlemanly demeanor he pretended to be disappeared instantly. He stood up and said to Li Mu angrily: "Mr. Li , I would like to advise you, sometimes you have to be more humble! Don’t be too arrogant! There are some people you can’t afford to offend!”
Li Mu nodded and said with a smile: "Whenever your worth exceeds mine, come and teach me your experience. Before that, no matter what you say, in my eyes, it is just the obscenity of a loser."
After saying that, Li Mu made a greeting gesture towards the cabin door and said calmly: "My time is precious. If nothing happens, please leave as soon as possible. If you have anything else, you can contact my assistant first."
(End of chapter)