Inheritance of Two Trillion
Chapter 371 Ariel_1

Chapter 371: Chapter 371 Ariel_1

A night passed without incident, and Bai Xiaosheng rested well.

The next day, he went to work as usual, and after enjoying the sumptuous breakfast prepared by Lin Weiwei, he began to deal with routine affairs.

During this time, Song Changkong contacted him by phone, sending a draft contract to his email.

Bai Xiaosheng downloaded it and glanced over it briefly.

This contract was the one to be signed with Kelson, and its content was amended according to the framework agreed upon last time.

Bai Xiaosheng first skimmed through it superficially, then scrutinized each clause in detail, consulting Red Lotus on legal issues.

Although Song Changkong was not likely to undermine the company’s interests to set a trap for him, Bai Xiaosheng was still cautious, and did so for better communication during the upcoming negotiations.

After reading, Bai Xiaosheng found no issues and was reassured about the content; he printed two copies for backup.

Completing these tasks had taken Bai Xiaosheng two hours. He took a break to drink a cup of coffee brought by Lin Weiwei while mentally sorting through his score plan.

His second demand made to Song Changkong yesterday was exactly for paving the way for this!

Once the plan was in motion, Song Changkong would not stop it!

Bai Xiaosheng was very confident in this.

Implementing this matter would, on the surface, provide no benefit to himself, but only to the company and even Song Changkong; he believed the latter would not refuse.

"However, I still need to add some insurance. I have to make a greater sacrifice; otherwise, they won’t feel secure. For now, I’ll let Song Changkong and Chen Changqing enjoy the thrill of victory. Once the score is high enough and they’ve had their laughs, the real anticipation begins," Bai Xiaosheng mused, a faint smirk playing on his lips.

As he was thinking, there was a knock on his office door.

Bai Xiaosheng glanced at the time—

It was ten in the morning, about time for the negotiation.

"Mr. Bai, Assistant Song is here to invite you to the meeting," Lin Weiwei said, opening the door and conveying the message.

Behind her stood Song Changkong’s assistant, whom Bai Xiaosheng had only recently learned shared the surname Song and was, in fact, a relative of Song Changkong.

"Okay!" Bai Xiaosheng rose, grabbed what he needed, and walked out.

The way there was silent.

Assistant Song led Bai Xiaosheng to the door of Meeting Room Five and said with a smile, "Mr. Bai, I won’t be joining you. The other party specifically requested a one-on-one chat with you. Mr. Song and Mr. Chen won’t be present either. It’ll just be you and the other party; if you need anything, you can call the Administrative Department directly from the landline."

Bai Xiaosheng nodded, Assistant Song smiled and left.

Bai Xiaosheng, looking at the door to Meeting Room Five, couldn’t help but chuckle.

It felt somewhat like going into a duel alone, and as if the other party had come to Zhongjing Media, on his turf, to set up a Feast at Hong Gate for him.

"I’m quite eager to see this!" Bai Xiaosheng said, laughing as he pushed open the door.

Your CEO Kevin can’t handle me, where do you get the confidence!

Bai Xiaosheng entered Meeting Room Five, where only two people were present.

One was the already familiar William.

The other was a woman.

She was tall and slender, with skin as white as snow, hair pinned up, a long, graceful neck, a full bust, and a slim waist—her figure was breathtakingly voluptuous.

Her face was exquisitely flawless, with classic Caucasian features.

"It seems this is my true opponent today!" Bai Xiaosheng thought to himself.

He walked over with a smile, and the other party also stood up.

William introduced with a smile in English, "This gentleman is Mr. Bai Xiaosheng, the Deputy General Manager of Zhongjing Media! And this lady is Miss Ariel, the representative for Kelson Company in this negotiation!"

"Hello, Mr. Bai," Ariel said, extending her hand with a smile. She actually spoke incredibly fluent and standard Mandarin, with a very pleasant voice that had the potential of a broadcaster.

Bai Xiaosheng even felt that if he closed his eyes, it would be very difficult to tell that she was a foreigner!

"Hello, Miss Ariel," Bai Xiaosheng extended his hand and shook her smooth, delicate hand lightly, unable to help but praise, "Your Chinese is really good!"

Ariel’s smile was sweet.

"You know what, Mr. Bai, when I talk to people in China for the first time, every conversation always goes off-topic because, no matter what I say or ask, the response I always get is the same comment—’Your Chinese is really good’!"

Bai Xiaosheng was taken aback, but he couldn’t help but burst into laughter, "Miss Ariel, you are quite humorous!"

William, standing to one side, watching Bai Xiaosheng and Ariel chat cheerfully in Chinese, felt completely lost as he couldn’t understand, and couldn’t help but give a wry smile.

"William, since you can’t understand anything here, why don’t you take a break outside? I can discuss with Mr. Bai alone," Ariel said to William in pleasant English.

"OK!" William sighed in relief, nodded, and left.

Bai Xiaosheng noticed that William’s attitude towards Ariel was quite respectful.

It seemed that this beautiful woman had an extraordinary status in Kelson Company.

Once William left, only the two of them remained in the conference room.

"Please take a seat, Miss Ariel," Bai Xiaosheng gestured for her to sit, then opened his briefcase, took out a printed contract, and handed a copy to her, "You can take a look first."

Ariel nodded and began to flip through it.

In less than ten minutes, she had finished reading.

Not even speed reading novels could be this quick, let alone a strategic partnership contract—it seemed she must have read it before and knew it by heart!

Bai Xiaosheng thought to himself.

Ariel’s brow was slightly furrowed, as if she found something quite unsatisfactory.

"Miss Ariel, if you find anything inappropriate, please speak up. We can discuss it," Bai Xiaosheng said with a smile, glancing at the time.

"Since Mr. Bai has said so, let’s be candid. I won’t stand on ceremony," Ariel said with a sweet smile.

Her smile was both delicate and stunningly beautiful; in any case, it was quite captivating.

However, following that, Ariel changed as if she were a different person. Her beautiful eyes gleamed with sharp brilliance, and between the opening and closing of her thin lips, her opinions flowed like floodwaters, endlessly.

"Mr. Bai, you’re aware of Kelson’s position in Europe. Our agreement to cooperate was reached based on strong recommendations from our business partners and our positive outlook for Zhongjing Media! In this contract, we have committed twenty-five percent of our company’s resources, while you, I estimate, have committed less than twenty percent. Isn’t that inappropriate? Is that the attitude you have towards a strategic partner? For a preliminary collaboration, it seems too meager as well!"

Then, Ariel analyzed each point, her arguments being sharp and with rational concern.

Each statement, more or less, criticized Zhongjing Media for being irresponsible in cooperation and lacking sincerity, eventually turning into a pressing accusation.

By the end, Bai Xiaosheng, checking the time, couldn’t help but ask with a smile, "Miss Ariel, then what would you suggest?"

"You must revise the contract to give Kelson the treatment it deserves, otherwise, I don’t think our cooperation can continue. You can explain that to your group, Mr. Bai," Ariel said, lifting her delicate chin in a pridefully charming manner.

Oh? So she’s using our group to pressure me!

Bai Xiaosheng laughed and again glanced at the time.