The King of Urban Mercenaries
Chapter 245 - 245 245 Meishilin Subsidiary!

245: Chapter 245: Meishilin, Subsidiary!

245: Chapter 245: Meishilin, Subsidiary!

“President Mu, you can’t be joking with this old man, can you?!” At the top floor of the Meishilin restaurant, in the VIP dining area, even with Zheng Minhe’s experience and status, he couldn’t help but feel his heart waver upon hearing Mu Shanshan’s declaration of leaving him three billion.

Three billion, for someone like Mu Shanshan, a major group controller, wasn’t too much.

However, for Zheng Minhe, it was equivalent to a significant portion of his fortunes.

Had it been an ordinary person speaking to Zheng Minhe in this way, he wouldn’t have taken it too seriously.

After all, not just anyone could casually offer three billion.

But, it just so happened that these words came from Mu Shanshan, the icy president, which left Zheng Minhe with no choice but to take it very seriously.

Because, just the name Mu Shanshan alone was worth more than three billion.

“Old Zheng, you should know, I don’t particularly enjoy joking with people.”

Mu Shanshan’s cold reputation was well known, and as someone who had struggled and fought in the Zhonghai business world, Zheng Minhe was of course aware of this.

However, in the current situation, Zheng Minhe quite hoped that Mu Shanshan was joking with him.

Meishilin had just had a clash with an executive of the Mu Group and a friend of hers, the president.

In such a situation, Mu Shanshan suddenly proposed giving him three billion.

Remembering the tales circulated in the Zhonghai business world about Mu Shanshan’s almost perverse business acumen and operational ability, how could Zheng Minhe not be alarmed?

If possible, he truly wanted to leave immediately.

Unfortunately, that was just a wishful thought.

“Then may I know, the three billion President Mu mentioned—?” Since Mu Shanshan had already brought it up, he couldn’t simply walk away, and Zheng Minhe had to brace himself and proceed.

“I am very optimistic about the development prospects of Meishilin, and so I want to invest three billion in your business.” This was the ultimate reason why the great President Mu had continuously wasted time and endured multiple humiliations from Lin Fei, her worthless husband, right in front of her.

To put it simply, the great President Mu was interested in Meishilin.

Over the past two years, Mu Shanshan had been pushing for the reform of the Mu Group and the expansion of its business operations.

Entering the restaurant industry was an important decision she had made early on during the core group meetings.

However, due to some resistance within the board, she hadn’t been able to truly implement this until now.

And, thanks to Lin Fei, her cheap husband’s foolish antics, she indirectly cleared some of the obstacles posed by the board.

To enter the restaurant industry, all Mu Shanshan needed was a wedge.

And Meishilin was that very wedge!

“Do you mean to say, this three billion is an investment for me?!” Although Zheng Minhe had considered that the three billion Mu Shanshan had offered probably involved some business maneuvering, he could never have imagined that Mu Shanshan would be so magnanimous, acting as if there had been no prior unpleasantness between them at all.

Three billion was neither an enormous nor a trivial amount.

However, it was enough to take Meishilin to the next level.

In fact, it was sufficient to firmly establish the Meishilin Restaurant Group in the Zhonghai restaurant industry and to contend for the industry’s leading position!

“One could say it is, or it isn’t—everything depends on what you decide, Old Zheng.”

Mu Shanshan’s words might be baffling to the average person, but for Zheng Minhe, who had spent decades in the Zhonghai business world, they were crystal clear.

Zheng Minhe clearly knew that all he needed to do was nod his head to get the three billion investment from Mu Shanshan.

With Mu Shanshan’s reputation and that of Mu Group, there would certainly be no deceit in this respect.

However, Mu Shanshan’s three billion was obviously not easy to obtain.

Family knows best what troubles it may hold, and the entire Meishilin Restaurant Group was only worth about seven or eight billion at most, something Zheng Minhe was clearer on than anyone else.

With a valuation of seven or eight billion, obtaining Mu Shanshan’s three billion investment would clearly require Zheng Minhe to sacrifice far more than just some shares.

After much deliberation, Zheng Minhe looked up and gazed at Mu Shanshan, saying solemnly, “As long as it doesn’t mean a complete withdrawal from the management team, I can consider accepting it.”

Clearly, Zheng Minhe was tempted by Mu Shanshan’s hefty three billion investment.

“The current operational and management models at Meishilin have issues.

My investment in Meishilin is predicated on the condition that Meishilin operates according to my business philosophy.

In terms of management, Mr.

Zheng will continue to be the chairman of Meishilin, and this will not change.

However, as an investor, I will add two directors to the Meishilin board.

If Mr.

Zheng agrees, we can sign the contract tomorrow.

Of course, if Mr.

Zheng feels uneasy and chooses not to trust this, consider that I never made this investment offer.”

Mu Group’s President, though wealthy and imposing, was clearly not a spendthrift.

Her investment premise had always been to ensure that her investments would not be in vain.

Meishilin, under Zheng Minhe’s management, had not seen any significant development for nearly a decade.

If it weren’t for the gold-lettered signboard that was Meishilin, Mu Shanshan would definitely not have proposed this three billion investment deal.

What President Mu wanted was to buy the gold-lettered signboard of Meishilin with three billion, and then leverage her unique business philosophy and operational capabilities to transform Meishilin into the leading restaurant business in Zhonghai City, thereby filling the void in Mu Group’s restaurant sector!

Seeing that Zheng Minhe was worried and seemed to have the intent to refuse, Mu Shanshan’s cherry lips parted, “Should Mr.

Zheng accept my investment, I can assure you that within two years, Meishilin’s performance would increase by five times.

Moreover, after two years, Meishilin will not be limited just to Zhonghai City.”

“Is this true?” The prospect of quintupled performance had even someone as composed as Zheng Minhe slightly losing his composure.

“What, doesn’t Mr.

Zheng believe in President Mu’s abilities?

Should I get Mr.

Zheng a copy of Mu Group’s performance report from the past two years?” Seeing Zheng Minhe’s disbelief, Ling Weiwei, a close confidant of Mu Shanshan, timely spoke up to support her.

“President Mu, please forgive my frankness, there are several restaurants in Zhonghai City worth our investment besides Meishilin.” As the Head of Marketing at Mu Group

“President Mu, I just want to ask one thing, will the Meishilin signboard disappear in the future?”

Zheng Minhe was no fool, after all, he had been in the Zhonghai business world for ten years.

He was well aware that with the soaring performance of Meishilin, he would benefit handsomely but would surely need to sacrifice something.

“Meishilin will become a subsidiary of Mu Group and will not disappear,” Mu Shanshan said, her cold and lovely eyes looking straight at Zheng Minhe, her words quite earnest.

“With that assurance from President Mu, I can rest easy.” Assured by Mu Shanshan that the Meishilin signboard would not vanish, Zheng Minhe visibly relaxed a lot, picked up his glass, and, smiling, raised a toast to Mu Shanshan, “Please have those three billion ready; I might just bring someone to collect it tomorrow.”

“I will be waiting at the company,” Mu Shanshan said, her delicate lips curling up slightly, a charming smile blooming.

Through this rare smile from President Mu, one could predict that in the near future, Mu Group would gain a new subsidiary.

A subsidiary named Meishilin.