Chapter 160 "Encounter"
Since SoftBank Asia announced that it was preparing to invest US$15 million to acquire 20% of the shares of NGN Company, An Rusong and his NGN Company, to a certain extent, It has become one of the hot spots in the news, but this hot spot has not been reflected on the Internet. After all, most netizens are not very interested in this kind of financial stuff.
But with the launch of the "Photo Wall" application, NGN quickly became a hot topic on the Internet. In Yahoo forums, especially Yahoo Japan forums, a large number of netizens' photos using the filter function were Upload, thus making the filter function the focus of discussion among netizens.
Originally, on Yahoo’s Korean forum, the new features of the NGN software were also the focus of discussion among netizens. But unfortunately, on the third day after the new application of Photo Wall was launched, Macaulay and his party On the day when people arrived in Seoul from the United States by plane, a piece of explosive news directly swept through the newspapers and the Internet throughout South Korea, effortlessly taking away the popularity of NGN.
This news is related to Miss Park. The general content is that Miss Park’s younger sister, Miss Park, has finally been defeated by those who supported her back then after controlling the Yuying Foundation alone for 17 years. people kicked out of the consortium.
The reason why this news attracted national attention in South Korea is mainly because there is a story behind the whole incident, which involves a series of grievances and hatreds between the "plastic sisters", Miss Park and Miss Park. Because the Yuying Foundation itself was actually founded by Miss Park and Miss Park's mother, the consortium was under the control of Miss Park for a long period of time. Just 17 years ago, Miss Park launched an attack on her sister within the consortium on the grounds that there was too much corruption in the consortium, and eventually drove Miss Park and Young Master Park out of the consortium.
Who would have thought that now that the situation has changed, Miss Park Er was eventually kicked out of the Yuying Consortium. The reason why she was kicked out was also because under her leadership, there were too many problems in the consortium. corruption.
After the Yuying Foundation scandal came out, An Rusong did not expect NGN-related news to continue to become popular on the Yahoo forum, because he knew very well that even the relationship between Miss Park and Miss Park No one pays attention to the news anymore, and the following hot topics are not his NGN’s turn. After all, Mr. Kim has been extradited back to South Korea. Next, it is time for Mr. Li Minbo’s scandal to come to the stage.
However, for today's NGN, there is no need to rely on hot spots to achieve subsequent development. After all, after the first financing is injected, the company's development should be on the fast track. By then The market that NGN really has to face is no longer a tiny place like South Korea.
At the French restaurant on the top floor of Seoul Tower, Jin Mingxin hesitated at the door for a long time. She was always wavering between "belief" and "disbelief". If she chose to believe, she would have to enter this expensive restaurant. restaurant, hoping to meet a man there who can take her life to the top. If she doesn't believe it, she should leave immediately. In that case, she can at least save a lot of money on meals.
The so-called belief or disbelief here is entirely based on her experiences in the past two days. To be more specific, she met a master, a master whom she once asked for help.
When she first asked for help, the master didn’t pay much attention to her request for help. No, the other party’s performance could even be described as perfunctory. To be honest, Jin Mingxin didn’t have much at that time. Feeling disappointed, she just felt that she was crazy for believing in these crazy sticks like her mother.
But just three days ago, this young master actually came to her door and said some mysterious words to her, which probably meant: She originally only had an ordinary destiny. , although her mother's side has a lot of wealth, not much can fall into her hands. If she were born according to her appearance, it is estimated that her life will be miserable and she will always worry about personal financial problems.
But fortunately, she had plastic surgery while in college and changed her original appearance, which changed her destiny. It's just that this change is not obvious yet, and it is not enough, so she still needs a boost, a boost to "promote" her.
Actually, Jin Mingxin didn’t want to believe what this so-called “master” said. However, his calculations were so accurate that he almost calculated her past and present, as well as her temperament and preferences. The description was inseparable. Under this situation, no matter how materialistic she was and how she didn't believe in ghosts and gods, she would inevitably feel a little uneasy.
The most important thing is that Jin Mingxin initially thought that the other party was trying to defraud her of her money, so he came to deceive her. But the problem is that the master obviously knew that her financial situation was not good, and until he finally left, he did not mention money or even asked her for consultation fees. This undoubtedly deepened Jin Mingxin's trust in the master. .
Today, the reason why Jin Mingxin came here was because the master gave her some "vague" instructions, such as "Mu Yao Sun Noon", "Top of Seoul" and so on. In the end, after passing After solving a not very complicated puzzle, Jin Mingxin came here, and according to the master, she would meet a handsome and wealthy man here, who could change her destiny and provide a better life for her. She is the guardian who saves misfortune and turns good fortune into good fortune.
It was because of the master’s guidance that Jin Mingxin came to this place.
While she was hesitating, several more people came from the direction of the elevator. There were three blond foreigners in the group, and the last one was a tall, handsome Asian.
Jin Mingxin's family background is considered good. Her mother is very rich, and she herself has received higher education. Therefore, she does not show timidity in public. But even so, when she saw the four people approaching, she still couldn't help but give way to the side. Even when they passed by, she lowered her head slightly and saluted them. If not for anything else, it's because these people all have a noble temperament, and this temperament is so strong that it overflows.
Perhaps they didn't see her actions, or they didn't take her into their hearts at all. The three foreigners ignored her and walked past her. However, the handsome Asian man looked at her. When she arrived, they not only gave her a gift in return, but also gave her a friendly smile.
For some reason, after seeing this group of people walking into the restaurant, the hesitation and hesitation in Jin Ming's confidence disappeared instantly, and she also walked into the restaurant.
This French restaurant on the top floor of Seoul Tower is expensive and not affordable for ordinary people. Therefore, not many locals usually come here to eat. They are all foreigners traveling to Seoul. Therefore, after entering the restaurant, almost all the people you can see are blond foreigners. Occasionally you see a few Asians, but most of them are not Koreans.
After entering the restaurant, Jin Mingxin saw a group of four people in front of him, being led by the waiter to a seat by the window. That seat was probably the best seat in the entire restaurant. Sitting there, you can overlook the entire city of Seoul.
But that seat obviously needed to be reserved. Jin Mingxin did not make a reservation and could only be led by the waiter to a seat that was not reserved.
Subsequently, something even more embarrassing happened. When the waiter brought the menu, Jin Mingxin discovered that the dishes on the menu were more expensive than she had imagined, and she could not afford them. , but after finishing this meal, it would inevitably make her feel sore.
However, when dining in such a high-end restaurant, you can’t lose face even if you lose anything. Therefore, even though the prices of the dishes are "pleasant", Jin Mingxin still gritted his teeth and ordered a few dishes that could support the scene. She didn't even leave out the dessert.
In the booth by the window that she was paying attention to, An Rusong had just handed the menu to the middle-aged foreigner opposite.
The middle-aged foreigner is DFJ’s core partner John Fisher, and sitting next to him at this time is Eddie Cue from Apple. As for the matchmaker Macaulay, Then sit on the same side as An Rusong.
The three Americans all arrived in Seoul yesterday. They took a day off and adjusted the time difference. It was not until this morning that An Rusong conducted the first round of formal negotiations with them.
Of course, this so-called first round of formal negotiations was actually with Eddy Cue as the representative of Apple. As Macaulay said, Apple does intend to directly NGN is in the pocket. For this reason, Apple can not only accept the US$200 million offer given by DFJ, but can even give a premium of US$100 million on top of the US$200 million.
An Rusong naturally refused without hesitation the conditions offered by Apple. He even proposed by Eddie Cue that after Apple acquired the NGN company, he would still be in charge of the NGN project. All proposals were rejected without hesitation.
So, after a morning of negotiations, the only gain that both parties finally got was that it was clear that An Rusong would never sell NGN at this time.
This result disappointed Eddie Cue. He was really optimistic about the "Photo Wall" project. To be precise, he was very optimistic about the "Filter" application.
But Eddy Cue's disappointment means John Fisher's happiness. Obviously, only if Apple's acquisition fails can DFJ get involved in the NGN investment project. After all, once NGN is acquired by Apple, , then Apple, which subsequently acquired NGN, will definitely not accept investment from DFJ, and they will be out of the game.
Don’t think that if DFJ and Apple come together, there will be no competitive relationship between the two parties. That is simply impossible.
(End of this chapter)