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Chapter 453 The Conditions for Tencent's Investment

Extremely surprised, Asa reached out and took the phone from Cao Sheng, forcing a smile, "Thank you! Thank you so much! Let me take a look."

Cao Sheng smiled but didn't reply, waiting for her to finish reading the lyrics.

Asa looked down and saw an English song title, which surprised her even more. She thought to herself: He can write English songs?

But the lyrics below the song title were almost entirely in Chinese characters, which immediately baffled her.

The song title is in English, but the lyrics are almost entirely in Chinese? Is this a case of false advertising?

"Laugh, then sing praises; frown, then feel heartache. I have no time for myself, I only feel yours. Where are you going? Take my soul with you, it's bewitched by you, what use is it to keep it? You are electricity, you are light, you are the only myth..."

Cao Sheng stored the lyrics of this song in several text messages in his inbox, so each text message contained only a small amount of lyrics.

The lyrics I showed Asa were only this long.

After reading the lyrics, Asa's gaze was somewhat fixed. She thought the first few lines were alright, but the later lines, "You are electricity, you are light, you are the only myth..."—were they a bit too cheesy? Wouldn't she feel ashamed singing lyrics like that? What man could possibly make Xintong and me so infatuated?
By the way, these lyrics were written by Cao Sheng. When he wrote them, he must have been projecting his own story onto the lyrics, right? Which woman made him so infatuated? "You are electricity, you are light, you are the only myth"? Such melodramatic lyrics, did he really write them?

Thinking of this, she felt like laughing, and subconsciously bit her lip to barely suppress the laughter.

Although she thought the lyrics were a bit cringey, she was quite satisfied with them after thinking about them carefully.

Because this is the first song lyrics written by Zhongyuan Yidianhui, it will definitely attract all his fans when it is promoted. Which fan wouldn't want to see what his first song lyrics are like?

If his book fans saw him write such cringeworthy lyrics, they would definitely laugh at him, right? That way... wouldn't Xintong and I become famous?

and……

She looked at the lyrics again carefully and found that he seemed to have paid attention to the rhymes when he wrote them. They were quite rhyming, which would make them easy to sing and catchy! They might even become quite popular. Isn't that great?
Thinking of this, she looked up at Cao Sheng and smiled happily, "Brother Cao! Thank you! These lyrics are really great, I love them so much! By the way, have you written the whole song's lyrics? Or have you only written these? I can't wait to see the whole song's lyrics."

"Super Star" is the hit song of the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. After the song was released, the group quickly became popular across Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China, especially in mainland China, where they gained countless fans. Countless young men and women loved the song and the group.

As a man, Cao Sheng didn't really care about these cheesy love songs. He just thought the melody was nice and pleasant to listen to, but the lyrics were too cheesy for him to even open his mouth to sing them.

but……

The girl he was pursuing really liked this song, so he listened to it many times, and gradually, he could even sing it from memory.

And now?
He casually gave Asa the lyrics to the song.

After all, he knows Asa now, and they have a pretty good relationship. But the three female stars from the S.H.E. group? Who does he even know?
It's his own fault for not being able to recite the lyrics to "Next Stop, Superstar"!
Who can blame them when the group S.H.E. sings Mandarin songs!
Why hasn't this group released this song yet?
Anyway, Cao Sheng felt no guilt about giving that group's song to Asa.

When Asa said she really liked the lyrics and wanted to see the lyrics for the whole song, he chuckled and showed her another set of lyrics.

After I finished reading it, I showed her the next paragraph.

……

As Asa looked, his eyes grew brighter and brighter, and the surprise on his face never faded.

She was indeed pleasantly surprised.

She was speechless when Cao Sheng told her he had written lyrics. She seriously doubted his ability to write lyrics, since he had never written lyrics before and was not a music major.

If a novelist can also write screenplays, it's barely fair to say that the difference between novels and screenplays isn't that big. But aren't the two also very different from song lyrics?
Does being good at writing novels and screenplays automatically make him good at writing lyrics?

Do you really think that everything you do is a one-size-fits-all approach in the arts and culture industry?

result?

Although the lyrics are quite cheesy, they are interesting overall, and the rhymes are also very well done. She felt that he really put his heart into writing this song.

The quality isn't exceptionally high, but it's certainly not bad either.

The key is that the lyrics, "You are electricity, you are light, you are the only myth," satisfied her. Cao Sheng dared to write such cheesy lyrics, so she dared to sing them. As for the rest... as long as his fans dared to listen, he would inevitably be laughed at by them, while she and Xintong would find it hard not to become famous.

How could she not be pleasantly surprised by such a song?
She felt that Cao Sheng was sacrificing his own image to promote her and Xintong.

Because of the lyrics of this song, Cao Sheng was in a good mood on the way to the airport.

Sitting in the back seat of the car with Cao Sheng, she couldn't help but reach out and hold his hand. Seeing that he didn't pull away, she blushed and remained silent for a moment before quietly moving closer to him, pressing half of her body against Cao Sheng.

Cao Sheng was a little surprised and turned to look at her.

She didn't dare look him in the eye.

But she leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Brother Cao, how about... I change my flight? I can leave tomorrow?"

What does she want to do?

Cao Sheng understood what he meant, but shook his head and refused: "Don't go to so much trouble. I'm quite busy today. Even if you stay, I don't have time to spend with you."

Asa looked up at him with a hint of frustration.

Seeing that Cao Sheng remained unmoved, she sighed and said softly, "Then you must tell me when you go to Hong Kong!"

Cao Sheng nodded slightly.

He has a restless heart and is interested in many beautiful women.

But from his experiences before his rebirth, it's clear that he was actually a career-oriented man.

Many beautiful women can make him lose his mind and unable to control himself.

but……

His rationality would occasionally kick in.

Whenever he regains his rationality, any woman's importance in his heart drops rapidly.

For example, in the original timeline, a woman once told him, "If you promise to stop writing novels and find a stable job, I won't break up with you, and I will marry you in the future."

The woman said these words to him after he had just finished reading two novels.

He clearly liked her a lot.

But between her and the novel, he chose the novel.

He believed that with his personality, he would never have any hope of making a name for himself if he went out to work. Only by persisting in writing novels could he possibly achieve something decent.

A career is the backbone of a man.

This spine can bend, but it cannot break.

If it bends down, it may straighten up again later.

If it's broken, I'll never be able to stand up straight again in this lifetime.

Before his rebirth, his career was his top priority.

The same is true now.

So when Asa said she wanted to change her flight and leave tomorrow, Cao Sheng didn't hesitate and helped her give up the idea.

It's not that he's not a womanizer anymore.

It's not that he just spent half the night having fun with Jiang Xiaoshuang last night, but if he spends another night with Asa tonight, he'll be neglecting his duties for two consecutive nights.

This is unacceptable to any career-oriented man.

That's so decadent!
...Airport ticket gate.

Wearing a beanie and a mask, Asa carried her bag and walked into the ticket gate, looking back every few steps. She really wanted to stay another day.

If Cao Sheng changed his mind at the last minute and beckoned to her, she would decide to turn around and go back to his side.

But all she saw was Cao Sheng's smiling face, and his right hand waving twice every time she turned around.

At this moment, she doubted her own charm once again.

For Cao Sheng, women are something he can't give up.

But he doesn't drink too much.

As long as his hormones aren't raging to the point of affecting his writing, he doesn't want to waste time on women.

After seeing Asa off, he got back into his car and drove back to the villa.

Halfway there, his phone rang.

I took out my phone and saw that the caller ID showed Bao Jianfeng.

Cao Sheng's brow twitched slightly as he answered the call.

"Hey?"

Bao Jianfeng: "Good morning, Mr. Cao! Tencent has replied to me. They agree in principle to your investment, but they have a few conditions."

A slight smile appeared on Cao Sheng's lips.

For him, this was already very good news. When he had asked Baojianfeng to contact Tencent to convey his idea of ​​investing, he was already prepared to be rejected.

The growth rate of the original timeline was simply too fast, and the heights it reached were terrifying.

There's no doubt that the founder of such a company is intelligent enough.

Investing in such a company is naturally quite difficult.

Especially for a writer like him with no background.

Is Ma Huateng really interested in letting him invest?
Cao Sheng: "What are the conditions? Tell me!"

Bao Jianfeng: "The first condition is that they can only sell you a maximum of 5% of the shares, which will require you to pay 400 million US dollars."

At this point, Bao Jianfeng stopped talking, seemingly waiting for Cao Sheng's reaction.

Cao Sheng narrowed his eyes. He had recently been considering investing in Tencent and had naturally collected a lot of information about Tencent. One of the documents showed that in June of last year, MIH bought 20% of Tencent's shares for US$12.6 million. It did not buy them directly from Tencent, but from a Tencent shareholder.

Based on this price, in June of last year, a 5% stake in Tencent would have cost US$315 million.

But now Tencent is offering him $400 million.

The price increase doesn't seem like much.

But if converted to RMB, it would be several million more.

Cao Sheng didn't say anything, but instead asked, "What's the second condition?"

Bao Jianfeng: "The second condition is that you write an urban novel in which QQ is the main communication tool. For example, the male and female protagonists in the book usually communicate with each other using QQ."

Cao Sheng: "???"

Cao Sheng raised his eyebrows. "What? Are you sure their second condition is this?"

Investing in Tencent and then asking them to write a novel to promote QQ?

These were conditions that Cao Sheng had never expected.

Bao Jianfeng: "Yes, that was indeed their second condition. When I first heard it, I couldn't believe my ears. I confirmed it with them repeatedly, and they said it was a condition proposed by their boss."

is it?

Cao Sheng was a little surprised, thinking: Did Ma Huateng propose this condition? Could it be that Ma Huateng is also a fan of my books?

Is there a third condition?

Cao Sheng asked again.

Bao Jianfeng: "Well, the third condition is the one you asked me to convey before: to endorse QQ for 10 years."

Cao Sheng chuckled.

"They want me to write a novel like that for them, and then they want me to endorse it for free for 10 years? And they're giving me such a high premium on the shares? Why don't they just rob us?"

Bao Jianfeng was silent for a moment, then said quip, "Robbery is illegal!"

Cao Sheng chuckled to himself.

In fact, if he could really acquire a stake in Tencent, he would be willing to agree to these three conditions.

After all, making money entirely from writing novels and screenplays is actually very hard work.

However, if he could successfully acquire a stake in Tencent, Tencent could carry him to new heights, effortlessly multiplying his wealth.

but……

He can't agree to an exorbitant price right away; he has to haggle over it.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Bao, please help me negotiate with them and try to lower all three conditions. For example, the price, try to negotiate down to $300 million; the novel, try to limit the word count, for example, to within 100 million words; the third condition... tell them that a 10-year endorsement is no problem, but they have to pay an endorsement fee, not give it for free! If they are very insistent on a certain condition, you don't have to be too insistent. You can make concessions on that condition, but you must help me negotiate on the other two conditions!"

Bao Jianfeng: "Yes, Mr. Cao, I understand. I will do my best!"

Cao Sheng thought for a moment and decided to offer him a rosy picture to motivate him. "Hmm, very good! If I can successfully acquire a stake in Tencent this time, I will try to help Qidian open an entry point on QQ."

Bao Jianfeng: "Huh? Really, Mr. Cao? This... this is really possible?"

Even through the phone, Cao Sheng could feel the surprise and joy of Baojianfeng.

Yes!
QQ has not yet found a way to make money, but it already has a large number of users and is very popular among netizens.

Especially for netizens who can't afford a mobile phone, QQ is really useful. They can exchange QQ numbers with others and contact each other anytime, anywhere.

Especially for high school graduates, college graduates, couples, and others who are about to part ways, even if they have mobile phones, it is common to change their phone numbers when moving to a new city in order to save on high costs.

Therefore, many people change their phone numbers frequently.

However, you don't need to change your QQ number frequently.

Therefore, QQ is becoming more and more popular.

Bao Jianfeng knew that there were many netizens using QQ, so he believed that if Qidian could open an entry point on QQ, it would have an amazing effect on increasing Qidian's traffic.

Cao Sheng: "I can't guarantee it, but if I can successfully acquire a stake, I will strongly suggest opening an entry point for Qidian on QQ. After all, I am also a major shareholder of Qidian, what do you think?"

Bao Jianfeng: "Good! Good! Yes! Yes! Mr. Cao, don't worry! I will do my best to get you the best investment terms. Just wait for my good news!"

(End of this chapter)