They don't actually think I like them, do they?

075. Negotiations at the wrong table

The two agreed to meet at a coffee shop on the downtown commercial street.

As for why important matters are always discussed in coffee shops, firstly, it's past mealtime, and restaurants are definitely not an option.

Bars won't do either; this isn't cyberpunk.

Then, if you arrange to discuss a multi-million dollar business deal in a bubble tea shop, what's the difference between that and downloading dance videos via magnet links? Is that something you'd download for? Even Niu Niu would be ashamed and lower his head after seeing that.

For today's negotiations, Lin Han specially packed a set of casual clothes in his schoolbag and changed into them as soon as school was over. Otherwise, doing business in a school uniform would not look very impressive.

After a full day of deliberation, Lin Han had determined his approach to tonight's negotiations:

First, try to quote a high price so that when you hire online trolls to spread the word, you can raise your own value.

Secondly, you must act a bit unreasonable, and it would be best to give the other person a real fright.

Recently, Lin Han has been bombarded with offers from numerous companies, each employing every possible tactic, including but not limited to sending text messages and making phone calls, relentlessly bombarding him with offers. Even Bilibili has contacted Teacher Xiao Fang to persuade him to sign with their services. Lin Han is thoroughly fed up with this.

Even though she had clearly stated that she didn't want to debut anymore, she kept pestering him.

Rather than simply coming out to see what price he could get, Lin Han quickly found a way to maximize the cost-effectiveness of this conversation.

Why not go all the way and act a little unreasonable?

Let them know they're quite difficult to deal with, and other companies will probably give up!

With this in mind, Lin Han arrived at "Moonlight Cafe".

This is a truly upscale coffee shop, occupying a huge area spanning two entire floors in the heart of the city where land is incredibly valuable.

No wonder he's the general manager of Pop Media; even elite people choose such a good place to discuss business.

As soon as Lin Han walked in, he stopped a waiter.

"Hello, my friend has reserved table number 9. Could you please tell me how to get to table number 9?"

"You mean room number 9, right? All the single-digit numbers here are private rooms," the waiter said with a smile.

What the hell is this private room?!

To be honest, Lin Han had never seen a coffee shop with private rooms before. Rich people always have to sit in private rooms to have coffee.

"Where is private room number 9?" Lin Han asked.

The waiter had just pointed in a direction when he seemed to suddenly remember something and said:

"Excuse me, sir, it seems like room number 9 is occupied. Let me go check it out for you..."

"No need," Lin Han stopped the waiter and said with a smile, "My friend must have arrived first. I'll go in and see for myself."

Unexpectedly, Hu Yan arrived before me.

Lin Han strode inside and immediately saw a room with the number "9" written on the door. He then pushed the door open and went in.

However, just after Lin Han stepped into the room.

A waiter passed by, saw the "9" on the door, frowned, and straightened the number to "6".

As soon as Lin Han entered the private room, he saw a white-haired girl.

She had sweet features, wore a red dress, and had a cello behind her chair. At that moment, the girl was carefully scooping out pudding with a small spoon.

When Lin Han suddenly barged in, the white-haired girl was so startled that her spoon trembled and the pudding fell onto the table.

The white-haired girl was instantly heartbroken and slammed her fist on the table in a panic. Before she could even ask Lin Han to compensate her for the pudding, Lin Han plopped down in a chair and put one leg on the table.

The kick sent the entire pudding cup flying. The girl was terrified and trembled as she desperately tried to hold onto the cup, but the pudding still spilled all over the table.

The girl was on the verge of tears. She had just reached out to point at Lin Han when Lin Han spoke:

"Teacher, my time is also limited, let's get started!"

"Start what??" The girl's face was full of surprise.

"Do I really have to be so direct with you?"

Lin Han, looking impatient, crossed his arms and said nonchalantly.

"It's about how much you're willing to pay to buy me. Let me tell you, I'm very expensive!"

"Buy you??" The white-haired girl was even more confused, but her expression softened slightly.

"Yes, that's exactly what it means!"

Lin Han smiled wickedly.

"Hmph, after all, I am the musical genius Orange Jam, known by my fans as the Godfather of Love Songs! I am not someone that ordinary people can compare to. If you want to buy me back, you have to be prepared to be squeezed dry by me!"

Well, are you shocked by my shamelessness and thick skin?

Lin Han was secretly pleased with himself, admiring his own acting skills to the point of prostration.

Anyway, Xiaofang has already said that Bilibili came with a very strong purpose, and they will definitely ask for a price.

This way, we can both provoke Hu Yan into asking for a high price and disgust her thoroughly. Won't this scare away all of you companies that are constantly pestering us?

did not expect,

The white-haired girl in front of him was not angry as he had expected; instead, she stared at him with wide eyes and curiosity.

"Are you Marmalade?"

"Nonsense, didn't you ask me to come out and talk today?" Lin Han was shocked, not expecting that this famous general manager was only now realizing the truth.

The white-haired girl stared at Lin Han, looking him up and down as if she were thinking about something.

Then, as if finally understanding what had happened, the white-haired girl's lips curled up slightly.

"Hey, Mr. Orange Marmalade, if I pay enough money, I can buy you, right?"

"Uh... that's true."

Lin Han felt a little embarrassed. He had originally intended to show off his shamelessness by deliberately making the signing sound like he was paying money to buy himself, but he didn't expect the general manager to continue the conversation from where he left off.

Hearing Lin Han's affirmative answer, the white-haired girl smiled radiantly and was no longer angry about the pudding. She rested her chin on her hands, leaned on the table, and looked at Lin Han with a beaming smile, her white hair swaying gently in the breeze blowing in from the window.

"So, Mr. Marmalade, how much do you want me to pay for you?"

finally come!

This was exactly what Lin Han had been waiting for. Previously, the highest price any agency had offered him was no more than 150 million yuan a year. But thanks to Lin Han's frenzied marketing and hype, the latest agency offered an outrageously high 200 million yuan! For a newcomer, this was unheard of in the entire industry!

This time, Lin Han is going to go all out and scare the other party to death!

Lin Han stood up, looked down at the white-haired girl, his eyes full of smugness.

"Ten million, not a penny less!"

"Ok."

"Heh! So they couldn't come up with anything, huh? I didn't expect Bilibili's sincerity to be so...wait a minute???"

Lin Han braced his hands on the table, staring in horror at the white-haired girl.

"sure."

The girl smiled and said,

"I can transfer the money to you right now, then come home with me."

076. Bilibili's Sincerity

Go...home?

Lin Han felt like his CPU was about to burn out; this shouldn't be an item in the contract!

"No, why would I go home with you?" Lin Han asked.

"Hmm."

"What the hell are you talking about?!"

No way, I haven't even entered the entertainment industry yet, and I'm already involved in its unspoken rules? Isn't that a bit too fast?!

"What's wrong? Didn't you say you could buy me for ten million?" The white-haired girl's eyes crinkled into a smile of delight.

"No, let's make this clear, this is a contractual partnership, not selling yourself!" Lin Han shouted.

The girl in front of him seemed determined to take him to get kidneys right away, and Lin Han became anxious.

"What? So it wasn't prostitution after all~" The girl looked disappointed.

Wait a minute, how did this misunderstanding come about? Did you really just want to buy me for ten million?

The amount of information was simply too much for Lin Han to process in a short time.

The more he thought about it, the stranger the conversation seemed to Jill—it was like they'd ended up in the wrong bed!

"Are you going to sell it or not?" The white-haired girl raised an eyebrow.

"this......"

Just as Lin Han was overloaded with his brain, his phone suddenly rang.

He took out his phone and saw that it was a WeChat call from Teacher Hu Yan.

　Lin Han looked at the girl in front of him in surprise, then looked at his phone.

　The call is connected.

"Teacher Orange, I've been waiting for a long time, where are you?"

"I...I've arrived...Isn't this room number 9? There's another person sitting in this room..." Lin Han was explaining when the white-haired girl in front of him suddenly burst out laughing.

The girl laughed so hard she almost fell over, slapping the table, and then said:

"This is room number 6."

Lin Han froze instantly.

The atmosphere froze instantly.

"Okay, Ms. Hu Yan, I'll be right there."

After awkwardly uttering those words, Lin Han silently hung up the phone.

The man and woman stared at each other, and a few beads of sweat appeared on Lin Han's forehead.

How embarrassing!!!

　Even when he gave Yan Yuli stockings, Lin Han had never felt so incredibly sassy!

Thinking back to how he had just put his feet up on the table and boasted about how valuable he was, Lin Han wanted nothing more than to smash himself to death with a block of tofu!

So this woman was just teasing me the whole time!

Lin Han stood up angrily.

The white-haired girl still held her face in her hands and swung her legs.

Are you leaving?

"Otherwise what? Is it fun to mess with me?"

"Oh dear, how can you talk like that? You're the one who went to the wrong place!"

"Why couldn't you have told me right away? Why did you have to say you wanted to buy me!"

As Lin Han spoke, shameful memories flooded back into his mind once again.

"Not."

The white-haired girl's expression suddenly turned serious, her gray pupils filled with clarity.

"I really want to buy you."

"..." Lin Han couldn't take it anymore, pushed open the door and ran out.

Looking at the house number again, the gleaming gold number "6" was right in front of me.

Lin Han then realized that the number plate actually only had two supports. This was a design made by the coffee shop to make each door look stylish, but the quality was not up to standard. The support on top had fallen down, and the number six had rotated into nine.

Damn it, why don't you rotate your dick before you put it on your ** when you're doing it!