Chapter 160 "Encounter"

Chapter 160 "Encounter"

Chapter 160 "Encounter"

Ever since SoftBank Asia announced that it was ready to invest 1500 million US dollars to acquire % of NGN's shares, An Rushong and his NGN company have, to some extent, become one of the hot news topics. However, this hot topic has not been reflected on the Internet. After all, most netizens are not very interested in such financial things.

However, with the launch of the "Photo Wall" application, NGN quickly became a hot topic on the Internet. On Yahoo forums, especially Yahoo Japan forums, a large number of photos using filter functions were uploaded, making the filter function the focus of discussion among netizens.

Originally, the new features of NGN software were also the focus of discussion among netizens on Yahoo's Korean forum. Unfortunately, on the third day after the new photo wall application was launched, which was the day when Macaulay and his party arrived in Seoul from the United States by plane, a piece of news with an explosive effect swept the entire Korean newspapers and the Internet, easily taking away the popularity of NGN.

This news is related to Miss Park. The general content is that Miss Park's sister, Miss Park II, was finally kicked out of the Yuying Foundation by those who supported her back then after she had been in sole control of the Foundation for 17 years.

The reason why this news has attracted nationwide attention in South Korea is mainly because there is a story behind the whole incident, which involves a series of grievances and hatreds between Miss Park and Miss Park. Because the Yuying Foundation itself was actually founded by the mother of Miss Park and Miss Park, and for a long time afterwards, the foundation was under the control of Miss Park. Just 17 years ago, Miss Park launched an attack on her sister in the foundation on the grounds that there was too much corruption in the foundation, and eventually drove Miss Park and Young Master Park out of the foundation.

Who would have thought that now the situation has changed and Miss Park II was eventually kicked out of the Yuying Group. The reason she was kicked out was also because there was too much corruption in the group under her leadership.

After the scandal of the Yuying Foundation came out, An Rushong no longer expected that news related to NGN would continue to be popular on the Yahoo forum, because he knew very well that even if no one paid attention to the news about Miss Park I and Miss Park II, his NGN would not be the next hot topic. After all, Mr. Kim had been extradited back to South Korea, and the next hot topic would be Mr. Lee Min-bo's scandal.

However, for today's NGN, there is no need to rely on hype to achieve subsequent development. After all, after the first round of financing is injected, the company's development should be on the fast track. By then, the market that NGN really has to face will no longer be a small place like South Korea.

Kim Myung-shin hesitated for a long time at the door of the French restaurant on the top floor of Seoul Tower. She was always wavering between "belief" and "disbelief". If she chose to believe, she would have to walk into this expensive restaurant in the hope of meeting a man who could bring her life to the peak. If she didn't believe, she should leave immediately, that way, she could at least save a lot of money on the meal.

The so-called belief or disbelief here is entirely based on what happened in the past two days. To be more specific, she met a master, a master she had once sought help from.

When she asked for help for the first time, the master did not pay much attention to her request. No, his performance could even be described as perfunctory. To be honest, Jin Mingxin did not feel much disappointed at that time. She just felt that she was crazy for believing in these superstitious charlatans like her mother.

But just three days ago, this young master actually came to her house and said something very mysterious to her, which roughly meant that she had an ordinary fate. Although her mother's family was quite wealthy, not much of it fell into her hands. Based on her facial features, she would probably have a bad life and would worry about her financial problems all the time.

Fortunately, she had plastic surgery during college and changed her original appearance, which changed her destiny. However, the change is not obvious and not enough, so she still needs a helper, a helper to "prosper" her.

In fact, Jin Mingxin was unwilling to believe what the so-called "master" said, but what could she do? The master's calculations were too accurate. He described her past, present, and even her temperament and preferences almost exactly. In this case, even if she was materialistic and did not believe in ghosts and gods, she could not help feeling a little uneasy.

Most importantly, Jin Mingxin initially thought that the other party was trying to defraud her of her money. But the problem was that the master obviously knew that her financial situation was not good, and until he left, he did not mention the money, and did not even ask her for the consultation fee, which undoubtedly deepened Jin Mingxin's trust in the master.

Today, Kim Myung-shin came here because the master gave her some "vague" advice, such as the Sun Shining at Noon and the Top of Seoul. Finally, after solving some not very complicated puzzles, Kim Myung-shin came here. According to the master, she will meet a handsome and wealthy man here, and this man is the guardian who can change her destiny and turn misfortune into fortune for her.

It was because of the master's guidance that Jin Mingxin came to this place.

Just as she was hesitating, a few more people came from the direction of the elevator. Among them were three blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners, and the last one was a tall and handsome Asian.

Jin Mingxin's family background was good. Her mother was rich, and she herself had received higher education. Therefore, she was not shy in public. But even so, when she saw the four people coming, she couldn't help but step aside. She even bowed her head slightly and saluted them when they passed by. It was not for anything else, but because these people all had a noble temperament, and this temperament was very strong and overflowed.

Perhaps they did not see her action, or perhaps they simply did not take her seriously. The three foreigners ignored her and walked right past her. However, the handsome Asian man saw her and not only returned her gift, he also smiled at her in a friendly manner.

I don’t know what was going on in her mind, but after seeing this group of people walk into the restaurant, Jin Mingxin’s hesitation and hesitation disappeared instantly, and she followed them into the restaurant.

This French restaurant located on the top floor of Seoul Tower is very expensive and is not affordable for ordinary people. Therefore, not many locals come here to eat. Those who really come here to eat are almost all foreigners who travel to Seoul. Therefore, after entering the restaurant, the people you see are almost all blond and blue-eyed foreigners. Occasionally you can see a few Asians, but most of them are not Koreans.

After entering the restaurant, Kim Myung-shin saw a group of four people in front of him being led by a waiter to a window seat. That seat was probably the best seat in the entire restaurant. Sitting there, one could overlook the entire city of Seoul.

But that seat obviously needed to be reserved. Jin Mingxin didn't have a reservation, so he could only be led by the waiter to an unreserved seat.

Then, something even more embarrassing happened. When the waiter brought the menu, Jin Mingxin found that the dishes on the menu were more expensive than she had imagined. She could afford them, but after finishing the meal, she would inevitably feel painful.

However, when dining in such a high-end restaurant, you can lose anything but not your face. Therefore, despite the "attractive" prices of the dishes, Kim Myung-shin still gritted her teeth and ordered a few dishes that could save the occasion. She even didn't miss the dessert after the meal.

At the window booth that she was paying attention to, An Rushong had just handed the menu to the middle-aged foreigner opposite him.

The middle-aged foreigner was John Fisher, a core partner of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and sitting next to him was Eddy Cue from Apple. As for the matchmaker Macaulay, he sat on the same side as An Rusong.

The three Americans arrived in Seoul yesterday. They rested for a day and adjusted to the time difference. It was not until this morning that An Rushong had the first round of formal negotiations with them.

Of course, this so-called first round of formal negotiations was actually held with Eddy Cue, the representative of Apple. Just as Macaulay said, Apple did intend to acquire NGN directly. To this end, Apple could not only accept the $2 million offer from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, but could even give a premium of $2 million on top of the $1 million.

An Rushong naturally rejected the conditions offered by Apple without hesitation. He even rejected Eddy Cue's proposal that he should still be in charge of the NGN project after Apple acquired NGN.

So, after a morning of negotiations, the only gain for both parties was the clear result that An Rushong would never sell NGN at this time.

This result disappointed Eddy Cue. He was really optimistic about the "Photo Wall" project, or to be more precise, the "Filter" application.

But Eddy Cue's disappointment means John Fisher's happiness. Obviously, only if Apple's acquisition fails can Draper Fisher Jurvetson intervene in the investment project of NGN. After all, once NGN is acquired by Apple, Apple, which subsequently acquires NGN, will definitely not accept investment from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and they will be out.

Don't think that just because DFJ and Apple have come together there will be no competition between the two parties. That is simply not possible.

(End of this chapter)