Chapter 316 Gambling
Chapter 316 Gambling
An Rushong's expression froze. To be honest, he could never have imagined that the eldest princess of Samsung would know of Han Meiyan's existence. No, the other party obviously not only knew of Han Meiyan's existence, but also knew the project Han Meiyan was working on, which was the online video playback website project that An Rushong recommended to her.
Over the past period of time, due to the various complicated affairs on hand, An Rushong did not have enough knowledge about the progress of Han Meiyan's project. However, he knew that the woman had fully accepted his advice and was actively purchasing the online broadcasting rights of various film and television dramas from various TV stations and entertainment companies.
Since South Korea currently lacks sufficiently rigorous legislation regarding Internet copyrights for film and television works, mainly because TV stations and entertainment companies do not fully understand the Internet copyright revenue and do not pay enough attention to it, Han Mi-yeon's work progress seems to be going smoothly.
Of course, the most important thing is that this woman has enough courage and ruthlessness. As long as she is determined to do something, she will put all her energy into it.
Although An Rushong didn't know much about the progress of Han Meiyan's project, he also knew that Han Meiyan had been spending a lot of money in order to obtain the online broadcasting rights of as many works as possible during this period. The key is that this kind of money-spending is like a bottomless pit, and there is no end to it. The fact that this woman can persist and not raise external funds is enough to be admired.
Of course, the reason why An Rushong thought so was because he didn't know that Han Meiyan still had a large amount of "black money" in her hands. With such a large amount of black money in hand, she had enough confidence to spend money on this project.
"Are you curious about how I know Han Miyan?" Although there was a long table between them, Li Fuzhen still sensitively caught the expression on An Rusong's face. She was quite pleased with the other party's surprise. "Moreover, you also know that the project she is preparing to work on is related to the Internet?"
After a brief surprise, An Rusong quickly came back to his senses. He shook his head and smiled, "This is nothing to be curious about. Meiyan is a little eager for quick success, so she has made some big moves recently. It is normal for President Li to be well-informed and to know about this."
After a pause, he changed the subject and asked, "However, how did President Li know that Mi-yeon and I knew each other?"
He paused before he finished asking the question, then laughed at himself and said, "Well, I didn't consider the problem comprehensively enough."
In fact, there was no need for him to ask this question. After all, Han Miyeon was the fourth largest shareholder of NGN and the only private shareholder besides An Rushong.
After the first round of financing, NGN had only four shareholders. In addition to DFJ and Apple, there were the company’s founder An Rushong and the inexplicable fourth largest shareholder Han Miyeon.
With the rise of NGN, its share structure has naturally attracted attention from many parties. Under such circumstances, Han Meiyan, who holds 5% of NGN's shares, is hard not to be noticed by the outside world. Most importantly, from the development of NGN, it can be seen that before NGN's first round of financing, Han Meiyan held 5% of the shares. After the first round of financing, NGN's valuation had a huge leap. In this process, only An Rusong's shares were divided and diluted, while Han Meiyan's 5% of the shares were not diluted without paying a penny more.
This means that in NGN's first round of financing, An Rushong himself paid Han Meiyan hundreds of thousands of dollars for nothing. In this case, if you say that there is no special relationship between the two, probably no one would believe it.
With all this background in mind, how could Li Fuzhen be completely unaware of everything?
Well, after figuring out these things, An Rushong could also understand why Li Fuzhen would pay attention to the project that Han Meiyan was promoting.
Obviously, relying on her close relationship with An Rushong, Han Meiyan, the fourth largest shareholder of NGN, suddenly began to purchase the online copyrights of various film and television works at all costs. For someone like Li Fuzhen who is looking for opportunities to enter the Internet industry, it is difficult not to pay attention to this.
"Please don't misunderstand me, President An. I haven't specifically investigated the relationship between you and Ms. Han Meiyan," Li Fuzhen said with a smile, "The reason I paid attention to her is that some time ago, she found JC Entertainment and tried to buy the Internet copyrights of the film and television dramas owned by JC Entertainment. Moreover, she offered a price that JC Entertainment could hardly refuse."
Picking up the wine glass in front of her, she took a sip of wine to moisten her throat, and continued: "You also know the situation of JC Entertainment, so I must be able to understand things like this. So, driven by curiosity, I have made some rough understanding of Ms. Han Miyan's actions in recent times."
"The result is very clear," Li Fuzhen put down her wine glass, spread her hands and said with a smile, "As the fourth largest shareholder of NGN, which is enviable, he suddenly made a move quietly and secretly to acquire the Internet copyrights of various film and television works. This matter itself is enough to make people imagine, isn't it?"
"President Li is really a thoughtful person," An Rusong nodded and said sincerely, "However, since you are interested in the project that Mi Yan is promoting, why don't you talk to her directly? In my opinion, she has been buying up the online copyrights of various film and television works recently, and the expenses should be very high. Judging from common sense, if you are willing to provide her with financing, she should be happy to accept it."
"Of course I can talk to Ms. Han Meiyan directly," Li Fuzhen said, "I have even prepared to do so before. For this purpose, I have also conducted a special investigation. No, I should say that I have learned some information about her."
"Oh?" An Rusong looked calm, waiting for the other party to continue. "However, the results of my investigation tell me that Ms. Han obviously has no experience in the Internet industry," Li Fuzhen said, "The only connection she has with the Internet industry is her personal 5% stake in NGN, and then her current project of acquiring Internet copyrights for film and television works."
After a pause, she continued, "I am indeed looking for investment opportunities in the Internet industry. Frankly speaking, I don't mind investing more money, but I cannot accept investment losses. To be more precise, I cannot accept investment failures."
"There is no such thing as an investment project that is destined to succeed in this world," An Rusong interrupted. "No matter how successful an investor is, he cannot guarantee that the investment projects he chooses will not fail."
"Of course I can accept investment failure," Li Fuzhen stared at him and said in a serious tone, "What I mean is that I cannot accept investment failure in the Internet industry, especially for my first investment. President An, you are a smart person and you should understand what I mean."
An Rushong didn't say anything else. He did understand what the other party meant. To put it bluntly, the other party was still competing with Li Zairong, who suffered a disastrous failure in his investment in the Internet industry and said that there was no room for investment in the Korean Internet industry in order to shirk the responsibility for the investment failure.
But Li Fuzhen insisted on entering the Internet industry and making a successful investment to highlight her brother's incompetence.
To put it bluntly, all she wants to do is not only for her father to see, but also for the shareholders of Samsung Group and other people in the Samsung Lee family. She wants to use actual achievements to tell everyone that she is more capable than Lee Jae-young and more suitable to lead the Samsung Group than Lee Jae-young.
"So, what does President Li want from me?" An Rushong asked after a moment of silence.
"I'm going to have a bet with Ms. Han Meiyan," Li Fuzhen said, "a fair bet."
An Rusong laughed and said, "I don't understand, President Li, since the person you want to gamble with is Mei Yan, then you should go find her. You have to understand that I can't make decisions for Mei Yan."
"No, this bet must be approved by you," Li Fuzhen said with a smile, "because the chip that Ms. Han Meiyan needs to take out is the 5% equity of NGN Company that she holds."
An Rushong paused as he was about to reach out to pick up the wine glass. Without the other party saying anything else, he already understood what kind of bet Li Fuzhen wanted to make.
After a moment of silence, he looked at the other party and asked, "I'm curious, is President Li really interested in the project that Miyeon is promoting, or is he interested in the 5% stake in NGN?"
An Rushong is not overthinking this issue. From a realistic point of view, what Li Fuzhen really wants is probably the 5% of NGN shares held by Han Meiyan. After all, whether Han Meiyan's Internet video platform can be successful is still an unknown, while NGN has a promising future.
"Is there any difference?" Li Fuzhen tilted her head and asked with a smile.
An Rushong didn't say anything. In fact, it didn't make any difference what the answer was. The key point was whether Han Meiyan dared to take such a gamble, or whether her ambition could support her courage.
"There is indeed no difference." After a moment of silence, An Rusong smiled and said, seeing that the other party had no intention of continuing to speak, "Then, my attitude is that as long as Meiyan can accept the bet proposal proposed by President Li, I will have no problem. I can do the work for Defengjie and Apple. Well, considering the situation of Meiyan's original shareholding, the two parties should not have much objection."
Having said this, he looked at the other party again and added: "However, the premise of all this is that Mi Yan can voluntarily accept Chairman Li's conditions. If this premise cannot be guaranteed, it may not be so easy for Chairman Li to get this part of the shares."
(End of this chapter)