Chapter 537: Too Little Money

As soon as Wang Qiuchen finished speaking, the other people in the conference room looked at each other.

They did have plans to cooperate with Tang Shuo, but their budgets were not as high as Wang Qiuchen's.

Ten billion US dollars would be fine, but judging from what the other party said, it seems that they are planning to increase it further.

Your Wang family is very wealthy now, but you haven't raised your status to such a high level, right?

This is all real money. I will transfer the money after I finish speaking.

Although Tang Shuo had said that there was no threshold, the funds they put out could not be too different from the other party. After all, this was a collaboration between several people, and the proportion of investment from both parties could not be too different, otherwise their say would be much weaker.

If the plan is finally successful and there are some benefits that are difficult to divide, how should they be distributed?

Cousin Su Ran hesitated for a moment and said, "We can't come up with that much money right now. We only have 5 billion US dollars."

Cao Jiwu, who was sent by Li Ruiyi, grinned and then smiled bitterly.

The word "only" was used before the 5 billion US dollars. When did money become so worthless?

If Cao Jiwu hadn't known the seriousness of the occasion, he would have thought it was a scene depicted in a third-rate movie.

Thinking of the budget Li Ruiyi had told him before leaving, Cao Jiwu wanted to just turn around and leave the meeting room. They had already claimed five billion dollars, so how could he possibly explain his ten billion dollars?

"I'll also offer $5 billion," the Fan family said. "If the performance is good, I'll increase it later."

Tang Shuo smiled and nodded, then turned his gaze to Shen Yuqi.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Shen Yuqi hesitated and asked, "I want to ask who is actually controlling this money."

Ever since Tang Shuo opened Nan Guo in Mingzhu, Shen Yuqi has realized that the gap between him and Tang Shuo has been growing. As for the frictions that had occurred between the two of them before, he did not want to pursue them.

After receiving Tang Shuo's call this time, Shen Yuqi discussed the matter seriously with his family.

In the end, the old man of the Shen family handed over the decision-making power of this matter entirely to Shen Yuqi, and all matters were left to Shen Yuqi to decide.

Based on his family's situation, Shen Yuqi had someone conduct a serious analysis and concluded that the available funds were around 3 billion US dollars.

But this time, he wasn't planning on putting all his money in. He planned to put out around 2 billion first, and then decide whether to invest more when the situation became clearer.

But judging from the current situation, 2 billion is completely untenable.

"Of course not me."

Tang Shuo smiled. Then he pointed at Jiang Tiantong, who was sitting next to him, and said, "She will arrange this operation. I won't be involved."

When it comes to understanding this kind of thing, Tang Shuo hasn't even gotten started, so it's only natural to leave this matter to Jiang Tiantong.

Shen Yuqi glanced at Jiang Tiantong's face, then said in a decisive tone, "I'll also offer 5 billion US dollars."

Although this amount of money is a burden for the Shen family, it is not impossible to get it out.

If Tang Shuo planned to take charge himself, then Shen Yuqi might still have some concerns, but if he handed it over to Jiang Tiantong, he would feel much more at ease.

And he knew that this kind of opportunity might never come again. If he didn't fight for it with all his might, it would be a lifelong regret.

Thinking about the series of things that happened to Tang Shuo, Shen Yuqi had every reason to believe that this guy could create miracles.

After Shen Yuqi finished speaking, everyone's attention focused on Cao Jiwu.

Cao Jiwu swallowed nervously, looked up cautiously, and said, "Can I make a phone call first?"

If he were asked to fight someone with a knife right now, Cao Jiwu wouldn't be so nervous. But the fact that he had to decide the fate of tens of billions of Chinese yuan in a split second made him feel uneasy.

Another thing is that the budget given by Li Ruiyi is really too small, even he, as a bodyguard, is embarrassed to say it out loud.

Seeing Tang Shuo nod, Cao Jiwu immediately stood up and walked to the corner of the office, took out his cell phone and called Li Ruiyi.

Li Ruiyi, on the other side of the ocean, was obviously waiting for Cao Ji's call. As soon as the call was connected, Li Ruiyi's anxious voice came over. "How is it? Is it settled?"

"No."

Cao Jiwu glanced at the other people who were chatting about something and replied, "The situation is a bit complicated."

"What's wrong?" Li Ruiyi asked immediately.

"It's a funding issue." Cao Jiwu mentally composed his words and said, "The other companies that partnered with Tang Shuo have all reported their funding. Now we're the only ones left."

"Hasn't I given you a limit of ten billion US dollars?" Li Ruiyi asked doubtfully.

"A billion."

Cao Jiwu stammered, "But...but..."

"What's wrong?" Li Ruiyi was getting impatient waiting and raised his voice, "Just say it."

“The money is too little!”

Li Ruiyi felt a tightness in his chest and almost vomited blood.

Ten billion US dollars is not a lot, but he didn't expect that Cao Jiwu would say this.

"A man named Wang Qiucheng from the Mingzhu Wang family contributed 10 billion US dollars and said they would continue to invest," Cao Jiwu said. "The Fan, Shen, and Su families each contributed 5 billion US dollars."

“…”

Li Ruiyi on the other end of the phone fell silent. Cao Jiwu had already told him about the cooperation partner.

The Wang family was easier to understand, but from his understanding, the remaining families were basically a little beyond their affordability.

Are these people crazy?

Li Ruiyi was silent for a while, and finally said calmly: "2.7 billion US dollars!"

Although the number twenty-seven sounds a bit strange, it is already the limit of the Li family. If it is more, the Li family cannot come up with a penny.

It can be seen that he has decided to go all the way.

Cao Jiwu frowned and agreed hesitantly.

Twenty-seven is twenty-seven. At least it’s better than ten billion.

After Cao Jiwu finished explaining his investment plan, Jiang Tiantong said calmly, "I'll put up 1.3 billion."

Everyone signed an agreement, and once everyone signed, the matter was officially confirmed.

…

A week has passed since Tang Shuo and others signed the agreement, and Jiang Tiantong has also begun to make plans.

Claridge's Hotel.

Todd was leaning on the sofa with a cigar between his legs, looking tired.

Jimmy stood in front of the other person timidly, not even daring to breathe.

Todd initially thought that with Cribber's intervention, the situation would gradually turn around. However, Miranda had no intention of giving up and continued to stubbornly hold on.

Relatively speaking, they are more or less aware of each other's background. They both know that the other party is just holding on, but they have no good solution and can only remain in a stalemate for the time being.

Because they all know that if they let go, no one can afford the consequences.

Ding Dong...

The doorbell rang, and a bodyguard in black standing at the door opened the door.

Seeing several people outside the door that he didn't recognize, the black-clad bodyguard asked with a vigilant look on his face: "Who are you..."

Before he could finish his words, the blond man closest to the door had already pulled out a gun and pointed it at his head.

The black-clad bodyguard was stunned in an instant. Although he had noticed that these people's behavior was suspicious and had been on guard, he could not keep up with the speed of the other party's attacks.

An Asian man standing behind the gunman immediately spoke up: "How many times have I told you not to pull out your gun? We are here to visit Mr. Todd. What if we scare Mr. Todd?"

The black-clad bodyguard raised his eyebrows. Who would visit his master with a gun?

After the Asian man finished speaking to the blond man with the gun, he smiled and said to the black-clad bodyguard, "Tell Mr. Todd that Tang Shuo wants to see him."

Tang Shuo?

This name seems familiar.

The black-clad bodyguard nodded, stepped back into the room, and said, "Boss, someone named Tang Shuo wants to see you."