Fortunately, Xiao Zhou was very familiar with the geographical environment of Nancheng City. In less than half an hour, he replaced Xiao Cai and others and drove the car behind the taxi that Mr. Hu took.
After passing several traffic lights, the taxi stopped outside a cafe. Mr. Hu got out of the car and walked into the cafe carrying a black briefcase.
"Xiao Zhou, please stop at the cafe in front."
Zhao Xukun, who was sitting in the passenger seat, pointed to the road ahead and said.
"Understood, Mr. Zhao, I'll wait for you outside."
A black Audi A6 stopped at the cafe. Zhao Xukun and Su Zixuan hurriedly got out of the car and followed Mr. Hu into the cafe.
"Welcome to the ET Theme Cafe. Hello, sir. How many people are there?"
The cafe waiter came up to greet him with a smile, and Zhao Xukun responded absentmindedly with a few words.
"Two."
"Yes, sir, please sit inside."
Zhao Xukun walked in the cafe, looking back and forth at the customers in the cafe, but he did not see Mr. Hu's face. He felt a little anxious, took out his mobile phone, and said to the waiter.
"Hello, didn't a young man wearing a big black sweater just come into your store? He looked like this. Did you see which direction he went?"
The team members recalled quickly.
"Sir, this gentleman seems to have gone up to the second floor."
"Okay, just give us two seats next to this gentleman."
"Sir, this......"
"On the second floor, reservations are only available to members of our restaurant. Are you a member of our restaurant?"
"no."
"Sir, to become a member of our store you need to........................."
Zhao Xukun was in no mood to listen to the team members' introduction, so he interrupted him and said.
"No matter what the conditions, you can arrange a seat near this gentleman for the two of us. You can just apply for the membership card. Now take us upstairs."
The team members saw that Zhao Xukun and Su Zixuan were dressed in a way that did not seem like they could not afford to spend 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, so they took them directly to the second floor of the members' area.
When they arrived at the second floor, the team members quickly helped Zhao Xukun and the others find Mr. Hu's seat. Fortunately, the person who had an appointment with Mr. Hu was seated outside, which was also a very conspicuous position, so the waiter arranged for them to sit near Mr. Hu.
"Sir, Madam, what would you two like to drink?"
"This is the name of the coffee in our shop, take a look."
Zhao Xukun just glanced at their coffee list and ordered a cup casually.
"Just a latte."
"Me too."
"Okay, sir, ma'am, please wait a moment."
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"Mr. Hu, how can you make us so confident in investing so much money in your company?"
"We are also aware of the current domestic esports club market. How can you guarantee that the team you want to establish can win the KPL championship next year?"
"Two million is not a small amount of money."
"Our company also held a meeting this morning. The maximum investment we can give you is 500,000 yuan. Two million yuan is too risky. In the current domestic esports market, few people can lead a team that can win the KPL championship."
"Although the KPL competition only started last year, many domestic esports companies are now deploying and training their own esports teams. You don't even have the most basic team framework yet. How can we trust our company?"
"There are so many scammers these days. Even if you're serious about talking to us, we haven't seen your sincerity, and neither has your e-sports team. That's why we're so confident."
"Our company is willing to invest 500,000 yuan in your e-sports team, but we are taking a huge risk."
A young man wearing glasses and with a slicked-back hair who was sitting opposite Mr. Hu asked, looking at the document Mr. Hu gave him.
"Mr. Zhu, we agreed on this over the phone. Why are you changing your mind now?"
"Your company invested two million, and I'll take care of the rest. But what are you saying now? What do you want me to do? I've already discussed this with my partners. I'm flying to South City to get the two million we agreed on over the phone. Why are you going back on your word now?"
"Although the team doesn't exist yet, the contract is very clearly written. It's impossible for you to not understand it."
"Regarding the development of the coming year, I previously sent an email to your company's account. We've already agreed that this in-person meeting will directly sign the contract. Your company will be responsible for the equity investment, and we will handle the team matters."
"If your company doesn't trust us, why did you send me on this long trip to Nancheng?"
After hearing the funding offered by the other party and their pessimistic look towards him, Mr. Hu finally couldn't help but ask back. They had been communicating about this matter for more than a month via phone and the Internet.
The company that planned to invest two million in Mr. Hu's idea suddenly held a meeting this morning. The reason was simply that their company had already found another e-sports team yesterday. This team seemed to have more potential than the team and external development direction described by Mr. Hu verbally.
As for why they still had to invest 500,000 yuan to Mr. Hu, after all, their company's people had been negotiating with Mr. Hu for a while, and Mr. Hu also came to Nancheng City on behalf of several of their partners in the past two days. If they suddenly said that they would cancel the contract with Mr. Hu, then this would be a big blow to Mr. Hu, after all, he also came to Nancheng City.
In addition, their company also understands that eggs cannot always be put in the same basket. If there are enough eggs on hand, they should choose to put more in other baskets.
"Hey, Mr. Hu, this isn't a wasted trip. Our company is still planning to invest 500,000 yuan in your idea."
"But 500,000 is four times less than the 2 million we agreed on. How are you going to explain this to my partner when you get back?"
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