After dinner, Li Xiaoheng sent Tao Mu back to school as usual.
When paying the bill, Li Xiaoheng asked the waiter to help pack the set of eight crabs he used to peel crabs for Tao Mu - although the confession failed, Li felt that his first confession was still worth remembering. He decided to treat this set of eight crab pieces as a token of love that Tao Mu left for him.
When getting in the car, Li Xiaoheng said to Tao Mu with emotion: "I know you don't believe I'm serious about you yet. But I can prove that my feelings for you are like the white steel used to make this set of eight crabs. It will always be hard and will never change, nor will it rust."
Tao Mu: "..." So rustic.
Li Xiaoheng looked at the flash of disdain that passed across Tao Mu's face. I couldn't help but smile.
He felt that his first confession had failed. But in a way, it was successful. At least Tao Mu now understood his intentions. Just like a good project pursued by a lot of capital, Party B has now seen his intention to cooperate. Then, he only needs to prove his sincerity and ability to Party B——
Have the sincerity to spend the rest of their lives together, and have the ability to solve any problems that may arise after the two of them merge.
Li Xiaoheng thought that he should go back and make a plan. Not only must Tao Mu see his sincerity, but he must also see his execution ability.
Before Tao Mu accepted his pursuit, Li Xiaoheng believed that he had to use 200% of his effort and enthusiasm to impress this talented but difficult to convince partner.
Think optimistically, partnership and life partner are both four words. He spent half a year to achieve the former, but there was still a difference of three words. According to the time conversion, he still had at least one and a half years to prepare.
Getting Tao Mu to agree to his pursuit is equivalent to using a year and a half to get the project approved. When Tao Mu accepted his pursuit, that is, Party B agreed to the cooperation intention, the following time of talking about love was equivalent to merger and acquisition negotiations. Once the two are almost running in, you can consider a merger. It's about talking about marriage. Married life is equivalent to the strategic adjustment and structural changes after a corporate merger...
That night, Li Xiaoheng spent the entire night drafting an "Arbitrage Merger Plan". And before going to work the next morning, he took a photo of the first part of the plan - the work flow of how to win Party A's cooperation intention - and sent it to Tao Mu.
At that time, Tao Mu was practicing morning exercises and reciting lines on the playground. When he heard the notification tone of his mobile phone, he trembled and took out his mobile phone to open it and saw: "?"
Tao Mu didn't understand at first, and thought Li Xiaoheng was going to acquire some arbitrage trading company or something like that. He is now the chief analyst and senior partner of Xiaoheng Capital, so of course he cannot act arbitrarily at work. So he was preparing to take a serious look at it, and it would be best if he could combine his own experience in his previous life to provide Li Xiaoheng with professional and effective advice. As a result, when he flipped the page with his frozen fingers, all he saw was a running list of "reporting his schedule every day, learning to cook for Tao Mu, providing convenience in work and life, and trying to learn to take care of Tao Mu", etc., which had nothing to do with arbitrage mergers and acquisitions.
What are you doing!
"Tao and Li, you are in front and I am in the back, which is called arbitrage." Li Xiaoheng explained in a very serious tone, "It is an unspoken rule at the negotiation table that whoever's name is first has greater control. In a cooperative relationship, Party A has higher rights and status than Party B. Party B needs to serve Party A wholeheartedly and strive for Party A's favor and satisfaction. I hope that between the two of us, you can take more control, and I will be Party B and provide you with more services."
"As for the merger..." Even though he couldn't see Tao Mu's face at the other end of the phone, Li Xiaoheng still felt a little hot in his ears: "I hope our relationship can move from cooperation to merger, from love to marriage."
He told Tao Mu about the assimilation theory of "love, marriage and business mergers and acquisitions" that he had pondered last night: "Because there is not enough time in the morning, I only sent you the first part of how to pursue you. If you think there is something wrong, you can give me feedback directly. I will continue to modify it according to your suggestions until you are satisfied."
After a pause, Li Xiaoheng asked shyly, "If you are interested in other steps, I can send you the entire plan later."
Tao Mu sighed. He had lived for two lifetimes, and he had never heard of anyone using business mergers and acquisitions as a way of dating. Li Xiaoheng was able to come up with a plan... and even arbitrage mergers... What a lunatic!
"Boss Li!" Tao Mu scratched his hair in annoyance. "You are destined to be Party A for your whole life, so why do you have to make yourself Party B? There are so many good projects in this world, and you, a big boss with capital, can choose whatever you want. You can choose whatever you want, and no Party B will reject a Party A like you. So why don't you give up your position as Party A and waste time to find another Party A who may not be that good, and make yourself Party B?"
"Because all the second parties are not you." Li Xiaoheng's voice came from the other end of the receiver, warm and firm: "There is a traffic jam ahead again. Traffic in Yanjing is like this, there are traffic jams every day. But every morning, you still have to drive out to work. This is not a waste of time, but a rigid demand."
"Tao Mu, you are my rigid demand. Everything I do for you is a strategic need, and nothing is a waste of time." If necessary, even a capitalist can speak love words more beautifully than a poet.
Because most of the time poets don't make money from writing poetry. So he speaks from his heart, first to please himself and then to infect others. But every word the capitalists say is for profit. So he must find the vital point before taking action. Sometimes direction is more important than effort. However, if you want to maximize your benefits, both direction and effort are indispensable.
Li Xiaoheng believed that catching up with Tao Mu was related to his lifelong interests. So he had to find the right direction, and then bombard it wildly to open Tao Mu's heart, which was already heavily guarded.
This is a long and protracted battle that requires unremitting efforts and perseverance, and of course, countless upfront capital may be required during this period. Li Xiaoheng had already made full preparations for this.
"I'm a shrewd businessman. I have the ability to distinguish right from wrong, I have business insight, and I can be responsible for the decisions I make. I know exactly what I'm doing and what kind of person I want." Li Xiaoheng smiled gently, "Xiao Mu, I don't quite understand what your concerns are. I mean that in addition to your distrust of me, you are also not confident in yourself. But I think that even if you want to discourage me from pursuing you, at least don't question my judgment and execution. Because we both know what kind of people we are."
"You——" Tao Mu was speechless. I noticed that the students around me were no longer reciting their lines and were all pricked up their ears. Tao Mu stood up and walked to the corner of the playground.
"What do you like about me? Is it because I have a good eye for stock trading? Can I cook? Or is it because I'm handsome?" Tao Mu thought about it for a long time last night, but he still didn't know what it was about him that Li Xiaoheng liked.
Li Xiaoheng said that they both knew who the other was, and Tao Mu felt that he was wrong. Tao Mu did know who Li Xiaoheng was. But Li Xiaoheng may not know who Tao Mu is. Because the Tao Mu in Li Xiaoheng's eyes is not the real Tao Mu. He was not the vicious, paranoid, cowardly Tao Mu who didn't even have the courage to live. Rather, he is a fake elite who has been reborn and surrounded by the aura of a prophet for more than ten years.
Ten years from now, when he can no longer produce accurate and effective investment reports and his true colors are revealed, Li Xiaoheng will still be disappointed in him. He will be like many people he has met before, who will treat him like a piece of trash or even become his enemy.
"You are indeed very handsome. I admit that you are the most handsome man I have ever seen." On the other end of the phone, Li Xiaoheng could not see Tao Mu's expression, but he could hear the ups and downs of his emotions from Tao Mu's voice: "But I can't guarantee that this is not because of my subjective bias that I like you. Because I like you, I think you are the best."
"You do have a keen eye for finance. But I don't think I would fall in love with my business partner just because you have a talent for finance. Before you, I never liked any other analyst or trader, no matter how good they are or how talented they are in finance. It's clear that this is not a necessary condition for me to like you."
"Your cooking is delicious, too. But I don't think I would fall in love with someone just because he cooks well. If you like to eat delicious food, you can go to a restaurant. In fact, if you want, I also like to cook for you."
"So you see, I like you only because you are Tao Mu. All the other external conditions are just part of you." Li Xiaoheng analyzed very rationally: "They are not even your plus points. Because we all know that even if you can't trade stocks or cook, I will still like you."
"But if I'm not handsome, you might not like me?" Tao Mu raised his eyebrows. He didn't know why he had the leisure to joke.
Li Xiaoheng chuckled: "I have to admit this. I fell in love with you the first time I saw you. Your appearance is very much in line with my aesthetic taste. If it weren't for this face, I don't think I would have the curiosity to continue to get to know you. And I wouldn't have fallen in love with you."
Tao Mu's ears were slightly hot: "You who came back from studying abroad, do you all speak so cheesy?"
"This is honesty." Li Xiaoheng said seriously: "You have to admit that I am at least an honest and reliable partner."
Tao Mu didn't know what to say.
Li Xiaoheng chuckled and said, "I have a meeting at 9:30. It will probably last about an hour and a half. Can I buy you lunch at noon?"
Seeing Li Xiaoheng take the initiative to change the subject, Tao Mu silently breathed a sigh of relief. He had to admit that even if he didn't want to accept Li Xiaoheng's pursuit, he didn't want to become enemies with Li Xiaoheng. The cost of the failed cooperation is too high, at least Tao Mu can't afford it now: "I have to shoot the final drama recently. I don't have time to go out for lunch."
"Then can I apply to visit the set?" Li Xiaoheng asked, "Didn't you say a few days ago that you wanted to eat hot pot? I can call Shujin Pavilion in advance and ask them to prepare the ingredients and the chef, and go to Beijing Film Academy to cook for you."
"Don't make such a fuss. My classmates will feel uncomfortable." Tao Mu said, "I'll just eat something in the cafeteria at noon."
"Don't be so casual." Li Xiaoheng frowned. "You've always advocated that fine food is the best. No matter how busy you are at work, you should eat seriously. You told me that."
"That's because you have a stomach problem. Besides, I only eat like this occasionally. Isn't this because I'm in a hurry to rehearse the big play at the end of the semester?" Tao Mu said matter-of-factly, "Don't worry. I will definitely take good care of myself and will never joke about my own health."
"That's good." Li Xiaoheng thought for a moment and said, "Will you go back to Songji to cook in the evening? How about I drive to school to pick you up?"
"I can drive back by myself." Tao Mu said, "If you're busy--"
"I want to eat the casserole stewed deer tendons you made." Li Xiaoheng said in a gentle voice: "I said it yesterday. Just take a day off, and I will eat your cooking every day from now on."
Before Tao Mu could speak, Li Xiaoheng said, "And I want to learn a few more tricks from the old man. You invited me to eat your cooking, so I should also invite you to eat my cooking. No matter how many meals you cook for me, I have to at least double it for you. This is the awareness that Party B should have during the cooperation period."
Tao Mu frowned: "Brother Li, you don't have to be like this."
"Why not? Haven't you always been doing this before?" Li Xiaoheng said calmly: "During our cooperation, no matter how much I gave you, you would try your best to pay me back several times or even dozens of times. This is true for shorting the international crude oil market and shorting the international financial market. You also let Xiaoheng Capital be the title sponsor of the opening of the charity event "Holding Hands to Show Love."
Tao Mu interrupted Li Xiaoheng: "Brother Li, you are too polite. We are partners, and this is what I should do."
"I am your pursuer. Treating you well and gaining your approval is what I want to do." Li Xiaoheng continued, "Xiao Mu, I am now solemnly asking you to give me this opportunity as a second party pursuing a first party."
Tao Mu was speechless. After a while, he sneered and said, "Brother Li, do you know how many parties A a party B has to chase in a year?"
"I don't know." Li Xiaoheng slowly moved the car forward, and amid the honking of horns around him, he said directly: "I don't care how other people do business. I only know that I, Li Xiaoheng, will only be the second party to you in this life."
The cold winter wind blew past. The biting cold wind like a knife blew across people's cheeks, blowing away the white air exhaled from their mouths. Tao Mu held the phone with stiff fingers, feeling that his jaw was about to be frozen off. I can't even utter a word.
Li Xiaoheng continued, "Before a new partnership is established, everyone will have a certain degree of doubt about their partners. This is human nature. Even after the cooperation begins, many partners will be wary to a certain extent. Because they feel uneasy and afraid of betrayal."
"But I, Li Xiaoheng, have a pretty good reputation in the industry. I will not betray my partners or my spouse. You can set a probation period for me. I especially hope to accept your evaluation."
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