Since Wang Han had spent the whole afternoon going through the trouble with him, Qi Sheng naturally had to arrange something.
He also invited Fu Songyang and Xu Yi.
Adding his "brother-in-law," Jiang Nan, it was a rare get-together.
At the dinner table, they listened to Wang Han’s vivid description of Qi Sheng’s property hunt.
Jiang Nan and the others were utterly shocked.
It felt like he and Qi Sheng weren’t even using the same currency.
"Ah Sheng, I think you should reconsider. A film company doesn’t need that much office space at all!"
Jiang Nan couldn’t help but advise, "The property market has been in a general decline for the past two years. Why not wait a bit longer?"
"I..."
Just as Qi Sheng was about to speak, his phone suddenly vibrated. The caller ID showed ’Jia Wei’.
"President Jia?"
"President Qi, the board of directors has agreed to your offer, but they require you to first pay a 400 million deposit. The final payment must be received by the end of the year at the latest."
"No problem. I’ll go over in person tomorrow."
"Excellent. I’ll be awaiting your visit."
Qi Sheng hung up. Seeing that Jiang Nan and the others all had their ears pricked, he didn’t hide anything.
"The price is settled. We can sign the contract tomorrow."
"Ah Sheng, a 400 million deposit is no joke."
"If you can’t come up with the money before the deadline, they won’t give it back to you."
Jiang Nan wasn’t clear on the full extent of Qi Sheng’s assets, but he figured his cash flow couldn’t be that flush.
The film industry’s box office revenue collection cycle is notoriously long.
At the very fastest, it takes three months after a film’s theatrical run ends.
If there were even slight delays at any stage, it wasn’t unheard of to receive payment half a year after the run.
"Don’t worry, Brother Nan. I’ve already talked with Shanghai Industrial Bank. Universal Entertainment will open an exclusive corporate account with them."
"In return, they will provide cash advances for Universal Entertainment’s box office revenue, charging only a 1% service fee."
Of course, Qi Sheng had made preparations in advance; otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to be so bold in purchasing an office building.
"That’s good. If you’re really under pressure, I can talk to my dad."
"It wouldn’t be a ton, but he could still lend you a few hundred million to tide you over."
Jiang Nan let out a sigh of relief and laughingly gave Qi Sheng a friendly punch.
"If I really need it, I definitely won’t hesitate to ask our dad."
Qi Sheng smiled and nodded, understanding his "brother-in-law’s" kind intentions.
"Get outta here! My sister hasn’t even married you yet. It’s too soon to be calling him that!"
Jiang Nan cursed jokingly, "You better be careful. I don’t want to see my sister showing up to my wedding with a baby bump."
"That won’t happen. Qiuqiu is absolutely safe for the short term."
Qi Sheng smiled and shook his head. He had no intention of becoming a dad so soon.
In his last life, he had toiled just to make ends meet.
In this life, he was determined to enjoy himself to the fullest.
"Want to go to a bar later?"
Fu Songyang glanced at the time and suggested with a smile.
"Nah, I can’t afford to get on the wrong side of the one at home. I’m heading out."
Jiang Nan saw it was almost nine o’clock and quickly slipped away.
Leaving behind the dumbfounded Fu Songyang and the others.
"Was that really Ah Nan just now?"
Fu Songyang and Wang Han were both very familiar with Jiang Nan.
They couldn’t see a single trace of the former rich young master he used to be.
"Brother Nan is getting married soon. Of course he’s different from us single playboys."
Qi Sheng actually admired his "brother-in-law" for so decisively bidding farewell to his carefree past.
"Ah Nan bailed, but you’re not going to bail too, are you?"
Fu Songyang had finally found an opportunity and naturally wanted to get closer to Qi Sheng.
The fact that the Jiang Family tacitly approved of him dating their daughter meant Qi Sheng’s background was anything but simple.
If he didn’t get close now, it would be hard to even get near him in the future.
"A call from home."
Qi Sheng glanced at the caller ID, which displayed ’Jiang Wanqiu’.
"Hubby, come straight to Nine Rooms Hall later. Sister Man, Sister Rui, and Linlin are all here with me."
"Okay, I got it."
"Mwah! Then hurry on over."
Hearing the sweet voice of Princess Jiang was enough to make the middle-aged men grind their teeth down to their roots.
The heiress of a ten-billion-dollar family was actually so infatuated with Qi Sheng.
’Can you really get away with anything just by being handsome?’
"I’ll skip the bar. When you guys are done and need to get a room, you can go to Banyan Tree."
Qi Sheng downed the rest of his drink, smiled, patted each of them on the shoulder, and left with his bodyguard.
Wang Han shook his head, cursing with a laugh. "Ah Sheng is too much. It’s bad enough he won’t hang out with us, but he’s still trying to get our pocket change."
"If we had a girlfriend that beautiful, we wouldn’t give the riffraff out there a second glance either."
Fu Songyang sighed and glanced at the time.
"Alright, I guess that’s it for tonight. Everyone head home."
"Old Fu, what do you mean?"
Wang Han’s face darkened. "So what, because Ah Nan and Ah Sheng are gone, the party’s over?"
"What else? Are the three of us middle-aged men going to compete with those young guys for women?"
Fu Songyang pursed his lips. "Let’s go fishing this weekend. Ask Ah Sheng if he has time."
"We’ll see. I doubt he’ll have time."
Wang Han asked with a smile, "Have you guys been following what’s happening with Pop Mart?"
"I heard Pop Mart made a killing on the Demon Child merchandise this time."
"By the time the movie’s run is over, they’ll have a net profit of at least 200 million, conservatively."
"I have to say, Ah Sheng’s investment acumen is a hundred times better than ours."
"Before Demon Child was even released, he had Pop Mart stock up on merchandise."
"Riding the movie’s popularity, they made a fortune from the merchandise alone."
Fu Songyang naturally understood what Wang Han meant, and his tone became more wistful.
"Of course. I heard Sequoia and Huaxing are both watching Pop Mart. The valuation is at least 1 billion US Dollars to start."
"Compared to the acquisition price from Jinshi Capital, the DPI is at least over 2x."
Wang Han said with a look of sheer delight.
"And that’s just the beginning. If we wait until the IPO, a 10x DPI wouldn’t be surprising."
"For the second-round fund, how much are you planning to invest?"


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