116: Chapter 116 Small Game, Big Stake

Xu Yali violently pushed Chen Shaoping away; this tiger of a girl really had quite a bit of strength.

Chen Shaoping stumbled back several steps before stopping, nearly falling over.

With Zhou Juan's help, Zhang Ying finally steadied herself, just in time to witness the scene between Xu Yali and Chen Shaoping.

She rolled her eyes at him and gave a cold snort. "Serves you right!"

Seeing that all three of them were giving him the cold shoulder, Chen Shaoping got a bit annoyed and shouted loudly.

"Who told you to play with confetti poppers so early in the morning? Now it's everywhere. Clean it up quickly; a guest is coming later."

After saying that, Chen Shaoping turned and headed toward the office.

As he walked, he rubbed his hair and patted his shoulders.

The sequins on him fell all over the floor, dropping wherever he went.

"President Chen, you cheapskate! You did that on purpose!" Xu Yali's roar came from behind him.

Chen Shaoping didn't look back; instead, he quickened his pace.

Seeing Chen Shaoping's childlike behavior, Zhang Ying couldn't help but burst into laughter.

With the help of the two girls, she finished dusting off the confetti and headed toward the office as well.

Li Qian had already arrived at the company; she seemed to arrive very early every day.

"Sister Qian, why don't I see Second Bo?" Chen Shaoping asked.

"He went to Jiaxing Entertainment for an audition today. I don't know if he'll make it."

Li Qian was a bit uncertain; this was Wang Bo's first time acting, and she didn't know how it would turn out.

Chen Shaoping chuckled. "Sister Qian, the role he's playing has quite a few romantic scenes."

"I reckon Yang Mi will have Reba play Feng Jiu. She's the one who's always obsessed with Emperor Donghua, the role Wang Bo is playing. Aren't you worried?"

Li Qian knew Chen Shaoping was intentionally changing the subject to stop her from worrying and overthinking.

But hearing what he said actually made her feel even worse.

Although she had absolute confidence in Wang Bo, it was inevitable that she would still have stray thoughts.

After a while, Zhang Ying also walked over.

The three of them had a rare moment to sit together and gossip about this and that.

However, they were soon interrupted by Zhou Juan.

She walked in with two men dressed in formal suits, looking energetic and full of confidence.

"President Chen, President Yu from Huawei Technology Co., Ltd. is here to see you for some business, so I brought him straight in."

President Yu often held online press conferences for the company's new products, so basically anyone who used the internet and a smartphone recognized him.

Upon arriving at Tongxing Entertainment Company, he didn't even need to introduce himself; Zhou Juan had already recognized him.

"President Yu, welcome, welcome! Please, have a seat!"

Chen Shaoping greeted President Yu with a smile, and all three of them stood up.

"No need for formalities. I apologize for the unannounced visit and for disturbing you."

They each shook hands and then sat down.

Li Qian and Zhou Juan walked to the door together, and Li Qian asked, "Why did you bring them in? Where's Yali?"

"She's sweeping the floor. She'll be done in a bit, so I'm filling in for her for now."

Li Qian and Zhou Juan said no more and went to the pantry to prepare tea, coffee, and other drinks.

They brought them over on a tray.

"President Yu, I'm sorry, I didn't know what you'd like to drink, so I brought two of each."

Li Qian explained with a smile.

"No need to trouble yourself. I'm not picky; tea is fine, thank you."

President Yu chose the tea.

The other young man who came with him, likely his assistant, helped carry his bag and chose a drink.

After taking a sip of tea, Chen Shaoping asked, "May I ask what brings President Yu here today? What can we do for you?"

President Yu smiled and set down his teacup. "I wouldn't dare say 'advice.' It's just that there's a song in the album Ms. Zhang Ying released last night that our company likes very much."

"We'd like to purchase the rights to use it as the theme song for our Huawei phones."

Zhang Ying hadn't expected this to involve her and asked softly, "May I ask, President Yu, which song did your company take a fancy to?"

President Yu chuckled twice, a hint of cunning flashing in his eyes. Instead of answering directly, he looked at Chen Shaoping and Zhang Ying with great interest.

"You two, how about we discuss the price first, and after that's settled, we play a little game?"

Chen Shaoping's eyes lit up, and he immediately became interested. "May I ask how many years of licensing President Yu is looking for?"

"Permanent," President Yu said calmly, as if he felt only such a duration would befit his company's stature.

Chen Shaoping didn't want to waste words. "Eight million. Any song in the album is that price."

President Yu felt a jolt inside. This feeling of having his bottom line grasped the moment the other person spoke made him quite uncomfortable.

This asking price was too accurate, as if the man were a roundworm in his stomach.

Thus, he decided to use the upcoming little game to dampen Chen Shaoping's arrogance.

"Fine, I agree to the price of eight million."

"I wonder if President Chen is interested in the little game I suggested?"

"Since President Yu has the inclination, I shall naturally risk my life to accompany a gentleman," Chen Shaoping said calmly.

Seeing Chen Shaoping agree, President Yu immediately sat up straighter, appearing more serious.

"The game is simple."

"President Chen, you guess which song we've set our sights on. You'll have three chances."

"If you guess correctly, I'll add another million to the price. If you guess wrong, you deduct ten million from the price. How about it?"

After hearing this, Li Qian felt that three chances weren't fair and was about to remind Chen Shaoping.

But Chen Shaoping spoke up first.

"President Yu, I think playing like this is a bit petty. Like the one-yuan bet between Yu Tianjun and Big Sister Dong, it's no different from children playing with mud and urine."

"How about we play for higher stakes?"

His eyes were full of fighting spirit as he looked sharply at President Yu.

President Yu was someone who had seen the world; there was no way he'd be intimidated by Chen Shaoping.

He laced his fingers together and said loudly, "I wonder how President Chen would like to play?"

"I'll only guess once. If I guess wrong, your company can use the song for free. If I guess right, the price doubles. How about it?"

For this kind of "sure-win" situation, Chen Shaoping was extremely confident.

He never expected that President Yu would walk right into his trap; he couldn't help but fleece him.

President Yu thought to himself.

Tongxing Entertainment was just a small company; he hadn't expected its boss to have such boldness.

Eight million was no small sum.

This, in turn, put him in a difficult position.

Although the company would likely agree if he reported it, he simply couldn't afford to lose face like that.

He gritted his teeth hard, then quickly regained his composure, a professional smile returning to his face.

"Roughly as President Chen said, but how about we change the amount to two million?"

"Anything over two million exceeds my authority and would require applying to the company, which is a rather tedious process."

After saying this, he looked a bit embarrassed.

"Fine, we'll go with what President Yu said."

In Chen Shaoping's mind, getting an extra two million was as good as twenty million.

There was no need to make things difficult for President Yu, and even less need to risk their company not agreeing to the game.

"Wait a moment!"

Just as Chen Shaoping was about to say the song title, President Yu called him to a stop.

"President Chen, you forget, aren't you afraid that no matter what you guess, I'll just say it's wrong?"

Chen Shaoping leaned back slightly against the sofa, a knowing smile on his face, and said meaningfully:

"So, President Yu, would you really do that?"