Chapter 118 The Beautiful QQ Spokesperson

Ma Huateng replied excitedly: "Several shareholders of our Penguin Company have unanimously decided to agree to Mr. Lin's venture capital investment of 5520 million Chinese Yuan to acquire 60% of the equity of our company."

"That's great, cousin. Your financial crisis is finally resolved!" Ma Qiang clenched his fists excitedly.

After hearing this, Lin Lang just smiled faintly, with the aura of a very big boss, as if everything was under control.

Ma Huateng bowed slightly, took the initiative to shake hands with Lin Lang and said, "The future development of Penguin Company and the success or failure of QQ instant messaging software will all depend on Chairman Lin!"

Lin Lang stood up from his chair politely, shook hands with Ma Huateng and said, "President Ma, you are too kind. I wish us a happy cooperation in advance!"

Ma Qiang, who was standing by, quickly took out a camera from his bag and said with a smile, "Come on, let me take a picture of you and Mr. Lin shaking hands as a souvenir."

"If your Penguin company's QQ becomes popular in the future, I am the witness who recommended you to reach a cooperation. Look at the camera and say "say eggplant" to me!"

Lin Lang and Ma Huateng kept shaking hands, looked at the camera together, and said "Eggplant..." very happily.

"Crack...knock..."

Ma Qiang pressed the shutter of the camera several times in succession, leaving behind precious photos of the day when Lin Lang Venture Capital acquired Penguin Capital and reached a cooperation agreement with Ma Huateng.

In the next few years, after Penguin QQ became a popular national social software, this photo of two business tycoons, Lin Lang and Ma Huateng, shaking hands and taking a photo, also became a precious and out-of-print commemorative photo that went viral on the entire Internet.

Skip the boring business acquisition contract negotiations.

The discussion between Ma Huateng and Lin Lang on the investment and acquisition contract was a process of mutual tugging and striving for mutual interests. Both of them had their own ideas and wanted to write a few clauses in the venture capital acquisition agreement to protect their own interests.

Or terms that restrict the other party.

There are even invisible and unfair clauses that hide "word games" and secretly set traps for the other party.

However, since both Ma Huateng and Lin Lang are smarter than monkeys when it comes to getting in the way, the "Penguin Internet Co., Ltd. Investment Agreement" that was finally drafted only had various clauses that guaranteed the interests of both parties and was a fair, just, legal and reasonable venture capital commercial acquisition contract.

Rights and obligations of Party A and Party B.

Benefits and distribution.

The burden of taxes and fees.

Confidentiality obligation.

Exit and Liquidation.

Breach of contract compensation clause.

Dispute resolution method.

Other agreed terms...

The agreement stipulates that the investor (Party A) Lin Lang needs to transfer 5520 million Chinese Yuan to the account of Shenzhen Penguin Internet Co., Ltd. in two installments.

The first payment will be made within 48 hours after the signing of the investment contract, and the amount will be 3000 million Chinese Yuan.

The final payment of the investment will be made within seven working days after the first payment, with the remaining 2520 million Chinese Yuan to be paid.

The contract is made in duplicate.

Ma Huateng suggested: "Chairman Lin, do we need to hold a signing ceremony?!"

Lin Lang replied: "I don't care about those red tapes, and I don't advocate those formalities. Let's sign the contract now, and then you can publish an online announcement."

Ma Huateng pushed up his glasses and said with a smile, "Okay, Director Lin, then we will handle this matter simply and efficiently."

Ma Qiang prepared pens for the two of them.

Ma Huateng, the investee Penguin Internet Co., Ltd. (legal person B), signed the investment acquisition agreement and affixed the official seal.

Investor (Party A) Lin Lang signed the agreement and put his fingerprints on it.

The two exchanged contracts and signed them.

Finally, the two contracts came into effect immediately after Party A Lin Lang and Party B Ma Huateng signed them respectively. If either party goes back on their word, they will face huge compensation for breach of contract.

After shaking hands and exchanging greetings.

Ma Huateng asked tentatively: "Mr. Lin, the rent of Penguin Headquarters in Shenzhen City will expire next month. You requested that Penguin Headquarters move to Longhai City. Do you have any arrangements for the company's office location?"

Lin Lang replied: "The company's office location has been decided. It is located in the commercial office building at No. 88, Jing'an Financial Street, Haiyang City."

After hearing this, Ma Huateng couldn't hide his happiness and said, "That's great."

Lin Lang instructed: "Manager Ma, take your cousin to the new company's office building this afternoon to take a look. Make a list of the company's supporting facilities and office supplies that need to be purchased and arrange the purchase in advance."

Ma Qiang replied, "Yes, Director Lin."

Ma Huateng continued to ask: "Director Lin, the company's office building has been arranged. The staff of Penguin headquarters will come from Shenzhen to work in Haihai. Can you also solve the accommodation problem for them?"

Lin Lang replied: "Go directly to your cousin Ma Qiang. I bought 90 houses in three buildings in their Binjiang Haoge real estate project for investment. Currently, there are 89 houses that are idle, which are just right for use as employee dormitories."

Ma Huateng rubbed his palms together and said happily, "Starting a business with venture capital is different. Our Penguin headquarters has moved to Longhai to work, and we have no worries at all!"

Lin Lang continued, "If 89 houses are not enough for staff dormitories, my classmate Miss Mengyao also has 30 houses in a building in Binjiang Haoge Community. With just a word from me, you can get the keys and use them directly."

"Oh..."

Ma Huateng exclaimed: "Even Director Lin's female classmates are so capable. It seems that Director Lin is really the God of Wealth!"

Ma Qiang smiled and said, "Cousin, you may not know that Director Lin's female classmate is Zhou Mengyao, the number one female racing driver in Asia."

Ma Huateng was shocked after hearing this: "Is it the one who is very famous on the Internet, the daughter of a wealthy fourth-generation family in old Shanghai, the sweet and cool motorcycle goddess Zhou Mengyao?"

Ma Qiang replied: "That's right!"

Ma Huateng slapped his thigh after hearing this and said excitedly, "Mr. Lin, I have always wanted to invite motorcycle goddess Zhou Mengyao to shoot an endorsement advertisement for QQ and put it on the Internet to attract traffic."

"Because QQ's user group is mainly campus students and young people, the motorcycle goddess Zhou Mengyao has a healthy image, is fashionable and sweet, is not only passionate and positive, but also has no gossip, and is deeply loved by young fans."

"If we can invite Zhou Mengyao to be our QQ spokesperson, we will definitely be able to further expand QQ's popularity and influence on the Internet."

After hearing this, Lin Lang said, "Your suggestion is really good."

"Mengyao's image of a sweet and cool motorcycle goddess, with a little bit of two-dimensional packaging, is a perfect match for QQ. In addition, Mengyao recently won the championship and became the number one female racer in Asia. She has her own traffic and popularity. It's really perfect for her to be the image spokesperson for QQ!"

Ma Huateng continued, "I asked someone to inquire about the endorsement price of Ms. Zhou Mengyao a while ago. The one-year endorsement fee is 350 million Chinese Yuan, and the two-year contract is 700 million Chinese Yuan. I couldn't afford it due to financial constraints, so I was forced to give up the idea."

Ma Qiang smiled and said, "Cousin, you couldn't afford to hire Miss Mengyao to be the spokesperson for QQ before, but now that you have the relationship between Mr. Lin and Miss Mengyao, you can afford it."

Ma Huateng's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he asked tentatively: "Mr. Lin, given your classmate relationship with Miss Mengyao, if we invite her to be the image spokesperson for QQ, how much discount can we get for the endorsement fee?"

Lin Lang replied: "Broken bones."

Ma Huateng laughed after hearing this and asked, "How much discount is the endorsement fee for a discount?"

Lin Lang smiled slightly and said, "Being able to become our QQ's first-generation goddess spokesperson is also a win-win situation for Mengyao. I can't say how much the endorsement fee can be discounted, but it's best to spend less or no money."

Ma Huateng was surprised when he heard this: "Is it a friendly endorsement if you don't pay?"

Ma Qiang winked and said, "Cousin, please stop asking around. Miss Mengyao was Mr. Lin's deskmate in high school and the daughter of Mr. Lin's teacher. Wouldn't it be better for her to be your QQ spokesperson?"

"Cousin, why do you have to dig deep into this matter?"

After hearing this, Ma Huateng scratched his head and laughed awkwardly: "Uh... I didn't expect that Mr. Lin and Miss Mengyao have such a close relationship. It seems that it is almost certain that we will invite Miss Mengyao to be the spokesperson for QQ, hehe..."

"Even if Lin used his personal connections to invite Mengyao to endorse QQ, I can't help the company save the production costs of shooting the advertising song "QQ Love"."

After hearing this, Ma Huateng asked, "Mr. Lin, are you planning to hire a lyricist and composer to customize an advertising song for QQ, to be sung by the spokesperson, Ms. Meng Yao?"

Lin Lang replied: "Yes, this QQ Love advertising song can help Mengyao successfully cross over from a goddess racing driver to a female singer. Even if Mengyao is the friendly spokesperson for QQ, we can't not give her any benefits, right?!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Mr. Lin, you are right!" Ma Huateng nodded repeatedly.

In fact, Lin Lang had some selfish motives in launching the advertising song "QQ Love" for QQ. He wanted to leverage the growing influence of QQ to further expand the popularity of motorcycle goddess Zhou Mengyao and help her transform into an idol female singer.

After all, being a professional female racer is too dangerous.

Lin Lang didn't want the day to come when his beloved white moonlight Zhou Mengyao would get injured in a motorcycle racing competition. He would be heartbroken.

After finishing his speech, Lin Lang continued, “Another point is that there is no need to hire a songwriter to customize “QQ Love”, an online song suitable for promoting QQ. I can write the lyrics and music by myself.”

“The company only needs to pay for the production cost of renting the recording studio, as well as the cost of shooting the MV and releasing the advertising song.”

Ma Huateng exclaimed: "Mr. Lin, can you also write songs and compose music?"

Lin Lang replied in a catchphrase: "I am not talented, I know a little bit about everything, just a little bit! Just a little bit!"

Ma Qiang, who was standing nearby, said, "Cousin, you may not know that Director Lin just participated in a piano competition held by Haihai TV a few days ago and won the Chinese Pianist Master Cup. He is a top pianist in the country."

Ma Huateng was shocked after hearing this, and said in disbelief: "Mr. Lin, you are too amazing, aren't you?"

"It's not enough that you're handsome, you're also so rich! It's not enough that you're rich, Mr. Lin, you're also so talented!"

After hearing this, Lin Lang smiled and said, "President Ma, please stop flattering me. Flattering is not part of our corporate culture."

"Ha ha……"

Ma Huateng and his cousin Ma Qiang all laughed after hearing this.

I have to say that the business cooperation between Brother Lang and Brother Ma has created warm sparks.

Brother Xiao Ma is very in awe of Brother Lang and has great respect for him.

Brother Lang admires Brother Xiao Ma very much and treats him well. There is a sense that the two of them regret not meeting each other earlier and that heroes appreciate each other.