win or lose game

Shao Yigui didn't expect that he didn't know Tang Hexiao so well.When he was thinking about how to find Tang Hexiao who was hiding alone, he realized that he didn't have any valuable clues at all.

He didn't know who Tang Hexiao's friends were, where Tang Hexiao loved to go, and what Tang Hexiao liked to do when he was upset. Thinking about it carefully, he simply didn't know this person at all.For a moment, Shao Yigui hesitated.His liking for Tang Hexiao was so shallow, and it ended so quickly, so why insist on being together just to contradict others?

——Especially now that Tang Linwen no longer has a tough attitude, and he doesn't need to be persistent at all.

But after thinking about it again, Shao Yigui decided to persevere.After all, if you give up when you encounter a problem, it's not even as good as not taking on the challenge in the first place.

The victorious person who has been peeing since childhood has never given up recalling all the conversations he had with Tang Hexiao over and over again, hoping to find clues from them.He hoped that he could recall the details that Tang Hexiao had inadvertently revealed but ignored by him in the previous conversations. Unexpectedly, the sudden inspiration finally came from Tang Linwen.

"... In order to keep his promise, he stayed in the hotel from time to time, just to 'take care' of the cypress tree..."

Fossein Hotel.

When a person runs away from home, he is always looking for a place to live.And when a person wants to find a hotel to live in, he is likely to find a hotel he is familiar with.

Half an hour later, Shao Yigui successfully found Tang Hexiao at the Fusisheng Hotel.

"I'm sorry, Yigui, I suddenly discovered something, a little messy, so I just want to be alone these days."

Tang Hexiao obviously encountered troubles. He locked himself in the hotel room during the day, opened the door and saw Shao Yigui, not in the mood to wonder how Shao Yigui found him, but just explained in a low mood why he had no news .

Shao Yigui couldn't help but wonder how bad it could be for Tang Hexiao, who had already encountered a dilemma, to completely forget about it?Of course, he will not inquire directly.Tang Hexiao claimed that he wanted to be alone, which meant that he didn't want to share his thoughts with anyone. If he asked rashly at this time, the other party would probably keep silent.

"Even if I can't help you, I still hope to stay by your side. I can stay by your side without making any noise." Shao Yigui deliberately lowered his posture.

Tang Hexiao couldn't refuse, and turned sideways to let Shao Yigui into the room.He let Shao Yigui into the house, so it was naturally impossible for the latter to sit there like a decoration.Shao Yigui didn't know many things about Tang Hexiao, but he knew more or less about his character.As he expected, not long after the two sat down, Tang Hexiao spoke.

"Yigui, if you knew that the person closest to you was actually your father's enemy, what would you do?"

Tang Hexiao used some rhetorical techniques in this question, but it didn't work at all, and the content of the allusion was obvious.Shao Yigui suppressed his unexpected expression and looked at Tang Hexiao who had only one brother and one uncle.If Tang Hexiao's so-called enemy was his uncle, why did he run away from home to avoid his brother?Moreover, Shao Yigui knew very well that Tang Hexiao was not close to his uncle at all from just a few words.But having said that, if Tang Linwen is said to be Tang Hexiao who killed his father and enemy... This is not a drama he performed in college. How can there be such a dramatic plot? Tang Linwen is actually a villain who killed his father?

"I don't know what I would do." Shao Yigui replied in a soft tone, "There are many things that are unimaginable without personal experience. I don't want to talk in rhetoric and mislead you with an irrelevant attitude and self-righteous thoughts The one who hurts the most.”

Tang Hexiao stared at Shao Yigui for a long time with slightly blank eyes, and finally, he started another topic without thinking: "I have known since I was a child that my parents have different attitudes towards my brother and me. They obviously I'm partial to me. A few days ago, I couldn't catch up with my brother's birthday because I was busy, but I spent the whole day with me just because I had a nightmare. It's a rare vacation. My brother and I want to go to different places. In the end, the whole family always goes to me The place I want to go. Just before my parents had an accident, they just missed an important piano competition of my elder brother because they were abroad, but the reason why they missed it was because I had a cold and a fever before that, crying for my mother, they So stay at home to take care of me, delaying the trip."

"You must have been good and cute when you were young. It's normal for your parents to be biased." Shao Yigui deliberately used light-hearted jokes to ease Tang Hexiao's gloomy tone. There is another reason.

Sure enough, Tang Hexiao continued, "Now I finally know why my parents did that. At that time, I didn't think about whether my brother is not my real brother. When I was young, I heard the story of Cinderella, and I secretly sympathized with it. Brother, I always feel that sometimes he looks like Cinderella." At this point, Tang Hexiao paused for a moment.At the end, he showed a bitter self-deprecating smile, "Life is really full of accidents. I didn't expect that I'm not the one I was born with."

"It doesn't matter if it's real or not, as long as people's hearts are real." Shao Yigui said sincerely.

Tang Hexiao was thoughtful, as if immersed in Shao Yigui's words, and sighed in a trance: "They must be sincere, and sincerely want to make up for me."

"Compensate you?" Shao Yigui asked repeatedly in a low voice.

He's more curious, but less eager to dig for answers.If Tang Hexiao didn't want to say it, he wouldn't ask any more.However, Tang Hexiao has obviously decided not to keep it.

"I was two years old that year, and I lived with my biological father. One day, my biological father died under the wheel to save a child who was almost killed by a car. The child's parents adopted me in order to repay their kindness. Since then Not only does he treat me as his own, but he even takes care of me more carefully than his own son."

The mystery was finally revealed.No wonder Tang Hexiao said that Tang Linwen was his father-killing enemy, even though in Shao Yigui's view, Tang Linwen should be quite innocent.

"When you were two years old, did Tang Lin ask you when you were five years old? Just now you asked me what I would do if it were me. I don't know about the others, but I think, I shouldn't know nothing just to keep a grudge. Make yourself miserable by being a five-year-old child." Shao Yigui tried to persuade him.

Tang Hexiao couldn't untie his knot because of this, he shook his head subconsciously resisting, "Actually, at that time, my parents ignored my eldest brother because of the 'Tang Dynasty', in order to seek attention, my eldest brother kept making accidents, sometimes he would deliberately get in the rain , and sometimes jumped down the stairs, that day, he deliberately ran to the road. He wanted to let his parents go home—but because of this, my father could never go home.” Tang He Xiaoyue said more excitedly, his He has a pure personality and cannot tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes. "These are actually not important. The most important thing is that he has been deceiving me in front of my face for the past 20 years!"

"You mean, Tang Linwen knew the truth?" Shao Yigui thought that a five-year-old child might not be able to figure out what happened.

"He knows." Tang Hexiao said forcefully and with certainty, "My blood type is actually type B. Every time he arranges to tamper with my medical report and change my blood type to type A."

It seems that Tang Linwen must know, Shao Yigui thinks so.However, he still didn't think there was anything wrong with Tang Lin's question. Unfortunately, Tang Hexiao thought differently.

"Every time I call him brother, I don't know how he accepts it without changing his face. How can he deceive me like this!"

"Perhaps he thought it would be good for you not to know."

"It's not that simple. Uncle is right. He can lie to me for so many years about such a big thing, so what else is true for him?"

Shao Yigui finally got to the source of the matter.

Speaking of it, Shao Yigui didn't want to gloat. To be honest, he still sympathized with Tang Hexiao, and even felt that Tang Linwen was very pitiful, but the whole thing was like a bloody business war combined with a family drama, which made the audience feel clichéd.

"So, your uncle told you the truth, right?" Shao Yigui pointed out rather than guessing, "Then he incited you to cooperate with him and fight against your elder brother?"

Tang Hexiao understood Shao Yigui's tone. He calmly raised his head and looked into the latter's eyes, and asked, "So, you think I'm stupid, don't you? Uncle clearly used me as a gunman, but I did it knowingly?"

"Since you know, why should you be designed by him?"

Tang Hexiao replied without hesitation: "Because that's what I want to do. I would rather be used by my uncle and be kicked away by him afterwards, or end badly because of going against my elder brother. These are not important. The important thing is that I want my elder brother to know He did it wrong, and I want him to know that I cannot forgive him for cheating for so many years. I want him to pay the price, even if the person who suffers the most in the end may actually be me.”

Having known Tang Hexiao for more than two months, it was the first time that Shao Yigui looked at this person differently.Shao Yigui used to think that this young man who seemed to be the flower of Gaoling was so easy to get, but at this moment he realized the stubbornness and purity in his character.As far as personal preferences are concerned, Shao Yigui doesn't appreciate such people. He appreciates people who are truly capable, rather than blindly doing things with one's strength and so-called beliefs, but he somewhat respects Tang Hexiao's determination and unwillingness to compromise.

"What are you going to do?" Shao Yigui asked.

"My elder brother and I each own 35% of the shares of 'Tang Dynasty', and my uncle owns 10%. As long as my uncle and I join forces, the next shareholders' meeting will oust him."

This was obviously the uncle's idea.Therefore, Shao Yigui understood why Liu Yan could not beat Tang Linwen for so many years. "If you think things are that simple, you will fail like your uncle did back then." He couldn't help shaking his head and pointed out.

Tang Hexiao asked in confusion, "Why?"

"As far as I know, in addition to these, 5% of the shares of 'Tang Dynasty' are in the hands of a veteran, and the rest are retail investors in the stock market. From the simplest point of view, the veteran must have more trust in Tang Linwen's ability to make money , I hope Tang Linwen will be the boss of the company, so Tang Linwen can be said to have 40% of the shares. At the same time, the funds in his hands are not my lies. I believe he can receive 10% of the stock at any time. If you and Liu Yan don’t get 50% If you own more than [-]% of the equity, you will definitely lose in the end.”

Shao Yigui was in business, and in fact he thought that Tang Hexiao shouldn't be so self-willed to "revenge", but seeing a flimsy plan like playing a house, his nature made him unable to stand by and do nothing.

Tang Hexiao does not have the talent of a businessman, but at least he understands mathematics: "So, you mean that my uncle and I should buy another 6% of the stock?"

"The two of you receive 6%, and each of you does not exceed 5%. It is true that there is no need to declare and file, but once you make such a big move in the stock market, how could Tang Linwen not notice it? It is not a matter of closing retail investors. Tang Linwen's funds are higher than yours. Strong, it is likely to come from behind. In addition, he can completely raise the stock price, and when you have no ability, the 'Tang Dynasty' will still belong to him sooner or later."

Tang Hexiao understood, but refused to give up: "There are some things, even if you know you will lose, you must do it."

His character is exactly the opposite of Shao Yigui's. If Shao Yigui wants to do something, he must win.It is also the same set of standards when watching other people do things.

"I can find a friend to help you with the acquisition, that's not the point. First, we have to find a way to cut off Tang Linwen's cash flow, and find a project to make his investment impossible. If possible, make a time difference. In short, to win It’s not impossible for Tang Lin to ask.” Shao Yigui still felt that it was unwise for Tang Hexiao to deal with Tang Lin’s questions in this way, but he was not someone who interfered in other people’s family affairs, and on the other hand, fighting with Tang Lin in the mall once would be a good idea. It's much more interesting than fighting each other over small-scale love issues.Since Tang Hexiao decided to compete with Tang Lin for the "Tang Dynasty", then, "I will help you, He Xiao."

Shao Yigui's action has begun.

That afternoon, Shao Yigui invited Tang Linwen to a coffee shop.Tang Linwen had no choice but to agree to meet because Tang Hexiao hadn't returned home yet.

"He Xiao is afraid that you are still angry with him and won't let him meet with me, so he dare not go home for the time being." Shao Yigui explained the situation in this way.Of course this is not the case, Tang Hexiao can't act, this is the real reason why he can't go home.

But Shao Yigui is very good at acting, so Tang Linwen didn't notice it. He followed Shao Yigui's opening remarks and got straight to the point: "I believe you didn't invite me here today to explain this matter."

Shao Yigui nodded. He had already thought up the dialogue, but he still deliberately hesitated to show his caution in wording: "Mr. Tang, I don't want this to sound like a philistine transaction, but this is indeed my life. Surprisingly, someone who doesn't know anything else came up with a solution."

"What way?" Tang Lin asked.

"You used to worry that I was too childish to have a long life. Although I can't guarantee my whole life now, in order to express my sincerity, I absolutely have no intention of ending the relationship with He Xiao at any time. I have a proposal for cooperation."

"Cooperation for what?"

"I know that Mr. Tang has always been interested in the abandoned open-pit mine in Xilin, which is very close to the Chunxiao Resort in the 'Tang Dynasty'. Mr. Tang wants to build a hotel under the sea and develop it into a scenic spot. I know many people have heard I don’t even think this idea is feasible. To be honest, I personally think that there are many difficulties that are not easy to overcome from the perspective of security, but Mr. Tang, your idea really makes me very admire. I have thought about inserting it before. One kick, regardless of success or failure, is commendable. Speaking of it, it can be said that a godsend opportunity has given me a chance. On the one hand, I am indeed interested in this project, on the other hand, and most importantly, a big project like this , once it starts, it means our long-term cooperative relationship. If He Xiao and I break up, it will only embarrass me. I will develop a stable relationship." Some of Shao Yigui's words were true, he had indeed thought about taking part in this pioneering project, but what he said seemed to be all true.

Tang Linwen didn't spend much time judging the plausible words, he decisively advanced the topic: "How do you plan to cooperate?"

Shao Yigui didn't think that with Tang Linwen's mind, he could really accept his rhetoric so completely, and he continued to show his sincerity: "To be honest, I know that this land is about to be called for public bidding, but for this project, Mr. I don't have a particularly strong partner, and I really want to use this to seek better rights for myself, but you are Brother He Xiao, and He Xiao is more important than business, so I can discuss everything."

Shao Yigui believed that his offer was very attractive.According to his previous investigation, although Tang Linwen was not determined to win the Xilin project, at least he spent a lot of thought, because the idea was too bold, and everyone just waited and watched. Tang Linwen couldn't find a partner at all.Time is running out, and if no one can be found, it will be meaningless for "Tang Dynasty" to bid on this land alone. After all, with "Tang Dynasty"'s medium and long-term strategy, it is impossible to invest too many resources in the Xilin project .Shao Yigui only likes effective attacks. He chose to start with this project, naturally so that Tang Linwen could not refuse.

However, no matter whether Tang Linwen accepted it or not, at least he was more calm than Shao Yigui expected.Shao Yigui spread out all the cards in his hand, but Tang Linwen did not reveal the result of the victory. He turned his head and looked at the street scene outside the floor-to-ceiling window, and suddenly said: "You said, you once played against yourself in a cafe. made a bet?"

Fortunately, Shao Yigui has a good memory—this is his capital for daring to lie—at this moment, he smiled gently as if nothing had happened, and replied: "Yes, and then I met He Xiao."

"Let's make a bet now. If the tenth person passing by this window is a man, we will cooperate with Xilin's project, otherwise we will give up."

Such a casual and reckless proposal was made serious and solemn by Tang Linwen.Shao Yigui had no choice but to look sideways in surprise at the man who was obviously a shrewd businessman, but ended up making decisions with uncertain bets.

What is the trap?Has the other party seen through his trap?Shao Yigui thought to himself, his expression remained unchanged on the surface, and he only pretended to be puzzled and asked: "Mr. Tang, I believe your judgment is enough to make the right decision. Why do you have to resign yourself to fate?"

Tang Linwen glanced at Shao Yigui with deep eyes that could not see a trace of thought. "Don't you believe in God's judgment?"

Shao Yigui felt inexplicably that the other party's language was mysterious.

At this moment, nine passers-by hurried past the window on the busy street.Shao Yigui noticed that Tang Linwen was actually looking out the window with special concern. This man who almost never revealed his emotions was looking into the distance intently, as if seeking an important answer.

A tenth pedestrian came over.The pedestrian in the white trench coat has long hair...and a beard.

"I will draft a contract this week, and then discuss the details." Tang Lin asked quickly, stood up and walked outside the cafe.