At the start, I tricked the school beauty, and ended up with twins?-Chapter 486 - 455 Signing a Bet Agreement

Chapter 486: Chapter 455 Signing a Bet Agreement

“Plagiarism can’t really be the word, it’s more like a challenge, or perhaps a provocation,”

Yu Shutong softly said as he pressed down on the agitated Laosan.

Then, smiling, he looked across the meeting table at Shengda Business, “Mr. Wei, I’ve always regarded your company and our Ideal Paradise as good partners. Moreover, your Chairman, Chen Qiao, has also visited us before and mentioned that our companies are like brothers.”

“So, I’m not quite clear on what you mean by a wager agreement.”

After finishing his statement, his gaze turned to the agreement on the table, “Shengda Group and Ideal Paradise Wager Agreement.” Even without opening it, he could guess what its contents were.

“Haha, absolutely, our relationship has always been amicable, but our Chairman says that even among friends, there is competition, and healthy business competition can promote the development of both companies,”

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Shengda Business’s Wei Wen chuckled, his words careful and precise, giving Yu Shutong no sense that he was nitpicking over nothing.

“That is true, competition breeds motivation,” Yu Shutong nodded in agreement, but then his tone quickly changed as he asked, “Is your Chairman Chen looking to swallow up our Ideal Paradise?”

Wei Wen was contemplating his next lines when Yu Shutong’s question caught him off guard, and he almost reflexively nodded: “Yes.” Two seconds later, he realized and quickly shook his head, “Of course not, we are brother companies after all!”

Embarrassed, Wei Wen couldn’t believe he had inadvertently revealed his true intentions. Yu Shutong was too cunning, asking such a question out of the blue.

Even if you know, there’s no need to ask directly! How awkward now!

Yu Shutong exchanged a look with Laosan, and then a meaningful smile appeared on his face:

“Of course, we understand. After all, ‘clear accounts make for good friendships.’ So tell us, how do we compete, what are the terms, and what are the outcomes? We don’t need to read that thick agreement of yours. Please have the notary lawyer draft it on the spot.”

He picked up the agreement from the table, not having flipped through a single page, and threw it back to Wei Wen.

With everything laid out in the open to target you, he surely didn’t trust that the pre-drafted agreement was clean.

“Uh… that’s possible. Actually, the content of the wager is quite simple. It’s about Shengda’s imminent development of a game called ‘The Day After Tomorrow,’ while your Ideal Paradise is also developing a game called ‘Tomorrow,’ right? The idea from Chairman Chen is to compare the sales of both games in the third month after two months have passed.”

“The party with the higher sales will be the winner of the wager agreement, and will receive 10% of the original shares of the losing company, plus ten million as a wager payment.”

Wei Wen speedily outlined the content of the wager agreement, his gaze fixed on Yu Shutong and the other two, beaming as if he already had complete control over them.

“Competing over sales volume? 10% original shares and ten million in wager payment?” Yu Shutong raised an eyebrow, these terms of reward and punishment were quite the lofty demand!

But it sounded as if Ideal Paradise had the advantage – after all, 10% of Shengda’s original shares were much more valuable than 10% of Ideal Paradise’s… Compared to that, the ten million seemed almost like an extra addition.

If Ideal Paradise won, that would be a game-changer!

However, Yu Shutong was certainly not the type to make decisions impulsively, especially since the company wasn’t his to decide alone.

“What do you think?” Yu Shutong, not proficient in business negotiations, turned the question over to Pu Tongren.

And although Pu Tongren had been in charge of sales for a while, he was also not very knowledgeable about this kind of business engagement.

“Ask Laosan.”

With no other option, Yu Shutong’s gaze shifted to Qin Shan, but it was clear that Qin Shan was even less suited for business negotiations.

“I don’t have an opinion either; I don’t really understand these things,” Qin Shan candidly admitted.

Wei Wen watched the three of them pass the buck among themselves and couldn’t help but sneer inwardly.

Who would have thought that a major company like Ideal Paradise would have core executives unable to handle a business engagement.

It seems that this Ideal Paradise isn’t all that great after all! It’s just a stroke of luck that these few university students managed to start it, right?

Chairman Chen even reminded him to be extra cautious and to choose his words and actions carefully before he left, but it seems totally unnecessary now!

Just three little brats, that’s all.

“So, have you guys reached a decision or not? Can someone who can make a decision come forward?” Wei Wen’s tone became more casual as he watched the three not knowing where to begin.

Pu Tongren and his companions exchanged glances; it wasn’t that they couldn’t make a decision, but they were unsure if they should agree to Shengda’s wager.

If they agreed and lost, Gu Yu would have no way to explain it when he returned.

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If they didn’t agree, it would be the same as Ideal Paradise voluntarily bowing down to Shengda Group, admitting that Tomorrow, which Yu Shutong had led the development team to create through sleepless nights, was inferior to their counterfeit version The Day After Tomorrow, which probably hadn’t even had its interface finished.

That was absolutely intolerable… If they really bowed down, it would severely damage the confidence of the employees at Ideal Paradise.

Just as the three were exchanging glances but were at a loss for words, Hu Shuo, dressed in a business suit, suddenly pushed the door of the conference room open and came in.

He had just been in the next room with the other executives of Ideal Paradise, listening to the business negotiation through surveillance.

After all, they were the executives Gu Yu had appointed before he left, and each of them had the right to know the current developmental direction of the company.

Seeing Pu Tongren and the others hesitating, Hu Shuo took the initiative to step forward:

“Let me talk to you, about the wager agreement, right?”

Hu Shuo moved a stool over, took a seat at the side of the conference table.

Yu Shutong breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing him, feeling much more at ease with Hu Shuo there.

Before Gu Yu left, he had assigned Hu Shuo to the position of product team leader, to assist him in product affairs within the development department.

However, due to the minimal need for product affairs during development, Yu Shutong had him go out to liaise with technical leads from various companies.

Every technical exchange and business task related to R&D was handled by Hu Shuo.

Hu Shuo had organized every matter perfectly, completing full-cycle work beautifully.

Yu Shutong didn’t underestimate his business capabilities in the slightest.

“Hmm, who are you?” As another young man who seemed about the same age as Yu Shutong and the others entered, Mr. Wei’s disregard for the management structure of Ideal Paradise grew a notch, and he asked indifferently.

“Business.” Hu Shuo was brief and to the point.

“Fine, then you can talk to me,” Mr. Wei nodded.

“I’m aware of the conditions of the wager you mentioned earlier, as well as the rewards and punishments in the wager agreement. I have some objections regarding parts of it.”

Hu Shuo went straight to the point, speaking to Wei Wen with a serious expression.

Seeing his earnestness, Mr. Wei couldn’t help but sit up straight: “Let’s hear your objections.”

“First of all, regarding the sales volume condition, I disagree. I think it can be changed to the number of monthly active users.”

“Next…”