Chapter 27 Controlling Shareholder

The Jixiang Hotel was the one hidden deep in the alley, where Harold had asked Jack to sign for the bill. Although Jack could sign for the bill there, he didn't want to have any ambiguous matters with Harold.

So, every time Jack came here, he paid for it himself. However, the hotel owner gave him a discount—20% off.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the city located by the sea was still bustling. At this time, the advantage of the Jixiang Hotel was revealed. After all, it was in an alley, so it was very quiet.

Jack had never understood why Harold and President Gao chose to drink at the Jixiang Hotel. He always felt that it wasn't just because the food there tasted good or because it was secluded.

It was only when Jack was waiting for someone here today that he understood that it could really make people calm down.

It was hard to say why. Maybe it was the retro - style decoration, maybe it was the morning glories climbing all over the wall outside the window, or maybe it was the guzheng music playing in the lobby.

The waiter brought Jack a cup of tea and nodded at him with a smile. Jack smiled back at her and then looked out the window.

It was still a few minutes before seven o'clock. Jack decided to wait for this person for another five minutes. If the person didn't come at 7:05, Jack would leave and have no more dealings with this person.

Jack took a sip of tea. When he put down the cup, he heard the door of the lobby open. He looked up and saw Du Dapeng rushing in.

Seeing Jack sitting in the lobby, Du Dapeng walked over quickly and said, "I'm not late, am I? The chain of my bicycle fell off on the way."

Jack looked at the clock hanging in the lobby. The hour hand was pointing at seven. Coincidentally, Jack's mobile phone also rang.

Jack nodded slightly at Du Dapeng, then took out his mobile phone and pointed at it, indicating that he would answer the call first.

Seeing the mobile phone, which was still a digital mobile phone, Du Dapeng's eyes showed more admiration for Jack.

In the electronics city, this small Motorola mobile phone wasn't cheap. What was even more astonishing was the monthly rental fee and the call charge. It was fifty cents per minute for both incoming and outgoing calls.

However, Du Dapeng noticed that recently, there had been a sudden increase in the number of people buying digital mobile phones. He heard that many people who bought mobile phones had made money from stock trading.

Moreover, recently, in crowded places, the ringtone of a mobile phone would suddenly be heard, and some people could be seen deliberately taking out their mobile phones from their arms in a crowded place, and then simply saying, "I won't be back for dinner," and hanging up the phone in a hurry.

Every time Du Dapeng saw such things, he thought those people were really cool. But in Jack's eyes, this was simply showing off.

Presumably, it was because of different mentalities. Jack rarely used his mobile phone, and only a few people knew his ten - digit mobile phone number.

Jack lowered his body to answer the phone, trying his best to let the table block him. This way of answering the phone seemed very strange to Du Dapeng.

Du Dapeng thought that Jack should be walking around the lobby while answering the phone and speaking loudly. Jack's way of answering the phone while hiding made Du Dapeng think that Jack was too low - key.

While Du Dapeng was silently criticizing Jack's way of answering the phone in his heart, Jack had already hung up the phone and sat up straight. Seeing Du Dapeng still standing there stupidly, Jack smiled and said, "Why don't you sit down? Is it because the way I answered the phone scared you?"

Du Dapeng quickly sat down and kept saying, "No, no..."

Jack smiled and then motioned to the waiter to serve the dishes. At this time, Du Dapeng took out the contract that Jack had left for him and handed it to Jack with both hands. Jack took it and looked at it. Du Dapeng had already signed and stamped it.

Jack nodded and put away the contract. He was already the controlling shareholder of Dapeng Computer. Buying a shareholding with just twenty thousand dollars, Jack thought it was too cheap.

Du Dapeng was taken aback and said, "Are you going to keep all the copies of this contract? There are three copies in total—"

Jack said, "Oh, I'll keep them all."

Du Dapeng was reluctant and said, "Shouldn't I have one copy?"

Jack shook his head and said, "No, no, no. It's better for me to keep them all."

Du Dapeng didn't insist anymore. He poured himself a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp.

The two of them didn't talk about anything while eating. They just focused on their meals.

After they were full, Jack said, "Pack your things. Set off tomorrow and go to the largest computer company in the country to obtain their agency rights."

Du Dapeng glanced at him and said, "What about the money?"

"Don't worry about the money. You just need to negotiate the price with them."

Du Dapeng nodded, knowing that he had really met a benefactor. He had thought about obtaining the agency rights for several brands or a certain brand of computers.

He had even thought that even if he couldn't obtain first-level agency rights, obtaining obtain secondary agency rights would be fine. If that didn't work, obtaining an even smaller agency would also be okay.

But he had inquired and found that no matter which level of agency rights it was, he couldn't afford the high agency fees.

Jack looked out the window and suddenly said, "Look, there are already Internet cafes on the street. Before long, computers will become a necessary item for every household. So, you not only need to obtain the agency rights for computers but also for one or several related devices such as processors, memory modules, and power supplies."

Du Dapeng nodded and then asked, "Do you know about computers too?"

Jack snorted and said, "Everyone will know a little about computer knowledge in the future."

At the end of the 1990s, the computer industry had entered an era where branded computers and assembled computers coexisted. Jack asked Du Dapeng to obtain the agency rights for branded computers and processors, which meant walking on two paths simultaneously and having both the fish and the bear's paw.

Du Dapeng now admired Jack so much that he couldn't find words to express it. He also didn't expect that this young bank clerk in front of him actually knew about things like CPUs and memory modules.

Since the person in front of him was also an understanding person, there was no reason for Du Dapeng not to listen.

The two of them discussed some specific issues. Jack said to him, "There are many people eyeing the computer market now. If you want to do better than them, you need to do a good job in after - sales service. As long as the after - sales service is good, it doesn't matter if your products are a bit more expensive. Anyway, when it comes to Dapeng Computer in the local computer industry, people should think of it as a guarantee of reputation and quality."

Du Dapeng listened carefully and even asked the waiter to bring a pen and paper to take notes seriously.

After everything was discussed, Du Dapeng said that he would pack his things tonight and head south early tomorrow morning.

Jack said "OK". To encourage him, Jack said half - jokingly and half - seriously, "As long as you work hard, when we come to have dinner again at this time next year, I guarantee that you'll come in a Santana."

Du Dapeng widened his eyes. The general manager, who only had a bicycle that made noise everywhere except the bell, didn't know whether to believe Jack's words.

However, he vaguely felt that the person in front of him had already helped him onto the horse and given him a push.

He didn't dare to think about a Santana. Having a motorcycle would be great! Du Dapeng thought to himself.