“What is this?”
Du Fei took the folder handed to him by Liu Shishi.
Liu Shishi said, “You’ll know when you open it.”
Du Fei hummed and then opened the folder.
After a few minutes of looking, he looked up with a helpless expression and said, “Shishi, do we need to be so clear-cut between us?”
It turned out that Liu Shishi had handed him a draft document regarding company shares.
Liu Shishi seemed to have anticipated Du Fei’s reaction. She chuckled and said, “That won’t do. As the saying goes, even brothers should keep clear accounts. Even though we are boyfriend and girlfriend, since we are starting a company, we must clarify everything beforehand to avoid future conflicts!”
“But it doesn’t have to be seventy-thirty, right? I already said I can’t participate in the company’s creation and operation. You’re giving me seventy percent of the shares, which is way too much. Hurry up and change it. Seven for you and three for me would be more like it.”
Du Fei pointed at the equity distribution in the document and said to Liu Shishi.
However, Liu Shishi shook her head. She knew very well that Du Fei was doing this entirely for her.
Since he could do so much for her, how could Liu Shishi accept it with peace of mind?
Therefore, when allocating company equity, Liu Shishi placed the larger portion under Du Fei’s name, while she only took a small portion.
And for her, this was more than enough.
After all, she had already witnessed how miraculous the effects of Du Fei’s formulas were.
Liu Shishi was very clear about her own abilities. Perhaps she did have some business talent, but compared to Du Fei’s formulas, it was not even in the same league.
It was as if Liu Shishi were applying for a job now; at best, she could be a mid-level manager in a large company.
But if Du Fei were to release the formulas he held, it would immediately cause all top cosmetic companies, both domestic and international, to scramble for them, to the point of a desperate struggle.
So, her conscience told Liu Shishi that she should do this.
Seeing that Liu Shishi was adamant, Du Fei knew he couldn’t force the issue.
After some consideration, Du Fei said softly, “Shishi, I know you’re doing this for my sake, thinking that I’ve put in a lot of effort and should have a larger share. But have you considered that you’ll have to handle all the company’s affairs alone in the future, and I won’t be able to help at all? If you really want to distribute the equity like this, I think it’s too unfair to yourself.”
“Besides, I actually don’t care about the amount of shares because there’s no distinction between us. Yours is mine, and mine is yours, don’t you think?”
Du Fei’s tone and expression made Liu Shishi lower her head shyly.
What was Du Fei doing? They were talking about company matters, and it turned into sweet talk.
How come she hadn’t noticed before that he was so good at coaxing people?
After Du Fei’s ‘unreasonable pestering,’ Liu Shishi finally agreed to his proposal.
“For the company shares, you’ll own fifty-one percent, guaranteeing absolute controlling power, and I’ll take twenty-nine percent…”
“You’ll take twenty-nine percent, so what about the remaining twenty percent?”
Before Du Fei could finish, Liu Shishi interrupted him.
Normally, if she owned fifty-one percent to guarantee absolute control, then Du Fei should have owned the remaining forty-nine percent.
Why was it that according to him, there was still twenty percent missing?
“The remaining twenty percent, of course, is to be reserved for the veteran elites who will assist you in managing the company. In this day and age, without some benefits, even if we have the formulas, those elites won’t give up their positions in multinational corporations or high salaries to come to us, will they?”
Du Fei said as a matter of course.
Liu Shishi suddenly understood.
To think she considered herself a business elite, yet she had forgotten this crucial point.
Nowadays, to attract truly capable business talents, one must offer something attractive.
What could attract these business talents? It was, after all, sufficient benefits.
In some multinational corporations or industry giants, they might receive substantial financial rewards and positions, but correspondingly, their opportunities for advancement were limited.
No matter how hard they tried, in the end, they could at most become professional managers, which was their limit.
But Liu Shishi’s company was different. As long as they had the ability, they could obtain the company’s initial shares and become shareholders.
In the future, as the company grew stronger, even if they did nothing, or even left the company, they could enjoy huge annual dividends. This kind of temptation was very appealing.
Of course, the prerequisite was that Liu Shishi’s company had sufficient potential. Otherwise, for some shoddy companies, even if they were offered ninety-nine percent of the shares, those business talents wouldn’t even give them a second glance.
“Tsk tsk, Du Fei, you said earlier that you didn’t have much business acumen, but I think you’re even better than me.”
Liu Shishi looked Du Fei up and down and then praised him.
Du Fei chuckled, “Not at all, I’m just making things up from watching TV. It’s all theoretical. When it comes to actual operations, I’m not even qualified to be your student.”
Giggles.
Du Fei’s words made Liu Shishi very happy, she couldn’t stop laughing.
“By the way, Du Fei, there’s one more thing that I think will have a very big impact on the company.”
After deciding on the company’s equity issues, Liu Shishi thought of another matter.
Du Fei: “What is it?”
Next, Liu Shishi told Du Fei that in the past few days, besides preparing for the new company, she had been searching everywhere for the raw materials for Du Fei’s few formulas.
Originally, Liu Shishi thought that Du Fei’s statement about not being able to mass-produce was due to some technical reasons.
Who knew that after truly understanding it, Liu Shishi realized that the raw materials for Du Fei’s formulas were extremely rare.
Indeed, the few beauty products made with Du Fei’s formulas had extraordinary effects, and once launched, they would undoubtedly explode the market.
But after exploding the market, they also needed to have products to sell.
Based on the information Liu Shishi had gathered in the past few days, their products would likely be out of stock within ten to fifteen days at most.
“Originally, this problem was indeed troublesome, but now, don’t worry, it has been resolved.”
Unexpectedly, after hearing Liu Shishi’s concerns, Du Fei appeared completely unconcerned.
Then, Du Fei briefly explained what happened when he treated Situ Guang’s daughter.
It turned out that the Situ family’s industries included a medicinal materials company. When Du Fei proposed to purchase some medicinal materials, Situ Guang readily agreed and stated that he would provide full supply of the medicinal materials Du Fei needed.
After listening to Du Fei, Liu Shishi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The worries of the past few days could finally be put to rest.