1001: Chapter 97 Is This It?_2 1001: Chapter 97 Is This It?_2 “You na your bottom line too, I’ll count down from three, two, one.”
“Alright.”
“Three, two, one—200,000.”
“400,000.”
“Hey, Hutter, if I have to spend 400,000 Dollars to buy information from you, I might as well head to Washington D.C.
and find another chief!”
Gru pretended to leave, but Hutter reached out to stop him.
“Fine, fine, let’s na another price.”
This ti, Gru didn’t rush.
You stopped , which ans you need my money too, Hutter.
Ha!
You’re damn low to the bone!
“400,000!”
“100,000!”
The deputy director from Bengbu froze, realizing that Gru’s thods were truly unorthodox.
“Fak, why did you lower the price again?”
The sheriff tilted his chin and said disdainfully.
“I’ve been bargaining like this for years out there.”
Hutter nodded and laughed.
“Fine, let keep talking.
That day, the weather was pretty bad in Washington D.C., and as soon as I hung up the call, I left the office.”
After finishing the sentence, Hutter took a sip from his cup.
Gru finally abandoned his hopes of getting free information and said calmly.
“Alright, 400 it is.
Tell everything clearly.
Speak!”
“Pay first.” Hutter didn’t even look at Gru, bluntly laying out his condition.
“What do you an?
Don’t trust or what?”
Gru wouldn’t believe his reputation was worth less than 400,000 Dollars.
“Tsk tsk~”
Hutter scanned Gru from head to toe, contemplating.
After all, everyone here is just a tool for the big shots, and they all work for the sa camp.
Face should still be given where due.
“Black Satan has his sights set on San Rodolfo.
He’s not happy with you, and he ntioned that it was his tacit approval that got the deputy director seat at Forbes in the first place!”
“Black Satan?
Is it the Black Satan I’m thinking of?”
“Who else could it be?
As for the operation to arrest Eris, it was all orchestrated by his people.
Now, tell , don’t you think this information is worth 400,000 Dollars?”
“Why are you divulging these details?” Gru asked cautiously.
“My boss’s boss was scapegoated and purged by his people, but that happened nearly a decade ago.
He probably never cared about what his subordinates were doing.”
Hutter downed his drink and asked.
“Now, isn’t it ti to pay up?”
Gru stood up, adjusted his clothes, and walked off, leaving only one line hanging in the air—
“Eris will give you a million, let’s split fifty-fifty then!”
“Fak, bastard!”
—————–
New Era, President’s Office, Cheng Daqi was reviewing reports accompanied by Lisa.
The speaker was one of New Era’s newly hired senior strategists, a top-level talent.
“…TikTok is currently engaging directly with several monopoly giants in the short video domain, most notably Facebook.
As you all might know, Zuckerberg once famously said, ‘Don’t be too proud to copy.’
“Within Facebook, there’s even a special chanism called ‘EARLY BIRD,’ whose main function is to monitor startups that potentially challenge Facebook’s dominance in social dia.
“Last year, to counter TikTok’s strong rise, Zuckerberg hurriedly incubated Lasso from Instagram’s Explore feature.
Now Lasso has been launched simultaneously in so countries and regions.
“But the problem is, TikTok’s rise was too fast, and Zuckerberg’s counterasures were clearly insufficient.
Lasso’s user growth trics are very, very, very dismal.
“Under this industry landscape, MAS’s future prospects are extrely worrying.
The essence of MCN is the internetization of brokerage services.
Even though we’ve optimized content creation pipelines and cost efficiency to the utmost, we’re ultimately tethered to the second-hand dealer—platforms.
“Chan, Lisa, for MAS, the best strategy is to either go public or sell it—before its downward trend becos apparent.
“Finally, I’m willing to take responsibility for my judgnt.
Thanks, everyone.”
Cheng Daqi applauded with evident emotion.
New Era spent so much money to bring in talent; at least they managed to identify a few capable people, and this strategist was proof.
Even without insider knowledge, just judging by the tempo of industry developnt, they pinpointed the limitations of MCN agencies operating on short video platforms.
The traffic algorithms of platforms are normal rules for individual creators, but for large-scale MCNs like MAS, they’re a constantly looming noose.
“You don’t need to take responsibility for your judgnt.
We are the decision-makers here.
You’ve presented very well, but I have a thought—instead of selling MAS outright, we could sell part of its shares to TikTok or its competitors.”
“Chan, what do you think?”
The blonde woman voiced her opinion—it aligned with Cheng Daqi’s initial idea.
MCN is like a fast-moving train of its ti, but the distance between its starting point and the end station is far too short.
Selling at the right ti is the best strategy.
“They’re unwilling to buy, or rather, their offered price doesn’t satisfy .”
Back in Shanhaiguan, Cheng Daqi had already received acquisition offers and investnt intentions—from TikTok’s competitors—but he had shelved them for the ti being.
Rather than cashing out a few billion, it’d be better to list MAS earlier and make use of its platform for financing.
Just as the conversation unfolded, Riel stepped into the room and reminded Cheng Daqi that Gru had arrived.
“Let’s call it a day for now.
Lisa, Gru is here.
Let’s have a al together.”
—————–
“…So, that’s how I left.”
Gru, knowing Lisa was a key figure trusted by both Cheng Daqi and Mi’er, openly recounted his eting with Hutter.
Yet, after hearing the story, neither Cheng Daqi nor Lisa could continue eating.
Those outside Arica might not understand Black Satan’s special standing, but the difficulty of securing consecutive presidential terms in Arica was enough to illustrate Black Satan’s imnse influence.
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