"Chairman. Feng Jing's voice showed a hint of exhaustion.

During this time, she was busy with the press conference, and her sleep time was compressed a lot, and she had just finished the plane, so her state was a little sluggish.

"Did the plane land?" Xia Ruofei asked with a smile, "Did the road go well?"

"It's good, it's on the way back to the farm. Feng Jing said with a smile, "Lingyun sent a car to pick it up." ”

"That's good. Xia Ruofei smiled, "There is still something here that you need to follow up." ”

Feng Jing joked: "You, a big capitalist, are too good at exploitation! I have just finished the press conference, and no one has returned to the company! I have started to distribute work again......

"Hehe, who made you capable?" Xia Ruofei said with a dry smile.

Then, he briefly told Feng Jing about the discussion with Old Black in the morning.

After Feng Jing heard this, she couldn't help but be surprised and said, "Chairman, you have negotiated such a large amount of business in just half a day?"

Xia Ruofei couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "Are you really the chairman of the board of directors?"

Feng Jing smiled and said, "Who made you always like to pick people?"

"I didn't even do your part at the auction yesterday, isn't it enough?" Xia Ruofei said depressedly.

"That's a special situation!" Feng Jing said mercilessly, "Why don't I take a long vacation, and you can feel the general manager of the company?"

Xia Ruofei couldn't help but feel a big head when he thought of those tedious daily management affairs, and hurriedly said: "Don't don't, you still have to stick to your post! Now that the company is developing rapidly, there is a serious shortage of manpower, and you can't do without it! After a while, everything will stabilize, and I will give you a holiday! Let you travel abroad!"

Feng Jing pursed her lips and said, "I know how to squeeze labor......

Xia Ruofei smiled dryly, and then said: "Speaking of this, I think the company's structure is not perfect enough, and the problem of personnel shortage has not been well solved, and when I come back, we will study it well, we need to enrich some senior management, and it is best to do some talent reserves, and the next step is that the speed of our company's expansion will not be slow......"

"I know, I've been thinking about this as well. Feng Jing said, "I'll find time to sort out my thoughts, and I'll write something for you to see first!"

"Well, thank you Mr. Feng!" Xia Ruofei said, this time he didn't tease, and his tone was very sincere.

"It's good if you know......" Feng Jing said with a hint of a smile in her eyes.

Then the two got back to business.

"Mr. Feng, the people from the Black Group should be in Sanshan in the next two days, they are in a hurry. Xia Ruofei said, "When the time comes, you will be responsible for contacting, mainly the following ......"

"Chairman, wait, I'll take note of it. Feng Jing said.

There was a noise on the phone, it should be Feng Jing looking for a notebook.

"Okay, you can say it!" Feng Jing said quickly.

"The core is the conditions that I negotiated with Old Black, which cannot be discounted in any way, a premium of 10 percent, a guaranteed acquisition in the coming year, no resale, etc., and things about George Black must be written into the by-laws of the agreement as a precondition for the agreement to take effect. Xia Ruofei said.

Feng Jing quickly recorded it and said, "I have memorized all of these, what else?"

"They're going to ask for a non-disclosure agreement, mostly a George Black thing, and they can't afford to lose this guy. Xia Ruofei said, "I have already agreed to this, but for the sake of secrecy, you don't need to take the team to follow up on this matter, just yourself! Anyway, it's not a difficult negotiation." ”

"Understood!" Feng Jing said.

"There is also the issue of confidentiality, we have to sign an agreement, and the content of the acquisition agreement, especially the supplementary provisions, cannot be leaked at all, otherwise we will slap ourselves in the face. Xia Ruofei said.

"Well, don't worry! I know the severity, I will go through a special process for this agreement, so I will not file it in the company, and I will rent a safe in the bank to store it when the time comes. Feng Jing said.

"It's for the best. Xia Ruofei said, "Also, although it is a long-term supply agreement, there is still a time limit, you can negotiate this, you can do it for three or five years, and I will give you full autonomy." ”

Anyway, the acquisition agreement is priced according to the standard of the auction price of the current year, and if the auction price of the current year is lower than that of the previous year, the price can still be insured by the standard of the previous year, so Xia Ruofei does not care too much about the time limit.

But it's better to have less, anyway, Taoyuan truffles don't have to worry about selling at all, there is no contract limit, if you don't cooperate with the Black Group happily, you can terminate it at any time.

Of course, the Blake Group must want to sign a long-term contract, after all, it has paid such a big price, although George Black is a loser, but after all, it is a family lineage, and the old Blake will give him a blow to the end without saying a word, only in exchange for a contract of three or five years, it is estimated that they are not easy to accept.

It's up to Feng Jing to talk about it.

Feng Jing said calmly: "I understand, I will report to you at any time during the negotiation process." ”

"Okay! After you go back, you will have a good rest for two days! You are indeed too tired during this time, so pay attention to your body. Xia Ruofei said.

Feng Jing's heart warmed slightly, and she said softly: "I know ......"

In normal times, Feng Jing would inevitably tease a few words, how could she rest for so many things in the company? But after listening to Xia Ruofei's ordinary words, a warm current surged in her heart, and the words changed when they came to her mouth.

Not long after the phone call with Feng Jing, Ma Xiong personally visited the presidential suite.

"Xia Sheng, thank you for giving me this face!" Ma Xiong said as soon as they met.

Xia Ruofei knew that he was talking about old Blake, so he smiled faintly and said: "Mr. Ma, you are serious, do business! Who would have trouble with money? Besides, it was George Blake who had a holiday with me, and they could deal with George Blake like this internally, which can be regarded as sincere." ”

"Haha! Anyway, you're giving me Ma Xiong's face, I know it!" Ma Xiong said, "Old Black just thanked me vigorously!"

"Don't talk about it, we don't have any friendship, don't be so foreign. Xia Ruofei said with a light smile.

"That's right!" Ma Xiong said with a smile, "There is a horse race tonight, if there is nothing to do in the afternoon, come with me to Happy Valley to see the excitement?" Guo Dong called me early in the morning!"

"Okay! Whatever you want!" Xia Ruofei said.

Hong Kong Island's horse racing culture is very prevalent, and has formed a complete industrial chain, such as auctions, training, transportation, veterinary, betting, etc., and of course, this huge industry also supports a large number of media: horse racing TV programs, radio, major newspapers, and a large number of professional horse racing analysts and commentators.

Xia Ruofei has also heard about this for a long time, and since he has the opportunity today, he wants to see it.

Ma Xiong said: "Then let's leave at five o'clock, and you will rest for a while in the afternoon." ”

"Okay, it's up to you!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile.

Ma Xiong chatted with Xia Ruofei for a few more words, and then said goodbye and left.

He didn't go home either, and directly opened a luxury suite in the hotel to rest.

At five o'clock, Xia Ruofei and Ma Xiong took his extended Bentley to Happy Valley on Hong Kong Island.

A place like the racecourse is not suitable for bringing children, so Huanhuan did not come this time, and Ma Zhiming and Tian Huixin did not join in the fun.

Happy Valley is located in the southeastern part of Wan Chai District, where Hong Kong Island's first racecourse was built, and horse racing began to be held here in 1846.

On the way, Ma Xiong also introduced the horse racing culture of Hong Kong Island and the history of Happy Valley Racecourse to Xia Ruofei with great interest.

At the beginning of night, they were already at Happy Valley Racecourse.

Wealthy people like Ma Xiong are naturally also members of the Club, and their cars drive directly to the members' exclusive parking area, so they don't need to walk around most of the racecourse to reach the entrance like ordinary spectators.

Guo Hongjianggui is a director of the Club, so he naturally has an independent box at the racecourse, and it is also a first-class box with an excellent location.

However, Ma Xiong came to cheer in person, and he also brought Xia Ruofei, who Guo Hongjiang wanted to make friends with, so he didn't ask the big to wait in the box, but personally went to the member parking area to greet him.

"Ma Dong, Mr. Xia, welcome!" Guo Hongjiang said with a warm smile on his face.

"Guo Dong greeted him personally, it seems that Xia Sheng still has a big face!" Ma Xiong said jokingly.

"Mr. Ma, aren't you the general of my army?" Xia Ruofei smiled bitterly, "Guo Dong is here to pick you up, how dare I work for Guo Dong as a junior?"

Guo Hongjiang said with a smile: "Both of you are my distinguished guests! Come on, come upstairs, please!"

The member boxes are on the second floor of the stands, and there are stairs next to the member parking lot, which is a few steps away.

The spacious compartment is equipped with soft and comfortable sofas, and the direction of the racecourse is a full-length floor-to-ceiling glass that can clearly see the entire racecourse.

Xia Ruofei saw that there were already a lot of people in the ordinary stands downstairs, and the interesting thing was that there were not many young people in the racecourse, most of them were middle-aged, and there were some elderly people, and almost everyone had a horse scripture, most of them were immersed in research, and rarely communicated with the people next to them.

Needless to say, the vast majority of the audience gambled on horses.

It can be seen that the gambling nature of Hong Kong Island citizens is still very heavy.

Guo Hongjiang asked with a smile: "Mr. Xia should be the first time to go to the racecourse, right?"

Xia Ruofei withdrew his gaze from the stands, nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, Guo Dong, there is still a long time before the start of the race, right? I think the attendance rate in this racecourse is already very high!"

"Betting on horses has become a part of the daily life of many Hong Kong Islanders. Guo Hongjiang said with a smile, "The weekly night games here in Happy Valley are full, and there are still many people who haven't had time to enter the stadium!"

Ma Xiong sighed: "I have watched horse racing in the UK before, and the atmosphere is completely different from our Hong Kong Island!"

"Oh?" Xia Ruofei said with great interest, "Mr. Ma tell me?"

Ma Xiong said: "In the UK, horse racing is also a kind of culture, for horse fans in these countries, watching horse racing on the spot is more of an opportunity for friends to gather, a kind of social entertainment, so they will mostly wear more formal clothes to watch horse racing on the spot, during the race, they will also drink and chat, and even a family picnic directly on the grass of the racecourse is also common, as for betting on horses, it is just a dispensable episode." ”

Speaking of this, Ma Xiong also glanced at the audience in the stands who were immersed in studying the Book of Horses, shook his head with a wry smile and said: "After this sport spread to Hong Kong Island, it feels like it has changed its taste, simply put, it is a heavy gamble and a light horse, everyone has no love for horse racing itself, the so-called horse racing culture is better than a horse gambling culture, and you can enter the racecourse if you are sloppy and sloppy, and you are basically immersed in the study of the Book of Horses, and occasionally communicate with the people next to you, that is also three sentences without leaving the gambling ......"

Guo Hongjiang said with a smile: "Ma Dong, betting on horse culture is also culture!"

Ma Xiong said: "As a businessman, it's not good to gamble too much. ”

Guo Hongjiang laughed and said, "Ma Dong, you don't look like a Hong Kong Island person at all!"

Then Guo Hongjiang said to Xia Ruofei: "Mr. Xia, do you say that there are a few people on Hong Kong Island who don't like to bet on horses? The year before last, the scale of local betting on the entire Hong Kong Island was about 180 billion Hong Kong dollars, of which about 100 billion Hong Kong dollars were horse racing betting! However, Ma Dong, an old Hong Kong Island tycoon, does not like to gamble on horses at all, and he has no interest in becoming a director of the Jockey Club. ”

"Individual interests are understandably different. Xia Ruofei said with a smile.

Ma Xiong also smiled self-deprecatingly and said: "Maybe I'm old and rigid! Xia Sheng, the first time you come to see horse racing, you can buy a few bets to play, it's just fun, as long as you don't indulge in it." ”

Xia Ruofei smiled and waved his hand and said, "I'm not very interested in gambling, I'm just here to see the excitement today." ”

Although Ma Xiong himself said that he didn't like to bet on horses, as a Hong Kong Islander, he naturally had a deep understanding of betting on horses, and he said with a smile: "You really want to buy a few bets today, just think of it as a cheer for Guo Dong." ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" Xia Ruofei asked curiously.

Guo Hongjiang said with a smile: "Let's say it myself! Among the horses competing tonight, one of them is mine." ”

Ma Xiong took over and said: "Xia Sheng, Guo Dong's horse is a champion horse!

"Really?" Xia Ruofei's gaze fell on the electronic display screen in the box.

Here is a list of the horses that will race tonight, along with live odds.

The calculation of the odds of horse racing is very complicated, and there are various ways to play, but the general calculation principle is to add up all the bets and distribute them to the person who buys them according to the proportion, this proportion is the odds, of course, the total amount of the bet is to be distributed after deducting a certain percentage of taxes.

The odds are naturally low for the big bets on the popular horses, and the odds for the less popular horses are also higher, and of course the risks are high.

The odds are based on the amount of bets on each horse in real time, and will not be fixed until the pre-race closure no longer accepts bets.

After Xia Ruofei glanced at it, he asked with a smile: "So, this 'Hong Kong Island Star' is Guo Dong's favorite horse?"

Ma Xiong nodded with a smile and said: "See, the odds are much lower than other horses, everyone is optimistic that this horse will win the championship tonight! Xia Sheng, Guo Dong, this 'Hong Kong Island Star' spent more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars when he bought it, but he has won a lot of races in the past six months, and the money to buy a horse should have been earned back a long time ago!"