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[Game of Hunting]
[Episode 26]
How are things?
The decor is pretty much finished. Let me show you.
- Room temperature? - 24 degrees Celsius.
The color of the curtains is nice. They're similar to the ones in his house.
Very thoughtful.
Is the projector easy to use?
I've tried it. It works fine.
Very good. I want to come by just seeing it now.
Good work, Lin Bai. Go home now.
Bye.
They should be here now.
They're already here.
Don't go there directly.
Let's go.
They're still on guard. They won't come here directly.
There's no helping it.
This is a society under video surveillance.
His brother-in-law will tell him there's nobody else here.
They're heading over.
Chin up.
Austerlitz.
Success or failure hinges on this.
I'll keep an eye on him.
If I notice any changes in him
I'll provide you with immediate suggestions.
Okay.
Deputy Mayor Qu and Ms. Tan, please come in.
Deputy Mayor Qu, thank you for coming and not turning me down directly.
How come your girlfriend isn't here?
She's gone to Yunnan.
She isn't my girlfriend. We're just ordinary friends.
Ordinary friends?
How come she'd be willing to do so much for you?
She's willing to help others.
- Please. - This way, please.
Deputy Mayor Qu, try this tea and see if it's to your liking.
Hong Xin Wai Wei Tao varietal. Not bad.
Did the essential oil come with the room or did you specifically have it prepared?
Manager Zheng had it prepared especially for you.
He saw on your Weibo that you like rosemary essential oil.
This tea as well.
To make a guest feel at home is easier said than done.
Deputy Mayor Qu.
The picture of Zhan Tian Xiao is a major misunderstanding.
I need to explain it to you.
Manager Lin has a friend at the television station.
They had a program with an interview segment--
No need to continue.
Ms. Luo has already explained to me.
It was very coincidental.
Get to the point.
But let me say this first.
I came to accompany my wife today.
I'd also like to hear how you looked into me.
I don't have plans to leave my current post.
Understood.
I'd like to begin with Southland Corporation.
We'll go over what kind of company it is
what sort of prospects they have
and how compatible you and this company are.
Please take a look.
This is the IPO pre-disclosure list from China Securities Regulatory Commission.
Southland Times Innovation is preparing to be listed.
From their released prospectus
their lead underwriter and corporate shareholders--
I've already seen all this online.
The company's prospects and projects and all not bad.
Their main revenue is stable and shouldn't be an issue.
I'd like to learn more about what can't be found online.
You can talk about their financial strategy.
This will be their main battlefield.
Not much is seen in the media.
Okay.
Southland's present initiatives are basically post-IPO strategies.
As they are integrating resources under their banner
the all-new Southland will be releasing cloud-based financial services.
Please take a look.
This is the solution provider to nine well-known financial products.
This is a sensitive period, so the company's name is withheld.
Southland's strategic cooperation with them has basically been confirmed.
Basics of their cooperation include
providing IT resources to financial institutions
and online operation and maintenance services.
Banks, funds, insurance, securities, and so on are all covered.
A third-party associated with Southland will provide
a standard interface payment platform
and a sandbox environment.
Take a look at this diagram.
Southland's arrangements have already pervaded
the finance domain which has extremely high demands for security.
Just from this aspect, there seems to be more outline than substance.
It appears vague.
Southland seemingly doesn't have sufficient reason to ask for your help.
Please look here.
In China
there are many town-level small banks, funds, and securities institutions
that aren't as powerful as the four big banks.
It's difficult for them to provide
high-level online financial services on their own.
Southland can help them achieve online transaction services.
Synthetic data shows
payments to the countryside far exceed traditional estimates.
What's the basic plan?
For example, in rural villages.
This is exactly what I'm about to talk about.
High-speed low-cost online transactions for regional banks
is an instant solution to bottlenecks in rural e-commerce growth.
The rural economy is Southland's secondary platform.
It's a vertical online financial platform focused on rural villages.
It gathers P2P, P2C, and crowdfunding methods.
It's an intermediary platform that integrates
asset management methods into one.
Its main service is in
supply chain finance and cooperative finance.
This service will be launched soon.
Specific plan to launch this in rural counties?
There are plans and ideas.
However, what's missing is a fitting leader and executor.
- Go over the ideas. - Okay.
In the next two to three years, they will increase efforts
and set up 500 to 800 county-level operations centers
10,000 township liaison offices
and 50,000 to 80,000 village-level service stations.
This is in line with third- and fourth-tier cities' expansion strategies.
Hiring of main employees and teams are complete.
They're just waiting for a commander to step into position.
How will they increase efforts?
With 5 billion or 10 billion yuan?
That's why Southland needs you.
There are many financial concepts and strategies that need to be verified.
They have a grand blueprint but the draft isn't complete yet.
Time to move on to overseas.
In a secret overseas arrangement
Southland and an Internet enterprise located in Mountain View, California
reached an intent to collaborate 24 hours ago.
As of today, this company has already secured
financial services licenses in 22 states.
They will continue this and hope to cover all states in six months.
Through share acquisitions, Southland will access
American financial products price comparison services
to help clients purchase financial and insurance products.
Using this as a medium, they hope to be able to provide clients with
price comparisons of over 120 types of online financial products in Europe.
They guarantee European users will be able to buy at low prices
using the internet or mobile phones.
This doesn't stop at financial products.
This online price comparison service can also be used for
hotel reservations and transportation ticket bookings.
Southland Times Innovation is the majority shareholder behind them.
ECB has online banking supervision that ensures consistency
hereby giving rise to regulation across states.
Do they know of this?
Yes.
It replaced the old game rules for registration and business activities.
They know.
You were trapped in enormously complex affairs
but you still kept an eye on international affairs.
Southland truly had good judgment.
Southland believes I am capable of controlling such a large scope?
- Based on what? - It started with a story.
Last year in California
Southland's chairman met someone named Jamal at a cocktail party.
It was at Lending Club's annual meeting.
This Jamal mentioned you to Southland's chairman.
Deputy Mayor Qu, do you remember Jamal?
Quincy Jamal, a Columbia University schoolmate.
I'm glad he remembers me.
Coincidentally, at the same function
Kohei Kohira, a Pasona human resources consultant
in charge of the North America region
also mentioned you.
Do you remember Kohei Kohira?
He came to Beijing last year and stayed in the Development Zone.
I was his host.
Yes, a visit from the Nippon Foundation.
Two extraordinary people mentioned you in a setting like that
surprising Southland's executives.
Their reason for going to America was to find a CEO good in finance.
The first thing the ambitious bigshot did after returning to the country
was to find you.
Up to now.
Don't stop. Keep asking.
Deputy Mayor Qu, after all I've said
is there anything else you wish to know more about?
Was what you just covered your field of expertise?
I studied a bit.
It's not considered my expertise.
You did your homework.
To be frank, you've made me interested in Southland.
Thank you for your acknowledgment.
However, I know...
Even if you are interested, there's one more objective condition.
I know you are very unwilling to raise this subject
but I still want to express this again.
This objective condition is the reality you are facing in the Development Zone.
The soil and climate are changing, gradually becoming unsuitable for you.
The organization is changing.
Ranking, personnel, and responsibilities will all receive new arrangements
including new arrangements for you.
Don't underestimate rumors.
That's not what I'm thinking about.
I'm not crude like that.
Those who become officials all hope to accomplish much
and wish to be promoted to higher positions.
That is human nature and the way of bureaucracy.
But to you, losing this opportunity may mean losing a lot
including your ability to publish academic articles in "Fortune."
We, including your wife and all who care about you
are worried that before long
a young editor from an unremarkable academic institution will say to you
they don't wish for you to submit articles anymore.
These aren't words to scare you.
The younger generation is indeed formidable.
That is despite the fact that 10 years ago
you published an academic paper in "Journal of Finance."
Deputy Mayor Qu, some concessions are not to be tolerated.
My colleague and I, your wife, and Southland Corporation
call for a financial Qu Min Jing
an academic Qu Min Jing
and an entrepreneurial Qu Min Jing
to return in full force.
This will also be a major change for your family.
Ms. Tan will transfer from her current position
to Shenzhen University School of Foreign Languages.
She will have 60 percent more free time than she does now.
This is absolutely precious to you and your child.
Speaking of the child...
I'd like to speak about her special physique.
Look.
This is a comparison of air quality
in Shenzhen and Beijing the last three years.
Yun Zheng's health and her fondness for outdoor sports
needs no further comment from me.
In short, what you face now
is a life decision that can only bring benefits with no harm.
I hope Deputy Mayor Qu and Ms. Tan will make a prudent choice.
It's not necessary to mention how much your annual salary will be.
The future Southland Corporation will be an excellent stage.
It is a very rare opportunity.
Deputy Mayor Qu, you can think carefully
but please decide soon.
News travels fast nowadays.
There are only five days left in our contract with Southland.
There is indeed the risk of having all our efforts going down the drain.
Headhunting firms with a keen nose for information
have begun to get involved.
There are also at least four asset management companies
senior management teams from investment banks
have begun sending information to Southland.
Among them are Michael Guan of Hong Kong's HSBC.
You should known Michael Guan.
He's also your schoolmate from Columbia University.
I now understand what peer pressure is.
Deputy Mayor Qu.
If you wish to proceed further
the chairman of Southland can come to Beijing at any time
to speak to you directly.
At that time, all promises
will be confirmed in black and white.
We can meet.
Networking, right?
Okay.
You can set the time.
Okay.
We will notify Ms. Tan when it has been arranged.
Chairman Tu.
Hello, Chairman Tu. We are from Te Hui Executive Search.
Vice Chairman Yuan and I met with you in Shenzhen.
We've met?
Excellent.
Zheng Qiu Dong?
I'm not.
This is Zheng Qiu Dong.
You dared to call me in the middle of the night.
Excellent.
I've been working on this case with Manager Lin.
You're both better than Yuan Kun.
He's second fiddle to the both of you.
Chairman Tu, we're heading to Yanqing now.
We chose a farm in the mountains open to visitors.
This is on a weekend
because Qu Min Jing usually doesn't have much free time.
A weekend meeting on a rural farm?
Was this Qu Min Jing's idea?
He didn't insist on it.
We felt safety is more important than anything else.
He isn't an ordinary target. We need to consider his needs.
Chairman Tu.
Throughout this entire process
there is one point Manager Lin and I haven't been able to figure out
and have been perplexed by.
Tell me.
Since you and Qu Min Jing were classmates
why didn't he have any recollection of you when I mentioned your name?
It's a complicated story.
My ancestral hometown is Pingnan, Guangxi.
Have you heard of Hu Yi Huang, King Yu of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?
Shi Da Kai's comrade-in-arms.
Right. Hu Yi Huang was from Pingnan.
My wife is from Leizhou, Guangdong.
These two locations are completely unrelated
but share a deep-rooted characteristic.
Those with the same name must not marry.
As in the same surname.
It's an ancient social custom.
Both our families were insistent on this.
My wife and I both have surname Li.
My original name was Li Pei Qian.
Qu Min Jing will definitely remember this name.
Pei Qian, Pei Qian. ("To lose money.")
This is inauspicious for business.
That's why I changed my full name three years ago.
I took my mother's maiden name
both for my wife and for business.
Understand now?
I understand now.
Chairman Tu's current name was given by a great master.
Manager Li, you couldn't tell?
I'm a great master.
I came up with this name.
Tu is my mother's maiden name.
Where ignorance is bliss, it's folly to be wise.
Tu Fang Zhi.
What did I say?
I guessed that Qu Min Jing would research Southland through and through
but still be unable to discover who Tu Fang Zhi is.
It's an unexpected bonus.
I wasn't deliberately hiding from him.
It was an unexpected bonus.
Chairman Tu, the room is ready.
Take a rest first. We'll check in on Qu Min Jing.
I didn't come here to rest.
Since I'm here to see him, take me directly to him.
We can't, Chairman Tu. You're still our client.
You need to heed our plans.
Heed you?
Okay, I'll listen to you.
Stay with Chairman Tu. I'll go check in.
Okay.
Chairman Tu, this way.
Chairman Tu, please.
What's the meaning of this?
Chairman Tu, you now represent our client.
To achieve the perfect outcome, we need to be thoroughly prepared.
Must we do this?
You will be going into an important business meeting, after all.
These were all tailored for you.
You want me to make superficial changes and make a fresh start?
Okay, okay.
I'd better do what you say.
- Let's do this. - Please.
All right.
What are you doing?
Chairman Tu, there's no need to bring this to a first meeting.
It seems too overbearing.
Excessive.
Put it here.
Okay, thanks.
- Boss. - Here.
I brought a box of wine.
Let me tell you the names so you can introduce them later.
Okay.
This is the most important for today. Champagne.
- An '04 Dom Perignon. - Okay.
Chill it first.
Deputy Mayor Qu, Ms. Tan, sorry to make you wait.
It's fine. You came from the airport?
How come it's just you?
Chairman Tu will be here shortly.
I will make myself scarce after he arrives.
You two can speak freely and without any interruptions.
Can he represent Southland?
He absolutely can.
But he is not Southland's legal representative.
Southland's current legal representative is Li Fu Nan, his father.
He and his father singlehandedly built Southland.
He holds the true managing authority.
Tu Fang Zhi is also your college classmate.
You two can catch up.
You've told me before but I really can't recall him.
That's because he did not go by this name in the past.
He changed his name to Tu Fang Zhi later.
He did not ask to recruit you as your old classmate
because he was afraid of giving you a difficult choice
and afraid you'll outright reject him.
He's been keeping tabs on you all these years.
You could say he knows you the best.
He saved us a lot of investigation into you.
We came straight for you and didn't need alternative candidates.
An old classmate who has changed his name?
You'll know when he gets here.
He hasn't revealed his original name so as not to put you in a difficult spot.
He is a very good collaborator.
I have many classmates who are in business.
Who could it be?
An old classmate comes out of the blue.
It really makes one uneasy.
He's here.
Friend, oh friend.
Did you once remember me?
Big Qu!
Pei Qian, why did you change your name?
Were you trying to frighten me by being so mysterious?
I thought Southland had no connections to me.
So it was you!
My dad is the boss in name only.
I'm the actual boss.
Come.
Mrs. Qu.
Oh no. I've lost again.
Please don't mind, Mrs. Qu.
Big Qu and I made a bet when we were in school
to see which one of us would end up with the more beautiful wife.
I nearly won today.
Big Qu is older than me by a year.
I should call you Sister-in-law.
Chairman Tu.
Your daughter?
- Call him Uncle. - Hello, Uncle.
Another big kid.
She'll definitely be taller than you.
You all can continue to talk here. We'll leave you to yourselves.
Call us if you need anything.
Yun Zheng, I have delicious ice cream. Come with us.
Go but don't eat too much.
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
Leave the rest to me.
Remember, you are the best headhunters. Thank you.
Let's go.
What's the name of the best golfer in the world?
Lorena Ochoa.
Who?
You must have remembered wrong.
There's no such name. How come we haven't heard it?
I'm not wrong. She once won a championship at Mission Hills.
Oh, right. There is someone named Lorena something.
The landlord.
Hello.
They're done speaking?
They're eating now?
Did they order wine?
What kind?
Wonderful.
Serve a whole roasted lamb.
They ordered champagne.
Champagne!
Victory is in sight!
You guys are blocking my view.
How can the videographer be so amazing?
He can capture such a small ball so accurately.
Is that how headhunting is?
Yes.
You're absolutely correct.
I know who you were talking about.
Her name is Lorena Ochoa.
You should've said it in English.
I didn't make the connection since you said it in Mandarin.
She's Mexican, right?
Save it. You just looked her up.
No, I didn't.
It's here.
Here.
Ladies first.
Thank you.
Min Jing, here.
Dom Perignon and Baccarat champagne flutes?
I never expected a farm would have these.
Yes, how come they have these?
This shows that no matter what
our meeting is worth celebrating.
Drinking French champagne at a farm. This is difficult to achieve. I like it.
Come, let's drink!
This champagne couldn't have been from the farm.
It's been kept well.
It must have been the two headhunters who had this prepared.
Who else could it have been?
Those two were armed to the teeth.
They were prepared for anything.
These two professional HR were thorough and logical.
This headhunting firm you hired is quite incredible.
I counted.
From the first time Zheng Qiu Dong and Ms. Luo met me
it has only been a little over two weeks.
In these two weeks, every step was an obstacle for them.
I can sense this very clearly.
You went to the right people.
They've done their best.
If our employees could work the way they do
we wouldn't worry about our blueprints not turning into reality.
You reminded me of something. Hold on.
Zheng, it's Tu Fang Zhi.
My talk with Min Jing is going well.
Everything is progressing smoothly.
Come over to celebrate and have a drink with us.
Chairman Tu, I am happy for you from the bottom of my heart.
Today is a day for old classmates to catch up
as well as the moment you two begin a new future.
We won't be coming over. Enjoy yourselves.
There are many chances for us to drink in the future.
Congratulations.
All right. Another day, then.
Don't hang up yet.
Hello, Zheng?
You are very extraordinary.
Under such deep misunderstandings
you managed to bring about our present situation.
It's no easy feat.
Deputy Mayor Qu.
I am not as wise as you make me out to be.
Everybody nurses grievances
but one must not lose sight of the big picture.
It's as you said.
That is the logic.
By the way, let me ask you.
Where did the champagne and champagne flutes come from?
We prepared them in advance.
We anticipated it would be a perfect day.
Champagne would make this memorable and leave no regrets.
Thank you.
Zheng.
I believe your career will be a success.
All right, that's all. Goodbye.
Goodbye.
He said he's not coming. He's leaving the time for us.
He wished us well.
And the champagne?
They prepared it in advance.
I always thought headhunting firms only poached people.
I never expected they would be so reliable
handling matters sensibly and reasonably.
After a few dealings with headhunters this time...
I'm reminded of a Chinese poem.
Strong wind reveals the strength of grass.
The wise must embrace kindness.
Big Qu is spouting his poems again. Do you see that?
Since he's distracted, I'll make some arrangements.
Come to Shenzhen next month for a tour and come see the company.
All the same, whether you like it or not
Southland is in the southern lands.
I didn't expect so many twists and turns.
But the outcome is still satisfactory.
Qu Min Jing speaks highly of the two of you.
Can we understand this to mean he has agreed?
Such an important decision cannot be hurried.
What we need to look at now isn't the result, but the attitude.
Chairman Tu, I'm itching to ask this question.
Has Qu Min Jing made any considerable commitment?
No direct commitments.
Does this count?
He said he's long wanted to change his way of life.
It's time for him to set his resolve.
He said is immersed in tremendous disappointment
yet even bigger hope comes flying to him.
Does that count as a commitment? I think it does!
His heart has already sprouted wings!
Nobody can stop him from flying.
Thank you to the two of you.
Your mission was completed in a spectacular manner.
That's a lesson in headhunting.
Are we going to have to learn Cantonese when we go to Shenzhen?
No. Mandarin is spoken even in Hong Kong, not to mention Shenzhen.
Don't worry, Yun Zheng.
I know Cantonese. I'll teach you.
I don't believe you. Let's hear some.
Don't listen to your dad.
At most, he can speak a few words in Minnan.
Listen up.
Slowly looking back on nights when we belonged to each other.
Radiant you still are, the sun once shining in my heart.
Too much to say, too little time...
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