"Alright then, tell me how we should allocate it. If there's no problem, we'll settle it like this."
After a brief thought, Zhang Xupeng said decisively.
"We each have a principal of 120,000 yuan now. This principal also needs to deduct some money for daily meals and housing, so we definitely can't invest all of it."
"This is what I'm thinking: I'll invest 100,000, and you invest 80,000; based on 100 shares of equity distribution, I'll take 55.55%, and you'll take 44.45%. How about that?"
After speaking, Tan Jincheng smiled and added,
"Even if we lose money, we won't have to worry about not having money to go home. The 60,000 yuan we have left will be our capital to make a comeback."
Zhang Xupeng thought it over again.
Xiao Tan's plan didn't give him any advantage.
Although his shares were less, his corresponding investment was also less, so his risk would naturally be slightly smaller than Xiao Tan's.
This allocation method was still fair and just to him.
"No need for 44.45%, it's too hard to remember. How about you take 56%, and I take 44%?"
Before his voice faded, Zhang Xupeng quickly added,
"No, 44 sounds too unlucky. I'll take 43%. You'll be doing more work than me later, so it's reasonable for you to get one more point."
"Isn't that a bit much? Have you thought about how much this one extra point of equity will be worth if we get rich in the future?"
Zhang Xupeng looked at Tan Jincheng as if he were an idiot and said,
"Are you thinking too much? We don't even know if we can succeed. Besides, thinking bigger, even if we earn 10 million in the future, this one extra point won't be much more than the principal."
"And with 10 million, would we still care about this 100,000 or so?"
"What if we earn a hundred million, or even more, in the future?"
Tan Jincheng stared at Zhang Xupeng.
"Damn, a hundred million? Do you even know how much a hundred million is? Why don't you just say you're Yicheng's richest man? Xiao Tan, this way of thinking is no good. You haven't even learned to walk, and you're already thinking of running."
"Okay then, I hope you won't regret it in the future."
Tan Jincheng shrugged.
His identity as a reborn person definitely couldn't be exposed.
Right now, one extra point really seemed like nothing; but who knew what the future held?
He could only give this much of a reminder.
"If I regret it, I'll take your surname, Tan!"
Zhang Xupeng glared at Tan Jincheng.
"That won't do. I can't have such a big son."
"You want to die, don't you? Taking advantage of me~!"
"You're the one who said you'd take my surname."
"I said I'd take your surname IF I regretted it. You're looking for a beating."
After speaking, the two began wrestling, a common occurrence between the two brothers in their previous life.
They would start bickering at the slightest disagreement, but it was always playful and they never seriously hurt each other.
Tan Jincheng was very ticklish, and he couldn't stand it whenever Zhang Xupeng tickled him.
After Zhang Xupeng discovered this weakness, he used it repeatedly.
"Alright, alright, I was wrong; you say 43 then it's 43. 43 doesn't sound very good either, how about you take 40?"
"Get lost, still want to tickle me, huh?"
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. Now, let's talk about the company name."
Tan Jincheng quickly pleaded.
When it came to serious matters, Zhang Xupeng stopped.
The equity allocation was settled in this playful manner in a small hotel.
Tan Jincheng invested 100,000 yuan, and Zhang Xupeng invested 80,000 yuan, holding 57% and 43% respectively.
Company operations would follow the principle of friendly negotiation, but when differences arose between the two, Tan Jincheng's opinion would prevail.
Neither party's equity could be privately transferred.
If equity needed to be sold, the other party's consent was required, and the other party had priority purchase rights.
There were also other clauses, all of which Tan Jincheng had drafted in advance, referencing company law.
Besides the share percentages and the company name, Tan Jincheng had considered everything else that could be thought of.
He pulled them out of his backpack as if performing a magic trick, which truly stunned Zhang Xupeng.
"You, kid, you're too well prepared."
"Isn't being well prepared a good thing? Have you read them? No problem, right? If there's no problem, let's think about the company name together."
"Is it hard to pick a company name? Let's take one character from each of our names and call it Jinpeng. Like 'Pengcheng Sijin' (a bright future), right?"
Zhang Xupeng said with a grin; Pengjin also seemed okay, but since Xiao Tan was leading the company, let's call it Jinpeng.
"Jinpeng? That works. It's a bit common, but the meaning is good, let's go with it."
Tan Jincheng didn't object; Yongcheng Jinpeng Trading Co., Ltd. The company name was thus decided.
Next, they discussed what to do first tomorrow.
Most of the time, Tan Jincheng was speaking, and Zhang Xupeng was listening.
Throughout the night, Zhang Xupeng felt as if he was getting to know Tan Jincheng all over again.
He was meticulous in his thinking, well-prepared, nothing like his first time starting a business.
Xiao Tan seemed a bit different from before.
Everything is difficult at the beginning, but Xiao Tan had clarified both the direction and the leads.
So, he also had to study hard and not hold Xiao Tan back.
Unconsciously, the two had talked for nearly four hours.
It was past midnight, and only when sleepiness overcame them did they stop talking.
Late at night on October 10, 2004, inside an unknown hotel in Beicang District, Yongcheng City; two young men fell into a deep sleep, filled with beautiful expectations for the future.
The next morning, the biological clock formed by a year of working on a cruise ship woke them up early.
After washing up and changing into clean clothes, the two went to a breakfast shop near Ningzhi Vocational Institute for breakfast.
Scallion pancake wrapped with fried dough stick, tofu pudding, plus an egg, totaling two yuan and five fen; the prices in 2004 truly brought tears to one's eyes.
If it were 2023, just this one egg would cost two yuan.
At this time, the housing prices in Liren, the best community in Beicang, should be around 3000 yuan, right?
Some other communities that became famous later might be bought for less than 3000 yuan.
Some areas might still be barren at this time, compared to 2023, they were like newborn infants, full of opportunities.
The real rapid economic development of Beicang District should have started after 2008, and the housing prices did not increase much until before 2019.
In 2008, affected by the financial crisis, there was even a period of zero down payment for housing, which Tan Jincheng remembered very clearly.
Of course, if one had bought a house in Haibian Chunxiao around 2008, that would have been falling into a pit; at that time, the concept of sea-view villas was heavily hyped, and housing prices were almost at their highest point in the next 15 years.
If you bought in Xingang, there would be no problem at all, even Dagang would be fine.
Small goals, one step at a time, first earn money to buy a house; quickly find a place to settle down in this city!
After eating and paying the bill, Tan Jincheng pulled Zhang Xupeng out of the breakfast shop.
Student-like crowds in nearby shops had gradually increased.
With the official opening of Tianrunfa, the popularity of this street increased year by year.
The No. 703 bus, which passed through here, had always been the busiest bus route in Beicang District.
Such is the vibrancy of everyday life.
(End of chapter)