Ex-wife, Please Come Back

Chapter 441 The Profit Sharing

Sara's face blushed with humiliation as Jacob gave her his straightforward response.

They had sealed a kiss for a long time before Jacob slowly pulled away from Sara's smooth pinkish lips. Her lips' tender touch and taste left an unforgettable impression.

"How is the company going at the moment?" Sara asked while her tiny soft fingers intertwined as she looked ahead.

The company wouldn't have been able to hang on for long if it hadn't developed. Thus, it was now in huge trouble.

They would've had nothing left at that point.

"No one has yet given me a serious answer. Everyone is distracted by their own problems. There's not even a single person who wants to finance our ambition. Nonetheless, it barely matters to me. It won't stop us. Someone with the same dream as us will still cross our paths."

Jacob then reached out and tenderly stroked Sara's long, black, and smooth hair, as well as her charming face. Sara responded to his words with a couple of nods. Her eyes were wide, shimmering.

Jacob got an unexpected call the following day as soon as he came into work.

Shawn from the Ho Group had called. Shawn mentioned that he needed to speak with Jacob about something important and urgent.

He kept his meeting with the Ho Group to himself. Besides, Jacob hadn't seen Shawn in a long time, and he was on the edge of giving up.

However, Jacob was elated when the Ho Group approached him suddenly today. It appeared that their cooperation was showing signs of improvement. Jacob couldn't believe it.

When Shawn said something with the lines of "See you next time," he assumed it was just a sugar coated phrase. Jacob had not envisioned receiving a response from the Ho Group.

Such words may not insult others, and they may even give them hope, but they mean rejection most of the time.

Yet now, Jacob felt as if the sun had blazed on the universe as he stood in a formal black suit at the foot of the Ho Group's building. The darkness of clouds was unable to hide the light of the sun. Wasn't that agreeable?

He wasn't positive the last time he came here, but he was sure this time. Jacob straightened his clothes and chuckled. Every cloud has a silver lining. Jacob had figured out what this old saying implied.

Jacob arrived at the first-floor reception hall as soon as he saw the receptionist, who welcomed him kindly. Everything wasn't the same as he previously experienced.

"Mr. Jacob, please follow me. Mr. Shawn has been expecting your arrival. Welcome."

Jacob was calmly led to the elevator by the clerk. He smiled and said, "Thank you."

The receptionist smiled back and stood firm.

Jacob was a charismatic guy, in any case. Despite his notoriety, the receptionist always felt Jacob was a difficult man to meet.

She had never experienced such impulses from others, but she still felt the same way she encountered Jacob. Jacob's strong aura instantly enslaved the receptionist.

When Jacob turned around after the receptionist had guided him to the office, he thanked her and saw Shawn stand up and greet him.

"Mr. Jacob, please take a seat. I apologize for keeping you waiting."

As soon as Jacob arrived, Shawn apologized. As a businessman, he was competent.

"Mr. Shawn, you're welcome. That is something I should have addressed." Jacob quietly sat down in the chair pointed out by Shawn.

Shawn smiled and waved. Jacob was a positive public person than Jonathan, as shown through his actions and words.

Attempts to reach an agreement with the Shi Group previously failed poorly. With his head held high, Jonathan told Shawn that he would make no compromises in return for his collaboration.

Since he had gobbled up the market, Jonathan was able to speak in a harsh tone, which was also a problem that Shawn had nothing to do with.

"I'll tell you something, Mr. Jacob. I considered forming a partnership at the time, but the decision was not mine to create. I'll have to negotiate it with the company's directors and work hard to secure it."

Shawn displayed his business skills by revealing why he couldn't consider Jacob in the first place.

Before making a settlement, he would still have a Plan B. Jonathan's attitude was becoming too much for him to handle, which urged him to take the gamble.

"Have you gotten any results so far?" Jacob's face was devoid of any expression of excitement. Instead, he lay back on the sofa, a confident look on his face.

Shawn was indifferent about Jacob's reaction and just stared at him.

"We need to talk about how we'll do it because the preliminary decision says we can cooperate. Even so, I don't believe the profit share rate you discussed is rational."

Shawn's expression was solemn. Jacob's bid was tempting, but a 3-7 percent profit split between the two parties was not beneficial to long-term cooperation.

"Is this real? Are you really dissatisfied with the profit share portion?" Jacob shook his head dramatically. Was it likely that Shawn had ulterior motives and wanted to take advantage of him?

"I don't think we'll be able to reach a higher benefit sharing rate. That will be our most significant concession." Jacob's brows furrowed mildly, unfazed by the overwhelming prospect of cooperation.

"No, no, no. Mr. Jacob, it appeared like you misinterpreted me. I don't mean to refer that I oppose the profit share rate you proposed. Rather, I believe you have sacrificed too much, which is disruptive to our long-term cooperation."

As soon as Shawn said this, Jacob's attitude towards him changed a lot.

Jacob had a lot of respect for Shawn because he didn't make any extreme conditions. Furthermore, because of Shawn, he simply didn't believe that all businessmen were exploiters.

"I praise you highly. Mr. Shawn seems to be a sincere gentleman." Jacob chuckled while starting to like Shawn.

"As you see, I don't really care for these assets at my age. All I want to do is live a peaceful life. And success will fill me with joy." NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

Shawn smiled as well. They then looked at the details of their potential association. Jacob came up with some good ideas, winning Shawn's approval on several occasions.

Jacob also learned that Shawn could've been trusted as a business associate. Jacob insisted on going out to dine with Shawn after the two had finished discussing.

They dined at a well-known western restaurant known for its delectable fare. As soon as Jacob and Shawn sat down, he saw Alice and Thompson sitting nearby.

Although the world appeared to be big, it was actually tiny. People could always run into people they knew even though they didn't want to.

"Since we sat back down, Mr. Jacob, you've been staring in that direction. Have you seen someone you recognize?" Shawn followed Jacob's eye and shifted his attention in the same direction.

There was a man and a woman seated there. The woman was clad in dark sunglasses and had a strange color on her face.

Jacob nodded in agreement. Alice's swollen face captured his eye. He could tell Alice's face had an unpleasant color even though he couldn't see it perfectly from a distance.

"Yes, I'm acquainted with them." Jacob nodded and took a sip of the cold water from the glass on the table.

"That's great. How about we invite them to dinner?" Shawn said kindly that he was displaying his generosity.

"There's really no need, Mr. Shawn. We shouldn't interrupt them when they come out for dinner together." There appeared some features to him as Jacob bowed his head.

Jonathan was aware of what happened the other day. Was he the one who did it? If that was the case, he would be unable to intrude.