Three days later, Shangguan Xiaobao raised enough funds and handed Zhao Chen a check with two million written on it. Zhao Chen identified it for a moment and signed his name and handprint on a loan contract.

After all, this is not a small amount of money. Even if Shangguan Xiaobao believes in it, Zhao Chen must be careful, so that this loan contract was obtained.

"Uncle Shangguan, how is the investigation?"

Zhao Chen carefully collected the check. If it was lost, it would seriously disrupt his plan. For convenience, the nature of this check is an unnamed check, which means that anyone can use it if they get it.

"I went to ask in the past three days. Most publishers have no intention of selling, and only two poorly managed medium-sized publishers have the possibility of acquiring it!"

Shangguan Xiaobao obviously put a piece of paper in front of Zhao Chen, with a bunch of publishing house names, operation status and valuation!

Zhao Chen picked up the paper and looked at it a few times. Most of the publishing houses were beaten, and there were only two that were not sure. I think it was the two poorly managed publishing houses that Shangguan Xiaobao mentioned.

"Uncle Shangguan, thank you for your hard work! But I have to ask you to accompany me on a trip. If you can accomplish this today, please ask Uncle Shangguan to have a good meal!"

Zhao Chen's meaning is quite obvious. Although he is already a celebrity in Xiangjiang, he is not as good as Shangguan Xiaobao in terms of grades. Moreover, Shangguan Xiaobao has been in Chaiwan for so many years and is a standard local snake. There will be a big difference between Shangguan Xiaobao or not.

"You boy! Forget it, there's no need to have a meal. No matter how Fang Zheng said that I am also your subordinate, it would be okay to accompany you for a trip!"

"That's great, let's go now!"

"Okay, then go to the nearest Benma Publishing House first!"

Benma Publishing House is an old publishing house in Xiangjiang. It is of medium scale and is only a few hundred meters away from Tianxia Comics Company. It can be said that both parties belong to the "neighbors"!

Zhao Chen, a publisher that is so close, has also been here. At that time, because the creation of Tianxia Comics Company, he looked for cheap and affordable publishers everywhere in order to save costs. The Benma Publishing House was so close that he naturally did not let it go.

Benma Publishing House, because Shangguan Xiaobao made a phone call earlier, the boss of Benma Publishing House came out to receive the two of them and welcomed them in.

"You two should have something important to come here this time. Does your company want to change the publisher to publish at your own expense? If this is the case, Benma Publishing House will definitely give your company the lowest price. As for the quality, it is absolutely safe!"

The old man at Benma Publishing House is always a middle-aged man with a big belly with a round face and a square buzz cut, and a smile on his face, which looks a bit like Maitreya Buddha.

The boss naturally knew Zhao Chen. Seeing that Zhao Chen came here in person this time, Shangguan Xiaobao was still accompanying him. In his opinion, Zhao Chen was simply the money bag in the industry. As long as the Benma Publishing House can publish the magazines and comics daily of Tianxia Comics Company, the profit can be said to be quite considerable.

Today's Benma Publishing House is no longer as good as before. The business can be said to be quite light. There are more than a dozen employees in the huge factory. Except for some who are working, the rest of the employees have no work to do, so they can only stand aside and occasionally fight and be lazy.

In this factory, there are various huge machines, and some books or publications are continuously printed out, and they are placed in some cardboard boxes by several employees.

"Old Hu, we are not here for this time! Now there is a big thing to discuss with you carefully, and this matter is also a good thing for you!"

Zhao Chen didn't say anything, and a commercial smile appeared on his face. He was far from a rival to Shangguan Xiaobao in terms of negotiations, so he naturally left it to Shangguan Xiaobao to handle it.

"Oh, I don't know what a good thing is? Hu listened attentively!"

The boss named Hu clearly showed a disappointed expression on his face, but he had been rolling in business for so many years and asked with a more reluctant smile in a flash.

"We came here specifically for your club this time, hoping to acquire your club!"

Hearing Shangguan Xiaobao say this, the boss of Benma Publishing House changed his face several times. He never expected that Zhao Chen and Shangguan Xiaobao's plan to come here was to acquire Benma Publishing House.

This Benma Publishing House can be said to be his lifeblood. He has been in this industry for more than ten years and has reached its current scale since it was zero. Although it has declined now, he is naturally extremely reluctant to let it go. After all, this is the crystallization of his hard work over the years.

But he knew the current situation facing Benma Publishing House. To put it bluntly, it would not last for a few years. It would be possible unless some equipment is purchased and some employees are laid off. However, by then Benma Publishing House can only be considered a small publishing house, and there is naturally a huge difference in value.

"Two, let me think about it first!"

After all, this is a big deal, and the boss of Benma Publishing House can't make a turn for a while. He can be said to be very confused. On the one hand, he can't bear to spend so many years of hard work, but on the other hand, he seems to have to sell it. At least the buyer can always negotiate a good price when he comes to the door, which is much better than selling it out of the factory.

The boss of Benma Publishing House's chest was undulating. After a while, he stretched out a palm and said, "It can be sold for sale, but it cannot be lower than this number!"

Zhao Chen and Shangguan Xiaobao looked at the thick palm and couldn't help but look at each other. The price exceeded their psychological expectations and was obviously above their psychological price.

"Old Hu, your price is too high. Can you give it a little discount? You also know that the world comics company has not been established for a long time and cannot afford so much money at all!"

Seeing that Zhao Chen did not speak, Shangguan Xiaobao had to show a embarrassed expression and said, "The implication is to naturally reduce the price, after all, he also knows how much money Zhao Chen has."

"Oh, let's just let me see, because Brother Shangguan has gained so many years of face, the price can also be negotiated! But after all, this is Hu's hard work for so many years, so I can't sell it at a loss!"

With this sentence from the boss of the Benma Publishing House, Shangguan Xiaobao couldn't help but smile on his serious face, just give him face.

The two of them have been in business for so many years, so the negotiation methods are naturally not bad. But no matter what Shangguan Xiaobao said, the price ended up being four million. The boss of Benma Publishing House will never continue to lower the price.

"Oh, Lao Hu, we can't get four million in a short time. If the price is reduced, you can consider it!"

Shangguan Xiaobao sighed. The price of four million was not something that Zhao Chen could do now. Seeing that the boss of Benma Publishing House still had no plans to reduce the price, Shangguan Xiaobao had to stand up from his seat.

Zhao Chen, who was standing beside him, was preparing to follow Shangguan Xiaobao with an expression that he was only on the lead of Shangguan Xiaobao.

"Wait, Brother Shangguan, I can lower the price for another 3.8 million. What do you think? This is the lowest price."

The boss of Benma Publishing House was about to leave, and quickly spoke, but the price was only reduced by 200,000 yuan. Even so, the boss of Benma Publishing House also had a painful expression on his face.

"Old Hu, we need to think about it, and we will give you a reply after we have finished thinking!"

Shangguan Xiaobao just paused for a moment, and finally said such a polite word, leaving the Benma Publishing House with Zhao Chen.

"Uncle Shangguan, what do you think?" After the two left the Benma Publishing House, Zhao Chen couldn't help asking, he didn't know whether the price was worth it.

"It's okay, it feels a little expensive! The equipment of Benma Publishing House is a bit outdated and the factory is rented, so it's not worth the price at all! Okay, let's go and see Pioneer Publishing House again. If it doesn't work, then consider Benma Publishing House!"

"OK!"

Zhao Chen naturally had no objection. In this regard, he was no different from the blind. Shangguan Xiaobao is an expert and he could not cheat himself. It is absolutely right to listen to him!

Pioneer Publishing House is also located in Chai Wan, but it is a little distance from Tianxia Comics Company. The address is located at the edge of Chai Wan.

For Zhao Chen, distance is not a problem. At most, it is a little troublesome, and the most important thing is the price. If the price cannot be negotiated, he can only buy Benma Publishing House.

In addition to being far more powerful in scale and personnel than small publishers, medium-sized publishers have much deeper foundations. Their predecessors are often small publishers, which are gradually expanded.

It is because there are too many newspapers and comic companies in Xiangjiang that so many publishing houses have been bred. There are nearly ten located in Chaiwan alone, which can be said to be quite inflated.
Chapter completed!