Chapter 41: Starry Seas
Early in the morning, on the Xinghai side, the company’s two bosses waited right on time at the entrance to greet the slowly arriving San Xin Group convoy.
“If this matter is handled well, I won’t go back on the conditions I promised you.”
The convoy slowly stopped, Jin Ze smiled and said something inexplicable to Sister Jin beside him, then opened the car door and got out.
Fan Ren saw the visitors get out of the car, then he and Liu Jun went up to greet them.
“Hello, I am General Manager Fan of Xinghai, and the vice president of our company beside me is Liu Jun.”
He took the initiative to extend his hand and shake with Hei Ze, then let go, his gaze turning to Jin Qiaoying who was walking down from the other side of the car.
Jin Qiaoying was still dressed in all black, as if she had a special fondness for black.
Fan Ren met her gaze for a moment, saw that she had no expression, then withdrew his gaze and led the group into the company.
After everyone arrived in the meeting room and sat down, there was another round of pleasantries.
Jin Ze always had that smile that made people feel like a spring breeze, while today’s Jin Qiaoying seemed not to recognize the two heads of Xinghai in front of her, sitting silently in her seat from beginning to end.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the meeting room felt inexplicably strange to Liu Jun.
Clearly, given the previous multiple friendly cooperation between Xinghai and San Xin, there was no need for such mutual pleasantries.
But now, San Xin’s attitude was really intriguing.
“This visit, meeting General Manager Fan is the main purpose, and secondly, it’s about the solid-state battery developed by your company.”
Listening to Jin Ze still speaking euphemistically, impatience was already showing on Fan Ren’s face.
Wouldn’t it be better to spend this time reading a book to improve skill points? Accompanying this embarrassing San Xin young master in this back-and-forth mutual flattery was purely a waste of time.
“It’s like this, not to make General Manager Fan laugh, but since I’ve taken over San Xin for too short a time, the elders at home still hope I can undergo some training in China. Our San Xin company internally has decided that I will take over from my sister and temporarily serve as the head of San Xin Group’s China District.”
Jin Ze continued with a smile on his face, plainly stating the personnel changes in San Xin’s senior executives.
Hearing this, Fan Ren and Liu Jun exchanged a surprised glance, finally understanding why Jin Qiaoying had been completely silent until now—no one could feel good about this.
He nodded and softly said “congratulations,” then too lazy to continue the pretense, he kept looking at the other with doubt.
Jin Ze turned his head to glance at Jin Qiaoying beside him, then no longer beat around the bush, and directly said softly: “Regarding the two patents of your company, I have to say, your company being able to develop the solid-state battery is a technology that can bring great convenience to all humanity, and I personally express utmost admiration.”
With a “bang,” Jin Qiaoying stood up straight, interrupting Jin Ze’s speech.
She coldly scanned the surrounding accompanying personnel, pointed to the door and said coldly: “You all go out first, General Manager Fan and I have something to discuss.”
Hearing this, San Xin’s accompanying personnel looked at Jin Ze, and after he nodded, they filed out.
“And you all!”
Jin Qiaoying continued pointing at several Xinghai accompanying senior executives beside Fan Ren.
Fan Ren looked at Jin Qiaoying’s eyes that showed extreme determination, then nodded slightly.
The Xinghai senior executives also followed out immediately.
After the door closed, Jin Qiaoying, who had been standing without sitting, scanned the three remaining men in the room.
Then she spoke.
“San Xin senior executives have decided to invest 50 billion to acquire Xinghai Technology.”
With just a few short words, the meeting room instantly fell silent.
Surprise flashed across Fan Ren’s face, but Liu Jun beside him couldn’t hold it together.
50 billion!
Their Liu Family had struggled for three generations to reach a scale of only 20 to 30 billion, and for that, the family was in turmoil, even he, the legitimate eldest son, had been “kicked out of the family.”
But now, 50 billion!
As long as Fan Ren nodded, it would be within easy reach!
He couldn’t help turning to look at his good brother beside him, waiting for Fan Ren’s answer.
Jin Ze also lost that smile, his gaze gradually turning fierce as he looked at Fan Ren.
Obviously, this terrifying figure of 50 billion was absolutely a massive sum that would hurt San Xin’s vitality.
Keep in mind, this was cash!
“And me! As long as you nod, even I am yours.”
As Jin Qiaoying’s words fell, all the strength in her body seemed to be drained, and she collapsed onto the sofa behind her, her body gradually sinking in.
Jin Ze stared at Fan Ren who showed no expression, nodding slightly: “As long as you nod, she is yours too, the legitimate eldest daughter of San Xin Jin Family, possessing the purest bloodline of our Jin Family, still 28 years old and maintaining”
Fan Ren’s gaze turned to the sofa, where the woman from his memory who had exuded confidence and charm at that moment was now, as if overly frightened, curling up and trembling slightly.
“Maintaining what!”
This was Liu Jun blurting out a curse, interrupting Jin Ze.
“Rude!”
Jin Ze disdainfully glanced at him, a loser stripped of family inheritance rights, who only had his current status thanks to Xinghai, yet dared to speak arrogantly to him.
“It’s quite rude, isn’t it, Sister Jin?”
Fan Ren spoke, ignoring Jin Ze in front of him, turning instead to Jin Qiaoying who had already shed tears of humiliation.
As his words fell, Jin Qiaoying’s trembling body stopped, and she slowly raised her head, looking at Fan Ren in disbelief.
At this moment, although she had already guessed Fan Ren’s answer in her heart, until he said it out loud, she still couldn’t believe it a hundred times over.
She didn’t believe anyone could refuse, refuse this number that would instantly propel him to the front ranks of the global rich list.
And even in this, it came with the gift of San Xin Group’s “eldest princess.”
No man in the world could refuse these two conditions!
‘Except me!’ Fan Ren couldn’t help thinking in his heart.
“Mr. Fan, please speak more directly. My translator is not here, I might not understand the meaning in your words.”
Jin Ze’s expression had turned to excitement; he thought the same as Jin Qiaoying—no one could refuse these two conditions.
Xinghai’s solid-state battery first batch of products would take six months to generate 5 billion in revenue, from which a portion of costs would still need to be deducted.
Although holding the patent killer weapon, earning 50 billion in pure profit was absolutely not something achievable in a short time.
And now, with just a nod, 50 billion would be in hand.
Plus San Xin’s eldest princess, seen as the dream lover by countless men.
Jin Ze really didn’t believe anyone would refuse.
It had to be said that the price offered by San Xin was a very fair patent acquisition price.
Fan Ren didn’t hide at all that he was genuinely tempted.
But there was always a but.
In his mind, he couldn’t help recalling a sentence from a space book he had just finished reading a few days ago, which was still vivid.
We are all bugs in the gutter, but there must still be someone to look up at the starry sky.
“I refuse!”
“Xinghai Technology will never—you remember, never—sell any patent technology to the outside!”
“At the same time, remember that Xinghai Technology will always open the door to cooperation to all companies.”
Fan Ren’s gaze carried a hint of apology as he said to Jin Qiaoying, whose eyes were already moist: “Sister Jin, I’m afraid I have to disappoint you.”
After speaking, he got up and walked toward the door.
“Although you are really charming.” His words drifted in from the doorway.
‘But my heart is filled with the stars and the sea!’
Fan Ren looked up and opened the door to leave.
(Finished writing this segment, feeling a bit self-moved. Only when looking up at the starry sky do we realize our smallness.)
