21: Chapter 21 Optics Valley Software Park

W City, Optics Valley Software Park.

Wang Shuo stood in front of a not-so-tall building, looking at the lush green environment around him and the faintly visible artificial lake in the distance, feeling a sudden sense of admiration.

Is this the office space Chen Xin prepared?

As expected... having money really can make one feel refreshed and relaxed.

When will I be able to be as wealthy and bold as Miss Chen Xin, completely treating money like dirt?

Thinking about the contract he had signed with Miss Chen Xin, Wang Shuo smiled slightly; this didn't seem too difficult.

Steadying himself, Wang Shuo stepped into the building.

"Welcome." A young lady who seemed to have been waiting for a long time walked up. "Hello, is there anything I can help you with?"

Her enthusiastic smile made Wang Shuo feel a bit awkward, and he rubbed his nose. "Hello, I am here for Chen Xin..."

"You must be Mr. Wang Shuo, right?" The young lady sized him up with a hint of curiosity. "Miss Chen has already arranged everything for you. I will take you to see it now."

Wang Shuo swallowed the second half of his sentence and nodded. "Okay."

"Let me introduce the specific situation of our park first." The young lady led the way and said, "W City Optics Valley Software Park is located at the intersection of Guanshan Avenue and Nanhu Avenue in the Optics Valley district. The planned land for the park's construction was 680 mu, with a total building area of 730,000 square meters, of which 630,000 square meters are above ground and 100,000 square meters are underground. Our park is a software industry base recognized by the Huaxia Ministry of Science and Technology, so the facilities are very complete."

"Mr. Wang is so young, you must still be a student, right?"

"I am a freshman at Huazhong University of Science and Technology."

"It's truly promising that Mr. Wang started a company at such a young age. But it's even better that you are at Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Huazhong University of Science and Technology is less than five kilometers away from our park, and it only takes a few minutes by taxi, which is very convenient."

The young lady smiled and continued the introduction.

"The building you are currently in belongs to Zone A of our park, which is considered an area close to the central artificial lake. If you sit on the third floor, you can see the lake surface as soon as you look up. Mr. Wang Shuo, please follow me..."

The young lady led Wang Shuo to the third floor.

"This floor is specially prepared for you by Miss Chen, totaling 246 square meters. According to your requirements, complete equipment and enterprise-level servers have been configured, and the fees have already been paid, so you can use them with peace of mind."

"Our park is equipped with a professional property management company. If you have any problems or requests during the lease period, you can report them to us, and we will solve them for you in a timely manner."

Looking at the computers and equipment packed into the large floor, and the specially separated server room, Wang Shuo was a little stunned.

"Here... the rent must be very expensive, right?"

"Our park charges according to specific areas and sizes. Like the building Miss Chen rented, the rent is 230 yuan per square meter, which is not a very expensive price."

230 yuan per square meter... Wang Shuo did a quick calculation in his head, 246 multiplied by 230... that is... 56,000 yuan per month!

But it's only around 500,000, not much... not much...

Perhaps wanting to dispel Wang Shuo's concerns, the young lady said thoughtfully: "Mr. Wang, you don't need to have any concerns. Miss Chen rented this building for one year, and you don't need to worry about any problems within the year."

"Moreover, Miss Chen has paid all property management fees and equipment usage and maintenance costs for the year in one lump sum, so you and your company can move in now."

"This..."

This favor was too big. Wang Shuo, with a slightly dazed head, bid farewell to the receptionist, sat on the sofa on the third floor, and looked at the neat equipment, feeling a bit dumbfounded.

Did he... overlook something?

What exactly was it?

...

W City Center, Chen Group branch.

Chen Xin quietly looked at the Middle-aged man with a bitter face in front of her, silent and speechless.

"Xiner, I know you have a lot of opinions about me now, but no matter how many opinions you have, you can't act recklessly." The Middle-aged man in the video said helplessly: "Look at the things you've done recently—skipping school, running away from home, running around by yourself, and you almost encountered criminals. Tell me... tell me what you..."

"That's fine. You are repaying someone's help, and I have nothing to say. Our family is big and wealthy, so we can't get a reputation for being ungrateful. But look at what you did afterwards?"

"Paying medical bills is understandable, and sending breakfast every day... I can understand that too! But you... you set up a company for him, signed a contract, and things like that—how do you expect me to explain this to your aunt and uncles? You... you are going to be the death of me!"

Chen Xin listened quietly without interrupting.

"Especially the contract! Signing it is one thing; I'll just assume you did it to repay that Wang Shuo person. But... but you actually took it upon yourself to hand over the group's confidential information to an outsider! You are not young anymore; you should clearly know the seriousness of this matter. This concerns the life and death of the company! If even a little bit of information leaks out, the group will collapse before the gambling contract even takes effect!"

"Chen Xin, oh Chen Xin..." The Middle-aged man looked conflicted and finally sighed: "What... what do you want me to say about you!"

"Both of you sisters were raised by me since you were little. How come... neither of you is worry-free?"

"The Board of Directors is still discussing and researching your matter. If they get hold of your weak point, then..." The Middle-aged man shook his head sadly, seemingly thinking of something that made him sad.

"I agreed."

"What?"

Chen Xin said calmly: "I agreed to the conditions of my aunt and uncles."

The Middle-aged man looked stunned.

"I agree to the matter with Matsumoto's son." Chen Xin said calmly: "But I also made conditions, and my aunt and uncles have agreed."

Chen Xin looked quietly at her father.

"So you can rest assured, the shareholders will not use this matter to make things difficult for you."

"You..." The Middle-aged man seemed to lose his strength all of a sudden: "So I... am the only one who was kept in the dark? Bangguo, he..."

"It was my firm demand that Uncle Chen not tell you; I even threatened him for this. So don't blame Uncle Chen; this is all my own choice as your daughter."

"No one forced me, and no one coerced me."

The Middle-aged man was, after all, a figure who had been in charge of the group for decades, and he quickly calmed down.

"Xiner, you... have you decided?"

"The transaction has already been completed, father." Chen Xin said lightly with her head lowered.

"I want to hear you call me Daddy, just like when you were little."

Chen Xin remained silent.

The Middle-aged man revealed a wry smile again and sighed: "Do you know the nature of the difficulties the group is facing?"

"I know." Chen Xin nodded. "That's why I agreed to this transaction, because only in this way can I save you and the group. In the end, I still couldn't bring myself to abandon you, Daddy."

"The whole of Huaxia... with so many people in the whole of Huaxia, there is no successful team. In terms of the most critical system, we have never been able to reach the level of Japan... I once tried to use the entire group's resources to break through and innovate. For this, I spared no effort to establish a branch in W City, build a technology company, and look for an incubator park to recruit engineers. Unfortunately..."

The Middle-aged man shook his head.

"So... do you really believe that your benefactor can help you? That he can fix the technology that the group couldn't fix within fifteen days?"

Chen Xin lowered her head and remained silent.

"It's good that you understand." The Middle-aged man expressed nothing. "I will try my best to rectify this matter. Don't think too much, and believe in me."

"Also, I hope your retaliatory actions against the group will stop here. Do not let anything else happen..."

After speaking, the Middle-aged man hung up the video call.

Chen Xin sat quietly, thinking about the Middle-aged man's words.

Suddenly, her phone vibrated. Chen Xin glanced at it; it seemed to be a WeiChat message. She didn't want to pay attention to it, but after looking at the nickname, she subconsciously clicked it open.

Then, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she smiled.