280: Chapter 279 Will You Join?

Listening to the gentle voice coming from the phone, He Chenguang's hesitant heart gradually calmed down.

Although they had only met once, He Chenguang inexplicably felt that he could trust young man on the other end of the line.

This feeling was inexplicably real.

Moving away from the headquarters building, just as He Chenguang hailed a taxi and was about to get in, several voices called out from far behind him.

"Director He!"

"Boss!"

He Chenguang turned around, and The Figure of three people came rushing over—two men and one woman, all of whom were his subordinates.

"Boss."

The younger of the two men stopped in front of He Chenguang and said with a smile, "How come you're trying to leave quietly without even saying a word?"

Before He Chenguang could speak, the other man approached and greeted him, "Director He."

As for the last girl, she stood behind the two men, appearing somewhat hesitant.

"Yuanshan, Xiaoyang."

He Chenguang looked at the two young men, called out their names, and then turned his gaze to the last girl: "Lily."

"Why did you come here?"

The man named Yuanshan chuckled and said, "Boss, that's not right of you. If Lily hadn't gone to the Human Resources Department today, we wouldn't even have known you were resigning."

As he spoke, he winked and said, "Boss, tell us, which company are you heading to next? If you become a partner, don't forget to promote your brothers."

He Chenguang tapped him on the head and said sternly, "Don't talk nonsense."

He Yuanshan held his head, grinning.

Chu Xiaoyang asked, "Director He, why did you suddenly resign?"

He Chenguang looked at him, sighed slightly, and patted his shoulder. He did not answer the question but instead said, "Xiaoyang, your ability is very good. I have already recommended you to General Manager Yu. Work hard; I hope to hear news of your promotion to Director in three to five years."

Chu Xiaoyang looked surprised, then nodded heavily, "I will work hard."

He Chenguang nodded slightly and turned his gaze to the girl.

The girl named Lily looked young, only about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, with a baby face, big eyes, and an innocent appearance.

Seeing He Chenguang turn his gaze toward her, she lowered her head a bit unnaturally. Then, remembering something, she gathered her courage and raised her head again, her eyes filled with an indescribable emotion as she spoke softly:

"Where… are you going?"

He Chenguang was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm going to Hanzhong City."

Hanzhong City.

The girl silently noted the name.

"Is it a very big company? Is the pay good?"

He Chenguang shook his head slightly; he didn't know how to answer.

Even he himself wasn't sure what kind of compensation Wang Shuo would offer him, but regardless of the compensation, it certainly wouldn't compare to Huaneng Group.

Seeing that He Chenguang didn't speak, the girl showed a look of disappointment and lowered her head slightly.

"I…"

"Beep-beep…"

A car horn suddenly sounded, followed by the driver's greeting.

"Hey, mister, are you going or not? If you're not going, I have other passengers to pick up."

"I'm going."

He Chenguang responded, then turned to the three of them and said, "I'm leaving now. Thank you for coming to see me off. Let's meet again when we have time."

After saying this, he hurried into the taxi, and it drove away.

Not until the taxi disappeared from sight did He Yuanshan turn back. Seeing the girl still staring in the direction He Chenguang had left, he couldn't help but shake his head and say, "Sister Lily, stop looking. He's already gone."

Lily came back to her senses and walked back silently.

He Yuanshan quickly followed, asking curiously, "Sister Lily, what did you want to say in your last sentence just now? It looked like you had something you wanted to tell the boss."

Lily paused, then continued walking forward.

He Yuanshan was confused and wanted to follow, but Chu Xiaoyang grabbed his arm.

"That's enough, Yuanshan. Don't bother Lily; let her be for a while."

He Yuanshan said helplessly, "Xiaoyang, do you think Sister Lily's behavior makes sense? If she likes the boss, she should just say it. With the boss's wooden personality, if she doesn't say it directly, he'll probably never break through that layer of paper until he dies. If she doesn't take the initiative, the boss will be snatched away by someone else!"

Chu Xiaoyang shook his head slightly, patted him, and said, "Let's go."

In a place where no one could hear, a whisper drifted into the wind.

"I… wanted to go with you."

...

Wang Shuo waved his hand lightly, hung up the phone, and turned his gaze back to the screen in front of him.

Chen Zhongxuan's face was a bit dark. Watching Wang Shuo put the phone on the table, he snorted and said, "Are you done?"

"I'm done."

Wang Shuo looked at Chen Zhongxuan, feeling confused. I just answered a phone call, why are you getting angry out of nowhere?

"If you're done, let's talk business." Chen Zhongxuan gave a cold snort. "I have received the invitation document you sent. In the future, just send this kind of thing directly to me; there's no need to send it to Zhongzhi Pengcheng."

Wang Shuo was puzzled, "Isn't Zhongzhi Pengcheng still a company under your banner?"

"Precisely because it's the same, wouldn't it be simpler to just send it to me directly?"

Chen Zhongxuan snorted.

Wang Shuo heard a strong sense of dislike in his tone. He thought for a moment—he didn't seem to have done anything to offend this old man recently, right?

He hadn't bad-mouthed him behind his back, hadn't taken advantage of him, and certainly hadn't forced him to give him a deep discount on business deals.

Unable to think of anything, Wang Shuo could only nod, "Alright, I'll send it directly to you from now on."

Anyway, sending it directly to Chen Zhongxuan was simpler.

"However, regarding the equipment I need in the invitation, Uncle Chen, you don't have any issues with it, right?"

"No major issues."

When talking about business, Chen Zhongxuan became much more serious; at least his words no longer carried any emotion.

"Our factory has always been able to make the machining equipment you need, but the precision didn't meet your requirements. However, this has improved after obtaining the Mark I System. The performance of the new equipment barely meets the standard. If we need to further improve the precision, we would need to replace the master machines, which is quite costly, and we can't do that for the time being."

"That's enough."

Wang Shuo nodded and said, "As long as it can meet the minimum precision required in my document, that's fine. However, I will not compromise on the time requirements."

Chen Zhongxuan glanced at him.

"Three months is the minimum time limit. If it exceeds this time, we cannot deliver."

Wang Shuo shook his head, "I can only give you one month at most."

"One month?!"

Chen Zhongxuan said angrily, "Why don't you just go rob someone!"

Wang Shuo rubbed his nose and said in astonishment, "Can I rob?"

Chen Zhongxuan had a breath stuck in his throat, almost choking himself to death.

Was this brat actually planning to rob?

Feeling somewhat dejected, Chen Zhongxuan let out a sigh, "Two months, not a day less. Otherwise, even if I have the workers work overtime, it won't get done."

Wang Shuo thought for a moment, then nodded, "Fine, two months, deliver on time."

These kinds of things really couldn't just be created on a whim. Constantly comparing them to the technology of the Humanoid Race was truly unfair to these dedicated engineers and workers.

Chen Zhongxuan breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Wang Shuo, and said, "Many of the things you ordered this time are very sensitive equipment. You had better ensure that their use will not be in violation of regulations."

As he spoke, Chen Zhongxuan's gaze was solemn. If Wang Shuo showed even a hint of hesitation, he was prepared to immediately use thunderous means to let Wang Shuo know the seriousness of the matter.

He couldn't just watch this kid fall into a pit.

However, the thing he anticipated didn't happen. Chen Zhongxuan saw Wang Shuo just smile, his attitude humble, and nod, "No major issues."

No major issues—this answer put Chen Zhongxuan more at ease than "no issues at all."

"That's good."

Chen Zhongxuan looked deeply at Wang Shuo. This little guy's growth speed was faster than he had expected.

Even when capital tried to trip him up, it didn't make him fall; on the contrary, he had a trend of growing even stronger.

That zero egg—if its ecosystem were a bit better and if it launched a configuration for corporate users, he would have been ready to give one to every employee in the company.

Unfortunately, it seemed this thing wasn't open to corporate users yet.

"Also, regarding the transport fleet you requested, I have already ordered two transport brigades under the Chen Group, totaling forty vehicles, to head to Hanzhong City. You should receive news in the next day or two. These drivers are old hands who have been with me for decades, so you can rest assured."

"Thank you, Uncle Chen."

Wang Shuo nodded slightly. Business was business, but the fact that Chen Zhongxuan could value Wang Shuo's affairs so much and arrange everything in such a short time was a favor.

This old fox could always make you feel his sincerity in the subtleties, making you develop a good impression of him.

If that's the case…

Wang Shuo thought of something, looked up, and asked:

"Uncle Chen, I have a project here that might need some investment."

"Do you want to join?"