408: Chapter 407 The Beginning of the Plan

Wang Shuo's melancholy did not last long.

At 2:30 PM, a black business van pulled up in front of the small building housing Frontier Technology. The doors opened, and several people filed out.

Wang Shuo finally saw the person he had been waiting for since the morning.

"Uncle Chen."

After the pleasantries, Wang Shuo and Chen Zhongxuan fell to the back of the group. Only then did Wang Shuo ask, "Did something go wrong?"

Chen Zhongxuan gave a wry smile. "Let's go upstairs and talk about it."

Seeing the expression on Chen Zhongxuan's face, Wang Shuo felt a bit strange, but since the other party didn't want to say, he couldn't force it.

When they walked into the conference room and sat down, Wang Shuo realized something was wrong.

Originally, Chen Zhongxuan had notified him that nine people would attend the meeting, but now only four people had arrived. Including Chen Zhongxuan, there were only five.

"Uncle Chen." Wang Shuo frowned. "Where are the others?"

"Wang Shuo." Chen Zhongxuan, shedding his usual shrewdness, revealed a hint of helplessness. "I'm sorry."

Wang Shuo was slightly stunned. "What happened?"

Chen Zhongxuan smiled bitterly. "There are only a few of us left."

Wang Shuo seemed to understand something.

"Three didn't come, and the remaining two just left."

On Chen Zhongxuan's right, a Middle-aged man spoke indifferently, "Are you President Wang? If it weren't for my trust in Old Chen, seeing this 'treasure land' of yours, I would have wanted to leave too."

Wang Shuo looked at him. "And this is…"

"Let me introduce you." Chen Zhongxuan quickly said, "This is the head of the marketing department at Tengyue Technology, President Wu."

"Tengyue Technology?" Wang Shuo nodded. He was no longer the novice who didn't know anything. Tengyue Technology was one of the candidates selected by Liu Yemei, so he had certainly learned a bit about it.

This company was large and very powerful.

As one of the few domestic companies in the optical communication industry, Tengyue Technology's technology for producing precision optical components was naturally excellent. Liu Yemei even speculated that the optical components produced by this company had already been used by the Huaxia government in certain precision instruments.

The company was impressive, the products were impressive, and naturally, the people were a bit arrogant too. Wang Shuo could fully understand that.

He just didn't expect that Chen Zhongxuan had actually invited the head of this company's marketing department over.

"I've heard much about you." Wang Shuo exchanged pleasantries; this was the truth.

President Wu said indifferently, "You're too kind, President Wang."

Not intending to give Chen Zhongxuan a chance to introduce anyone else, he continued, "We came this time mainly because of President Chen's invitation. If it weren't for him saying there was a major project that needed to be discussed, we wouldn't have traveled thousands of miles to come here."

"President Wang, don't you want to give us an explanation?"

Wang Shuo smiled faintly. "Naturally, I do. However, can you wait until I understand your basic situations before deciding whether to invite you to join my project?"

"Your project?" President Wu's face darkened slightly. He didn't expect that before they had even said anything, this wet-behind-the-ears kid in front of him had started vetting them first.

"President Wang." President Wu tried his best to control his temper. "I hope you understand that a project is only a project if people participate in it; otherwise, it will just crash in your hands."

Wang Shuo also smiled and asked back, "President Wu, you haven't even listened yet, how do you know no one will join?"

President Wu narrowed his eyes, looking at Wang Shuo, and Wang Shuo stared back without showing any weakness.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Chen Zhongxuan, on the side, was somewhat surprised by Wang Shuo's rapid growth—he dared to directly confront a head of a giant-level company—and he also had a headache about how to end this.

Although this person was not as overbearing as those from yesterday, he was still someone who could not be easily provoked.

"You two." Chen Zhongxuan coughed. "Don't damage the harmony; we still have serious business to discuss."

"If it weren't for giving face to President Chen, I wouldn't even bother attending this meeting today."

President Wu said with a dark face, "Let's talk about business first. I'd like to hear what kind of project President Wang has that gives you such confidence."

Wang Shuo said calmly, "I am also looking forward to seeing the products of President Wu's company."

Their eyes met, and sparks seemed to fly again.

Chen Zhongxuan stood up helplessly. "Wang Shuo, let me introduce the others to you first."

"No need, let's just introduce ourselves."

A Middle-aged man on the other side of Chen Zhongxuan stood up upon hearing this and said with a smile, "My surname is Yang, Yang Changhe. I run a small factory; it's laughable to President Wu and President Wang."

"President Yang's is not a small factory." Chen Zhongxuan introduced with a smile, "His factory is the premier light source solutions provider in the South China region and also provides products for the Donghai City Microelectronics Group."

Yang Changhe waved his hand with a smile. "A small factory, a small factory. Just supplying some trinkets to make a living; can't compare to President Wu."

This was the truth, but President Wu still found it very pleasant to hear, and the expression on his face relaxed a bit.

The other two also quickly stood up and introduced themselves.

The gap between them and President Wu was too large. Although this President Wang in front of them was young, he dared to directly confront President Wu, clearly not afraid of retaliation from Tengyue Technology, which made them immediately dare not be negligent anymore.

People in business are the most cautious.

After the introductions, Wang Shuo also got to know these two people.

One was surnamed Li, the other surnamed Gao; both were third-tier suppliers under the Microelectronics Group.

Finding these people was not easy, and coming here was even harder. Wang Shuo nodded kindly and said, "Since everyone is here, I will introduce the specific plan and proposal."

...

On the other side, outside the Software Park, two young men around thirty years old were waiting for a car by the roadside.

One young man said, "If we go back just like this, will there be a problem?"

The young man frowned, "President Qin told us to follow them inside."

"Why follow them inside?" The other young man pointed at the gate of the Software Park. "This is an enterprise incubator. In this dump of a place, what kind of good enterprise could there be? Would big companies stay here? In this place, what kind of good project could there be?"

The first young man did not speak. He thought the same way. The reason he asked was just to confirm his own thoughts, which helped to eliminate his unease.

"Just relax. We are both fakes anyway. Even if there is a project, wouldn't we be exposed when signing the contract?" The other young man laughed and patted the first young man's shoulder. "Anyway, there's a high probability there's nothing good in this godforsaken place. We'll just go and report truthfully; nothing will happen."

The first young man nodded slightly.

"That's right."

The second young man was just about to say something when his phone rang.

The young man's expression changed immediately. This special ringtone…

"It's President Qin!"

The young man shouted, quickly found a green belt area to squat down in, and then answered the phone.

"President Qin!"

"Hmm, it's me." President Qin's voice was as calm as ever. "Have you arrived at the location?"

"We have." The young man nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Any discoveries?"

"No discoveries." The young man reported, "We came to the company's location and found that it is just a small enterprise incubator. The company is also very rudimentary, with almost no staff. A company like this, even if it has a project, wouldn't be any good project."

"Hmm, well done." President Qin said affirmatively, then hung up the phone.

The young man finally breathed a sigh of relief. The pressure President Qin gave him was still too strong.

After catching his breath, the young man patted the other person's shoulder: "Let's go, to the nightclub!"

...

Donghai City, President Qin hung up the phone.

"How was it?" Another person asked beside him.

President Qin shook his head slightly. "No discoveries."