42: Chapter 42 Chen Zhongxuan's Winning Over

"What are your plans for the future?"

"Of course, it's to make money! If it weren't for making money, why would I be working myself to the bone?"

Wang Shuo smiled shyly and rubbed his hands together. He wanted to answer but felt it was hard to say. In front of these big shots, wasn't talking about money a bit too vulgar? After all, they had already reached the realm of being uninterested in money.

Watching Wang Shuo hesitate, Chen Zhongxuan smiled with some emotion: "No need to rush to say it, think about it carefully. What do you want to do, or rather, how do you want to do it, and to be more precise, what kind of person do you… want to become?"

Seeing Chen Zhongxuan's serious expression, Wang Shuo was embarrassed to use making money as an excuse, even though he really wanted to make money.

Thinking carefully, actually, if it weren't for the Humanoid Race incident, Wang Shuo felt his life would just be like that.

After all, he was just one of the billions of ordinary people in the world, one of the over a billion ordinary people in China, and to be more specific, one of the millions of high school graduates.

Although his university was good and his major was fine, Wang Shuo felt that he might still just drift through life.

Perhaps, finding a secure job, living happily without worrying about food and drink, finding someone he liked, staying by his parents' side, leisurely watching his children grow up, living a happy life, and then being buried in the earth—that would be the end of it.

Even better, opening his own company, being a small boss, having some extra money, and living a relatively affluent life.

This was the limit of what Wang Shuo could imagine. As for doing anything that would influence the world or becoming a figure like the Chen Zhongxuan before him, he had never even thought about it.

But now…

Suddenly, Wang Shuo remembered something… He seemed to have promised the Humanoid Race something?

As a good young man who had read various ideological theories and firmly practiced core values, honesty was the foundation of being a person, let alone when the promise was a request from a civilization.

Wang Shuo rubbed his chin, feeling that he seemed to need to set a goal, to do something to let the Humanoid Race rest in peace, so he could use the core without any guilt.

"Have you thought it through?" Chen Zhongxuan asked, watching Wang Shuo's expression gradually relax.

"I have." Wang Shuo nodded: "I have decided what I want to do."

Chen Zhongxuan nodded with satisfaction. He was teachable; his painstaking efforts were not in vain.

"I want to make a movie with an extremely grand background, scale, and settings!" Ambition flickered in Wang Shuo's eyes: "I want to make this movie an immortal monument!"

The satisfied expression on Chen Zhongxuan's face froze. What kind of ambition was this? Well, it could barely count as an ambition.

"That's very easy… you can do it by finding a film crew. If you want to make it, I can provide you with funding right now. You can withdraw up to fifty million."

Chen Zhongxuan smiled: "I can also help you find a famous crew, director, screenwriter, and stars. We'll use the best script, the best filming locations, and the best planning. After the movie is finished, we'll promote it through the best channels. I guarantee your movie will become famous. How about it?"

Wang Shuo opened his mouth. Were the hobbies of the rich always this simple and unpretentious? What was this, helping others? He had never even heard of, let alone seen, someone being helpful by throwing out fifty million.

This condition was so tempting it was hard to refuse, but… Wang Shuo resisted the temptation and shook his head with difficulty.

"What, are you not satisfied with this condition?" Chen Zhongxuan was a bit surprised.

"That's not it. Uncle Chen, your terms are too good, so good that I dare not even think about it. But I have my own ideas about this matter, so…" Wang Shuo said with a wry smile, "I have to respectfully decline."

Refused?

This was something Chen Zhongxuan hadn't expected. For anyone else, with a fifty-million investment placed right in front of them, it would be impossible to refuse casually. After all, neither side had specified that this fifty million must be used for the movie. If you took three or four million, or ten million, who would know? Who would care?

But Wang Shuo had actually refused directly…

Chen Zhongxuan showed a smile. At this moment, he truly appreciated this young man. He had remarkable ability, was neither arrogant nor impetuous, and now he understood how to assess the situation and was not blinded by money. Not bad, very not bad.

However, his idea about making a movie was…

"Young friend Wang Shuo." After thinking for a long time, Chen Zhongxuan decided to get straight to the point: "Forgive my frankness, Huazhong University of Science and Technology is a good school. If you want to drop out, it seems a bit too impulsive."

"Drop out?" Wang Shuo was stunned, "Who wants to drop out?"

"Not dropping out?" Chen Zhongxuan was a bit surprised, immediately realizing he had misunderstood, and remedied it: "That's even better. Wang Shuo, you already have the ability to create a system on your own. If you can continue your advanced studies, you will surely be even more dazzling."

Chen Zhongxuan held up three fingers, his tone solemn: "Three years. After three years, no matter what your grades are, Wang Shuo, there will definitely be a place for you in our Chen Group! Moreover, all related expenses for these few years will be covered by our Chen Group. We will also provide you with an additional fixed living allowance and provide a residence of over 200 square meters. Wang Shuo, you just need to focus on your studies."

Well, he knew these big shots wouldn't invite someone to eat and show off their wealth for no reason. It turned out this was an olive branch. These terms were very tempting. He didn't have to worry about any expenses, they provided a fixed salary, and even gave him a house. At current prices, a 200-square-meter house in W City would cost at least three million, right?

To be honest, Wang Shuo was very tempted. If it were a different time or place, Wang Shuo might have happily agreed, but now…

"Sorry, Uncle Chen. I appreciate your kindness, but I…" Wang Shuo refused painfully, feeling embarrassed at the same time. Rejecting a big shot twice in a row, was that not good?

Refused again. This time it was not unexpected. Chen Zhongxuan had already considered this situation. Would someone who didn't even care about fifty million care about this? This young man had full self-confidence, believing that he would definitely succeed in his startup. However, there was no problem with that. If he could create a system by himself, he would be even more confident than him.

Thinking of this, Chen Zhongxuan smiled and shook his head: "It's nothing. I was just trying to see if I could recruit a promising young talent like you. But it seems… heaven didn't give me that luck, haha."

Wang Shuo breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn't afraid of Chen Zhongxuan flying into a rage on the spot, he was just afraid that after flying into a rage, the money that should have been his would go down the drain.

Life, after all, the first pot of gold should be earned by one's own efforts to feel secure. Later, he could brag to his descendants: "Your old man earned a million at 18!" This overwhelming sense of satisfaction was almost overflowing from the screen.

"If the first one doesn't work, you can't refuse this second one, Wang Shuo." The smile remained on Chen Zhongxuan's face, but he took out a folder from somewhere unknown and handed it to Wang Shuo: "Take a look."

Wang Shuo took the folder, opened it, and was instantly speechless.

Another contract, and one that caught him completely unprepared. Chen Zhongxuan was indeed Chen Xin's biological father; even this overbearing style was exactly the same.

"Equity contract." Wang Shuo frowned.

"Party A: Frontier Technology Co., Ltd. Party B: Zhongzhi Pengcheng Technology Co., Ltd."

"Party A voluntarily authorizes Party B to use the patent under its name, number XXXXXX, in the form of a technology stake, accounting for 15.00% of the shares. Party B shall pay Party A an authorization fee of 2,000,000 yuan…"

"In addition to paying the authorization fee, Party B shall regularly report its financial status to Party A and pay dividends to the account provided by Party A…"

"Both parties agree: The initial authorization period is one year. Upon expiration, if both parties are willing, it can be negotiated for renewal."

"Uncle Chen, this is…" Wang Shuo looked at Chen Zhongxuan, puzzled.

"There is another one, keep reading." Chen Zhongxuan continued to point to another contract in the folder.

Wang Shuo opened the other contract.

This was a cooperation agreement. The general idea was that Zhongzhi Pengcheng Technology Co., Ltd. and Frontier Technology Co., Ltd. had reached a strategic partnership. Both parties mutually agreed on rights and obligations and clarified the principles.

One of the clauses stated that both parties had an obligation to help each other. When one party suffered losses due to uncertain factors, the other party had the obligation to take all necessary measures to stop the loss in time.

"Uncle Chen, what does this mean?" Wang Shuo was a bit confused.

"Hehe, it doesn't mean anything." Chen Zhongxuan smiled very gently: "Your company is a startup, and you might not be very familiar with every aspect. Moreover, your main job now is studying, so you might not have time to take care of the company. Therefore, as a partner, I have the obligation to help you get on the right track."

Before Wang Shuo could speak, Chen Zhongxuan waved his hand and continued: "Also, I left in a bit of a hurry today. That girl Xiner didn't bring the contract she signed with you to me. After the company's financial procedures are completed, let's settle it."

This was what a big boss should say.

Wang Shuo swallowed the words of refusal, picked up his wine glass, and said sincerely: "Uncle Chen, I'll toast you."

For his money, cheers!