47: Chapter 47 The Rich Man Wang Shuo

"Who are you..."

Wang Shuo looked with some confusion at the woman who pushed the door open. She was dressed in professional attire—a white shirt and high heels—a classic white-collar look.

"It seems Mr. Wang is indeed a busy man who forgets easily." The white-collar woman smiled slightly. "Let me introduce myself again. My name is Liu Yan, and I am the full-time legal advisor for Zhongzhi Pengcheng Technology Co., Ltd. You may address me as Consultant Liu or Lawyer Liu."

"I wonder, Mr. Wang... do you remember now?"

"Ah, I remember." Wang Shuo put on an expression of sudden realization. "So it was you..."

Liu Yan had been present when Wang Shuo and Chen Xin signed the contract, responsible for verifying its contents, so... she was apparently a lawyer?

"What have you come for this time..."

"Let me introduce you first." Liu Yan revealed a professional smile, though Wang Shuo couldn't tell if it was just his imagination, he felt this smile contained at least a hint of sincerity. She shifted to the side, revealing another woman behind her.

This was a middle-aged woman, appearing between thirty and forty years old, wearing the same style of formal attire, dressed elegantly and exquisitely.

"This is our Vice General Manager of Zhongzhi Pengcheng Technology Co., Ltd., Ren Junling."

"Hello, Mr. Wang." Vice General Manager Ren Junling nodded slightly.

"Hello." Wang Shuo returned the greeting, but his confusion grew deeper.

"And this one." Liu Yan pointed to another slightly older middle-aged man and continued the introduction. "This is the Financial Director of Zhongzhi Pengcheng Technology Co., Ltd., Xu Jianzhong."

"Hello, Mr. Wang."

"Hello."

Wang Shuo looked at the three people in front of him, feeling puzzled and stunned.

A Vice General Manager and a Financial Director—this was practically half the backbone of Zhongzhi Pengcheng. What was Chen Xin trying to do by making such a big scene?

"Mr. Wang, Vice General Manager Ren Junling has been entrusted by the company to specifically come and handle business alignment with you."

Business alignment? Wang Shuo thought carefully. Did he have any business dealings with Zhongzhi Pengcheng?

"Between us... it seems there are no business dealings, right?" Wang Shuo looked at the three of them, puzzled. He found it very strange. Why could anyone find him in the Hospital now? Did people just come to the Hospital whenever they wanted to find him?

"Mr. Wang, you may have forgotten." Liu Yan smiled again. "You previously signed a very special contract with Zhongzhi Pengcheng."

"A very special contract..." Wang Shuo tried to recall. Thanks to his chaotic brain after the recent data transfer, he couldn't remember for the moment.

Seeing Wang Shuo's face as he tried to recall and then looked blank, Liu Yan's smile faltered slightly. She kindly reminded him, "It's the commission contract you signed with Miss Chen..."

"No." Wang Shuo shook his head decisively.

He couldn't admit it, absolutely not. He hadn't even received his money yet, and this girl, Chen Xin, was already sending people to ask for money.

He nimbly covered his head with the quilt, pointed to the door with one finger, and a muffled voice came out.

"I never signed any contract with you people. Get out quickly, or I'm calling the doctor."

"This... Mr. Wang..."

Liu Yan had thought of every scenario, but she had never imagined Wang Shuo would react like this. She was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to proceed.

"Mr. Wang." Ren Junling, who was standing to the side, smiled slightly, her voice gentle. "We are here this time to deliver money to you."

"Deliver money?"

Wang Shuo lowered the quilt and widened his eyes.

"You've already audited the Mark I System? You've determined its value? You can pay me? Didn't you say it would take some time?"

The barrage of questions left Ren Junling at a loss for words, so she could only shake her head slightly. "You may have misunderstood. We are here to further align on matters related to the contract. After all, this involves a large sum of money." Ren Junling paused slightly and added, "A very large sum of money."

"A very large sum of money?" Wang Shuo was a bit curious. "How large?"

"Large enough that we needed to report to the headquarters for audit, large enough that it required President Chen to personally give the nod. In fact, everything I am saying to you here today is under the instruction of President Chen." Ren Junling smiled. "So, Mr. Wang, do not worry. We have come with sincerity. Furthermore... after the current business alignment is concluded, we hope to cooperate with you further."

"Further cooperation?"

"We can discuss that later." Ren Junling smiled slightly, reached out to take the folder Liu Yan had just produced, and handed it to Wang Shuo.

"Mr. Wang, you may first take a look at the contract you signed with Miss Chen."

Wang Shuo took the folder and opened it.

The familiar handwriting came into view. Those marks that resembled the trails of ants made Wang Shuo feel somewhat embarrassed, and he subconsciously raised the folder slightly, wanting to block the view of Ren Junling and the others.

"Mr. Wang, you may not have carefully read this contract that Miss Chen custom-drafted for you."

"According to the contract, our company acts as Party A to commission Party B—that is, your Frontier Technology Co., Ltd.—to conduct technical development, and our company shall pay remuneration to your company."

"The contract stipulates that remuneration is calculated based on the progress and participation in the specific technical development. Furthermore, regardless of whether the technical development succeeds or fails, you will receive one million yuan in funding support in the early stages. Regarding this portion of the funds, our company will not make any claims against you or your company."

Wang Shuo rubbed his nose. This was indeed the content of the agreement he had signed. If it weren't for this stipulation, he wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to develop the Mark I System.

One million yuan—to Chen Xin and Chen Cheng, it might just be a few months of pocket money, but for him, it was money that would take ten years of hard work without eating or drinking to save up. He couldn't help but take it seriously.

There was no helping it; sometimes the gap between people was just that absurd.

"Other remuneration will be paid to you after the technical development is completed and assessed by our company." After finishing reading the contract, Ren Junling asked, "The contract content is correct, right, Mr. Wang?"

"Yes, yes, that's correct." Wang Shuo flipped through the contract. Seeing Ren Junling treat it like a family heirloom, he couldn't help but admire her; if it were him, he would have long been lost in this labyrinth of words.

"Yes." Ren Junling nodded and continued. "Our company invited manufacturer technicians, relevant industry experts, and other practitioners to conduct specific evaluations, analysis, and comparisons on the overall software system for the CNC Machining Center that you were responsible for developing. A detailed test report has now been issued."

Ren Junling's voice was somewhat solemn. "Mr. Wang Shuo, after evaluation, the CNC Machining Center software system developed by you and your company perfectly fits our company's products. Compared to other similar products, it has certain advantages, allowing our company to align with international advanced levels in product performance. The performance of this system has far exceeded our company's estimations."

"For this reason, after serious discussion and decision-making by our company, based on the principles and content of the fair and mutual benefit contract, and in view of the fact that the system was developed entirely by you and your company, in accordance with the contract, our company will pay you a total remuneration of..."

Ren Junling took a deep breath and announced the final figure: "Sixteen million four hundred and sixty thousand yuan!"

The contract in Wang Shuo's hands dropped onto the quilt. He opened his mouth wide and stared blankly at Ren Junling in front of him.

"How... how much?"

"Sixteen million four hundred and sixty thousand yuan, Mr. Wang," Ren Junling said calmly.

"Sixteen... million..." Wang Shuo was dumbfounded. He knew that if he had asked for a cut, it might have been a lot, but he never expected it to reach this figure.

That was over ten million yuan! Not just over a thousand. Let alone Wang Shuo, even his own father had never seen so much money in his entire life.

"Did you... calculate it wrong?" Wang Shuo still couldn't believe it and confirmed again. "Are you sure? Is there an extra zero?"

"The bill has been confirmed by us multiple times and is absolutely correct, Mr. Wang."

Financial Director Xu Jianzhong, who had been silent until now, spoke up. "This is also the reason I am here. For an amount like this, we need your personal confirmation. I wonder if you have brought the company's official seal?"

"Official seal?" Wang Shuo only then realized that he apparently didn't have the company's official seal.

Seemingly noticing Wang Shuo's predicament, Xu Jianzhong said, "It doesn't matter if you didn't bring it; your signature will also suffice."

Looking at the long string of zeros on the settlement statement Xu Jianzhong handed over, Wang Shuo felt a bit dizzy. He suddenly doubted whether he was still in the Brain Domain environment created by The Figure, and if everything around him was just his imagination.

He took out his phone, unlocked it, opened Chen Xin's WeiChat, briefly explained the situation, and then waited quietly.

A few minutes later, the phone rang. Wang Shuo checked it; Chen Xin's reply was only one sentence.

"Deduct my debt and interest."

This girl... Wang Shuo curled his lips. He suddenly calmed down, and immediately found it somewhat amusing.

This was something he had exchanged with his technology! What was he afraid of? If he hadn't created an amazing system, would Zhongzhi Pengcheng and Chen Zhongxuan pay him over ten million out of thin air? That would be a dream!

And if one were to consider the value of the system he created alone, perhaps ten million was far from enough.

Thinking this way, Wang Shuo suddenly felt that the ten million wasn't so glaring anymore; he even felt it was a bit too little.

He signed his name with a flourish, though that handwriting...

"Very well, Mr. Wang." Xu Jianzhong took the settlement statement Wang Shuo handed back and said, "We will pay your funds into your company's basic account within three working days; please keep an eye out for it. In addition, considering your company's situation, we will pay the taxes on your behalf."

"Thank you." Wang Shuo nodded very calmly. He was a man with a net worth of over ten million now; he had to have his own demeanor.

"There is one more thing, Mr. Wang Shuo." Liu Yan, having received a signal from Ren Junling, curled her lips and took out another folder, handing it to Wang Shuo. "We need your authorization, so please take a look at this contract."

"Authorization?" Wang Shuo was somewhat surprised.

"It is like this, Mr. Wang Shuo." Liu Yan explained. "For other commission contracts, although you and your company are the technical developers, the intellectual property rights and patent rights of the technology would be under our company's name. In such a situation, our company would be the owner of this technology, and our company would not be restricted by you when exercising any power regarding this technology. However, Miss Chen Xin deleted this clause when drafting the contract and explicitly stipulated that the aforementioned rights are under your name. Therefore, if our company wants to continue to use this technology, we need your authorization."

Speaking of this, Liu Yan was also somewhat depressed. Miss Chen's actions were completely contrary to the company's interests. It was like paying someone to make a beautiful sculpture, only for them to say after it was done, "This thing is mine; if you want to display it in your home, you have to pay rent." This... how could there be such logic? However... Miss Chen Xin had never been reasonable.

"Is that so..." Wang Shuo took the contract, feeling somewhat moved. This girl... sometimes she was actually quite reliable.

"The authorization period is one year. After one year, you may authorize other manufacturers at any time, but within the one-year period, our company shall enjoy the exclusive right to use this technology, and you have no right to authorize other manufacturers to use this technology."

"During the authorization period, if our company encounters technical problems regarding this technology, you are obligated to help our company make improvements. The costs incurred will be borne by our company, and we will pay you corresponding remuneration."

"That's no problem." Wang Shuo nodded, feeling there were no issues, and signed his name with a flourish.

Liu Yan breathed a sigh of relief. All the tasks for today were finally completed successfully. Aside from the little episode Wang Shuo deliberately created, there was nothing special.

"Very well, Mr. Wang." Liu Yan nimbly packed up the documents, tucked them under her arm, and said, "Then we won't disturb your rest. We hope you recover soon."

Wang Shuo nodded silently, watching the three of them walk out of the Hospital room.

Once the Hospital room door closed, Wang Shuo looked at his hands in disbelief. It was these hands that had just signed two contracts? And one of them was worth over ten million?

Over ten million! How long would it take to spend it all? What should he buy? Buy a house for his parents? Get himself some expensive electronic equipment?

His head was filled with wild thoughts. This feeling of being struck by immense happiness... If he weren't in the Hospital, Wang Shuo really wanted to shout out loud—I'm rich!