75: Chapter 75 New Ideas and Unexpected Changes

Refusal?

Li Yao looked at the earnest-faced Wang Shuo before him in bewilderment, unable to fathom which part of his words had been wrong.

"I explained my identity to you, introduced my achievements, pointed out a bright future, and offered friendly expectations. As long as one is a normal person, they shouldn't refuse, right?"

"But…"

"Student Wang Shuo, are you sure?" Li Yao's tone was somewhat displeased. "I am doing this for your own good, and even more so for the good of the class. I hope you can reconsider."

"There is no need to reconsider, Student Li Yao," Wang Shuo said, shaking his head helplessly. He had so much to do and limited time even for attending classes; where would he find the time to listen to a freshman's tutoring?

"Very well. Then sorry to bother you, Student Wang Shuo. We will eat on the other side."

With a dark face, Li Yao led the incredulous Zhou Peng away from the dining table and moved to another empty table not far away.

Finally, they were gone. Wang Shuo picked up his chopsticks again and continued his unfinished business.

"Second Brother, I think he was right. Why would you refuse such a good opportunity?" Zheng Jun had already finished his meal and was now guarding an empty plate, burping.

Li Li nodded.

"Busy. No time," Wang Shuo said nonchalantly.

"Busy?" Zheng Jun widened his eyes and slapped the table. "If I didn't sleep right next to you, I would have almost believed it! You have no girlfriend, and you don't attend classes—what are you busy with?"

Wang Shuo shot him a sidelong glance and said irritably, "Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand. Hurry up, help me brainstorm. If you were missing a portable device right now, what would you want it to look like?"

"What kind of device?" Zheng Jun asked blankly.

"Something similar to a mobile phone, a portable device that needs to be used frequently."

"Similar to a mobile phone? Needs to be used frequently?" Zheng Jun thought for a long while, then slapped his thigh and said righteously, "We already have mobile phones, why would I need another device similar to a mobile phone?"

"Wang Shuo is talking about a more advanced device," Li Li interjected at the right moment. "It should be close to a smart wearable device, right? Second Brother?"

Wang Shuo looked gratified. Third Brother really understood him; Zheng Jun, that big oaf, was truly… unrefined.

"If that's the case…" Li Li lowered his head to ponder for a moment before saying, "Under the current technical conditions, I hope it can be portable enough, anti-lost, possess a certain amount of computing power, and preferably integrate a smart assistant. It should support voice control and have multiple functions, such as various physiological monitoring, GPS positioning, software compatibility, and updates. Most importantly, it needs to have sufficient battery life; in that case, the battery should be a major issue."

"These…" Zheng Jun was speechless. "Isn't that just another mobile phone?"

"You don't understand!" Wang Shuo and Li Li said in unison.

Zheng Jun obediently shut his mouth.

"Then what about the display? How big do you want it to be?"

"As for the display, of course, the bigger the better, but limited by the size of wearable devices, the display cannot be too big."

"You also mentioned an anti-lost system. What would you want that to be like?"

"For an anti-lost system… it would be best to have precise GPS positioning that can function normally even when powered off. It would be even better if the smart assistant could retrieve it autonomously…"

Zheng Jun couldn't take it anymore and chimed in, "Why don't you just install a wheel on it and let it run back on its own!"

Wang Shuo was about to glare at him, but then he froze.

Run back on its own?

Wang Shuo widened his eyes. It seemed… he had an idea?

…

"How pretentious. Li Yao, you shouldn't have gone to talk to him about tutoring." Zhou Peng carried his meal and followed Li Yao to the new spot, very reluctantly.

"It's nothing. We are classmates; I just fulfilled my duty. Whether he agrees or not is his business," Li Yao said calmly.

This guy's mood is off, Zhou Peng thought, curling his lip.

After knowing Li Yao for such a long time, he had some understanding of his personality. This guy seemed amiable and easy to get along with on the surface, but in his bones, he was an extremely arrogant person. If he weren't arrogant, would he be able to say things like "I am the nominal top student in the class"? In his experience, such people had the strongest self-esteem and were extremely easily wounded.

It seemed that even though he said he didn't care, he actually did care deep down, right?

"Look, Li Yao, don't overthink it. Your goal now is to enter Professor Zeng's team, not to tutor that bottom-ranked Wang Shuo. You need to be clear about that."

"I am very clear," Li Yao said, taking a bite of his food. A sharp light flashed in his eyes. "For the three classes this afternoon, I will give it my all!"

This time, I will make it so that you don't even have the qualifications to look up at my back!

…

After finishing his meal, Wang Shuo hurriedly bade farewell to Zheng Jun and Li Li, and rushed back to the Software Park with his head full of new ideas.

Xu Kexin was sitting behind the reception desk in the lobby on the first floor, bored to death and feeling hopeless. Seeing Wang Shuo, her eyes lit up.

"President… Wang, you're finally back! I want to file a complaint!"

A complaint?

"I want to report Assistant Liu Yemei! She is exploiting employees! She is stripping employees of their rights!"

Wang Shuo learned about the situation with a confused expression.

It turned out that during the time Wang Shuo was away, Xu Kexin had almost never let go of her phone because she had no work to do. She was constantly scrolling through videos, shopping online, and reading headlines. This led the intolerant Liu Yemei to issue a new rule forbidding the use of mobile phones during work hours, and she confiscated Xu Kexin's phone. That was how the conflict erupted.

The final result, of course, was that Xu Kexin surrendered. So… she hadn't touched her precious phone for nearly four hours, which made Xu Kexin, who viewed her phone as her life, extremely frantic.

Therefore, the moment she saw Wang Shuo, she pounced on him as if she had met a savior, immediately filing her complaint.

"Ahem, this…" Wang Shuo said with an embarrassed expression. "I think Assistant Liu Yemei didn't do anything wrong. It's best not to play with your phone during work hours."

"But I don't have any work to do right now!" Xu Kexin said, feeling very aggrieved.

"Don't worry, you will have some soon." Wang Shuo smiled mysteriously. Want work? That's simple.

Liu Yemei was not here right now; she was likely off negotiating with the Chen Group. Once an agreement was reached and the two parties began trading, there would be plenty of work for her to do.

Just don't complain when that time comes.

Shaking off Xu Kexin, Wang Shuo went straight to the third floor and used the password to open the keypad-locked door.

After entering the workshop, Zero's voice came from the speakers on the desk.

"Welcome back, Sir."

Hmm… after such a long time, Zero's greetings had become much more varied.

"Zero, is there anything I need to know?" Wang Shuo asked casually.

"There are currently no unread emails for you, Sir. Your mobile phone will be temporarily taken over by me, and I will push messages to you."

"Good. In the future, report such situations proactively."

"Confirmed, Sir."

Wang Shuo nodded with satisfaction. Just as he was preparing to give further instructions, a call came in—it was Liu Yemei.

"President Wang, there is a problem with the negotiations," Liu Yemei's voice was very calm. "I need your technical support."

"What happened?" Wang Shuo asked.

"The technical drawings you provided were not acknowledged by their technical personnel. They are still insisting on using a discount-based cooperation model for our equipment procurement request. President Wang, if you have no further instructions, I will continue to negotiate on this basis."

Not acknowledging the technical drawings?

Wang Shuo couldn't help but feel speechless. He had simplified them as much as possible and included detailed annotations; how could they still not understand?

That shouldn't be… The technical personnel at Zhongzhi Pengcheng Company weren't so incompetent that they couldn't distinguish good from bad.

Did something go wrong?

Wang Shuo frowned.

"Assistant Liu, continue to negotiate according to the previous plan. Strive for the maximum discount. First, find a way to get the Machining Center back; put the other things aside for now."

"Understood."

The call ended.

Wang Shuo looked at his phone screen, opened WeiChat, hesitated for a moment, and contacted Chen Xin.

Chen Xin's face soon appeared on the screen.

"I know why you are looking for me," Chen Xin said slowly. "My father has handed full responsibility for this negotiation to my eldest uncle. We are powerless. My father asked me to tell you: be careful."

Careful? What does that mean?

Wang Shuo was a bit confused.