Chapter 409: A futile effort

Xu Ye drove back to school at around five in the evening.

On the night he returned to school, he told Jiang Meilin that he and Chen Qingqing were going to Jinling on Labor Day.

He knew that for his parents, this kind of surprise of returning home suddenly would only make them happy for a while.

But if he told them a week in advance, they would be happy for a week, and if he told them a month in advance, they would be happy for a month.

Of course, Xu Ye also explained that Chen Qingqing said she wanted to give a surprise. His mother-in-law was such a smart person. She said on the phone that she would cooperate and asked Xu Ye not to tell Chen Qingqing.

In the new week, the company was much busier than usual, especially in the investment department. Lu Cheng and Tang Bowen, with their men, began to negotiate with "Cute Pets Online" round after round.

Each round of negotiations was fruitful and progress was always being made.

Li Tongwen was not idle either. After he got the franchise information last week, he wrote a business plan of more than 4,000 words based on the actual situation of Tustin, which included franchise rules, operation methods, profit methods and many other contents.

After Li Tongwen sent this document to Wei Guoyou, he, who was originally just thinking about it, now took this matter seriously.

Li Tongwen calculated that the cost of opening a branch store would not exceed 200,000 yuan at most. If he had 2 million yuan, he could first take a prefecture-level city as a pilot and open branches in different locations in the city. If the business of each store was good, he could quickly occupy the market like KFC and McDonald's.

Thinking of this, Li Tongwen spent almost all his time and energy on this project, and he would call Wei Guoyou many times every day.

Xu Ye became the most idle person in the company. This week he has been thinking about his mother-in-law's birthday and what gift to give her.

The jewelry has been bought. Although it is not expensive, my mother-in-law always wears it.

Cosmetics, bags, etc. are not suitable for elders.

Xu Ye originally wanted to buy a more expensive silk scarf, but Chen Qingqing said that there were already many at home, so Xu Ye asked: "Then what do you want to give?"

Chen Qingqing quickly replied: "Don't ask me, I don't know."

Xu Ye teased her: "How about giving your mother a grandson?"

Chen Qingqing smiled happily and said the most vicious words: "Are you looking for a fight?"

Xu Ye thought about it and decided to buy something practical, so he drove to the mall and bought a box of bird's nest that was said to be good for beauty, and then bought a massager that was helpful for the cervical spine.

After preparing the gifts early, he waited for Friday to go on holiday.

On Thursday afternoon, after Lu Cheng came back from the fourth round of negotiations with the people from "Cute Pets Online", he went directly into Xu Ye's office to report on his work.

Lu Cheng smiled and said: "We have basically talked about it, and there are only some details that have not been discussed. If nothing unexpected happens, we can sign the contract after Labor Day."

From receiving the project to today, it has only been more than ten days, which is very efficient.

Xu Ye nodded and said, "Okay, you ask Tang Bowen to prepare the contract, and you can tell them directly who needs cooperation."

"There is another thing. Since Li Tongwen has started to take on projects on his own, why not let Liu Daqing work under me."

"Zhang Quan and Liu Daqing joined the company together. If Liu Daqing is transferred to you, I am afraid that Zhang Quan will not be able to accept it. After Labor Day, I will talk to Zhang Quan and ask him if he is willing to work with Li Tongwen."

Lv Cheng said, "I guess even if he says yes, he won't say yes in his heart. After all, he is older than Li Tongwen."

"That can't be helped. I can't think so much for him."

"Well, let's put it this way. By the way, you must show up when signing the final contract with "Cute Pets Online."

Xu Ye smiled and nodded: "Of course."

...

That night.

Starbucks.

Zhang Quan waited for half an hour before Zheng Bin finally arrived.

As soon as Zheng Bin sat down, Liu Quan asked, "Didn't you say you wanted to snatch this project? Did you know they were about to finish the negotiation?"

Zheng Bin laughed and said, "Why are you more anxious than me?"

Zhang Quan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm not anxious, but I don't understand what you are going to do. I asked you out today to remind you that they have almost finished the negotiation. If nothing unexpected happens, they will sign the contract after Labor Day."

"Okay, I got it."

"You don't plan to snatch it?"

"Snatch, of course I have to snatch it." Zheng Bin sneered, "But it would be meaningless to snatch this project too early. I just want to snatch this project before they sign the contract. In this way, all their previous efforts will be in vain! I want to let them know what it means to draw water with a bamboo basket."

Zhang Quan was shocked.

He didn't expect Zheng Bin to endure until now, it turned out to be for this.

If the project was snatched away at the beginning, it would not be a big loss for Qingye Investment, but if the project was snatched away before the contract was signed, then the hard work and energy that Lu Cheng and others put into this project would be in vain.

This person is so cruel!

"Have the two numbers you told me changed?"

"No."

"That's good. We will sell the same shares. Your company will invest 3.5 million and I will invest 4 million. I don't believe they won't change their minds. I will have someone contact the people from "Cute Pets Online" in the next few days. For safety reasons, we should not meet again before this project is over."

"Then..."

Zhang Quan wanted to talk about the remuneration, but for some reason, he didn't dare to say it at this moment.

Zheng Bin seemed to see through him: "Don't worry, the money promised to you will not be less than yours. Sometimes I give more than this amount of money to others as tips."

Zhang Quan was not happy after hearing this.

Zheng Bin didn't want to talk to Zhang Quan anymore. After knowing the news he wanted to know, he quickly got up and left.

Zhang Quan sat in a chair, a little dazed.

He didn't regret betraying Xu Ye or the company. He was thinking that Zheng Bin, such a cruel person, would burn his bridges against him at that time. The agreement signed in advance didn't seem to have legal effect.

Zhang Quan could not think of the result, and finally shook his head and forced himself not to think about it. Anyway, he had already done it. Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Once this kind of thing is done, it cannot be stopped.

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On the afternoon of the 29th, Xu Ye drove Zhang Xinzhou to the Conservatory of Music. After picking up Chen Qingqing, he gave the driver's seat to Zhang Xinzhou.

After arriving at the station, Zhang Xinzhou turned back, and Xu Ye and Chen Qingqing also checked their tickets and entered the waiting hall.

If you take the high-speed rail from Hongqiao Station in Shanghai to Jinling South Station, it will take at least one and a half hours to get there. Xu Ye and Chen Qingqing got on the train at around 3:30 and arrived at 5:15.

"Which hotel is your mother in?"

"Hilton Hotel."

"Master, let's go to Hilton Hotel, please hurry up."

Chen Qingqing hurriedly said: "No, no, we have to go get the cake we ordered online first."

Xu Ye slapped his thigh and said quickly: "I almost forgot, Master, let's go to the Holiland Cake Shop in Wuyue Plaza first."

"Okay."

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