Chapter 24: Chen Congnan's Conditions

"Su Xin, you actually rejected Penguin Group directly! My god! That is Penguin Group! My dad has to beg just to cooperate with a company under Penguin Group!"

After Chen Congnan left the restaurant, Li Tongtian, who was beside him, whispered in shock.

Su Xin said calmly, "What is there to be surprised about? Given the value of Tiantian Smart Phone Assistant, it's not just Penguin Group that will come looking for me; surely other companies will come too, but I definitely won't sell. Why should I suck up to them?"

"But that's Penguin Group! If your attitude is bad and you offend them, you might get suppressed by Penguin Group. Even if your product is good, it will be hard to get ahead. Besides, you might need to cooperate with them in the future, and you might have to beg them then."

"Building a good relationship with such a big company only has benefits and no downsides for the future. I don't think you needed to reject them so bluntly."

Su Xin shook his head: "It's fine. Even if Penguin Group is really that petty, they wouldn't act on impulse regarding major matters. There's no need to worry."

Seeing that Su Xin didn't care at all, Li Tongtian had no choice but to shut up, though he remained deeply shocked inside.

Previously, in his heart, Su Xin was just an ordinary teenager from a poor family; apart from good grades, he wasn't particularly outstanding in other aspects.

Even though he had always truly treated Su Xin as a friend, subconsciously, he would place himself in a position superior to the other.

Therefore, when Su Xin asked for long-term leave before, he had offered to provide money to help him.

Besides treating Su Xin as a friend, there was a hidden layer of mindset he hadn't even realized himself—a massive hurdle for Su Xin could be solved by him with a single word.

No matter how good friends are, when there is a vast disparity in their backgrounds, there will always be a subconscious sense of superiority and inferiority.

Before, Li Tongtian placed himself in a high position, but now, the image of Su Xin in his eyes was becoming taller and more unfathomable.

At this moment, a thought inexplicably flashed through Li Tongtian's mind—

In the future, I fear I will only be able to look up to him.

This gap made it difficult for Li Tongtian to calm down for a moment, but then, he raised the glass in his hand and said solemnly:

"Su Xin, congratulations!"

Su Xin looked at him in surprise, also raised his glass, and smiled: "Thank you!"

The two drank the Sprite in their glasses in one gulp, then couldn't help but hiccup repeatedly.

The two couldn't help but look at each other and laugh.

Zhang Chunhua, who was on the side, scolded them softly, then put down her chopsticks to help Su Xin catch his breath.

After the meal.

Li Tongtian and Zhang Chunhua left separately, while Su Xin went with Chen Congnan to a luxury private room in Hengxiang Restaurant.

Su Xin and Chen Congnan sat side-by-side in the main seats facing the door, while Chen Congnan's subordinates sat on the other side.

"Mr. Su Xin, I came to see you today mainly to discuss cooperation regarding Tiantian Smart Phone Assistant. We intend to acquire the ownership of Tiantian Smart Phone Assistant, or the Tianqi Technology Co., Ltd. under your name, for the price of 100 million Long Coins."

Chen Congnan said straight to the point.

A price of 100 million Long Coins—if it were the Su Xin before he awakened his Godspeed Ability, he would probably have been willing to sell his own kidney, let alone a piece of software.

Even if this software's power exceeded all similar software on the market, he would have taken the money first to let his family live a prosperous life.

But now, he possessed the Godspeed Ability and Super Intelligence, with infinite future prospects; naturally, he couldn't have such a small ambition.

Moreover, he knew deeply what kind of epoch-making software Tiantian Smart Phone Assistant was and how much actual profit and potential interest it could bring him; naturally, he could not sell it.

Therefore, Su Xin shook his head lightly and said firmly: "I will absolutely not sell Tiantian Smart Phone Assistant."

Chen Congnan continued: "Mr. Su, 100 million Long Coins is already an unprecedentedly high price for software that has been on the market for less than a day."

"It's not a matter of price. I have never thought about selling this software, even selling a portion of the shares is impossible."

Regarding Su Xin's seemingly firm attitude, Chen Congnan still did not give up; after all, he had spent over a decade in the business department of Penguin Group, during which he participated in the acquisition of or investment in many enterprises.

Many company founders said they firmly would not sell when faced with their acquisitions, but under Penguin Group's money offensive and various tactics, most eventually compromised.

Thus, he continued:

"120 million, we only require a 40% stake in Tianqi Technology; this is equivalent to valuing Tianqi Technology at 300 million."

"You must know, Tianqi Technology has been established for less than half a month, and its only product, Tiantian Smart Phone Assistant, has only been online for half a day. Once this price is made public, it will be enough to shock the whole country."

"Moreover, we only require an equity stake; everything in the company will still be decided by you entirely. We at Penguin Group will only send necessary personnel for supervision and assistance, absolutely not interfering in the company's management and operations. On the contrary, we can mobilize massive resources to help Tianqi Technology develop and take off rapidly."

"You are very smart and should know that in today's society, fighting alone is unrealistic, especially when you have no background and no capital. Once you encounter malicious suppression from certain forces, you might have no power to resist at all."

"For example, what if someone launches public opinion suppression online? Or someone uses their connections to forcibly block the promotion of Tiantian Assistant? Or someone finds all sorts of trouble in reality—today the industrial and commercial department comes for an inspection, tomorrow the fire department comes for an inspection, the day after someone smears your company online, the day after that employees are poached in large numbers, or even ruffians come to cause trouble at your company and post it online, which, after various distortions, completely ruins your company's reputation."

"There might even be many corporate spies using various means to steal the source code of Tiantian Assistant."

"Think about it, with your individual strength, how are you going to deal with these endless troubles?"

"Even if you can barely cope, these things will waste a massive amount of your time and energy."

"In short, when you leverage too many people's interests, there will definitely be people who find you an eyesore and use various means to make your company unable to move an inch."

"Don't think these are just tropes from movies and TV shows. Business warfare in reality is a bloodless war; conspiracies and open schemes, all kinds of means are used to the extreme, leaving you unable to defend against them."

"Without sufficient power, you simply cannot resist or guard against these methods."

After a round of enticement and intimidation, Chen Congnan looked at Su Xin with a sincere face:

"And with Penguin Group's investment, we can solve all these troubles for you. You should know that with Penguin Group's public opinion power, legal team, and real-world network of connections, none of these troubles will be able to get near you, allowing you to focus on developing the company and creating more powerful and practical technology."

"The terms we offer are equal cooperation; what we want is mutual benefit and win-win results. We obtain profits through investing in Tianqi Technology, and you develop rapidly through our help."

"Before long, Tianqi Technology will become a shining new star in the tech world, and you will become the most sought-after genius in the tech world!"

In Chen Congnan's view, a teenager like Su Xin who hadn't seen much of the world would be easily bluffed by his words.

Furthermore, considering that a genius like Su Xin would surely have no shortage of pursuit for fame in addition to money, he added that final part to help Su Xin imagine a bright and beautiful future.

He put himself in Su Xin's shoes, considering that accepting Penguin Group's investment would not only provide more capital to rapidly grow the company but also remove the need to worry about the various troubles encountered during the company's development, leaving only the need to put more energy into research and focus on the programming he loved—no matter how you looked at it, it was a very cost-effective deal.

Therefore, after finishing these words, Chen Congnan looked at Su Xin with a face full of confidence, waiting for Su Xin's reply.