Chapter 1410 - 536: Ye Jinyan’s Irresistible Passion

Although Zhang Jingdong was sure that Yan Ning wasn’t acting on a whim and had truly made up her mind,

to be honest, even though he knew the future of smartphones would definitely rise, he wasn’t sure if he could actually succeed in making phones.

After all, in his previous life, he had never worked in this industry, and the mobile phone industry itself is incredibly complex and extremely difficult to succeed in.

So he really didn’t want Yan Ning to get involved in this mess with him.

So he showed some hesitation: "Dear, since you said so, I’ll be honest with you too."

"Although I haven’t started yet, I can already be certain that the mobile phone industry will be the most difficult venture I’ve undertaken in business."

"So I don’t want..."

Yan Ning knew what Zhang Jingdong wanted to say at this point and immediately interrupted, "Don’t say any more; just tell me if you’ll agree or not?"

"You just said earlier that no matter what, you’d agree to anything I say, and now I’ve only brought up one thing, and you’re disagreeing?"

"Sigh, indeed, you men can’t keep a single word!"

Zhang Jingdong sighed and said, "I just don’t want you to lose money with me, you know. I’d feel awful."

"How about this, you don’t invest, and I’ll give you a 5% stake for free. That way, whether I win or lose, you won’t lose—will that work for you?"

"No way!" Yan Ning waved her hand dismissively: "Are you underestimating me?"

"Even though I’m your woman, Zhang Jingdong, I’m still independent in business. I have money and vision. I don’t want your free shares, I want to invest."

"And I’m not investing because you’re my man, but because I genuinely believe in this project. That’s why I’m willing to use real money to support it."

"If the project succeeds, I’ll rightfully make money with you, and if it doesn’t, it’s just a normal investment loss among my other investments; I can fully afford it."

"So I’m just asking you, do you agree or not?"

Zhang Jingdong saw Yan Ning had spoken so earnestly, and could only say: "...Alright, I agree. Is that okay?"

Yan Ning was suddenly delighted that he finally agreed: "Tch...how much easier it would have been if you agreed quickly earlier, instead of making me angry."

At this moment, Zhang Jingdong pulled Yan Ning’s delicate hand and said emotionally: "How am I, Zhang Jingdong, so fortunate to have such a generous, beautiful, wealthy, and loyal woman like you."

"Tsk tsk, I must have saved the entire universe in my past life, and that’s why the heavens granted me this luck."

Yan Ning was warmed by Zhang Jingdong understanding her good intentions but said teasingly, "Hmph... you put ’generous’ before ’beautiful’; do you think I’m getting old?"

Zhang Jingdong quickly shook his head, "Of course not, that was just a slip of the tongue...fine, I won’t say anything anymore; I’ll show you through my actions!"

With that, he gave Yan Ning a lesson on "How to Master the Heat When Cooking."

"Congratulations Host for successfully teaching in a special environment, reward of 2 million yuan!"

Outside the office, Tong Xin felt a rush of criticism towards someone.

This guy has simply too much guts, daring to do this in Mr. Yan’s office during the day...

And his ability to lecture is just too exaggerated, right?

One lecture actually took a full 40 minutes! Didn’t that survey say the average for Western and Eastern men is 5 to 10 minutes? He’s simply not human!

Could it be because he is a Daoist, so he is particularly adept in this aspect?

Maybe, otherwise, how could he handle both Mr. Yan and Lawyer Qin simultaneously?

Thinking of this, Tong Xin suddenly felt a surge of intense heat in her heart.

After class, Zhang Jingdong and Yan Ning cleaned up a bit and then continued eating and chatting.

At this moment, Yan Ning asked, "Tell me, if I want a 20% stake, how much would I need to invest?"

Zhang Jingdong pretended to think seriously for a moment and then said, "About 200 million."

"Just 200 million?" Yan Ning couldn’t help but be a bit skeptical: "That’s too little. You’re not secretly giving me a discount because I’m your woman, are you?"

Zhang Jingdong replied smoothly, "Mr. Yan, if other investors heard what you just said, their jaws would definitely drop."

"200 million not enough? Now it’s 2004, 200 million could fully acquire some small to medium-sized phone manufacturers."

"And don’t worry, since I’m willing to accept your investment, I’ll definitely treat you as a normal investor. I won’t give you additional benefits secretly!"

Yan Ning saw that Zhang Jingdong didn’t seem to be lying to her and nodded, "Alright, I believe you. When you start the phone company, let me know right away, and I’ll transfer the money and sign the formal contract like before."

"Alright, no problem."

Then the two finished their meal and lingered for a while.

Around two o’clock, Zhang Jingdong left the office.

He glanced at Tong Xin’s desk and saw she was looking down at something.

After thinking for a moment, he walked over.

"Secretary Tong, I’m sorry, I forgot my pen. Could I borrow the one in your hand?"

Tong Xin raised her head in panic as soon as she heard him, instinctively glancing around, then whispered, "Are you crazy? What are you trying to do?"

Zhang Jingdong replied seriously, "Just need to use the pen in your hand, hurry, I have something urgent!"

Though Tong Xin didn’t know what he wanted, to avoid him persisting, she handed him the pen she was holding.