Chapter 963: Invitation

"After that contact just now, what do you think of Luo Yiren?"

After exiting the office building, Xiong Qingchun asked Wang Yan, who was walking with his hands behind his back, looking just like a master of the house.

"You have to ask Zheng Qiudong what he thinks. If I had feelings, wouldn't that be a disaster?"

"I'm talking to you seriously."

"Of course she's not bad. Zi Yi Ren's beautiful, has extensive experience, has been a company president, knows countless people across the country, and while I can't say how strong her ability is, it's definitely sufficient. For our company, the benefits are huge."

"Fine, you're just focused on her being pretty, aren't you?"

"Don't go looking for trouble. Beauty is naturally a woman's advantage. Otherwise, how could I have fallen for you at first sight? And otherwise, how could Luo Yiren have gotten together with Xia Jiguo? Relatively speaking, Luo Yiren's current abilities all come from this face of hers, which carries a hint of sorrow and gives people a feeling of pity."

"Otherwise, to put it bluntly, what did someone of Xia Jiguo's level see in Luo Yiren? I remember she seemed to be working as a docent at some science museum at the time. What ability did she have?"

Xiong Qingchun curled her lips: "I was just saying that, why are you getting so worked up? Could it be that you really have ideas?"

Wang Yan glanced at her, shook his head, and smiled, saying nothing more. This was already starting to be unreasonable, so it was best not to pay attention. Of course, between ordinary couples, ignoring each other is a problem. But Wang Yan was different; although it was indeed he who pursued Xiong Qingchun, in this relationship, he occupied the dominant position.

Of course, Wang Yan wouldn't be so uninteresting as to really say nothing. He attacked the vital point directly: "We've been together for a year now, and our career is developing quite well. Although we still don't have much money in our hands and can't afford a house, we'll definitely have one in a year or two. How about we find some time to get married?"

Xiong Qingchun was stunned for a moment, then she laughed: "Okay, it's just a matter of getting the certificate anyway. We'll just have a meal with Qiudong and the others."

"Not holding a wedding?"

"There's nothing to hold. Between the two of us, we don't even have ten friends. Those business contacts don't mean much either. Getting the certificate and taking wedding photos—to use your words, it's just going through the motions. We're both people of the world, who cares about that? Don't you think?"

Wang Yan turned his head to look her in the eyes, confirmed she wasn't faking it or being insincere, and then nodded: "People of the world are straightforward. Then it's settled: we'll get the certificate after the New Year. As for this year, let's just stay in Hangzhou. Anyway, we're all each other has, so it doesn't matter where we are."

"Look at you, 'all each other has,' really..."

"Just grasp the spirit of it."

The two found a place to have a simple meal, then immediately went to find an agent and wandered around looking at houses...

"How was it? For the first contact, Brother Yan wasn't bad, right?" Zheng Qiudong sat there, tilting his head toward Luo Yiren, asking with a smile.

Luo Yiren smiled gently, nodded, and said: "He's indeed very good. I've met many people, but I've truly never met anyone like Brother Yan. Some people are humble and low-key, some are proud and flamboyant, some are confident, and some look very wise. But the feeling Brother Yan gives me is that he seems to have all these traits."

"He speaks with such confidence, and in every gesture, there's a sense of grand ambition. He is extremely relaxed and natural, and his way of speaking has a certain tone that makes people believe in him. Overall, he's a very charismatic person; he's a born leader. If I didn't know he had spent five years inside with you, I really couldn't imagine that someone like him would have done that."

"But this is also his carefree nature of following his heart in all things. Following him, you can consider yourself to have followed the right person."

Zheng Qiudong certainly agreed with this statement. If he could have gotten by in Beijing last year, he would have developed there. Having to leave because he couldn't make it, the one he came to rely on was none other than this good big brother, Wang Yan.

"My master also thinks very highly of Brother Yan, saying that in all the people he has seen, there has never been anyone as special as Brother Yan."

"You haven't been to visit for a long time, have you?"

Zheng Qiudong smiled embarrassedly: "I'm busy, no time."

"Take some time to go see him. I'll go with you."

"Okay."

The two looked at each other, everything understood without words...

In the afternoon, Wang Yan received a call from Zheng Qiudong, saying that Lin Bai had arrived at the company in the afternoon to further communicate about the commission split for this order, as well as the preliminary details of the action in Beijing. During the chat, he learned that he and Xiong Qingchun had arrived in Hangzhou, so he suggested meeting up, having a meal together, and getting to know each other.

Zheng Qiudong certainly couldn't say that Wang Yan intended to wait until the hunt for Qu Minjing was over before meeting Lin Bai, nor could he say that a team-building event had originally been arranged for the evening, so he had no choice but to call Wang Yan in front of Lin Bai.

Wang Yan certainly didn't mind, so he simply invited Lin Bai to join the team-building event in the evening, and they could talk then. After all, the team-building was already set, Lin Bai was a late arrival, and furthermore, Lin Bai hadn't reached the point where Wang Yan needed to meet him specially.

Renting a house went very smoothly, still by the river, a high-rise flat. The decoration was very good, simple and light luxury style, clean and tidy. They went to IKEA again and chose some furniture.

They solved the housing problem very quickly in one afternoon; in just two more days, they would be able to move in...

That evening, at a decent restaurant, everyone from the Yan Chunqiu Hangzhou branch, plus Lin Bai, a total of thirteen people, sat at two tables and began to eat.

Wang Yan held up his glass, stood up, and said: "Our company doesn't have that many twists and turns, and I don't have that much nonsense to say. Today is just to get to know everyone. In future work, let's look out for each other, and let everyone make more money. Today's main task is to eat well. Those who want to drink, drink well."

"Because tomorrow is a workday, today has delayed everyone's rest, so we'll take half a day off tomorrow morning. Of course, those with business don't count; you still have to do what you have to do, and you can take your leave later."

"So don't have any burdens, eat and drink freely. Also, I want to emphasize one point: we don't have any drinking table culture here. No one is to toast us; it's mainly about relaxing. Come, I'll toast everyone, and let's start eating."

The employees were very happy. Although they had already witnessed the big boss's straightforwardness in the morning, now it refreshed their understanding of the big boss once again—he was simply direct.

Immediately, everyone drank a glass of wine together in a lively manner, and Wang Yan sat back down at their table. It was just him and Xiong Qingchun, Zheng Qiudong, Luo Yiren, and Lin Bai, who was joining in the fun.

"Wang Zong is truly straightforward. They must all think you are a good boss."

Wang Yan raised an eyebrow: "Does that mean I'm actually not a good boss?"

Lin Bai laughed: "Actually, you're even more of a good boss. Come, Wang Zong, I'll toast you. Hey, I'm not your employee."

Wang Yan smiled and picked up his glass, drinking with Lin Bai.

After drinking, Lin Bai sighed: "I should have brought my wife. Look at you all: Wang Zong and President Xiong are a pair, President Zheng and President Luo are a pair. I'm actually breaking the harmony here."

Zheng Qiudong laughed: "Next time, there are plenty of opportunities, everyone is not an outsider. But honestly, I've known you for so long, and I don't think I've ever heard you mention your wife."

"Hey, it's not that we aren't getting along. Zi Yi Ren's a very busy person, even busier than me. If there's a chance in the future, you'll know when you see her."

"Look at you, I didn't say anything." Zheng Qiudong shook his head amusingly, "Come, let's have one."

Everyone chatted and laughed, and the conversation was quite congenial. Of course, the actual reason was that everyone present, except for Xiong Qingchun who was slightly lacking, was quite good at chatting; the conversation would absolutely never fall to the ground, and they were all quite professional. Wang Yan couldn't even be described as 'good' at it; it was natural.

After the laughter, Lin Bai asked: "Wang Zong, in the afternoon I told Qiudong that although this business is quite large, this order belongs to Yuan Kun of our company, and he is personally outsourcing it to you, so there is only a 100,000 success fee. This part..."

Wang Yan waved his hand: "Qiudong is also a boss. As long as he doesn't mind and is willing to run around, then it doesn't matter. And I just told him that if this Qu Minjing hunt is successful, the benefit of this resume alone to our company will not be small. Relatively speaking, the amount of the success fee is secondary. Of course, it wouldn't work without it; travel expenses must be covered. It's quite good as it is now."

Honestly, he was still somewhat surprised to hear the number 100,000. After all, he knew that Zheng Qiudong's success fee for hunting Qu Minjing was only 20,000. Now that Yuan Kun was willing to pay 100,000, on one hand, it was Lin Bai's influence, and on the other hand, it was naturally because the current Zheng Qiudong's level was higher than in the original story at the same period.

Before throwing this order to Zheng Qiudong, Yuan Kun must have investigated Yan Chunqiu, such a human resources company, and naturally understood the company's strength, so he was willing to pay a higher price.

"That's good." Lin Bai nodded and asked, "I heard from Qiudong before that Wang Zong is not optimistic about Qu Minjing being promoted to district head?"

"Yiren is here. Zi Yi Ren has wide connections in Beijing, and after making two phone calls, she'll find out. So for this business of hunting Qu, I personally think the possibility of success is quite high. As long as Nanguo Shichuang is willing to spend the money, it's not a big problem."

"There is one thing Wang Zong might not know yet: Tu Fangzhi, the president of Nanguo Shichuang, is a classmate of Qu. It's just that he didn't want to make this matter more complicated, so he didn't reveal it to Qu. Oh, Nanguo Shichuang is still nominally headed by Tu Fangzhi's father, but in reality, he is already in power."

Wang Yan nodded; he certainly knew. Speaking of which, this Tu Fangzhi was also an acquaintance, and not much time had passed—he had just seen him in the last world, and he was his old leader...

"Then it's even easier to handle. Since they are old classmates, he'll definitely be more willing to spend the money." Wang Yan said, "Qu Minjing is a man. Even if his official position is not small, it's not enough to be seen in a place like Beijing. If he isn't greedy, his life will definitely be fine, and his days won't be bad, but to say how wealthy he is, that's not the case. If you solve his family burden, half the matter is done. Then give him the respect and treatment he deserves, and it's done."

"Wang Zong speaks so easily. You have to know, Yuan Kun has been chasing for half a year and still has no results."

"Times have changed, and the environment is different. He didn't catch up with the current vacancy of the district head. This Yuan Kun has no level. Two or three months is considered long; if there are no results in half a year, then just give up; there's no need to annoy people. You can't advance, and you don't want to retreat; getting to this point, riding the fence and unable to get down, is not a wise move."

"I have to hold back these words. Wang Zong, you don't know, Yuan Kun is very petty."

Wang Yan shook his head and smiled: "I'm not speaking ill of people behind their backs. If you call Yuan Kun over, I'll say the same thing: no level is no level, plus a narrow mind. You'd better stay away from him. Guo Degang said, it's easy to get dragged in when he's being struck by lightning."

Lin Bai laughed and glanced at the mysterious ancient tattoo on Wang Yan's arm where he had rolled up his shirt sleeves. Perhaps he was thinking that he was indeed someone who had been inside...

Wang Yan certainly noticed his gaze, but didn't say anything more about it.

Watching Wang Yan eat and drink heartily, Lin Bai smiled: "I heard from Qiudong that Wang Zong intends to get a foot in the internet industry?"

"That's a bit of an overestimation of me. I'm just putting up some money to test the waters. Did I tell you what product I'm making?"

Seeing him nod, Wang Yan said, "The internet industry is currently fighting in a deadlock, so how could I look for trouble? Capital competition is not something we can get a foot into. Of course, they are not the whole of the internet, and we are not without a way out. Even if it becomes a so-called niche product, as long as we do a good job in service, improve quality, and strictly abide by the purpose of serving users, making money is certain; it's just a question of how much and for how long."

"Zheng Qiudong invited you before, and I also know your resume. Are you interested in joining? On the basis of being a headhunter, also participate in the internet. Let me tell you, if you join before the product is developed, then you have a share in this product; after that, you won't. At that time, I will spin off the product for special operation. If you want to get on board, hurry up."

Lin Bai laughed: "Wang Zong is very confident."

"It's not that I'm confident, but that you should understand the internet industry, understand capital, and understand capitalists. The foothold of our product is to truly serve users, standing on the customer's side, not just talking about it like those other big factories. Users are not stupid; they will eventually understand what they need, and that will be our spring."

"Thank you for the appreciation, Wang Zong, but I really have to consider it further." Lin Bai still spoke politely.

He came today, of course, just to see what Brother Yan, who was described as incredibly awesome in Zheng Qiudong's mouth, was actually like. He thought Wang Yan must also understand his meaning, but he didn't expect that Wang Yan would really be so direct and open up the conversation.

"Before this, Qiudong said many good things about you to me, and meeting you today, I also think quite highly of you. Since we've said this much, I'll give you the bottom line. Just this morning, we signed a contract with Yiren. Yan Chunqiu is valued at 50 million, and we counted her investment of 5.5 million, giving her 9.93% of the shares. If you join, I'll also count you as 5 million."

"But you have to note that for every day our company's performance improves, this valuation will grow by a day. It's 55.5 million now, and it will be 60 million next month. Also, I'll remind you of one more point: our product will be developed by next spring. Of course, regardless of how this product turns out, regardless of what the valuation is in the future..."

Wang Yan smiled and raised his glass: "The door of Yan Chunqiu is always open to you."

Lin Bai also raised his glass and clinked it with Wang Yan's: "Thank you, Wang Zong, I'll finish it."

Wang Yan certainly didn't lack alcohol, and followed along, drinking it all in one gulp... ===== CHAPTER 964 =====