Chapter 205: 201. Huang Xunceng Comes Seeking a Partnership

Inside the Zhang Family courtyard, Meng Mingxuan and Zhang Ran were sitting in a small pavilion discussing matters, while Huo Zhiyuan and Taylor were boredly examining the flowers and plants Zhang Ran had planted.

"I say, Zhang Ran, you don't have to be this stingy now, do you? It's just two flowers and plants; is it really worth it?" Taylor shouted loudly.

Like Prince Haiman, he had also taken a fancy to these flowers and plants of Zhang Ran's the moment he arrived. These people were all sharp-witted and knew what was good, so they had set their sights on them early on.

Zhang Ran looked at him with annoyance and said, "Get lost. That guy Haiman almost plucked my place bare last time, and you're no better than him. Let me tell you, you can look, but if you dare to 'steal' anything, I'll make you regret it."

"Tch, stingy." Taylor ignored Zhang Ran's 'threat', his eyes already starting to dart around.

Zhang Ran didn't pay him any mind and looked at Meng Mingxuan, saying, "Where were we just now?"

"Zhang Shu, we were talking about those abandoned factory buildings," Meng Mingxuan said.

"Right, how is the renovation of those abandoned factory buildings coming along? There are no issues with safety, are there?" Zhang Ran asked.

Meng Mingxuan said, "Absolutely no issues; this has already been inspected many times."

"Good, spend some time carefully going over it again; try not to miss a single blind spot," Zhang Ran said.

"I understand. By the way, Zhang Shu, what about Dasheng Pharmaceutical?" Meng Mingxuan said.

Dasheng Pharmaceutical was a company Zhang Ran had asked him to acquire, and the acquisition had long been completed; recently, the restructuring had also been finished.

This was also the task that had cost Meng Mingxuan the most energy. Basically, other than giving instructions and providing the money, Zhang Ran had ignored everything else.

Whether Meng Mingxuan failed the acquisition or the restructuring, Zhang Ran wouldn't say a word, but this indifferent attitude put immense pressure on Meng Mingxuan.

He knew full well what role this Dasheng Pharmaceutical played in Zhang Ran's upcoming plans, so he didn't dare to take it lightly at all.

"You should relax a little too. The reason I don't interfere is because even if there weren't Dasheng Pharmaceutical, there would be others; it isn't the only choice." Zhang Ran offered a brief word of comfort to Meng Mingxuan, then added, "Have your father find someone to keep an eye on things here. As soon as 'Yong Ge' passes the review, we will start construction immediately."

The value of this Dasheng Pharmaceutical wasn't very high; it was acquired for a total of only six hundred million, but many of its production lines needed to be replaced.

Moreover, many of the production lines needed to be imported, but fortunately, Zhang Ran had Prince Haiman. Since they were just standard equipment, Zhang Ran felt no psychological pressure at all in having Prince Haiman step in.

Hearing Zhang Ran say this, Meng Mingxuan's eyes immediately began to dart around. "Zhang Shu, you don't know, I really haven't had a good rest during this time. Look at my skin now; look at what it's become."

Meng Mingxuan began to play the victim. Zhang Ran was happy to see him acting so unreservedly and said with a smile, "Speak, what do you want?"

Meng Mingxuan gave a dry cough and said, "Well, Zhang Shu, I'm not that kind of person."

Zhang Ran said casually, "Oh, then never mind."

"No, no, no, Zhang Shu, I was wrong. Can I have a little reward?" Meng Mingxuan said hurriedly.

"Then what reward do you want?" Zhang Ran said.

Meng Mingxuan thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I've always wanted to do something on my own, I just hadn't thought it through before."

In truth, he had thought about it before, but wasn't prepared to do it. After all, he was going to take over the Meng Family business. Meng Mingxuan had always been a person with relatively good self-control; he understood the difference between what he wanted to do and what he needed to do.

Zhang Ran said, "Speak, what do you want to do?"

"I want to work in the short video industry. Do you think that's okay?" Meng Mingxuan said with an expectant look.

Zhang Ran was stunned, then smiled and said, "What made you think of getting into this line of work?"

"To tell you the truth, I've actually always been quite interested in the short video industry, I just didn't have the heart for it before. Now that I see the rapid development of short videos, I've developed an interest in this area," Meng Mingxuan said, scratching his head.

Zhang Ran thought for a moment and said, "Fine. Since you've made up your mind, I will support you. However, you need to prepare the preliminary work yourself. I will talk to your father."

"Thank you, Zhang Shu." Hearing Zhang Ran say this, Meng Mingxuan said excitedly. He knew that as long as Zhang Shu supported him, Meng He would definitely not object. Moreover, with Zhang Shu's support, many resources would be made available to him.

Not to mention anything else, if Prince Haiman were to open an account on his short video platform, who knows how much traffic that could attract.

He then scratched his head again and said, "Zhang Shu, I have a business partner here. Would you like to meet him?"

Zhang Ran originally didn't intend to get involved, but after looking at Meng Mingxuan's expectant eyes, he thought for a moment and said, "Fine, set a time and I'll meet him."

"He's not far away; I'll call him over right now," Meng Mingxuan said immediately.

Zhang Ran laughed and scolded, "So you had this all planned out, you brat. Fine, call him over."

Huang Xunceng was boredly squatting at the entrance of the residential complex. He hadn't expected that the uncle Meng Mingxuan said he was going to consult would be in this place, and that if his uncle agreed, his father would fully support him.

Seeing Meng Mingxuan come to pick her up, Huang Xunceng said, "How did your talk with your uncle go? Did he agree?"

Ever since receiving permission from her father, Huang Lin, Huang Xunceng had been a bit worried about the situation at home, but she also knew that her father had his own reasons for not letting her intervene.

Moreover, she genuinely liked the internet industry, so she didn't act overly sensitive and soon began her own startup.

She had long since thought of her startup project; this period had been spent preparing and looking for business partners.

Finding Meng Mingxuan to collaborate with was also fate. The two of them already knew each other and had a decent relationship. At a gathering, Meng Mingxuan had spoken about his recent experiences, which piqued Huang Xunceng's interest. Meng Mingxuan could be considered to have gotten on the right track; he was no longer the idle rich kid he used to be.

"He agreed. My uncle wants you to come over. You can meet him while you're at it. If he thinks highly of us and we get my uncle's support, our future development will definitely be much smoother," Meng Mingxuan said confidently.

Huang Xunceng didn't know where this confidence came from, but she didn't say much about it and followed Meng Mingxuan straight inside.

Meng Mingxuan had already asked Meng He about collaborating with Huang Xunceng beforehand. He had always had a suspicion in his heart, so he didn't dare to agree to it rashly.

Meng He hadn't said much at the time and expressed that it was fine for him to collaborate with Huang Xunceng. However, he didn't know much about the internet industry, so he told him to ask for Zhang Ran's opinion.

Since his own father had said it was fine, Meng Mingxuan wondered if he had guessed wrong, so this time there was actually a little bit of an intention to probe Zhang Ran.

Of course, this kind of probing came entirely from Meng Mingxuan's own curiosity and had no other meaning.

When Zhang Ran saw Huang Xunceng, he was also stunned. The business partner Meng Mingxuan mentioned was her?

"Brother, why are you here?" Before Meng Mingxuan could speak, Huang Xunceng said with some surprise. She had a very deep impression of Zhang Ran; it could be said that everyone at the Engagement ceremony had a deep impression of Zhang Ran.