"Daniel, what's the matter that you're calling at this hour? If I remember correctly, our shareholders' meeting is scheduled for three days from now."

The moment Annie picked up the phone, she seemed like a completely different person.

Chen Dong clicked his tongue in amazement.

Although I really don't want to admit it.

But unintentionally, she nurtured a strong woman.

At this moment, Annie's tone of voice, expression, and actions all resembled those of a domineering female CEO.

"What?"

"You mean Antonio wants to see me?"

Annie frowned, said "Wait a moment" into the phone, and then looked at Chen Dong.

"Boss, we got a call from the law firm saying that Qualcomm's current president, Mr. Antonio, wants to meet with us ahead of schedule."

Obviously, "meeting in advance" is just a wording.

The real purpose should be to gain control of the company.

Chen Dong hesitated for half a second, then said, "I promise you, I'll find out the time and place, and I'll go with you then."

Annie smiled gently at Chen Dong, then spoke into the microphone and conveyed Chen Dong's meaning.

The call ended.

Annie was still a little sullen, and said coquettishly, "Boss, did you do this on purpose? You knew it was just the two of us, but you still agreed to it."

That being said.

Anne was just expressing her dissatisfaction.

She could still tell which was more important and which was less important.

Since the discussion was with Chen Dong and his team about controlling Qualcomm, Chen Dong was naturally in charge.

The two parties quickly agreed on a time and place over the phone.

Interestingly, the meeting was ultimately held at the hotel where Chen Dong was staying.

In Anne's words, since it's their home turf, they should naturally choose a place close to them.

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The sun is setting.

The sunlight shone on the sea, reflecting a golden-red hue.

Time quickly came to 6:50 p.m. local time.

Antonio and his entourage traveled light, arriving in a black sedan and slowly making their way to the hotel.

The hotel is on the sixteenth floor.

Executive suite.

The room had been tidied up. On the rectangular wooden dining table was a bottle of fine red wine, along with appetizers, main courses, and desserts.

Several waiters stood respectfully to one side, with two food carts parked beside them.

Now we're just waiting for Antonio and his entourage to arrive before we can begin.

Unlike foreigners, Chinese people prefer to discuss business over meals.

Many company contracts are signed in such settings.

certainly!

Chen Dong chose to eat Western food and drink red wine, but he couldn't find good Chinese chefs in the area. Rather than eating those inauthentic dishes, he decided to try the local specialties.

The hour hand points to 7 o'clock.

Suddenly—

The doorbell rang.

Chen Dong glanced at the clock on the wall, a smile spreading across his face, and gestured for Wolong to open the door.

Being punctual is a good start.

Punctuality is always the top priority in negotiations between any large companies.

There are other opinions regarding punctuality.

Especially regarding negotiations between the two companies.

When one party arrives early, most of us see it as a sign of respect for the other.

Actually, that's not the case!

In business negotiations, the party that arrives early is often seen as the weaker party.

But some people might ask, "If I can't arrive early, can't I at least arrive late?"

Being late is even more unacceptable.

Let alone negotiations between companies, even in daily life, being late is a sign of disrespect.

so.

Arriving on time is both appropriate and shows sufficient respect to the other party.

Daniel, the firm's star lawyer, was the first to introduce himself to the group.

"Mr. Antonio, the beautiful lady standing before you is Miss Anne, who is here to acquire your company's shares."

"Miss Anne, let me introduce you to Mr. Franklin Antonio, the current president of Qualcomm."

Anne nodded, and the two shook hands.

“Mr. Antonio, it’s a pleasure to meet you. You haven’t had dinner yet, have you? I wonder if this will suit your taste. By the way, let me first make it clear that the reason I agreed to meet with you was because my boss gave his approval.”

As she spoke, Annie gestured to the others.

At this moment.

All eyes turned to the other end of the table, where a black man with black hair, only in his early twenties, was Annie's boss.

This surprised the foreigners who were meeting Chen Dong for the first time.

Keep in mind that Anne is already quite young, yet she holds such an important position.

It seems that Chen Dong is younger than Annie, which...

Ignoring all that, Antonio walked up to Chen Dong, bowed slightly, and said in a very gentlemanly manner, "Hello, sir, I am Franklin Antonio, the current president of Qualcomm. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to meet you."

Chen Dong smiled calmly and pointed to the empty seat.

"You can call me Chen Dong, or you can call me Chen."

“Mr. Antonio, and this lawyer Daniel, please have a seat.”

Upon hearing this...

Anne gestured to the waiter to start serving the dishes, while she walked over and sat down next to Chen Dong. She elegantly arranged the cutlery in front of Chen Dong before starting to tidy up her own cutlery.

Antonio sat down, but his gaze remained fixed on Chen Dong. He tentatively said, "Chen, first of all, I'm very glad that you chose Qualcomm and came all the way here. Meeting you today is, in your words, a kind of fate."

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