Chapter 17: Making Money! "Qiao Zheng! I want to be the best with you in the world! ...

After hanging up the phone with Qiao Zhizheng, Qiao Zheng carried a box and walked to a small studio in a building.

I pushed the door open and walked in. A depressed-looking girl sitting at a computer desk by the door raised her head at the sound. She propped her head up with her hands, limp as a plant dehydrated by the sun, and asked weakly, "Who are you looking for?"

Looking throughout the entire office, all sorts of things were piled together, documents were in a mess, two ceiling lights were out, and one was flickering and about to go out, just like a scene from a horror movie.

Qiao Zheng looked around and her eyes stopped at the pale girl. "Looking for you."

The girl's name was Xu Xunzhen. Xu Xunzhen gave a wry smile and made a circle with her fingers in the air. "Are you here to collect a debt? Take whatever you like. But you're too late. There's nothing good left."

Qiao Zheng smiled, pointed at Xu Xunzhen and said, "What about this? Can I take it?"

Xu Xunzhen said self-deprecatingly, "I'm a programmer. I don't have the body or the energy. If you want it, just take it."

Qiao Zheng looked at Xu Xunzhen. Who could have imagined that this girl with a sad face would become a leader in the field of artificial intelligence ten years later and lead the gaming industry into the holographic era.

Qiao Zheng gestured for her to move the keyboard away.

Xu Xunzhen, facing this "creditor" whose identity he didn't know, resigned himself to his fate and obeyed. Qiao Zheng placed the box on the table and said, "Open it."

Xu Xunzhen looked at the inconspicuous black suitcase, and kept guessing in his mind——

A bomb? A funny toy? Or something that sprays corrosive liquid when opened?

Xu Xunzhen thought in despair, forget it, it won't be worse than it is now. Someone even splashed red paint on the door of his house. Thinking of the debt, Xu Xunzhen sighed.

The moment he opened the box, Xu Xunzhen was dazzled by the golden light. He lowered the lid, rubbed his eyes, and opened the box again. It was still full of golden light.

The lid of the box slipped from Xu Xunzhen's hand with a "pop" sound. Xu Xunzhen looked at the woman in front of him, whose face was unknown and only a pair of eyes were exposed, and pointed at her with a trembling finger, "You, you, you..."

Qiao Zheng said, "If nothing unexpected happens, the price of gold this year will be the highest ever. This should be enough for you to start up."

Xu Xunzhen slammed the lid of the box, lifted it up with both hands and weighed the weight, conservatively estimating it to be in the eight digits.

I have to say, money is really a good thing. Just now, Xu Xunzhen looked like a dried corpse that had been drained of its vitality. Now his face was flushed, his eyes were shining, and he kept nodding, "Enough, enough, enough, enough!"

Xu Xunzhen held the box tightly in her arms and looked out the door. Her studio was located in a remote area and not many people passed by. Xu Xunzhen was like a miser who had suddenly become rich, and was wary of everyone who might appear. She felt that no matter who appeared here, except for this unknown "rich woman" in front of her, the others were here to rob her of her money.

Xu Xunzhen said, "From what you said, you want to support my career?"

Qiao Zheng said, "Don't be so polite, just call me Qiao Zheng."

Xu Xunzhen nodded, "Okay, Sister Qiao."

Qiao Zheng didn't correct her address. "I want 49 percent of your company's shares."

Xu Xunzhen was shocked.

Qiao Zheng asked her, "Don't you want to?"

Xu Xunzhen looked at her as if she was a fool. "Sister Qiao, are you sure? My company is broke and in debt. Employees have left, rent is due, and the company is about to go bankrupt. You gave me so much money just for this?!"

Xu Xunzhen initially thought that Qiao Zheng was trying to recruit her to work for his company, but after hearing what Qiao Zheng said, Xu Xunzhen suspected that this person was trying to play a trick on her.

Qiao Zheng was helpless. She couldn't tell her that Xu Xunzhen had persevered and didn't file for bankruptcy. He borrowed money from everywhere to support himself for a year or two, and slowly made things that satisfied the market and accumulated initial capital. After that, her company grew rapidly, right?

Qiao Zheng patted her shoulder solemnly. "Even if you don't believe in me, don't you believe in yourself? Don't you believe in your own skills? Don't you think what you've made is worth my investment?"

Xu Xunzhen felt that what Qiao Zheng said made a lot of sense.

Xu Xunzhen is very confident in his skills and achievements!

The more Xu Xunzhen thought about it, the more he felt—"It's worth it!"

Xu Xunzhen asked Qiao Zheng, "Only 49 percent? Not the remaining 51 percent?"

Qiao Zheng nodded. "Well, I only want 49 percent. After all, you're the one with the technology." Qiao Zheng pulled a chair over and sat down. She had removed her sunglasses, hat, and mask. Her pretty face and beautiful eyes twinkled with earnestness like stars. "Our company's future depends on you."

After all, if you want the horse to run, you have to let it eat grass. Xu Xunzhen holds 51% of the shares and has a stronger sense of belonging to the company. If he only has 49% of the shares, he will feel like he is working for others, and he will easily become lazy after his gratitude fades.

Qiao Zheng is very realistic. After all, she is just putting in the money. The company's operations, voice and core technology are all in Xu Xunzhen's hands. The company's profits still depend on Xu Xunzhen.

Xu Xunzhen didn't think so. She just felt that when there was no one around to support her, someone came to support her. She was so moved that she covered her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes. She didn't know what to say.

Xu Xunzhen zipped up the black leather suitcase, stood up and locked the door of the studio, walked around and locked all the windows, paid to consult a well-known lawyer on the spot, and drafted a contract. After both parties confirmed that it was correct, they signed the equity transfer agreement.

Tax issues and industrial and commercial change registration will be postponed.

Xu Xunzhen was very nervous holding the box of gold. The most urgent thing was to cash the gold as soon as possible.

It was two years later that Qiao Zheng met Xu Xunzhen. At that time, Xu Xunzhen had produced something and wanted to discuss cooperation with an Internet company, but was rejected. She unexpectedly met Qiao Zheng. Qiao Zheng listened to her plan and thought it was good, so she introduced her to the boss. The two met in this way. Qiao Zheng also invested some money in Xu Xunzhen's company and later got a high return.

Qiao Zheng was used to Xu Xunzhen's decisive and resolute demeanor, and she felt like laughing at her current youthful appearance. Looking at the panicked Xu Xunzhen, she said, "Don't be so nervous. When they go to the store and collect your gold, they'll probably think you just robbed a gold shop based on your expression."

Xu Xunzhen kept breathing in and out, trying to calm himself down. "Okay, I'm not nervous."

Qiao Zheng glanced at her legs that were shaking unconsciously, smiled and said nothing.

When they arrived in front of Xu Xunzhen's car, Qiao Zheng took the initiative and said, "Let me drive."

Xu Xunzhen subconsciously asked her, "Do you have a driver's license?"

Qiao Zheng's expression froze. She couldn't tell Xu Xunzhen that I, as Qiao Zhizheng, had it, and I, ten years later, also had it, but I, who inherited Qiao Qiao's identity, didn't have it yet.

Qiao Zheng silently walked to the passenger seat and said, "You come." She then reminded her, "Be steady."

Xu Xunzhen followed her gaze and saw that his legs were still shaking. He slapped them hard and immediately grimaced in pain. However, the effect was very fast and the shaking stopped immediately.

Qiao Zheng was speechless and made a gesture that said "You are awesome".

Xu Xunzhen feels that her life can be described in one sentence: ups and downs, ups and downs.

After coming out of the gold recycling agency, Xu Xunzhen went to the 24-hour self-service bank next door to check the long list of balances, but he still couldn't believe it.

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, zeros," Xu Xunzhen's eyes went blank. "I've never seen so much money in my life."

Qiao Zheng raised her eyebrows and said, "You'll see it today."

Xu Xunzhen's eyes suddenly turned red, and she choked up and said, "Sister Qiao, thank you."

Qiao Zheng said, "The best way to thank me is to work hard to achieve results and make a lot of money. That's the best reward for me."

Xu Xunzhen clenched his fist, "I will work hard!!!"

"Let's go eat."

Qiao Zheng treated them to this meal, which was held in a traditional restaurant with good reviews. Xu Xunzhen's stomach, which had been eating instant noodles for nearly a month, suddenly tasted delicious food. Suddenly, a tear fell into the bowl. Xu Xunzhen pretended to wipe the sweat from the corner of his eyes to remove the tear marks.

Qiao Zheng saw it, but pretended not to see it and continued eating.

Just when Xu Xunzhen kept stuffing food into his stomach, he dissuaded him, "Be careful not to eat too much, or your stomach will not be able to handle it."

Xu Xunzhen put down his chopsticks and stopped eating immediately.

Qiao Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Are you full?"

Xu Xunzhen couldn't help but burp, then he immediately covered his mouth and nodded, "I'm full, thank you Sister Qiao."

Being called "sister," Qiao Zheng felt a sense of responsibility as a sister. She went to the nearby cake shop and bought some cakes and bread for her to take back. "Your health is the capital of hard work. Don't starve yourself."

Xu Xunzhen nodded vigorously.

Qiao Zheng thought about it, and selected a few low-sugar and zero-calorie cakes. She asked the clerk to pack them up separately and asked a runner to deliver them to the Huadu Xilu Drama Academy.

Qiao Zhizheng was surprised when she received the call, "You mean, someone from Qiao Zheng bought it for me?"

"Yes, Miss Qiao, I've left it in the guard room for you. Remember to come and get it."

Qiao Zhizheng had just finished taking a shower. If she went out now, she would definitely be covered in sticky sweat. But when she thought that it was Qiao Zheng who gave it to her, she felt the courage to go out and face the heat wave.

Qiao Zhizheng picked up a shared bicycle downstairs of the dormitory building and walked towards the guard room in the evening breeze. The fragrance brought by her long hair fluttered in the wind. When people smelled the fragrance and wanted to find out who the person was, they could only see a beautiful figure walking away.

Qiao Zhizheng parked the car and locked it. As he walked, he called Qiao Zheng on the phone, "Qiao Zheng, what on earth did you give me~"

"You'll know when you see it. Oh, by the way, remember to share it with your roommate."

Qiao Zhizheng walked to the guard room, registered, and took the things. She saw four beautiful little cakes in the transparent packaging box.

Qiao Zheng said, "I asked about it. It's low-sugar and zero-calorie. The portion is not big, so you can have a little to satisfy your craving."

Qiao Zhizheng walked out of the guard room carrying the cake. Seeing the gorgeous sunset outside, the words she said were as sweet as the cake.

"Qiao Zheng! I want to be the best with you in the world!"

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