Chapter 84 Eavesdropping and Peeping

Chen Jingyang lowered his eyes, and unsurprisingly, Zhang Pengfei's unusual tension reappeared.

In a conference room not far away, a dozen or so people were having a meeting, and employees were coming and going in and out of the elevator.

Around 3 p.m., the warm sun shone brightly, illuminating the top-floor office with its three-sided floor-to-ceiling windows in every detail. Every inch of light reminded Zhang Pengfei that he was sitting on the sofa, negotiating with Chen Jingyang in this semi-public place!

As soon as Zhang Pengfei opened his mouth, tears, like a hunter poised to pounce, suddenly slid into the corner of his mouth, a slightly salty taste spreading across his taste buds.

"Chen Jingyang, please let me go!"

Chen Jingyang didn't say anything, but his phone rang again!

Zhang Pengfei was startled by the sudden ringing of the bell and struggled to break free from Chen Jingyang's grasp, but Chen Jingyang tightened his grip even more!

"Chen Jingyang!" Zhang Pengfei looked at him in a panic, "Your phone rang!"

Chen Jingyang said calmly, "Let it ring."

Zhang Pengfei struggled again but still couldn't break free: "What exactly do you want?!"

Tell me, have you ever done this?

"Damn it, no!"

Chen Jingyang chuckled, his voice carrying a strong warning: "You better not have one! Otherwise, see how I deal with you!"

Freed from his constraints, Zhang Pengfei sprang to his feet, wiped away his tears, took a deep breath, rubbed his chest a few times, glared fiercely at Chen Jingyang, opened the door, and left!

So cute!

Chen Jingyang smiled, stared at his hands, and unconsciously put his fingers to his nose, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.

It smells so good!

I feel like I have inexhaustible energy again!

The collaboration with Zenti proceeded smoothly, and various meetings began to pile up. Chen Jingyang and Zhang Pengfei were both busy with their own things, and the days flew by.

However, there were some things Li Huina couldn't understand—why had Chen Jingyang been leaving his office restroom unused and constantly going to the restroom in the conference room lately?

Also, she specifically asked Zhang Pengfei to make her a cup of coffee according to Chen Jingyang's taste, but it didn't seem particularly special! Why does Chen Jingyang have someone deliver coffee to him every few days?

But apart from that, everything else was normal. Chen Jingyang was busy like a dog every day, and Lin Zheyan didn't even need to urge him to work overtime anymore.

At four o'clock that afternoon, Chen Jingyang and a group of senior executives held a meeting to discuss the draft contract sent by Zenti, which was the most crucial step for the cooperation between the two parties to enter into a substantive phase.

This meeting will cover issues such as IP ownership, exclusive rights, exclusivity restrictions, supply guarantees, and price discounts, which are all core interests and crucial for both parties.

At 5:30, Manager Zhou from the Legal Department rushed into the conference room. Seeing Zhang Pengfei waiting at the door, he immediately handed him a thick document: "Xiao Zhang, this is the revised draft that Zenti just sent..."

Before he could finish his sentence, his phone buzzed. He glanced at it and quickly answered, "Hello, yes! Just a moment, I saw the email, I'll handle it right away!"

After hanging up the phone, he quickly told Zhang Pengfei, "Please deliver this document to General Manager Chen immediately. Turn to the folded page; there are several key clauses that have been significantly revised. Please make sure he and the negotiation team carefully review clauses 7, 12, and 15! I've marked them on it!"

After giving his instructions and saying thank you, Manager Zhou practically ran towards the elevator.

Zhang Pengfei quickly glanced at the brochure, knocked on the door, and a moment later heard Chen Jingyang call out, "Come in."

As he pushed open the door, the gazes of more than a dozen executives in the conference room swept over him at once. The scene was somewhat similar to when he first went to Yunjieyuedi to find Chen Jingyang, but these gazes were even more oppressive.

"General Manager Chen" Zhang Pengfei calmly walked to Chen Jingyang's side and placed the document in front of him: "This is the revised draft that Manager Zhou from the Legal Department just handed over."

He flipped to the folded page and pointed to the section marked in yellow ink: "He said that clauses 7, 12, and 15 have been significantly revised, and you and your negotiation team should review them carefully."

Chen Jingyang nodded: "Okay, I understand, thank you."

As Zhang Pengfei left the meeting room, he frowned slightly—when he was showing the document to Chen Jingyang earlier, he had glanced at it and noticed a major problem with item number 9!

Article 9, regarding data ownership, previously stipulated that "the ownership of training data belongs to Tanzhi," and related clauses did not have a specific definition.

However, the revised version states that "derivative data generated based on the collaboration shall be jointly owned by both parties," and the related clause adds: "derivative data" includes model output, user interaction data, optimization logs, etc.

This clause appears to comply with the data ownership principle, but Zenti repackages model outputs and user interaction data as 'derived data,' which is clearly unacceptable.

Chen Jingyang keeps shouting that the bottom line cannot be broken, that all user data must belong to Tanzhi, that user question data is worth 1 billion, and that anyone who dares to touch user data should get out, etc. This revised clause is obviously contrary to his bottom line!

However, as an intern in the administration department, he had no right to look at the draft contract!

That's a trade secret!

what to do?

Should I say something?

If he doesn't mention it, this clause will become a major hidden danger once the contract is signed. But if he does mention it, Director Wang will probably talk to him immediately!

Or should we tell Chen Jingyang privately?

However, if we tell Chen Jingyang directly, then Attorney Zhou and the legal department may be held accountable!

After much deliberation, Zhang Pengfei finally decided that it would be safest to tell Attorney Zhou about the matter privately. This way, the problem could be solved without causing the legal department to lose face.

But to his utter surprise, Attorney Zhou was so "upright." Chen Jingyang simply asked, "How come you only discovered such an important issue now?"

Attorney Zhou actually told him, "This is all thanks to Xiao Zhang. He was the one who told me that there was a problem with that clause and suggested that I review it again!"

Zhang Pengfei became a "celebrity" in the company overnight.

Almost immediately after receiving the news, Director Wang summoned Zhang Pengfei to his office and said with a forced smile:

"Hey Zhang Pengfei, I never would have guessed. You're not exactly a great worker, but your eavesdropping and spying skills are top-notch!"