Chapter 167 She was approached by people from Yanjing.

Ji Tanyuan arrived at the company at exactly nine o'clock.

Lu Ke saw her and smiled, "You're in good shape."

Ji Tanyuan smiled and said, "That's right, after all, we're discussing cooperation today."

"It's a big order, and anyone would be excited about making money."

Ji Tanyuan entered the room and first asked a few questions about yesterday's summit.

The project manager for DF Auto arrived at 10 a.m. Lu Qing was the project manager for this project; he was experienced and an expert negotiator.

Lu Ke and Jiang Gu were involved in the negotiations; Ji Tanyuan was not.

Intermission at 11:00.

Lu Ke entered the office and said directly, "The contract they provided is fine, but their demands are problematic."

The battery purchase order has an 8-year term and a high prepayment ratio. However, to ensure the stability of the supply chain and technological synergy, DF proposed a minority equity investment, but the percentage is not high and does not seem to pose a threat on the surface. They also cannot think of a reason to refuse.

"No way," Ji Tanyuan said without hesitation.

"Although this 1% is nothing, once they become shareholders, they will have the right of first refusal and the right to co-sell, which are usually included in equity agreements."

Lu Ke nodded, understanding what Ji Tanyuan meant; she was worried that their future acquisition would be facilitated by this contract.

"They also said that restrictions could be set separately in the treaty, such as not enjoying the right of first refusal."

Upon hearing this, Ji Tanyuan asked, "Didn't you notice something was wrong?"

"I've noticed it, but I can't quite put my finger on where it is," Lu Ke said, shrugging.

Ji Tanyuan thought and thought, "If we refuse, what impact will it have on the current Tongji?"

Jiang Gu: "It does have an impact on our market."

If we can't handle such large orders, it will negatively impact potential clients' perception of our company.

11:10 AM, before the start of the second half of the meeting

Jiang Gu suddenly received news that Galaxy Capital had expressed its intention to invest in Tongji High-Tech.

Galaxy Capital is a very early-established capital firm in mainland China. In terms of scale, it has been surpassed by rising stars such as Gengxu Capital and Venture Capital. However, because it was established early, it was present during the booming years of internet finance and real estate in China. Even though it later failed in its investments, its early capital accumulation has given it considerable influence in the industry.

According to Galaxy Capital's response, their boss also watched yesterday's press conference, and the entire team felt that it was the perfect starting point to enter emerging industries with Tongji High-Tech.

Upon hearing Galaxy Capital's investment intention, Ji Tanyuan rubbed her forehead and asked, "Galaxy Capital, is He Wen the one in charge now?"

Lu Ke nodded, "Moreover, about five years ago, Galaxy Capital was on the verge of bankruptcy due to failed investments, and it was Dingkun Capital that injected investment and saved it."

Upon hearing this, Ji Tanyuan looked up abruptly, "What, Ding Kun?"

"right."

Ji Tanyuan stood up and walked towards the French windows. Ding Kun, Zhong Yan, what's he doing here?

She glanced down at her phone; it was a message from Zhong Yan.

[Don't worry, I'm targeting the venture capital group behind DF.]

Ji Tanyuan pursed her lips, looked up, and smiled, "In the second half, we will leverage Galaxy Capital's offer to weaken those clauses that allow us to lose control. We will cooperate with DF."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ke asked curiously, "What happened?"

Ji Tanyuan raised an eyebrow, blinked, and whispered, "Someone's got their eyes on the Shen family. Shall we lend them a hand?"

Lu Ke frowned. "Tan Yuan, this is not something we can raise ourselves."

Ji Tanyuan: "Given the current situation, can we not stand together on one side?"

Lu Ke thought about it and realized it might not be possible.

“OK, leave it to me,” Lu Ke said.

The first negotiation meeting did not yield a smooth cooperation result and needs to be discussed again at the next meeting.

The main reason is that Galaxy Capital suddenly appeared wanting to invest in equity. More people means more competition.

Regarding equity investment, Tongji Hi-Tech has "increased its offer," so they also need time to consider it.

After the person in charge of DF left, Lu Ke and Ji Tanyuan held a meeting and came up with a solution.

Tongji High-Tech's core assets—several of its most critical basic patents for solid-state batteries—were secretly injected by Ji Tanyuan into an overseas R&D company wholly owned by her, under the pretext of "risk isolation."

This company signed an irrevocable, exclusive, royalty-free licensing agreement with Tongji Hi-Tech. This operation was legal and financially compliant, but extremely covert.

If there is an unfriendly change of control of Tongji Hi-Tech, the licensing agreement will automatically terminate. This means that even if DF maliciously acquires Tongji's shares, it will only obtain an empty shell without core technology.

The whole process was done quickly and discreetly, and DF did not notice anything amiss.

Both sides have their own strategic plans and have long regarded each other as defeated opponents.

However, after the cooperation agreement was signed, Shen Xichen still noticed the other party's patent transfer.

"She's really smart."

"To be so wary of me, isn't that a deep impression?" Shen Xichen murmured.

He had his eyes closed, but unfortunately she guessed wrong.

"Have the team prepare now to prevent anyone from shorting venture capital."

"yes."

All the conspiracies are concealed under the guise of "win-win" cooperation. On the surface, everyone is clinking glasses, but in reality, they are cold-hearted and selfish.

Ji Tanyuan did not attend the banquet on the last night of the week-long summit.

People from Yanjing came to her door.

The other party cornered her at the Financial International Building. She couldn't press the elevator button and looked at the bodyguard in front of her.

His expression turned cold: "Are you going to kidnap me again?"

The bodyguard lowered his head, not daring to look up. "No, I don't dare. Someone wants to see you. They're on this floor, not far away."

Ji Tanyuan took a deep breath. "Get out."

"Tan Yuan." Suddenly, someone called out to her from behind.

Ji Tanyuan turned around and found Zhou Yanyu standing not far away, her expression calm as she looked at her. Ji Tanyuan noticed that Zhou Yanyu had lost a lot of weight, but her cold and aloof demeanor had softened.

It's not that I've become gentler, but rather that I'm a little tired.

Ji Tanyuan turned around and said, "Madam, it's been a long time."

Zhou Yanyu nodded and said, "Can we talk about it?"

Ji Tanyuan smiled and said, "You've already come up to me, what else can I say?"

The two sat down in a luxurious lounge, and Zhou Yanyu looked at Ji Tanyuan.

She was wearing a white shirt and black suit pants, her hair was pulled back into a low bun, her makeup was neither too heavy nor too light, her eyeshadow was not striking but it was blue, and her lip color was lip balm, red but not gaudy.

She was wearing silver earrings.

It was a very formal and beautiful outfit.

Not an elaborate evening gown like a noblewoman's, but a professional suit and tie.

"It seems you're doing well."

Ji Tanyuan smiled, as bright as ever: "I've always been doing well."

Zhou Yanyu: "Zhong Yan is under a lot of pressure. Did he tell you?"