After leaving the school, Ye Qing was in a pretty good mood because, overall, the talks with the school went quite well. Ye Qing knew from the beginning that such negotiations would be a long process, so he never expected to achieve any particular result in the first meeting with the school.
Although he had no expectations, the school made their demands, which made Ye Qing feel that things were progressing very well.
"You seem very happy?" Chu Xun asked Ye Qing.
Ye Qing nodded: "I have no reason not to be happy, do I? The talks with the school went very well today."
Chu Xun is very knowledgeable and often takes a very serious approach to things. He rarely participates in business negotiations. Of course, although Ye Qing's negotiations with the academic side today can be considered business negotiations, they are actually quite casual compared to those very serious negotiations.
However, despite the casualness, Chu Xun, who rarely encountered such things, was still very curious. Seeing that Ye Qing still didn't seem to notice anything after he asked his question, he simply asked more directly: "Do you think the talks with the school today went very well?"
Ye Qing did think so, but when he heard Chu Xun ask that question, for a moment, Ye Qing subconsciously recalled whether he had missed something.
Otherwise, why would Chu Xun feel that this negotiation was not good?
The underlying meaning of Chu Xun's words was that, in his opinion, the talks with the school had not gone well.
However, Ye Qing couldn't figure out what went wrong with the talks, so he asked Chu Xun in return, "Was the talks bad?"
"The school wants to invite my grandfather to give lectures, but I don't think I've convinced him. And the school has made its own demands. Aren't you afraid they'll make any more unreasonable requests?"
Hearing Chu Xun ask this, Ye Qing felt less nervous. Ye Qing smiled and said, "Try your best to persuade your grandfather. Even if he doesn't agree in the end, it's not a big deal. After all, it's a negotiation. The school must have a second-best option. Since they've talked to me, it proves they're interested in the class I proposed. And negotiation is about solving problems."
As for my requirements, I don't think the school will have too many harsh conditions. After all, my role in this matter is that of the party who takes the money. I pay for the sponsorship and that's all I ask for. There's no need for the school to make any harsh demands to scare me away.
In other words, if they didn't want to cooperate with me, they wouldn't need to be scared off at all; they could have just refused from the start and stopped talking. But the school isn't doing that right now, so things haven't reached an insurmountable point.
Relatively speaking, the outlook is optimistic.
So I have no reason to be unhappy.
After listening to Ye Qing say so much, Chu Xun suddenly realized that he might have lacked social skills before. He hadn't realized that negotiation was a process of solving problems, not a process of one person forcing another to accept the other's demands.
Although there is backstabbing and intrigue in a museum setting, professionalism prevails most of the time. Therefore, it's normal for Chu Xun not to understand Ye Qing's so-called business negotiations.
Thinking about it this way, Chu Xun realized that Ye Qing's ability to defuse the conditions he had proposed to her, leaving him no room to object, was simply her usual tactic, something that was completely easy for her.
"Let's go, I'll take you home." Ye Qing had no idea that Chu Xun's mind had been racing for a long time. Ye Qing had picked Chu Xun up from the museum when they arrived, and now that they were going back, he didn't see anything wrong with taking Chu Xun home.
Chu Xun naturally did not refuse.
Because they didn't have a parking permit from the school, Ye Qing's car was parked outside the school. The two walked out of the school and headed towards where Ye Qing's car was parked.
Before they even got there, a car stopped next to them.
Chu Xun subconsciously pulled Ye Qing to the side, afraid that Ye Qing would be hit by the car.
But his pulling made the people in the car look even uglier.
Ye Qing didn't think there was anything wrong with Chu Xun's actions; in her view, it was just a normal and polite thing to do.
However, even so, Ye Qing calmly broke free from Chu Xun's grasp after realizing what was happening, and at the same time saw the people getting out of the car.
Seeing the person getting out of the car, Ye Qing stopped and didn't move. Since the distance wasn't very far, Ye Qing asked, "Why are you here?"
The person who got out of the car was Xi Quan. He first glanced at Chu Xun standing next to Ye Qing, then walked over and took Ye Qing's hand before answering Ye Qing's question: "We were talking about business around here just now, and I remembered that you were also here today to discuss cooperation with the school, so I thought I would go back with you. I was planning to call you after finding a parking spot, but I saw you first."
After speaking, Xi Quan pretended not to know anything and looked at Chu Xun, then asked Ye Qing, "What is this?"
"Oh, let me introduce you." Ye Qing looked at Chu Xun: "Chu Xun, this is my husband, Xi Quan."
Although Ye Qing is not a public figure, since Su Zhe introduced Chu Xun to Ye Qing, he naturally knows some basic information about Ye Qing. Chu Xun naturally knows that Ye Qing is married. However, for some reason, he still feels a little repulsed when he sees Xi Quan. However, despite the repulsion, he does not show any emotional change on the surface.
"Hello, Mr. Chu." Xi Quan changed from holding Ye Qing's hand to putting his arm around Ye Qing's arm before casually greeting Chu Xun.
Chu Xun also nodded politely to Xi Quan.
"Have you already agreed to leave, or did you just arrive?" Xi Quan didn't seem to mind Chu Xun's somewhat cold attitude.
Ye Qing said, "It's settled. We're going to send Mr. Chu back to the museum."
Xi Quan said, "Mr. Chu, if you don't mind, I'll have the driver take you."
Although he was seeking Chu Xun's opinion, after Xi Quan finished speaking, he released his arm from Ye Qing's shoulder, walked to his car, knocked on the window, and said to the driver, "Take Mr. Chu back to the South City Museum."
After instructing the driver, Xi Quan personally opened the back door and said to Chu Xun, "Mr. Chu, please."
Xi Quan's series of actions were carried out in one go, giving Chu Xun no chance to speak at all.
What could Chu Xun say? After all, Xi Quan, a big boss, had gone to such lengths, so it was difficult for him to refuse.
After sending Chu Xun away, Ye Qing gave Xi Quan the keys to her car and told him to drive.
"Where are you going? To the studio or home?" Xi Quan asked Ye Qing.
It was still early, so Ye Qing thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to the studio."
Xi Quan nodded and turned the steering wheel toward the studio.
After a moment of silence, Ye Qing asked Xi Quan, "Do you hate Chu Xun?"
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