Ye Xingchen turned and left, and An Zhiguo's ashen face finally softened a little.
He turned his head and saw Ferrison coming over with important leaders. He quickly went to greet them: "Mr. Ferrison, hello, we are ready to sign the contract."
“This… Director Lin, didn’t you tell Mr. An?” Ferison was slightly taken aback and turned to look at one of the directors accompanying him.
“I’ll handle it.” Director Lin, who was in charge of the contract signing, walked up to An Zhiguo and said, “President An, it’s like this: after comprehensive consideration, the other party’s negotiating representatives have decided to adopt Ms. Xia’s proposal.”
"Because his proposal came so suddenly, we didn't have time to inform you."
An Zhiguo's face instantly turned liver-colored again. He had received the signing notice early in the morning, asking him to come to the site.
He thought the cooperation was a done deal, but to his surprise, he arrived at the venue with his team and the contract only to receive this news.
"Director Lin, why? My team has worked day and night, putting in so much effort, and this is the news we get at the last minute?" An Zhiguo said angrily, "What methods did Xia Jingyi use to get the other side's negotiating representative to sign her?"
"This is the other party's idea, and Ms. Xia's plan is better. Zhiguo, our cooperation will have a guiding significance for the development of new projects in the future."
Director Lin's expression changed slightly, and his form of address also changed: "Therefore, national interests must come first, and no personal feelings can be mixed in, understand?"
"I'm sorry, Director Lin, I understand." Despite his reluctance, An Zhiguo still replied with a dark face.
"Ferrisson." Xia Jingyi walked over.
“Ms. Xia, it’s a pleasure to meet you.” Ferrison quickly extended his hand and warmly shook hands with Xia Jingyi. “We had a pleasant collaboration today. Where is Ye?”
"It's a pleasure to work with you." Xia Jingyi glanced at An Zhiguo, then smiled and said, "He was supposed to arrive today, but someone forced him to leave."
"What? Forced them to leave? Who did it?" Ferison's expression changed.
“This one,” Ms. Xia pointed to An Zhiguo, “but it’s alright, he’ll bring your things over later.”
“It’s related, it’s extremely related. Ye is my special guest, and he has to be there for any ribbon-cutting ceremony.” Ferison exploded: “Director Lin, your people kicked my friend out. If you don’t invite him over, I think we should postpone the signing.”
"No, Ferrison, let me find out what's going on and I'll give you an answer right away. Don't worry, I'll make sure you're satisfied." Director Lin was taken aback.
This collaboration is extremely important, and the top management attaches great importance to it. They've finally reached this point, and if the signing fails due to some trivial matter, he'll be devastated.
He quickly turned his head: "Ms. Xia, what's going on?"
"The special guest is my son, Ye Xingchen. He was originally there to deliver life-saving medicine to Ferrison, but Patriarch An said he wasn't qualified to be here and ordered security to kick him out."
Xia Jingyi made a helpless expression: "So you still have to ask Patriarch An about this."
"An Zhiguo!" Director Lin roared, "Is such a thing true?"
“Director Lin, I really didn’t know about this.” An Zhiguo was taken aback: “Ye Xingchen is an unaffiliated staff member. He doesn’t belong to any unit of the Academy of Sciences, which is why I let him go.”
"Stop talking nonsense. I don't care what method you use, you have to bring him back." Director Lin said angrily, "I'll give you five minutes."
“I…” An Zhiguo’s mouth tasted bitter.
Although Director Lin's position is not high, he represents the upper echelons.
Moreover, if there are any problems with today's signing, he will still be in deep trouble when it comes to accountability.
"Why aren't you going yet?" Director Lin said angrily.
"I'll go right away." An Zhiguo didn't dare to delay any longer, and he ran out.
"Mr. Ferrison, please wait a moment, our people will handle this matter immediately," Director Lin reassured Ferrison.
Ye Xingchen, of course, did not leave. He stood outside the venue, chatting enthusiastically with a young and beautiful hostess.
He grabbed the hostess's hand and read her palm, which made her cover her mouth and laugh.
"Ye Xingchen." An Zhiguo ran to Ye Xingchen's side, his face dark: "Come back with me."
"Why should I go back with you?" Ye Xingchen glanced at him.
“What happened just now was my fault. Everyone is waiting for you inside now,” An Zhiguo said through gritted teeth.
"Oh, then just wait. I'm just a nobody at the bottom of society, I have no right to be in such a high-class place. Patriarch An is in charge of the overall situation, so hurry back." Ye Xingchen waved his hand.
“If you don’t go back, Ferris won’t sign the contract,” An Zhiguo said. “This time, he’s signing your mother’s team. Do you want to just watch her fail to sign the contract?”
"Moreover, this cooperation is of high value, and the top management attaches great importance to it. Do you really want a lose-lose situation?"
"A lose-lose situation? That's not the right word." Ye Xingchen shook his head. "I'll tell Ferrison that we'll sign the contract somewhere else, on another day."
"He would probably be happy to do so, but you ruined today's signing ceremony. What do you think the higher-ups will think?"
“You…” An Zhiguo was furious.
He is also a competent politician, and he knows what the consequences would be if Ye Xingchen did not return this time, resulting in the failure of the signing.
The consequence is that his image in the eyes of the higher-ups has plummeted, and the important engineering projects he is currently in charge of are very likely to be brought to a standstill.
This could lead to a series of problems, and even cause the An family to decline drastically in the future, making it unlikely that he could advance any further.
"Beg me, but be sincere," Ye Xingchen said slowly.
An Zhiguo stared intently at Ye Xingchen, his fists clenched tightly.
This is the enemy who killed his son. Now the enemy is standing right in front of him. Not only is he helpless, but he also has to beg for help in a humble manner.
"I'm sorry, it was my fault just now." An Zhiguo bowed deeply to Ye Xingchen in front of many ceremonial officials and bodyguards.
"Louder!" Ye Xingchen smiled slightly, and his shout attracted the attention of everyone outside.
Today's signing ceremony was very grand, but the grander it was, the more humiliated An Zhiguo became.
He shouted, "Ye Xingchen, I was wrong just now, please go back."
He seemed to shout those words with all his might, and after shouting them out, he felt completely exhausted.
He will probably never be able to hold his head up in front of Ye Xingchen again.
"That's good, you can bend and stretch." Ye Xingchen nodded slightly. He turned back and, as he passed An Zhiguo, said calmly, "If you want revenge, come find me anytime."
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