After buying the car, Xu Chen and Wang Li drove it directly from the 4S store.
"It feels so different to drive myself." Wang Li gripped the steering wheel firmly with both hands. Although she was a novice driver, she had no worries and didn't have to worry about safety at all.
"Xiao Ou, open the 'Moral Map' app." Xu Chen activated the phone's smart voice assistant.
"Opening a map of immorality for you."
"Navigation: June 1st Square."
"Destination set, turn left at the next intersection."
"Chenchen, I'm still a little nervous. Can you just send me a telepathic message and tell me what to say?"
"Lili, relax and say whatever you want. It's not easy to have a chance to practice here, so I won't give you cheat sheets. Besides, I don't have enough experience in business negotiations."
The half-hour journey was spent with Xu Chen comforting her and Wang Li encouraging her. After parking the car, Wang Li called Li Shengli.
"Hello, Mr. Li, we've arrived downstairs."
"Oh, okay, I'll come pick you up." Li Shengli was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly left the private room to meet Wang Li.
Shortly afterward, the three met in the restaurant lobby.
"Hello, Mr. Wang."
"Hello, Mr. Li, this is my boyfriend, Xu Dazhuang."
Upon hearing this, Li Shengli was taken aback. The young man was handsome and dashing, so why did he choose such an old-fashioned name?
"Hello, Mr. Dazhuang."
Wang Li suppressed a laugh, while Xu Chen shook hands with Li Shengli helplessly, "Hello, Mr. Shengli."
"Please come upstairs and have a seat."
A few minutes later, the group entered the private room, and unsurprisingly, Li Shengli's wife, Wang Jingui, was also present.
"Hello, Ms. Wang, you are so young and promising!" Wang Jingui shook hands with Wang Li, and Li Shengli interjected at the opportune moment: "This is Ms. Wang's boyfriend, Xu Dazhuang."
Wang Jingui also greeted Xu Chen, and the two formally took their seats.
"Mr. Wang, the main reason we invited you here today is to discuss cooperation. This is our company's introductory material. Please take a look."
Wang Li took the documents and looked at them carefully. To be honest, the documents gave Wang Li the feeling that they were well-organized and detailed, and that the main business, revenue, R&D investment and engineering team were basically introduced. She was quite satisfied with the information, but negotiations could not be so hasty.
"Mr. Li, what prompted you to learn about our company and want to cooperate with us?"
"My wife really likes your products. She bought some while watching short videos and found that they were very effective."
After saying that, Wang Jingui took out the products from Liren Pharmaceutical.
"Mr. Wang, what kind of cooperation methods can your company accept?" Li Shengli bluntly brought up the topic. As a pharmaceutical company, the production and research and development of medicines are the main focus, and core technologies are secrets that no company can divulge. Although Liren Pharmaceutical produces Chinese herbal cosmetics, it must have invested a lot in the formula.
"We'll produce, you'll sell. Specifically, I'll visit your company after the New Year to investigate, and if things go well, we'll formally sign a cooperation agreement."
"Alright, Mr. Wang is a man of few words. Then I will look forward to your visit after the New Year. Mr. Wang, I'd like to offer you a toast."
Wang Li raised her glass, clinked it with Li Shengli's, and downed it in one gulp. Seeing this, the alcoholic Li Shengli became interested and cautiously asked, "Ms. Wang seems to have a good capacity for alcohol. Would you like to have a few more drinks?"
Wang Li nodded. To be honest, with her current cultivation level, drinking a thousand cups would be nothing more than water. Just then, Xu Chen's phone rang. He left the private room.
"Mr. Wang looks very young, probably only in his early twenties?" Wang Jingui asked curiously.
"Exactly twenty," Wang Li answered honestly, then put food into her and Xu Chen's bowls.
Wang Jingui was astonished. The publicity director of a large company in his twenties, could he be a member of some powerful family?
Wang Li smiled when she saw the surprised expressions on the faces of Wang Jingui and his wife.
When Wang Jingui saw that Xu Chen was not there, she suddenly had an idea. A wealthy woman in her twenties, her son was also that age.
"Ms. Wang, where does your boyfriend work?" Wang Jingui asked sincerely as she served Wang Li a drink.
"Um, we're all students."
Seeing that his wife was gradually probing into the background of this wealthy woman, Li Shengli did not object or stop her, and always smiled and urged Wang Li to eat.
"Mr. Wang, can we add each other on WeChat? I'd like to be friends with you."
Wang Li was eating when she noticed Xu Chen wasn't there, which annoyed her. This woman was asking all sorts of questions. Just then, she heard Xu Chen's voice in her mind, "Wait five minutes. They're signing a contract in Beijing. Fatty insists I look at the details." Only then did Wang Li feel relieved.
"Ms. Wang, I apologize that I cannot add you on WeChat."
Wang Jingui reluctantly put her phone away; Wang Li's offer was indeed tempting.
At this moment, Li Shengli stepped forward to strike up a conversation.
"Mr. Wang, I'm having a birthday party at my house tonight for my son. Would you be able to attend?"
Wang Li resolutely refused.
"Sorry, I don't have time these next few days."
Xu Chen was having a video call with Wang Tianfu in a room that had been temporarily prepared by the waiter.
"Mr. Xu, it's 50 million every year. 20 million is my promise to you, and the remaining 30 million is my additional investment. You can pay it back whenever you want. Is that alright?"
"Why the sudden change of mind, Mr. Wang?"
"We have no choice but to change. The company is currently in a slump. If we don't cling to you, Xu Chen, I won't be able to get out of this situation."
"Okay, you can discuss the rest of the details with Li Cheng. I have other things to do here."
After hanging up the video call, Xu Chen headed towards the private room. As he walked outside, he heard Li Shengli and Wang Jingui trying to persuade Wang Li to attend the birthday party that night.
"Mr. Li, this is no fun. How can my girlfriend attend your party?" Xu Chen said jokingly as he walked to his seat.
Wang Jingui carefully examined Xu Chen. "I guess the two of them fell in love in college, and they're not a good match." Li Shengli smiled and was about to respond when Wang Jingui slapped his hand.
Seeing that Li Shengli ignored him, Xu Chen sat back down and ate with Wang Li.
"President Wang, come on, cheers." Wang Jingui and Li Shengli picked up their glasses and smiled at Wang Li, completely ignoring Xu Chen. Wang Li raised her glass somewhat awkwardly, wanting to finish it quickly and pull Xu Chen away from there.
"Mr. Wang, my son is also studying pharmacy, he has a bachelor's degree! He's about your age. When you come to discuss cooperation in a couple of days, I'll have him ask you for advice." Seeing that Xu Chen and Wang Li were about to leave, Wang Jingui hurriedly revealed her thoughts.
Wang Li finally understood: their earlier probing of her background was an attempt to make her their daughter-in-law. Speechless, she finished her drink, completed the formalities, and left the private room with Xu Chen.
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