However, they never expected that Sang Ning would be so ruthless as to bring out Gu Shiqian, the local tyrant.
Very well, it seems there's no chance of playing this round today.
"Senior, it's been a long time!"
McCracken and the others greeted Gu Shiqian in unison, their smiles somewhat obsequious.
"Senior?"
Sang Ning and Qin Yan exclaimed in unison, both shocked.
Looking at this and then at that, I can't figure out what's going on.
"Yes, senior!"
McCracken was bitter inside, not only because he was an upperclassman, but also because he had completely overwhelmed them during their school years, leaving them trembling in fear under his shadow.
It's no exaggeration to say that if Gu Shiqian and Qi Wenyuan hadn't chosen to return to their hometown and had instead stayed on Central Star...
The current top five giants definitely have a place among them.
Furthermore, given their abilities, they are absolutely superior to them.
After all, the big bosses of the five giants personally stepped in to snatch them away, offering great incentives to keep Gu Shiqian and the others working for the group. For this, the big bosses did not hesitate to fight each other.
More than a hundred years have passed, and the legends of Gu Shiqian and his group still exist within the school and among the five giants.
And now, the person who completely dominated them at school has come to talk to them in person.
Well, a symbolic struggle will suffice.
Don't overthink things; thinking too much will only torment yourself.
There are many academic high-achievers, and the line between genius and madness is very thin. But a genius who combines madness is something that, while not unique in the world, is rare indeed throughout history.
It's not that dealing with someone like that diminishes their own prestige and boosts the enemy's morale; it's just that they genuinely can't handle it.
Anyway, they never understood the way of thinking of Senior Gu and his classmates during their studies.
"You actually still remember me."
Gu Shiqian said with some surprise, "I thought that after so many years since Lao Qi and I left the Central Star, our former acquaintances would have long forgotten about us."
"Look at what you're saying, senior. We worked together back then, and we could forget anyone but you guys."
That's true.
Gu Shiqian nodded and went straight to the point, saying, "Let's talk business first, and then we can catch up later."
"Alright, let's talk!"
As a result of this conversation, they discovered that their senior, Gu, not only had not lost any of his skills, but had also improved a great deal.
That way of thinking was so elusive that they couldn't even grasp the thread of it. They were almost following his train of thought the whole time, if not completely following it.
In any case, after more than two hours of negotiations, they were completely routed by Gu Shiqian and suffered a series of defeats.
Of course, he was confident in his ability to strike the right balance.
However, the amount of benefits they asked for was a bit too much, but it just happened to be pushing their bottom line.
Therefore, it didn't give them the feeling that they were being greedy and trying to swallow an elephant.
Sang Ning was just an onlooker; she didn't say a word throughout the entire meeting.
At first, I was able to keep up with their thought process and understand the content of their conversation quite well.
In the later stages, she became numb.
The whole thing was in "listen but don't understand" mode, my mind was full of things like "Wow, that sounds amazing," "Huh, so this is how business can be negotiated?" and "Great, I've learned another trick of feinting to the east while attacking the west."
After the conversation was completely over, her mind went blank.
With a mosquito coil-like ring probably spinning in her eyes, she vaguely followed Gu Shiqian's instructions and signed an agreement with McCracken and his group. Then, in a daze, she drafted a contract with them under the witness of a third-party regulatory agency, finalized the contract, and finally signed and stamped it.
After the transaction was fully completed and five large transfers were deposited into her account, she finally snapped out of her daze and asked Gu Shiqian in disbelief, "Uncle, is that all?"
The most crucial point is that her uncle actually managed to take a significant bite out of the five major figures, which is absolutely outrageous.
Gu Shiqian said calmly, "It's done."
Sang Ning couldn't understand, "How could they agree to such harsh conditions? What are they after?"
"Of course, it's for profit."
Gu Shiqian rolled her eyes and said irritably, "Do you think they're after my senior from high school?"
"Come on, our ancestors said that people grow cold when they leave, and they'll only show it to that extent..."
"Cough cough!"
McCracken cleared his throat and reminded them, "Gentlemen, we're still here. Could you please stop acting like we're not here?"
Can't we just be happy to have some meat to eat?
Why discuss their motives in front of them?
Don't they have any pride?
"There's no need to shy away from our partners."
Gu Shiqian was in the right, but seeing that the expressions on their faces had changed, he decided to stop while he was ahead.
He instructed Sang Ning, "Quickly get them two or three sets of the complete product line. Let them use one set themselves to test the effect, and have the rest sent for testing and analysis."
"ah?"
Sang Ning asked in surprise, "I'm going to develop products too?"
Gu Shiqian remained silent.
McCracken and his men also fell silent.
Everyone was looking at her like she was an alien. Sang Ning felt a chill run down her spine and said awkwardly, "I... I thought it was over for me."
The patent was granted, the formula was provided, and her mission was accomplished.
Now all you have to do is sit back and wait to collect your money.
This is her ideal state.
But it turns out that her uncle doesn't seem to be like that at all.
Gu Shiqian sighed, "So you just let it go in one ear and out the other, you didn't take it to heart at all."
Sang Ning felt wronged when this was mentioned. She said, "Is it that I don't want to take it to heart? It's that I didn't understand at all."
"puff--"
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