"Tch, you really think highly of me. Why don't you cover for me tonight while I rob a bank?" Jiang Shuya said irritably.
The hot pot was getting quite hot, so Jiang Shuting took off her glasses, wiped them with a soft cotton towel, and continued, "Isn't your house going to be demolished next year? Shouldn't you be able to get some compensation?"
Jiang Shuya rubbed her forehead, frowning; "So you were waiting for me here all along, already planning my next move."
Jiang Shuting saw Chen Lin chuckling to himself, his face cold. "What exactly do you mean? Are you willing to come down and help me or not? Give me a straight answer."
Chen Lin shook his head again, neither supporting nor opposing, which could only mean one thing: he didn't think highly of Jiang Shuting registering her own company. After all, it was an unknown risk, and it didn't offer the comfort and ease she had now with her high salary.
Seeing Jiang Shuting stubbornly making things difficult for Chen Lin, Jiang Shuya couldn't stand it any longer; "You two should go home and discuss it. Don't stand here staring at each other coldly. Who are you putting on this show for? Hurry up and eat. After you finish eating, I'll take you shopping for clothes."
Jiang Shuting waved her hand sternly; "Sister, let me be clear with you, this kind of personal shopping service won't last long. Think about it, many merchants haven't even established their official flagship stores yet. The future belongs to e-commerce, and small online shops like ours will be crushed like ants, leaving not even a trace. As long as those merchants pay attention to e-commerce sales management and taste some success, they will definitely suppress small personal shopping shops like ours with dubious origins."
"Just watch, I browsed some online shopping resellers yesterday. The number of resellers like ours is increasing dramatically every day. If you can get the goods, others can too. With so many physical stores nationwide, others will naturally want to get their hands on them as well. So right now, we're taking this step steadily, planning our next step, and anticipating potential crises."
Jiang Shuya slapped her forehead, suddenly realizing something. She recalled the small-time online shopping agents in her previous life. Their businesses were booming at first, but after a year or two, they began to decline. The harder it was to do business, the more people started doing it. In the end, merchants defeated merchants, and the genuine official flagship stores rose up and became more standardized.
Thinking of this, Jiang Shuya looked at Chen Lin, eager to hear his opinion; "What do you think, Mr. Chen?"
Chen Lin nervously rubbed his hands together. "Xiao Ting is right. This will be the future trend. Big data is just starting out and has a lot of room for development. We need to continue to explore the data further. Only with breakthroughs in new computing technologies will the practical applications of big data become more widespread."
"Small companies offer fewer opportunities, their development is more limited, and they are easily suppressed by large companies. It's like a talented person who has just graduated; if given better options, what do you think they would choose—a large company or your small company?"
Chen Lin's analysis was incisive, but Jiang Shuting strongly disagreed; "According to you, all those small companies would have been swallowed up and wouldn't have survived."
"I'm just stating the facts; I don't mean to look down on those small companies. I have research data. Many of these companies eventually can't survive. They either change industries or take the risk of faking a fundraising round and then running away together. Some companies that achieve some success and have development prospects are also targeted by large companies and hastily acquired." Chen Lin finished speaking with his head down, then glanced warily at Jiang Shuting.
Jiang Shuting paused for a few seconds, remaining calm. "My decision to start a company wasn't a spur-of-the-moment thing; it's been carefully considered. You don't need to discourage me. I believe that everything is difficult at the beginning, and it's important to anticipate future developments. Regarding success or failure, I have more faith in future trends and my own judgment. Since you're unwilling to help me, you naturally don't bear the risks you're expected to take. I propose we sign a prenuptial agreement."
Upon hearing this, both of them turned to Jiang Shuting. Chen Lin stammered, "I really don't mean to not help you. Have you thought about it? We're going to live together after we get married. What if—I mean, what if—your company goes under? I'll still be there to support you, won't I? Why don't you understand my feelings? Besides, all the income is already yours, isn't it? What's mine is yours, and I'll have a share in the future, right? We're husband and wife, how can we be so calculating?"
Recalling her past life, Jiang Shuting's company encountered an economic crisis and was on the verge of bankruptcy when it was acquired by Chen Lin's company at a low price. Jiang Shuting's years of hard work vanished on that day. Although her younger sister had a talent for calculation, her lack of management skills allowed a cunning person to take advantage of her and leak core data in advance, causing her to lose face in front of the clients. Of course, these were all Jiang Shuting's later summaries of the failure, which she told Jiang Shuya. After thinking about it, she felt that something was wrong. Although her mother-in-law had interfered in Jiang Shuting and Chen Lin's marriage, she was just a bit domineering and favored her grandson. She was not the cause of the marriage's destruction. Later, Jiang Shuting's mother-in-law returned to her hometown, and a nanny was hired to take care of the child. Why did Jiang Shuting still insist on divorcing Chen Lin? There was only one reason: the core data must be related to him.
With some doubt, Jiang Shuya said, "When starting a company, it's essential to find a professional team to manage it, especially regarding core company secrets. Even your closest relatives shouldn't know them. My first requirement is that I invest in the company; is that unreasonable?"
"And what's the second requirement?"
"It means that both President Chen and I need to avoid suspicion and not interfere in your company's decision-making. As long as you remember this, there shouldn't be any problems." Jiang Shuya spoke too directly, keeping her eyes on Chen Lin, and only felt slightly relieved when she saw him nod.
Chen Lin tactfully stood up to pay the bill. After they came out, Jiang Shuya led the two of them to buy each of them a set of clothes. Chen Lin didn't expect that he would also receive a gift. Jiang Shuya quickly explained that it was because he had taken the lead in helping to secure an order for more than 300 boxes of grapes, and had also given Sun Qi an opportunity to interview and successfully stay at Yiyun. He should accept this gift, and it was a gift that Jiang Shuya was willing to give. The two sets of clothes cost less than 4,000 yuan. Although it hurt a little, when she thought about the considerable dividends that her sister's company would bring her in the future, this amount of money was naturally nothing!
Seeing her younger sister emerge from the fitting room looking completely refreshed, Jiang Shuya nodded in satisfaction and reminded her to get a haircut later, as these things were very necessary. In the future, when she was running a company and going to business meetings, how could she not present herself well?
After seeing the two off, Jiang Shuya passed by a trendy store and immediately spotted a Chanel-style black goose down jacket. She tried it on and found it so warm that she didn't want to take it off. She thought about how she had come to this point without even a warm down jacket, and how the red and green ones at home had long since disappeared.
It's heartbreaking to think about. I gritted my teeth and spent over two thousand yuan to buy it. Now my liver is hurting, and it'll hurt for several days.
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