Song Ke was indeed reluctant to give up Hua Kai's talent, but giving away 10% was his biggest concession. After all, his family's savings were all invested in the factory. If someone were to take away 40% of it, wouldn't his parents eat him alive? He had worked hard for a year to gain his parents' trust and put him in charge.
He followed behind Hua Kai: "Miss Hua, it's already a precedent that I'm accepting your investment. If you went to other factories, they wouldn't even talk to you. The factories next door are state-owned enterprises that have been contracted out, and there are even two contracted companies. It's even less likely that they would let you get involved. So please reconsider?"
Hua Kai has now figured it out. At most, she won't develop this industry for now. She'll open her own factory next year when she makes money in home decoration. It'll just be a slower development, but she won't sell her skills so cheaply.
Of course, what Song Ke said earlier was quite true. Even if a deal falls through, we can still be on good terms. I was a little anxious earlier, but I've calmed down now.
She said to Song Ke, "Director Song, I still want to thank you for being willing to talk to me today. However, we did have many different ideas, which is also my own problem. I thought too highly of myself, so I need to go back and reflect on it. I was also a bit hasty in my speech just now, and I hope you don't mind."
Song Ke breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Hua Kai's words: "Miss Hua, I really admire your design. If you've made up your mind, I'll invite you to dinner in a few days, and we can talk again."
Hua Kai calculated the time: "After the holiday, I need to go home for the autumn harvest during the National Day holiday in October."
Hearing Hua Kai mention the autumn harvest, Song Ke was somewhat surprised: "I didn't expect Miss Hua to be so capable?"
Hua Kai smiled and said, "Children from ordinary families naturally know how to do everything."
Song Ke laughed and said, "I was too naive. Here's my phone number. Call me after the holiday and we can schedule a time to talk properly."
Although Hua Kai knew the deal wouldn't go through, she didn't want to be too blunt: "Okay, I'll contact you after the holiday."
Song Ke gave Hua Kai a business card.
Hua Kai accepted the gift with both hands, then said goodbye to Song Ke and left the factory with Hua Qingyi.
After leaving the factory, Hua Qingyi asked Hua Kai as they walked, "Kai Kai, isn't 40% really a bit too much? Their factory is so big, their capital must be huge, right?"
Hua Kai understood that her older brother couldn't see through these things, but she was willing to explain them to him and let him understand the ins and outs of business: "Brother, if I can increase the factory's revenue five or ten times within three years, do you think it's fair for me to take 40%?"
Hua Qingyi looked at Hua Kai in disbelief: "This is just a sofa. Even if you made a flower, it would still look like this. How could there be such a big difference?"
Hua Kai smiled and said, "Brother, when we've saved up enough money, I'll open a factory and show you how many different kinds of sofas we can make."
Although Hua Qingyi couldn't imagine how many different styles of sofas there could be, he trusted his sister: "I believe in you. Let's not cooperate with them. When we have money, we'll do it ourselves."
Hua Kai sighed: "I just feel that I spend too much time saving money, and the sofa and bed also have a big impact on our interior decoration, so I still need to think about this. How about we go to the provincial capital during the holidays? People in the provincial capital are relatively more far-sighted. If we can get 30%, I'll accept it."
Of course, she also understood that this matter would not be so easy, after all, it was a direct division of other people's property, and not everyone could see the future development of what she had promised.
However, Hua Kai also had her own thoughts. After all, the value of her designs was too great. If the person she was going to work with couldn't see that value, then that wasn't the kind of partner she wanted.
Hua Qingyi looked at another sofa factory nearby and asked Hua Kai, "Are we going to go look at this one too?"
Hua Kai shook her head: "I'm not going. This is a state-owned enterprise that has been transferred to a private company. There are already a lot of complicated procedures and relationships involved. Plus, there are already two owners. If we invest again, we can't possibly get more shares. Besides, there are too many things to deal with. If we want to expand the business in the future, there will be a lot of trouble. I'll think about it when I get back."
The brother and sister talked as they went to the bus stop and took the bus back to school.
During the first period in the afternoon, just before get out of class was about to end, Zhang Miao was called out by the teacher. She came back shortly after, packed her schoolbag, and hurriedly ran out.
Hua Kai didn't know what was going on. Although they were friends, she and Zhang Miao were both like children, and it wasn't appropriate for Hua Kai to interfere in their family matters.
During the last self-study period, Hua Kai was a little distracted. She was worried about Zhang Miao and also troubled by the sofa factory. The more she thought about it, the more her head ached, so she simply stopped thinking about it and stared blankly out the window.
At this moment, Gu Xiaoxue from the Political Education Department was also troubled by the matter of Hua Kai and Guan Rui that morning. After thinking it over, he called Ye Yifan. He didn't ask him to come, but just told Ye Yifan about what happened here.
After listening, Ye Yifan calmly said, "Hua Kai has high standards; these naive students can't win her heart."
Gu Xiaoxue nodded while holding the phone, indicating her agreement: "That's true. Hua Kai said Guan Rui is an immature young man, and I don't think that's what she meant. But since some students are spreading rumors, I felt I should tell you."
"I have confidence in my ability to judge the flowers," Ye Yifan said, tapping his fingers on the table as he spoke, his eyes thoughtful.
Just then, a student knocked on the door looking for Gu Xiaoxue, so Gu Xiaoxue quickly told Ye Yifan that she had something to do and hung up the phone.
Ye Yifan put down the phone and sat at the table, lost in thought. He had never thought he would fall in love with someone so easily, but now his mind was filled with images of flowers.
The girl is a bit young, she won't be an adult until next year, so it's best to wait until next year to pursue her. But we can't let our guard down now. She's such a pretty and outstanding girl, I don't know how many boys at school are interested in her, so we have to keep an eye on her.
After school in the evening, Zhang Miao wasn't there, so Hua Kai went to the cafeteria by herself. Since she was alone and didn't have anything to do, she didn't go out too early. She waited until everyone else had left before she went out.
When they arrived at the teaching building, Guan Rui was waiting for her: "Hua Kai, I've come to apologize to you because I, Lu Xue, have been causing you trouble. I'm really ashamed."
Hua Kai was also quite helpless, but after learning that Lu Xue and Zhou Xinrui knew each other, she understood that she had also made enemies before, and this matter could not be entirely blamed on Guan Rui, so she said, "I didn't take it to heart, you don't need to blame yourself so much."
Guan Rui sighed again and said, "Then I also have to apologize to you for letting your classmates talk about you behind your back. It's all my fault."
"Since you know it's your fault, then keep a certain distance from Hua Kai." Ye Yifan, wearing a white jacket and jeans, strode over to Hua Kai's side and looked at Guan Rui.
Hua Kai was somewhat surprised to hear Ye Yifan's voice: "Captain Ye, what brings you here?"
Ye Yifan looked at the blooming flowers with warmth in his eyes: "When you're free, come over and have dinner with you and Xiaoxue."
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