Chapter 177 Signing Ceremony
"If that's the case, then there won't be any problems on our side!" Li Baiwan said, pointing to Zhang Shuai who was sitting next to him, "This is Zhang Shuai. I won't introduce him to you since you already know him. He will be in charge of the business between our two companies from now on!
Xiaolin, if Zhang Shuai offends you in any way in the future, please bear with me. We are all young people, so it would be better for you to communicate with each other!"
"No, no!" Lin Zhou said politely, "We're very familiar with each other and understand each other very well! As long as there's no problem with the contract, everything else is easy to deal with. There's no question of us offending each other!"
Li Baiwan's words were merely polite, without any real meaning, and Lin Zhou's answer was flawless. But Zhang Shuai's expression suddenly turned cold after hearing this.
He was nervous for a whole day about signing the contract and even asked Lin Zhou to teach him some secrets.
I didn't expect it to turn out just as he said. Even if he hadn't said a word, this collaboration would have been a done deal. No wonder he was so sure, he'd been waiting for it!
He lowered his head and snorted coldly, feeling that he was so stupid!
"Yes, Lin Zhou," Zhang Shuai said, "My brain is not working well right now. If I have offended you in any way, please bear with me."
Although he had a smile on his face, his tone was frighteningly cold when he said this. Tian Xin reached under the table and tugged at his arm.
This warning worked a little, he stopped talking and his expression returned to normal.
Lin Zhou heard the hint of hostility in these words and replied calmly: "It doesn't matter. You've offended me more than once anyway. I'm used to it!"
Under normal circumstances, if anyone dared to tease Zhang Shuai like this, he would have flipped the table and walked out. But on a situation like today, he forcibly suppressed the urge.
He didn't know why, but from the moment Lin Zhou walked in, he felt a surge of anger in his heart that he couldn't suppress. Now his emotions were even more intense, and he felt like he was about to explode!
He turned his head and glanced at Tian Xin who was sitting next to him, trying to calm himself down!
It’s okay if you don’t look at it, but once you do, you can’t bear it!
Tian Xin was frowning, shaking her head at him, and mouthing to him: Stop talking.
Then, she quickly turned her head and cast her gaze towards Lin Zhou, who was also looking at her. Although neither of them spoke, he noticed that the look in Tian Xin's eyes when she looked at Lin Zhou was different from before. There was admiration, appreciation, and a hint of...love in her eyes.
She had never looked at herself like this before! Zhang Shuai couldn't explain why. Suddenly, she felt jealous and mad! Her hands unconsciously clenched into fists.
The others didn't know the exact relationship between these three people, and they all felt strange seeing the expressions of Lin Zhou and Zhang Shuai.
From the moment they met, the two showed that they were old acquaintances. Logically, they should have a good relationship, but this conversation was so sarcastic that it was really confusing.
Liu Xin's father, Mr. Liu, seemed to understand. Noticing the awkward atmosphere, he immediately chuckled twice: "Well, Mr. Li is right. You young people have common topics to talk about together, so it's easier to communicate. Liu Xin, learn from Xiao Lin in the future. Be patient and don't get angry easily. Especially in important occasions, be careful!"
These words were ostensibly meant to teach Liu Xin a lesson, but in reality, Old Liu just wanted to take the opportunity to criticize Zhang Shuai.
Obviously Zhang Shuai also heard this. Without waiting for Liu Xin to react, he spoke first: "Mr. Liu, you are right. I have noted this!" He spoke slowly and in a normal tone, and it seemed that his anger had subsided.
At times like these, the atmosphere is prone to awkwardness. Liu Xin immediately took over to smooth things over: "I really need to learn from Brother Lin! Speaking of Zhang Shuai, we also got to know each other through fighting. It's because we have similar personalities. I really admire him. He's a loyal man. If the three of us come into contact in the future, there's nothing to say! What do you think, Brother Lin?"
"Yes! That's right!" Lin Zhou said calmly.
"In that case, let's go ahead and sign the contract!" Li Baiwan said, "It's almost noon, so let's have a quick meal here and show me how to be a good host!"
He turned around and signaled Zhang Shuai with his eyes. Zhang Shuai was not sure what he was thinking, his eyes were cold and blank. Li Baiwan signaled him several times but he did not respond.
"Brother, brother!" Tian Xin whispered to him, "What are you staring at? Speak!"
"Ah?" He reacted to the call of brother and quickly glanced at Tian Xin.
Several pairs of eyes around him were staring at him.
"What's wrong?" he asked Tian Xin in a low voice.
Li Baiwan cleared his throat with a cough and said in a low voice, "Zhang Shuai, tell everyone about the factory's cooperation requirements!"
"Oh, good! That's it..."
Zhang Shuai repeated everything Tian Xin had said yesterday, word for word. These requirements were actually in the contract, and signing a contract normally wouldn't be this difficult.
But today, because of the presence of Lin Zhou, the so-called third party, all cooperation processes have become semi-transparent, and these requirements must be put on the table and made clear!
After he finished speaking, Liu Xin also quickly explained.
The contract was successfully signed under the witness of three parties, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief!
Li Baiwan had booked a private room at the hotel for lunch, which was a well-established procedure. However, Liu Xin, seeing that several people were gathered together today, was reluctant to join in on the meal.
Normally, it was unavoidable when discussing business with people. But today, the matter was already settled. What was the point of eating and drinking with these old guys?
So he immediately expressed his intentions to Mr. Liu and Li Baiwan.
Li Baiwan didn't object, but since it was his first time meeting Lin Zhou, he was quite impressed by the young man's courage and determination. So after Liu Xin finished speaking, Li Baiwan still tried to persuade her to stay.
"Mr. Liu! We have dealt with each other twice, but this is the first time I have met Xiao Lin. You can't let me entertain him like this and leave without even eating. It's really not right!" said Li Baiwan.
"Mr. Li, you also said that it's easy for us young people to chat together. It's a rare opportunity for us to get together today, so you have to give me a chance to show my abilities!" Liu Xin said.
"Let's eat first, and then you can get together..."
"I don't care. I'm mainly worried that something might happen to Brother Lin..."
Seeing the two arguing, Lin Zhou quickly spoke up politely: "I appreciate your kindness! I'm sorry, I have something else to deal with today. I'm afraid I can't finish this meal!"
"What could possibly happen at this hour? Brother Lin, this is really not very considerate of you!" Liu Xin tried to persuade him, "I was thinking of finding a place for us to get together alone. How can I handle this without you?"
"Yeah, Lin Zhou, what could be so urgent that you wouldn't even bother to have a meal?"
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