Chapter 503: Public and Private
The next morning, not long after Shi Chen arrived at the company, Qu Xiao told him that Hengyuan's CEO Jiang Mozhou had come to visit him in person.
This undoubtedly gave Jiang Mozhou enough face. Even if he had doubts in his heart, he couldn't let him be turned away. He immediately ordered Qu Xiao to take Jiang Mozhou to the reception room and greet him in person.
Shi Chen had never met Jiang Mozhou in person before. He had only seen him in financial news. Today was the first time he met him.
Jiang Mozhou looks very easy-going, with a gentle temperament and a constant smile on his face, without any strong sense of oppression.
After Shi Chen came in, he nodded and greeted him: "Hello, Mr. Jiang."
"Sorry to bother you by coming here uninvited." Jiang Mozhou politely apologized to Shi Chen before stating his purpose: "I'm here to discuss a collaborative project on special medicines with Mr. Shi. Manager Li told me yesterday that you seemed to have some concerns."
Shi Chen smiled and said politely, "Mr. Jiang, you're too kind. This project has a huge return, and there should be many companies willing to cooperate. PE has only been established for a few years and I'm afraid it doesn't have the ability to do so yet."
"Mr. Shi, you're being modest. I've heard of your PE track record. You've achieved this scale in just a few years. You're truly remarkable," Jiang Mozhou said. "Mr. Shi has always been very decisive in his investments. His concerns this time are probably due to personal matters."
Shi Chen is a smart man. Jiang Mozhou's previous words of praise were all to lead to the last sentence, and this sentence would not be said for no reason. I think he already knew everything.
Jiang Budu and Tang Qing’s past, as well as his current relationship with Tang Qing.
Shi Chen thought for almost a minute, then nodded with a smile, "Please forgive me, Mr. Jiang."
"I did learn about PE from my brother, but I've always been the one making the decisions on Hengyuan. Choosing you as a partner has nothing to do with him, and it wasn't something he asked me to do. It was simply because I wanted to expand my partnerships," Jiang Mozhou said. "If you know Hengyuan, you'd know they always prefer to partner with small, new companies."
This was not just a polite remark - Shi Chen had already studied several of Hengyuan's past projects yesterday. It was true that they had cooperated with several small-scale new companies, but after the cooperation, those companies all soared and expanded in size.
Shi Chen is a career-oriented person. It is really difficult for him to refuse such an opportunity. From a business perspective, he can't find any reason to refuse, but he also has another identity, which is Tang Qing's boyfriend.
Although Jiang Budu is not the current person in charge of Hengyuan, it is still a Jiang family company after all.
"It's a win-win cooperation. Hengyuan never cheats its partners. I can guarantee you with my integrity." Jiang Mozhou promised, then asked him, "Mr. Shi, do you believe my sincerity now?"
"It's an honor for PE to receive Mr. Jiang's favor, but I may not be able to give you an answer today." Shi Chen said, "I'll discuss it with a few partners."
Jiang Mozhou: "Okay, I came here today just to dispel Mr. Shi's concerns."
Shi Chen nodded, "Thank you, President Jiang, for understanding."
Jiang Mozhou: "Then I won't bother you anymore."
He took out a business card and handed it to Shi Chen: "Here is my contact information. Once you have discussed it, you can contact me at any time."
Shi Chen took the business card and nodded, "Okay."
He stood up and personally escorted Jiang Mozhou out of the company.
Shi Chen watched Jiang Mozhou get into the car and leave, then looked down at the business card in his hand, his temples aching slightly.
When Manager Li came over yesterday, it had already caused quite a stir in the company. Today, the CEO Jiang Mozhou came in person, which made people even more excited. Several partners who had suspected a trap yesterday had their doubts completely dispelled this time.
As soon as Shi Chen entered the office, he saw Qin Yu and several other partners gathered here waiting for him.
Qin Yu had met Tang Qing yesterday, so he knew very well that Jiang Mozhou's visit today was probably because Tang Qing had taken the initiative to ask.
Hengyuan and PE are not on the same level. If Hengyuan is not trying to destroy PE but is simply seeking cooperation, then this is an opportunity that PE must seize.
Also - Tang Qing had just come to Jiang Budu yesterday, and today Jiang Mozhou came to explain in person. This was enough to prove that Tang Qing held a very high position in Jiang Budu's heart.
Jiang Budu seemed to want to make it up to Tang Qing in this way, but since Tang Qing himself did not accept it, he transferred it to Shi Chen.
"Mr. Jiang has come here in person, Shi Chen, why don't you accept this cooperation?" One of the partners asked Shi Chen for his opinion.
Qin Yu looked at Shi Chen, and from his serious expression he could tell that he was still wavering.
Shi Chen was silent for a few seconds and asked, "Do you all want to cooperate with Hengyuan?"
"Of course. Several companies we've worked with Hengyuan before have all ascended. We've been working so hard for this day, right? Now that the opportunity is right here, why wouldn't we want to take it? What are you still hesitating about?"
"There's nothing about our PE business that's worth Hengyuan's attention. If Hengyuan really wanted to acquire us, they wouldn't have to go through so many twists and turns."
"Yeah, you're so hesitant, is there some personal grudge between you and Hengyuan?"
"No." Shi Chen took over his words, his emotions very stable: "I have heard everyone's thoughts. Let's have a meeting tomorrow and look at the contract again."
"You guys go and do your work first, Qin Yu, you stay for a while." Shi Chen let the others go first.
When others heard Shi Chen say that they would have a meeting tomorrow to review the contract, they thought he wanted to promote cooperation and stopped questioning him.
Several people left Shi Chen's office together, leaving only Shi Chen and Qin Yu.
After waiting for two or three minutes and making sure that the people outside had completely left, Qin Yu asked Shi Chen: "What do you think about this?"
Shi Chen: "Mr. Jiang said that choosing PE was his idea."
Qin Yu: "If that's what he meant, just explain it to Tang Qing. She's not the kind of person who would make trouble for no reason. Keeping public and private matters separate is a basic quality for adults."
"That's what she said, but she still feels uncomfortable in her heart." Shi Chen rubbed his eyebrows and sighed.
Although he rarely talked with Tang Qing about Jiang Budu, every time they talked about it, Shi Chen could feel from her seemingly calm words that she wanted to draw a clear line with this person.
She was reluctant to recall the past, and even more reluctant to have anything to do with the person in her memory.
Jiang Mozhou and Jiang Budu are brothers. Even if Hengyuan's affairs are not under Jiang Budu's jurisdiction, he still has shares.
"I think you're overthinking this." Qin Yu patted Shi Chen's shoulder, thinking of Tang Qing's behavior yesterday. He didn't think that someone as sensible as Tang Qing would get upset with him over this. "Just explain it to her in advance."
"Besides, you saw their attitude just now." Qin Yu looked towards the door. "If you refuse this piece of fat meat that is right in front of your mouth, how can everyone support your decision-making in the future?"
Shi Chen was silent, as if thinking.
Qin Yu smiled and said, "Alright, don't think Tang Qing is so petty. She's not a 17 or 18-year-old girl anymore."
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