After Yamaguchi arrived in Beijing, Chu Yu adopted a passive reception policy. She reduced the scale of the hospitality, but still provided Yamaguchi with food and drink, and occasionally accompanied him to stroll around the campus and walk through the old hutongs of Beijing.
But whenever Yamaguchi mentions signing a contract, Chu Yu changes the subject.
Her policy of giving the cold shoulder was very effective. Yamaguchi stayed in Kyoto for a long time and finally couldn't hold back anymore, raising the price from two thousand US dollars to three thousand US dollars.
"This is the greatest sincerity that our Fuji Group can offer."
Chu Yu laughed. Fuji Group was just fooling children. Prices in China are different from those in the world. Using Chinese prices to set the price of computer software was just taking advantage of their ignorance.
Chu Yu smiled meaningfully, brewed a cup of tea for Yamaguchi. The Chinese have a particular way of brewing tea—one infusion, two infusions, three infusions—and only after the tea was ready did she slowly begin to speak:
“Mr. Yamaguchi, to be honest with you, ASOS is also in contact with us. They offered $40,000, but I didn’t agree because QS also contacted me and offered a price that was $10,000 higher than ASOS’s bottom line.”
Yamaguchi's face turned pale.
Both of these companies are fierce rivals of the Fuji Group.
Fuji Group is one of the leading companies in the island nation, shouldering the important responsibility of the island nation's technological development.
Ultimately, whoever seizes the initiative will become the industry leader and reshape the industry landscape.
The island nation has always been ambitious and wants to take the lead in the computer field.
However, the island nation's technological development capabilities are limited, and it cannot achieve breakthroughs in computer software. Antivirus software is the only area where Fuji Group may gain an advantage.
Yamaguchi thought that other companies wouldn't be interested in such an obscure project.
Who would trust Chinese computers?
This country, which had just begun its reform and opening up, was seen by many major powers in the world as an underdeveloped nation with a vast territory, a large population, but whose people were ignorant and whose technology was backward.
With such poverty, where would they get the resources to develop computers?
No one had heard of China Computer, let alone trusted their antivirus software. Yamaguchi took advantage of this to try and acquire this lucrative business at a low price.
But Chu Yu gave him a vivid lesson.
Yamaguchi then sensed the danger, bowed to Chu Yu, and said solemnly:
"Ms. Zhou, please give me some time. I need to report this matter to my company leaders. If possible, please cooperate with us. Our Fuji Group will show the utmost sincerity!"
Yamaguchi made an overseas call to headquarters. In those days, making overseas calls from China was not an easy task. After several twists and turns, Yamaguchi finally received instructions from his superiors, ordering him to acquire the antivirus software at any cost.
The following day, Yamaguchi went directly to Professor Ling's office and signed a cooperation agreement with Tsinghua University for antivirus software at a high price of US$50,000.
However, Professor Ling faced a rather difficult situation: this software was developed by Chu Yu, with Yan Hongzhe assisting.
These two are Tsinghua University students. Having Tsinghua University handle the negotiations for the whole matter does not mean that the antivirus software belongs to Tsinghua University. What should Tsinghua University do with the $50,000 it received after signing the contract?
We can't just put it into Tsinghua University's pocket, can we?
Isn't that stealing the fruits of students' labor?
Professor Ling would never do such a thing.
Professor Ling was in a real predicament, but Chu Yu and Yan Hongzhe didn't seem to care at all.
They are both students of Tsinghua University, and they owe their success to the university's nurturing. Now that Tsinghua needs them, this is simply a donation to Tsinghua.
Chu Yu didn't care about money, and neither did Yan Hongzhe, which made several professors ashamed. They only thought about the honor of the school and the country, but didn't consider the interests of the students first.
"Don't worry, I will talk to the school leaders and try to get you some compensation. As for opportunities to pursue postgraduate studies or study abroad, we will try our best to help you if you are willing."
Professor Ling said this with a guilty conscience. Even if they didn't try, with Chu Yu and Yan Hongzhe's abilities and their experience in antivirus software, they would be the ones to be followed wherever they went.
Ultimately, these are the true national elites.
However, this is Professor Ling's sincerity. He will do anything he can for his students. He wants to be the one to lift these two geniuses up to a position that people admire.
With Professor Ling's words, Chu Yu felt relieved.
She is not a selfless person. It is not wrong for her to donate to the country and the school, but the school cannot take her place as a matter of course. This is not the campus she envisioned.
The school promised her a guaranteed admission to graduate school, so Chu Yu stopped worrying about the entrance exam. Studying abroad was also an option, and it was better to have something than nothing.
Zhou Jian'an made money and bought a refrigerator and a TV for his family. Zhou Fangchun said that they would run away sooner or later, but Zhou Jian'an was obsessed and insisted on showing off in front of his colleagues.
With so much money, Zhou Jian'an lost track of it. However, he clearly remembered that after buying cigarettes last night, he had 230 yuan left in his pocket, but when he reached into his pocket, he only had 130 yuan left.
Where did the money go?
"Mom, did you take money from my pocket to buy groceries?" Zhou Jian'an asked.
Jiang Meifeng found him amusing. Zhou Fangchun had given her 2,000 yuan to buy groceries, and Zhou Jian'an had given her 1,000 yuan as well. She had plenty of money in her hands, so why would she need to take money from a man's pocket?
"I didn't take anything from your pocket. If I didn't have money, why would I ask you for it? Why would I take anything from your pocket?"
Zhou Jian'an frowned, then kicked open Zhou Chufei's door with a bang.
Zhou Chufei was curled up in bed sleeping when he saw him enter. He avoided eye contact and burrowed deeper into the covers.
"Did you steal the money from my pocket? How many times have you stolen it? How much money did you steal in total?"
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