Chapter 200 Good Days
The days passed merrily, and before they knew it, it was the Spring Festival. Chen Jingyang and Zhang Pengfei officially moved into the villa on the eve of the Lunar New Year, and Dou Qiaoyun returned two days later to celebrate the festival with them.
Right after the Spring Festival, a major news broke in the tech world: Zenti's market value surpassed five trillion US dollars!
This makes Zenti the first company in the world to reach this milestone, and also the company with the highest market capitalization in the world.
Lee Kin-yan is riding high. It is reported that he has been formally nominated for promotion to Senior President of Engineering and will take office once the approval is granted.
As everyone knows, the approval process is just a formality, and his promotion is already a foregone conclusion.
To celebrate his upcoming promotion, Lee Kin-yan found a gimmick and invited some prominent figures in the industry to a small party. This served two purposes: to pave the way for his future career and to expand his network.
Of course, there are also some who are "outdated," such as Chen Jingyang.
"Jingyang!" Li Jianren approached gracefully, holding a glass of champagne. "What have you been busy with lately? I haven't heard from you at all."
Li Jianren was not surprised that Chen Jingyang was able to come, because those invited today were all well-known figures in the industry, some of whom were old acquaintances of Chen Jingyang.
Although Chen Jingyang has almost disappeared from the public eye after his "setback," Li Jianren believes that Chen Jingyang will never leave this circle, because this circle once held his glory and honor.
If he wants to make a comeback, then he certainly won't miss this opportunity today!
As it turns out, Lee Kin-yan's guess was entirely correct.
Since arriving, Chen Jingyang's mouth hasn't stopped. One minute he's discussing his views on the future of the industry with James, and the next he's talking to Andrew about the bottlenecks in market development. He's like a little bee flying among flowers, so busy that his feet barely touch the ground.
Lee Kin-yan approached several times, but couldn't find a chance to interrupt!
Finally, when Chen Jingyang was alone, he hurriedly went over to greet him with a smile, but inwardly he was resentful—damn it, it's like he's not the main character today, and he has to rush over to say a word to that guy Chen Jingyang.
Chen Jingyang put one hand in his pocket, leaned against a pillar, and took a sip of champagne. He seemed very thirsty, as he gulped down a large mouthful at once.
Li Jianren's lips curled into a mocking smile—Chen Jingyang probably hasn't had a bottle of Dom Pérignon P3 champagne worth tens of thousands of yuan in a long time, look how envious he is!
After swallowing the champagne in his mouth, Chen Jingyang raised his glass to him again: "You bastard, congratulations!"
Lee Kin-yan hadn't heard anyone call him by his name like that in a long time; they usually called him Aren or Lee, so at first glance, it felt strangely familiar.
"Thank you." Li Jianren gestured perfunctorily, then steered the conversation back on track: "What have you been busy with lately?"
Chen Jingyang took another sip, swallowed it with a gloomy expression, and said, "Sigh, what can I be busy with? Someone like me can't be busy even if I wanted to!"
Hearing the expected answer, Lee Kin-yan smiled and said in a superior manner, "Zenti has always wanted to recruit you. If you are interested, you can let me know and I will help you negotiate."
He said meaningfully, "People can't lie down for too long, or they'll become disconnected from society."
Chen Jingyang, the best actor hidden among the common people, began to showcase his acting skills. He first gave a wry smile: "Sigh, we'll see. I'm a bit lost right now. Zenti is good, but I still want to do it myself. But you know, I've been kicked out of the family, and both connections and funds are very difficult to find..."
He gave a self-deprecating smirk: "It's a good thing your appointment hasn't come through yet, otherwise I'd owe you a hundred million right now. Sigh, what I lack most is still money!"
Li Jianren believed this, and Chen Jingyang's arrest and the Chen family's statement caused a great uproar at that time, becoming common knowledge.
Although Chen Jingyang was released after only a month, he felt that the problem still lay with the police. As a top hacker, it was not impossible for Chen Jingyang to transfer tens of millions of yuan without anyone noticing, and it was understandable that the police could not find any evidence.
But as the saying goes, if you don't want others to know, then don't do it in the first place. As long as you do it, you will always leave a trace. Therefore, he believed that Chen Jingyang must be extremely short of money, which is why he was willing to take such a big risk.
In fact, not only Lee Kin-yan, but a considerable number of people in the industry think this way. The police's withdrawal of charges does not mean that Chen Jingyang did not do it. It only means that Chen Jingyang made very careful arrangements beforehand and was not caught red-handed.
Aren't all the so-called unsolved mysteries in history formed in this way?
Li Jianren chuckled and glanced at her dismissively: "That was all a joke back then. You don't need to take it seriously. One hundred million is no small sum. It's not something you can just give away like that."
Chen Jingyang frowned and said righteously, "No! Absolutely not! How can this be a joke? A bet is a bet, it can't be broken. I'll sell everything I own to honor it!"
Li Jianren thought to himself, "How big is your pot? You could smash it and sell the scrap metal for a hundred million."
However, he still denied it, saying, "Don't take it seriously, I was just joking."
Chen Jingyang glared at him, actually getting angry: "Are you looking down on me? Tell me, when will your promotion notice come through? If it comes through today, I'll transfer the money to you tomorrow!"
Li Jianren was getting a little impatient: "Jingyang, you might have had too much to drink. Shall I call you a car?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jingyang instantly transformed into a shrew: "You bitch! You know my alcohol tolerance. This little bit of champagne isn't even enough to fill a tooth gap for me. Tell me the time. I, Chen Jingyang, hate people who don't keep their word!"
Lee Kin-yan snorted with a mocking laugh, too lazy to argue with him any longer: "Fine, fine! Then I'll tell you, it's usually officially announced on the 6th of each month, so if nothing unexpected happens, it will be March 6th."
Chen Jingyang's expression instantly switched to a cold and aloof mode, and he nodded slowly as if deep in thought: "Oh, March 6th, it is indeed an auspicious day, six is a lucky number."
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