Chapter 204 Such a small amount of money
Ordinary people might think Zenti made a killing, because as soon as the news was confirmed, Zenti's stock price stopped falling and even rebounded.
However, as a senior executive at Zenti, Lee Kin Yan was fully aware of Chen Jingyang's "sinister intentions."
He wasn't trying to save Zenti at all; he was forcing her to make a choice she was destined to lose in front of the public!
If Zenti refuses to join, Chen Jingyang will immediately announce to the world: Look, the vested interests of the old forces are willing to prevent technological progress and cost reduction across the entire industry in order to maintain their monopoly profits.
Zenti would then be permanently nailed to the pillar of historical villainy, losing all moral standing and public sympathy, and unable to even become a "tragic rebel".
And without a doubt, the stock price, which has already been slashed to the knee, will be slashed again, and may even be slashed to the heel!
However, once Zenti accepts the invitation, it will have to abide by the open-source rules and standards set by Chen Jingyang. This means that Zenti's top talents will contribute to Chen Jingyang's ecosystem, and its technical approach will inevitably be publicly examined and assimilated.
Just like Tanzhi back then!
But Tanzhi is only a small company, while Zenti was once the world's dominant force!
To make such a powerful figure obediently step forward and kneel in worship, all Li Jianren can say is, Chen Jingyang, you're awesome!
Fortunately, Chen Jingyang still owes him 100 million yuan.
Lee Kin-yan has received information that when Chen Jingyang sent the invitation to Zenti, he included an additional condition: Chen was not allowed to hold any position at Zenti.
In fact, even if Chen Jingyang hadn't mentioned this condition, he didn't plan to continue working at Zenti. A few days ago, his department had already confirmed the layoff list, and it could be said that less than one in ten would survive.
There's no point in him staying here all alone, and everyone here is smart enough that some things don't need to be said outright—if he hadn't intentionally revealed it, how could Chen Jingyang's additional conditions have reached his ears so quickly?
People in this position care about their reputation. Rather than risk a complete breakdown and make it public knowledge, it's better to leave gracefully.
Furthermore, with Chen Jingyang's 100 million yuan, he wouldn't starve even if he didn't work.
However, whether Chen Jingyang was pretending to be stupid, too busy, or simply trying to renege on his debt, he had been unreachable since the "war" began.
Lee Kin-yan had no choice but to personally confront the person on the forum.
This is the first large-scale forum held after the establishment of the "New Kingdom". As the organizer, Chen Jingyang's company will not only attend the opening ceremony, but also give a speech and answer questions. Come here to find him, and you'll definitely find him!
"Achoo!" Chen Jingyang rubbed his nose and asked Zhang Pengfei, who had just returned from taking a shower, "Baby, did you miss me?"
Zhang Pengfei threw a towel in his face: "Stop being so narcissistic, go wash up. Isn't the opening ceremony at 9 o'clock? It's almost 7:30 now."
Chen Jingyang chuckled and said, "I didn't have enough fun last night, so I'm not in the mood to work today."
Zhang Pengfei frowned, took a few quick steps over, climbed onto the bed, sat on Chen Jingyang's waist, and pinched him: "Say it again, were you satisfied last night?"
"Ah...! Ouch...!" Chen Jingyang hurriedly begged for mercy: "I've had my fun, I've had my fun, baby, let go, ah! It hurts so much!"
Zhang Pengfei snorted and let go: "So you know what pain is! Why didn't you feel pain when you pinched me last night?"
"I was wrong." Chen Jingyang took a deep breath, muttering under his breath, "But you clearly seemed sexually frustrated last night..."
"What did you say?!" Zhang Pengfei glared at him.
"Baby, please be magnanimous and don't hold it against me." Chen Jingyang said ingratiatingly, and when no one was looking, he slipped his hand under the hem of his bathrobe and slowly reached out: "Baby, does it not hurt anymore?"
Zhang Pengfei jumped up as if his pants were on fire: "Chen Jingyang, do you still want me to go to the forum today?"
Chen Jingyang reluctantly withdrew his hand, then chuckled, "Yes, yes, I won't touch you anymore, I'll get up now."
The forum was held at a hotel. The morning session included the opening ceremony and speeches, while the afternoon session consisted of exchange activities, also known as the Q&A session.
In fact, only about 200 invitations were sent out, but the venue, which can accommodate a thousand people, was packed to capacity.
Lee Kin-yan arrived quite early. There was nothing he could do; he didn't have an invitation, so someone had to take him in, and it wouldn't be good to keep people waiting.
There was a lot of valuable information at this meeting, and Chen Jingyang's speech was also very impressive. If it weren't for the adversarial relationship, Li Jianren would have really wanted to applaud him.
At 11:30, the morning's agenda came to a successful conclusion. Li Jianren was already "waiting" at the door, intending to wait for Chen Jingyang to come to his doom, but unexpectedly, Chen Jingyang was "tripped up" by several people.
Several old men, all holding titles such as "Chief Scientist" or "Chief Security Officer" at certain companies, were blocking Chen Jingyang from leaving, even though the Q&A session was supposed to be in the afternoon, because they were "taking advantage of their seniority."
Lee Kin-yan's stomach was growling with hunger, and the aroma of the buffet next door wafted over, making his mouth water.
But he dared not leave, fearing that Chen Jingyang might slip away while he was away, and all his guarding would have been for nothing.
After finally getting rid of the old men, Li Jianren simply rushed over as well—afraid that Chen Jingyang would be stopped again.
"Chen Jingyang!"
Chen Jingyang looked up, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, but he quickly put on a smiling face: "You bastard, long time no see."
Lee Kin-yan snorted: "Don't call me that so affectionately! I'm asking you, what were the additional conditions you gave Zenti?"
Chen Jingyang frowned: "What additional conditions? How come I didn't know about them?"
"Keep pretending! Keep pretending!" Li Jianren said irritably, "But it doesn't matter anymore. Anyway, I left Zenti as you wished. I came here today to ask you, does that 100 million bet still stand?"
"Of course!" Chen Jingyang smiled. "Money is not a problem for me."
Li Jianren secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Chen Jingyang still acknowledged it, that was fine. He stretched out his hand and said, "Give it to me now!"
Chen Jingyang smiled wryly: "Tell me first what the additional conditions are. I don't want to take the blame for someone else for no reason."
"You really don't know?" Li Jianren asked, sounding somewhat unsure.
Chen Jingyang raised an eyelid: "At a time like this, why would I need to lie to you? I'm not like you, always playing dirty tricks."
"Fine, as long as you pay, that's fine." Lee Kin-yan was too lazy to waste any more words: "The additional condition is that I must leave Zenti. Okay, pay up."
"Oh~" Chen Jingyang nodded meaningfully, "You can do it like this? No wonder you're Zenti, I've learned something new."
"Hurry up!" Li Jianren urged him.
It was the first time he'd ever asked for money, and he was a little embarrassed.
Chen Jingyang took out his phone: "I'll transfer it to you, cash is too much trouble."
Li Jianren was overjoyed; that would be perfect.
He quickly took out his phone and showed his bank card number.
"No need," Chen Jingyang said. "It's such a small amount of money, I can just transfer it to you via QR code."
Li Jianren was a little confused. Was Chen Jingyang really that wealthy now? Was a hundred million yuan considered "such a small amount" by him?
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