My minimum living allowance is credited to my account every day with 1000 million yuan

If the next batch of orders cannot be signed as soon as possible, the production capacity of FlashCloud E5 will be affected, and it may even be necessary to change the smart solution, which will inevitably have a significant impact on the sales of FlashCloud E5, and consumers may not buy it.

Currently, the Junxing intelligent driving solution and Junxing intelligent cockpit equipped in the FlashCloud E5 are still widely praised by customers; otherwise, he wouldn't have condescended to come here to talk to a salesperson.

He speculated that this might be Chen Xiao's negotiation strategy. No one would be uninterested in a business deal worth nearly 10 billion, not even a big boss, let alone a salesperson.

Moreover, the solution provided by FlashCloud Automotive is conducive to the data collection and large-scale model training of Junxing Intelligent Driving, enabling Junxing Intelligent Driving to iterate more quickly.

Yes, he's definitely trying to use this to bargain with me, not wanting to meet my demands for further price reductions. Hmph, you're still too naive. I've negotiated more contracts than you've used toilet paper. Holy crap, what kind of analogy is that? Ugh, I'm so angry I'm losing my mind.
“Oh? I’m only doing this because we’ve known each other. If you’re not interested, I can talk to Horizon Robotics, DJI, or HarmonyOS. Junxing Intelligent R&D Center isn’t the only option.”

Chen Xiao's lips curled into a smile. Jin Fu thought he was lying to him. He spread his hands and said, "Alright, let's move on from this matter and talk about the second thing."

Jin Fu was stunned, staring at him in disbelief. "Passed? How could you pass? Are you crazy?" Jin Wuxian's mouth also gaped open. He used to think Chen Xiao was arrogant, but he didn't know he dared to be this arrogant. He knew his father was a bit of a braggart, but no matter what, this involved a business worth billions a year. How could a salesman refuse, and how dare he refuse? You can ask for the money, but turning down such a large deal is practically a crime against your company, and an unforgivable one at that.

The scene fell silent for a moment. Jin Fu had come to him today for one thing only; the second thing was just a side issue. If this matter wasn't resolved today, the production capacity of the FlashCloud E5 would immediately run into problems. As the only model whose sales were still growing recently, if the sales were affected again due to the inadequate intelligent solution, he would be verbally attacked and even killed by the shareholders and online trolls.

He had never felt so frustrated. For the sake of performance and to give an account to the shareholders, Jin Fu sighed and said, "Xiao Chen, no matter what, you are Jin Wuxian's friend. I think we should keep this business here. It will not only take care of you, but also take care of our own enterprise in Jiangzhou. The tax revenue will also stay in the local area and make some contribution to the local area."

Okay, it's settled then. FlashCloud Automotive's entire intelligent solution will be developed in collaboration with Junxing Intelligent R&D Center. We'll initially sign an order for 200,000 sets of the solution. I'll be more generous with the price; don't lower it to 20,000 per set, I'll set it at 25,000 per set. We can be flexible with the payment terms: a smaller initial payment, a portion upon delivery, and the final payment six months later.

That's wishful thinking. Junxing Intelligent's R&D center spends tens of billions of yuan on R&D every year. The cost is very high. Preliminary calculations show that the cost per set is around 40,000 yuan, but if the quantity is large enough, the cost can be spread out and reduced to 30,000 yuan per set. Even his father wouldn't sell it to Jin Fu for 25,000 yuan.

Besides, this payment method simply doesn't exist in Chen's dictionary. Accepting such an order would be too shameful. He wouldn't even bother with a look at such a business. Speaking of looking at it, I'm going to go to his private yacht this afternoon to see what kind of surprise he has in store for me. I'll make him explain what a damn surprise he is then.

He glanced at his watch again; it was 11:20. He didn't have much time to waste arguing with him. Gu Meng and Bai Lu were still waiting for him in the office. Wasn't spending time with his women better than with this narrow-minded old man?
Seeing him check the time again, Jin Fu was furious. It was utterly outrageous! According to seniority and status, someone like Chen Xiao should be grateful to even see him, yet he was showing such impatience.

{For the company, for the shareholders, I'll endure it. I'll deal with that bastard Jin Wuxian when I get back; what kind of friends does he have?}
Ma Jing had already tossed her notebook aside. Why would she bother taking notes on this pointless chat? She wanted these two to know that she, the assistant, was already quite dissatisfied.

Chen Xiao glanced at the sullen Ma Jing and found it amusing; she was actually getting angry.

"Ma Jing, go and handle the clients outside." It's Tuesday, and several companies have come to deliver orders. Ma Jing was originally going to take meeting minutes, so she had them all sit in the meeting room and wait for her.

"Okay, I'll head over now. Things are generally much smoother over there."

Jin Fu was so angry that his mouth twisted in disbelief at her veiled remarks. When had he ever been treated badly by a salesperson? Now even the salesperson's assistant dared to mock him and make him suffer.

What does "being straightforward" mean? Anyone who's straightforward in business is a fool. Truly smart people are meticulous, always striving to gain an advantage. What does this little girl know?
After Ma Jing left, Chen Xiao said to Jin Fu, "President Jin, I have something to do later, let's hurry. If you want to cooperate, that's fine too, I'm a straightforward person."

First, regarding price, each solution can only cost 4 yuan; second, full payment must be made after signing the contract. Of course, you can have a smaller quantity, but my requirement is full payment in full.

Jin Fu was genuinely unhappy. This Chen Xiao was being unreasonable. "I'm giving you such a big deal, and you won't even give me a break? How come the price is higher than our first collaboration?" Before he could speak, Chen Xiao offered his explanation.

“When we first cooperated, I offered you 3 yuan per set. I told you then that we were operating at a loss, and I also advised you to order more because the preferential policy wouldn’t last forever. It’s the same this time. Today it’s 4 yuan per set, but after a while it might be 4.5 yuan or 5 yuan per set.”

"Xiao Chen, this price is impossible. Do you want to report this to the company again, or we can schedule a time for me to talk to General Manager Feng?"

Chen Xiao sneered, "President Jin, my decision regarding the cooperation with Junxing Intelligent R&D Center is final and there is no room for negotiation. No one else can change it."

Jin Fu's eyes narrowed as he recalled that when Jin Wuxian called Feng Feifei's assistant to ask Feng Feifei to talk, Feng Feifei's exact words were the same: this matter was decided by Chen Xiao.

Actually, Jin Fu could accept the price of 4 yuan per unit, but Chen Xiao's refusal to budge made him feel humiliated. "I'm the chairman of a group, you should make some concessions when I talk to you. Besides, you're a salesperson. I've given you such a large order; think of the bonuses it will bring you! I don't believe you can give it up."

But now he hesitated, because Chen Xiao's attitude didn't seem feigned; he appeared to have no interest in negotiating, having already checked the time several times. If he didn't agree, the negotiations might really fall apart today, and his FlashCloud E5 couldn't wait any longer; he urgently needed the intelligent solutions from Junxing Intelligent R&D Center.

Inside Chen Xiao's small office, Gu Meng and Bai Lu sat facing each other. They could hear the conversation outside. When they learned that the visitor was the chairman of Shanyun Auto, Gu Meng said to Bai Lu, "Your boyfriend has quite the airs. The chairman of a listed company personally came to visit you."

But then I remembered that even someone as high-profile as Mr. Guo paid a visit, even though that visit was mainly for a meeting with Mr. Feng.

After overhearing Chen Xiao and Jin Fu's conversation, as well as Ma Jing's mockery of Jin Fu, Gu Meng couldn't help but say to Bai Lu, "Isn't your boyfriend too arrogant and disrespectful to his seniors?"

Bai Lu snorted: "Respect him my ass. I think Ma Jing is right. If it were me, I would have kicked him out. What's with the seniority? He even called Chen Xiao 'Little Chen.' Where did he get the nerve?"

She knew she couldn't really blame Jin Fu; after all, Chen Xiao was impersonating a salesman, and he, as the chairman and an elder, was naturally calling him "Little Chen." But she and Ma Jing were both fiercely protective of their husbands and couldn't accept this.

Chen Xiao checked the time again. "Mr. Jin, there are only three minutes left."

Jin Wuxian dared not say a word. He used to dare to joke with Chen Xiao, but seeing how Chen Xiao negotiated with his father today, he felt a strong sense of pressure. He was really curious about how Chen Xiao dared to do it. Even if your company is in the upper hand now, how can a salesman like you bully the chairman of a listed company so smoothly, as if you are used to bullying people?

Little did he know that in Chen Xiao's eyes, Jin Fu was far inferior to Xu Gang, and Xu Gang would tremble with fear at the mere sight of him.

"Okay, 4 per set, that's it, 4 per set, I agree, but could you please specify the payment method—"

Just then, there was a card swipe sound at the office door, and then Ma Jing pushed the door open and came in. "The total order was 2.2 million, but I only signed for 1.6 million. I fired the remaining 6000 million."

Jin Fu and Jin Wuxian exchanged a glance. What the hell? The assistant went out for a while and signed a 2.2 million yuan order, and there's still 6000 million yuan left, and she's already fired? Is this how Dr. Feng Robotics Technology Group does business? No wonder they produced a weirdo like Chen Xiao, who doesn't know how to respect the client at all.

It's important to understand that Flashcloud Auto has numerous partner parts suppliers, each of whom is essentially at their mercy. But with Chen Xiao, it's a completely different story – he's the one who controls their fate, a complete reversal of roles. Initially, it was thought that Chen Xiao had discovered Flashcloud's weakness and knew they had no choice but to sign with him, hence this opportunistic attempt to exploit the situation. However, judging from his assistant's words, this seems to be their usual practice.

"what happened?"

Knowing that Chen Xiao was asking about the 6000 million yuan order, she wondered why he fired the person.

Ma Jing pursed her lips. "The company boss called at the last minute, hoping to change the payment method to half upon signing the contract and the other half upon delivery. Isn't that a bad practice? We always pay the full amount upon signing the contract."

If she hadn't just left, Jin Fu would have thought she was saying this to him. Then he heard Chen Xiao say calmly, "Then let them get lost. We will never cooperate with this company again."

Gu Meng was stunned when she heard this. She whispered, "Bai Lu, are they putting on an act for Jin Fu? I heard Jin Fu was about to discuss the payment method again, and then they pulled this stunt. Otherwise, who would cancel a 6000 million yuan order just because of a payment method, and never cooperate again?"

This completely overturned her understanding. The Guo Group was so powerful, they never acted like this when negotiating business. This was practically blatantly bullying the client; who could stand that? "Mengmeng, that's really how he is. You don't know the situation inside, but you'll gradually understand later."

These companies that are delivering orders to our door all want to receive investment from Junxiao Capital. The terms of the contracts were all confirmed beforehand. Now that it's time to sign the contract, they're bringing this up again. Chen Xiao feels this is a bad practice and he definitely wants to teach them a lesson they'll never forget. Otherwise, other companies will follow suit, which will drive him crazy.

After giving instructions to Ma Jing, Chen Xiao turned to Jin Fu and asked, "President Jin, what's wrong with the payment method you just mentioned?"

Jin Fu chuckled dryly, "I mean, we're so familiar with each other that once the contract is signed, I'll make the payment immediately, no more installment payments."

She smiled faintly and said, "Yes, that's exactly right."

Jin Fu almost bit his tongue. He glanced at Jin Wuxian and found him staring at him in disbelief, probably never having seen his father so humiliated.

{That's exactly how it should be, God! I've made such a huge concession, and it's like I owe you something? That's outrageous!}
At this moment, Chen Xiao stood up. "President Jin, I have other matters to attend to, so please excuse me for today."

"No, Xiao Chen, there's something else."

"Mr. Jin, I always keep my word. Please don't make me an exception. For the second matter, have Jin Wuxian call me later."

The Jin family father and son were thus shown the door. Jin Fu's face was extremely ugly. He had never been treated with such disrespect before, and he had never seen such an arrogant young man.

Once seated in the Flash Cloud S9, he began to curse: "That bastard Chen Xiao, doesn't he have any manners? Even if it were an ordinary person, let alone me, they wouldn't be so rude."

Jin Wuxian muttered from the side, "That's just the kind of person he is. I used to think he was a bully who only knew how to bully me. But today I realized that he treats you and me the same."

Jin Fu's anger was ignited, and he slapped him on the head: "Go to hell with treating everyone the same, and you're gloating, huh? I'm not coming to these negotiations anymore, you guys go and negotiate yourselves, this is fucking humiliating."

Negotiate the contract details, and also ask if Junxing Motors has any connection to resolving our conflict. You handle these two things; otherwise, I might break your legs.

"Oh."

{The chairman of the board, all he does is bully his own son; no wonder he always loses money in business.}
If Jin Fu knew what he was thinking, he would probably immediately want to betray his own family for the greater good. He was furious today and never wanted to see Chen Xiao again. Little did he know that Chen Xiao felt the same way; he had no interest in seeing someone like Jin Fu either.

Gu Meng and Bai Lu came out from inside. By listening to his conversation with Jin Fu, Gu Meng gained a better understanding of him—he was a tough guy, but also a reckless one. She wondered if she would be driven half to death by him like Jin Fu in the future. She hoped that he would show some leniency for Bai Lu's sake.

Ma Jing changed the tea on the table and invited the two women to sit down. Bai Lu got up to help her, acting nothing like a guest. Gu Meng found it amusing; she was playing the role of the hostess.

"President Chen, I'm here today because President Guo instructed me to report any issues here to you first and follow your instructions."

He nodded slightly. "You've come at the right time. I'll make a call to President Guo; there's something I need you to do."

Gu Meng was taken aback; this person was really not polite.

{I just came to pay a visit and get acquainted with the place, and you're already assigning me tasks? How can Bai Lu like this kind of clueless guy so much?}
Chen Xiao ignored her and made a call to Guo Fu. A moment later, he said, "Gu Meng is with me. There's something you need to tell her later: the construction team for the smart city project should add Jiangzhou Design Institute to the list of partners. If there are any suitable projects for them to do later, then let them handle them."

Gu Meng wanted to laugh.

"Brother, when you call Mr. Guo to discuss or arrange things, your tone isn't one of communication. It's like saying, 'It's settled then, you handle the arrangements.' With Mr. Guo's temper, there's no way he'll listen to you."
Bai Lu stood to the side, a sweet smile on her face. Chen Xiao was so kind, always thinking of her. Unlike Gu Meng, who doubted Guo Fu's willingness to agree, she knew very well that with Chen Xiao's status, as long as he spoke, not only Guo Fu, but anyone would give him face. What was a few projects compared to gaining a favor from the boss of Junxiao Group?

Gu Meng was still thinking that President Guo would give Chen Xiao a hard time when she saw Chen Xiao walk over, hand her his phone and say, "It's President Guo on the phone. She wants to talk to you."

She quickly stood up, but because she stood up too suddenly, she lost her balance and was about to fall forward when Chen Xiao quickly reached out and caught her, preventing her from falling. However, she didn't thank him at all; how could he help her like that?

Chen Xiaozhen didn't do it on purpose; it was just an instinctive outstretched hand, and she only realized what it was a moment later.

He acted as if nothing had happened, while Gu Meng stood aside to answer the phone. On the other end of the line came President Guo's voice: "Gu Meng, you heard what President Chen said. Do everything he said. If he makes any further requests, just follow them. You don't need to ask me for instructions."

Okay, the board meeting is in session, I'll be going in soon.

The call ended abruptly. Gu Meng unconsciously bit her newly applied mauve lipstick, her eyelashes casting fine shadows on her cheekbones—this was her micro-expression whenever she experienced a cognitive shock.

{President Guo actually came out to answer his call during a board meeting—and that was the Guo Group's board meeting! He has such a big influence! President Guo told me to listen to everything he said, as if he could make decisions for President Guo. Is Bai Lu's boyfriend really that powerful? How did he gain President Guo's trust so much?}
Chen Xiao took the phone and returned to his seat. He winked at Bai Lu, who was gazing at him with affection. Bai Lu was nestled in the leather sofa, her long dress outlining a breathtaking curve of her waist and hips. This stirred a desire within him, making him want to discuss the rear-wheel drive system with her again.

"Ma Jing, ask if the small canteen is ready. Let's go there for lunch later. Gu Meng, the conditions here are limited, so we'll have to make do with what we have for lunch."

Of the group here, only Gu Meng was a guest. Out of respect for Bai Lu and Guo Fu, he was polite to her. The "compare" he was referring to was to his Junxiao Lakeside CBD cafeteria. How could the level of such a large corporation's small cafeteria be inferior? After all, executives from large corporations often came here and were entertained at the small cafeteria. Both the dishes and the chef's skills were top-notch.

Gu Meng was surprised that this arrogant straight man had suddenly become polite to her, and she felt a little uncomfortable.

{Was it because he touched my chest that he was so polite? Humph, one thing at a time.}
Bai Lu couldn't wait to tell Bai Sheng the news, so she lowered her head and typed a text message for him.

[Bai Lu: Today, the Guo Group will include Jiangzhou Design Institute in its list of partner brands. Tomorrow, Gu Meng will preside over the signing of a cooperation framework agreement between the Guo Group and Jiangzhou Design Institute. For future smart city projects, we'll give you any projects you can handle, but you must ensure the quality of the engineering and not embarrass Chen Xiao.]

Upon seeing the news, Bai Sheng was overjoyed. It was true that he hadn't spoiled his younger sister for nothing; she had actually managed to get this matter sorted out. In addition to multiplying the company's performance several times over, the cooperation with the Guo Group would also greatly enhance the reputation of Jiangzhou Design Institute, which was none other than the renowned giant, the Guo Group.

This collaboration has transformed Jiangzhou Design Institute from a well-known local enterprise along the Han River into a nationally renowned enterprise.

But as he read on, Bai Sheng's expression turned somewhat grim.

{What do you mean I can't embarrass Chen Xiao? You're not even married yet, and you're already siding with outsiders?}
He was still a little jealous. What magic did Chen Xiao have that made his sister so infatuated? Was it just because he was handsome?

Wait, isn't that where we should be focusing? According to her, this project was made possible because of Chen Xiao's influence. That's impossible; he wouldn't go so far as to do business with the Guo Group.

Hmm? That makes sense. He was the one who spearheaded the business between the Guo Group and Dr. Feng's Robotics Technology Group. But wait, Gu Meng is in charge of this matter. My sister is her best friend. What's Chen Xiao's relationship with this?
Gu Meng—Chen Xiao—Bai Lu, oh my god, this love triangle is so messy!
[Bai Sheng: Hey little sister, when are you going to bring Chen Xiao home? I want to have a couple of drinks with him.]

[Bai Lu: Why drink with him? He can't hold his liquor. You're a drunkard, get as far away as possible. That's it. Remember to sever ties with the Zhang Group immediately. Don't blame me for not warning you. If you don't make a move, your cooperation with the Guo Group might fall through.] (End of Chapter)