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Chapter 197 First Meeting with Meng Yuanzhi, Zhang Liaoyuan's Opportunity! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Tuk-tuk-tuk-!"

Tao Jingwen raised her hand and knocked on the door, knocking three times lightly with moderate force, each knock spaced 0.5 seconds apart, as if it were muscle memory.

"Enter!"

A deep voice came out.

Tao Jingwen pushed open the door and led Chen Yansen inside.

The office is not large, and there are not many items in the room: a desk, a bookshelf, two chairs, and a potted Chinese pine in front of the window.

A man in his fifties was wearing a gray jacket with a slightly upturned collar, revealing an exquisite lining made of fur.

Chen Yansen thought to himself, no wonder the other party was only wearing a seemingly thin shirt and jacket in the dead of winter.

Others might not be able to observe such details, but in Chen Yansen's eyes, Meng Yuanzhi's clothing, facial micro-expressions, and even the movement of his fingers were all under his control.

Chen Yansen had read many books such as "The Body Language Code," "Understanding People's Hearts," and "What Every Body Is Saying," but he gained very little information from Meng Yuanzhi.

This indicates that the other person has concealed their true emotions very well, making it difficult for others to discern their psychological state through facial expressions, gestures, postures, or other information.

At this moment, Meng Yuanzhi was also observing Chen Yansen.

He had met many young entrepreneurs, but he had never seen one as young as Chen Yansen before.

Even someone as successful as Shi Yuzhu took five years to make it onto the Forbes rich list.

Chen Yansen, in just one year, caught up with Shi Yuzhu's achievements of twenty years, leaving behind established figures like Lei Yijun, Huang Guangyu, and Wang Chuanfu.

"Hello, Mr. Meng."

Chen Yansen smiled slightly and took the initiative to greet him.

With this bigwig's backing, the procedures for Orange Mobile's factory to be located in Luzhou were naturally expedited.

"Please sit down." Meng Yuanzhi nodded, gesturing for him to sit down and talk.

Chen Yansen didn't stand on ceremony and plopped down on the floor.

Tao Jingwen left the room silently and gently closed the door behind her.

"You're from the state, what made you decide to go to university in Xucheng?"

Meng Yuanzhi didn't talk about the Orange Mobile Phone Factory or the equity swap of Di Dongfang. His tone was more like that of a university counselor.

"I was one point short of the second-tier university cutoff score, and I was admitted to Xucheng College through supplementary enrollment. I originally wanted to apply to Huazhong University of Science and Technology, but I didn't get in."

Chen Yansen answered in a very serious manner.

Even Meng Yuanzhi, who was quite shrewd, was amused by his shamelessness.

Not to mention that Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) doesn't have any humanities majors, even with your score just one point below the second-tier university cutoff, you're still tens of thousands of students below HUST's admission score.

Chen Yansen will only have a chance if Huazhong University of Science and Technology increases its enrollment to 100 million.

"If you had gotten into a university in Luzhou, we might have met last year."

Meng Yuanzhi joked with a smile.

"It's not too late now. Timing is very important. Sometimes being too early or too late is not a good thing."

Chen Yansen shrugged, neither confirming nor denying.

Aside from the young and beautiful girls, nothing else in university held any appeal for him. He only studied to give Chen Guobin and his mother, whom he had never met, an explanation.

“Recently, Kuaipao has developed rapidly in Luzhou. The catering industry saw a slight increase in growth in December, but the traffic violation rate of electric bicycles is also rising rapidly.”

Meng Yuanzhi spoke slowly, his tone becoming more questioning.

"Timeliness is the most crucial performance indicator for a food delivery platform. Kuaipao's 29-minute delivery time promises to users already takes into account red light waiting time and has purchased accident insurance for riders. Kuaipao also has corresponding penalty regulations for individual riders' violations."

Chen Yansen replied seriously.

Every delivery rider is his money-printing machine, and he can't bear to see anything happen to them.

"It would be best if you could understand this principle. I heard that you pay the five social insurances and one housing fund for food delivery riders, couriers, and factory workers. That adds tens of millions of yuan to your monthly expenses. Don't you feel the pinch?"

Meng Yuanzhi asked again.

This is also the main reason why he strongly advocated for this cooperation. Once the Orange Mobile Phone factory goes into production, Luzhou will have 10,000 more workers paying social security.

"Actually, I earn more."

Chen Yansen smiled. Their base salary was practically free. If it weren't for overtime pay, commissions, and housing subsidies, their monthly labor costs could be reduced by more than 50%.

"If there were more young people like you in Luzhou, my job would be much easier."

Meng Yuanzhi sighed and couldn't help but feel emotional.

Chen Yansen smiled and remained silent. Meng Yuanzhi was trying to flatter him, but he wasn't falling for it.

Just like his negotiations with Xu Minggang, everyone is in business; if you want something, you have to show sincerity.

Seeing that he didn't respond but only had a "the boss is right" expression, Meng Yuanzhi's expression froze for a moment. He cursed under his breath, "little fox," and then continued:
“Xucheng’s talent pool and transportation convenience are not as good as Luzhou’s. Why not move Orange Technology and Pinbei Mall to Luzhou? I’ll help you with the office building. If you want to build your own office building, I can also provide you with a piece of commercial or industrial land.”

"I'm sorry, Mr. Meng, I don't have any plans to relocate for the time being. After all, I'm still studying at the Virtual Academy, and it would be inconvenient to manage it then."

Chen Yansen's refusal was well-founded and reasonable.

Meng Yuanzhi looked at Chen Yansen and, seeing his resolute attitude, gave up the idea.

To put it bluntly, aside from agriculture, forestry, and coal industries, Xucheng has finally produced a Chen Yansen. If Meng Yuanzhi dares to pack up Orange Technology and Pinbei and move them to Luzhou...

Xu Zhenhui might not dare to scold him to his face, but he could still kill him behind his back.

However, if Chen Yansen agrees, Meng Yuanzhi won't really care about Xu Zhenhui's thoughts, since Luzhou has a good reputation and is known as the magnet of Hui'an.

"That piece of land in Luyang District is about 100,000 square meters. It used to be the site of Hefei Steel Plant No. 3. It was restructured last year and moved to a new plant area. The supporting facilities such as water, electricity and network are already in place." Meng Yuanzhi changed the subject and turned his gaze to the map of Luzhou hanging on the wall.

Chen Yansen followed the other person's gaze and looked over. The factory area was next to the overpass, and the surrounding area was accessible from all directions, but it was indeed remote.

It is 15 kilometers away from the city center as the crow flies, and the drive takes more than half an hour.

"It looks pretty good. Thank you for your consideration, Mr. Meng."

Chen Yansen politely expressed his gratitude.

Since it's free, saying a few words of thanks won't cost anything.

"Any other needs?" Meng Yuanzhi asked.

"Interest-free loans, tax breaks, and talent recruitment policies are all things I need."

Chen Yansen replied with a smile.

He wasn't going to be shy. If he didn't speak up now, who knew if Meng Yuanzhi would still be as attentive as he was now once the Orange Phone factory went into production?

This kid really dares to ask!
Meng Yuanzhi chuckled, but after thinking for a moment, he replied, "Forget about interest-free loans. At most, I can approve a low-interest loan of 10 billion yuan with an interest rate of 2.9%. The corporate income tax rate for the first three years can also be reduced to 15%. Talent recruitment is no problem either. Go find Tao Jingwen, and he will take care of it for you."

10 million?
It's only enough to buy equipment for 5 fully automated mobile phone production lines, or 12 semi-automated production lines.

The cost of purchasing equipment alone for a 10-square-meter factory would be nearly 30 billion yuan.

Chen Yansen glanced at Meng Yuanzhi and, seeing that the other party looked calm, gave up the idea of ​​bargaining.

The two chatted for another half hour until Meng Yuanzhi's gaze fell on the door, which Chen Yansen immediately understood and got up to leave.

As soon as he stepped out of the office, he saw Tao Jingwen coming to greet him.

Afterwards, Tao Jingwen took him back to the same conference room.

"Boss, everything is settled. We'll exchange 3% of Orange Technology's shares for 6% of DST's shares. Mr. Zhou from DST has also been informed."

Gao Weilin stood up, walked over to Chen Yansen, and reported.

"Okay, I've always trusted you to get things done." Chen Yansen patted Lao Gao on the shoulder and said with a light laugh.

"Mr. Chen, see you at Luzhou Prefecture at 6 PM."

Before leaving, Xu Ming gave his instructions again, clearly indicating that his previous words were not just polite talk, but rather that he genuinely intended to befriend Chen Yansen.

"Okay, Mr. Xu."

Chen Yansen responded with a smile, saying he planned to bring two bottles of good wine to the appointment.

The three parties agreed to formally sign the contract tomorrow.

Wang Qingsheng was humiliated by Chen Yansen, who left without even saying goodbye.

After leaving the Central Office, we returned to the hotel.

Chen Yansen sent Lao Gao out to buy wine, while he took Meng Jie back to their room to rest.

"Sigh, a worker's life is a life too."

Gao Weilin rubbed his aching back from sitting all morning, turned around and went out, heading straight for a nearby upscale shopping mall.

When he returned, he had two bottles of 80 Moutai liquor in his hand.

He knew that most mainland bosses didn't like drinking whiskey or red wine, but instead had a special fondness for baijiu (Chinese liquor).

I rested at the hotel for an afternoon.

It wasn't until 5:30 p.m. that Chen Yansen took Gao Weilin out to keep their appointment.

The purpose of the meal with Xu Minggang was simply to gain a deeper understanding of the multifaceted situation in Luzhou.

"President Chen, don't take Wang Qingsheng seriously. That's just how he is, all brains. With Meng Yuanzhi protecting you, he won't dare to do anything bad behind your back. At most, he'll bark a few words."

Xu Ming, his face flushed, cursed after downing three cups of wine.

It was obvious that he and Wang Qingsheng did not get along, otherwise he would not have humiliated Wang Qingsheng so openly in front of Chen Yansen.

"Does he have connections?" Chen Yansen pressed.

“A little, but not much, otherwise he would have given up and run away by the morning. How could he have endured it until the negotiations were over?”

Xu Ming didn't hold back either, whispering a few words to Wang Qingsheng and revealing all his secrets.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yansen immediately lost all his worries.

The two clinked glasses and drank several rounds of drinks before heading to the restroom together.

"Mr. Zhang, look over there, isn't that Mr. Chen Yansen from Pinbei?"

At that moment, in the next private room, a young man nudged his boss.

Let's go for it!

Upon hearing this, Zhang Liaoyuan instantly sobered up considerably. He looked closely and immediately confirmed that his assistant had not made a mistake.

In mid-December last year, he used all his savings and, with the help of several business owners, founded Three Squirrels.

We're preparing to focus primarily on online channels!

Now that the big shot is right in front of me, how do I get close to him and build a relationship?

Zhang Liaoyuan's mind raced as he watched the two men walk out of the restroom and head back to the private room.

Without thinking twice, he quickly got up and rushed out!

(End of this chapter)