Cheng Ran knew his cousin well. Don't be fooled by his gentle appearance. In fact, he was not an easy person to deal with. It was said that when he was the director of the police station, he single-handedly rushed into a bunker-like drug-making factory of criminals in the countryside during a joint crackdown operation, killed two people, injured three, and then opened the door. Armed police rushed in to destroy the den and arrested 17 people. He was awarded the second-class merit and was known as a combat hero in the city's public security system at that time.
Many people who came to know him because of his reputation were shocked when they saw his true appearance. They thought that this kind of person should be a strong and muscular man, but Cheng Bin turned out to be just an ordinary college student, which completely subverted their imagination.
Cheng Bin himself is also very low-key, but he is a deputy director after all, so some things in the big family will still be brought to him. Generally, he can help with things that are not excessive. The only thing he is very sensitive about is that it involves the children of his family committing crimes, or publicizing his name to the outside world.
Cheng Ran knew that his uncle had his own set of rules. On the one hand, he was indeed afraid that because of his position, the family members below would become lawless. On the other hand, his identity was probably very sensitive and he would not allow any stains.
But Cheng Bin was very caring towards his family. After he married his aunt, he never had children. He told his uncle that the Cheng family only had boys, so he didn't need to take on the responsibility of carrying on the family line. However, Cheng Ran thought that Cheng Bin was the type who naturally hated children. He was just annoyed by having a child as a burden. And looking at the attitude of the four brothers of the Cheng family, they all looked at the naughty children, so it was no wonder that he took the opportunity to scold them today.
After the four brothers of the Cheng family fled, Cheng Bin said to You Xiaojun, "You see, I hate these brats. They are so naughty. If they get together, they can make your head explode. If it were my child, they would have kicked him in the head a long time ago. I have to threaten him... So it's right not to have children. Out of sight, out of mind..."
Back at the table, the family discussed the current situation at Cheng Feiyang's workplace. The uncle frowned, "I know your workplace well. The question now is whether it can be independent... and even if it is independent, "Can your little property support a company? I'm afraid you still need to introduce funds... I know about Shanhai Development, but they currently have a lot of projects on hand. It would be great if they could spare some time to invest in you..."
Auntie was very concerned about Cheng Feiyang. "It would be great if you could be independent. I believe in you, second brother. You are capable. It's just that your previous company was rotten and constrained you..."
While we were talking, people we knew would come over to toast us. Shanhai is a small town, and we would often meet several groups of acquaintances when eating in a restaurant. In addition, Cheng's uncle also works in the Transportation Bureau and has a wide range of friends. Moon Village has also become very famous recently. When we were playing here today, at least two groups of acquaintances had interacted with each other.
Nowadays, it is common to toast each other at the same table. The one who came to toast was my uncle's classmate, the owner of a private hospital. In those days, he grew up in a large company system, so he was very familiar with Cheng Feiyang and other members of the Cheng family. After he came over and exchanged a few words with my uncle, he said to Cheng Feiyang, "Xiao Cheng, I heard that your Huatong Company wants to separate your department. You have found Shanhai Development, right? Mr. Sun from Shanhai Development happens to be there. Why don't you go and get one?"
Cheng Feiyang was stunned. "Mr. Sun Zhuofu?"
"I just came here! I just found out about this too... Come on, go have a couple of drinks with him. Now that we've settled things with Boss Sun, your investment will be approved soon, right?"
To be fair, Cheng Feiyang didn't like Sun Zhuofu very much. When they were together, he was just a bunch of official language, high-sounding, but he was extremely shrewd, and he took advantage of the situation to the extreme. If you deal with him, you will only suffer. This is probably the reason why Shanhai Development Company has risen so quickly.
But the problem is that the only solution that can be found now is from this company. Huatong Company itself is an enterprise that has lost its ability to survive in Shanhai. Cheng Feiyang's new product may have a small market, but this is still based on the past glory and Cheng Feiyang's reputation, and it may be able to attract some investment support.
However, the problem was that the conditions were too harsh. According to the plan provided by Shanhai Development, Cheng Feiyang and the Institute of Technology basically just worked for Shanhai Development. All new product development and intellectual property rights belonged to Shanhai Development. If they wanted to fight for some equity, they could, but at least if the profit rate reached a certain standard in the next five years, Cheng Feiyang and his subordinate team could get a 10% stock dividend. And this profit rate standard was determined by the upper management of Shanhai Development.
Agreeing to such conditions is actually just a way to survive.
Sun Zhuofu had calculated this point accurately and knew that Cheng Feiyang had no capital to negotiate with him, so he made such a request.
Seeing Xu Lan's eyes, Cheng Feiyang looked at Cheng Ran again. Seeing this boy who was growing up, thinking of his recent hard work in studying, Cheng Feiyang stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go with you to toast Mr. Sun a few glasses!"
When the uncle's classmates and Cheng Feiyang arrived at Sun Zhuofu's table, they saw Sun Zhuofu surrounded by a crowd of people. Sun Zhuofu's Shanhai development has indeed been booming in recent years, and he himself is also a well-known person, and there are many people around him who flatter him.
Sun Zhuofu was obviously also flattered, but when Cheng Feiyang came over, he immediately saw Zhao Pingchuan among the people at the table.
Although Cheng Feiyang was a relatively honest person, he was not stupid. Combined with the recent rumors in the unit, it was said that Zhao Pingchuan was also looking for investment outside and planned to follow his example and become independent. Obviously, they thought that Cheng Feiyang could do it and they could also make some money by copying his example. But Cheng Feiyang did not expect that Zhao Pingchuan was actually cutting off the source of funds.
Zhao Pingchuan remained calm and even pretended not to see Cheng Feiyang.
Sun Zhuofu laughed, "Xiao Cheng is here... Come on, you and Zhao Pingchuan are colleagues, right? You two should have a drink!"
Cheng Feiyang smiled and said, "There's no need to be with him."
Sun Zhuofu's expression darkened, and the atmosphere at the table became a little solemn. He picked up a cigarette, and someone next to him lit a cigarette and brought it to him. The scene was quite dazzling.
Sun Zhuofu spoke, but Cheng Feiyang rejected his words in public. How could he tolerate this as he was the one who had the final say
Sun Zhuofu blew out a puff of smoke, fiddling with the cigarette box on the table with one hand, and said, "Xiao Cheng, look, the situation is like this... You and Xiao Zhao both came from the same company... Now Xiao Zhao... Well, there are also projects here, and I am optimistic about the talents in your Huatong company... But I am not a firefighter, and my resources are limited... I admire you and Xiao Zhao very much... Otherwise, can you give me another plan? I will try to balance it..."
Cheng Feiyang was furious. Zhao Pingchuan was such a fool. Did he think he could get money from someone like Sun Zhuofu by making up a pretext? Sun Zhuofu was just using him to beat him up.
Thinking of his years of experience and vision, he had clearly seen the future of the market and the hope of breaking through, but was constrained by the reality, the intrigues of family, work, and society. Cheng Feiyang felt exhausted and angry. He said to Sun Zhuofu, "Mr. Sun! No need! I see you've been in a difficult situation these few times. I'm not a person who likes to cause trouble for others... I'm taking back the letter of intent that our technical institute gave you before... Let's not cooperate."
After saying that, Cheng Feiyang turned around and left. Even his uncle's classmates tried to persuade him but failed.
Leaving behind Sun Zhuofu and a table of people.
Sun Zhuofu was furious, but also felt ashamed for having made things worse. He heard that Cheng Feiyang had a soldier's character, but he was a businessman and of course he focused on maximizing profits. So when Zhao Pingchuan came to him, he pretended to be nice and did intend to use Zhao Pingchuan to put pressure on Cheng Feiyang again. He didn't expect that Cheng Feiyang would be so determined.
Looking at Cheng Feiyang's back, a group of people chimed in, "This Cheng Feiyang is so stubborn... These days, he doesn't even lower his posture when asking for help. No wonder he can't get anything done."
"This guy has a problem with his brain. Mr. Sun, you were kind-hearted before. Give him a chance. If it were me... this kind of person should go to a cool place."
"He's from a failed unit. Mr. Sun, you think highly of him and gave him a chance, but he really thinks he's so great... He's negotiating terms with you... Qi! Just let him fend for himself..."
Sun Zhuofu's eyes were filled with dark clouds, but he immediately shook his head.
He has so many projects in Shanhai Development, he doesn't need one like this. This Cheng Feiyang is just asking for his own death... He doesn't even know what he has missed.
When Cheng Feiyang returned to his home, his uncle noticed that his expression was not right and asked with concern, "What happened..."
"Nothing... Let's continue..." Cheng Feiyang smiled.
Second father and aunt really thought that nothing happened. But uncle's face darkened, and Xu Lan, who knew Cheng Feiyang well, remained silent.
The sky gradually darkened and the family gathering finally came to an end.
Everyone walked out of the private room and strolled in the garden-style hotel. At this time, the street lights and lights in the private rooms of the hotel had been turned on. There were many sounds of waiters clearing plates and people saying goodbye to each other.
The whole family walked along the path towards the entrance of the hotel. Cheng Ran walked behind the crowd. At this time, Cheng Ran happened to see the door of a private room with the most unique decoration, which was shaded by two rockery and bamboos. Several men in suits and leather shoes were enthusiastically escorting two people out. They were the middle-aged man and his secretary who were sitting in the back seat of the Grand Cherokee when Cheng Ran arrived.
The middle-aged man was saying goodbye to a few people. When he turned around, he saw Cheng Ran.
He nodded to Cheng Ran.
Cheng Ran also waved to him slightly.
This exchange between the two people was brief and was not seen by Cheng Ran's family.
It has a bit of the meaning of you know me, I know you, and we are gentlemen but acquaintances who only nod to each other.