Chapter 314 - 291: Father-in-law’s Divine Foresight?
Chapter 314: Chapter 291: Father-in-law’s Divine Foresight?
You can never have too many backers!
Although Tianxin Technology Company already had a behemoth like Ning International behind it, the power backing the yellow-haired girl could be even more effective in certain situations!
No matter how powerful Ning International was, it was still just a multinational corporation...
It had its limitations!
"Wouldn’t it have been better if you’d just done this from the start?" Ye Ling couldn’t help but grumble. "I really don’t get you people, always thinking about such convoluted nonsense all day."
The yellow-haired girl looked a little embarrassed. "So... you’re planning to partner with us?"
"You’ve shown your sincerity, so of course we can discuss the specific terms of our partnership." Ye Ling nodded, then proceeded to explain the future development plan for the company that he and Ning Tianliang had previously discussed.
"We want to be official partners," the yellow-haired girl said immediately.
"Let me correct you on one point," Ye Ling replied. "Partner status isn’t something I just hand out. It depends on how much you’re willing to invest!"
Hearing this, the yellow-haired girl fell silent.
She had, of course, understood Ye Ling’s implication... In fact, it wasn’t even an implication anymore. It was an explicit demand.
’You want to be a partner?’
’No problem!’
’But you have to pay a high enough price.’
"Why don’t you start by telling me what you can bring to the table," Ye Ling said with a faint smile.
"We don’t have much in the way of funding. You’ve probably already guessed, we’re..."
"Wait!"
Ye Ling immediately cut her off. "I don’t need to know who you are. Like I said, this is strictly a business partnership!"
"And when I say investment, I don’t just mean money. If you have land... manpower... or high-tech talent, that all counts as capital!"
Ye Ling asked with a smile.
"You devious man..."
The yellow-haired girl was rendered speechless.
"I believe you were the one who just mentioned that, weren’t you? That you could provide factory space and the like?" Ye Ling continued to press.
"I can submit the application for you," the yellow-haired girl said, taking a deep breath.
"Then we can talk after you’ve gotten that approved. I’m not in a hurry... And by the way, let me just add that producing the ’7’ is only the beginning for Tianxin Technology..."
Ye Ling broke into a brilliant smile.
"You mean...!" The yellow-haired girl’s eyes narrowed.
"I’ve said all I need to. I’m heading out now—gotta get home to my girlfriend." With that, Ye Ling stood up and left.
Watching the black Cullinan speed away, the yellow-haired girl’s face darkened with frustration.
’Damn it.’
’He didn’t even pay for his coffee, did he?’
In the end, the yellow-haired girl paid for both her own coffee and Ye Ling’s before leaving.
...
Ye Ling drove the Cullinan straight back to Tomson Riviera. Ning Ruoxi was in the art studio, drawing her manga.
The studio had originally been a guest room, but Ye Ling had converted it for her...
Ye Ling sat down in the living room, pulled out his phone, and found Ning Tianliang in his contacts.
"Uncle, hello!" Ye Ling said as soon as the call connected.
’Never mind that the man was a titan of industry; just the fact that he was Ning Ruoxi’s father meant Ye Ling had to be respectful.’
"You brat, they went looking for you, didn’t they?" Ning Tianliang’s voice came from the other end of the line.
"How did you know?" Ye Ling was taken aback and asked curiously.
"Simple. You wouldn’t call me unless something was up," Ning Tianliang said with a faint laugh. "And since I just got the approval for those assets, it was highly likely those people would come looking for you."
"Impressive!" Ye Ling immediately laid on the flattery.
"So, what are your thoughts?" Ning Tianliang asked, ignoring the praise.
"I think bringing them on board wouldn’t be a bad idea. They could probably help us in many ways," Ye Ling shared his thoughts.
’If a power of that level came on board, Tianxin Technology Company would no longer be a simple tech enterprise. It would have a much deeper background!’
This was extremely important.
’After all, the Tianxin Technology of the future was bound to attract the attention of the world’s major financial consortiums. Against them, the combined strength of Ye Ling and Ning International still seemed a little thin.’
’Furthermore, it was hard to guarantee that some entity wouldn’t try to crush Tianxin Technology with an overwhelmingly disproportionate attack!’
’The Xia Wei Group was a perfect example. Who would have thought that Guge and a whole series of established Western tech capital groups would actually join forces to make a move against them?’
’But it really happened!’
’As long as profits were involved, nothing was impossible.’
"I was thinking the same thing." Ning Tianliang chuckled, then added, "Of course, partnering with people like that is a mixed bag of pros and cons."
Ning Tianliang’s words were veiled, but Ye Ling understood what he meant.
"I told them this is just a standard business partnership, with no other strings attached," Ye Ling said with a light chuckle.
"Nice. That sounds exactly like something you’d pull off, Ye Ling!" Ning Tianliang said, teasing him with another laugh.
Ye Ling’s face darkened.
’Honestly, he never would have guessed that his future father-in-law, who always seemed so solemn, would actually joke around like this.’
"You can call it a simple business partnership, but the outside world won’t see it that way... So you’ve managed to reap all the benefits with none of the drawbacks."
Ning Tianliang quickly analyzed Ye Ling’s actions, then added, "So they must have demanded to be made partners, right?"
"Your foresight is god-like, Father-in-law!" Ye Ling laid on the flattery without hesitation.
"You can give them partner status, but I suggest you have them appoint a proxy..." Ning Tianliang mused for a moment before speaking.
"I was thinking the same thing." Ye Ling then recounted the day’s events, including how the yellow-haired girl had approached him at the car show.
"Does Xiaoxi know about this?" Ning Tianliang teased.
"Uncle, my feelings for Xiaoxi are genuine. Besides, that yellow-haired woman... I don’t think she’s very bright!" Ye Ling said with a wry smile.
"A fool at that level? I doubt it. You must have been messing with her head!" Ning Tianliang said at once.
The corner of Ye Ling’s mouth twitched. ’Was he that spot-on?’
"You can consider giving them partner status, but you absolutely must make them put up something tangible. Refuse any verbal promises. You could even consider giving them a larger share during the next round of financing."
Ning Tianliang mused for a moment, then added, "They’ll only put in the real effort when their own interests are on the line!"
"Right, I understand!"
Ye Ling said with a nod.
’In fact, he had been thinking about these very things ever since meeting the yellow-haired girl.’
’His own thoughts were more or less the same as Ning Tianliang’s!’