Chapter 319 - 296: A Meeting with a Super Big Shot
Chapter 319: Chapter 296: A Meeting with a Super Big Shot
The next day.
A little after one in the afternoon, Ye Ling was looking over art drafts with Ning Ruoxi when he received a call from a number originating in the Imperial Capital.
The phone number was quite unique—it only had five digits!
Before he even answered, Ye Ling had already guessed who was calling...
’Someone who can use a number like this has to be a big shot, right?’
"Hello? Who is this?" Ye Ling answered the phone. Though he already had his suspicions, he pretended not to know the caller’s identity.
"Young Master Ye, hello. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dong Xun. Comrade Huang Wenwen helped me schedule a time with you. I’ve already arrived in Modu!" Dong Xun replied from the other end of the line.
"Oh... I seem to recall something about that."
Hearing this, Ye Ling glanced at the time and said, "Then let’s meet at one-thirty at the place we agreed on before?"
"Excellent. I look forward to meeting you, Young Master Ye." Dong Xun didn’t waste any more words and hung up immediately.
Dong Xun’s style was undoubtedly swift and decisive, which fit his status as a major figure!
"Do you have something to do? You don’t have to stay with me, just go. Yueyue can help me with the drafts."
Ning Ruoxi, who was beside him, spoke up as soon as he hung up the phone.
The young woman was incredibly understanding. Not only did she not ask what Ye Ling was going to do, but she also didn’t cling to him...
Of course!
There are two kinds of not being clingy. The first is not caring, so presence or absence doesn’t matter. The other is desperately wanting someone’s company but choosing to put oneself second because they have important matters to attend to.
Clearly, Ning Ruoxi fell into the second category!
’Did she really not want Ye Ling to keep her company?’
She wished he could spend every single day with her!
But she understood that Ye Ling had his own career to manage. She was an understanding girl...
Rather than getting lost in romantic sentiments all day, she wanted to be a supportive partner for Ye Ling, someone who could stand behind him and give him her full support!
"Such a good girl." Ye Ling gently rubbed Ning Ruoxi’s head and kissed her on the forehead.
Ye Ling went to the garage. This time, he once again took the Maybach. The Cullinan he had just purchased had already been sent off to have a custom starlight headliner installed.
The black Maybach parked in front of a large building, and he turned a corner to enter a coffee shop.
The coffee shop was very secluded. If Dong Xun’s side hadn’t given him the location beforehand, he probably wouldn’t have been able to find it.
The shop was tiny, with only about three tables, meaning it could only accommodate six people at most.
And right then, a man was sitting at the center table.
He had a square face and exuded an air of authority at a single glance.
’This must be Dong Xun, right?’ Ye Ling guessed.
"Young Master Ye, hello!" Upon seeing Ye Ling arrive, Dong Xun stood up to greet him.
Given his status, he normally wouldn’t have needed to do such a thing, but Ye Ling was simply too important!
Therefore... his attitude toward Ye Ling was exceptionally polite.
"Just call me Ye Ling. Hearing ’Young Master Ye’ this and ’Young Master Ye’ that makes me sound like some rich heir." Ye Ling waved his hand dismissively and sat down across from him.
"With your capabilities, aren’t you already on par with a rich heir?"
Dong Xun couldn’t help but smile faintly, then began counting on his fingers, "Celestial Dragon Investment Company, Shengding Group, Character Jumping..."
At these words, Ye Ling’s gaze sharpened slightly.
Although it wasn’t surprising that someone with Dong Xun’s influence could investigate and find this information, the fact that he could so easily list the companies under Ye Ling’s name meant he had definitely done his homework on him!
"Don’t worry, I have no ill intentions. They just showed me this information on the way here, and I happened to remember some of it."
Dong Xun seemed to sense what Ye Ling was thinking and offered an explanation.
"President Dong, let’s get down to business."
Ye Ling looked at Dong Xun, changing the subject directly before cracking a joke:
"You didn’t travel all the way from the Imperial Capital to Modu just to praise me, did you?"
"HAHAHAHA!"
Hearing this, Dong Xun let out a loud laugh. "You’re a cunning one, kid. Alright, let’s talk business..."
"Regarding Tianxin Technology Company, the higher-ups are taking it very seriously."
Dong Xun was giving Ye Ling a hint: the higher-ups took it seriously, meaning he wasn’t the top brass, but merely a representative!
Ye Ling naturally understood the hint, but on the surface, he feigned ignorance. "President Dong, who are these ’higher-ups’ you speak of? The board of directors?"
"You know what I mean," Dong Xun said with a chuckle.
"President Dong, I believe I said from the very beginning that we are only discussing a business collaboration. As for anything else, I’m really not interested."
Ye Ling decisively played dumb. In a situation like this, only by playing the fool could he gain the greatest advantage and avoid being controlled.
"Hahaha, just as I thought. Huang Wenwen wasn’t wrong, you’re a tough person to deal with."
Dong Xun chuckled again. "Alright, alright. We’ll only talk about a business collaboration."
"According to our current information, Tianxin Technology Company’s registered market value is around ten billion. We plan to invest five billion, and in return, we want the status of a partner," Dong Xun stated.
"President Dong, you have quite a sense of humor." Ye Ling chuckled lightly, but in the next moment, his expression turned serious as he said, "However... I hope we can be a little more sincere with each other."
"You should know better than I do just how significant Tianxin Technology Company is. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have come to see me in person."
Ye Ling paused for a moment before continuing, "Let me reveal a little secret. The technology Tianxin currently possesses has already surpassed that of any other chip manufacturer in the world."
"What?"
Dong Xun’s pupils contracted.
Initially, the information he’d received was that Tianxin Technology Company had mastered the manufacturing process for 7nm and 5nm chips and could bypass foreign patents...
But now, based on what Ye Ling was saying, did they have something even more advanced?
Like 3nm, for instance!
At this thought, Dong Xun’s expression became even more solemn.
"So, if that little secret were to leak, how big of a sensation do you think it would cause? For a partnership stake like that, how much money would those Western consortiums be willing to offer?"
Ye Ling’s two back-to-back rhetorical questions left Dong Xun speechless.
’How much money?’
’That question, honestly, isn’t hard to answer at all!’
’Forget five billion Huaxia Coins; countless people would line up to offer five billion US dollars.’
’After all, something like this was an investment with astronomical returns.’
’If it really came down to a bidding war, they might not be able to compete with those capital-rich consortiums.’
At this thought, Dong Xun couldn’t help but frown again...