Lin Shaochi visited the Qin family today to apologize to Mr. Qin and Su Bei about what happened at the banquet yesterday.
In the living room, Su Bei sat on Mr. Qin's right. Looking at the person sitting in front of him, she was puzzled: she inexplicably felt that this person was a bit familiar.
At this time, Mr. Qin introduced the guest to her: "He is the young Chairman of Lin Group, Lin Shaochi."
Su Xiaobao and Lin Shaochi had met yesterday, so at this moment, the boy simply nodded at the other party and said, "Hello."
It was Su Bei who was slightly taken aback when she heard the guest's identity.
——Is this the same Lin Group that she worked with?
Following the advice given by [vvvv], Su Bei sent another email to Lin Group, stating that she could not work for them, but was willing to provide remote technical support as a consultant for this project. Lin Group agreed. Su Bei initially only asked for 30% of the original pay offer. However, Lin Group was very generous: they would still pay her the full amount they had offered.
Speaking of which, this young Chairman Lin sitting before her was half her boss.
Su Bei couldn't help but took a few more look at the young man. Although they had never met, Su Bei, as [Q], has communicated with Lin Shaochi several times via the internet. They talked about the network security project and its technological issues. From their communication, Lin Shaochi gave Su Bei the feeling of a rigorous and serious young man due to his responsibility for starting a new business venture.
Su Bei didn't expect to see that Lin Shaochi himself was actually like this: his every word and movement showed him to be steady, calm, and knowledgable, totally befitting the image of a successful entrepreneur with a firm hold of his trade. These traits were somewhat similar to the description of Mr. Qin in the novel.
Noticing Su Bei's gaze, Lin Shaochi also looked at her.
A very beautiful girl—Lin Shaochi also had this impression when he first saw Su Bei yesterday. However, different from her stunned look after being drunk, at this moment, the girl's beautiful face was full of witty charm, and she also smiled slightly, giving a good feeling to the spectator.
Lin Shaochi turned his head to Qin Shao and spoke sincerely: "Mr. Qin, what happened yesterday was my fault. Since the situation wasn't convenient yesterday, I come to visit today to apologize." He looked at Su Bei again. "Miss Qin, I'm sorry for our mistake, making you drank wine accidentally yesterday."
"Also, this is a little sincerity from our Lin family, I hope you like it." Lin Shaochi took out a gift box and put it on the table in front of Su Bei.
Inside the box was a very exquisite blue diamond bracelet with a simple yet unique design. Excluding the gifts he prepared beforehand for this visit, Lin Shaochi brought this especially for Su Bei. This bracelet was not something that he bought hastily, but an item in Lin family's vault. It was one of the collections previously owned by Madam Lin, who was Lin Shaochi's mother.
When she was alive, Lin Shaochi's mother liked to collect all kinds of jewelry. Most of the jewelry she collected after getting married had a more mature and luxurious design, but this one was bought before she got married. The style was simple and immaculate, but also exquisite, very suitable for a young girl. When he remembered the girl's appearance in the garden last night, Lin Shaochi immediately thought of this bracelet.
Seeing the neatly placed bracelet in the box, Su Bei's gaze slightly wavered: it was very beautiful, but must be very expensive.
Su Bei subconsciously looked at Qin Shao.
Qin Shao: "If you like, just accept it."
After that, Mr. Qin glanced at Lin Shaochi. This young man handled last night's matter properly, and both his attitude and sincerity when apologizing were also appropriate, so Mr. Qin didn't want to pursue this matter too much. At the same time, he also secretly sighed: after Lin Group's previous chairman and wife passed in an accident, old Master Lin's temper was very fierce, unwilling to file for bankruptcy. In the end, he pushed Lin Shaochi out early. Now, it appeared that this decision wasn't entirely a bad thing.
Young people with real experience were very different from those prodigal children. They had a broader view, knew how to advance and retreat, was mature, and smart. Not bad.
Mr. Qin glanced at his son. This kid was smart, but compared to Lin Shaochi, he was less calm and more impetuous. Mr. Qin inwardly sighed and thought: It doesn't matter, this kid is still young anyway, and he won't grow up to be a waste.
Seeing Mr. Qin's attitude, Su Bei understood that the bracelet sent by Lin Shaochi was just a courtesy gift with no other meaning, so she took it without any burden. "Thank you, this bracelet is so lovely. Also, last night it was me being careless. I hope I didn't cause any trouble for you." Su Bei smiled at Lin Shaochi and spoke calmly.
Lin Shaochi's face might look perpetually serious. However, Su Bei had a preconceived impression of him because of their several conversations before. Therefore, when she was now facing Lin Shaochi directly, she didn't feel intimidated and acted naturally.
The girl's frank attitude made people felt comfortable. The corner of Lin Shaochi's mouth unconsciously raised, and he said to Su Bei: "It's good that you like it."
On the side, Mr. Qin suddenly frowned and felt that Lin Shaochi was no longer that pleasing to his eyes.
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Su Xiaobao went for his combat class, and Su Bei took the opportunity to play a mock game with Xu Yangyang and [vvvv].
Mr. Qin took Lin Shaochi to the study.
When Su Bei came out to drink water and passed by the study, the two people inside happened to talk about the 'new network security project.' As the general technical consultant for Lin Group's Network Security Department, probably no one else knew this project better than Su Bei. She stopped at the door of the study. At this moment, Mr. Qin raised his head and saw Su Bei, who was sticking her head at the door with bright eyes.
Seeing Su Bei, Qin Shao's eyes softened a bit: "What's wrong? Do you need anything?"
Su Bei: "Nothing..." Just want to listen to your conversation.
Mr. Qin retracted his gaze and was going to continue his business talk with Lin Shaochi. After some time, he raised his gaze again and found that Su Bei was still by the door, only perfunctorily hiding her body behind it.
Mr. Qin said helplessly: "Come in."
Su Bei: "No, I can just listen here."
Mr. Qin:...
"Come in."
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"Come in."
Mr. Qin had just finished speaking, and the girl already ran in. Skipping lightly in two or three steps, she soon arrived by Mr. Qin's side and sat down.
Seeing the interaction between the father and daughter, Lin Shaochi was surprised. Mr. Qin, who was so frightening outside, unexpectedly was like this when he was with his daughter. But when Lin Shaochi thought about it once again, it was making sense: facing such a cute and charming girl, no matter how cold someone was, they would instantly melt.
After sitting down, Su Bei secretly glanced at the documents on the desk. This was the updated proposal that adding some of her suggestions. The day before yesterday, Lin Shaochi told [Q] that with Lin Group's current strength, it would be hard for them to fully start this project alone, so he wanted to find a partner or investor.
So, Lin Shaochi was going to ask Qin Group?
Su Bei raised her eyebrows. Her eyes lit up, and she turned her head towards Qin Shao. "Dad, is this a new project that you are going to do?"
"Not yet." Mr. Qin glanced at Lin Shaochi. He had told this young man to come up with something that could convince him. After all, he was a businessman, not a philanthropist. From this project, Mr. Qin did see a business opportunity, but from the information Lin Shaochi presented so far, he couldn't see a high probability of success.
Lin Shaochi fell silent for a few seconds, ready to come up with a few more reasons for Qin Group's investment.
But Su Bei spoke first.
"This project seems pretty good, Dad. Just invest a little bit. How about 20%, okay?" Su Bei looked at Mr. Qin with glowing eyes. She stretched out two fingers eagerly to Mr. Qin. But after a moment, added another finger: "I think 30% is better..."
"50%." Su Bei finally stretched out five fingers.
Regardless of the fact that network security was not considered a promising industry now, in a few years, if nothing unexpected happened, this project would become the hottest industry. If Qin Group invested in it now, they would definitely make a lot of money!
Moreover, Su Bei also had another intention: in the novel, Mr. Qin was going to be bankrupted by the male lead in the end. This was Su Bei's greatest fear now. If Qin Shao invested in Lin Group's project, even if Qin Group really collapse in the future, they still had 30% shares of this project and wouldn't be too miserable, right?
Hearing this, Qin Shao raised his eyebrows and looked at Su Bei.
Is this girl now starting to splurge family's wealth? Mr. Qin secretly thought.
However, this wasn't bad. Qin Shao had read a quote on the internet: sons should be raised poor, and daughters should be raised rich. Mr. Qin felt this to be somewhat reasonable.
Qin Shao looked at Lin Shaochi and said: "Qin Group will invest in this project, but I will take 51% shares. Regarding the operation and decision-making, you can take control, and Qin Group will not interfere. But you should give me the report regarding the progress and profitability at any moment's notice."
Mr. Qin's meaning was very clear. In this project, his Qin Group was simply the moneybag behind the scenes, and only responsible for giving investment and collecting the profit. This was a bit like the Wall Street gang, but compared to that, they gave Lin Group more autonomy, and could be regarded as Mr. Qin's trust towards this young chairman.
Su Bei: "!"
51%! Isn't it a bit too much?
Su Bei glanced at Lin Shaochi silently.
The young man was also stunned: Mr. Qin unexpectedly decided to invest because of a word from his daughter.
Lin Shaochi didn't think that 'good' in Su Bei's mouth was that she really understood the value of this project, and believed that Su Bei might just say it because she thought it was fun. But in any case, it was a good thing that the Qin Group agreed to invest.
Lin Shaochi remembered the little girl's grace.
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Because Su Bei's 'meddling,' the talk about the joint project between the two companies Qin and Lin went smoothly. Since half of this project was now owned by her family, Su Bei became even more motivated.
Before the people from Lin Group's Network Security Department made another contact, Su Bei once again formulated the detail of the previous plan. Later, Su Bei received a message from Lin Shaoshi via her phone.
Lin Shaochi told Su Bei that they had gotten a partner. Between the lines of his message, Su Bei could see his joy.
[Q]: Lin Group only had 49% shares, would it be bad for you?
[Lin Shaochi]: No, our interests are aligned with the other party...
Lin Shaochi gave Su Bei a brief business knowledge about a 'win-win' partnership, and also about the issue of decision-making power.
Su Bei: "..."
She didn't understand. She should ask for Mr. Qin's guidance if she had time.
[Lin Shaochi]: Presently, we have another problem.
[Q]: What?
[Lin Shaochi]: I want to make this project bigger, but the current situation is that most of the company's senior management and technical staff do not agree. After all, it is a new project, and also a new field for Lin Group. Other people in the company want to test the water first and move slowly.
[Lin Shaochi]: I want to hear your opinion.
Lin Shaochi didn't even know the real name and identity of [Q], and simply found her from the 'Red Hacker Challenge.' But for some reason, he had trust in her. Therefore, when encountering some decision-making problems beyond technical issues, Lin Shaochi occasionally discussed it with [Q].
[Q]: Of course, you should do it bigger.
Bigger means more money.
[Q]: We don't lack money now, right?
At Lin Group's office, Lin Shaochi read this sentence on his mobile phone and suddenly smiled: it makes sense.
[Q]: One more, if the conditions are right, I think we should set up an independent company for this project...
Su Bei remembered what Qin Shao said before, about the difference between a branch and a subsidiary.
[Lin Shaochi]: Subsidiary?
[Q]: Yes! Subsidiary.