186: Chapter 186 The Highest Bidder Wins

If Shen Yan was the emperor, then Chen Guangke was the general or minister.

He didn't consider as many things as Shen Yan; he only knew to do whatever Shen Yan told him to do.

"Then what do you need me to do now?"

Hearing this, Shen Yan turned his head, glanced at Chen Guangke, and then replied to him, "First, have the HR Staff compile the files for every Employee in the entire company. Highlight their date of employment, and then send them to my office."

Chen Guangke nodded and asked, "And then?"

Shen Yan chuckled, "Why? Do you think you don't have enough work? You keep piling things onto yourself."

Chen Guangke touched his nose and replied, "It's just that I'm afraid you'll be too tired working alone, so I wanted to help share some of the burden..."

Shen Yan felt a warmth in his heart. He walked over, patted Chen Guangke on the shoulder, and said, "Don't overthink it. I'll naturally come to you if I need anything."

Saying that, he raised his hand and checked his watch.

"What time are we eating?"

Chen Guangke replied, "Six-thirty, still two hours to go."

Shen Yan nodded.

"Then you go back to work first, and come call me at six."

Chen Guangke had no objection and turned to leave the office.

... ...

Six-thirty.

Shen Yan and Chen Guangke arrived at the restaurant right on time.

This time, Cheng He and Yu Miaomiao were not late.

As soon as Shen Yan and Chen Guangke pushed open the private room door, they saw the two of them sitting inside.

"Did we arrive late?"

Hearing this, Cheng He and Yu Miaomiao quickly stood up and said to the two of them, "No, no. We were late last time, so this time we came a little early to prevent what happened last time."

"Come, come, please have a seat."

After Shen Yan and Chen Guangke sat down, Yu Miaomiao and Cheng He sat back in their seats.

As soon as they sat down, Yu Miaomiao and Cheng He eagerly asked them, "CEO Shen, CEO Chen, after we spoke with you two last time, we discussed it with our internal team."

"We feel that there is room for discussion regarding cooperation."

As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Guangke immediately glanced at Shen Yan.

Shen Yan didn't look at Chen Guangke; he directly asked Cheng He and Yu Miaomiao:

"What are your requirements?"

Cheng He paused, then smiled, "As expected of CEO Shen, you get straight to the point. It's like this: our Research Team believes that cooperation between both parties must be mutually willing."

Chen Guangke, standing nearby, immediately nodded continuously upon hearing this.

That's right.

Cooperation must be based on the mutual willingness of both parties.

Otherwise, cooperation can easily lead to problems.

Just as he strongly agreed with what Cheng He said, Cheng He put forward their conditions.

"In terms of cooperation, our Research Team values the company's qualifications and financial strength the most."

"To put it bluntly, we just hope your company can propose a price that is not low."

After speaking, he glanced at Shen Yan and found that Shen Yan didn't seem surprised at all.

"Then what amount does this 'not low price' you mentioned refer to?"

Hearing the question, Cheng He cleared his throat.

"One hundred and ninety million."

When this price was announced, the entire private room fell silent.

Chen Guangke's eyes widened, unable to believe what he had heard.

"One hundred... ninety million?!"

Cheng He nodded, confirming Chen Guangke's words.

"That's right, one hundred and ninety million."

"It might sound like a high price at first glance, but you can inquire about the prices of Research Teams on the market. Our Research Team's price is only lower than the market rate, not higher."

Hearing this, Chen Guangke almost pointed at Cheng He's nose and called him a liar.

Before looking for a Research Team, he had already conducted market research.

The prices for Research Teams on the market with high credentials, honors, and capability were indeed higher than one hundred and ninety million, and significantly so.

But, those were Research Teams with established credentials and successful research projects!

Cheng He and Yu Miaomiao's Research Team barely had some credentials and some of their own technology.

To demand a price of one hundred and ninety million for just these two points—wasn't this Research Team too greedy?

While thinking, he secretly tugged at Shen Yan's clothes under the table, urging him to think twice before acting and definitely not agree to their terms immediately.

Of course, Shen Yan wouldn't agree to the price Cheng He proposed so easily.

He wasn't a fool.

Having navigated the business world for so many years, he immediately saw that Cheng He was just testing the attitude and flexibility of the two of them.

After thinking for a moment, he said to Cheng He, "You just said that your Research Team only values two things in a cooperation partner: one is company qualifications, and the other is financial strength."

"Since that's the case, you should have already investigated the companies under my name before approaching us again."

"As you can see, the company under my name has just acquired Fuchen Enterprise. Fuchen is a listed company; setting aside anything else, this company's qualifications are definitely sufficient."

"As for financial strength, because our company has just acquired a listed company, we probably won't be able to agree to your requested price."

"However, I can guarantee you in advance that as long as you cooperate with us and research the corresponding projects, next year, your salary will definitely reach one hundred and ninety million."

Tsk!

Drawing another empty promise for them!

Cheng He secretly curled his lip.

"To be honest, another company has already offered us a price of one hundred and ten million. If your price is similar to theirs, we will definitely choose the company we've been negotiating with for longer."

The meaning of his statement was very clear.

That is, if Shen Yan couldn't offer a higher price than the other company, they would resolutely choose the other company.

Because the meaning of his statement was too explicit, Chen Guangke's previously good impression of them instantly dropped below passing grade.

Although they originally intended to poach this Research Team with a high price, the way Cheng He phrased those two sentences was too unpleasant.

Not only did it make the cooperation seem like an auction where the highest bidder wins, but he also showed no respect for the other company they were negotiating with by directly stating the price offered by the other company.

A Research Team so greedy for money and without any bottom line—did they really want to hire them?

Chen Guangke couldn't help but doubt it.

Just as he was pondering this matter, Shen Yan spoke up.

"Since they offered you a price of one hundred and ten million, I will add another ten million. I won't ask you to agree on the spot; you can go back and discuss it with them."

"If they cannot offer a higher price than mine, then you can come back and discuss cooperation with us."