387: Chapter 387 I've long admired your name

A long time passed unnoticed.

After their conversation, it was already evening.

"Are you hungry?"

Hearing Shen Yan's question, Wu Ya shook her head.

"There were quite a few desserts at the exhibition, and I ate a lot, so I'm not hungry at all."

As she finished speaking, Shen Yan chuckled, "But I am hungry."

Wu Ya replied, "Then shall we go?"

Shen Yan nodded.

Immediately after, the two of them left the exhibition.

Just as they were about to ask the staff to bring their car around, they were suddenly called out by someone behind them.

"Wait a moment, both of you!"

The two turned around and saw that the person who called them was An Ran.

"What's the matter?"

Hearing their question, An Ran replied to them, "I don't know if you two are free later, but I'd like to invite you both out for a meal."

Shen Yan and Wu Ya exchanged glances.

They weren't entirely sure why An Ran wanted to treat them to a meal, but they had a good impression of her, so they didn't refuse.

Half an hour later.

The three of them appeared at a roadside stall.

"Are you sure you can eat at a roadside stall?"

Hearing Wu Ya's question, An Ran couldn't help but laugh, "Why wouldn't I be able to eat at a roadside stall?"

Wu Ya pouted, scratched her head, and replied, "Because you don't look like someone who would eat at a roadside stall. You look like someone who eats high-end Western cuisine for every meal."

An Ran's smile became even more pronounced.

"You're exaggerating. No matter what, I'm still a person, and I grew up eating junk food."

Wu Ya smiled sheepishly.

The three sat down at the roadside stall, and Shen Yan asked An Ran, "Does CEO An have something you need advice on?"

Shen Yan wouldn't think that An Ran inviting the two of them to dinner was just to make friends with them.

An Ran picked up the menu on the table, looked at it while answering, "I do have some questions I'd like to ask you, but they aren't serious matters, so let's talk while we eat."

Naturally, Shen Yan and Wu Ya wouldn't contradict her wishes.

After the three of them ordered some barbecue each, they sat at the stall and started chatting about what happened at the exhibition earlier.

"This must be our first time attending this exhibition, right? How about we talk about your impressions of it?"

Hearing An Ran's question, Shen Yan and Wu Ya glanced at each other again.

Wu Ya rubbed her nose and said to An Ran, "Although I know this is impolite to say, I really have to say this exhibition is incredibly boring."

As soon as the words left her mouth.

An Ran smiled and shook her head, "How is that impolite? I also find this exhibition quite dull. It's always the same people coming and going, talking about the same things."

Shen Yan raised an eyebrow from the side.

"It seems you attend this exhibition often."

An Ran nodded frankly.

"That's right. Speaking of which, this exhibition was jointly organized by my father and the merchants."

"Originally, their intention was to host a fan club together, but unexpectedly, as it developed, it turned into a banquet for influential entrepreneurs to network with each other."

"You might not believe it, but when this exhibition first started, the attendees weren't dressed in suits and evening gowns like they are now."

Wu Ya looked completely surprised.

"Ah? If I had known I didn't need to wear an evening gown, I wouldn't have worn one."

An Ran laughed again.

"Although you didn't need to wear suits and evening gowns before, if you don't wear them now, you'd be the odd one out at the exhibition."

Wu Ya stuck out her tongue.

"I was just saying."

Hearing this, An Ran sighed.

"To be honest, I didn't want to come to this exhibition either. It's really too boring. If I hadn't met you two this time, I definitely would have left shortly after arriving."

Shen Yan asked again.

"So, why exactly are you so interested in us?"

An Ran tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and replied, "Rather than saying I'm interested in you two, it's better to say I'm interested in your company's project."

As soon as she finished speaking.

A glimmer of pleasant surprise flashed in Shen Yan's eyes.

He had thought this trip would yield nothing, but unexpectedly, he had actually met someone interested in their company's project.

"You want to invest in our company's project?"

An Ran neither nodded nor shook her head.

"I just want to understand it better."

Shen Yan pondered for a moment, then said, "Since you know what our company's project is, you must have seen the presentation I gave."

An Ran replied, "That's right. I've learned everything I needed to know, but I still want to talk to you in person."

This was normal.

A merchant's perspective is different from a researcher's perspective.

If he guessed correctly, An Ran probably wanted to discuss the project's future prospects and rate of return with him.

"Although I know what I'm saying now sounds like making empty promises, I still want to assure you that this project will definitely bring you a very good return."

An Ran burst out laughing.

"I also know that what you're saying now sounds a bit like making empty promises. I'm the type of person who least accepts others making empty promises to me."

"If you want to invest, you must show me something of value."

Shen Yan pressed further.

"What kind of valuable thing do you want to see?"

An Ran picked up a skewer of barbecue nearby and slowly took a bite of meat.

"Although you describe this project very beautifully, I've been in business for so many years; I've seen it all. What you are describing now is too idealistic."

"For a company like yours that has just entered the Artificial Intelligence field, I don't believe you have the capability to completely realize what you've said."

Wu Ya frowned, her tone becoming displeased.

"It's precisely because you don't understand us, and you don't understand Brother Shen and Jiang Yuan."

"They are always people who do what they say. Whatever they promise, they can definitely achieve it!"

An Ran smiled and shook her head.

"I don't need to understand your company, nor do I need to understand the researchers in your lab. I only need to know what kind of future prospects and rate of return this project has."

Just as Wu Ya was about to say something else, Shen Yan raised his hand and interrupted her.

"Enough."

"How about this, CEO An, give me some time, and I will show you something of value."

After he finished speaking.

An Ran remained silent for a few minutes.

"Aren't you going to ask me how I plan to invest in your company's project?"

Shen Yan shrugged his shoulders.

"Didn't you reveal quite a bit just now?"

"Your father has connections with the Shang Corporation, and you've been in business for many years yourself. If I'm not mistaken, you must also be a prominent investor in the investment world, right?"

"Since I don't know much about the people in the investment world, I can only say that you are a prominent figure."