399: Chapter 399 Neither side will back down

Jiang Yuan didn't believe that CEO An only knew a little bit. He adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said in a serious tone:

"You are too modest. Someone who only knows the basics would at most understand the function of the equipment, not get tired of playing with it."

An Ran still felt that Jiang Yuan was exaggerating.

The reason she got tired of these devices was because she was exposed to them from childhood. Her father had invested a lot of money in schools and laboratories conducting research, including quite a few involved in the artificial intelligence project.

It could be said that she grew up watching all sorts of strange and bizarre research equipment.

However, it wasn't easy for her to explain this to Jiang Yuan.

So, she just smiled without speaking and went directly upstairs.

As the technical lead for the project, Jiang Yuan was already very familiar with introducing his project.

Under his explanation, Jiang Yuan quickly grasped a clear understanding of the project.

"It seems your progress is quite good right now."

Hearing this, Jiang Yuan nodded and replied, "CEO Shen has always been very supportive of all our experiments. With the support of various experiments, our project progress has been very smooth."

As soon as he finished speaking,

Even Shen Yan couldn't help but secretly grumble in his heart: A project built up with money, how could its progress not be fast?

Thinking this, he cleared his throat and asked An Ran, "It seems you are quite satisfied with our project. Are you thinking of investing now?"

An Ran curled her lips and replied to him, "Don't worry, what is yours won't run away. However, regarding this investment, I still need to discuss a few details with you."

Saying that, she glanced around and added, "This is not a very good place to discuss cooperation."

Shen Yan understood what she meant.

"Let's go to my office to discuss in detail."

Not long after,

The three of them returned to Company Name together.

"Your office is quite large."

Hearing this, Shen Yan looked at him strangely.

"No matter what, I am the boss of the company. How could my office not be large?"

An Ran chuckled a few times.

"That's true. You aren't government officials, so there are no regulations on size."

"Alright, let's properly discuss the details of our cooperation."

Shen Yan nodded, brewed three cups of tea, placed them on the table, and then sat down with Wu Ya.

"What do you want to discuss with me?"

An Ran pursed her lips and replied solemnly, "Although I am very satisfied with your project and the current research progress, I... cannot judge whether your project will continue to be this smooth in the future."

Wu Ya asked somewhat anxiously, "What do you mean by that? You're not suggesting we should wait and see, are you?"

An Ran waved her hand.

"The project has already completed its first cycle. If we wait and see now, it will be difficult to invest later."

"What I mean is, I can be responsible for all the funding for your second cycle."

Shen Yan narrowed his eyes.

"Only the second cycle?"

An Ran smiled.

"If your project's second cycle continues smoothly, then of course it won't just be the second cycle. But if something unexpected happens in your second cycle, then I might need to seriously consider withdrawing my funds."

Actually, this was not an excessive condition.

Other investors were also the same.

Once a project wasn't working, they would decisively stop investing.

Shen Yan didn't believe An Ran only had this one condition. He continued to ask An Ran, "What else?"

As expected, this person wasn't a fool.

An Ran thought for a moment before saying to Shen Yan, "The other condition is that once the project yields results, I want a five-five or four-six split of the profits."

Wu Ya's expression changed.

"Four-six? You couldn't possibly mean four for us and six for you, could you?"

Hearing this, An Ran nodded righteously.

"I don't think this is an excessive condition."

"If this project truly succeeds in its research, then even four is enough for you to profit."

Shen Yan picked up the tea in front of him and took a sip.

"What you said is correct. If this project truly succeeds in its research, even if we only get four parts, we would have long since recouped our investment."

"However... my goal is not limited to that."

An Ran conceded a step very agreeably.

"Then let's do five-five."

Shen Yan flatly refused.

"No."

This time, An Ran was not as easy to talk to.

"I said, if the project goes smoothly, I can be responsible for investing all the funds needed for the second cycle and beyond."

"This is equivalent to you only needing to provide manpower."

Hearing this, Shen Yan let out a few light laughs.

"CEO An, what you said is biased. All the initial funding and manpower for this project were found by me. Are you saying our company only provided manpower now?"

An Ran shook her head.

"That's not what I meant. You should know that the funding invested in the first cycle and before are just the small portion. The funds needed for depletion later are the major part."

"I am an investor, not a saint. If I only focused on projects that only return the initial investment, I wouldn't have reached my current position."

When her words fell,

There was silence in the office for a moment.

Shen Yan understood that the subsequent funding required for this project was enormous, something he couldn't handle alone, but he still wasn't prepared to back down.

If he put in so much effort just to get a fifty percent profit, why would he even bother with the artificial intelligence project? He might as well do the software he was best at.

Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, An Ran pressed her temples.

"Honestly, I don't understand what you have to hesitate about. A fifty percent stake is already a lot. If it weren't for the fact that I am very interested in both of you, I would absolutely not offer fifty percent of the profit."

"Moreover... I said, the premise for everything is that the project can successfully complete its research. If the project research is unsuccessful, it means all my investment will become bubble."

"Under the premise of undertaking such a risk, I don't think asking for fifty percent profit is an overly greedy condition."

Shen Yan nodded and replied, "Your condition is indeed not considered greedy, but having you take the majority is not within my options. I can accept six-four at most; I take six, you take four."

An Ran took a deep breath.

"No. If I invest so much capital and only end up getting a forty percent share of the profit, I might as well do nothing and put the funds into other projects."

Shen Yan nodded again.

"My thoughts are still the same as yours. If I spend so much effort and only end up with a fifty percent profit, I might as well do nothing and put my effort into other software projects."

Because both sides were extremely insistent, they both tacitly felt that this negotiation had failed.