407: Chapter 47 The Dust Settles

Wu Ya pursed her lips and said, "I know you can't trust my words right now, so I'd like to ask you for a little time."

An Ran narrowed her eyes.

"What do you want to do?"

Wu Ya looked at her firmly and replied, "Since you already understood our company's artificial intelligence project before you came, then I believe you should also understand our two subordinate companies."

"Come with me to the Branch Company; I will let you see the unpredictable value and returns of the artificial intelligence project's future."

As her voice fell,

An Ran fell silent for a few seconds.

Then, she shrugged her shoulders and said, "Alright, I'm free anyway."

An hour later,

The two arrived at the Branch Company.

As soon as Wu Ya arrived at the Branch Company, she took An Ran to an empty meeting room and brought out their branch's project materials.

"You..."

An Ran looked at the project materials placed in front of her and couldn't speak for a while.

While pulling up the data she had previously organized, Wu Ya replied to An Ran, "Didn't you say you didn't believe that the share we offered could give you a rate of return at least dozens of times the cost?"

"These are the investment costs for the projects we made before, and those are the returns we received after finishing the projects."

"Since you specialize in investment, you should know how to calculate the rate of return."

An Ran frowned and didn't touch the project materials in front of her.

"Normally, these project materials should be confidential. Are you sure you want to place them in front of me so carelessly? Aren't you afraid I'll leak them?"

Wu Ya paused after hearing those words.

Then, she looked up and smiled at An Ran.

"You're not that kind of person."

An Ran wanted to tell her not to be so naive.

But Wu Ya's gaze left her unable to say anything.

A few minutes later, she silently lowered her head to flip through the project materials.

Things were just as Wu Ya said; the costs of the projects in front of her were very low, yet the rate of return was at least several thousand times higher.

As she read, she praised, "You guys are truly talented to have created a hit software with just a few million..."

Hearing this, Wu Ya, who was organizing data on the side, turned her head and said, "Not one, but two."

"That project is in the hands of Fuchen, and it's difficult to retrieve the data, so I didn't get it."

An Ran was stunned for a moment, then she remembered the information she had investigated.

"Are you talking about that short video software that's been exploding in popularity recently?"

Wu Ya nodded.

"The rate of return for that project is even higher."

Saying this, she swallowed and said to An Ran with a serious face, "I'm showing you these mainly to make you realize that not a single project handled by us has a low rate of return."

"Although the artificial intelligence project has high uncertainty, as long as it succeeds, the value and returns it can bring will definitely be immeasurable."

"Even with only forty percent, it can still reach the rate of return you want."

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

It was so quiet in the meeting room that one could hear a pin drop.

Wu Ya's face was as calm as water, but her heart was actually very anxious.

She had already spent nearly half a month on this matter.

If she couldn't crack this tough nut, then the matter of negotiating cooperation with An Ran would be equivalent to being delayed by her for half a month.

She didn't want to accept this result.

She especially didn't want to endure Shen Yan's disappointed gaze.

Just as she was filled with anxiety and her mind was full of Shen Yan's disappointed stare, An Ran finally spoke.

"Fine, let's do as you say."

As soon as these words came out, Wu Ya was instantly stunned.

"Wh... what?!"

An Ran curled her lips into a smile and replied, "You've successfully persuaded me. Let's do as you said."

As the words fell, Wu Ya couldn't help but stand up and jump a few times on the spot.

"Great! That's great!"

In her joy, she picked up the phone on the side table and called Shen Yan.

"Brother Shen! An Ran agreed to the share we offered!"

Hearing Wu Ya's words through the phone, Shen Yan raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"She agreed to the sixty-forty split?"

Wu Ya suppressed her joy with effort and replied, "Yes, she agreed. We are at the Branch Company right now; do you want to come over?"

Shen Yan naturally wouldn't refuse.

Since An Ran had agreed, there was no need for him to waste any more time.

"Wait for me there. I'll prepare the materials and go over to sign the contract with you."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Because most of the project's affairs were handed over to Chen Guangke for handling, Shen Yan asked Chen Guangke to help him prepare the relevant contracts and materials.

"Holy crap! It really worked out?!"

Seeing Chen Guangke so shocked, Shen Yan smiled and said, "Didn't you think she couldn't pull this off last time? Doesn't this feel like a slap in the face?"

Chen Guangke really didn't expect Wu Ya to be able to accomplish this.

In his eyes, Wu Ya was at most a bit quick-witted, had good IT skills, was highly educated, and was relatively good at managing people.

He couldn't believe that Wu Ya actually understood the artificial intelligence project so thoroughly that she even persuaded a big-shot investor.

After being shocked for a long while, his face turned red as he blurted out two words: "Awesome!"

Shen Yan shook his head, patted his shoulder, and said to him, "Alright, I know you're surprised, but don't be surprised just yet. Finish what I told you to do first, then you can be surprised."

Chen Guangke nodded in a daze.

After nodding, he suddenly seemed to remember something and grabbed Shen Yan's arm, saying, "Wait! Once I'm done with the materials and the contract, I'm going with you!"

Shen Yan had no objection.

Chen Guangke's efficiency was very high.

In less than half an hour, he had prepared all the relevant materials and the formulated contract.

"Bang!"

Closing the car door, Chen Guangke excitedly turned on the ignition, stepped on the gas, and rushed toward the Branch Company.

Fifteen minutes later,

The two opened the meeting room door.

"President Shen."

"CEO An."

Shen Yan and An Ran greeted each other and then sat down.

"I heard from Xiao Wu that you have already agreed to the share I proposed."

Hearing Shen Yan's question, An Ran nodded and replied, "You have a very good vice president."

Shen Yan smiled.

"Indeed, they are my left and right hands. They are very capable, and I trust them very much."

After a few simple pleasantries, the two moved on to the main business, which was the investment.

Just as they had discussed before, An Ran was prepared to be responsible for all the funding for the second phase of the project.

If nothing went wrong with the project, she would take over all subsequent funding.

Conversely, if the project got off to an unfavorable start, An Ran would cut off the investment.

Shen Yan had no objection to this condition.

After the two checked the terms in the contract, they each signed their names on it.