50: Chapter 5 Find Someone Else

Because their strength wasn't as robust as Chengwen Enterprise’s.

“Fine, five million it is, then.”

As soon as he agreed, President Ye immediately had someone bring over the contract.

“Then this matter is settled. Since there should be no delay, let's sign the contract right now.”

As soon as the secretary finished speaking, she brought over the two copies of the contract.

The contract was over a dozen pages long. After glancing at it twice, Shen Yan said to President Ye, “There are too many clauses in this contract. How about you give me two days? I’ll go back, review it thoroughly, and then give you an answer.”

President Ye shook his head. He had set a few traps in the contract.

If he let Shen Yan take the contract back for his lawyer to review, this contract would definitely not be signed.

“I'm truly sorry. I'm the type of person who likes to change my mind.”

“If you don't sign this document today, and you come back to see me tomorrow, I might not recognize you.”

“Don't worry, I definitely won't make things difficult for you. I will give you plenty of time to review it carefully.”

He waved his hand and called the secretary into the office.

Then, he signed his name on the two documents.

“I have other matters to attend to, so I won't stay here with you. After you finish reading, have the secretary call me.”

With that, President Ye left the office without looking back.

Watching President Ye's retreating figure, Shen Yan had a feeling that something was wrong.

The other party not allowing him to take the contract back could only mean there were some unequal clauses within it.

Thinking of this, he quickly flipped open the contract and began reading the terms one by one.

Before reading two clauses, he spotted something amiss.

The clause in the agreement stated that 80% of any revenue generated after the software went online must be given to Chengwen Enterprise.

Eighty percent!

Wasn't this equivalent to robbery?!

After discovering the issue, Shen Yan immediately had the secretary contact President Ye.

Half an hour later, President Ye finally arrived late.

“You read that fast?”

“Did you call me over to sign the contract?”

Shen Yan had a smile on his face, but there was not a hint of joy in his eyes.

“President Ye, what is the meaning of this?”

President Ye played dumb.

“What meaning? What meaning?”

“Didn't you call me over to sign the contract?”

Shen Yan directly pushed the contract over.

“This contract states that you want to take 80% of all revenue generated after the software goes live.”

President Ye nodded as if it were natural.

“That’s right. Is there a problem with that?”

Shen Yan was almost laughing from anger.

Taking 80% and that didn't explain the problem?

If he really signed the contract as written, his company would essentially have done nothing on this project!

He needed this software to earn medical expenses for his younger sister, so he could not let this President Ye get away with it.

“President Ye, stop joking with me. If we sign based on the clauses stated in the contract, our company will essentially have no income, and might even have to pay money out of pocket!”

President Ye clicked his tongue repeatedly, shaking his head while tapping his fingers on the desk.

“The way you put it, how is it that your company basically has no income? Don't you still have the five million we invested in you?”

“Besides, I even left you two-tenths!”

Shen Yan had seen shameless people before, but never one this shameless.

Only investing five million and wanting to take 80% of the revenue after the software went live—this was simply wishful thinking!

“President Ye, I came here with sincerity to cooperate, not to listen to you joke with me.”

The noise stopped, and President Ye’s face turned cold. “When did I ever say I was joking with you?”

“If I say eighty percent, it’s eighty percent. If you really are unwilling, then we can change it to seventy percent. This is already our final concession.”

The final concession?

Heh!

Shen Yan let out a cold laugh and directly picked up the project proposal, walking toward the exit.

Behind him, that Ye fellow was still barking like a dog.

“I advise you not to be ungrateful!”

“With a project like yours, no one besides our company will take it!”

Hearing these two sentences, Shen Yan stopped in his tracks, turned back, and said to the Ye fellow, “What if someone does take it? Will you kneel on the ground and bark like a dog?”

“Ah... No, you are already barking like a dog right now.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yan turned decisively and left, leaving the Ye fellow behind him, completely enraged and cursing.

Leaving Chengwen Enterprise.

Shen Yan began to consider his next steps.

His original plan was to seek a win-win cooperation with Chengwen Enterprise.

He never expected Chengwen Enterprise to be such a shady company.

Cooperating for mutual success with Chengwen Enterprise was definitely impossible now.

Shen Yan thought for a moment and decided to find another person—He Yunri.

Just as he had told the Ye fellow earlier, it was difficult for other investment firms to provide the amount of funding Shen Yan needed.

Instead of approaching investment firms one by one, it was better to approach He Yunri directly.

He was an internet mogul; investing a few million into a promising project was an effortless task for him.

Now, what he needed to consider was how to persuade He Yunri to invest in his company.

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Chengwen Enterprise.

President Ye cursed nonstop for a full half hour before finally sitting down on his chair, panting heavily.

“Pour me a glass of water.”

The secretary expressionlessly poured him a glass of water from the side.

After taking a few sips, President Ye put down the cup and signaled the secretary to leave first.

Only when he was alone in the office did he pick up his phone and dial an unknown number.

“Hello, I have already driven him away as you instructed.”

A moment later, a sweet, delicate female voice came from the phone.

“I knew you could do it. How did you drive him away?”

President Ye snorted proudly.

“Was it hard to drive him away? I just needed to tamper with the contract.”

“I told him that if he wanted to cooperate with our company, he must give up eighty percent of the profits. When he heard that, he got scared and ran off.”

The woman let out a burst of laughter.

“Alright, you handled this matter well. It was done without anyone noticing, and no one knows you deliberately drove him away.”

President Ye cleared his throat. “Then the project you promised me...”

The woman replied, “Don't worry, I always keep my word. The profit from the project I promised you won't disappear.”

President Ye nodded in satisfaction.

“I knew you, President Chen, would be someone who keeps your word!”

That's right, the person on the other end of the line was Chen Ling.

Ever since she saw Shen Yan at the Internet Competition, she had been keeping an eye on him.

After all, they had once been husband and wife, and she knew Shen Yan's style of doing things.

Given Shen Yan's personality, it was impossible for him to take no further action.

So, she had been closely monitoring Shen Yan.

When she discovered Shen Yan had founded a company, she contacted Chengwen Enterprise without much hesitation.

Using the project profits as bait, she enlisted the person in charge of Angel Investment, Ye Xun, to do her bidding.

On the other side, Shen Yan still did not know that the mastermind behind this was Chen Ling.

He was currently on his way to find He Yunri.

The project proposal was ready; he had to secure investment as soon as possible and couldn't just rely on existing funds.