7: Chapter 7 Cooperation Achieved

Sun Yang did not immediately answer Shen Yan's question.

His gaze drifted, as if he had fallen into some memory.

Shen Yan waited for a long while, but no response came.

He coughed softly, snapping Sun Yang back to reality.

"My apologies. That's how it is when you get old; you're talking and suddenly start thinking of other things."

Sun Yang gave an apologetic smile and took a folder out of a drawer, handing it to Shen Yan.

"If you want to know why I trust you... perhaps it's intuition, or perhaps it's because of your upright character."

"This is a contract I drafted earlier. Take a look. If there are no issues, I'll have the person in charge get in touch with you."

Shen Yan opened the contract.

He was no longer a company owner.

He didn't have a dedicated legal team to review contracts for him.

He could only read it himself, word by word.

As he read, he came across a specific clause.

"Before the cooperation begins, Party A will pay 300,000 as an advance payment and deposit. Once Party B delivers the results of the cooperation and Party A confirms them, the remaining balance of 1.2 million will be paid in installments within one week."

An advance payment of 300,000!

Shen Yan sucked in a breath of cold air mentally.

This Hengtian Company was truly wealthy and powerful!

Closing the contract, he suppressed his internal excitement and asked:

"The contract is fine. Where is the person in charge?"

Sun Yang pressed a button on the landline and said once the call connected:

"Old Bai, come up here for a moment."

Two minutes later, Old Bai walked in from outside.

"Chairman Sun... Eh? Shen Yan, you're still here?"

Shen Yan nodded slightly.

Sun Yang stood up, picked up the contract he had just shown Shen Yan, and handed it to Old Bai.

"You remember that internet project I mentioned before, right?"

"Shen Yan is now our partner. Coordinate with him and handle this matter properly."

Old Bai pointed at Shen Yan, his voice cracking in surprise.

"Him? He's going to cooperate with us?!"

Sun Yang hadn't expected Old Bai's reaction to be so intense.

"Yes. Do you have an objection?"

Old Bai gritted his teeth; of course he had an objection.

One shouldn't let fertile water flow into someone else's field; he had originally planned to give this project to his nephew.

Now that Shen Yan had cut in, how could he give the project to his nephew?

"Chairman Sun, I've seen his resume. Although he used to run an internet company, he hasn't been in the industry for four months. I think you should reconsider this."

Sun Yang waved his hand, his voice firm and brook no argument.

"Say no more. I've already made my decision. This project goes to Shen Yan."

Seeing there was no room for negotiation, Old Bai could only shut his mouth and lead Shen Yan downstairs to coordinate the cooperation.

On the way, he kept chatting with Shen Yan.

Every word was an attempt to probe the relationship between Shen Yan and Sun Yang.

Shen Yan knew Old Bai wouldn't believe he and Sun Yang had only met once, so he didn't say much.

Seeing Shen Yan's reluctance to talk, Old Bai grew even more indignant.

There must be some other connection between Shen Yan and Sun Yang; otherwise, why be so secretive?

To think he had actually believed they had only met once before.

It was just a pity for his nephew, who had missed out on the opportunity to cooperate with Hengtian...

Arriving at the office, Old Bai slammed the contract onto the desk.

"Even though this matter is settled, there are some things I need to say upfront."

"If you can't deliver the software on time or if the software's performance doesn't meet our expectations, we have the right to terminate the cooperation."

"In addition, the advance payment you received must be refunded in full!"

Old Bai's dissatisfaction was written all over his face.

Even if Shen Yan were blind, he could have seen it.

His principle had always been to respect those who respect him.

And to strike back at those who cross him.

Since the other party was so dissatisfied with him, there was no need for him to be overly accommodating.

"Rest assured, I won't give you the chance to terminate the contract."

Old Bai sneered inwardly.

This software was Hengtian's stepping stone into the internet industry; the requirements were definitely not low.

Only an arrogant young man who didn't know his place would think he could meet the requirements and complete the cooperation in one go.

"Fine. Sign the contract then, and I'll have the Finance Department start the process to send you the advance payment."

...

Walking out of Hengtian Company, Shen Yan was filled with joy.

The Finance Department said the 300,000 advance payment would arrive the day after tomorrow at the latest.

As soon as he got the money, he would pay off his debts immediately!

Just then, the tycoon system spoke up again.

[Ding! A piece of ordinary wealth intelligence has been randomly dropped: There is a lottery shop 500 meters ahead at the corner. Within it, a full book of "kylin king" scratch-offs numbered 293 contains a total of 10,000 yuan in prize money.]

It can even drop ordinary wealth intelligence randomly?

Shen Yan was surprised; he thought there was only one piece of ordinary wealth intelligence per day!

It was 6:00 PM, the evening rush hour.

He had to hurry to the Sports Lottery Shop, or someone else would snatch that book of scratch-offs!

Running to the Sports Lottery Shop, Shen Yan leaned over the transparent counter, panting as he looked at the lottery tickets.

"Huff... huff... How much for a full book here?"

The person selling scratch-offs in the shop was an old man. He fanned himself with a cattail leaf fan as he replied:

"Some are 200, some are 500. Which kind do you want?"

Shen Yan pointed at the kylin king numbered 293.

"I want this one. How much?"

The old man glanced at it, then placed a QR code in front of Shen Yan.

"600. Pay first, scratch later."

Shen Yan nodded and took out his phone to scan the code.

*Beep!*

Just as the payment page popped up, Shen Yan remembered something.

Last night, he had secretly tucked his remaining 500 yuan into Grandma Liu's pocket.

This morning, he had used his last 10.5 yuan of balance to take the bus.

At this moment, let alone a full book of lottery tickets, he couldn't even afford a single one.

While he was dazed, the old man had already taken the kylin king out of the transparent counter.

"Finished paying yet?"

Shen Yan pursed his lips and tried to negotiate with the old man.

"Sir, how about this? Wait for me a moment and hold onto this book of kylin king for me. I'll come back and pay in a bit."

The old man frowned, looking Shen Yan up and down.

"You're a handsome young man, why don't you do something productive? You have no money yet you want to play this? Hurry up and leave, don't waste my time!"

With that, he shoved the lottery tickets back into the transparent counter.

Seeing the old man wouldn't hold them for him, Shen Yan didn't waste any more words.

He ran out of the lottery shop and searched on his phone for the nearest Hardware Store.

After finding the nearest Hardware Store, he took a gold ring out of his pocket.

"Hello, I'd like to sell this."

The shop owner looked up and took the gold ring, weighing it in his hand.

"It's quite heavy."

Hearing this, Shen Yan gave a self-deprecating smile.

This was an engagement ring he had specially customized according to Chen Ling's requirements; of course it was heavy.