Chapter 534: Senior

This was a decision Zheng Qian had made long ago.

It was a decision he had made the very moment he agreed to Song Qingli.

Heavy rewards attract brave men, and since those people could be poached by foreign high-tech companies, it meant they still possessed high value and strong capabilities. They were worth him spending a high price to keep, and a very high price at that.

There was a reason why Zheng Qian specified high-end research personnel instead of everyone.

It wasn't that he lacked money, but he didn't want anyone to use this opportunity to "coast and slack off."

What he hoped for was to generate healthy competition.

"Moreover, this is just the basic salary for the first year; bonuses are calculated separately, which I still need to find an opportunity to study. But rest assured, it will absolutely crush the likes of Google, Apple, and Microsoft. Recently, I am developing a new real estate project, and I will arrange a housing unit for everyone, with a minimum standard of a five-bedroom, two-living room duplex, as well as villas and western-style houses..."

"There is no need to worry about the children's schooling either; I plan to introduce a high-end bilingual school..."

Zheng Qian talked eloquently like this to Teacher Zhou.

No, it would be better to call him Director Zhou.

This old man was the old director of the research institute, a person who truly dedicated his whole life to the country while enjoying special subsidies. He sought neither fame nor fortune in his life, and after returning from his studies early on, he threw himself into the Semiconductor Chip industry, working diligently until now.

He had taught who knows how many students, and now... he could only watch as all his efforts went down the drain.

His heart ached; he had been squatting at the door smoking just a moment ago, wanting to stop it, but he was powerless.

What was the use of stopping it?

But upon hearing these words from Zheng Qian, he was immediately moved to tears again, which filled his eyes. He looked up in disbelief, his eyes filled with incredulity and excitement, and he gripped Zheng Qian's hands tightly, trembling uncontrollably.

"Child, are you... are you serious?"

"Very serious, certain, and positive."

"Good, good, good!"

Director Zhou wiped away his tears, extinguished his cigarette butt, and patted Zheng Qian's shoulder heavily. "I will go call those children right now. Stay, those who can stay, all of them stay! Rest assured, child, I guarantee that this is a guaranteed profitable deal for you. We have truly achieved a breakthrough this time; Professor Ji will not disappoint you!"

Zheng Qian nodded with a smile.

Watching the old man's excited retreating figure, he felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

It seemed...

"Alright, Junior Sister, I have other matters to attend to, so I will be leaving first. Acquiring this place was already in the plan, and it just so happens that the good news provided by Professor Ji has made me even more firm in this idea. Just as I said earlier, you should also tell the researchers the news. Promise that everyone will be allocated housing with generous benefits; I will be able to fulfill this very soon."

"Additionally, I will also try my best to coordinate the household registration issues for the children's schooling."

After giving a few simple instructions, he turned to leave.

"Wait... please wait a moment..."

Song Qingli's heart trembled, and she didn't know what had gotten into her, but she had actually stopped Zheng Qian directly.

The latter looked at her suspiciously; was there some situation he didn't know about?

"Um... have you... have you eaten yet?" Song Qingli appeared somewhat coy; she didn't even dare to look at Zheng Qian, clutching her skirt hem and saying in a low voice, "I know a restaurant that is quite good, the environment is decent, and it's not far from here. To show my gratitude, I... I hope I can treat you to a meal..."

Zheng Qian smiled and waved his hand.

"No need to be so polite; there will be plenty of time to eat in the future. Oh... right, regarding Director Zhou just now, I hope he will still hold the position of director. Um... I will consider your position when the time comes to see if it can be adjusted upwards, not participating in research, but just responsible for management and operations. Also, Song Yaxian as well; she doesn't have much to do right now, so have her come here too."

Then, he gave Song Qingli a look that brooked no refusal, and subsequently pushed the door open and left.

"Senior..."

Song Qingli still wanted to call out to Zheng Qian, but in the end, she didn't open her mouth. She looked bitterly at the mirror on the desk; she wasn't bad-looking, so why did it feel like... she just couldn't handle Zheng Qian earlier?

Uh, it wasn't that she wanted to manipulate him, but he wouldn't even give her a chance to eat together; he was actually so aloof!

However, she felt that the relationship between Zheng Qian and her younger sister, Song Yaxian, was a bit off.

It was because she had previously followed Zheng Qian on a business trip to Jiangnan, and after returning, she seemed to have changed completely.

Whenever she mentioned Zheng Qian intentionally or unintentionally, she always appeared very nervous. And during this period, she hadn't seen Zheng Qian at all, and she seemed even more absent-minded; could she be in love?

However, when she saw Zheng Qian just now, she truly began to understand her sister.

Such a man, it's hard not to be moved by him...

Zheng Qian and Chen Chou returned to the car, preparing to head to the next destination. This time, he really was very busy. Thinking about what had just happened in the office, how could he not have sensed Song Qingli's emotions?

He had also used body language to imply that she should not have any "improper thoughts."

He already owed too many emotional debts now; he needed to pay them off little by little.

If he hadn't even sorted these out yet and went and slept with Song Qingli, that really wouldn't be justifiable.

Meanwhile, Chen Chou was thinking about an entirely different matter.

He had seen everything that just happened.

He deeply felt why Zheng Qian, even if he had extreme talent for martial arts, could not learn it; it was simply unnecessary. Compared to supreme mastery of fist techniques, in this world, what was truly powerful was capital.

Some things, fist techniques could not accomplish, but capital could.

Take Song Qingli, for example.

No matter how well he fought, she would only feel fear and timidity. But just now, Zheng Qian only intended to casually allocate ten or twenty billion, and he felt that Song Qingli was almost about to get pregnant on the spot.

This was the gap, a very significant, yet real gap.

However, this did not shake Chen Chou's Dao heart.

Correspondingly, there were some things that capital could not solve, but fist techniques could. Moreover, any colossal The Group or organization needed to walk on two legs; it needed both a facade and substance.

The facade had its own code of conduct, and the substance had its own rules of survival.

He was willing to be Zheng Qian's substance.

Having only been in contact for this period, he was becoming increasingly curious about Zheng Qian and even more interested. If he was a person who had achieved divine mastery in the field of martial arts, then Zheng Qian was a person about to achieve divine mastery in the field of capital.

Invisibly, he regarded Zheng Qian, to some extent, as someone on the same level as himself.

The currency war was about to begin.