56: Chapter 56: Using Compensation to Buy High-End Experimental Equipment!

Lucky Food Stall.

Chen Bing and the others lacked their usual playfulness; looking at Lei Jun right in front of them, they felt like they were dreaming.

"President Lei, we are all loyal fans of Fanmi. We grabbed the fanmi mobile phone on the first day it hit the market!" Qian Donglai couldn't hold back his excitement upon seeing his idol.

"I have one too!"

"I grabbed one too!" Beside him, Chen Bing and Sun Chuyang silently took out their phones and placed them on the table.

This was a wealthy sponsor. If they behaved well and made a good impression, they might even get some sponsorship money or something, and maybe even a good place to go after graduation.

Beside them, Wen Chenfeng looked at the phones on the table, a flash of envy passing through his eyes. He couldn't help but lower his head; he had previously thought about waiting for his scholarship to come in and just buying a feature phone that could make calls.

As for a smartphone, he hadn't even considered it. Although the fanmi mobile phone had a very high price-performance ratio, it wasn't something he could afford.

When Qian Donglai mentioned treating everyone to a meal earlier, he actually wanted to refuse. After all, if others treat you too often, you have to return the favor eventually...

Thinking of this, he felt a bit out of place sitting there.

"I won't say words of thanks. After all, Zhou Fan is also a shareholder of the company, so you are essentially supporting him!" Lei Jun smiled slightly, clearly accepting the warmth from Zhou Fan's team.

"I told Zhou Fan earlier that I would sponsor your Club. Today, I brought a little gift; everyone gets one, don't be shy!"

As he spoke, he turned around, brought out a box from the side, took out several fanmi mobile phones, and handed them to Chen Bing and the others.

The packaging of the fanmi mobile phone made Chen Bing and the others pause, and they subconsciously looked at Zhou Fan.

"What are you stunned for? It was agreed that everyone who joins the Club gets one. Pass them out!" Zhou Fan waved his hand and said with a smile.

"Thank you, President Lei! Thank you, President Zhou!!"

Chen Bing didn't stand on ceremony with Zhou Fan; he took the phones and started distributing them.

"Is this really... for me?" Wen Chenfeng looked at Zhou Fan, unable to believe it.

"It was agreed that everyone who joins the Club gets one. I can't break my word." Zhou Fan smiled and said.

"Thank you." Wen Chenfeng's voice dropped a few notches. He hesitated for a moment before accepting it. He wasn't stupid; this was clearly Zhou Fan's arrangement.

"Just take it. Every member of the Club gets one. Who else but President Lei and President Zhou could be so generous!" Sun Chuyang said with a smile from the side. Everyone actually knew Wen Chenfeng's situation, and they had some guesses about Zhou Fan's thoughtful intentions.

It wasn't quite a case of making dumplings just for Wen Chenfeng, but rather preparing the vinegar to go with them.

But at the very least, it took care of Wen Chenfeng's self-esteem.

"Let's eat first. We've been hungry all day." Zhou Fan greeted them. Originally, the two old professors had invited them, but since Lei Jun had come, and they still had to conduct stability tests later, they would all be in contact anyway, so it turned into a team gathering.

The food was served quickly.

The group, having been hungry in the laboratory all day, didn't care about anything else. Plus, being young people, they all had hearty appetites.

"It's good to be young." Lei Jun felt as if he had become much younger himself. He shifted slightly and turned to look at Zhou Fan:

"Is the list ready?"

Lei Jun knew that Zhou Fan wanted to purchase laboratory equipment. The matter with Llg was basically a foregone conclusion, so this sponsorship could be arranged in advance.

"It's ready. However, the compensation of several hundred million doesn't mean much to us. If this money could be used to exchange for high-end laboratory equipment through Llg's channels, it would be a better choice!" Zhou Fan's tone became serious. If they were to buy the laboratory equipment themselves, the premium would be quite severe.

"Make them compensate us with the machines we want directly?" Lei Jun's reaction was not slow; he quickly grasped the key point of Zhou Fan's words.

"Exactly!"

"This is indeed better than just asking for money!" Lei Jun nodded in agreement. He had previously heard Zhou Fan repeatedly mention the issue of technology blockades. With the rise of the fanmi mobile phone, he felt this more and more deeply.

The new technology developed by Fanmi was immediately targeted by foreign giant corporations, which quickly laid out plans to strangle the fanmi mobile phone.

If it hadn't been anticipated, this time would have truly been a major crisis.

The high-end laboratory equipment Zhou Fan spoke of could not be bought domestically at all right now; it could only be imported from abroad. And those high-end technologies were all controlled by foreign giants. This might seem like just saving one step in the procurement process, but by having Llg Corporation exchange the compensation for high-end laboratory equipment and having the Llg Group negotiate it, they could buy this equipment even more cheaply.

"When negotiating, we'll go with this plan. Exchange all of that compensation of several hundred million for high-end laboratory equipment!"

"Good. If possible, even if we take a step back on the total value, that's fine!"

"Try not to retreat if you can!" Lei Jun thought for a moment and said.

"That would be best."

Zhou Fan nodded in agreement.

The conversation between Lei Jun and Zhou Fan was actually being followed by Chen Bing and the others, but it was obviously not appropriate for them to interrupt.

They couldn't interject either.

"Starting off with a project worth several hundred million... I admit I was shallow before..." Chen Bing sighed softly and communicated in a low voice with Sun Chuyang beside him.

"Damn, who would have known."

Sun Chuyang was speechless too. Who could have imagined that everything Zhou Fan said was the absolute truth? Thinking of his previous ridicule, he couldn't help but blush slightly.

But as the meal progressed.

"Daddy!" After a long inner struggle, seeing the conversation between Zhou Fan and Lei Jun gradually stop, Qian Donglai leaned into Zhou Fan's ear and said quickly.

"Good boy!" Zhou Fan's voice was not quiet.

The atmosphere in the private room fell into silence.

Qian Donglai's face turned beet red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Congratulations, President, on acquiring a son."

"I'm really envious of you, having an extra daddy!"

Sun Chuyang suppressed his laughter and patted Qian Donglai's shoulder meaningfully.

"Get lost... You guys will have a day like this sooner or later."

Qian Donglai cursed and grumbled, but after being teased like this, his acceptance level went up.

Watching the playful banter in the private room from the side, a smile unconsciously curled up on the corner of Lei Jun's mouth.

"It's so good to be young..."

Lei Jun felt a bit sentimental. For so many years, every time he recalled his college life, he always sighed that he could never go back to those happy times.