[Early exit?]
Everyone in the room was stunned. They still hadn't recovered from Jiang Chen's words and his dominating exit.
This wasn't an internal company meeting – it was a business forum related to the economic and trade cooperation between the two countries! Although Huaxin's area of cooperation wasn't limited to the internet, everyone knew that the internet was the highlight of this business forum.
Although Li Yanhong's offensive statement was wrong, wasn't Jiang Chen's reaction a bit too emotional? Such an "immature" action, appearing in this kind of situation, didn't match his identity as the president of a multinational corporation. Courage and temper belonged to a boorish man, not a businessman seeking to cooperate with him …
But was Jiang Chen really "immature"?
In fact, as early as yesterday, he and Liu Xiangguo already mentioned this question.
"In tomorrow's business meeting, pay attention to Li Yanhong."
"Li Yanhong? If I remember correctly, he should be the president of Baidu. What, is there a problem with him? "
"No problem, Baidu has always been politically correct and has a solid background." Liu Xiangguo took a sip of tea and leisurely narrowed his eyes. "But because of this, I'm afraid he won't be friendly to you."
"Can you explain in detail?"
"With your slyness, how can you not guess?" Liu Xiangguo put down the teacup with a smile.
"Slyness? If possible, I hope you can change the way you call me, "Jiang Chen said helplessly.
"Okay, kid, not many people can be called slyness by me." After a pause, the old man closed his dry eyelids and slowly said, "To put it simply, the people above have different opinions on you."
"I'd like to hear the details," Jiang Chen said humbly.
Perhaps because the two sides were already in an alliance, Liu Xiangguo didn't hide anything and said straightforwardly, "Some people think that Future Group's technology should be nationalized. Since artificial intelligence, virtual reality, nutrient supply, and seabed mining are all beneficial to the country and the people."
Jiang Chen didn't feel too surprised when he heard Liu Xiangguo's words. Although Hua didn't express anything, he didn't think they didn't know anything about Future Group.
"Nutrient supply, if you're interested, we can cooperate. However, mining from the seabed … would probably be a little difficult. After all, we have an agreement with BHP not to spread this technology. It's too risky for us to have a direct conflict with an international mining giant. "
Seabed mining technology should be the most attractive to Hua, even more so than virtual reality technology. Since this thing had the strategic significance of strengthening the sea power, the military value of virtual reality was far less than the civilian value.
However, Liu Xiangguo didn't seem to dwell on this point. He just glanced at Jiang Chen and said.
"The other faction believes that this is killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. Grasping everything in one's hands is like reversing the course of history. If Linhua Group didn't use illegal tactics and used the SASAC to cut Future Technology's meat, perhaps you wouldn't have been forced to leave. "
"I don't deny that." Jiang Chen nodded.
Just as he said, if it weren't for the Wang Family's spying, he wouldn't have left. But then again, Future Group took the first step of expansion after it stepped out. It was precisely because there were no restrictions that it could grow into the towering tree it was today.
"The Wanghai Wang Family that you know belongs to the first group, and the supporter behind Li Yanhong also belongs to the first group. In the business meeting, he will definitely make things difficult for you. "
"What can he do by making things difficult for you?" Jiang Chen asked.
"He won't do anything out of line. At most, he'll ask some embarrassing questions and test your bottom line. And at this time, you need to be tough enough, "Liu Xiangguo said emotionlessly.
"Tough? I understand. "Jiang Chen understood.
Although the Liu family was the leader of the aristocratic families, the politics of the republic weren't all controlled by the red aristocrats. Although the Liu family was willing to act as the umbrella for Future Group, Liu Xiangguo couldn't ignore the opinions of his colleagues whose status was no less than his.
He needed an opportunity, and the opportunity had to be provided by Jiang Chen, which was Future Group's strong stance on the business cooperation forum.
The premise was that the people who rejected Future Group as an outsider didn't reject Future Technology's technology. Future Technology was different than Google. Baidu absorbed Google's technology and breaking up with the disobedient Google had no impact on Hua. But Future Technology was different as its technology was irreplaceable.
They didn't want to directly fall out with Future Group because it wasn't in line with their interests. Therefore, Li Yanhong might use his own standpoint and the people behind him to make things difficult for Jiang Chen in order to test his bottom line. But no matter how he tested, he would never truly break up with Jiang Chen.
Therefore, as long as it was within a certain limit, the tougher Jiang Chen's reaction was, the easier it would be for the Liu family to negotiate with their colleagues.
Even if they didn't consider virtual reality technology, with the regional situation gradually heating up, Hua didn't want to force the dictator that was worth cooperating with too much. On this point, the higher-ups had reached a consensus.
Seeing Jiang Chen being so "sensible," Liu Xiangguo nodded with approval and joked.
"I'm starting to like you more and more. Why don't I introduce my niece to you? "
"Umm … No, I can't handle it anymore." Jiang Chen touched his nose and forced a smile.
Seeing Jiang Chen's rejection, Liu Xiangguo didn't look happy, but he didn't say anything else. He only made a sarcastic remark.
"Young man, it's better to take care of your body. Don't wait until you're old to regret."
To the elder's sarcasm, Jiang Chen only shrugged.
"I'll be careful."
…
As if he knew Jiang Chen would leave early, when he stepped out of the door, Liu Haotian was already waiting for him at the bottom of the stairs.
"You're done already?"
"We don't see eye to eye. Let's go, before we go back to the hotel, I need you to take me somewhere. "Jiang Chen walked straight to the garage.
"Nightclub? I know a lot of fun places, but it's not dark yet. Is it really okay? "
"F * ck off!" Jiang Chen jokingly cursed.
Jiang Chen didn't expect to reach any specific agreement at the business meeting. He already sent the signal, so leaving early would not make any difference. The only problem was that he might be criticized for "not giving face". But the reason he did this could also be attributed to Baidu's "malicious intent."
Especially since for the billions of USD, the Liu family would wipe his ass for him, so he didn't have to worry too much about it.
"I guess when you left, Li Yanhong's expression would be fascinating." Liu Haotian sat in the car and held onto the steering wheel as he joked.
"Pan Feng would be even more fascinating, but wouldn't it be bad to offend him?"
"It's okay. Although he's a minister, he doesn't have any real power. In terms of position, he should belong to the middle of the road. You should worry about Baidu, he might remove you from the search engine, "Liu Haotian joked.
"Unless he wants to see all phones installed with Future 1.0 unable to be searched by Baidu." Jiang Chen leaned against the cushion as a smile appeared on his face.
The car didn't even drive two kilometers before Jiang Chen received a call from Ali. They expressed their desire to collaborate on the virtual reality online shopping project.
Just like he expected, even if the business meeting ended on a sour note, Future Technology's technology was attractive enough to attract people. Not only Ali, but Tencent, 361, and the arrogant Baidu also called.
To potential partners or competitors, Jiang Chen didn't promise anything right away. Instead, he indicated that once the new CEO of Future Technology took office, he would discuss the details with them.
Jiang Chen's words made the representatives of the companies who called take a moment to process the situation.
Future Technology wants to change CEO?
That's an incredible piece of news!
Just as everyone was speculating who the next CEO would be, in a coffee shop, Jiang Chen met the next CEO of Future Technology recommended by Xia Shiyu.
Speaking of which, he met this person a few times before.
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