God said I would meet you

The decoration on the top floor is between Chinese style and Japanese style. The area of ​​nearly [-] square meters is planned and designed into several tea rooms of different sizes. The south-facing side is a large terrace. From above, you can see the small lake and the outdoors in the distance. At the racecourse, Lin Huainan and his party got out of the elevator, arranged their clothes at the first room at the entrance, washed their hands and took off their shoes, and followed the waiter into one of them.

Zhang Xinli followed suit the whole time without showing any signs of expression, and he did whatever others did. He was quiet and dutiful, showing no timidity, fear, excitement or novelty.Lin Huainan saw it, and thought that this child is not stupid, and there is a calmness and generosity in his bones that Xiaoyu doesn't have.

Rows of purple sand pots that are worth a lot of money are displayed on the shelves in the outer room. The huge Taihu Lake stone and the dwarf pine pan Qiu Wolong. A figure in a gray Tang suit sat quietly facing them.

Zhang Xinli's footsteps suddenly stopped.

Ning Shengkai was the only one in the huge tea room, and he didn't see the secretary or other subordinates.The light and slender smoke of sandalwood on the tea table rose slowly. He stretched out his hand a little, sat where he was without getting up, and said, "Boss Lin is here? Sit down."

"Hello, Mr. Ning." As a prospective partner who met for the first time, it seemed a little rude for the other party to come in but not get up to say hello, and it seemed that there was no sincerity in cooperation. The people here went up and sat with him.

Looking around, all the furnishings in the room are antique, but not completely antique, so that it looks rigid and old-fashioned.The tea table is low, and people have to sit on their knees. In front of Ning Chengkai, there is a whole set of tea sets and freshly opened tea bricks. He doesn't know whether the cup of tea they are going to drink next is Chinese style or Japanese style. Anyway, they have to kneel down and drink it.

When talking about business, Zhang Xinli obviously had to take the last place, so when he entered the door, he consciously came in last, like a real little recorder, standing behind the protagonists.Ning Shengkai didn't pay attention to the minor people including Secretary Lin Huainan at first, he just poured out a cup of tea he had just brewed and asked Lin Huainan to use it.

His back is straight, although he sits kneeling, he is full of energy and energy, one can tell that he often relaxes in this way, he has studied the tea drinking method a lot, Lin Huainan knows a thing or two about it, and passes it with three fingers, and he didn't show timidity for a while.

After a drink, Ning Shengkai smiled politely, and said, "Boss Lin, you don't have to be restrained, just sit down as you like." After finishing speaking, he broke up, put one leg up, and said, "It's logical that I didn't get up to greet the guests. I'm sorry, but etiquette is the least important thing in venture capital, does Mr. Lin understand?"

Zhang Xinli didn't understand what it meant, neither did the secretary and others, but Lin Huainan understood, and said, "Yes, it doesn't matter if you deviate from the tradition, as long as it works."

Ning Chengkai twirled the agarwood bracelet in his hand, smiled again, Lin Huainan stretched out his hand, and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Lin Huainan."

"Happy to meet."

Only then did the two shake hands.

"President Ning is alone?" Lin Huainan said, "It seems that my side has mobilized many teachers."

"Oh, I'm on vacation, so it doesn't matter if I work overtime, it's not good if I take up their holiday," Ning Shengkai said flatly, "Think about it and forget it."

To achieve this size, the executives under him are all paid annual salaries, no matter what holidays or holidays, the boss has to get out of bed even in the middle of the night.Lin Huainan smiled and said, "There are not many bosses as free and easy as Mr. Ning."

"Boss Lin has won the award, I can't be free and easy," Ning Shengkai seemed to have no intention of flattering each other, pretending to be false: "In business, my vision is the most important thing, and I don't need others."

These words sound arrogant, but they actually hit the core. The business of venture capital is based on vision, and it is necessary to accurately pick out the few miracles from countless plans that seem to be unconstrained and deviant.

"President Ning is refreshing, then let's start."

The two "summated" each other for a few rounds, Lin Huainan guessed that the preliminary understanding was over, and the next topic could be cut to the chase, so he signaled the Italian secretary sitting at the bottom to take out the project proposal.

The secretary got up, bent down and handed it to Ning Shengkai, saying: "This is the project plan, I have already had preliminary contact with your secretary before."

Ning Chengkai took it, but didn't open it, and said, "This is..."

"This is Secretary Zhao," Lin Huainan began to introduce one by one: "These two are the technical backbone of the new project, and this is Assistant Zhang."

The smoke in the incense burner rose calmly. When introducing the first few, Ning Shengkai acted very calm and normal, nodding to them one by one—until the end.

"Assistant Zhang" stood up, imitating the previous ones and reaching out to Ning Chengkai: "...Mr. Ning, hello."

Ning Shengkai thought he was dazzled.

The boss of Party A, who had just been calm and confident, seemed to have everything under control, fell silent the moment he saw Zhang Xinli's face clearly, as if his vocal cords had been cut off suddenly.

The two looked at each other, and the scene was instantly quieter than Silent Hill.

"President Ning...President Ning?" Lin Huainan called him twice, but Ning Chengkai seemed to have never heard of it.

What's the matter, isn't it for business?As if suddenly disconnected, I didn't read the plan, and didn't say a word.

The faces of the others also showed doubts. Zhang Xinli's outstretched hand was hanging in the air, but Ning Shengkai didn't hold it, and he didn't take it back.

"President Ning." He looked directly at Ning Chengkai and said it again.

"You..." Ning Chengkai suspected that he was wrong. Although he had only met Zhang Xinli once, he clearly remembered the taciturn and penniless young man next to Xiao Fan.

That person was just like the guys he had seen when he first came out to start a business, who had hope in his heart but was trapped by reality. Wearing an old watch worth tens of dollars that no one wants, and clothes that have been washed and faded and turned white, but still supercilious, seeing that he is rich, without knowing the situation at all, he satirizes that he is just born to a good family .

Lin Jinyu is smart, has personality, and has a degree. Just because she is with him, she has to go to work in that kind of place, doing dirty side jobs.

Ning Shengkai once felt that Zhang Xinli was not good enough for Lin Jinyu.

But the man standing in front of him today is wearing a suit and leather shoes. You can tell at a glance that the suit is made of tailor-made fabrics. The suit is very elegant, which makes him even more energetic than the rest of Mr. Lin's subordinates. Ning Shengkai looked at Zhang Xinli's wrist. His electronic watch was gone, but it was replaced by a brand new Japanese mechanical watch. Through the transparent partition window of the chassis, the small and precise bronze gears could be seen.

Why is he here?Why stand here in such a posture, in front of him?Ning Shengkai was puzzled.

"This is... Mr. Lin's assistant?" Ning Shengkai wanted to ask, and he even felt that his eyes were more likely to have problems. Maybe it was just someone who looked a little like Xiaofan's boyfriend.

Oh, it should be Xiaofan's ex-boyfriend.Ning Shengkai remembered that they had already broken up - just as he expected.

"Yes," Lin Huainan didn't understand why he only asked Zhang Xinli, but he still replied: "Mr. Ning laughed, this is my distant nephew, Zhang Xinli, and I brought him here today to practice, if there is anything inconsiderate, please ask Ning." There is always a lot of forgiveness."

Zhang Xinli... It's really that name, the chance of resembling the same name is almost negligible, Ning Shengkai fell into a second shock.

Distant nephew?The most important resource in the venture capital industry is information. No matter how far away, in Shanghai alone, Ning Shengkai, the boss of all walks of life who is a bit better off, has heard of it, just like Lin Huainan has heard of his name. Kai also vaguely heard about Lin Huainan, and knew that although the company under Mr. Lin's name was not a big group capable of competing for the Forbes rankings, it was still considered relatively powerful. If Zhang Xinli was his relative, how could it be so? Down and out?

"President Ning." Zhang Xinli still stretched out his hand, calling him for the third time.

As the saying goes, there are only three things. Although it is Party A, it would be too rude for Ning Chengkai to remain indifferent. He straightened his posture, extended his hand and gave Zhang Xinli a light shake, and said, "...Hello, Assistant Zhang."

After the introduction, the two parties sat down again, Lin Huainan said: "You should go through the plan first, there are various quotations, plans from research and development to production, Mr. Ning first..."

On his side, he was talking about business in a serious manner, but Ning Chengkai couldn't help but ignore him, the leader of Party B, and instead glanced at Zhang Xinli frequently.

Zhang Xinli took the pen and shorthand notebook that Secretary Lin Huainan had arranged for him, and didn't look at anyone. He lowered his head and wrote with a blank expression, pretending to be a recorder and performing conscientiously.

"...Mr. Ning, you..." Lin Huainan talked for a long time, but Ning Chengkai didn't move. He showed doubts and reminded again: "Project letter."

"...Well, let's put it aside for now." Ning Shengkai struggled to gather his mind: "I have read all the materials you sent me before the negotiation. And the field of environmental protection has not set foot."

"I really haven't been involved in it personally, but there are a lot of partners in related fields that we are connected with," Lin Huainan understood his subtext: "Mr. Ning doesn't have to worry about our lack of experience here, or the lack of R&D talents for the project." After finishing speaking, he signaled Followed by the two project backbones who came together in detail.

Professional statements involving research and development are difficult to understand, so there is no need for Zhang Xinli to memorize them. He raised his head, glanced around casually, and found that Ning Shengkai was still staring at him.

"...That's probably the case. We have sufficient confidence and determination to spend the shortest time to overcome technical difficulties. Once it is put into production, the return on investment ratio must be huge."

very huge?Ning Shengkai throws away countless project documents every day. Nine hundred and ninety-nine out of one thousand will write 'very huge', and one will write 'create a new era of XX', bragging that there is no such thing as a small job. Blow it up, and blow it so hard that you can't rush out of the Milky Way.

Zhang Xinli still sat silently, Ning Chengkai looked at him, only feeling confused.He has too many questions to ask, about Xiao Fan, why did they break up?Where is Xiaofan now?is it going well?Why did Mr. Lin say that he was his distant nephew?

All sorts of things that had nothing to do with business bothered him. Mr. Ning, who was pouring tea for Lin Huainan like his master an hour ago, disappeared, and was replaced by Ning Shengkai, who was chaotic and on pins and needles.

"Hmm... I probably understand the situation," Ning Shengkai said, "Boss Lin, why don't we come here today."

At this time, it had only been more than an hour since the five of Lin Huainan entered the door. Generally speaking, such a serious, complicated, and important negotiation, this time is not even considered as a toothbrush festival, and the longer it takes to discuss a project with a venture capitalist, the more time the other party The more you ask, the more interested you are, and the more funds you can get. Lin Huainan obviously doesn't want to leave like this.

"President Ning," he said in a deep voice, poured a cup of tea for Ning Chengkai, and said, "It's better not to make a decision so lightly, if you have any questions, you can talk freely, if it really goes into production, it will be both for you and me It's a win-win thing."

The sudden meeting, whenever Ning Chengkai felt that he was about to forget that nightclub man he met by chance, he would suddenly appear in his life like a ghost. The people on Lin Huainan's side talked about technology, so of course they didn't know what to say at this time.

He didn't want to talk about it anymore, it was one aspect that he didn't listen, and it was another aspect when Lin Huainan said that Zhang Xinli was his distant nephew.

Even if this project can really make money, Ning Shengkai doesn't care. To him, it's just more abstract numbers on the account, and he can't spend all those numbers anyway.What he cares about is - the person who sits at the bottom, once owned, but abandoned Xiao Fan.

Ning Shengkai had seen Xiao Fan who was crying alone on the streets of Shanghai in the misty night. Judging from all the signs, he was sure that Zhang Xinli had dumped Xiao Fan—the person who would not belong to him even if he didn't get married.

Even though this world is inherently unfair, Ning Shengkai still feels unfair because of this, for himself and for Xiaofan.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt depressed. Facing Lin Huainan's struggle, Ning Chengkai suddenly frowned and said, "No need, Mr. Lin, please come back."

What else are you talking about?Venture capital is not charity, nor is it distribution according to needs. Ning Shengkai can give money to whoever he wants, even if the project proposal is a wordless scripture, as long as he wants, he can give as much as he wants, and vice versa.

Ning Shengkai didn't want to do business with Zhang Xinli, or anyone related to Zhang Xinli. He was not interested in how Zhang Xinli was doing. He even hoped that Zhang Xinli was not doing well, so that Xiao Fan, who was choking under the street lamp, would feel better. Is it a little?

"Mr. Ning, you...why is this?" Lin Huainan didn't understand why Ning Shengkai's attitude had changed so drastically all of a sudden. Although he was cautious when he just entered the door for the first cup of tea, he didn't care about cooperation. The attitude is still positive.

"There's no reason, Mr. Lin, you and your nephew should find someone else," Ning Shengkai looked tired, "It's really not suitable for work during the vacation, I want to rest, you can do it yourself."

"We can rest for an hour and talk again." Although there are as many venture capital companies as there are crucian carp in the river, each party's credit, strength, and operation process are different. Lin Huainan chose Ning Shengkai out of thousands of choices Taking the lead, all the preliminary work including the writing of the project book and intelligence collection was carried out on Ning Shengkai's side. If it ended like this without opening the head, they would definitely have to re-plan, and all the time would have to be spent. Postpone, the invisible loss will be huge: "No matter how big or small, every business is a big deal. I believe Mr. Ning agrees that such a rash decision should not be made."

This kind of specific project connection often takes a lot of time to discuss, and it is normal to talk for a while and rest for a while, Lin Huainan is obviously unwilling to give up, the secretary also stood up, trying to persuade Ning Shengkai.

If you don't want to talk about it, you don't want to talk about it. The company is privately owned, and the system is established by the boss. This kind of not wanting to talk about it out of personal feelings is basically unresolved. Lin Huainan and the others talked for a long time, but Ning Shengkai still didn't nod.

Lin Huainan was a little anxious, took off his glasses, rubbed the bridge of his nose, he didn't understand what went wrong.

Ning Shengkai has no ill feeling towards this gentle and gentle President Lin himself. On the contrary, judging from the series of contacts from entering the door to the present, this person is well-cultivated, and his manners are neither rude nor artificial. Although it is Party B, in the whole negotiation process He is neither humble nor overbearing, and his interests and losses are clearly stated. He is just...

He looked at Lin Huainan carefully again, and suddenly felt an inexplicable familiarity in this person's brows and eyes.He didn't notice it when he was wearing glasses before, but now Lin Huainan took off his glasses, frowning and looking around, Ning Chengkai suddenly felt like he had seen it before somewhere.

This is of course impossible, he has never seen this President Lin.

Ning Chengkai felt puzzled, but couldn't remember it, so Lin Huainan lobbied again, and finally said: "There is a restaurant downstairs for tea, and the scenery outside the villa is not bad, so why don't we just leave it at that? Mr. Ning relax for a while, We'll talk about it later."

Ning Chengkai was still stuck in that sense of familiarity, and only after hearing Lin Huainan's words did he regain his senses... He wanted to understand where this familiarity came from: "...that's fine."

Ning Chengkai thought for a while, and said: "Since Boss Lin is so persistent, I can't leave because of my health, but..."

He looked at Zhang Xinli and said, "Your assistant is a good-looking talent. You must have intentionally cultivated him when you brought him here this time. How about... let him and I negotiate all matters in the future."