Dr. Feng's Robot Co., Ltd.
At 10:00 AM sharp, Yuan Kai, dressed impeccably in a suit, was waiting with eager anticipation.
Yang Ming had sent a message on the way, saying they would arrive at 10.
Li Guoqiang's party consisted of only three people, including an assistant. Li Guoqiang himself was taciturn the entire way.
After learning that Chen Xiao was working as a salesman at Dr. Feng's company, he hadn't told anyone else.
He couldn't understand why such a young tycoon would hole up in a small company as a salesman.
'Perhaps this is just one of those weird hobbies rich people have?' He even wondered if revealing Chen Xiao's identity would ruin his fun. He wasn't about to do something that would offend him!
At the same time, he also thought of a way to get closer to him. In the future, he would just give any orders that Dr. Feng's Robot Company could handle directly to Chen Xiao. He could use this to build a relationship with him. After all, he had to give the orders to someone!
They walked into Dr. Feng's Robot Co., Ltd.
A banner was stretched across the entrance hall: "A Warm Welcome to President Li and the Delegation from Jiangzhou Zhongjian Equipment Co., Ltd. for Your Inspection and Guidance!"
Young women, selected from various departments, stood on both sides and welcomed them in unison with thunderous applause.
'This is a bit much.' Li Guoqiang's face flushed slightly. After all, he was the one coming to ask for a favor.
Feng Feifei personally came forward to greet him, smiling as she shook his hand. "Welcome, President Li. We're honored to have you here to guide our work."
Seeing the stunningly beautiful female general manager, Li Guoqiang seemed to understand why President Chen would hole himself up in this small company.
He put on his most amiable smile. "President Feng, you're too kind. We'll be counting on your support."
He glanced around but didn't see Chen Xiao. 'He must be angry and refusing to come out!'
Led by Feng Feifei, the group entered the main conference room. The two parties sat on opposite sides and began their meeting.
During the introductions, Feng Feifei first introduced the heads of the relevant departments. Finally, she turned to Yuan Kai and said, "I won't give Manager Yuan a grand introduction, since he's the one who liaises with you on business matters. I'm sure you're all very familiar with him?"
'Hmm?' Li Guoqiang asked Yang Ming in a suspicious whisper, "Wasn't President Chen our contact?"
Yang Ming said, "Chen Xiao is just a salesman. Yuan Kai is his superior."
'You idiot, are you deaf? I told you to focus on Chen Xiao! Who the fuck cares about his boss?! You told me everything was arranged—is this what you arranged?'
He couldn't curse anyone out in a setting like this, so he simply said to Feng Feifei, "Is your company's President Chen Xiao not present?"
Everyone present was taken aback, confused about what was happening. Why were they looking for Chen Xiao?
Yuan Kai quickly interjected, "President Li, Chen Xiao is just a salesman in my department. President Feng is here in person today, and I'm here as well. All matters of cooperation can be decided on the spot!"
Feng Feifei listened to Yuan Kai and felt there was nothing wrong with his statement. But she was a little curious how the other party knew Chen Xiao.
"President Feng, I came here today with an order. I've already familiarized myself with your company's products. This time, we can offer an order of 6 to 8 million, but we need to see President Chen Xiao! He was our point of contact for this business."
What was going on? Everyone from Dr. Feng's Robot Company started giving Yuan Kai sideways glances.
"Yuan Kai stole Chen Xiao's deal? That's just low, isn't it?"
"Chen Xiao is that amazing? They're asking for him by name and showing up with an order in hand?"
Feng Feifei was sharp as a tack and immediately figured out something was wrong. Yuan Kai had definitely hidden something from her.
She didn't know that Yuan Kai was also completely baffled. He only knew that Yang Ming had said he was coming with an order; he never mentioned they were looking for Chen Xiao. Yuan Kai had thought it was a stroke of incredible luck falling into his lap, but now...
He could only force himself to say, "President Li, President Yang, Chen Xiao didn't come into the office this morning. Since you're both already here, why don't we discuss the business first? I can bring Chen Xiao to visit you later!"
Li Guoqiang said to Feng Feifei, "President Feng, we can wait. But if President Chen Xiao doesn't come, then we won't be discussing this order."
No one had expected this. No one knew why Chen Xiao was so important.
Feng Feifei had someone call Chen Xiao and tell him to come back.
Yuan Kai sat beside them, feeling like he was on pins and needles. He'd thought a great fortune had fallen from the sky, but who knew it was actually a dark cloud looming over his head!
When Chen Xiao received the call, he was sitting alone in a Starbucks, drinking coffee. Hearing that Li Guoqiang was asking for him by name, he wasn't the least bit surprised.
'If he signed the deal while I wasn't there, he'd really be a lost cause.'
The Starbucks wasn't far from the office. He took a leisurely ten-minute drive and arrived.
The moment he walked into the conference room, Li Guoqiang shot to his feet, and Yang Ming immediately followed suit.
This startled everyone from Dr. Feng's Robot Company. They thought some high-ranking leader had arrived.
Seeing it was Chen Xiao, they couldn't figure out how he had managed to command such respect from Li Guoqiang and his group.
"Have you finished talking?" he asked, pulling over a chair and slumping into it.
Li Guoqiang replied, "We've been waiting for you. Shall we begin now?"
Feng Feifei said nothing, observing the facial expressions of the two men as they spoke. She noticed that Li Guoqiang was practically fawning over Chen Xiao.
"Then hurry up and talk. We can go eat in a bit. I'm starving!"
Li Guoqiang immediately had Yang Ming take out the procurement plan. He handed the pre-printed copies to both Chen Xiao and Feng Feifei.
As for Yuan Kai, it seemed no one was paying him any attention. So awkward.
"Our purchase this time totals 7.8 million. Regarding the specific quotes, please take a look, you two, and see if any adjustments need to be made."
This was the first time Feng Feifei had ever had such a smooth business negotiation; it was so smooth she felt a little out of sorts. She looked over the proposal carefully. The quotes were reasonable, and the profit margin was good.
The main reason was that Central Inspection hadn't held back too much of the profit this time.
"President Li, this is 7.8 million for equipment procurement. I see your business scope this time also includes drone inspection services. That's a service we can provide as well."
"Oh? President Chen, that's even better! We can add this 1.2 million order to the 7.8 million procurement, for a total of 9 million, and finalize it today! What do you two think?"
Chen Xiao turned his head and asked Feng Feifei, "President Feng, what do you think?"
"No problem. Let's go with your and President Li's decision."
"Alright then. Leave someone behind to go over the contract details. Shall we go eat? I'm starving!" Chen Xiao stood up and stretched.
The crowd looked at each other in disbelief. 'Could he be any more arrogant? The two presidents haven't even said anything yet.'
Feng Feifei looked at Li Guoqiang, who immediately chimed in, "Then we'll be imposing on you. We'll have Yang Ming stay behind."
On their side, the capable Manager Yuan was naturally left behind again. Chen Xiao and Feng Feifei then escorted Li Guoqiang to a restaurant.
Sitting in the business van, Chen Xiao turned back and said to Li Guoqiang, "President Li, regarding the matter we discussed yesterday, there are basically no issues. I hope our future cooperation will be pleasant."
Li Guoqiang knew that on one hand, Chen Xiao was referring to the timely payment of rent, and on the other, he was alluding to future cooperation with Dr. Feng's Robot Company.
"President Chen, let me make my position clear. As long as you have a need, I will give you my full support. All future business related to Dr. Feng's Robot Company will be given to you!"
Feng Feifei also chimed in at an opportune moment to express her gratitude. Li Guoqiang was naturally very polite to her as well. After all, she was Chen Xiao's boss on paper—and quite possibly the girl of his dreams!