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Chapter 202: Chapter 169: A Beautiful Future (Part 2)

Fang Qiang used his responsibility to Yino Company as an excuse to give Sun Wei a hard time about the location and terms of the deal.

If Zhao Hui hadn’t been the one to propose the deal, Sun Wei wouldn’t have even bothered with him. After two days, Fang Qiang still hadn’t compromised.

So Sun Wei threatened him directly, saying that if this didn’t work out, he would call President Haoran to discuss it!

That’s when Fang Qiang, his face grim, went to find Liu Haoran. If the client called first, there was no telling what they might say.

’Being summoned at that point would put me in a terrible position!’

Seeing Xu Jia stoked his anger even more. ’Those damn leaders at Junxiao Square are willing to meet with Xu Jia but not me? Fuck, they’re really putting on airs!’

’Even the business director of Ganglong International shows me respect!’

After a "friendly ten-minute chat" with the business director of Ganglong International, he had started bringing it up frequently to prove he wasn’t the same person he used to be.

He completely ignored Xu Jia and said to Liu Haoran, "Boss, Junxiao Square has shown zero sincerity."

Liu Haoran’s brow furrowed at once. "What do you mean?" he asked.

Xu Jia also looked at him, confused. ’Kid, are you still half-asleep?’

Fang Qiang, oblivious to the internal dynamics, continued, "They gave us a spot in the center court on the first floor. I think if we hold an event there, it’ll get too crowded and block the entrance. I insisted on a spot on either side of the main doors!"

Liu Haoran’s brow furrowed even more deeply. ’You’ve got some nerve,’ he thought. ’Is it really appropriate to place a high-end brand like yours on either side of the main entrance?’

The center court was the area with the best visibility. He didn’t believe for a second that Zhao Hui would give them a bad location.

Fang Qiang added, "The key thing is, we’re a brand collaborating with Chanel now, and they want to charge us a flat rent of 400 yuan per square meter per month."

Liu Haoran asked, "Who did you negotiate with?"

Fang Qiang felt he had lost face, but he knew he had to answer. "Their leasing manager. The people at this lousy mall are so arrogant, even more than at Ganglong International. The leadership wouldn’t even meet with me. No sincerity at all."

Liu Haoran knew exactly what kind of person Fang Qiang was—petty and narrow-minded. If his business skills weren’t decent, Liu Haoran would have never dared to employ him.

"Xiao Fang, our rent for ’Yi Rui’ upstairs is almost 600 yuan per square meter per month. For such a prime location on the first floor, why do you think 400 is expensive?"

Fang Qiang was rendered speechless. After a long pause, he said, "I was just trying to secure more benefits for the company!"

Liu Haoran let out a cold scoff. "If that’s the case, why didn’t you ask them for a renovation subsidy? Wouldn’t that be even more in the company’s interest?"

Knowing Fang Qiang’s petty schemes, Liu Haoran didn’t mince his words, putting him in an awkward position.

"Let’s leave it at that. Sign the contract with the location and terms offered by Junxiao Square!"

He didn’t believe for a moment that Junxiao Square would treat "Sa Mo" unfairly. It was all a matter of President Chen moving money from his left pocket to his right.

He had originally planned to go himself, fearing that Fang Qiang wouldn’t handle the relationship with Zhao Hui well. And just as he’d expected, Zhao Hui refused to even meet with Fang Qiang.

Fang Qiang left Liu Haoran’s office, dejected. Before he left, his face flushed red as he shot a glance at Xu Jia.

Xu Jia was baffled by his look. Only Liu Haoran understood him and knew what was on his mind—he was jealous that Xu Jia seemed to be more favored by Liu Haoran than he was.

"This Xiao Fang... he’s good at everything else, but he’s just a bit petty."

Xu Jia chuckled but didn’t agree with him. One of them was in business development, the other in retail; it was best to mind their own business.

’But honestly,’ she thought, ’I can’t stand people like that—arrogant, selfish, and only ever looking to please the boss!’

Hou Fei had been feeling dejected lately. He felt his junior, Feng Feifei, didn’t trust him as much as she used to.

Junxiao Investment Group was collaborating with Dr. Feng to establish a joint AI R&D center. It was a massive project, with an annual investment of over ten billion.

In Dr. Feng’s Industrial Park, where they would soon be relocating, more than half of an entire floor was allocated to this R&D center.

Hou Fei had assumed Feng Feifei would appoint him as the general manager of this project, or at the very least, the CTO.

But he had dropped by her office several times, and she hadn’t mentioned a single thing about it.

Unable to hold back any longer, he went to Feng Feifei’s office and pretended to ask about the joint R&D center out of concern.

Feng Feifei was sharp as a tack; there was no way she didn’t know what was on his mind. She fell silent for a moment before saying, "Senior, I still need you to oversee the R&D for the company’s other projects. I can’t trust anyone else with them!"

Hou Fei’s heart sank. He gave a few perfunctory replies and left.

After he left, Feng Feifei was lost in thought for a long time. ’Hou Fei’s technical skills are good,’ she reflected, ’but only good.’

’He was perfectly capable of handling the previous R&D projects for Dr. Feng’s Robot.’

’But this new joint AI R&D center will have to compete with the best companies in the world. Hou Fei is definitely not up to that task.’ For the past several days, Feng Feifei had been desperately scouting for talent.

She was offering high salaries everywhere to poach people, with Junxiao Group, of course, providing significant support.

This project was destined to be worth hundreds of billions, maybe even trillions. Hou Fei seemed to have an inflated sense of his own capabilities.

Hou Fei was an ambitious man. ’On a technical level,’ he thought, ’I’m better than Feng Feifei, or at least no worse!’

’In terms of management, I’m definitely better than her. Just look at her attitude toward Chen Xiao—she’s not strict enough with her subordinates.’

’But I, Hou Fei, understand management theory. I have my own methodology, and I can treat everyone equally.’

He saw Feng Feifei’s success and chalked it up to the current technological boom. ’Her success today is just a dividend of the era.’

’When you’re standing in the eye of a storm, even pigs can fly. Well, if pigs could fly, I, Hou Fei, am certain I can soar!’

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