Forcing Me to Be a Godly Tycoon, Right?

In the office, Mr. Li sighed and said, "Boss Zhang, thank you for being so righteous. Honestly, I didn’t expect you to agree to the 18 million offer."

Zhang Jingdong thought to himself that he hoped Mr. Li would still think this way ten years later, but he said aloud, "Mr. Li, in today’s world, it’s not easy for any of us. Although I, Zhang Jingdong, speak like a businessman, I also abide by basic morality."

"Additionally, Mr. Zhang told me that you’ve been a great benefactor to him. If you hadn’t bought his company for 12 million back then, he wouldn’t have persisted until now."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaolong internally gave Zhang Jingdong even higher marks, and even felt a sense of determination akin to "Since you treat me with honor, I shall repay you with loyalty."

Zhang Jingdong chatted with Mr. Li for a while longer. Soon, the staff from both sides prepared various acquisition documents, and finally, the two signed them in succession.

After everything was settled, Zhang Jingdong, his group, and Zhang Xiaolong went down the building together.

At this moment, Zhang Jingdong glanced at the time, then said to Zhang Xiaolong, "It’s almost noon, let’s go have lunch together and discuss your work arrangements for the upcoming period."

Zhang Xiaolong nodded, "Okay."

After that, they each got into their cars and headed to Hai Sheng Residence.

Inside, they chose a private room on the second floor, ordered a bunch of food and drinks, and chatted while eating.

Zhang Jingdong then pointed at Lin Qingci and said to Zhang Xiaolong, "Mr. Zhang, let me formally introduce you to the person in charge of our Qingyun Technology, Lin Qingci, President Lin. Renren Network was originally created by President Lin’s company."

Initially, Zhang Xiaolong noticed how beautiful Lin Qingci looked. When introduced at Boda Technology Company, Zhang Jingdong said she was the deputy director of Dongsheng Group, so he thought she was really just the deputy director.

Upon hearing that Renren Network was actually her creation, Zhang Xiaolong immediately regarded her with several degrees of genuine respect.

"President Lin, I am truly impressed... You are indeed a woman who rivals men!"

Lin Qingci felt this, then said, "Mr. Zhang, you flatter me. The scale Renren Network has reached today owes far more to Boss Zhang’s contribution than mine."

"You are the real expert, successfully creating Foxmail single-handedly back in ’97 is something I truly admire. I look forward to learning from you."

"I wouldn’t dare. We’ll learn from each other as we go."

Zhang Jingdong laughed and said, "From now on, we’re all family, and we’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn from each other."

"Mr. Zhang, to be honest, I’m really surprised at how easily you decided to join us."

"Because of this pleasant surprise, I want to give you a gift. For the next six months, I won’t burden you with responsibilities. Additionally, I’ll transfer 30 million to your branch office’s accounts."

"During this time, you can do whatever you want, and if you choose to pursue any specific project, I’ll add at least another 50 million investment. How does that sound?"

The reason Zhang Jingdong decided to do this is that he knows Zhang Xiaolong is like a dragon; if you constrain him to a specific project, his lack of interest may lead to lackluster results.

But if you let him play freely, he will feel at ease and might bring you some delightful surprises.

In these circumstances, he was able to create WeChat largely due to the significant freedom Tencent granted him at the time.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaolong couldn’t help but feel for the first time that he had found a wise leader.

To be honest, although last night’s conversation revealed Zhang Jingdong to be a visionary person, people can change.

When two people are friends, one face is shown, but when becoming superior and subordinate, it might be another face entirely.

So, right after the acquisition was completed, there was a fleeting worry that he might have left the tiger’s jaws only to enter the wolf’s den.

But at this moment...

He clearly felt that Zhang Jingdong is exactly the sort of extraordinary boss he most wants to follow.

Thus, he earnestly said, "Boss, thank you for your trust. I... I will definitely work hard to live up to your expectations."

Zhang Jingdong said unabashedly, "I’m not boasting, but one of the most important reasons I’ve achieved my current success at this age is because I’ve never misjudged people, like President Lin."

"And now that I’ve placed a big bet on you, I believe I won’t lose."

More than an hour later, after finishing their meal and conversation, they went downstairs together.

Zhang Jingdong gave Zhang Xiaolong a few more words of advice, then headed to the airport with Lin Qingci and the others.

After completing security checks, Zhang Jingdong said to Lin Qingci, "Let me make a phone call. You all head to the lounge first."

Lin Qingci nodded, then led the group to the VIP lounge.

Once Lin Qingci completely disappeared from view, Zhang Jingdong took out his phone to call Ye Jinyan.

The phone rang only twice before connecting, "Hello..."

"Where are you now?"

"I’m at the Meizu factory with Ms. Guan, have you finished your business in Guangzhou?"

"Just finished today, and acquired a new project."

"Really, what kind of project?"

"An internet project."

"How much did you spend?"

"18 million."

"Only 18 million? That doesn’t seem like your usual style."

"Is 18 million too little? I can’t always be doing multi-billion projects, right? My health might withstand it, but my wallet certainly wouldn’t."

"Gee... Don’t be ridiculous!"

"Actually, the reason I invested in this project is not for the project itself, but to seize the project leader."