Chapter 170: Chapter 136: Chinese Academy of Sciences (Triple Combo)
Zhang Dayong’s expression softened at the words: "Of course, I trust your character. Alright, I contacted you to discuss this matter, so you can go back and prepare first. Keep an eye on the bidding announcements in the near future."
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After leaving the teahouse, Qi Yun called Hong Weize, asking him for help making a connection as he wanted to visit the boss of Grand Software, Huang Juncai.
Grand Software was quite famous locally, having done numerous government projects, and had a good reputation, Qi Yun had heard about them before.
So his first choice was to collaborate with them.
Hong Weize readily agreed, telling him to wait for news.
Not even ten minutes later, Hong Weize called back, telling Qi Yun that he had already arranged it, and Qi Yun could directly visit the company.
Qi Yun expressed his gratitude, hung up, and headed straight for Huang Juncai’s company.
Inside an office building, Qi Yun stepped out of the elevator, adjusted his attire, and approached the reception to state his purpose.
The receptionist smiled and asked him to wait a moment, then made a call to inform Huang Juncai’s secretary.
A short while later, a secretary dressed in professional attire came over and politely said, "Mr. Qi, President Huang is expecting you, please follow me."
Qi Yun followed the secretary to Huang Juncai’s office.
The office was spacious and bright, luxuriously decorated, with some of the company’s honorary certificates and project achievements displayed on the walls.
A middle-aged man in his forties was sitting behind the desk. Seeing Qi Yun enter, he stood up, warmly extended his hand, and said, "Mr. Qi, I’ve heard much about you, welcome, welcome!"
Qi Yun also smiled and shook Huang Juncai’s hand, saying, "President Huang, hello! I’ve long heard of your great reputation, and it’s an honor to visit you today."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, they sat down on the sofa.
The secretary brought two cups of coffee, gently placing them on the coffee table in front of them.
"Mr. Qi, may I ask what brings you here today?" Huang Juncai sipped his coffee and asked.
Knowing the other was busy, Qi Yun directly got to the point and explained his purpose.
After listening, Huang Juncai looked at him with slight surprise and smiled, saying, "Mr. Qi, you really are well-connected."
Qi Yun quickly waved it off, humbly replying, "In your presence, I hardly deserve such praise; I’m just trying to make a living."
Huang Juncai laughed heartily, "Mr. Qi, you are too modest."
"Of course, cooperation is possible. We have done many similar projects, and in terms of delivery time and system security, you can rest assured."
Qi Yun’s face lit up with joy, "That’s wonderful. With President Huang’s support, I can be at ease."
With the cooperation settled, they started discussing profit distribution, roughly agreeing on Qi Yun receiving 2.5 million, responsible for his company securing the bid, and the remaining 3.5 million going to Huang Juncai, with Grand responsible for system development and subsequent implementation.
However, for a project like this, the funds are disbursed in phases and definitely not all at once, so they came to an oral agreement, with Grand first preparing the project plan, and after winning the bid, both parties would sign a formal cooperation agreement.
After the discussion, Qi Yun didn’t stay much longer, getting up to leave, and Huang Juncai very courteously escorted him to the elevator.
Sitting in the car afterwards, seeing that it was almost time for school to be out, he still hadn’t received a call from Wei Xueming.
So Qi Yun decided to drive straight home, planning to pick up his daughter from kindergarten first, as he had promised last night to take her out for pizza today.
After parking the car, he walked to the kindergarten entrance, coincidentally meeting Zhao Qing who was coming out with his daughter.
The little girl saw Qi Yun and happily dashed into his arms.
"Daddy!"
Qi Yun squatted down, his face full of happiness, embraced his daughter, and kissed her cheek: "Nuannuan, were you good at kindergarten today?"
The little girl looked up, nodding vigorously: "Daddy, I was very good! I even got a little red flower!" Saying this, she carefully took a small red flower out of her pocket and waved it in front of Qi Yun.
Hearing this, Qi Yun smiled and patted her head, "Nuannuan is so excellent, then Daddy will take you for a big pizza now! How about that?"
The little girl excitedly beamed, clapped her hands and jumped up, "Yes, yes, I want the biggest pizza!"
At this moment, Zhao Qing also approached, smiling, and said, "She didn’t eat properly at lunch, just hoping you’d take her out for pizza tonight."
Qi Yun chuckled, "Then let’s go!" Saying this, he picked up the little girl in his arms and held Zhao Qing’s hand, heading toward the parking lot.
The three of them got into the car, and just as it started, his phone rang. Looking at the screen, it showed Wei Xueming.
Qi Yun answered the call, "Old Wei."
"Qi Yun, Director Yu from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has arrived, can you come over now?" Wei Xueming asked.
Qi Yun, hearing this, glanced in the rearview mirror, seeing the little girl eagerly looking at him.
So he hesitated for a moment, apologetically saying, "Sorry Old Wei, I’m a bit tied up right now, could you wait for another two hours?"
Wei Xueming was a bit startled, knowing that with Director Yu’s status, people usually scramble just to see him, yet this young man was actually making him wait for two hours.
However, he also knew Qi Yun wasn’t someone who failed to see the bigger picture, certainly not intentionally being difficult, so he sighed and agreed, "Okay, I’ll tell Director Yu. Once you’re done, come over as soon as you can."
"Alright, thank you, Old Wei," Qi Yun said gratefully.
After hanging up, Zhao Qing leaned over and asked, "Do you have something to attend to?"