"Why so suddenly?"

Zhao Yingjun lowered her head and smiled, moving her chair back slightly, without touching the resignation report.

"Actually, I've been thinking about it for a while."

Lin Xian explained:

"I told you about this at the beginning of the year. I want to go out and start my own business, but at that time I felt I wasn't ready yet, so I didn't leave for the time being, thinking about staying by your side to learn for a while longer. But now... I feel it's time for me to leave. There are some things I must do, and I sincerely want to do them."

Looking at Lin Xian's firm gaze, Zhao Yingjun was silent for a moment, then said softly:

"You've already made up your mind, haven't you?"

"Yes."

Lin Xian nodded:

"But don't worry, the copyright of Lyra Cat, and the authorization for Professor Xu Yun's chemical substance, I'll leave them all behind. I... I'm leaving with nothing."

For a moment, Lin Xian couldn't think of a more appropriate adjective.

Pfft—

Zhao Yingjun was immediately amused, bending over in her chair with laughter:

"Leaving with nothing? Are we talking about divorce?"

"Ah... I just wanted to express that meaning." Lin Xian was also amused by his own words:

"Let's leave the authorization for these two things to MX company. Otherwise... to be honest, I'm actually a little embarrassed to resign at this time, so it's kind of like leaving some compensation."

The unintentional amusement, on the contrary, made the atmosphere in the office less tense.

Zhao Yingjun crossed her arms, crossed her legs, and looked at Lin Xian:

"These two things are your current source of income, Lin Xian. If you leave them all to MX company, how will you make money in the future? And... what do you want to do in the future? What kind of company do you want to start? What kind of business?"

"I haven't thought about it yet."

Lin Xian was also frank.

He really hadn't thought it through yet.

But he had a plan in his heart.

Wasn't Lyra Cat copied from the future world 600 years later? In the future, if he wants to make money, he can just take this path.

The Seven Deadly Sins incident has been resolved.

Even if there is still an Angelica who "allegedly" never participated in the crimes alive outside... but Ji Xinshui is dead, the general trend is over, and this Hollywood actress can't make any waves.

What's more, Lin Xian now understands.

What's the use of hiding all the time?

He will be caught one day.

In this world, you can only be a thief for a hundred days, but you can't guard against a thief for a hundred days.

The biggest lesson Lin Xian learned from the Ji Lin and Ji Xinshui incident was not that he didn't hide well, but that he wasn't strong enough.

If he was strong enough, capable enough, what qualifications would they have to play cat and mouse games with him?

In the end, the reason why he was able to turn the tables and win was, frankly speaking, because he borrowed Chu Shanhe's strength and connections.

If Chu Shanhe hadn't borrowed a group of "plainclothes" from outside Donghai, from the bigwigs in the capital, he would never have been able to arrest Ji Lin and Ji Xinshui.

Therefore.

He can't hide, and he can't escape.

It's better to take advantage of the fact that there is no obvious crisis for the time being, and immediately and quickly develop his own power, make himself stronger, and have the strength to face the enemy head-on in the future.

This is the most important thing.

There is an old saying—

All fear comes from insufficient firepower!

Zhao Yingjun sighed and shook her head with a smile:

"Okay, your departure was something I expected, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly. Like I said before, if you really have a goal, something you have to do, then I definitely won't stop you. I grant your request to resign."

"But... since you haven't thought about what you want to do in the future, and your start-up capital is probably not enough to support huge

investment and consumption. So... why don't we change our thinking? For example—"

Zhao Yingjun bent down and opened the safe under her desk.

It was a small knob safe, containing the company's official seal, internal account books, and a series of very important things.

This was also the only thing in this office that Lin Xian couldn't access, and it was considered the highest level of confidentiality for MX company.

Zhao Yingjun took out a bill from inside, placed it on the table, and looked at Lin Xian:

"This is a bank draft for 2 billion yuan."

"This is..."

Lin Xian was a little puzzled, did Zhao Yingjun want to invest in him?

"This was placed here by Chu Shanhe."

Zhao Yingjun looked at Lin Xian:

"He specifically left it for you."

Chu Shanhe?

Lin Xian was puzzled:

"When did this happen?"

"Just after you went to Chu Shanhe's house for dinner and refused his thanks."

Zhao Yingjun smiled and explained to Lin Xian:

"That day, after you left Chu Shanhe's house, Chu Shanhe called me and praised you to the skies. He naturally told me about you refusing his gift, but what kind of person is Chu Shanhe? He understands these kindnesses and affections the most. He could never just let you go with a meal after you saved his precious daughter."

"So... even if you don't want his gift, he still remembers your kindness. He also knows that you won't accept his money. He told me on the phone that men always need to have their own careers, saying that you will leave MX one day to start your own company."

"Therefore, he told me that he sent someone to deliver a bank draft of 2 billion yuan to me, and asked me to keep it a secret from you first. When you propose to resign and start your own business one day, this 2 billion will be his investment in you. After all... it's very, very difficult to start a business without initial capital. If everything starts from scratch, it's not only too slow, but also doesn't have any risk resistance."

"I have to say, Chu Shanhe is a smart man. He also knows that you definitely won't want it if he gives it to you for free, so he emphasized that this 2 billion yuan is an equity investment. No matter what company you build or what business you do, he will use this 2 billion to take 5% of your company's shares."

……

2 billion yuan for 5% equity.

Lin Xian naturally understood what Chu Shanhe meant.

This was almost the same as giving it away for free.

He is currently penniless, with a total savings of only about 100 million yuan. Starting any company is still far from being a reality... 5% equity is not worth 2 billion yuan?

But Chu Shanhe was right.

If he has enough start-up capital, it can indeed allow all his plans to start quickly, and also allow his strength to grow rapidly, which will definitely be beneficial and harmless.

"If you don't mind...

Lin Xian."

Zhao Yingjun took out another bank draft from the safe, with her signature and the company's official seal on it:

"I also want to invest in your new company in the name of MX company. Like Chu Shanhe, it's also 2 billion yuan, taking 5% of your shares."

"Not only that."

Zhao Yingjun looked up at him:

"The most difficult thing in starting a new company is not money, but people. Whether it's recruiting elites from outside or cultivating newcomers from scratch, there are risks and costs involved. In a sense, talent is more important than money for the development of a company."

"So... whichever employees in MX company you think are good, you can directly take them away. All of your current subordinates can also be taken away as the most trusted veterans of your new company. As for the company's office location... I think the building next door is good. It's been vacant. You can rent it as the headquarters of your new company. It's also close to our company, which is convenient for future business dealings and personnel exchanges."

"As for the company's business, the copyright of Lyra Cat is of course all yours. It belongs to you, and you can focus on operating it in the future. The same goes for Professor Xu Yun's chemical

substance authorization. You can develop it as much as you want, just maintain the cooperative relationship with MX company."

……

Listening to Zhao Yingjun's words, Lin Xian couldn't help but be a little moved.

He was clearly resigning.

But his old boss was giving him money, giving him people, and even worrying about the company's location and operations.

The most important thing is that she is willing to let him directly take away the employees and middle-level managers that MX company has already cultivated. This is equivalent to directly building the skeleton of the new company for him.

But this is indeed what he needs most right now.

As long as he has these, the new company can start directly.

"Thank you for your help."

Lin Xian naturally did not refuse.

"You're welcome."

Seeing Lin Xian agree, Zhao Yingjun seemed to relax a lot and laughed:

"Even if we are no longer in a superior-subordinate relationship in the future, we are still friends and partners. What's more, the company headquarters is just next door. If you need anything, you can just do the same as now."

"By the way... have you thought about what to call your new company?"

Lin Xian scratched his head.

He really didn't know what to call the new company.

He only came to submit a resignation report today... but he didn't expect to be planned by Zhao Yingjun to the point where the new company seemed to be opening tomorrow!

She is indeed a commercial genius!

While thinking, Lin Xian caught a glimpse of the Lyra Cat doll on Zhao Yingjun's desk.

That's right...

He suddenly thought.

All of this, in fact, started from this Lyra Cat doll.

From the cat mask on Da Lian Mao's face;

To himself drawing this cat from a dream 600 years later on paper from 600 years ago;

The gears of fate started turning from this moment.

Afterwards...

The naming of Lyra Cat triggered the first space-time butterfly effect;

It was also this butterfly effect that made Lin Xian try to verify the changes in space-time, which in turn made Xu Yun successful, and indirectly killed Xu Yun;

Since then, the situation has been turbulent, the Genius Club, Ji Xinshui and Ji Lin, cat and mouse games, the Seven Deadly Sins, Copernicus... all kinds of mysteries and crises have come one after another;

Looking back on the experiences of the past six months, it's really magical and dramatic.

The origin of everything is just this cute cat.

"Then... let's call it Lyra."

Lin Xian spread his hands:

"Anyway, after all the fuss, my new company is still inextricably linked to our MX company, with our shares, our employees, and using the same mascot IP... If you don't mind, lend me the name Lyra."

"Of course, there's no problem."

Zhao Yingjun responded with a smile, then picked up the calendar on the table:

"In that case... today should be a memorable day for you."

She turned the calendar over, her index finger pointing to today's date:

"May 20, 2023, you took the most memorable step in your life, found something you sincerely want to do, and gave the company a name you like. I'm really happy for you."

"No matter what achievements your company will achieve in the future, where it will go, or what scale it will develop to. But in short, today..."

"Lyra Company has come into this world."