Yellow Hair immediately spoke up to confront Zhang Liunian when he saw him refuse.
"Zhang Liunian, is it true, like Xiao Huang said? You never intended to cooperate with us from the start. You just wanted to extract information to go after it yourself, or sell our intelligence to others?" Chen Jiayuan asked Zhang Liunian sternly.
Zhang Liunian looked up and met his gaze, seeing anger and dissatisfaction in his eyes. It seemed Chen Jiayuan was extremely displeased with him.
He couldn't be blamed for this. He genuinely wanted to cooperate, but they had pushed him too far and treated him like a fool. They wanted him to invest but didn't even have a proper plan, only stating the general direction and expecting him to fork over money.
Were they all just after his money, intending to treat him as a gullible sucker?
"President Chen, has he gone mad, and you've followed suit? With so many people here discussing the project, is there not a single person who wouldn't mention these projects to friends and family?
If you truly wanted to keep these projects confidential, you should have had everyone sign a non-disclosure agreement, instead of just pouncing on me and biting like this."
Zhang Liunian's words were quite impolite, even berating them all.
As soon as he spoke, the Hong Kong businessmen members collectively glared at him with anger.
President Chen was so enraged he cursed, "Zhang Liunian, your words are going too far. We didn't ask you to sign a non-disclosure agreement, but we also didn't ask you to publicize it everywhere. Everyone knows who is at fault here. Don't try to distract us. I'll ask you this, is this project good or not? If it is, why won't you invest?"
"President, it's better that he doesn't invest. We can earn more money," the Yellow Hair youth was happy that Zhang Liunian wasn't involved, allowing them to make more money.
But he also knew that the President wanted Zhang Liunian to invest, and it would be even better if Zhang Liunian invested all ninety million yuan he had.
He didn't know why the President had his sights set on Zhang Liunian's ninety million yuan, but it was indeed a substantial sum.
"President, what Young Master Huang said is correct. We don't need to fawn over someone who's ignoring us. If Zhang Liunian doesn't want to invest, there are plenty of others who will," Manager Ren also found Zhang Liunian extremely unlikable and didn't want to see him profit with them.
Chen Jiayuan didn't necessarily want Zhang Liunian to profit with them. He was only interested in the ninety million yuan Zhang Liunian had, so he was very concerned about Zhang Liunian's decision to invest or not.
However, the answer he received was still negative, which made him extremely impatient.
"Zhang Liunian, you know the potential of this project. While I'm not sure exactly how much money we'll make, I'm confident it will be far more than you invest.
You don't need to worry about us deceiving you. After all, the contract will be clearly written, and you can protect your interests in case of any changes, ensuring your money isn't wasted.
It would be a great pity to pass up such a good project.
Moreover, your money is just sitting there, so why not invest it? Perhaps in a few years, your money will multiply several times over.
Young people shouldn't be timid and fearful; you should dare to take risks and forge ahead."
Chen Jiayuan did not accept Yellow Hair's suggestion and was still determined to achieve cooperation and see Zhang Liunian invest.
Zhang Liunian understood his intentions, which was that he wanted his money, but his money wasn't something they could get just by asking.
"President Chen, instead of persuading me so earnestly, it would be better to show something concrete. For example, a detailed plan for these four projects.
As long as I see sincerity, I won't object.
However, don't get your hopes up too high. I can only contribute thirty million yuan at most; I have other uses for the rest."
Zhang Liunian stating his budget was him giving them face and taking a step back.
Unfortunately, his step back did not earn him any gratitude; instead, it made them even more furious.
"For such a large project, you're only investing thirty million? You're too stingy!" Manager Ren couldn't help but sneer first.
Yellow Hair followed closely, "A country bumpkin is a country bumpkin. For such a big project, such a good project, to only dare to put out thirty million, truly comes from a small family, with narrow nostrils."
"..." If he didn't invest, he was criticized; if he did invest, he was told the amount was too little. Did they really think they were his father, Zhang Liunian, wanting to shit and piss on his head?
"This is my budget. Since you all say it's too little, why don't you state your own contributions, so I can broaden my horizons and see if each of you can put out hundreds of millions."
It's just a verbal sparring match, who can't do it? Come on! Let's go together!
Zhang Liunian looked at them mockingly, waiting for their quotes.
The members fell silent collectively upon hearing this.
They dared not quote, as that would be inviting Zhang Liunian's ridicule.
They could mock Zhang Liunian, but they would never allow a country bumpkin to have the chance to mock them.
Seeing their silence, Zhang Liunian raised an eyebrow and spoke again, "Why aren't you talking anymore? Have you all gone mute? Weren't you just accusing me of giving too little? Now, why has each of you become a mute? Can't you say it? It's really laughable. You want me to do something you can't accomplish yourselves. Aren't you treating me like a gullible sucker!"
"..."
Weren't they indeed treating him like a gullible sucker? With Zhang Liunian's ninety million yuan, they wouldn't have to invest much money.
Not only would they not have to invest much, but they would also get more when it was distributed. Taking advantage of such a good deal was only foolish not to do.
That's why they had collectively tried to rope Zhang Liunian into the partnership with President Chen, but unfortunately, Zhang Liunian was too cautious and didn't fall for it.
"I'll invest seventy million," while everyone was still silent, President Chen suddenly took the lead and said, then he looked deeply at the crowd.
Immediately, someone stood up to echo his statement. This person was none other than Manager Ren, who was interested in the automobile project, "Since the President has made his statement, I'll reveal my hand too. I'll invest sixty million."
"I'll invest fifty million."
"I'll invest forty million."
"I'll also invest forty million, can't be less than the country bumpkin."
"..."
It was unclear how they had coordinated, but those who were silent moments ago immediately started quoting one after another after Chen Jiayuan spoke, and each of them quoted a higher amount than Zhang Liunian.
It seemed like this was the only way to slap Zhang Liunian's face.
"Comrade Zhang Liunian, you've heard it. The least among us has forty million. Your investment is indeed a bit small. How about you add a little more to strive for an even more perfect project?" Chen Jiayuan was very pleased to see everyone so cooperative, truly living up to his expectations, they were all sharp.