Disowning His Family

As for the game revenue share and other details, Liu Qiuya handled them. Chen Feng was not a professional negotiator; he was only responsible for the technical side. Liu Qiuya would conduct the actual negotiations, while he only needed to see whether the final terms suited him.

Only by negotiating with Liu Qiuya did the two senior advisors understand what a professional negotiator was. Someone like Chen Feng was still an amateur. He could negotiate without any issues, but Liu Qiuya kept an exceptionally precise grip on every detail, leaving them with virtually no room to gain any advantage.

They negotiated until evening and had already settled on a contract. When Chen Feng received it, he examined it carefully and found it largely to his liking. Their share was still relatively low, at around 30%, though the exact figure would fluctuate somewhat later.

"Miss Liu Qiuya, Mr. Chen Feng, we'll be taking our leave first."

The negotiations could not possibly be completed in a single evening and might continue for several days. There was no need for Chen Feng to remain here. He could leave everything to Liu Qiuya and make the final decision himself.

"Uncle Cao, are you free? I'd like to treat you to a meal."

"Of course I'm free."

Chen Feng wanted to treat Cao Deming because he felt that Cao Deming had helped him so much, and it was time to buy him a meal. Before long, they arrived at a nearby hotel.

"Little Brother Chen Feng, I truly never expected you to be so impressive. You actually became the Chief Technology Officer of Corona Technology Company. When you showed me those models back then, I already knew you were no ordinary person."

"You flatter me, Uncle Cao. None of this means much to me. By the way, there's something I want to tell you."

Chen Feng had other reasons for coming to see Cao Deming, so he had to make things clear to him.

"It's like this: I won't be supplying you with figurine models anymore. Or rather, the quantity I provide will be quite limited."

Upon hearing this, Cao Deming nodded. He had actually anticipated it long ago. For a technology company like theirs, there was no need to keep producing those models. The profits from models were relatively low, and making them was time-consuming and labor-intensive, so there was no reason to continue.

"That's no problem. I won't need overly refined models anymore. Now that the task has been completed, if there are any other tasks, I can just look elsewhere."

"Uncle Cao, you don't need to feel discouraged. If you have any troublesome tasks, come find me. I'll still help you. Oh, and what I really wanted to ask was whether you'd be interested in becoming the manager of our Procurement Department?"

Cao Deming was immediately stunned. Was Chen Feng trying to recruit him?

"Our Procurement Department has been short-handed lately. Besides, I don't have anyone there I can truly trust. If you came to help me, the efficiency of our Procurement Department would definitely improve by a great deal."

That was indeed the case. Although the Procurement Department had recently been buying a large amount of raw materials, Chen Feng did not know anyone there well enough to trust them. If someone took kickbacks, he might not even discover it, and Liu Qiuya could not possibly keep an eye on the Procurement Department at all times.

Unlike other departments, the Procurement Department had plenty of opportunities for under-the-table gains. That was why Chen Feng had decided to recruit someone he knew well, and Cao Deming was undoubtedly the best choice.

Cao Deming felt conflicted as well. After hearing Chen Feng's words, his instinct was to switch to Corona Technology Company. Anyone could see that Corona Technology Company's future development would be extraordinary. However, Goose Factory, where he currently worked, was also one of China's top major companies, and he had gradually begun to receive greater recognition there.

That was the source of his hesitation. If he chose Corona Technology Company, its future held limitless possibilities. If he joined now, what he gained in the future would definitely exceed what he could gain at Goose Factory. Although he had already become valued at Goose Factory, he was only slightly better off than the Procurement Department manager at his former Goose Factory branch, and the actual benefits were not much.

He was essentially a middleman, facilitating communication between Goose Factory and Chen Feng. Now that Chen Feng and Goose Factory were already in direct contact, it made no difference whether he, the middleman, existed or not.

After thinking for several minutes, Chen Feng did not interrupt him. Soon, he received Cao Deming's answer.

"Since Little Brother Chen Feng thinks so highly of me, I'm willing to come help you."

The two ended their conversation pleasantly. Chen Feng had put considerable thought into recruiting Cao Deming. There was no need to say much about Cao Deming's capabilities. When Chen Feng had sent him that model video back then, he had taken it seriously the first time he saw it. Someone else might have simply ignored it, assuming it had been made with special effects, but Cao Deming had been willing to give it a try. That alone was a rare quality.

Moreover, during his interactions with Cao Deming, Chen Feng had found that Cao Deming was not only a good person, but also had many clever ideas. Those ideas could help his company improve.

Of course, the most important thing was that he had a good character, which was why Chen Feng was willing to give him a chance. Besides, he truly needed someone familiar to serve as the manager of the Procurement Department.

This brought up his relatives. After many of them heard that his company was hiring, they wanted to come work for him. Older male cousins and younger male cousins he had not seen in a long time even came directly to Chen Feng's home, but Chen Feng refused them all. In his words:

"Sorry, we need professional talent."

With that one honest sentence, he had offended who knew how many relatives and friends. Chen Feng's parents felt very awkward about it, but they did not blame him.

"What Chen Feng did was right. Back when I worked at the old factory, many relatives and friends asked me to arrange jobs for them. I let some of them in, but most of them were just dead weight and couldn't provide any real value."

His grandfather supported Chen Feng as well. Under those circumstances, many people had nothing more to say and left Chen Feng's home in embarrassment. Chen Feng had even earned the accusation of disowning all his family, though he had no idea who had spread it. In any case, that was the kind of person he had now become.