Return to Hangcheng

Two days later, under Lin Yumo's introduction, Guo Yuan met Wang Hui.

Upon first seeing Wang Hui, Guo Yuan's first thought was that he had to be a very intelligent man.

Because the hair on top of his head was so sparse that one idiom described him perfectly—bald as a coot!

"Brother Hui, this is Guo Yuan, the Guo Yuan I told you about. Guo Yuan, this is Wang Hui, our company's former HR director."

Lin Yumo introduced the two to each other.

They shook hands, considering themselves acquainted.

"Mr. Guo, if you don't mind me asking, what does your company do?" Wang Hui asked bluntly.

"We develop intelligent engines."

"Intelligent engine development? Does that project really have prospects? As far as I know, this market has already been completely dominated."

"I know."

"Mr. Guo, you know it has no prospects and you're still doing it? Do you have too much money?" Wang Hui asked probingly.

"Of course not. It's because I'm confident I can break the existing market."

Wang Hui sighed at that. With Guo Yuan's student-like declaration, combined with his somewhat youthful face, Wang Hui found it truly difficult to believe him.

So he shook his head and said, "Mr. Guo, I'm afraid I can't go work for you."

"Brother Hui! Don't reject him so quickly. Guo Yuan isn't joking. You can try trusting him for once. If things don't work out over there, you can come back to Longcheng Biology." Lin Yumo hurriedly tried to persuade him.

After thinking for a moment, Wang Hui said, "All right! I'm willing to give it a try. Mr. Guo, what are the benefits and compensation like at your company?"

Wang Hui had previously earned 2.7 million a year at Longcheng Biology, including his annual salary and equity incentives. Given his ability, he was worth that price, and with Lin Yumo's connection, he could be trusted.

But he didn't think highly of your company. He only agreed for Lin Yumo's sake, and he had no intention of demanding much in salary, because he felt your company would not last long enough for it to matter.

Guo Yuan felt somewhat uncomfortable upon hearing that. This Wang Hui was looking down on him too much!

But then Guo Yuan reconsidered. Wasn't this an opportunity?

Since Wang Hui thought the company would not last long and wasn't planning to ask for a high salary, shouldn't he take full advantage of him?

So Guo Yuan said with a smile, "Mr. Wang, our company has only just started, so the salary and benefits definitely won't be high."

At that, Guo Yuan looked up at Wang Hui.

Wang Hui immediately said, "How about this, Mr. Guo? Let's leave ourselves a period to evaluate each other. If I feel your company isn't up to par, I'll choose to resign voluntarily.

"If Mr. Guo feels my professional abilities aren't up to par, you can let me go as well.

"For these three months, Mr. Guo only needs to cover my rent and meals. What do you think?"

Guo Yuan felt this arrangement was acceptable. He could use Wang Hui for free for three months as the price of looking down on his company.

As for whether Wang Hui would leave after three months, Guo Yuan didn't think so.

The framework for Tianyu Technology's intelligent engine was already nearly perfect. All it lacked was the core code.

Guo Yuan only needed to fill in the core code and make some minor adjustments.

At most, this intelligent engine would be fully developed within a month.

Once Wang Hui witnessed the performance of this intelligent engine, he definitely would not choose to resign.

By then, Wang Hui would understand what Guo Yuan had meant when he said he had come to break the existing market.

Three days after settling things with Wang Hui, Guo Yuan received a call from Wu Tianyu.

"Mr. Guo, Tianyu Technology's audit has been completed. All the accounts have been sorted out. When would it be convenient for you?" Wu Tianyu asked.

"I'll come over tomorrow."

"Okay! I'll be waiting for you at the company at three in the afternoon." With that, Wu Tianyu hung up.

After hanging up, Guo Yuan immediately booked a plane ticket for the next day. Then, he notified Wang Hui on WeChat and told him to officially start work in Hangcheng the day after tomorrow.

After receiving Wang Hui's reply, Guo Yuan called Lawyer Qin to discuss the specific details of the acquisition.

Finally, Guo Yuan waved over Lilith, who was preening her feathers.

"Lilith, I'll be leaving home for a while, and I might not be able to take you with me. Do you want to go back to Luo Siqi's place, or stay at Lin Yumo's next door for a few days?"

Lilith found that strange. Where could he possibly go without taking her along?

"I'm taking a plane. With your size, you can't be checked as cargo."

Ravens were relatively large and counted as birds of prey. Birds like that most likely could not be transported as pets.

Lilith indicated that she could fly there herself. Planes could fly through the sky, and so could she!

Guo Yuan shook his head. "No, it's too dangerous! It's over 1,340 kilometers from Bingzhou to Hangcheng. If you flew, it would probably take more than thirty hours. With your physical condition, you'd have to split it over at least five days, and you might lose your way. You can't go by yourself."

Lilith fell into thought at that. After quite a while, Guo Yuan finally heard the narrator's voice:

Lilith asked how long you would be gone.

"At least a month!"

Lilith still decided to fly there. You could let her fly there, because unlike ordinary ravens, Lilith would absolutely never get lost.

Hearing the narrator's words, Guo Yuan hesitated. Just as he was wavering, someone knocked on the door.

Guo Yuan went over and opened it. Lin Yumo stood outside, carrying alcohol.

"Want to have a drink?"

"Again?"

"A farewell drink for you!"

"Uh, how did you know I was leaving?" Guo Yuan asked as he invited Lin Yumo inside.

"I heard you talking to yourself. I originally wanted to go with you, but Yurou just started at Longcheng Biology and needs me to help her get familiar with things, so I can't go with you this time."

"I'm not a child."

Lin Yumo merely smiled without saying anything.

Guo Yuan took out the remaining peanuts from the refrigerator.

"Come on, cheers. Here's to you—no, here's to our company taking off!"

"I'll take that blessing."

With that, their tall glasses clinked together. Their reflections on the glass walls seemed to press together as well.

The next day, Guo Yuan boarded the plane. As for Lilith, after hesitating again and again, he still didn't dare let her fly over.

Lilith chose to stay at Guo Yuan's home, and Guo Yuan asked Lin Yumo to come by every day to feed her.

Lin Yumo agreed without hesitation. She said that in about half a month, once Su Yurou had become familiar with the company, she would go to Hangcheng to see Guo Yuan's company and bring Lilith over to him while she was at it.

At 1:30 in the afternoon, Guo Yuan's plane landed safely in Hangcheng.

Lawyer Qin had already been waiting for Guo Yuan at the airport.

Guo Yuan got into Lawyer Qin's car, and they headed straight for Tianyu Technology.

On this day, Future Technology officially stepped onto the stage of history.