Forty Billion Contract

After hearing Sister Ye's words, Chen Chen nodded. "Regarding the matter of the two of you establishing a presence on your platforms, I am very pleased to hear it, but..."

Everyone immediately perked up their ears.

"One hundred million is not enough for the Little X Translation Assistant to establish a presence on your platform."

Chen Chen held up two fingers. "I want two billion!"

"Mr. Chen, isn't that a bit much?"

Tony exclaimed immediately. "Our valuation of your company is only 1.5 billion. Two billion already exceeds your company's entire valuation. We cannot accept this!"

"It's fine, we can find another way to cooperate then."

Chen Chen smiled, unconcerned. "Which of you is willing to pay three billion US dollars, and I'll let them have exclusive authorization for the entire Federation."

Upon hearing this, Tony and Alvin's faces turned pale simultaneously. Tony stammered, "M-Mr. Chen, this behavior is unethical. In your Central Continent Region's terms, it's called... what is it called again? Price gouging?"

"Price gouging?" Chen Chen asked.

"Pfft..." Xia Yin beside him almost spat out her water.

"No! It's... price inflation!"

Tony slapped his thigh fiercely. "Yes, price inflation! This is not the behavior of a gentleman!"

"No need to say more."

Chen Chen waved his hand. "I'm only giving you these two options; otherwise, we're done talking."

"If you insist, I'm afraid we cannot continue this business discussion!"

Tony took a deep breath, suppressing his anger. "We see no sincerity from you or your company!"

"Manager Xia?" Sister Ye beside him showed a look of anxiety, wanting Xia Yin to persuade Chen Chen.

Xia Yin, however, merely pursed her lips, wanting to laugh but not daring to, her face turning red from holding it in.

"You should have realized by now that this software of mine is actually not suitable for the Central Continent market."

Chen Chen suddenly changed the subject and said calmly, "Whether it's QQ or WeChat, or even Tieba and Weibo, none are suitable for the Little X Translation Assistant. The only ones who truly need it are international communication platforms like yours."

"Our company's translation software was born for international communication platforms. While the value of the software itself might not be high, its actual value is far from simple surface revenue."

Chen Chen analyzed calmly. "Have you two considered what consequences it would cause if my translation software were used by your competitors?"

As Chen Chen spoke, the conference room fell silent.

Tony and Alvin exchanged glances. How could they not see the value of Little X?

They had simply been pretending to be oblivious.

Not only that, but they even knew what a disaster it would be for them if social platforms like Tumblr and Telegram obtained Little X, potentially even shaking their dominant position in the social media sphere!

"Think about it again. If your companies obtain exclusive authorization, not only will your dominant positions be further solidified, but you might even have the opportunity to open up emerging markets!"

Chen Chen stared into their eyes. "Have you considered entering the Central Continent Region?"

This last sentence struck them like a bolt from the blue, causing everyone present to hold their breath!

At this moment, they all thought of Tencent.

No one was unclear about how the internet empire of Tencent rose to power.

But precisely because they were clear, they were consumed by jealousy, so much so that they wanted to devour its flesh and gnaw its bones!

Possessing the world's largest market, yet with no truly strong competitors, Tencent grew from a small chat software into a corporate empire whose tentacles reached every corner of the internet in just over a decade!

It even easily surpassed Twitter and overshadowed Facebook!

This was the chronicle of the Tencent empire!

"Besides Facebook and Twitter, there are many other international platforms, such as Tumblr, Instagram, Telegram, LINE, and so on..."

Seeing their tempted expressions, Chen Chen said with a faint smile, "Strictly speaking, any international communication platform that obtains my exclusive authorization can become the next Facebook. Even if you two are unwilling, I think someone will be willing, right?"

Hearing this, the representatives from Facebook and Twitter fell into complete silence.

After a long while, Tony finally said with some difficulty, "I need to contact headquarters about this. If you don't mind, we can come back tomorrow."

"Please do." Chen Chen gestured.

Watching them slowly leave the conference room, Xia Yin then whispered in amazement, "They seem to be tempted..."

"Not 'seem to be,' they definitely will."

Chen Chen shook his head. "If I'm not mistaken, someone will contact us within an hour."

As expected, only half an hour later, Sister Ye rushed to Chen Chen's office door again. "Chairman, Ms. Emily from Facebook is here!"

"Let her come straight in," Chen Chen said.

"Okay!"

Soon, Sister Ye entered with the woman who had been beside Tony earlier, along with several lawyers.

Emily did not speak Chinese like Tony but spoke rapidly in English. "Mr. Chen, we have met before. I represent Facebook and agree to your second proposal of purchasing exclusive Federation authorization for the Little X Translation Assistant for three billion US dollars!"

"Is that so? What a coincidence..."

Chen Chen lightly wagged his index finger and said regretfully, "Twitter contacted me just now, and they were also willing to do this."

"That's impossible!" Emily exclaimed in surprise. She subconsciously glanced at Chen Chen's side. "You're committing fraud!"

"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."

Chen Chen said unhurriedly, "If you don't believe me, you can wait for Mr. Alvin to come and confront us?"

Emily choked upon hearing this, then took a deep breath. "Since that's the case, we at Facebook are willing to purchase the exclusive Federation authorization for Little X for four billion US dollars. That's our limit, Mr. Chen!"

"Pleasure doing business with you!" Chen Chen extended his hand upon hearing this, a gentle smile on his face.

The contract signing took nearly three hours.

After Sister Ye saw Emily and her group, who looked pale, out the door, Xia Yin suddenly poked her head through the crack.

"Done?"

"Done," Chen Chen said, pulling out a contract. "Four billion US dollars."

"Year!"

Xia Yin immediately cheered and rushed in excitedly. "Oh my god, am I dreaming? Four billion, and in US dollars! I couldn't earn this much even if I sold my dad!"

"Facebook and Twitter are like jackals; they were never good news. How could we not make them bleed heavily?"

"If they're not good news, why did you let them set up shop in the Central Continent Region?" Xia Yin asked with a laugh while flipping through the contract.

"Can they even get in?" Chen Chen scoffed and tossed the contract into a drawer. "Not to mention the district government and Tencent, this contract doesn't state that we must update the Chinese system..."

"Huh?" Xia Yin was suddenly startled. "Are you planning to trick them?"

"No need for now. If they really intend to enter the Central Continent Region market, it won't be too late to trick them then."

Chen Chen sneered. "In short, just remember that these two platforms will be our enemies sooner or later."