Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 456 - 456 451 Your Ideal Is Really Grand

Chapter 456: Chapter 451 Your Ideal Is Really Grand Chapter 456: Chapter 451 Your Ideal Is Really Grand Zhuang Shengkai indeed wanted to win over Jiang Yan; to be precise, he wanted Jiang Yan to stay in the electronics factory and squeeze Jing Junyang out.

“Since you’ve figured it out, I won’t beat around the bush. Here’s the deal: you stay with our electronics factory as He Gong’s assistant, make it clear to Jing Junyang that you’re severing ties with him, and I’ll give you 500,000 a year. How about that?”

He Gong was the head of engineering and R&D in the electronics factory; becoming his assistant was like becoming the second-in-command of the entire engineering department.

500,000 a year, Zhuang Shengkai was really generous with him, since, as far as Jiang Yan knew, He Gong’s monthly salary was only 12,000, and including the annual bonus at the end of the year, it wasn’t even 200,000 total.

If He Gong found out that Zhuang Shengkai was offering him 500,000 just to win him over, who knows what he would think.

Jiang Yan didn’t reject the offer outright. He pretended to mull it over in silence for a good while, leading Zhuang Shengkai to believe that his words had had an effect and that Jiang Yan was wavering. So, he continued to persuade him earnestly, “Jiang Yan, you’ve worked with our factory for nearly two years, and you must clearly know how much those experienced engineers are paid, so the offer I’m making you is really sincere. I don’t have strict demands on your working hours, after all, you haven’t graduated yet, and you have to attend classes most of the time. You would really be coming to the job only during winter and summer breaks. Look, with just two holiday periods a year, plus weekends and occasional free time, you could easily make 500,000. Honestly, my dad doesn’t even pay me as much as you’d get.”

He sure slipped into calling him ‘Dad’ smoothly.

Seeing that Jiang Yan still hadn’t said anything, Zhuang Shengkai thought he had agreed and began to lay out conditions, “Honestly, the 500,000 is something I’ve decided on my own; I haven’t even discussed it with my dad yet. So Jiang Yan, how about this, you sign a contract with our factory, and after you graduate, you work for our company for ten years. This offer is really not bad, you know? Where else in the country could a fresh graduate get such a deal, right?”

At this point, Jiang Yan couldn’t help but laugh. “Director Zhuang, don’t you see a contradiction in your words? First, you say I’m a genius and you’re willing to pay me 500,000 a year, but then compare me to average graduates. So in your mind, you actually look down on domestic graduates, right? From what I’ve heard from Director Zhuang and He Gong about how I perform, it seems you don’t really approve, and the real reason you’re offering me a lot of money to win me over is because you want to buy ‘Feixue’, right?”

Just back from abroad, he always boasts about how things had been done years ago there, how we’re already falling behind; our own R&D can’t make it, it’s impossible to produce it ourselves, we still need to import from them, we must be willing to spend money on more advanced technology… He Gong had cursed Zhuang Shengkai as a foreign-worshipping ignoramus in front of Jiang Yan more than once, thinking he knew everything when he didn’t know squat.

It was clear he wanted to win him over, but then he would demean him intentionally or unintentionally. Did he really think that coming back from abroad meant he was coated in gold, wearing a tortoiseshell? And trying to employ both carrot and stick, did he think he was some high official?

Had the boss gone senile? To think he wanted to hand the factory over to someone like this?

“Jiang Yan, I admit you have some skills, but in the end, you’re still too young and inexperienced. Your vision is too narrow, not forward-looking enough. You should know…”

“All I know is that, whether in life or business, one must keep their word. Since Director Zhuang looks down on domestic products and graduates so much, why bother humbling yourself by offering me 500,000? If our paths are different, we should not seek to journey together. Goodbye!”

After saying that, Jiang Yan hung up the phone and turned to find Mu Jiawen looking at him. He raised an eyebrow, “Why are you looking at me like that?”

Mu Jiawen replied indignantly, “He only offered you 500,000? Who does he think he’s looking down on? With just that face, you could start the bidding at 20,000.”

Jiang Yan: …

He pulled her into his arms, grinding his teeth, “What nonsense have you been reading now? And what about ‘starting the bidding’? Who are you saying is ‘starting the bidding’?”

“Hey, hey, hey, it’s broad daylight, and you’re still on the street. Could you two be a bit more discreet?”

Jing Junyang had come downstairs from the second floor at some point and walked to the door, looking at them both with a face full of disgust. “You’re always so lovey-dovey, can’t you consider other people’s feelings?”

Mu Jiawen struggled out of Jiang Yan’s embrace and waved her hand, “I’m heading back to the dorm first. Yujun and the others are waiting for me.”

The professional courses for juniors had reached a certain depth, and teachers had assigned a fair amount of difficult homework as soon as school started. There was one that Liang Yujun and the others didn’t understand, waiting for Mu Jiawen to return and explain it to them.

After watching her leave, Jiang Yan told Jing Junyang about the phone call from Zhuang Shengkai.

Jing Junyang, who had been all smiles, suddenly darkened his face, “So, they really want to burn bridges after crossing the river, huh? Initially, I sought collaboration with their factory to help it grow, and now they feel they no longer need me. So, not only do they want to swallow our brand, but they also want to poach my people. Damn it… that’s just going too far!”

Jing Junyang immediately called Chen Huan out from the store and instructed him to retrieve the computer files and such from the electronics factory the following day. He also phoned his aunt to borrow the legal department from Jing Corporation for a spell, and second, to discuss the construction of an electronics factory…

If it was really going to be a serious fight, he was certainly not afraid.

As Jing Junyang made arrangements, Jiang Yan stroked his chin, deep in thought. Then, he made a phone call to He Gong.

After he hung up, Jing Junyang gave him a thumbs-up, “That’s a slick move. I’m telling you, old Jiang, once our electronics factory is established, as long as you can get He Gong to come over, you’ll call the shots in our factory.”

Jiang Yan snorted, “Don’t try to set me up. Don’t even think about dumping all that miscellaneous stuff on me. My future dream is to stay at home and take care of the kids.”

Jing Junyang: …

After a few breaths, he finally uttered a sigh, “Damn, your dreams really are grand!”

Jiang Yan got back to business, “Don’t get too happy too soon. He Gong hasn’t agreed yet. After all, he’s had decades of relationship with old Zhuang. It’s not something he can just walk away from. I told him about the conditions Zhuang Shengkai offered me, but it won’t be a big incentive to switch sides. After all, He Gong values old Zhuang’s face, and Zhuang Shengkai means nothing to him in comparison. However, if old Zhuang is determined to hand over the factory to Zhuang Shengkai to mess with, He Gong will definitely be the first to stand up against it.”

He Gong was in his late forties but not yet fifty, straightforward by nature. He spent a lot of time with Jiang Yan, and the two got along very well, mainly because they shared the same philosophy. They both focused on developing the domestic market and domestic products, and he was particularly dedicated in that regard.

It can be said that ninety percent of the electronic factory’s own brands were created by He Gong.

But now, after Zhuang Shengkai’s return, all those products that He Gong had been actively developing and hadn’t yet brought to market were halted.

Not only that, but Zhuang Shengkai also stuffed several projects from others into his hands, asking him to make prototypes, and told him there was no need to develop anything new. Because whatever you develop would be outdated and wouldn’t be cutting-edge anyway…