"Your company's efficiency is truly remarkable," Lin Chuan nodded.
"That piece of land is too tempting, and it's too important for Anzhou Pharmaceutical, so we are very eager to secure it. Whatever conditions Director Lin and Xinxin have, we can discuss them thoroughly," Yu Keke said sincerely.
Lin Chuan raised an eyebrow and smiled, "President Yu must have a corresponding plan for the price, I suppose?"
Yu Keke nodded.
Then, she took out two documents.
"This one is the offer from Anzhou Pharmaceutical," Yu Keke pointed to the first document and explained.
Lin Chuan's gaze fell on the first document.
The offer from Anzhou Pharmaceutical was decent and at market price.
"And this one is a transfer document for 6% of Anzhou Pharmaceutical's shares as an added value to the land," Yu Keke said, with a trace of apology on her face, "I hope Director Lin won't find it laughable, but Anzhou Pharmaceutical is preparing for listing and cannot offer a higher price, so we are using this 6% share equity as an increase."
Lin Chuan took the second document and looked deeply at Yu Keke.
Market price + 6% of Anzhou Pharmaceutical's shares!
"The payoff doesn't seem proportional to the revenue," Lin Chuan said with a slight frown, a bit curious.
Yu Keke chuckled, "Director Lin, the land alone for Anzhou Pharmaceutical means we are operating at a loss with such an offer. However, once developed, with Anzhou Pharmaceutical's scale, we can significantly increase our market share in the Han River District's drug market. After listing, the share price will also surge, and the eventual returns will far exceed the current ones."
"President Yu is looking at the bigger picture."
Lin Chuan laughed and complimented.
"So, I hope it's a win-win situation," Yu Keke blinked and said with a smile, "Xinxin, what do you think?"
"I think Keke's proposal is very genuine, but it's Lin Chuan who makes the decisions at home, not me," Xinxin pursed her lips.
She was rich but not foolish.
Otherwise, she wouldn't be content staying in the small supermarket in Happiness Community.
"As expected, the financial power is still in Director Lin's hands," Yu Keke joked with a smile, easing the mood.
After she finished speaking, her eyes fell on Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan took both documents and said, "President Yu is full of sincerity, but this matter is significant. It's not as simple as buying a banana on the roadside, I still need to go back and discuss it with Xinxin's father and give it more thought."
A fleeting look of surprise flashed in Yu Keke's eyes.
Quickly, she mustered a smile, "Director Lin, Xinxin, this matter indeed requires careful consideration. I await your favorable news."
Lin Chuan nodded, "President Yu is considerate."
At that moment.
A waiter from Youran Villa quietly knocked on the wooden door, waited a moment, then came in pushing a cart to serve the dishes.
Although the cooperation was not finalized.
Yu Keke was still affable and cheerful toward Lin Chuan and Little Landlady.
The atmosphere was harmonious with laughter and chatter.
The evening deepened.
In the blink of an eye, it was ten o'clock at night.
Lin Chuan and Little Landlady left Youran Villa, bidding farewell to Yu Keke, and scanned a shared electric scooter.
Little Landlady in the front, Lin Chuan in the back.
The electric scooter's wheels made a cheerful rustling sound on the road.
The night was sparse with stars, streetlights snaked along the road like slender serpents, casting beams of golden light down, turning the distant mountain shadows hazy, faintly discernible, and imparting a peaceful and mysterious aura.
"Chairman."
Little Landlady, steering the shared electric scooter, called out softly.
"What is it, little wealthy woman?" Lin Chuan's gaze fell on the roadside, where the dense trees swayed in the night.
"Why aren't you holding me?" Little Landlady asked.
Lin Chuan grinned, wrapped his arms directly around her, pressing his chest to her back.
The cool breeze of the summer night brushed through their hair, caressing both their cheeks.
Little Landlady immediately burst into laughter.
She enjoyed the sensation.
Suddenly, she remembered the evening's important business and asked, "Chairman, should we consult Old Zhang about the land?"
On the back seat of the scooter, Lin Chuan laughed, "Do you really want to ask Old Zhang?"
"Wasn't it you who said we should ask Old Zhang?" Little Landlady looked puzzled and asked in return.
Lin Chuan smiled, "I've already refused President Yu, you know!"
"Ah, you refused?"
Little Landlady Zhang Xinxin was startled again and asked in puzzlement, "When did you refuse?"
"Little rich lady, during the negotiation process, asking for a third party's opinion or saying 'let me think about it' can be considered a refusal, and Yu Keke is clear about my meaning," Lin Chuan explained with a smile.
Little Landlady pouted, "I see."
"What else?" Lin Chuan said with a smile.
"I think the price that Keke offered was very high, the market quote, plus the 6% stake in Anzhou Pharmaceutical, showed a lot of sincerity. It was nearly double the value of that land," said the Little Landlady with a puzzled expression.
"That's exactly why I refused," Lin Chuan explained.
"Why?"
The Little Landlady was even more perplexed.
"If she really offered double the price for that land, I would have signed the land transfer agreement directly, but she insisted on offering stock equity as a swap," Lin Chuan said with a serious tone.
"Equity? I've looked at their Anzhou Pharmaceutical's financial reports for the past few years; they have been profitable. After going public, the value of the equity would definitely surge!" exclaimed the Little Landlady, who as the chief financial officer, was working on the development plans for the 720 company and had gained deeper insight into business development.
The shared electric bike wasn't moving fast, the wind next to their ears wasn't loud, and it didn't hinder their conversation.
Lin Chuan nodded, "That's exactly why, if we accept her stake, it's as if we're buying into Anzhou Pharmaceutical. Should anything happen to Anzhou Pharmaceutical, we won't be able to disassociate ourselves from it."
The Little Landlady opened her mouth to speak, but then swallowed her words.
She thought Lin Chuan made a lot of sense.
The waters of the business world are too deep.
With her current ability, it seemed she could not grasp control and could only rely on Lin Chuan.
But, Lin Chuan's mind wasn't completely focused on business.
He was more inclined towards his novel career.
After all, the novel career could not only bring in a considerable amount of money but also grant a unique set of professional skills!
As long as the professions he experienced were numerous, one of them would be useful eventually.
"We don't lack money, let's hold onto that land for now," Lin Chuan said with a smile.
"Alright, as the Director says," the Little Landlady said with a beaming smile.
Lin Chuan's gaze fell on the roadside, where in the pitch-black night, the distant mountains resembled lurking beasts, ready to stretch out their claws or open their gaping mouths at any moment!
Actually, there were some things Lin Chuan hadn't fully explained to the Little Landlady.
He suspected that the 6% stake was targeting him!
To be precise,
Yu Keke might be trying to get him involved in Anzhou Pharmaceutical's business activities.
After all, having a stake would make it impossible to be completely unrelated.
And Yu Keke had expressed that she was a true fan of Lin Chuan, having read all of his novels.
Some secret events involving Lin Chuan were kept under wraps.
However, there were many events that weren't classified as secret and were well known by the readers.
Yu Keke couldn't possibly be unaware of Lin Chuan's capabilities!
Therefore, Lin Chuan had reason to suspect that Yu Keke's motive for wanting Anzhou Pharmaceutical's 6% equity was to use his reputation.
Even possibly, Yu Keke was trying to draw him into a scheme.
Whether it was a good or a bad situation, Lin Chuan didn't want to get involved.
Moreover, Liu Meng—mother of the Little Landlady and the General Manager of the Han River District of Huarun Foreign Trade Export Company—also wanted him to become her assistant.
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It was as if invisible hands were trying to pull him in.
Being cautious, Lin Chuan simply refused them all!
Meanwhile, on the other side, Yu Keke returned to Anzhou Pharmaceutical.
A mysterious phone call reached her.
The first sentence on the phone was: "Coco, how did you let the formula for our new type of addictive drugs leak out!"

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