I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 136 "Sorry, we are not short of money and do not need investment."

"Boss Fang, how much annual salary are you going to give me?" Bai Ou's eyes narrowed into beautiful crescents again.

"50, how about that?"

"Too few! I'm the only one in the whole company, and I'm like a donkey who's busy from beginning to end." Bai Ou suddenly became serious.

"One million! A million-dollar annual salary!" Fang Qingye also became serious.

Bai Ou burst out laughing.

"I'm just kidding. I don't want a penny. I'm just doing you a favor!"

"That's impossible. I'm so sorry."

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. I just talk. I don't know anything else. Let's go," said the girl.

There wasn't much to see here, so they left after a short walk. They found a relatively clean restaurant on the street to have a meal, and then drove to Hongqiao Airport.

The car was parked in the underground parking lot, and the two dragged their suitcases to the waiting hall, checked in, went through security, and soon boarded the flight to Shenzhen.

At 9:30 in the evening, the plane landed at Bao'an Airport. The two of them left the terminal and took a taxi straight to the hotel. Sitting in the car, Bai Ou looked at the city scenery outside and said:
"This is my first time in Pengcheng."

Fang Qingye heard her words and said, "If you want to play, you can come here often. It's very convenient to fly now."

"Will you accompany me?"

"sure."

"Forget it, you're busy at work."

Fang Qingye smiled and said nothing.

Just as Fang Qingye and Bai Ou rushed to the hotel where they were staying, the lights in a building in Nanshan QU Xili Entrepreneurship Park were still on.

Everyone is working overtime.

A thin young man was drawing a model using CAD on a computer in an office with a sign that read "General Manager".

A 3D graphic of a drone control system suddenly appeared on the screen.

He is Wang Tao, CEO of Dajiang Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.

Just at this moment, the office door was pushed open and a middle-aged man walked in excitedly with a stack of reports in his hand.

"Xiao Tao, the financial statements are out. Our company's revenue last year was 400 million yuan, and we broke even for the first time!"

When Wang Tao heard the news, a smile appeared on his face. He had been racking his brains to find money.

"Uncle Lu, that's great! It's really not easy."

The person Wang Tao calls Uncle Lu is called Lu Di, a friend of Wang Tao's father and his elder. He serves as the company's CFO.

Although nominally the CFO, CEO Wang Tao is a pure science and engineering guy, passionate about technology but not very interested in running a company. So Lu Di actually manages the company's day-to-day operations.

"Xiao Tao, how is your design going?" Lu Di asked with concern when he saw the 3D model on the computer screen.

"Almost there." Wang Tao's spirits immediately brightened at the mention of product technology. "The Ace One I designed combines GPS, a 6-DOF inertial measurement unit, a magnetometer, a barometric altimeter, and other sensor units. It also optimizes the highly robust H-infinity algorithm and expert system-based theoretical models for robot control. It's absolutely cutting-edge!"

The other party kept talking, and Lu Di was getting a headache. He didn't care about the technical matters. What he cared about was: "Xiao Tao, how much more money do we need to invest?"

"That's hard to say." Wang Tao calmed down from his enthusiasm. "Based on our experience with previous product development, from R&D to finalization and production, a huge investment is needed. At least seven or eight million."

"I'll get the money." Lu Di patted Wang Tao's shoulder and said, "Just focus on research and development. I'll meet with a boss tomorrow to get some investment."

Wang Tao frowned after hearing this. Deep down, he was against soliciting investment and would rather take out a loan than seek investment from others.

Unfortunately, the bank already has a loan of over 4 million yuan, and the company has nothing to mortgage.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Uncle Lu, I'm not completely against investment. The problem is, we've met a few people before. They're all very wealthy but short-sighted. They want to invest money today and give them dividends tomorrow. How is that possible? Do you think you're building a house?"

"I know. Let's talk about it tomorrow. You go ahead with your work. I won't disturb you anymore. You should also go to bed early!" Lu Di said and left the office.

Besides, Fang Qingye and Bai Ou had already checked into the Hilton Nanhai Hotel which they had booked in advance.

When Fang Qingye got up the next morning, he changed into a relatively formal casual suit, and replaced his usual sneakers with black leather shoes. Then he went to knock on the door of Baiou's room next door.

"Coming."

The girl said something in the room, the door opened, and Fang Qingye's eyes suddenly lit up.

It's rare to see Bai Ou dressed like this: wearing a very decent gray women's business suit, high heels, and a white shirt underneath.

"This is what I wore when I participated in our school's debate. What do you think?" Bai Ou turned around and asked playfully.

"Very decent, the girl next door instantly became a white-collar beauty!" Fang Qingye said with a smile.

"Thank you for the compliment." Bai Ou carried her small handbag and went out with Fang Qingye.

"Mr. Bai, let's go downstairs to eat first, and then get down to business." Fang Qingye said seriously.

Bai Ou laughed and said, "Okay!"

After finishing their meal, the two took a taxi and headed straight to Xili Entrepreneurship Park.

The current Dajiang is far from being as glorious as it will be in the future, and is still an unknown enterprise. Fang Qingye found their company office, briefly introduced himself, and said that he was in Tian Investment and was planning to invest in Dajiang. The staff immediately took them to the general manager's office.

Fang Qingye met the legendary great man Wang Tao.

He is thin, wears glasses and a plaid shirt, and is a typical science and engineering guy.

Wang Tao was very surprised by the arrival of the two uninvited guests. When he heard their purpose, he immediately said:

"I'm sorry, we don't need any investment."

Bai Ou was prepared for Wang Tao's attitude and said calmly, "No need? As far as I know, your company's revenue last year was 400 million RMB, which just broke even."

"How did you know?!" Wang Tao was surprised. "Did you have private contact with our company's financial staff? Who is betraying us?!"

At the end of his speech, Wang Tao seemed a little angry.

Bai Ou remained calm and composed, a smile on her face. "Boss Wang, it shouldn't be that difficult to understand a company's revenue situation, right? We don't know your company's financial staff, but we do know people at the local tax bureau. Calculating revenue from the taxes you pay shouldn't be particularly difficult, unless your company is evading taxes!"

"Excuse me, Mr. Wang. I was just assuming that last sentence. I think your company abides by the law."

Wang Tao was about to explode but was stopped by Bai Ou's words.

Bai Ou continued to talk:

"A revenue of 400 million yuan isn't too low for a typical small factory, but Mr. Wang develops drones. High-tech products require constant development and updates, and R&D burns money. And as far as I know, there are several drone R&D companies like Mr. Wang's in Guangdong Province alone, including Huacheng XAG Technology Co., Ltd., Pengcheng Kebite Aviation Technology Co., Ltd., and Pengcheng Keweitai Industrial Development Co., Ltd."

"Mr. Wang, the competition is fierce and time is running out."

Wang Tao was stunned.

I didn’t expect that this person who calls himself CEO is actually a graduate student and has such detailed knowledge of this industry!
(End of this chapter)