Lu Xiaobu was gleefully sipping a freshly squeezed apple juice, while handing another cup to Wu Qianmin: "Here, it tastes pretty good."
Wu Qianmin looked at the juice in her hand, then glanced at the now-empty beverage cabinet, a bit freaked out: "Lu Xiaobu! You damn well opened up every single drink in the cabinet, took one sip, threw them on the floor, all those drinks together cost over three hundred bucks, yet in the end, you settled for a ten-yuan freshly squeezed apple juice? What's your deal?"
"The rest didn't taste good."
Lu Xiaobu laughed carelessly. He had wanted to find a cola but didn't, so he ended up trying everything and found that none compared to the fresh apple juice.
Wu Qianmin clenched her little fists. If she weren't worried about breaking Lu Xiaobu, she really wanted to punch this prodigal son.
Holding that 'over three hundred yuan' worth of apple juice, she was nearly in tears—better sip slowly, it's too expensive.
At this moment, Lu Wenhuo rushed over, looking at Lu Xiaobu with an excited expression: "Xiaobu, tell me the truth, where did that piece of paper come from?"
"I found it," Lu Xiaobu said nonchalantly.
"Found... fou... found... found... it?" Lu Wenhuo stuttered.
"What's the matter, Second Brother?" Lu Hongbin was somewhat puzzled.
"Big Brother, come here." Lu Wenhuo, like a thief, pulled Lu Hongbin to one side, took a deep breath, and then pointed at Li Xide: "Do you know what that paper in his hand is?"
"What?" Lu Hongbin looked at Li Xide and frowned. Although he didn't judge people by their appearance, Li Xide's sloppy look really didn't inspire any liking.
"Mobile CPU technology, and it's high-end," Lu Wenhuo said emphatically: "This technology has always been monopolized by foreign countries."
"Oh, what about it?" Lu Hongbin, who wasn't well-educated, didn't understand.
"Let me put it another way." Lu Wenhuo continued: "That piece of paper is worth tens of billions! Not a cent less!"
"What!" Lu Hongbin jumped up, his eyes turning red.
"Quiet, quiet." Lu Wenhuo quickly covered Lu Hongbin's mouth.
"Huff, huff!" Lu Hongbin gasped for a while before calming down. He absolutely believed what Lu Wenhuo said. Staring at Lu Wenhuo: "Second Brother, Big Brother is a rough man, I don't understand, you say what do we do? Should I go develop a good relationship with this man? So that we can have a share of the soup?"
"Have a share of the soup? What soup?" Lu Wenhuo looked around and whispered: "Big Brother, I just saw, this thing belongs to Xiaobu, he gave it to this man."
"Woo..." This time Lu Hongbin didn't need Lu Wenhuo's hand, he covered his own mouth: "Woo woo woo woo?"
"Absolutely true, I asked Xiaobu." Lu Wenhuo nodded; as brothers, they naturally understood each other's meaning.
"He said he found it." Lu Wenhuo gave a bitter smile.
"Woo woo woo woo woo?"
"I think it's impossible too."
"Anyway, I think we should first strike a deal with that man, to keep it secret, no matter the cost, at all costs."
"Right, let's do that!" Lu Hongbin immediately released his hand, decisively making the call, then said with some complaints: "That little scoundrel Xiaobu, doesn't he know to be more careful? Can this thing just be shown to anyone?"
Lu Wenhuo suppressed his excitement and stepped aside; dealing in business was not his forte, this called for Big Brother to take action.
Lu Hongbin rubbed his face, regaining composure as if he knew nothing and stepped forward to approach Li Xide: "Sir, do you know Xiaobu?"
"Oh, Young Master Bu has hired me, I'm now an employee of Young Master Bu." Li Xide casually mentioned as he indulged in the sea of knowledge.
'Not bad.' Lu Hongbin was instantly delighted and thought to himself: 'This just got easier.'
So he hurriedly said, "Well then, Xiaobu, you know about certain things, so why don't we sign a confidentiality agreement?"
"Sure thing, that's only proper." Li Xide nodded, then pulled out his ID card: "Here's my ID card."
"Great, straightforward." Lu Hongbin immediately took the ID card and went to draft the contract. The night is long and full of dreams; better to seal the deal as quickly as possible.
Lu Hongbin demonstrated unprecedented Speed, quickly drafting the contract and with some trepidation handed it to Li Xide: "Mr. Li, please take a look, because this item is very valuable, I've set the penalty at one billion and the confidentiality period for 20 years. If you think it's too much, we can make appropriate modifications."
Li Xide: "Umm... let's change it a bit."
"How should we change it?" Lu Hongbin asked anxiously. Even though he said they could make modifications, he felt it wouldn't be safe if it were too little.
"Add two more zeros to the penalty and also add a zero to the confidentiality period," Li Xide smiled. "This way, everyone can feel at ease."
"Umm..." Lu Hongbin was stunned, having prepared a whole belly full of arguments, none were needed. He suddenly blurted out, "Don't you know the value of what you're holding onto?"
As soon as he said this, he regretted it. Why say more, just sign and talk later.
"I do," Li Xide nodded. "I research mobile technology, of course, I know. But I've already sworn to devote my life to Young Master Bu, what difference does it make between one billion and a hundred billion? Between twenty years and two hundred years? If it makes you all feel more secure and gives Young Master Bu less trouble, I'm more than happy."
He is pure-hearted, once he sets his mind on something, not even nine bulls could pull him back.
"Alright!" Lu Hongbin really didn't know what else to say.
Xiaobu is really something, to make someone so devoted with such valuable things in hand!
Redrafted the agreement, signed the names, pressed the fingerprints, the whole process was completed rapidly.
This compensation agreement with hundreds of billions and a two hundred year confidentiality period took less than a minute to draft—if this gets out, it would surely shock people.
"Phew..." With the agreement signed, Lu Hongbin was relieved and asked with a smile: "Mr. Li, how much salary would you like?"
He had already decided, even if the other party asked for an exorbitant amount, he would give it.
"Young Master Bu said it would be ten thousand a month, with tips counted separately..." When it came to salary, Li Xide felt a bit awkward: "I know it's a bit much, but less is fine too..."
"Umm..." Lu Hongbin slapped his forehead: "That's fine, Mr. Li, discuss this with Xiaobu."
He was beaten, realizing that all the tactics he'd learned from the business battlefield were useless here.
Oh, my goodness, can you imagine?
A person with high-end technology, only wanting ten thousand a month...
I... well, I have nothing to say.
Xiaobu ah Xiaobu, you... are awesome.
He now needs to discuss with his younger brother how to monetize this technology, of course, the first step is to ask Xiaobu.
Lu Xiaobu's response was: "Whatever, just do as you please! But, no one else can have a gold-plated phone, only me."
Lu Hongbin and Lu Wenhao: "..."
Little wastrel, something worth tens of billions, and yet in your eyes it isn't even as valuable as a gold-plated phone?