After Cen Xiucheng left, Ou Minghan, relying on sweet talk, deceived Cen Ya and made her continuously send him money. However, Qianbai was a failure he was unwilling to face, so he didn't interfere excessively.
Unsupervised, Qianbai adjusted its strategy afterward. It no longer sought to develop and expand, but merely aimed to retain its remaining users.
Under these circumstances, Qianbai hit rock bottom and bounced back. Its situation actually improved, and it even achieved a break-even point, becoming self-sufficient.
Given the current situation, Qianbai would soon become profitable. However, Cen Xiucheng had already decided to return to Country K and would naturally dispose of the website before leaving.
Ye Zhi came back to her senses and asked, "Qianbai should be quite easy to sell now, shouldn't it?"
"Yes," Cen Xiucheng nodded. "Several companies are very interested, but currently, the highest bidder is the foreign company X."
"Is it the foreign shopping website X Company?" Ye Zhi's expression slightly stiffened. She understood why Cen Xiucheng had come to find her.
"Yes," Cen Xiucheng explained. "The development of Taoxun has allowed Company X to see the potential of your country, so they also want to develop here. Coincidentally, Qianbai is for sale, and their price is also very suitable. We are almost done negotiating with them..."
Ye Zhi suddenly understood. It was reasonable for Company X to choose Qianbai.
Company X was considered a giant among foreign shopping websites, but it had no user base domestically. Starting from scratch would require significant upfront investment.
Therefore, acquiring an existing shopping website was a better option. xxs壹贰
Of course, Taoxun was out of the question. Besides Taoxun, many other shopping websites had emerged in China in the past year, but they were all niche, targeting specific user groups with a high-end approach.
Presumably, after comparing them all, Company X found Qianbai to be the best choice.
Although Qianbai's reputation was very poor before, after more than half a year of rescue efforts, its reputation had improved. Company X would not have to spend too much money to take it over now.
Cen Xiucheng revealing this information to her was undoubtedly a reminder that Company X would be a formidable rival to Taoxun.
Cen Xiucheng continued, "Ms. Ye, Company X should not be underestimated. It is very popular worldwide and is the preferred shopping website for people in other countries. Now that it is developing in your country, you need to pay more attention..."
"I understand," Ye Zhi nodded. "Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Cen."
"Also," Cen Xiucheng said with emotion, "I am very interested in your company's cashless payment. After I return to Country K this time, I will discuss with the K royal family to first promote Taoxun Pay in tourist areas, and then, when the time is right, it will be rolled out across the entire country."
Ye Zhi's eyes lit up. Cen Xiucheng's suggestion was quite good!
It wasn't that she didn't want to promote Taoxun Pay abroad; it was just that the right opportunity hadn't come along yet!
Now, with Cen Xiucheng acting as an intermediary, it saved Taoxun the trouble of negotiation.
Moreover, it was being promoted in tourist areas first because Chinese tourists made up a significant portion of Country K's tourism industry. With the familiar Taoxun Pay, it would be more convenient for domestic tourists traveling abroad, alleviating the trouble and insecurity of carrying large amounts of cash, making promotion easier.
"Then I'll trouble Mr. Cen," Ye Zhi accepted directly without refusal.
"It's my duty," Cen Xiucheng said. "The Cen family also has a tourism company. This is a win-win situation for the Cen family."
Ye Zhi was quite pleased with this meeting. Although the Cen family had caused a lot of trouble before, they were also quite sincere, so it was all forgotten.
Of course, what Ye Zhi cared about most was the matter with Company X.
After all, it was Taoxun's senior, and a strong and capable one at that. It seemed that after the holiday ended, Taoxun would have to make some preparations and properly meet this opponent!
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On the island, Ou Minghan, who was unconscious, opened his eyes and saw Ou Tiantian holding a syringe and injecting something into his arm.
"What, what are you doing?!" Ou Minghan dodly dodged.
"What are you afraid of?" Ou Tiantian skillfully withdrew the syringe. "I just gave you an anti-allergy medication, brother. Don't worry, I won't let you die so easily~"
Ou Minghan glared at her furiously, "Would you be so kind?"
Ou Tiantian looked at him sarcastically. "Brother, you're really smart. You guessed it right~ This is indeed not an anti-allergy medication. This is a poison that will make you rot from the inside out! Are you satisfied now?"
"You—!" Ou Minghan was furious, but his remaining sanity stopped him from provoking Ou Tiantian.
Ou Tiantian began to skillfully clean up the medical waste. Ou Minghan looked at her with surprise and uncertainty, "When did you learn this?"
"I told you, brother, I've been in the hospital for several years, so I've learned by watching, haven't I? Of course," Ou Tiantian's eyes brightened slightly, "I've been practicing for this day for the past six months!"
After speaking, Ou Tiantian took the waste out. Not even a syringe, she didn't leave a single plastic wrapper for Ou Minghan.
Ou Minghan waited for a while and was surprised to find that he felt much better. Ou Tiantian had indeed injected him with an anti-allergy medication.
Immediately, Ou Minghan's heart was filled with hope again.
As expected, Ou Tiantian still had soft feelings for him. She wouldn't let him really get into trouble; she couldn't bear it.
He just needed to try a little harder, and he was sure he could move Ou Tiantian!
"Tiantian!"
Ou Minghan called out to the empty room with deep affection.
There was no response.
Ou Minghan glanced at the camera above his head and became even more determined. Ou Tiantian must be able to hear him. As long as he continued to speak, he was sure he could make Ou Tiantian change her mind!
"Tiantian, stop playing. It's my fault, okay?" Ou Minghan thought for a long time and then spoke in a doting tone, "I know you lack a sense of security. It's my fault for leaving you alone abroad, which made you overthink. Don't worry, I don't blame you for the things you did before. I know you did this because you miss being with me too much. Let's stop arguing, and live a good life together from now on, okay?"
Ou Tiantian looked at the surveillance feed, her lips curling into a sarcastic smile as she watched Ou Minghan's abject attempt to appease her on the screen.
She listened for a while, found it uninteresting, and then opened her computer to play games.
She had downloaded many different types of games, and they were all very fun. Usually, an entire afternoon would pass by when she started playing.
When Ou Tiantian finished her games, she glanced at the surveillance feed again. However, Ou Minghan in the screen seemed to be behaving strangely.
He now appeared to be forcefully suppressing something, his body tending to curl up, and he was even trembling slightly.