"What?!"
Almost as soon as Liu Dongqiang finished speaking, Qin Chuan himself was startled, his face filled with disbelief.
Liu Dongqiang was taken aback by Qin Chuan's intense reaction and hastily said, "Mr. Qin, did I... did I say something wrong?"
Shang Honglian, Xiaoxia, and Ali also looked at Qin Chuan in surprise, their faces full of confusion.
Qin Chuan realized his reaction was too strong and might have scared everyone. He quickly calmed himself.
"No... Boss Liu, you're doing so well with your electronics business, why would you suddenly want to join my electronic locker project?"
Qin Chuan asked. He actually wanted to say, "Damn it, I was originally planning to find an opportunity to invest in you and earn some money for my retirement. How did things suddenly turn into this?"
It was completely beyond his expectations!
"Mr. Qin, electronic lockers are also a type of electronic product. They are all high-tech products!"
Liu Dongqiang explained with a smile.
Qin Chuan immediately fell silent.
This explanation actually seemed quite reasonable. Electronic lockers were indeed a type of electronic product. Since Liu Dongqiang was in the electronics business, he was certainly qualified to undertake the electronic locker project.
It's just that Qin Chuan was worried that his appearance might lead this e-commerce magnate down a wrong path.
After all, even a butterfly's wings could have such a tremendous impact. Let alone someone like him, a reborn individual. If his appearance changed the path of this e-commerce magnate, he would be a sinner!
Qin Chuan truly didn't want to see such an outcome because he still wanted Liu Dongqiang to help him earn money for his retirement in the future...
"What should I do? Waiting online, I'm in a hurry!"
"Should I agree or not?"
"It seems I can't find a suitable reason not to agree..."
Qin Chuan was truly anxious at this moment. He was genuinely worried that his appearance might lead Liu Dongqiang down a 'wrong path.'
"Mr. Qin? Mr. Qin? What's wrong?"
While Qin Chuan was lost in thought, Liu Dongqiang couldn't help but ask.
"Oh, it's nothing!"
Qin Chuan quickly came back to his senses and forced a smile, "I was just thinking, as Honglian mentioned, your electronics business is doing very well. It's excellent!"
This time, it was Liu Dongqiang's turn to feel awkward. He said with a wry smile, "Mr. Qin, if anyone else said that, I would take it as praise. But when I hear that from you, it doesn't sound like a compliment!"
"My achievements are nothing compared to yours!"
Qin Chuan quickly waved his hand. "Boss Liu, you can't say that. Everyone's career development has a process of growing from small to large. I think you are doing very well!"
"I see a spirit of never giving up in you, and you also have strong willpower, are willing to work hard, and are patient. Moreover, you graduated from a prestigious university, which makes you much better than a bumpkin like me with little education!"
"Your future achievements will surely be great. I am very optimistic about you!"
Qin Chuan's sudden and high praise made Liu Dongqiang blush shyly, but he was still very happy, repeatedly saying thank you!
"Let's not rush the electronic locker franchise. We'll discuss it once we've settled other matters!"
Qin Chuan said finally, then quickly switched to another topic.
"Boss Liu, I heard from Honglian that you are currently cooperating with each other to develop an internet product for selling goods online. Is that true?"
Upon hearing Qin Chuan's question, Liu Dongqiang glanced at Shang Honglian, who smiled sheepishly.
"Honglian is my sister. As her brother, I naturally care about many things concerning her. I hope Boss Liu doesn't blame her."
Qin Chuan explained.
"No! No! I don't blame Honglian at all."
Liu Dongqiang hastily waved his hands and then explained, "Mr. Qin, since you already know, I won't hide it from you. We do have this idea at the moment."
"Because I believe that people's shopping methods are too singular and have too many shortcomings nowadays."
"When many people need a certain product, it's not available locally, and they have to travel a long way to buy it. This model is time-consuming, laborious, and extremely inconvenient."
When Qin Chuan heard this, he nodded emphatically in agreement. "That's right. The current shopping methods in our country and even around the world are indeed very flawed."
"Boss Liu, I think your idea is excellent. If you can truly research and develop a platform that changes our current shopping methods, it will be a very great achievement."
Both Liu Dongqiang and Shang Honglian were very excited to receive such high praise from Qin Chuan.
"Mr. Qin, do you really think so?"
Liu Dongqiang asked with a tremor in his voice.
"Yes!"
Qin Chuan nodded with certainty. "Even if you need money for your research and development, I can invest!"
Whoosh!
This sentence had a more powerful effect than all the previous words. Hearing this, both Liu Dongqiang and Shang Honglian's eyes shone with an unprecedented intensity.
"Mr... Mr. Qin, you... you're not joking, are you? You're really willing to invest in us?"
Due to extreme excitement, Liu Dongqiang's voice even became stammered.
"Brother Qin Chuan, are you serious?"
Shang Honglian also couldn't sit still. It was the first time she had heard Qin Chuan say something like this.
Given Qin Chuan's current strength and status, he was fully capable of investing in them, so of course, she was excited.
"Of course!"
Seeing their excited expressions, Qin Chuan smiled slightly. "I, Qin Chuan, always keep my word when I do things and speak!"
He let out a sigh of relief in his heart. So exhausting. After going through such a long detour, he had finally steered the conversation to where he wanted it most.
From the looks of it, his efforts had not been in vain.
"Mr. Qin, thank you! Thank you so much!"
Liu Dongqiang excitedly stood up, tightly grasped Qin Chuan's hand, shook it vigorously, and his eyes turned red.
"Boss Liu, stay calm! Stay calm!"
Qin Chuan smiled and patted Liu Dongqiang's shoulder. "Listen to me first."
"Mr. Qin, please say whatever you need to say. I'm all ears!"
At this moment, Liu Dongqiang truly regarded Qin Chuan as his benefactor, filled with admiration and reverence.
"It's like this, my factory is currently a bit tight on funds due to advertising and hiring celebrity endorsements."
"Even though I want to invest in your side, I can't come up with too much money for now."
"How about this, you wait for me for a little over a month, at most two months. Once my products here start generating income, I will have cash flow."
"Then, tell me how much money you need!"
Qin Chuan felt that in one to two months, the electronic locker project would start generating revenue, and the initial investment would begin to flow back.
At that time, he would have spare cash to invest in Liu Dongqiang!
This was also a plan he had conceived long ago.
"One to two months is perfectly fine!"
Liu Dongqiang thought Qin Chuan would mention some other difficulties or something else. Since it was only for this reason, the burden on his heart instantly lightened.
Creating a brand new platform that could change people's current shopping methods was extremely difficult, and the workload was immeasurable.
Especially since he was currently short-handed, with only him and Shang Honglian.
Therefore, they had plenty of time. One to two months was perfectly acceptable for them.
"Then it's settled!"
Qin Chuan said with a smile.