In the quiet reception room, as Qin Chuan finished speaking, everyone showed expressions of immense anticipation, their gazes fixed on Leng Ningshuang.
Under their collective gaze, Leng Ningshuang did not speak immediately, but meticulously reviewed the documents on the table.
These included the business license of Xinhua Electronics Factory, extensive information about Qin Chuan as the legal representative, and the patent for the electronic storage locker.
After a long moment, Leng Ningshuang finally finished reading. Her clear, cool eyes swept across the room, a hint of hesitation on her face, before she finally said, "The TV station does have preferential policies."
"However, I am just a group leader and do not have that authority!"
"How about this, I will take these materials to my superiors for review. Everything will depend on their decision."
"Thank you! Thank you, Group Leader Leng!" Qin Chuan said quickly.
"We trouble you, Group Leader Leng. We will never forget your great kindness," Ye Meiyun, Ge Lan, and Liu Kaihe also chimed in.
Anyone with some experience knew that situations like the one Qin Chuan's group faced often depended on the other party's momentary kindness or a whim, perhaps their mood that day.
If they were lucky and encountered a kind-hearted person who, out of sympathy or some other feeling, would take their documents to report to their superiors, they would enjoy benefits many were unaware of.
If they were unlucky, it would be the end of the line. Business as usual, with no money, they would have to go back where they came from.
After Leng Ningshuang left the meeting room, Liu Kaihe was the first to sigh, "Group Leader Leng, at first glance, she seemed a bit unapproachable, making one instinctively a little intimidated. I didn't expect her to be such a good person!"
"Yes, I feel the same way!" Ge Lan added softly, "Indeed, you can't judge a book by its cover. She doesn't know us at all, and she's already helping us so much. That's wonderful!"
"This Group Leader Leng, with her cold exterior but warm heart, is truly a very good person," Ye Meiyun offered her evaluation.
Qin Chuan remained silent, smiling faintly at their words. Suddenly, he asked, "Brother Huai'an hasn't come for so long, where did he go?"
"He should be waiting for us downstairs in the car," Ye Meiyun replied.
Waiting felt like an eternity. A full half-hour later, the closed door of the reception room was pushed open, and Leng Ningshuang's graceful figure appeared before them.
The four who had been chatting in hushed tones immediately stopped, their eyes all converging on Leng Ningshuang, their expressions filled with anxiety.
For they all knew the final outcome was about to be revealed.
*Tap, tap, tap!!*
Leng Ningshuang walked with elegant steps to face them, a stack of documents clutched in her arms.
"Boss Qin!" Qin Chuan immediately said, "Please tell me anything you need, Group Leader Leng."
Leng Ningshuang waved her hand. "There's no need for everyone to be so tense. Please relax."
"I spoke with my leader just now. He carefully reviewed your materials and had your identities thoroughly verified."
"The leader believes that for people from small towns like yours to have a group of talents so dedicated to the field of technology is truly rare."
"Therefore, he has granted me a preferential quota."
*Whoosh!*
The four, who had just begun to relax, immediately stood up from the sofa in excitement.
"Group Leader Leng, is this true?"
"Thank you! We are so grateful!" Qin Chuan and Ye Meiyun said rapidly.
A pleasing smile appeared on Leng Ningshuang's usually cool face. She was also satisfied with this outcome.
"Don't celebrate too early, everyone. Let me finish speaking!" Leng Ningshuang continued. "It's like this, although we have preferential policies here, and I have fought for them for you, your current funding and target price are still quite far apart."
"I calculated that with the 2.4 million yuan price, after deducting our concession, you would still need to spend about 160,000 yuan more to meet the standard."
"What do you think?"
"No problem!!" Almost as soon as Leng Ningshuang finished speaking, Qin Chuan agreed with a decisive nod.
The original 2.4 million yuan now only required 2.16 million, which was a full 10% discount. That was significant!
Although this extra 160,000 yuan was slightly higher than their anticipated price, it was well within their acceptable range, and they could afford it at present.
The others also nodded in agreement.
The extra 160,000 yuan was within everyone's acceptable range, not an unreasonable amount.
"Alright then, let's proceed to finalize the contract..." Leng Ningshuang took out a contract from her embrace and placed it before them.
Time flew by, and after more than an hour, the contract was finally completely settled.
Qin Chuan's group chose the drama channel on CCTV-8 and the finance channel on CCTV-2. Both channels were prime time slots, scheduled for 8 AM and 8 PM daily, airing twice a day.
The time slots for both channels were the same!
Qin Chuan's side paid a deposit of 200,000 yuan. Once they finalized their cooperation with the crew of "My Fair Princess," they would return for the next stage of cooperation.
"Boss Qin, have you found a suitable advertising design team?" Leng Ningshuang suddenly asked after the contract was finalized.
"This... not yet!" Qin Chuan replied.
After all, for advertising, there needed to be creativity and design, followed by the production of high-quality advertisements before they could be aired on CCTV.
"Mm... If you haven't found a suitable advertising partner yet, you can consider us at CCTV," Leng Ningshuang said. "As for quality, you can rest assured, our team is absolutely professional!"
Since Leng Ningshuang had put it that way, how could Qin Chuan refuse? He immediately nodded. "Okay, once we've confirmed the celebrity endorsements, we'll be in touch."
"Group Leader Leng, perhaps we could exchange phone numbers?"
After they exchanged contact information, Qin Chuan suggested treating Leng Ningshuang to a meal to thank her for her help this time.
Her single word had saved them over 240,000 yuan, a considerable favor.
To his surprise, Leng Ningshuang smiled and politely declined, stating she had a working lunch at the canteen.
Finally, Qin Chuan could only lead his small team away with a sense of regret. He had wanted to deepen his relationship with the cool and elegant group leader.
Don't get the wrong idea. Qin Chuan wasn't coveting her beauty, but rather because Leng Ningshuang held a position at CCTV at such a young age, and her future was promising. Having such a friend would bring many benefits in the future.
As soon as they stepped out of the CCTV building, they saw Ye Huai'an sitting on the steps with two employees, smoking and chatting. From a distance, Qin Chuan saw Ye Huai'an gesturing animatedly.
Qin Chuan had noticed one of Ye Huai'an's strengths: he had very little pretense and could quickly get along with many people. It was no wonder he had so many friends; he was a natural businessman.
"How is it? How did it go?" Seeing Qin Chuan and the other three emerge, Ye Huai'an immediately flicked away his cigarette butt and asked anxiously.
"Everything is settled!"
"We can have a good meal today to celebrate!" Qin Chuan said with a smile, holding up the contract.
"Holy cow, it went that smoothly? CCTV really lives up to its name, top-notch efficiency!" Ye Huai'an was pleasantly surprised to hear that the cooperation was settled so quickly.
"Let's go, brothers. I'm treating today. What do you guys want to eat? Just name it!"
"Peking Duck!" Ge Lan shouted excitedly.
"I want to eat old Beijing Zhajiangmian!" Liu Kaihe chimed in.
"Bao Du, Lu Zhu!" Ye Meiyun also joined in.
Ye Huai'an smiled broadly and patted his chest. "No problem, leave it all to me!"
"Come on, get in the car, let's go!"