"Dr. Zhao, do you have time this evening? How about grabbing a meal together to discuss this matter?"

Wang Yaoqing said to Zhao Heng.

"Of course, Dr. Zhao, you can also invite your girlfriend. It's always good to have more people overseeing such things."

He paused, and then Wang Yaoqing added.

"Alright."

Zhao Heng thought for a moment. He had been planning to discuss the joint development of an anesthesia assistant with a software company, and now Wang Yaoqing reached out to him unexpectedly—what a coincidence.

No, it shouldn't be called a coincidence, because Zhao Heng had mentioned it before, and he simply forgot about it.

"Great, Dr. Zhao, then I'll wait for you outside. We can go together after work."

Receiving a certain response from Zhao Heng, Wang Yaoqing was pleasantly surprised. His software company had hit a bottleneck in recent years, with profit growth slowing down considerably. He had been trying to find a good project to work on, but none seemed suitable.

Even some projects were just fraudulent.

Therefore, Wang Yaoqing was particularly attentive to this collaboration with Zhao Heng.

It's now 7 p.m.

In a high-end restaurant.

At a four-person dining table, Zhao Heng and Xu Man Ni sat with Wang Yaoqing.

Although Zhao Heng wasn't typically fond of socializing, Wang Yaoqing was so considerate in every aspect that Zhao Heng felt no discomfort at all. It must be said that these are the professional qualities needed to be a successful businessman.

Zhao Heng thought that Xu Man Ni might dislike such social events, but to his surprise, she handled it far better than he expected, appearing very elegant and composed.

"Dr. Zhao, Miss Xu, I'm not sure what you like to eat, so I've ordered some of the restaurant's signature dishes. I hope you'll enjoy them."

Wang Yaoqing said to Zhao Heng and Xu Man Ni with a smile.

They looked very appealing as a couple—handsome and talented man, beautiful and graceful woman, the kind of strikingly attractive duo.

"This is quite good."

Zhao Heng looked at the very large Boston lobster on the table and said to Wang Yaoqing.

Although people joked that ordering lobster was just showing off, seeing such a big lobster presented on the table certainly had quite an impressive visual impact.

Sitting next to Zhao Heng, Xu Man Ni showed no particular reaction; she had eaten many such grand meals and wasn't fazed.

"May I ask what exactly Mr. Wang does? Where is your company registered?"

Xu Man Ni asked directly and pragmatically.

With so many shell companies around, she needed to properly vet them for her boyfriend's sake.

Moreover, she knew Zhao Heng's clinical data was truly valuable. After all, developing an anesthesia assistant software isn't that difficult—the key lies in the clinical data and relevant models.

"My, I almost forgot. Miss Xu, here is my business card. You can find information about my company on Tianyancha, and I'm the legal representative of the company."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yaoqing quickly stood up and handed a business card to Xu Man Ni.

He realized that Miss Xu was indeed the key figure overseeing this cooperation.

But it wasn't surprising. Zhao Heng appeared young and somewhat inexperienced.

"Hmm."

Xu Man Ni took the card and glanced at it.

She didn't immediately pull out her phone to check the company, as such behavior would be considered rude.

Since Wang Yaoqing dared to say it, it seemed trustworthy—Tianyancha is an authoritative official website for checking registered companies and can't be falsified.

"Miss Xu certainly does things thoroughly."

Wang Yaoqing smiled and praised.

He admitted that suggesting Zhao Heng bring his girlfriend was a bit of a misjudgment on his part.

Zhao Heng was originally a very professional doctor, and in business, naturally, he would strive for his own interests. However, Wang Yaoqing now realized that Zhao Heng's girlfriend had considerable understanding of business and company matters.

As a businessman, he naturally wanted to maximize his benefits.

"I can't help it; there are many shell companies nowadays, especially since clinical data is very precious. If we run into bad companies, the losses would be huge."

Xu Man Ni smiled and said.

She also knew she was right to come today; her presence was to support Zhao Heng.

Watching the subtle exchange between Wang Yaoqing and Xu Man Ni, Zhao Heng felt a bit confused, making him wonder if he had oversimplified things before.

Not to mention the aspects like searching company and legal representative information on Tianyancha—he hadn't even thought about it before.

Because he and Wang Yaoqing were acquainted, Zhao Heng trusted him completely without any defenses, which seemed quite risky upon reflection, as he couldn't know what kind of people he would encounter or what masks they would wear.

But fortunately, Xu Man Ni was there as a competent partner.

"Dr. Zhao, since we've reached this point, I won't beat around the bush; let's get straight to the point."

Seeing that the atmosphere was right and the company topic had been discussed, Wang Yaoqing directly presented his proposal.

"Mm, go ahead, Mr. Wang."

Zhao Heng nodded.

Xu Man Ni didn't oppose; she had asked questions to show Wang Yaoqing that they weren't completely naive about business operations.

It's an invisible intimidation, a necessary tactic in negotiations.

"Dr. Zhao, as long as you and our company work together to develop this software, the funding will be entirely provided by me, and the resulting profits when the software goes public will be split fifty-fifty between us. What do you think? Dr. Zhao, I must say, you won't find a partner offering better conditions than this."

Wang Yaoqing dropped a bomb, aware that with professionals like Zhao Heng, typical drawn-out commercial negotiations might be unappealing.

Professionals focused on technology often found the back-and-forth haggling in business tiresome and lacking elegance.

Therefore, Wang Yaoqing revealed his bottom line upfront, aiming to secure the deal at once.

This showed that Wang Yaoqing was indeed a very skilled businessman.

"Alright, since Mr. Wang is so straightforward, I won't drag it out."

Zhao Heng hesitated upon hearing the fifty-fifty split, then decisively responded.

He had previously split profits fifty-fifty when developing the heart pacemaker tuning software with Engineer Liu, because it was a small software with minimal resource investment.

However, developing the anesthesia assistant was a large-scale software compared to the heart pacemaker tuning software, requiring considerable resources and labor upfront.

He had discussed with Xu Man Ni beforehand that a 46-54 split would be acceptable, meaning Wang Yaoqing would get 60% and he would get 40%.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yaoqing's offer surpassed this baseline, raising it to a 50-50 split, leaving Zhao Heng no choice but to agree.

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