After confirming the cooperation, the Sit Like a Divine Bell skill on Jiang Cheng's body deactivated, and his aura underwent a change.
He raised his glass to Huang Zonglei and said, "Come, come, President Huang, let me toast you."
Seeing Jiang Cheng suddenly seem like a different person, Huang Zonglei was momentarily unable to react.
He immediately picked up his glass and clinked it with Jiang Cheng's. "President Jiang, happy cooperation."
"Happy cooperation. By the way, since we're all on the same side now, I'll be taking that license plate later."
Huang Zonglei laughed at that. "Of course, that license plate should have been yours to begin with."
Seeing the atmosphere change, the expression on Huang Yiyi's face also relaxed.
She raised her own glass to Jiang Cheng and said, "Jiang Cheng, I also toast you. Thank you."
"No need for thanks, it's a win-win cooperation."
Huang Yiyi held her glass slightly lower than Jiang Cheng's. After clinking glasses, she smiled and took a sip.
She hadn't forgotten Jiang Cheng's imposing manner from just a moment ago.
Although she acted with poise, she didn't quite dare to be as playful as she usually was.
"Jiang Cheng, you hardly ever go to class at school, so how do you know so much about finance? When I listen to those theory classes at school, I always feel like I forget everything as soon as I hear it, like I haven't learned anything at all."
At these words, Huang Zonglei also looked up.
To be honest, when he was Jiang Cheng's age, he was still dating in college.
He had been secretly surprised during the negotiations just now.
When Jiang Cheng talked about risk control industry trends, regulatory policies, and even cost accounting, he was logically clear and lacked any of the impetuousness of a youth.
Seeing Huang Yiyi ask now, he also wanted to know how Jiang Cheng, at his age, managed to own such a large investment company.
Hearing this question, Jiang Cheng rested his fingertips on the glass and did not answer immediately.
When he established the investment company before, he had naturally relied on Chen Xueer and Zhao Linger.
After all, the loyalty of these two towards him was 120%.
He only needed to provide a general direction, and he didn't need to worry about anything else.
Their abilities were very much on point, and he could only say that he felt very secure.
But what he discussed with Huang Zonglei today relied on the Financial Insight Eye obtained from Zhu Yan.
Jiang Cheng found this skill to be truly practical.
For instance, just now, it was true that he had investigated Huang Zonglei's company background,
but if it were his former self, he might have only known that he wanted more shares.
In all probability, he would have only known that his advantage was throwing money around.
There was no way he could have gone over such detailed data with Huang Zonglei.
So, the current Jiang Cheng was not only gaining money but was also becoming increasingly outstanding.
He could only say it was truly worthy of the dream come true system.
As the saying goes, when you don't know how to explain something or are too lazy to find an excuse, a rhetorical question is a good solution.
Jiang Cheng asked Huang Yiyi back, "Is the school teaching 'Money and Banking' or 'Corporate Finance' now?"
"Both!" Huang Yiyi nodded immediately, her tone carrying a bit of grievance, "And Econometrics. The pages are full of formulas, and I stare at them for ages without understanding anything. It feels like they have nothing to do with reality."
At this point, Jiang Cheng knew it was time to start showing off.
Anyway, when away from home, one's identity is whatever one gives oneself.
Jiang Cheng smiled upon hearing this, his tone becoming gentler: "That's normal. What the school teaches is the basic framework, like setting up an empty scaffold; you have to fill it with'stuff' yourself. I haven't been going to class, but I usually follow family projects. From due diligence and risk assessment to negotiating cooperation, every step is a solid 'practical lesson'. For example, this time talking with Uncle Huang about the capital injection, calculating Reliable Shield's capital gap and equity dilution ratio, I relied on the intuition I've developed through practice, not textbook theories that can be directly applied."
Sure enough, Huang Yiyi's deliberately upright posture vanished instantly.
She returned to her usual carefree and cute manner.
Stars appeared in her eyes once more, filled with admiration for Jiang Cheng.
"Wow, Jiang Cheng, you're really amazing."
From the time he met this Girl, he knew she had a personality that couldn't hide anything.
Seeing that she really believed his bluffing, Jiang Cheng felt somewhat embarrassed.
However, since the words were already out, he could only keep the story going.
Jiang Cheng rubbed his nose with one hand and added, "Mainly, I usually read a lot of industry reports, from the policy interpretations of our Huaxia Bank to the investment research and analysis of private equity firms, and I also follow teams to do simulated modeling. After doing these things a lot, my understanding of finance naturally deepened."
These words made everything completely clear in Huang Zonglei's mind.
It seemed this young man was truly settling down to learn and do things.
At eighteen years old, to have such a clear understanding of 'theory' and 'practice', and to be willing to spend time digesting dry industry reports.
This focus and execution, in his view, were stronger than many professionals in their twenties.
Humble and not flashy, professional and pragmatic.
No wonder during the negotiations just now, Jiang Cheng could accurately calculate Reliable Shield's transformation costs and even predict the regulatory trends of 2018.
If he put in so much effort normally, it was only normal for him to have this kind of market agility.
Hearing this, a few more points of appreciation for Jiang Cheng appeared in Huang Zonglei's eyes.
In his view, Jiang Cheng not only had a good family background but was also upwardly mobile.
He was truly a very fine young talent.
No wonder he could make his daughter so infatuated.
Previously, he was a little worried about his daughter's romantic life.
Now, Huang Zonglei felt completely at ease.
Huang Yiyi was stunned as she listened.
She scratched her head somewhat sheepishly: "Ah, you have to read so many things. It seems practice isn't simple either; it's almost not as easy as staying in school."
Hearing Huang Yiyi's words, Huang Zonglei didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You, you really should learn from Jiang Cheng. You're classmates; if you could be half as outstanding as Jiang Cheng, I wouldn't have to worry so much."
Hearing this, Huang Yiyi subconsciously wanted to retort: as long as Jiang Cheng was outstanding, it was fine, why did she still need to work hard?
But since the target was her dad, Huang Yiyi could only pout.
"I know, Dad."
While they were chatting for a few moments, Jiang Cheng's phone rang.
Seeing that it was Chen Xueer calling, Jiang Cheng spoke up: "What a coincidence, it's the company manager. I'll take this first and brief her on the cooperation with Reliable Shield while I'm at it."
"Okay."
Seeing Jiang Cheng pick up the phone and walk out of the private room, Huang Yiyi looked at Huang Zonglei.
She picked up the moutai on the side and deftly filled her father's mostly empty glass.
"Dad, since you reached such a big cooperation with Jiang Cheng today, you should drink a bit to celebrate!"
Huang Zonglei was indeed in a good mood today; Jiang Cheng's capital injection had solved the company's immediate crisis.
Looking at the glass his daughter handed over, he laughed readily and took a large sip.
The mellow aroma of the wine slid down his throat, and even the fine lines at the corners of his eyes smoothed out a bit: "My daughter is still the most thoughtful. Now that this is settled, our Reliable Shield can finally breathe a sigh of relief."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and added another small half-glass for himself.
Unknowingly, he drank two more sips than usual, his cheeks slowly flushing red, and his gaze becoming a bit softer than before.
Seeing that the effect of the alcohol was quietly creeping up on Huang Zonglei,
Huang Yiyi's eyes curved into crescent moons, yet her tone was intentionally nonchalant: "Dad, you were just talking cooperation with Jiang Cheng, what do you think of him as a person?"