With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

"Let's go?"

The man looked around in surprise, then asked, puzzled, "Are there other people with you?"

Luo Tianrui and the others instinctively looked at Shen Ci, clearly intending to follow her wishes. Even though all three of them felt they should seize this opportunity, the fact remained that they had been inexplicably slighted, and the other party had not offered a single apology or explanation, which was undoubtedly a humiliation for them.

They may not care about their own pride, but they cannot care about Shen Ci's pride.

After all, the cooperation with the Gu family was negotiated by Shen Ci.

Seeing everyone looking at Shen Ci, the man instinctively turned his gaze to her as well. The girl's clothes and demeanor were completely different from the others, but her appearance made it clear that she was a college student.

Just as he was wondering what was going on, he saw Shen Ci suddenly take a few steps forward and stop in front of him. The man was stunned and was about to speak when he heard Shen Ci ask indifferently, "We agreed to meet at nine o'clock, right?"

The man frowned upon hearing this, clearly sensing the displeasure in Shen Ci's tone.

He feigned ignorance: "I don't know that. The team leader told me to come down and find someone, so I came down."

As he spoke, he looked at the group with an impatient expression before saying, "What? Are you getting angry because I kept you waiting? Our project team is very busy, and sometimes we do tend to forget the time."

"Are you still going up?"

He had an indifferent attitude, as if he would leave immediately without hesitation if the others said they weren't going.

Is this the arrogance of employees at big companies?

Shen Ci couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

If this person had said, "I'm sorry, I was too busy and forgot to keep track of the time," she would have given them another chance. But she was the type of person who responded better to gentle persuasion than force. So, she didn't need to force the other person to back down.

"Since your project team is so busy, we won't bother you any longer. When you have some free time, you can schedule a time to meet with us on time."

Shen Ci finished speaking calmly, then turned and left amidst the other person's astonished gaze.

Seeing this, Luo Tianrui and the others followed without saying a word.

After a moment of stunned silence, the man finally reacted and sneered disdainfully, "You're all talk and no action. You don't know how to cherish the opportunity that's right in front of you. You'll regret it one day."

Kids these days are so restless and impatient.

Back at the project site, the team was testing new data. Hao Peng stood in front of the machine with his arms crossed, and seeing the man return on his own, he asked with a puzzled look, "Where is he?"

"I got impatient and left," the man said truthfully.

"gone?"

"Hmm, it seems that their small project team isn't headed by that guy surnamed Luo. A pretty young lady came today, and she said we should schedule a time to meet them on time next time."

Like the man, Hao Peng also subconsciously snorted when he heard these words: "I'm so busy every day that my feet don't even have time to rest. If the manager hadn't insisted on pushing this matter onto me, I wouldn't have bothered dealing with this bunch of arrogant amateurs."

"So, will we schedule another time with them?"

Hao Peng glared at him: "Make an appointment my ass! We gave them a chance, who can we blame if they don't cherish it? Do you really think the Gu family's team is that idle?"

In the plaza outside the building, Shen Ci looked at the three people in front of him with a somewhat dejected and defeated expression and said softly, "I know you feel it's a pity, but I think people should have principles and bottom lines in doing things. I don't believe that such a big company would be so unpunctual when discussing business cooperation with others."

"In my opinion, whether they are deliberately disrespecting me or unintentionally neglecting me, I will not accept it if they do not apologize."

"We desperately need to cooperate with them, but we cannot cooperate with them in a subservient manner. If we cannot stand up for ourselves today, they will only think we are easier to bully."

Upon hearing this, Senior Sister Peipei pursed her thin lips slightly, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Aci, but this cooperation was something you worked so hard to secure. If you just leave like this, wouldn't all your previous efforts be wasted?"

The marshal nodded, "I think that given the nature of these large companies, they probably won't contact us again."

Luo Tianrui said, "Gu's is a leading company in artificial intelligence in China. It's inevitable that their team is a bit arrogant. Actually, I was somewhat prepared for that."

Shen Ci shook her head: "It's not wrong to be flexible, but you can't always bend. It's fine to be humble and lower your stance when seeking cooperation. I said a lot of nice things to get Uncle Gu to give us a chance. But today is different. We've already arranged a time to test the project, and we're actually on the verge of reaching a preliminary cooperation agreement. Since that's the case, they must give us the most basic respect. If we have to endure waiting for an hour, then we'll have to endure even more in the future."

"I know you're worried that things won't go smoothly afterward, but don't worry, I'll definitely negotiate with other companies," Shen Ci assured them confidently, lest morale crumble because of today's events.

Everyone understood Shen Ci's meaning: a large business bullies its customers, and the Gu family's behavior today was indeed unacceptable.

"We believe you." Luo Tianrui nodded, not wanting to dwell on it anymore. He just felt that listening to Shen Ci was definitely the right thing to do.

Marshal and Peipei both nodded: "That's right. There are other AI companies in China besides Gu's. We will definitely find other interested companies."

The Gu family is gone?

Shen Ci didn't think so. She looked up at the magnificent Gu Group building and said in a deep voice, "That's not necessarily true. As long as our project can achieve the expected results, it won't be long before the Gu Group comes back to us for help."

Director Li's case had already started, and Shen Ci didn't want to delay any longer. She told Senior Brother Luo and the others to go back and wait for news, while she took a taxi to the court.

On the way there, Shen Ci dialed the phone number on Jiang Yuanliang's business card again.

This was the third time she had dialed this number.

His assistant answered the phone the first two times. The first time, he said that Chairman Jiang was not available to answer the phone. The second time, he said that Chairman Jiang was on a business trip in Xuecheng and that the matter of Longcheng would be discussed again after Chairman Jiang returned.

Throughout the entire conversation, she only mentioned that her surname was Shen, and before she could even properly introduce herself, she was dismissed by the other party.

For some reason, she could always sense that the assistant on the other end of the phone seemed very defensive, though she wasn't sure if it was just her imagination.

As the saying goes, once is enough, twice is too much, but a third time is not. Having already been dealt with twice before, Shen Ci decided to try a different approach this time.

Based on what had happened before, Shen Ci thought that Uncle Jiang Yuanliang was a grateful person, so when the call was connected, Shen Ci said directly, "Hello, please tell Chairman Jiang that Shen Jingjing, who saved him once in Shenzhen-Hong Kong City, needs to see him."