ABT Chapter 0038

 The reception was coming to an end, and some invited journalists had already left. Yannick, holding a champagne glass, approached Li Fanyu and said, "Congratulations! You young people from ancient China have truly amazed me today."

Li Fanyu made a noise of acknowledgment. This guy was speaking in German, at an extremely fast pace and with a remarkably handsome expression. However, it was of no use since he couldn't understand anyway. He quickly gestured for Cheng Ke to come over and relayed the message to Yannick.

With a surprised expression, Cheng Ke translated, "He says that Mercedes-Benz is interested in Smart's design and wants to discuss ownership with us!"

Damn! Li Fanyu felt ecstatic. Due to T-1's outstanding performance, he thought Smart was out of the picture. But Mercedes-Benz still saw value in Smart after all! Indeed, the stickiness of history was immense. It seemed like there was hope for the money from buying those smuggled cars! Heh heh...

"Ask him about the price. Smart isn't suitable for the Chinese market. If the offer is good, we'll sell it to them," Li Fanyu urged.

Cheng Ke nodded. She understood that no matter how outstanding the design was, the current technological level in China couldn't produce it. Although she felt regretful, there was nothing they could do about it.

"He says one million euros! But we have to perfect Smart's design to mass production standards within six months," Cheng Ke translated again.

Li Fanyu felt ecstatic once more. Forget six months, I could replicate it for you in half a month! Isn't that easy? 

"Tell him it's okay, but we need the money upfront," Li Fanyu said eagerly, as he was eager to use the money.

The two continued their conversation for a moment, and after clinking glasses with Li Fanyu, Yannick emptied his champagne glass in one go. The deal was settled.

The next day, Li Fanyu went to Mercedes-Benz headquarters and, under Yannick's guidance, signed the contract for the transfer of ownership. Mercedes-Benz had specially arranged for a Swiss bank to handle the on-the-spot transfer. Upon returning home, Li Fanyu could exchange the promissory note for cash at the Swiss bank's branch.

However, Li Fanyu found it difficult to determine the cost of transferring ownership. On the one hand, he would need the money after returning home, and on the other hand, the entire team had contributed to the design of Smart. So, he awkwardly discussed it with the four of them. This left Cheng Ke and the three top students puzzled; wasn't this your own intellectual property? You were the one who inspired the redesign, proposed the design concept, and we didn't contribute much, so why ask for money? If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have won any awards!

Seeing him touched, the four burst into laughter. They had already followed him to win two awards at an international competition, which was the biggest gain of this trip. Compared to money, they valued honor more. Besides, all the expenses on this trip were covered by Li Fanyu.

But the cunning Cheng Ke grabbed Li Fanyu's thigh, hinting at the rich man to splurge—Munich wasn't far from Paris!

Touched, Li Fanyu's tears were almost falling. He immediately promised, "Why go to Paris! Let's tour Europe all around! No need to say anything, all expenses are covered!"

They thoroughly enjoyed themselves touring Europe. Thanks to Cheng Ke's proficiency in foreign languages, they opted for self-guided tours and didn't spend much money.

Actually, Europe was not that big. The area of a single country was like that of a province in China. After visiting the better places, the group flew back from Greece to Huacheng.

Some people, even if you were together every day, couldn't get along. But some people, even if you were strangers, after experiencing hardships and struggles, with similar values and temperaments, even if the time spent together wasn't long, felt as close as iron plates.

The five of them were like this. Although they were from the same school, they felt a bit reluctant to part ways when they got off the plane.

In the end, Li Fanyu looked at them with a somewhat lingering expression and joked, "Alright, don't be so sentimental. Let's see each other at school tomorrow morning. If you keep this up, we might as well rent a house together off-campus."

Xu Fufang boasted, "Why bother with joint ventures? Brother Fan is a millionaire now! When you buy one later, we can all go live at your place."

Liu Qing chimed in, "I think that's a good idea, but we should buy a duplex. The three of us brothers will live downstairs, and Fan and Keke will live upstairs."

Zhang Yu added, "Yeah, otherwise, holding in morning pee isn't good for the bladder."

...

After some laughter and banter, they agreed to meet at school the next morning and each took a taxi home.

It was already past eleven o'clock at night when they got off the plane. Li Fanyu was a bit worried about Cheng Ke going home alone, so he offered to accompany her.

Cheng Ke happily agreed. After spending these days together, Cheng Ke had inexplicably developed some dependence on Li Fanyu.

"Where are you going? Back to the dorm?" Li Fanyu asked, holding Cheng Ke's luggage while waiting for a taxi.

"At this hour, can you still go back to the dorm? Are you silly?" Cheng Ke scolded him with a glare.

Li Fanyu chuckled, "Huh! Why has your temper gotten longer after returning to China?"

Look at this troublemaker! At this hour, the dorm, can't go back... Is she hinting at something?

Li Fanyu suddenly realized and put on a serious face, teasing her, "How about we go to a hotel then?"

Cheng Ke was momentarily stunned, then quickly reacted, giving Li Fanyu a kick on the leg with the small leather boots she bought in Paris.

"You're asking for it! Of course, I'm going home!" she said angrily.

This jerk, everything's fine, but why does he have to be so annoying with his mouth? The first time I met him, it was like this, too. He's so hateable!

Li Fanyu really didn't know that Cheng Ke's family was from Tiancheng. After rubbing his leg for a while, he finally hailed a taxi.

When he sent her to her destination, Li Fanyu was shocked.

Isn't this Tiancheng Xiaoyuan? The most luxurious villa area in the city! Surrounded by mountains and facing the sea, it's bustling and prosperous, with an average price of 100,000 per square meter, and the smallest unit is 588 square meters... Cheng Ke's home is here?

Is this girl a hidden rich person?

When Cheng Ke got out of the car, she shook Li Fanyu vigorously to snap him out of his shock.

"What are you staring at? Hurry up and help me with the luggage!"

"Oh... okay!"

Li Fanyu ran to the trunk and pulled out the suitcase. "Keke, this house must cost tens of millions, right?"

Cheng Ke tilted her head, "I don't know, this is my aunt's house."

Li Fanyu wiped his forehead and sighed, "You scared me. I thought I made friends with a tycoon! If this is your family's house, then you must be from a wealthy family."

"Eh..." Cheng Ke didn't know what to say. She was embarrassed to say that her family's house was much better than this.



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