Chapter 162 Show off
Chapter 162 Show off
After ordering, Jin Mingxin was obviously in a very good mood. She gathered a strand of hair floating in front of her forehead, bowed slightly to An Rusong, and said, "Thank you, you are such a gentleman."
"Not really, not really. After all, I made the mistake first," An Rusong said modestly. "Besides, it should be an honor for any man to treat a beauty like you to dinner. I'm just the luckier one."
It is never wrong to praise a woman as a beauty. In An Rusong's impression, he has never met a woman who does not like to be praised. Jin Mingxin's identity is indeed very special, but her specialness is in the future, not in the present. For now, she is just an ordinary woman with a good family background but a bad career.
Now, she probably doesn't even have strong self-confidence. After all, in An Rushong's opinion, no one who is truly confident is greedy for fame and fortune.
Feeling a little embarrassed by An Rushong's flattery, Jin Mingxin turned his head away to look out the window.
It was obviously her first time to come to this place, and also her first time to sit in such a position with a good view. Therefore, the moment she looked out the window, she was a little dazed.
Then she licked her lips, reached for her shoulder bag, and took out a cell phone without thinking.
It wasn't until she took out her phone that she seemed to realize her situation. She looked at An Rusong with some embarrassment and said, "Well, can I take a picture? The scenery here is so beautiful. I've never overlooked the city of Seoul from such a high place."
"Of course, feel free to do as you please," An Rusong said with a smile, "This is not my place. Besides, the restaurant doesn't have any rules restricting guests from taking photos."
With his approval, Jin Mingxin no longer hesitated. She turned around and faced the floor-to-ceiling window. Then, she pointed the camera of her mobile phone at herself and took a picture of herself while making a "V" sign.
After taking a photo, she looked at it and seemed a little dissatisfied, so she turned her head to look at the scarf placed aside. It was obvious that she was thinking about putting on the scarf and then taking another photo.
Unfortunately, the scarf was spilled with coffee and could not be worn, which made Jin Mingxin quite regretful.
When dealing with women, An Rusong was very good at observing their expressions. He could tell what she was thinking just by looking at her expression, so he said in an apologetic tone, "I'm so sorry. My mistake has caused you regret. Well, I hope you can give me a chance to make it up to me."
He didn't say what the chance to make amends was, and Jin Mingxin didn't ask. She fiddled with her phone and said, "Sir, don't mind it too much. After all, you didn't mean it."
Because she was crouching low, An Rusong could see the content displayed on her phone screen. Interestingly, the phone Kim Myung-shin used was also an Apple phone. I really don't know where she got it from. You know, the first generation of Apple phones are basically sold in the United States and are basically not seen in Korea.
What’s even more interesting is that what Kim Myung-shin was operating on her mobile phone was actually the NGN software, or to be more precise, the “Photo Wall” application, and she was selecting the filter function.
Seeing that the other party chose the "rise" filter, An Rusong suggested: "Miss, I suggest you use the Valencia filter. The light in your photo is relatively dark and the colors are relatively soft. If you use this filter, the effect should be better."
"Oh, really?" Jin Mingxin stopped what he was doing, looked up at him, and smiled, "But I have always used this 'rise' filter."
"There are now seven filter effects online on the photo wall, and each filter effect has its own different functions. It would be a pity if you only use one," An Rushong said with a smile.
"Then I'll try it," Jin Mingxin finally accepted his suggestion. After some simple operations, he applied the Valencia filter effect.
Sure enough, after using this filter, the photo that was previously light in color immediately became bright and vivid. Jin Mingxin obviously liked this effect very much. She thanked An Rushong and then uploaded the photo to the photo wall.
At this time, the adaptor began to serve the first dish. An Rusong gestured to the adaptor to put the dish closer to Jin Mingxin so that she could take it more easily, and said with a smile: "So, beautiful lady, am I lucky enough to know your name?"
"Shouldn't a man introduce himself before asking a lady's name?" Jin Mingxin said in a somewhat coquettish tone while arranging the tablecloth.
"Oh, sorry, it was my negligence," An Rusong apologized immediately and introduced himself, "My name is An Rusong, and I'm a businessman."
"My name is Jin Mingxin, and I currently manage an exhibition company," Jin Mingxin also introduced himself.
After she finished speaking, she frowned, pretending to think, and said, "An Rusong? Why does this name sound familiar?"
"Haha, maybe it's because the products sold by me as a businessman are what Miss Mingxin uses," An Rusong said with a smile. "Really?" Jin Mingxin obviously hadn't remembered yet, she looked at An Rusong and hesitated.
"The software Miss Mingxin just used is NGN software, which is a product launched by my company," An Rushong said directly without hiding anything.
It is meaningless to keep a low profile and conceal your identity for a vain woman. The right way is to brag and elevate yourself.
"Ah?!" As expected, Jin Mingxin was surprised at first, and then a look of surprise appeared on her face. She covered her mouth with one hand, her eyes wide open, and exclaimed, "You are the chairman of NGN Company, An Rusong, who is known as the youngest self-made entrepreneur?"
"Haha, I'm not sure whether he is the youngest entrepreneur, but the fact that he is the chairman of NGN company is 100% true," An Rushong said with a smile.
Jin Mingxin stood up from her chair, walked around the booth, went to An Rusong, and said, "Mr. An, can I take a photo with you? I want to post the photo on the photo wall and tell everyone that the chairman of NGN and I had lunch at the tallest restaurant in Seoul!"
An Rushong naturally would not refuse such a simple request, so he stood up, stood with Jin Mingxin, and took a few photos with her.
After the group photo was taken, Jin Mingxin returned to her seat. She was still very excited. While taking the group photo, she casually said, "Then those foreigners you had dinner with just now, are they from SoftBank Asia?"
"No, two of them are from the American venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and one is from Apple," An Rusong answered sincerely.
"Apple?" Jin Mingxin paused, then raised her phone, shook it, and said, "Is this Apple?"
"Yes, it is this Apple company," An Rusong said with a smile, "Later, NGN will have some business cooperation with Apple. It is currently in the negotiation stage."
Jin Mingxin covered her mouth again, her face full of surprise, but she quickly asked, "Why, you don't plan to accept SoftBank Asia's investment? They gave your NGN a valuation of 7500 million US dollars."
"SoftBank Group has no sincerity. They haven't even contacted me directly until now," An Rusong smiled and took a sip of water from the cup in front of him before saying, "The most important thing is that the valuation they gave is too low, far from the actual value of NGN."
"Is 7500 million a low valuation?" Jin Mingxin's face was filled with surprise, and at the same time, his eyes were shining. "Then how much did DeFengJie give us?"
After asking this question, she seemed to realize that her question was a bit sensitive, so she quickly added: "Oh, should this question be kept confidential?"
"There's nothing to keep secret," An Rusong said with a smile. "At present, the valuation given by Draper Fisher Jurvetson is US$2.5 million, while Apple hopes to acquire NGN for US$3 million."
Jin Mingxin seemed to be choked by her own saliva. She stretched her neck forward, as if she was choking and feeling uncomfortable. Then, she picked up the cup beside her and took a sip of water. Then she let out a long sigh and said, "3 million US dollars, 3000 billion won, for a company that was founded less than three months ago?"
"Haha, that's how Internet companies work," An Rusong explained with a smile, "What we sell is not technology, but concepts. As long as we have an excellent concept, we can get extremely rich returns in a very short period of time."
As he said this, the waiter brought the second dish. Just like before, An Rusong still asked the waiter to place the dish close to Jin Mingxin.
"It's incredible," Jin Mingxin said with envy after the trainee left. "I feel like for someone like you, wealth seems to be something that can be easily obtained."
"Actually, I don't have much of a concept of money. Normally, when I go out, I rarely bring money with me," An Rusong said with a light cough, "but today is an exception. After all, I have guests to treat."
As he spoke, he pointed to the scarf next to Jin Mingxin and said with a smile: "So, if it were normal times, I really couldn't afford to compensate Miss Jin for this scarf."
Jin Mingxin looked in the direction of his finger, and when he saw the scarf, a faint smile appeared on his face.
At this moment, she suddenly thought of what the master had said to her before. She was stunned for a moment, and then there was a hint of inexplicable spirit in her eyes when she looked at An Rushong.
Could this be the man that I must catch, the man who can change my destiny?
(End of this chapter)