"Brother Ye, where are you going?" Just as Ye Chen put down his phone, Zhang Jingshan couldn't contain his curiosity and asked.

"Going to Yanjing," Ye Chen replied directly.

"To Yanjing? What for?" Zhang Jingshan asked instinctively.

"You'll know in a while," Ye Chen said.

"Huh? I'll know in a while? Brother Ye, are you up to something again?" Zhang Jingshan got excited.

However, Ye Chen simply smiled and shook his head without replying.

Seeing this, Li Changfeng immediately said to Zhang Jingshan, "Why do you have to be involved in everything? Does Brother Ye have to report his every move to you?"

"I was just asking. Besides, aren't you curious?" Zhang Jingshan said resentfully.

"Alright, that's enough," Ye Chen said with a shake of his head and a smile.

Half an hour later, the lunch gathering, which cost over 200,000 yuan, ended after Li Changfeng and the others left with a USB drive.

Ye Chen then drove his Mercedes G-Wagon back to Yi Ren Ru Xue.

In the general manager's office, "Old Ye, you're just in time.

I have something to report to you," as soon as Ye Chen entered, Chen Yinuo immediately put down the documents in her hand, stood up, and said to him with a wry smile.

"Hmm? Report what?" Ye Chen asked in surprise.

"Just twenty minutes ago, the managing director of Estée Lauder China somehow got my phone number and called me," Chen Yinuo said.

"What? They want to acquire Yi Ren Ru Xue? Make Yi Ren Ru Xue their subsidiary?" Ye Chen chuckled.

"Not an acquisition. They want to cooperate with us on the formula patent. In other words, they want us to share the formula with them to launch an Estée Lauder product and then split the profits from product sales – seven-three split," Chen Yinuo said.

"Seven for us, three for them?" Ye Chen raised his eyebrows.

"You're overthinking it. Seven for them, three for us," Chen Yinuo shook her head and smiled.

"They're taking us for fools?" Ye Chen was stunned.

"Let me finish. They know that Yi Ren Ru Xue doesn't intend to develop overseas markets yet, so they're targeting markets outside of China. They also promised that once Yi Ren Ru Xue's products enter overseas markets, they will discontinue the product and promise not to compete with our products," Chen Yinuo explained, but the smile on her face was strange.

To be honest, she was very surprised when she received the call and learned that the other party was the managing director of Estée Lauder China.

After all, such figures were unattainable in the past, especially with Estée Lauder's international brand standing there.

For many young women, the name Estée Lauder represented high-end quality.

"Do you believe it?" Ye Chen shook his head with a smile.

"I don't. But they said they could sign a relevant agreement," Chen Yinuo said.

"Do you believe that?" Ye Chen asked again with a smile.

"I don't," Chen Yinuo shook her head.

"But they also said that when they launch the product, they will include Yi Ren Ru Xue in the product promotion and advertising, letting everyone know that the product is jointly created by Estée Lauder and Yi Ren Ru Xue, saying it can bring global advertising effects and brand influence to Yi Ren Ru Xue!" "Yi Ren Ru Xue doesn't need them to advertise, nor does it need to borrow their name to expand its brand power," Ye Chen blurted out.

"I knew you would say that, so I repeatedly expressed my refusal to them," Chen Yinuo said.

Ye Chen nodded.

He said seriously, "No matter how big the temptation or any promises or agreements, the formula of the Flawless Cream must not be leaked.

Once it gets out, no matter who gets it, it will cause incalculable, even unimaginable, losses to Yi Ren Ru Xue!

As for advertising effects and brand influence, we can easily obtain those.

Based on the product's effectiveness, as long as the Flawless Cream is launched, it will immediately sweep through like a hurricane, so advertising is not something we need to consider.

In the future, regardless of any international brand or capital, as long as it involves the formula of the Flawless Cream, just refuse them directly, saving us a lot of talk and time!"

"Okay, I understand. I just wanted to report to you and let you know about this," Chen Yinuo said.

Then, she paused and smiled sweetly, "By the way, why did you come to the company? Were you bored at home?"

"I missed you, so I came over," Ye Chen said.

With that, Ye Chen walked behind Chen Yinuo, reached out, and held her waist.

"Stop it. You wouldn't come over for no reason. What's wrong?" Chen Yinuo smiled, but she didn't try to break free.

After all, the office door was closed.

"Tong Zhen called me. He said he would take the flight to Beijing with me tonight and go directly to the Chinese Academy of Sciences tomorrow morning to meet and talk with the leaders and responsible persons of the Chinese Academy of Sciences about the lithography machine and start acquiring semiconductor companies. He also said that the Chinese Academy of Sciences is willing to efficiently promote the acquisition of semiconductor companies," Ye Chen released Chen Yinuo and turned her to face him.

"So fast?" Chen Yinuo was stunned.

"Yes, not only is he anxious, but I guess the Chinese Academy of Sciences is also anxious! As he said, the sooner the domestic high-end lithography machine is launched, the sooner China can straighten its backbone in this field," Ye Chen said.

After a few seconds of pause, Chen Yinuo nodded solemnly.

"Okay, I'll go home early today to prepare your travel clothes and some supplies!" Speaking of this, Chen Yinuo suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, the sales of the Flawless Cream have accumulated several hundred million yuan during this period. I'll transfer all the money to your account later. After all, the amount of money needed to acquire semiconductor companies must be quite large. You can take the money from the company's account first!"

"No need. It's not necessary to use Yi Ren Ru Xue's funds. I have a way to handle the acquisition funds," Ye Chen shook his head and refused.

Seeing that Ye Chen was serious and not joking at all, although Chen Yinuo didn't know what Ye Chen's "way" was, she didn't ask further.

But she still said, "I'll transfer it to you anyway. With Yi Ren Ru Xue's current sales situation, there's no need to worry about the company's and factory's operating funds.

To avoid you encountering funding problems during the acquisition, it's better to prepare more in advance!" Seeing Chen Yinuo say this, Ye Chen didn't refuse anymore.

"Okay, then."

"Oh, and there's one more thing I almost forgot to tell you. Early this morning, I received a call from our alma mater, Jiangzhou University, saying that the university's 60th-anniversary celebration is at the beginning of next month, and the university sent us both an invitation to return to school. What do you think about this?" Chen Yinuo suddenly remembered the phone call from this morning.

"No need. I'm not going," Ye Chen blurted out without thinking.

He continued, "I don't like being looked down upon, and I don't like seeing the superior faces of some alumni, so... attending the anniversary celebration is something we'll talk about later. It's not our time to show off yet."

Chen Yinuo, who was not surprised by this result, was amused by the last sentence.

She smiled and said, "Okay, I'll find an excuse to decline."