How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?

Outside the skyscraper and inside the reception hall, there was a bustling atmosphere, but inside the VIP lounge, it was very quiet.

Li Wengu, Mr. Chu, and Mr. Hua sat close together on the lounge's couch, chatting about some trivial matters, while Gu Heng sat on the edge, keeping them company...

A few minutes later...

Li Wengu glanced at the wristwatch in his hand. It was less than 20 minutes to ten o'clock. He then shifted the topic and turned his gaze towards Gu Heng, smiling as he asked, "Gu, do you know why Mr. Hua and I came here today?"

Gu Heng quickly nodded: "I have a rough idea."

Hearing this, Li Wengu continued, "Originally, we planned to choose a more stable time to discuss this matter with you, but a few days ago, Mr. Hua, a few other senior leaders, and I had a meeting. We plan to decide on creating a national benchmark enterprise.

Similar to the United States' Microsoft, Apple, Google, and Hua Country's previous Huawei.

Do you wish to accept?"

At hearing this, Gu Heng was stunned...

An enterprise on par with Microsoft, Apple, Google, and Huawei?

Was he worthy?

It wasn't that Gu Heng was being overly humble. He felt he truly wasn't worthy...

To put it bluntly, the companies that Li Wengu had mentioned, not only in terms of economic value but completely overwhelmed him. Even in social value, they were leagues ahead of him...

Apple, currently the highest market value technology company in the world...

Microsoft, a ceiling enterprise in the internet industry with a global influence...

Google, although most people only knew about its search engine, had initiated the profit model for global internet enterprises. Companies that relied on the internet for business, such as Tencent, Facebook, and even Taobao, Jing Dong, and Amazon, all admitted to growing on the shoulders of this giant...

Not to mention Huawei, the pillar of Hua Country's communication technology, and an enterprise recognized by the vast majority of the public, capable of contending with a giant like Apple...

What about his IDE Capital?

No core industry.

No core technology.

No core talent.

Despite his investments, it was now valued at tens of billions, but compared to these giants, it was just a typical enterprise without any special attributes. Moreover, Gu Heng had no plans to develop it too strongly.

It was solely to provide him with a legal source of income, to cover his wealth, and to protect his social status.

An enterprise without any attributes, now they want to push him forward as some benchmark enterprise?

Was this some kind of joke?

With that thought, Gu Heng hurriedly said, "No, no, that's ridiculous. How can my small broken company be a benchmark enterprise? Even if you picked a real industry company like XiaoMi as a benchmark enterprise, the general public probably wouldn't have anything to say. After all, they at least have their core industry, but what does IDE Group have?

If you really forcibly set my company up as a so-called benchmark enterprise, you wouldn't be helping me; you'd be hurting me, leaders.

The spit of Hua Country's 1.4 billion people would drown me.

Even if I had thick skin and accepted this proposal, could you withstand such public opinion?

This isn't the kind of public opinion I faced when I sued the netizens, this is public opinion that could completely collapse credibility!

No, no, I can't accept this..."

No matter what, Gu Heng could never accept this proposal.

Undeniably, there were benefits to himself in this proposal.

If it were really established, not to mention the distant future, at the very least, many policy aspects would definitely give him the green light. By then, the company's development might take off like a rocket, and as the company's boss, he would be rightfully regarded as a real people's entrepreneur, like Mr. Ren of Huawei...

But then again...

There's a saying that goes...

The higher you're lifted, the harder you fall...

If it ever got to that stage, the eyes of the entire world would be focused on him. If he messed up something, wouldn't he be smashed to a pulp?

Gu Heng just wanted to enjoy his life. He didn't want to accept, nor did he dare accept, such endless fame.

As if he had already anticipated Gu's refusal, Li Wengu spread his hands toward Mr. Hua: "There, Mr. Hua, I told you, didn't I? This kid is too clever. How could he possibly accept?

It's your turn to speak."

Mr. Hua, being the oldest among the three, laughed and shook his head after hearing Li Wengu's words. Then he gathered his smile, looked at Gu Heng with a serious face, and said, "Mr. Gu, I think this task is perfectly suited to you."

Gu Heng: "???"

What, was this a case of pushing someone too hard?

And it was perfectly suited to him?

"The first point to consider is that the mass production technology for the 2nm chip and the entire set of technological chains were provided by you. Previously, you said that you wanted to reach a cooperation with the government.

Since it's a cooperation, you must contribute, right?

You contribute the technology, the government provides the platform, and that settles the score.

Now, the Ministry of Industry is investing to set up factory districts, hiring professional personnel for industrial development and product manufacturing. You don't have to pay a cent and yet you can hold a 25% share. Don't you think that uniquely qualifies you?"

Listening to this fallacious argument, Gu Heng was about to refute.

What does he mean by not contributing a cent?

If he had offered this technology to Huawei, asking for half the shares without paying a cent wouldn't have been considered excessive at all...

Sensing Gu's desire to retaliate, Mr. Hua immediately continued speaking, preempting what Gu Heng wanted to say.