I Treat You as My Sister, But You Want to be My Wife?!
Chapter 592: Dare to Say

Chapter 592: Chapter 592: Dare to Say

"Mr. Shen, do we really have a chance to match Penguin? Is this true, but how can this be possible? Penguin is so powerful, how could we possibly catch up to them?"

"Yeah, I think our software is pretty good, but we still can’t compare to Penguin. After all, they have been developing for so long, and all we have are just a few weeks of small-scale development. If we compare it, our software is still a little bit inferior."

Even Zhang Tao felt it was a bit impossible and reached out to pull at Shen Dong, who then spoke, "Partnership is partnership, but this joke is too big. How can we compare to Penguin? You should stop painting such a big pie for them, in case the download volume doesn’t even surpass some minor software, I guess everyone will collapse.

We need to proceed steadily and not rush into things."

Zhang Tao whispered this because he didn’t want to embarrass Shen Dong in public. Even when Shen Dong said something so preposterous, Zhang Tao did not immediately stop him, showcasing the high regard in which Shen Dong was held by Zhang Tao. Zhang Tao was also somewhat sensible.

Shen Dong curled his lips into a slight smile and whispered into Zhang Tao’s ear, "I can’t guarantee anything else, but as for this software, just dare to make the changes I’ve suggested and take the time to perfect it, and I can assure you it will be no worse than Penguin.

That’s all I can tell you for now, I hope you take my words to heart. I’m very pleased to have a partner like you, it’s the most honorable thing for me right now. Just go for it boldly, and I’ll take care of the rest. If you don’t believe me, then let time verify everything.

In the end, whether we can break the same number of downloads as Penguin, just wait and see. Saying too much now is useless anyway since I can’t prove it, and you won’t believe me, right?"

After Shen Dong finished speaking, he laughed unabashedly in a raised voice, letting everyone in the room hear him. Zhang Tao’s face turned red and then white. Forget it, Shen Dong can be so bold sometimes, daring to say anything.

Success isn’t certain, so it’s better not to get one’s hopes up too high. If it doesn’t succeed, at least one can keep calm and not expect the software to reach incredible heights from the start.

There was no stopping Shen Dong, once he decided to speak out loud for everyone to hear, the people started to get excited. If they could create software as good as Penguin’s, they would have bragging rights for a long time. Now their minds were too restless to calm down, even the unhappiness about Lin Kai’s departure was significantly diluted.

As Lin Kai packed his things inside, the laughter and cheers outside seemed particularly annoying and irritating to him. Why should they all be so happy when he was leaving? Wasn’t it all doom and gloom just a moment ago? He was angry but also faintly hopeful when he overheard Shen Dong talking about the software potentially matching Penguin.

Suddenly he regretted his impulsiveness: why did he choose to leave immediately without a severance agreement? But now, there’s no way to gracefully back out because no one would give him the chance to retract his decision.

Lin Kai was pondering whether to wait for Shen Dong to leave and then shamelessly stick around and talk to Zhang Tao, hoping for a change of heart to let him stay. In the past, Zhang Tao had taken his suggestions despite many disagreements, which showed that Zhang Tao wasn’t beyond redemption.

Better a bit more approachable than the unsympathetic Shen Dong, Lin Kai thought. Just as he was contemplating this, Shen Dong glanced over and noticed Lin Kai’s slow packing, probably touched by his recent speech, and contemplative about how to stay.

Shen Dong snickered to himself; it was wishful thinking. He had made his intentions very clear, and Lin Kai had made his choice; there was no chance for him to stay now, but Shen Dong decided he would bring it up with Zhang Tao later anyway.

"Alright, everyone, calm down. Go back to your tasks. If we want this to launch soon, we still need everyone’s hard work for a while longer. Once this stage is over, better days await us all," Shen Dong concluded, ushering people back to work. He had his own matters to discuss with Zhang Tao privately.

Zhang Tao understood what Shen Dong wanted to talk about and obediently sent the others away.

The two sat opposite each other in the office, with Zhang Tao having a lot he wanted to say to Shen Dong. Like not to be so high-profile in public, openly claiming they could someday stand shoulder to shoulder with Penguin. If Penguin found out too soon, it might lead to suppression, which would be troublesome.

But upon seeing Shen Dong, Zhang Tao just didn’t know how to start the conversation. The young man was so daring, willing to do and say anything, and willing to invest. It was almost certain that he would succeed.

"What’s wrong? I saw you looked pretty troubled just now. Do you have a question for me, or something to say? Just get straight to the point. I’ve already said we don’t need to beat around the bush; it’s too troublesome. I don’t like formalities either, so speak up," Shen Dong urged.

Zhang Tao sighed, "You got me. I didn’t think today’s announcement would lead to such a big commotion, and I didn’t anticipate the software would become this immensely popular. But now, declaring it so boldly, they might end up putting their expectations too high. If it doesn’t meet those expectations, they will feel like they’ve fallen from a pedestal.

It will be terribly disappointing, and their confidence in future projects might falter. I was thinking maybe later we could issue a statement saying..." Zhang Tao expressed his deep concern, while carefully observing Shen Dong’s reactions.

He wanted to see if there was any displeasure, ready to stop talking immediately if necessary. Thankfully, Shen Dong’s expression remained unchanged, proudly defiant.