Chapter Four: What Five Million Cannot Buy

"Hanhai pays five million, takes the company, and removes you. I provide three million in bridge financing for twenty percent. Blaze gives Touchline an exclusive three-year data contract worth at least two million annually. The algorithm remains company property, and no major license can be issued without your consent." Qinghe laughed coldly. "You had 4.67 million last night. If you spend three million rescuing me, what does Blaze eat next month?" "Victory." He slid over proof of Skyvault's five-million advance, deposited at seven that morning. For the first time, she studied him seriously. "Why Touchline?" Chenzhou opened a paper she had published three years earlier.