Chapter 588: Just Withdraw
"That’s enough, you’ve clearly seen the attitude of everyone here. Not a single person wants to walk with you. This just shows one thing—if you plan to leave, then just go ahead. We won’t keep you. Someone as indecisive as you, initially, I thought you were a determined young man.
Turns out, you just wanted to steal skills and learn the trade here. We don’t welcome people like you, not at all. I’ll drive out anyone who doesn’t cooperate. Even if you don’t leave now, you’ll eventually be asked to. So, if any of you have your hearts with him, leave with him now. Besides, every one of you signed an agreement when you joined.
That means, if any of you leaves and then develops the same software, you’ll be sued by me. We’ve all signed these agreements in advance, and the penalty for breach is astronomical. If you think you can afford it, then I didn’t say anything."
Zhang Tao didn’t understand why Lin Kai suddenly changed his mind about leaving. Was it because of the harsh words he had just uttered unintentionally? The words were taken to heart profoundly. He was truly at a loss for words.
"It’s fine. If not a single one of you wants to follow me, then I’ll go by myself. Just pay me for my work these days. I’ve participated in the development here, so you should pay me what I’m due. Otherwise, I’ll still make a pirated version, and then you won’t be able to sue me. That’s the agreement we have.
You’ve sincerely said before that I have a talent in this area. If you hadn’t come to me for this project today, I’d have been able to do it myself eventually. So there’s really no such thing as piracy," Lin Kai said.
This whole speech was so ludicrous he could hardly keep from laughing. Those words were just polite chatter. How could he have taken them so seriously, as if they were some firm commitment? It was a joke. It was only meant to encourage people, not to be taken as a serious belief in his talent. The only person he had ever believed to have talent in this area was Shen Dong.
If Lin Kai hadn’t suggested leaving, he would have liked to keep this talent to help with his work. Even though there were disagreements at times, when Lin Kai was convinced of something, he worked on it with great dedication—something he admired greatly.
That’s why there hadn’t been any conflicts between them until now. Even if there were future disagreements, he would have inclined toward Lin Kai, giving him a favorable impression to foster a sense of belonging here. Little did he know that this guy’s ambition was so great he even dared to oppose his good partner, Shen Dong.
"Alright, I’ll give you whatever remuneration you want, as long as the price is right. You could have enjoyed a share of the profits if you had stayed, but now you can only claim what you’ve earned so far. Name your price, and I’ll write you a check right now," Shen Dong said with undisguised pride.