Volume 5: Twenty Undoubted Chapter 347 Yuan Xudong Invests in Red Stubble Studio
At the front desk of Pulin Capital, Wendy had just returned from leave and was busy sorting out documents behind the front desk. Jiang Xiaoguo was lying on the desk with nothing to do, looking at her with a face full of resentment:
"Wendy, I really envy you!"
"What do you envy me for?"
Looking up at Jiang Xiaoguo, Wendy said with a smile while sorting out the documents that she would hand over to Zhou Xun later:
"Are you jealous of me for having such a long life and so little money?"
"no!"
Shaking his head slightly , Jiang Xiaoguo bent over, leaned on the desk at the front desk, supported his chin with both hands, and said weakly:
"I envy you that you have classes, that you are pretty, and that you are not a fake!"
After that, she stood up straight, looked at the entire company and said:
"To be honest, I'm a little reluctant to leave this place!"
"If it really doesn't work, you can tell Mr. Zhou that you really don't know which project to invest in, right?"
"Then he will say that you are incompetent!"
"Then tell him that you haven't been looking for him properly these past two days?"
“Isn’t that just an attitude problem?”
Seeing Jiang Xiaoguo who couldn't do anything, Wendy couldn't help but roll her eyes and said:
"So do you want your boss to think that you have a problem with your attitude or your ability?"
"No matter which one, none of them will do!"
Wendy was working and chatting with Jiang Xiaoguo. At this moment, a middle-aged man came in with a schoolbag on his back. He walked to the front desk and looked at the conspicuous Wendy and smiled:
"Hello, is Mr. Su Hang here?"
Looking at the middle-aged man, Wendy smiled politely:
"Hello, do you have an appointment?"
"I'm here to recommend a project, I don't have an appointment!"
The middle-aged man said stiffly.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Su is not here today. How about you come back another day?"
"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry, I can wait for him here!"
"Wait a moment!"
Hearing that the middle-aged man came to the company to recommend a project, and was worried about not being able to find a good investment project, Jiang Xiaoguo, with the idea of trying everything possible, put his sights on him and said with a smile:
“Are you here to recommend a project?”
"yes!"
“Did you bring your project plan?”
“I brought it!”
"show me!"
"Okay!"
The middle-aged man put down his schoolbag and was about to take out the project plan. Seeing Jiang Xiaoguo wearing the same receptionist uniform as Wendy, he hesitated a little and said:
"You are not..."
"Well……"
Noticing the look in the middle-aged man's eyes and glancing at the receptionist uniform he was wearing, Jiang Xiaoguo quickly changed the subject:
"Maybe I can help you, come this way, please!"
"Okay, it's like this, our Hongcha Company wants an investment..."
…
After briefly understanding the Hongcha Company mentioned by the middle-aged man and combining it with the project plan he provided, Jiang Xiaoguo quickly completed a new investment plan.
She walked into Zhou Xun's office with the new investment plan, handed it to him and said with a smile:
"Mr. Zhou, this is my investment plan, please take a look!"
"good!"
After taking Jiang Xiaoguo's investment proposal and glancing at the cover, Zhou Xun said directly:
"Please give me a brief introduction!"
"Okay, this app is called Red Stubble. You put two pictures in it and it can immediately compare the differences between the two pictures. It's still in its early stages, so the market valuation is very low. I think we can give it a try!"
"Okay, then what?"
"Then?"
After struggling for a while, Jiang Xiaoguo looked at Zhou Xun with a guilty conscience and said:
“No more!”
"No more?"
Looking up at Jiang Xiaoguo, Zhou Xun threw her investment plan on the table and said:
"So, you neither understand their business logic nor can you explain the rationality of the valuation, and you can't see the future of the track. I don't need an assistant with a perfunctory work attitude!"
"No, Mr. Zhou, I have been looking for it seriously these past two days, but..."
Before Jiang Xiaoguo could finish her words, Zhou Xun interrupted her and said:
"Those with poor abilities don't need it. If you still can't find any new and useful information, just reject this project!"
"Okay, Mr. Zhou!"
After taking a last look at Zhou Xun's expressionless face, Jiang Xiaoguo took his investment plan and left his office. If he had known this would happen, he would have listened to Wendy from the beginning. It would be much better to let the boss think that his attitude or ability was not good than having both!
The next day, Jiang Xiaoguo didn't find any new and useful information, so he decided to reject Hongcha's investment plan. Although he had a good chat with Mr. Ding yesterday, he could only apologize to him now.
There was nothing important, so Yuan Xudong decided to go to Hongcha Company with Jiang Xiaoguo. According to the office address given by CEO Ding, the two found a residential building. While Jiang Xiaoguo was looking for Hongcha Company, he looked at Yuan Xudong and asked:
"Xudong, how can we reject others without making them feel sad?"
“This is easy!”
After looking at Jiang Xiaoguo, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"Just let others reject you. How about you give him a very harsh condition and then let him reject you himself?"
"No, what kind of bad idea is this? What if he really agrees?"
Jiang Xiaoguo rolled his eyes at Yuan Xudong, then looked at the residents on both sides of the corridor and frowned slightly.
"Why is the company in a residential building?"
"Because I'm poor!"
…
Finally they found the Hongcha Company. Yuan Xudong and Jiang Xiaoguo walked in. They saw that the company was not big, with about six or seven employees, all crowded in the living room to work, and some people were sleeping on the sofas and camp beds nearby. It was a typical small startup company with little funds, or a studio. The overall environment was not very good, but the employees were working very seriously and hard.
"Hello, who are you looking for?"
Seeing Yuan Xudong and Jiang Xiaoguo, a female employee stood up from her chair and asked.
"Hello, we're looking for Mr. Ding!"
"OK!"
"Ms. Jiang!"
Hearing Jiang Xiaoguo's voice, President Ding quickly came out from the office next door and said:
"You are here, welcome!"
"Hello, Mr. Ding. I came here today to..."
"Now that you are here, don't rush to talk. I will show you around our Hongcha Company first. Come on, come on, please come this way!"
As he spoke, President Ding kicked the employees who were still sleeping on the sofa and camp beds. After they all got up and went to work, he looked at Yuan Xudong and Jiang Xiaoguo and said a little embarrassedly:
"I'm sorry, because everyone has been staying up late these past two days to research new algorithms, and we're all quite tired, so this is what happened!"
Looking at the Hongcha studio, which is located in a residential building and has both food, lodging and office space, Jiang Xiaoguo slightly widened his eyes and said with some admiration:
“It’s so hard!”
“It’s not hard!”
After looking at Jiang Xiaoguo, President Ding looked at Yuan Xudong who had been following her and said with a smile:
"Ms. Jiang, is this gentleman the leader of your company?"
"Why do you say that?"
Without waiting for Jiang Xiaoguo to speak, Yuan Xudong took the initiative to look at Mr. Ding and said:
"How do you know I'm Miss Jiang's boss and not her boyfriend?"
"Well……"
Hearing Yuan Xudong say this, President Ding was slightly stunned and said:
"Isn't he really Miss Jiang's boyfriend?"
"Don't you think so?"
Yuan Xudong looked at Mr. Ding, stretched out his right hand and said with a smile:
"Hello, my name is Yuan Xudong, and I'm Miss Jiang's boyfriend. Nice to meet you!"
"Hello, my name is Ding Yueping, I'm the founder of Hongcha Company, nice to meet you!"
After shaking hands and greeting, Ding Yueping looked at Jiang Xiaoguo and said honestly:
"Ms. Jiang, to be honest, our company hasn't paid full wages for several months. I originally thought that if I couldn't pay it this month, I would just sell the house and quit!"
"ah?"
“Lucky to meet you!”
"I, I came here today actually to..."
Looking at Ding Yueping, who was so happy, and the employees around him who were secretly watching him with joy on their faces, Jiang Xiaoguo couldn't say what he originally intended to say to refuse the investment. Ding Yueping continued:
"Ms. Jiang, you can't imagine how important and timely your visit is to us!"
“I, I…”
Seeing that Jiang Xiaoguo was speechless, Ding Yueping did not doubt him. He looked directly at the partners who started the business with him and said with a smile:
"Come on, brothers and sisters, stop what you are doing for a moment. Let me introduce you. These two are Miss Jiang from Puling Capital and her boyfriend. Because Puling is interested in investing in us, they sent Miss Jiang to our place for a field investigation today. We welcome you!"
Warm applause broke out. Jiang Xiaoguo stood there smiling awkwardly. Ding Yueping continued to encourage everyone:
"After three years, we finally have hope of raising funds. I promise everyone that I will pay you your full salary this month, and I will also give you two days off so that you can have a good rest!"
“Okay, great!”
Seeing his friends all so happy, Ding Yueping looked at the silly Jiang Xiaoguo and said:
"Ms. Jiang, please say something too!"
“I, I…”
Seeing that everyone in the Hongcha company was looking at him eagerly, Jiang Xiaoguo couldn't bring himself to refuse the investment. He didn't know what was wrong with him. He suddenly thought:
"I am indeed here to comfort you all, come on everyone!"
"Okay, thank you Miss Jiang!"
After receiving Jiang Xiaoguo's affirmation, everyone in the Hongcha studio cheered. They had persisted for three whole years just for this moment of getting financing. They seemed to have seen the day when Hongcha Company would go public in the future, and then each of them would be able to achieve financial freedom.
"Ms. Jiang, please come this way. Let's go to the office and talk!"
"good!"
…
About half an hour later, Yuan Xudong and Jiang Xiaoguo left Hongcha Company and started to return to school. Along the way, Jiang Xiaoguo said with a look of despair on his face:
"It's over, it's really over now. I'm not that kind of person. I'm very realistic and thick-skinned, but why can't I say no? I'm such a rubbish!"
"No, if you are trash, then what am I?"
Looking at the depressed Jiang Xiaoguo, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"I'm not a trash can, that's too dirty!"
"I'm not in the mood to joke with you right now!"
After glaring at Yuan Xudong, Jiang Xiaoguo looked out the window and said:
"What should I do? Mr. Zhou won't let me invest, but I didn't explicitly reject them and gave them hope to keep going. I'm really screwed now!"
"fine!"
Looking at Jiang Xiaoguo who was in a low mood, Yuan Xudong said seriously while driving:
"If your company is unwilling to invest, I will do it. It's a small startup, and I can still afford it!"
“You want to invest?”
Hearing Yuan Xudong say that he was going to invest in this Hongcha company, Jiang Xiaoguo slightly widened his eyes and said in surprise:
"Why?"
"Why?"
"You have never been involved in our industry, why do you want to invest?"
Looking at Yuan Xudong, Jiang Xiaoguo said in a complicated voice:
"Forget it. Even though it's a small startup, it still costs a lot of money. What if it goes to waste?"
"It's okay, I believe it won't happen!"
Looking at Jiang Xiaoguo, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"Besides, you've already boasted to Ding Yueping, how can I ignore you? You're my girlfriend, if you get into trouble, I have to cover for you, right?"
"Who got into trouble?"
After rolling his eyes at Yuan Xudong, Jiang Xiaoguo couldn't help but lean towards him and said with a smile:
"Xiao Dongzi, tell me, is what you are doing now considered as playing tricks on the princes?"
"You're just fooling around with the princes with beacon fires. I think it's more like playing with monkeys!"
After rolling his eyes at Jiang Xiaoguo, Yuan Xudong said with a smile:
"Let's not talk about whether I can compare with King You of Zhou. Can you compare with Bao Si? Don't you have any idea of what you look like?"
"No matter what I look like, I'm still your girlfriend!"
Jiang Xiaoguo rolled her eyes at Yuan Xudong, then hugged his arm and said with a smile :
"Sometimes, I'm quite curious. Why do you like me? Is it because I'm beautiful, optimistic, and full of positive energy?"
"It's not your fault!"
"Why is that?"
"You really want to know?"
"Well, I want to know!"
"Well, actually it's because..."
Seeing Jiang Xiaoguo listening attentively, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"My head was caught in the door, otherwise, would I like a young bean sprout like you?"
"Go away, I don't want to bother with you!"
…
The sun rose and the moon set, and a few days passed in a flash. In the end, Pulin Capital did not invest in Hongcha Studio. Yuan Xudong took over, invested 5 million yuan, and acquired 80% of the shares of the entire company.
For a studio that was almost on the verge of bankruptcy, this was already the best possible outcome, and Yuan Xudong was just taking a gamble.
Although he also thought that Hongcha was not worth investing in, according to the plot, Lanhe and Puling later started a war for Hongcha, and Lanhe's offer was a full 10 million yuan higher than Puling's. Such an inconspicuous studio is worth so much money. I don't know if the screenwriter has lost his brain or the real world is just so illogical.
For this reason, Yuan Xudong decided to spend five million to give it a try. If successful, he would sell it to Lanhe or Pulin, whoever offered the higher price. He would withdraw after making a quick buck, and it didn't matter if he failed.
…
Yingfu Center, in order to allow Liang Shuang to participate in Kaslan's beauty show, Duan Jiabao directly helped Kaslan officials to solve the venue problem that had originally occurred. She took Liang Shuang, who was dressed in a gorgeous outfit, into the central hall of Yingfu Center and greeted the person in charge of Yingfu Center:
"Uncle Wang, this is a specialty I brought you from my hometown. Take it!"
"You're so polite. Why bring a gift?"
Taking the local specialties from Duan Jiabao, the middle-aged man whom she called Uncle Wang smiled and said:
"Dabao, I haven't seen you for so many years. You've grown taller and fatter!"
"Ha ha!"
Duan Jiabao smiled happily and introduced Liang Shuang next to him:
"Uncle Wang, let me introduce you. This is my friend Liang Shuang. She is here to participate in the beauty show!"
"Hello!"
"Hello, uncle!"
After greeting Liang Shuang, the person in charge of Yingfu Center looked at Duan Jiabao and said with a smile:
"Okay, uncle has already arranged the event. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Call me if you need anything!"
"Okay, bye uncle!"
"Bye-Bye!"
After watching the person in charge of Yingfu Center leave, Liang Shuang looked at Duan Jiabao and asked:
"Duan Jiabao, this is the Uncle Wang you mentioned who lived next door to you when you were a kid?"
"Yes, when I heard the name Winford Centre that day, it sounded familiar to me. I checked online and found that my Uncle Wang was there. Then, I gave him a call and the venue was immediately booked. Am I really amazing?"
After taking a look at Duan Jiabao who was full of arrogance, Liang Shuang smiled and said:
"Not bad, you finally made use of your strengths!"
"That's a must!"
