You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 311

PP boss Yao Le, who was originally going to go to southern Hunan, postponed his trip because two impressive sponsors came today.

As soon as Yao Le entered the coffee shop downstairs, he saw the two owners as soon as he walked in.

Wearing the popular POLO shirt, the belt on the suit pants is particularly eye-catching, and the golden Hermès logo is simply blinding.

There are also those shiny Hermes leather shoes and the Rolex gold watch on the wrist.

There is only one word that exudes from his whole body: rich!

After seeing the business cards of these two people, Yao Le felt nervous and surprised.

He was worried because he didn't know what the two coal bosses were going to do when they came to his house, but he was happy because he knew it must be related to money.

Everyone has heard of the coal boss's reputation. His work style can be summed up in one word: rich and inhumane.

What PP Company lacks most now is money.

The company was just registered in May, and it has only been a few months since it received investment. The investment at the beginning of the year was just an angel round, with a total of only a few hundred thousand.

This amount of money is not bad for a startup, it's just various savings.

The entrepreneurial team is composed of classmates, so the salary can be very low. They just rent a place to work, and the biggest expenses are office equipment and server fees.

But this money can only last for one year at most. If no new investment is found next year, the company will have to be disbanded.

So from the first day the company was founded, Yao Le had only one thing in mind, and that was how to make money.

This is a difficult problem faced by almost all entrepreneurs, especially grassroots entrepreneurs, who have to divert most of their time and energy to try to solve this problem.

Many entrepreneurs do not have time to care about their business in the early stages; for them, attracting investment is the most important business.

Some entrepreneurs are looking for money the entire time from the start of their business to their failure.

Many failed entrepreneurial cases are due to the fact that entrepreneurs neglected their own business development, leading to project failure.

But this cannot be entirely blamed on the entrepreneurs. If they put all their energy into the business, they will eventually fail due to lack of funds.

Yao Le is also facing this dilemma.

Now the coal boss, who was radiating golden light, came to his door on his own initiative, making it difficult for him to hide his excitement.

"Do you two have any business cooperation needs?" Yao Le began to introduce enthusiastically, "Although our company is a startup team, we have also achieved good results. We are developing a software that can watch TV on the Internet."

"The company has just been established and has accumulated more than 100,000 users. We expect that by the end of the year, our user base will exceed one million."

"Moreover, we have recently reached a strategic cooperation with Shonan TV and obtained the online broadcasting authorization for the most popular entertainment variety show, Super Girl."

After hearing Yao Le's introduction, Song Daorong smiled and nodded, "Not bad, not bad, it seems that your small company has developed quite a large business."

"Now is the time when the video track is hot, and we have seized the opportunity." Yao Le said modestly, "Now the Internet is developing rapidly. The founder of the video website Qin Shaoyan once said that the Internet has entered the era of video."

"The video era is the future of the Internet, and we are on the right track."

Song Daorong was a little surprised, "You also know Mr. Qin Shaoyan?"

"Yes, he is my idol!" Yao Le said excitedly, "He is the same age as me. We both started our own business in college. He not only built the campus network, but also created Qvod."

"We are taking President Qin as our target and working hard to catch up."

"Boss Qin is indeed a powerful figure." Song Daorong also praised, "We have also cooperated with Boss Qin, and we have even invested in Qvod."

Yao Le was delighted when he heard this, "Then I'd like to ask Boss Song to introduce me if there's a chance."

"I will definitely do it next time." Song Daorong smiled, and then said slowly, "Although we are in the coal business, we will also invest in other businesses."

"For example, cultural companies, media, and the Internet are also of interest to us."

"What Mr. Yao said just now is correct. Video websites are very popular right now, so we are traveling around the country to investigate potential Internet companies and invest some money to see how they go."

When Yao Le heard this, he was so happy that he didn't know what to do. It really was the God of Wealth coming to his door.

He quickly calmed down and asked carefully, "What do those two bosses think of our company..."

"Let's check it out first." Jiang Mingsheng, who had been silent, said calmly, "Let's see what happens next."

"No problem." General Manager Yao immediately said enthusiastically, "Welcome to our inspection. We can satisfy whatever you want to see."

"Let's meet your company's employees first and take a look at your office space." Song Daorong said casually, "It's also a good way to get a general idea of ​​your company's situation."

"I'll take you two there right away." Yao Le quickly stood up, took them out and went upstairs.

This is a house they rented, near the coffee shop.

As they walked, Yao Le asked tentatively, "How much money do the two bosses want to invest?"

Jiang Mingsheng said nonchalantly: "Let's invest two or three million first and see."

Two or three million?!
Yao Le took a deep breath. It was almost half of the company's valuation.

Coal bosses are so rich!

After arriving at the company, Song Daorong and Jiang Mingsheng took a look at the simple office environment and the young-looking entrepreneurial team, and sighed inwardly.

They are just a bunch of college students with little social experience. Sending me here is like using a butcher knife to kill someone.

Just use a little trick and these people will fall into the trap.

Yao Le introduced the two bosses to the team members with a little excitement, and several college students became a little excited. Having investors means having money, so they will have more start-up funds and a greater chance of success.

After Song Daorong shook hands with several college students, he looked around casually and said, "Your office environment is too simple."

Yao Le immediately explained, "Funds are limited now, and our Internet requirements are relatively low. All we need is an Internet connection."

"No, this will affect the company's image." Song Daorong waved his hand and said, "We must find a decent office building. Where is the best office building in Shanghai? Let's rent a floor!"

What the hell!

The college students were shocked by the generosity of the coal boss. As soon as they met him, he wanted to rent an office floor for them. It was so extravagant.

This working style is too much like that of a coal boss!
"Replace all the computers with new ones!" Song Daorong looked at their computers with some disdain. Some of them were second-hand, and he didn't know where they got them from. "And the servers, we need to use the best ones."

Jiang Mingsheng also interrupted and kept giving suggestions.

From office desks and chairs to office stationery, the coal boss has arranged everything clearly.

Yao Le and his classmates were dumbfounded; they had never seen such a scene before.

After the two coal bosses finished their discussion, they looked at Yao Le and the others with a smile and said, "This is the first time we meet today. It's not good to just talk like this. Let's go find a hotel and have a few drinks."

Then, at the invitation of the enthusiastic coal boss, Yao Le and his classmates were dragged to the hotel.

Next, a huge table of delicacies was set out, along with various kinds of wine and liquor, which made several college students so drunk that they could hardly walk steadily.

Seeing that the clear-eyed university student was drunk, the old driver waved his hand and said, "Let's go sing and have our feet massaged!"

At this time, college students who have just entered the society have no chance to resist and are arranged clearly.

After the high-standard and rich team-building activities, the college students were easily attracted.

I had so much fun that I didn’t get up until the next morning.

It was almost noon and Yao Le, who had not yet recovered from his hangover and was still confused, had just gotten up when the two coal bosses came to his door again.

Without further ado, the coal boss took the entire team to the hotel again and even considerately changed them to another hotel.

At the dinner table, Song Daorong raised his glass and said, "I get along well with all of you. A thousand cups of wine are not enough when we meet close friends. Let's have a drink."

Then Jiang Mingsheng stood up and spoke, pouring cup after cup for the team members.

The college students, who had not yet recovered from yesterday's state, got drunk until the evening, and when they opened their eyes again, the dinner was already ready.

In this way, from lunch to dinner, from dinner to singing, foot massage and bathing, even the strongest college students can't stand it after three days.

Yao Le pulled Song Daorong's arm painfully and said, "Boss Song, you can't drink anymore. We really can't stand it anymore."

"Alas, how can you drink so much?" Song Daorong criticized, "You are a boss now after all, and you will have to attend various social events in the future. How can you talk about business without a good alcohol tolerance?"

Yao Le roared in his heart, this drinking culture is really damn bad.

Besides, who would drink for three days without stopping when doing business?

Not only did you take us to drink, you also took us to get a foot massage. Who can resist that?

"Boss Song, it's not that I don't want to drink, but can you drink slowly?" Yao Le quickly changed the subject, "Should we talk about financing?"

"Financing is a small matter. Let's drink this wine first." Song Daorong said generously, "It's just three to five million. I'll ask the accountant to transfer the money tomorrow."

"Huh?!" Yao Le was stunned. Wasn't it said before that it was two or three million? The price has increased again.

After being forced to drink a cup, Yao Le finally couldn't help it, "Boss Song, Uncle Song, I really can't drink anymore. I have to go to Xiangnan Province tomorrow."

"What are you going there for?" Song Daorong asked casually.

"I went to discuss the online broadcast of Super Girl. The leaders of Xiangnan TV only agreed verbally and haven't signed the contract yet." In order to avoid drinking, Yao Le directly revealed the confidential information.

"I have to go over there and sign the contract quickly. They are already urging me to do it. I have bought a train ticket for tomorrow."

Song Daorong didn't care, "The train is so slow, I'll buy you a plane ticket, it will only take one or two hours to get there."

Now is not the time when high-speed railways are everywhere. In this era, there is not even real-name ticketing or online ticketing, and it takes more than ten hours to take a train.

Of course Yao Le knew that flying was faster, but air tickets were expensive, so in order to save money he could only take the train.

Now that Boss Song reimbursed him, Yao Le could only grit his teeth and continue drinking.

However, Song Daorong kept his word. The next day, he not only went to Yao Le in person, but also accompanied him on a plane to Tanzhou in southern Hunan.

Jiang Mingsheng stayed and continued to entertain the team members.

……

Edward and his assistant walked tiredly on the streets of Shanghai. After walking around for a while, they finally found the location of PP Company.

However, what they saw was a locked door and no one was inside.

It would have been fine if they didn't find anyone on the first day, but for three consecutive days, Edward and others were faced with a locked door.

"Fuck!" Edward was about to collapse, and shouted at his assistant, "Can anyone tell me where all the people in this company have gone?!"

The assistants looked at each other in confusion; they had no answer to this question.

As for a startup company, there is no tomorrow and it may go bankrupt at any time. It is normal that it cannot find people.

But Edward didn't accept this statement. "The data showed that they just received the angel round at the beginning of the year, and the company was just registered in May. How could they close down and dissolve so quickly?!"

"There must be something we haven't found." Edward said sternly to his assistant, "Keep looking, maybe they have another office location."

The assistants were even more devastated because it was the rainy season and it was raining non-stop.

They have been running around the streets for several days trying to find a startup company, and now that they have to keep running, anyone would collapse.

"We must find them!" Edward warned again, "This is related to the boss's next business plan. If you screw up, you'll all be fired!"

The assistants scattered, and Edward took out his cell phone and reported the situation to Qin Shaoyan with a helpless look on his face.

"Boss, we can't find that company in Shanghai. I've been to their school, but they haven't returned to school."

"The office they rented was locked all the time, and I couldn't find anyone there. I asked nearby residents and they said they left two days ago and haven't come back since."

Qin Shaoyan was also confused when he heard the news. Edward had been having bad luck recently. At first, he couldn't reach an agreement with Shonan TV, and then he heard the news that someone had snatched the deal away.

Then they asked Edward to rush to Shanghai to contact PP Company directly, but it turned out that PP Company couldn't even find anyone.

Qin Shaoyan was thinking about whether he should ask Zhang Tianshi to perform a ritual for them to get rid of the bad luck or something.

"Don't be impatient. Leave two people to wait slowly. The monk may escape, but the temple cannot." Qin Shaoyan said casually, "We need to try again at Xiangnan TV."

When Edward was feeling helpless, Liu Yuanrui also greeted Song Daorong with a depressed look on his face.

However, when he saw that Song Daorong had brought the boss of PP Company, Liu Yuanrui had a warm smile on his face and without saying a word, he took Yao Le to go for a one-stop meal.

Yao Le couldn't resist Liu Yuanrui's invitation and was directly knocked down at the welcoming banquet.

Liu Yuanrui asked his assistant to drag the drunk and unconscious Yao Le directly to the foot massage parlor.

Only then did Liu Yuanrui have time to discuss their respective situations with Song Daorong.

Song Daorong said proudly, "These college students are easy to control. If you trick them a little, they will tell you all the company secrets. What's going on with you, Brother Liu?"

Liu Yuanrui was very depressed. "Director Ling introduced an editor-in-chief to be in charge of this matter. That editor-in-chief Liu is too slick. I accompanied him to play golf during the day and go to foot massage parlors at night, but he never said a single honest word."

"But they did reveal some information. This PP company found the station through the relationship of a senior in school. The station didn't want to offend them so they agreed."

"So the key to this matter still lies with PP. Unless they stop doing it, they can't change their partner."

Song Daorong frowned, "How can it be impossible to change? They haven't even signed the contract."

"Huh?!" Liu Yuanrui was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, "You said they didn't sign a contract? Is that true?"

"Yao Le said it himself, so it shouldn't be wrong." Song Daorong was a little unsure.

Liu Yuanrui immediately called his assistant, "Where is Yao Le?"

"He's still asleep." The assistant asked tentatively, "Do you want to call for service for him?"

"No need, just bring his phone over and watch him." Liu Yuanrui instructed, "Go quickly."

Two minutes later, the assistant handed Yao Le's mobile phone to Liu Yuanrui.

Liu Yuanrui picked up his mobile phone and began to look through the text messages and address book, and soon found the communication records between Editor-in-Chief Liu and Yao Le.

The two had had many phone calls before, and recently they mainly communicated through text messages.

Editor-in-Chief Liu sent Yao Le multiple text messages urging him to come as soon as possible to complete the contract procedures. Yao Le replied cautiously that he would do it as soon as possible.

Liu Yuanrui picked up his phone and quickly edited a text message.

"We have been acquired by Qvod. I will reply to you in a day."

Song Daorong watched in amazement as Liu Yuanrui edited the text message, sent it, and then deleted all traces, all in one go.

Finally, Liu Yuanrui blacklisted Editor-in-Chief Liu’s phone number, took a teacup filled with water, and soaked the cell phone in it.

"Can you... do this?!"

Song Daorong didn't question that Liu Yuanrui's methods were too despicable. They had used even dirtier tricks in the past, and these were child's play now.

What he cares about is whether this routine can succeed and whether it will backfire.

"We have to try it whether it works or not." Liu Yuanrui took out his phone and threw it to Song Daorong, "Put it back to him before he wakes up."

Liu Yuanrui stood up and walked out. "I'm going to contact Editor-in-Chief Liu now, and make this a done deal as soon as possible."

Song Daorong was a little stunned, "Then how should I deal with this?"

"Tell that Yao Le that the project was snatched away by Qvod." Liu Yuanrui said casually, "Ask them if they are willing to be acquired. After the acquisition, the project will be handed over to them."

"Ah?!" Song Daorong was stunned.

(End of this chapter)