Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 161 Sharp An Duoduo

After obtaining the B round of financing, Song Xinghai can be said to be full of confidence.

His office is spacious and bright. On one wall, he deliberately made a wall of honor, on which are neatly arranged photos and documents of important moments in the company's development history, recording the important time nodes of the company's development.

The most eye-catching photo in recent times is naturally the photo of him receiving the B round of financing. In the photo, he has a confident smile on his face and raises a toast to celebrate with his team members.

He was leaning back in a comfortable leather seat, a huge French window behind him, revealing a bustling cityscape. After listening to the marketing director's report, he nodded slightly, his eyes focused, and said, "I understand. You can go down first."

After the person in charge left, he took out his cell phone and called his secretary to ask her to arrange an important meeting in the afternoon.

After finishing the call, he casually put the phone on the table, picked up the exquisite coffee cup on the table, and took a sip.

He has a clear plan in mind for the company's development.

On his desk, there were some documents and charts spread out, which were densely recorded with the company's data and development plans.

A round of financing was a goal set earlier and has now been completed.

The next goal is to win the grand prize of the entrepreneurship competition and take at least half of the 500 million yuan funding pool.

His goal is to obtain at least 300 million yuan in financing. With that 300 million yuan in financing, Xinghai Education can expand further.

Now the headquarters has been moved from Donghai City to the capital. In comparison, the capital is better as the headquarters.

The bookshelves in his office are filled with various business books and trophies. He is from the capital, and compared to Donghai City, he has more room to display his talents here.

However, it is very difficult to gain advantages in entrepreneurial competitions.

The competitors are all the top entrepreneurial teams in the country. Although his own team is also the top entrepreneurial team in the country, he still cannot take it lightly.

He has already evaluated the potential opponents, and the weakest among them is undoubtedly the team from Peking University and Tsinghua University.

The reason why I think that team is weak is not because of their project, but because looking at those competitive teams, most of them have received financing, and even the worst ones have received A round of financing.

As for the team from Peking University and Tsinghua University, it seems that they have not received any financing so far.

But there is no doubt that the team has room for financing and their project also has financing potential.

If you can break up their team or create some other trouble before some investors notice, you can greatly limit their financing. Even if you just delay their financing progress, it will be enough to prevent them from getting good data during the six-month operation period of this startup competition.

There are only eight spots available for the final roadshow, so if you can get one, it’s a steal.

He took another sip of coffee, his expression slightly cold.

As for morality, it certainly doesn't seem very moral, and one could even say it's a bit obvious. But this is the business world, and the business world is like a battlefield, so this statement is no joke.

However, he did not focus his main energy on this. Someone came up with ideas and used some small tricks to mess with their team.

Song Xinghai’s idea is that if it can be accomplished, it will be accomplished; if it cannot be accomplished, it doesn’t matter. Ultimately, it all depends on the hard power of the project.

Their Xinghai Education will be fully rolled out in the capital next, and Peking University and Tsinghua University are also a market.

In this entrepreneurial competition, the only projects that originated from campus were their Xinghai Education and the smart campus plan of Peking University and Tsinghua University.

In the office, a map hung on the wall, marking the locations of various potential markets. Song Xinghai sat at his desk, surrounded by piles of documents and information. So, in a sense, his most competitive project was Li Xu's team's smart campus solution.

The two projects, which seem to have no conflict of interest, are actually at loggerheads in the specific environment of the entrepreneurship competition, because the judges will have to classify them when judging.

The next step, in addition to negotiating business with potential partners, is to occasionally suppress competitors.

Song Xinghai leaned back in his comfortable office chair, the bookshelf behind him filled with various business books and honorary certificates. He had a new idea for the next step, and a slight smile rose at the corner of his mouth. He muttered, "I wonder if their team can handle it..."

If we can hold on to the previous wave, we’ll see if we need to take the next step. Of course, the same thing applies: these are just incidental things.

Song Xinghai will not put all his energy on it.

Just as he was thinking this, there was a gentle knock on the office door and someone reported that a female college student wanted to see him.

The office was brightly lit, and the executive office manager was standing at the door. Song Xinghai was a little confused and asked who it was. The executive office manager said, "It looks like a top student from Peking University or Tsinghua University."

Song Xinghai originally thought that if the other party was an ordinary college student, no matter what his purpose was, he could just find a department head to deal with him.

After all, Xinghai Education Company is now gaining fame, and in its early stages, there must be many people who want to join it.

But they have standards. If you are not from a good university, they will not accept you. Moreover, they currently have no plans to recruit anyone. Even for interns, you have to be a college student from a 211 university or above.

But if the other party is a top student from Peking University or Tsinghua University, the situation will be different. Song Xinghai touched his chin, his eyes thoughtful, and after a moment of consideration, he said, "Okay, then you can arrange for her to wait in the negotiation room for a while."

The person who came to visit was naturally An Duoduo.

At this time, she looked around the headquarters of Xinghai Education curiously.

Although it is the headquarters of a company, it is ultimately just a startup that has rented two floors of an office building as its office location.

It’s certainly not that grand, but the spatial layout is compact and reasonable.

The office doors on both sides of the corridor are neatly arranged, with the names of the departments clearly marked on the doors.

In the office area, employees are busy at their respective workstations, and the cold light emitted by the computer screens reflects their focused faces.

The printer hummed, spitting out a stack of documents from time to time.

But I have to say that everything here seems to be in order, and the structures of various departments also appear to be extremely formal.

In comparison, their team's office looks like a makeshift team.

However, An Duoduo did not think that the other party was superior because of this.

In her opinion, the office location can explain something, but not necessarily everything.

When she just came in, she saw a supervisor in a small cubicle in the corner, scolding a young staff member. Although his voice was deliberately lowered, it still revealed a hint of dissatisfaction.

There were no smiles on the faces of the ordinary staff, and one could roughly feel that the hierarchy here was quite strict.

As a startup company, An Duoduo feels that this atmosphere is not good.

Just as she was thinking about this and that, someone came to inform her to wait in the negotiation room, as Song Xinghai would be there soon.

An Duoduo followed the man into the negotiation room, which was just a small room separated by glass. There were only two sofas inside and a coffee table in the middle. The glass of the negotiation room was covered with a one-way vision film, which made it difficult to see what was going on inside from the outside, but allowed those inside to clearly see what was going on outside.

An Duoduo leaned on the sofa. The leather of the sofa was a bit stiff and not comfortable to touch.

An abstract painting hangs on the wall, adding a touch of unique atmosphere to this slightly monotonous space.

Not long after, Song Xinghai arrived.

Song Xinghai was originally curious about what kind of top student from Peking University or Tsinghua University would come to visit him.

He walked through the office area, and employees cast awe-inspiring glances at him along the way.

When he pushed open the door of the negotiation room, he saw An Duoduo. His eyes suddenly lit up and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

Although he tried his best to maintain a gentle image, An Duoduo still noticed from Song Xinghai's eyes that he was quickly looking at her.

An Duoduo was a little unhappy to be looked at like this, because the other party looked her up and down.

However, what made An Duoduo a little confused was that Song Xinghai didn't seem to recognize her.

Song Xinghai sat down on the sofa in front of An Duoduo, and the sofa made a slight creaking sound.

He smiled and said, "Hello, Xiao Chen from the administrative office just said that a top student from Peking University and Tsinghua University came to visit our company, but he refused to tell us why, haha."

Song Xinghai smiled what he thought was a casual smile and continued, "If it was a student from another school, I would definitely send him away, but since he's a top student from Peking University or Tsinghua University, I decided to meet him after all."

His eyes swept over An Duoduo, and suddenly he noticed that there wasn't even a glass of water on the coffee table. He immediately said, "Why didn't Xiao Chen even pour you a glass of water? Let me criticize him."

The other party was obviously not very old, but he spoke in official language, which made An Duoduo feel a little weird.

An Duoduo looked at Song Xinghai coldly, and suddenly realized that the other party really didn't know her.

However, this did not affect An Duoduo's rhythm. She said coldly: "No need for water. Mr. Song, right? I came here to find out some information from you."

Song Xinghai raised his eyebrows slightly. He heard some hostility in An Duoduo's tone and was confused for a moment, but soon realized that could it be that the other party was from that project team?

And the next moment, An Duoduo confirmed Song Xinghai's guess.

An Duoduo stood up with her arms folded across her chest, staring down at Song Xinghai with narrowed eyes and said, "Mr. Song, please explain the matter of that photo."

Song Xinghai's eyes flashed with confusion, and he subconsciously said, "What photo?"

An Duoduo was a little surprised when she saw this scene, but she still sneered and said, "Mr. Song is really a noble man who forgets things easily."

Suddenly, Song Xinghai remembered something, his expression changed slightly, and he immediately knew who the girl in front of him was.

For a moment, he felt a little headache. It turned out that he came to blame for the photoshopped picture.

He arranged for his subordinates to find an outsourcing company to do this matter. Because he was not focusing on this matter, Song Xinghai just glanced at An Duoduo's photo and then put it behind him.

The picture of An Duoduo in that photo was not that stunning because of the low pixel count. I didn’t expect that when I saw her in person, she turned out to be such a pretty girl.

However, Song Xinghai immediately suppressed his inner emotions, smiled and said, "I don't understand what you are talking about? What photo is it? Can you show it to me?"

After seeing the change in Song Xinghai's expression, An Duoduo was almost certain in her heart. She was sure that the other party was involved in this matter.

At this time, the other party had a confused expression and had obviously made up his mind not to admit it unless there was any evidence.

But it doesn’t matter. An Duoduo came here just to confirm whether this matter is related to Song Xinghai. Now that she has got the answer, her purpose has been accomplished.

An Duoduo still looked down at him, chuckled softly and said, "Since Mr. Song has forgotten about this matter, let's not talk about it. Anyway, this matter has no impact on our team."

Then, An Duoduo said seriously, "However, I advise Mr. Song not to do such meaningless things in the future."

"Business is business. Originally, we weren't in direct competition, but since you've already made your move, we'll definitely list your company as a significant competitor. We have the same goal. See you at the final roadshow."

Song Xinghai narrowed his eyes slightly, stood up, smiled, and said, "Just kidding, we're new here and don't have many connections in the capital, so we don't dare to confront your local tyrants."

"Like you said, we don't have any competition. I think there must be some misunderstanding."

An Duoduo suddenly smiled brightly and said, "So Mr. Song knows who I am. I thought he was really as confused as before."

Song Xinghai was stunned for a moment before realizing that he had let the cat out of the bag by mistake.

An Duoduo's lips curled up into a dangerous smile. She walked straight to the door, opened it, and turned back to Song Xinghai and said, "Mr. Song, you'd better protect your reputation. Forging photos with Photoshop is at most a moral issue for you. We have the best team in the country. If we find evidence of tracing the source, you will be put in jail!"

An Duoduo's words were a test to see if the hacker's attack had anything to do with Song Xinghai.

But unexpectedly, when he heard this, Song Xinghai once again showed a confused expression. He really didn't understand this sentence.

Seeing this, An Duoduo murmured slightly in her heart, then put on a cold expression, closed the door and left.

Song Xinghai looked at the closed door, his expression gradually becoming cold.

He was suppressed by this girl the whole time, which really surprised him.

If you think about it, An Duoduo must be a few years younger than him, but when he thought that she was a student from Peking University or Tsinghua University, he felt a little more balanced.

He reviewed his previous conversation in his mind and sighed slightly. His momentary negligence had allowed the other party to catch his flaw. Now he was sure that he was involved in the PS photo incident.

But on second thought, this matter is not a big deal. They can't find evidence anyway. It was done by an outsourcing company and it was not used for any other purpose. It does not involve legal issues. Just like An Duoduo said, it is just a moral issue. The purpose is just to arouse suspicion among people within their team. It seems that it did not achieve the desired effect.

However, Song Xinghai was not discouraged.

His eyes became playful again. She had just mentioned tracing the origin. What did that mean?

Do they have any other troubles besides their own family?
Song Xinghai smiled slightly. If that were the case, things would be quite interesting.

He recalled An Duoduo's appearance, both her face and figure were flawless.

Still from Peking University and Tsinghua University.

Then he laughed again and murmured, "It seems that the idea still needs to be put into action."

(End of this chapter)