Rebirth: Starting with Capturing the Goddess Mentor

Chapter 19 Angel Round Funding

Having figured this out, Chen Yan felt much better.

Didn't expect?

The most beautiful counselor in the history of the university has still fallen into my hands, Chen.

Chen Yan silently took out his phone, turned on the front camera, and tidied his hair.

"Sigh, being too handsome can sometimes be a problem."

Upon hearing this, Li Wenxin, who was sitting next to him, involuntarily twitched at the corner of his mouth...

In high spirits, Chen Yan listened to the entire lesson for the first time ever, and his gaze towards Jiang Zhixin held a hint of satisfaction.

After all, Jiang Zhixin, it's one thing to be beautiful, but more importantly, you have such good taste that you can spot me, a dragon lurking in the abyss, among thousands of handsome men.

However, Jiang Zhixin's gaze did not turn towards Chen Yan again until the end of get out of class...

……

I don't know if my good mood brought me good luck.

Shortly after class ended, good news arrived.

Chen Yan received a call from the investors.

An investment company called [Pushun Capital] wants to discuss the [Daily Part-Time Job] app project with Chen Yan.

Chen Yan had no problem; he had been waiting for this call for a long time.

But I definitely have to put on an act:
"I have an appointment with another investment bank tomorrow. If it's convenient for you, could you come to my company the day after tomorrow?"

There was a pause of a few seconds on the other end of the phone before the reply came: "Okay, Mr. Chen, I'll add you on WeChat first, see you the day after tomorrow."

After adding each other on WeChat, the two parties first introduced themselves, then had preliminary discussions about the project's progress, and decided to formally negotiate at 10 a.m. the day after tomorrow.

……

Two days passed in a blink of an eye.

Today is the day of our first meeting with Pushun Capital.

Chen Yan was already sitting at the 102 Startup Base early in the morning, and even brought breakfast for the two employees of 102.

After two days of practice, Zhu Lijuan and Huang Shanshan have become more and more proficient in the work process, and Chen Yan basically doesn't need to worry about them anymore.

At 10 a.m., a man around 35 years old, dressed in a well-fitting suit and with his hair neatly combed, walked into the No. 102 Entrepreneurship Base.

Beside him was a young woman dressed in a business suit, wearing frameless glasses, and with exquisite makeup.

When Zhu Lijuan and Huang Shanshan saw this woman walk into their company, a hint of amazement flashed in their eyes.

It seems that beauties of this caliber should naturally appear in the most upscale office buildings in the CBD, rather than in a small workshop on the street.

To be fair, this woman is very beautiful, with an oval face, willow-leaf eyebrows, a slender waist, and long, thick legs.

Although she doesn't have the near-perfect looks of Jiang Zhixin and Jiang Muyun, she's definitely considered top-tier in terms of appearance among ordinary people.

"These must be Manager Yang and Secretary Liu. I'm Chen Yan."

Chen Yan guessed their identities and stood up to greet them gracefully.

The man's name is Yang Wei, and he is an investment manager at Pushun Capital.

The woman's name is Liu Shishi, and she is the board secretary of Pushun Capital.

In terms of administrative rank, Liu Shishi's rank is one level higher than Yang Wei's.

Yang Wei was visibly taken aback: "President Chen? I didn't expect you to be so young."

"Haha, Manager Yang doesn't look old at all. Please make yourselves at home."

After inviting them to sit down, Chen Yan pointed to Zhu Lijuan and Huang Shanshan and introduced them, saying, "These are our company's customer service ladies."

"Hello."

Yang Wei nodded to them, then said, "President Chen, let's get straight to the point and talk about business."

“I’ve looked at the data you sent me on WeChat. The data looks very impressive. It’s hard to imagine that you could achieve this scale in just one month.”

"We at Pushun Capital have great confidence in your future development."

"but……"

Chen Yan knew that the main event was just beginning.

The first few polite words can be ignored; anyone who takes them to heart is a fool.

"However, we'd like to know how Mr. Chen plans to promote the [Daily Jobs] app?"

"Relying solely on the 20,000 college students in Mr. Chen's WeChat Moments is still too small a scale."

Chen Yan smiled. He had rehearsed the answer to this question in his mind countless times.

However, instead of answering directly, he asked a seemingly unrelated question: "How many years has Manager Yang been out of school?"

Yang Wei stroked his chin and thought for a moment: "It's been about ten years, I guess. What's wrong?"

"To be honest with Manager Yang, I'm actually a freshman at a university of science and technology."

These words surprised everyone present, including Zhu Lijuan and Huang Shanshan.

Liu Shishi's expression shifted slightly as she adjusted her frameless glasses, revealing a hint of admiration in her contact lenses.

Yang Wei was stunned for a few seconds, then burst into laughter: "Hahaha, truly a hero emerges from among the young!"

"A freshman can build a business framework with a daily turnover of 2 yuan. Mr. Chen, that's impressive!"

However, I still don't understand how you plan to promote "Daily Part-Time Jobs"?

"Because I am a student, I know what college students are interested in nowadays. I want to use the 'Campus Beauty Contest' as a gimmick to promote all the universities in Hangzhou first."

"A school beauty pageant?"

“Yes.” At this moment, Liu Shishi, who had been silent until now, spoke up: “President Chen, I have come across some college student entrepreneurship projects that use ‘campus beauty pageant’ as a gimmick, but the results have all been unsatisfactory.”

Chen Yan was taken aback when he heard the mature woman speak.

Wow, I thought you were just a pretty face, but I didn't expect you to have some skills.

Alright, looks like I need to bring out something real.

"Ahem." Chen Yan cleared his throat and continued, "Secretary Liu, it's like this, for this competition to have a significant impact, there are two prerequisites."

Liu Shishi blinked: "What?"

"A sufficiently large prize and a sufficiently large student base are both indispensable."

"Mr. Chen, could you be more specific?" Yang Wei interjected.

Liu Shishi suddenly realized: "You mean you want to promote this competition among the 2 college students in your WeChat Moments, and attract girls to sign up with a large enough prize?"

Chen Yan nodded:

"That's right. If even one person in the dorm knows about this, then everyone in the dorm will definitely know. As long as the prize money is high enough and there's a catchy buzz, it will spread very quickly."

"So, how much money does Mr. Chen plan to allocate as a bonus?"

Chen Yan held up one finger, narrowed his eyes, and said calmly, "100 million."

The atmosphere inside the 102 Startup Base suddenly quieted down.

After a long pause, Liu Shishi finally spoke:

"Mr. Chen, as far as I know, your total funding requirement is only 200 million yuan. Isn't it too aggressive to spend 100 million yuan on a single promotional event?"

Chen Yan smiled and said, "Secretary Liu, we live in the mobile internet era, where users are king. Have you forgotten how much money was burned in last year's group-buying war? What is a mere million?"

"Hehe, Mr. Chen, you really have a big mouth."

Yang Wei seemed to think the young man in front of him was being too pretentious, so he paused and continued, "So, assuming we're willing to invest 200 million in Mr. Chen, could we ask for 20% of the shares?"

"Impossible. I think even 10% is too much. If Manager Yang doesn't think the price is right, there's no need to continue negotiating."

Chen Yan flatly refused.

Yang Wei was also a little confused by Chen Yan's words.

Who exactly is trying to attract investment? It feels like I'm the one begging them.
Everyone online says how rebellious and unruly the post-90s generation is, and now I've truly witnessed it!

But do you think you can control me like this?
You're still too young!
So he took a sip of water and said slowly:

"Hehe, Mr. Chen, I saw a very interesting post online."

"Young people these days are all all talk and no action. They can't even afford ten or twenty thousand yuan, but they think a million yuan is a small amount of money."

"Mr. Chen, how much truth do you think there is in this post?"

In fact, Chen Yan had already anticipated that the other party would lower the investment price or ask for more shares.

So he had prepared countermeasures long in advance.

Chen Yan didn't say anything. He got up, walked behind his desk, took out his key, opened the drawer, and took out several contracts.

There was a "pop" sound.

Don't get me wrong, he didn't slam the contract on the table in front of Yang Wei.

These four contracts were quite thick, and if you tossed them lightly, they would make a "thud" sound when they hit the table.

"Look, Manager Yang, these four contracts are worth over a million. Do you think I can come up with a million?"

"I'll say it again: [Daily Part-Time Job] is destined to take off under my leadership. Now is the best time to get on board, there's no need to haggle over this little bit of money!"

"you…"

Yang Wei felt as if he had been "insulted" by a college student. He was about to retort when Liu Shishi stopped him.

"Manager Yang, why don't we take a look at the contract first?"

Hearing Liu Shishi say that, Yang Wei could only force a wry smile: "Okay, let's take a look at the contract first."

It would be a lie to say the two of them weren't surprised after reading the contract.

However, these two were people who had seen a lot, so they weren't intimidated by the 100 million contract.

Yang Wei's expression, however, was rather grim.

Liu Shishi, however, revealed undisguised admiration in her beautiful eyes behind her frameless glasses as she raised her slender wrist:

"Mr. Chen, we admire you and are very optimistic about your project. However, I cannot make the investment decision on my end. We need to go back to the company for a meeting to discuss it before we can make a decision."

Chen Yan raised his hand and gently grasped Liu Shishi's fair and delicate hand: "I understand."

Liu Shishi replied with a smile, "I'll get back to you by tonight at the latest."

Chen Yan suddenly felt an itch in his palm. It turned out that Liu Shishi was gently rubbing his palm with her fingers.

"Remember to stay connected."

Liu Shishi winked at Chen Yan from an angle where Yang Wei couldn't see her.

"it is good."

Chen Yan replied calmly.

"Let's go back to the company for a meeting first. I'll call you as soon as I have any news."

"Well, then I won't give it away."

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