Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 440 Chen Xiu's earliest investment: miHoYo!
"Clap clap clap!"

Applause rang out in the meeting room, and the reporter left first under the arrangement of the staff.

Zhou Shouzi went to meet with four representatives from overseas private equity funds on his own, while Pony Ma was invited to the CEO's office for a private chat with Chen Xiu and the other two.

"How can I link my WeChat account to my Douyin account for registration?"

This isn't your idea again, is it?
Pony Ma glanced at Chen Xiu, but didn't create any further obstacles to the already established cooperative relationship.

"OK! No problem, let's do it your way."

"Thank you, Mr. Ma."

Chen Xiu was the first to express her gratitude, followed closely by Su Xiao, and Zhang Yiming also thanked her with a somewhat sullen expression.

Pony glanced at Zhang Yiming but didn't say anything more.

Chen Xiu curiously looked between Zhang Yiming and Pony Ma, feeling that their relationship wasn't bad, but rather just average, very average.

"Ahem, Chen Xiu, may I ask you something?"

"sure."

Chen Xiu turned his head in response, no longer paying attention to the discord between Zhang and Ma.

Su Xiao glanced at Pony Ma curiously, thinking: What is it that requires us to come to the office to talk?

Pony Ma stared at Chen Xiu, pondered for a moment, and said, "What are your thoughts on the gaming industry?"

"That would be great! Tencent's core business is its pay-to-win products; revenue from in-game skins alone already accounts for the majority of its income..."

"Stop, stop, stop."

Pony Ma raised his hand to interrupt, his gaze towards Chen Xiu becoming increasingly scrutinizing.

"I'm not asking what you think of Tencent's games, but whether Douyin has any plans to enter the gaming industry?"

"Ok??"

Zhang Yiming reacted before Chen Xiu could, with this expression. Why does he look a little guilty?
Pony glanced at him, her suspicions growing stronger.

Chen Xiu and Su Xiao exchanged glances, both feeling puzzled.

After a moment of silence, Chen Xiu smiled and said, "Mr. Ma, how come I didn't know Douyin was making games?"

"You don't have this plan?"

"There really isn't!"

Su Xiao clarified: "The game business is not part of Douyin's upstream and downstream business segments. Even if it is profitable, we have no intention of participating in it."

As the CEO, her statement was quite convincing.

Pony nodded in agreement, but his gaze toward Chen Xiu remained scrutinizing: "Douyin has no intention of entering the game industry, so does that mean you personally participated in the investment of the game company?"

"That's absolutely right!"

Chen Xiu's tone suddenly dropped, and she admitted to the statement on the spot.

Zhang Yiming looked at him with surprise, thinking: You have good projects, why do you do them all by yourself and don't you know how to help me?
Seeing that Chen Xiu admitted it, Pony Ma pressed further: "You invested in Feng Ji's company and also invested in miHoYo, participating in both mobile and PC games, and the game content is quite complete."

"miHoYo... oh, right!"

There were so many things to do that Chen Xiu even had to think for a moment before she could process them all.

“Back in 13, I invested some money in Lao Cai and his team. Now, apart from checking the financial reports and data every year, I haven’t really managed it.”

"13 years??"

Zhang Yiming stared at Chen Xiu in astonishment, never expecting him to have such a trick up his sleeve.

For others, 13 years might not seem like much, but Chen Xiu was only 20 years old when she was 13. At that age, what would she know about investing?

No, that's not right, he actually does know...

Pony Ma was also surprised: "In 13, miHoYo seemed to have just been established, with only a few people and not much funding at all. How did you manage to get in touch with them?"

"This one……"

"Actually, they had already made contact before miHoYo was even created."

Su Xiao's explanation drew the attention of both Pony Ma and Zhang Yiming.

She pushed up her glasses and smiled, "Mihoyo's founder, Cai Haoyu, is my senior from university. Mr. Chen's father is a professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. We grew up together, and that's how we met."

"..."*2
When Pony Ma and Zhang Yiming realized what was happening, they both felt like they'd been shoved into a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).

As someone who also secured her first round of funding through family connections, Pony Ma is much more accepting of Chen Xiu's use of family resources.

Since Chen Xiu's views on the gaming industry are limited to investment, the rest is much easier to discuss.

He paused for a moment, then said, "We are optimistic about miHoYo's development prospects and want to invest in them, but Cai Haoyu doesn't accept it. Martin called him twice but it was no use. Could you..."

Pony Ma spread his hands, and the meaning couldn't be clearer.

Chen Xiu said awkwardly, "I'm just an invisible shareholder at miHoYo, so I can't offer any advice on financing decisions. Besides, they don't lack money, so it's normal for them to refuse financing, right?"

"Snapped!"

Pony Ma clasped his hands together, frowned, and said, "What I mean is, could you do me a favor and act as an intermediary to communicate with Cai Haoyu and the others? As long as miHoYo is willing to accept investment, the terms are negotiable."

"Just a brief discussion?"

"Let's just have a discussion, whether it works out or not! Tencent has helped you make so much money, as a shareholder, it's not unreasonable for you to help out a little, right?"

"OK, no problem."

Anyway, I'll be going back to Shanghai in a few days, so it won't be a hassle to take a detour to Mihoyo.

Chen Xiuru thought that Musk would fly to Shanghai in four days to attend the Tesla factory's groundbreaking ceremony, and that he had already arranged a meeting with Musk.

Seeing that Chen Xiu had agreed to his first request, Pony Ma relaxed and began to make his second request. "Um, the game company you're collaborating with Feng Ji on..."

"Let's forget about that. When I was working with Lao Feng, one of his requirements was that penguins couldn't be involved."

Before Pony Ma could finish speaking, Chen Xiu preemptively refused.

Since they were both in Shanghai, it was relatively convenient for him to go to miHoYo's company, while Feng Ji's company was in Hangzhou, so there was really no need to make a special detour.

Hearing Chen Xiu say that, Pony Ma had no choice but to silently end the conversation.

Two requests, one granted and one refused, so it wasn't entirely fruitless.

After discussing his own affairs, Pony Ma inquired about TikTok's IPO.

In response, Chen Xiu and the other two summoned Zhou Shouzi and asked him to deal with Pony Ma's inquiries.

By the time the conversation was over, the sunlight streaming through the French windows had turned a warm orange-yellow...

When Chen Xiugang returned to Wanliu Academy after get off work, before he could even enter, two spoiled and quarrelsome voices came from the living room.

"What I make for Brother Xiu to eat is none of your business!"

Is it hot?

"Chen Xiu doesn't like things that are too sweet. You put too much sugar in the sweet and sour pork ribs you just made!"

Where is this thorn?

Chen Xiu stood there, wondering: How did those two end up together?

The noise probably drowned out the sound of the door opening, so Reba and Nezha, who were debating in the living room, didn't hear the noise at the door and just continued to raise their voices to discuss.

"I know better than you what Brother Xiu likes to eat! You're a newcomer, so don't try to show off your experience in front of me!"

"What do you mean I came later? If we're counting by time, you're the ones who came later."

"Ha, by the time calculation, I've been here longer than you!"

"Where has it been a long time?"

"It's long no matter where you are!"

"Impossible, we've been dating for 11 years..."

Listening to Reba flooring the gas pedal on the highway while Nezha gave her a serious explanation, Chen Xiu felt a black line creep onto her forehead.

Just as he pushed open the door, puzzled and speechless, intending to stop the dispute, the scene before him stunned Chen Xiu.

Dilraba, dressed in loungewear, used a lock-lock technique to pin Naza flat on the sofa, while she herself sat at the head of the sofa.

With his head controlled, Nezha didn't try to break free. Instead, he tilted his head back and argued with Reba about food and time...

The sound of Chen Xiu slamming the door shut finally caught the attention of the two women.

They saw Chen Xiu from their respective upward angles, and the three of them looked at each other in complete silence.

Chen Xiu's gaze shifted from Reba's messy hair and awkward oval face to Naza's silly, smiling, heart-shaped face, marveling at how the two had their own unique charms and were quite different from each other.

"Well, I'll go into the study first. Call me when you're done."

"Brother Xiu!"

Reba, who had reacted in advance, let go of Naza's head, shook her legs, and knocked her onto the carpet. Then she got up and ran towards Chen Xiu.

Chen Xiu only felt a blur before his eyes, and Reba had already thrown herself into his arms, wrapping her arms around his neck, deliberately raising her voice yet speaking softly:

“Naza suddenly came over just now and said that if I didn’t open the door for her, she would have someone come and tear it down, hmph…”

"You fart!"

Nezha raised one hand, stood up angrily, and rushed over.

Her face turned pale with anger, and she pointed at Reba with trembling hands: "You were the one who thought cooking took too much time and asked me to come and help, and now it's become me coming to your door on my own initiative?"

Reba buried half her face in Chen Xiu's neck, glancing at Naza with only one eye.

Then, she tilted her head back and said coquettishly, "Brother Xiu, you know me. I would never do such a thing. She's lying to you now, what will she do in the future..."

"I%&#*@……"

Nezha was so angry that he started cursing in his hometown dialect, and once he started, he couldn't stop.

Judging from the chill creeping over her smile, her insults must have been quite vulgar.

Chen Xiu's gaze shifted back and forth between Dilraba's tightly pursed oval face and Gulnazar's heart-shaped face as she cursed loudly, and she was quite surprised, unable to bear interrupting.

From the moment he entered, he could tell that Nezha couldn't possibly coerce Reba.

However, the game between the little drama queen and the silly goose was truly entertaining...

After a while, Nezha probably got tired of cursing and needed to stop and rest.

Having been properly trained by Chen Xiu and become a tactical mastermind, Reba keenly seized this opportunity.

She raised her hand and tugged at Chen Xiu's collar, then slowly looked up. Her originally deep eyes were now filled with tears, and her voice was a testament to her mastery of tea ceremony.

"Brother Xiu, she's bullying me!"

After saying that, Reba pursed her lower lip, her nostrils flaring slightly, and looked at Chen Xiu with a pitiful expression.

What is invincibility?

This is invincible!
Real tea is not for men, but for women.

Looking at Nezha, who was trembling with anger and had a panicked expression, it seemed like he was about to fall over at any moment.

Having watched enough of the performance, Chen Xiu pinched Dilraba's puffed-up cheek and said, "I'll bully you a little too, that'll balance things out!"

(End of this chapter)