What's wrong with me being a rich man?

Chapter 135 Surfaced
"Mr. Xiong is such a good man!"

"Boss Xu is not bad either!"

"Qiming's Mr. Hu is fine following behind the boss."

Bai Xiaosheng’s new round of financing has been confirmed, and the company will inevitably have to hold a meeting to discuss this. The more important impact is that the development plan and budget arrangement will have to be readjusted.

The most intuitive thing is that the company's office area can finally spread over the entire floor.

From November last year to April this year, the other half of the offices on the fifth floor of Shuohe International have not been rented by any company, proving that the market is still somewhat depressed. According to Yu Xing's understanding while having dinner downstairs, the office buildings in Pudong are also recovering relatively slowly.

However, it is foreseeable that as the effects of various stimulus policies gradually become apparent, this aspect will soon improve.

Yu Xing sat in a chair and listened to everyone's conversation. He smiled and said, "Hu Xubo also gave me a good impression. What's more, he also studied medicine and graduated from Shanghai Medical University."

Song Yufeng was surprised and asked, "Another person with a medical background?"

The core team of the company consists of three people with medical backgrounds, and it is hard for him not to be surprised to meet a venture capitalist with such a background.

"It seems that he went to study for an MBA and worked in sales and consulting." Yu Xing briefly introduced himself and then said, "The few investors I met so far are all quite impressive."

Kong Huilin laughed and said, "That Shen Nanpeng, he didn't invest in us, but invested in our competitor Zhichang.com."

"Shen Nanpeng is also very capable. We can't look down on him just because he didn't invest in us." Yu Xing pondered, "These investors are not easy to deal with, but they are not our focus. Our most important thing is to achieve scale and revenue."

Yu Xing was deeply impressed by the gold-rimmed glasses that Shen Nanpeng wore when they met last time. Later on, he seemed to be more often wearing more low-key frameless transparent glasses. I wonder if this is a return to nature after his success in capital operations.

But no matter what, Bai Xiaosheng has gradually changed the situation with its development speed and can now select funds more actively.

As for these investors...

Yu Xing is now more interested in the information they can provide, such as the two beautiful but not very powerful companies that Mr. Xiong casually listed.

If it were someone else, who is not familiar with OTCBB and has no profit motive, they would just listen and let it go, but you can dig deeper after you pass the peak.

Similarly, the traces of capital operations that we have glimpsed from Shen Nanpeng because of Fenzhong Media are also worth looking over the mountain peak.

Investors have a very special ecological position. They have easy access to a large amount of information from all walks of life and maintain close contact with many business tycoons.

Yu Xing's thoughts ran out unconsciously, but he quickly took them back and said to his colleagues who were looking at him: "In the next twelve months, I told investors a number, 300 million users. This is not a lie to them. This is our real goal."

"We'll have $1000 million in new funding."

"We will have material from domestic companies that are willing to contribute and help us grow."

“We will have a new computer room, new colleagues, new teams, new businesses, new forces, and new financing!”

“Twelve months later, we can take this snowball-growing company and run towards a newer goal!”

Yu Xingxiao was given a shot of chicken blood and firmly defined the user target of "300 million".

As he adjusts his goals, the entire Bai Xiaosheng will intensify its adjustments in April. The first external cooperative business to be updated is the increase in investment in Fenzhong Media.

Chang Haijie, the manager of Fenzhong who had been in contact with Kong Huilin before, was quite surprised after receiving the call from Kong Huilin. Is this Bai Xiaosheng really going to become a big client?
While congratulating Bai Xiaosheng on its development, he considered how to handle this business, and then encouraged: "Mr. Kong, since we want to get more customers, we can actually consider advertising nationwide. I won't say this to others, but Bai Xiaosheng is a partner who helps us in times of need, and I will always remember this friendship."

"Mr. Kong, our company will have a significant increase in the number of screens this year. While this work has not yet been finalized, Bai Xiaosheng can secure the business at a relatively low price."

Chang Haijie was telling the truth. Although the damn short sellers have calmed down, the impact on Fenzhong Media is far-reaching. For example, the investigation by the SEC in the United States has not yet ended, and the company is stepping up its efforts to increase the number of core screens.

"Mr. Chang, let's discuss this matter, but I called you for three things." Kong Huilin said with a smile, "The second thing is that in addition to advertising in office buildings, we also want to look for subway placements. Mr. Chang, do you have any friends here who can introduce us?"

Chang Haijie's thoughts turned faster. It would be a good job to introduce someone.

He responded quickly and enthusiastically, "Oh, it looks like we'll be able to get news about Bai Xiaosheng's listing soon. Subway advertising is indeed very helpful in shaping the company's brand image. Mr. Kong, I have a friend who is doing this. I'll ask her out so we can meet and have a chat."

Kong Huilin did not agree, nor did she continue the topic, but just pushed forward the third matter: "Mr. Chang, this third matter is also quite personal. I wonder if it is convenient for me to ask you for help."

Chang Haijie readily agreed: "Boss Kong, what you said is true. If there is anything I can do to help you, I will definitely do it without hesitation!"

Kong Huilin said with a smile: "Okay, then I'll tell you, I would like to ask Mr. Chang to help our company keep an eye out for talents like Mr. Chang who are capable and motivated and willing to come to our company to get options. The salary is negotiable."

Chang Haijie thought for a while before he realized that this guy was trying to dig himself up...

Kong Huilin ignored the other party's thoughts and brought up the first thing again: "We have obtained financing and do want to increase advertising. Mr. Chang, what do you think would be more appropriate?"

Chang Haijie's thoughts returned with the return of the first thing, but looking at the same thing from different positions will lead to different ideas.

He was silent for a long time before he said carefully: "Boss Kong, the company needs to be careful with the money it has raised. For now, we should focus on the four cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. It is easy for nationwide investment to become extensive development, so we can put it aside for now."

Kong Huilin stopped chatting and invited, "Mr. Chang, how about this, let's meet and talk about the three things at once?"

Chang Haijie's silence was very short this time, and he agreed: "Okay, Mr. Kong."

Kong Huilin smiled silently and ended the call.

She put down her phone and just in time saw Song Yufeng strolling over to see the next floor. It was said that there would be a chairman's office there.

Kong Huilin stood up and followed.

The two walked side by side, and after a few words they saw the bustling Chu Zhiguang, and then they simply greeted each other.

Kong Huilin listened to the footsteps, looked back, and asked, "Chu Zhiguang is so anxious, did he verify the ribs?"

"I don't know." Song Yufeng shook his head and thought for a while, "Maybe there is new business. I asked him a lot a while ago, but according to Mr. Yu, it is better for his team to remain independent, so I didn't ask again."

Everyone knows that Chu Zhiguang is Yu Xing's cousin, and everyone also knows that he has now teamed up with two other people to form a "research team" to provide auxiliary verification for the company's information.

However, Yu Xing only mentioned once what specific research and verification should be done, and then we started to remain independent in this regard.

Kong Huilin muttered: "New colleagues, new team, new business... I hope the new ribs can boost our progress in April."

The information about the ribs was something that was only announced within a small circle before independence.

Song Yufeng said "hmm", believing that the company would definitely be able to achieve the new goal. ...

Bai Xiaosheng’s CEO’s Office.

Yu Xing was reading with great interest a piece of information leaked from a friendly competitor.

This time it’s a standard friendly competitor.

A user who is certified as an employee of Zhichang.com revealed that the operation of Zhichang.com has been suspended.

As for why the suspension took place and what happened next, it is not difficult to see.

Yu Xing felt that this should be related to the news that the company obtained the B round of financing. Anyone with vision should know that it is difficult for Zhichang.com to catch up with Bai Xiaosheng. Now is the time to stop the loss.

It is not clear whether there is any pressure from investors behind this decision.

Yu Xing was thinking this, and then he saw Chu Zhiguang walking in hurriedly.

“Brother…Boss Yu!” Chu Zhiguang had been calling him brother for more than 20 years, and it was hard to change the habit in such a short time. “The report from the testing agency is out!”

Yu Xing already knew the answer when he saw the excited Chu Zhiguang, but he still took it and carefully looked at the test report. Well, a small amount of the ribs sent for inspection contained rubber threads, rubber particles, and even iron rings, stones, and tapes.

He put down the report, feeling that several words put together became incomprehensible.

Iron ring? Stone?
He asked Chu Zhiguang: "Why are there iron rings and stones in the ribs?"

Chu Zhiguang spread his hands: "I don't know!"

"How did you get this batch of ribs? How many did you send for inspection?" Yu Xing asked.

"I just stuffed money into the supplier of Zhen Gongfu, and then took 10 pieces of goods, each piece was 50 kilograms, and the problematic ones were about 10 kilograms." Chu Zhiguang laughed, "The guy said they were imported from Denmark. I asked him why the imported ones were cheaper than the domestic ones, and he said the quantity was large, so I didn't ask any more questions."

Yu Xing nodded slightly, which verified the previous whistleblower's statement that there was indeed a problem with the ribs.

Chu Zhiguang waited for a while but didn't hear any sound, so he asked, "Boss Yu, what should we do? What should we do now?"

"No big deal, let's wait." Yu Xing shook his head. "Your test proves the supplier's problem, but Zhen Gongfu may not know about it. Although the purchase price seems to be obviously low for the ribs, it doesn't make sense if he doesn't know about it..."

Chu Zhiguang was a little disappointed: "Ah? Wait? What are you waiting for?"

"Let me talk to that user from last time. He obviously has inside information on this matter." Yu Xing pondered, "After all, we are not a professional anti-counterfeiting organization. We still have to strive to get users to follow the mechanism and process. If he is willing to come forward, that would be the best."

Chu Zhiguang asked, "What if he doesn't want to?"

The user backed off in the middle of his speech last time, and we cannot rule out the possibility that he will never come forward.

"If it really doesn't work, then we can inform the Weekly Quality Report column or other influential media about this matter. When they publish the news, we can publish it together or a little earlier. The effect will probably be worse." Yu Xing said, "Anyway, we have verified that there is a problem in this regard, so we have the initiative to deal with it no matter how we deal with it."

Bai Xiaosheng can still directly bombard Zhen Gongfu in his own name.

However, Yu Xing hopes to improve the image of the website and build the role of the platform.

Chu Zhiguang said with some regret: "Well, I thought that once the test report was in hand, we could immediately blast them!"

"To be more cautious, buy another batch of these ribs and test them again. This time, you can fix the whole process." Yu Xing said with a smile.

Chu Zhiguang agreed, and his excitement eased a little.

Yu Xing waited until he went out and picked up the brief test report. After pondering for a while, he found the user who sent him a private message last time - He Junhui.

Because this person provided important information, we paid special attention to his subsequent movements.

Since the last revelation, he still frequently logs into the website, but has not spoken.

After much deliberation, Yu Xing sent a private message: I saw your private message. Which of the two companies are you from?
He waited for a long time but received no response, feeling a little disappointed. If possible, it would be best to break through the fortress from the inside.

However, in the evening, He Junhui replied: Are you investigating me?
Yu Xing noticed it quickly and communicated in time: I saw your private message and looked at Zhen Gongfu's suppliers out of curiosity. It seems that there are only two in total, one is Hongxin and the other is Jianmei.

He Junhui registered after the Working Emperor incident. Now it shows that he has undergone real-name authentication, but there is no work authentication, which means that he cannot use the anonymous function yet.

He Junhui stopped moving.

Yu Xing waited for a long time and confirmed that the other party should have seen it but remained silent.

He went to sleep that night with regret.

The next morning, He Junhui was still motionless.

Yu Xing did not send any more private messages, nor did he state that he had already had the ribs tested. He decided to wait for further developments in the situation.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, just as Yu Xing was about to meet the director of the bank, He Junhui sent him a private message.

He Junhui: Neither, I really want to be your husband.

Yu Xing was delighted at first, but then he became suspicious and replied: You said last time that you were a pork rib supplier and had a collaboration with Zhen Gongfu.

He Junhui: Yes, that’s what I said last time. I lied to you and thought it would be better to say it that way.

After thinking for a few seconds, Yu Xing asked: You are not the supplier, but if you say this now, doesn’t it mean that Zhen Gongfu knew that there was something wrong with the ribs he supplied, but he still used them?

He Junhui did not answer the question directly, but asked: Doctor, you won’t disclose my information to others, right?
Yu Xing quickly replied: You should have seen the incident with the fake purple clay teapot. In fact, CCTV asked me to reveal the user’s information, but I refused. So, let me officially say that I will never disclose it to the outside world.

This time the other party took a long time to answer.

Yu Xing was sitting in a taxi carrying his notebook, and only saw a key message half an hour later.

He Junhui: Yes, I know. Moreover, this supplier does not have the qualifications to import from abroad at all.

Yu Xing let out a "tsk" and realized that everyone's work was indeed quite rough.

(End of this chapter)