What's wrong with me being a rich man?

Chapter 93: First Bombardment (5k)

In Jinling at the end of November, it was already quite chilly at night.

After saying goodbye to his teacher and his family, Yu Xing did not return to the hotel immediately. Instead, he bought three cans of beer from a convenience store and took a taxi to the Qinhuai River, where he enjoyed the night scenery while enjoying the evening breeze.

However, before he finished a can of beer, Liu Wanying called.

"Hey! Mr. Yu! Did you deliberately call the wrong name at the dinner table?" Liu Wanying's tone sounded a little embarrassed and annoyed.

No matter what, Yu Xing is his brother's student. The two of them are their own business, and what his family knows is another matter.

However, she didn't intend to disclose the fact of short selling, and she couldn't come up with a good excuse for the moment.

"You misunderstood me. I just say it like this every day. It's just a habit." Yu Xing took a sip of beer and said with a smile, "But if you insist on blaming me, then fine. Just blame it on the emotion."

Liu Wanying could almost imagine his shameless look when she heard his voice. She gritted her teeth and said, "Even if you said it casually, where are the things you bought?! What six small things did you buy?"

Yu Xing was surprised and said, "Huh? How come all of a sudden even the six little things are out? Xiaoying, are you confused? Among the things I brought in, there were things you asked me to buy, what's wrong with you? The other things are also regular gifts."

Liu Wanying was speechless for a moment.

Yu Xing continued to smile and said, "If I really want to buy it, then I must have a richer one, don't you think?"

Liu Wanying was silent. It seemed to make sense. It must be more abundant. No! What does it have to do with abundance or not!
Yu Xing asked in confusion: "What's going on? What does this have to do with anything?"

Liu Wanying had no choice but to briefly describe the scene of the children's careless words.

Yu Xing said in a teasing tone: "Oh my, Shanshan, what a fool! How can I face people in the future? It's all Shanshan's fault!"

"Stop pretending here!" Liu Wanying could almost hear the laughter.

"Okay, okay, tomorrow I'll buy two more snacks and candies and have them delivered to your door. You must tell Shanshan that I bought them for her." Yu Xing said with a smile, "Junior sister loves me, and I love Junior sister too."

Liu Wanying was both angry and amused.

Yu Xing squeezed the beer can and invited, "The night is beautiful tonight, Xiaoying, do you want to go out for a walk?"

"Call me Sister Ying!" Liu Wanying said angrily, "No! If I go out now, they will say I eloped!"

Yu Xing readily accepted the offer and invited again: "Sister Ying, come on, it's not too late and the night view is great."

Liu Wanying still refused: "No!"

Yu Xing pondered for two seconds and decided to say three more sentences.

Sometimes, speaking requires some skills.

The first thing he said was: "Sister Ying, I'm very busy recently and will return to Shanghai tomorrow."

Liu Wanying disagreed: "What does it have to do with me?"

He said the second sentence: "I admire your professional ability and trust you, otherwise, I would not choose you as a partner."

Liu Wanying frowned: "So?"

Yu Xing said the third sentence: "I was so happy to see you today that I forgot to talk to you about one thing. Regarding your 50 angel investment, we don't have a specific charter yet. Can we talk about this in person?"

Liu Wanying: “…”

I indeed forgot about this matter, and it would be better to communicate face to face.

Although I left Bain, my work habits and spirit remain.

Liu Wanying thought for a moment and sighed, "You bastard, did you do this on purpose?"

Yu Xingping said calmly: "If you insist on blaming me, then blame..."

Liu Wanying had a headache: "Okay, where are you now?"

Yu Xing reported his location and the call was immediately hung up. He thought about it and did not open the second can of beer, intending to wait for Xiaoying to drink together.

Liu Wanying changed her clothes, tied her hair up, and put on a light layer of lipstick.

She walked out of the room and passed the living room, where she saw her brother and sister-in-law still gossiping on the sofa.

Liu Wanying rolled her eyes, changed her shoes and prepared to go out.

"Liu Wanying!" Liu Jingrong called out her name immediately, "Where are you going?"

"Go out for a walk." Liu Wanying said unhappily, "Are you still afraid that I'll get lost?"

Yan Lirong smiled and said, "I wasn't afraid at first, but I'm a little scared today. Oh, are we going on a date?"

Liu Wanying looked at her sister-in-law, whose eyes were full of gossip, and then looked at her brother, and scolded: "You two are crazy, you two are really crazy!"

She pushed the door open and left.

Liu Jingrong wanted to stand up and ask a few more questions, but was slammed down on the sofa by his wife.

"What's wrong with you?" Yan Lirong asked, "You old-fashioned guy! You're going to have a second child! Your sister doesn't even have a boyfriend! Yu Xing is a good person, and his career is on the rise now. What do you want to do?"

Liu Jingrong did not dare to struggle to break free from his wife's hand, and said helplessly: "Yu Xing is my student..."

"Who said that?" Yan Lirong argued, "Did he graduate from you? Did he get his degree certificate? What qualifications do you have to be his teacher? Look, without you, he would have achieved so much!"

Liu Jingrong was dumbfounded.

Of course he hopes that his disciples will be successful, but the problem is, this one is too successful!

The consequences are all your own!

This traitor!

No, not just a traitor!

Liu Jingrong sat on the sofa and murmured, "Evil disciple, this evil disciple..."

Liu Wanying couldn't hear her brother's muttering behind her back, but she could roughly guess that he and his wife had been gossiping about this matter for a long time.

People are on the road and the street scene is moving backwards.

Liu Wanying's emotions also fluctuated. The man named Yu really found a legitimate reason for himself to go out.

She thought seriously about why she didn't communicate with her brother and sister-in-law?
This matter is definitely not as complicated as they think, but to say that there is no...

Does a little bit count as existence, or does it count as nothing?

Whether Liu Wanying was in Hong Kong or back in Nanjing, she was always happy when chatting with Yu Xing on the phone.

Does happiness mean liking something? If you like something, you will be happy, right?

"Oi, oi! Xiaoying, here, here!"

Liu Wanying heard the shouting and saw Boss Yu waving at the side of the road.

She slowly stopped.

"Why did you come out on an electric scooter?" Yu Xing asked with a smile.

Liu Wanying answered simply: "Convenient."

Yu Xing smiled and said, "There is a good spot to enjoy the view downstairs. I was sitting here drinking before you called me."

Liu Wanying was a little surprised: "Are you in a bad mood?"

"I drink this because I'm in a good mood." Yu Xing took her not far away and sat on the ground, "Would you like a can?"

Liu Wanying sat beside him, looking at the winding and peaceful river, and nodded: "Okay, give me a can."

Yu Xing handed over his hand: "Here."

Liu Wanying reached out and felt an empty hand. She immediately shook it off and said angrily, "Let's go back!"

Yu Xing quickly apologized: "Oops, the lighting here is not good, I can't see clearly, I gave it to the wrong person, I gave it to the wrong person."

He quickly opened a can of beer and handed it over, then cut to the chase: "The company plans to release 10% of its equity to finance your 50 yuan. Do you have any objection?"

Liu Wanying snorted, but still took the beer and took a sip: "Your valuation is inflating very quickly. In just a month or so, the valuation is calculated to be 500 million?"

"Because the start is really good." Yu Xing said seriously, "To be honest, our current number of registered users is just over 1, and the average number of registrations per day is 3 to . By the end of the year, we will be able to reach ."

Liu Wanying objected: "Mr. Yu, you can't treat me differently. You know it's not easy to raise funds in the current environment. Otherwise, you wouldn't be in a hurry to short others. Now you come to me, what are you talking about?"

She said, "If I remember correctly, your company's current valuation is 190 million. I admit that this is a good start, but you can't aim for a valuation of 500 million. The maximum you can aim for is 300 million."

Liu Wanying pointed out another problem: "Also, your website is not as easy to get good cash flow as the previous Guiai.com. Is the growth of registered users you mentioned sustainable? This still needs to be observed."

"Also, I must remind you that my willingness to invest is also based in part on my trust in you. Also, I didn't decide on the 50 investment today. I decided on it a long time ago. It's you who delayed it until now."

Yu Xing was silent and began to take off his clothes.

Liu Wanying looked at the man next to her warily: "What are you doing?"

"The temperature is still relatively low at night. I just touched your hand and it was icy cold. Don't catch a cold after going out." Yu Xing handed over the coat. "You caught a cold once before. Be careful."

"You're trying to play the emotional card with me when discussing financing, right?" Liu Wanying said with disdain, but still took it in her hand. The wind by the river was indeed cooler than expected.

Yu Xing admitted: "Yes, there is no good card to play, so this is the only way. My warm coat must be worth 100 million."

Liu Wanying pretended to take it off: "Take it back! It's too expensive, I can't afford it!" "Okay, okay, wear it." Yu Xing said awkwardly, "As for the financing time, we should share the responsibility equally. Others don't know what I was busy with before, but don't you know? Hey, Xiaoying, I was walking through the streets and alleys of Pengcheng to count the screens."

Liu Wanying said helplessly: "Can you separate the two? The company is now. You are taking off your clothes and talking about the screen. From what perspective should we discuss the value of the 50 yuan?"

"Let me tell you what I think, Xiaoying. I don't want to argue with you. I'll tell you what I think." Yu Xing thought for a moment. "This financing is more about the execution of our previous agreement. If you had raised money according to the calculation method of our entrepreneurial team at that time, the share ratio would have exceeded 20%, which I cannot accept."

"The current 10% ratio is just right. Our website has been initially verified, although it is still being adjusted."

"Similarly, you know what our website will do next. Although we don't know the real effect before we bombard Internet dating, I am confident in it."

"Just now when the verification is about to take place, your 50 yuan can still be regarded as support. If the effect is really verified, the significance of this 50 yuan will continue to decline."

"Once the bombardment is successful and the website's user base can grow rapidly, I will not quote the same price again. For the A round of financing, I hope to get $100 million to $200 million, even in today's depressed economy."

Yu Xing spoke eloquently and finally said, "As the old saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles. Bai Xiaosheng is a platform for spreading good and bad news. Xiaoying, I think the speed of communication in this regard on the Internet is extremely fast."

Liu Wanying asked: "All of this is based on the success of the bombardment."

Yu Xing asked back: "Otherwise, how can it be called venture capital?"

Liu Wanying took a few sips of beer and asked, "When did you criticize Internet dating?"

"If nothing goes wrong, I plan to start promoting the product in other cities in the first week of next month, after the company has verified the product on the ground for another month," said Yu Xing. "We don't have enough staff, and the internship period for new employees is very short. If all goes well, we can win by surprise."

All fighters win by right combination and by surprise.

For Bai Xiaosheng, community operation and targeted marketing are positive, while eye-catching bombardment is strange.

Liu Wanying thought about it for a while and had to say that she was somewhat convinced.

Now it seems that the significance of 50 to Bai Xiaosheng is diminishing.

But what I just said seemed a bit full, and I needed a way out.

Liu Wanying put down her beer and said slowly, "I need a step."

Yu Xing snapped his fingers: "Xiaoying, help me."

"Okay, I trust you." Liu Wanying nodded. "You managed to sell Guiai.com by your own efforts. You have more money and people now than you did back then. I'm sure you can create more value for the company."

Yu Xing smiled and said, "Thank you for your compliment, Xiaoying. Remember to transfer the money tomorrow. I will return to the company with good news."

Liu Wanying glanced at Yu Xing and said, "You're not going to cheat me, are you? I've never been an investor before, so I'm not very experienced in the business."

"How could that be? I wish I could be more tied to your interests." Yu Xing said seriously, "The more our interests are tied together, the more we can trust each other when it comes to short selling. Some things are better if we don't talk about them separately. Don't you think so?"

Liu Wanying said calmly: "Then congratulations on your company's valuation of 500 million."

Yu Xing smiled and said, “High five!”

Liu Wanying stretched out her hand.

Yu Xing grabbed the small hand with his big hand, and it felt like the high-five lasted a little too long until Liu Wanying exerted more force before it ended.

"The teacher didn't say anything, right?" Yu Xing didn't give Liu Wanying time to get angry.

Liu Wanying stood up: "What can he say when he goes back?"

"Give me a ride, I'm going back to the hotel." Yu Xing followed behind, "Xiaoying, I'll try to do it next time..."

He suddenly got stuck. What should he do next time?

Liu Wanying sat on the electric bike, staring at Yu Xing under the street light.

Yu Xing spoke frankly: "I will try to buy the six small items next time."

Liu Wanying let out a "tsk" and rode back on her bike, ignoring the shouting behind her.

Somehow, she was in a good mood.

When she returned home, Liu Wanying walked into the house and ran into her sister-in-law who was coming out of the room. She saw her surprise.

Yan Lirong's expression changed from surprise to weirdness. She pointed at Liu Wanying's clothes and coughed: "I thought you wouldn't be back at night. Your brother was going to call you just now."

Liu Wanying took off her coat and said calmly, "We talked about some work."

"Yes, yes, I have lost my job, but I still have to talk about work." Yan Lirong said with a smile, "I understand, I understand, we are all experienced people, don't worry about your brother."

Liu Wanying felt that she really needed to consider starting a consulting company.

She clutched Yu Xing's coat and walked silently to her room. Finally, she told her sister-in-law: "Hurry up and take a rest."

Yan Lirong also asked one last question: "Are you coming back to get something? Are you going out again?"

Liu Wanying waved her hand and went into her room.

Yan Lirong muttered a few words, planning to send Yu Xing a text message with instructions when she had time.

There must be something wrong with these two people, but it doesn’t look like it’s that serious. We have to take action when the time is right.

I'll take care of the stubborn old man!
……

On the first day of December, as Yu Xing returned to the company to announce the good news of the successful angel round, Bai Xiaosheng also received another good news.

Penguin’s report on Bai Xiaosheng is out!

The effect is immediate.

On that day alone, Bai Xiaosheng's online registration volume rose from a low of around 400 to 700, and it is expected to maintain this rebound momentum in the next few days.

For Bai Xiaosheng now, any increase in registration volume is valuable and will be used as bargaining chips for Yu Xing's subsequent visits to investors and negotiations.

That night, Yu Xing also received a call from the traitor.

"Mr. Yu, I resigned from Zhenai.com today..." Tong Xingjian, a programmer at Zhenai.com, was a little nervous.

"Then come quickly. I'm in need of someone." Yu Xing didn't get angry. Instead, he said enthusiastically, "The website is developing well. We've already received angel round funding. We plan to raise A round funding in the next six months. You can buy your plane ticket tomorrow."

Tong Xingjian breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, Mr. Yu, I'll be there tomorrow!"

Yu Xing knew that the informant had returned, and he thought of the reporter from Penguin, so he asked Song Yufeng, "When will your girlfriend arrive? The company is still waiting for her to take charge of the business."

Song Yufeng gave the time: “Brother Xing, her ticket is for Saturday!”

"Okay, we'll welcome her then." Yu Xing was still willing to give face to the chairman.

In the following week, the effect of Penguin Reports was even better than expected. Perhaps due to spontaneous recommendations from website users, the number of online registrations of Bai Xiaosheng climbed to around 1000.

That is, as of December 12, taking into account the effect of offline promotion, the total number of Bai Xiaosheng users exceeded 7.

This speed was much faster than Yu Xing expected.

When he shared this with the new shareholders on the phone, Liu Wanying mentioned something Yu Xing had said earlier.

"Didn't you say that the Internet spreads information very quickly? This is also a form of verification."

Yu Xing's tone was filled with a little surprise: "Judgment is one thing, but it is particularly happy to actually do it."

What makes him even more excited is that Internet companies are also raising funds very quickly, which corresponds exactly to their development speed.

Maybe I can really talk to investors before the New Year.

As Yu Xing was thinking this, the bombardment manifesto in his hand was already stirring.

This year's Lunar New Year is relatively early, with January 1 being New Year's Eve. Taking into account the previous holidays, if you want to contact investors, it must not be later than mid-month.

This means that just actions can be considered earlier.

Yu Xing resisted the urge to act, discussed carefully with Zhong Zhiling, and arranged a small sales team in the four cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hangzhou. He planned to observe for another one to two weeks before taking action.

The threshold for ground promotion itself is not high, but it is not easy to achieve good results in ground promotion.

The team leaders who went from Shanghai to the other four cities had only half a month's experience at most. However, the college students who had just entered the workplace seemed to have endless energy, and their enthusiasm was evident in their daily phone feedback.

It's not that there are no problems, but they are all minor ones.

The effect from Penguin Reports also gradually faded. It brought about 1.2 registered users to Bai Xiaosheng. However, according to the background data, these users soon turned into dormant users, as if they had lost motivation after satisfying their curiosity.

On December 12, Song Yufeng noticed that the competitor whom he had previously criticized had a sarcastic response, but he knew that the company could not fight back for the time being because it would launch an attack on Internet dating and marriage tomorrow.

That night, Song Yufeng tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, he knocked on his boss's door and asked, "Brother Xing, do you think our bombardment will be effective?"

"I guarantee it." Yu Xing said without hesitation, "Justice will prevail."

Justice must prevail!

At nine o'clock in the morning on December 12, the Bai Xiaosheng website pinned the signed article to the top.

——《Listing the five sins of the Internet dating industry! 》

It’s not a certain person, not a certain company, it’s the five deadly sins of the entire industry!

(End of this chapter)