Boss Lu: A reborn life is destined to be without regrets! -
Chapter 168 - 142. Might not even be willing
Chapter 168: 142. Might not even be willing
After a bit of communication, the call was disconnected.
Zhou Sinin put down her phone and refocused her attention on the dining table.
"Nan nan, what did they just call you?"
She snapped back to reality and noticed that Zhou Yuanxin was looking at her with curiosity.
"Ah... it was nothing."
Zhou Sinin stuck out her tongue and whispered.
"Uncle Zhou, you might not know yet?"
It was Guan Yongyi who cheerfully chimed in instead.
"Si si opened a coffee shop, and it’s quite impressive!"
"They called to look into investing in the coffee shop."
"Oh? Really?"
Zhou Yuanxin turned his head, his eyes wide with surprise.
In his heart, his obedient daughter who was still a child was learning to venture out on her own?
"Of course it’s true!"
Guan Yongyi gestured with her hand and added a comment.
"This is already I don’t know how many people who’ve contacted her lately."
"Her coffee shop is quite famous in our Nanhu District, virtually without any competition, definitely a top-tier popular project."
Listening to her good friend’s praise, Zhou Sinin squinted her eyes and pursed her lips, not joining in the conversation.
She didn’t say it out loud, but her heart was definitely delighted.
Who just said I was immature?
Now, Zhou Yuanxin’s expression contained a bit more surprise.
Recalling the tone of his daughter on the phone just now, he couldn’t help but ask, "Such a great project, can you introduce me to it?"
"Oh come on, we’re just dabbling on a small scale, not something for Boss Zhou to glance at."
Zhou Sinin shook her head, her tone polite.
Even though her own dad was a professional investor, she and Lu Jincheng had partnered in business for so long.
Even if they faced difficulties, the two of them would discuss it and mostly resolve it efficiently.
She had never really thought about relying on family members.
"Uncle Zhou, Si si has a PPT specifically for attracting investors, if you take a look, you’ll understand."
Guan Yongyi timely gave an assist.
"Hmm?"
Zhou Yuanxin suddenly became more interested.
A coffee shop, even going so far as to put together a PPT?
A college student not exposed to society could inevitably be a bit overambitious.
It was like standing at some internet project pitching event, where he had heard entrepreneurs pitching countless times.
His daughter opened a trendy coffee shop?
Having seen numerous PPTs, his ears had grown callused to such talk.
He was always cautious about areas, brands that accumulate online following, burn through cash, and couldn’t establish a scalable economy or network effect.
"Let dad take a look, okay?"
But no matter what, he wanted to see what Zhou Sinin had really come up with.
After all, it was his daughter’s enthusiasm, and he couldn’t just squelch it so easily.
"Alright then."
Zhou Sinin didn’t hold back, unlocking her phone.
She brought up a PPT she had prepared earlier, and handed the screen to Zhou Yuanxin.
"Hmm... ’Golden Stone,’ the single-store model looks okay."
"A check-in spot? Quite novel."
"Gross margin, repurchase rate, customer flow... this high?"
Zhou Yuanxin seriously flipped through, his pupils slowly dilating, shifting from indifferent to incredulous.
As an investor, what he naturally cared about most was the brand’s single-store model.
To move from a single store to a chain brand, the underlying logic must first prove viable in a single store model.
By offering differentiated products, through reasonable pricing, supply chain advantages, etc., to achieve profitability per store, and then rapidly replicate to achieve market scale.
This coffee shop named "Golden Stone" had quite impressive financial indicators!
No, no, no, perhaps it’s just a bit conservative to describe it as excellent—the return on investment was even somewhat exaggerated.
"This store... is it yours?"
Zhou Yuanxin, a seasoned old hand in business dealings, naturally recognized the unique content in the PPT.
Very capable!
He was someone who knew the real deal; he could tell the quality of a project at a glance.
"Nope, it’s not just me, there’s a partner involved."
Zhou Sinin rubbed her cheeks, her voice tinged with a hint of shyness and subtlety.
"I’m just a minor shareholder, the other person is the major shareholder who calls the shots."
"You wrote in the PPT, this Lu Jincheng, he’s a boy?"
Zhou Yuanxin didn’t bring up whether he would invest or not, but was primarily concerned with another issue.
"Uh-huh."
"Is he your classmate?"
"Not really, he goes to the neighboring school."
"How old is he?"
"Same age as me, no, why do you keep asking these questions? What does this have to do with the coffee shop?"
Zhou Sinin finally lost her patience.
"I won’t tell you anymore if you keep asking!"
"Alright, alright, won’t ask anymore, let’s continue with the PPT."
Once the little princess got angry, Zhou Yuanxin immediately quieted down and steered the conversation back.
The whole scene was witnessed by Yongyi, who covered her mouth, her eyes crinkling as she chuckled nonstop.
"No wonder so many people are asking about your shop, overall it seems pretty good."
After flipping to the last page, Zhou Yuanxin gave a fairly fair assessment.
Although the comment was objective, Zhou Yuanxin actually felt very surprised.
How long had school started?
Zhou Sinin had already started her own business near the school and set up this coffee shop.
This was indeed surprising in and of itself.
Just joking earlier about the daughter not being as mature as Yongyi.
Who knew that before the meal was even over, Zhou Sinin had proven her capability.
"Uncle Zhou, since you also said it’s a good project, won’t you support it a bit?"
Yongyi timed her comment just right.
"Well..."
Thinking this over, Zhou Yuanxin pondered for a few seconds, then looked at his daughter and asked.
"How about taking me to your shop this afternoon, would that be convenient?"
"Sure."
Zhou Sinin nodded her head, signaling no problem.
"If after evaluating, the project indeed proves excellent and worth investing in, then I might invest a bit."
Zhou Yuanxin stroked his chin, pausing briefly.
"But if you guys are just leveraging social media and temporary traffic benefits, then I can’t do much."
"I also have to be responsible for the company’s performance."
Capital was becoming more rational, and only certain areas still deeply valued personal relationships and connections.
From an investor’s perspective, they also hoped to invest in companies that are sustainably viable and financially healthier.
Technology-driven unique product strength plus brand allows for sustained display of core competitiveness, not just those superficially flashy products or fields.
"Pfft, you’ll probably want to invest but won’t be able to when the time comes."
Zhou Sinin snorted and laughed dismissively.
After setting up the afternoon’s plan, they chatted a bit more.
"Since this trip is for business, I might not have much time to spend with you."
At the table with his daughter and close juniors, Zhou Yuanxin spoke in a notably casual manner.
"It’s okay, you do your thing."
Zhou Sinin, accustomed to her father being busy, immediately waved her hand dismissively.
"There’s only one stand-alone internet company in Jiang City, seeking $20 million in Series A funding, which is quite a lot."
"Are you talking about Douyu?"
"Yeah, do you guys watch live streams?"
Zhou Yuanxin asked.
"I don’t watch much, Guan Guan seems to watch a bit."
Zhou Sinin shook her head as if recalling something, then added.
"My major shareholder, Lu Jincheng, aside from running the coffee shop, also has a studio; the leading broadcaster in the Douyu Dance Zone is under his contract."
"Oh? That impressive?"
Zhou Yuanxin heard this name for the second time today.
He appeared contemplative.
"Yeah, that’s why I’ve been saying!"
"You might want to invest, but they might not necessarily want it!"
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