Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!
Chapter 456 - 372 Jokes and Legends

Chapter 456: Chapter 372 Jokes and Legends

Inside Tiancheng Capital, General Manager Chen Bohan looked at Wen Hua and cursed inwardly, "It’s already written in the news; why are you still asking me?"

Can’t you see it for yourself!

He frowned and continued, "Take a good look, see whose name is mentioned in the news."

Wen Hua met his gaze, then continued reading on her phone.

In the next moment, she felt her throat becoming increasingly dry.

"Yue Dongyi?"

"Yue Dongyi, the partner from Pulin Capital?"

It was that Yue Dongyi who repeatedly discovered underwater projects and had become something of a legend in the industry!

The Youu Tea project had actually caught his attention, and he invested 100 million during the first round?

That was too exaggerated; it was just too much.

Wen Hua was well aware; that was Pulin Capital, that was Yue Dongyi!

Back then, in the small meeting room in Star City, she had offered Cheng Zhu 30 million, but Cheng Zhu immediately wanted to add an extra 100 million, like a madman, as if he had no concept of money.

But now, looking back...

Pulin Capital’s Yue Dongyi’s 100 million, compared to Tiancheng Capital’s Wen Hua’s 130 million, definitely still weighed much more heavily!

Yes, even if Tiancheng Capital had truly agreed to this unreasonable demand, it still couldn’t match the sensation of Yue Dongyi’s 100 million!

The reason was simple, because that was Pulin Capital, because he was Yue Dongyi!

Tiancheng Capital wasn’t even among the top-ranked in Hang City, let alone nationally.

If people in the investment circle saw the news that Tiancheng Capital had invested 130 million in a milk tea store, many might first react, "What’s going on?"

But because it’s Pulin Capital and Yue Dongyi, many in the investment circle would definitely be shocked: "Is the Youu Tea project really that amazing, that promising?"

Even if we don’t consider the industry insiders and just take the online platforms.

If it were Tiancheng Capital investing, the comment section might not even have anyone clarifying who Wen Hua really is.

In fact, even if someone explained...it’s not that interesting.

But if a class representative in the comments explained who Yue Dongyi is, it would really be dazzling; it seems like a bigwig!

The identity and status of a person can sometimes be a strange thing.

If you suddenly give someone a hundred bucks in public on the street, it may just catch people’s attention.

But if Jack Ma one day walked on the street and suddenly decided to give someone a hundred bucks in public, what kind of reaction would that provoke?

But at this moment, Wen Hua just couldn’t understand.

"Why would Yue Dongyi want to invest 100 million in Youu Tea?" she asked Chen Bohan.

In the investment circle, although there aren’t many projects that raise over 100 million in their first round of financing, there definitely aren’t a few.

Even some projects manage to raise an astronomical figure during their first round.

But the problem is...it’s a milk tea shop!

It’s just a newly established milk tea brand, following a novel business model never seen before.

More importantly, it’s a milk tea shop; it really just... has one store!

What the hell was going through the legendary Yue Dongyi’s mind?

Chen Bohan, listening to Wen Hua’s question, cursed again in his heart, "Shall I make a call and ask for you?"

Just then, the facial recognition glass door of Tiancheng Capital opened again, and partner Meng Haichuan walked in.

He was a man who wore suits all year round, and now he was dressed in a suit with an overcoat.

Unfortunately, his demeanor hardly matched the description "graceful"; he was corpulent with a prominent belly.

Once Meng Haichuan walked in, everyone noticed his grim expression, which could even be described as dark as the depths of water.

Clearly, Meng Haichuan had heard the news.

He even got some insider information beyond what was reported in the news.

Again, the investment circle is really small.

"Chen Bohan, Wen Hua, come to my office," he said grimly as he entered, scanning everyone before beckoning the pair.

Meng Haichuan knew very well that everyone was gathered early in the morning, likely discussing the news about Youu Tea.

And what was frustrating was that Tiancheng Capital seemed to have suddenly become a joke in the industry.

Or rather, it was a joke worth observing!

This was because Tiancheng Capital was the first to approach Cheng Zhu but chose to delay.

It was Tiancheng Capital that first spread the message, telling everyone: "One minute late, and I’ll add another 100 million."

Now, there’s a new mocking phrase in the industry: So, did Yue Dongyi show up late?

Today, Yue Dongyi’s phone was definitely going to be flooded with calls from friends in the circle.

Some close friends might even jokingly ask him this question.

This news, capable of igniting the entire investment circle, weirdly became more interesting due to a series of sensational acts by Tiancheng Capital.

This young freshman, bolstered by all kinds of hype, might soon become the number one topic in the investment circle!

And so, Wen Hua and Chen Bohan followed Meng Haichuan and walked into his office.

"Wen Hua, you really mishandled this matter," he addressed his grand-niece first.

"In no surprise, you are also going to be one of the centers of conversation in the investment circle for some time," Meng Haichuan continued.

Wen Hua sighed, then retorted resentfully, "Who would’ve thought that Yue Dongyi would invest 100 million in Youu Tea!"

Meng Haichuan looked at her and frowned, "Don’t you understand the relationships involved? Is the problem just with this 100 million?"

"Uh." Wen Hua choked.

She could clearly feel Meng Haichuan’s strong dissatisfaction.

"It’s about the valuation," Chen Bohan interjected, trying to smooth things over: "You hadn’t seen the valuation details just now, had you?"

"Valuation?" Wen Hua was taken aback.

Just now, she was checking the news while everybody was watching, discussing bits of content with them intermittently.

Or rather, she was completely shocked by the number one billion and the name Yue Dongyi.

She hadn’t even finished reading the news or received all the information before Meng Haichuan arrived.

She immediately picked up her phone and scrolled down further.

Wen Hua actually had a rough estimate in her mind.

Firstly, the share one could obtain in the first round of financing was basically within that range.

Secondly, Yue Dongyi was a rather "greedy" person; a bigwig like him didn’t enjoy small deals, so he wasn’t likely to want only a small share.

"The valuation should be capped at 400 million, not more," Wen Hua thought.

She wasn’t wrong in thinking that Yue Dongyi didn’t like to dabble in minor deals, so he initially offered 160 million.

But who would have thought that a freshman would be unmoved and outright refuse on the spot?

Of course, to Wen Hua, even a 400-million valuation seemed already exaggerated, unbelievable indeed.

However, seeing that figure, she felt almost like her brain had short-circuited.

"How is that possible!"

"The valuation given to Youu Tea is... eight hundred million!!!"

Eight hundred million? How could it be eight hundred million!

More importantly, if the valuation was 800 million, given Yue Dongyi’s personality and Pulin Capital’s usual style, how could they possibly only invest 100 million!

"Couldn’t be that Pulin Capital wanted to invest more, but... was rejected?" Wen Hua was baffled.

Impossible! How could I entertain such a ridiculous thought?

Wen Hua’s thoughts were in disarray; she only knew that she was definitely going to be embroiled in the center of public opinion for a while.

More horrifying was the fact that if Youu Tea really did take off rapidly with that 100 million investment, truly meeting Yue Dongyi’s expectations...

She, "the one who was late," would become one major joke in the industry!

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Meanwhile, at Mo Tea.

Today was Monday, the official launch day of the new Black Sugar Thick Milk.

The past few days had seen a flurry of preliminary promotional activities.

As for today, they were planning to spend heavily to achieve the best publicity effect!

Zhou Jianxiong and other senior executives were both excited and nervous.

Mo Tea had always followed a more traditional path, not putting too much emphasis on internet marketing.

Previously, at most, they would post some promotional soft articles, propagating how opening a Mo Tea in a small city could bring in so much monthly revenue, encouraging more people to franchise.

But now, they were paying unprecedented attention to the black sugar market, determined to carve out the largest slice of the pie.

Sometimes Zhou Jianxiong thought, "As time goes by, since we were the first to sell black sugar milk tea nationally, perhaps people will eventually recognize it as our original creation!"

There was some logic to his thinking.

Of course, the prerequisite was... that Youu Tea, with only one store in Hang City, would continue to fade into irrelevance.

Zhou Jianxiong had heard recently that Youu Tea seemed to be seeking investors.

"Not franchising, but looking for investors?" he found it hard to understand.

This approach was vastly different from the mainstream strategies followed by other tea brands, and he was unsure what the young man was thinking.

Raising funds is not that easy; many well-known tea brands had thought about it, but all such ideas had fizzled out in the end.

That was not an easy road to walk.

You wouldn’t be thinking about getting financed a few rounds and then going public, would you?

Hahaha, speaking of which, no tea company has gone public in China!

Even he, already a bigwig in the tea industry, had never entertained such an idea.

Taking a tea brand public?

That’s hilarious!

"Of course, since you even left a comment under our Weibo saying ’looking forward to Monday,’ we at Mo Tea definitely won’t disappoint you!"

Zhou Jianxiong had really gone all out today, using some regular marketing approaches and with Mo Tea also contacting many food-related marketing accounts, even spending a lot to purchase a Weibo trending topic!

Your Youu Tea once trended in the teens on Weibo’s hot search, right?

Well, we at Mo Tea will buy the ninth spot on Weibo’s hot search!

We’ll make a big spectacle, aiming to make a name for Black Sugar Thick Milk in just one day, bringing some internet celebrity flair into it!

With that thought, Zhou Jianxiong took out his phone, opened Weibo, and checked the hot search list.

He looked at the entry in the ninth spot, a satisfied smile spreading across his face, ready to click into it to have a look.

But just then, the entry in the fifth spot on the hot search list caught his eye.

— [Youu Tea’s First-Round Financing of 100 Million].

The no-longer-young Brother Xiong, seeing this hot search entry, suddenly felt a bit of ringing in his ears!

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