Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!
Chapter 463 - 377: Old Deng! Gold Coin Explosion!

Chapter 463: Chapter 377: Old Deng! Gold Coin Explosion!

In the tea room of Shen’s Villa, a brief silence fell around.

Shen Qingning and Shen Minglang both showed astonished expressions upon hearing Shen Guoqiang’s words.

Even with Shen Qingning’s intelligence, she found Daddy’s analysis to be a bit far-fetched.

How had it suddenly become Cheng Zhu waiting here all along, planning to have them invest tens of millions?

Wasn’t this leap a bit too big?

Even Ningning thought so, let alone Shen Minglang.

He felt that his old man was just too rich, had too much going on mentally, was too cool, and took himself too seriously!

Was the old man showing off here?

If Youu Tea really needed money, with the current momentum, plenty of people would be lining up to invest.

And if his cousin had wanted an investment of tens of millions from the Shen family from the start, wouldn’t he have brought it up on his own?

But he didn’t mention a word about it, from beginning to end.

"It’s always like this! As if everyone is after your money," Shen Minglang thought during his expansion phase.

Then he pondered, "Could it be you’ve noticed Youu Tea growing and you’ve spontaneously decided to invest?"

Yes, yes, yes, that’s more likely!

Daddy, so you’re starting to value Youu Tea now?

If you want to invest, just say so!

What’s this about Cheng Zhu planning to have you invest these tens of millions from the beginning?

Or... should I give you a call to ask?

Shen Minglang spoke directly: "Dad, he has never mentioned this to me."

"I know," Shen Guoqiang nodded indifferently.

That was what he found interesting about the young man.

His phrase "leave some room for me, and some for you" was pretty clear.

Shen Guoqiang knew very well that since Yue Dongyi had met with him and told him about his own 160 million investment, the details must have been clarified with Cheng Zhu.

Someone as smart as him surely understood that getting a few tens of millions more would be ideal.

But he refused.

And Yue Dongyi also agreed to it.

There were definitely many reasons behind this.

It was just his own foolish son who thought that one billion was enough and was wary of Pulin Capital taking too high a stake.

However, the more interesting thing was yet to come!

If they had asked him for money before Pulin Capital’s investment, Shen Guoqiang would have not considered it.

But now, it was different; the timing of entry had changed.

If he gave money now, it would have to be him actively offering it!

Moreover, by giving this opportunity to the Shen family, Cheng Zhu could be seen as owing Shen Minglang, Shen Qingning, and even Jiang Wanzhou a favor!

He had already done all the groundwork with his capabilities, and it was now reaching a new phase.

Youu Tea’s entry into Star City did indeed use the back door of the Shen family and owed a favor.

But the problem was, it also boosted Star City’s traffic, didn’t it?

Not to mention he had actively invited Shen Minglang to join.

"This kid doesn’t owe the Shen family anything."

Now the question was, could Shen Guoqiang really stay uninterested?

The brand already had 100 million and had Pulin Capital’s endorsement; it was wildly popular online, full of buzz and topics!

The product quality was solid, the capital operations were in place, and the founder was a clever young man. It was a situation ready for wild success!

In this team, it seemed that Cheng Zhu was in charge of the chaos, while Shen Minglang was in charge of the celebrations.

"But why is he willing to give the Shen family more shares? Why leave us this opportunity to raise the stakes?" Shen Guoqiang was doubtful.

He looked up at his son, speculating: Could it be that... fools sometimes have their own luck?

Just like Cheng Zhu appointed Shen Minglang to handle procurement, was it trust in his character?

Shen Guoqiang’s thoughts were scattered as he occasionally looked over at Shen Minglang.

Shen Minglang was being watched until he was confused.

"How about this, contact him now," Shen Guoqiang suddenly said.

"Huh? Contact him about what?"

"Tell him directly that you want to invest 60 million," Shen Guoqiang said, then suddenly frowned.

No, no, how could he give this brat 60 million!

It’s okay for you to stay at Youu Tea and gain experience.

But to say you’ll invest 60 million and have it all under your name, his old man still felt it was utterly unreliable.

So, Shen Guoqiang directly changed his words: "Just say you and Ningning want to invest 60 million!"

Shen Qingning was stunned.

What does this have to do with me?

Me joining the Youu Tea team too?

She didn’t know why, but there was a faint sense of anticipation in her heart.

That was her first reaction.

Followed by a great deal of conflict.

Her current status and relationship with Cheng Zhu were indeed somewhat complex.

Shen Guoqiang, of course, knew nothing about this. He just looked at his darling daughter and said with a smile, "I’ll consider it an early withdrawal of some money for your dowry."

These words just made Shen Qingning even more dumbfounded.

"My dowry?"

"My dowry is Youu Tea?"

"This, this..."

"What’s this about!"

A single sentence had her mind even more jumbled than Shen Minglang’s!

Just then, the young stepmother Wang Yushan finished cutting the fruit plate and brought it over.

Listening to the middle-aged man’s proud words, she thought:

"Weren’t you saying it was impossible to invest?"

...

At the Xinhang Apartment, Cheng Zhu received Shen Minglang’s call at night.

After hanging up, he looked out the window, a smile appearing on his face.

"Time to go home and explode Gold Coins?"

"The plan to ’[Kidnap the Shen family]’ is more successful than I had imagined."

"But I didn’t expect that he would choose to have Shen Minglang and Shen Qingning join together."

"If that happens..."

"It’s even more beneficial for me!"

Isn’t Ning Bao’s also mine?

No matter! In the end, it’s all mine!

Isn’t this just like freelancing half the Gold Coins from the old man?

And Cheng Zhu guessed, if the Shen family really invested 60 million, it might not end up being 30 million each for Shen Minglang and Shen Qingning.

He thought Ningning taking the lion’s share was more likely!

Of course, this was no small matter.

On the phone, Shen Minglang had only expressed this intention.

Cheng Zhu did not immediately agree, saying he needed to think about it.

Joke, I did leave this opportunity to increase the stakes for you, I did want the Shen family to increase their "sunk cost" a bit more.

And he wasn’t certain whether a commercial giant like Shen Guoqiang would figure something out.

But no matter, what could it do if he did?

Yes, what could it do?

Even if it were an open conspiracy, what of it?

Of course, the act still had to be played out, and verbally he had to say "I need to think about it."

In any case, one must not agree immediately!

Cheng Zhu sat on the sofa and opened Weibo to check.

The marketing accounts he had contacted had already started to move.

With the big news of "Youu Tea financing a hundred million" ahead, marketing his identity as a freshman now, the traffic would be surprisingly high!

In fact, "Youu Tea financing a hundred million" had started to decline in the rankings on the charts that night, falling out of the top ten.

The term was mostly Finance-related; a hundred million combined with a tea shop, although gimmicky, could not compete with the four words "university freshman," could it?

Sometimes youth is an advantage.

The shock it brings is incomparable!

Therefore, during the night, "University Freshman’s Tea Shop Finances a Hundred Million" surged up the Weibo trending charts with ferocity.

He guessed that if he was lucky and there weren’t any major hotspots recently, he might even make it into the top three!

"2015 has begun, and the era of traffic stars dominating the trending searches has unfolded," thought Cheng Zhu.

To be precise, the curtain on the era of major traffic had also quietly opened.

"Not just celebrities, more and more people are starting to make money off traffic."

"And many businesses as well."

This naughty guy Cheng Zhu even deliberately searched for content related to Mo Tea.

"Tsks, why is the popularity so low?" he commented aloud.

The trending search for Mo Tea’s new Black Sugar Thick Milk showed clear signs of paid promotion.

Despite the high cost, the popularity was just so-so.

"Is this it?"

He could only say that the traffic had been absorbed by Youu Tea and Cheng Zhu!

"This would be because I don’t allow marketing accounts to reveal my photos; otherwise, wouldn’t the traffic be even more explosive?" This shameless man chuckled to himself.

Although he did not care about Black Sugar Milk Tea’s market, making Mo Tea uncomfortable was something Cheng Zhu found secretly delightful.

"Just copy then, calling you out for copying so ostentatiously!"

And he knew very well that after Monday, not only Mo Tea, which had wasted its promotional funds, would be holding an emergency meeting.

Likely, all the traditional tea industry’s big brands might have to meet!

The sense of crisis was too strong.

From this moment on, they would be overshadowed by Youu Tea!

Youu Tea’s fresh fruit tea is going to have a terrifying impact on the entire industry!

And if you want to copy, it’s not easy unless you bite the bullet and burn a billion like them to build your own supply chain and cold chain!

"In the short term, these well-known tea brands won’t think about transformation, nor will they be willing to spend so much," thought Cheng Zhu.

"The ones to watch out for are, after all, not them."

Currently, Youu Tea was the only high-end, trendy tea shop in the country, with no branch stores!

There will be some imitators entering the scene.

"Some people, come in and die."

"But some, are indeed not to be underestimated."

He also wasn’t sure if, after a few flaps of his reborn butterfly wings, some of the trendy tea brands from his prior life would still appear?

"It is very necessary to get a large amount of financing early."

"If the momentum is slow at the beginning, the following will only be more troublesome."

Besides, he thought the Shen family expressing their investment intentions to him today was excellent!

After all, tomorrow is Tuesday.

"As Little Lu said, Ning Bao will return to the Xinhang Apartment to live on Tuesday."

"And she is going to tell Shen Qingning about dating me tomorrow!"

One timing after another, just beautifully aligned!

...

(ps: It’s the end of the month; seeking monthly tickets!

The Qidian annual event was exhausting; up at 6:30 AM for the flight, didn’t reach Singapore until nearly 4 PM, got to the hotel at 6:30 PM, and didn’t have dinner until 7:30 PM, with various activities during it... The IP Festival tomorrow will probably go on until midnight, so these few days I can only sneak in some writing time.

I envy those with completed books and manuscripts, urging everyone to take time off.)