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Chapter 402 - 402 46 Countless Shabi

402: Chapter 46: Countless Shabi 402: Chapter 46: Countless Shabi Xu Xiuhua was a bit crazy.

Her demeanor carried a certain magnetism, and overall, she left a comfortable impression, a first-rate business elite.

But…

that didn’t negate the madness inherent in someone who came from a financial scheme.

However, this kind of madness, or should I say ‘abstraction’, isn’t really strange.

In many people’s minds, so-called successful individuals should be clever, immune to being swindled by such tricksters, yet Dingyi made a fortune with their bullshit ‘Chan Yi Investment Method’—we’re talking hundreds of billions!

Sun Dongxin understood what Dingyi was all about, but he still greatly respected Xu Xiuhua; it was his sense of respect, underpinned by his decades of experience in the business world.

Dingyi might have problems, big problems, but Dingyi’s people were definitely not idiots.

And yet, the madness to the point of abstraction in Xu Xiuhua’s recent words was genuine—she spoke with utmost seriousness.

How come such a mad person could become a ‘successful person’ in the secular sense?

There were two core logics, the first: The wealth of the rich is overflowing, and the direction of this overflow isn’t necessarily under their control.

Many big shots who have succeeded in the business field have family members, like brothers, sisters, parents, uncles, who, riding on the coattails of their successful relatives, acquired wealth that did not match their understanding.

Second, the accumulation of wealth is often unrelated to ability.

Is it by one’s ability to catch up with a demolition windfall?

Can competence dictate sudden industry shifts?

Hua Country is large enough, and there are enough people whose wealth and ability, knowledge do not match, hence creating one financial scheme like Dingyi after another.

And Xu Xiuhua’s madness, when facing those who exist in a certain stage of wealth marketization and redistribution, became her advantage.

Her recent words sounded incredibly misleading—even Cheng Daqi was stunned for a second before he realized the absurdity.

CEO Cheng, being a serious person, hadn’t dealt with this kind of craziness much, so he chose to play dumb and keep pushing forward with Sun Dongxin.

“Investment isn’t something I truly understand; I just follow Teacher Sui’s instructions.

He is the real decision-maker at Dingyi Jinghua.”

Mentioning Teacher Sui was Xu Xiuhua’s social routine.

She first subtly boasted about the founder of ‘Chan Yi Investment Method’ before continuing,

“Shanhaiguan’s valuation has already reached fifty million in its first round.

We at Dingyi have come with sincerity.

Teacher Sui is willing to invest at an eighty million valuation, and as for the share…

we can offer thirty-two percent.”

After quoting the price, Xu Xiuhua looked at Sun Dongxin, who seemed to have no intention of speaking, just quietly smoking.

This situation was a bit strange.

The first round of financing for Shanhaiguan had only been a few days ago, and Xu Xiuhua and Teacher Sui had discussed it: their sincerity was definitely sufficient, but Sun Dongxin seemed completely unmoved.

“CEO Xu, if Dingyi really sees potential in short videos, you could just start your own MCN.

There’s no need to spend so much to invest in Shanhaiguan.

We’ve just started; it can’t be worth that much.”

After hearing the quotation, Cheng Daqi had already lost the desire to continue negotiating and wanted to end the conversation directly.

After all, Dingyi was a financial scheme; the money could be taken, and their offer wasn’t low, but Shanhaiguan wasn’t in need of money right now.

The cash burn hadn’t begun, and given Shanhaiguan’s current cash flow projection, they wouldn’t be short of money until next May.

“Hahaha, CEO Cheng, there are thousands of MCN companies, but none besides yours, Shanhaiguan, have made it to the trending searches continuously for a week.”

Xu Xiuhua continued to press hard, unafraid of the high price.

Shanhaiguan’s marketing prowess was top-notch, and would complement Dingyi well, both Teacher Sui and Xu Xiuhua agreed—from an overall revenue perspective, this investment would definitely not be a loss.

Cheng Daqi’s rejection was unexpected, but as long as CEO Sun was willing to budge, things would be manageable.

“CEO Xu, what I’m considering is, Shanhaiguan has just received money, and it’s time for expanding the business.

As you know, such small companies can easily fold.

You are my friend, let’s talk about the investment in a few months.

By then, if Shanhaiguan is losing badly, Dingyi Jinghua’s loss could be less.”

Sun Dongxin’s words were as dignified as could be.

In a long and elaborate speech, the surface meaning seemed deeply caring, but the underlying message was just one sentence: Shanhaiguan might become more valuable in the future; now is not the time to raise funds.

Understanding these words, all Xu Xiuhua could do was shake her head and wryly smile.

It was a case of unrequited love—the trip by Dingyi Jinghua’s team was in vain.

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After the fortune-teller and her team left, Cheng Daqi’s office allowed for more candid conversations between the brothers.

“Sun bro, how did she find you?” CEO Cheng asked intriguingly.

He wasn’t quite sure whether Xu Xiuhua and Dingyi had any other connections with Sun Dongxin.

“They sniffed their way here, you guys have been on the trending searches too often lately.

I brought her over to take a look, and I was also curious to know how others interested in Shanhaiguan are thinking.”

Sun Dongxin simply wanted to hear a price quote; although fifteen hundred was trivial to him, it was still an investment.

If other financial players recognized Shanhaiguan’s value, it would mean his investment, influenced by Cheng Daqi, wasn’t a loss.

“You think eighty million is still low?” Cheng Daqi asked with a smile.