My American magical life
Chapter 403 - 403 46 Countless Shabi_2

403: Chapter 46: Countless Shabi_2 403: Chapter 46: Countless Shabi_2 As expected, you’ve got to ride the trending waves.

Just a slight touch with the internet and the valuation skyrockets.

In my previous life, after slaving away for over half a year innovating in the fitness industry, only then did I achieve such a valuation.

“It’s not about being high or low, my thought is, you guys aren’t short on cash right now, so focus on building up the business for the time being,” Sun Dongxin shook his head.

“Bro Sun, Dingyi has some serious issues, my thought is, if the second round of financing goes smoothly, we should start considering the resource value of the investors, just raising money for the sake of it, well, I can do that with my own funding.”

Cheng Daqi’s aim in listing Shanhaiguan was to secure subsequent financing.

Shanhaiguan operated in the mass media industry, and although its MCN attributes weren’t particularly strong, with so many internet celebrities under its banner, it was easy to manage market value using gimmicks.

“This…

Old Sui from Dingyi probably wants to use Shanhaiguan’s IPO to promote his financial schemes.

Their money is indeed not easy to get, but it’s not impossible to take.

If need be, we can just swallow the sugar-coating and shelf the bullets.”

Sun Dongxin was a shareholder of Shanhaiguan.

With such a heavyweight holding the fort, Shanhaiguan had the right to be selective with the sugar-coating only.

“It’s not about that; I know we can take their money, but our reputation might be at stake,” CEO Cheng gave a wry smile.

He certainly didn’t look down on those capable of running financial schemes—their methods were often the most fierce.

“Didn’t you just say with much conviction the other day that reputation is the most useless thing?

What, you’ve changed your tune now?”

Sun Dongxin teased him with a comment.

“The nature of the matter is different, and the stakes are not at the same level.

It’s not easy to find the right balance; to be honest, I don’t want it to be too complicated,”

CEO Cheng’s approach to matters was always clear, and to Sun Dongxin, his response was nothing short of brilliant.

Seeing Bro Sun nodding in agreement, Cheng Daqi smiled and added.

“My thought is, there are plenty of investors in the country, and as long as more people understand Shanhaiguan’s model, there will always be capable and interested parties.”

“Your plan is to play it safe, but Xiao Cheng, have you considered that the nature of things isn’t fixed?

More often, the good is mixed with the bad—sometimes there’s more good; sometimes, there’s more bad.”

Under such a premise, the so-called good might not necessarily be good from another angle, and the so-called bad might not all be bad.”

“One man’s meat is another man’s poison” scenarios are many; this is also the case with Dingyi’s investment.

Think about it”

This was the elder brother laying it bare, a point-blank mentoring by Sun Dongxin, which belonged to the pure essence of world view and methodology from the perspective of an enterprise operator.

It was about the ‘Dao’ of business.

Cheng Daqi pondered for a while before venturing a response.

“Dingyi’s issues are big, so, if they become a shareholder, will I face less interference in corporate decision-making?”

“Bravo!”

Sun Dongxin clapped and laughed.

“Hahaha, Xiao Cheng, you’re too clever.

But there’s more to it than just what you’ve thought of.

What if Dingyi collapses in the future?

Their assets and debts would go into liquidation, and our shareholder would then become the liquidating party—meaning, it’s as good as gone, right?”

Cheng Daqi now fully understood Sun Dongxin’s point.

Others saw Dingyi: a crazy team operating financial schemes, the whole company a deranged swindler corporation.

Sun Dongxin saw Dingyi: a dying man, it would be a pity not to take advantage of them.

There was an underlying premise—Sun Dongxin was certain that Dingyi was doomed, and the time wouldn’t be too far off.

Cheng Daqi couldn’t help but admire Sun Dongxin’s shrewdness; his judgment was not only precise but also unorthodox.

In the near future, Dingyi indeed collapsed.

“Then…

I’ll move forward on my end first.

In a few months, when Shanhaiguan’s profits cover the costs, we can initiate the second round of financing.

After that, we can go national with a group strategy.

What do you think?”

CEO Cheng met his downfall at this step in his previous life; his innovative business model had been proven profitable, but during the nationwide expansion, the pandemic struck, leading to bankruptcy, and then he developed a brain tumor.

“That’s too hasty, but I support your decision, after all, I don’t have as thorough an understanding of the short video industry as you do,” Sun Dongxin offered a comment similar to Lisa’s.

Cheng Daqi could only respond with a wry smile; how could he not be in a hurry?

It would be easy to take it slowly, but his informational advantage was short-lived.

“Did Guo Chongyang, whom you introduced to me last time, come looking for you these past few days?” Cheng Daqi decided to shift the topic and asked about that crafty old Guo.

“Him, ha, with his shoddy school, I called him over to meet you as a favor, and the result…

What were you thinking?”

Sun Dongxin didn’t think highly of old Guo; old Guo’s career was set for life, with too small of a vision.

“The short video industry, from a fundamental perspective, cannot achieve monopoly.

Its popularity actually signifies a trend toward decentralization and the rise of individualism.

In the future, there will be more and more MCN companies within the industry.

It’s a good thing that he’s willing to partner with us; I’m actually quite looking forward to working together with everyone to grow the business even larger.”

CEO Cheng was quite open-minded.

“He plans to start with an investment of two million, and Shanhaiguan will contribute one million to form an MCN entirely composed of beauties, focusing solely on the business of internet celebrity beauties.”

Thinking of Guo Chongyang’s generous ‘Sun Bro, you’re my big brother, I’ll give you thirty-five percent of the shares, you won’t be shortchanged!,’ Sun Dongxin wanted to laugh.

This old comrade-in-arms of his was too stingy; those petty calculations almost made him burst into laughter on the spot.

“It’s a good direction, so go ahead and invest,” Cheng Daqi replied with a smile.

Live broadcasting with beauties, this was a path paved with gold—Shanhaiguan also planned to engage in this, with a subsidiary already on the way to being established.

“Aren’t you afraid that he’ll squander the money?”

At this moment, Sun Bro seemed more concerned about the potential for loss than CEO Cheng, who appeared indifferent, yet he looked more like Shanhaiguan’s major shareholder.

“Consider it buying the privilege to cooperate with Heludao Vocational Art College, it’s just small change.”

Cheng Daqi wanted to turn Shanhaiguan into a professionally specialized content company; the training of internal strength needed to be developed comprehensively.

After the various aspects became specialized, even the company’s workhorses would carry a sense of mission—there were too many benefits.

“There’s another matter, when General Manager Xu and I were coming in, we bumped into Ai Guobei at the door.

Was he here to apologize to you?”

With the serious discussion over, Sun Dongxin brought up a certain Joker.

“Yeah, he was just kneeling there, clutching my leg and crying.

It’s weird, isn’t it?

This guy acts like a mad dog online, but it took less than two minutes of meeting face-to-face before he knelt down.”

Pointing to an office desk in the distance, CEO Cheng sighed and complained.

With a hint of hesitation on his face, Sun Dongxin hesitated for a moment and, under CEO Cheng’s probing gaze, advised in a low voice.

“Xiao Cheng, I want to share some heartfelt thoughts with you, you might not like to hear this, but I do have some concerns about your current situation.

There’s a saying, ‘Where you can spare someone, spare them.’ In the world, right and wrong aren’t so clear-cut.

Letting him off could also be letting yourself off.

After all, you are a businessman; sometimes, being too sharp and noticeable isn’t a good thing.”

Big brother’s advice was flawless; it was genuine and well-intentioned advice.

Being too absolute in many cases can isolate you from others, especially since the business environment in Hua Country is still somewhat special.

On the other hand, having been around for so many years, even if Ai Guobei is just a pure Joker, he still has some reputation—among many villains and netizens who don’t know the truth, he’s actually quite well-regarded.

Seeing that Cheng Daqi didn’t respond, but just sat there smoking furiously, Sun Dongxin worried that he might have misunderstood his intentions and added,

“Of course, if you want to win the lawsuit, I’ll definitely support you.

It’s just this matter…

you decide.”

Cheng Daqi laughed, stubbed out his cigarette, and replied.

“Sun Bro, every industry has its fools.

Our Hua Country is too vast, filled with countless fools.

I’m coming down hard on the ring leader who targeted me this time, also to make those fools who can’t see the situation clearly understand that I’m not to be messed with, Shanhaiguan is not to be messed with.

This relates back to what you said, what’s called bad isn’t necessarily all bad.”

Sun Dongxin never expected that Cheng Daqi would apply his own words so adeptly, turning the tables with the advice he had just given.

“You, oh you, just go ahead and fight with confidence,” he said.