My American magical life
Chapter 458 - 458 70 Gru's Wife_3

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CEO Cheng’s questioning method was fine, his probing bordered between suspicious and normal, failing to trigger Benny’s wariness.

“Hahaha, that junior reporter was fired by us.

Every employee is a treasure to Disney and the source of our competitive strength; we do not wish to see any employee learning from her dangerous behavior.”

The capitalist’s dog barking sure is nice to hear; Benny’s fluff had no real substance, leaving CEO Cheng somewhat disappointed.

He smiled and steered the conversation back on track.

“Mr.

Crusoe, how is Domo faring with the startup?

Has he made a decision?”

In fact, while CEO Cheng was unable to grasp the situation clearly, Crusoe and Benny were also unable to figure out CEO Cheng’s background – what was he really up to?

At that moment, CEO Cheng took on the demeanor of an elder, asking after Crusoe’s son, which only deepened their confusion.

“He is still considering.

The main issue is the lack of good projects.

Everyone is getting into the Internet nowadays, but are Internet companies that easy to establish?

How many small Internet startups fail before one decent one emerges!”

Crusoe fished out a cigar and started to rant with flourish.

“Domo’s hesitation is actually what pleases me most.

Times have changed; starting a business is hard.”

Crusoe’s insinuation was understood by Benny, and although their relationship wasn’t close, they were old acquaintances; thus, he chose to play along with Crusoe.

“Chan, do you have any good projects?

As an outstanding entrepreneur like yourself, your ability to spot opportunities is definitely much better than ours.”

Cheng Daqi laughed; this little bit of testing was quite amusing to him, making him feel as if life was a game.

Today’s main task – dine at Gru’s place, random side task – make preliminary connections with two contacts.

The tasks had refreshed randomly.

The degree of probing was just right; CEO Cheng calmly presented Lisa’s Fly Travel.

“I recently invested in a cross-border travel company, Fly Travel.

It’s a startup run by one of my high-level executives, with a model based on online promotion and lead generation, tapping into new growth.”

Fly Travel’s model was rather common, and CEO Cheng chose to throw it out there to test the mettle of Crusoe and Benny.

“Travel?” Crusoe was startled.

Wasn’t that field already saturated with companies?

“Chan, this digging for growth, how does it…”

Benny, knowing what was important, asked the crucial question, and the group rotated around the topic of Lisa’s new company, talking up until the ceremony began.

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The wedding ceremony was about to start on the lawn behind the manor, with “When Lights Are Low” as the background music.

He was chatting with Benny and Crusoe.

“Chan, your sensitivity toward the short video field is too high.

Opportunities like short video are plentiful, but whenever such chances arise, most people go through a process of, ‘initially not knowing, then knowing but not believing, believing but being too late.’

What you do when you miss the opportunity?

I think your model provides an answer.

If you can’t directly build a car that runs on this track, then build a ladder that allows you to climb aboard.”

Benny wasn’t flattering; talking about Fly Travel naturally led to discussing its short video promotional model.

Discussing acquiring customers through short video promotions inevitably involved TikTok and mas, and then it moved into the current stage of mutual business flattery.

“But there are already many giants in the cross-country travel industry.

Expedia has millions of members, and their services cover everything from flight bookings to hotels, car rentals.

I’ve even experienced their travel packages.

And there are online travel service providers like Priceline succeeding with their C2B model and platform strategy.

Chan, though Fly Travel’s promotional model is novel, it might struggle in this industry, as giants will quickly take notice of such opportunities.”

Rick Crusoe was an old shark who’d swum in the business sea for decades, considering things thoroughly.

“Mr.

Crusoe, we are not trying to challenge the giants, and besides, it’s not so easy for those elephants to dance; cost and efficiency are issues.

Small yet refined companies also have their own brilliance.”

Cheng Daqi didn’t think Lisa’s Fly Travel could be considered small yet refined; at best, it was a level worth testing.

But that’s how startups are, isn’t it?

Worth a try is enough, no need to demand perfection or stability.

“Chan, you’ve convinced me, I even feel a bit of an urge to invest.”

Benny Donce was just a high-level employee, without much money, but if it was a small company like Fly Travel that hadn’t started a funding round yet, he could afford a bit of investment.

“Fly Travel doesn’t have any plans for financing for the time being, they’re still in the phase of refining their business model.

However, I can introduce you to Lisa — the founder of Fly Travel, a wonderful girl and also my deputy at MAS.”

Cheng Daqi spotted Eris in the crowd and added.

“Sorry, I saw a friend.

I’ll go have a chat with him.”

Watching Cheng Daqi’s retreating figure, Rick Crusoe shook his head and downed the drink in his hand.

“What, don’t you believe in Fly Travel’s model?” Benny asked with a smile.

Rick Crusoe gave him a glance and responded with complexity in his expression.

“He’s been egging my son on to partner with him in starting a company.

I thought he was a conman, but it turns out, he’s a friend of Gru.”

Poor God knows, CEO Cheng wasn’t actually trying to partner with Domo in a company, he had merely exchanged a few ideas with the rotund chef.

“Very capable, small yet refined, I like these kinds of entrepreneurs.

Many think renting a garage makes them the next king of Silicon Valley, but they lack…

never mind.”