The King of Urban Mercenaries
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372: Chapter 372: The Hidden Capital of the Goddess Mu 372: Chapter 372: The Hidden Capital of the Goddess Mu “President Mu, could you tell me just how many startups you’ve invested in?”

Inside Mu Shanshan’s BMW, Gu Lanzi, having been led by Mu Shanshan, had visited nine startups in which Mu Shanshan had invested.

Seeing that Mu Shanshan seemed ready to take her to the next one, Gu Lanzi, a vice-leader with real authority, still couldn’t help but ask.

Before, after visiting six startups that Mu Shanshan had invested in, Gu Lanzi’s heart was already shaken by Mu Shanshan’s exceptional investment talent.

Gu Lanzi had thought that those six were all of Mu Shanshan’s investments.

Little did she expect that six was just the beginning.

Now, after having visited nine startups, Mu Shanshan looked like she was ready to continue the tour, leaving Gu Lanzi increasingly astonished.

Though these were only nine startups not too large in scale, according to Gu Lanzi’s private calculations—

The value of the shares Mu Shanshan held in these nine startups was close to one billion!

And what Mu Shanshan originally invested in these nine startups didn’t even exceed twenty million!

If upon visiting the first startup Mu Shanshan invested in, Gu Lanzi, the vice-leader with real authority, merely felt she had not misjudged this ‘Ice Queen’ President,

Then by now, Gu Lanzi’s only feeling was that she had vastly underestimated President Mu before.

“Vice-Leader Gu need not worry, within Zhonghai there’s only one left.”

Mu Shanshan, thinking Gu Lanzi might have other important matters and feeling it might be a waste of time, softly spoke up to explain to the vice-leader with real authority.

“So what you mean, President Mu, is that you’ve invested in startups not just within Zhonghai?”

Upon hearing that there was only one left, and as Gu Lanzi regained her composure, she suddenly grasped the meaning of Mu Shanshan’s words.

Her sense of shock amplified instead of diminished!

“There are no borders in commerce; I’ll invest in any company that has potential for appreciation and growth value.”

Though Zhonghai is one of the major international cities within Mo Country, compared to the whole of Mo Country, Zhonghai is still too small.

With Mu Shanshan’s investment talent, which could be described as terrifying, her investment portfolio naturally wouldn’t be limited to just Zhonghai.

Just like Mu Group under Mu Shanshan’s leadership, which had already started expanding overseas.

Mu Shanshan, who had studied abroad, always had an international perspective when it came to Mu Group’s business positioning, rather than being confined to one corner of the world.

“Today, President Mu, you’ve given me so many surprises, and by rights, I should be content.

However, after visiting the last startup you invested in, if possible, I’d like you to personally introduce to me the other startups you’ve invested in that are outside our Zhonghai.”

Given Gu Lanzi’s identity as a vice-leader with real authority in Zhonghai, her time is indeed very precious.

Being able to carve out an entire afternoon to accompany Mu Shanshan, the ‘Ice Queen’ President, on visits to her investments was certainly not easy.

And truly, for Mu Shanshan, this was extremely desirable.

Although Mu Shanshan’s initial intention was to lead a tour for Gu Lanzi to the startups she had invested in, to increase Mu Group’s chances of receiving full, key enterprise support funds—

But after all, Gu Lanzi’s status was evident.

Having such a vice-leader in charge of Zhonghai’s economic work visit those startups was undoubtedly a booster shot for them.

This was precisely why Mu Shanshan, the usually work-first ice queen CEO, was willing to sacrifice an afternoon to accompany Gu Lanzi on visits to those startups.

And Gu Lanzi, long-serving deputy leader of Zhonghai, was clearly aware of Mu Shanshan’s subtle intentions.

As the deputy leader in charge of Zhonghai’s economic work, Gu Lanzi, a deputy leader with real power, didn’t mind Mu Shanshan leveraging her influence to inject a shot of adrenaline into these startups.

However, as for those startups Mu Shanshan had invested in that were not located within Zhonghai, Gu Lanzi, the powerful deputy leader of Zhonghai, obviously couldn’t exert as strong influence.

Nevertheless, to fully understand the hidden business capital of Mu Shanshan, the ice queen CEO, it was necessary for Gu Lanzi, the authoritative deputy leader, to clarify just how many potential-growth startups Mu Shanshan had invested in.

“As long as Deputy Leader Gu doesn’t mind me, delaying your precious time, after visiting the last startup I invested in.

I’m willing to show you all the startups I’ve invested in.

However, you must promise me not to tell anyone else.”

If it had been anyone else making such a request, such as Su Qinglan who was proactively seeking to strike an alliance with Mu Group, Mu Shanshan would likely have refused.

After all, many of those startups strongly complemented, and even enhanced, the operations of Mu Group.

In short, the startups that Mu Shanshan had invested in outside of Zhonghai were, in a way, commercial secrets.

If it wasn’t for the intention to showcase her strength to Gu Lanzi in order to obtain full corporate assistance funds, even for the ten startups within Zhonghai, Mu Shanshan might not have brought Gu Lanzi along for the visits.

Hidden capital, after all, can only have a surprising effect when revealed at the most necessary moment.

Once fully disclosed, it can no longer be called hidden capital.

This was something Gu Lanzi, in charge of Zhonghai’s economic work, clearly understood.

Thereupon, Gu Lanzi made it clear to Mu Shanshan that she would never disclose those invested startups to a third party.

Of course, this third party didn’t include Lin Fei.

“I say, we’ve been touring around for most of the day, and I see you two are tired too.

How about we skip the last one?”

While Mu Shanshan and Gu Lanzi were each wrapped up in their own calculations of interests and visited the companies with fervor, Lin Fei, who had driven the two women around all day, clearly didn’t have the same energy.

Although Lin Fei had been somewhat shocked by his CEO wife Mu Shanshan’s terrifying talent for investment, he, not being overly interested in business and wealth, clearly lacked the enthusiasm to continue accompanying the two women on their visits.

“Not going might be for the best, I’m somewhat impatient to see just how many startups you’ve invested in, President Mu.”

Gu Lanzi, eager to know all about Mu Shanshan’s hidden capital, hesitated only briefly before adopting Lin Fei’s suggestion.

With two out of the three in agreement, Mu Shanshan, the ice queen CEO, even if reluctant, couldn’t say much more.

Consequently, Mu Shanshan had no choice but to signal Lin Fei, her husband, to turn around and head towards the Moongaze Building where Mu Group was located…