Pei Qian didn't believe a single punctuation mark of what Li Shi said.
In the business world, Mr. Li is a senior investor. How could he really invest money in projects that cannot recoup the cost at first sight?
Pei Qian had already revealed the matter of the haunted house to Mr. Li a long time ago, and even invited him to join him in a pretentious manner. At that time, Mr. Li just laughed and didn't answer the conversation at all.
Obviously, Li Shi felt that this haunted house was impossible to build, so he didn't want to get involved.
So why has he changed his mind now?
Obviously, "Thank you, Mr. Pei, for supporting me" is just an excuse and a pretentious comment.
Is it possible that after this period of thinking and investigation, Li Shi saw the possibility of making profits in some haunted houses?
Pei Qian thought about it carefully and realized that construction at the Panic Hostel had been started for nearly a month.
Because we are only working on those small projects at the moment, the progress is very fast. Maybe in a few days, we can have a little experience with one or two of the small projects.
Then, if Mr. Li sends someone to investigate, he will naturally find that Mr. Pei is very serious about building this haunted house, and it is progressing very quickly...
In short, there must be some misunderstanding here.
Pei Qian sighed softly: "Mr. Li, I remember that you were not optimistic about the haunted house project before. Can you tell me why you changed your mind?"
The implication is, Mr. Li, what do you think is wrong with the haunted house project? Can’t I change it?
Li Shi smiled: "Well... it may be a little absurd to say it."
Pei Qian smiled and thought to himself, it doesn't matter, no matter how ridiculous the reason is, I will definitely let Chen Kangtuo and the others change it!
Li Shi continued: "Actually, I am optimistic about the haunted house project again, not because of the haunted house project itself, but because of some of my recent feelings when I opened this restaurant."
Pei Qian: "?"
What does the feeling of opening a restaurant have to do with a haunted house?
Li Shi said: "The Ming Mansion family banquet got off to a bad start. I have been reflecting on it these past few days. Why?"
"If you think about it carefully, the key lies in some details. These details directly affect the customer's consumption experience and determine the reputation of high-end restaurants..."
Li Shi analyzed it carefully.
Pei Qian drank tea and tried to maintain his expression.
Mr. Li, you really think too much! The Ming Mansion family banquet got off to a bad start entirely because I accidentally brought Xiao Tang with me that day and accidentally injured an ally...
But I couldn't explain this kind of thing openly, so I had to drink tea silently and keep it in my heart.
Li Shi frantically analyzed it, and then sighed: "So, I feel more and more about how difficult it was for Mr. Pei to start a nameless restaurant!"
"The situation in the early days of the Nameless Restaurant is so similar to the situation in this haunted house!"
"But even so, Wuming Restaurant is still a hit!"
"I found that no matter how outrageous the project is, as long as Mr. Pei handles it, his soul seems to be injected into it!"
"Mr. Pei, since you have decided to build a haunted house, you must be completely sure. So, although I still don't know how you plan to promote this haunted house, Mr. Pei, I believe you!"
Mr. Li's attitude is very sincere.
Pei Qian was speechless for a while.
Just because of this?
Pei Qian was originally thinking that I would change whatever parts of the haunted house Mr. Li liked.
As a result, it turned out to be for this outrageous reason.
Pei Qian was speechless: "Mr. Li, I appreciate your kindness, but the risks of the haunted house project are really high. I am sincerely doing this for your own good."
Pei Qian said it very sincerely, and he had no intention of letting Mr. Li interfere. Although the success rate of the Panic Hostel was extremely low, the lessons learned by Ming Yun Private Chef should not be forgotten.
What if Mr. Li went to build some supporting facilities next to the Jingtang Hotel, attracting other investors to follow suit, and then turning the area into a very popular new business district...
Isn’t that a fool’s errand?
However, Li Shi smiled, obviously not believing it at all.
"Mr. Pei, since you think this is a good intention, don't take it personally. We don't need to be so polite between us, just accept it."
"Don't worry, I will never meddle in business matters. I just want to earn some dividends and make money together, okay?"
"Or, if Mr. Pei thinks it's inappropriate to invest in a haunted house, can you recommend me some individual investment projects? Let me invest in Moyu Internet Cafe, and let's open a few more branches?"
"Or... I can just go to Lin City and invest some money?"
Mr. Li's expression is very sincere.
Pei Qian: "..."
Threat, this is a very obvious threat!
As soon as he heard the word "Lincheng", Pei Qian understood. Although he had told Zhang Yuan to keep a low profile, the movements in Lincheng could not be hidden from Mr. Li's eyes.
Before, ROF made a lot of money due to the increase in memory prices. Pei Qian had no choice but to let Zhang Yuan enter Lincheng, hoping to open the Moyu Commercial Complex to Lincheng, a remote area, to use up the extra funds.
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However, Li Shi has been keeping an eye on Pei Qian and is so well-informed, how could he not know.
Pei Qian was in a dilemma.
He could indeed ignore Li Shi completely, but Li Shi could invest the money in Lincheng, and then invest in several bars, several cafes, and several stores in the business district of Moyu Complex.
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Due to the brand effect of Moyu Internet Cafe and the hot investment from Mr. Li and various investment institutions in Handong Province, the future of Moyu Commercial Complex in Lincheng may be uncertain...
Pei Qian felt that his current situation was very difficult. To him, Li Shi's words basically meant, "Do you want to look good on your own, or do you want me to help you look good?"
If you don't agree with Mr. Li's investment in a haunted house, Mr. Li will probably invest the money in Lin City. There is no stopping him.
Choose one of the two.
Pei Qian felt very melancholy. After weighing the pros and cons, Pei Qian felt that Lin Cheng was more dangerous.
After all, Moyu Internet Cafe is an already successful project. Even though Lincheng is a brand new market, Mr. Li’s intervention is probably a disaster...
Pei Qian never expected that he would be threatened by such a thing.
Li Shi looked at Mr. Pei's reaction and was secretly wondering.
What's going on? I'm giving money to Mr. Pei. Can Mr. Pei still be so reluctant?
Look at this expression, why does it look like you want him to cut off your flesh?
The two fell into silence for a moment, looking at each other speechlessly.
Pei Qian thought for a while and asked, "Mr. Li, are you really not afraid of compensation?"
Li Shi nodded: "Not afraid."
Pei Qian sighed softly: "Okay, then I have two projects on hand. Mr. Li, if you really want to thank me, just pick one and invest in it."
"The first one is the Haunted House Project, which is also known as the Frightening Hotel; the second one is 'Come Over, Come High School', which is an educational project that I am currently preparing..."
Pei Qian said while observing Mr. Li's expression.
Mr. Li obviously did not grasp the information about the "Come High School Master" project and listened very carefully.
Pei Qian didn't know some of the specific details of this project. The plan was made by He Desheng. Pei Qian didn't interfere, so he just briefly talked about the general direction.
In Pei Qian's view, both projects are bound to suffer losses. Since Mr. Li is not afraid of losses, he should invest in whichever one he likes.
Li Shi thought about it for a moment: "Okay, then I vote for 'Come here, the top student'!"
Obviously, for Li Shi, compared with the two projects, the project "Come Over to the Top Scholars" is more reliable.
Pei Qian nodded, no matter what, as long as Mr. Li doesn't invest money in Lin City, everything will be fine.
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Tuesday, January 18th.
Dream Venture Capital.
"Mr. Pei, it's done. Take a look."
"This is the promotional material for the early stage of the 'Come High School Master' project."
"Also, regarding the investment by Fuhui Capital..."
Pei Qian felt a headache when he looked at the large amount of information handed over by He Desheng.
He just glanced at it, threw the information aside, took the phone and checked the "Student Master is coming soon" message.
It was done much faster than Pei Qian imagined, and it was done in about a week.
According to He Desheng, this company had done a similar project before, so they just worked overtime to change the code of the previous failed project, changed the UI, and added two new functions, and they created "Xueba"
The first edition of "Come Soon".
As if he was afraid that Mr. Pei would be unhappy, He Desheng added: "Don't worry, Mr. Pei, there will be no problem with the quality. Although it is outsourced, this company is very conscientious..."
Pei Qian doesn't care about this, it's better if the quality is wrong, it will cool down faster.
Originally I just wanted to do some random stuff and spend some money.
Pei Qian played with this for a while and found that it currently only has the most basic functions.
There are two entrances, namely the "entrance for top students" and the "entrance for bad students".
Entering from the Xueba entrance, you can fill in your own information, including academic school, subjects you are good at, knowledge level, etc. You must also submit some necessary information for real-name authentication.
It is much simpler to enter through the student entrance. You post your requirements and the student takes the order. After that, the two reach a consensus, meet for tutoring, and pay the balance.
Pei Qian feels that this software is very similar to a taxi-hailing software.
In fact, He Desheng also planned more functions for this, such as online video answers, search questions, etc., but he didn't have enough time to do it.
Moreover, the current basic functions are essentially just "matchmaking", but they are far from complete.
At the beginning, there were only a few users, so this was no problem. As the number of users increases, not only does the bandwidth of the server need to be expanded, but the architecture and stability of the software itself also need to be continuously improved.
Of course, there is no need to worry about these yet, because there are currently no users.
In order for Xueba to come to this project, He Desheng established a company and allocated equity in the proportion of 60% to the entrepreneurial team, 30% to Yuanmeng Venture Capital, and 10% to Fuhui Capital.
Dream Venture Capital invested 2 million and Fuhui Capital invested 1 million.
Mr. Li wanted to invest more, but Pei Qian refused.
Mr. Li has already made a lot of money by following the investment without thinking. Mr. Pei now accepts Mr. Li's investment, which makes Mr. Li lose a million. On the one hand, it can pour a basin of cold water on Mr. Li, so that Mr. Li will not have any trouble in the future.
It will no longer stick to itself like dog skin plaster, and it will be much cleaner in the future.
On the other hand, Pei Qian was still compassionate and did not intend to cause Mr. Li to bleed and lose too much.
Of course, part of the reason is to control risks. There is too much money in this project and things can easily go wrong.
So for the time being, I told Mr. Li that it would be interesting to invest one million first. I won’t need that much money in the early stage. If the situation is good later, it won’t be too late to invest more.
Of course, the entrepreneurial team is all their own, so in fact Pei Qian and Yuanmeng Venture Capital control 90% of the shares, and Mr. Li has no interest in the operation of this project. On the surface, it is a favor to Mr. Pei, but in fact it is
To drink with the soup.
Therefore, the specific development of this project still depends entirely on Pei Qian's own decision.
Pei Qian didn't look carefully and handed the phone back to He Desheng: "Okay, let's start advertising."
He Desheng was stunned: "Uh, Mr. Pei, are you a little anxious?"
He wanted to say that even if he was trying to trick people, he still had to be prepared, right?
Isn't it a bit disrespectful to put this online with such a low degree of completion, even if it's just to deceive people?
Pei Qian waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, let's put up the advertisement first and let's talk."
Low degree of completion? That’s good.
Pei Qian is afraid that if the project is highly completed and promoted, Mr. Li will lead a group of people to invest in it. If the project is really hyped up, it will be in big trouble.
Just take advantage of the fact that the completion level is low now, so we can promote it vigorously, spend money and get scolded. When the time comes, no one is optimistic about this project, and they will denounce it on the spot. Mr. Pei's goal will be achieved.