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Su Jiajia asked Zhou Chen for funds twice more, which were invested in logistics and song copyrights respectively.
This caused Zhou Chen's money in the Tencent stock market to decrease by half.
Even though Zhou Chen is worth tens of millions, he can't help but lament that he doesn't have enough money to spend.
We need to keep finding ways to make money.
Now that the business has expanded, there are too many places where money is needed. The employee expenses of the game company alone are a considerable expense.
It's time to find someone to alleviate the financial pressure.
So, that evening,
In a private room at the Yanbinlou restaurant, Zhou Chen discussed the logistics company with Hu Haibing, as Hu Haibing had previously mentioned wanting to become a shareholder of Zhou Chen's new company.
Now, it has just come true.
"Brother Zhou, regarding the shares, could you give me a little more? Taking only 20% out of five million is really..."
Hu Haibing didn't expect Zhou Chen to ask for five million to become a shareholder. Five million was fine, but the problem was that he was only offered 20% of the shares, not even half.
Zhou Chen shook his head. "Brother Hu, this is the limit I can offer. If it weren't for my previous promise, I wouldn't want to give away even a single share."
That's the truth. Zhou Chen takes the control of the company's shares very seriously and doesn't want others to influence his decisions. So, whether it's the stinky tofu business, the exam papers, or the game company, he's the boss who has the final say and the true decision-maker.
Although the logistics company has just been established, Zhou Chen is confident that he can make it number one in the industry. He has a clear plan for the future development of the logistics business. Hu Haibing is definitely making a profit by exchanging five million for twenty shares. In the future, the value will increase at least tenfold.
"Alright, since I have high hopes for you, twenty it is."
Seeing this, Hu Haibing had no choice but to compromise. As he said, he wouldn't have invested five million if he hadn't believed in Zhou Chen's potential.
That much money was a huge sum in 2006.
If Zhou Chen fails, the five million will be wasted, a loss that even Hu Haibing would find difficult to bear.
This is a high-stakes gamble, betting that Zhou Chen will succeed.
“Brother Zhou, I’ve invested most of my money in you. Whether I can live a comfortable life for the rest of my days depends on you.”
Hu Haibing remarked with emotion as he saw Zhou Chen to the door.
Zhou Chen smiled and replied, "I will try my best not to disappoint Brother Hu's expectations."
Back home, Zhou Chen transferred five million to the logistics company's account. Su Jiajia was startled to see such a large sum of money suddenly appear and immediately called Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen briefly explained Hu Haibing's becoming a shareholder.
Hearing that five million yuan was only for twenty percent of the shares, Su Jiajia was stunned. She wondered how much Hu Haibing thought highly of Zhou Chen that he was willing to spend five million yuan to get such a small number of shares. In other companies, this would make him the largest shareholder, but in Zhou Chen's case, he was at most a minor shareholder.
"If I asked for seven million, he might agree."
"It's still too little."
Hearing Zhou Chen's regretful tone, Su Jiajia was speechless. She felt that Zhou Chen was acting innocent after getting a good deal. Five million was already a lot of money. It was enough to support the logistics company, expand it fivefold, and cover more cities, allowing the logistics company to leap into the medium-sized scale.
"All five million will be used to establish logistics points."
"Secondly, you need to personally go to Taobao's headquarters and secure their express delivery cooperation contract. This is very important to us, and we must succeed."
"Just in case, I'll give you two brilliant ideas."
...
As the college entrance examination drew closer, Zhou Na's mood improved.
Because the arrival of the college entrance examination means that she will soon leave Fanjia County and get away from this place of trouble.
At that time, no one would talk about her, and her world would become exceptionally quiet.
Zhou Na's life was very monotonous, consisting of only three points: her dormitory, school, and the homes of students she attended tutoring classes at.
The tutoring fees were paid in cash every day, allowing Zhou Na to save more than a thousand yuan during this period. She had already planned that after the college entrance examination and before going to university, she would find more students who needed tutoring and try to raise the tuition fees within that month. During her university years, she could still work as a tutor and earn enough to cover her living expenses. She would rely on her own abilities to complete the entire four years of university.
This is the plan Zhou Na set for herself.
I passed by a newly opened internet cafe.
Zhou Na stopped her bicycle and looked at the students who had entered the internet cafe.
She had never been to an internet cafe since they opened in Fanjia County. To be honest, she wanted to experience what it was like to surf the internet. She had heard that you could find a lot of things online and there were also many fun games.
Many of my classmates have been online and discuss online games every day. The most popular one recently seems to be a farm game. I heard that you can grow crops and vegetables online and even steal crops from other people's farms.
There was also the popular Candy Crush Saga from a while back, which could be played on mobile phones. She had never played any of these games.
However,
Zhou Na only watched for a while before looking away and continuing to ride her bike forward.
Although she was curious, she gave up the idea of going online when she thought about the cost of internet access, which was two yuan per hour.
Too expensive!
Two yuan is enough for her to have a meal.
Once she goes to university and earns more money, she can buy a computer and play games as she pleases. It's not worth spending money on it now.
"Second sister..."
A voice suddenly came from behind, stopping Zhou Na in her tracks.
Turning his head,
Zhou Na was startled when she saw Zhou Chuan, whom she hadn't seen in a long time.
"Second sister, where are you going?"
Zhou Chuan walked over, holding a cigarette in his hand, with dyed yellow hair on his head, looking like a slacker, dressed like a non-mainstream hoodlum.
"I'm going to tutor my students," Zhou Na said. Zhou Ling had called her before and mentioned that Zhou Chuan was out, so she wasn't surprised to see him.
"Second sister, you go ahead and get busy." Zhou Chuan waved his hand and smiled.
Zhou Na nodded, then glanced at the group of people behind Zhou Chuan, all with brightly colored hair, and said, "Don't cause trouble, don't break the law, and don't associate with shady characters."
Zhou Chuan understood what Zhou Na meant and said nonchalantly, "Second sister, don't worry about me. But you, if anyone bullies you at school, just tell me anytime, and I'll teach them a lesson for you."
After saying that, he waved his hand, then beckoned to the people behind him, turned around and left.
Watching Zhou Chuan and his group of cronies walk away, Zhou Na frowned. She felt that Zhou Chuan was going to get into trouble sooner or later by hanging out with these people.
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