Chen Yu knew that in the future apocalypse, information, knowledge, and technology would be invaluable resources.
Fanfan AI's leading algorithms and big data processing capabilities can not only help him manage resources and plan strategies more effectively in the post-apocalyptic world, but also play a significant role in various fields such as scientific research and production.
He didn't want his future base to be just a primitive tribe; if he was going to do something, he wanted to do something big!
Therefore, despite the tight schedule, Chen Yu believed that this was a rare opportunity that must be seized.
Escorted by Li Zheng and three other bodyguards, Chen Yu arrived at the headquarters of Fanfan Novels in Kyoto.
Upon arriving at Fanfan Novel Company, Chen Yu first explained his purpose to the receptionist.
Given Chen Yu's status, the receptionist politely led him into the meeting room and notified the company's senior management.
A short while later, a middle-aged man walked in. He was Zhang Chaoran, the CEO of Fanfan Novels.
Zhang Chaoran was quite surprised by Chen Yu's visit, after all, Chen Yu's reputation was known to everyone in the Great Xia.
He is the youngest billionaire in Great Xia and a top investor, even the so-called stock market guru, Babbitt, pales in comparison.
Zhang Chaoran warmly welcomed Chen Yu and invited him to sit down for a detailed discussion.
Chen Yu got straight to the point and told Zhang Chaoran his intention—to invest in Fanfan AI.
Zhang Chaoran was somewhat surprised after hearing this.
Although the field of artificial intelligence is booming right now, Fanfan AI is just an AI tool created by Fanfan Novels to assist its contracted authors in their creative work. Compared with mainstream artificial intelligence tools on the market, it has no advantage whatsoever.
If Chen Yu is interested in the field of artificial intelligence, he can certainly find a better AI project to invest in. Given Chen Yu's current reputation, no one would refuse his investment.
However, as the CEO of a super-large enterprise, Zhang Chaoran has a strong ability to adapt. He quickly regained his composure, expressed his interest in Chen Yu's proposal, and said he was willing to discuss it further.
Although Fanfan Novels has plenty of money, artificial intelligence is an extremely capital-intensive field. Their Fanfan AI is still in the research and development stage, requiring a huge investment. Moreover, they started later than the mainstream AI companies in the market. Whether they can survive in this highly competitive market remains to be seen.
Given the current situation, even if Fanfan Novels had a lot of money, it wouldn't be willing to take on the risks alone!
They were looking for investors to share the risks with them, but they didn't expect Chen Yu to come to them on his own initiative.
No matter how much Chen Yu invests in them, as long as the news of Chen Yu's investment in Fanfan AI spreads, wouldn't those capital giants in the market swarm in like they smelled blood?
This is undoubtedly a huge opportunity for Fanfan AI and even Fanfan Novels.
The conversation between Zhang Chaoran and Chen Yu lasted for several hours.
During this time, the two had in-depth discussions about the future of artificial intelligence, the potential of Fanfan AI, and the possibility of cooperation.
Zhang Chaoran gave Chen Yu a detailed introduction to Fanfan AI's R&D progress, technological advantages, and future development plans.
Although Fanfan AI cannot yet compare with mainstream AI companies in the market, it has its own unique advantages—rich literary resources and a deep understanding of the creative process.
This has enabled Fanfan AI to demonstrate amazing potential in text generation, natural language processing, and other areas.
After listening, Chen Yu nodded repeatedly. He held up one finger and said to Zhang Chaoran, "10 billion. I plan to invest 10 billion Daxia coins in Fanfan AI and hope to take a 10% stake in Fanfan AI."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chaoran's heart skipped a beat. He hadn't expected Chen Yu to offer a 10 billion investment right off the bat, and only ask for 10% of the shares!
This means that Chen Yu directly raised Fanfan AI's valuation to 100 billion!
Keep in mind that their Fanfan Novels are only valued at 300 billion.
Fanfan AI, a company they had not placed high hopes on and which was still in its early stages, was valued at 100 billion by Chen Yu!
It exceeded his expectations by a full 10 times!
In other words, in Zhang Chaoran's mind, Chen Yu's 10 billion yuan could buy Fanfan AI!
However, Chen Yu only asked to own 10% of the shares. What kind of operation is this?
Based on Chen Yu's performance in the capital market recently, Zhang Chaoran naturally wouldn't think that Chen Yu is an investment novice.
He stared intently at Chen Yu, trying to glean some clue from Chen Yu's expression.
Facing Zhang Chaoran's gaze, Chen Yu smiled and remained composed.
"I wonder if Mr. Zhang feels there's anything amiss?"
"Mr. Chen, are you sure you're willing to invest 10 billion for just 10% of Fanfan AI's shares?" Zhang Chaoran asked in a deep voice.
"What? Mr. Zhang, do you have no confidence in your Fanfan AI at all?" Chen Yu retorted.
Zhang Chaoran smiled wryly upon hearing this, "Mr. Chen, what I mean is, this is really too unfair to you."
As the person in charge of Fanfan Novels, doesn't he know what Fanfan AI is all about?
As it's his own product, he naturally has complete confidence in it.
However, confidence should have its limits. In his opinion, Fanfan AI is already worth 10 billion, which is already quite remarkable. No matter how confident he is, he would not dare to think that Fanfan AI is valued at 100 billion!
If Chen Yu's investment is successful, this will be Fanfan AI's first round of financing. If the first round of financing already values the company at 100 billion, what will subsequent financing rounds be like? Who else would dare to invest?
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