Chapter 557 Treat, Behead, Accept as a Dog
For a long time to come, Cheng Zhu will need a large sum of cash, the more the better.
In desperation, this nationally renowned QQ tycoon could only launch new products.
Normally, the pace of product updates and iterations would not be so fast, and it would be enough to release a blockbuster product every quarter.
The profits brought by domestic and foreign sales combined have exceeded 50 million in just a few months.
This is because the sales of these two products in Europe, the United States and other regions did not meet expectations.
Cheng Zhu personally thinks this may be related to "cultural differences".
Some areas are more "passionate" and more open.
Judging from the choice of QQ underwear styles, these regions prefer more direct ones.
Therefore, the [hidden attributes] of items like the earphones and the little seal itself will be greatly discounted.
Moreover, the appearance of these two products tends to be delicate and cute, which may make them unpopular in some areas.
"The reason why they can sell so much is purely because they are really functional, with various gears and multi-function modes that can meet all needs."
"No matter if they are white, black or yellow, they all say it is good after using it."
But in Asia, it's a real hit.
In places like Korea and the island countries, the popularity of headphones and little seals is no less than that in China.
"I can only say that we Asians tend to be conservative and introverted, but also 'perverted'."
“People from these countries are the best at having fun.”
"People have all kinds of tastes, and there's everyone who likes something."
"The overall environment, culture, and personality make everyone depressed."
"And this kind of suppression is actually one of the important factors that will foster the future prosperity and development of the QQ market!" Cheng Zhu is very clear about this.
Many people do this kind of thing secretly.
And the more sneaky it is, the more fucking exciting and fun it is!
This 'stealing feeling' is absolutely amazing!
For this reason, it is hard for the recent products of [Persist in Visiting] not to be popular in some regions.
He has high hopes for the upcoming new title "Moon Rabbit".
"The sales volume will probably be much lower than that of the little seal."
“But it’s more expensive per unit and more profitable.”
"The final benefits shouldn't be too different." That's what he expected in his mind anyway.
In addition, since it is a high-end product, the customer base will be of a higher "level".
Who doesn’t love a rich baby?
“The spending power of this group of wealthy women consumers will be very high.”
"As long as we can satisfy them and consolidate them into loyal customers, the repurchase rate will be higher when new products are released in the future."
After all, it cannot be completely regarded as a product of rigid demand.
If your purchasing power is not high, you won’t keep buying and changing things.
"But it's different for people who enjoy a high quality of life. Maybe they just like the color or the style, so they will buy it."
The [Moon Rabbit] that Cheng Zhu brought was out of battery, so he placed it on the bedside table to charge it and used it as a night light in the room.
When he picked up the rabbit, he saw a hint of eagerness in Hu Yan's peach blossom eyes under his black-framed glasses.
[Persist in visiting] Chief Experience Officer, apply to join the battle!
Mr. Cheng: OK!
"Boss, how many days will you stay in Shanghai this time?" She couldn't help asking, turning her head sideways.
She felt like she was really going crazy.
"I'm waiting for a call and a meal, but I'll probably leave tomorrow," the illustrator replied.
This made the female painter feel a little anxious.
She knew very well that after her boss left, she didn't know when he would come to Shanghai again.
However, if she continued to live this life day and night, she was afraid that her addiction would become more and more serious.
——I will think about it.
He got up and went to take a shower.
It was obvious that he was a clean boy and would often take a bath several times a day.
It was so in the previous life and it is so in this life.
"Many girls say they like clean boys."
"I think I am the cleanest one." Cheng Zhu thought.
Now, for him, if he doesn’t receive Bao Fan’s call or dinner invitation tomorrow, he will get up and go back to Hangzhou.
He knew very well that this meeting was a must.
In this case, the sooner the better.
In fact, Cheng Zhu didn't dislike Bao Fan or Wang Xin.
On the contrary, he quite admired these two people. One had the spirit of a gangster, and the other had the spirit of a hero.
It was just that when it came to choosing a side, he chose Zhang Xuhao, who was more advantageous to him.
Zhang Xuhao has a need for him, but these two people are different.
"Now, Wang Xin and Bao Fan must have noticed that the situation has changed and that Zhang Tao's attitude has changed."
"Then it stands to reason that there should be another call tomorrow."
"Business is like a battlefield, things change rapidly, and time is precious."
"The more senior the person is, the more efficient he is in doing things."
In fact, many people who procrastinate in doing things usually find it difficult to reach a certain level.
That night, Cheng Zhu and Hu Yan slept back to back, not in each other's arms.
The bad guy has taken advantage of her thoroughly in the past two days, and she might be a little bored of him in the near future.
The next day, at half past ten in the morning, Cheng Zhu received the third call from Bao Fan.
This time, he naturally picked up the phone immediately and said immediately: "Hello, Mr. Bao."
There is no point in playing dumb this time. No need to act as if you don't know who is calling.
"Hey, Xiao Cheng knows it's me?" Bao Fan said with a smile.
"Mr. Wang already told me yesterday. Sorry, Mr. Bao, I didn't answer the call." Cheng Zhu followed suit hypocritically.
But you know what, being young has its advantages. It's easy for you to sound sincere no matter what you say.
"It's okay. I've been hearing your name a lot in the investment circle recently. Are you free today? Let's have dinner together. I'll arrange the place." Bao Fan was very direct.
"Okay, then I won't go back to Hangzhou this afternoon." Cheng Zhu was talking nonsense again.
"Okay, this is your WeChat number, right? I'll add you, and you can call me later. I'll send you the time and place."
"good."
After the call ended, he turned to look at Hu Yan and said, "After I finish dinner tonight, I will go directly back to Hangzhou."
"You can stay in this room for another night. If you don't want to stay, you can go back to the apartment to sleep at night," he said.
Some girls will definitely choose to stay another night in the extremely expensive Peninsula Hotel. Without the men, they can be more relaxed and take some pretentious selfies in various photo-friendly places in the hotel, full of celebrity style.
But the homely painter was not of such a character, so she said, "Boss, I'll take a taxi back when you leave."
Hearing this, the dog man actually smiled and said, "Is that so? It seems that you came here just to sleep with me?"
If you are chatting online, Hu Yan will most likely reply with "I'm here for you to CS me."
But offline she would purse her lips and not answer.
Around five o'clock in the afternoon, Cheng Zhu changed into a shirt and trousers again, and put on the watch on the bedside table, a Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711.
"I can wear this watch for a few years, and then sell it when its premium is at its peak. I can make at least hundreds of thousands of dollars," Cheng Zhu thought.
This is actually one of the wealth barriers between rich people and ordinary people.
Ordinary people suffer from the lack of investment channels.
Rich people may just buy something and still make money after a few years.
Since the Magic City is too big and the dining place is not on the same street as Hu Yan's apartment, the slightly fat Fox did not ask the boss to send him.
After Cheng Zhu thought about it, although he felt that the driver Xiao Wang was a reliable person, he finally followed Hu Yan's advice and just patted his butt and left.
The big fat butt was slapped and grabbed. Hu Yan looked at the boss's back, feeling a little lost.
She thought about drawing what happened in the past two days when she got back.
When I feel itchy, I can take it out and have a look at it.
Bao Fan agreed to have dinner at six o'clock, and Cheng Zhu arrived at five forty-five.
He didn't rush in, but opened his bag and took out a glasses case.
In the glasses case is a pair of Montblanc silver-rimmed glasses, which have no prescription and are worn purely for decoration.
This pair of glasses was given to him by Lin Lu. When she bought her own frames, she also picked out a pair for Cheng Zhu.
"Will this make you look more mature?" Xiaolu said this when asking Cheng Zhu to try it on.
"That's not the case." Cheng Zhu looked in the mirror and was a little speechless: "Damn, why do silver-rimmed glasses look ungentlemanly on my face?"
"Who told you to be born with a bad face!" Lin Lu laughed secretly.
"What do you mean by a bad face?" Cheng Zhu was speechless, but still said: "Next time I meet an important person, I will wear it."
Therefore, the dog man had nothing to do at the moment, so he took a selfie and sent it to Lin Lu, and typed: I put on the glasses given by my girlfriend and went to meet the boss.
The key point is that Cheng Zhu never had the habit of reporting his daily itinerary to his girlfriend.
I would only tell her occasionally in this unique way.
"Boss? Are you very powerful?" Xiaolu replied immediately, showing some curiosity.
"Bao Fan, I don't know if you've heard of it, you can check it out, it's pretty amazing."
In such a huge city, these are the people standing at the top!
"Let's stop chatting. I'm going in." Cheng Zhu typed.
"Yeah! Remember to take a hangover pill in advance."
"receive!"
Cheng Zhu entered the restaurant and when he walked into the private room, Bao Fan was already sitting inside.
He thought that Lao Wang next door would also be there today, but he didn't expect that only Bao Fan was there.
The two shook hands and exchanged greetings.
Obviously, this bald man from Shanghai is a head shorter than Cheng Zhu, but his aura is ridiculously strong!
Cheng Zhu was a rather carefree person to begin with, and he became even more so after his rebirth. He was never stage-frightened.
But today, when he was having a one-on-one meal with Bao Fan, even he felt a little nervous.
Fortunately, he has strong adaptability and quickly adjusted his mentality.
After sitting down, Bao Fan looked at Cheng Zhu and said with a smile: "You are even more handsome in person than in the photo."
"Do you know what some of the women in my company call you?"
"What?" Cheng Zhu asked.
"They say you are the most handsome newcomer in the investment circle in recent years! Hahaha!" Bao Fan laughed heartily.
He has always been a relaxed and fun-loving person.
Otherwise, people wouldn’t say things like, “Drink more during non-work hours and build friendships first.”
[Drinking, singing, paying respects, forming gangs, connecting with each other and becoming brothers], he can play this kind of brotherhood culture that integrates the East and the West to the extreme.
Therefore, after Cheng Zhu chatted with him for five minutes, he felt that this person was actually very much to his liking.
Boss Bao also thought that Xiao Cheng was very interesting.
In the final analysis, it’s just because these two people are very good at having fun!
Bao Fan was not in a hurry to get straight to the point. As the boss of Huaxing Capital and a big shot in the investment circle, although he was not particularly interested in the new catering industry, he still chatted with Cheng Zhu for a while.
"I am actually more focused on deepening my involvement in the Internet industry. I can say directly that I was one of the first people in China to play with the Internet."
"But I feel like your new catering business actually has a bit of the flavor of the Internet industry."
Cheng Zhu nodded when he heard this: "Internet popularity is indeed very important to us. In fact, what we are playing with is the network traffic."
"Well, I took notice of your pomelo tea, and many aspects of it are quite good." Bao Fan praised sincerely.
Then, he changed the subject: "But I didn't expect you to reject Wang Xin and choose to join Ele.me, and even buy shares."
"Actually, my main goal is to get a stake, and Mr. Wang certainly won't be able to satisfy me on this point." Cheng Zhu answered very frankly, not bothering to hide anything.
"Really? That's what you were going for in the first place, right?"
“Yes, I had this idea from the beginning.”
Bao Fan was amazed when he heard this.
He felt that Xiao Cheng was more and more interesting.
He felt that Cheng Zhu had some of the qualities of his generation: dare to think and dare to do!
Today's business environment is actually becoming more and more formalized.
This has also led to many people in the business world today losing these qualities, especially some young people.
But this is normal. The more society develops, the more rules and regulations there are.
But these rules and regulations were all customized by people in this wild era.
Bao Fan picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Cheng Zhu, then stretched out his hand and gently placed it on Cheng Zhu's shoulder.
This action will actually require the other person to lean over slightly to cooperate with you, and then lean over to listen to you.
The bald man with a strong aura turned his head to look at him, staring into Cheng Zhu's eyes, and said: "As for me, I have some channels of my own. I heard that Zhang Tao and Zhang Xuhao often look for you to have dinner and chat recently. They seem to be treating you as their military advisor?"
"No, no, we just get along well with each other." Cheng Zhu denied.
After he finished speaking, he added: "In fact, most of the time, I am the one who learns from them."
If Lao Zhang and Xiao Zhang heard this, they probably wouldn't be able to hold back.
Shit, isn’t it you who’s the one giving orders?!
Bao Fan's hand continued to rest on Cheng Zhu's head, and he continued to look into the other's eyes while speaking.
"Did Zhang Tao tell you that Mi Tuan and Dianping are discussing a merger?"
"I have mentioned it." Cheng Zhu admitted it generously again, stressing his sincerity.
"What do you think?"
"I'm not sure what Brother Tao is thinking. As an outsider, I can't say anything about this kind of thing."
Bao Fan only felt that the young man in front of him spoke directly and frankly on some unimportant matters, but on some key matters, he was full of empty talk!
"Then let me tell you my personal opinion?" Bao Fan said.
Cheng Zhu nodded and listened attentively.
"The merger of Dianping and Miduan is an inevitable trend. It will only benefit both companies. I would even say it will benefit the healthy development of the entire domestic group-buying market. The benefits outweigh the disadvantages."
"Don't think this merger has nothing to do with you."
"Actually, you can join in if you're hungry."
"If these three companies are integrated together, a new unicorn will emerge in the O2O field."
"I can say straight away that the next market is a trillion-dollar market!"
“.”
As Bao Fan spoke, the topic turned to macroeconomics.
Then, as they talked about macroeconomics, they brought up Cheng Zhu's own interests.
"I actually admire you very much, and I can tell you secretly that Wang Xin, the bad guy, also admires you in his heart."
"Also, let me ask you, you have a good relationship with Zhang Tao and Zhang Xuhao right now, right?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhu nodded slightly.
Bao Fan put a little more force on his shoulder, gently grasped Cheng Zhu's shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "That's right!"
"You can definitely make a living by merging these three companies!"
Cheng Zhu also knew this in his heart.
This is no longer a hint, it is almost a clear statement that Cheng Zhu will be given more opportunities and a larger share in the future.
This is the super unicorn of the future. You are eligible to enter the market and make a lot of money easily!
"It's a pity that my appetite is a bit big!" Cheng Zhu said in his heart.
After talking about this, Bao Fan suddenly talked about the short video platform again.
“I heard you’re working on a short video platform?”
"right."
"We at Huaxing Capital are very professional in our role as consultants."
"Based on my many years of experience in the Internet, I can tell you directly that it is not easy to run a social platform like this. There are many difficulties and troubles, and rectification is required at every turn."
After saying that, Bao Fan gently patted Cheng Zhu's shoulder, looked at him again, and then withdrew his hand.
"Is this a two-pronged approach of coercion and inducement?" Cheng Zhu thought to himself.
After that, the two of them just kept eating and drinking, and didn't talk too deeply.
Boss Bao felt that this boy must be a smart guy and should have figured out the situation.
If you can be your own person, you will have smooth sailing and good fortune in the future, and everything will go smoothly!
After the merger, the new company will give you a slightly larger share.
If you develop a social platform in the future, Huaxing Capital can also serve as your consultant, and I also have the ability to help you solve some problems.
Under such conditions, you can call me Boss Bao from now on, and you won’t suffer any loss, Xiao Cheng!
As for what Cheng Zhu was thinking, only he himself knew.
It was not until nine o'clock in the evening that they walked out of the box. They looked like they were very familiar with each other. They put their hands on each other's shoulders, said goodbye to each other and got in the car.
"Boss, are we going directly back to Hangzhou?" asked the driver Xiao Wang.
"Yeah." Cheng Zhu replied.
He looked out the window, at this extravagant and glamorous metropolis, at the night view of this magical city.
"Should I hang out with him?" Cheng Zhu thought.
It really promised me a bright and great future!
If he follows Boss Bao, he will be able to set up a short video platform much more smoothly in the future.
but.
but.
Cheng Zhu withdrew his gaze from the charming night view outside the window and leaned slightly against the back of his chair.
"Oh, I don't have this habit."
"Great expectations, I earn it myself."
(ps: Ask for monthly ticket!)
(End of this chapter)
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