Chapter 564: Using the Tiger Skin as a Banner
Chen Jianwen left, and it was very sudden.
"Something happened at home, I have to go back first."
The two "unsound" men immediately stood up and followed, starting to see them off.
"Please stay, please stay. You really don't have to see me off." Chen Jianwen immediately raised his hand to stop Shang Qi and Zhao Qing.
There was a clear sense of distance in his eyes.
But the other party needed a favor and hadn't received a positive answer, so naturally he followed closely and accompanied him all the way.
Chen Jianwen was simply annoyed to death by these two "questionable people".
He didn't know why his father was so angry.
But I could already smell something unusual.
Along the way, Shang Qi and Zhao Qing followed Chen Jianwen quickly as he walked faster and faster, and they certainly couldn't help but keep asking questions.
But one of them has been in the investment world for many years, and the other has been in the business world for many years, so they both have some skills in speaking.
They will not ask directly whether things have been done, but will ask indirectly by expressing their own opinions.
"Within seven working days, [Paipai] will definitely complete its internal self-inspection."
Chen Jianwen's reply was: "Okay, you guys check first and we'll make an appointment when you have time."
They watched Mr. Chen get into the car and leave, feeling completely unsure.
Little did he know that Mr. Chen, who knew he would be criticized when he returned home, was equally unsure.
"What on earth has happened to them?"
"Why are they taking it off the shelves for self-inspection? The situation is different from what I handled before!"
Chen Jianwen, who was quite clear-headed, figured it out immediately: "They have offended the wrong people!"
Chen Jianwen thought: "If he is in a good mood because [PaPa] is blocked, and he is in a bad mood because I intervened to unblock it, then... things are serious!"
Sitting in the car, Mr. Chen was already thinking about how to sincerely admit his mistakes when he got home so that his father would calm down.
"Just now on the phone, he seemed so angry that he slammed his brush onto the table."
"I hope the pen is okay," Chen Jianwen was already praying in his heart.
"Please be alright!"
On the other side, Zhao Qing and Shang Qi looked at the direction where the car was going away and took out cigarettes from their pockets.
The two of them stood outside the private club, ignoring the heat of the summer night, and began to smoke drunkenly with worried looks on their faces.
"You say, is this a done deal?" Zhao Qing began to seek comfort. He actually already had an idea in his mind.
"What do you think?" Shang Qi took a deep puff of his cigarette, frowned, and thought he was really childish.
This made Zhao Qing's eyes suddenly darken.
He really wanted to strangle him to death now!
This shit is all your fault, and you still talk to me in this fucking manner?
"Contact Chen Jianwen again tomorrow." Shang Qi threw the cigarette on the ground, then stepped hard on the cigarette butt and rolled it on the ground with his toes.
"If that doesn't work, we'll have to think of other ways," he said.
Zhao Qingqiang suppressed his anger, knowing that this was a matter of life and death and that internal strife could not start, so he nodded.
He doesn't have as many connections as Shangqi, nor as much power as him, so he can only endure it.
But.
Can you guess whether anyone will answer this call tomorrow?
Twenty minutes later, Mr. Chen returned home.
As soon as he entered the house, his mother came up to him and asked softly, "What did you say to your father that made him so angry?"
"Someone asked me to do something today, so I told my dad about it. I think this matter is quite complicated and there are some things I don't understand," Chen Jianwen replied.
Mother Chen looked worried and said, "You will talk to your father about this later, okay?"
"I know."
"He was in a good mood. You must have made some mistake." She patted her son on the back and motioned him to go into the study and admit his mistake.
Chen Jianwen nodded, then carefully knocked on the study door.
After entering, he noticed that the brush on the table was still "alive" and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Dad." he shouted.
Father Chen sat in the chair and looked up at him.
"Who introduced you to the people from Paipai for dinner?" Father Chen went straight to the point.
Chen Jianwen pulled out the chair opposite Chen's father and was about to sit down to answer when he was scolded: "Stand up and talk!"
Chen Jianwen's heart trembled, and he quickly pushed the chair back and answered in detail: "Liu Huabing."
Father Chen frowned and said, "Go call him and tell him that it was me who said that. Tell him to stay out of this mess!"
"Okay, I understand." Chen Jianwen nodded immediately, becoming more and more aware of the seriousness of the matter.
A thought came to his mind: Didn’t Zhao Qing and Shang Qi use their connections to get Cheng Zhu’s APP [Youqu] reviewed again? How did it get into such a big trouble?
These two "questionable people" came to him to do something, and he would definitely explain the whole cause and effect clearly.
When you ask someone to do something for you, it is taboo to hide the truth and only say things that are beneficial to you.
Don't let things not only fail to get done, but also offend people, and make them hate you, blaming you for not telling me the secret earlier!
Father Chen raised his eyes again and saw Chen Jianwen still standing there. He said in an unhappy tone, "What are you still doing here? Can't you hear me when I told you to make a phone call?"
"Um, Dad, is there something going on here?" Chen Jianwen made a small test.
Father Chen frowned even deeper, put his index and middle fingers together, and tapped the table twice, raising his voice slightly and saying, "This is not something you should know, get out!"
"Okay, I'll make the call now."
Although Chen Jianwen did not get an answer, he was able to guess something in his mind through trial and error.
After he finished calling the middleman Liu Huabing, he lowered his head and pondered.
“This all started with Cheng Zhu and the app [Youqu].”
"It's worth paying close attention to this." Chen Jianwen thought.
Maybe we can make some friends?
Chen Jianwen is a smart man.
He made a very simple counter-attack.
Shang Qi and Zhao Qing are [people of questionable character].
Then Cheng Zhu, who is standing on the opposite side of them, can't be a "nonsense person", right?
The night gradually deepens.
After a busy day, Cheng Zhu returned to Xinhang Apartment.
As soon as he got home, he received a call from Zhang Tao.
"I heard that your [Youqu] was asked to review some time ago, and [PaiPai] was taken off the shelves for rectification?" Zhang Tao was obviously here to watch the show.
"Well, how did you know about this?" Cheng Zhu had a rough idea in his mind, but he still asked.
"Everyone is in Shanghai, so the news must be circulating." Zhang Tao replied with a smile: "What's more, the removal of [PaiPai] is a big deal, and Zhao Qing is trying to find ways to get his connections. If so, as more people are contacted, the news will definitely get out."
Shang Qi and Zhao Qing were helpless and now seemed to be desperate and trying every possible means to cure their illness.
"It's so funny. How come I, a person from Hangzhou, always provide big news to you in Shanghai?" Cheng Zhu said in a relaxed tone, not caring at all.
He knew in his heart that Zhang Tao also came to test him.
From Taozi’s perspective, his first reaction after eating the melon was definitely: “Holy crap! Is my little brother so awesome?”
The reason why everyone is mixed together now is purely because Cheng Zhu's personal ability is too outstanding.
Zhang Tao has always felt that this kid is very evil. He can see through people's hearts and minds at such a young age!
He and Zhang Xuhao now both regard Cheng Zhu as their military advisor.
However, no one expected that he possessed such terrifying power!
It is not uncommon for review issues to be resolved quickly.
It's not surprising that Zhao Qing would suffer a little.
But if it is directly removed from the shelves, that would be outrageous!
That would be incredible!
Now, in the circle of Shanghai, anyone who has heard of this news has only one thought in his mind - don't mess with Cheng Zhu!
Don't let the evil wind blow in his direction!
If you do anything evil, the "iron fist of justice" will come late but it will arrive!
What Zhang Tao found most terrifying was that he considered himself a top figure in Shanghai and was at the top of the business world.
The people around me are all celebrities from all walks of life.
"But in this situation, none of us has figured out who did it!"
This is the most frightening part for everyone!
The unknown is the most terrifying.
This gave Zhang Tao an idea and he had other thoughts.
He smiled and said on the phone: "It seems that the removal of [Paipai] from the shelves for rectification was really your work. It makes me feel good to see him get humiliated."
Cheng Zhu smiled, and took the opportunity to use the tiger's skin as a banner, but what he said was: "Brother Tao, don't say anything nonsense, it's not true! If you hear others talking about it, remember to help me clarify it."
Zhang Tao: Well, it’s even more fucking true!
I understand, I understand. Brother, how could I not understand?
Who would have thought that you thought he was just a think tank, but he turned out to be a golden thigh!
Taozi now has only one thought in his mind: God bless me [comment]!
So, he began to change the subject and lead the topic towards [Comments].
"Zhu, our market share has been steadily increasing recently! I don't think Lao Wang will be able to hold out for much longer."
"That's good!" Cheng Zhu smiled.
"The only problem now is that Zhang Xuhao just raised funds not long ago and has plenty of cash. I estimate that I will run out of money in about the same time as Lao Wang." Zhang Tao changed the subject naturally.
“Next month, we will almost have the next round of financing.”
"It's difficult for me to ask this question. Do you have any spare money next month?" Zhang Tao invited Cheng Zhu to raise funds.
This is something that everyone would love to have!
After all, look at what kind of giants are standing behind [Dianping]?
It is Red Mountain Capital, it is Wanda, and it is Penguin that will continue to be strong!
Cheng Zhu knew very well that he would definitely be able to get a ticket to Dianping's next round of financing.
But unexpectedly, by chance, I seem to be able to make more profit?
"If you want financing, then financing. Don't make it sound like you're asking me to borrow money." Cheng Zhu smiled again.
But at this time, he was surprisingly direct: "How much do you need me to pay next month?"
At times like this, what is needed is that kind of direct momentum so that you can continue to use the tiger's skin as a banner.
It is true that he has a close relationship with his eldest cousin's brothers and sisters.
However, he is not directly related to him.
Cheng Zhu was clear in his mind: "This kind of relationship can be used to save lives in emergencies, but it cannot be used to get things done."
Zhang Tao's reply was indeed: "You also know that this is a critical moment, so the more money the better."
This has been made very clear.
Cheng Zhu also immediately expressed his opinion, saying, "Okay, then I'll see how much money I can come up with next month."
Now, although his [Youqu] will be officially launched online tomorrow, he will not invest too much money in it this year.
The time for short videos has not yet arrived, which is directly related to the popularity of smart phones, traffic costs, young people's preferences, etc.
The trend actually started in 2016, and in 2017 the competition entered a fierce stage.
This year, Cheng Zhu's main goal is internal polishing.
As long as he can achieve the [cold start goal] he set for himself.
He does not have high requirements for the number of daily active users of Youqu this year.
We will continue to invest money, but we will definitely not invest huge sums this year.
Because this will only result in half the effort and twice the results, and does not conform to the actual market situation.
As for the [algorithm] that was most talked about in the previous life of [Tik Tok], this also has to be based on a huge user base and then continuously improved.
This thing can't be accomplished by working behind closed doors within a company, that's pure nonsense.
Therefore, it is not a big problem to take out money to participate in the financing of Dianping next month.
"It's also a good thing to get more shares early."
"It will be much more convenient when I improve the layout of [Youqu] in the future." Cheng Zhu thought to himself.
He could never have imagined that his eldest cousin's sudden appearance would bring such benefits.
According to his original idea, [Comment] he would be lucky to raise 20 million US dollars in the next round of financing.
As of now, we can invest a little more next month.
Anyway, it is quite profitable to [keep visiting] recently, and the profit is increasing.
"Okay, Ning Bao has made a great contribution!" The dog man simply ignored Shen Minglang and Jiang Wanzhou in his heart.
I have to find an opportunity to reward her well.
【Youqu】 will be officially launched at 12 noon.
The next day, Shang Qi woke up early. He had slept in a daze the whole night and was in a state of half asleep and half awake.
He also had a very outrageous dream.
In his dream, he saw a young man named Cheng Zhu looking at him with a smile on his face.
"【PaPa】? What a nice name." After Cheng Zhu finished speaking, he raised his hand and gently patted Shang Qi's cheek twice in a row.
Wen Ting, who was lying beside him, rubbed her eyes and said in a slightly hazy voice, "Awake?"
Shang Qi didn't go home last night, but came directly to Wen Ting.
Now he can only rely on sleeping with Zhang Sixing’s ex-wife to fill the frustration in his heart.
Therefore, he, whose physical fitness had declined, stood up and kicked for a rare time last night.
"Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang, your boss is so impressive!"
"But your wife still can't get any good treatment from me!"
This is the person you treasure, haha, haha!
Shang Qi found infinite superiority and pleasure on the psychological level through this.
"I asked you to call your husband last night, why didn't you?" Shang Qi frowned and glanced at Wen Ting, whose right suspender had slipped down.
"It's useless to hit him." Wen Ting said.
"What's the meaning?"
“It’s not working.”
"You called him these two days, right? He didn't answer any of his calls?" Shang Qi asked.
"He blocked me." Wen Ting lowered her eyes, a trace of hatred flashing in her eyes.
"What's going on?" Shang Qi wondered.
Wen Ting bit her lower lip and did not answer.
Shang Qi pushed her shoulder hard and shouted, "I'm asking you, what's going on!"
Wen Ting, who had a gentle temperament, turned her head and glanced at him, knowing that he was about to lose his temper.
But she still didn't answer.
"Give me your cell phone." Shang Qi stretched out his hand.
Seeing that Wen Ting did not move, he yelled again: "Bring your phone here! Do you hear me?"
"I won't say a word a third time!"
After hearing this, Wen Ting could only hand him the phone and said, "It's in the text message, you can check it yourself, I'm getting up to brush my teeth."
She got up and walked into the bathroom, then glanced in the mirror.
The look in her eyes in the mirror was extremely complicated.
Not long after, she heard a noise outside.
Shang Qi smashed her cell phone onto the bed, and he cursed, "Fuck!"
The sense of superiority and happiness he felt last night seemed extremely ridiculous in the face of the contents of these text messages.
No way, no way, you don't still think that I care about this piece of shit, do you?
People say: Your love is garbage, and so are you.
Since you love eating junk food so much, just enjoy it slowly.
After getting up, the two went to Tianyun Capital without eating breakfast.
Shangqi has a morning meeting to discuss the removal of [PaiPai] with several other partners. Let's work together.
They didn't speak in the car all the way.
After the morning meeting, several other partners of Tianyun Capital said they would also look for ways out.
The matter was undoubtedly tricky, but everyone agreed that they should first see if there was any possibility on Chen Jianwen's side.
Throughout the morning, Shang Qi and Zhao Qing made several phone calls in succession, almost every half hour.
Zhao Qing was even more anxious than Shang Qi, and kept saying, "It's indeed inconvenient to call Chen Jianwen. He might be unhappy, but I can call Liu Huabing. He's the one who made the connection. Why not let him, the middleman, ask Chen Jianwen?"
"It's only a certain time now. Please wait a little longer and call again later." Shang Qi ordered.
Zhao Qing thought it made sense, and he kept suffering from it.
Seeing that it was getting late, he immediately called Liu Huabing.
In the end, no one answered!
"I called but no one answered." Zhao Qing immediately called Shang Qifei.
"Hmm? Try again in half an hour." Shang Qi felt an endless ominous premonition in his heart.
Half an hour later, Zhao Qing made two calls, but no one answered!
This made the two of them feel the seriousness of the matter from the side.
It’s normal that Chen Jianwen didn’t answer.
But Liu Huabing, the more familiar middleman, didn't answer the phone, which indirectly proves that the matter is very bad and the situation is very bad!
Otherwise, Liu Huabing wouldn't be so shy about it!
"Chen Jianwen must have said something to him! Damn it!" Shang Qi cursed in his heart.
But after a loud swearing, he sat back in his chair somewhat dejectedly.
Shang Qi looked at the sky outside the floor-to-ceiling window, his eyes gradually becoming confused.
He has no idea how long [PaiPai] will be off the shelves.
Is it half a month?
Or a month?
Or even longer?
He really wanted to slap himself now!
“【Pa pa】. It’s over.” This was the only sound left in Shang Qi’s mind.
At twelve noon, [Youqu] went online on time.
(ps: After reading everyone’s likes for the names, I chose the one with the highest number of likes, [柚趣], and copied it!
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(End of this chapter)
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