Chapter 586 Penguin Investment
Shen Minglang felt very uncomfortable.
He feels very uncomfortable!
He felt like he was trying to be cool but ended up being tricked.
"How come my cousin and Ningning didn't tell me about this big thing?"
Oh, so I'm the last one to know, right?
Penguin! That's a penguin!
He felt numb just thinking about it!
If a milk tea company can get investment from Penguin, it will definitely become a hot topic and will shock countless people!
Shen Minglang has already started imagining how he will show off next time he gets together with that group of rich second-generations.
"Oh, I haven't been busy lately. I'm just discussing business with Penguin."
Just by imagining this, he felt half of his body begin to numb.
But, why didn’t you tell me such an important thing earlier?
How come Mr. Shen knew it earlier than me!
——I hate it!
Shen Minglang couldn't drink this tea at all.
The most important thing was that he felt Old Shen's gaze on him and he felt uncomfortable.
But Young Master Shen has indeed grown up recently and is no longer the young and naive guy he used to be.
He coughed lightly and began to frown.
"My cousin and Ningning are so mean. Why did they tell Dad about this matter so early when it hasn't been finalized yet? I was thinking of telling you after it's finalized."
When Shen Guoqiang heard this, the corners of his mouth almost twitched again.
If you hadn't almost choked on the hot tea just now, I would have believed it!
But for some reason, he actually felt somewhat relieved.
"Being able to talk nonsense is also a kind of progress," thought Old Shen.
"If the name Penguin wasn't so scary, he might have really hidden himself just now."
At this moment, Shen Qingning returned home.
She just came back from the company and didn't eat dinner, so she decided to lose weight.
In the company, she always has a cool temperament, a strong aura, and is serious.
In fact, Cheng Zhu is not a gentle person in the company.
Therefore, the people at the Youcha headquarters both disliked and feared them.
Now that she is back home, she can be seen to be visibly tired.
Recently, she has lost two kilograms.
This made her best friend Lin Lu feel both distressed and envious.
"Ningning, you're back." A smile immediately appeared on Old Shen's face.
"Have you eaten?" he asked.
"I've eaten." Shen Qingning replied.
Shen Minglang sat at the tea table, looked up, curled his lips, and said, "He definitely didn't eat it."
He began to shout towards the kitchen at the top of his voice: "Auntie, make Ningning a bowl of noodles, a small bowl of noodles."
It must be said that after hanging out with Cheng Zhu for a long time, he has improved in all aspects.
He could see that Shen Qingning definitely didn’t eat, and probably had no appetite or didn’t want to eat, but if he cooked a smaller bowl, he might be more willing to eat some.
Shen Qingning looked at him helplessly, put down her bag, and sat down in the tea room.
She could see that this kind of situation was probably because Shen Minglang wanted to stir up trouble.
Most of the things are related to grapefruit tea.
Although Ningning is now the second-in-command of Youcha, the subsequent financing still needs to be paid for by Lao Shen, so she feels it is necessary to report her work to her father.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she sat down, Shen Minglang started to hold on.
This guy took the initiative and began to frown and blame his sister: "Ningning, our matter with Penguin hasn't been finalized yet, why are you so anxious to tell Dad?"
"Huh? Cheng Zhu actually told you himself?" Shen Qingning's face showed a hint of surprise when she heard it, and then she began to frown slightly, seeming a little unhappy.
"No! Can't he tell me this? He will definitely tell me!" Shen Minglang was originally holding on, and now he felt like he was about to break.
Woohoo, why can't you tell me? I'm so angry!
Ningning was still frowning, as if she was still unhappy about what Cheng Zhu had told me.
Am I, Shen Minglang, a person who deserves to die?
The middle-aged and arrogant Shen Guoqiang sat aside, looking like he was watching a show.
Shen Qingning was a little speechless when she heard this, and said: "Because he told me not to tell you, saying that when you come back from your business trip, I will scare you and give you a surprise."
The dog man's original words were: "Damn it, I haven't scared Shen Minglang for a long time, scare him to death! Just thinking about it makes me happy!"
"In the end, he told you himself." Ningning felt very embarrassed.
It has been emphasized many times that Shen Minglang has one big advantage - he is easy to coax.
As soon as he heard that it was a surprise for him, he immediately calmed down.
"Come to think of it, it makes sense. I'm running a tea plantation in Yun Province by myself and have to endure so much hardship. It's normal for them to prepare a big surprise for me." He felt relieved immediately, thinking that he must be his cousin who is not related by blood!
——Cousin, so thoughtful!
Shen Guoqiang just wanted to laugh when he heard it.
Just at this moment, Shen Minglang's cell phone rang, and the caller was Cheng Zhu.
He picked up the phone and soon heard Cheng Zhu's voice.
"Hey, cousin, what are you doing? Can you talk?"
"Hey, I'm drinking tea with my dad and Ningning. We were just talking about grapefruit tea."
"Oh, that's great, then just turn on the speakerphone." Cheng Zhu said.
Shen Minglang’s inner thoughts: “???”
But the dog man over there was already asking, "Is it open?"
He could only turn on the speakerphone of his phone: "It's on."
Cheng Zhu's slightly low voice quickly spread throughout the teahouse.
The young stepmother Wang Yusan came over when she heard the noise. She was curious and stood directly behind Shen Guoqiang, with her hands gently resting on his shoulders.
"Uncle, it's me, Cheng Zhu." He greeted the middle-aged old arrogant man first.
"I asked my cousin to turn on the speakerphone because he told me that you and Shen Qingning were right next to me, so it would be convenient for me to talk to you guys about something."
“Okay, you say.” Shen Guoqiang said.
Cheng Zhu didn't get straight to the point, but said first: "Cousin, there is something I have been asking your sister to hide from you. You have to be mentally prepared and don't get too excited later!"
"I've been talking to Penguin recently, and today we've completely finalized the deal. Penguin is going to invest money in our Yuzu Tea!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at Shen Minglang who was holding on.
This sunny and cheerful old boy is really broken now.
On the other end of the phone, the bad guy was still wondering.
"Damn it, is Shen Minglang not listening? Why isn't he shouting? Why isn't he screaming?"
Three days later, after all procedures were completed, Youcha announced its financing situation.
Most of the business and investment circles have really started to cry out!
"I can understand why Dianping and Ele.me both participated in the financing of Youcha. I had guessed it before, but why did Penguin, the financial backer behind them, also invest? I am speechless!"
"Penguin, throw milk tea?"
"This is outrageous. The prospects for pomelo tea are so good that even the BAT Big Three have entered the market?"
“This refreshed my understanding of Penguin Investment”
Previously, Cheng Zhu revealed in an interview that Youcha was going to carry out a new round of financing.
He basically left this matter to Ningning to take charge, and he only talked with Penguin personally.
Once the interview is announced, people in the investment circle will naturally come to hear the news.
Today’s pomelo tea can be said to be the god in the new force beverage industry!
Previously, when Cheng Zhu opened his first store, he could be said to be trying to copy Starbucks by deliberately opening it opposite Starbucks to create popularity for himself and create crazy hype.
But what about now?
People in the investment circle are really considering it as the Chinese Starbucks!
Most people's expected future valuation for it is around 20 billion RMB, and some are more optimistic and think it can be even higher.
So much so that many venture capitalists want to get involved.
It doesn’t matter whether you lead the investment or not, just give you an admission ticket.
What's more, Dianping and Are You Hungry are both gaining momentum right now.
Since everyone generally believes that these two companies will invest in Youcha, making them more closely tied to each other, the capital market will inevitably have more confidence in the future of Youcha!
However, Yucha rejected almost everyone.
If this happens behind your back, won't people gossip about you?
Especially some people who have a relatively high status in the investment circle.
You should know that among the venture capital firms rejected by Youcha, two are even listed among the Top Ten Venture Capital Firms in China.
You don’t want our money?
Whose money is more valuable than ours!
Good, now you know?
As soon as the news of Penguin's investment in Yuzu Tea came out, most of the investment circle shut up instantly.
After all, there are already two well-known venture capital firms behind Youcha, namely Hongshan and Pulin.
"Are you sure you are more valuable than penguins?"
Penguin's strong investment not only shut everyone up, but also made many investors sigh.
"Oh, if only I could invest in this project earlier."
“If we can fish it out while it’s still an underwater project, we’ll make a fortune in the future!”
"Not many people were optimistic at first. Who would have thought that the milk tea business could grow to this level?"
As for Wen Hua from Tiancheng Capital, he was a little dazed when he saw the news.
From her perspective, she naturally didn't know that Cheng Zhu had never intended to choose her.
She just wanted to give herself a big slap in the face!
"One minute, why would I be late for that one minute? Why would I be late on purpose?"
“This may be the only time that Tiancheng Capital has the opportunity to appear on the investment list together with Penguin!”
"And I have discovered an underwater project that will be favored by Penguin in the future!"
This is enough to make any investor famous in the investment world!
This capable woman with short hair regretted her decision so much.
I used to be a college student who could act pretentiously, but now I don’t even have the qualifications to lick him.
From her perspective, this will be her lifelong nightmare and the thing she will regret most in her life!
But for the milk tea industry, the only thing left is a tingling sensation.
"No! He! He he he! F*ck!"
Endless despair began to spread in the hearts of many friendly merchants.
Including Chen Yue, everyone began to feel confused about the future of their company.
Even if the crazy woman gets crazy again this time, she won't feel happy anymore.
Her admiration for Cheng Zhu indeed increased as a result.
However, the fear in my heart is also growing!
The entire milk tea industry is now in an uproar, and countless people have begun to curse Cheng Zhu with very ugly swear words.
The reason is very simple. As mentioned before, there is an unwritten rule in the investment world: once the BAT Big Three personally get involved, investment will have to be more cautious.
For similar companies, without the support of the BAT Big Three, financing would be more difficult.
That’s how group buying and takeout were in the beginning.
In the previous life, why did Hungry finally have to accept Alibaba’s investment?
Because it has no choice!
Of course, this is also because these companies are all engaged in a money-burning war.
Although the milk tea industry is also burning money now, its nature is slightly different.
It’s not the same as the group buying and food delivery industries. If you don’t have the support of BAT behind you, no one will be willing to invest in you.
But even so, Cheng Zhu has single-handedly raised the difficulty of financing in the milk tea industry by several levels!
Anyone who invests in other milk tea brands must think carefully, because the current leader in this industry has Penguin behind it!
It’s a penguin that has money, traffic, and channels!
What’s more, Youcha has invested in each other with two major platforms, Ele.me and Dianping!
Therefore, Chen Yue might suffer from insomnia tonight, and she would have to rely on the toys of [Persistence Visit] to help herself sleep.
If I don’t make myself a little tired, I’m afraid I won’t be able to fall asleep.
Sister Yue feels that she can no longer see the future of Yuecha.
To be precise, Cheng Zhu waved his hand and shrouded the entire industry in a thick, impenetrable fog!
This made Chen Yue suddenly stunned when she opened the bedside table and looked at the little seal and moon rabbit inside.
She couldn't help but think of what Cheng Zhu had said before.
"This industry needs to be educated, and so do you."
This time it is really an indiscriminate attack, and it is really openly training all friendly competitors!
——Welcome to Hell Mode!
The busy September passed like this.
At the end of September, as soon as the news of Youcha’s financing was released, the popularity began to soar.
Cheng Zhu once again appeared on the Weibo hot search list, attracting a lot of traffic.
This rising star in the business world really does seem to do something big every once in a while.
He has now become a living legend in the Polytechnic University.
To be precise, Cheng Zhu is currently the most famous figure in the entire university circle of Hangzhou.
Yiyi had told him that she was in the dormitory of Communication University and heard her roommates talking about you, brother, during their night chats.
It was normal for him to become a topic of conversation among her people.
Cheng Zhuze smiled and replied on WeChat: "So you didn't tell them about our relationship?"
"Then what is our relationship?" The innocent little white flower replied with a rare sentence that was filled with the fragrance of tea.
Little girls will still be attracted by ambiguity.
"It's just an ordinary relationship where we watched a concert together." Cheng Zhu replied.
Now it is October.
This underage, pure little white flower is about to have her coming-of-age ceremony.
After the two chatted for a few more sentences, Cheng Zhu was basically certain that Yi Yi had never mentioned to anyone at school that she knew Cheng Zhu.
He personally guessed that the reason for this was because he asked Yi Yi to take the video of the girl in military training.
"After all, it was me who gave her a backdoor and helped her win the championship thanks to my behind-the-scenes manipulation."
"If people knew that she knew the founder of Youqu, there would definitely be a lot of rumors."
"My lover in my previous life was so smart and thoughtful, there's no way she wouldn't have thought of this."
"So, it's because of this incident that she won't tell anyone around her that she knows me, so as to avoid causing me unnecessary trouble."
Overall, this is a good thing for Cheng Zhu.
Others are under 18 years old, but they still say bad things about them behind their backs, and they are just fake sisters fighting with each other.
Yiyi is not even eighteen years old, but he already speaks and acts perfectly.
"At most I'll drool a little to make Brother Cheng Zhu salivate." The bastard was a little narcissistic.
Cheng Zhu specifically looked at the time and found that Yi Yi’s birthday was next week.
The two had talked about this before. Her birthday was on October 12, but the two had made an appointment for the night of October 11, which meant they were celebrating her birthday in the early morning.
"What kind of gift should I prepare for her?" Cheng Zhu thought.
At 18, things are different after all.
On the other side, Yiyi suddenly received a WeChat message from Zhang Qiqi.
"Yiyi, your birthday is coming soon, your eighteenth birthday!" This 'old woman' sent a voice message.
"What is he doing again?" Meng Yiyi thought.
The innocent little white flower thought so while pretending to be surprised and typing back: "Yes, sister, next week!"
"Haha, you started school earlier than your classmates. Now most of your classmates are adults, and you are the only minor. Aren't you looking forward to it?" Zhang Qiqi typed.
Yiyi thought to himself: "It seems like something must be wrong. There are so many things to prepare for this."
She thought that the old woman Zhang Qiqi was quite good-looking.
She began to type a reply: "Yes, finally if I wasn't a minor, my roommates wouldn't believe I was so young."
Zhang Qiqi began to reveal her purpose.
"Your 18th birthday is a big day, and your aunt isn't around, so I, your older sister, must be the one to celebrate it for you. I've already ordered a cake for you from a great cake shop in Hangzhou. It's super pretty and will definitely look great in photos!"
"Ah? Thank you, sister!" Yiyi replied with an emoticon of a little girl making a heart shape with her hands.
But she could already roughly guess the other person's true thoughts.
"Is there any restaurant you want to check in? I'll take you there on your birthday." Zhang Qiqi said.
"Yes, there are several."
"Then you can choose a restaurant with better environment and higher grade, or choose one from Michelin, and I will treat you." The rich family is so generous.
"OK!"
"Should we invite Cheng Zhu along as well?" Zhang Qiqi typed.
Yiyi looked at the phone with a smile on her face, thinking to herself: "Sure enough."
You are still thinking of using my 18th birthday as an excuse to arrange a date with Brother Cheng Zhu, right?
"Sure." she replied.
Anyway, Brother Cheng Zhu and I made a private appointment on October 11th.
"Well, then you go and invite him yourself. After all, it's your birthday." Zhang Qiqi was very satisfied and used her cousin as a gun.
"Okay." The pure little white flower replied.
Then, she started sending WeChat messages to Cheng Zhu, saying, "Brother Cheng Zhu, I plan to celebrate my birthday on the 12th, and I've already ordered a cake for me. I want to ask if you have time on the 12th."
"Not necessarily. We'll see how the situation develops when the time comes." Cheng Zhu replied.
"OK."
After finishing the WeChat chat, Cheng Zhu, who was a bit of a metaphysical person, opened the weather app on his phone as if possessed by a ghost and checked the weather conditions for the next few days.
The APP will display the weather conditions for the next 10 days.
He pulled the screen down slightly and saw the weather forecast for October 11th and October 12th.
--【rain】.
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