Chapter 94 You're a Nice Person
Shen Ci's words shocked the other three people into emoticons.
She still looked at Luo Tianrui, without urging him, just waiting for him to speak.
Luo Tianrui subconsciously exchanged a glance with Ge Youcai, then turned to look at Chen Ci. He seemed to understand, but not completely.
He hesitated for a moment, then tentatively confirmed, "You said you wanted to invest in our project?"
Shen Ci raised his eyebrows and nodded: "If you can convince me, I am willing to vote."
After getting a definitive answer, Luo Tianrui couldn't help but ask again, "Is your family involved in the field of artificial intelligence?"
Shen Ci curled her lips and shook her head.
Luo Tianrui asked again: "Does your relative have it? Or is there some other reason?"
Chen Ci couldn't help but smile at Luo Tianrui's cautious and thorough approach. "None at all. I find you quite interesting. You're looking for investment everywhere with your carefully prepared materials, even working as a waiter to sneak in and find opportunities. How come I, a potential investor, took the initiative to find you, but you're worried? Do I look like a liar?"
Luo Tianrui and Ge Youcai shook their heads at the same time. Ge Youcai grinned and said, "That's not what I meant. We are broke right now. The project has stalled due to lack of funds. We don't have anything to be scammed."
"Tianrui is a very careful person. Besides, I don't think anyone would invest money in us for no reason. This is a bit unreasonable."
"For no reason?" Chen Ci smiled and shook her head. "It's not for no reason. If your program is really as good as you say, won't you be able to make a lot of money with it in the future?"
"I also have a purpose, and my purpose is the most simple and unpretentious, which is to make money!"
At this point, the proprietress happened to start serving the dishes. Seeing this, Shen Ci said, "Let's eat first. You guys organize your words in your minds and think about how to convince me to pay."
Luo Tianrui and Ge Youcai nodded woodenly, obviously still a little dazed.
After adding a few more dishes, the two boys' appetites were obviously much better, mainly because they hadn't been so extravagant on meals for a long time.
Seeing them wolfing down their food, Shen Ci pursed her lips with emotion and asked casually, "How many people are there in your team? Are they all classmates from the same department?"
Ge Youcai swallowed the food in his mouth and shook his head. "Not entirely. There are eight of us in total, six of us are from the Computer Science Department, and two of us are from the Mathematics Department. We are responsible for programming and development, while the two students are responsible for some of the data calculations."
Shen Ci nodded after hearing this and asked, "Is it expensive to develop this program? If you can really get investment, how much budget do you plan to ask for?"
The two exchanged glances, and Luo Tianrui spoke first, "It's impossible to estimate the full budget, because a program requires countless rounds of optimization from inception to launch, and each round costs money. So we can only ask for the initial investment first, and then seek subsequent investments once the program is fully developed to gradually refine it to its optimal state."
Ge Youcai then added, "There are also 'servers,' 'technology stacks,' 'multi-functional technology requirements,' and 'third-party data integration,' all of which require money. Many people may think that developing a program is just a matter of a bunch of coders spitting out code, but that's not the case. Especially in the field of artificial intelligence we're involved in, which is more complex, has a longer cycle, and has a lower error tolerance. That's why Tianrui just thought you didn't understand. In fact, we are more worried that investors don't understand where their money is going."
"But your current results are still semi-finished. Are you confident that you can achieve the good results you said?" Chen Ci asked, looking at the two of them.
"To be optimistic, I'd say I'm 60 to 70 percent confident."
Chen Ci was a little surprised, because she knew that the team was successful in the end, but she didn't expect that Luo Tianrui's confidence was just barely passing during the development process, and he was still maintaining optimism.
Luo Tianrui's next words were beyond her expectations. He suddenly put down his bowl and chopsticks, and looked at Shen Ci seriously with an extremely serious expression: "I don't recommend you to invest in our project."
Not only did Chen Ci not expect him to say this suddenly, even Ge Youcai was stunned.
Luo Tianrui said: "Investment is risky. If we don't succeed, your money will be wasted and you won't even hear a sound."
After hearing what he said, Ge Youcai also lowered his head silently.
Shen Ci was a little surprised, but more puzzled. She asked in confusion: "Since there are so many uncertainties and you don't have full confidence, why are you still seeking investment from various large groups?"
Luo Tianrui explained, "The R&D teams of these companies involved in the field of artificial intelligence are actually on the road of trial and error every day. Large groups have the cost of trial and error. If we use this cost, we may create a miracle. Even if there is no miracle, it is just the normal cost of trial and error for them."
Shen Ci understood. Simply put, what Luo Tianrui wanted to express was that the big group could afford it, but they didn't want him to take risks with this team. If they failed, he would lose everything.
"You're such a nice person!"
Chen Ci joked and laughed. She seemed to have been staying out of the matter, but in fact, she had subtly grasped the key points of their conversation.
She restrained her expression slightly, looked at Luo Tianrui and said, "According to what you said, the entire risk is actually borne by the investors. If it succeeds, it's a win-win for everyone. If it fails, it's just a waste of money, right?"
This sounded a bit unpleasant, but it was indeed what he meant. Luo Tianrui nodded awkwardly.
Chen Ci nodded gently: "So, investing is risky, and the risks are all on the investors. I really don't understand the professional knowledge you mentioned, and I don't need to understand it. Because I am an investor, and investors only care about the rate of return. Since this matter is high-risk, then what I want is a high return."
At this point, she paused, thought for a moment, and then spoke directly: "30% to 70%; I want 7!"
Luo Tianrui and the other two were shocked when they heard this and asked in unison: "Are you really going to vote?"
They didn't even say how much it would cost.
Shen Ci nodded: "Let's make a bet. If I win, I should be able to make a lot of money, right?"
After all, artificial intelligence is already a major trend today, covering almost every aspect of people's daily lives.
Luo Tianrui took a deep breath. Shen Ci's courage was completely beyond his expectations. He thought about it and said, "We need 200 yuan in the early stage. You..."
"No problem." Shen Ciyun said calmly, "Since I'm planning to invest, you don't need to worry about money. Just devote yourself to research and development and do your best to make it the best. That will be the greatest reward for me as an investor."
Shen Ci's words had reached this point, and Luo Tianrui was no longer willing to be hypocritical. At this moment, his heart was a little surging and excited, and his lips trembled slightly as he said, "Two eight, we two!"
This is his sincerity and his way of thanking Shen Ci!
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