Chapter 373 What does this mean?
Upon hearing this, Lian Jinian, who also vividly remembered Teacher Qiu, changed his mind and said:
"Okay, then I won't come to class. I'll pick you up after class and take you to the cafeteria for lunch."
“Okay,” Shen Xuewei readily agreed.
Seeing that the two women still had things to say, Lian Jinian didn't want to disturb them, so he waved and left first.
Shen Xuewei and Lü Songyun left the school gate and went to a quiet restaurant nearby.
Shen Xuewei spoke only after the two had ordered their food.
"Songyun, you and your boyfriend have been dating for over two years, right?"
Lü Songyun nodded, "Yes, it's been two years, three months, and eight days."
Shen Xuewei couldn't help but glance at her.
The fact that you remember it so clearly shows that you don't just like Wang Xiuqi casually, but really, really like him.
She picked up the water glass next to her and took a sip.
"Did you know that your boyfriend stopped me at the school gate yesterday, wanting to ask me to invest in him?"
"What? How could he do this?"
Lu Songyun blurted out, unable to hide the astonishment on her face.
"It seems you didn't know."
Not wanting this matter to affect her relationship with Shen Xuewei, Lü Songyun quickly explained:
“Weiwei, listen to me. I really didn’t know he came to see you. I… I know you started an investment company. He told me before that he wanted me to ask you to invest in Kirishima Interactive Entertainment.”
“I didn’t contact you about this matter. I just asked him to send the information to your company’s email. If you think it’s okay, you can invest if you want. If not, you can find other investors.”
She gave a wry smile. "I had him send the materials to your company's email a few days ago, but I haven't received a reply yet. I was thinking that maybe you're not considering this project..."
"But really, Vivi, I swear, I really didn't let him come to school to ambush you!"
Lü Songyun raised her finger to the sky and swore an oath.
Although she really likes Wang Xiuqi, liking Wang Xiuqi is her own business, and she won't expect everyone to accept Wang Xiuqi.
A lover is a lover, and a friend is a friend.
Between the two, she didn't want to completely disregard her friends' feelings for the sake of her lover.
Shen Xuewei pressed her hand down and said softly, "You don't need to do this. I believe you."
Having known her for so long, she knew what kind of person Lü Songyun was, so she was willing to believe her.
After the two explained, the food was served quickly.
After they had eaten enough, Shen Xuewei asked the question she had wanted to find out earlier that day.
"I read Kirishima Interactive's business plan last night."
She paused for a moment, then said, "Actually, the game your company made is quite good. With your company's potential, you shouldn't lack investors. So why did you approach me?"
Lü Songyun put down her spoon. "You're right. There are indeed other companies that want to invest, but Brother Xiuqi refused."
As she spoke of this, she slowly frowned.
"We had previously accepted investment from a company called Boundless Games, but this company wanted more than just dividends; they wanted control of the company."
"The company currently has two games in development, one of which was originally scheduled for release within the expected timeframe."
"However, due to that company's interference, some of our employees were poached... Even though we found new employees to fill in, the game's release was delayed because the schedule was affected."
She sighed deeply, "Part of the reason is Xiuqi. He was too impatient, developing two games at the same time, and the team didn't have enough manpower. It's dragged on until now, and neither game is finished."
"What's even more tragic is that the company is out of money. The employees haven't been paid for two months, and now they're full of complaints, their enthusiasm has plummeted, and the progress has slowed down even further..."
"Brother Xiuqi originally didn't want to raise any more investment, but if he didn't, the company would go out of business. However, it seems that the investors he found all have the shadow of Wuyin Games behind them."
"Therefore, he needs to find investors, but he wants investors who won't interfere in company affairs. After all, his shares will be diluted after the next round of financing."
“When he loses control further, he will need new, reliable investors to stand by his side and not be lured away by Wuyin Games.”
She looked at Shen Xuewei and said, "Weiwei, I did mention you to him because you perfectly meet his requirements."
"Now that you know the situation, do you want to reconsider?"
Shen Xuewei remained noncommittal and did not give a direct answer.
"I don't have class tomorrow night. Can you arrange a meeting so I can see him again? We'll talk about it then."
Lü Songyun was overjoyed.
Although he didn't agree, he didn't refuse either. He even asked to arrange another meeting, meaning that he was still considering it and there was still a possibility of him agreeing.
"Okay, I'll arrange it."
She acted quickly and booked a private room that afternoon.
The following evening at seven o'clock, Wang Xiuqi's driver appeared at the school gate, while Lü Songyun went to Shen Xuewei's dormitory.
The two arrived at the school gate together, got into the car, and headed towards the private room they had booked at the restaurant.
Wang Xiuqi and another partner were already rubbing their hands together, waiting at the door of the private room.
Upon seeing Lü Songyun and Shen Xuewei approaching from afar, both of them brightened up and quickly went to greet them.
"Miss Chen, we've finally managed to invite you. Come, come, the dishes are all served, we're just waiting for you."
Shen Xuewei smiled politely, and the two tacitly avoided mentioning the time he had waited for her at the school gate and been rejected on the spot.
After a few drinks and pleasantries, they finally got down to business.
"Miss Shen, what do you think of this investment...?"
Shen Xuewei took a sip of red wine, slowly put down her glass, and looked at the three people beside her.
"I heard you're developing two games simultaneously. Knowing you lack manpower and funding, why did you decide to do this?"
Lü Songyun looked at Wang Xiuqi, while Wang Xiuqi looked at Ouyang Kuang.
He originally did not support doing this, but Ouyang Kuang was very stubborn and insisted on developing two models at the same time, saying that if he was not willing, he would break up with him.
He was at his wit's end. He tried to persuade him again and again, but still couldn't change his mind, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.
He calculated the company's funds and then sought financing from Wuyin Games.
According to the original plan, there should have been no problem, but unexpectedly, the game company Wuyin sabotaged the project from within, which seriously delayed the progress.
With the game facing production difficulties, they had no choice but to seek funding from other investors again.
Everyone thinks it's his fault, that he was too impatient, but actually, someone else was the one who was impatient!
He's been carrying this burden for quite a while; everyone thinks his decisions were flawed and doubts his abilities.
He had unspeakable suffering and harbored a bellyful of resentment.
Shen Xuewei is a good friend of Lü Songyun, so she can't be considered an outsider.
At this moment, he stared at Ouyang Kuang with a resentful and bitter expression, demanding that he explain himself.
He was a man of few words. The meal lasted for more than an hour, during which all three of them talked a lot, but he didn't say a word from beginning to end, like a silent bottle.
As Wang Xiuqi stared at him, Shen Xuewei and Lü Songyun also looked at him.
Facing the gazes of the three, he slowly pursed his lips, said nothing, but suddenly stood up, walked to the side, and picked up his briefcase.
He took out the laptop from inside, as if he had made up his mind, and opened it, placing it in front of Shen Xuewei.
Shen Xuewei was confused.
What does this mean?
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