Fu Bo stared at Jiang Ran with his eyes shining brightly, full of endless anticipation.
He counted on his fingers: "Building a tree house costs five million. If we build one a day, that's seventy-five million in half a month!"
"Why are we still looking for investment? Wouldn't it be nice if we could be our own financial backers?"
Jiang Ran immediately applauded him.
"It's amazing!" she exclaimed. "You can actually figure this out."
Fu Bo bowed and said modestly: "It's nothing, it doesn't count..."
"Luckily you studied law. Otherwise, if you went to work in finance at your brother's company, it would have gone bankrupt within three years, wouldn't it?"
Fu Bo: “…”
He was silent for a moment: "Is it that serious?"
"Why not?"
Jiang Ran poured himself a cup of tea to calm his temper, otherwise he would have been pissed off by Fu Bo right then and there. "First question, how did you come up with the idea of building a tree house in a day? Design, coordination, construction—which one doesn't take time? What? Are you trying to cheat people and make some dirty money? I don't know if you're trying to build connections or just to incite hatred."
"Five million a day, seventy-five million in half a month. Are you thinking with your head or your ass? Money is hard to make, shit is hard to eat. Don't you understand this simple truth?"
Fu Bo: “…”
He muttered quietly, "I never made any money."
Jiang Ran clapped his hands and said, "I see."
Fu Bo was so embarrassed by Jiang Ran's criticism that he lowered his furry head and even half of his ears were red.
But he still didn't give up on this plan completely, as he felt it was still somewhat feasible.
Fu Bo thought for a long time, and said as he thought: "If half a month is not enough, then let's extend the battle line."
"Since the current situation is worse than before, we don't have to start the second round of competition as originally planned. At worst... at worst, we can wait for half a year."
"Building fifteen tree houses in six months and earning 75 million in start-up capital isn't too much, right?"
"My little master, could you please stop joking with me?"
Jiang Ran was overwhelmed. He leaned forward subconsciously and spoke quickly, "So what if we make this much money? What can we do with it? Do you really think 75 million is enough to support such a big show?"
"Isn't that enough?" Fu Bo opened his eyes wide.
"Let alone anything else, the contestant salaries alone are far from enough." Jiang Ran held his forehead helplessly, afraid that he would faint from Fu Bo's anger the next moment. "A contestant's salary for participating in a single episode is one million federal coins. A hundred contestants add up to one hundred million! And that doesn't even include the ten million bonus for the champion! Do you really think 'Back to Earth' is some crappy little show? You can't even do the simplest math?"
Fu Bo froze and didn't speak for a long time, as if he was shocked by what Jiang Ran said.
Jiang Ran thought that he had finally listened to his words, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He leaned back on the sofa and slowly sipped the fragrant hot tea.
"Wait," Fu Bo said, "You mean... every player gets a salary of one million?"
Jiang Ran hadn't even swallowed the tea in his mouth when he nearly spit it out. He quickly wiped it with a tissue and asked in shock, "You don't know? Isn't your salary this much?"
Fu Bo said bewilderedly: "I..."
Jiang Ran speculated and asked, "Could it be that yours is a little less... 500,000?"
Fu Bo glanced at her resentfully, and Jiang Ran immediately understood what he meant. He consoled her by saying, "It's nothing if it's only 200,000. After all, you haven't even graduated yet, and you're not famous. It's normal for your salary to be a little lower."
Fu Bo fell completely silent.
Jiang Ran put down the teacup and took the initiative to pour him a cup of fragrant hot tea.
Then he patted his shoulder and comforted him: "Life is difficult, so just take it as a chance to broaden your horizons."
Fu Bo was unhappy and gloomy.
After a long moment, he said, "I don't get paid for participating in the show."
Jiang Ran was silent for a moment. "I'm sorry, now I know why you had that idea. Do you think all the contestants are volunteers?"
"That's not what I thought!" Fu Bo was so angry that he jumped up and down. "It was my brother who told me that participating in this program is to broaden my horizons, not to make money! It's good enough that I don't have to pay!"
"What a good brother he is!" Jiang Ran couldn't help but sigh.
"I have two theories now," Jiang Ran said. "The first is that your brother embezzled your one million yuan salary and gave it to you as pocket money. The second is that you were forced into the program thanks to your brother's connections, and didn't go through the normal recruitment process, so you don't get paid."
"Which guess do you think is more reliable? Choose one yourself."
Fu Bo was silent for a moment, then stomped his feet in indignation.
"How could my brother secretly hide my salary? It's so abominable!"
Jiang Ran: “…”
It's totally unexpected.
No matter how you look at it, the second guess is more reliable.
The idea of raising start-up funds for the program by building a tree house is very unrealistic, but it is still possible to find suitable new sponsors through this channel.
Jiang Ran did it without hesitation and contacted Ailon on the same day.
Ailon did not refuse at all and immediately introduced those wealthy friends who had made requests to Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran searched the Star Internet for information about these people, but as expected, he could find almost no reliable information.
There is no way to prepare in advance, so I can only take it one step at a time.
In the next few days, Jiang Ran made appointments with people one by one and started the first step of building a tree house: discussing the design plan based on the needs.
However, to her surprise, these wealthy people seemed to have made an appointment in advance, and all the docking work was delegated to specific people. Not even one person did it personally. They were not as dedicated and caring as Aaron at the beginning.
But if you think about it carefully, it is easy to understand.
These wealthy businessmen were all in the same circle, and they must have heard the news they should have heard long ago. Not all of them were afraid of Jiang Wenxue, but no one was willing to offend her for no reason.
Therefore, we handle business impartially, pay money and receive goods at the same time. This is the best cooperative relationship. After the relationship ends, everything is clean without any connection.
In this case, it is obviously impossible to find investment through this channel.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ran packed up his things and said goodbye to the tree house construction team on site. He got on the hovercraft and turned back to Fu's house.
If the plan fails, you should inform your teammates as soon as possible and discuss the next steps together.
However, as soon as he entered the house, Fu Bo came running towards him with a cheerful look on his face.
He was waving a list in his hand: "Jiang Ran! Look what I got!"
"What?"
"Here's a list of entrepreneurs who have partnered with my brother's company this quarter! And the time and location of their upcoming meetings!" Fu Bo said excitedly, "We can use this as a backup plan and take this opportunity to get closer to them! See if there's any chance of getting them some investment!"
Jiang Ran took the list from him and said, "I'm afraid this is no longer a backup plan."
Fu Bo paused: "What do you mean?"
"The original plan has failed," Jiang Ran asked, glancing at the list. "Won't it affect your brother if we go there this way? He's already made it clear that he doesn't want to participate."
"It's okay!" Fu Bo waved his hand and said, "This was given to me by Brother Xi. He said that as long as we don't use my brother's name to do anything, it's fine."
"That's good," Jiang Ran nodded. "Let's study this list together. We should be fully prepared before taking action."
Action speaks louder than words, so the two ran to the study and started working on the list and various materials together.
The first person listed on the densely packed list was called Xu Yang, and he was also the first one the two analyzed.
Jiang Ran pointed at the age column with a pen. "He's only 24 years old this year, and he's backed by a company built by the Xu family. Who knows if he has any real talent? This won't do."
Fu Bo nodded in agreement and echoed, "Indeed, he's only three years older than me, and he looks even worse than me. Let's look at something else."
The candidates who came later seemed much more reliable. They were all mature and stable, successful in their careers, and were doing well in their industries.
Jiang Ran and Fu Bo made a new list based on various conditions, sorting the candidates from most suitable to least suitable, and decided to ask... and negotiate with people in this order starting tomorrow.
The two were very enthusiastic about fundraising and acted very efficiently. However, within three days, they were rejected by all the well-known entrepreneurs on the list.
They rushed back to Fu's house in the heavy rain, took a shower and changed clothes shivering, and then they gathered back in the study with helplessness.
The list was almost filled with dense black lines, except for the name at the bottom which was still relatively clear. That was Xu Yang, who had been disliked by the two of them a few days ago.
Jiang Ran carefully circled the name "Xu Yang" with a pen.
She said solemnly, "I've re-read Xu Yang's profile. Although he comes from the prestigious Xu family, he built this company from scratch, so his abilities should be quite good."
Fu Bo nodded and said, "That's right, that's right."
Jiang Ran looked at the information again.
She seemed to have suddenly realized something and slapped her thigh. "Besides, he's twenty-four years old, which is exactly the same age as ours. It seems like he's destined to be with us!"
Fu Bo: “…” Weren’t you the one who looked down on his young age before?
Jiang Ran said excitedly: "Let's contact him quickly!"
"Wait!" Fu Bo stopped her. "This is already our last chance. Shouldn't we be more cautious? At least think of a plan to persuade him before taking action?"
"That makes sense." Jiang Ran nodded affirmatively, then asked, "Do you have any ideas?"
Fu Bo's eyes rolled left and right.
He thought for a moment, then raised his head and asked tentatively, "Honey trap?"
Jiang Ran: “…”
Fu Bo was extremely excited. The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was a good idea. "I think this method is very feasible! Look, even though you've... well, transformed yourself, you were still somewhat famous before. If you let your hair down and... put away that sarcastic expression, you'd still be very beautiful! A top-notch beauty!"
Jiang Ran sneered: "Why did you hesitate when you mentioned transformation just now?"
Fu Bo: “…This is not important.”
Jiang Ran: "This is very important."
Fu Bo begged for mercy for a long time before he finally let the matter go.
Then Fu Bo brought up the topic again and asked, "What do you think of the honey trap?"
Jiang Ran crossed his arms and said, "Sure."
Fu Bo's eyes lit up: "Really?!"
"Of course, it's a road after all, so what's the harm in giving it a try?"
Fu Bo was so happy that he danced and howled, "Ahhh, that's great! If this works, we will definitely remember your great kindness!"
Jiang Ran reached out his hand to stop him: "Hey, wait a minute, don't thank me so quickly."
Fu Bo showed a confused expression.
Jiang Ran smiled meaningfully. "We're already in the interstellar age. Don't be so rigid about gender. How about you take the lead?"
Fu Bo: “……?”
Jiang Ran patted his shoulder and said, "I just happened to learn about federal law these past two days. It seems that same-sex marriage laws have been passed throughout the country for hundreds of years. Don't worry, you won't be discriminated against."
Fu Bo: “…”
Jiang Ran pinched his chin and continued, "Then it's settled! After all, you're an excellent player worth five million!"
Fu Bo: “…”
Fu Bo was almost dumbfounded.
He should have known that Jiang Ran would not be so easy to talk to.
Fu Bo begged for mercy humbly: "Look, you've fattened up my five million twice, and now it's only worth five hundred thousand! This is definitely not okay!"
Jiang Ran looked at him in disbelief: "Do you really think you are worth half a million?"
Fu Bo: “…”
Defamation of character, report to the police :)
The author has something to say:
100,000 words! My hero has finally stepped out of the supporting role column!
After this wave of investment is completed, the next volume will be launched. The next one is the polar ice sheet.
【Small Theater】
Fu Bo: My salary for the show is one million, my salary for the tree house is five million, and the championship prize is ten million... So, you are still a rich woman?
Jiang Ran: No, no, I basically paid it all to that black-hearted company.
Fu Bo: Oh, that scared me.
Jiang Ran: But it’s dozens of times more than your small treasury, so there should still be some.
Fu Bo: ...
Who is the rich second generation? :)
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