For Yue Dongyi, someone hailed as an investment prodigy, the encounter would have been slightly intimidating had it been Red Mountain’s boss, but with this guy who had just recently hopped over to Red Mountain, it was a different story.
And regardless of whether it was Yue or Cheng Zhu, both clearly understood, "This guy just got to Red Mountain not long ago; he definitely wants to make a big impact this year!"
Youu Tea was unquestionably an excellent choice!
Otherwise, according to his investment style, he actually preferred to participate in the first round of fundraising, getting involved from the start, rather than joining Youu Tea’s second round like he was doing now.
Therefore, Yue Dongyi started with a joke, "Wang, don’t you usually just like the first round of fundraising? How come I remember you just spoke about this to the media not too long ago?"
Wang Zeng didn’t bite, chuckling instead, "It’s not just me who values Youu Tea; actually, many of us at Red Mountain have been paying attention to Youu Tea for a long time. Today, I’m just acting as a representative, haha!"
The bald man let out a hearty laugh, while Yue Dongyi offered a faint smile from the sidelines.
After everyone was seated in the conference room, Shen Minglang seemed visibly tense.
In contrast, the cool and elegant Shen Qingning, although participating in this kind of event for the first time, appeared calm and composed, maintaining the poise befitting a lady of affluence.
Cheng Zhu hadn’t seen Ningning in quite a while.
Today, Shen Qingning was dressed more formally, wearing a women’s suit with a silk shirt underneath, accented at the collar with a few pearls.
Both she and Chen Jieyu were well-suited to career-oriented attire, yet they exhibited different kinds of beauty when dressed in such clothes.
This was due to their distinct temperaments.
And, of course, body shapes.
The counselor’s charm lay in her astonishingly proportioned hips, while Shen Qingning’s was in her model-worthy long legs.
Most interestingly, Ningning had included a pair of glasses in her ensemble for the day.
Not gold-rimmed but rather rimless glasses.
Wearing these glasses, the cool aura about her intensified, creating a substantial sense of distance between her and others.
"It’s clear that Ningning dressed with care today, her outfit meticulously coordinated, her makeup fully done, her hair specially curled," thought Cheng Zhu.
He had his hunches about the specific reasons.
And today’s temporary protagonist was none other than Cheng Zhu, the founder of Youu Tea.
Facing two titans of the capital investment world, the young man came across as relaxed, smiling as he said, "As per the rules of the trade, gotta put together a PPT when drumming up investment."
Once Cheng Zhu opened the PPT, he began to speak logically and methodically.
He started by discussing the current status of Youu Tea, essentially telling everyone how awesome Youu Tea was and that they should hurry up and invest!
After trumpeting its achievements, he moved on to the future, metaphorically termed as "drawing the pie."
During this, Cheng Zhu purposefully brought up the current state of the food delivery platforms.
These few sentences were intended specifically for Yue Dongyi and Wang Zeng.
Both investment giants thought to themselves, "Just as we thought!"
This kid had a sharp eye; he seemed to have set his sights on food delivery well before many in the capital markets, showing early interest!
Could it be that while everyone else was still focused on group purchasing, he had been paying attention and preparing his contingency plans all along?
Yue Dongyi also reflected, "It seems my initial thoughts were right; this kid’s willingness to engage with Red Mountain wasn’t solely due to its renown and strength!"
"He valued the additional perks! He saw right through it!"
For the nth time, he thought to himself, "This lad is like me!"
No, this lad is better than me!
The old manipulator asked himself, at Cheng Zhu’s age, he couldn’t have achieved such a level.
What made his scalp tingle was that he came from no ordinary background; his forebears were brilliant, but Cheng Zhu truly hailed from an average family!
Yue Dongyi, now older, had started to realize that his achievements were inextricably linked to his background.
Whether it was the initial capital, the scope of vision, or the level of education... all of these were influenced by it.
"In this age, it is extremely hard for those from humble origins to become distinguished!" Yue Dongyi’s gaze darkened.
Moreover, even in ancient times, those from humble origins didn’t refer to the poor or ordinary folk but to families of lower stature among the gentry; only now has it come to broadly refer to families in financial hardship.
Thus, the notion of the noble offspring of a humble family didn’t really consider ordinary people from the start!
Yue and Wang Zeng thus kept listening to Cheng Zhu’s elaboration, feeling more and more that this young man was speaking from a completely different level and perspective.
"Actually, the whole domestic milk tea industry has a very promising future, and I believe it will exceed everyone’s current expectations," Cheng Zhu said.
"On one hand, this is related to the explosive growth of the food delivery industry."
"On the other hand, it’s about the upgrade in the spending power of young people."
"Of course, the change in demand is even more important."
"Let me give you an example."
"Today, there are definitely more people working in offices than before, with the number increasing each year."
"The same goes for those engaged in intellectual labor."
"The main job direction for young people in the future is really just to work, to labor..."
"In society, to toil like ’beasts of burden,’" he said solemnly.
The words weren’t exactly pleasant to hear.
However, those seated were, in fact, the capital!
And what Cheng Zhu said next would feel even more piercing to the average person, but it was an undeniable reality.
"In this world, when ’beasts’ are tired, they know to rest, but when ’beasts of burden’ are tired, they treat themselves to a cup of coffee or milk tea."
(ps: Two-in-one, originally over 7000 words, some parts have been condensed, seeking monthly tickets.)