Chapter 29. How About I Invest in Teacher Ma?
Ma Tengyun took his work very seriously.
When it came to pretending to be a girl online…
He was more than willing.
This was for the sake of work!
No matter what, he had a duty to fulfill!
He glanced at his username.
It didn’t seem feminine enough.
The Internet Café King was about to log into Legend (a popular MMORPG).
He found QQ useful, but not that engaging.
He only really used it to chat with gaming buddies.
Over time, he started feeling…
QQ wasn’t all that essential.
So recently, he hadn’t been logging in much.
At the café, his first move was still to boot up Legend.
Just as he was about to log off…
A friend request popped up.
He assumed it was a gaming buddy.
The profile had a pink avatar—clearly a girl.
And the greeting message read:
“Are you an MM or GG?”
The Internet Café King wasn’t exactly confident around girls in real life.
Where everything was hidden…
He felt a surge of boldness.
Edgy Cold Prince: “I’m a GG. Are you an MM?”
Lonely Girl: “Hehe, I’m an MM~”
Lonely Girl: “Your username is so deep…”
They started chatting.
The Internet Café King messaged his Legend teammates:
“Brothers, something came up today—I’m skipping the guild battle.”
“My lifelong happiness might be waiting for me on QQ!”
As the conversation flowed…
He felt his bond with Lonely Girl growing deeper.
Their topics became increasingly personal.
What’s so great about this trashy Legend anyway?
Compared to a sweet girl on QQ who actually gets me?
It’s all meaningless.
They chatted until dawn.
Only then did he reluctantly say goodbye, promising to talk again soon.
With dreams of his online sweetheart…
The Internet Café King ordered a cup of instant noodles…
And drifted off to sleep.
This wasn’t just happening in one café.
The same story was playing out.
The afternoon was quiet.
Then, Ma Tengyun brought news—
Ma Xiaoyun had arrived.
Li Mo, who had been planning to buy a Rolls-Royce, immediately prepared to welcome him.
Li Mo met the older man for the first time at the entrance of Qingyan Investments.
Ma Tengyun made introductions with enthusiasm:
“Mr. Mo, this is Ma Xiaoyun, CEO of Alibaba.”
“And this is Alibaba’s CFO, Joseph Tsai.”
“Teacher Ma, this is the legendary stock god and investor, Li Mo.”
“He prefers to be called ‘Mr. Mo’!”
Ma Xiaoyun was warm and lively:
“The famous stock god—your reputation has reached Hangzhou so loudly it’s making my ears ring!”
“Every venture capitalist is talking about how you turned over a million into thirty million!”
“If you’ve got any secrets, mind sharing them with me?”
He said it jokingly, but…
He knew Li Mo’s success wasn’t just luck.
Wasn’t something you could simply learn.
If only I had that kind of talent…
I wouldn’t have to beg for investments.
I’d just leverage stocks and never worry about cash flow again.
Li Mo smiled modestly.
Of course, neither Ma Xiaoyun nor Joseph Tsai bought that.
The stock market wasn’t a playground.
Making 10x returns on luck alone?
That was pure fantasy.
Li Mo turned the conversation:
“Teacher Ma’s reputation is soaring too.”
“Even with Nasdaq’s volatility…”
“And investors are tightening their cash flow…”
“You still secured a $5 million investment from Goldman Sachs.”
“That’s a much stronger start than Xiao Ma had.”
“The industry calls this the ‘Internet Winter’…”
“But you’re still winning over investors.”
“That speaks volumes about your strategy.”
“Giving up a six-figure salary in Hong Kong to join you?”
“That’s proof of how visionary Teacher Ma’s plans are.”
“The future is limitless.”
“Pulling off such a deal…”
“You’re ahead of every CFO in the game.”
Every word landed perfectly.
Ma Xiaoyun and Joseph Tsai were secretly thrilled.
They’d heard empty flattery before…
But Li Mo’s praise hit where it mattered.
It was like drinking fine wine—
Their faces flushed with satisfaction.
Ma Tengyun was just as smug inside.
Someone like Joseph Tsai only makes six figures a year.
I’m already at seven figures—thanks to Mr. Mo’s trust!
He almost bragged right then and there.
And I’ve got equity too!
Mr. Mo always says—stay calm, no matter what.
Working with him means thinking big.
Ma Xiaoyun laughed heartily and shook Li Mo’s hand.
“Mr. Mo, you flatter me too much!”
“I just got lucky. Back at Yale, I met Ms. Lin.”
“After graduation, I worked at Investor AB in Hong Kong.”
“She became an investment manager at Goldman Sachs.”
“That’s how I got the $5 million investment—by offering some equity.”
Li Mo probed carefully:
“Mind sharing how much equity you still hold?”
Ma Xiaoyun didn’t give exact numbers but said firmly:
“I retain enough control, and there’s still room for more investment.”
“Mr. Mo, what industries is your investment firm eyeing next?”
“Teacher Ma, I don’t have many hobbies.”
“But I love the internet—grew up in cyber cafés.”
“I’m especially interested in internet companies.”
“And mobile tech—more users are going online through phones.”
“So it’s half internet anyway.”
“Right now, I’m very interested in Alibaba.”
“So how about I invest in you?”