Chapter 33. It Can’t Be That Elementary Schooler Su Qingyan, Right?
Ma Tengyun felt that today’s meeting had finally arrived at the conversation he’d been hoping for.
He wished it would last until the auction ended!
Then they could continue over drinks.
Ma Tengyun’s calm and composed demeanor struck Ma Xiaoyun and Joseph Tsai as extraordinary.
Ma Tengyun had been a broke kid begging for investments, desperate to scrape together even a million.
If someone had offered him a measly 3,000–5,000 monthly salary,
He would’ve been over the moon.
Ma Tengyun acted like a six-figure annual salary was nothing.
He didn’t even blink!
Had exposed him to a whole new world.
Was Mr. Mo really just a “stock god” on the surface?
There had to be far more to him.
“Mr. Mo, the treatment you’re giving Tengyun is too generous!”
“Tencent doesn’t even have a clear revenue model yet.”
Alibaba had secured investments because its B2B model already had proven precedents.
In Europe and America, business-to-business e-commerce had achieved staggering success.
Ma Tengyun knew this.
If he had a solid monetization plan…
Securing funding would’ve been much easier.
The fact that Mr. Mo had invested in him at all was a miracle.
But the insane compensation?
That made Ma Tengyun eternally grateful.
“Tencent isn’t like Teacher Ma, who foresaw a clear path to profitability.”
“Teacher Ma’s vision is razor-sharp.”
“He didn’t just copy the traditional Western B2B model.”
“Instead, he targeted small and medium enterprises.”
“When I first met Tengyun…”
“He had zero idea how to monetize.”
“But… I like taking risks.”
“I believe he’ll turn Tencent into something extraordinary.”
“A wise man spends gold to buy a horse’s bones.”
“Tengyun is my thoroughbred.”
“I’m certain he’ll be among the future internet giants.”
Ma Xiaoyun probed carefully:
“Mr. Mo, do you already have a monetization plan for Tencent?”
He was convinced Li Mo must have one.
He could only see the proven e-commerce models from abroad.
He couldn’t even begin to guess how to profit from that.
“No, I just believe in Tengyun.”
“Giving him 100K a month and equity—I don’t think that’s a mistake.”
Ma Tengyun secretly gloated again.
Another perfect response.
Today was all about rubbing his success in Ma Xiaoyun’s face.
This 100K monthly salary wasn’t just talk.
“Mr. Mo, you must have a plan to make money.”
“Tencent will turn a profit.”
Ma Xiaoyun pressed further.
“No, the path reveals itself step by step.”
“Maybe it’ll happen someday.”
Neither Ma Xiaoyun nor Joseph Tsai bought them.
Anyone who believed that…
Was a complete idiot.
Arrival at the Auction
Shenzhen University wasn’t far from the auction site.
By the time they finished chatting…
Ma Tengyun had already parked the Rolls-Royce.
Tonight, he’d summon the other four Tigers of Tencent.
They’d all flaunt their salaries together.
“We’re here, Mr. Ma. This is today’s auction venue.”
Li Mo spotted Yin Qiang waiting at the entrance.
Security officers stood guard on both sides.
Beside Yin Qiang were Xu Desheng and Wang Yanbin…
Along with their wives and kids.
“Teacher Ma, those are my classmates.”
“I’ll introduce you later.”
Yin Qiang’s group grew impatient.
“Where the hell is Li Mo? Did he bail? This guy’s gotten too full of himself!”
Wang Yanbin suddenly pointed.
“Wait—is that him? Rolls-Royce!”
“You think post-divorce Li Mo can afford a Rolls? No more sugar mommy—dream on.”
“No… wait, that does look like him.”
Yin Qiang rubbed his eyes.
Was he hallucinating?
The man laughing and walking toward them was Li Mo.
They all hurried over.
“Li Mo, is this your boss? Nice company!”
Yin Qiang assumed Li Mo had landed a cushy job.
He mistook Ma Xiaoyun for the boss—
After all, he was the oldest,
And though unremarkable in appearance…
He radiated confidence.
Screamed big-shot executive.
Ma Xiaoyun quickly corrected him.
“You flatter me, young man. Mr. Mo is the real boss—an investor.”
“He made tens of millions in the stock market overnight. I couldn’t afford to hire him.”
Ma Xiaoyun was polite.
Networking was his forte.
Even “small people” were worth befriending.
This guy wore a land bureau uniform—
A useful connection to have.
Such was the power of working in the system.
The dorm crew stood stunned.
If not for the Rolls-Royce right behind them…
They’d have thought Li Mo hired actors to mess with them.
Li Mo chuckled at their reactions.
He knew exactly what they were thinking.
“Yin Qiang, let me introduce everyone.”
“This is Teacher Ma, CEO of Alibaba. The company’s valued at around 30 million.”
“This is Joseph Tsai, a Yale graduate who just secured a seven-figure investment.”
Though they knew Li Mo was hyping them up…
Ma Xiaoyun and Joseph couldn’t help but feel smug.
“This is Ma Tengyun, CEO of an internet startup I just invested in.”
“And this is Yin Qiang, working in the land bureau.”
“This is Xu Desheng, and this is Wang Yanbin.”
“A-Bin’s high school grades… weren’t ideal.”
“But he turned things around through hard work.”
Had followed him since college.
Even after graduation, it wouldn’t die.
“And these are our brothers’ wives.”
Yin Qiang suddenly remembered.
“Wait—where’s the girlfriend you promised?”
He studied Su Qingyan closely.
That elementary schooler from years ago.
“This… can’t be that kid Su Qingyan, right?”
“Li Mo, didn’t you divorce the campus belle Su Qingyan?”