Indeed, after Celestial Beauty became a hit, Li Lingui received call after call from people wanting to invest in Celestial Beauty Company, each offer more enticing than the last.
For instance, the current caller was none other than the investment titan, technology mogul Yu Jun, who owned numerous industries.
"You’re looking to invest in the company too? Honestly, I can’t make the decision. Stop calling me." After listening to the introduction, Li Lingui replied bluntly, ready to hang up the phone.
"President Li, listen to me. I only want a small stake, just 1%. I’m offering 5 billion, and I promise not to interfere with the company’s development. Please consider it carefully," Yu Jun hurriedly said, seeing that Li Lingui was about to hang up.
"Five billion? 1%?" Hearing this offer, Li Lingui was a bit unsettled.
When had he ever seen so much money? He had never imagined that Celestial Beauty Company could be worth this much.
If that’s the case, wouldn’t the company’s valuation be surely over 500 billion?
But thinking about it, he realized it made sense—selling 70 billion in just one day. Even if that’s the production for ten days, doesn’t that mean over 200 billion a month at least?
That’s over 2 trillion in sales for a year? This was simply a gargantuan entity; how could its valuation be low?
Understanding this, Li Lingui was relieved.
Moreover, Li Lingui knew very well that all of this was thanks to Ye Feng, so he would do whatever Ye Feng instructed.
Thus, he made up his mind.
On the other side, Yu Jun, seeing Li Lingui hesitate, felt a surge of joy, thinking there was hope.
But just then, Li Lingui spoke: "Sorry, I really can’t make the decision. Apologies."
"What?" Hearing this response, Yu Jun was dumbfounded and hurriedly persuaded: "President Li, this is already a very generous offer. What are you still hesitating about? You won’t find this kind of offer anywhere else."
"Doo doo doo..." However, before he could finish speaking, the call was abruptly hung up.
After hanging up, Li Lingui continued to receive calls from one big shot after another.
This even included two giants, Jack Ma and Patriarch Ma.
And their offers were the most generous.
Jack Ma offered 20 billion for just 2% of the equity and would provide maximum traffic resources on e-commerce platforms, allowing Celestial Beauty’s products to quickly sell worldwide.
Patriarch Ma’s offer was similarly appealing, providing 25 billion for just 2% of the equity and offering technological and traffic support, granting Celestial Beauty many traffic entry points.
Additionally, on the e-commerce platforms on which he held equity, they would offer distribution channel resources, showing both sincerity and an incredibly gracious attitude.
Indeed, to ordinary people, they might be untouchable super tycoons.
But they clearly understood that in the presence of Ye Feng, they were nothing, so when investing in Ye Feng’s company, they took a fawning posture with absolutely generous conditions.
Hearing their offers, Li Lingui couldn’t stay calm and called Ye Feng immediately.
"Hello! What’s up?" Seeing it was Li Lingui again, Ye Feng, who was eating, answered curiously.
"Brother, many people want to invest in us, and Jack Ma and Patriarch Ma’s offers are the most generous. Do you want to hear about them?" came Li Lingui’s excited voice over the phone.
"Then go ahead," Ye Feng chuckled. He didn’t lack money and wouldn’t accept investments, but he didn’t stop Li Lingui.
With Ye Feng’s consent, Li Lingui responded, "Here’s the deal: Jack Ma is investing 20 billion for 2% equity, and will give maximum traffic support on his e-commerce platforms."
"Patriarch Ma’s offer is even more tempting, offering 25 billion for 2% equity, and across his numerous products, providing many traffic portal positions and maximum channel resources on e-commerce platforms where he holds shares."
After speaking, Li Lingui excitedly awaited Ye Feng’s response.
In Li Lingui’s view, these two were real giants, and their products were top-tier. If they could obtain these, they’d truly be successful.
After listening to Li Lingui, Ye Feng was silent.
If it were ordinary investments, Ye Feng wouldn’t even consider it.
However, these two were sincerely investing, making Ye Feng slightly tempted.
Ye Feng wasn’t moved by their money or conditions; what truly moved him were their resources, and they weren’t asking for much equity.
Indeed, if they could leverage their resources to eliminate counterfeits, it would be incredibly powerful.
So, Ye Feng made up his mind, preparing to have a discussion with them.
Thus, Ye Feng indicated, "Here’s what you can do: agree to the investment but change the conditions a bit."
"Have Jack Ma and Patriarch Ma each invest 10 billion for 1% equity each, and say we have only one additional requirement besides the previous ones."
"That is for Jack Ma to eliminate all counterfeit Celestial Beauty Nourishing Facial Water from his platforms. Apart from our official flagship store, any other shop found selling the product should be directly banned."
"Meanwhile, Patriarch Ma, besides his previous conditions, should strictly combat counterfeit information related to Celestial Beauty products on all social networks, ensuring that no social merchant or social group is allowed to sell Celestial Beauty products. If they agree to these, then we can allow them to invest."
If they truly did as Ye Feng said, the blow against counterfeits would undoubtedly be fatal.
Additionally, this would also hit scalpers hard, causing those who markup Celestial Beauty Nourishing Facial Water to lose money big time.
"Alright! I’ll convey your intentions right away." Hearing Ye Feng’s words, Li Lingui secretly gave a thumbs up, agreeing excitedly.
He thought he had thought things through enough, thoroughly enough.
But after hearing Ye Feng’s words, he realized he was still too young and that Ye Feng was more considerate, protecting Celestial Beauty’s interests to the maximum extent.
Now, counterfeits and scalpers could only sell offline, greatly increasing the risk of selling fakes and acting as a scalper.
Indeed, the online world and reality are two different concepts; the likelihood of getting caught or reported in real life is much higher.
Moreover, deceiving people in real life is more difficult and unlike the internet, where fake screenshots and information can easily fool many people.
Most importantly, if anyone really did these things in reality, Ye Feng would let them know Ye Feng was a terrifying presence not to be trifled with.
Not to mention the selling part, even those manufacturing counterfeits. As long as there were signs of it, Ye Feng would capture them at the first opportunity.
One must know that Ye Feng not only had an extremely formidable network but was also a high-ranking member of the Divine Dragon Guard, capable of mobilizing many resources. Solving such counterfeit cases was merely a minor issue.