After rebirth, I only date bad girls

Chapter 305 Unexpected Person
For Liang Can, the prospect of being invested in by Tencent is even more valuable than the actual investment itself.

There's no way around it, Goose City is just too rich. Quantitative change leads to qualitative change. This company is a household name in China, and its reputation in the industry is legendary. Everyone knows how powerful it is.

The quarterly profit of a single mobile game like Honor of Kings is higher than the entire annual profit of the K-pop industry, which is a source of pride for South Korea.

You can imagine how rich they must be.

Because of its dominant position in the industry, almost every startup that has received investment from Goose City feels incredibly honored and achieves twice the results with half the effort in all aspects of its development.

After years of operation, Tencent has also been hailed as an investment company disguised as an internet company.

Their investment team is small, consisting of about 20 people, all of whom come from top global internet companies or venture capital firms, such as Microsoft, Google, Bertelsmann, and Morgan Stanley.

The staff all have backgrounds from top universities such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, or overseas, and report directly to Liu Chiping, the second-in-command of Goose City.

"Based on the fact that they review 200 projects a year and invest in one or two on average each year, the investment rate is only one percent."

Liang Can didn't need anyone to collect this information; he knew it all in his mind.

Today was the day that Tencent's investment team was going to meet Liang Can, and he was all ready to go early in the morning.

Ye Hanyang was also very concerned about this matter and made a special trip to ask, "Xiao Liang, are you confident?"

Liang Can's answer was quite sophisticated: "If I gain it, I'm lucky; if I lose it, it's fate. I just need to keep a calm mind. Does that mean I should be disheartened if Goose City doesn't invest in me?"

Ye Hanyang laughed heartily: "Good lad, you really have the air of a hero!"

Even if Liang Can were reborn, he couldn't have predicted the outcome.

After all, this had never happened before.

But he knew in his heart that Goose City's investments highly valued whether an investor had a certain influence in a vertical industry.

The most prominent example of a vertical industry is e-commerce.

Therefore, Liang Can has a significant advantage.

The first stop for the visiting group was Hangzhou Dianzi University. Ye Hanyang was very supportive of Liang Can and even invited the Party Secretary along.

Although the investment team wouldn't treat Liang Can differently just because the person hosting them was a high-ranking leader, they could at least show that they valued them.

The older generation's deeply ingrained ideas.

early morning
Liang Can was drinking tea and chatting in Ye Hanyang's office, waiting for the observation group to arrive.

“I’ve already sent someone to pick them up from the airport. I estimate they should arrive in about an hour,” Liang Can said to Ye Hanyang.

Ye Hanyang nodded: "The secretary is in his office. He'll come over as soon as the person arrives."

As they were talking, Liang Can's phone rang in his pocket.

It was Zheng Ting, whom he had sent to pick up the investment team.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"President Liang, I... I think I've messed up." Zheng Ting's voice was full of self-reproach, and he even had an urge to jump off a building.

Liang Can's heart tightened, but he didn't panic: "Don't apologize yet, let's talk about this."

Zheng Ting said dejectedly, "I arrived at the airport early this morning to welcome the people from Goose City. I met them, but they said they wouldn't be coming to the school or the company. They want you to meet them directly at their hotel."

"Mr. Liang, I really didn't do anything. That's what they told me after we met."

Liang Can thought to himself, "This shouldn't be happening."

It certainly wasn't because Zheng Ting offended the people who came that they wanted to give Liang Can a hard time. They didn't come to the school or the company, and instead made Liang Can go to their hotel in person.

Why is that?

Liang Can really couldn't understand it.

So he asked, "How many of them are there in total?"

"two."

"Did they accept the small gift I prepared?"

"Then I'll take it."

"Okay, I see."

After hanging up the phone, Liang Can looked at Ye Hanyang: "Teacher, the plan has changed. The investment team wants me to go directly to the hotel to meet them. The procedures we arranged before are no longer needed."

"Oh?"

Ye Hanyang, a seasoned veteran, immediately used his years of experience in the underworld to analyze the situation for Liang Can.

"Logically speaking, even if their main focus is on high efficiency, skipping red tape and getting straight to the point, it's understandable that schools don't come, but it's problematic that companies don't even bother to visit."

“Unless…” Ye Hanyang looked at Liang Can.

Liang Can nodded: "Unless they already know me quite well, there's no need for an on-site investigation."

"Then let's hurry over there and see what's going on."

Liang Can said goodbye to Ye Hanyang and took a car directly to the hotel.

Giant corporations like Tencent have partnered hotels in every major city, allowing business travelers to check in directly at the hotels, with accommodation conditions differentiated according to their job title and level.

As soon as Liang Can arrived at the hotel, he saw Zheng Ting standing by the trash can, looking nervous and uneasy, smoking heavily.

"Old Zheng," Liang Can called out as he got out of the car.

Upon seeing Liang Can appear, Zheng Ting felt reassured and jogged up to him, saying, "Junior, the two investors from Goose City have checked in. I've escorted them upstairs."

Liang Can asked, "Did they say anything else to you?"

Zheng Ting shook his head.

Liang Can walked up to the hotel reception and asked, "Is your best suite still available?"

The pretty receptionist didn't even bother to check; she just smiled and replied, "I'm sorry, sir, our presidential suite is already occupied."

Did they say when we would check out?

"Yes, it should be tomorrow."

Liang Can led Zheng Ting directly upstairs in the elevator.

Zheng Ting stood awkwardly beside Liang Can: "Junior, are they trying to intimidate you so they can get more benefits when we discuss the details?"

"I used to think so too, but not anymore." "Why?"

With his hands in his pockets, Liang Can smiled and said, "They didn't go to the school or the company, they just sent me directly to the hotel, and in such a hurry."

Liang Can glanced at Zheng Ting and raised an eyebrow: "That means there's someone even more powerful who wants to see me."

Zheng Ting was slightly taken aback, and didn't react for a moment: "Who is it?"

Seeing Liang Can smile without saying a word, Zheng Ting suddenly thought of a figure hidden in the darkness: "Damn, could it be..."

"We'll find out soon enough."

Liang Can pressed the button for the floor where the presidential suite was located.

Upon arriving at the gate, Liang Can saw that it was wide open and there were several security personnel. He stepped forward and said, "Hello, I am Liang Can. Please help me inform them."

The security personnel looked Liang Can up and down and said politely, "Okay, please follow me."

Following the security personnel into the suite, Liang Can saw a middle-aged man walking slowly on a treadmill, with the incline set to around 10 and the pace at 5.

"Xiao Liang is here."

The middle-aged man on the treadmill turned around and glanced at Liang Can: "Wait a moment."

"Ok."

Liang Can stood quietly to the side, looking around at the furnishings.

Zheng Ting, standing behind him, was completely dumbfounded, staring incredulously at the man in front of him. Even now, Zheng Ting still couldn't believe who he was seeing.

Damn it, isn't this the guy I cursed every day when I played DNF?

If the enhancement fails, then you have to add the line: "Ma Huateng, I xxxx".

"I actually met with President Ma?" Zheng Ting was completely bewildered, his face filled with disbelief.

Liang Can thought to himself, "I knew I was right."

Today I'm going to meet one of the famous "Twin Horses".

Mr. Ma slowed down the treadmill and waited until it came to a complete stop before getting off.

The secretary beside him immediately handed him a towel and a glass of warm water.

Liang Can looked at the bespectacled, well-built, and refined-looking man in front of him and bowed slightly: "Mr. Ma, I didn't expect to meet you today. It's an honor."

"Haha, this was just a coincidence. I happened to be in Hangzhou on business."

Mr. Ma sat down on the sofa, wiped his sweat, and lit a cigarette: "My subordinates reported to me that they are currently investigating a startup company. The founder is only 19 years old, but has already received tens of millions of yuan in investment from two venture capital firms."

"This makes me very curious. Since that's the case, I thought I might as well meet him."

Taking a drag of his cigarette, Mr. Ma looked at Liang Can with a faint smile: "They said they didn't tell you I was here. How did you guess?"

Liang Can smiled and said, "If I can't even guess this, I'm not qualified to take your investment."

Mr. Ma looked Liang Can up and down with great interest: "Young man, you have a lot of drive. I admire you."

Really? Then let me be your vice president at Tencent.

Dad, I don't want to work hard anymore.

"Want a cigarette?" Mr. Ma waved the cigarette in his hand.

Liang Can shook his head: "I can drink some alcohol, but I don't smoke."

Rumor has it that Mr. Ma has an excellent alcohol tolerance and a heavy smoking habit, and it seems to be true.

Mr. Ma took a drag of his cigarette and slowly said, "Xiao Liang, your Campus Diary app is developing very rapidly. In fact, when the app was launched, my investment department had already put the information on Mr. Liu's desk, and Mr. Liu also specifically mentioned you."

"I really didn't expect that our internet industry would produce such a young genius."

"Your marketing efforts over this period have impressed me greatly."

Mr. Ma smiled and said, "If Mr. Lei from Xiaomi had heard of you, he would definitely want to invest in you. After all, he is also an excellent person in marketing. You might appreciate each other."

Liang Can said modestly, "My skills are just trivial, far inferior to those of President Lei."

"Enough with the small talk, let's talk about your project."

"Ok."

For important figures, time is measured in seconds; for many, even getting a proper introduction to Mr. Ma is an impossible task.

Today, a 19-year-old boy is already able to sit down and discuss matters with this important figure.

Sitting next to Liang Can, Zheng Ting still looked completely bewildered.

'What are they saying? I can't understand a single word!'

'No, they're speaking Chinese!'

Zheng Ting didn't want to embarrass Liang Can in this situation, so he pretended to listen attentively, nodding occasionally and looking at Liang Can with wise eyes, agreeing with his statement.

Old Zheng's current appearance is just like how you pretend to understand what the teacher is saying in class.

In the time it takes to smoke two cigarettes, Liang Can succinctly finished saying everything he wanted to say.

There's no need to mention many details; these aren't things Mr. Ma wants to hear, and it would be a waste of his time to talk about them.

"not bad."

Mr. Ma stubbed out his cigarette and looked at Liang Can: "As for the follow-up, let my professional team handle things with you. The e-commerce market is vast, and adding another Campus Diary store like yours won't be a problem."

"Besides, you're not just a single e-commerce platform; you have content, social features, and you can even guide consumer behavior, which is really interesting."

"But the short video platform you mentioned..."

Liang Can interrupted Mr. Ma directly this time: "Campus Diary is just a small-scale operation. Short video platforms are my future."

"So confident?"

"If I'm not confident at 19, when will I ever be?"

Mr. Ma smiled at Liang Can and uttered two words with a smile: "Interesting."

(End of this chapter)