I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 336 "Do you want to invest in Ele.me as a company, or in Fang Qingye as a person?"

Ele.me's financing in Nanxin has come to an end. The three investors have invested a total of 150 million yuan, plus Shi Guangrong's personal investment of 100 million yuan, bringing the total to 250 million yuan. Fang Qingye plans to raise a total of 500-600 million yuan, which is still far from enough.

Of course, you can invest some more in your own Tuofang company, but this time it's not advisable to invest too much; one or two hundred million will suffice.

We're still short 2 to 3 million.

In the morning, Fang Qingye sat in the nursery office, pondering this matter.

Avoid investment banks in Shanghai for now. Find a reputable company, preferably one you are familiar with.

He suddenly thought of Qiao Yongfeng of Bangcheng International Trade Group in Huijing and wondered if he was interested.

You can ask.

Fang Qingye took out her phone, accessed her contacts, and called Qiao Yongfeng, but was quickly transferred to the secretary's desk.

It seems the other party is busy.

Fang Qingye didn't pay any attention and turned on her computer to look at the email from Zhang Yimin in Yanjing.

He has now resigned as CEO of 99fang, and ByteDance has been established and is currently recruiting recent graduates from various universities in Beijing.

Historically, due to limited start-up capital, Zhang Yimin's company was born in a residential house in the Jinqiu Jiayuan community on Zhichun Road. However, in this life, with an investment of over 1000 million yuan from Fang Qingye and others, the conditions are much better. They rented an office in Zhongguancun Software Park and began their path to becoming a god.

For ByteDance, Zhang Yimin's entrepreneurial journey started almost smoothly, with the only problem being copyright.

ByteDance's first flagship product, Toutiao, has run into this trouble.

Toutiao does not produce content; it merely acts as a content aggregator.

This content is copyrighted.

In the early stages of his business, Zhang Yimin never considered the issue of copyright.

This led to a major crisis for ByteDance, completely disrupting Zhang Yimin's plans. The fundraising schedule was disrupted, and Zhang Yimin and his executives had to split up and go around seeking help from various sources to quell the crisis.

However, by then Toutiao had grown significantly, and most lawsuits ended in settlements, with Toutiao and the other party signing cooperation agreements.

Therefore, Fang Qingye didn't want to remind Zhang Yimin for the time being, lest he have concerns at the beginning and become hesitant. As the chairman, she only needed to grasp the right balance herself.

Everything else is perfect.

Fang Qingye felt that she didn't need to worry about ByteDance at all, just like she didn't need to worry about Dajiang, but Ele.me was different.

Why.
Just then, his phone rang. It was Qiao Yongfeng calling back: "President Fang, I was in a meeting just now. Is there something you need?"

"There's an investment opportunity that I'm not sure if you'd be interested in," Fang Qingye asked bluntly.

"Oh, you said?"

Fang Qingye briefly explained the situation of Ele.me, and finally said, "President Qiao, if you are interested, I will send their financing report to your email address."

"Okay, let me take a look." Qiao Yongfeng readily agreed.

Fang Qingye then forwarded the email from Ele.me to Qiao Yongfeng.

Huijing Zifeng Tower.

This is a newly completed landmark building in Huijing, located in the Gulou Central Business District. It is the world's first super skyscraper entirely invested and constructed by China, with a total of 89 floors above ground.

The building's ground floor houses a shopping mall and fitness center, while the upper floors feature a hotel, restaurants with panoramic views, and the Greenland MOUNT Club. The central area comprises high-end office space.

Bangcheng International Trade Company is located in the office area on the 38th floor. They only moved in at the beginning of this year. Qiao Yongfeng was sitting in his spacious office, looking at the email sent by Fang Qingye.

After lighting a cigarette and thinking for a while, he forwarded the message to Yang Qiuyan, the company's vice president in charge of business, adding a note: "Come to my office later."

Half an hour later, the sound of high heels clicked outside the door, and a middle-aged woman in an office lady uniform knocked and came in. "Sit down."

Qiao Yongfeng greeted them, stubbed out his cigarette and put it in the ashtray, then sat down on the sofa.

"Finished reading? Share your thoughts."

Yang Qiuyan habitually smoothed her short hair and looked at the other person: "President Qiao, let me ask you first, do you want to invest in Ele.me as a company, or do you want to invest in Fang Qingye as a person?"

"Both aspects are present."

“Alright then. I’ve also seen some information about Ele.me online. It’s the fastest-growing food delivery company in the last two years,” Yang Yanqiu immediately shared her opinion.

“A few days ago, Huijing also opened a branch of Ele.me. I tried ordering takeout, and the delivery speed was pretty good.”

Qiao Yongfeng remained silent, listening carefully to his deputy's words.

"The food delivery industry is also an emerging industry. Given the increasingly fast pace of life, I think this industry has a bright future. It is worth investing in now that it is still a blue ocean market."

“Yes, you and I have the same thoughts.” Qiao Yongfeng nodded.

"Regarding Fang Qingye, President Qiao, I feel that you have attached great importance to him ever since you met him. You even personally went to discuss the business in Jinghai last year and made a special trip to Nanxin to see him," Yang Yanqiu asked.

"Oh, this?" Qiao Yongfeng smiled and said, "He owns a seedling and flower company that grows orchids, so I bought one. Isn't it growing well?"

After Qiao Yongfeng finished speaking, he pointed to Chunlan, which was placed next to the coffee table.

Yang Yanqiu didn't look at the pot of spring orchids, but looked at Qiao Yongfeng: "President Qiao, who exactly is this Fang Qingye? Is he worth all this trouble, even telling him the secret of our company's purchase of 10 tons of cotton from Brazil, so that he can make a fortune in the cotton futures market?"

“Hey, Yanqiu, you’re wrong about that,” Qiao Yongfeng corrected. “I did tell him about buying cotton, but by then they had already sold off their cotton reserves, so my message didn’t have much effect.”

"That's not important, what's important is the attitude! Mr. Qiao, can you tell me who Fang Qingye really is? Whose third-generation relative is he in Beijing?"

"Don't ask about that, Yanqiu. Since you think Ele.me is a worthwhile company to invest in, I'll give Fang Qingye a reply," Qiao Yongfeng said.

"Alright then, I'll head over there if there's nothing else." Yang Yanqiu said, standing up and returning to her office.

Sitting behind her boss's chair, Yang Yanqiu looked at the pile of documents on her desk and suddenly lost interest in working.

She is the executive vice president of Bangcheng International Trade Group, second only to Qiao Yongfeng in the group, and she also owns 15% of the shares in the entire Bangcheng Group.

She also graduated from Southeast University and was Qiao Yongfeng's classmate. They both studied economics and trade, and the two had a good relationship and often discussed their studies together. After graduation, Qiao Yongfeng was assigned to the provincial foreign trade bureau, while she went to work for a state-owned enterprise in her hometown.

When Qiao Yongfeng resigned to start his own company and approached her hoping to work with him, she resigned without hesitation because she liked him.

She liked him in college.

That was in the late 1980s, when society was far less open than it is now. Her feelings for Qiao Yongfeng were buried deep in her heart. Moreover, she was about to graduate and be assigned a job, which separated many couples, and she kept her feelings buried deep in her heart.

Qiao Yongfeng stayed in Huijing, while she returned to her hometown of Suzhou.

A few years after graduation, Qiao Yongfeng suddenly approached her, hoping to start a company together. She immediately agreed, secretly pleased that she could finally confess her feelings to him. However, to her surprise, Qiao Yongfeng already had a girl who was prettier and younger than her.

She was a current student at Southeast University, my junior from elementary school, named Tian Qian.

This love had to be hidden in their hearts, and they each got married, had children, and started their own families.

She poured this affection into the business she co-founded with Qiao Yongfeng, dedicating herself entirely to Bangcheng International.

Qiao Yongfeng also trusted her a lot. He often flew between several cities and sometimes went abroad to do other things that had nothing to do with the company. He left all the company's affairs to Yang Yanqiu.

However, he kept it a closely guarded secret from the so-called circle of privileged children in Beijing, the second and third generations, and generally didn't tell her about it easily.

Take Fang Qingye for example.

(End of this chapter)