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

Chapter 476 We're successful people too, shouldn't we do something more elegant?
Fang Qingye immediately guessed what he was going to do.

Sequoia Capital is also good. When they invested in Ele.me, I promised to contact them if ByteDance raised funds.

I didn't expect the other party to take the initiative to contact me.

With that in mind, Fang Qingye readily agreed: "Sure, where?"

"Mr. Fang, are you interested in golf? If you are, how about we go to Meilan Lake Golf Club for tea and play a few rounds?" Shen Nanpeng asked.

"I've never played this before," Fang Qingye said with a smile.

"No problem, let's all have fun. It's settled then. See you at the golf club tomorrow morning at 10 a.m.!"

After getting off work in the evening, Bai Ou drove back to the villa and even cooked a meal, a bowl of noodles that Nan Xinren likes to eat.

"Hmm, not bad, she's good at both social graces and domestic skills." Fang Qingye praised his wife, and then told her that Shen Nanpeng had invited him to play golf the next day.

Bai Ou had heard Fang Qingye mention Shen Nanpeng, the founder of Sequoia Capital China, but she was somewhat surprised that:

"You play golf?"

“Let’s learn. We’re successful people, we should do something more refined, right?” Fang Qingye said seriously.

"Okay, okay, go have fun. Shen Nanpeng, are you also considering investing in Sequoia China?" Bai Ou asked while chopping vegetables.

"Yes, I've talked to him about this before."

"Okay then, I won't cook tonight," Bai Ou said.

The next morning, Fang Qingye changed into a polo shirt, casual pants, and sneakers, got into her Mercedes, and Yue Kai drove straight to Meilan Lake Golf Club.

The club is located in Luodian New Town, about an hour's drive from Fang Qingye's residential area. He arrived at the club on time and received a call from Shen Nanpeng as soon as he drove through the gate.

"Chairman Fang, have you arrived?"

"We've arrived, just inside the gate."

"After parking your car, come directly to the VIP building on the west side."

"OK!" Fang Qingye agreed, and after hanging up the phone, she said to Yue Kai.

"You go back first, and you can pick me up this afternoon."

"it is good."

The car drove directly to the VIP building. As soon as we entered, a waiter approached us politely: "Are you Mr. Fang Qingye?"

"Yes."

"Mr. Shen is waiting for you in room number 6. Please follow me."

Fang Qingye followed the waiter to the door of room 6. After knocking, Fang Qingye went in and saw that not only was Shen Nanpeng sitting inside, but also two young and beautiful girls wearing white miniskirts were chatting with him.

He looks like a golf buddy.

Seeing Fang Qingye enter with his bag, Shen Nanpeng immediately stood up and shook hands with him with a smile: "Chairman Fang, you're really punctual."

"Mr. Shen, how could I dare not be punctual since you invited me?" Fang Qingye said with a smile.

"Haha, let me introduce you." Shen Nanpeng then said to the two girls, "This is Mr. Fang, the general manager of Tuofang Technology. Don't let his young age fool you, he already controls several companies."

The two girls' eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this. Wasn't this the legendary tall, rich, and handsome guy?!

However, Fang Qingye's words disappointed them somewhat.

"Mr. Shen, I have already handed over the CEO position of Tuofang Technology to my wife. I have too many things to do and can't handle it all."

"Haha, then we're all family. This girl's name is Zhang Xiaoxiao," Shen Nanpeng said, pointing to the slightly taller girl with short hair.

"Her name is Zhuang Yan." The girl next to her, slightly shorter with shoulder-length hair, was with us playing ball today.

Fang Qingye greeted him with a smile. "Zhang Xiaoxiao, why don't you accompany Chairman Fang to choose golf clubs?" Shen Nanpeng added.

"Okay, Mr. Fang, please follow me."

People like Shen Nanpeng who play golf regularly bring their own clubs, and the club also rents them out temporarily, mainly for people like Fang Qingye who come to play.

Zhang Xiaoxiao was clearly an expert and enthusiastically helped Fang Qingye choose 3 woods, 9 irons, and 1 putter.

A golf cart was rented, and the girl, Fang Qingye, got on and drove towards the golf course.

Shen Nanpeng invited Fang Qingye to play at the Nicklaus Course, a standard 18-hole course with open grass and trees, a rural landscape that is quite suitable for beginners.

Shen Nanpeng and Zhuang Yan were already waiting.

Knowing that Fang Qingye was a beginner, Zhang Xiaoxiao started by demonstrating for him and explaining in detail the uses of the clubs.

"This driver is called a Driver in English, and it is specifically used for teeing off."

The 7-iron is suitable for medium-distance shots, while the 9-iron is suitable for shorter shots.
Finally, he took out the number one rod, assumed a standard starting stance, and handed it to Fang Qingye.

Fang Qingye imitated the cat's movements, gripping the club with both hands, aiming, and swinging back to strike the ball.
The small white ball traced an arc and flew into the distance.

"Chairman Fang, not bad at all. Your skills are quite impressive," Shen Nanpeng praised.

"It's mainly because Miss Zhang taught me so well," Fang Qingye said modestly.

The girl was very happy to hear that.

Little did she know that this wasn't Fang Qingye's first time playing ball; she had come with friends before her rebirth and her skill level wasn't bad.

The two took turns playing, but Shen Nanpeng, of course, didn't forget the important matter at hand.

"Chairman Fang, I heard that your company in Yanjing, ByteDance, is about to launch a financing plan?"

"Oh? Mr. Shen, you're quite well-informed."

"Don't forget, Wang Qiong, an investment manager at SIG Asia Investment Management, one of ByteDance's investors, is an alumnus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University with me."

That's it!

After Fang Qingye swung his club and hit the ball, he looked at Shen Nanpeng and said, "That's right. ByteDance is preparing to raise 200 million yuan today."

I gave a brief explanation of the situation.

Shen Nanpeng had already heard about this from Wang Qiong, and he knew all about it, so he immediately said after Fang Qingye finished speaking:
"Chairman Fang, you promised me at the Ele.me financing meeting."

“No problem, I keep my word.” Fang Qingye replied readily, “We welcome Mr. Shen’s Sequoia China investment, but I need to consider the specific amount, as there are quite a few other institutions interested in investing.”

That means I'm not worried about not having money to send; if you send too much, I won't take it!
"Chairman Fang, could you tell me which companies are involved?" Shen Nanpeng asked curiously.

"Haina Asia, 360 Qihoo, DST Global, Alibaba, and I expect there will be more to come," Fang Qingye said frankly.

Since Sequoia China participated in this financing, Shen Nanpeng would definitely know this information; there are no secrets.

Shen Nanpeng laughed when he heard this.

"Alibaba? They failed to reach an agreement with you when they invested in Ele.me, and now they're going to invest in ByteDance."

"There's no need to discuss this; I refuse," Fang Qingye said calmly.

Before Shen Nanpeng could say anything, the two girls next to him looked surprised.

Alibaba is at its peak now, and he actually dares to refuse outright!
Shen Nanpeng didn't seem to be too surprised.

“Alibaba’s investment style, like its founder Mr. Ma, is quite assertive, which is why it’s somewhat incompatible with yours.” Shen Nanpeng paused here, then continued, “Because you are also an assertive person.”

(End of this chapter)