Rebirth: Starting with Capturing the Goddess Mentor

Chapter 218 Visiting Mihoyo

After dropping Ruan Yusang off at her workplace, Chen Yan drove directly onto the highway.

After a quick bowl of noodles at a service area, the S400 sped off towards Shanghai at 120 km/h.

At 3:30 p.m., the Mercedes-Benz stopped at the Lantian Innovation Plaza in the JD District of Shanghai.

After getting off the bus, Chen Yan went straight to Room 1105, 11th Floor, Building 1, Lantian Entrepreneurship Plaza—the location of Mihoyo Company.

Inside office 1105, sunlight streamed through the glass curtain wall of the office building, reflecting a bustling scene.

Chen Yan stood in front of the glass door of room 1105 and knocked on it.

The receptionist came over, scanned her face, and the glass sliding door opened automatically.

As Chen Yan walked in, he was greeted by a slightly crowded but vibrant office environment.

A rough estimate suggests there are about 100 employees in the office area. The young employees are focused on typing on their keyboards, and the sounds of discussion and keyboard clicks are intertwined.

The receptionist looked at Chen Yan and politely asked, "Hello, may I ask who you are?"

Chen Yan handed over a business card and said bluntly, "My name is Chen Yan. I'd like to meet with your General Manager Cai to discuss investment matters..."

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At that moment, in the conference room next to the office area, three young people sat around a table, seemingly having a heated discussion.

"Dong dong dong."

There was a knock on the conference room door.

"Please come in."

After receiving permission from the boss, the receptionist entered and said, "Mr. Cai, a Mr. Chen Yan is here to see you. He says he wants to invest in our company."

Upon hearing this, the three young people in the conference room were all taken aback.

"invest?"

What the hell?

We haven't released any information to the public that we need financing.
The three young people had a brief discussion and decided to pause their previous conversation and go outside to meet the investor named Chen Yan.

Chen Yan was sitting on the sofa in the lounge area next to the front desk, with his legs crossed, drinking cold mineral water, when he suddenly saw three young people walking in his direction.

Wait, could these three be the founders of Mihoyo?

As Chen Yan was thinking this, the three people had already walked up to him.

One of the young men, with a slender face and a determined and enthusiastic look in his eyes, was the first to extend his hand and say, "Hello, are you Mr. Chen Yan?"

His tone clearly carried a hint of uncertainty, as if he was surprised by the contradiction between Chen Yan's age and his identity as a VC (venture capitalist).

A VC around twenty years old is very rare worldwide.

"Hello, my name is Chen Yan. I apologize for visiting, but I'd like to have a chat with you all. I assume you are the founders of miHoYo, Mr. Cai Hao, Mr. Liu Wei, and Mr. Luo Yuhao?"

Chen Yan smiled and shook hands with each of them.

A hint of surprise flashed in Cai Hao's eyes, then he smiled and said, "That's right, that's us. How did Mr. Chen know we were here? And how did he know our names?" Chen Yan indicated his purpose: "I've been following the game industry for a long time, and I've also been following your company's work. I admire your creativity and potential. I'm here today to express my intention to cooperate. I'm personally willing to invest 5000 million in Mihoyo!"

After saying that, Chen Yan put on a mysterious smile.

Haha, how about it, you three young people, are you excited? Tremble!

5000 million! I bet you're all stunned after hearing this astonishing number, right?
Historically, Mihoyo received a 100 million yuan angel investment in its early days, which is the only external investment in Mihoyo's history.

Since then, this anime-style game company has not accepted any other external financing and has achieved explosive growth by relying on its own funds.

The 100 million yuan angel investment at the time represented a 15% stake in Mihoyo.

This investment yielded a return of over 2 times, and Song Tao's 15% stake was worth 2000 billion yuan when Mihoyo was valued at 300 billion yuan.

So, as soon as he had the money, Chen Yan rushed here and immediately bid 5000 million to invest in Mihoyo.

Seeing the three people's astonished expressions, Chen Yan became even more determined in his decision. So, he put on a "high and mighty" demeanor and calmly said:

"You don't need to get excited or nervous. I only want 15% of your shares, and I can guarantee that I will never interfere with any of your company's decisions."

Upon hearing this, the employees who were still focused on their work couldn't help but cast curious glances at him. Cai Haoyu, Liu Wei, and Luo Yuhao exchanged a look, their faces showing polite but distant smiles.

Cai Hao invited Chen Yan to sit down on a chair nearby and said, "We are very grateful for Mr. Chen's appreciation. 5000 million is indeed a considerable sum for us. However, at present, Mihoyo would like to develop at its own pace. We have had our own plans since the beginning of our business and do not want to disrupt our original direction due to the injection of external funds."

Haha, young people are indeed ambitious; no wonder they can build a company with a market value of 2000 billion.

After a moment's thought, Chen Yan continued his persuasion: "President Cai, 5000 million can not only solve the funding problems you may face at this stage, but also help you expand your business more quickly and increase your R&D investment. With this funding, your company's future development potential will be limitless."

Liu Wei shook his head and said sincerely, "Mr. Chen, we understand your thoughts. But we value the team's autonomy and the purity of game creation even more. Although it's tough now, we believe that with our own efforts, we can also forge a path that belongs to Mihoyo."

Luo Yuhao added, "Yes, Mr. Chen. We've been making games together since our student days, and we've come this far. We have our own principles for Mihoyo and don't want it to be capitalized too early."

Chen Yan felt that the three of them were just making excuses. After all, how many young people in their twenties could resist the temptation of 50 million?

So he lowered his demands: "How about this, I'll compromise, 5000 million for 10% of your shares, that's the lowest I can go."

Upon hearing this, Cai Haoyu suddenly chuckled softly: "Mr. Chen, thank you for your kindness. To tell you the truth, the revenue of our newly launched 'Honkai Impact 2' in January this year has exceeded 20 million RMB in the first quarter. It is expected that the total revenue of this game this year will exceed 100 million RMB. We currently have enough money in our account to continue operating."

"???"

Three big question marks appeared on Chen Yan's forehead.

Holy crap! Mihoyo has only been around for two years and it's already making this much money?
Good grief, so it turns out you weren't unwilling to negotiate, but simply didn't care about the 5000 million!

No wonder he's a graduate of a top-tier university; even his rejections are so formal. Why didn't he just say the price was too low and he was too lazy to negotiate?!

Chen Yan silently grumbled to himself.

However, he quickly adjusted his mindset and put on a calm smile again: "In that case, I respect everyone's decision. If there are any opportunities for cooperation in the future, I hope we can talk again."

Cai Haoyu extended his hand and shook hands with Chen Yan: "Definitely, definitely, and thank you for your understanding and recognition, Mr. Chen."

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