The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 191 Xie Zhiyao: It's over, they're all coming for me.

Xie Zhiyao advised her roommates and Yao Wei not to rush to check out the Bawangchaji tea shop at Yanjingmao, but she still came the next day.

Of course, he didn't come here for milk tea; he came with a "heavy responsibility" entrusted to him by Yang Deyuan.

As expected, when I passed by the BaWangChaJi store, there was already a long queue that seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see.

A girl in a blue shop assistant uniform is handing out number tags to customers in line and registering the types and quantities of milk tea they want to buy.

To prevent scalping, each person is limited to a maximum of four cups.

Xie Zhiyao looked around at the store entrance for a while, just as he was about to call Yang Muye, Xu Hongdou, wearing a pink store clerk uniform, came out carrying four cups of milk tea.

Upon seeing the "Milk Tea Fairy" appear, the long queue at the entrance immediately stirred up a commotion, with many people taking out their phones and cameras to take pictures.

Xie Zhiyao didn't realize at first that Xu Hongdou was coming for him, until she walked straight towards him, at which point he couldn't help but feel nervous.

"Xie Zhiyao, right? Here, this is the milk tea Yang Muye ordered. Please pass it on to him."

Xu Hongdou handed over the milk tea.

Xie Zhiyao, snapping out of her daze, quickly reached out and took it, her mind still completely blank.

He was confident that he had seen many beautiful girls, but his brain went blank the moment he saw Xu Hongdou.

Before she could figure out how to strike up a conversation, Xu Hongdou said the shop was too busy and turned to leave.

Xie Zhiyao stared blankly at Xu Hongdou's departing figure, a strange melancholy rising in his heart for some unknown reason.

The thought that only someone like Yang Muye was qualified to date a girl like Xu Hongdou made Xie Zhiyao feel increasingly depressed.

As soon as Xu Hongdou returned to the shop, Chen Nanxing immediately came over and asked who the boy at the door who had asked Xu Hongdou to deliver milk tea was.

He's actually quite handsome.

"Yang Muye ordered milk tea, and his friend came to pick it up."

Xu Hongdou replied calmly.

Chen Nanxing nodded with a look of sudden realization.

It turns out the owner ordered the milk tea himself; no wonder there was no need to queue.

However, seeing the way the boy left, Chen Nanxing inexplicably thought of the ending scene of the movie "A Chinese Odyssey".

The Sunset Warrior and his girlfriend embraced and kissed on the city wall, while the Monkey King, now transformed back into Supreme Treasure, carried his golden cudgel and walked forlornly into the endless yellow sand.

Xu Hongdou placed the two cups of freshly made milk tea on the counter and urged Chen Nanxing, "Stop daydreaming and take the milk tea upstairs!"

Fairfield by Marriott, Executive Suite 8007.

Dressed in a suit and tie, with a slicked-back hairstyle typical of successful men, Ma Qiushan was vividly recounting to Yang Muye how he had fought a four-day negotiation with Tencent, ultimately succeeding in raising the exclusive distribution price of "Happy Farm" to ten million.

"Ding dong!"

Just as the story was getting interesting, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Ma Qiushan pointed to the door and asked curiously, "Is it the investor representative you mentioned who's here?"

Seeing Yang Muye nod, Ma Qiushan immediately perked up, tidied his clothes and hair in front of the mirror, and then went to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, both the person inside and the person outside froze.

When Xie Zhiyao saw Ma Qiushan dressed in a suit and tie, he thought he had entered the wrong room.

When Ma Qiushan saw Xie Zhiyao dressed casually and carrying four cups of milk tea, he initially thought she was a food delivery person.

Xie Zhiyao stepped back and glanced at the house number.

"Excuse me, is Yang Muye staying in this room?"

"Yes, he ordered milk tea, right? Just give it to me."

Ma Qiushan took the milk tea, went back into the room, and prepared to close the door.

Seeing that Xie Zhiyao was still standing at the door and refused to leave, Ma Qiushan was wondering whether he should give her a tip.

At this moment, Xie Zhiyao's voice rang out again.

"I am Makino's friend."

what?
Ma Qiushan, who was still struggling with how much to tip, was stunned.

After regaining his senses, Ma Qiushan quickly stepped aside and invited Xie Zhiyao into the room.

The milk tea was also returned to Xie Zhiyao.

"Excuse me, I thought you were here to deliver food."

Xie Zhiyao glanced down at his clothes.

Xie Zhiyao had initially considered dressing more formally, since he was entrusted by Yang Deyuan to discuss a 20 million yuan investment deal with Yang Muyi.

Last night, Yang Deyuan learned from Xie Zhiyao that Yang Muye refused to accept his investment because he was worried about working for his younger brother for nothing in the future. He was angry, but he calmed down.

Yang Muye's concerns are not without merit; most parents would find it difficult to treat their two sons equally.

Yang Deyuan knew very well that his current inclination to hand over the family property to Yang Muye was subjectively due to his guilt towards Yang Muye after the divorce, but objectively it was also because of the large age gap between his two sons. Yang Muye was already an adult, while his younger son was only three years old.

It's hard to say whether I'll change my mind when my youngest son grows up.

From this perspective, it's quite normal for Yang Muyi to be on guard.

However, none of this changed Yang Deyuan's determination to invest in Yang Muye.

It's just that my mindset has changed.

It's no longer a father helping and supporting his son's business venture, but a normal business investment.

Now Yang Muyi has no reason to refuse, right?

This matter required a middleman, and after much thought, Yang Deyuan felt that Xie Zhiyao was the most suitable.

On the one hand, I studied investment in college, so it's a relevant major.

On the other hand, he and Yang Muye were childhood friends and had a very close relationship.

And so, Xie Zhiyao transformed into Yang Deyuan's investor representative.

Yang Deyuan's only requirement for Xie Zhiyao was to spend all 20 million.

They not only demanded that Yang Muye accept the investment, but also gave him whatever he asked for.

Xie Zhiyao felt that he was probably the worst-performing investment representative.

Naturally, Xie Zhiyao wouldn't put on airs in front of Yang Muye.

Wearing a suit and dressing up like an adult to show off in front of Yang Muye, isn't that just stupid?

So it's no wonder that Machushan had a misunderstanding.

Although Xie Zhiyao wasn't there to deliver food, his eagerness to offer money was even more humble.

After Xie Zhiyao entered, Ma Qiushan closed the door.

The two walked into the living room together.

Yang Muye distributed a cup of milk tea that Xie Zhiyao had brought to everyone before introducing Xie Zhiyao's other identity to Ma Qiushan.

Upon learning that Xie Zhiyao was the investor representative, Ma Qiushan was stunned once again.

Yang Muye briefly explained the whole story to Ma Qiushan.

To outsiders, this matter is not complicated at all. It's simply that the son needed funds to start his business, and the father took out 20 million yuan of his own money to support him.

However, the choice of which project to invest the money in is very important. Yang Muyi first introduced the projects that Shanye Technology had on hand to Xie Zhiyao.

The once wildly popular cow and sheep game has, while not completely dead, certainly not many people are still playing it anymore.

The series of farm-themed games derived from "Happy Farm" are able to operate for a long time and are currently the company's main source of revenue.

Next, Shanye Technology plans to develop an online game called "Werewolf". This time, it will no longer be a small-scale game, but will require a large investment.

The advantage of this project is its bright prospects. The Werewolf board game is already quite well-known in China, which lays a good foundation of players for its transformation into an online game.

The downside is that Shanye Technology is not short of money right now. The 20 million yuan investment in the "Werewolf" online game project is just icing on the cake, and the return will not be very high.

However, the situation is exactly the opposite for another project by Shanye Technology, Zuoyebang.

The future of online homework tutoring and online classes is not bright; even Yang Muye himself said that they are feeling their way across the river.

First, build up the brand and reputation online, and then enter the stationery market offline.

Investing in this project carries high risk and a long timeframe, but naturally, the returns will also be higher.

Hearing this, Xie Zhiyao had already formed a general judgment about the two projects.

The online game "Werewolf" is Shanye Technology's next core project, receiving preferential treatment and showing little interest in securing funding.

Zuoyebang was essentially a freebie offered with a phone top-up. It's a bit of a tangent for a game company to develop educational products, so they basically left the project to its own devices.

Xie Zhiyao felt that if he invested 20 million yuan in the Zuoyebang project, Yang Muye would definitely welcome it, but Yang Deyuan might not be so happy.

After a moment of contemplation, Xie Zhiyao finally made his decision.

Could you tell me about your other projects?

Yang Muye was alright, but Ma Qiushan's face showed obvious disappointment.

“You know the situation with the BaWangChaJi chain milk tea shop project. They’ve already accepted my mother’s investment, but my father’s investment is off the table,” Yang Muye added.

Xie Zhiyao couldn't agree more.

Anyone with eyes can see that Yang Deyuan's investment of 20 million yuan to support Yang Muye's entrepreneurship is a way of competing with Gao Yunyue.

Letting these two invest in the same project again would only cause more trouble.

"I've briefly discussed the Cainiao Station Express Supermarket project with you before. It has broad prospects, but the profit margin is very thin. My idea is to sell it to online shopping websites like Taobao after it reaches a certain scale. This should happen around the time I graduate."

From the tone of his voice during the introduction, it was clear that Yang Muye was open to Yang Deyuan's investment in the Cainiao Station project.

Xie Zhiyao was also somewhat tempted after hearing this and decided to put Cainiao Station on the shortlist first.

"Then there's Starry Sea MCN company, which you should be more familiar with. Currently, the company has signed internet celebrities including Old Boys, Plastic Brothers, Sisters Who Make Waves, and the recently discovered Loser Boys. Old Boys is planning to shoot a micro-movie, while Plastic Brothers and Loser Boys are preparing to shoot a web series about college students."

Investment is welcome in both short films and web series, but returns are not guaranteed.

Furthermore, if you invest in the short film about Old Boys, you can also receive a certain share of the investment in the theatrical film about Old Boys later.

Of course, it's just an investment; don't even think about intervening in the production process.

Xie Zhiyao himself wasn't particularly optimistic about this project.

The film and television industry is a deep and murky place. Even wealthy coal mine owners can be ripped off, let alone a complete novice like myself.

Xie Zhiyao still intends to put this project on the shortlist.

The reason is simple: Xie Zhiyao felt that Yang Deyuan was likely interested in investing in movies.

Whether or not I can make money is secondary; the main thing is to gain face.

Yang Deyuan insisted on investing in Yang Muye just to save face in front of his ex-wife, didn't he?
Xie Zhiyao even suspected that this movie was a trap set by Yang Muye specifically for Yang Deyuan, just waiting for Yang Deyuan to jump into it himself.

However, this kind of thing is like Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai—one is willing to hit and the other is willing to be hit, so Xie Zhiyao, as an outsider, can't say anything.

Anyway, with two projects to choose from now on, Cainiao Station and Old Boys Movies, Xie Zhiyao can already give Yang Deyuan a satisfactory answer.

"Oh, right, there's another project that you and my father might both be interested in."

besides?

Xie Zhiyao was shocked not only by the number of entrepreneurial projects Yang Muye had, but also by Yang Muye's attitude when he mentioned this project.

Very enthusiastic and proactive.

Xie Zhiyao even felt Yang Muye's respect for him as an investor representative for the first time.

But Xie Zhiyao wasn't stupid either.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Could it be that I misunderstood Yang Muyi all along? Was the movie "Old Boy" not a trap set for Yang Deyuan, but this project is?

Xie Zhiyao immediately became extremely vigilant and cautiously asked, "What project?"

Yang Muye picked up the milk tea and took a sip slowly.

"A homestay project."

Under Xie Zhiyao's questioning gaze, Yang Muyi explained in detail the origin of Youfeng Courtyard, how to turn the courtyard into a popular online project, and how it would eventually be implemented in other cities.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Ma Qiushan immediately commented that the project was excellent.

If a windswept courtyard were built in another city, I would definitely be willing to stay there for a while in my spare time.

This is not flattery.

Maqiushan truly enjoys this slow-paced lifestyle of living abroad.

In the past, people had time but no money; now they have money but no time. But that doesn't stop them from longing for Mount Machu.

Compared to the poetry and distant places of Maqiu Mountain, Xie Zhiyao's considerations were more practical.

"Assuming your plan to create a popular homestay is successful, in which city do you plan to launch the second 'Windy Courtyard'?"

Yang Muye glanced at Xie Zhiyao.

Isn't that a rhetorical question you already know the answer to?
Xie Zhiyao blurted out:

Dali?

"Dali!"

The tone was one of uncertainty, and the other of absolute certainty.

Compared to Ma Qiushan, an outsider, Yang Muyi and Xie Zhiyao were very familiar with all aspects of their hometown, Dali.
Although it is one of the stops on the most popular tourist route in Yunnan Province, "Kunming-Dali-Lijiang", Dali now serves more as a transit point.

In terms of both popularity and tourism development, it cannot compare to its neighbor, Lijiang.

Yang Muyi's decision to open his first guesthouse, Youfeng Xiaoyuan, in Dali was both unexpected and reasonable.

After a brief moment of surprise, Xie Zhiyao immediately asked again:

"Ancient City or Shuanglang?"

These are the two best places in Dali to run a guesthouse right now, especially Shuanglang.

Xie Zhiyao had a classmate in high school who was close to Xie Zhiyao and whose family lived in Shuanglang. Xie Zhiyao even visited the classmate's home once during the summer vacation.

Shuanglang has gained some fame and some seaside inns have been built, but there aren't many tourists. Overall, it's still a peaceful fishing village.

Although the ancient city has a better commercial atmosphere, if Xie Zhiyao had to choose, he would definitely choose Shuanglang.

Yang Muye's answer completely surprised Xie Zhiyao.

"I plan to build a small courtyard in Yunmiao Village."

(End of this chapter)