I changed the world.

Luo Huichun was a man in his thirties. He was dressed in a formal suit, wearing a jade crown, and his appearance was impeccable. He was in the private room, holding a teacup and taking sips from time to time.

He would occasionally glance at his phone, but otherwise, most of his attention was focused on the door of the private room next to him. Any slight movement outside the door would attract his attention.

Clearly, he was waiting for someone important.

Luo Huichun is an entrepreneur. Just a year ago, he quit his original job and co-founded a company called "Hanyun Art" with a friend. The company's main business is currently an art trading community and an art image database.

From the very beginning of their business, Luo Huichun and his partner focused their community and image collection efforts on artifacts from the so-called ancient Three Dynasties before the Great Wei Dynasty, namely An, Tang, and Chao, as well as artifacts from even older periods.

In this era of specialization, they have positioned their company as the largest community and trading platform for ancient cultural collectibles in China, as well as a professional image database in this field.

Luo Huichun made this positioning decision based on market analysis. According to his research, most domestic collectible websites target cultural relics from the Xia Dynasty onwards, especially those from the Qi, Qian, and early periods of the present dynasty, as these are the most numerous and relatively well-preserved.

In ancient times, relatively few people paid attention to this place, believing that there were business opportunities there.

However, once you actually start doing something, you'll discover many problems. In fact, since its launch, the company website has been in a lukewarm state, especially in terms of promotion, where they haven't found a good way to promote it. The key issue is that the company hasn't found a profit model yet, so it can't afford the high costs required for attracting traffic. As for financing, he's approached many investment companies, but when they hear about their projects, they generally seem uninterested.

The long-term losses and lack of prospects have recently caused him to suffer from insomnia. He has even begun to consider whether he should change direction. However, he is reluctant to give up the users he has accumulated in the community, since changing at this time would mean that all his previous efforts would be in vain.

At that moment, he received a call from an investment manager surnamed Le who claimed to be from the "Historical Relics Protection Foundation," asking if he was interested in financing.

This was like rain after a long drought. The two hit it off immediately and arranged a meeting place. Today, he came to Qinyuan Teahouse, which was their first meeting.

Not long after, footsteps were heard outside the door, followed by a waiter leading a man in a uniform into the room.

Luo Huichun quickly stood up and greeted him with a smile.

"Hello Mr. Luo, it's a pleasure to meet you. I am Le Xiaotian from the Historical Relics Protection Foundation. This is my business card."

"Hello Mr. Le, it's a pleasure to meet you. Please have a seat."

After exchanging greetings, the two men sat down again. A waiter then brewed them fresh tea and left.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the two gradually got down to business. Luo Huichun gave Le Xiaotian a detailed introduction to the company's current situation, mostly reporting good news and omitting bad news, mainly discussing the company's professionalism and competitive advantages in its field.

Of course, Le Xiaotian had already conducted research on "Hanyun Art" before her visit. What the foundation valued most was the user base already accumulated on the company's own website and its gradually maturing community management model. In addition, the company's accumulated image database could also significantly supplement the foundation's database.

After patiently listening to Luo Huichun finish speaking, Le Xiaotian spoke up. He first introduced the specific situation of the foundation, and then said directly: "Our foundation is interested in making a seed round equity investment in your company. However, before investing, we have a requirement. Please see if you can accept it."

Upon hearing this, Luo Huichun sat up straight, feeling a little nervous. His biggest worry was having to sign something like a performance-based agreement, which would greatly increase the founding team's operational risks. However, circumstances were beyond their control; if the investors really demanded it, the founding team would find it difficult to refuse. He took a deep breath: "Please go ahead."

"As I mentioned before, our foundation is a public welfare foundation. Our vision is to research and protect the memories of the early days of human civilization. To this end, the foundation has established a dedicated database to conduct research on cultural relics and organize data."

"At the same time, we will also invest in commercial and non-commercial projects related to early human artifacts. Such investments have a certain public welfare nature, so we are different from general purely commercial investment companies."