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Chapter 116 Seemingly a Tribulations

I had originally planned to go shopping in Hong Kong with Fan Bingbing, but it ultimately fell through.

After drinking more than half a jin of liquor, Li Mu didn't even take a shower after being sent home by Xiao Mi. He lay down on the bed to catch his breath and rest for a while, but when he opened his eyes again, it was already past 3 a.m.

After relieving some bladder pressure, I did it again, and it was already early Saturday morning.

Feeling slightly unwell from the night before, he quickly went into the bathroom.

After everything was finished, it was already 8:30.

While Li Mu was downstairs having breakfast, Fan Bing called: "Brother Li, are you awake?"

"I'm awake and having breakfast. What about you?"

"I just woke up—I don't have much of an appetite."

"Have something to eat, you won't be able to think clearly if you don't eat. Shall I come pick you up in a bit?"

"————Okay. See you in a bit."

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"Um."

Soon, at 9:30, Li Mu had already driven the car to the guesthouse.

Fan Taobing was already waiting at the door. Upon seeing the Audi, she got into the car with practiced ease, leaving a pleasant fragrance.

"You're wearing perfume again?"

"Yeah, you have to be a little more mindful of the occasion—but is my outfit alright? Is it a bit too casual?"

As she spoke, Li Mu turned his head to look at her wide-legged trousers and high heels, paired with a silk short-sleeved top, and couldn't help but say, "Isn't this a bit too formal? Look at me—"

Today he was wearing ordinary dress pants, casual leather shoes, and a very ordinary shirt.

"So, Brother Li, you need to buy some clothes."

The big star shrugged: "These trousers haven't been ironed in ages, have they? The creases are all gone, and the shirt doesn't look very well-fitting—even though you're a man, you can't be this careless."

"Okay."

Li Mu didn't object. He had bought these casual trousers before his internship, and they hadn't been ironed since.

Compared to others, I am indeed a bit too casual.

"But that's probably the confidence of rich people like you, Brother Li. You have money in your hands, so you don't need to show off your wealth through your clothes—hey, that's pretty high level of sophistication."

Then, she changed the subject: "Brother Li, I just did some calculations—I currently have two projects, plus the salary from this script, which should barely cover the $200,000 threshold. But if it's more than that, I'll probably have to resort to gigs."

"Are you planning to invest right away?"

"No, I was just looking into it today. I just wanted to tell you that I don't have much money—I don't know if they'll even want it."

"That's alright, we can work together later. Besides, whether they invest or not is still up in the air. Today we're just here to get information, not to show them our bank card limits. Fan Ye, we're the ones in charge; they're begging us to come."

Li Mu's tone was incredibly relaxed.

But----

"To be honest, although our current share price is $0.64, our company has ample cash flow. The cash on each share is more than $2."

At the private equity support meeting, when Li Mu heard Ding Lei, who was standing at the front of the meeting room, say these words, he immediately overturned his thoughts from the car.

Sorry for being so hasty.

At this moment, inside the NetEase headquarters on Keyun Road, there were about ten people in the conference room, including Ding Lei who was speaking on stage and Li Mu.

One of them was someone Li Mu knew, or rather, someone Chu Jiwei introduced to him.

The middle-aged man was named Duan Yongping, the CEO of BBK Electronics.

The game "Little Tyrant" that Li Mu played as a child was made by that company.

A genuine billionaire.

The process of this private equity meeting was actually very simple.

It started promptly at 10 o'clock.

In a conference room at NetEase's headquarters, it was more like a "meeting" than an explanation session.

There was no need for any formalities. Ding Lei, who had been exchanging pleasantries with others, saw that it was almost time and went straight to the podium to start the briefing using a slide projector.

And the "two dollars" that he just mentioned actually set the tone for the entire briefing.

NetEase has a strong cash flow.

Just as Wei Ge said, with the support of the SMS business, they have a steady stream of cash flow.

But what's lacking now is market confidence.

They are currently actively working on resuming trading, but whether Nasdaq will approve the application is one thing, and whether shareholders will still have confidence in their stock after trading resumes is another.

Therefore, what Ding Lei needs is very simple: once the resumption of trading is approved, he needs accounts with large cash flow to purchase NetEase shares.

In fact, Li Mu found this situation quite strange. In his opinion, since NetEase has such a strong cash flow, why can't it buy its own stock?

He didn't understand some things, and indeed he didn't understand the stock market.

But it's okay, he can keep these doubts to himself and ask Brother Wei later.

Time passed second by second, all within Ding Lei's voice.

Finally, a briefing session that lasted for more than an hour ended a little after 11 a.m.

But Ding Lei didn't leave immediately. Instead, he returned to the table in the conference room and gestured that everyone could ask him any questions they had.

At this moment, Chu Jiwei spoke up: "President Ding, I'd like to know NetEase's business plan starting from the first quarter of next year. You know, we're here today because we trust your abilities, but from an investment perspective, we'd prefer you to provide a clear direction and plan."

Upon hearing him say that, Li Mu turned and glanced at Brother Wei.

He always felt that Wei Ge and Ding Lei were putting on a show together.

Or perhaps they said it on purpose.

Because Ding Lei didn't go into detail about the company's future development during the briefing. He focused more on explaining why NetEase's financial report had problems and the remedial measures. He also gave several examples of resumption of trading, trying to prove to everyone that this suspension was not a "big deal" on Nasdaq.

After Chu Jiwei spoke, Ding Lei looked in their direction.

Look at Chu Jiwei, and look at Fan Bing sitting next to him.

There was no other way; she was the only woman in the room, and a big star at that. She was wearing light makeup and sitting there, a beautiful woman amidst a sea of ​​green.

It's impossible for it not to be attractive.

But after looking away, he immediately nodded and said, "I divide the company's current plan into three main parts. The first is to build upon the existing content, community, and..."

The company's traditional portal business focuses on communications and e-commerce, and in November, it will launch a paid email service to meet more diverse needs. This email service will be enterprise-grade, offering greater storage capacity and more service ports.

Secondly, we will continue to enhance the value of Mobile Dream Network services and launch more wireless value-added services. The current plan is to negotiate with China Mobile to embed entertainment services. The most crucial aspect is to build a text messaging community where people can find friends and online acquaintances through text messaging, expand their social circle, and provide suppliers with a variety of value-added paid services, such as daily news recommendations and weather forecasts, making the functionality of mobile phones more diversified.

Thirdly, we will be entering the online gaming industry. We are currently developing a real-time massively multiplayer online game.

Upon hearing this, Duan Yongping, the CEO of BBK Electronics, whose eyes lit up instantly.

"Brother Hai, it's been a long time."

After the meeting ended and the business atmosphere dissipated, Ding Lei, having broken away from the crowd, walked over and smiled, extending his hand to Wang Hai.

It's clear that the two are quite familiar with each other.

"yes."

Wang Hai smiled and nodded, while Ding Lei then looked at Chu Jiwei:

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"Brother Wei, when did you get back?"

"I came back early on Friday so as not to delay your business."

After Chu Jiwei finished answering, Ding Lei nodded vigorously to express his gratitude.

In fact, from a public standpoint, he really didn't need to do this. After all, when it comes to the size of NetEase, there aren't many people among those who came today who are "richer" than him.

But in the end, we all met when we were both nobody, so our relationship is always a little closer.

Moreover, Ding Lei is currently counting on these people to offer him help in his time of need.

"Let me introduce you. This is Li Mu, or Xiao Li. He's the reporter who covered 9/11. Most of the news photos around the world today are actually from the scenes he took. We went to New York together to look for investment opportunities, and when the disaster struck, he was the first to rush there."

"Oh?"

Ding Lei's face instantly showed a look of surprise.

Li Mu smiled and extended his hand: "Mr. Ding, hello, I am Li Mu, you can just call me Xiao Li."

"Hello, hello. Are you a reporter?"

"Yes, I'm currently a full-time reporter for the Southern Metropolis Daily. But don't worry, I'm just following along with Brother Hai and Brother Wei today. I also do some investing myself. I'm here to learn, not to report or conduct interviews."

Li Mu knew his concerns, so he gave him a direct guarantee.

"ha."

Ding Lei smiled and breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Fan Bing beside him.

"I don't need to introduce her much, right? Bingbing came with Xiao Li; they're good friends. She's also very interested in investment."

Seemingly to avoid any trouble, Wang Hai added an extra word when introducing Fan Taobing.

Ding Lei was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and extended his hand with a smile: "Hello, Ms. Fan."

"Mr. Ding, you can just call me Bingbing. I'm here with Li Mu today to broaden my horizons."

,"I see."

After exchanging introductions and pleasantries, Ding Lei didn't chat with the others for long because Duan Yongping was still waiting for him.

After exchanging a few pleasantries about "let's get together sometime," he headed straight for Duan Yongping.

"Shall we go?"

With Chu Jiwei's words, this private equity support meeting from NetEase has come to a complete end.

"I've booked a restaurant, Xiao Li. You and Bingbing come with us in the car."

"it is good."

Li Mu responded, and everyone got into their respective cars.

As soon as the car started, Fan Bing asked, "Brother Li, are you interested?"

"Ugh————"

Li Mu thought for a moment, then asked in return, "What about you?"

"I----"

As the car started, Fan Bing looked at Wang Hai's Mercedes in front of her and was momentarily speechless.

Because she didn't have an answer in her heart either.

But just then, she heard Li Mu say, "The overall trend is so volatile that it's indeed hard to see clearly."

She was stunned.

He then nodded subconsciously: "Yes, it seems like a calamity, but I'm afraid it might be a trap."

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