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After finishing their hotpot meal, Yu Le had his driver take Liu Qianqian back to the film set to continue filming.

He got into another car and returned to the capital.

The production team is now stable, so Yu Le no longer needs to keep an eye on things.

.......

Beijing.

Zhongguancun, Yingu Building.

The black Maybach came to a smooth stop in front of the office building.

Yu Le pushed open the car door and got out.

Wang Meng and Zhao Qiang followed behind, one on the left and one on the right.

The capital city in June was already quite hot and humid.

Yu Le was wearing a simple white shirt and holding his signature thermos.

He looked up at the unremarkable office building.

Who could have imagined that a few years later, a tech giant valued at hundreds of billions would emerge from here?

Step into the elevator and press the floor button.

The front desk doesn't even have a proper logo.

Several people who looked like programmers were hurrying around with their laptops in their arms.

Yu Le walked to the front desk.

"Find Mr. Lei."

The receptionist was taken aback.

She looked at the man with an extremely strong presence in front of her and felt that he looked somewhat familiar.

"You are...Mr. Yu?" The young girl covered her mouth.

Yu Le, the "Nation's Father-in-Law," has a face that's more effective than many A-list celebrities these days.

"President Lei is in a meeting inside. Please wait a moment while I go inform him." The young woman jogged along in her high heels.

Less than half a minute.

A man wearing a faded white T-shirt and jeans strode out.

Her hair was a little messy.

My eye bags are very heavy.

But his eyes revealed a fervent drive.

Lei Jun.

At this time, Lei Jun had just stepped down as CEO of Kingsoft. He and a few of his old subordinates were huddled in this small office, drinking millet porridge, preparing to pull off a big heist.

"Mr. Yu!"

Lei Jun stretched out his hands and gripped Yu Le's hands tightly.

"What a rare guest!"

Lei Jun has a very strong Hubei accent.

"What wind blew you, a big shot in the entertainment industry, to our Zhongguancun area?"

Yu Le withdrew his hand, unscrewed the thermos, and took a sip of goji berry water.

"East Wind".

Yu Le looked at Lei Jun.

"I heard that Mr. Lei has been cooking millet porridge lately, so I've come to ask for a bowl."

Lei Jun was stunned for a moment.

His plans to make mobile phones are currently in a highly confidential stage.

Apart from a few core partners, the outside world had no idea what he was up to.

How did Yu Le find out?

Lei Jun put away his polite smile and gestured for them to proceed.

"Mr. Yu, let's talk in my office."

The office is very basic.

A folding table and a few office chairs.

On the table were several Nokia and Motorola phones, disassembled into pieces.

Lei Jun personally poured Yu Le a glass of water.

"Mr. Yu, let's not beat around the bush."

Lei Jun sat opposite him.

"You didn't come here today just to talk to me about movies."

Yu Le placed the thermos on the table.

Did you watch Apple's keynote speech last night?

Lei Jun nodded.

"I saw it. Steve Jobs is a genius. The iPhone 4 will revolutionize the entire mobile phone industry."

Lei Jun's eyes turned fervent.

"The era of smartphones has truly arrived."

Yu Le leaned back in his chair.

"Now that the time has come, someone has to step forward and do something that belongs to the Chinese people."

Yu Le looked at the pile of cell phone parts on the table.

"Mr. Lei, stop hiding it."

"I know you want to make cell phones."

"I know what you lack most right now."

Lei Jun's breathing became heavy.

He is indeed short of money.

Although he was wealthy, he also secured investments from several friends.

But making mobile phones is a bottomless pit.

Supply chain, R&D, and distribution channels—each of these requires massive amounts of capital investment.

"Mr. Yu, do you want to invest in us?" Lei Jun asked tentatively.

"It's not that I want to."

Yu Le held up three fingers.

"It's already decided."

"Thirty million US dollars."

"Twenty percent of the shares."

Lei Jun suddenly stood up.

Thirty million US dollars!

That's equivalent to over 200 million RMB!

For a newly established startup.

This amount of money is simply astronomical!

Lei Jun stared at Yu Le.

"Mr. Yu, you're not joking?"

"You haven't even read our business plan."

"Even our team has never met them."

"They dare to spend thirty million US dollars?"

Yu Le picked up the water glass and blew on the steam rising from it.

"I don't need to see the project proposal."

"I judge people."

Yu Le pointed at Lei Jun.

"Kingsoft Antivirus, Amazon China, YY."

"You, Lei Jun, have done things."

That's enough.

Lei Jun paced back and forth in his office.

He is an extremely intelligent person.

He quickly calmed down.

"Mr. Yu, of course I want your money."

"But I have to make the unpleasant things clear upfront."

Lei Jun stopped in front of Yu Le.

"Making mobile phones is a life-or-death struggle."

"Apple is now a mountain."

"Samsung and HTC are watching closely from behind."

"In China, there are also the four major players: ZTE, Huawei, Coolpad, and Lenovo."

"We haven't even secured a single contract manufacturer yet."

"This $30 million investment could very well be a waste of money."

Yu Le curled the corners of her mouth into a smile.

"Just skipping stones is like making a sound."

"Since I voted, I will definitely admit it."

"Didn't you want to make a phone 'born for enthusiasts'?"

"Didn't you want to use internet thinking to disrupt the traditional mobile phone industry?"

Yu Le stood up.

"I'll pay for it."

"You do the work."

"Aside from financial oversight, Saltyfish Entertainment will not interfere with any of your operational decisions."

"I only care about the results."

Lei Jun looked at the man in front of him.

He realized that he couldn't understand Yu Le at all.

But none of that matters anymore.

The important thing is that we have these thirty million dollars.

He was now completely confident!

He can go directly to Qualcomm to discuss chip supply!

He can go and talk to Sharp about screen procurement!

He can simply throw money at those tech gurus who are still hesitating!

Lei Jun took a deep breath.

He walked to his desk and picked up the draft equity agreement that had just been printed and still smelled of ink.

"Mr. Yu, since you're so agreeable..."

"If I, Lei Jun, were to hesitate any longer, I would appear petty."

Lei Jun handed the agreement to Yu Le.

"This was the agreement we originally planned to reach with venture capital firms."

"The valuation is one hundred million US dollars."

"You invest 30 million, taking a 30% stake."

Lei Jun voluntarily gave up 10% of his shares.

This is his way of repaying Yu Le for his trust.

Yu Le took the agreement, didn't even look at it, and threw it on the table.

"Wang Meng."

Wang Meng immediately took out two pre-prepared contracts from his briefcase.

Yu Le pushed the contract in front of Lei Jun.

"Do as I say."

"Thirty million US dollars, twenty percent."

"The extra 10% will be used as an option pool for your founding team."

"If you want the horse to run, you have to let it eat grass."

"Mr. Lei, you're a kind person, and I can't let you suffer a loss."

Lei Jun looked at the contract.

My eyes suddenly turned a little red.

I've been an entrepreneur for so many years.

He has seen too many investors who are overly calculating and petty.

They can haggle for months over a single percentage point of ownership.

Investors like Yu Le voluntarily give up their shares, leaving stock options for their team.

This was the first time he had met him.

Lei Jun picked up his pen.

He quickly signed his name.

Stamp with the company seal.

The contract was split in two.

Lei Jun handed one of the copies to Yu Le.

"Mr. Yu."

"This cup of millet porridge is a toast to you, Lei Jun."

Lei Jun picked up the mug on the table that had the words "Kingsoft Software" printed on it.

It contained millet porridge that had been cooked that morning and had already cooled down.

He looked up.

He drank it all in one gulp.