Chapter 515 Night Club Counselor

The next day, Zhang Tao and Zhang Xuhao came to Cheng Zhu's company together.

Cheng Zhu and Shen Qingning received these two people together.

After two meetings, Cheng Zhu and Brother Hao were already somewhat familiar with each other, but this was the first time they met Zhang Tao.

[Dianping] Founded in 2003, it is the earliest independent third-party consumer review website.

And it is the earliest in the world.

In 2006, it received the first round of investment from Hongshan Capital, which was one of the earliest projects of Hongshan (China).

Of course, what really made [Dianping] take off was definitely Penguin’s strong investment. In 2014, it acquired 20% of [Dianping] shares in one fell swoop.

Generally speaking, Zhang Tao has been holding Penguin and Hongshan's lap.

.......

After a brief meeting, even Shen Qingning could feel that Zhang Tao was the most relaxed person at this stage.

He wasn't anxious, he wasn't that stressed, and he was somewhat high-spirited.

Of course, he does have such qualifications now.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to Penguin and Hongshan, Wanda is also behind [Dianping].

In the office, Shen Qingning sat aside and listened to Cheng Zhu talking to them.

Last night, after she returned home, her father, Shen Guoqiang, asked her specifically whether he had seen the news about Pomelo Tea and the two major takeout platforms.

These people are all at the forefront of the times at this stage.

When Shen Guoqiang meets them, he must also pay high attention to them.

When he heard that [Mi Tuan] was interested in participating in the financing of Pomelo Tea in the future, Shen Guoqiang looked visibly moved and said, "Cheng Zhu probably can't refuse this kind of offer."

"If it were me, I would think this is the best choice." He nodded slightly, feeling that this young man had achieved the greatest benefit.

However, when Shen Qingning told Cheng Zhu and Zhang Xuhao about their conversation and their intention to personally participate in the F round of financing of [Are You Hungry], Shen Guoqiang placed his palms and index fingers on the table and couldn't help but jerk towards them. Hooked inside!

As a business leader, he was shocked at first, and then quickly figured out a series of joints in Shen Qingning's description.

"The relationships between the parties here are complicated, and so are people's hearts!"

"If he had such thoughts from the beginning, it could only be Zhang Xuhao, it could only be [Are you hungry?]!"

"It's impossible to negotiate with anyone else! There will be no such cooperation with [Mi Tuan]."

"Moreover, he took advantage of everything he could, not only his own advantages, but also his leverage and control of the overall situation."

Thinking of this, he suddenly asked Shen Qingning: "These food delivery platforms should have been contacting him for a long time, right?"

"Yes." Shen Qingning nodded.

"But, we have never met, and we have never sat down and had a good chat with someone who can make decisions?" Shen Guoqiang asked again.

"Yes." Shen Qingning recalled it for a moment and gave an affirmative answer.

In her impression, Cheng Zhu seemed to have been delaying this matter.

"It seems that he has been waiting for this opportunity, waiting for the situation to be chaotic, and then taking the opportunity to maximize his own interests!" Shen Guoqiang's eyes darkened.

He couldn't understand why a college student could have such vision?

He didn't think that Cheng Zhu was an expert in predicting events and was certain that the development of the situation would evolve according to his expectations.

This is contrary to common sense and would appear too evil.

Shen Guoqiang speculated that he had been waiting and watching, waiting for an opportunity to act.

Then, he really caught the most advantageous node!

Just like this, he already felt terrible.

In addition, Cheng Zhu's ambition far exceeded his expectations.

"I'm actually thinking of investing in [Are you hungry?]."

Shen Guoqiang doesn't know whether this kid's idea can succeed under the current situation.

He only knows one thing, and that is [Are You Hungry]'s Series F financing? The entire capital circle is watching. Anyone who has the ability doesn't want to get involved?

In this case, the Shen family is not qualified.

It’s not that the Shen family is awesome, it’s just that in this another competition between Ali and Penguin, the Shen family can’t be of much help.

Shen Guoqiang was not sure whether Cheng Zhu had a chance to get the ticket.

But just the fact that a young man dares to think and do this is enough for people to appreciate, enough for people to feel his courage and ambition!

Therefore, he praised Cheng Zhu fiercely again in front of Shen Qingning.

In addition, he did not forget to ask: "You are already responsible for a lot of work at Yucha now, right?"

"Yeah, right."

"Have you had much contact with him?" he asked again.

The arrogant girl didn't expect that her father would suddenly ask this question, and her mood was a bit complicated. In the end, she just said: "It's more official business."

"Well, the more contact you have, the better. I'm still saying, you can learn a little from him. He is very special among you young people." Shen Guoqiang warned again.

He was very relieved about Lin Lu's boyfriend.

In the office, everyone had a good chat.

Shen Qingning rarely spoke beside her and looked a bit like the vase beside Cheng Zhu.

But in fact, she listened very carefully and even studied Cheng Zhu's speaking skills.

She could tell that Cheng Zhu liked the progressive chatting method, but he would do so naturally, and then gradually achieve his goal.

In addition, he sometimes does some foreshadowing.

This made the tsundere girl couldn't help but recall the intimate moments she had with him in the past.

"This bad guy often does this when he gets along with me. It's all a routine!"

She thought of that night when they were riding in the electric car together enjoying the evening breeze.

That day was the anniversary of Shen Qingning's mother's death. Cheng Zhu told her that there was a saying that after death, people will turn into a gust of wind.

Then, when he got outside the door, he naturally invited her: "Let's go, I'll take you to have some fresh air."

However, she was the one being comforted that day after all.

So every time I think of it, I feel warm in my heart.

Cheng Zhu, who was talking eloquently, didn't know that Ning Ning was studying Cheng Zhu's conversation skills after being prompted by his father.

He is in a good mood now because his goal has been achieved.

Zhang Xuhao glanced at Brother Tao next to him, a fat man with a somewhat naive smile, and said: "Mr. Cheng, we had a meeting yesterday, and you are very welcome to join our [Are You Hungry] family?" .”

But he quickly changed the topic: "But you should also know that the competition for Series F financing is very fierce, including within ourselves. Some venture capital institutions even suggested not to introduce new investors this time."

"So, the share left for you won't be much. I think it's better to make this clear from the beginning." Zhang Xuhao said.

Cheng Zhu had no objection at all to this and said, "This is no problem. We will talk about it in detail later."

He never thought that he could spend a lot of money to invest in the F-round financing.

All he wants is a ticket.

After all, the F round of financing is only enough to keep [Are You Hungry] burning for a while?

Hundreds of millions of dollars are gone at the drop of a hat, very quickly.

Next, [Are You Hungry] will also need a steady stream of funds, as well as resources other than funds.

What Cheng Zhu has is the opportunity to slowly show his value and energy.

Zhang Tao sat on the edge and didn't speak much during the whole process.

In the end, he just said: "Actually, we [Dianping] and [Youcha] can also achieve some in-depth cooperation."

Cheng Zhu naturally agreed wholeheartedly.

For a while, everyone was chatting happily.

Zhang Tao and Zhang Xuhao also said: "With Mr. Cheng's exclusive presence, [Mi Tuan] will have a headache."

At this point, the topic also leads to how Wang Xinhui will deal with Cheng Zhu's strong entry?

"He should try his best to fight for Yue Tea and other brands, as well as affordable milk teas like Mingcha, especially the latter, which still has a very high market share in some small cities." Zhang Xuhao said.

Zhang Tao nodded slightly on the side.

In fact, he is only thinking about one thing right now.

"Now pomelo tea, Mingcha, and insistent visits are all ours!"

"If Lao Wang comes to talk to me about merger next time, I will be more confident!"
To be continued...