Shen Mi immediately realized that Xie Rongzhuo already knew.
"You hesitated for so long," Xie Rongzhuo said, "you still have some conscience."
In fact, she didn't hesitate much.
I didn't contact him these days because I was waiting for Wang Bo's documents. Of course, I couldn't tell Xie Rongzhuo that it was because of this.
Shen Mi blinked his eyes and said in a flattering manner: "Because you are my beloved master."
Xie Rongzhuo said: "Shen Mi, you are not suitable for acting like a spoiled child."
"… "
Shen Mi couldn't pretend anymore, turned his head away, and his voice returned to normal: "Who is acting like a spoiled child?"
Although there was a screen between them, Shen Mi could feel Xie Rongzhuo staring at her. He hadn't blinked since she finished mumbling.
Just when Shen Mi thought the network was stuck and was about to hang up, he heard Xie Rongzhuo change the subject and say, "Suitable."
What's the meaning
No, when did she ever act like a spoiled brat!
Xie Rongzhuo, why is he staring at her all the time...
Shen Mi looked away, lowered her head and pushed all the long hair that fell on her shoulders behind her back, and her toes curled up unconsciously in the quilt.
"I'll be back next Wednesday." Xie Rongzhuo broke the silence, "During this time, you should spend more time with Zhao Baili."
Shen Mi raised his head: "You mean you want me to know more about her? But, isn't she your cousin?"
"Shen Mi, when doing business, don't get to know your partner through anyone else." Xie Rongzhuo said, "even if that person is me."
Shen Mi pondered for a few seconds and understood what Xie Rongzhuo meant.
Although Zhao Baili is his cousin and the fiancée of his good brother, he does not know Zhao Baili's ability and character. Cooperation and making friends are two different things. Even the best projects need excellent partners. Once you are tied to irresponsible partners, it will be too late to withdraw.
"You are very smart, you should know what I mean." Xie Rongzhuo continued, "Think about it carefully in the next few days. If you are sure you want to do it, I will give you money."
"You—" Shen Mi looked at the man on the screen, his expression full of disbelief, and the guilt in his heart instantly reached its peak.
Xie Rongzhuo easily agreed to give her money for a project worth tens of millions, and also handed over the initiative to her. But a few hours ago, she was only considering her own interests, and her mind was full of how to convince him.
Shen Mi's face flushed with guilt: "I didn't mean to trick you..."
"You don't have to trick me." Xie Rongzhuo leaned against the sofa lazily, his tone a little lazy: "I can jump in by myself too."
Shen Mi: "Master..."
Xie Rongzhuo lowered his eyes and looked at the screen: "What? My precious ungrateful disciple has a change of heart?"
Shen Mi shook her head: "No." She stared at the screen: "I just suddenly realized that you look very photogenic. Even at this deadly angle, you don't have a double chin. You look really good."
Xie Rongzhuo: “…”
Two seconds later, the video was disconnected.
Shen Mi:
Flattery backfired?
Xie Rongzhuo wouldn't think she was teasing him, right
…
*
The next day, Shen Mi went to meet Zhao Baili and inspected the target company for half a day.
Zhao Baili said: "It was your uncle who reminded you to get to know me first before deciding whether to invest or not, right?"
Shen Mi: "Don't be angry."
"No, uncle is right to do this." Zhao Baili laughed: "In the past, I was really a waste who just ate and waited for death, and my mind was full of men."
When she said this, Shen Mi knew that she had underestimated the determination of this wealthy lady.
Shen Mi understood too well the feeling of holding back a grudge.
When people are constantly denied and suppressed, as long as they still have dignity, they can be stimulated to unleash their powerful potential. Zhao Baili made Shen Mi see himself when he wanted to go to a prestigious university.
Zhao Baili was not angry, but was holding her breath to prove herself. She wanted to do this project better than Shen Mi.
Shen Mi decided to help her, and also to help herself, and take a gamble: "When the boss comes back, I will tell him to invest in your project."
"You are the first person who is willing to believe in me." Zhao Baili's eyes were red. He hugged Shen Mi and said, "Thank you for your support. This is very important to me. Shen Mi, if this project ends up losing money, I will compensate you and not let you lose a penny. Don't back out of the next project. Let's continue. I will definitely let you make money."
She showed her utmost sincerity.
Shen Mi: "It seems that you are very confident in the project."
The two girls felt like they had met too late, and they chatted until it was almost dark before Shen Mi said goodbye to Zhao Baili.
When I was about to leave, I suddenly saw a familiar face.
Ke Zhan was wearing a grey suit. He was two years older than Shen Mi, but he still looked very young. Wearing the suit, he looked like a child wearing adult clothes.
He stood by the car: "Shen Mi, do you have time to chat? Business."
*
Sitting in the coffee shop, Ke Zhan didn't ask Shen Mi what he wanted to drink, and directly ordered velvet latte and snow meringue.
Ke Zhan pushed the cake in front of Shen Mi: "Isn't this your favorite? Why don't you eat it?"
Shen Mi said: "I don't really like eating snacks outside now."
"That's right," Ke Zhan laughed at himself, "Before you were poor and had nothing to eat, you thought everything was delicious. Now you don't care about it anymore."
Shen Mi heard the hidden meaning in his words and said bluntly: "Look forward, move forward, set high standards for yourself, and learn to make choices. Is there any problem?"
Ke Zhan's expression was a little sad: "Everyone would make this choice, it's okay for you. I was too harsh last time, I apologize to you here."
Shen Mi smiled: "It's a small matter."
The calmer she was, the more painful Ke Zhan felt, which meant that she no longer cared about his words or him as a person.
"I know you lied to me last time. Xie Rongzhuo is not married at all."
Shen Mi picked up the coffee, lowered his head and took a sip.
"Oh, so what? We'll get married sooner or later."
"Don't lie to me, you two are not together at all."
Shen Mi didn't continue to make up stories.
If she made up one lie, she would have to make up countless small lies. Ke Zhan was not worth her time and energy to cover up the lie.
She didn't respond. Let him figure out what the situation was. Shen Mi didn't care.
Ke Zhan knew that Shen Mi had little patience with him now, but she was willing to sit down and drink coffee with him because he had helped her in the past.
He got back to the point, "I wanted to talk to you about your project. I forgot to mention that I'm working for my uncle's investment company now."
Shen Mi and he are in the same major, so it's normal for them to be in the same industry.
Everyone in this circle knows each other, who made money or lost money, and what projects they invested in. Knowing that Zhao Baili was in contact, Ke Zhan still intervened. The answer is obvious.
"You want to persuade me not to cooperate with Zhao Baili?"
Ke Zhan said: "The eldest daughter of Mena Capital has two older brothers. Although her father dotes on her, he has no intention of handing over the company to her. He only treats her as a tool to assist the two brothers and use her to marry Zhong Guangpu's son."
Shen Mi: "It is precisely because her family does not support her that she came out to solicit investment, right? What does this prove?"
Ke Zhan: "I've visited this company before. They're all college students who started their own business. Their software is pretty good, but the system is a mess. My uncle doesn't think highly of this project, so it's Zhao Baili's turn. She won't be able to hold on for long."
Shen Mi: "You are too absolute."
Ke Zhan: "I'm doing this for your own good."
Shen Mi: "Thank you, no need."
There was silence for a while.
"These projects need to see results in as little as one year, or as long as three to five years. The waiting process is very painful, and people with a bad mentality can't bear the pressure at all. Zhao Baili is only two years older than you. Can you guarantee that she can handle it?"
Shen Mi: "I trust my partners."
Ke Zhan: "Yes, you dare to believe her, because you are only responsible for attracting investment, and you use the investors' money to make money. But have you ever thought about what you will face if you fail? Zhao Baili's parents are rich, they can help her settle and send her abroad, she is still the eldest daughter. What about you, Shen Mi, who will clean up the mess for you? Do you think Xie Rongzhuo will still care about you at that time?"
Shen Mi suddenly laughed: "Senior, do you know that when I said I wanted to go to college and buy a house in a big city, my aunt and the others also poured cold water on me and laughed at me."
"I'm different from them! I believe in your ability. I'm using my uncle's experience to persuade you. My uncle has been an investor for more than ten years and is very experienced. If he doesn't invest in a project, then what good project can it be? I'm saving you!"
"Even the stock god can fall into a Ponzi scheme, how can you be so sure that your uncle won't make a mistake?" Shen Mi smiled and said, "Besides, I've learned about your uncle's company, and it's not very profitable. It was hard to break even last year, but the actual loss was quite a lot, right?"
Ke Zhan couldn't answer because he didn't know the answer.
"How do you know so much?"
"There are so many people who tipped me off." Shen Mi smiled wryly, "And this kind of thing can never be hidden. Just like you came to me today, not for my own good, but to lobby for the Bi family, to persuade me to give up Zhao Baili and support the second son of the Bi family, right, senior?"
Ke Zhan didn't dare to look her in the eye, and hesitantly said, "Why should I do this..."
"Because of the bad roots of some men, they look down on women for no reason. Zhao Baili and the second son of the Bi family went to see your uncle at the same time, but your uncle didn't even look at her materials and advised her to get married and raise children. Isn't this bullying?"
"But my uncle said that this project is really not possible, otherwise he would not cooperate with the second son of the Bi family..."
"I believe in my own judgment." Shen Mi's voice was gentle, but it made Ke Zhan's back cold. She stood up and smiled with a dagger hidden in her heart: "I look forward to seeing you at the top."
"Shen Mi." Ke Zhan called her, "Are you still short of money? I can help you with some of it."
"Okay." Shen Mi sat back and put the Hermès bag on the table: "How much are you willing to pay?"
Ke Zhan glanced at her bag and pondered for a few seconds: "Seven million. This is all I can take out for now. We can discuss how much shares you want later. You can also consider it as a loan from me."
Shen Mi: "Okay."
What Wang Bo said is right. The more people come in, the safer the feeling is. No one can guarantee that the project will be 100% profitable.
Ke Zhan: "But I have one condition."
Shen Mi had guessed it long ago: "You tell me."
"Give me a chance and be with me." Ke Zhan said, "As long as you agree, I won't charge you interest on the money."
"I'm sorry." Shen Mi refused without thinking, "My boss has plenty of money, I don't need to sell myself out."
Ke Zhan looked at her face, revealing an expression that was unexpected but reasonable: "If I were Xie Rongzhuo, I would also give you money."
"It's a pity you will never be him."
Shen Mi walked out of the cafe in her high heels with her back straight.
It feels so good.
She had never been so tough in her life.
When they walked to a place where no one was around, Shen Mi raised her bag and gave it a kiss. In the world of fame and fortune, facing snobs, fighting tools are indeed important!
She hugged the bag, went into the subway station, and sent a message to the owner of the bag.
Shen Mi: Master, what time is your flight the day after tomorrow
Shen Mi: I'll pick you up.
Xie Rongzhuo quickly replied: Pick me up, or pick up my money
Shen Mi: “…”
Shen Mi: Of course I’ll pick you up!
She sent a cute rabbit love emoji.
dsm: I'm in a good mood
dsm: It seems that you have been very happy during the days when I was away.
In the past few years, Shen Mi has always found it magical that although words are emotionless, she and Xie Rongzhuo can accurately sense each other's emotions.
Could this be a kind of spiritual connection
I was just about to make up something to appease him.
A new message pops up in the chat box: Three minutes have passed
dsm: Not edited yet
Shen Mi: “…”
Did Xie Rongzhuo install a surveillance camera on her
She typed guiltily: I just went through security and didn’t see it.
*
Shen Mi has been very nervous these past two days, fearing that Xie Rongzhuo would regret his decision after returning. After all, he has a good relationship with the Bi family.
Shen Mi was so excited that he almost jumped up when he suddenly received the money transfer from Xie Rongzhuo.
Before we even discussed it in detail, he actually transferred the money directly!
Just when I was about to call him to express my gratitude, a message from Xie Rongzhuo popped up on WeChat.
dsm: Now that the money has been received, are you still coming to pick me up
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