Chapter 0274: The Persistent Man

A good businessman is undoubtedly a successful orator.

This is an inevitable result. If your eloquence is insufficient, your personality is dull, and you cannot inspire those around you, then you will certainly be unable to unite your team. If people see no hope in following you, who would persist?

Chen Tianqiao was undoubtedly the kind of person who was very good at chatting, or rather, he was skilled at swaying people's hearts.

"Venture capital?"

Zhao Fusheng leaned back in his chair and remained silent for a long time.

Whether in his past life or now, he had studied advertising design, at most dabbling in the entertainment industry. As for venture capital, Zhao Fusheng had never even thought about it.

This was a fact: venture capital was something unheard of for ordinary people. Aside from occasionally catching news about it, they knew nothing else.

But Zhao Fusheng was well aware that there was no free lunch in the world. People invest to get returns. If there were no benefits, why would they invest real money in you?

In short, they wanted returns!

With that thought, Zhao Fusheng revealed a faint smile and looked at Chen Tianqiao, saying, "Mr. Chen, I think you may have misunderstood. What we are discussing now is whether you want to acquire my website. If you don't, I believe there are many others interested in this site. What do you think?"

Chen Tianqiao also fell silent. As Zhao Fusheng had said, he was just one of many buyers interested in the MyHome website.

There should be quite a few others with similar intentions. After all, he wasn't the only one with foresight; others weren't fools either and understood what represented the future trend of the times.

More importantly, as Zhao Fusheng said, the situation now was not that Zhao Fusheng was begging him to buy the website, but that he himself was eager to acquire it.

The difference between a buyer's market and a seller's market lies in who holds the power of speech.

In short, Chen Tianqiao currently had no money, so he could only greet Zhao Fusheng with a smile.

"Mr. Zhao, I am very sincere," Chen Tianqiao said seriously, looking at Zhao Fusheng. "If you are willing to cooperate with me, I think I can help you secure a venture capital investment."

"Oh?" Zhao Fusheng raised an eyebrow. Clearly, Chen Tianqiao had not wasted his years since graduating from university. More precisely, from graduation to starting his own business, he had indeed accumulated some connections; otherwise, he wouldn't have risen so easily in his past life.

Now, when he said he could secure venture capital, Zhao Fusheng was not surprised at all.

"If you are willing to cooperate with me, believe me, the returns you will get will exceed your imagination," Chen Tianqiao said earnestly, looking at Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng smiled lightly, tilted his head, rested his chin on his hand, and looked at Chen Tianqiao for several minutes without speaking.

Chen Tianqiao was a bit nervous. Although the young man opposite him was much younger, from the moment they started interacting, he never felt like the other was a young man in his early twenties. Instead, he seemed more like a seasoned veteran who had been through the grind. If all college students nowadays had such abilities, Chen Tianqiao suspected he might have attended a fake Fudan University.

"Mr. Chen, let's say hypothetically," Zhao Fusheng said slowly, just as Chen Tianqiao was about to lose confidence, "if I were to sell the website to you now, what would you do?"

"Ah?" Chen Tianqiao was startled, completely caught off guard by Zhao Fusheng's question.

Zhao Fusheng smiled. "Let's just chat casually. Tell me your thoughts."

Chen Tianqiao thought for a moment and said calmly, "I would continue to promote it, especially that wo123 ad slot. I would keep buying it, just like you did. Then, when the user count reaches five hundred thousand, I would start seeking venture capital."

Zhao Fusheng nodded. It seemed that the future Chen, the richest man, was also a cautious person, not one to make decisions lightly.

"Mr. Chen, how much venture capital do you think you could get?" Zhao Fusheng asked with a smile.

"With five hundred thousand users, I should be able to get one point five million US dollars. If it reaches eight hundred thousand, it should be two million," Chen Tianqiao said slowly.

"And if it reaches one million?" Zhao Fusheng asked casually.

"One million?" Chen Tianqiao laughed and said to Zhao Fusheng, "Do you know how many internet users there are in China right now?"

Zhao Fusheng was taken aback and then shook his head. He really didn't know. In this era, information wasn't well-developed, and he wasn't a god; who would care about such obscure facts?

Chen Tianqiao held up a hand. "I can tell you clearly: no more than nine million."

Zhao Fusheng was quite surprised and nodded. "That's not many indeed."

"Yes. If MyHome's registered users reach one million, that means on average, one in every eight people is using it. According to the theory of six degrees of separation, the remaining people could also become MyHome users," Chen Tianqiao explained. "So if that one million mark is reached, the venture capital I could secure would at least exceed three million US dollars."

Three million US dollars!

Even Zhao Fusheng drew in a sharp breath. That was over twenty million RMB.

At the turn of the millennium, getting a project funded with nearly thirty million RMB was no small matter.

Seeing Zhao Fusheng's reaction, Chen Tianqiao finally felt a sense of accomplishment. Having been suppressed by this young man all along, he was certainly uncomfortable. From childhood to adulthood, he had always been the role model for his peers; when had he ever been overshadowed by a younger person?

After being shocked by Chen Tianqiao's words, Zhao Fusheng looked at him and said with a smile, "Mr. Chen, can I understand that you currently have connections to secure investment, but you lack money and a project yourself, so you need my website, right?"

Chen Tianqiao paused for a moment, then laughed and nodded. "If you put it that way, yes."

From a certain perspective, Zhao Fusheng's words were correct.

Zhao Fusheng nodded. "Alright, let's do this. I can sell you the website, but you need to sign an agreement with me."

"What agreement?" Chen Tianqiao was not fooled by Zhao Fusheng's words; in fact, he didn't even pay attention to the part about selling the website, focusing instead on the agreement Zhao Fusheng mentioned.

Zhao Fusheng sighed inwardly. A big shot was still a big shot. Those who achieve success must have their exceptional qualities. An ordinary person, upon hearing his words, would probably first rush to sign the contract and only then consider the so-called agreement.

But Chen Tianqiao didn't care about that at all and immediately grasped the key point.

"As you can see, MyHome is about to break five hundred thousand users. So, I want twenty percent of the venture capital you secure as the price for selling you the website," Zhao Fusheng said calmly.

"Twenty percent?" Chen Tianqiao frowned. He thought Zhao Fusheng was too greedy. According to what he had just said, twenty percent of three million US dollars was a full sixty thousand US dollars, nearly five million RMB.

Seeing Chen Tianqiao's expression, Zhao Fusheng was a bit puzzled but quickly realized he must have misunderstood. He waved his hand with a smile. "Mr. Chen, don't misunderstand. I mean twenty percent of the initial venture capital you secure."

"You mean thirty thousand US dollars?" Chen Tianqiao was taken aback and said to Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng nodded. "Yes. As for what happens later, it has nothing to do with me. Although I know there will definitely be more investment coming in, in my opinion, one should know when to be content. What do you think?"

Chen Tianqiao didn't respond, silently lowering his head to calculate.

Although Zhao Fusheng made it sound easy, thirty thousand US dollars was no small sum. Buying Zhao Fusheng's website for over two million RMB, Chen Tianqiao had to weigh the pros and cons.

Seeing his demeanor, Zhao Fusheng chuckled inwardly and calmly said a sentence that immediately made Chen Tianqiao unable to stay composed.