When Zhang Heng arrived at Han Lu's residence, she was curled up on the sofa, applying a facial mask while watching a soap opera. She did not look like a powerful female investor at all. Instead, she was still depressed by the retarded plot in the TV series.
After that, she heard the doorbell ring. The housekeeper put down the clothes she was ironing, got up, and walked to the door. When she saw that it was Zhang Heng, she quickly opened the door.
"You're here." Han Lu greeted him. The two were now very familiar with each other, and Zhang Heng had saved her twice. Hence, she behaved casually, not even taking off her facial mask. She just pointed to a seat next to her and asked Zhang Heng to sit down.
"I'm going to leave for a while," Zhang Heng said.
"Oh, is it because you're going home for the summer?" Han Lu raised her eyebrows.
"Well, something like that." Zhang Heng had already made up his mind to keep his trip to Greenland a secret. He did not even reveal it to Han Lu. It was not because he was worried that Han Lu would leak it, but purely because the current situation was more complicated. He did not want to cause her unnecessary trouble.
"Say hello to your grandfather for me." Han Lu sat up from the sofa as she spoke. She then removed the facial mask on her face, turned to the housekeeper beside her, and said, "Aunty Zheng, cut some fruit. After that, help me buy a pot of bamboo from the flower market."
"Okay." The housekeeper knew that Han Lu had something to talk to the visitor about, and she did not want a third person to overhear her.
So after cutting the watermelon, carambola, and wax apple, she changed her clothes and left Han Lu's residence.
When the door closed, only Han Lu and Zhang Heng were left in the house. Han Lu reached out and forked a piece of watermelon with a wooden fork, put it in her mouth, and said, "Tell me. You didn't come to me just to tell me that you're going home, did you? You could have just given me a call."
"Well, the investment you told me about before is starting to take shape," Zhang Heng said. "Our original plan was to invest in science and technology. This way, it would be easier to package and cover up the difficult and high-end theories to attract more investment."
"Uh-huh." Han Lu leaned back, and at the same time, she crossed her slender legs on the coffee table.
"I went back and looked at the tools I had on hand. In the end, there was only one USB drive that barely met the requirements. When it is plugged into a computer, the IP of that computer can never be tracked."
"Is the network safe?" Han Lu thought for a moment. "It's been a while since the market started to heat up. Although it's not exactly a new trend, there has always been a demand for it. But if it's just to ensure that the IP address is untraceable … that's still too small. Besides, does your USB drive only guarantee that the IP address of one computer is untraceable?"
"Yes."
"If that's the case, it'll be difficult to tell the story long enough. Even if we can raise money, it won't be much. Most importantly, it'll be difficult to account for the publicity and operating expenses. After all, ordinary people can't use this thing. If the marketing costs are too high, the investors won't accept it," Han Lu frowned.
"What about this?" Zhang Heng took out a wooden box from his bag and opened it. There was a piece of leaf in it.
"This thing … Does it contain any technological content?"
If it were any other entrepreneur, Han Lu would have told them to get lost. Since it was Zhang Heng who took it out, she took a closer look at it. In the end, other than thinking that the leaf looked good, she didn't find anything special about it.
"Let me show you," Zhang Heng said. "Have you been feeling unwell recently?"
"I have a regular physical examination every year, and the most recent physical indicators are normal. However, I haven't been resting regularly these few days. Maybe I'm a little overworked." Han Lu shrugged.
Zhang Heng didn't say anything. He just put the leaf into Han Lu's cup, soaked it, and motioned for her to drink the water.
The latter didn't suspect anything and picked up the cup as Zhang Heng instructed.
Contrary to Han Lu's expectations, the taste of the water in the cup didn't change much. However, after drinking it, she felt a little better. She didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but her nose didn't feel as hot as before.
"What kind of elixir is this?" Han Lu was surprised.
"It's not an elixir," Zhang Heng said. "Your body won't change, and your overworked symptoms won't be alleviated. Strictly speaking, you'll only 'feel' a little better. This feeling will continue to weaken until it completely disappears after an hour."
Han Lu wasn't disappointed when she heard that. Instead, her eyes lit up. She could already see the huge room for hype. However, there were still some questions she had to ask in advance. "Does this thing have any side effects?"
"No."
"Can the ingredients in it be detected?"
"I don't know. You can find someone to test it, but based on my past experience, it's difficult to detect this kind of supernatural item with existing technological means."
"How many times can this leaf be soaked in? How many milliliters of water can it soak in each time? "Han Lu continued to ask.
"I just got this thing not long ago, and I haven't had time to experiment with it. As for your previous question, generally speaking, items that don't have a fixed number of uses can be used infinitely," Zhang Heng said.
"No limit? This thing is very interesting." Han Lu thought for a while. As long as you're not blind, you can see the value of this thing … If you're worried about being noticed, we can add more Chinese herbs or something to it. Everyone does that these days anyway. After that, we can build a processing plant and sell it online like Shan Cun. No, this is too stingy. We won't be able to raise the money you need within the specified time. Let's open a beverage shop with a variety of herbal flavors and focus on health. There are more ways to fiddle with offline procurement, renovation, and marketing costs. "
"Will the cost and risk be too high if we do it offline?"
"It's because of the high cost and risk that we have a reason to attract more investment," Han Lu said. "People in this industry aren't fools. If a project is profitable and low-risk, and I have enough funds to burn, why should I share this golden cake with others?"
Han Lu paused. "Don't worry. Leave this project to me. I'm confident that I can raise the money you need. If everything goes well, everyone will be happy in the end. Everyone can go public together to make money."
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