Pei Qian asked about other aspects in detail and finally came to a conclusion: 'Top Student, Come Quick' was temporarily safe.
"Phew … looks like I worried too much.
"Sharing projects like this should be burning money for a long time in the early stages. How could it be profitable so quickly? That's impossible.
"It looks like I have to continue burning money and try to break the capital chain as soon as possible!"
Pei Qian heaved a sigh of relief.
He felt like he was racing against time. The key was to see if the Shared Top Student would become popular first or if the money would run out first.
Once the capital chain was broken and there were no funds to replenish it, the business would collapse very quickly. He might even be able to incur a sum of debt then. How wonderful.
Pei Qian stood up and prepared to leave.
At that moment, He Desheng's phone rang.
He Desheng was a little hesitant. Logically speaking, he should send Boss Pei off first, but he felt that he should pick up immediately after seeing the caller ID.
Pei Qian glanced at him. "Go ahead, don't worry about me."
He Desheng nodded and picked up the phone. "Hello? Boss Li? "
Pei Qian: "…"
An ominous premonition suddenly surged in his heart.
He Desheng listened with a serious expression and then nodded vigorously. "Alright, Boss Li! No problem, Boss Li! Thank you, Boss Li! "
Pei Qian: "?"
An even more ominous premonition continued to surge in his heart.
He Desheng hung up. "Boss Pei, good news! Boss Li feels that 'Top Student, Come Quick' is currently very popular, and the attention is growing rapidly. The prospects are very good! Therefore, he decided to invest another three million yuan!
"Moreover, under his leadership, the other investors are also becoming more confident. We don't have to worry about our funds in the short term!"
Pei Qian looked at He Desheng blankly, a question mark slowly floating above his head.
What the f * ck …
Boss Li would come out at the right time every time the situation improved slightly!
Pei Qian gritted his teeth in hatred.
However, on further thought, this seemed reasonable because Boss Li had only invested one million yuan in the beginning.
Pei Qian himself knew that this project was bound to fail. He did not want Boss Li to spend too much, so he tried to persuade him to invest only one million yuan.
However, Boss Li had been holding back his anger!
He had only invested one million yuan. The more he thought about it, the more he would lose. Therefore, he decided to invest again to earn more money …
Pei Qian felt exhausted.
You guys keep coming wave after wave. Are you done?
Pei Qian felt like a boiler burner, desperately filling it with coal. He wanted to burn all the coal so that he could get off work and go home.
In the end, this group of people pulled cart after cart of coal, and there was no way to burn it all!
Not only that, as more and more coal was added, it burned faster and faster, and the fire in the boiler grew stronger and stronger …
Pei Qian, who had stood up to leave, sat down again.
Moreover, his expression was grave, and he felt great pressure, unable to advance or retreat.
He Desheng's eyes lit up when he saw Boss Pei's serious expression.
It appeared! 'Boss Pei in Prosperity'!
Everyone knew that when Boss Pei was in a difficult situation, he would naturally exude an optimistic attitude that infected the people around him so that everyone could work together and overcome difficulties.
On the other hand, when Boss Pei was in good times, he would look solemn and deep in thought. That meant that Boss Pei was preparing for danger in times of peace. He was thinking about long-term plans for the future and possible risks in good times.
Obviously, Boss Pei had entered a state of 'reflection in favorable circumstances'!
He Desheng did not dare to disturb him and only waited quietly at the side.
Perhaps a casual word of advice from Boss Pei after 'reflecting on the good times' would benefit him greatly!
Pei Qian felt that he was at a loss and was in a dilemma.
Enter and continue burning money?
What if this project became more and more popular?
Retreat and sell off all the shares?
According to the current situation, the profits would probably make him cry on the spot …
'Top Student, Come Quick' had gone through two rounds of financing. Apart from Dream Realization Ventures' investment of nearly ten million yuan, Pei Qian's actual control of the shares (including the entrepreneurial team and Dream Realization Ventures) had been diluted from 90% to about 60%.
However, that also meant that the company's valuation of 'Top Student, Come Quick' had reached about 25 million yuan like a balloon.
Of course, the valuation was all fake. Whether it could be converted into cash depended on whether anyone would take over.
However, looking at how jealous the investors were of this project, Pei Qian felt that someone would definitely take over if he sold all his shares.
What should he do?!
It was too dangerous.
Pei Qian felt like he was walking on a tightrope. One wrong step and he would be consigned to eternal damnation.
"Calm down a little.
"Think about it carefully. What is the most important thing to investors?
"It's confidence!
"The valuation of 'Top Student, Come Quick' has been rising rapidly because these investors think that Tengda is backing it. That's why they have unrealistic confidence.
"Therefore, I have to think of a way to destroy this confidence to get out of this dead end!
"As long as everyone's confidence in this project is destroyed, they would consider finding a buyer to run away. Once people's confidence is gone, the valuation would collapse on the spot.
"Yes, it looks like this is the only way."
Pei Qian thought about it for a moment and found the direction he needed to work on.
However, how could he make everyone lose confidence?
Create some negative news?
However, he could not do that with the System's restrictions.
Moreover, everyone had invested a lot of money. That was enough to show how confident they were in this project. Even if Pei Qian took the initiative to say that this project was unreliable, no one would believe him.
Difficult!
Pei Qian found the right direction, but he had no idea how to go about it.
He had no choice but to ask He Desheng. He was a professional after all.
Pei Qian pondered for a moment and asked, "What would you do if you want the other investors to lose confidence in 'Top Student, Come Quick'?"
He Desheng was stunned.
Boss Pei had been thinking about this for a long time?
Why did he want the other investors to lose confidence in 'Top Student, Come Quick'? Wasn't that the question his competitors should be thinking about …?
Looking at Boss Pei's expression, this seemed to be … a test for me?
He Desheng's expression immediately became serious. He repeatedly thought about the hidden meaning behind this simple question.
After thinking for two minutes, he still could not figure out what the deeper meaning was. He had no choice but to answer steadily. "If it were me, I would continue to transfer shares.
"Increasing shares means that we are optimistic about this project. Continuously reducing shares means the opposite. Thus, transferring shares can affect the other investors' confidence."
Pei Qian nodded slightly. That's right!
As long as I reduce my shares, I can reveal a very clear confidence: I think this project is at most what it is now. I'm going to start running!
On the contrary, if I hold on to my shares tightly, no one would believe me even if I told them that I was not optimistic about this project!
However … wouldn't that mean that I would be making money?
Even if I did not sell all my shares at once but only bit by bit, I would definitely make a profit.
However, as long as I sold less shares, I would still be able to make a profit.
More importantly, I would be able to affect the other investors' confidence, reduce the popularity of the project, and finally achieve the goal of burning money and incurring losses.
At that thought, Pei Qian made up his mind.
"Sell it, then!"
He Desheng was stunned.
Sell it now?
The project looked quite good. I can still be greedy, right?
However, looking at Boss Pei's determined eyes, He Desheng suddenly became alert.
There was a famous saying in the investment circle: never earn the last copper coin.
Everyone was optimistic about 'Top Student, Come Quick' now. If I sell it now, I might not be able to earn the highest price, but I would already be able to make a lot of money.
If I continue to be greedy, it would be too late if the project started to go downhill and no one else was optimistic about it!
He Desheng could not help but feel emotional. As expected of Boss Pei. He could still maintain such a clear head in such a favorable situation!
"Boss Pei, I understand! Don't worry, leave it to me! "He Desheng patted his chest confidently.
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February 11th, Friday …
At Zhongdian Chinese Network's study class …
It was lunchtime, but the atmosphere was different from before.
Originally, everyone spoke freely at the dining table and talked about all kinds of things. Many of the topics had nothing to do with online literature.
That was normal. It was just like how authors only occasionally discussed writing techniques in the chat group. Most of the time, they were just chatting in the chat group.
However, the situation was different today.
Everyone was holding their cell phones, eating Fish-Catching Take-Out and reading the novel seriously.
"I'm done."
"Brother Cui's new book is really awesome! It can't be compared to him. "
"That's right. Brother Cui seems to have found the right path for his new book. In the past, he wrote Xuanhuan novels. Although he wrote well, many people wrote better than him. However, with a different theme, he instantly stood out! I've never seen an urban novel written like this before! "
"It has been dominating the new books rankings for a week. Since the book was published on New Year's Eve, the figures have been skyrocketing. It's too awesome."
"It's mainly because the writing style is new and the rhythm is good. It's worth learning!"
"I can tell that the website is also promoting it. I have a feeling that Brother Cui's book is going to be a hit. It might even break many records on the website!"
"At this rate of ten thousand words a day, it should be on the shelves by the end of the month. Then, we'll know how awesome it is!"
"Speaking of which, Ming Yuju's book has been rising in the rankings recently. I've looked through the readers' comments, and they all say that the plot has been written well recently."
The authors all expressed their opinions.
When a trend-setting popular book appeared on the internet, the authors would definitely study it, discuss it, and try to gain some experience from it.
Cui Geng was not here. He was still gathering material in Tengda Games.
Ming Yu was here. He was also reading Cui Geng's new book, The Butterfly Game, with the others.
Hearing someone mention him, Ming Yu sighed. "That's right. I have to say that learning about the Tengda spirit has improved me a lot!
"It's not just me. Little Chong, Chief Long, and Cong Xinju have all participated in learning about the Tengda spirit, right? Your results should have improved as well, right? "
Little Chong nodded. "Yes, the subscriptions have improved recently."
Chief Long tugged at his beard. "The data has improved, but I also wrote a small plot that was cool. I'm not sure if it's because of the Tengda spirit. As for the other aspects … it's true that my writing is getting smoother and smoother. "
Cong Xin lowered her head to eat. "My data hasn't changed much, but I think it's mainly because I haven't been doing a good job with the plot recently. I'll make some adjustments, and there should be room for improvement."
The other authors all looked envious.
"It looks like it's really useful!"
"That's right. Brother Cui was the first to go and got the position of an 'observer'. He was able to understand this spirit deeply and improved the fastest. Ming Yuju, Little Chong, Chief Long, and Cong Xin also participated in the Tengda spirit training. Their results have also changed! Even if my results don't change much, at least my mentality has stabilized! "
"Looks like this training is really useful!"
"I'm starting to feel a little itchy. I've booked Monday's Tengda spirit training. Don't fight me for it, everyone!"
"That won't do, I want to go too! Everyone will rely on their own abilities! "
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