November 8th, Tuesday …
Meng Chang arrived at the office building of Dream Realization Ventures and tidied up his appearance.
The weather was a little cold. Meng Chang was wearing a fitted casual suit, a solid-colored T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers.
He did not wear a shirt or a tie. The most business-like thing on his body was a watch. What's more, this watch was not a very expensive mechanical watch. It was extremely simple.
His hair was carefully trimmed, and his mustache was also combed. He did not look too old, nor did he look frivolous.
Meng Chang was very satisfied with his current image.
Of course, all of this was carefully prepared.
The wave of the mobile internet was rising rapidly. The influence of internet thinking on entrepreneurs was not only in terms of thinking, but also in terms of appearance.
The big shots who truly had internet thinking were no longer dressed in suits and leather shoes. All of them were basically wearing solid-colored T-shirts and jeans. Their hairstyles were basically crew cuts and round cuts. They were as clean as they could be.
In the eyes of investors, you were a senior industry insider with rich experience in the internet industry. In the eyes of users and onlookers, you were a down-to-earth CEO.
Of course, the so-called down-to-earth and slovenly appearance was just an illusion that was carefully created. In fact, the price of this crew cut might be more expensive than a complete set of washing, cutting, drying, perming, and dyeing. It was also more frequently taken care of than some beautiful girls.
Generally speaking, there should not be a mustache in the standard set of crew cut, T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers. That was because a mustache might give investors an old-fashioned and conservative impression. It would not be able to think about the internet.
However, Meng Chang had no choice. He was relatively young and naturally looked tender. If he did not keep this mustache, he would look like a university student or even a high school student. It would be very difficult for investors to trust him.
If Meng Chang could replace this mustache with a few deeper wrinkles on his face, especially the crow's feet at the corner of his eyes and the wrinkles at the corner of his mouth, then this image would be perfect. Unfortunately, he could not change it.
He could only trim his mustache carefully to make up for the shortcoming of not being "mature enough" in terms of his image.
All in all, appearance was a detail that affected the other party's first impression.
The other party's first impression often meant whether this scam, oh no, whether the investment would be successful or not.
Meng Chang was filled with confidence and anticipation for today's interview.
He had long heard that Boss Pei established Dream Realization Ventures to help others fulfill their dreams.
To Meng Chang, there were too many dreams.
He firmly believed that as long as he could talk to Boss Pei face-to-face, he would definitely be able to convince Boss Pei to invest in him in just ten minutes!
Meng Chang looked at his watch. It was about time. He walked towards Dream Realization Ventures.
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In Dream Realization Ventures' conference room …
He Desheng sat on the sofa and drank his tea while watching Meng Chang explain the powerpoint.
He Desheng's first impression of Meng Chang was quite good.
He could be considered handsome, dignified, and dressed neatly. He looked energetic, like someone who could do something great.
The mustache was a little strange at first, but one got used to it after seeing it for a while. It even became a symbol of his personality.
Moreover, in the past, many people had come to solicit investments with resumes, investment letters of intent, and product samples. It was rare to see someone bring a PowerPoint presentation alone.
The effect would definitely be the best if he explained it to the PowerPoint presentation.
What's more, Meng Chang's PowerPoint presentation was definitely top-notch. It was neither fancy nor frivolous. It was not old-fashioned or old-fashioned. The various elements, color blocks, layout, diagrams, and so on were all done just right. It would be messy if there was more, and it would be simple if there was less.
He Desheng even felt that Meng Chang would be able to earn a monthly salary of tens of thousands of yuan even if he were to do PowerPoint for some internet manufacturers.
What's more, Meng Chang was very eloquent. He spoke at a moderate speed, and his words were smooth. His grasp of rhythm and content was perfect.
He Desheng felt that just watching Meng Chang speak with confidence was very comfortable.
The first half of the PowerPoint presentation was mainly about Meng Chang introducing his personal experience.
Some people said that investing was investing in companies and concepts, but more importantly, it was investing in people.
Whether a company could succeed or not depended on whether the boss of the company was capable or not.
Meng Chang naturally knew this very well, so the first half of the PowerPoint presentation was mainly focused on self-introduction.
Meng Chang, who was 29 years old this year, went overseas to study after graduating from university. They were all famous schools.
He had the experience of working in a first-tier internet company at home and abroad. Furthermore, he was in a department related to marketing like the user experience department and marketing department. Even though it was hard to say how many of his achievements were his, his resume was indeed impeccable.
What's more, many of the people who had worked with him previously had already become the upper echelons of internet companies. It might seem useless at first glance, but it undoubtedly hinted that he had connections that could be dug out.
In short, this paragraph mainly emphasized that he was a capable and reliable person.
Soon, he finished the first half of the PowerPoint presentation.
Meng Chang looked at He Desheng with a smile. "Boss He, do you have any questions?"
Even though he was smiling, he was still a little nervous.
He was really afraid that He Desheng would ask about some details in his resume, such as how he entered a famous school, how he studied overseas, how he entered these internet companies, and why he left.
If he were to ask about these questions in detail, there might be some awkward scenes.
He Desheng took a sip of tea. "No, continue."
The corners of Meng Chang's mouth curled up.
Indeed, he would not ask further.
This was the best situation that Meng Chang had predicted.
Meng Chang was not sure if He Desheng really did not see through his education and work experience, or was he pretending not to see it?
Meng Chang felt that it was most likely the former.
However, this was good news because it meant that Boss He was like many other investors. He only cared about truth and results, and did not care about the specific process.
Investors would not mind even if there was a little bit of opportunism in this. That would prove that Meng Chang was smart and good at thinking of solutions.
He Desheng did have some doubts about Meng Chang's resume and did not get to the bottom of it.
However, the reason was not as Meng Chang thought.
In fact, He Desheng did not even care about how Meng Chang obtained this resume. He did not even care about the resume itself.
That was because He Desheng had seen Boss Pei's way of investing. Boss Pei had even dared to invest in a 'great inventor' like Zhang Wang and had even succeeded. That made He Desheng realize that Boss Pei did not care about things like academic qualifications at all.
Of course, he did not need to care since Boss Pei did not care.
He Desheng's current mission was not to help Boss Pei invest, but to help Boss Pei review.
He would not ask anything as long as it was compliant.
On the other hand, Meng Chang thought that he had already conquered He Desheng and was still feeling smug.
Next, he entered the second half of the PowerPoint. It was the project that Meng Chang wanted to do this time.
Meng Chang felt that Boss He would definitely report this to Boss Pei as long as he could satisfy Boss He. If he told Boss Pei about it again, he might be able to get an investment of ten million yuan on the spot!
Wouldn't it be easy for the company's market value to exceed a hundred million yuan then?
Meng Chang continued speaking.
"Boss He, the name of my startup project is — Cold-Faced Lady!"
The logo of the 'Cold-Faced Lady' brand appeared on the PowerPoint. It was square like a seal. It was not in small seal script or regular script even though it was in traditional Chinese. Instead, it was a more beautiful cursive script with beautiful patterns as embellishments.
Just like Meng Chang, he was neither too flashy nor too old-fashioned. The first impression he gave others was not bad.
Meng Chang continued, "To put it simply, Cold-Faced Lady is committed to creating an internet cold noodles brand!"
"How did this concept come about? Actually, it originated from my thinking about internet business models over the years. "
"A very important part of internet thinking is cross-border thinking. When two seemingly unrelated things are linked together, there will be an unprecedented business opportunity, and this ability is something that most people lack. "
"I used to work in the marketing department. At that time, my immediate superior, who was also the president of the marketing department, was a big shot who emphasized 'cross-border thinking'. He was originally a famous host and later became the president of creative brands and the president of the marketing department. All of them achieved brilliant results."
"Therefore, in the internet era, entrepreneurs must also be the discoverers of new business models and multifaceted people who are brave enough to cross over!"
"My experience in the marketing department has allowed me to see many cases of 'cross-border success', especially the internet plus catering model. It's definitely a very hot trend right now!"
"Why should I combine the internet and roasted cold noodles? Next, I will make a detailed analysis of the current market environment and prospects. "
"First of all, the domestic food and beverage market is facing a severe test. Apart from a few high-end restaurants, most of them are in despair. On the other hand, the public food and beverage is gradually moving forward and becoming mainstream. Fast food and snack brands are facing an unprecedented opportunity. "
"We all know that it's very difficult for high-end restaurants to become giants."
"That's because high-end restaurants have strict requirements for chefs, ingredients, and other details. It's impossible to produce them in batches. Its high price naturally dissuades most cash-strapped consumers."
"Tengda Corporation, which owns the nameless restaurant and Fish-Catching Take-Out, should know this better than me."
"Therefore, consumers are more inclined to 'small and beautiful' food and beverage brands. For that, they are willing to pay a certain premium."
"For food and beverage companies, the way to pursue more profits is to open branches. The prerequisite for opening branches is to have recipes and be able to mass-produce."
"This is the current situation of the domestic food and beverage market."
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