Chapter 378: Be idealistic in life and practical in work
When a man is still sober after drinking, he usually likes to do three things: call the girl he likes to confess his love, get back together with his ex, and fish for clams.
Scientific research shows that drinking in moderation can promote blood circulation and have a local numbing effect. When you are in good health, it is like a jungler who has obtained the red and blue buffs and can gank fiercely.
After Chen Jianghe and Jiang Yishu entered the room, he closed the door and gently pulled her into his arms.
"I...I have to memorize words tonight."
Jiang Yishu said nervously, "I still need to write something."
"Just hug me, don't do anything else." Chen Jianghe said steadily.
"Oh." Jiang Yishu relaxed a little, put her hands around Chen Jianghe's waist, put her slightly red cheeks on his chest, and asked softly, "Is this okay?"
"Okay." Chen Jianghe raised his hand and tucked her hair behind her ears, then looked down at her.
Jiang Yishu noticed his gaze and quietly raised her face. Her long eyelashes fluttered, and her clear and bright almond-shaped eyes reflected Chen Jianghe's face like water.
This girl's eyes were very attractive. Chen Jianghe stared at her for a long time and patted her lightly behind her skirt: "Okay, stop looking at me and go memorize the words."
"Do you want to study together?" Jiang Yishu asked softly.
"I'm not half as talented at learning English as I am at writing love letters."
Chen Jianghe smiled and shook his head, turned on the air conditioner and lay down on the bed.
Jiang Yishu turned around to help him put away the slippers he had just taken off, and then took out an MP4 to practice English listening.
Chen Jianghe played with his phone on the bed for a while and was soon hypnotized by the sound of Jiang Yishu reciting English words.
Not knowing how long he had slept, Chen Jianghe vaguely felt a ball of warm and soft marshmallow next to him. When he breathed, a faint sweet smell of milk lingered around his nose. He subconsciously reached out to hug it, and slowly pulled it into his arms.
"Not asleep?"
Jiang Yishu shrank her body and asked in a low voice.
"It's on." Chen Jianghe replied.
"Oh." Jiang Yishu put one hand on Chen Jianghe's wrist and pulled the quilt with the other hand.
She was weak and her movements were particularly gentle. She pulled the quilt several times but it didn't move at all. Finally, Chen Jianghe raised his hand and the whole quilt wrapped them both.
Jiang Yishu hooked her legs like a rabbit, put her feet away, and turned sideways with her back to Chen Jianghe.
Chen Jianghe just put his hand into the quilt and touched her slightly cold instep: "Your feet are a little cold."
"Just washed." Jiang Yishu responded softly.
"Turn over and put your feet up so I can warm them up for you." Chen Jianghe said.
Jiang Yishu turned around as he said and let him cross her legs across her abdomen and hold them with his arms.
"This is a bit strange..." Jiang Yishu said.
"Is it weird?" Chen Jianghe leaned close to her and whispered in her ear, "Would it be even weirder if I called you brother at this time?"
"Yeah." Jiang Yishu's cheeks were hot, and she stammered, "I won't scream now."
"Then don't shout, lest the noise be heard in the next room."
Chen Jianghe gently lifted Yishu's foot, slid to unlock it, and whispered.
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The next day, Chen Jianghe got up early as usual and cooked breakfast himself. As a result, his aunt slept until noon, so Jiang Yishu took a leave to rest.
Chen Jianghe finished his breakfast alone and drove back to the Light Chaser base.
"Boss, we have a visitor coming to our company. He's a blond American with blue eyes."
On the way, Chen Jianghe received a call from his secretary.
"What are you here for?" Chen Jianghe asked in a calm voice.
"He claimed that he was a senior strategic investment officer for the Asia-Pacific region at Vanguard Fund and was interested in investing in our Guochat voice software," Lin Siqi reported.
"Pilot Fund?" Chen Jianghe raised his eyebrows.
This fund has a great background. It was even once hailed as a capital aircraft carrier, the Blue Star No. 1 Fund Company, and the major financial backer behind many well-known global companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon and other Internet technology companies.
"Did he come alone?" Chen Jianghe asked.
"Yes." Lin Siqi added: "He came here by bicycle, and asked to meet you by name as soon as he arrived."
Chen Jianghe smiled and asked casually, "Can he speak Chinese?"
"I speak fluent Mandarin." Lin Siqi replied with a smile.
"Okay, I'll be there in about twenty minutes. Please arrange for him to sit in my office." Chen Jianghe said.
"OK."
After Lin Siqi finished speaking, he waited for Chen Jianghe to hang up the phone and then went to do what he instructed.
Chen Jianghe put down his phone and narrowed his eyes slightly. "This kind of good thing where someone sends you a pillow just when you doze off is most likely a scam, and a big one at that."
Soon, Chen Jianghe returned to the Light Chaser base and walked into the office. Sure enough, there was a blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigner sitting on the sofa. He looked quite young, about thirty years old, with broad shoulders and tall stature, at least 1.9 meters when he stood up.
"Hello, I'm Chen Jianghe."
Chen Jianghe stepped forward and shook hands with him.
"David Brownlow, you can also call me by my Chinese name, Li Daluo."
Li Dalu's Mandarin was indeed fluent, even with a northern accent. After briefly introducing himself, he took out a business card and handed it to Chen Jianghe.
Chen Jianghe took it, looked at it, and put it on the desk.
Li Dalu glanced at him and said, "Mr. Chen, I know your time is precious. Let's get straight to the point."
"Okay." Chen Jianghe responded calmly, sitting in the boss chair and looking at him seriously.
"Mr. Chen should have heard of our Vanguard Fund Company. I won't introduce it to you. Here is a document for your reference."
Li Dalu put the information on the table and said, "Our company is interested in investing in Guoliao Voice."
Chen Jianghe picked up the information, looked through it seriously, and then smiled and declined: "I'm sorry, Guoliao Voice currently has no financing plans and does not accept external investment for the time being."
"I already learned before I came here that Mr. Chen plans to promote this social software internationally. It will be difficult to succeed without strong support from multinational capital." Li Dalu said with a smile.
Chen Jianghe put down the information and folded his hands.
"In fact, the Chinese market is large enough. GuoLiao Voice can choose a conservative overseas strategy, first landing in neighboring countries and expanding domestic market share at the same time. However, it is very difficult to overcome the mountain of Penguin Group," Li Dalu continued.
Chen Jianghe nodded. This foreigner was not simple. His few words hit the nail on the head. Either he had done enough homework before coming, or he was sent by Penguin Group to conduct a survey.
"Of course, I don't deny that GuoLiao Voice is a great social software, because I have also been using it recently."
As Li Dalu spoke, he took out his mobile phone and smiled as he showed Chen Jianghe the Fruit Chat Voice APP downloaded on his phone.
Chen Jianghe looked at his mobile phone and found that it was not an iPhone, but the first domestically produced smartphone, Meizu M8. This phone caused a buying frenzy when it was first launched some time ago.
"In fact, my original intention of developing Guoliao Voice was mainly to target domestic college students and make it easier for them to make friends. I never thought about expanding it, so I didn't plan to raise funds."
Chen Jianghe smiled and said, "I have thought about packing it up and selling it."
When Li Dalu heard this, he looked up at him in surprise.
"If your Pioneer Fund is interested in acquiring it, you can come and negotiate with a price," said Chen Jianghe.
"Acquisition..." Li Daluo thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Chen, please give me an offer."
Chen Jianghe thought for a moment and said frankly, "Yesterday, Liu Weimin, the president of Penguin Group's Strategic Investment Department, talked to me and offered a purchase price of 2 billion, but I did not agree."
"Twenty billion?" Li Dalu frowned. Seeing that Chen Jianghe looked honest, he did not seem to be lying or bragging. However, this purchase price was far beyond his expectations, and he still needed to consider it, which meant he wanted more.
Chen Jianghe glanced at Li Daluo and said calmly, "Actually, I don't want much. I'll sell it for 5 billion."
Li Dalu was speechless for a moment. According to his estimation, Guochat Voice was now worth at most 500 million. The 2 billion offered by Penguin Group for the acquisition was already a very high premium. As for 5 billion, to put it in the Chinese way, it would be a sucker.
"You can go back and think about it, or ask your boss and give me an answer."
Chen Jianghe was not in a hurry. He smiled and waved his hand to see the guest off.
Shortly after Li Dalu left, the secretary walked into the office and reported to Chen Jianghe on the technical department's work arrangements for secretly investigating the traitor, as well as the itinerary arrangements for several important meetings in the near future.
Chen Jianghe has never been interested in meetings, especially those long, boring and meaningless meetings. Whenever he sends out notices, he always says there are important matters, but later he finds out that they are all nonsense.
"You can attend the meeting on my behalf." Chen Jianghe said to Lin Siqi with a smile.
Lin Siqi pursed her lips and said, "I have represented many times, so many leaders and CEOs jokingly call me Mrs. Chen when they see me ..."
"Isn't it good to call her Mrs. Chen?" Chen Jianghe asked.
"That's good." Lin Siqi smiled and said, "But I'm worried that those people will get used to shouting, and it will have a negative impact on you in the future."
"Huh?" Chen Jianghe looked at the secretary in surprise.
Lin Siqi came closer and kissed him, saying with a smile: "You should be idealistic in life and pragmatic in work. This is what my boss taught me, so I'd better keep a low profile."
