Chapter 254 - Two Coordinate Curves
Translator: Lav
Editor: Seliniaki Ilikia
Shi Lei didn’t take the USB. He instead waved his hand and took a sip of coffee.
“I understand that you might be in a rush to make a decision,but even if I finish reading everything in the USB, it’s impossible for me to give you an answer immediately. Yes, I am an individual investor and my investment needs me to be responsible, but I must be responsible to myself. Mr. Zhen, do you understand what I mean?”
Zhen Xu nodded bitterly. “I do, I do. Of course I do. Your purpose in investing is for future profit and it’s impossible for you to rush in making a decision.”
Shi Lei smiled. “I’m going to the bathroom and I’ll test the GPS location you mentioned while I’m at it,” he joked, then headed straight for the bathroom.
Of course, he wasn’t actually going to test the GPS, since all phones were the same, so there wouldn’t be any problems with the GPS. What he needed to do was to use the Golden Thumb Investment Card and check the app’s potential.
He found an empty stall, sat on the toilet, and opened the app.
Shi Lei tried his best to summarize the project in the simplest words possible in the area that resembled a search bar. He repeatedly checked it over and confirmed that he had summarized all the functions of the app. He set the time to the same time three years later. After a moment of hesitation, Shi Lei typed in 300,000 yuan for the investment amount.
Finally, he pressed the search button.
The phone lagged, probably because the time he’d set was too long. He wanted to see the outcome three years later, and even the black technology needed some time to react.
The screen dimmed, and Shi Lei quickly tapped it. If the screen locked and caused him to lose the chance to search, then he would surely cry.
More than three minutes passed. Shi Lei had tapped the screen at least seven or eight times by then until finally, a result appeared on the screen.
Rather than a result, it resembled more of a graph
There were two series. In the left series, an arrow was steadily going up and created a straight line with an incline of roughly forty-five degrees. The value on the side read 13 million.
Meanwhile, for the right series, there was an abrupt increase, then a more stable curve. The rate of increase was extremely quick in the first part and the value at the end of this curve was rather large, at more than 50 million.
There were no written analyses next to the two series.
Shi Lei couldn’t understand why there were two results, but after a moment of careful consideration, he finally thought of a possibility.
The two series represented the gains of the app three years into the future, but one of the coordinates was the profit of the project itself while the other one was the profit of the company.
However, which one was for the project and which one was for the company?
Shi Lei couldn’t really understand it, but after he saw that even the one with the lower gain still multiplied numerous times after three years.
He was relieved at the sight of this.
He briefly skimmed the graph. If the curve with the faster rise represented the value of the company, then the amount of money Shi Lei invested in would increase by at least ten times in one year. This increased speed rather satisfied him.
Shi Lei did some brief calculations. He had around 150,000 yuan in private funds at the moment and could get them from the stock market a few days later. Shi Lei was confident that he could invest 100,000 yuan in the first stage, then put in two more investments within three months with 100,000 yuan each time. With 50,000 yuan on his hands, Shi Lei wouldn’t have a problem with earning money for the second 100,000 yuan he needed for the next stage in about one to two months’ time, not to mention the amount in three months.
That way, the overall investment amount could reach the 300,000 yuan that he set the search engine to. If that was the case, then the investment’s profit would also follow the rising curve strictly according to the graph. Regardless, Shi Lei was very satisfied that he could make a profit quite a few times more than what he could normally gain within a year.
He slipped his phone back into this pocket and returned to the cafe.
If it wasn’t for him having to wait to get his money from the stock market, then Shi Lei would even be willing to sign the contract with Zhen Xu right now and give him the first 100,000 yuan. But he had to wait another three or fours days until he could take his funds back from the stock market. He could even describe himself as penniless at the moment.
After he sat down again, Shi Lei looked at Zhen Xu. He realized that the coffee was already cold after touching it and gave up on the desire to take a sip.
“Mr. Zhen, I think we now know each other quite well. What about this? It doesn’t matter what the final decision it is. I will give you an answer within a week. I need some time to completely take in all the information from the USB and I need to conduct some of my own research on the market. Of course, the most important thing is the estimated value of your app. Your company right now has no funds and is engaged in pure speculation. You told me yourself that you’ve almost used up all your registration funds. So the estimated value of your app is also the estimated value of you company. If you don’t have a problem with this, I think I’ll take the USB and meet again with you within a week.”
Zhen Xu sighed. He knew that what Shi Lei had said was true, since his company was nothing without the app. He didn’t even have a workspace, so what else could he say?
“Okay, we’ll do as what you said. But I hope that Mr. Shi can give me a response as soon as possible.”
“I’ll try.” Shi Lei took the USB and stood up at the same time.
Zhen Xu insisted on paying the bill and Shi Lei didn’t argue with him after taking a glance at him. After all, he didn’t know that whether their relationship as business partners would have a level of intimacy. Shi Lei didn’t have any of his own money on him at the moment. He only had a few thousand of the Black Card’s money, so he didn’t dare pay for the bill so easily.
“We’ll end it here today then. Someone’s picking me up later.” Shi Lei sat back down on the couch. Zhen Xu hesitated for a while and sat down as well. “I’ll wait with you, since I’m not in a hurry.”
Shi Lei laughed secretly. He had the feeling that Zhen Xu still didn’t fully trust him and wanted to see what kind of car he drove to estimate how much money he had. Shi Lei didn’t call him out and nodded. He took out his phone and tapped on the car order app silently. A long list of available cars appeared. Shi Lei unexpectedly saw an Audi A8 and picked it without hesitation.
Zhen Xu should be reassured, since the car was over a million yuan. But it was quite a coincidence, since he could only get cars at the level of Audi A6 or BMW 5. The A8’s appearance seemed like it had been scripted.
Shi Lei called the driver’s number. “I’m at Tree Coffee,” he said vaguely. “Mhm, can you get here in five minutes?”
The driver was just picking someone up on the way and he wasn’t far from there, so he naturally expressed that he could make it.
“Okay, wait for me outside the cafe. I’m sitting next to the window, so I can see you.”
Quickly, a clean black Audi A8 stopped in front of the cafe. Shi Lei looked at the license plate and stood up after making sure it was the right one. “My driver is here. Mr. Zhen, where do you live? Would you like me to take you home?”
Zhen Xu was a smart person. He wasn’t stupid enough to really ask Shi Lei to take him home, so he quickly replied, “No need, no need. My house isn’t far from here. I can just walk home.”
“Okay, I’ll go first and contract you in a few days.”
Zhen Xu watched Shi Lei get into the car worth one million yuan. His heart was finally somewhat relieved.
Chapter 254 - Two Coordinate Curves
Translator: Lav
Editor: Seliniaki Ilikia
Shi Lei didn’t take the USB. He instead waved his hand and took a sip of coffee.
“I understand that you might be in a rush to make a decision,but even if I finish reading everything in the USB, it’s impossible for me to give you an answer immediately. Yes, I am an individual investor and my investment needs me to be responsible, but I must be responsible to myself. Mr. Zhen, do you understand what I mean?”
Zhen Xu nodded bitterly. “I do, I do. Of course I do. Your purpose in investing is for future profit and it’s impossible for you to rush in making a decision.”
Shi Lei smiled. “I’m going to the bathroom and I’ll test the GPS location you mentioned while I’m at it,” he joked, then headed straight for the bathroom.
Of course, he wasn’t actually going to test the GPS, since all phones were the same, so there wouldn’t be any problems with the GPS. What he needed to do was to use the Golden Thumb Investment Card and check the app’s potential.
He found an empty stall, sat on the toilet, and opened the app.
Shi Lei tried his best to summarize the project in the simplest words possible in the area that resembled a search bar. He repeatedly checked it over and confirmed that he had summarized all the functions of the app. He set the time to the same time three years later. After a moment of hesitation, Shi Lei typed in 300,000 yuan for the investment amount.
Finally, he pressed the search button.
The phone lagged, probably because the time he’d set was too long. He wanted to see the outcome three years later, and even the black technology needed some time to react.
The screen dimmed, and Shi Lei quickly tapped it. If the screen locked and caused him to lose the chance to search, then he would surely cry.
More than three minutes passed. Shi Lei had tapped the screen at least seven or eight times by then until finally, a result appeared on the screen.
Rather than a result, it resembled more of a graph
There were two series. In the left series, an arrow was steadily going up and created a straight line with an incline of roughly forty-five degrees. The value on the side read 13 million.
Meanwhile, for the right series, there was an abrupt increase, then a more stable curve. The rate of increase was extremely quick in the first part and the value at the end of this curve was rather large, at more than 50 million.
There were no written analyses next to the two series.
Shi Lei couldn’t understand why there were two results, but after a moment of careful consideration, he finally thought of a possibility.
The two series represented the gains of the app three years into the future, but one of the coordinates was the profit of the project itself while the other one was the profit of the company.
However, which one was for the project and which one was for the company?
Shi Lei couldn’t really understand it, but after he saw that even the one with the lower gain still multiplied numerous times after three years.
He was relieved at the sight of this.
He briefly skimmed the graph. If the curve with the faster rise represented the value of the company, then the amount of money Shi Lei invested in would increase by at least ten times in one year. This increased speed rather satisfied him.
Shi Lei did some brief calculations. He had around 150,000 yuan in private funds at the moment and could get them from the stock market a few days later. Shi Lei was confident that he could invest 100,000 yuan in the first stage, then put in two more investments within three months with 100,000 yuan each time. With 50,000 yuan on his hands, Shi Lei wouldn’t have a problem with earning money for the second 100,000 yuan he needed for the next stage in about one to two months’ time, not to mention the amount in three months.
That way, the overall investment amount could reach the 300,000 yuan that he set the search engine to. If that was the case, then the investment’s profit would also follow the rising curve strictly according to the graph. Regardless, Shi Lei was very satisfied that he could make a profit quite a few times more than what he could normally gain within a year.
He slipped his phone back into this pocket and returned to the cafe.
If it wasn’t for him having to wait to get his money from the stock market, then Shi Lei would even be willing to sign the contract with Zhen Xu right now and give him the first 100,000 yuan. But he had to wait another three or fours days until he could take his funds back from the stock market. He could even describe himself as penniless at the moment.
After he sat down again, Shi Lei looked at Zhen Xu. He realized that the coffee was already cold after touching it and gave up on the desire to take a sip.
“Mr. Zhen, I think we now know each other quite well. What about this? It doesn’t matter what the final decision it is. I will give you an answer within a week. I need some time to completely take in all the information from the USB and I need to conduct some of my own research on the market. Of course, the most important thing is the estimated value of your app. Your company right now has no funds and is engaged in pure speculation. You told me yourself that you’ve almost used up all your registration funds. So the estimated value of your app is also the estimated value of you company. If you don’t have a problem with this, I think I’ll take the USB and meet again with you within a week.”
Zhen Xu sighed. He knew that what Shi Lei had said was true, since his company was nothing without the app. He didn’t even have a workspace, so what else could he say?
“Okay, we’ll do as what you said. But I hope that Mr. Shi can give me a response as soon as possible.”
“I’ll try.” Shi Lei took the USB and stood up at the same time.
Zhen Xu insisted on paying the bill and Shi Lei didn’t argue with him after taking a glance at him. After all, he didn’t know that whether their relationship as business partners would have a level of intimacy. Shi Lei didn’t have any of his own money on him at the moment. He only had a few thousand of the Black Card’s money, so he didn’t dare pay for the bill so easily.
“We’ll end it here today then. Someone’s picking me up later.” Shi Lei sat back down on the couch. Zhen Xu hesitated for a while and sat down as well. “I’ll wait with you, since I’m not in a hurry.”
Shi Lei laughed secretly. He had the feeling that Zhen Xu still didn’t fully trust him and wanted to see what kind of car he drove to estimate how much money he had. Shi Lei didn’t call him out and nodded. He took out his phone and tapped on the car order app silently. A long list of available cars appeared. Shi Lei unexpectedly saw an Audi A8 and picked it without hesitation.
Zhen Xu should be reassured, since the car was over a million yuan. But it was quite a coincidence, since he could only get cars at the level of Audi A6 or BMW 5. The A8’s appearance seemed like it had been scripted.
Shi Lei called the driver’s number. “I’m at Tree Coffee,” he said vaguely. “Mhm, can you get here in five minutes?”
The driver was just picking someone up on the way and he wasn’t far from there, so he naturally expressed that he could make it.
“Okay, wait for me outside the cafe. I’m sitting next to the window, so I can see you.”
Quickly, a clean black Audi A8 stopped in front of the cafe. Shi Lei looked at the license plate and stood up after making sure it was the right one. “My driver is here. Mr. Zhen, where do you live? Would you like me to take you home?”
Zhen Xu was a smart person. He wasn’t stupid enough to really ask Shi Lei to take him home, so he quickly replied, “No need, no need. My house isn’t far from here. I can just walk home.”
“Okay, I’ll go first and contract you in a few days.”
Zhen Xu watched Shi Lei get into the car worth one million yuan. His heart was finally somewhat relieved.
