Chapter 274 - Asking Shi Lei to Help Show Off
Translator: Lav
Editor: Likia
In the morning, Shi Lei was woken up by Zhen Xu’s call. After he had sent Wei Xingyue home last night, he was sure that he still had 130,000 yuan of private funds left, so he researched the recent stock market. Before he realized it, it was already the middle of the night.
During the call, Zhen Xu still hadn’t gotten over his excitement. Although it was rushed, he could not mask his eagerness as he asked Shi Lei when they could purchase the office supplies. He couldn’t wait to construct his company as soon as possible.
Shi Lei arranged their meeting to be at Ikea in an hour’s time. He washed up and ended up arriving at Ikea a bit late.
They picked some tables and chairs, as well as other things, such as file cabinets listed at around 10,000 yuan. Shi Lei wanted to buy chairs and tables of better quality, but Zhen Xu insisted on purchasing the cheapest, since he had just started and hoped to save as much as possible in this area.
They rented a truck and Zhen Xu’s girlfriend, Fang Ting, was in charge of sending all the furniture to the office they had rented yesterday. Meanwhile, Shi Lei and Zhen Xu headed for the electronics store in search of computers.
Seeing that Shi Lei was driving a Maserati Quattroporte without a license plate, Zhen Xu blanked out and asked, “Mr. Shi, is this your new car?”
Shi Lei nodded. “Yes, I just got it.”
Zhen Xu’s faced was filled with delight, but Shi Lei didn’t take note of it and told him to quickly get in.
Zhen Xu had his own computer, as did Fang Ting, but he had to purchase more for his two colleagues who would show up whenever he wanted them to. Under Shi Lei’s persuasion, they eventually bought three computers. The other two workers needed one each, and as soon as the company began to operate, they needed to hire someone to be in charge of other services. They couldn’t do everything themselves and should mainly focus on perfecting the app and future promotions.
Two of the three computers were of the best configurations, since programmers needed high quality hardware.
The other computer for the office administrator was much simpler. They spent less than 30,000 yuan altogether and the consumption reached 40,000 yuan, plus the office furniture. They had to purchase some other small things, such as drinking fountains and a small refrigerator. Although the scale of the company was still small, they had to buy these things to make sure that they had the resources.
The two of them spent a few thousand yuan more. The total cost exceeded 50,000 yuan on all office supplies.
Zhen Xu would gradually add more things as he continued to work there. Shi Lei did as he promised. After subtracting the money they’d spent that day, he transferred the remaining 40,000 yuan out of the first installment of 100,000 yuan into Zhen Xu’s account.
Zheng Meimei’s 100,000 yuan had already been transferred to Zhen Xu’s account yesterday. Now the first installment of 200,000 yuan for the investment of 450,000 yuan in Zhen Xu’s company had been completed.
Seeing that Shi Lei was leaving, Zhen Xu passionately invited him to check out the office. “Mr. Shi, although you are only our angel investor, regardless of that, today is basically the first day of operation for our company and I would like to invite you over. I also hope that you can give our company some suggestions.”
Shi Lei believed that this had nothing to do with him and wanted to turn down the invitation, but he eventually nodded in agreement when he saw Zhen Xu’s eagerness.
When they arrived at the new industrial district, Shi Lei noticed that there were two people waiting for them downstairs. It was normal to have people in a place like this, but Shi Lei didn’t expect those people to be waiting for them. He realized that they were probably the people Zhen Xu had worked with in a previous job when Zhen Xu rolled down the window and waved furiously at them. He also realized why Zhen Xu had strongly suggested for him to visit and have a tour of the office.
Although he already had the investment in his hands and the supplies for his office had basically all been purchased, those two colleagues may still have some questions. After all, Zhen Xu couldn’t tell them the exact numbers of the investment and even if he could give them some technology shares, it wasn’t the time to let them know the core secrets of the company.
So when Shi Lei appeared with a Maserati Quattroporte worth over two million yuan and Zhen Xu introduced him as the angel investor for the company, it would definitely reassure them.
Shi Lei looked at Zhen Xu and smiled. “So you invited me over to boost the confidence of your workers.”
Zhen Xu felt embarrassed. “Mr. Shi, I’m very sorry. I should’ve told you honestly, but today is only our first day of operation and the chairs and tables aren’t even set up. I’m worried that they will say something. I can’t show them the company’s accounts, so I can only ask you for help.”
Shi Lei nodded and pretended to speak casually. “Tell me honestly with these kind of things. If it’s not too troublesome, I will do my best to cooperate with you. Remember, I am your investor. Of course I hope that your company can start operating as soon as possible. I also hope that my investment will have some returns.”
Zhen Xu apologized again and nodded to express that he wouldn’t play this kind of small trick anymore.
When they parked the car, the two people had already walked over. After Shi Lei and Zhen Xu got out, Zhen Xu immediately introduced Shi Lei to them.
Seeing that Shi Lei had offer a handshake first, the two also reached out in terror. Shi Lei smiled. “I’ve being worrying about whether Mr. Zhen could find suitable helpers within such a short time. He’s capable and he has great ideas. I am very confident in the company’s development or else I wouldn’t have invested so much in him. But that was the only thing that was worrying me. Now that I’ve seen you guys, I know it’ll be fine. The company doesn’t require too many workers right now and you three already know each other perfectly well. I’d like to think that you can work together as one. I believe that you guys can quickly make achievements.”
Shi Lei had practiced these words quite a few times before he got out of the car. What he needed to do was to sound as mysterious as possible, since that was the only way he could give those two confidence.
In fact, they had stopped questioning Shi Lei’s ability in investing as soon as they saw his car. Naturally, they wouldn’t have any questions about how Zhen Xu had received such a large amount of money from angel investments. After all, this was only a Maserati worth over two million. There were houses with three bedrooms and two living rooms next to this area worth around two million as well. However, the financial background between spending two million on a house and two million on a car was completely different. Someone who drove a two million yuan car would have a background of at least a hundred million. It was a mutually understood concept for many people.
It was difficult for people to imagine that Shi Lei’s entire assets didn’t number that much more than his Maserati.
“Hello, Mr. Shi. We will definitely help Zhen Xu. No, he’s our boss from today, so it’s President Zhen. We will work together to improve this business as soon as possible.”
Shi Lei smiled and nodded. The four of them walked up together and took a brief look at the office.
In fact, there really wasn’t much to look at. Although the tables and chairs had already been moved, Ikea’s products were just planks and required them to assemble it themselves.
“The company just started and the office isn’t big, so I didn’t want Mr. Shi to spend all the invested money in this area,” Zhen Xu explained awkwardly. “But your computers have the highest configurations. I won’t hesitate in areas which money needs to be spent. As for the tables and chairs, please cope with them for now. When this business begins operating and we expand the investments, we will get a bigger office as we expand the company’s scale. These office supplies will naturally also be upgraded.”
Chapter 274 - Asking Shi Lei to Help Show Off
Translator: Lav
Editor: Likia
In the morning, Shi Lei was woken up by Zhen Xu’s call. After he had sent Wei Xingyue home last night, he was sure that he still had 130,000 yuan of private funds left, so he researched the recent stock market. Before he realized it, it was already the middle of the night.
During the call, Zhen Xu still hadn’t gotten over his excitement. Although it was rushed, he could not mask his eagerness as he asked Shi Lei when they could purchase the office supplies. He couldn’t wait to construct his company as soon as possible.
Shi Lei arranged their meeting to be at Ikea in an hour’s time. He washed up and ended up arriving at Ikea a bit late.
They picked some tables and chairs, as well as other things, such as file cabinets listed at around 10,000 yuan. Shi Lei wanted to buy chairs and tables of better quality, but Zhen Xu insisted on purchasing the cheapest, since he had just started and hoped to save as much as possible in this area.
They rented a truck and Zhen Xu’s girlfriend, Fang Ting, was in charge of sending all the furniture to the office they had rented yesterday. Meanwhile, Shi Lei and Zhen Xu headed for the electronics store in search of computers.
Seeing that Shi Lei was driving a Maserati Quattroporte without a license plate, Zhen Xu blanked out and asked, “Mr. Shi, is this your new car?”
Shi Lei nodded. “Yes, I just got it.”
Zhen Xu’s faced was filled with delight, but Shi Lei didn’t take note of it and told him to quickly get in.
Zhen Xu had his own computer, as did Fang Ting, but he had to purchase more for his two colleagues who would show up whenever he wanted them to. Under Shi Lei’s persuasion, they eventually bought three computers. The other two workers needed one each, and as soon as the company began to operate, they needed to hire someone to be in charge of other services. They couldn’t do everything themselves and should mainly focus on perfecting the app and future promotions.
Two of the three computers were of the best configurations, since programmers needed high quality hardware.
The other computer for the office administrator was much simpler. They spent less than 30,000 yuan altogether and the consumption reached 40,000 yuan, plus the office furniture. They had to purchase some other small things, such as drinking fountains and a small refrigerator. Although the scale of the company was still small, they had to buy these things to make sure that they had the resources.
The two of them spent a few thousand yuan more. The total cost exceeded 50,000 yuan on all office supplies.
Zhen Xu would gradually add more things as he continued to work there. Shi Lei did as he promised. After subtracting the money they’d spent that day, he transferred the remaining 40,000 yuan out of the first installment of 100,000 yuan into Zhen Xu’s account.
Zheng Meimei’s 100,000 yuan had already been transferred to Zhen Xu’s account yesterday. Now the first installment of 200,000 yuan for the investment of 450,000 yuan in Zhen Xu’s company had been completed.
Seeing that Shi Lei was leaving, Zhen Xu passionately invited him to check out the office. “Mr. Shi, although you are only our angel investor, regardless of that, today is basically the first day of operation for our company and I would like to invite you over. I also hope that you can give our company some suggestions.”
Shi Lei believed that this had nothing to do with him and wanted to turn down the invitation, but he eventually nodded in agreement when he saw Zhen Xu’s eagerness.
When they arrived at the new industrial district, Shi Lei noticed that there were two people waiting for them downstairs. It was normal to have people in a place like this, but Shi Lei didn’t expect those people to be waiting for them. He realized that they were probably the people Zhen Xu had worked with in a previous job when Zhen Xu rolled down the window and waved furiously at them. He also realized why Zhen Xu had strongly suggested for him to visit and have a tour of the office.
Although he already had the investment in his hands and the supplies for his office had basically all been purchased, those two colleagues may still have some questions. After all, Zhen Xu couldn’t tell them the exact numbers of the investment and even if he could give them some technology shares, it wasn’t the time to let them know the core secrets of the company.
So when Shi Lei appeared with a Maserati Quattroporte worth over two million yuan and Zhen Xu introduced him as the angel investor for the company, it would definitely reassure them.
Shi Lei looked at Zhen Xu and smiled. “So you invited me over to boost the confidence of your workers.”
Zhen Xu felt embarrassed. “Mr. Shi, I’m very sorry. I should’ve told you honestly, but today is only our first day of operation and the chairs and tables aren’t even set up. I’m worried that they will say something. I can’t show them the company’s accounts, so I can only ask you for help.”
Shi Lei nodded and pretended to speak casually. “Tell me honestly with these kind of things. If it’s not too troublesome, I will do my best to cooperate with you. Remember, I am your investor. Of course I hope that your company can start operating as soon as possible. I also hope that my investment will have some returns.”
Zhen Xu apologized again and nodded to express that he wouldn’t play this kind of small trick anymore.
When they parked the car, the two people had already walked over. After Shi Lei and Zhen Xu got out, Zhen Xu immediately introduced Shi Lei to them.
Seeing that Shi Lei had offer a handshake first, the two also reached out in terror. Shi Lei smiled. “I’ve being worrying about whether Mr. Zhen could find suitable helpers within such a short time. He’s capable and he has great ideas. I am very confident in the company’s development or else I wouldn’t have invested so much in him. But that was the only thing that was worrying me. Now that I’ve seen you guys, I know it’ll be fine. The company doesn’t require too many workers right now and you three already know each other perfectly well. I’d like to think that you can work together as one. I believe that you guys can quickly make achievements.”
Shi Lei had practiced these words quite a few times before he got out of the car. What he needed to do was to sound as mysterious as possible, since that was the only way he could give those two confidence.
In fact, they had stopped questioning Shi Lei’s ability in investing as soon as they saw his car. Naturally, they wouldn’t have any questions about how Zhen Xu had received such a large amount of money from angel investments. After all, this was only a Maserati worth over two million. There were houses with three bedrooms and two living rooms next to this area worth around two million as well. However, the financial background between spending two million on a house and two million on a car was completely different. Someone who drove a two million yuan car would have a background of at least a hundred million. It was a mutually understood concept for many people.
It was difficult for people to imagine that Shi Lei’s entire assets didn’t number that much more than his Maserati.
“Hello, Mr. Shi. We will definitely help Zhen Xu. No, he’s our boss from today, so it’s President Zhen. We will work together to improve this business as soon as possible.”
Shi Lei smiled and nodded. The four of them walked up together and took a brief look at the office.
In fact, there really wasn’t much to look at. Although the tables and chairs had already been moved, Ikea’s products were just planks and required them to assemble it themselves.
“The company just started and the office isn’t big, so I didn’t want Mr. Shi to spend all the invested money in this area,” Zhen Xu explained awkwardly. “But your computers have the highest configurations. I won’t hesitate in areas which money needs to be spent. As for the tables and chairs, please cope with them for now. When this business begins operating and we expand the investments, we will get a bigger office as we expand the company’s scale. These office supplies will naturally also be upgraded.”
