My Daily Basic Stipend Is 10 Million

Chapter 154: Chapter 153: Feng Feifei’s Invitation

"That’s not even the most impressive part. The main thing is, he has connections. A good female friend of his is the general manager of a capital management company and controls billions in funds!"

Hou Fei and the others drew a sharp breath. They’d never encountered anyone so influential. "That’s incredible!" they couldn’t help but exclaim.

In truth, Li Man didn’t actually know how much capital Junxiao Capital managed. It was all just hearsay, but when you’re bragging, you always exaggerate.

Outsiders were unaware that Junxiao Capital currently controlled 15 billion in funds. If she had known, she would have exaggerated it to 30 billion.

"So, if we have any good projects in the future, maybe you could ask Mr. Gao to put in a good word for us, and we could get some investment... Heh."

Ji Hua immediately chimed in, "President Hou has plenty of good projects! He has the technology and the orders. If he could just get an investment, he’d take off immediately. He wouldn’t need to work for anyone else!"

An idea sparked in Hou Fei’s mind, but he kept his expression neutral. "Getting investment isn’t that simple," he said. "From roadshows to project reviews, and then due diligence... you often go through the whole song and dance for nothing!"

Li Man let out a soft laugh. "This is where having connections really matters. That female friend of Mr. Gao’s? For investments under 10 million, she can give instant approval! No formal process needed."

Hou Fei was floored. ’Holy shit. How much power is that?’

’Normally, a startup has to approach a dozen or more firms just to get any funding.’

’Forget 10 million. Even for one or two million in seed funding, or a few million in an angel round, they put you through the wringer. Getting money without that hassle? You can forget about it.’

’Mr. Gao’s friend can personally give instant approval for projects under 10 million. She’s not just a general manager; she’s a freaking God of Wealth!’

’If someone like that came on the scene, countless people would be falling all over themselves to call her ’Daddy’.’

Hou Fei became even more courteous toward Li Man. President Li knew a figure like Mr. Gao, who might become a powerful ally for him in the future.

He was an extremely ambitious and incredibly arrogant man. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have questioned Feng Feifei’s management skills.

He believed he was more than a traditional, tech-oriented talent. He didn’t just have a solid technical foundation; he also possessed a keen sense for commercialization.

He understood market operations better than the tech geeks, and he understood technology better than the marketing guys.

This was why he questioned Feng Feifei’s management abilities and also looked down on Chen Xiao, who was merely good at landing orders.

He saw himself as an all-rounder, while Feng Feifei and Chen Xiao were only impressive within their own areas of expertise, lacking comprehensive skills.

Of course, this was just his opinion, and it had yet to be tested by the market.

Yuan Kai couldn’t get a word in, but his mind was racing. He kept wondering why Hou Fei was so keen to meet the mysterious Mr. Gao tonight.

After hearing what President Li just said, he suddenly recalled a conversation he’d had with Hou Fei during a private dinner a few days ago.

"Yuan, I know tech, you know the market. All we’re missing is an opportunity. Once someone gives us that chance, a Dapeng will rise on the wind and soar to incredible heights!"

’Now I finally know what Hou Fei is up to!’

’Dr. Feng’s Robot had taken on a ton of projects recently, across all sorts of fields. Hou Fei was always saying that by trying to do everything, they weren’t mastering anything.’

’If someone were to take one of those projects and focus on developing it, it’d be easy to put down roots and dominate that niche.’

’Looks like he’s targeted a specific business area and wants to go independent?’

’Hou Fei hadn’t said anything explicitly, so I can’t be sure. It’s just a guess based on tonight’s gathering.’

’I know that Hou Fei brought me here because he’s getting ready to lay his cards on the table. Or maybe he already considers me one of his own.’

’But maybe Hou Fei has the wrong idea of what ’one of his own’ means. Other people treat their ’own’ with special kindness and share the rewards.’

’Hou Fei is the classic type who doesn’t even treat his ’own people’ like people. His motto is, ’What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is still mine.’’

Yuan Kai felt a growing unease. He couldn’t see the benefit in being one of Hou Fei’s ’own people’.

’But he still held on to the fantasy that if a tech guru like Hou Fei went independent, with enough funding and my own marketing skills, we could really achieve something great.’

’My income at Dr. Feng’s Robot is okay for now, but that’s all because of Chen Xiao’s insane sales skills. I’m just getting a piece of the pie thanks to the company’s bonus policy.’

’If I don’t make my own breakthrough in sales, how long will these bonuses last? The feeling of not being in control is deeply unsettling.’

’But if I partner with Hou Fei, he’ll have to rely on me for marketing. My influence would increase dramatically. It wouldn’t be like now, where I can’t even manage Chen Xiao—hell, even Ma Jing doesn’t show me any respect.’

’Being a supervisor here is so damn frustrating.’

Before they had finished a round of cards, Li Man, who had been constantly texting, suddenly stood up. "Mr. Gao is almost here," she announced. "I’ll go to the entrance to greet him!"

Ji Hua quickly said, "We’ll go together!"

The group quickly made their way outside. Hou Fei followed, watching Li Man. Her hips swayed as she walked, yet despite the high heels, she moved with surprising speed.

He pulled Yuan Kai along, saying, "Keep up. We have to make a good impression tonight. A circle like theirs isn’t easy to get into."

As they rounded a corner in the hallway, Li Man, who was at the front, suddenly collided right into someone coming the other way.

She pulled back in disgust, ready to curse him out, but when she saw that the other person was an exceptionally handsome young man, her eyes instantly lit up.

"Chen Xiao?"

Hou Fei saw Li Man collide with someone and hurried forward, only to realize she had run into Chen Xiao.

"You two know each other?" Li Man asked, turning back to Hou Fei.

"Yeah, he’s in our sales department. It’s one of the departments I’m in charge of."

Chen Xiao frowned, looking down at his black shirt. It was smeared with a white patch from her foundation, and it wouldn’t just wipe off.

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