Chapter 145: Business at its best
"Lao Li, I finally understand why you want to start a business."

This is a magnificent banquet room.

Lin Wenhui and Zhang Lei are in the middle, Li Zehua is next to Lin Wenhui, and next to them are Zhu Xiaolong and Zeng Haiyang.

On the other side are Liu Qiangdong, JD.com investor Xu Xin, and several other venture capital directors and executives.

There was a table full of delicious food, but everyone barely touched their chopsticks. They mainly talked about local customs and human gossip.

Don't get me wrong, it's not the I Ching gossip, but real gossip topics, such as what so-and-so did was exposed and so on.

Talking about work all day long, you are a robot.

It was a rare time of relaxation, everyone drank and talked happily, having a great time.

Since there were ladies present, everyone was more restrained. Bullshit~
Several female bosses spoke more directly, telling dirty jokes one after another and driving very coolly.

While they were drinking and chatting, Liu Qiangdong suddenly stared at Li Zehua with shock on his face. Everyone was stunned when they heard his words, and they stopped what they were doing and waited quietly for what to happen next.

"With the way you drink, even if you work hard and make tens of thousands of dollars a month, it wouldn't be enough to drink!"

Without keeping everyone waiting for too long, Liu Qiangdong half-jokingly complained that they both had similar personalities and didn't use many polite words when speaking.

Li Zehua naturally retorted after hearing this, "Brother Dong, you are disgusted that I didn't accompany you to your stomach. Come on, let's drink first to show our respect!"

The way he drank alcohol like water stunned everyone present.

Liu Qiangdong couldn't help swallowing and was about to speak when a JD executive next to him stood up. But before he could come to the rescue, Zeng Haiyang also raised his glass with a smile.

Well, another drinking table god has arrived!
After twenty years of military service, how can you not have some alcohol tolerance?

This two-on-two situation made Dong Ge's face flushed and his blood boil. "No, no, you are simply cheating. How can you drink like this?"

"Drinking capacity is fighting power. Brother Dong, you can't do this. Have another drink."

Li Zehua seized the opportunity and drank two more glasses. "Boss Zhang said there will be another match later. Brother Dong, don't hide. Let's get drunk today."

"I am afraid of you. Eat some food and take a break first."

Dong Ge gave in and confessed, "Your drinking capacity was acquired from your mother's womb, right? You drank so much in one breath, and your face didn't even turn red.

You should go find Mr. Lin right away. They set up a bureau, so what's the big deal about you getting me drunk?"

"If not you, who should I pour for you? You are the most proud and successful person at this table."

Lin Wenhui waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Although this is my team's game, you are the most popular, Mr. Liu. I heard that Mr. Zhang is playing a big game recently!"

Zhang Lei saw that everyone was staring at him, so he simply raised his glass and invited everyone to join in. "Don't look at me. I have already arranged the next game. I guarantee that everyone will have a great time."

Everyone raised their glasses and drank, and the atmosphere became more lively.

"Boss, I won't go over. The brothers just got here and have a lot of things to do. Besides, the club and other things are not suitable for people of my age."

Zeng Haiyang took some time to come over and spoke in a low voice.

Li Zehua glanced at him, not being polite, and understood that he was trying to avoid suspicion, so he asked, "Why, are you not used to this kind of occasion?"

Zeng Haiyang laughed and said, "The children are already teenagers, how can they still have the heart to play this."

"Okay, then you should go back early later."

Li Zehua drank more than a dozen glasses of liquor and was slightly tipsy, "Lao Zeng, the company is developing better and better now.

The original shares allocated to you will be worth at least tens of millions or even hundreds of millions in the future. Work hard and bring your sister-in-law and children here as soon as possible."

Zeng Haiyang saw that he was expressing his true feelings, but he was concerned about the occasion, otherwise he would have given him a big hug.

"Then I'll go back first. Drink less. Call me if you have anything."

"Okay, don't work too late at night. There's always work to do. I'm counting on you to work with me for another thirty years."

Zeng Haiyang patted his chest and said, "It will definitely be no problem!"

As he was talking, Liu Qiangdong staggered over and said, "You are so boring. You still arrange work for me after get off work?"

Li Zehua turned around and reached out to help, "No, just chatting.

Are you drunk? Are you okay later?"

Liu Qiangdong burped, and a smell of liquor emanated from his mouth. "Why not! I can at least drink three more bottles."

"Okay, okay, let's go drink somewhere else."

After the group left, the JD executive also left on the pretext of something, leaving only a group of family heads behind.

If your level is not high enough, don't force it. Everyone understands this unspoken rule.

When the drivers from various companies drove over, the fleet of luxury cars instantly attracted the attention of people around them.

Liu Qiangdong couldn't resist the instigation of someone beside him, and said first, "Lao Li, you and I should share a car."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Lei, who was about to speak, took back his words.

"Row."

Li Zehua glanced at the people around him and understood what was going on. He didn't intend to refuse. There was no harm in listening. After all, there were still many things to do later that needed her help.

After getting on the car, he did not rush to ask, but communicated with Liu Qiangdong first, "Brother Dong, I will be back tomorrow afternoon, and I have to go to JD.com in the morning."

Liu Qiangdong wondered, "Why, is there something else?"

"Let's talk about pen cooperation again, they are just some small things."

"Tell me."

When Liu Qiangdong heard about the opportunity for cooperation, he became excited.

Li Zehua didn't tell the truth. "They are just some gadgets. I'm going to get some MP4s, Walkmans, cell phones and the like for employee training and work."

"That's it?"

Liu Qiangdong pursed his lips, "I thought you wanted to discuss some kind of cooperation."

Because I didn't care that he took the MP4, I wondered whether it was reasonable to train employees.

Mainly because I drank too much and my reaction was a little slow.

Li Zehua's face was full of amusement. "That's not necessarily true. You know I have a lot of employees. Maybe I need tens of thousands of units?"

The advertising arrangements are in place, and what is lacking now is manufacturer resources. Since JD.com already has channels for electronic products, there is naturally no need for it to look far away.

For the first batch of group purchases, he mainly targeted the campus market. Students, especially boys, have a great demand for mobile phones, digital products and electronic products.

As for girls, he planned to contact some well-known manufacturers and arrange some cosmetics and the like.

In the middle, add some small items like clothes, shoes, socks, toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc.

Take it step by step. It is enough to have one or two main products at the beginning and make some daily necessities in the meantime.

You don’t need many marketing methods in the early stage. Just arrange group buying to attract people, and other marketing methods such as 9 yuan flash sales can be reduced slowly.

Attract customers step by step, wait for competitors to follow in, expand the market, and then arrange more attractive means to attract customers.

With the promotion of the two major traffic pools of Qiandu and Tenda, and the campus market as a foundation, the group buying business is bound to grow bigger and stronger.

Liu Qiangdong didn't react, and Xu Xin beside him figured it out, "Does this kind of small matter also require Mr. Li to come in person to discuss it?"

"The more capable you are, the more work you should do. We are in the early stages of starting a business and we cannot lose our main business. I happened to be here so I solved it."

Li Zehua didn't know what she was thinking, so he just laughed it off and tried to deal with it.

Little did he know that Xu Xin was coming for him. Seeing that Liu Qiangdong was unwilling to build bridges and pave the way, he could only guide the topic step by step.

"Mr. Li has worked so hard, but it's also true that in just over two months, he has grown the company to its current size. Mr. Li's personal ability is beyond words."

"Thank you for the compliment. Ms. Xu is a woman who is as capable as any man. She has a keen eye for talent and invested in JD.com, acquiring two promising companies..."

"Don't be polite here, we are all family, and Sister Xin wants to see you about something."

Dong Ge, born in 1974, there’s nothing wrong with calling her Sister Xin.

As for Li Zehua, who was born in 1990, he can only listen for the time being, regardless of his age or status.

Xu Xin rolled her eyes at him unhappily, as if blaming him for speaking so directly, but took the opportunity to say, "It's like this, Tomorrow Capital is very optimistic about the prospects of this cooperation.

You also know that we have some special channels in the mainland. If we eat Meitu and Fengniao, we need some policy support!"

"Sister Xin, I'm sorry to call you Sister."

Li Zehua couldn't help but interrupt, "Didn't Tomorrow Capital get a portion of the shares through Gao Ling this time?"

I was secretly alert, thinking that it might be unavoidable in the future, but it was not advisable to get too involved at the moment.

Xu Xin said nonchalantly, "It's just 1%, what can I do with it? Since you call me sister, do you think you can let me suffer a loss?"

"Two different things."

Li Zehua smiled and said, "I call you sister because you make me feel close to you, but it's not okay for a sister to bully a younger brother.

Brother Dong is here too. If you don't believe me, ask him. JD.com and Qingyun have reached a strategic cooperation, but they only got 3% of the shares, and that's the pre-investment percentage. The total shares are only 3000 million shares. "JD.com is a strong company after all. Don't disbelieve me. There are many people watching you now, such as Mr. Zhang Gaoling in front of you. He might be ready to give you some magic tonight."

Seeing that he was not fooled, Xu Xin was not in a hurry and thought, "Take it slow. There is a long time to come and there will always be a chance to buy shares."

“Shouldn’t it be?!”

Li Zehua was unsure. Didn’t he hear that Gao Ling selectively gave up part of his shares for the sake of JD.com?

How could there be any inside story?

Liu Qiangdong didn't mention it either, and just listened to Xu Xin continue.

"Who said it wasn't? It's very popular now. If you go to Qiandu today, you should be able to reach more favorable cooperation conditions, right?"

"Going to Qiandu, is that true? They are a listed company, how can I negotiate business with them?"

Li Zehua suppressed the shock in his heart. How could it be revealed so quickly?

He looked serious on the surface, but shook his head to indicate that they were all rumors.

Xu Xin saw his serious expression and found it funny, "Forget it, I won't tease you anymore.

Today, Chen Ling, the senior president of Qiandu who is in charge of advertising business, called to consult people in the circle, and the call happened to reach my ears.

Among them, the main points mentioned were Fengniao and Pinxixi. By the way, if it is convenient for Mr. Li, can you talk about Pinxixi?"

Liu Qiangdong also became interested, "Pinxixi? What is this about?
You are too energetic. Qingyun Asset Management has three groups and more than a dozen subsidiaries. Can you handle it?

I can’t believe you’re only twenty years old!”

"You can't play it like this. Are you planning to find out everything about me?"

Li Zehua seemed to be handling the situation well on the surface, but he felt uneasy deep down inside. He did not appear in person at Pinxixi, nor was it affiliated with Qingyun's parent company.

Liu Qiangdong's words clearly proved that he didn't know about Qiandu, but he still investigated it thoroughly.

Xu Xin is even more amazing. In such a short time, she probably figured out everything, otherwise she wouldn't have specifically pointed it out.

The full name of Pinxixi is Pinxixi E-Commerce Co., Ltd. If you check with the industrial and commercial department, everyone will know that it is an e-commerce online shopping platform.

Fortunately, Xu Xin stopped there and did not go any further. He just lowered his head and fiddled with his phone, pressing buttons quickly...

When we got off the car at a private villa area, Li Zehua was still chatting with Dong Ge.
"I'll be drunk later. I'll go to Jingdong early tomorrow morning. Don't say I'm not being righteous. If I don't see you, you have to give me a 50% discount."

"Who is afraid of whom!"

Dong Ge raised his head with a look of disdain on his face, "At worst, I can just sleep in the office tonight. 50% discount? No way!"

As he spoke, he invited everyone to come in.

Maybe it was because of the alcohol, or maybe it was the special lighting, but I always felt that these young ladies welcoming guests at the door were particularly attractive.

Looking at that row of white things makes me dizzy!
Xu Xin followed behind, thoughtful.

"Red or white?"

Without letting the steward follow him, Zhang Lei entered the business villa and went straight into the wine storage room which was similar to a small bar.

Li Zehua was not familiar with red wine, but he was not so familiar with drinking white wine here, so he just followed the recommendation and chose a bottle.

Immediately, a tall and beautiful woman followed him, stepped forward to take it and did not leave, but followed closely behind him, keeping a certain distance.

He also picked it up, chose a spot and lay down lazily.

"You come here often?"

Dong Ge also lay down with ease, turned his head to look at him, and felt surprised. Why did it feel like this boy was not very old, but he was having so much fun?

"No, I just follow along. You guys are all big guys, so I have to be smart."

Just as I was about to make a joke, the lights suddenly dimmed, and with the sound of crisp applause, a group of young girls filed in from the side door.

Li Zehua, who had not tasted meat for three months, felt a fire rising in his heart and subconsciously hardened his body slightly to show respect.

Little did he know that a pair of eyes in the darkness were following his line of sight inconspicuously.

He first glanced at a slightly plump person for a moment, and then stopped at the fruitful area nearby.

But what surprised the owner of the gaze was that Li Zehua's eyes quickly regained clarity and he did not choose one person to play with like the others did.

When the lights came back on, he actually called the person behind him and poured him a drink.

"You go out first."

At some point, Xu Xin walked behind and asked the girl pouring wine to leave, saying that this kind of occasion was not suitable for outsiders to be present.

Don’t you see that other people are only accompanied by beautiful women?

"Why, not to your taste?"

"That's not the case. Although the beauty is good, I just don't like her."

Li Zehua understands this circle very well. Although the income is high, the pressure is huge and he often has to face behind-the-scenes investors and entrepreneurs who default on their payments.

Facing business competition anytime and anywhere, the winner takes all and the loser loses everything. It is normal to relax, indulge in luxury and live a life of drunkenness and dreams.

However, this does not apply to the people in the room. They are just playing around and need such an atmosphere to get closer.

As the saying goes, the four irons of life, classmates carry guns~
"I didn't realize you were quite sentimental."

Xu Xin chuckled, and somehow, she suddenly moved closer, staring at him with a look that he could not escape from.

"But don't worry, someone has remembered everything just now. Every second you stay, every reaction, is being analyzed by someone now.

How about making a bet? It won’t be long before someone who suits your taste appears.”

Li Zehua didn't mind learning more since he had nothing to do. "Is this how you usually play?"

"They don't deserve it!"

Xu Xin swirled the wine in his glass and said disdainfully, "People are different from each other. Not all companies are equal."

"Thank you for your praise, sister."

Li Zehua could not deny it, "But this is a good sentence, because my company is unique!"

"So, they sent someone unique."

Seeing that he was not fooled, Xu Xin looked a little bored. Just then she heard the noise and nodded at the door, "Look, come on, I won't bother you."

As he spoke, he stood up gracefully. It must be said that his demeanor and temperament were excellent, and it was impossible to feel disgusted with him at all.

Before leaving, he did not forget to put on eye drops, "Just have fun, don't get addicted to it, who knows what ulterior motives these women have behind them."

Li Zehua nodded and wanted to say something, but the next second he saw the beautiful figure at the door, with her curvy figure silhouetted against the light.

Just that pitiful temperament of hers makes people want to pinch her in their hands and destroy her severely.

This time Li Zehua did not refuse and let the other party slowly walk to sit beside him. "This gentleman looks unfamiliar. Don't you come here often?"

The sound is very light, clear and pleasant like singing, but also with a hint of sweetness.

Li Zehua leaned sideways with his arm supported, and looked with the help of the light. What he saw was white, smooth, crystal clear, and hazy, which added seven points of temptation.

If they met in a different setting or at a different time, Li Zehua would be very interested in getting to know him better.

But in this situation, it's okay to chat.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, the girl gathered her hair on both sides of her cheeks with one hand, winked, playfully raised the wine glass, and gestured for a clink.

"My name is Lin Qingyi, a dancer at Yanyi. Please take care of me since this is our first meeting~"

Li Zehua didn't refuse. He smiled and touched her lips, then continued the topic, "Yan Yi, didn't you go home during the summer vacation?"

He is clearly an old hand in the love field, but he has to pretend to know nothing and only speaks in ways that end conversations.

I didn't want to pay too much attention to him, but he had a face that looked a little bit irregular, and his body proportions were almost exaggerated, which was simply outrageous.

Haven't you seen someone nearby peeking at you frequently but being too embarrassed to mention it?

Lin Qingyi was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized, "No, this is also an early internship~"

Unsure of what the man in front of her was up to, Lin Qingyi didn't dare to test him rashly. Little did she know that Li Zehua had already seen through her and was teasing her.

"No way? You should be a dancer, right? Why are you in the financial investment circle?"

Look at the joking and teasing tone. Fortunately, the environment is private enough and the venue is large enough so that everyone does not disturb each other.

Lin Qingyi was probably born with a carefree attitude and didn't care at all. "Dance students don't have ideal employment opportunities. I want to join the dance troupe but can't. This is a good opportunity for me to meet seniors in the investment circle. It's not too late to change careers now."

Li Zehua looked at her in surprise. So direct?

He said, "You work hard."

I thought that entering the financial circle like this was a good way to make the best use of one's talents.

(End of this chapter)