Chapter 379 - My Only Requirement is that It Must be Easy to Take Down (1/2)
Putting money into a project that everyone believed in was not providing ‘venture capital’… but crowdfunding.
Yes, what Boss Pei had said contradicted common knowledge, but it still caused everyone to reflect deeply. His words contained a profound philosophy.
The people seated around the conference table began to ponder the meaning behind Boss Pei’s words. Although they felt that it made sense, it also felt strange for some reason.
As Pei Qian flipped the flimsy piece of paper around and around, he tried hard to come up with more reasons why the project would succeed. However, he failed.
The contents of this investment proposal were extraordinarily bold and imaginative.
The creator of this project was named Zhang Wang. Although the investment plan had no pictures or personal information, Pei Qian could not help but conjure up a beautiful picture in his head.
Most words in the proposal were used to broadly describe how good shared phone booths would be.
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“With the development of mobile communications technology, cell phones have become everyone’s companion. On the other hand, fewer people are using public phone booths—symbols of the city’s public services.
“They’ve been left abandoned and deserted, and they even face the possibility of being demolished altogether!
“One has to admit that this signifies a break in our heritage, a dissipation of our precious memories, the pain that accompanies development, and a loss to every single citizen in the city!”
At that point, Pei Qian felt the urge to make a confused and disgusted expression. However, since so many people were watching him at that moment, he counted on his outstanding acting skills to hold the expression back.
“My aim is to inject internet connectivity into public phone booths in order to give them new life!
“Shared phone booths will be built on the foundation of public phone booths. I aim to use art to recreate the public’s perception of beauty, emotions to trigger the public’s memory, convenience to change the public’s lives, and performative art to show all of society the value of branding!”
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Pei Qian could not help but sigh with sorrow. The writing looked quite proficient, and the language was at least comparable to the standards of students in their second year of junior high.
The rest of the plan contained smoky, flowery language. All in all, the entire proposal lacked a concrete plan. There was only one practical detail that was of any use: ‘budget of two hundred thousand yuan’.
At the end of the plan was the cell phone number of the writer—the only way they could contact him.
Pei Qian handed the plan over to He Desheng and said, “Give him a call and ask him when he’ll be free to come down for a chat about his proposal.”
He Desheng took note of the man’s cell phone number and then retreated to the side to make the phone call.
Shortly later, He Desheng returned. “Boss Pei, he said to give him a while. He’s rushing over and will be here in ten minutes.
Pei Qian was speechless.
That quick? I only wanted to make an appointment to meet him face-to-face in the future.
Yet, on further thought, it seemed natural.
The proposals that Dream Realization Ventures had been considering were all supposed to be Jingzhou City’s local projects. Zhang Wang probably lived in Jingzhou, not far from Dream Realization Ventures.
It was logical to guess that Zhang Wang did not have a full-time proper job either. Other investment companies probably did not bother with his proposal at all. Thus, his schedule was probably quite empty.
It was expected that he would be able to come down the moment Dream Realization Ventures contacted him. In fact, it would be surprising if he was busy. Since he was only going to take ten minutes, Pei Qian would wait for him. He retrieved his cell phone and started surfing the internet.
He Desheng and the others used this time to study the investment proposal, looking closely at every single word.
Although the proposal looked unreliable from every angle, something about it must have moved Boss Pei!
Since that was the case, they would probably be able to learn something about Boss Pei’s investment methods once they located that one thing, right?
This project was a small one that would only cost two hundred thousand yuan. That was merely one percent of their previous project. However, as the saying went, tiny clues revealed general trends. Perhaps it would be small projects like this one that would best reflect the brilliance of Boss Pei’s investment strategy.
Everyone at the conference table frowned as they swayed back and forth, between suspicion and self-doubt.
Soon, rushed footsteps could be heard from outside.
“I’m here! I’m here to talk about the project!”
Pei Qian looked up to see a muscular, well-sculpted man rush into the office.
It was already January. The weather had turned cold, and the average temperature was below zero degrees Celsius. Yet, this muscle man was only dressed in a relatively thin, black sweater and jeans. He looked quite energetic and not cold at all.
His sweater, jeans, and sports shoes did not have any brand. However, they looked clean. Obviously, he washed them well.
He was not wearing any accessories like a beanie, a scarf, a mask, or gloves. Even in his sweater and jeans, the man looked huge-he looked like a small hill.
The most eye-catching thing about me was his long, flowy hair. His hair was pulled back in a loose ponytail, and a couple of locks of stray hair framed his face. He looked every bit like an artist.
However, his sage-like vibes were a stark contrast to his muscular figure.
Pei Qian had no words at that moment.
Zhang Wang looked extremely different from what Pei Qian had imagined.
He had thought about how many fraudsters or silly people looked like. However, he would never have expected Zhang Wang to be a muscle man. If Zhang Wang introduced himself as a security guard, nobody would have suspected a thing. Ma Yang whispered in Pei Qian’s ear, “It looks like he ran over here.”
Pei Qian also realized that beads of perspiration had formed on Zhang Wang’s forehead. His face was slightly flushed, and he was panting as well. If he had only run a short distance, he probably would not look like that.
Thus, Pei Qian guessed that he probably ran or cycled a long distance to get here. It was a very cold day. Running or cycling in this weather was not normal behavior.