Chapter 117: The Beauty 1: The Drunk Smile

Ma Huateng walked hurriedly towards the gate of Guangdong Hotel with his mobile phone in hand. He felt very complicated when he called his company team members.

Ma Huateng was delighted that he finally received 5520 million yuan of venture capital, which allowed him to continue developing and promoting the QQ instant messaging software, and to prevent the Penguin Company, which he had worked so hard to start, from going bankrupt during the Internet bubble in the millennium.

The sad thing is that as a result, Ma Huateng and other founding team members of Penguin Company only hold 40% of the shares. If they hold no more than 50% of the shares, they will lose absolute control of the company.

Ma Huateng smoked one cigarette after another, weighing the pros and cons with the company's team members during the phone call, and discussing the final decision with difficulty.

In the lobby on the first floor of Guangdong Hotel.

Ma Qiang respectfully lit a cigarette for Lin Lang and complimented him, "Mr. Lin, you are truly the God of Wealth!"

"It seems that my cousin made the right decision to come to Haihai to solicit venture capital. With this 5520 million Chinese Yuan venture capital, QQ, a money-burning project, can continue."

Lin Lang took a puff of his cigarette and replied, "No, no! Manager Ma, you flatter me."

Ma Qiang apologized with a smile: "Mr. Lin, you are too modest!"

"I personally think that QQ instant messaging software is still very promising, because all the young sales ladies under me who use the Internet have QQ numbers, and some even have online romances on QQ!"

After hearing this, Lin Lang thought to himself, "As a time traveler, no one in the millennium knows better than me how great the future development prospects of QQ, the national social software, are!"

After reading it, Lin Lang smiled and said, "Manager Ma, many times the promotion and occurrence of business cooperation are all about chance. I never thought that your cousin is Ma Huateng. Manager Ma, do you know a man named Ma Yun?"

Ma Qiang shook his head and said, "I really don't know a man named Ma Yun. Mr. Lin, do you want to invest in this man named Ma Yun?"

As a time traveler, Lin Lang knew that in the millennium, Ma Yun was also soliciting venture capital. In 99, Alibaba was already established, but the capital was only Chinese yuan.

Fortunately, Ma Yun has a good tongue. In 1999, when Alibaba was just founded, she attracted the first venture capital, led by Goldman Sachs, and Alibaba raised US$500 million.

In early 2000, Ma Yun obtained $2000 million in venture capital from SoftBank's Sun Zhengyi, which helped Alibaba survive the Internet bubble in the millennium.

Although Ma Yun's Alibaba is now very successful, Taobao was only founded in 2003. Many of Alibaba's businesses were gradually derived from the birth of Taobao, such as Tmall, Alipay, Cainiao, etc.

To put it bluntly, Lin Lang missed the best opportunity to invest in Alibaba, but it did not affect his investment in Taobao, Tmall, and even Alipay with Ma Yun.

After reading it, Lin Lang replied with smoke puffing out of his mouth: "As an angel investor, there are too many entrepreneurs I want to invest in."

"Mr. Lin is truly a benefactor to our Lin cousins!"

"Too many Internet startups went bankrupt during this year's Internet bubble. Seeing that my cousin Ma Huateng's company was able to receive venture capital from Mr. Lin and the QQ instant messaging software was revived, I am really happy for my cousin!"

After hearing this, Lin Lang smiled but said nothing, smoking his cigarette with a secret sense of satisfaction.

Lin Lang remembers very clearly that Penguin Company was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in mid-2004, with the stock issue price being HK$3.7.

Based on the issue price at that time, Penguin's market value was approximately HK$62 billion as soon as it went public.

After that, the share price of Penguin Company has maintained an upward trend. By the end of 2011, it had risen from the initial issue price of HK$3.7 to HK$380.

In just seven years since its listing, the market value of Penguin has increased a hundredfold. Lin Lang Venture Capital will make a fortune from Penguin.

Lin Lang traveled back to the millennium, which was the golden age of booming real estate, manufacturing and consumption.

What does it mean that there is gold everywhere?

This is what they call gold everywhere.

A feast of wealth will boil in Lin Lang's hands.

Before Lin Lang could think about it, he heard Ma Qiang say, "Mr. Lin, you asked me to choose an office building in Jing'an Financial Street and buy it as your company's office building. I have made an on-site inspection."

"After a comprehensive comparison of prices, I found a commercial office building developed by Truman Real Estate, located at No. 88 Jing'an Financial Street. Its location facing the street and its Feng Shui layout are both very good. Mr. Lin, you can go and inspect it on site."

After hearing this, Lin Lang asked, "Oh? Is Truman Real Estate a subsidiary of the Truman Group?"

Ma Qiang replied truthfully: "Yes."

After hearing this, Lin Lang smiled and said, "Since the commercial office building at No. 88 Jing'an Financial Street was developed and constructed by a subsidiary of the Truman Group, there is no need for me to conduct an on-site inspection. I will call Chu Yiren, the chairman of the Truman Group, and directly determine the address of the new company."

Ma Qiang exclaimed after hearing this: "Mr. Lin, are you friends with Chu Yiren, the daughter of the tycoon of the Truman Group?"

Lin Lang smiled but said nothing, and called Chu Yiren's cell phone in front of Ma Qiang.

Although Lin Lang did not use the hands-free function, Chu Yiren's voice was heard through the receiver of the phone. Ma Qiang, who was sitting at the dining table, could still hear it clearly.

"Hey~ Sister Yiren, what are you doing?"

Chu Yiren replied during the call: "We just finished the group's board meeting and dismissed several company executives who were promoted by my father during his lifetime. They were all old-timers who got promoted by flattering others and did nothing. They relied on their status as company veterans to form cliques within the Truman Group. I have long disliked these old guys."

Lin Lang held up his phone and said with a smile: "Sister Yiren, you are really a new official who is very active in taking office!"

Chu Yiren replied proudly: "As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints new ministers. My father's era is over. Now is my showtime!"

"After I take over as chairman, the Truman Group will see a major change, giving young executives the opportunity to take over. A major change in the top management of the group will inject new strength, and the Truman Group will be rejuvenated. Only when the company is younger can it keep pace with the times and usher in greater development."

Lin Lang said during the call: "Under the leadership of Sister Yiren, the Truman Group will surely achieve new glory."

"Ha ha……"

"My dear, you called me. You didn't miss me so soon, did you?"

Ma Qiang, who was sitting at the dining table, was shocked to hear that Chu Yiren, the daughter of the wealthy Chu family, actually called Lin Lang "dear" in an intimate and coquettish manner during the phone call. He was immediately stunned.

Ma Qiang couldn't help but think, "Fuck! Looks are justice, isn't Mr. Lin really so popular with women?"

Before Ma Qiang could think too much, he saw Lin Lang holding up his phone and replied, "It's not very convenient for me to say cheesy love words here. Sister Yiren, I have something serious to tell you now."

"Okay, dear, go ahead!"

"I am planning to open a financial company. I have my eyes on the commercial office building at 88 Jing'an Financial Street, which is currently being sold by Truman Real Estate. I'm just saying hello and I'll directly decide on the company's address."

Chu Yiren said during the call: "Dear, you are just opening a financial company, you don't need such a big office building, right?"

Lin Lang replied truthfully: "I am negotiating to acquire Shenzhen Penguin Internet Co., Ltd., which needs to move its headquarters to Longhai City and happens to need an office building."

After hearing this, Chu Yiren said softly and coquettishly during the call: "Dear, you have a good investment project, why don't you tell me?! I also want to have a share, let's make money together~"

Lin Lang declined politely, "People say that couples shouldn't do business together, as it will affect family harmony and career development. Your Truman Group is a big company, and my business is just a small profit. Do you want to have a share of it, dear?"

Ma Qiang, who was sitting next to the dining table, overheard the conversation and was shocked. He never expected that Chu Yiren, the beautiful and beautiful tycoon worth hundreds of billions, was actually Lin Lang's girlfriend.

Chu Yiren giggled sweetly during the call and said, "Okay, okay!"

"I'll call the general manager of our subsidiary, Truman Real Estate, and I'll leave the commercial office building at 88 Jing'an Street for you to use. Do you want to buy it at a discount?"

"Or do you want to rent it at a low price?"

Lin Lang said: "Hey... Sister Yiren, you really are a brother who should settle accounts clearly!"

“I won’t buy it for now.”

“I don’t want to pay rent either.”

"I just want to use it for free first, and when my company's operations are on track and I have enough funds, I will buy the commercial office building at No. 88 Jing'an Street, okay?"

Chu Yiren laughed after hearing this and said, "Alang, you are dreaming! There is no such good thing in the world. Unless you agree to one condition of mine, there is no hope."

"What conditions?"

Chu Yiren actually said playfully during the call: "No matter how busy you are every week, you have to make time to go on dates with me three times. Whenever I miss you, you have to be there whenever I call. How about that?"

Lin Lang readily agreed and replied, "Okay! Muah~"

Then, Chu Yiren actually laughed and said, "I miss you now, come and have lunch with me!"

"Uh... Sister Yiren, I'm negotiating business and can't leave for the time being!"

"Silly boy, sister is just teasing you!"

"My dear, I'm going to hang up now. After the board meeting, I'll have a simple lunch and will hold a shareholders' meeting soon. I just took over as the chairman of the Truman Group, and the handover work is piled up. I don't have time to talk about love with you for the time being~"

Lin Lang said distressedly: "You have been busy with funeral affairs in recent days, and you are already very sad and tired. There is always work to be done at the group company. Don't be too tired, and make sure to take a rest~"

Chu Yiren felt warm in her heart after hearing this, and smiled sweetly during the call: "After we took a hot spring bath this morning, you gave me a full body massage, and my fatigue was relieved a lot. Now I feel much more energetic!"

"Alang, I won't say any more to you! I'm hanging up now. I love you~"

From the receiver came the sound of Chu Yiren kissing the phone and blowing a kiss to the air.

"Bye~ I love you too!"

After Lin Lang hung up the phone, he realized that Ma Qiang, who was sitting next to the dining table, was completely shocked. His mouth was wide open, and he was looking at Lin Lang in astonishment.

"Manager Ma, your eyes are about to pop out of your head. What's wrong?"

Ma Qiang couldn't help but exclaimed: "Mr. Lin, Chu Yiren, the beautiful and beautiful tycoon of the Truman Group worth hundreds of billions, is your girlfriend?"

Lin Lang took a puff of his cigarette and replied while exhaling smoke: "Don't ask about social affairs."

"When you work under me, you must learn not to ask questions that you shouldn't ask, and never spread gossip that shouldn't be told. Do you understand?"

After hearing this, Ma Qiang straightened up in his chair and replied respectfully, "I understand, Mr. Lin."

Then we saw that after finishing the call, Ma Huateng hurried back to the first floor lobby of Guangdong Hotel.

Ma Qiang asked impatiently, "Cousin, how did you and the company's founders discuss it? Do you agree to sell 60% of the company's shares to Mr. Lin for 5520 million Chinese Yuan?"