Chapter 251 Taking advantage of the situation

Chen Zhihe found the place to eat.

After knowing that Tang Wan was from his hometown, he specially found a hanging pot restaurant.

Thinking that Tang Wan had been in a foreign country for more than ten years, eating hometown food should be in line with her taste.

The seat Chen Zhihe booked was in a semi-open compartment, which provided a certain degree of privacy but was not completely private and would not cause any misunderstanding.

After Tang Wan sat down, he looked around and nodded secretly.

When he saw the hanging pot, Tang Wan's face showed a look of surprise.

This little fellow doesn't behave like a person of his age at all.

Looking at Chen Zhihe, Tang Wan admired: "Mr. Chen is very thoughtful."

Chen Zhihe said with a smile: "Of course people from my hometown prefer to eat hometown food. Also, if you are older, don't call me Mr. Chen. Just call me Xiao Chen."

Tang Wan pursed his lips and smiled and said, "Then I'm not welcome."

The food was served very quickly, and the waiter brought the hanging pot over. There was a large pot full of various ingredients, and there was a burning charcoal fire underneath.

The temperature in the cubicle immediately rose, and Tang Wan stood up and took off his coat.

Seeing Tang Wanyan smiling at Yan Yan as he took off his coat, Chen Zhihe always felt something familiar, but he couldn't remember it.

Time seems to have left no trace on her face, and her figure is amazing even after taking off her heavy coat.

Seeing Chen Zhihe staring at him, Tang Wan chuckled lightly and did not shy away.

However, Chen Zhihe didn't have any ideas. He was just wondering where the familiar feeling came from, but he couldn't grasp it no matter how hard he tried.

Seeing that Chen Zhihe seemed a little distracted, Tang Wan coughed.

Chen Zhihe came back to his senses and said embarrassedly: "I always feel that I have seen Ms. Tang somewhere. It may be an illusion."

Tang Wan smiled and said: "That's not necessarily true. I left Fengshan more than ten years ago. Maybe Xiao Chen, you met me when you were a child."

No matter who said that, Tang Wan thought it was Chen Zhihe who was probably cheating.

Tang Wan had experienced this old routine countless times.

Smiling, Tang Wan picked up the chopsticks and started eating the food.

The two of them chatted while eating, and neither of them seemed to deliberately talk about work matters, and continued to talk endlessly about news and anecdotes from all over the world.

Neither of them are ordinary people.

Tang Wan has stayed in the United States for a long time and has a good grasp of the international situation and world economy.

Chen Zhihe was even more sophisticated, having known for ten years beforehand, he could not only catch what Tang Wan said, but also express his own opinions.

Although he knew that his abilities and achievements at this age must not be ordinary people, Chen Zhihe's vision, conversation and knowledge still surprised Tang Wan.

Over the course of the meal, Tang Wan decided that this little fellow was indeed a bit of a monster.

Except for the hint of immaturity at his age when he stared at him at first, Tang Wan could not sense any shortcomings in Chen Zhihe that only young people could have.

On the contrary, she saw the maturity of Chen Zhihe's thinking system and the completeness of his knowledge framework.

This made her happy and confused at the same time.

The happy thing is that the possibility of failure is relatively small if you vote for this person; the troublesome thing is that the more such a person is, the more difficult it is to deal with.

When the meal was almost finished, Tang Wan couldn't help but ask: "I wonder what you think about this cooperation?"

Chen Zhihe chuckled. After all, it was the other party who couldn't calm down first.

Putting down his chopsticks, Chen Zhihe said casually: "This time, we plan to raise 10% of our shares, but I don't know if you can take it."

Tang Wan frowned and asked, "Ten million US dollars is not enough?"

Chen Zhihe said with a smile: "Of course it's not enough."

Although Chen Zhihe didn’t know that Xiaohuangche’s Series B financing amounted to tens of millions of dollars back then, the current $10 million obviously couldn’t satisfy Chen Zhihe’s appetite.

What Chen Zhihe said before has mixed truths and falsehoods, but one thing is true, that is, they are not in a hurry now.

Before competitors appear, rushing to expand scale will undoubtedly disrupt the company's development rhythm.

At the current stage, talent cultivation and reserve are more important than market expansion.

Of course it's good to have money, but you can't become fat in one bite. In the previous life, shared bicycles only appeared in 14 years, which left Chen Zhihe with plenty of time.

Tang Wan asked: "What is your target price?"

Chen Zhihe smiled and said: "30 million, US dollars."

Tang Wan shook his head and smiled, and said: "Your current valuation is not that much, this price is impossible."

However, although Chen Zhihe's tone was loud, Tang Wan was not disgusted.

Greed is not a derogatory term in the financial world.

Smart people are greedy because they have no fear; stupid people are greedy because they have no self-awareness.

Chen Zhihe is obviously the former.

Chen Zhihe shook his head, poured Tang Wan a cup of tea, and poured himself another cup: "It's meaningless to talk about valuation. One moment and another moment, one year ago we were nothing, three months ago we were worth 1

100 million, now we are worth this price.”

"Besides, don't investors only look at the future?"

Tang Wan smiled and said: "Are you so confident?"

Chen Zhihe was noncommittal and asked: "Shouldn't I have confidence?"

Tang Wan smiled softly and said: "It's okay if you have confidence, but even if I have information about you, this matter is impossible."

Chen Zhihe asked: "Why?"

Tang Wan explained: "I am just a small manager in China. My authority is up to 10 million U.S. dollars. If it is more, it must be approved by the U.S. headquarters."

To be honest, Tang Wan didn't want this matter to be reported to the headquarters.

First of all, she was optimistic about this project, and even pointed to this project to make a comeback. If the news was sent back to the headquarters, the credit would not be hers.

Secondly, although from her professional point of view, Chen Zhihe's project is in line with their company's investment philosophy and will be passed nine times out of ten, she does not rule out the possibility that her competitors will stumble upon her.

The probability is relatively small.

Chen Zhihe leaned back and said, "Then we'll wait for approval from your headquarters."

Tang Wan was obviously not happy to see this situation. He shook his head and said: "I have my own reasons. I would rather not invest than take this project to the headquarters."

Chen Zhihe looked at Tang Wan's determined face and seemed to have guessed something.

Still, does this look like an opportunity?

Having an idea, Chen Zhihe suddenly laughed and said, "Ten million doesn't seem impossible, but the shares can only be 3%."

Since the other party is optimistic about this project but doesn't want to spread it to the senior management, wouldn't it be a good idea to give it a try?

However, Chen Zhihe's price clearly exceeded Tang Wan's psychological price.

In fact, Tang Wan regretted it as soon as she said the words. She was lucky enough to think that Chen Zhihe would not think that way, but it was obvious that Chen Zhihe had guessed something.

Seeing Chen Zhihe taking advantage of the situation, Tang Wan's expression instantly dimmed.

"At this price, there is no need for me to stay in Jiangcheng. This price is too outrageous."

I'm optimistic about it, and I do have the authority, but the price risk is too great.

Once something goes wrong, the competitors at the headquarters will definitely get into trouble.

For Tang Wan, such a risk was unnecessary.

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