Chapter 1299 Li Li, the popular Mr. Zhou in Shanghai
"Jingxiu, what are you looking at?"
"Oh, Mr. Zhou, when did you come here?"
Zhou Chen came to Jingxiu's pavilion and followed his line of sight, but didn't see anything.
Jingxiu came back to her senses and said: "It's nothing. Just now there was a strange woman who was quite pretty. She came to buy cigarettes and asked me which restaurant on Huanghe Road was the most profitable. I told her it was Golden Phoenix. It's a pity.
It has closed down, and then she left. Mr. Zhou, do you think this woman came to inquire about the news? "
"As expected of Bao Qing, the response is very quick. What does that woman look like?"
"Didn't I tell you that she's pretty and has big waves."
Hearing Jing Xiu's description, Zhou Chen probably understood that the person who had just come to Jing Xiu to inquire about the news should be the proprietress who would soon buy Golden Phoenix and change its name to Zhi Zhen Yuan.
Li Li.
The appearance of Li Li made Zhou Chen understand that the battle for the golden phoenix was almost coming to an end, and in two or three months, Yellow River Road would be even more lively.
But before that, he decided to make Huanghe Road popular again.
"Mr. Zhou, where are you going to eat today? Is it Jin Meilin?"
Zhou Chen said: "I came here today mainly to do errands, and eating is secondary."
Jing Xiu's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked, "Is it the fire I mentioned last time?"
Zhou Chen smiled and nodded, then handed a piece of advertising paper in his hand to Jing Xiu.
Jingxiu took it over curiously and took a look.
"If you want to start a business, look for Chenxing; if you want to succeed, look for Mr. Zhou!"
This is the sentence at the top of the advertising paper, in bold black letters, followed by some slogans below.
‘Chenxing Venture Capital is a good helper for entrepreneurship, a career pioneer, and a leader in success.’
'We go together through wind and rain to create a better future.'
'Love gathers strength, entrepreneurship makes dreams come true.'
'To start a business, use ideals to leverage reality.'
'The road to entrepreneurship creates a new life, and small businesses create big careers.'
‘Looking for investment, go to Chenxing.’
'If you want to succeed, go crazy first, rush forward at all costs, fight to be rich for three generations, and work hard to avoid failure.'
‘………’
Finally, there is a row of introduction written below, Chenxing Venture Capital Company, address...Nanjing Road..., general manager: Zhou Chen, company phone number...
At the end, there are bold and enlarged fonts, the most popular words.
Whether it is a project worth tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions, bring your plan and find Mr. Zhou, and you will be the next billionaire...
After reading the content on the advertising paper, Jing Xiu looked at Zhou Chen with a confused expression, "Billionaire, do you really dare to say that?"
"Mr. Zhou, is this your company? Do you want me to help you advertise?"
Zhou Chen asked: "Do you think the content I have above is attractive to business people who want to start a business and find projects but are short of money?"
Jingxiu hesitated for a moment and replied: "It should be very attractive. After all, who doesn't want to get rich? It's just that there are only a few rich people. But is what it says true? You have to invest money in those businessmen to start their own businesses.
?”
"This is not nice to say. Talking about money is too tacky. What I call investment dreams, do you understand dreams? How can dreams be measured by money? I am helping people in need."
The corner of Jing Xiu's mouth twitched: "Mr. Zhou is really kind-hearted, but what are you going to do?"
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "Didn't I say that I want to add fuel to the fire on Yellow River Road? I'm going to hold a unique venture capital meeting on Yellow River Road!"
"Venture investment meeting?"
Although Jingxiu also has some knowledge, he is limited by the times. He can understand it, but he doesn't understand it very well.
Zhou Chen said: "I won't tell you anymore, I'll go to Jin Meilin."
Although he and Lu Meilin had conflicts, he was really familiar with Jin Meilin and Lu Meilin on the Yellow River Road now. Therefore, if he wanted to start an investment club on the Yellow River Road, Jin Meilin was naturally his first choice.
Before Zhou Chen reached Jin Meilin, Lu Meilin came to greet him.
"Mr. Zhou is here. Let's eat. Come in quickly."
Although she had conflicts with Zhou Chen before, they have been resolved. Now Zhou Chen is a guest, so of course she will be happy to make money.
"Lu Meilin, I came here today not just for dinner, but I have something to talk to you about."
Zhou Chen's words made Lu Meilin's heart skip a beat. Could it be that Zhou Chen was here to ask for an account?
Then her expression immediately became a little unsightly.
Zhou Chen saw the change in her expression and chuckled: "Don't worry, Lu Meilin, it's not for that matter. I want to talk about cooperation with you. It will make you, Jin Meilin, a sensation on Huanghe Road, and even the whole Huangpu."
Lu Meilin's expression changed immediately. If someone else had told her this, she would definitely not believe it at all, but Zhou Chen was different.
Zhou Chen made a lot of money in just a few months last year. Now he has bought a three-story old house on Fuxing Road, bought a luxury car, hired a nanny and driver, and his net worth must be in the tens of millions.
Counted above.
And all this took Zhou Chen only a short year and a half.
So although she was a little skeptical, she was still very curious.
"Mr. Zhou said it was a good thing, so it must be a good thing. I just don't know what I, Lu Meilin, can do to help Mr. Zhou or cooperate with Mr. Zhou?"
"What, are you going to talk at the gate?"
"Oh, yes, look at my brain, Mr. Zhou, let's go inside."
Lu Meilin led Zhou Chen into Jin Meilin, came to the private room, and poured tea for Zhou Chen herself.
"Mr. Zhou, what great thing did you say?"
Zhou Chen didn't say anything and handed the same piece of advertising paper to Jin Meilin.
"Look at this, I'm going to hold a grand venture capital meeting on Huanghe Road. Originally, I wanted to find Honglu to cooperate. After all, it's a bit bigger than your Jin Meilin, but I thought we have a friendship.
, so I’m ready to give you a chance.”
"Venture investment meeting?"
Lu Meilin was just as confused as Jing Xiu before, and even didn't react as quickly as Jing Xiu.
"Mr. Zhou, what do you mean by this venture capital club? Why do you want to use me, Jin Meilin? What good will this do to me?"
"Look at the content on the advertising paper I gave you. Chenxing Venture Capital Company is an investment company opened by me, with a registered capital of 20 million..."
"Twenty million?"
Before Zhou Chen could say a few words, he was interrupted by Jin Meilin. Her eyes were wide open with a look of disbelief on her face. She was frightened by the number Zhou Chen said.
Her business, Jin Meilin's, is pretty good on Huanghe Road, but her average daily turnover is only thirty to fifty thousand, which is still good.
In other words, Jin Meilin's annual turnover is only a little over 10 million, and this is just turnover. Excluding rent, water and electricity, workers' wages, etc., her annual profit may not even be 1 million.
have.
But Zhou Chen told her that he had opened a company with only a registered capital of 20 million, which really scared her.
Zhou Chen frowned and said: "Don't interrupt, listen to me. I'm going to hold the company's first venture capital meeting in Jin Meilin. There will be countless businessmen and bosses looking for investment. This is a big deal for you Jin Meilin."
There is a huge publicity opportunity, and when it comes to the venture capital meeting, you are guaranteed to make a lot of money."
Lu Meilin slowly came back to her senses and thought about Zhou Chen's words.
"Mr. Zhou, I don't quite understand. Is the venture capital meeting you mentioned really good for me, Jin Meilin?"
"Otherwise, the venture capital meeting will be held in Jinmeilin. Then bosses and businessmen from all over the world will gather in Jinmeilin. Jinmeilin will be absolutely overcrowded that day. If there are people in the hotel, why not worry about no business? And if this venture capital meeting is successful,
, your name of Jin Meilin will be spread all over Shanghai, and then you will be worried about having no customers? Who in the entire Yellow River Road can have the scenery of Jin Meilin at that time?"
Lu Meilin has the ability to open a restaurant and attract customers, but her business vision is really lacking. Zhou Chen has made it clearer, but she is still hesitant.
But she also has her own considerations. Although she knows Zhou Chen is capable, others don't know. Who knows whether Zhou Chen has charisma? What if no one comes that day?
Zhou Chen seemed to see through her thoughts and said calmly: "Are you doubting that no one will come by then? To tell you the truth, I have already contacted people from the TV station. There will always be people on TV a few days before the venture capital meeting.
Advertisement, and I have printed a lot of this advertising paper, and it will soon be scattered all over the Yellow River Road. Even if it is not directed at me, it is just directed at my company's 20 million, do you think no one will come by then?"
"You have been around Huanghe Road for so long, you should know that you have to have a gimmick to do things. I used 20 million company funds as a gimmick. TV advertisements are all over the TV stations. Even if it is just to satisfy curiosity, countless people will come by then.
Huanghe Road participated in the venture capital meeting.”
"Of course, if you don't want to, I won't force you. I'll leave now and talk to the proprietress of Honglu."
"Don't!"
Lu Meilin shouted, hurriedly took Zhou Chen's hand, and said hurriedly: "Don't go, Mr. Zhou, let's talk carefully. I, Lu Meilin, agreed to this matter. Mr. Zhou, you can ask for anything, as long as I, Lu Meilin, can
If you do it, you will be fully satisfied.”
She is not stupid, Zhou Chen made it so clear that it even appeared on the TV station and spread advertising paper. The most important thing is, 20 million company funds.
As long as these gimmicks spread, no matter how things develop in the end, Huanghe Road will definitely be very lively that day, and as the host of the venture capital conference, Jinmeilin will definitely become the protagonist of Huanghe Road.
Moreover, if this venture capital meeting is successful, Jin Meilin will definitely become more famous in the future and be valued by many businessmen. By then, won’t the money be rolling in?
This kind of good deed must be done even if it means giving money.
Thinking of this, Lu Meilin's whole body trembled with excitement, and she pulled Zhou Chen tightly to prevent Zhou Chen from moving a step.
“Do you mean what you say?”
"Of course, whatever Mr. Zhou says will be whatever it is, and I will absolutely obey it."
Zhou Chen sat down again, flicked his clothes, and said: "Don't worry, I'm just borrowing your place. In fact, you are the one who really benefits. I'm not bragging to you. Now I just need to take the plan to the Peace Hotel, and they will
Not only will they not ask for a penny from me, but they will fully cooperate with me and even give me some money as a sponsor, can you believe it?"
"Believe, believe."
Lu Meilin nodded repeatedly. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was a good opportunity. Such a good gimmick was just to use her hotel for a day. No matter whether it was successful or not, she would not lose, she would only make a big profit but a small profit.
It’s just a matter of making money.
Zhou Chen smiled. Lu Meilin's change was what he expected. She was a person who valued Jin Meilin's interests more than anything else. As long as she saw benefits, she would definitely take the bait.
"Since you agreed, you will follow my arrangements on that day. Is there any problem?"
"No problem, no matter what you say, we at Jin Meilin will fully cooperate."
Zhou Chen nodded and said: "The time is set for November 11th in a few days, Double Eleven. Starting tomorrow, several TV stations in Shanghai will start to broadcast advertisements for several days in turn. There is no need for Double Eleven."
On the day of the venture capital meeting, you will realize how wise your decision was."
She talked to Lu Meilin for a while, and then told her that people from the company would be arranged to come over the day before to arrange it, and she just had to cooperate.
After finishing speaking, Lu Meilin immediately asked people to start serving food.
"You don't have to stay in the private room, just go to the dining table in the lobby."
Zhou Chen came to Jin Meilin's hall and sat down at the dining table by the window. He glanced at it casually and suddenly stopped.
He saw a woman sitting at the dining table next to him. She had big waves and a white woolen coat, just like what Jingxiu described.
"Is she Li Li?"
Zhou Chen's gaze was too direct, and the woman quickly noticed it and turned to look at Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen, who was discovered, did not run away in panic. Instead, he smiled slightly, picked up the wine glass on the table, and made a toasting gesture in the direction of the woman. After drinking, he smiled slightly again, and then moved away.
look.
Although he guessed that this woman might be Li Li, he had no intention of striking up a conversation right now.
Li Li, no, her name should be Chen Zhen now. She looked at Zhou Chen with a puzzled expression.
She is quite confident about her appearance and image, and there are many people who secretly look at her, but most of them will look very panicked when they are discovered.
She had never encountered someone like Zhou Chen who was actually toasting after being discovered like this. Although it was just a glimpse, she could clearly see Zhou Chen's appearance. His temperament did not look like ordinary people.
diners.
She sat quietly, observing her surroundings from time to time, and several times she glanced at Zhou Chen who was eating and drinking.
After Zhou Chen finished eating and left, she saw Jin Meilin's landlady sending Zhou Chen off in person, which made her even more curious.
So when Lu Meilin came back, she stopped her.
"Madam boss, who is the gentleman sitting there just now?"
Lu Meilin looked in her direction, her expression quickly became strange.
"Oh, miss, why are you asking about him?"
"It's nothing, just seeing how polite you are to him, boss lady, he must be not simple."
Lu Meilin said with a smile: "Since you want to know, it doesn't matter if I tell you. That is Mr. Zhou, Zhou Chen. He used to be my cook, Jin Meilin, but now he has become rich and has become the boss. It's amazing."
"Zhou Chen."
Hearing this name, Li Li's expression visibly froze.
"Thank you, boss lady."
…………
Since Zhou Chen started a company, he couldn't be stingy. He directly set the address of Chenxing Venture Capital Company in a building on Nanjing Road and rented a floor as an office space. He hired twenty employees for each department.
Several people.
Because his salary was not low and he interviewed himself, the employees he recruited were all elites. So although it had only been less than ten days, he had already prepared the prototype of a company.
Starting from the day after I talked with Lu Meilin, several TV stations in Shanghai aired advertisements for Chenxing Venture Capital Company’s venture capital conference during their noon and evening advertising hours.
Advertising fees on TV stations are not very expensive these days, especially when Zhou Chen only broadcasts on TV stations in Shanghai, and the time is not long. Even if several channels broadcast it continuously, the advertising fees will not actually cost much.
Of course, this doesn't cost much, and it's just for him.
In addition to TV stations, Chenxing Venture Capital’s advertising slogans were also published in several newspapers in Shanghai.
But the most lively place is undoubtedly the Yellow River Road. Lu Meilin also has two brushes. Zhou Chen handed her the printed advertising paper. She posted advertisements when she saw people, and also mobilized the waiters in the hotel to work together. It only took one day
, Chenxing Venture Capital’s advertisements have already resounded all over Huanghe Road.
It was also the first time that Zhou Chen's name was famous on Huanghe Road.
When the advertisement was released, many people asked about Lu Meilin's situation.
"Lu Meilin, what does Chenxing Venture Capital Company do? And Mr. Zhou, who is he?"
"Are you stupid? It's all said clearly above. Investment companies are, of course, engaged in investment. Do you know the registered capital of Mr. Zhou's company?"
"Twenty million, it's twenty million, it's nothing else, it's a real twenty million banknote."
"You ask what is Mr. Zhou's relationship with me? I'm not bragging to you. Before Mr. Zhou got rich, my cook, Jin Meilin, who left last year, became prosperous not long after. Now it's even more amazing. It can be used
If you start a company with 20 million, it means that your net worth must be more than 20 million, maybe 30 million, 40 million, or 50 million, it's all possible."
"What? Are you asking me if I know that Mr. Zhou made his fortune from stocks? Nonsense, we are so close, how could we not know? I know."
"Does Mr. Zhou's cooking taste good? You're not talking nonsense. Jin Meilin's business is so good. He used to be a cook here. How can the food taste good?"
"Handsome, of course Mr. Zhou is handsome, extremely handsome."
"Venture Capital Meeting, you finally asked for an idea. Let me tell you, this Venture Capital Meeting is where Mr. Zhou will give you money to invest. As long as your project is good, you have a good planning document, and you can impress Mr. Zhou,
You can invest as much as you want. Isn’t it written above that it’s tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions? As long as your project is good, Mr. Zhou will invest.”
"…………"
In the past two days, Lu Meilin was speechless, but instead of feeling hard, she was extremely excited.
Because Zhou Chen's advertisement spread, Jin Meilin's business has exploded recently, and many people come to ask about the venture capital meeting every day.
If you want to know the situation from her, you must eat and spend money at Jin Meilin.
She had completely believed in Zhou Chen and wanted to hug Zhou Chen's thigh tightly. No matter what Zhou Chen asked her to do now, she would definitely do it without hesitation.
Many people who have never been to Huanghe Road before saw the advertisement on TV and went to Huanghe Road to inquire about the situation.
As for the location of Zhou Chen's newly opened Chenxing Venture Capital Company, countless people came to inquire about it every day, and the phone calls were received non-stop. The company's employees were too busy to handle and were dizzy.
If we talk about which company in Shanghai is the most prosperous and famous these days, then Chenxing Venture Capital Company and Zhou Chen are definitely one of them.
It is only 1992, and there may be many investors in China, but a capital venture capital company like Chenxing Venture Capital Company is definitely the first in the country, and it is unprecedented to play like Zhou Chen, so he behaves like this
, caused a great sensation in Shanghai’s business district.
In an instant, Zhou Chen became a man of the hour in Shanghai.
Zhou Chen had already made preparations. He had communicated with the official departments in Shanghai. While establishing Chenxing Venture Capital Company, he also registered the Firefly Charity Foundation, made guarantees with the relevant departments, and signed an agreement.
protocol.
In the next five years, 30 Chenxing buildings will be built in Shanghai for primary and secondary schools in the city, each building will not be lower than six floors, and 20 nursing homes will be built and donated. At the same time, within one month
Within a year, thirty Poussin cars were donated to the public security department.
The most important thing is that the final payment method of these funds will be in US dollars.
Because of this move, Zhou Chen suddenly became the focus of official attention. If anyone wants to say who least wants something to happen to Zhou Chen now, the leaders of the relevant departments in Shanghai are definitely the first.
Even when the leaders held a meeting, they listed the venture capital meeting that Zhou Chen was going to hold as a key event and asked all departments to cooperate well to ensure that no mistakes were made.
Zhou Chen has lived in so many worlds and knows best how to protect himself in modern society. Making good friends with officials is more important than anything else.
It just so happens that he is also a person who doesn't take money seriously. Spending money to buy insurance for himself and build momentum for himself is a very cost-effective thing in his opinion.
On the Yellow River Road, not only Jin Meilin has benefited, but more than a hundred other restaurants have also benefited.
Because there are so many people coming to Huanghe Road to inquire about news in the past few days, it is certainly impossible for the Jin Meilin family to eat them all, so other restaurants will naturally benefit from it.
For the past few days, it was okay during the day, and those people could still go to Chenxing Venture Capital Company to inquire about the situation.
But at night, the company was closed, and they had no choice but to go to Huanghe Road to inquire about the situation. Therefore, at night, restaurants of all sizes were almost full with guests.
Huanghe Road was already very popular, but after Zhou Chen did this, it became even more popular in Shanghai.
Especially in the two days approaching Double Eleven, Huanghe Road is even more crowded with people. It is a road of more than 700 meters, but the public security department sent dozens of police officers to maintain order on Huanghe Road.
In just a few days, Zhou Chen became the favorite person of all the restaurant owners and proprietresses on Huanghe Road.
Everything about Zhou Chen's identity and past has been dug out. If anyone can know more about Mr. Zhou at this time, he will definitely be sought after by many people.