Chapter 96: Chapter 95: What Do You Take Me, Gu Bai, For?
Gu Bai looked at Shan Fengling’s face and spoke directly.
"I’m not used to your 2.5 Dimension’s terms either, so I’ll just call you President Shan. Let’s get this clear to save both your time and mine.
First, my company’s investment direction doesn’t involve your 2.5 Dimension industry. I’ve repeated this many times. Additionally, if you really need investment, you should approach my company, not me personally, right?"
Although the entire 2.5 Dimension industry is a huge market, with the largest domestic 2.5 Dimension base B Station valued at over a billion US Dollars at one point in the future, Gu Bai has never been interested. Mainly because he doesn’t want to spread himself too thin. If "Huafeng Dimension" becomes a little famous in the future, Gu Bai might invest a little to pick up some bargains, but facing a clearly failing website, Gu Bai isn’t stupid enough to throw his money away.
Seeing Shan Fengling wanting to say something, Gu Bai interrupted: "Excuse me for a moment, I need to use the restroom."
With that, he got up and left.
Not far away, Yi Yiyi, who had been hiding, saw Gu Bai get up and quickly ran over to Shan Fengling, asking, "Blue Mother, how did it go?"
Shan Fengling smiled wryly and shook her head.
"It looks hopeless. Your Oni-Chan is not interested in our website at all.
It’s partly my fault for tricking him to come this way. Anyone’s first impression wouldn’t be good. This is grasping at straws, and it seems ’Huafeng Dimension’ will really have to sell cheaply to B Station."
"Does that mean there won’t be a Huafeng Dimension website anymore? My photos and videos of cosplaying Chinese comic characters will have to be posted elsewhere?"
"Probably."
Shan Fengling sighed.
When she first created this website, her original intention was to create a clean haven in the chaotic 2.5 Dimension circle. But she didn’t expect it to grow bigger, which gave her a bit of ambition. However, she didn’t realize how deep the waters in this industry were. In less than two years, the site’s income can’t match the expenses. Now, not only has she lost her original intention, but the website she and her team poured their hearts into may end up being someone else’s success.
Yi Yiyi suddenly said, "Blue Mother, have you considered achieving your goal from another angle, like taking a different approach?"
"A different approach?"
Yi Yiyi nodded heavily, then secretly leaned over to Shan Fengling’s ear and said, "Let me tell you, Gu Bai Oni-Chan is quite the old pervert, and he particularly likes stockings! I think you could give up some modesty; you might have unexpected gains!"
"Stockings?"
Shan Fengling understood what Yi Yiyi meant, though she hadn’t considered this angle before. In her eyes, business should be conducted as business. She’s not in the entertainment industry, so should there really be any underhanded dealings?
Though if there was really hope, she wouldn’t entirely reject the idea.
After all, with Gu Bai’s looks, she wouldn’t be suffering much of a loss.
While Shan Fengling was internally struggling, Gu Bai returned from the restroom.
He didn’t sit back down but stood in front of the table and said directly, "Regardless, I still want to thank President Shan for the invitation, even though it wasn’t a very reputable one.
I have something going on now, so let’s not chat for long. Hopefully, we’ll have the chance to collaborate in the future."
With that, he was ready to leave.
After all, he had plans with Qi Man tonight to play a little role-playing game of the male and female homeowner in his new house.
Seeing Gu Bai about to leave, Shan Fengling quickly stood up.
"President Gu, wait!"
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Gu Bai turned around, looking at her with confusion.
"If President Gu agrees to invest in our ’Huafeng Dimension,’ I’m willing to compensate you in another way."
Fortunately, the entire restaurant was noisy, and there weren’t many people around, so it didn’t attract much attention.
After hearing her words, Gu Bai found it amusing.
As an adult, he certainly understood Shan Fengling’s implication about other ways.
Is this what they call negotiating with the body?
It was the first time Gu Bai encountered such a situation.
He couldn’t help but cast his gaze at Yi Yiyi, who was watching the show from the side. The news of him being an old pervert must have come from her, as she was the only one who knew about the few women—Zhang Yumeng from Finance University, Qi Man from the Shanghai Theatre Academy.
Faced with Gu Bai’s gaze, Yi Yiyi sheepishly lowered her head, quietly sipping her drink.
Gu Bai shook his head with a faint smile.
"I think, President Shan, you misunderstood my point. I said I’m not interested in your website, and as for the other aspects you mentioned, I’m not interested in exploring them either. Is that clear enough?"
While he may be an old pervert, it doesn’t mean he’s a stallion spreading his seed everywhere he goes.
If Shan Fengling had been direct and transparent like Dasha Talan, Gu Bai might have been a little interested, but she erred in overestimating her value.
To tie herself and Huafeng Dimension together, hoping to move him, she must think too highly of herself.
Given his current wealth, even if he did nothing and just collected interest from the bank, it would be enough for him to be with a supermodel-quality woman each day.
He could do this until the day he died.
To put it bluntly, there are plenty of women scoring over 90 out there.
What is Shan Fengling, and what is Yi Yiyi?
Gu Bai’s last bit of patience was worn out.
Without waiting for Shan Fengling to continue, he went on, "You don’t need to bring this up again. Of course, if your website is truly a profitable investment opportunity, I’m sure we’ll have the chance to collaborate.
Tomorrow, Black Swan Capital will hold a senior management meeting. If you have confidence in your company, you can bring your website information and market valuation to our company. I believe I don’t need to tell you the company address, right?
However, let me warn you upfront: B Station swallows people whole. Even as a new capital company, we aren’t much different, so don’t go there thinking Black Swan Capital is a charity. If you’re thinking that way, I suggest you don’t go."
After saying this, Gu Bai didn’t look at them again and walked out of the restaurant.
One foot on the gas, and the Porsche 918 roared away, leaving no trace.
In the 2.5 Dimension restaurant, Shan Fengling and Yi Yiyi exchanged a glance, both with bitter smiles.
They both misunderstood Gu Bai.
Yi Yiyi thought Gu Bai was an old pervert who could be swayed with a different approach, going straight to the backlines.
Shan Fengling thought that since he was also young, Gu Bai would be easier to talk to, but she didn’t expect him to be even harder to deal with than the old capitalists.
At least the old capitalists would eye her small cake hungrily, willing to negotiate.
But Gu Bai didn’t even have an interest in talking. The invitation to visit his company tomorrow was probably just for show, but there’s no choice. This was her last straw. If it didn’t work, she’d have to sell "Huafeng Dimension" to B Station at a low price. At least it would find a good home.