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Chapter 329 - 329 The Feeling of Getting
Chapter 329 - 329 The Feeling of Getting
Chapter 329: Chapter 329 The Feeling of Getting
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“What’s the plan, let’s hear it?”
Bai Xiaoya looked at Jiang Xu curiously.
This boy, two or three years her junior, had delicate and handsome features.
But deep down, he exuded a hint of unruly arrogance mixed with a hooligan’s air.
A very contradictory feeling.
Yet, on Jiang Xu, it didn’t feel out of place at all.
Frankly speaking, Jiang Xu’s appearance was very much to Bai Xiaoya’s liking.
If it weren’t for the fact that she already had a childhood sweetheart in her heart, she probably would have pursued Jiang Xu herself.
Jiang Xu said, “You see, what I enjoy most is bringing people together in happiness.
As the saying goes, better to dismantle three temples than to destroy a single marriage.
If I can help senior sister gain love, then it is okay for junior brother and
Nuonuo to make some sacrifices.”
Bai Xiaoya’s heart stirred, “Just spit it out if you have something to say.”
Jiang Xu, with a sly smile, held up three fingers: “Give us thirty million, and you’re guaranteed to win.”
Bai Xiaoya:”???”
Although she had her suspicions, hearing Jiang Xu say it out loud, Bai Xiaoya couldn’t quite keep her composure.
“Isn’t it, if I win over your girlfriend, won’t you be unhappy, or even angry?”
Jiang Xu thought, what’s the big deal.
After all, An Nuonuo wouldn’t become ugly just because she lost.
On the contrary, by doing so, first, he could get thirty million.
Second, it would allow Bai Xiaoya to draw the fire.
To keep the ‘wolves’ from eyeing his girlfriend all day long.
Of course, Jiang Xu used a more artistic expression on the surface.
“Since childhood, my parents taught me to take pleasure in helping others; I’d be glad to help senior sister.”
Bai Xiaoya thought Jiang Xu really had a thick skin: “You shameless thing, dressing up your dirty tricks as something so pure and noble.”
Jiang Xu, still smiling, asked, “So, senior sister, are you in or not?”
Bai Xiaoya hesitated for a moment, then clenched her teeth: “I’m in!”
Then, Jiang Xu opened his cellphone: “Then, senior sister, send a ten million deposit to my girlfriend’s card first.”
“…” Bai Xiaoya was speechless: “I feel like you’re someone who only sees money.”
Jiang Xu: “Be bold, remove the words ’I feel’.”
Bai Xiaoya was defeated by Jiang Xu.
“Alright, alright, I’ll send you the deposit.”
Not far away, An Nuonuo saw the two had finished talking and walked over.
Everyone sat down again.
An Nuonuo received the notification of the funds transfer quite quickly.
She glanced at Jiang Xu.
Her boyfriend was a bit mischievous, but she liked it.
Giggle.
They then discussed the timing and location of the contest.
It would be this Saturday at ten in the morning, on the open ground in front of the school library.
They needed to spread the news widely.
Especially to catch the attention of Bai Xiaoya’s man of interest.
He spent most of his weekends, the majority of the time, holed up in the library.
As for how the competition would be judged, they would let the audience vote.
Come the time, An Nuonuo simply had to apply a slightly uglier makeup and dress down a bit.
Of course, these things were only clear to the people involved and nobody would speak of it.
After finishing their meal, all the matters that needed to be discussed were dealt with.
Bai Xiaoya left first with her roommates.
Leaving the dining hall, Bai Xiaoya looked up at the sky, her feelings complicated.
She had been very confident in her own beauty in the past.
But she hadn’t expected that to win now, she would have to resort to underhanded tactics and shell out thirty million.
That’s a full thirty million!
The New Year’s money she got from relatives and friends all year added up to just over two hundred million.
“Li Yuhui, oh Li Yuhui, I’m putting in so much for you, you better not struggle anymore…”
In the dining hall.
An Nuonuo pinched Jiang Xu: “You’re really bad, even playing tricks on senior sister.”
“Her family is super rich; it’s okay,” Jiang Xu said nonchalantly: “You know how big our startup’s shortfall is?”
“I don’t know,” An Nuonuo shook her head.
Jiang Xu raised a finger: “A conservative estimate, ten billion!”
“Ah, that much?” An Nuonuo was startled, “Haven’t many of our businesses been making money?”
She didn’t notice her choice of words.
Ours.
In An Nuonuo’s mind, their private cinema, mineral water, novel website, courier company, and games were all profitable and healthy.
And there was also the rent from so many houses and shops, which brought in a decent income every month.
The main funding gap was with chips.
Mentioning a hundred billion, Jiang Xu did that more out of fear of scaring An Nuonuo.
In reality, even a tenfold increase could still potentially lead to failure.
Jiang Xu briefly explained the ins and outs to An Nuonuo.
She listened quietly, her gaze flickering slightly.
She hadn’t realized her boyfriend was still so short of money.
She thought to herself, should she ask her father for a few billion to subsidize
Jiang Xu?
That would be truly filial.
“Achoo!” An Feng sneezed, “Who’s plotting against me?”
On Thursday, Wang Zhang sent a message to Jiang Xu.
After testing the chips and finding no issues, he placed an order for another two hundred thousand.
Last year, Mei Zhu’s phone sales for the full year were six hundred and eighty thousand units.
The year was almost over, and Wang Zhang placing such a big order was actually a show of support for domestic chips.
The new phone was expected to hit the market in January.
Jiang Xu also asked Lu Chao if he had brought in any new orders.
The guy’s business skills were quite strong.
He had already negotiated with five phone manufacturers.
Although the orders were not particularly large, all added together, they amounted to more than thirty thousand chips.
The difficult first step could be said to have been taken.
It was just that Jiang Xu’s funds were not particularly abundant at the moment.
Otherwise, he would have invested in stocking chips and screens as well. Half-past ten at night.
School, in a private dormitory.
“Brother Xu,” An Nuonuo walked to the door of Jiang Xu’s study, “I finished the software, want to take a look?”
“Oh? That fast!”
Jiang Xu felt a bit surprised.
He got up and went to the room where An Nuonuo worked.
Early on, Jiang Xu had established the direction for his start-up.
One was in entertainment, aiming to achieve a perfect closed-loop ecosystem with an entire chain of their own.
Now, it was missing two segments.
One was their own video website, the other was a music listening application.
The capital needed for a video website was immense.
Without an investment of at least a hundred billion, they couldn’t make it work.
They were not considering it for the time being.
The cost of developing a music listening app, however, was relatively lower.
Jiang Xu asked An Nuonuo to produce a product based on her ideas and aesthetic.
He had already purchased the online streaming rights for many popular artists. Combined with the rights from Qinghe and the group of stars’ companies, more could be added in the future.
He wasn’t too worried about the music library.
If it really came down to it, Jiang Xu was prepared to shed tears and play the role of the plagiarist a few more times.
I don’t want to either.
But the feeling of gaining without laboring is just too good.
At first glance, Jiang Xu thought it looked pretty good.
The interface was clean, with all the functions clear at a glance.
The color scheme was a mix of pink with hints of green, and green with a touch of blue – very pleasing to the eye.
Producing such software was actually not complicated.
“Not bad; very impressive,” Jiang Xu gave his candid appraisal.
An Nuonuo’s face lit up with a smile, “If you think it’s good, that’s great.
Hungry? I’ll go make a midnight snack.”
“Sure, go ahead.”
An Nuonuo hopped and skipped to the kitchen.
Jiang Xu’s phone began to vibrate.
He picked it up and instantly his face lit up with surprise.