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Chapter 197: Third-Tier Minor Celebrity_1

Chapter 197: Chapter 197: Third-Tier Minor Celebrity_1

Shen Dong nodded and walked into the office.

The office wasn’t large, around thirty to forty square meters in size.

Aside from Cao Minjie, there were four other people, all as young as Cao Minjie.

In total, there were five individuals, forming an entrepreneurial team.

Mi Xie You was newly established, founded with the two hundred thousand in support funds from the Fuchuang Center, and this office was also provided for their use by the Fuchuang Center, with a one-year rent-free period.

There was a large table in the middle of the office, which was piled high with hand-drawn comics.

"Mr. Shen, let me introduce you to..." Cao Minjie went on to introduce the team members to Shen Dong.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Shen Dong got straight to the point, "President Cao, how much are you looking to raise in funding?"

They hadn’t talked about specific numbers over the phone; Cao Minjie said they would discuss it when Shen Dong came over.

Shen Dong was planning to invest anyway, so he simply asked directly how much the other party wanted.

"About two million," Cao Minjie thought for a moment and said.

Based on the information provided by the system, Shen Dong knew that two million was the future investment amount provided to Mi Xie You by a technology company called Mai Ke.

With this investment, Mi Xie You then developed the "Destruction" series and "The First Gods", two games that became smash hits, and they never needed to raise funds again.

Later on, many large financial groups wanted to invest, and even giants like Penguin Games and Byte Walk Company wanted to take shares in Mi Xie You, but they were all rejected by Cao Minjie.

When the games became hits, they didn’t lack money at all.

Of course, that’s a story for later. Right now, Mi Xie You was in a very difficult situation, even at the brink of life and death.

If they couldn’t pull in investment, they would have no choice but to disband the team and become workers.

"President Cao, is two million enough?" Shen Dong asked.

"Uh... More would of course be better," Cao Minjie said somewhat awkwardly.

Two million was the bare minimum, and he could only start with this number; otherwise, scaring Shen Dong away would be bad.

You see, during this time when he sought investment, he had faced many rejections.

He really didn’t dare to cite too high an amount.

Shen Dong was his last hope; if Shen Dong didn’t invest, they might indeed have to become workers.

"I’ve done some simple research on your team and am very optimistic about the company’s development. Here’s what I’ll do: I’ll invest twenty million for forty-five percent of the company’s fixed shares. I won’t meddle with the management and operation of the company but merely participate in the dividends. What do you think?" Shen Dong said.

Fixed shares mean that no matter how much more Mi Xie You raises in the future, this percentage won’t be affected.

It will always be forty percent.

"Can we discuss it among ourselves first?" Cao Minjie said after looking at the other members of his team.

"Sure, I’ll wait for you," Shen Dong stepped out of the office.

Five minutes later, Cao Minjie opened the door and said to Shen Dong, "Mr. Shen, we agree to your terms."

For them, Shen Dong’s investment meant the company would surely continue to develop.

Otherwise, they would have to close down.

Although Shen Dong’s demands were a bit high, compared to closing the company, they chose the former.

After all, they all had shares in the company; if the company did well, their income wouldn’t be small.

"Great," Shen Dong smiled.

Although he knew Mi Xie You was in desperate need of investment, he wasn’t sure if they would accept his terms.

Now that Cao Minjie had agreed, everything was set in stone.

Shen Dong called in the legal team to draft a contract, and after both parties signed, Shen Dong immediately transferred twenty million into Mi Xie You company’s account.

Seeing the funds in the account, Cao Minjie and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

From now on, they wouldn’t have to worry about funding and could focus on developing games.

"By the way, do you guys play Doule regularly?" After signing the contract, Shen Dong asked.

"Yes, we do. When we are tired from work, we browse Doule for a bit. Many videos on there are pretty funny, perfect for relaxing. Why do you ask?"

Cao Minjie was somewhat puzzled and didn’t know why Shen Dong would ask this question.

"You must be aware of the Dongyan Guild on Doule, that’s my company," Shen Dong said.

"What! That’s Mr. Shen’s company!"

"Oh my god, I’ve heard that the Dongyan Guild has developed extremely well."

"Recently, the state and Doule have been cracking down on the chaos of live-streamed selling, and the Dongyan Guild is the only major guild that hasn’t been affected."

The expressions on several people’s faces changed, and so did the way they looked at Shen Dong.

They didn’t have the capability to investigate, and they hadn’t looked into Shen Dong’s background.

It turned out Shen Dong was actually the owner of the Dongyan Guild.

Originally, they thought Shen Dong was just a rich second-generation who wanted to invest in games just for fun.

Because many rich second-generation kids like playing games, take Wang Xiaocon for example, who enjoys playing games, invests in them, and even formed a gaming team.

They had also thought about approaching Wang Xiaocon for investment, but struggled because they had no way to reach him.

"The reason I’m telling you this is to let you know, whenever our company develops a new game in the future, I’ll have the Dongyan Guild’s streamers promote it for free. You won’t have to worry about this aspect at all," Shen Dong said with a smile.

"That’s fantastic!"

Cao Minjie and the others were overjoyed.

The Dongyan Guild was now truly the number one guild on Doule, and having its streamers promote their game would undoubtedly be highly effective.

Most of Doule’s users are young people, so it’s essentially targeted advertising. It would be impossible for the game to remain unknown.

With the matter settled, Shen Dong left with the legal advisor.

Back in the car, Shen Dong instructed Shao Yangrong to drive back to the company.

As soon as he entered the company, Shen Dong’s phone began to ring.

It was an unfamiliar number.

Shen Dong answered and heard a woman’s voice, "Hello, may I speak with Mr. Shen?"

"And you are..." Shen Dong said as he headed toward the lounge.

The voice sounded very unfamiliar; it was probably not someone he knew.

"Hello Mr. Shen, I’m Wu Jingyan’s agent, Zhu Yan. I’ve heard that you are currently funding a film called ’I Am Not a Pharmacist’. I hope you’ll forgive my intrusion, but I am seeking a role for our Jingyan and hope Mr. Shen can give her an opportunity. Jingyan will be very grateful to Mr. Shen, and if you have any demands, feel free to make them," Zhu Yan said.

Shen Dong frowned slightly.

He hadn’t expected someone to directly call him requesting a role in the movie.

Wu Jingyan.

Shen Dong was aware of some information about her.

She seemed to have become famous for starring in a period drama.

After gaining fame, she seemed to have forgotten who she was and began to act like a big shot.

There was an instance when CCTV Movies wanted to interview her.

The time and place for the interview had been agreed upon by both sides.

But Wu Jingyan kept changing the interview location, one minute claiming it should be here, the next demanding there, leading the CCTV Movies team to run themselves ragged.

After changing venues several times, they finally satisfied her.

But that wasn’t all; during the interview, Wu Jingyan was extremely uncooperative, answering only a few questions before claiming she was tired and needed to rest, resulting in an abrupt end to the interview.

This was practically toying with CCTV Movies.

CCTV Movies was extremely dissatisfied and criticized her by name.

As a result, Wu Jingyan’s reputation for being difficult spread far and wide, leading to a rapid decline in her popularity, with few people willing to cast her in their films.

If she dared to play games even with CCTV Movies, very few people were willing to cast her in their productions.

From a popular A-list actress, she had become a third-rate minor star.

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