Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled
Chapter 976 - 726: Driver Chen Attends the Banquet_3

As long as you introduce yourself as a driver, she'll run faster than a rabbit.

"Sir, I wonder if you have some time tonight. I happen to live upstairs. Could I invite you up for a drink?"

"Miss, you might have misunderstood. I'm just the accompanying driver, not some big boss."

Upon hearing this, the woman cursed under her breath and left without a word.

Meanwhile, Su Zi noticed this and, despite her surprise, continued to introduce her business project with a calm demeanor.

By eight-thirty, she was already preparing to leave.

Having had quite a bit to drink, she was slightly tipsy, and Chen Pingsheng was supporting her as they walked.

The Maybach's stability is quite strong, making passengers feel no swaying.

Perhaps Su Zi didn't achieve the results she wanted, as she kept her eyes closed all the way home.

After she got home, Chen Pingsheng also drove back.

Chen Lu was already asleep, so Chen Pingsheng, not wanting to bother him, quietly returned to his room and called his wife, Song Yanxi.

They talked for more than ten minutes, and then he went to sleep.

The next day, the company atmosphere started getting tense, probably because they didn't secure financing.

Su Zi is under a lot of pressure now with this kind of social app.

Everyone knows it has vast potential, but all the investors are well aware.

This is not something a small company can successfully accomplish.

If any giant creates a similar competing product, it can easily replicate it.

By that time, what would they use to fight against these giants?

To break through the giants' blockade, imitation, and monopoly.

The prerequisite is that you must find another giant to support you, which is the universally accepted business rule.

Su Zi's current difficulty lies in this; small investors are hesitant to invest.

Major investors, including giants, don't have that kind of trust in her.

It's extremely difficult for her to get funding from giants.

Su Zi has always wanted to accomplish a significant career and is very eager to prove herself.

Unfortunately, after several drinking events, she still hasn't secured even 500 million in financing.

Chen Pingsheng himself also looked at this project, and to be honest, Su Zi does not possess the genes to make it successful.

Right now, since the project is still small, both Tencent and Douyin haven't noticed her.

Once she secures tens of billions in financing and confirms the path is viable.

Numerous giants will move at once.

Including Zhang Wanyi and Chu Qiuyan, two prominent women standing at the ceiling of Guangdong's business world.

Tencent's approach to the social market is one of fiercely contested territory.

Others have been blocked by them in this field for too long; once there is even a slight gap.

With Douyin, Tencent, Tengfei AI, Dream Fund, and Teng You Media all entering the scene.

Any one of them can assemble top teams with hundreds of billions and thousands of talents.

What does Su Zi have to compete with these giants?

This is why current entrepreneurs are advised against focusing on big projects.

The internet has no boundaries, and once it begins.

No matter how much you invest, only one or two will survive in the end.

The others will either be merged or directly become cannon fodder.

Su Zi's project is good, but her biggest problem is trying to compete with the giants for a piece of the pie.

Once discovered and any company moves against her.

She will be the first to be crushed.

The rest will be a battleground for the giants, a brutal and realistic business war often ends with just a glimpse from afar by a giant.

And you're already gone.

In this era, it's challenging for self-made tycoons to emerge, probably for this reason.

No one dares to invest in Su Zi because they all know, a social type APP, especially a mainstream market APP.

It's not just relying on sideline demands like casual dating; it will inevitably bring giants into play.

The only ones who can truly contend with the giants are giants on the same level.

Some investors even directly stated that if Su Zi could secure investment from the Dream Fund.

They would immediately follow suit, but if she can't, everyone can only watch.

The reason for securing investment from the Dream Fund.

Is because among the giants, Tencent wouldn't support them in social endeavors.

Douyin has always wanted to tap into Tencent's territory.

Alibaba's investment attributes are too poor, often wanting to take control, dispatching Alibaba's direct management team by parachuting in.

The end result is often a resounding failure.

Being directly under the siege of the Tencent system.

Dream Fund is different; although it is also an independent top investment fund.

Behind it stands that entity, the most acknowledged wealthiest in the business world.

And it has its own automobile, mobile phone, entertainment, short video, including AI and other numerous super independent group projects.

It can be said, as long as Su Zi manages to obtain investment from the Dream Fund.

It won't be easily eliminated by just a glance.

At least it can fight for a position, and if it performs well and is presented to that person.

That will be incredible.

With that person's investment philosophy, it's either not investing or throwing in the most money and the best technology.

The worst result would be merging.

Once the merger is completed, it means the capital behind has reached an agreement.

You can't eliminate me, and I can't eliminate you.

Then it becomes simple, after merging, everyone formulates the rules together.

Even if the giants fight fiercely, if others want to get involved, there's simply no chance.

So, Su Zi must find a way to obtain investment from the Dream Fund.

This is a crucial step for her success.