Chapter 958: Chapter 591: Cheng Zhu Behind the Curtain, Exposed Across the Internet (Part 2)
“Want a cola?” Cheng Zhu asked.
“No need, I’m cutting back on sugar lately,” Shen Qingning said.
“Why, trying to lose weight?” Cheng Zhu casually asked.
Ningning didn’t reply, just sat down quietly on the sofa.
The guy opened a cold cola for himself and took a satisfying sip. After sitting down across from her, he even crossed his legs.
“How much money does Youu Tea have left in the account now?” Cheng Zhu asked.
“103 million,” Shen Qingning replied.
“Tsk, not much left, huh? Why didn’t you tell earlier?” He slightly frowned.
“Didn’t I tell you last Tuesday? Do I need to check the chat history?” Shen Qingning imdiately frowned too, with a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone.
“Hm? Did you?” He actually picked up his phone to check the chat logs and found she really had.
“Ahem, I was too busy lately, and I might have missed so of the things you sent ,” Cheng Zhu admitted, sowhat embarrassed.
The cool girl looked at him, sowhat speechless, her tone growing more dissatisfied: “You’re becoming less and less attentive to Youu Tea’s affairs.”
“Isn’t that because I have you?” Cheng Zhu, still relaxed with his legs crossed, replied casually.
“Well, I wish Mr. Cheng would pay more attention,” her tone was icy.
Lately, Shen Qingning has been under quite a bit of pressure.
Because Cheng Zhu has gradually gone from being a semi-hands-off manager to a fully hands-off one.
He really handed over almost all of Youu Tea’s affairs to her, entrusting her completely.
But listening to Ningning’s reproach, especially the harsh “Mr. Cheng,” made him feel he had to justify himself… No, prove himself!
Moreover, he ca to the company today just to show off.
He first asked: “During this sumr period, with the money we’ve spent, how many new stores have we opened?”
“In July and August, we opened 87 new stores, mainly in third-tier cities,” Shen Qingning answered instantly, knowing all the data by heart.
The speed of opening 87 new stores in two months is very fast, even terrifying.
After all, Youu Tea doesn’t use a franchise model, and each store isn’t small, nor can it be opened outside the city’s pri areas.
That’s why, even though milk tea sells well and is very profitable, the financial situation is still in deficit.
According to the plan, there will be even more new stores in September and October.
Cheng Zhu is determined to expand rapidly in a short ti.
“We should be preparing for the next round of financing this month,” Cheng Zhu said.
“Yes, we must complete the next round of financing this month,” Shen Qingning nodded slightly.
The guy looked up at her, seeing her sitting across from him. Because she was wearing a suit skirt, she sat with her legs tightly together, both even and straight white calves perfectly aligned, tilted to the left.
The sunlight through the floor-to-ceiling window shone on her, making her fair skin look even more dazzling.
Cheng Zhu looked at the impeccable young girl in front of him and suddenly dropped a bombshell.
“For the next round of financing, I’ll try to get Tencent involved.”
A simple sentence, yet enough to be shocking!
This made Ningning pause for a mont.
Tencent investing in milk tea?
Just hearing that sounds unbelievable!
But Cheng Zhu was quite confident.
The reason is simple, in his mory, ituan and Tencent once jointly invested in Hey Tea.
However, that was a much later developnt.
At that ti, Hey Tea was already valued in billions.
Currently, Cheng Zhu has close ties with Tencent-backed Dianping and Ele. Surely, Zhang Tao and Zhang Xuhao will want to be part of Youu Tea’s next round of financing, tightening their bond.
So, bringing Tencent in isn’t entirely out of the question.
Shen Qingning couldn’t help but speak: “If Tencent really becos an investor in the next round, Youu Tea will definitely be in the spotlight, and the hidden benefits in the future will be nurous.”
“Of course, so don’t feel like I’m busy with other things every day, as if I’m neglecting Youu Tea and the fruits of your work,” the guy started defending himself.
Shen Qingning glanced up at him, too tired to argue.
She already started to look forward to it inwardly: “If Tencent’s investnt really cos through, the benefits will be enormous!”
She has invested so much ti and effort into Youu Tea.
For her, Youu Tea has beco one of the most important things in her life right now.
Ningning naturally hopes for Youu Tea to get better and better.
Thus, the proud girl thought to herself: “Fine, I’ll forgive him. It’s not like he hasn’t done anything lately.”
And Cheng Zhu wouldn’t just show off this one ti.
He imdiately continued: “Ele will be negotiating an acquisition with Baidu Takeout next, I’m only telling you this, so keep it secret for .”
“Ele and Baidu Takeout?” Shen Qingning sounded a bit surprised.
“Yes, I asked Bao Fan to help with it. News should co out in a while,” Cheng Zhu said lightly.
He crossed his legs and took another sip of cold cola before continuing: “It is definitely very beneficial for us as we have deep ties with the platform.”
“I’ve actually been busy with these things lately.”
“Next, the share of takeout in the catering industry will grow more and more. This industry will develop better and better; it’s just the beginning now.”
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