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Chapter 32 The Meaning of the Character "Meng" Comes to Guangdong

September 11th, Beijing Film Academy.

After getting through the first two weeks of the new semester, Meng Ziyi, who felt less conspicuous, made up an excuse and asked her advisor for two days off.

If someone who always takes a long leave after only three days of school knew about her cautious demeanor, they'd probably tease her a bit.

After receiving his vacation notice, Meng Ziyi went back to his dormitory, packed a set of clothes, and then called a car to go directly to the airport.

While sitting in the car, she didn't forget to send a message to Chen Xiu, who had been staying in Shenzhen for more than a month.

"I'm heading to the airport now. When are you going to be done with your work today?"

"I have an informal meeting at 2 PM, which is expected to end at 3:30 PM. We can have dinner at 4 PM. What time is your flight? I'll have someone pick you up."

"No need, I can take the subway myself. Just send me the address."

Meng Ziyi waited for about ten seconds before Chen Xiucai sent his address.

"Donghai International Apartment, I'll send you the route map later. When you arrive, call this number 136... His name is Wei Feng, he's my assistant."

"OKK."

Meng Ziyi held his phone and chuckled.

After chatting for more than a month, she had guessed that Chen Xiu had guessed she would go to see him ahead of time.

As for whether to make a phone call once she arrives, that depends on whether she can find Chen Xiu's location on her own.

Upon arrival at the airport, Meng Ziyi checked in and boarded the plane. Traveling from north to south, the plane landed at Bao'an Airport after three and a half hours, at exactly 14 PM.

Following the route map provided by Chen Xiu, she took the Line 1 subway from the airport, which took more than half an hour to reach Chegongmiao Station. After another 5 minutes by taxi, she finally arrived at her destination, Donghai International Apartment.

Looking at the building in front of him and feeling the humid and hot weather of the southern Guangdong region, Meng Ziyi took out his phone to first search for coffee shops in the local business district, and then went to each one of them according to the list.

Luckily, I spotted my target at the second coffee shop I entered.

Meng Ziyi has never accepted Chen Xiu calling her a stupid beauty.

Just like this time, she deduced from the information that it was an "informal meeting," that it would end at 3:30 p.m., and that dinner could be eaten at 4 p.m. that Chen Xiu's meeting place was nearby.

Because he dislikes being late and always makes sure to allow enough time...

The analysis was all based on evidence. Meng Ziyi thought back to when he sat down at the table next to Chen Xiu. He saw the surprised expression on his face and couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle.

"Let's see if you dare call me an idiot again, hmph!"

With that thought to himself, Meng Ziyi pulled his suitcase and walked into the coffee shop.

As a result, she had only gone halfway when a waiter from the coffee shop quickly came over and blocked her way.

"Excuse me, would you like some coffee?"

"Yes! I want to sit over there."

Meng Ziyi pointed to the table next to Chen Xiu and said in a low voice.

She didn't want to make too much noise and be overheard by Chen Xiu, thus giving herself away prematurely.

"I'm very sorry, all the seats over there are reserved. You can sit here."

The waiter looked at Meng Ziyi apologetically, then gestured to the other side of the area.

At this moment, Meng Ziyi noticed that only Chen Xiu was sitting at his table, while the other tables were empty.

Oops, that was a miscalculation!

When discussing matters in public, even if it's not a formal meeting, Chen Xiu would always book the entire space to avoid being disturbed.

Thinking about how his meticulously planned "surprise" scheme had ended before it even began, Meng Ziyi said somewhat unwillingly, "I just want to sit over there, is that not allowed?"

"We are very sorry, but we have already accepted that gentleman's reservation for this time slot. If this has caused you any inconvenience, you can enjoy our coffee for free."

The waiter apologized verbally, but his attitude was unusually firm.

Chen Xiu booked the entire coffee shop for the afternoon hours from 13 PM to 16 PM. In order not to affect their normal business operations, she reserved half of the area to receive customers and even promised to pay for the other customers who were disturbed.

Since Chen Xiu had been so considerate, they naturally had to set up a cordon to prevent other guests from disturbing them.

Seeing that he couldn't convince the other party, Meng Ziyi could only purse his lips in annoyance, turn around and walk to the other side, choosing an empty table to sit down.

Beside her sat two young men, one muscular and one thin; the thin one was speaking, and the muscular one was listening…

After finishing her presentation, Chen Xiu, who was sitting on the other side, apologized to Zhou Shouzi, the representative of Digital Sky Technology (DST), an investment institution from Russia.

"Shouzi, I'm sorry, I need to pause for a moment to send two important messages."

"Of course, please don't worry about it."

Zhou Shouzi smiled and raised his hand, showing his full understanding.

Chen Xiu nodded, then took out her phone and sent a message to Meng Ziyi.

His seat was diagonally opposite the door, so he could see the silly beauty come in and argue with the waiter for a minute.

"Wait for me a moment, I'm starting to speed things up. I expect it will be finished in a little over 15 p.m.

When Meng Ziyi saw this message, he looked up and made eye contact with Chen Xiu across the distance.

The "surprise" plan completely failed, causing the silly beauty to purse her lips in frustration. However, she quickly composed herself and sent a reply message to Chen Xiu.

"I'll wait a moment, it's okay, don't delay your work."

"Yeah, I know."

After calming Meng Ziyi down, Chen Xiu sent messages to Wei Feng and Xiong Ben, who were sitting next to her, before putting down her phone and giving Zhou Shouzi an apologetic smile.

"Excuse me, let's continue."

"Okay, we just mentioned that your company's next round of financing is $7.5 million. I'd like to ask if Tencent can accept this proposal?"

"Over the past month, I've been trying to persuade them, and although there are still some differences, it's not a big problem."

Chen Xiu explained with a smile that he had been switching between Tencent and Didi since he came to Shenzhen from Hangzhou.

Whether the funding amount is $7 million or $7.5 million, it doesn't make much difference to Tencent. Their demand is to obtain more stock options, while Didi wants to give as few as possible. The two sides have not yet reached a consensus on this point.

Although a mutually agreed-upon solution has not yet been reached, the amount of this round of financing has been anchored at $7 million or more, which is why Chen Xiucai has begun to contact other investors.

Zhou Shouzi nodded in understanding after hearing what he said.

The multi-billion dollar financing plan was the result of repeated negotiations over a long period of time, as it involved the interests of multiple parties. The current progress is going very smoothly.

Just as the two continued to discuss the major topic of "Didi financing", Meng Ziyi, who was sitting idly on the other side, was greeted by the person Chen Xiu had prepared for her.

Hello!

"Hello, what are you doing?"

Meng Ziyi looked at the two people who suddenly appeared in front of him, and a look of wariness appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Wei Feng pointed to himself and then to Xiong Ben beside him.

"My name is Wei Feng, and I'm the boss's assistant. This is Xiong Ben, nicknamed Big Bear, who is the boss's driver and bodyguard. Our boss is Chen Xiu. He was worried that you hadn't eaten much since you flew here, so he asked me to ask you what you'd like to eat."

(End of this chapter)