Counterattack starts with controlling probability

This made Li Hao excited.

"Brother Lei, what do you mean? What do you mean? Is it that our New Star Investment's MVP (minimum viable product) is going to be built soon?"

He replied to the message excitedly and quickly, even typing the word "吗".

"Hey, well, Lao Feng and I are exhausted. We'll tell you in detail tomorrow! Did you lose sleep after hearing the news? That's right! We can't just work overtime, we have to give you some intensity too! Well, Zhiyuan and I will go to bed first at the company. Good night!"

Xu Lei had just whetted Li Hao's appetite when he fell asleep first.

This is really...

"Okay, Brother Lei, you're amazing! See you tomorrow!" Li Hao replied, then tossed and turned in bed with his interest piqued, and finally fell asleep after a long time...

The next morning, Li Hao arrived at the company and ordered a luxurious lunch for himself, Xu Lei and Feng Zhiyuan.

After Li Hao and the other two woke up, the three of them sat together at the dining table in the lounge and started eating.

"Brother Lei, didn't you say yesterday that New Star Smart Investment will be almost ready? I just happened to have a problem here."

As Li Hao spoke, he told Xu Lei everything about himself and Liu Xia.

"Come on, Brother Lei, hurry up and get a beta version of New Star Investment ready for Old Master Liu Fei to see!"

Xu Lei, on the other hand, remained calm. He swallowed a mouthful of food, took a sip of water, and said, "Okay! Although we're still running tests and tuning, the beta version you mentioned shouldn't be particularly complicated. After dinner, I'll meet with the team to estimate the timeline."

In the afternoon, Xu Lei didn't keep Li Hao waiting too long and quickly brought him the news: "We calculated that if we release a simplified version of the demonstration product, we can probably get it done within a week. After all, you're in a hurry to use it for demonstration, so you don't need all the currently developed functions to be launched online, right?"

"Okay, as long as it's enough! A week is no problem, Brother Lei is awesome!" Li Hao was ecstatic. "As long as we can finish the beta version before this interview, I can use it to impress Liu Fei!"

Xu Lei smiled and said, "Don't worry, the MVP itself is almost complete, it just needs to be refined in the details. Just like we said at the beginning, you go take care of your boss Liu Fei, and I'll polish the product. Don't worry about the technical aspects!"

At this moment, the stone in Li Hao's heart fell halfway.

He knew that with the beta version, he would have enough confidence to showcase the potential of New Star Investment during the interview.

However, the other half of the distance - how to make Liu Fei feel at ease to send his daughter to his company, depends on his own ability.

"Mr. Pi, this time I want to ask, what is the success rate of persuading Liu Fei?" Li Hao communicated with Lao Pi in his heart.

[It depends on how you create your character] Lao Pi's voice came lazily.

If you can create a "rich son-in-law" image, I think your success rate is at least 70%.

"Hmm... 70%, that's pretty high... Uh, what did you just say, a rich son-in-law? Mr. Pi, you're kidding me, right?"

Li Hao smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Did you misunderstand something? I really wanted to impress Liu Fei with my strength."

"Well, strength is certainly important. But think about it, Liu Fei might be trying to gain something from you. Besides, his daughter is single and has some connections with you. He's also considering you. So, this isn't just about business, it's also about social skills."

Li Hao was helpless.

In fact, he knew that what Lao Pi said made sense.

A person like Liu Fei will definitely not only look at business cooperation, but also consider the other party's overall image.

In particular, he will also pay attention to his daughter's future, whether it is career or...future family.

Friday soon arrived, and Xu Lei and Feng Zhiyuan successfully completed the development of the beta version.

Li Hao took a look at the interface of Xinxing Zhitou. Although it was a simplified version, it was enough to demonstrate the advantages of smart investment advisors.

He felt a little relieved and prepared to meet Liu Fei.

In the past few days, Li Hao has been in contact with Liu Xia, and the two sides have been constantly finalizing the details of the meeting.

Finally, on the same day that he won the Rising Star Smart Investment MVP award, Liu Xia called him. "Li Hao, my dad has made some time and agreed to meet you next week. It's conveniently located at our house. Is this arrangement okay?"

Li Hao thought to himself, "Going to Liu Xia's house to meet Liu Fei? It really feels like a family meeting."

But he also knew that this meeting was crucial and everything had to be arranged properly.

So he said to Liu Xia, "Okay, I'll get ready. Oh, and my partner, Xu Lei, is the technical director of New Star Investment. Can he come with me? That way, if your dad has any technical questions, we can answer them right there and then."

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Liu Xia replied, "My dad said that you can only come alone this time... I heard what he meant was that he wanted to see how you deal with these things alone."

Li Hao's heart tightened, realizing that Liu Fei was going to test him.

It seems that this meeting is not just a presentation of the project, but also a test for him personally.

"Well, since your father said so, I will go see him alone."

Li Hao maintained a calm tone, but he was secretly thinking about how to deal with Liu Fei's "test".

As time goes by, Li Hao feels more and more the importance of this meeting.

After all, it is not only about winning Liu Xia's joining, but also a key step in making Xinxing Zhitou famous.

On Friday night, Li Hao sat at his desk, staring at the computer screen in a daze - everything was almost ready, but he still felt a little uneasy in his heart.

For him, this interview was not just a business presentation, but also seemed to contain some subtle potential test.

Moreover, Liu Fei specifically asked him to go alone, which made Li Hao even more uneasy.

"Is he going to ask me some technical questions? Could it be that Mr. Liu was an engineering student before?" He began to have wild thoughts.

Concern leads to confusion. In order to deal with the technical questions that Liu Fei might raise, Li Hao decided to brush up on his technical knowledge first.

Although he has a business background, his graduate studies in financial engineering have given him a certain understanding of technology development.

So, Li Hao spent several hours learning how to simply explain the internal logic of New Star Investment from a development perspective, trying to impress Liu Fei with technical language during the interview.

Just when he was concentrating on reviewing, Lao Pi suddenly appeared.

"Xiao Li, I advise you not to do this useless work. Do you really think Liu Fei wants to talk to you about technology? Don't forget what I told you before."

"Ah?" Li Hao looked into the void with a confused look on his face and continued to look at the code on the screen.

Seeing that Li Hao didn't understand, Lao Pi's tone became a little more serious:

"Have you forgotten that Liu Fei specifically asked you to go see him alone? Do you think he wants to hear your technical logic? If so, why didn't he let Xu Lei go with him?"

Li Hao was stunned.

He stopped studying and looked up at what Lao Pi said.

"So that's true... Liu Fei didn't let me bring Xu Lei with me and only let me go alone. Does he have other plans?"

[Right!] Lao Pi continued, [Liu Fei is definitely not that simple! Stop doing this useless stuff and think about how to package yourself.]

"Myself?" A hint of doubt flashed through his mind.

Lao Pi was right, but it was not easy for Li Hao to grasp the key point at once.

As an atypical "straight man", although Li Hao excels in the business field and has outstanding academic achievements, his emotional intelligence is sometimes a bit lacking.

Since college, Li Hao has had no time to take care of emotional issues because he is younger than others and too obsessed with academic research and practical investment.

Even if there were girls with good conditions pursuing him, he had a wooden attitude and didn't know how to read people's expressions, so he missed a lot of opportunities.

Despite his excellent conditions, he has been single until now.

"Hey, Lao Pi, so you weren't just teasing me earlier?" Li Hao said jokingly, "I'm here to discuss a project, not a blind date. Is the "rich son-in-law" persona necessary?"

"Hey! Don't think I'm kidding, I'm serious this time," Lao Pi said seriously. "Do you think Liu Fei is just a businessman who only cares about money? He's not as simple as you think! I'm telling you, Liu Fei wants to investigate you as a person; the project is just a side effect."

Li Hao fell silent for a moment.

After Lao Pi said this, he began to understand a little.

Looking at it this way, it seems that what Lao Pi said is true.

Li Hao recalled Liu Xia's words and considered the possible situations.

The reason why Liu Fei is interested is not only because of the potential of the smart investment advisory project itself, but probably more because of the potential of Li Hao as a person.

A shrewd business tycoon like Liu Fei must want to use this interview to carefully examine his potential partner.

"So that's how it is..." Li Hao gradually understood Liu Fei's intention.

Lao Pi's reminder made Li Hao realize that this interview was not just about impressing the client. Perhaps Liu Fei also wanted to see his character, adaptability, and even more?

"It seems that in addition to discussing the project, maybe I need to pay more attention to my own performance?" Li Hao tried to make himself accept Lao Pi's words and reminded himself secretly.

As the meeting time approached, Li Hao began to reflect on the entire interview strategy he had formulated.

He must show his maturity, stability and reliability, not only to let Liu Fei see the potential of Xinxing Zhitou, but also to let him see that he is a trustworthy partner.

"Fortunately, Lao Pi reminded me, otherwise it would be bad if I missed the key point." Li Hao sighed in his heart.

At the same time, he began to think about a question - what gift should he prepare for Liu Fei.

Although this is a business negotiation, you can't go to someone's home empty-handed.

Li Hao pondered Liu Fei's background and interests, thinking, "Since he works in the media, he should be interested in cultural and artistic things, right? The gift can't be too expensive, but it can't be too ordinary either. It has to have some thoughtfulness... This is really giving me a headache!"