Reborn in 2014: A One-Man Tycoon

In this bet between Meng Chuan and Ge Wei, Meng Chuan had no chance of winning.

As a result, the initial positive impression of Meng Chuan among all the big investors quickly plummeted.

Because at this moment, Meng Chuan gave almost the same feeling or impression to all the big shots:

Too young, too impulsive, too concerned about saving face.

Betting a billion dollars on Ge Wei's apology.

In the eyes of the bigwigs, this could only be a matter of saving face, with no other explanation.

Although Ge Wei once issued an apology to Meng Chuan in all financial media outlets.

Meng Chuan will surely become a new darling of the investment world and gain widespread fame.

But what's the point?

If it were these big capitalists, they would absolutely not risk a billion dollars for the sake of so-called fame.

In fact, many real financial tycoons don't care about whether they become famous or not.

All they care about is whether their investment will yield a sufficient return.

This is the essence of investment, and the lifelong pursuit of all capital tycoons.

Even if Meng Chuan were to exchange one billion for Ge Wei's one billion, instead of just an apology from Ge Wei.

These bigwigs in the financial world wouldn't have such a bad impression of Meng Chuan.

To go against money is considered the most foolish thing to do by capitalists.

Of course, only Meng Chuan himself knew.

It doesn't matter if it's money or not.

It's only a billion; he can easily make it back in the stock market.

But their reputations are different.

2015 is just around the corner.

No amount of money could buy the fame Meng Chuan desired.

He needs to have enough influence in the financial world before the real stock market crash arrives.

That's something that can't be bought with a billion dollars.

"Fine, I'll take your bet. All the big shots here are witnesses. And there's a video from Wu Xiaobo Channel as proof."

Ge Wei eagerly accepted the bet with Meng Chuan.

With so many big names involved, this crazy gamble is now unstoppable.

You absolutely cannot cheat.

Otherwise, you will definitely not be able to survive in this circle.

"Um, let's all calm down. It's just a discussion! Everyone can express their opinions and views, so why be so tense? Let's talk about something lighter now."

Wu Xiaobo finally came to his senses, and, suppressing his excitement, began to smooth things over.

Wu Xiaobo couldn't help but be excited.

He works in television programs.

This kind of informal investment exchange meeting is not very interesting to begin with.

If it weren't for the hot topic of Meng Chuan, this mysterious retail investor, he wouldn't even have wanted to come and film.

Unexpectedly, an ordinary investment exchange meeting actually involved an investment of 5 billion.

There was also a staggering bet involving 1 billion yuan.

It's worth noting that in 2012, Ma Yun and Wang Jianlin's "small bet" of 100 million yuan on a financial channel caused quite a stir and was talked about by countless people.

This is a billion-dollar bet! Lots of interesting developments to watch.

As long as this episode airs, his "Wu Xiaobo Channel" will definitely become popular again.

Wu Xiaobo suppressed his excitement and started asking some other lighthearted questions before finally ending the interview.

Meng Chuan returned to his seat.

The following is the second highlight of this exchange meeting.

Charity auction.

"Meng Chuan, why were you so impulsive?"

Meng Chuan returned to his seat.

Liu Qian nervously held Meng Chuan's hand.

A bet of 10 billion is no small amount.

Meng Chuan has more than 270 billion yuan in his hands.

However, 20 billion yuan was exchanged for the Bitcoin in Liu Qian's possession.

They also invested another 100 billion yuan in Douyin.

There's still 50 billion yuan tied up in the Lin Group's stock market and hasn't been withdrawn yet.

Now they've poured another 50 billion yuan into Pinduoduo, a platform that hasn't even been established yet and isn't even favored by everyone.

That's too reckless; you can't just throw money away like that.

"Brother-in-law, how much money do you have left?"

Chen Yiyi finally couldn't help but ask the question that was nagging at her.

Fifty billion! They just made the move without warning.

"He doesn't have much money left. All told, he might only have 5 billion in cash left."

Liu Qian said with some concern.

That's such a waste of money; she felt sorry for Meng Chuan.

However, Liu Qian failed to notice the fascinating expressions on Chen Yiyi and Xu Jiu's faces at that moment.

"Fifty billion? Qian'er, do you want to hear what they said? You call this 'not much left'?"

Chen Yiyi felt like killing someone; she had never seen anything like this before.

Even Xu Jiu couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Fifty billion is like life itself to her!

"Ahem! Meng Chuan, even if you're optimistic about Pinduoduo, isn't a six-month bet a bit too reckless?" Xu Jiu straightened up and said.

She even regretted inviting Meng Chuan to this exchange meeting.

Admittedly, if Meng Chuan succeeds in this move, he will be dazzling.

As Ge Wei said, e-commerce platforms no longer have room to survive.

Even if the new model of "social e-commerce" that Meng Chuan mentioned has room for development.

But to go from nothing to something in less than six months is incredibly difficult.

"Don't worry! I know what I'm doing. As long as you're willing to spend money, the explosive growth of this new social e-commerce model will exceed your expectations."

Meng Chuan smiled faintly.

It's worth noting that even when Pinduoduo was short of funds, it still managed to grow exponentially.

Even back then, there was no such thing as a 10 billion yuan subsidy.

Even though Pinduoduo was plagued by negative news about countless counterfeit and shoddy products at that time.

It still manages to carve out a bloody path out of seemingly impossible situations.

It relies on the huge base of 8 to 10 billion ordinary consumers in lower-tier cities in China.

These consumers have limited income and spending power.

They don't require the product to be of high quality.

It just needs to be usable, sufficient, and suitable.

Even if these consumers buy it and then use it while cursing Pinduoduo.

But they'll still buy from Pinduoduo next time.

Meng Chuan was a frequent customer of Pinduoduo during those ten years in his dreams.

I hope you're right!

Xu Jiu hesitated for a moment, then said nothing more.

The matter has come to this, and it is useless to say more.

Besides, her relationship with Meng Chuan hadn't reached a very deep level yet.

She has no right to interfere with Meng Chuan's choice.

The subsequent charity auction was much less interesting.

These are all so-called collections that some big capitalists put out in order to gain a good reputation.

The prices are mostly between several hundred thousand and one million.

Meng Chuan did not participate in the auction.

While Meng Chuan was watching the items on the stage being auctioned off one by one with some boredom,

A very sweet-looking woman walked up, wearing a very sparkly necklace around her neck.

"This is the Star Diamond necklace, designed by the famous French jewelry designer, Ms. Olinda."

The auctioneer enthusiastically introduced the product:

"It was also provided by Mr. Xu Jiu of Today Capital, and it's worth three million. There's no reserve price, and each bid must be at least one hundred thousand. The auction is now starting."

After listening to the auctioneer's introduction, Meng Chuan looked at Xu Jiu.

“It was provided by me, and it’s my favorite necklace. But the children in the mountains don’t have enough to eat, and someone from us has to do something for them.”

Xu Jiu took the initiative to explain to Meng Chuan.

In fact, those who know Xu Jiu know this.

She is a true philanthropist.

The amount spent on charity over the years has been no less than one billion.

But her power is limited.

Therefore, she hopes that more like-minded people will participate.

"I'll pay three million."

To Meng Chuan's surprise, Ge Wei was the first to speak.

Although there was no reserve price, the host did say that the Star Diamond was worth three million.

Ge Wei still has some pride; he wouldn't offer a price lower than three million.

"Since Mr. Xu wants to do something for the children, I'll take this opportunity to do the same."

Meng Chuan smiled at Xu Jiu, then raised his voice and said:

"I'll give you 10 million."