rebirth from small pockets

Chapter 268 Let the richest man help him make money?

This is February of 1999!

The first meeting between Chen Li and Ma Xiaoyun was not a formal business cooperation, nor was it Chen Li's intention to invest in Ali Baba, which has not yet been born.

Regarding the origin of this meeting, it was just a bad joke of Chen Li.

He quietly paid the bill for the other party. He originally wanted to treat the future billionaires to a meal.

However, because of the proprietress of the restaurant, Chen Li did not leave in time. Then Chen Li suddenly remembered something, so he followed Ma Xiaoyun back to the Sichuan restaurant half-heartedly.

This meeting can actually only be regarded as a chance encounter, or an accident.

Chen Li never thought about going to see Ma Xiaoyun, otherwise he would come with the check.

If you can invest in Ali Baba at this time, it can definitely be said to be the best opportunity.

It is said that when Ali Baba was founded, the total investment was only 500,000.

And it is said that Ah Li's five hundred thousand was also raised by everyone.

This is the same as that Internet company in Shenzhen!

Coincidentally, the early-stage start-up capital of the Internet company in Shenzhen was also 500,000 yuan.

This number seems very auspicious!

That company in Shencheng was made up of five people who pooled together 500,000 yuan, so it was called the Five Tigers of Tengxun!

As for Ali Baba, eighteen people pooled together half a million, so they are also called the Eighteen Arhats!

It's just that, just like Chen Li only knows Ma Xiaoyun from the Five Tigers of Tengxun, he also only knows Ma Xiaoyun from the Eighteen Arhats.

As for the other 4+17 Chen Li, he is really unfamiliar with it!

The ones on Tengxun's side were better, and Chen Li barely knew about them, but Chen Li had no impression of the other Seventeen Arhats on Ahli's side at all!

Therefore, at this moment, Chen Li had no idea who among the people at the table would be the eighteen Arhats.

But none of this matters!

The important thing is that Chen Li is "fooling" these people at this moment.

"real!"

"I know you may not believe it, but in fact, I am almost conquering the Y2K problem."

"I still have some finishing work on hand. Once completed, the Y2K crisis will be a joke."

Chen Li put down the wine glass in his hand and looked extremely bold.

But in fact, his image has already collapsed at this moment. If Chen Li's previous behavior of paying the bill had not gained other people's favor, he would probably be kicked out as a liar by now.

Although it was also a lie, Ma Xiaoyun was a friend, colleague, and teacher they had known for many years.

These people know Ma Xiaoyun well, so even if Ma Xiaoyun is trying to make a fool of them, these people are willing to believe it.

Chen Li had seen an interview in his previous life, where he was interviewing another entrepreneur who started his career in an education and training institution.

At that time, the buddy said something that Chen Li still remembered freshly.

Both he and Ma Xiaoyun have done training. In the training career, Ma Xiaoyun failed, but he succeeded.

But at the same time, he failed, and Ma Xiaoyun succeeded.

Because his training institution has trained countless people, but in the end, none of them became his partner.

Although Ma Xiaoyun's training class became popular, in the end there were ten people in Ali Baba's Eighteen Arhats. They were all students of Ma Xiaoyun.

This not only proves the contrast between quality and quantity, but also explains why when Ma Xiaoyun was once considered a liar and a big liar, there were still people willing to follow him.

It's not because these people are stupid, it's not that they can't hear that Ma Xiaoyun is drawing cakes.

It's just that they know Ma Xiaoyun well, and they know that this guy is a braggart, but he still has real abilities.

If this person were replaced by Chen Li, it would not work.

So now Chen Li is bragging that he can solve the Y2K problem, but everyone else at the table actually doesn't believe it.

Well, including Ma Xiaoyun!

The reason is very simple! The Y2K problem is the most serious threat facing the Internet industry today.

How many countries and companies have invested a lot of money in research to solve the Y2K problem.

As a result, now a young man has come out and said that he can solve the Y2K crisis. This is pure nonsense, okay?

At this moment, even Ma Xiaoyun regretted bringing Chen Li in.

At first, he thought Chen Li was a young and talented player from a wealthy family.

But now, talents are talents. Chen Li's eloquence is still very good, but his tendency to talk nonsense really gives Ma Xiaoyun a headache.

Yes~ He, Ma Xiaoyun, also likes to run trains, but when he usually brags, he always keeps it to himself.

To put it simply, Ma Xiaoyun is good at bragging like drawing cakes. But when it comes to Chen Li, he even omits the process of drawing cakes. He is just bragging!

To be honest, at first, Ma Xiaoyun was quite happy when she saw Chen Li's talkative attitude.

He even had an idea in his mind whether it was possible to abduct this young man back to Lin'an.

As a result, before he started to inquire about Chen Li's specific situation in detail, Chen Li started to get angry on his own.

That bullshit guy is much better than Ma Xiaoyun.

A crisis as big as the millennium bug was solved by Chen Li alone. How could this make the world's top computer teams lose face?

Yes, you don’t have to pay tax for bragging, but you can’t be divorced from reality!

Such nonsense is simply embarrassing to the braggart!

Okay~ That means Chen Li didn't know that Ma Xiaoyun was arranging himself like this in his mind, otherwise he would definitely give this guy a blank look.

Everyone at this table is qualified to arrange Chen Li like this, but he, Ma Xiaoyun, is not qualified!

However, Chen Li didn't know what Ma Xiaoyun was thinking, so he was still deceiving him at this moment.

"Brother Ma, don't you believe it too?"

"Hehe~ I know you don't believe it."

"But I can"

"Okay~ Xiao Chen, Brother Chen, you drank too much!"

Ma Xiaoyun pulled Chen Li, then looked at the others with an embarrassed look.

"Hey~ I didn't know he couldn't drink so much?"

Yes~ The people at the dinner table all have a common understanding, that is, Chen Li drank too much.

Even though Chen Li actually didn't drink many glasses of wine in total, everyone still thought Chen Li was drunk.

This is normal, some people get drunk when they touch alcohol, and some people can't stop drinking.

"I!"

Chen Li was speechless. He looked at Ma Xiaoyun and suddenly smiled.

"Okay~ I won't explain that I didn't drink too much."

"Because usually drunk people will say that they are not drunk."

"Of course, I also know that you don't believe what I just said."

"Then let's talk about cooperation!"

"I heard you talking at the dinner table before, saying that you were going to open an Internet company?"

"It seems like there's almost no money, right?"

Chen Li stared at Ma Xiaoyun, and Ma Xiaoyun was also stirred up in his heart at this moment.

The main reason was that he couldn't figure out whether Chen Li was really not drunk or whether he was talking drunkenly.

But I have to admit that Chen Li’s words caught Ma Xiaoyun’s weakness!

Because as Chen Li said, the Internet company he is about to start is indeed very short of funds.

Especially Internet companies, they are definitely big money burners!

So although Chen Li hadn't finished speaking at this moment, Ma Xiaoyun had almost guessed what Chen Li was going to say.

"Pa~!"

Chen Li took out a bank card from his pocket and slapped it on the dinner table!

"Let's make a bet!"

"If I lose, there are 250,000 in this card! Just treat it as my investment in your newly established Internet company."

Today, the investment funds from Zhou Xiaoli and Su Mei have been transferred, and they are deposited on this bank card.

Following Chen Li's move, everyone else at the dinner table silenced and stared at Chen Li.

"What? You don't believe it?"

"There is an ATM machine not far away, we can check the balance!"

Chen Li looked angry and reluctant.

"Okay~put your bank card away."

"No one doesn't believe it, but this matter"

Ma Xiaoyun next to him was almost speechless. He was obviously just bragging? Why did this man become so serious even after he was bragging?

Okay~! Ma Xiaoyun admitted that he was indeed very moved by Chen Li's bet.

But if he really agreed to Chen Li's bet, he would be taking advantage of the situation.

That's right~ Ma Xiaoyun still thinks that Chen Li drank too much at this moment.

So even though he really wanted to make this bet with Chen Li, he couldn't agree to it.

Not to mention that he suspected that Chen Li had drunk too much at the moment, the main reason was because he was not familiar with Chen Li.

To put it bluntly~ If Chen Li was an acquaintance of his, maybe he would really trick Chen Li. Anyway, when Chen Li sobered up, he could just pretend that it never happened.

If you are an old friend, it is normal to brag about something, make bets that don’t count, etc.!

But people like Chen Li, who they just met, naturally cannot agree.

"Hehe~!"

"Okay! I understand, I understand!"

"I know you think I might have had too much to drink!"

"Then~ let's do this!"

Chen Li stood up, took out Ma Xiaoyun's business card from his pocket, then took out his mobile phone and dialed Ma Xiaoyun's mobile phone.

"Today, I will say goodbye!"

"We will contact you again tomorrow morning!"

Chen Li shook his phone at Ma Xiaoyun, and then nodded to the others at the dinner table!

"Sorry, everyone, I may have had a little too much to drink today."

"I said some nonsense, please don't pay attention!"

Since everyone thinks that Chen Li drank too much, Chen Li might as well let himself drink too much!

I drank too much today, so if I mention it tomorrow, no one will be suspicious, right?

No~ The suspicion should still be positive. After all, it must be difficult for others to believe that the crisis of the Y2K bug was solved by Chen Li in this way.

But if we mention it again tomorrow, most people will think that Chen Li is talking big words, not drunk words.

And once Chen Li comes up with enough evidence to prove that what he said is true.

Hehe~!

Thinking of this, Chen Li nodded to everyone again, picked up the clothes he bought for Liu Qingqing and the soy sauce bones he had packed before, and turned to leave!

"Hey~Xiao Chen!"

"Where is your home? I will arrange for someone to take you back."

Ma Xiaoyun quickly followed. After all, in his opinion, Chen Li drank too much!

He brought the person in, so he is naturally responsible for Chen Li's safety.

"No! Thank you, Brother Ma. I'll just take a taxi."

Chen Li shook his head. He didn't bother to explain now. He would know everything until tomorrow.

"You really didn't drink too much?"

"Okay, be careful. Give me a call when you get home later!"

"Are you sure you didn't drink too much?"

Ma Xiaoyun accompanied Chen Li to get a Fukang car outside. Seeing Chen Li get into the car, Ma Xiaoyun did not forget to ask again.

"fine!"

"Master~ Go to the University of Foreign Studies!"

As the taxi driver stepped on the accelerator, the taxi drove towards Weigong Village.

Ma Xiaoyun stood at the door of the Sichuan restaurant, looked at the taxi's taillights, and shook his head helplessly.

"What's this all about!"

I thought I had met a young talent, but it turned out that he was a braggart and a drunkard.

Shaking his head again, Ma Xiaoyun returned to the small restaurant.

He is about to resign from his public position and prepare to start his own business again, and he has to discuss it with other friends!

At this moment, Chen Li in the taxi had closed his eyes and entered the system space.

He directly opened the system store and fell into deep thought while looking at the "Y2K Vulnerability Patch Ultimate Edition" inside.

In fact, Chen Lili came up with this thing a few years ago because of the millennium bug rumors mentioned by Liu Qingqing inadvertently.

Twenty years from now, this problem will not actually be considered a big problem, and it is estimated that any Internet security company can solve it.

But in 1999, many countries around the world and some large companies invested a lot of money in this area, hoping to solve the problem of the imminent outbreak of the millennium bug.

This question is very realistic, because it is not a question of possibility, but a question that has been confirmed to exist!

Whether you solve it or not, it is there.

As long as the time comes, it will most likely bring huge losses to the country and enterprises.

It is precisely for this reason that the dangers of the Y2K bug are spread by some idle guys.

Thinking of the time when Liu Qingqing thought the millennium bug was a bug, Chen Li almost couldn't hold it back!

Later, Chen Lili thought about the Y2K vulnerability patch in the system mall, and wondered if he could take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.

As the saying goes, business is actually selling goods to people in need.

At this moment, it can be said that there are probably many countries, companies, and even private users around the world who need this "Y2K Vulnerability Patch Ultimate Edition"!

Logically speaking, this is Chen Li’s opportunity to make money.

As long as he uses his credit limit to redeem this patch, he can then sell it to those who need it.

Oh ho~! Then Chen Li can take off.

Countries and companies in previous lives spent a huge amount of money to combat the Y2K crisis.

But now, you only need to pay a small amount of money to solve this problem.

So~ who would refuse?

Hmm~ Okay! Chen Li did think so at first.

Exchange - sell - count the money! There seems to be nothing wrong with this process!

But in reality? When Chen Lijing calmed down and thought about it carefully, he finally gave up the idea.

Part of the reason for this is because he is worried about the repayment of his credit limit.

After all, he doesn't have enough branches now, and the speed at which he obtains mall currency every month is not even worth the interest he pays back on his credit line every month.

Secondly, Chen Li thought about it carefully and realized that even if he solved the problem of paying back the credit line loan, it would not be as easy as he thought.

First of all, if you want to sell your products, you must first find the customer group for your products.

The best customers for this Y2K patch are the government affairs departments of national governments, large enterprises, etc.

These customer groups have money, and the harm to them from the Y2K bug is imminent.

Because they must solve this problem, otherwise once the millennium bug breaks out, the impact on them will be far greater than the impact on private users.

But the question arises: how can Chen Li let these customers know that he can help solve the problem?

Door-to-door sales? Stop talking nonsense~ Chen Li probably can’t even meet the heads of these units, departments, and companies.

And don't forget that Chen Li is still a college student, which means he will never be able to complete this task himself.

Therefore, if he wants to make money from this patch, Chen Li must hand over the patch to a suitable candidate.

Moreover, it is best for this candidate to have some connections with the political and business circles.

In fact, at the beginning, the first person Chen Li thought of was Deng Weimin.

But it is a pity that Deng Weimin has a lot of troubles on his side, and it is impossible for him to help Chen Li handle this matter.

As for asking Deng Weimin to resign to do this, Chen Li felt that he didn't have that much face yet.

Therefore, due to multiple reasons, Chen Li had to temporarily shelve his plan to make money using the "Y2K Bug Patch Ultimate Edition".

Until he was stopped by Ma Xiaoyun before, an idea suddenly flashed in Chen Li's mind.

Why don't you leave this matter to Ma Xiaoyun?

Ma Xiaoyun should have worked in a department under the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation before, so he naturally knew some people in the public sector.

Before he entered the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, he also founded a business, so he can be considered a person in the business world.

Of course, these two points actually only play a supporting role.

The biggest reason why Chen Li wanted to leave this matter to Ma Xiaoyun was of course because Ma Xiaoyun was good at deceiving!

This guy obviously doesn't understand computers, but he dared to enter the Internet industry based on his little knowledge.

What does it rely on?

Courage? Knowledge? Vision? It could be all of these!

But Chen Li felt that the most important thing among them was Ma Xiaoyun’s mouth!

In this world, not everyone can have good eloquence.

Many people find it difficult to even open their mouths when facing strangers!

As for people like Ma Xiaoyun, Chen Li dared to assert that even if this guy didn't start his own business and just went into sales, he would definitely be a good person.

In his previous life, Chen Li met an ace salesman. That guy's performance accounted for almost one-third of the entire sales department.

He went to the nightclub to drink with the boss of his company, and his boss would even take the initiative to pour him wine. The purpose was just to allow him to take less leave this month and improve his performance.

To be honest, this should be the most awesome salesperson Chen Li has ever seen in real life.

That guy's personality is similar to Ma Xiaoyun's, he also loves to play, make trouble and brag!

Therefore, Chen Li felt that if he really handed over the "Y2K Vulnerability Patch Ultimate Edition" to Ma Xiaoyun for sale, this guy might be able to bring him a big surprise.

You know, this is the richest man in China later!

Letting one of the richest men in China make money for himself is very exciting.

"Done!"

Chen Li made a decision in his heart and decided to give it a try.

Anyway, now that he has received the capital injection from Zhou Xiaoli and Su Mei, the number of branches of Ideal Fried Chicken Restaurant will soon increase rapidly. By then, he will be able to obtain more and more mall currency every month, and repaying the interest on the credit line will not be a problem at all.

Just when Chen Li was about to summon the system to inquire in detail, the taxi stopped.

"Brother, the University of Foreign Studies is here."

(End of chapter)