The prospectus was drafted by a professional team, so of course there would be no major problems. There was no need for a layman like Xin Qianyu to guide the revision. But Xin Qianyu had to work hard to read through the nearly 500-page prospectus and grasp every detail clearly to avoid any mistakes.
In addition, Xin Qianyu also planned to participate in the roadshow, so it was even more important for him to be familiar with the contents of the prospectus.
Xin Qianyu had to do his school homework and approve the prospectus concurrently. This week, Xin Qianyu only slept for three hours every day, and his mind seemed to be unable to function. He felt that he was on the verge of becoming mentally retarded.
Xin Qianyu could only focus all his energy on the work at hand. His attention to the outside world became dull, and his response speed became slow. Therefore, it took him a while to suddenly realize that Su Zhong had moved in.
Originally, Su Zhong was in the apartment, at times helping Xin Qianyu prepare for school projects or discussing the content of the prospectus with Xin Qianyu. When it was time to eat, he would make Xin Qianyu a sandwich and eat it with Xin Qianyu. After all, if the dish was more complicated, Su Zhong would not know how to prepare it. The two got along harmoniously, and Xin Qianyu never considered issuing an order to evict the guest.
Once Xin Qianyu was engrossed in work, he would stay up until late at night, forgetting the existence of Su Zhong. He would wash himself casually and fall asleep. His mind would be so groggy that he did not even think of someone else still in his home.
When Xin Qianyu got up the next day, he brushed his teeth, washed his face, and found that Su Zhong had prepared breakfast for him. He muttered, “Sandwich again?”
“Don’t you want to eat a sandwich?” Su Zhong said. “What do you usually eat for breakfast?”
Xin Qianyu sat on the chair, a little sluggish, and did not think there was anything wrong with Su Zhong being at his home so early in the morning.
Xin Qianyu replied, “Just some normal fried eggs and ham slices.”
“No problem.” Su Zhong took away the sliced bread and lettuce from the sandwich and ate it, leaving only the fried egg and sliced ham. “Here, the fried egg and sliced ham you want.”
“…” Su Zhong was indeed Su Zhong.
Xin Qianyu completed the project report ahead of schedule and asked for leave from his mentor.
His classmate asked curiously, “Why are you taking such a long leave?”
Xin Qianyu said, “Issues at home.”
The mentor looked up and said, “His family is going through an IPO.”
Hearing this, the classmate was surprised. “How did you know?”
The mentor was puzzled. “I’m in the consulting industry. How could I not know this?”
“…” The classmate choked.
The mentor paused. “Do you think university professors are just old academics who do research in school?”
This mentor was an executive at a consulting firm in Boston, an expert and a person of action.
Xin Qianyu originally did not want to discuss his family affairs in school and wanted to keep a low profile. But he did not expect all the mentors to know that Xin Qianyu was preparing for an IPO so they were more understanding and tolerant of Xin Qianyu’s lack of energy in class.
The mentor approved Xin Qianyu’s leave, patted him on the shoulder and said, “I wish you success!”
Xin Qianyu nodded gratefully. “Thank you, Professor.”
After Xin Qianyu took leave, he joined the team to prepare for the final listing.
After the prospectus was approved, the listing reached the stage of pricing considerations. The team decided to temporarily set the price between 9.5 and 11 US dollars. Then, they started preparing for the IPO roadshow.
All this was more exciting for Xin Qianyu than riding a roller coaster.
After a long discussion, Xin Qianyu proposed, “Su Zhong’s participation in the whole process is the highest, and Su Zhong’s image is good. Why not let Su Zhong speak?”
The CFO objected immediately .”How can the investor be the speaker? It must be the CEO.”
Xin Qianyu thought about it and agreed, but he was still a little nervous. “No, I’m just a little nervous, so I just said it casually.”
“It doesn’t matter,” Su Zhong said. “Actually, you don’t need to be too nervous. Generally speaking, the decisive factor is the company’s tangible strengths. The speaker will not have much impact on investment.”
Xin Qianyu did not expect Su Zhong to be able to say such heart-warming words. He thought that with Su Zhong’s emotional intelligence, it would already be great that something discouraging was not said, but he did not expect words of comfort.
The CFO said, “That’s true, but if you can’t answer investors’ questions or the speaker gives a poor lecture, it’ll also affect investor confidence.”
Xin Qianyu blinked and found that this strict CFO was becoming more and more repulsive-looking. No wonder everyone on the board of directors regarded him as a misfortune.
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Xin Qianyu was speechless for a moment and stunned. Su Zhong also stared at Xin Qianyu’s face with affection.
“Can you be more serious?” the CFO said coldly, unable to stand their affectionate gaze at each other. “Are you here to go public or have sex?”
Xin Qianyu’s face burned hot after being poked at by the CFO. He cleared his throat and immediately brought the topic back to business. “I’m not sure what you think. Do you think we can achieve the US$100 million fundraising goal this time?”
The CFO said, “I’m not sure about this, and it’s not within my scope of responsibilities.”
Su Zhong said, “It’s definitely possible.”
Xin Qianyu frowned. “What if we don’t achieve it? What if I mess up…”
Su Zhong held Xin Qianyu’s hand tightly and said, “If it’s not achieved, it’s definitely not your problem. I was interfering in the whole process. If something goes wrong, it’s my problem. I’ll help you make up for the 100 million yuan.”
Xin Qianyu turned away and said, “Absolutely not. I don’t lack this money either.” Other things aside, Xin Qianyu’s investment company had made a good profit and could still afford to come up with 100 million.
Su Zhong said, “You’re not short of money. It’s me who wants to give you money.”
The CFO thought to himself, Damn, they started flirting again. Since they don’t lack 100 million, can’t they just get a room by themselves?
In fact, what Su Zhong said to comfort Xin Qianyu was very reasonable. The presentation would not have a great impact on the stock issuance. The decisive factor was the performance behind the scenes, and the hard conditions disclosed in the IPO materials were what mattered. In other words, if a company with great potential was listed on the market, investors would buy regardless of what the speaker said. On the contrary, if the company was not attractive enough, even if the speaker was eloquent, it would be difficult to turn the tide.
However, if the speaker was good, it could also serve as the “icing on the cake”.
Yuzhuo planned to conduct a 10-day IPO roadshow in the United States.
The first roadshow made Xin Qianyu the most nervous.
As expected, the location was a five-star hotel. Xin Qianyu put on a custom-made suit and with his combed hair, he naturally looked accomplished and elegant.
Although his heart was pounding with nervousness, he walked into the hotel exhibition hall with a calm smile on his face and firm steps, as if he had been on the battlefield many times.
Before going on stage, Su Zhong told Xin Qianyu, “Weren’t you a lecturer before? Just treat it as if you were giving lectures to students. You’re very charming when you lecture.”
Xin Qianyu could accept everyone’s praise calmly, except for Su Zhong’s.
Xin Qianyu pushed aside the hair at his temples, trying to cover the red tips of his ears. “What nonsense are you talking about? You haven’t seen my lectures.”
“I have seen it,” Su Zhong said. “I downloaded all your recorded lectures and watched them many times.”
Xin Qianyu looked at Su Zhong in astonishment.
Su Zhong had a gentle expression, and there was tenderness deep in his eyes that could drown a person.
Xin Qianyu hurriedly turned around and walked to the exhibition hall.
Xin Qianyu took a deep breath and on the stage, he thought about Su Zhong’s words: Just treat it as a lecture…
This suggestion seemed to work, and Xin Qianyu quickly found a familiar state. He also had to thank his experience as a lecturer which enabled him to speak clearly and eloquently in front of an audience.
The people in the audience were similar to students in a large class. A small number of people would listen carefully and respond, while the majority would be distracted. This was not because Xin Qianyu’s lecture was not good, but because most people in the audience were professional investment analysts and had read through Yuzhuo’s IPO information before coming. Therefore, they already knew what Xin Qianyu was saying, so they would not listen very carefully.
After Xin Qianyu finished his speech, he was no longer nervous. He just felt full of energy and had a confident smile on his face.
In the first roadshow, they completed the subscription of 100 million yuan. Although it was only the intention to subscribe, this number was enough to make Xin Qianyu extremely excited.
Because Xin Qianyu’s original fundraising goal was only 100 million!
They followed the planned route and conducted roadshows in major cities, and it was a smooth journey.
The last roadshow was in New York and was a huge success. They raised a total of five billion, fifty times his goal.
After the roadshow, Xin Qianyu and Su Zhong went to a dinner party together, where there were many investors. Xin Qianyu looked at the figures moving around and suddenly felt like he was in another world.
He remembered the cocktail party he and Su Zhong attended three years ago.
At that time, he existed as an accessory to Su Zhong, and everyone only saw Su Zhong but not him. When everyone talked about investment, he could not get a word in. He was even verbally humiliated by a wealthy man who wanted to open a special account…
These seem to have happened a lifetime ago.
Now, Xin Qianyu had become the centrepiece of the banquet, and everyone chatted with him enthusiastically.
He was no longer the idiot who could not understand the language of the financial industry. He could freely join in any topic. Besides, the most commonly mentioned topic now was the Yuzhuo IPO.
Xin Qianyu socialised with everyone with a reserved smile and spoke relatively little.
Everyone secretly laughed at Xin Qianyu three years ago for being so dull and stupid.
Now, everyone said that Xin Qianyu possessed the restraint and reserve unique to people from the East.
——Although, Xin Qianyu was just too tired from the roadshow and lazy to talk.
Xin Qianyu dodged the crowd and wanted to go to the bathroom to get some fresh air. Unexpectedly, he saw a familiar face – it was that person.
Xin Qianyu remembered that this man begged Su Zhong to help him open a special account with a billion dollars, but Su Zhong turned him down as his quota was already full. This man did not give up and ran to the bathroom to block Xin Qianyu. After being rejected by Xin Qianyu, he humiliated Xin Qianyu very rudely.
Xin Qianyu glanced at him, and the man came forward and smiled as if he had forgotten about it.
Thinking about it, that was about right. He was just a nobody in the eyes of a rich man like him. Moreover, the incident happened so long ago and it was normal to forget about it.
Xin Qianyu nodded lightly and was about to walk by. The man came up and introduced himself very politely. Xin Qianyu nodded and smiled. Only after three years did he know the name of this person.
The man continued. “Mr. Xin, I haven’t been in New York for the past few days and happened to miss your Yuzhuo roadshow.”
“Oh? Really? That’s such a pity,” Xin Qianyu said.
The man said in a friendly manner, “However, I’m very sincere in wanting to subscribe. You see…”
Xin Qianyu took the high road like Su Zhong did previously and said, “I’m sorry, the subscription quota is already full. Even if I’m the CEO, I can’t just add more.”
The man smiled. “Of course, I’ll have to pay more. You can give me a price.”
Xin Qianyu did not expect him to be so cheerful.
It had to be said that Xin Qianyu was not like Su Zhong. For Su Zhong, it would be, “The quota is full, means it’s full. Even if you give me one billion, I won’t add to it.” But for Xin Qianyu, as long as the money was enough, there was nothing that could not be done.
Xin Qianyu said a number.
Unexpectedly, the man agreed readily. “Okay!”
Xin Qianyu was surprised, turned around to talk to Su Zhong about the matter and said jokingly, “I thought he would bargain.”
Su Zhong only said, “He won’t.”
“Why?” Xin Qianyu was curious. “Because he’s too rich?”
Su Zhong said, “Because you’re worth it.”
Xin Qianyu’s heart skipped a beat. He cleared his throat and said, “Yuzhuo is worth it.”
“Without you, Yuzhuo wouldn’t be worth this price,” Su Zhong said seriously.
Maybe this was indeed the case. If Yuzhuo had followed Xin Simu’s plan to buy a shell company for listing in China, it would definitely not be as impressive as it is now.
But this was not just to Xin Qianyu’s credit.
Xin Qianyu put aside a lot of his grudges and looked at Su Zhong sincerely. “This also applies to you.”
If there was no Su Zhong, Yuzhuo would not be worth this price.
At this moment, the two of them stood under the bright lights, both sparkling with touching rays of light. They could be considered a “perfect match”.
At this moment, they were neither a loving couple nor a hopeless resentful couple, but just a pair of compatible partners. When they raised their glasses and looked at each other, their eyes showed appreciation and recognition, perhaps mixed with a bit of drunkenness not from the wine.
Su Zhong lowered his eyes and said, “It’s so boring here. Should we go to Las Vegas?”
“Las Vegas?” Xin Qianyu was startled. “This is New York! How do we get there?”
Su Zhong said, “It’s very fast by helicopter.”
Las Vegas was a city that never sleeps.
It was already late at night when Su Zhong and Xin Qianyu got there, and late at night was when Las Vegas was the busiest. Instead of gambling, they chose a lively bar to drink.
Xin Qianyu drank while watching the performance on the stage, and his eyes became misty. Time seemed to reverse before his eyes, making him chatter about the past like an old man. “Do you remember? During your first Christmas at M-global, you were in Las Vegas and I was in China… I promised to come to you, but something suddenly happened to the project I was working on. At that time, I was extremely busy, I couldn’t help but feel resentful about how you could be so happy and carefree in Vegas…”
Su Zhong was startled. “I wasn’t happy and carefree.”
“Chhh,” Xin Qianyu chuckled, his tone much more relaxed. He shook his head with a smile and said, “It doesn’t matter.”
It seemed now that the initial disdainful looks, frustrations and difficulties were all gone. Flowers and applause were the best medicine to heal self-esteem.
Xin Qianyu sighed. “I don’t care anymore.”
Under the light, Su Zhong looked at the cheeks of Xin Qianyu who was slightly drunk. “I hope you care.”
Xin Qianyu was drunk and seemed to be immersed in the liquor inside the cup. He did not respond to Su Zhong and just drank another cup.
One glass followed another as if it was just water.
Xin Qianyu had not been so indulgent for a long time. He should have known better than to drink so much, but he lifted his neck and drank glass after glass of strong liquor. He could not tell whether it was because he was happy or sad. At that moment, half of him was soaked in the cold seawater and half was burning in the flames.
Soon, half of his body was paralyzed, and then his brain could not function at all.
Xin Qianyu quickly entered a drunken state, and everything in front of him became the product of a stream of consciousness.
It was like waves were churning on the surface of the sea. The original calmness no longer existed, and the stars reflected on the sea began to shake and flicker.
The sun and the moon were both there, gentle on one side and hot on the other.
Nights in Las Vegas seem to be like this, making people easily intoxicated.
Everyone lived so foolishly and happily, and all behaviours became reasonable. No matter how ridiculous something was, it was not ridiculous.
He wanted to spin, fly, and dance. But he found that what he wanted most was actually a hug.
Su Zhong gave him a hug, a hug that seemed like a knot.
The next morning:
Of course, this was referring to morning in America.
And daytime in America was night in China.
Xin Mu was in China, sitting in a club drinking wine, when she received an urgent call from her son. She found a quiet place to answer the phone. “What’s wrong?”
Xin Qianyu’s panicked voice came through the phone. “Mom, I made a big mistake!”
“What’s wrong?” Xin Mu asked worriedly. “What happened to your voice?”
Xin Qianyu drank a glass of water to moisten his dry throat and then said, “Well, my voice is fine. I just drank too much last night…”
Xin Mu heard the two key points “drank too much last night” and “made a mistake” and guessed, “Did you sleep with Su Zhong?”
“It’s worse than that.” Xin Qianyu clutched his head because of the headache due to his hangover, not knowing how to explain it.
Qianyu, my child, did you get married?
Oh dear. What’s worse. DID THEY GET MARRIED ?!
What happened in Vegas..too bad it didn’t stay in Vegas. Lol.
They definitely got married.
They got married!!? Bahahaha that would be the sweetest plot twist of all. Made my day even if it could be just our wishful thinking.
I remembered the movie called ‘Hangover’ 😭
Need to change helicopter to private jet. NY to Vegas is way too far apart for a helicopter. By regular air flight it’s 5-6 hours. By the fastest private jet, it’s 4.5 hrs.
Oh I didn’t think marriage !! But that sounds reasonable!!! 😂😂❤️