302: Chapter 302 Sixteen Billion, 20% Shares

At two in the afternoon the next day, Chen Fan was sitting in his office when Wang Jing pushed the door open and walked in.

"Mr. Chen, Tencent called," she said, walking up to the desk. "They said their Vice President of the Investment Department, Zhou Zhengyang, wants to come by the company next Monday and asked if it would be convenient for us."

Hearing this, Chen Fan stopped what he was doing.

A Vice President of the Investment Department. For someone of this level to make a personal trip, it showed that Tencent regarded Fanyu with much higher importance than anticipated.

Although it wasn't clear yet whether their specific intention was to invest or something else, he would cross that bridge when he came to it; he would know once they met.

He put down his pen and looked at Wang Jing. "Accept it. What time next Monday?"

"They said around two in the afternoon."

"Alright, then get everything prepared in advance," Chen Fan nodded.

Wang Jing acknowledged, "Understood."

After saying this, she turned and walked out.

After the door closed, Chen Fan leaned back in his chair and sat quietly for a few seconds. Regardless of what their intentions were, Fanyu would just continue doing what it needed to do.

...

At a little past one on Monday afternoon, Chen Fan and Qiao Linlin sat in the office, waiting for the people from Tencent to arrive.

Just then, a knock sounded at the office door, and he gestured for Qiao Linlin to go open it.

Soon, Wang Jing walked in with two people.

The man walking in front was in his early forties, of medium build, wearing a black suit with his hair combed neatly; he looked every bit like an executive.

Behind him followed a man around thirty, wearing thin-rimmed glasses and carrying a briefcase. His steps were half a pace behind, clearly indicating that the man in front was the leader.

Wang Jing stepped aside and introduced them proactively. "Mr. Chen, this is the Vice General Manager of Tencent's Investment Department, Mr. Zhou Zhengyang. And this is Investment Manager, Zhao Peng."

Chen Fan stood up, walked around the desk, and extended his hand. "Mr. Zhou, Manager Zhao, welcome."

Zhou Zhengyang shook his hand with moderate force, his tone carrying a hint of surprise. "To be honest, I knew Mr. Chen was young before coming here, but seeing you in person, I find that you're not only young but also handsome. Among domestic entrepreneurs, I'm afraid only Mr. Li from Baidu can rival Mr. Chen in looks."

Chen Fan smiled. "Mr. Zhou, you flatter me. I think your Mr. Ma at Tencent is quite handsome himself."

"Haha, Mr. Ma and Mr. Chen each have their own kind of handsomeness," Zhou Zhengyang replied with a laugh.

He led the two to the reception area to the side, gestured for them to sit on the sofa, and then asked, "What would you like to drink, Mr. Zhou? Tea or coffee?"

"Coffee, please," said Zhou Zhengyang.

Chen Fan looked at Zhao Peng. "And you, Manager Zhao?"

"I'll have the same as Mr. Zhou. Coffee is fine."

Chen Fan nodded. He didn't show any expression on his face, but inwardly he was complaining—are all these people from big corporations like this, with this elite air? Always asking for coffee this and coffee that.

He turned his head and called out to Qiao Linlin nearby. "Linlin, bring over two cups of coffee."

Qiao Linlin acknowledged and went to prepare the coffee.

Chen Fan drank tea most of the time, occasionally having some coffee, so the office now had equipment for both tea and coffee. As Chen Fan's assistant, Qiao Linlin naturally had mastered the skills of brewing tea and grinding coffee.

After Qiao Linlin left, Chen Fan got straight to the point.

"Mr. Zhou, let's talk business. I'm not sure what specifically you've come to our company for this time?"

Seeing Chen Fan get straight to the point, Zhou Zhengyang's expression became serious. "Mr. Chen is a straightforward person, so I won't beat around the bush. Tencent is very interested in Fanyu, so we would like to invest in Fanyu."

A gleam flashed in Chen Fan's eyes; Tencent really did want to invest in Fanyu. He remained calm on the surface, picked up his teacup, took a sip, set it down, and asked in a flat tone, "Why the sudden interest in investing in Fanyu?"

Zhou Zhengyang sat up slightly straighter, his tone more serious than before. "We have studied Fanyu's development history internally and discovered that since Fanyu's first game launched, four consecutive games have become hits. Besides the high quality of the games themselves, your subsequent marketing has also been excellent."

As he spoke, he tapped his finger lightly on the table. "For instance, for 'archangels sword', you hired Nick Cheung to film the advertisement, and that line, 'If you're my brother, come hack at me,' is being mimicked everywhere on the streets now. And this collaboration between 'fanti warm warm' and Fanti clothing had an effect more useful than spending tens of millions on advertising."

He paused, looked at Chen Fan, and asked with a hint of curiosity, "These projects must have been personally led by you, Mr. Chen, right?"

"Mr. Zhou, Manager Zhao, your coffee." Just then, Qiao Linlin walked in carrying a tray and placed the two cups of coffee in front of Zhou Zhengyang and Zhao Peng respectively. She then placed a cup of tea in front of Chen Fan.

Chen Fan didn't rush to answer Zhou Zhengyang's question. Instead, he picked up his tea, took a light sip, placed the cup back on the table, and then spoke slowly. "You could say that, but it was also the credit of my colleagues. The advertising concept for 'archangels sword' came from the Marketing Department; I only gave the final approval. As for the collaboration, the two teams worked it out themselves; I only provided a direction."

After listening, Zhou Zhengyang picked up his coffee and took a sip. "Regardless of who led it, we are very optimistic about Fanyu's future internally. Even Mr. Ma himself is very interested in Fanyu, so I came this time to ask for your thoughts, Mr. Chen."

Chen Fan was stunned when he heard the four words "Mr. Ma himself." He hadn't expected that Pony Ma would actually be paying attention to him.

To be able to enter Pony Ma's field of vision, it seemed his career could be considered a small success.

To be honest, Chen Fan was also quite curious about Pony Ma. In his past life, he was just an ordinary person and never had the opportunity to interact with Pony Ma.

The only "interaction" he had was through game top-ups and QQ memberships. Back then, he never imagined that one day his company would be noticed by Tencent headquarters, much less that Ma Huateng himself would be interested in Fanyu.

He hadn't expected that in this life he would have the chance to interact. If he could meet Pony Ma, he would definitely ask him if he really used to pretend to be a girl on QQ to chat with people.

Although he was very curious about Pony Ma, Chen Fan was actually unwilling to accept Tencent's investment. After all, his company wasn't short of money right now, and he wasn't short of money either.

Thinking of this, he looked at Zhou Zhengyang and said, "Mr. Zhou, thank you very much for making the trip, and thank you to Tencent and Mr. Ma for their recognition of Fanyu. However, Fanyu is currently not short of funds, and the company's development is proceeding normally, so we don't need investment for the time being. If we need financing later on, we will consider Tencent a priority."

Zhou Zhengyang was stunned upon hearing this, seemingly not expecting Chen Fan to refuse so directly. However, he was unwilling to give up and looked at Chen Fan, saying, "Mr. Chen, wouldn't you like to hear our terms first?"

Chen Fan looked at him without interrupting.

Zhou Zhengyang said, "Tencent is willing to exchange 1.6 billion for a 20% stake in Fanyu."