CHAPTER 761: CHAPTER 322: HE EVEN DARED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HER! (SUPERSIZED CHAPTER)

Although Ye Jinyan had a change of heart about Zhang Jingdong, she still pretended to be indifferent: "You... you can really come up with a hundred million?"

But Zhang Jingdong was not an easy target; he noticed a flash of delight in Ye Jinyan’s eyes.

So he deliberately took a step back: "If we reach an agreement in our discussion, we can sign the contract tomorrow morning, and I’ll transfer the money to you before the bank closes in the afternoon."

Ye Jinyan was not disappointed by this; instead, she gained more confidence in the potential of this collaboration.

Because if Zhang Jingdong was too eager and handed over the money right away, that would be abnormal. Now, this kind of statement was the attitude a qualified investor should have.

After all, this was a hundred million!

She believed that with the project she had, she would definitely be able to persuade Zhang Jingdong and secure this hundred-million-dollar investment.

Thinking of this, Ye Jinyan said sincerely, "Okay, you can ask me any questions you have, and I will answer them truthfully and in detail."

Zhang Jingdong chuckled to himself and then said calmly, "In that case, my first question is... how old are you?"

Ye Jinyan was caught off guard and froze on the spot.

She originally thought Zhang Jingdong had already transformed into a serious businessman, but to her surprise, he couldn’t change his ways and returned to teasing her at this moment.

So she replied with displeasure, "Why are you asking this? Don’t you think it’s rude to ask such a question?"

Zhang Jingdong replied earnestly, "If I were asking another woman this question, it would indeed be impolite, but since you are my business partner, I must ask you this."

"Because in my view, as an investor, no matter how ingenious or experienced she is, she needs a certain amount of time to be tempered and seasoned. Otherwise, she cannot become a qualified investor or gain my trust entirely."

Ye Jinyan, after hearing this, still felt that Zhang Jingdong’s question was slightly ulterior, but she couldn’t deny that, to some extent, he had a point.

Because her mentor, who had introduced her to this industry, also said something similar: that every project an investor invests in actually stems from their understanding of the world, and there are two main factors about understanding’s depth and breadth.

First is one’s effort, and the second is time.

There are some very complex insights that you might spend a lot of effort on comprehending and consult many real experts, yet you still can’t completely grasp them."

"You originally thought you’d never figure it out in your lifetime, but with the passage of time and the increase in age, one day you unexpectedly understood it without knowing how.

And this is the power of time.

Thinking of this, Ye Jinyan was once again amazed by Zhang Jingdong’s surprisingly mature insight and said, "Alright, what you said makes sense."

"I can tell you, I’m... 32."

After saying that, for some reason, a slight blush appeared on Ye Jinyan’s cheek.

Zhang Jingdong immediately exclaimed, "32, that’s great! This is the best age for a top investor and also the prime age in a woman’s life!"

Before Ye Jinyan could get upset again, he continued, "The second question, which industries do you currently see as most promising in Huaxia?"

Ye Jinyan, initially a bit upset by Zhang Jingdong’s latter comment, perked up upon hearing such an important question and quickly collected her thoughts.

Then she said, "Currently, I’m most optimistic about the Internet, real estate, technology electronics, pharmaceuticals, and insurance."

Zhang Jingdong’s heart skipped a beat: "Do you have any internet projects now that you find particularly promising?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Jinyan’s eyes lit up, giving Zhang Jingdong an extra point in her mind.

Because she is most optimistic about Huaxia’s internet industry, she ranked the Internet as her first choice, and Zhang Jingdong’s remarks clearly showed that he also held the Internet industry in high regard.

So Ye Jinyan said earnestly, "The biggest project I want to invest in right now is an internet industry project. The company I want to invest in is Ma Yun’s Alibaba."

"Ma Yun’s Alibaba..."

Zhang Jingdong was instantly thrilled!

There’s no choice about it—this is Alibaba in 2004, on the verge of skyrocketing success!

And now he had the chance to invest in their company!

Moreover, from Zhang Jingdong’s perspective, Alibaba’s current fundraising size was several tens of millions to hundreds of millions of US Dollars; if he could invest a hundred million in them now, it could potentially yield hundreds of times return in the future!

That’s much faster than painstakingly chasing one woman at a time, expending energy and effort to make money!

Most importantly, if by then he could have the title of a major shareholder in Alibaba, his success in dating would undoubtedly be invincible in the future, especially when pursuing famous beauties.

While Ye Jinyan knew that Zhang Jingdong probably had heard of Alibaba, knew Ma Yun, and even was aware of their company’s development prospects, she never expected Zhang Jingdong to be so excited after knowing that the company she was aiming to invest in was Alibaba.

So she asked knowingly, "Mr. Zhang, have you heard of their company?"

Only then did Zhang Jingdong snap back to reality and laugh freely, "Not only heard of it, but my clothing company currently has two sales channels: one is the traditional offline sales channel, and the other is running an online store on their Taobao platform."