My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 354: The Trillion-Dollar Company (8000-word update!)

Chapter 354: Chapter 354: The Trillion-Dollar Company (8000-word update!)

That day, she really craved something savory and wanted to treat herself to a pack of instant noodles, so at noon, she dashed out of her dorm and bought two packets of braised beef noodles at the convenience store.

As she was passing by the sausage section, her gaze was drawn to the sausage on the shelf.

Although reluctant, after much hesitation, her foodie tendencies prevailed over reason, and she indulgently bought a sausage to add to her meal.

After making her selection, she went to the cashier, brimming with excitement, only to realize that she had forgotten to bring her phone.

At that moment, if there had been a crack in the ground in front of her, she truly could have crawled inside.

She felt utterly foolish.

Then, a boy with a charming smile stepped forward and volunteered, "Let me pay for you."

At that time, he, too, was holding a pack of instant noodles.

Although hers was braised beef and his was pickled cabbage flavor, in that instant, Yu Qiao Qiao felt they were kindred spirits...

Later on, the two of them got to know each other, and a series of coincidences led to many things happening.

She watched step by step as he grew from a penniless freelancer to one of the wealthiest men on Qin Island...

Even now, buying a hotel worth billions, he didn’t blink an eye or skip a beat, as if he were buying a packet of instant noodles from back then.

And herself...

Yu Qiao Qiao couldn’t help but remember how she had walked two kilometers after work the night before, just to buy some cheap vegetables at the wholesale market.

For a moment, she felt a bit sorrowful.

She still seemed... so helpless.

Though she hadn’t switched on her mental Headphones, watching Yu Qiao Qiao space out for a moment and then lower her head without a word, Chen Yan could more or less guess her thoughts.

He softly cursed himself for no reason, then smilingly said to Yu Qiao Qiao, "Qiao Qiao. Do you know? Actually... I’m very thankful for you."

Hearing Chen Yan’s words, Yu Qiao Qiao was indeed drawn back to attention, instinctively looking up at Chen Yan.

Chen Yan looked at her tenderly and earnestly said, "Actually, you changed my whole life."

"If it weren’t for the day I saw you at the convenience store, if it weren’t for meeting someone angelic like you, I might have spent my whole life staying at home, playing games, and eating instant noodles every day." freewebnøvel.coɱ

Hearing Chen Yan’s heartfelt declaration, Yu Qiao Qiao blushed deeply, lowered her head, and murmured as quietly as a mosquito, "No, not really."

"You would have been successful without me."

Chen Yan shook his head, smiling, "No. Without you, maybe I would be nothing."

"I wouldn’t have such a high net worth, I wouldn’t own so much property, I wouldn’t have so much money..."

Saying this, Chen Yan looked at Yu Qiao Qiao seriously, "And I wouldn’t have this much happiness."

Yu Qiao Qiao stared at Chen Yan, having never seen him this serious.

Although she didn’t agree with what Chen Yan said internally, for some reason, she always felt that what Chen Yan said was true, because it showed in his eyes...

Thus, it sparked a big question in little Yu Qiao Qiao’s head: could it be... I’m really that amazing? Had I unconsciously helped Chen Yan?

This thought made Yu Qiao Qiao somewhat amused.

She pouted slightly, feeling certain that Chen Yan was just coddling her because she was upset.

She glanced at Chen Yan, then, thinking of something, lowered her reddened face slightly.

’Chen Yan is really nice....’

Shortly, the dishes were served, and with each course, the chefs came out to introduce the historical significance, preparation, and tasting notes for each dish.

It was truly VVIP-level service.

This made the meal quite enjoyable for Chen Yan and Yu Qiao Qiao.

Sometimes, it’s like tourism. Whether a site is interesting depends entirely on the guide.

Sometimes a stone, once the guide imparts its historical significance and cultural origins, seems much more interesting.

Eating is similar; having a chef in a white hat beside you explaining how the ingredients were chosen, the manufacturing process used, and the dish’s popularity among royalty and historical figures certainly adds a lot of flavor.

During the meal, the hotel’s general manager also dropped by.

Although Chen Yan said it wasn’t necessary for her to come over, as a subordinate, how could she really just do as her boss said...

After finishing their meal, Chen Yan and Yu Qiao Qiao went for a stroll around the hotel, and then Chen Yan took over the chef’s role, beginning to explain the hotel’s facilities to Yu Qiao Qiao.

Facilities like the tennis courts, swimming pool, sauna, and more.

Yu Qiao Qiao listened, bewildered.

As he ended his explanations, Chen Yan smirked and said to Yu Qiao Qiao, "By the way, there’s also a luxurious presidential suite in this hotel. Want to take a look?"

Immediately, Yu Qiao Qiao’s face turned as red as a baboon’s butt, and she was at a loss.

This amused Chen Yan who teased Yu Qiao Qiao, laughing heartily, feeling greatly entertained.

After walking around the hotel, the two returned to the company, resuming their bustling work.

While on the way back, Chen Yan mentioned to Yu Qiao Qiao that due to much work in the company recently, he would not be going home for a while.

Perhaps seeing Chen Yan’s busy appearance, Yu Qiao Qiao agreed quite seriously this time.

And she reminded Chen Yan to remember to eat on time and rest whenever possible.

Chen Yan chuckled and patted Yu Qiao Qiao’s little head.

In the afternoon, the focus was on Brother Ying’s venture capital firm.

The venture capital firm was now on track, and the first list of candidates had been sent over.

The first one was the internet news and short video company that He Mengxue had mentioned.

This company had reached its C funding round, yet its valuation was already terrifyingly high, in the billions.

Both nationally and internationally, there was great optimism about the company’s future. Predictions were that in this round, the valuation would reach tens of billions, making it a proper unicorn company.

Thus, all major internet companies and well-known venture capitals, both domestic and international, were eyeing this upcoming funding round greedily.

Seeing this list, Chen Yan was quite interested in the company, so he specially downloaded some software to try it out.

Since the company’s main business was the intelligent algorithm push, Chen Yan had not found its excellence during his initial experience.

He planned to use Xiao Ha’s Instant Camera back at home to check the success rate of this project.

If it was really feasible, then he would make this company’s C round funding the first task for his venture capital firm!

A day passed quickly.

In the evening, Chen Yan returned home.

The house was tidied up spotless, showing none of the signs of the stormy impact it had undergone with Lu Man the night before.

Chen Yan was a bit surprised as he surveyed his room, not expecting Lu Man to have become so considerate to tidy the house!

And what Chen Yan didn’t expect even more was...

Possibly hearing Chen Yan open the door, out came Lu Man from the room, wearing a maid outfit and sweeping the floor.

Seeing Chen Yan, she wiped the sweat from her forehead, then her face burst into a sweet smile, "Master, you’re home~"

Chen Yan scanned Lu Man in her maid outfit a few times, then swallowed hard.

He coughed and asked, "Did you clean the entire house?"

Lu Man crossed her hands in front of her abdomen, lowered her head shyly, and said, "Yes, Master~"

Chen Yan’s gaze lingered on her feet for a moment and said, "You... didn’t even sweep any dust; what exactly did you clean...."

Seeing herself exposed by Chen Yan, Lu Man said with a playful smile, "Master, I was too tired cleaning such a big house. So I outsourced it~"

"Outsourced..." Chen Yan repeated Lu Man’s words.

’Can a maid even outsource housework?’

Chen Yan felt somewhat overwhelmed by Lu Man’s antics.

But... after all, she was just role-playing, so he couldn’t expect too much from her.

It’s not like she could actually get pregnant if she were pretending to be a pregnant woman in the future, right?

So, Chen Yan didn’t mind these small details.

He looked at Lu Man, coughed, and got into character.

He sternly said, "You, this maid! So naughty to dare outsourcing the tasks I assigned you! Seems like I have no choice but to punish you!"

Saying this, Chen Yan pounced.

Soon, the room filled with sounds of Lu Man begging for mercy, "Master, I was wrong. I will never outsource my work again. Please forgive me~~ Ahhh~~"

A couple of hours later, Chen Yan looked at Lu Man lying beside him, asleep like a beautiful maiden, and shook his head with a smile.

This girl was truly addictive.

Barely 24 hours back on Qin Island, yet she had demanded him three or four times.

It felt as though she wanted to completely exhaust him in bed.

If his constitution hadn’t been greatly enhanced, Chen Yan might have struggled to keep up.

Now, it seemed she had gotten herself into a bit of a bind, endlessly demanding and then falling into deep sleep.

Chen Yan was genuinely worried she might not handle it well physically.

After some contemplation, Chen Yan covered her properly with a blanket, then got up, grabbed his phone, and headed to the study.

Reaching the study, Chen Yan locked the door, then opened his safe.

Ever since his house was "exposed", Chen Yan had locked all his gaming stuff inside the safe.

This was to avoid any risk of them being accidentally found during cleaning.

He took the Instant Camera and a pack of Instant Film from the safe and went to his desk.

Then, he began, as planned, to photograph the first batch of funding applications He Mengxue had submitted that day.

Since each company had a detailed background check, due diligence, and relevant data, Chen Yan quickly viewed the results of the photos he took.

He checked them one by one.

Among the dozens of companies, most were only mediocre.

The system’s rating was merely one star, one and a half at best.

Only one company, a ride-hailing app, barely received two stars.

The system predicted it wouldn’t ultimately succeed but would be acquired, allowing Chen Yan’s investment to be cashed out properly.

Aside from that, there were even five or six companies without any stars. The system hardly bothered with many comments, simply predicting a "will fail."

From this, one could see how low the success rate in the venture capital industry was.

These were companies that had been investigated for a long time, passed the preliminary selection, and even re-selected by the powerhouse woman, He Mengxue!

And still, the failure rates were so high.

If it were any other venture capital firm, having three out of ten investments breaking even would be considered good.

...

Since the photographs were taken starting from the earliest projects and viewed from the last, the internet news and short video company was the last photo.

After reviewing all the projects, Chen Yan felt the only project he could look forward to was this last one.

Thinking this, he picked up the [Instant Film] of this last project.

But at a glance, Chen Yan was a bit stunned.

Because the moment he looked, he saw the photo was entirely golden, and the final star rating shockingly displayed [nine stars]!

Chen Yan blankly checked the system’s evaluation.

[Headline Technology]

Current valuation: around 100 billion RMB.

Valuation in three years: 1 trillion 800 billion RMB.

Valuation in five years: approximately 7 trillion RMB.

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