hsntnovel Chapter 16 How much money do you want this time?
Chapter 16 How much money do you want this time?
weekend.
Lin Chuan drove to Su Qingyue's villa. He had been there many times before and knew the way very well.
The villa's living room was lit with warm-colored lights. Su Qingyue was wearing a sheer silk slip dress and was lounging lazily on the sofa, with Lin Chuan sitting next to her.
She was a year older than Lin Chuan, which wasn't a big age difference, but Su Qingyue had a strong "older sister" aura.
She's not the kind of gentle, kind, respectful, frugal, and modest older sister; her mature and sophisticated demeanor carries three parts laziness, three parts cunning, and the remaining four parts a combination of frankness and shrewdness.
"Out of money again? You've squandered ten million in just two months?" Su Qingyue raised an eyebrow and leaned slightly forward towards Lin Chuan. Her robe collar was loose, but she didn't seem to notice or care.
"It did cost money a bit too quickly this time," Lin Chuan replied with a chuckle, then added, "But Senior Sister, we've already achieved results, and they've received high attention from the military."
Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Su Qingyue's eyes, and she couldn't help but say, "Your new company does military projects? I thought it was your old profession."
She provided angel round funding, but did not follow up to learn more about the project, because she clearly had absolute trust in Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan smiled and explained, "Thanks to the funding that my senior sister provided two months ago, otherwise even if we had the idea, we would never have been able to realize it. Now, Deep Blue Technology has received a mission from the military, asking us to make the equipment prototype for acceptance as soon as possible."
After a moment, Su Qingyue looked at him and asked with great interest, "What results have you achieved?"
Lin Chuan immediately said, "This project has been classified as top secret by the military and cannot be discussed."
Su Qingyue was taken aback for a moment. She sat up straight, a movement that seemed to instantly switch her demeanor from languid to serious.
"Top Secret? Really, not a single detail can be revealed?"
Lin Chuan, who was standing next to her, pondered for a moment, then looked at her and said, "I can only tell you this: this project will be a very special strategic weapon in the future. In theory, once the technology is mature, it can be used by the army, navy and air force."
Upon hearing this, Su Qingyue did not press the matter further.
She trusted Lin Chuan; if it were really possible to tell her, he would definitely do so.
After a moment, Su Qingyue switched back to her languid demeanor. She glanced at Lin Chuan and slowly said, "So, how much money do you want this time?"
Lin Chuan held up one finger, "This time, 1 million is enough."
Su Qingyue rolled her eyes at him and said irritably, "You brat, you're really pushing your luck."
Lin Chuan touched the bridge of his nose.
A moment later, Su Qingyue said, "This time we won't go through equity financing; we'll give you debt financing instead."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chuan was slightly surprised, then asked with a hint of curiosity, "Why debt financing?"
Equity financing is permanent capital, requiring no repayment of the principal and having no fixed dividend payment obligation. Debt financing, on the other hand, requires the company to pay interest on schedule and repay the principal at maturity, regardless of its business performance.
To put it simply, the former is like investing in a company, where you bear all the profits and losses, while the latter is like borrowing money, where you have to repay the principal and interest when it's due. The former carries greater risk but also greater potential returns, while the latter carries less risk but also less potential returns.
Su Qingyue lazily tilted her head and looked at Lin Chuan, slowly explaining to him why she made this decision.
"I already hold 18% of DeepBlue Technology's shares. Even if future capital increases and share expansions dilute some of my shares, I will still have 10% to 15%."
"Since your company is involved in such a big deal, it is highly likely that state-owned enterprises will take a stake in it in the future. State-owned enterprises should be introduced. At that time, no one will dare to cause you trouble easily."
At this point, Su Qingyue paused for a moment, then added, "The current shareholding is already quite high. If we go through equity financing, the share will rise to over 30%, which would be inappropriate."
It must be said that Su Qingyue always appears to have a carefree, even somewhat frivolous, personality.
In fact, he is neither lacking in shrewdness nor courage, and he has extraordinary foresight.
She was able to make a quick and bold judgment in such a short time and conclude that Deep Blue Technology's future is extraordinary.
What is most commendable is that, while Su Qingyue concluded that Deep Blue Technology had a promising future, she was able to choose to stop while she was ahead and knew when to stop.
If it were someone like Qiu Zhanfeng, he would probably only be trying to acquire more shares and maximize his profits at this point.
Su Qingyue, however, chose to stop while she was ahead.
Most people can't overcome greed, especially those who are naturally driven by the pursuit of unlimited profit growth.
Upon hearing her say this, Lin Chuan nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, then let's go with Senior Sister's suggestion and proceed with debt financing."
Su Qingyue smiled and turned to the side, placing one hand on Lin Chuan's shoulder. She leaned close to his ear and deliberately lowered her voice, saying, "What if you can't pay this money back?"
Lin Chuan looked at her, their eyes met, and the distance between them was less than ten centimeters. Her fragrance wafted towards him.
"Hmm... what does Senior Sister want to do?"
Su Qingyue immediately smiled like a fox, then put her other arm around Lin Chuan's other shoulder, wrapped her arms around him, and leaned over to straddle his lap.
"I think……"
She bit her lower lip, staring at him without moving, her eyes curving into crescents.
"Let's collect some 'interest' first."
Lin Chuan remained silent, and naturally raised his hand to support her waist.
The living room sofa silently bore the weight of the two people, making a slight creaking sound. Later, it moved from the sofa to the bedroom, and then from the bedroom to the bathroom.
By the time things finally calmed down, it was already past Yikun time.
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DeepBlue Technology, Monday.
Lin Chuan called a meeting as soon as he arrived at the company. There weren't many people in the company at the moment, so everyone arrived quickly.
At this moment, Lin Chuan looked around at everyone and said, "Let me tell you something first. The money issue has been resolved, and 1 million yuan will be deposited into our account this week."
"A billion? That much?"
Guo Tao and the others were all taken aback when they heard this number.
At this moment, Zhang Wei looked at everyone and chuckled, teasingly saying, "Boss, you're being silly. If I could win the favor of that rich and beautiful woman from the Su family, why would I need to start a business? I could just become her little dog and never have to work hard for the rest of my life. I could even marry into her family."
Cheng Siyuan, standing nearby, immediately glared at him seriously and said, "Shut up! Why are you bringing this up again?"
Zhang Wei asked in surprise, "Did you say that before?"
Lin Chuan was too lazy to pay attention to them, and this little episode quickly passed.
A moment later, he calmly stated, "The next plan is twofold: first, to expand the facility; second, to increase recruitment and confirm R&D positions, especially in the areas of optics, materials, and embedded systems."
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