Chapter 394 - 188: 40 Million Profit in 10 Days, 4000% Rate of Return

Chapter 394: Chapter 188: 40 Million Profit in 10 Days, 4000% Rate of Return

The return was over 40 times the initial investment!

This was an exceptionally high return, one that would absolutely be considered a textbook case in the venture capital industry.

And this wasn’t even the final return; it was just the earnings from the first ten days after the game’s launch.

Although the game’s popularity would start to decline from here, its daily advertising revenue was still substantial.

Most importantly, Panshi Venture Capital still held 50% of the shares in Pentagonal Game Company.

Previously, these shares hadn’t been worth much. One million yuan had been enough to secure 50%.

But things were different now. These shares were worth a fortune.

Selling off these shares later on would bring in another hefty profit.

Chen Mo had a feeling that the final return on this investment would be incredibly exaggerated—to the point of being utterly absurd.

The project had achieved such massive success, and Pentagonal Game Company had also released its daily active user data.

As a result, many people in the venture capital and financial circles were talking about Panshi Venture Capital.

"The venture capital industry is truly a place where miracles are made."

"Yeah, the Pentagon team came to our firm to pitch for investment, but we threw their proposal in the trash."

"I remember a lot of people mocking Panshi Venture Capital and Xu Xiyue for picking up a trash project that nobody else wanted, didn’t they?"

"They didn’t just mock them. Plenty of ’professional’ investors were waiting to watch them make a fool of themselves."

"@Manager Liu of Sky Dome, yeah, we’re talking about you. You were the one who laughed at Xu Xiyue for investing in this project. Can you still laugh now?"

"Goddess Xu became the deputy head of the Sky Dome Investment Team in just three years. She obviously has real talent. Her investment foresight is just too sharp."

"@Manager Liu of Sky Dome, do you see now why you’ll never be deputy head? Compared to Goddess Xu, you’re worlds apart."

"I think Sky Dome Capital is the toxic one. Everyone has seen Goddess Xu’s professional skills. Her past project failures were probably because the company dragged her down."

"That’s so true. She goes to Panshi Venture Capital, and her very first project is a massive success."

"A one-million-yuan investment for 50% of the shares... between the ad revenue and the final profit from selling off the stock, they’re going to make an absolute killing."

"This will definitely be recorded as a classic case study in the venture capital world."

"Our investment team is kicking themselves raw. We were the first VC firm the Pentagon team approached. If we had funded this project back then, we’d be the ones soaring right now!"

"You’re telling me? The boss has blown his top several times these past two days. The head and deputy head of the investment team look like they’ve swallowed a lemon, their faces are a sight to see."

"It just goes to show, the VC game is all about investment foresight, and Xu Xiyue’s is truly extraordinary."

"..."

Chen Mo read through the chat history in the group.

By now, public opinion of Xu Xiyue had done a complete one-eighty.

Before, everyone had been waiting to see her fail, only to realize that they were the real joke.

Now, with the project’s concrete daily active user data right there for all to see, no one could argue.

There was nothing left to do but sing Xu Xiyue’s praises.

All the old insults—that she was a jinx, a bringer of bad luck, that every project she invested in would die, and so on.

No matter how thick-skinned or how much they hated Xu Xiyue, they couldn’t utter a single word in the face of these explosive numbers.

You could say that Panshi Venture Capital and Xu Xiyue had used these explosive figures to thoroughly slap the faces of their detractors.

’Has she finally broken the curse? She can have a fresh start now.’

Even though Xu Xiyue wasn’t with him, he could imagine how she must be feeling.

She had suffered a solid year of failed investments and been mocked and ridiculed by countless people.

Now, she had finally succeeded, and it was an explosive success at that.

That feeling had to be incredible.

RING~

Just then, Chen Mo’s phone suddenly rang.

He glanced at the screen and saw it was a call from Wu Zicong.

"Hello, Brother Wu."

Chen Mo answered the phone.

"Chen Mo, I’ve gotta hand it to you, my judgment can’t compare to yours. That investment foresight of yours is on another level!"

Wu Zicong began, his tone full of shame.

He had previously learned that Chen Mo invested in a small game and had even advised him against it, believing it had no value or significance.

But who could have expected that this very same small game would, in just a few days, attract hundreds of millions of players who were now frantically playing it.

When he found out that this was the very game Chen Mo had invested in, he was completely stunned.

"Oh, Brother Wu, don’t say that. Investing is just a matter of luck."

Chen Mo said with a humble shake of his head and a smile.

"Luck is a component of skill. Besides, I don’t believe for a second that luck alone could make this game so popular."

But Wu Zicong didn’t see it that way. So many venture capital firms had passed on the project; only Chen Mo had invested.

For it to achieve such massive success now... this couldn’t be explained away by a single word like "luck."

"Did you call for a specific reason, Brother Wu?"

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Chen Mo took the initiative and asked.

’Wu Zicong wouldn’t have called just to congratulate him; he must have had some real business to discuss.’

"That’s right. We at Qijie Game want to acquire this game, or rather, we want to acquire the company."

"You hold 50% of the company’s shares. I’m calling to see if you have any interest in selling."

Wu Zicong didn’t beat around the bush and stated his intentions for the call directly.

He wanted to acquire Pentagonal Game Company.

In reality, what he wanted to buy wasn’t the game... but its players.

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