Heartthrob, Your Image is Crumbling!

Chapter 445: Sixty Million! Zhou Yuwen is Viral Again!

"When is she ever not intimidating?"Zhou Yuwen and Su Qing were like an old married couple. No one understood Su Qing's moods better than Zhou Yuwen did.

So, Zhou Yuwen did not take it seriously at all. He had been with quite a few women, but if there was one he would never get tired of even after a hundred times, it was probably Tao Tian. He felt it was pure good luck to have stumbled upon someone like her.

Watching Tao Tian's voluptuous figure faintly visible beneath her milk-colored pajamas, Zhou Yuwen had no mind for anything else.

After a busy day, shouldn't he at least relax in the embrace of a beautiful woman?

With that thought, Zhou Yuwen pounced right onto Tao Tian.

Tao Tian let out a soft cry. Although she was deeply embarrassed, she seemed quite happy to be doted on by Zhou Yuwen like this.

Amidst Tao Tian's half-hearted resistance, Zhou Yuwen pressed her down. Her pajamas were already loose, and as he tugged the collar aside, her snow-white, beautiful shoulder was exposed along with a white strap. Tao Tian's underwear had a white lace edge, looking incredibly appealing.

Zhou Yuwen was clearly in for another treat today.

And just like that, the night passed.

Zhou Yuwen's housewarming party last night had created quite a ripple in the business circle. By the next day, it was practically the only thing anyone was discussing.

However, most of the chatter revolved around Liu Jing and the Jiang Family Estate.

Many speculated about Zhou Yuwen's background, noting that he had managed to latch onto the massive tree that was the Jiang Family Estate.

"You did not go, so you wouldn't know, but based on Liu Jing's behavior, it felt like Zhou Yuwen was already the son-in-law of the Jiang Family Estate!"

"This Zhou Yuwen does have some capability, but is he really worth so much attention from Liu Jing? Besides, who knows how old her daughter even is? Pulling something like this, who knows how many people are laughing behind their backs."

"You can say that, but I received news that two major food delivery groups have spent a fortune trying to snatch the campus food delivery business from his hands. The bidding has already reached thirty million!"

"That much? Then this Zhou Yuwen really does have something special."

For the next few days, the Jinling business circle was flooded with news about Zhou Yuwen. Getting their hands on first-hand information, they heard that Meituan and Ele.me were fighting tooth and nail to acquire Zhou Yuwen's company.

Ele.me straight up offered forty million and even planned to hire Zhou Yuwen with a million-yuan annual salary as the CEO of their campus division.

Meanwhile, Meituan offered thirty-eight million, payable in a single lump sum.

Yet, faced with such temptations, Zhou Yuwen remained completely unmoved, not even uttering a single word in response.

This left many people deeply puzzled.

It made others admire him even more.

This Zhou Yuwen might be young, but his composure was truly formidable!

Thirty-eight million, and he was only nineteen! Anyone else would have had their heart stirred a long time ago.

The news spread from the business circle until the entire Jinling City knew about it.

A nineteen-year-old university freshman.

First, a well-known internet writer.

Then, a once-in-a-century business prodigy.

Within one year of starting his own business, his company's valuation had broken the forty million mark.

He was the youngest multi-millionaire in Jinling City!

All sorts of reports popped up one after another. TV stations even called the Principal's office, trying to schedule an interview with Zhou Yuwen.

As for the various university departments, rumors of Zhou Yuwen's legendary exploits spread like wildfire.

A few months ago, some people were still wondering what kind of charm this Zhou Yuwen possessed to have several women obsessing over him to the point of desperation.

Now, they finally understood.

Photos of Zhou Yuwen wearing a suit were reposted one after another on various forums and message boards. Even articles from independent media outlets would insert a few pictures of him. He was undeniably handsome, perfectly embodying the definition of young and promising.

These days, the most famous young entrepreneur was probably Chen Ou.

Most people hired celebrities for their advertisements, but Chen Ou stepped up himself, saying: "I am Chen Ou, and I speak for myself."

But Chen Ou was already approaching thirty. And as for being handsome, he wasn't genuinely that good-looking; he just stood out among the average crowd, thought he looked decent enough, and charged onto the front lines himself.

However, compared to Zhou Yuwen, he fell far short.

Zhou Yuwen was seven or eight years younger, tossing around forty million effortlessly. Combined with his confident smile in front of the camera, who wouldn't be left dazed?

During this time, the phrase most often spoken by the girls on campus was:

"Oh my god! I even applied for a campus card through him. Turns out he is in the same year as me!"

Goodness, they were only just now realizing this.

But this only further highlighted Zhou Yuwen's sheer business genius. After all, there really weren't many people selling campus cards on the very first day of school.

On Zhou Yuwen's WeChat, he had added quite a few girls due to his early campus card business. These girls usually sat quietly in his contacts list, never taking the initiative to start chatting with him.

It was only whenever Zhou Yuwen was in the spotlight that they would excitedly rush over to strike up a conversation.

Hoping that Zhou Yuwen would reply to them with a word or two.

And ideally, that a little romantic story might blossom between them.

Unfortunately, they were simply indulging in wild fantasies.

Even when he did not have this much money, he had never bothered replying to them. Now, it was even less likely.

Since these girls could not reach Zhou Yuwen directly, they naturally sought out someone they could talk to.

Like Zheng Yanyan, for example.

The girls in the Arts Department all looked at Zheng Yanyan with deep envy.

They said Zhou Yuwen had an excellent eye for women.

Who did not know that Zheng Yanyan had started dating Zhou Yuwen in her freshman year?

Now, these girls were dying of jealousy over her.

Zheng Yanyan's looks were considered extremely outstanding at the university.

But one had to remember that the university campus was never short of beautiful girls.

Zheng Yanyan was undeniably beautiful.

But if you took a stroll around the campus, especially through the Arts Department, it was perfectly normal to find that at least eight out of ten girls had striking appearances.

Therefore, in the eyes of these girls, Zheng Yanyan just had incredibly good luck.

Far too much good luck!

On the surface, these girls were polite and courteous to Zheng Yanyan, but in private, they spoke with disdain, claiming that if they were in her shoes, they would definitely do a better job than her!

"Exactly, look at her. Sure, she is a bit prettier, but what is the use? Her temper is so terrible, she will be stolen away by someone else sooner or later!"

"That is right. I heard she has already broken up with Zhou Yuwen!"

These people practically prayed that Zheng Yanyan had absolutely nothing to do with Zhou Yuwen anymore.

However, after secretly overhearing their conversation, Zheng Yanyan felt incredibly fortunate.

She thought to herself, 'Thank goodness I wasn't impulsive enough to throw a tantrum at Zhou Yuwen.'

'Hmph, you little tramps, trying to watch me make a fool of myself?'

'You don't know, do you? Linlin and I, as sisters, are of one mind. You want to try and steal him from us single-handedly? Keep dreaming.'

During the time when Ele.me and Meituan were fiercely competing for Zhou Yuwen's company, Zhou Yuwen's status at the school skyrocketed. Anyone even remotely connected to him was fawned over to some extent.

Even the number of students wanting to join Zhou Yuwen's cultural media company to secure a part-time job surged.

In the past, when Zhou Yuwen provided these part-time positions, he had genuinely wanted to help students facing financial difficulties. But now, even girls from wealthy families flocked to join his company. They had no other reason than the hope of catching Zhou Yuwen's attention while working there.

Several young reporters from television stations also scrambled to secure interviews with him. Naturally, Zhou Yuwen did not turn down these interviews, as they were beneficial to his image.

However, during one interview, a reporter asked Zhou Yuwen whether he favored Meituan or Ele.me more.

To this, Zhou Yuwen merely smiled without saying a word.

He declared that he was a businessman; whoever offered the highest price would get the company.

"I haven't promised anyone anything, so please don't spread false rumors."

Zhou Yuwen said with a light chuckle.

Zhu Hong sat at her office desk, watching Zhou Yuwen's interview. The corner of her mouth involuntarily curled up into a meaningful smile. Lu Wanting was wearing a professional A-line skirt.

Her beautiful legs stood perfectly straight in her high heels as she waited for Zhu Hong's instructions.

Zhu Hong remarked, "Your younger male cousin doesn't look like a nineteen-year-old child at all. Instead, he resembles a cunning old fox."

Lu Wanting smiled awkwardly. "Sister Zhu, he isn't my cousin."

"That is a real pity. You need to seize the opportunity. In truth, a woman only gets a handful of life-changing chances in her lifetime."

Zhu Hong said with a laugh.

"The best possible outcome is to develop a relationship with someone like him. Failing that, getting involved with the people close to him can also allow you to share in that good fortune."

"Of course, these people around him must be those in his inner circle."

Zhu Hong advised pointedly. Meanwhile, Lu Wanting merely stood there, clutching her documents with her head bowed, saying nothing.

Zhu Hong chuckled softly. She picked up the phone and dialed Zhou Yuwen's number once again.

The call was quickly connected on Zhou Yuwen's end.

"President Zhou, you have been riding high on success lately. Have you already forgotten about me?"

Zhou Yuwen assured her that he had not.

"Half of my current success is all thanks to you. How could I ever forget you?" Zhou Yuwen said with a smile.

"Now that you have basked in the limelight enough, isn't it time we sat down and had a proper chat?" Zhu Hong asked.

Zhou Yuwen asked Zhu Hong what she wanted to talk about.

Zhu Hong told Zhou Yuwen it was about their absolute bottom line.

"Forty million for a one-time buyout! That is our group's final bottom line. Right now, the entirety of Jiangsu Province, and even beyond it, is flooded with news of you, the business prodigy. Spending forty million is well worth the value for us. Now, it all depends on what you think."

Zhou Yuwen replied, "Since even you feel it is well worth the value, then others will surely offer an even higher price. I am not in a hurry. I can wait."

"If I were you, I wouldn't wait. No one is going to offer a higher price than ours. Ele.me does not have that much liquid capital right now. Why do you think they only want to acquire sixty percent of your shares?"

"It's because they have practically burned through all their investors' money. The only reason Meituan still has cash is that we have other robust businesses supporting us. President Zhou, I know you want to sell Xianlin Delivery, but besides us, absolutely no one can hand you this much cash."

Zhou Yuwen maintained his stance. "There is no rush. Let's wait a bit longer."

"Then, we shall wait and see. But I must remind you, President Zhou, if it goes beyond forty million, we have plenty of other methods at our disposal."

Zhu Hong was speaking the truth. Forty million was already a premium purchase price. At least eight million of that was purely for Zhou Yuwen's personal brand.

Because Zhou Yuwen's fame was massive enough.

By spending a little extra money on him, they could correspondingly boost their own brand's visibility.

Unfortunately, Zhou Yuwen did not appreciate the gesture. Right now, everyone was buzzing about who Zhou Yuwen should choose.

Even in the university dormitories, students were debating the topic.

An incredible number of university students deeply admired Zhou Yuwen. Having earned so much money at only nineteen, it was perfectly natural to draw such reverence.

And the most common sentiment was: "If I were Zhou Yuwen, I would definitely keep running it myself!"

"Exactly! He already commands the entire Southern Jiangsu market. As long as he is willing, countless investors will line up to fund him. He could totally trample over Ele.me and punch out Meituan!"

The large spring trees were lush and dense with leaves.

Quite a few university students wearing Xianlin Delivery vests parked their electric bicycles by the roadside and started bragging among themselves.

Among them was Li Qiang, who was currently working part-time for Xianlin Delivery.

He kept blabbering non-stop: "If I were Zhou Yuwen, here is what I would do!"

The others listened with inward disdain, telling him, "Brother Qiang, let's cut the badass talk and just honestly deliver our food."

"Hey! I told you guys I am friends with Old Zhou, but you refuse to believe me. Let me tell you, when Old Zhou founded the food delivery company, I was the one who gave him advice!" Li Qiang retorted, somewhat annoyed.

"Well, Zhou Yuwen's net worth is over ten million now. So why are you still stuck here delivering food?"

"I—!"

"Hahaha!"

Before Li Qiang could formulate a rebuttal, he was interrupted by a burst of mocking laughter.

Soon after, several students' phones rang out.

There was a new food delivery order!

Immediately, all the students scattered in a rush.

Li Qiang glanced at his phone but ultimately swallowed his words. He needed to hustle and complete his deliveries too.

Sister Hui was still waiting for him back at home.

Meituan's final bid stood at forty million.

Ele.me's final price was forty-two million, but they only wanted to acquire sixty percent of the shares, while offering Zhou Yuwen a million-yuan annual salary to serve as the CEO.

After the news leaked, Zhou Yuwen's name grew even louder and more renowned.

From thirty million, straight up to forty million.

Some people even remarked that this was exactly why he was a genius. If it had been them, they probably would have sold out for two million.

"Could it be that he doesn't want to sell at all?"

Just as everyone was utterly baffled, someone uttered a remark that instantly awakened the dreamers.

That was right! He might be intentionally stringing the two major corporate giants along.

After all, the food delivery company in his hands was a goose that laid golden eggs.

Eventually, whether it was Meituan or Ele.me, both sides were beginning to lose their patience.

The most anxious one was Lu Youcai from Ele.me. He hadn't had much personal contact with Zhou Yuwen. Seeing his price offers go unanswered multiple times, he inevitably grew agitated and irritated.

Just what exactly was this Zhou Yuwen trying to pull?

"Contact Meituan! We cannot let him lead us around by the nose!"

Thus, the heads of the two massive corporations sat down together.

Their true target should have been the national food delivery market.

But this guy merely ran a university campus delivery service at the provincial level. No matter how pathetic the situation got, they refused to be dragged around by the nose by him.

"If you ask me, we should just abandon this piece of the market entirely and let him fend for himself!" Lu Youcai proposed, hoping to reach an agreement with Zhu Hong.

But Zhu Hong just stood with her hands in her pockets, gazing out the window. She said, "I have this lingering feeling that things are not quite that simple."

"What is so complicated about it? This young man is just far too arrogant!"

Lu Youcai scoffed.

Zhu Hong analyzed, "The internet-plus-delivery model is an emerging industry. However, with his current financial power and influence, he does not have enough backing to continue expanding. His absolute best choice is to sell the company to us. Yet, right now, he is remaining completely impartial. He hasn't gone to negotiate with you, nor has he come looking for me. So, what could his actual goal be?"

Lu Youcai huffed, "I definitely have no idea."

"Unless he has an even better option," Zhu Hong murmured, her gaze turning profound as she stared out the window.

At that very moment, the sharp click-clack of high heels echoed against the floorboards.

Lu Wanting wore a plain hip-hugging skirt. The professional two-piece suit looked particularly stunning on her tall figure. Beneath the hem of the skirt were her beautiful legs wrapped in nude stockings, revealing a glimpse of her calves and her white high heels.

Right now, because she had rushed over so frantically, she was panting heavily.

Her small face was flushed bright red.

"President Zhu, President Zhu, this is bad!"

Lu Wanting gasped, completely out of breath. However, when she stepped inside and saw someone else present, she hesitated for a moment.

Zhu Hong told her not to worry and to speak directly if she had something to say.

Lu Wanting held her breath for a second before blurting out, "Zhou Yuwen has signed a contract with Baidu!"

"Baidu has invested sixty million to acquire Zhou Yuwen's Xianlin Delivery Company!"