Shanghai is a nice city. Tang Huang settled here in his previous life and emptied several wallets to carry decades of loans.

Meng Fanqi also worked here for a few years, wandering between two or three big factories.

If there is one thing that makes him feel comfortable, it is that there is a bit of distance in life here, or perhaps it is indifference.

Regardless of which one it actually is, it doesn't matter. He just prefers a calm and stable life and dislikes the boring and tedious coming and going.

Everyone should live their own lives well and not always point fingers at others' personal matters. It's good like this.

Perhaps some people may feel heartless, but Meng Fanqi never believed that people can truly understand and truly care for each other.

More people hope that you are doing well, but it's better if you don't do better than him.

In this way, it is somewhat superior to see those who are worse off than oneself, and it is easy to feel jealous when seeing those who are better off.

No matter how things change, torment is eternal.

Since that's the case, it's better not to meddle or ask too much.

As an example, in 2012, besides Cai Haoyu, who held the majority of shares at 41%, there was also a classmate named Xing who shared the remaining shares with Luo Yuhao and Liu Wei.

However, a month after the company was founded, Xing left the startup team because he got a job offer from a large international company, Cisco.

He transferred 13% of the shares, worth 13,000 yuan, to Luo Yuhao and Liu Wei.

Working at a large international company may be stable, but it's impossible to become rich and successful in this lifetime.

Working at a place like Cisco is good for retirement, but I wonder if Xing will always be unable to forget that he sold his shares for 13,000 yuan, which would be worth over 20 billion yuan ten years later.

Meng Fanqi felt that there was no need to mock Xing in hindsight.

Who would willingly be a wage earner if not for the pressures of life?

Leaving must have been a very difficult decision. Judging from the current situation of Mi Huoyou, such a decision is understandable.

When Meng Fanqi and Tang Huang arrived at Mi Huoyou's office in the Xu Hui District, six out of the seven members of Mi Huoyou's startup team were present.

The three founders were all working on the front lines.

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Among the six people, three had messy hair and were dressed in plaid shirts that fit the stereotypical image of programmers.

The other three, including Liu Wei, were dressed more formally. Meng Fanqi knew that this was because Da Weige was mainly responsible for external communication.

The absolute core member, Cai Haoyu, was wearing a gray sweater and had a pale complexion with dark circles under his eyes.

However, his gaze was still determined.

When Meng Fanqi and Tang Huang arrived, they had already informed the team through a short phone call that there would be angel investors today.

However, they completely did not expect that the two investors would appear to be even younger than them.

As entrepreneurs, Cai Haoyu, born in 1987, was already considered quite young in this industry at the age of 26.

But these two young people who claimed to invest in their company were even younger.

However, this also gave them some confidence. It seemed that their strategy could still impress young people, even if they couldn't attract the attention of older investors.

"I'm curious how you noticed our Mi Huoyou?" The three founders of Mi Huoyou were used to seeking investment themselves, so they never expected investors to come knocking on their door.

After Meng Fanqi and Tang Huang finished their conversation, they came directly to the company without giving them any time to prepare.

At the moment, there were not enough chairs, so they brought over two old and worn-out office chairs, leaving one employee standing and waiting.

"I noticed your company mainly because you have a game called 'Fly Me to the Moon' which shares the same name as my favorite anime ending theme song." Meng Fanqi showed no reaction on the side, and Tang Huang instantly knew that it was his turn to start persuading.

Just as he was about to continue, Cai Haoyu couldn't contain his excitement and exchanged glances with the other two founders.

It wasn't that he couldn't hold his excitement, but after seeking investment for over a year, investors would immediately lose interest when they heard anything related to anime.

They would rather invest in a bunch of hot-blooded legendary online games.

Not to mention that investors understand anime, it would be good enough if they could patiently listen to them after hearing the words "anime".

"I think otaku have a big difference compared to other groups. They are very loyal. If you create a good product, they will definitely follow you, just like how we chase after new anime releases every day. If you truly make a good product, their loyalty and willingness to pay will be strong."

Cai Haoyu took over the conversation and introduced their target customers and logic.

"But it seems that your game 'Benghuai' is not making much money, and it doesn't seem to have gained widespread user recognition." Meng Fanqi played along, using a retreat as an advance.

He had Tang Huang play the role of an investor who is familiar with and loves anime, while he stood in a secondary position and occasionally played the role of a skeptic.

"But the revenue from 'Benghuai' has already exceeded two million, and we have achieved initial profitability." Cai Haoyu played a little word game here. Two million in revenue was just enough to break even, so even a tiny bit of profit was considered profit.

If they were really making a lot of profit, why would the founding members only give themselves a salary of 4,000 yuan?After graduation, any of their classmates could find a job that paid far more than this amount, possibly over ten thousand, or even over twenty thousand.

"In 2013, after experiencing the failure of previous games, we realized what we wanted to do—we wanted a successful commercial product. Our new generation game, Honkai Impact 2, is planned to be launched in two months. We expect it to earn ten times more than the first generation product, with a revenue exceeding 20 million!"

Cai Haoyu's words were not an exaggeration. Honkai Impact 2 did not just earn ten times more, its actual revenue exceeded a hundred times.

"I am quite optimistic about the future of domestic original two-dimensional games." Tang Huang was diligent and responsible, "You may not understand the two-dimensional world, but there is a huge gap in this area in our country. Don't you trust me? If you don't invest, I will."

"I'm not questioning your judgment, I just think that the biggest obstacle right now is that smartphones have not yet become widespread enough." Meng Fanqi slightly softened his attitude, giving Mi Huyou an entry point to persuade him.

In terms of financing, it's always better to get funds from individuals than from capital, and it's always better to get funds from young people than from middle-aged and elderly people.

Looking at all the investors they had contacted, Cai Haoyu and his team couldn't think of a better situation.

Seeing Meng Fanqi slightly loosen up, they immediately pulled out all the stops.