After hearing An Ruobing's words, Xiao Bei smiled slightly.
"President An—no, honey—how would you like to cooperate?"
An Ruobing shot Xiao Bei a glare. "That 'honey' rolls off your tongue a little too naturally!"
Xiao Bei merely smiled.
Sometimes, a man had to be a little thick-skinned.
Being timid and awkward would only get him nowhere.
"What does President Xiao think of Anlan? Or rather, how would you raise its profile?"
"Could you tell me about your previous operations?"
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Bei asked.
An Ruobing replied in an orderly manner.
"Celebrity endorsements, all kinds of advertising investments, industry events, official accounts, and so on!"
Xiao Bei paused slightly at that. That kind of operation could not exactly be called good, but it could not be called bad either.
What Anlan lacked now was an opportunity.
After thinking it over, Xiao Bei looked at An Ruobing and asked.
"Have you considered charity?"
"I have, but many companies have tried it, and the results were never good."
An Ruobing answered unhurriedly.
Xiao Bei smiled but did not respond immediately. Instead, he asked.
"How much equity can Anlan offer?"
An Ruobing was somewhat puzzled. The man before her changed trains of thought far too quickly.
One second, they had been discussing operations. The next, he was directly asking about financing.
"President Xiao, strictly speaking, now isn't the time to discuss this. But I want to take a gamble."
"How?"
Xiao Bei looked at An Ruobing, interested.
"After Starry Ventures acquires a stake, if you can double Anlan's current market value within six months, I'll give up 25% of the shares!"
"And those 25% will be given to Starry Ventures based on the previous valuation!"
"But if Starry Ventures enters Anlan and fails to double its market value within six