It was Dong Fei. He wore a deep blue polo shirt and looked far worse than he had at the Bund dinner, with pronounced dark circles beneath his eyes.
"Meeting again. I saw your project on the screen just now. Last time, you said you couldn't understand AI programming, but it turned out you understood it better than anyone there."
Han Luyi smiled. "Still learning."
"Alright, I believe that." Dong Fei lifted his coffee cup and nodded toward the row of founders. "You here looking for money too?"
"Yeah. What about you, Mr. Dong?"
"Series C." Dong Fei blew on his coffee. "The Double Reduction policy has ruined the entire education sector. We do adult education, nothing to do with K-12, but investors hear the word 'education' and shake their heads. I'm thinking of renaming us 'AI Education.' At least they might talk to us for three extra minutes."
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He asked how Han Luyi's project was doing. Han Luyi briefly gave him a few figures, and Dong Fei fell silent after hearing them.
After a long while, he sighed. "You get to pick people. I have to beg people. The difference is huge."
The two chatted beside the refreshment table for several minutes, and Han Luyi found that he and Dong Fei saw eye to eye on many things.
"You can't talk about this kind of thing with employees. Telling your family only worries them, and you definitely can't tell investors." Dong Fei paused. "You can only talk to fellow entrepreneurs."
Han Luyi nodded. He understood exactly how that felt.
"Come have tea at my place after the event," Dong Fei said.
The bell signaling the end of the break rang.
Han Luyi continued through round after round of conversations.
In the final round, a man