Chapter 330 - 168: Xu Xiyue, Software Hardening Engineer

Chapter 330: Chapter 168: Xu Xiyue, Software Hardening Engineer

"The day the project launches is the day I’m reborn?"

A look of surprise and anticipation flashed in Xu Xiyue’s eyes.

She understood what Chen Mo meant by "being reborn."

It meant this project was guaranteed to succeed.

She would break her curse of every investment failing.

For her, it truly was nothing short of a rebirth.

"Go get ready. Complete the due diligence as soon as possible so we can launch the project."

Chen Mo tilted up her soft, fair chin, kissed her tempting lips, then gave her shapely rear—clad in a business suit—a light pat and chuckled.

They had signed a letter of intent for this project, but a letter of intent was just that—an intention.

The investment still needed to be finalized, and the sooner the project launched, the sooner they would see a return.

"Okay, I’ll make the arrangements."

Feeling Chen Mo’s hot breath, Xu Xiyue gave a slight nod.

Once an investment project was confirmed, she knew the subsequent steps all too well.

She had handled countless projects, so this was no problem for her at all.

Besides, she was even more eager than Chen Mo for the project to launch.

That way, she might be able to break her curse sooner, too.

Chen Mo left the conference room, while Xu Xiyue summoned people from various departments for a meeting.

The company’s new focus was to get this project off the ground as soon as possible.

Watching Xu Xiyue’s graceful figure bustling about, an idea popped into Chen Mo’s head.

’They always say it’s good to be the boss. When there’s work, the secretary does it. When there’s no work, you *do* the secretary.’

’I don’t have a female secretary, but I do have a female VP.’

’And I hired her precisely to get work done.’

’When there’s no work to be done, she can keep me company doing other things, too.’

’This is the age of AI, so a VC firm has to keep up with the times and incorporate it.’

’Then she can moonlight as an AI software "hardening" engineer.’

’She’ll be responsible for the integrated work of software hardening and hardware softening.’

’And that’s a job where she’ll only have to interface with me.’

’Mmm, that has a lot of potential.’

While Xu Xiyue led the meeting, he found himself with nothing to do, once again playing the part of the hands-off boss.

After the meeting, Xu Xiyue dispatched a team to begin due diligence on Jiang Huiyang’s group.

The company was just the five of them, and their only project was that small, unfinished game.

As for their finances, there was even less to investigate; they had funded everything out of their own pockets.

Now their savings were gone, there wasn’t a penny in their account, and they were waiting for this investment to save them.

Their office space was also spartan: a small, rented warehouse.

The founding team’s records were all clean; they were all recent college graduates.

Their startup money had come from their parents’ support.

Needless to say, the due diligence process went very quickly.

The letter of intent was signed on Monday, and the due diligence was completed by Friday.

「Friday afternoon.」

In the Panshi Venture Capital conference room.

Jiang Huiyang and his four partners were seated in the conference room again, though this time, their expressions were much more relaxed.

Broad smiles could be seen on all their faces, and their eyes were filled with anticipation.

Panshi Venture Capital had told them to come and sign the official investment agreement.

This meant Panshi Venture Capital had completed its due diligence and officially decided to give them the funding!

With this round of funding, their project could finally move forward.

The parts they had to compromise on due to budget constraints could now be redone.

In short, they saw a glimmer of hope once again.

Before long, Chen Mo arrived at the conference room with Xu Xiyue and staff from the legal department.

"President Chen, President Xu!"

As Chen Mo walked in, Jiang Huiyang and his four partners immediately stood up to greet them.

"No need to be so formal. We’re all partners now."

Chen Mo smiled and waved his hand, then took his seat at the head of the table.

After Xu Xiyue sat in the primary seat to his left, the rest of their colleagues sat down in order.

"This is the investment agreement, prepared in accordance with the letter of intent. Please review it and see if you have any objections."

A colleague from the legal department handed them the official agreement.

Jiang Huiyang and his partners took the agreement and first read through it carefully themselves.

After finishing their own review, they passed it to the lawyer they had brought with them.

Even though they were financially strapped, signing a formal investment agreement was a major event.

Some expenses were simply necessary.

It would be best if there were no problems, but what if there was an issue? If they signed it, wouldn’t they suffer a major loss?

When Chen Mo saw that they had brought a lawyer, he couldn’t help but nod in approval.

If the five of them had just rushed over to sign the contract like a bunch of greenhorns, Chen Mo would have actually felt less at ease.

"No issues. The terms are consistent with the letter of intent."

After reviewing the document, the lawyer looked at Jiang Huiyang and his partners and gave them a slight nod.

Hearing this, Jiang Huiyang and his partners immediately understood the situation.

"President Chen, President Xu, we have no objections."

Jiang Huiyang said to Chen Mo and Xu Xiyue, shaking his head.

"Alright, Xiyue. Sign the agreement."

Chen Mo nodded, gesturing for Xu Xiyue to sign the contract with the other party.

As the head of the investment team, she was the one who should sign it anyway.

Besides, Chen Mo wanted Xu Xiyue to take the lead on this project, so her signature was a must.

"Of course, President Chen."

Xu Xiyue gave Chen Mo a slight bow and then proceeded to sign the agreement with Jiang Huiyang’s team.

The Panshi colleagues noticed her gesture and were a little surprised.

’The boss and his lady are already that close, so why is she still being so formal?’

’Are they engaging in some kind of workplace role-play?’

Soon, both parties had signed the contract and stamped it with their official seals.

"The funds will be wired to your company’s account shortly. We will dispatch a finance team to conduct periodic audits."

"We hope you’ll make every penny count and get the project launched as soon as possible."