Once he was back at school, Xu Ye couldn't wait to call Lü Cheng.

Hearing that Dai Wei's side was short on cash right now and that they were very eager, Xu Ye said right away, "We're not going to get anywhere over the phone. Have him bring the proposal to the company and we'll talk face to face."

Lü Cheng had been thinking the same thing, so the two of them clicked right away, and he called Dai Wei straight back.

But Lü Cheng was an old hand, and he obviously wasn't going to let himself look eager — that only hurts you when the terms come up. All he said was, "Our company is fairly interested in this project of yours. If you've got time, you're welcome to come by our office. We'd like to hear you walk us through the plan in person."

Dai Wei was still just a college student. He'd started a few things before, but all of them small-time, and he hadn't expected much from reaching out to Qingye Investment. Now that the other side had said they were interested, he understood this was a chance that doesn't come twice.

There are plenty of great horses. What's rare is the man who can spot one.

Dai Wei agreed fast and said he'd come out to Shanghai on Wednesday.

Lü Cheng passed the news straight on to Xu Ye, and only then did Xu Ye relax.

"Dai Wei's coming Wednesday. If I've got this right, Wednesday morning is a required class and the afternoon's an elective. Right?"

Li Tongwen nodded and made an mm sound.

Xu Ye said, "Then none of you go to class that afternoon. Everybody to the company. Of the two projects we've invested in, Lü Cheng did the whole movie deal online, and Yingke Live got done over at Lisheng Capital. This is the first time a founder's coming to our office. We need the company to look like it has some weight behind it. You know what I mean?"

Zhang Xinzhou said, "I'll give the others a heads-up too, so…