Kevin walked to the street with the folder in hand, a look of decadence and disappointment on his face.
In the past few days, he has visited investment institutions in Washington. Unfortunately, no institution is optimistic about his project. Even if there are a few institutions that are willing to invest, they are asking for exorbitant prices, starting with 50% of the shares.
After a few days, Kevin was exhausted, and he looked completely lost while walking on the street.
"i suer..."
Kevin, who was in a depressed mood, suddenly heard a sound. He raised his confused eyes and looked in the direction of the sound. Finally, he found that the sound came from a big screen in a shopping mall in front.
On the big screen, a young oriental man was talking happily to the camera. After seeing the appearance of the young oriental man clearly, Kevin was stunned for a moment because he recognized this young man for just a few days.
The Chinese guy who said he wanted to invest in him.
"Shareholders of Kaixin.com..."
Listening to the words of the Chinese man on the big screen, Kevin took out his mobile phone and searched Kaixin.com. After a while, a look of determination flashed across his face, and finally, he quickly walked towards the parking lot.
Walking to the parking lot and opening his car door, Kevin searched the car for a long time, finally found a business card and made a phone call.
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"Mr. Su!"
"Mr. Kevin, I'm glad you came to me. Please sit down."
In the hotel, Su Wang looked at Kevin who was sitting in front of him. Without any nonsense, he directly picked up a document from the desk and handed it to Kevin. Kevin looked at Su Wang with doubtful eyes and then took it.
file.
When he opened the file and saw the content above, Kevin's pupils shrank, and there was a look of shock in his eyes.
He did not expect that this document was an investment agreement, and the target of the investment was exactly him.
US$1 million, 40% stake.
Except for financing, we do not participate in any operations of the company!
After reading this document, Kevin felt tears filling his eyes for some reason.
Perhaps, I have suffered too many blows in the past few days, and now I feel trust and optimism from Mr. Su, which makes me very touched.
"Mr. Su, there is no problem with this agreement. I am willing to accept it."
Just like Su Wang's straightforwardness, Kevin made his decision in less than a minute after reading the document.
Since Mr. Su is so optimistic about and trusts me, then I have nothing to hesitate about, and one million US dollars in exchange for 40% of the shares is already a good offer.
Among the investment institutions he has come into contact with in the past few days, several are willing to give money, but they all require half a million US dollars to take more than 50% of the shares. In comparison, Mr. Su is really too kind.
"Then, happy cooperation."
Su Wang stretched out his hand, with no surprise on his face, because Kevin's reaction was what he expected.
If Kevin comes to find him, it means that the financing must not go smoothly. In this case, unless Kevin does not intend to start a business, he will have no choice but to accept his own financing.
Exchanging one million US dollars for 40% of the shares of a new company seems a bit of a loss no matter how you look at it, but Su Wang knows the potential of ins, and this investment is definitely a great deal.
“A pleasure to work with.”
Kevin stood up excitedly and shook hands with Su Wang. Fifteen minutes later, when he walked out of the hotel, he was still a little unresponsive. He still felt that he was dreaming. He couldn't help but open his hand several times.
Take another look at the financing agreement.
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"You invested a million dollars so easily?"
After Kevin left, Wang Kaige appeared in Su Wang's room, looking at the investment agreement on Su Wang's desk with a look of surprise on his face.
Even if Goldman Sachs is a big family and a big business, investing one million US dollars in a new company requires careful consideration and market research. However, Su Wang was lucky, and he learned about this by accident last time.
There was no research at all on the project, and a million dollars was just thrown away.
You will know that Su Wang has not done research. That is because he has been with Su Wang almost all the time these days. There are many things to do when Kaixin.com is listed. Shareholders are interviewed, publicity is given to the outside world, and capital is given confidence. When these things are busy, almost
There is no time left.
"Investment is just a gamble. If I am optimistic about this project, I will invest. If it fails, it will be because of my poor eyesight."
Hearing Su Wang's free and easy answer, Wang Kaige showed a look of envy on his face. Although the investment amount he could use was quite large, the money belonged to the fund and was not his own.
For every investment, he had to give a detailed investment plan and estimated income report, and of course a risk assessment. Only after passing the review can the money be used.
So in comparison, Wang Kaige envied Su Wang who used his own money to invest and invest however he wanted.
Of course, both have pros and cons. For Su Wang, it is his own money, and if he loses it, it is gone. For Wang Kaige, it is the institution's money, and if he loses, it is a loss.
Institutions and investors, so the psychological pressure will be slightly less.
But similarly, as the head of an investment bank, if you invest in a project that suffers too many losses, it will naturally cause dissatisfaction among investors, and you will eventually be forced to resign. Moreover, you will lose a lot of money from investors and funds, and you will have a bad reputation in the industry.
If you don't, you won't be able to survive anymore.
"To be honest, I believe in your vision, but it's a pity that the time is too short and I can't invest here."
Wang Kaige was a little regretful, but Su Wang did not take up the topic. This was a good thing to make money. Of course, he did not want others to come and take a share of the pie. It would be best for Wang Kaige not to invest.
"In my profession...even if I want to invest privately, I can't do it."
Wang Kaige looked helpless. As the head of an investment bank, he cannot use private funds to invest. The reason is very simple. If you use private funds to invest successfully, but use investment bank money to invest and fail, this will make investors
What do you think?
It will feel like you, the person in charge, have invested in good projects yourself and invested in projects that are not sure of success, and investors will be suspicious of you.
Similarly, as the head of an investment bank with tens of billions of funds, he has too many opportunities to operate behind the scenes. Once private investment is made, the trust of those investors in him will plummet.
Because these investors will be afraid, Wang Kaige will invest privately in starting a business, and then use the investment bank's funds for the next financing to cash out and make profits.
Of course, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. If Wang Kaige really wants to do this, there are many ways to use his friends' identities or let relatives invest. Under normal circumstances, investors will turn a blind eye.
, as long as it is not too obvious, and as long as their money invested is still profitable, these problems are nothing.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. When are you going to return to China? There are still some procedures to go through for Meituan's financing and equity investment."
"I may not go back so soon, there are still some things to do here."
Su Wang shook his head. He was originally planning to return to China tomorrow, but Gao Tingting called him last night, so in the end he had to postpone his return.
Because he is going to Silicon Valley to meet someone there.
"Okay, then I'll go back first and do the preliminary preparations first. Contact me when you return to China."
Wang Kaige did not ask Su Wang what he was doing abroad. Everyone has secrets, especially at their level. Many actions sometimes involve business secrets, so it is better not to pry into them.
After chatting for a while, Wang Kaige left, and then Chen Binghao came over. After discussing some things with Su Wang, Chen Binghao also took today's flight back.
Although Kaixin.com is listed on the market, it is precisely because of the listing that things have become more complicated. Naturally, he, the leader, cannot leave for too long, not to mention these senior executives who came with him.
Chen Binghao and others left, and Su Wang did not stay in Washington anymore. He bought a plane ticket and flew directly to Silicon Valley.
Compared with Washington, Silicon Valley can be regarded as a holy place for people who are engaged in computers and the Internet all over the world.
If Zhongguancun is the holy land of the domestic Internet, then Silicon Valley is the holy land in the minds of people in the Internet industry around the world. Most of the earliest batch of Internet talents and big guys have experience working or starting a business in Silicon Valley.
Su Wang did not come to Silicon Valley alone. Gao Tingting was already in Silicon Valley before he arrived. Everything was arranged for him, including airport pick-up and hotel check-in.
Speechless all night!
Early the next morning, not long after Su Wang got up and had breakfast, Gao Tingting came over with a man in the hotel cafe.
"Teacher Li, this is our President Su, President Su, this is Teacher Li."
"I have long admired my great name."
Su Wang reached out and looked at this young man in his thirties, wearing glasses and a plaid shirt that comes standard for programmers. At first glance, he looked like a programmer specializing in technology.
Of course, as the deputy director of R&D and design of Microsoft MSN department, I am responsible for the technical development of Microsoft MSN in China, so even if I am a programmer, I am also a senior programmer.
"Mr. Su, you're welcome. Your name has been widely circulated in our Silicon Valley circles recently."
Li Feng smiled and shook hands with Su Wang. He didn't mean to flatter him, what he said was true.
In the two days since Kaixin.com was listed, its stock price has tripled, which is enough to show that Western capital is optimistic about Kaixin.com. In the Silicon Valley circle, everyone regards Kaixin.com as the Facebook of the East.
As one of the shareholders of Kaixin.com and a billionaire under the age of 20, Su Wang's reputation has spread in Silicon Valley circles, not to mention that Su Wang also has a huge stake in Fanfou.com.
Therefore, several media outlets in the United States have reported on Su Wang. Li Feng had also read these reports before coming here, so he did not dare to underestimate Su Wang at all.
ps: The operation was completed at around 4 o'clock. After the operation, I saw the text message on my phone and realized that, holy shit, today is my birthday on the Gregorian calendar. I'm so drunk!