After bidding farewell to Yilanli Herrington, Li Guangyu returned to Santa Clara accompanied by Du Yonghong and others.
On the morning of May 28, Li Guangyu came to Tianyu Investment Company. It was almost June, but he was still unsatisfied with Microsoft's progress. Li Guangyu estimated that he would not be able to wait for the good news of investing in Microsoft this time in the United States.
After Li Guangyu came to the general manager's office, he said to Yuan Tianfan: "As for Microsoft, you continue to follow up and join if you have the opportunity."
"Li Sheng, I will arrange it, but Bill Gates has no plans at the moment, and because they rely on IBM, they don't lack business." Yuan Tianfan said.
Li Guangyu also knows that it may be difficult to make progress on this matter at present. He can only wait for Microsoft to see if Tianyu Investment can join in.
"Tianfan, you can also look at other companies to see if they are worth investing in. If you think they are worth investing in, feel free to invest, especially companies in the computer software field." Li Guangyu said.
Yuan Tianfan also knew that the reason why Li Guangyu placed the office of his investment company here was mainly to invest in companies in this field, so he also learned about some companies in this field in Silicon Valley these days.
"Li Sheng, we have invested in a small company and acquired 10% of the company's shares for US$150,000," Yuan Tianfanhui reported.
Li Guangyu heard that Yuan Tianfan had already acquired a company and felt a little curious about it.
"Tianfan, what's the name of the company and what does it do?" Li Guangyu asked.
"The company's name is Relational Software Company, and it mainly produces application software." Yuan Tianfan replied.
Li Guangyu had never heard of the name of this company, but he had only invested US$150,000. If the company develops well, it would be a profit, and it doesn't matter if it loses.
Li Guangyu said: "If you continue to discover more companies, especially companies that have been established recently, we will invest in them in advance and it won't cost much money. If the company develops well, we can continue to invest."
"Okay Li Sheng, I will gradually improve our investigation department and analysis department in the company to try to reduce the failure rate of our investments." Yuan Tianfan replied.
Li Guangyu supports Yuan Tianfan in doing this, which can make better use of funds. After all, Li Guangyu only knows a few well-known companies. When setting up an investment company here, he cannot just wait to invest in those companies.
Li Guangyu then asked about the business situation of the relationship software company.
"Li Sheng, the current business of relational software companies is not ideal. Their product IBM does not have commercial products available, so this time, I thought it was okay, so I invested in it." Yuan Tianfan said.
Li Guangyu was a little disappointed with this. The product had no future and the company might be in trouble. But since Yuan Tianfan was optimistic about it, it didn't matter. The worst he could do was lose the US$150,000.
Yuan Tianfan was worried that Li Guangyu had opinions on this investment and continued: "Li Sheng, although the company's first product, IBM, has not yet been accepted, the company's chairman Larry Ellison is contacting RSI, and it is said that it has already been adopted.
Product Intent for Relational Software Companies.”
At this time, Li Guangyu was confused. Chairman Larry Ellison, how could Li Guangyu not know this name? Whether it was some news or countless time-travel novels, this character appeared.
A person who works in software in Silicon Valley is still the chairman of the company. Besides the famous Oracle boss Li Guangyu, I really don’t know who else could be there.
The person who wildly said that he wanted to overthrow IBM and Microsoft did not expect that Yuan Tianfan actually bought a stake in his company and occupied 10% of the shares.
Li Guangyu was really surprised. The slight depression of not investing in Microsoft has disappeared. As for why it is called a relational software company now, Li Guangyu doesn't bother to think about it. He just knows that it is Larry Ellison's company.
That’s it.
Li Guangyu said to Yuan Tianfan: "Tianfan, you have done a good job. This company can follow up in the long term and try to increase our shares in the future."
Yuan Tianfan saw that Li Guangyu suddenly paid so much attention to this company. Although he didn't know the reason, he was very happy that the first company he invested in was recognized by Li Guangyu.
Yuan Tianfan said: "Don't worry Li Sheng, I will continue to follow up in the future, and at least ensure that our current shares will not be diluted."
Li Guangyu also knows that in the United States, it is impossible to occupy too many shares in these large companies. It would be a surprise to occupy more than 15% of each company after it is listed.
First, the founders of companies in the United States are not willing to let an investment company control the company's equity. Second, only if the group has more shareholders, especially some investment banks on Wall Street, will it be more conducive to the company's development.
If Li Guangyu becomes the controlling shareholder of these companies, then these companies will definitely not develop as well as in previous generations. Why these companies have such high market values in later generations is partly due to the promotion of Wall Street investment banks.
Li Guangyu has no way to do this. The reality is that it cannot be done just by having money.
Li Guangyu said: "You can take care of this matter. We can't be alone here. Now that we are in the United States, we will follow the rules of American investment banks."
Li Guangyu believes that Yuan Tianfan has a better understanding of how American investment banks operate, and it is better to leave this issue to professionals.
After explaining things to Yuan Tianfan, Li Guangyu left Tianyu Investment Company. This may be the last time he comes here this year. Li Guangyu has no plans to come to Silicon Valley again this year.
Li Guangyu left Tianyu Investment Company and came to the villa he bought. Li Guangyu came to take a look here today and said goodbye to Li Weiming by the way.
After Li Weiming arranged for Li Guangyu to come here to supervise the decoration of the villa, it was difficult to see Li Guangyu again, but he was still very happy for Li Guangyu's arrival.
Li Guangyu said: "Wei Ming, I have worked hard for you to stay in the United States these past few months. After the house is renovated, you will come back to Xiangjiang."
"Don't worry, Li Sheng. I will definitely take good care of the decoration of the house. I will just stay here to look at it all day long. It won't be any hard work." Li Weiming said.
"Wei Ming, I am going back to Xiangjiang this time to help your family come to Xiangjiang through connections. If you are willing, I will make arrangements after you come back." Li Guangyu said.
Li Weiming heard that Li Guangyu was willing to help them bring his family to Xiangjiang, and he was very happy. Having his family with him allowed him to work with peace of mind.
"Thank you Li Sheng. When I return to Xiangjiang, I will contact my family and ask Li Sheng for help if they are willing to come over." Li Weiming said.
"You are working for me, and the risk factor is high. I should solve your worries." Li Guangyu said to Du Yonghong and others.