Chapter 407 Can’t sleep anymore
There are not only small bars in the Houhai area, but also hot pot restaurants in the alleys.
Copper hot pot, sesame paste, and shabu-shabu mutton.
The rising hot air caused the glass windows to fog up, blurring the snowflakes outside.
Luo Yang and Song Wan enjoyed the hotpot with an 8-liang porcelain bottle of Erguotou.
"Chairman, I rarely see you in such a good mood. Is it because you met Shen Nanpeng at the cocktail party just now?"
"Just take it as such."
Luo Yang picked up the two-cent leather drum cup and gulped down a mouthful of white wine. A burning line ran from his throat to his stomach.
Putting down the wine cup, he picked up a piece of mutton and dipped it in the boiling soup for seven or eight times, then scooped it out and dipped it into the seasoning bowl, then coated it with sesame paste...
"Chairman, I don't think what Shen Nanpeng really cares about is necessarily Lemon CC."
Song Wan kindly reminded: "His target is likely to be Kunpeng Technology."
Industries like Lemon CC have now missed the opportunity for early-stage investment, which is when Liu Haishan and others got involved.
If you intervene now, the probability of making money is still relatively high, but the ratio of investment to benefit will not be too high.
It's nothing like the Internet industry, where in recent years there are countless entrepreneurs emerging like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, just waiting to be discovered and invested in by venture capital institutions.
Just like every entrepreneur dreams of their company becoming a unicorn in their field, every investment institution also hopes to become the SoftBank that invested in Alibaba...
The return on investment is simply too high.
Kunpeng Technology at this stage has such potential.
"When I was in the most financially tight and difficult period, I declined your investment. Now that I am not short of money, why would I let an outside institution take advantage of me?"
Luo Yang smiled and said, "Don't worry, your boss is not that stupid!"
Some words should be said only when they are sufficient, any more would be too much.
After all, Luo Yang is her boss.
"We discussed several projects at the reception today. Which one do you think is more worth investing in?"
After changing the subject, Song Wan talked about the main purpose of her visit to the capital.
"Tell me what you think first."
This is a common tactic used by leaders. They let subordinates report first, then absorb their good opinions, combine them with their own ideas, and give the final conclusion.
This time Luo Yang was not.
The reason was simple. In the second half of the cocktail party, his mind was full of things related to Zhang Yiming and Toutiao.
I don't remember the people and things I came into contact with in the second half at all.
But Song Wan didn't know.
She had been accustomed to this form for a long time, and she expressed her own views without any doubt.
"At tonight's reception, there are three focus projects that are popular among investors."
Song Wan expressed her opinion without any hesitation: "The first category is Weibo. Since Fanfou was forced to be shut down, a number of large Internet companies such as Sina, Tencent, and NetEase have launched their own Weibo products. In addition to these large companies, small Weibo accounts have also sprung up like mushrooms after rain. One of the people we are in contact with tonight is such a startup company..."
2011 can be said to be the first year of the Internet.
This year is very special, as New Year's Eve, Spring Festival and Beginning of Spring are three days apart.
In May of this year, Steve Jobs, who ushered in a new era of smartphones, passed away. This year, Xiaomi was born.
This year, WeChat was launched.
……
“It’s not easy to run a small microblog…”
Luo Yang smacked his lips and said, "Do you know why Tencent launched WeChat?"
Song Wan frowned and thought.
"Tencent Weibo is going to... admit defeat?"
“They can’t beat Sina and NetEase on Weibo.”
Luo Yang nodded and said, "In comparison, Sina and NetEase started out as news portals, and are better at disseminating news than Tencent."
Although she might not completely agree, Song Wan couldn't come up with a more powerful rebuttal.
"What about the second category?" Even Tencent couldn't snatch the meat from the mouths of big Internet companies. Luo Yang didn't think he had the ability to do so.
The waves in the tide of the times will only be fleeting, and those small businesses will not survive for long.
“The second category refers to a single enterprise.”
Since Luo Yang skipped Weibo, Song Wan didn't insist.
She continued, "There is a company founded last year called Zhihu. Not long after its establishment, it received millions of angel round investment. It is currently planning to raise A round of financing and is being sought after by many large investment institutions. Tonight I saw Zhu Xiaohu and Zhou Hongyi..."
"360?"
Song Wan nodded.
tsk...
In 2011, the battle between 360 and QQ was exciting.
"From the tone of your voice, it seems like we can't get involved?"
Luo Yang knew that it would definitely be worthwhile to invest in Zhihu now.
But he also knew that relying on the unknown Gray Rhino Capital, how could he compete with the famous 360?
No matter how greedy you are, you can only look.
"You can look but you can't eat. Let's talk about other opportunities."
Luo Yang has already captured Zhang Yiming, so he won't feel bad even if he gets nothing from Song Wan.
“And then there are games.”
When Song Wan talked about the game, she glanced at Luo Yang.
She remembered that in the first half of the year, taking advantage of a recruitment opportunity at Jiaotong University, Luo Yang invested in such an enterprise in his personal name.
"It's up to you."
Luo Yang thought for a moment and said, "If this industry is well developed, the profits will be beyond imagination. It is worth investing in a few companies to test the waters and see if we can find a successful one..."
I deny Weibo and can’t eat on The Story of Minglan, but it should be okay to get involved in the gaming industry, right?
Song Wan nodded happily: "Then I will start contacting them in the next few days... Chairman, in this case, I may have to stay in the capital for a few more days. If it is inconvenient for you, you can go back to the Magic City first."
"I also have a little business to take care of here in the capital."
Luo Yang smiled and said, "Let's all get busy with our own things starting tomorrow. Especially you, if you need a team, hurry up and get them to the capital..."
"What I need most here is funds!"
There are only a few million in the account of Gray Rhino Capital, which is far from the 1 million that Luo Yang promised on the spot.
It’s just the right time to bring it up now.
Let’s talk about it in a few days…I don’t know when her title of being a commander without any troops will be worthy of its name.
"Well, I'll deposit 3000 million into the account in the next few days."
Luo Yang smiled and said, "This money should be enough for you to use for a while."
"As long as it's not a popular big project, 3000 million is enough for Gray Rhino Capital to use for a while."
Song Wan returned the favor and said, "I'll give the chairman a piece of information for free...You can go to the School of Management of Capital Normal University to look for it."
Capital Normal University?
School of Management?
This is a 985 university...
With this information, Luo Yang can then proceed through the company's human resources department or a headhunting company.
As for asking Song Wan to help recruit people, even if Luo Yang didn't care, she wouldn't dare to do it.
No matter whether they are assistants or secretaries, they are all people close to Luo Yang. Who dares to make decisions for him?
When the two of them chatted until this point, they were in a good mood.
Luo Yang drank half a catty of the eight taels of liquor, and Song Wan took three taels.
We took a taxi, returned to the hotel, and went back to our rooms to rest.
Luo Yang couldn't sleep.
(End of this chapter)
