Chapter 238: Which Investment Circle to Choose
In recent years, Zhongguancun's ideal building has been believed by entrepreneurs in Beijing as a feng shui treasure for entrepreneurship, as if it has some kind of mysterious luck. The reason, of course, is that Sina and Baidu have come out of this building. The start-up ofo also has its office here.
The late August sun shines on the curtains of the building. Dai Wei's office is brightly lit.
There are no weekends for entrepreneurs. Dai Wei went to work as usual today. He entertained the visiting Zhu Xiao, and was puzzled and dissatisfied with his statement.
Dai Wei's family background is good, and the road to entrepreneurship is smooth sailing. He once bluntly said in the media: Capital is here to make money, give him a chance to make money. The implication is that capital should respect the dreams of entrepreneurs.
I have the final say!
This kind of thinking is undoubtedly very out of the mainstream. Not to mention entrepreneurs, it is an enterprise with a market value of more than 200 billion yuan like Vanke, and now Boss Yao is telling all managers with practical actions that capital is your uncle!
"What do you say?" Dai Wei poured a glass of water, walked to the desk, and leaned on the desk like this, looking at Zhu Xiao.
As the director and general manager of GSR Ventures, Zhu Xiaoqiao's current proudest achievement is investing in Didi. He has dealt with Dai Wei, an entrepreneurial team, and knows that Dai Wei is a person who is more "axial" than Didi. Explained: "
Xiao Dai, you have to understand that capital is also divided into circles. I'm not saying that you can't take the money from the Phoenix Fund if you take the money from GSR Ventures. We don't have such a big face. Didi and Uber (China) have been in a subsidy war recently, you know?"
Dai Wei said confusedly: "Who doesn't know this?" The Internet circle knows that Didi and Uber (China) have recently started a war.
Zhu Xiao said earnestly: "Xiao Dai, as far as I know, now the subsidy competition is starting in large and medium-sized cities across the country, and Didi will burn 100 million US dollars a day." Do you want the capital circle behind Didi, or do you want the capital circle on the Phoenix Fund's side?
I think Alibaba and Tencent are the two poles in China's Internet field! Let me tell you a little story. At the beginning, Mr. Cheng and Wang Gang of Didi went to Shencheng to talk about investment and took Pony's money, but when they came back, they couldn't even see Mr. Ma's face. Personally, I advise you to think about it. ”
Brother Pony's English name: Pony. Insiders who have intersections with him call him that. This is better than directly calling "Mr. Ma", "Huateng", "Little Brother Ma" and other titles. So, sometimes it's a bit good to have an English name.
And Daddy Ma, as netizens jokingly called, likes others to call him "Teacher Ma" the most. In 2016, Ma Yun, chairman of the board of directors of Alibaba, was already a top master in the rivers and lakes, and basically shouted according to his preferences.
Similarly, Xu Evergrande likes to be called "Professor Xu" by others.
What Dai Wei said suddenly fell into deep thought. The biggest bosses of the Internet's venture capital are indeed Ali and Tencent. What's more, there are companies such as SoftBank and Apple behind Didi. And the "circle of friends" of the Phoenix Fund seems to be a bit weak!
"Brother Zhu, I'll discuss it with my team. ”
Zhu Xiao stood up and shook hands with him, "Okay." Xiao Dai, as soon as possible. I'll go first. Make a decision and let me know. ”
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Mr. Bai Xingguo and Mr. Bai have recently been in Jingxin like a fish in water. He ceded the power of liaison between Jingxin University and Jinggao to Wu Manqing, a teacher of the Youth League Committee, and he was in charge of the "College Student Entrepreneurship Competition" set up by the Phoenix Fund at Jingxin University.
As soon as it broke out on the Internet, Phoenix Fund's acquisition of Uber (China) immediately became famous in the entrepreneurial circle of the entire university. A large number of student entrepreneurship projects have been delivered.
To be clear, not all entrepreneurial projects can get venture capital. Even if entrepreneurs go to venture capital, they can't see well-known investors like Zhu Xiaohu. So, it's going to be layered.
In the field of entrepreneurship, it is undoubtedly the weakest level of entrepreneurship among college students. For example, Dai Wei started a tea restaurant and started a business at night. It's a very small business. What does high-level entrepreneurship look like?
Lei Jun founded Xiaomi!
So, don't get too much of the chicken soup you learn from success. The best way to start a business is to start a business after work. A better option is to start a business after becoming the CEO of a business. Entrepreneurial myths like Bill Gates, Zuckerberg, Yang Zhiyuan, and Larry Page are in the minority after all.
And colleges and universities have venture capital circles in colleges and universities. Zhang Xiaofeng, who is now publishing books for Didi Cheng and Liu Qing, is in this circle.
There is another reason why Teacher Bai is on fire. Entrepreneurship among college students is a glamorous achievement.
The College Student Entrepreneurship Competition is jointly organized and belongs to the municipal level competition. Therefore, the leaders of many colleges and universities are willing to talk to Mr. Bai:
Phoenix Fund is so rich, don't you consider investing in our classmate's project?
On August 21, at noon, Bai Xingguo was waiting at home for his wife Wei to pick up smoke and dress up, "Pick cigarettes, hurry up." ”
"What's urging?" Wei Caiyan said dissatisfiedly at the door of the bedroom, wearing only a pair of jeans.
Bai Xingguo thought that his wife was playing with the little fun between husband and wife again, and was about to go in to help, when the phone rang suddenly.
"I'll go!" Bai Xingguo looked at the number, went to the study to answer the phone, took a slight breath, and immediately smiled, "Mr. Zhang, hello, hello." ”
The call was from ofo's Zhang Siding, who was Dai Wei's deputy, and said with a smile: "Teacher Bai, I'm really sorry to bother you on your rest day." ”
"Haha, Mr. Zhang is too polite. I'm here for you. ”
Zhang Siding smiled: "That... Teacher Bai, I'll be blunt. Dai Wei has just been warned by the capital behind Didi that we are not allowed to accept funds from Phoenix Investment. So..."
Bai Xingguo's face immediately pulled down, and his voice was still very enthusiastic, "It's okay, it's okay." I get it. Hopefully we will have a chance to work together next time. Hung up the phone, walked out of the study, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and slapped the phone on the dining table, "Made!"
Wei Caiyan just changed his clothes and came out, this time he changed into a long black dress, "What's the matter? Aren't I just picking out clothes? As for having such a big temper?"
Bai Xingguo waved his hand, "Picking cigarettes, it has nothing to do with you." It's a matter of work. "Light a cigarette and inhale deeply.
Wei Caiyan didn't believe it, and looked at her husband suspiciously, "It really has nothing to do with me?"
Bai Xingguo's mouth was very strict, even if he was angry now, he still didn't show his mouth, "Hmm." If you're ready, let's take a taxi. I can't drive a car in this state. ”
Wei Caiyan said "oh" and continued to go in to pick out clothes.
Bai Xingguo didn't care about his wife, but the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.
What does Ofo take him for? Toilet paper? Throw it away after wiping his buttocks? The so-called warnings from Didi's management are all pretexts, and in the final analysis, ofo himself changed his mind. When they first came to talk about investment, they didn't have that attitude.
What's more, he has already reported the project to invest in ofo, which is very likely to become his performance! As a result, ofo has ruined him, how can he not be annoyed?
Made!
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The courtyard house on the east side of the Forbidden City welcomed friends one after another in the afternoon.
Bai Xingguo and Wei Caiyan arrived shortly after Guan Yujia and the chefs arrived, around three o'clock in the afternoon.
Later, Li Wei brought Xiao Wang over.
Then, Xie Dashao brought his girlfriend Ye Zi over. looked at this luxurious and restrained courtyard house, and joked: "I'll go, Mr. Jing, your courtyard is awesome! ”
Jing Gao scolded with a smile: "Your sister, get out." ”
Everyone was drinking tea and chatting in the living room, and the TV screen was projected on the "Glory of Kings" picture of Jinggao's game mobile phone, and Bai Xingguo was playing happily. If a man doesn't have a hobby, it's terrifying!
Of course, Mr. Bai played Honor of Kings not because he loved it, but because Jing Gao loved this game. Li Wei is also fighting.
Jing Gao introduced Li Mengwei to Xie Dashao, "This is my girlfriend Li Mengwei." This is Xie An, my college roommate, a good friend. Weiwei, you can call him Xie Dashao. Next to him is his girlfriend Ye Ning. ”
Li Mengwei shook hands with Xie An generously and said with a smile: "Xie An, hello." Naturally, she could tell that Idaka was joking. It's okay to call it "Xie Dashao", but she wants to be more formal.
Xie An smiled and said, "Brother and sister, hello." Don't listen to Jing Gao's nonsense, where am I? My dad is still working for him. Eh, Lao Jing, my brother and sister are so beautiful, how can you catch up with your emotional intelligence?"
This younger brother and sister is more beautiful than Xiao Xueyan who he wanted to introduce to Jing Gao before.
"When you meet the right person, you only need to take one more look in the crowd to reap love. When you meet the wrong person, let your emotional intelligence be invincible, after all, it is in vain. Understand?" Jing Gao poured a mouthful of poisonous milk into Xie An.
Everyone in the living room burst into laughter.
Li Mengwei also chuckled, and in an instant, Fang Fei was charming and extremely beautiful. She said hello to Ye Ning again. Ye Ning looked at her and said bluntly: "Sister Weiwei, just call me Ye Zi." You're so beautiful. ”
"Thank you!"
Jing Gao beckoned Xie An and Ye Ning to sit down and pour tea for them. "Xie Dashao, who is the eldest of the two of us, should you call Weiwei sister-in-law?"
Xie An smiled, "I don't care about this." Anyway, I'm going to take advantage of it. "He's two months younger than Idaka.
was talking nonsense, An Zhiwen came in with a mature and charming beauty, "Mr. Jing, you have a good place." ”
Jing Gao was slightly stunned when he saw the beautiful woman next to An Zhiwen, and quipped: "Lao An, you can! Sister Jing, congratulations." ”
The woman An Zhiwen brought was Zhang Jing, who sold breakfast in Rongcheng that day. Itaka also had a few chats with her son.