Chapter 404: Long-term Investment
"Zifeng, what you said, when did I object to it?"
Huang Liting handed Tang Zifeng a coquettish look, which made Tang Zifeng chill for a moment, but she continued unconsciously:
"I know, Zifeng, what you are optimistic about, it will definitely not be wrong. When you asked me to open a supermarket, few people in the whole Linhe knew what a supermarket was, but now you see, there are so many supermarket chains across the country. If we hadn't been one step ahead, we wouldn't have been able to get through this door at all.
"Now there are many people who can't understand the big fund of machine tools. However, I believe that this investment will definitely not be lost. If you don't do it if you don't take the opportunity to make a lot of money, and stay in Linji as the general manager, I know that this industry will definitely have a lot of development. ”
Tang Zifeng nodded and said, "Sister Huang, it's good that you can think like this." However, I still have to say that the investment in machine tools is not effective in the short term, and it may take ten years, or even longer, to see results. If you don't have patience, don't vote, and you won't have to complain about me later. ”
Huang Liting said: "Zifeng, what are you talking about? I know what you said. Anyway, my Lao Cai is also a machine tool engineer, and he told me that the technical research and development of machine tools has not seen results in ten or eight years. Since I want to vote, I am naturally prepared to see no results in ten years.
"I'll be honest with you, I've been looking for this kind of long-term investment opportunity. Zifeng, don't look at the supermarket is very popular now, but the competition is also fierce, it is difficult to say whether Lijia Supermarket can survive in such competition. In addition, even if you can survive, you will definitely not be able to maintain the current profit margin in the future, and in a year, you may just have enough to eat.
"My idea is that while the supermarket still has some liquidity, we will invest in some long-term projects. When the retail industry can't do well in the future, our investments in other areas will start to pay off. At that time, I was also old and couldn't do it anymore, so I was counting on these investments to make pension money for me and my family. ”
"Haha, it's too early for Sister Huang to say this, in my opinion, Sister Huang will be fine for another 40 years. I believe that by that time, Sister Huang will still be the first beautiful president of the retail industry. Tang Zifeng sent cheap compliments, he knew that Huang Liting loved to hear such words.
Sure enough, hearing Tang Zifeng's words, Huang Liting laughed wildly, and she said: "Zifeng is joking with me again, what kind of beautiful president am I." You see, my sister is an old woman now, and I have wrinkles. ”
As she spoke, she poked her head in the direction of Tang Zifeng and pointed to the corner of her eye. Looking at the meaning, I want Tang Zifeng to touch it and identify it.
Tang Zifeng is also the kind of person who is very good at talking and laughing with the opposite sex, but he has never had the upper hand in the mutual flirtation with Huang Liting. There is no other reason, Huang Liting is 10 years older than him, and she is mixed up in a circle like a family worker, and she is not taboo in meat and vegetables, Tang Zifeng really doesn't have the courage to play this heartbeat game with her.
Seeing that Huang Liting had the rhythm of turning into a big bad wolf, Tang Zifeng, who was as pure as a rabbit, quickly diverted the conversation and said, "Sister Huang, what you just said is quite reasonable. There is no forever profitable business in the market, and when the business grows bigger, it is necessary to consider diversifying investments and separating long-term and short-term investments, so as to diversify risks and avoid putting eggs in the same basket.
"I think you can say more about these things to other business friends, and by the way, sell them our machine tool fund. Our big fund is not limited to the current scale, it is now the first phase, and there will be the second and third phases in the future, no matter how much investment there is, we welcome it. ”
"Don't worry, Zifeng, I'm already helping you with publicity. Huang Liting pursed her lips and smiled.
"Thank you so much Sister Huang. Tang Zifeng said.
Speaking of business, Tang Zifeng brought up another thing and said: "By the way, Sister Huang, there is one more thing, I will also say hello to you first, you can think about it first, if you think it is feasible, make some preparations in advance." ”
"What's the matter?" Huang Liting felt a pang in her heart. She has known Tang Zifeng for many years, and she knows that what Tang Zifeng said lightly is sometimes very important, and she must ask to understand.
Tang Zifeng said: "Xiaohui's boyfriend Su Hua and the fat couple are now working together on a new project. They didn't want me to help, but I was worried that they wouldn't have enough money and might get stuck in the middle. You take the time to get to know their project, and if you think it has a future, prepare a little money to help them out when they can't make it up. ”
"What exactly is the project?" asked Huang Liting.
"Drones. Tang Zifeng said.
"Drone?" Huang Liting thought for a while and said in surprise: "Doesn't this sound like something used in the army, why did they do this?"
Tang Zifeng smiled: "Sister Huang, you are mistaken. Drones are very versatile, and the reason why they are used less now is only because the performance is not up to the requirements and the price is too high. I learned that Suhua now has some technical accumulation in hand, and if it is done well, it can greatly reduce the cost of the drone, and the performance will go to a higher level.
"At that time, ordinary people can also buy a drone and engage in aerial photography and the like. Various units can use drones instead of security guards to do patrols, and your supermarket can also buy a few drones to deliver goods to customers with inconvenient legs.
"Let me put it this way, if this industry is done, it can have hundreds of billions of sales a year, do you think it's worth it?"
"There are hundreds of billions of sales?" Huang Liting's eyes widened.
Manufacturing and retail are different, hundreds of billions of sales in the retail industry are nothing, calculate the zero price difference, and then deduct the rent, labor costs, etc., the profit can reach one or two percentage points. The profits of the manufacturing industry are real, if there are hundreds of billions of sales a year, then tens of billions of profits are possible.
Although the sales of hundreds of billions of dollars are the entire industry, with Huang Liting's impression, she has not seen consumer-grade drones on the market, that is to say, this market is basically blank. If Su Hua and Ning Mo can enter this market first, they will be able to occupy a large part of the market share, just as she herself entered the supermarket field first.
"Zifeng, you just said that Su Hua and Fat Man may not have enough funds, how big do you estimate the gap will be?" asked Huang Liting.
Tang Zifeng said: "I can't estimate it now. The two of them are currently able to make up more than 10 million, and it is estimated that it is enough to complete the prototype design. But if you want to transfer to mass production, this money is a drop in the bucket, and at least one or two hundred million yuan must be invested.
"If drones want to open up the market, cost is the most important. If the production batch can't come up, the cost can't be suppressed, and the market can't be opened, which is a dead end. These two guys haven't seen this step yet, and I'll have to think of it for them first. ”
"Xiaohui and the fat man are really lucky to have a friend like you. Huang Liting sighed with emotion, and quickly added: "It's also my luck that I can meet a friend like Zifeng." ”
Tang Zifeng waved his hand, directly skipped Huang Liting's compliment, and said: "The core technology of this project is in the hands of Su Hua, he is a programming master, and Xiaohui is a mechanical expert.
"The fat couple mainly contributed money, which can be regarded as an angel round investment in this project. In the future, if Sister Huang participates, the money you invest cannot be counted as shares as their investment, and if you pay 100 million, you may not be able to get 10% of the shares, which I have to explain in advance. ”
"Your sister Huang understands this. Huang Liting pouted and said. She has been immersed in the shopping mall for many years, and she already knows a lot about investment, and she also knows that the investment of the founder is not comparable to the investment of subsequent venture capital. Tang Zifeng said that even if she invests 100 million, she may not be able to get 10% of the shares, she doesn't think it's strange, but she feels a little sour in her heart.
In her mind, this project must have been Tang Zifeng's first fancy to it, so she asked Ning Mo and his wife to invest, and they got four or five percent of the shares for 10 million, and by the time she was asked to invest, the valuation of the entire project had increased.
From this point of view, her status in Tang Zifeng's mind is indeed inferior to Ning Mo.
"By the way, Zifeng, since you are optimistic about this project, why don't you invest yourself?" asked Huang Liting.
Tang Zifeng pretended to be aggrieved and said: "Why don't I want to vote, is it because these people don't want me to interfere, okay?" I tell you, if you want to invest in this project, don't say that I told you, you have to pretend that you know about it unintentionally, otherwise maybe that white-eyed wolf Su Hua will not accept it." ”
"So that's the case, it turns out that Zifeng will also be disliked. ”
Huang Liting covered her mouth and laughed. is as smart as her, this will also guess some causes and consequences, and the jealousy in her heart has also been diluted a little.
With Huang Liting's demonstration effect, coupled with the continuous sensationalism of the public relations manuscripts organized by Bao Nana, the big fund raised more than 2 billion yuan in a very short period of time. At the same time, a large number of entrepreneurs like Xia Zhenfa heard the news and came to apply for big fund support.
Canglong Research Institute organized a team of experts to evaluate and identify the products of various entrepreneurial machine tool enterprises, determine whether they are worthy of support, and how much support should be given.
Zhou Heng, Wang Zijie, Liang Zile and Bao Nana are responsible for all these things, and Tang Zifeng doesn't have to worry about it. After determining the basic framework of the big fund, Tang Zifeng played with his son at home for a few days, and then took his secretary Xiong Kai and flew to Tengcun to inspect the Tengcun Machine Tool Company under his command.