Chapter 40 Talent is Rare

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A preoccupied Michael Moretz clearly has no heart to continue playing golf. Guo Shouyun went along with his wishes and found an excuse to end this ball game, which was not a ball game. After saying goodbye at the Ocean Stadium, both sides went back to their respective homes.

"Jingle bell...!"

Moretz was sitting in the back seat of the car, closing his eyes and thinking about the conditions that Guo Shouyun had just proposed. But the mobile phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated suddenly.

took it out and glanced at the caller ID, he frowned slightly, and quickly pressed the answer button!

"Hey...!"

"Michael, where are you now?"

The deputy's anxious words made Michael Moritz have a glimmer of foreboding in his heart.

"Paul, calm down!"

"Bullshit's composure, just now, the company closed the bank account of our No. 3 fund!"

"What?"

The deputy's rough words exploded in Michael Moretz's mind like thunder, making his eyes widen and he no longer had the calm he had before. The bank account of Fund 3, which he led, was closed, which meant that he and his team were suspended by Sequoia Capital.

"Why? Don knows?"

Of course Don Valentine knew, it was he who gave the order. As for the reason, damn it, these bastards who have no idea of the future at all say that they want to avoid the damage caused to the company by the Nasdaq crisis. ”

"I'll be at the company soon, and I'll talk about it when I get to the company!"

Michael Moretz grimaced.

"I'll wait for you. … Michael, if this doesn't work out, I'm going to resign from Sequoia Capital! I don't want to work with a bunch of bastards who don't have a vision at all and don't understand the Internet. ”

"I know! We'll talk about it later... Carl, hurry up, I'm going to get back to the company in the shortest possible time!"

"Yes, sir!"

The driver said yes and stepped on the accelerator with his right foot. The black Toyota car instantly turned up the speed.

Back at Sequoia Capital's office in Silicon Valley, Michael Moretz, who had just entered the door, instantly felt the eyes full of different meanings from the colleagues around him.

"Michael!"

A middle-aged white man of medium stature and bald head in a blue and white shirt and jeans hurriedly walked inside.

"Is Don in the office?"

After nodding at the other party, Michael Moretz calmed down. After this period of psychological adjustment, his mood has stabilized.

"I just saw him go in!"

The two said as they walked.

"Okay, you go back first, and I'll take care of the rest!"

Looking at the familiar chairman's office, Moretz took a deep breath and said.

Paul nodded, and after a slight hesitation, "Michael, if we can't get the board of directors to unblock the account, then the NASDAQ crisis bottom-buying plan we formulated will be all in vain!"

Michael Moretz turned his head to look at him, "Paul, I assure you that the bottom-buying plan that our team has worked so hard for months will never be in vain!"

As the words fell, Moretz strode forward and raised his hand to knock on the office door.

"Please come in!"

Listening to a familiar voice with majesty, Michael Moritz took a deep breath and pushed the door open and walked in.

Seeing him come in, the old man in a suit and leather shoes, gray hair, and gold-rimmed glasses stood up with a smile on his face.

"It's Michael, I'm looking for you!

Michael Moretz suppressed the anxiety in his heart, nodded with a serious expression, and sat down on the sofa in the office reception area with the other party.

"Drink something?"

"It's still the same!"

Don Valentine smiled and nodded, and after raising his hand to take a look, the secretary next to him immediately made a cup of mocha and put it in front of Michael Moretz.

"Lauren, thank you!"

The middle-aged female secretary smiled and nodded, and then took the initiative to step aside.

"Look at you, obviously you know the decision of the board of directors!"

"Don, you are the 'Silicon Valley investment guru' I have always admired, do you also think that the Internet has no future?" Michael Moritz nodded, his face a little ugly.

"No, quite the opposite. I think the future of the Internet will be bright!" Don Valentine shook his head slightly.

"Then why did you agree with the board's decision to block Fund Three's bank accounts?"

"Michael, the board of directors is also helpless. If we don't close the account, the client of Fund 3 will withdraw their funds. They have had enough of the financial losses of the declining NASDAQ crisis... Michael, I think if it were you, watching the assets in your fund account fall every day, I'm afraid you can't help but want to withdraw your capital. ”

"Don, that's not a reason. In the past few years, Fund No. 3 has made enough money from the Internet sector to make up for the gap left by investors who withdrew their funds! In particular, Yahoo's IPO has made more than a billion dollars in profits for the company, isn't that enough?" Michael Moretz said with a serious expression.

"Michael, I've fought for you, but the board doesn't agree!"

"You're the chairman of the board!" said a sharp-eyed Michael Moretz.

"But I can't disobey the entire board!"

Looking at Don Valentine, who looked serious and had no intention of backing down, Michael Moretz felt angry in his heart at the same time, and at the same time deeply felt the sadness of being abandoned!

This made the idea of being in charge of his own destiny stronger and stronger in his mind. Originally, he was still hesitant about Guo Shouyun's conditions, but he made a decision in his heart in an instant.

"Whew...!"

Michael Moretz took a deep breath and his expression gradually calmed down. Once he decided to leave, most of the anger in his heart disappeared.

But this strange calm gave Don Valentine some bad premonitions in his heart. Although he wants to take the opportunity of the NASDAQ crisis to knock on the unruly Michael Moretz, he never wants to push this genius with outstanding ability and long-term vision in the investment industry, especially the Internet industry, out of the door of Sequoia.

"Michael, the board of directors blocked the bank account of Fund 3 just to appease the agitation of investors. Then sell some shares of inconsequential internet companies to reduce risk. Once the NASDAQ crisis abates, I guarantee that all the funds will be replenished, and Fund 3 will remain under your sole responsibility. ”

"Don, I respect the decision of the board of directors!" Michael Moretz slowly stood up, "Don, I've already asked everything I need to ask, so I won't disturb your work in the future." ”

"Go back and have a good rest! I will try my best to fight for you in the board of directors, so that the bank account of Fund No. 3 can be unsealed as soon as possible!"

Michael Moretz nodded, waved his right hand casually, and turned away.

Looking at his distant back, Don Valentine's brow tightened. With what he knew about Michael Moretz, he shouldn't have been someone to give up so easily. But for a moment, Don Valentine couldn't think of any other possibility.

"Forget it, wait a few more days!"

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"Michael, how's it going?"

Paul, who had been waiting outside, saw his boss come out, and hurriedly leaned in and asked.

"Refused!"

Michael Moretz shook his head.

"Damn bastard!"

"Let's go, let's go back to our office area first!"

Pulling the forearm of his right-hand man, the two of them returned to the special office of Fund No. 3 together. Here, more than 20 employees of the Moretz III fund team gathered.

In the face of everyone's concerned eyes, Michael Moretz knew he had something to say.

"Let's go back to work first, I will try to fight with the board of directors to unblock our department's fund account as soon as possible!

As soon as the words came to his lips, Michael Moritz stopped again. Before the cooperation with Guo Shouyun is really finalized, it is better to keep the job change public for the time being.

"Forget it!"

With a wave of his hand, Michael Moretz walked through the office area and into his office. After closing the curtains and blocking out the prying eyes and noise from outside, he took out his phone.

"Mr. Guo, I agreed to your conditions. But I hope my team will follow suit. ”

Once the decision has been made, Michael Moritz has absolutely no more hesitation.

"No problem!"

"I've rented an office space in Palo Alto, and I'm waiting for Mr. Moretz to move in with your team!"

"Thank you!"

Guo Shouyun's charcoal in the snow deeply touched Michael Moretz's heart.

"You're welcome, after a while, Mr. Moretz's side will stabilize, and I'll ask you to play again!"

After a brief chat, Guo Shouyun hung up the phone with a victorious smile on his face.

"It worked!"

"Boss, is a Michael Moretz worth the cost of poaching him personally, and moreover, registering a venture capital firm for him?" said Wendy Solo.

"Of course it's worth it!Wendy, talents are rare!" Guo Shouyun sighed a little, and said a little unfathomable.

For Guo Shouyun, rebirth is not just about allowing him to seize those opportunities to make money. It also means that he can tap into those talents who can bring great help to his career. Michael Moretz is one of the top minds in the venture capital industry, and it's worth the effort and the price.

Moreover, another important reason is that Guo Shouyun's own prior knowledge is only 19 years. If he doesn't want his company to become mediocre in 19 years, he has to gather top talent in various industries in advance for his own use. Michael Moretz is only the first, but by no means the last.

"Wendy, you've done a great job during this time. ”

"Thank you boss for the compliment!"

Guo Shouyun nodded.

"After I take the stake in Google from Sequoia Capital, I am ready to make some adjustments to the secretariat. Set up an independent chairman's office, which consists of a secretarial team, an M&A team, a lawyer team, a strategic consulting team and an information collection team. The legal team will be headed by George. And you have two options, one is the head of the secretarial team and the other is the head of the M&A team. ”

"Boss, can you let me think about it for a few days?"

Wendy Solo hesitated.

"Of course, the establishment of my chairman's office is not something that happens overnight, you can think about it more. But try not to drag it out too long!"

"I understand, thank you boss!"

"Go get busy!"