Chen Zier received Yang Runling from the Cayman Islands at San Francisco International Airport, she looked a little tired, maybe the Central American environment made her not very adaptable, and immediately came to California after being busy.

He chartered a car to take her to where he was staying.

Yang Runling was a little tanned, she complained: "That place in the Cayman Islands is good, the people are beautiful, the scenery is also beautiful, it can be said to be the most beautiful place I have ever been, but the weather is too stuffy, and the sun is very big, it is a world of difference from here." ”

Chen Zier said to her as she walked, "I heard that the winter there will be a little better, mild and less rainy, next time I send you on a business trip, I will pick a good time for you." ”

Yang Runling smiled mischievously, "Then thank you Mr. Chen." ”

After putting down her luggage, she handed over all the relevant materials to Chen Zier.

"Our first investment should be soon, right...... Can you read the document in English?"

Chen Zier can read the kind of text with a lot of professional terms, but legal documents are very word-picking things, and it is better to be a professional.

Yang Runling replied: "Of course I understand, I am also a master's degree from a prestigious university, and I read all English literature under the pressure of the teacher when I was studying." ”

Chen Zier sighed, "I don't know what you women are doing with such a education." ”

Yang Runling smiled, "Haven't you heard that education is the best dowry for a woman?"

"Is that true? Who said that?"

"As I said, a degree from a prestigious school is the best dowry for a woman, because the husband's family does not dare to bully a daughter-in-law with a high degree of education. ”

Chen Zier looked at the materials in his hand and replied casually: "I don't know about others, you won't be bullied anyway." ”

"Then there are also people, some people I am willing to be bullied, and some people I don't bully him, it's a good thing. Yang Runling said that there are many kinds of styles, and I don't know what I mean.

Chen Zier said: "Okay, stop chatting, I'll take you to eat something, and then you can prepare the relevant investment agreement." ”

Yang Runling asked: "Have you already negotiated the investment? What company did you invest in so quickly?"

"It's a search engine company, and it's not finalized yet, but I'm confident they'll agree to my plan. ”

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Not accepting the dilution of the shares is not unacceptable, but it is just that Jean Brin and Page did not expect it.

In the investment world, investors who enter the A round may also have similar requirements, but I have heard that they have heard stories before, and this is the first time this has happened to them.

The two spent the night in Page's dorm room discussing the fateful decision, and the next morning Brin called Stanford's office to contact the alumni.

There was still no news, and that was natural, because they would only contact Andy Betosem in August.

Page said: "Either we agree to the second plan, or we will reject it, Sergey, this Chen knows the United States, he understands the Internet, he understands search engines, and he is also an investor who agrees with Google's philosophy, which can be seen from his willingness to pay $400,000, we need such like-minded investors, and we need that money." ”

The crux of the matter is that Option 1 is valued at only $1 million for Google, which is too low, and they don't have to be at this price because they have good technical and practical results.

Sergei Brin also welcomes such investors in his heart, firstly they give a lot of money, and secondly, they can work towards a common goal.

He picked up the phone and dialed the hotel where Chen Zier was staying.

Paige asked, "What are you going to say?"

"I'm like you, of course I'd prefer $400,000, but I'm only willing to give 8% of the shares. ”

At this point, all entrepreneurs are the same, when there is no special limit, everyone wants to get more money, an important reason is that they will spend it when they take it, and they don't have to pay it back if they don't have any results after they are spent.

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Yang Runling and Chen Zier were both in the room, and she was drafting the investment agreement according to Chen Zier's request, when the phone rang.

Picking up the phone, he heard Sergey Brin's voice: Hi, Chen. I'm Bryn, and Paige and I are very grateful for your appreciation and trust in Google, especially your willingness to support us with practical actions, which is very touching, really. But......

"But...... In the first option, we can only give up 12.5% of the shares, and in the second option, we can only give 8%. ”

Brin's speed of speech is super fast, so fast that English is a second language and Chen Zier, who has not used it much all year round, almost didn't hear it clearly, he was desperate to say it with a lot of courage, and he was also afraid that in case of investors who he finally met...... The talk collapsed, what can I do?

After saying this for a long time, Brin took a long breath, slowed down his speech and said, "Hmm...... That's our solution, sir. You...... What do you think?"

Chen Zier didn't consider the first plan, although he has saved $200,000 now, but in the future financing process, these two people must have diluted his 12.5 very low, how could he do this kind of thing of picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons.

The second plan is a little more money now, but the benefits in the future are huge, so he naturally chooses this one, and after a simple calculation, 8% of $400,000, that is, a valuation of $5 million.

He wasn't very satisfied with a single-digit stake, so he said to the person on the phone: "The second plan, $500,000, 10%, will not be diluted." ”

Brin didn't expect Chen Zier to be willing to add money, so he immediately said to Page: "Chen has increased the price again!50 dollars, 10% of the shares." ”

That's a lot of money and a lot of trust.

Page nodded, "Promise him, Brin." He believes in Google, he understands its value, he knows what we're doing! And Chan is sincere, and that's the kind of investor we need. ”

Brin also thinks it's okay, the first investment of $500,000 in this small broken company is really enough, and as Page said, this young investor is really sincere.

"Okay, Chen, we're partners now, we can sign the contract right away!"

Chen Zier was overjoyed in his heart, but he still suppressed his voice and said, "Okay, congratulations on becoming a millionaire." ”

Chen values Google at $5 million, and in theory, the two are already millionaires.

After putting down the phone, Chen Zier ignored Yang Runling's presence, and couldn't help but excitedly shout 'YES' in the room!

What is the concept of a 10% stake in Google?

Six years later, on August 19, 2004, Google officially listed on the NASDAQ, and after the IPO, the company with just over 500 people reached a market value of $23 billion.

In other words, at that time, not counting any other assets, Chen Zier's net worth must be at least 2.3 billion US dollars, in other words, a man with 10 billion yuan is about to be born.

At that point in time, in 2004, the founder of Gome Electric was worth $1.3 billion.

What can I do?

From now on, you can sit at home and become the richest man!

Chen Zier fell into anxiety, this is a question worth pondering!