"It's just a judgment on my part, and it doesn't necessarily become a fact. Chen Zier didn't want to be too sure, "But you also said that you just want to communicate with me about the Internet, so... That's how I put it. ”

Ma Yun carefully thought about the two points of trust and ensuring the quality of goods just mentioned, and couldn't help but feel that the person in front of him had said that the pain point was that Alibaba did have a long way to go, but this was far from enough to dampen his confidence.

"E-commerce is just the beginning, and despite the bubble of the Internet, there is a lot of opportunity in this industry," he said. ”

Chen Zier nodded, "Yes, what you said makes sense, but at least recently, I think investment companies treat Internet companies too much as treasures." ”

Ma Yun felt a little bad when he heard what he meant, he felt that his judgment on the Internet had changed, as if he was not so willing to invest, the company had just been established, he was not so in urgent need of money, but he could pretend to be forced, this change was not good news for him, maybe he would need money next month?

Chen Zier did it on purpose, patted his shoulder, laughed, and gave money to invest of course, but he felt that once he really invested, it would make Master Ma feel that the money was not so easy to come by, and it was necessary to some extent.

It's better to send charcoal in the snow than icing on the cake, everyone knows it.

Of course, he didn't want to look like he was thousands of miles away, and deliberately separated the two of them from the beginning. So he said: "At dinner time, Mr. Ma is a guest from afar, and I am invited to the east, how about it?"

Ma Yun nodded again and again and thanked him.

At dinner, Chen Zier listened to Master Ma's introduction to Alibaba at this stage, and it should be more of a prospect, this company has just been established and is still in the process of building a website.

In fact, what Chen Zier admires most is that he can gather eighteen founders. He said: "The average company has two or three founders, which is normal, seven or eight too, but eighteen... Truly remarkable. ”

"Eighteen people are eighteen ideas, eighteen opinions, in the early days of entrepreneurship, when everything is difficult and difficult, you can gather eighteen people and make them especially believe in your ideas... I mean you can't give them money or hope of success, but you can make them work day and night... This requires strong leadership and charisma. ”

"If it weren't for the fact that the internet is in a bubble right now, I could even invest in you now for that reason. ”

The first time I heard someone look at him and Alibaba from this perspective, the key was that it seemed to be the case, and he said very sincerely: "Mr. Chen, you are a very special person." ”

"But I've always had a question. ”

Chen Zier said: "You ask." ”

Jack Ma said: "If you really think the Internet is promising, why would Home Credit be acquired?"

"En......" Chen Zier pursed his mouth and said, "There is no special reason, because the price is right." ”

Ma Yun always felt that it would not be like that, and the current Home Credit network was more valuable in terms of price, but this kind of business behavior was really hard to say anything about the right price, and he couldn't ask how much it was. It's just that this person always gives him a little... Particularly bottomless.

But Chen Zier was as polite as ever, reminding him: "Let's not talk about Mr. Chen, just call me Mr. Chen. ”

Chen Zier wanted to be more relaxed, he really thought so, seeing that this person was already more dramatic, making it look like a post-war negotiation, not what he wanted.

Ma Yun seemed to sigh and said: "I have seen many people over the years, the most famous entrepreneurs like Zhang Shuxin and Liu Yonghao, as well as small staff members in various units in Yanjing, no one believes that everything I said about the Internet is true." Of course, I don't care if I believe in it and work hard for it, that's what I say to my partners, but now I know that it's a great feeling when someone really believes what you're saying. ”

Chen Zier raised his glass: "Then make a toast."

……

……

The next day, Chen Zier really didn't invest money in him, the two just talked happily, which was actually enough.

He believes that Shengshi Investment will gradually become famous, and people who really need money will slowly find it and send it with money... That's really too much.

Ma Yun is very happy about this trip, knowing an investor is one reason, and more because he feels that he has finally found a person with a common topic in his career.

Of course, he didn't bring back a penny, which disappointed the partners in the room, but this team has always been his final say, and Shengshi Investment is a resource he has finally won, and he wants to use it at a critical time.

In April 99, as Home Credit became bigger and bigger in China, the transaction behind it became clearer and clearer, and the name of Shengshi Investment was slowly known, maybe not so fast, but the name was indeed spreading, as long as those entrepreneurs really wanted to invest, then he should pay attention.

Ma Huateng, who is working hard to expand the OICQ user base, is of course one of them, and NetEase's Ding Lei is no exception.

So Chen Zier can see the familiar name in the mailbox quickly or slowly, NetEase doesn't need to worry, this company happened to be listed at the time of the NASDAQ stock market crash, and the valuation fell to cents.

The focus is still on Tencent, a giant that monopolizes social networking and cannot be missed. And this little brother has begun to feel the tightness and importance of funds because of the high server rental fees brought by the growing number of users, OICQ has been technically realized and has been released with the network, raising funds seems to have become a top priority in the short term. So he began to look for money, Yingke and Xu Yan of Home Credit were all his attempts, of course, including that mailbox, he sent it.

So the old driver Chen had just finished blowing a wave of 'you didn't mention asking for money in your email', and when he turned his head and saw this little brother's request for funds, he replied to the email without saying a word, and said that he would be interviewed.

Isn't it money, money is a bastard, and if you don't have it, you can earn it again, after the pudding convenience store has a franchisee, the monthly profit will go to 3 million, not to mention the stock of his China Network.

Compared with Brother Xiaoma's luck, more people are also more sad, their emails are like spilled water, there is no movement at all, but as we think, entrepreneurs are a group of cheeky people.

If you don't reply to my email, I can't come?

So some people who knew and didn't know went to Zhonghai one by one.

It's like one of a kind unique to the Internet world... Pilgrimage.

It's a slightly heavy word, but... But there is an unclear apt way to describe it, yes, it is a pilgrimage.