"Okay, Samantha, thank you so much, treat you to dinner on Monday, haha, of course. ”

On the way back, Shen Mingjie kept calling and asked his colleagues at the newspaper to help check the information of this company called Tinder Capital.

After all, it is the local media in San Francisco, and there are familiar colleagues who have long tracked the source of the fire.

After driving for an hour, it was not until they had reached the harbor bridge from Oakland to downtown San Francisco that Shen Mingjie put down the phone.

The couple declined Zhang Chen's invitation to stay in Napa Valley for one night, Jojo was too young and both of them were a little uneasy to be at home alone.

Even though it's almost eleven o'clock in the evening, the harbor bridge is still full of traffic, and from a high place, the kind taillights form a dragon of light, and the river is endless.

Tao Zhiwen followed the traffic and slowly drove in the direction of the city, and when he saw his wife put down the phone, he frowned and said, "Jie, are you really thinking about going to him?"

Shen Mingjie put the phone on the front windshield, "Yes, I think it's really an opportunity." ”

Tao Zhiwen was shocked and subconsciously stepped on the brakes, causing a series of horns from the car behind.

Tao Zhiwen hurriedly gathered his thoughts, "Jie, are you crazy? You are now the editor-in-chief of local news in the San Francisco Chronicle, and you want to change jobs to his small company?"

"Small company?" Shen Mingjie shook his head and showed a mocking smile, "You don't know about Solomon Brothers Company, do you?"

Tao Zhiwen nodded inexplicably: "Isn't the $20,000 bond in our hands issued by them?"

Shen Mingjie opened the window and breathed in the fresh air outside, "Just now Samantha told me the news that a company called Tinder Capital has just become the largest shareholder of Salomon Brothers. ”

Tao Zhiwen almost stepped on the brakes again: "Impossible! Even if the Solomon brothers decline, they are still a large company with a market value of 10 billion, is it a mistake?"

Shen Mingjie sighed: "You can't be wrong, the afternoon before yesterday, Tinder just disclosed the transaction on the New York Stock Exchange, with an overall transaction volume of more than 800 million US dollars, plus the 20 million shares of Solomon Brothers originally held by Tinder, Tinder's shareholding ratio reached 11%, officially becoming the largest shareholder of Solomon Brothers." ”

Tao Zhiwen was shocked and inexplicable: "The transaction volume of 800 million US dollars? Where did he get the money? Even if he sold ICQ and made 200 million US dollars, where did the rest of the money come from?"

Shen Mingjie sneered: "With a capital of 200 million US dollars, as long as you give enough financing costs, where can you get money from? ”

Tao Zhiwen still said with a stumbling voice: "This is too bold, this is a debt of hundreds of millions of dollars, if he loses it, he will be bankrupt!"

Shen Mingjie said with a hint of admiration: "Not only that, do you remember that he said that he invested in a total of 13 companies? I inquired about the five companies he said, among which eBay is now a star enterprise in Silicon Valley, although the current scale is not large, but it is generally speculated that they will be the next EBVAN." And Amazon has also been building momentum recently, not only Tinder has invested in them, but even KPCB has also intervened in it. ”

"As for the other three companies, they are not so famous now, but since he said that these companies will IPO within two years, the prospects will not be worse than these two. Think about it, if one person has five listed companies in his hands, and he is the largest shareholder of Salomon Brothers, not to mention whether there will be development in the future, even if it is maintained, it will be billions or even tens of billions of dollars of top rich. This opportunity is so rare that I don't want to give it up. ”

Tao Zhiwen was silent for a long time, and he really couldn't imagine that a teenager he met on the plane had the potential to become the world's top richest man in a short period of time.

"Jie, I still think it should be safe and think about it again. Tao Zhiwen looked at his high-spirited wife and said with difficulty, "It is not easy for us to have everything we have now in the United States, in case we fail to change careers, the price is too great, and he is too young, no one can say what the future will be." Even if he has today, it's not all luck, but what about experience? I don't believe that there are people in this world who are born to know, and even if he is going smoothly now, maybe a small mistake will ruin his family. ”

Shen Mingjie looked at her husband, she and Tao Zhiwen have been married for almost ten years, they know each other very well, and they know that Tao Zhiwen has always been more stable, if she hadn't forced herself, she might not have gone abroad.

Shen Mingjie sighed quietly: "What you said is also right, but I really don't want to let go of this opportunity." You also know that the Chinese are here, and the career ceiling is lower than that of whites and blacks, and now my position is almost the limit. It's better to stay at the Los Angeles Times, and your salary is not low, and even if I really choose the wrong one, we won't be cornered by then. I really can't do it, so I go home and take Jojo wholeheartedly. ”

Seeing that Tao Zhiwen was still silent, Shen Mingjie said coquettishly: "Husband~ You just promise me~ You said before that you will support me in whatever I do~"

Seeing that Tao Zhiwen's face was a little loose, Shen Mingjie said in a low voice: "I am thirty-five years old this year, maybe this is the last chance of my career." ”

Tao Zhiwen sighed: "Since you have decided, I have nothing to say." Of course, I hope that you can have a good development, at least in this way, the financial pressure on our family can be reduced. ”

When Shen Mingjie heard that Tao Zhiwen was not objecting, she was so happy that she hugged Tao Zhiwen's neck, and kissed Tao Zhiwen on the face with a "horn".

Tao Zhiwen was startled: "What about driving! Oops, it's broken! Patronizing and talking, I've walked by!"

Zhang Chen and Tang Miaomiao spent the night in Yantville, where several resorts are very good.

Tang Miaomiao had just finished taking a shower, her hair was wet, and she sat in front of the large floor-to-ceiling bath mirror and dried her hair with a hair dryer. Zhang Chen was holding a tome and reading on the chaise longue behind him.

Tang Miaomiao, who had just finished taking a hot bath, was flushed, although the strap of the bathrobe around her waist was loose, it outlined attractive lines, and the two white and straight calves shook gently, making Zhang Chen dizzy.

In this situation, where do you have any thoughts to read, Zhang Chen walked behind Tang Miaomiao, wrapped his arms around Tang Miaomiao's slender waist, and moved his hand dishonestly.

"Oops~ You go to the shower first, your hair hasn't dried yet~" Tang Miaomiao said coquettishly.

Zhang Chen kissed Tang Miaomiao's neck, "Anyway, I will wash it again in a while, California's water resources are scarce, don't waste it." ”

Tang Miaomiao was a little itchy by Zhang Chen's hard stubble that had just grown, and Gege smiled: "Be obedient, go wash it." Uh-huh......"

Zhang Chen's movements became bigger and bigger, "I just said that I was taking a bath, and you didn't let me wash it." ”

Tang Miaomiao's body became softer and softer, "Who called you... I have to wash together, I don't... Wash with you. Yikes!"

Zhang Chen picked up Tang Miaomiao's whole body and sat on his lap, Tang Miaomiao gradually entered the state and cooperated.