The fluorescence of the computer screen in the apartment is the only light source, and Chen Shijun has formed a habit of staying up late, but tonight he is not writing a program, but looking up information.

As a person who actually runs a business, you will know how tiring it is to lead a business, even though his company only has more than 20 people. At present, capital is still a big problem in front of him, capital is a common problem restricting the development of Internet enterprises, if you want to quickly spread the market, want to promote, everything needs real money to open the way.

The most obvious change from the $3 million injection to YouTube is that the three-person team has become more than 20 people, the office has moved from a garage to an office building, and the money spent on marketing has not yet seen obvious results, and he has to bring in new money.

Chen Shijun once again looked at the computer screen, on which he climbed over the wall to check the displayed information: Mortal Company was founded in August 2005 and is now the largest antivirus software in China...... Mortal is the world's first free antivirus......

Chen Shijun felt a little helpless in his heart, he and Lin Fan could be regarded as starting a business at the same time, and they were developing so well, but where was his future? He couldn't help but look down.

"It is reported that Lin Fan, CEO of Mortal Company, has invested in the domestic entertainment giant Huayi, and Wang Zhongjun, president of Huayi, said that with Lin Fan joining in with rich assets, it will bring a better tomorrow to Huayi, and Lin Fan himself is still as mysterious as ever and did not attend the press conference......"

Chen Shijun sighed again, he seemed to understand why Liu Yifei stayed with Lin Fan, he checked again, and sure enough, Liu Yifei was an artist of Huayi.

"At present, the movie Crazy Stone co-released by Huaying Huayi has an amazing box office, this small-budget film is like a dark horse rising rapidly after the Spring Festival, and according to director Ning Hao, Lin Fan, CEO of Mortal Security Company, is actually an investor, and this technology upstart is still a movie Bole......

News kept impacting Chen Shijun, and the three-dimensional image of Lin Fan, who has always been kind and talkative, has gradually established in his mind......

The next day, Chen Shijun came to the company early, he had an idea last night, but the company is not his alone, he needs to discuss with his partners.

"Judd, I have something I want your opinion on. ”

Judd Klimt followed Chen into the office with some confusion, he and Chen studied computer science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the two were undoubtedly closer to their other founder, Chad Hewley, and he realized that Chen Shijun probably had something important to say to him.

Chen Shijun came to the United States at the age of eight, and his behavior and thinking habits are very Westernized, so he looked directly at Judd after closing the door, "The company's development has formed a bottleneck, and I want to bring in new investment." ”

In fact, it is precisely because of this that in April, YouTube received another $8 million investment from Sequoia Capital, which made YouTube grow rapidly, and in the following summer, YouTube rose rapidly in the Alexa world rankings.

"Great decision, we should shout Chad to share it. ”

Chen Shijun's face flashed a trace of displeasure, he was a little dissatisfied with Chad Herley, after the company accepted the investment from Sequoia Capital, Sequoia Capital sent financial personnel to settle in YouTube to supervise the flow of funds, this decision is normal, Chen Shijun understands in his heart, but he is still unhappy, after all, he is still in debt, and he wants to withdraw some of it. But how could CFO Carl Lidoron allow this to happen?

So Chen Shijun has been dissatisfied with the financial director for a long time, but Chad is friendly with Carl, and Chen Shijun naturally dislikes Chad. At the beginning of the business, Chen Shijun held 70 percent of the shares, Judd and Chad only had 30 percent, and after Sequoia Capital injected 3.5 million US dollars, he took 30 percent of the shares in one fell swoop, and his shares have fallen to 49 percent.

Raising funds again, he really doesn't want Sequoia to re-invest, otherwise he is likely to lose his leadership of the company, and bringing in new investors is the best choice, but at present, only Sequoia is the most optimistic about the company, although he is worried about the dilution of equity, but also hopes that the company can get more benefits.

I don't know if Lin Fan can surprise himself, if not, he will also look for other venture capitalists, and he can't hang himself on the tree of Sequoia.

Chen Shijun waited in the office for Judd to call Chad, but it was Carl who was waiting for him.

"Chen, you want to raise money?"

Chen Shijun was a little dissatisfied with the situation where Carl broke into the door directly, but it was not the time to tear his face in front of him, he couldn't help but be dissatisfied, "What is Mr. Carl's opinion?"

"You should have told me about it, tell Sequoia. Karl looked serious.

What Chen Shijun hates the most is Carl's face, "You only have the right to supervise the company's finances, and I don't need to notify you about the financing!"

"Chen, I think I need to remind you. Sequoia is YouTube's second-largest shareholder. Karl still had the same tone that was not salty, but there was a hint of disdain in his eyes.

Carl is naturally unhappy, even if the company's analysts are optimistic about the company's prospects, but he doesn't think there is anything outstanding about this website, the three founders, neither the famous school blood, nor the eye-catching ideas, but this humble small company let him come from the bustling Silicon Valley to this remote small city, his mood is naturally not beautiful.

"I'm still the CEO of the company, and it's not your turn to dictate. ”

"Hehe, I'm not pointing fingers, just reminding you that the matter of financing should be approved by the full board of directors. ”

Chen Shijun glanced at Carl hatefully, "Carl, I am your boss in the company, don't call me by my name, please call me by position." ”

"As you wish, Mr. Chen. ”

A moment later, Chen Shijun glared fiercely at Chad, who had just arrived, at the door, and then left angrily.

Bar, in fact, Chen Shijun is very similar to contemporary American youth, he likes freedom, but also rebellious, loves rock and roll, and the bar is no stranger to him, but there is another person by his side tonight.

There were already more than a dozen wine bottles scattered on the wine table, and Chen Shijun was already drunk and hazy.

"Is there something bothering Mr. Chen?"

This sentence seemed to have become Chen Shijun's lifeline, Chen Shijun held Lin Fan's hand at once, "Brother Lin, there is something I don't know whether to say or not." ”

"If Mr. Chen has something to use me, just ask, for the sake of us all Chinese, I will try to help you. Lin Fan's tone was sincere, his face was sincere, if others saw it, they would not praise a sincere gentleman.

"I have a project and I want to see if Brother Lin is willing to invest. ”

Lin Fan was stunned for a moment, but he was happy in his heart, the fish had finally had enough.......