"It was in school, and out of school you were a woman, a good woman...... Isn't it, Roman?"

Hong Tao has been serving Elisa in the hospital for two days, and he no longer treats her as his coach or teacher, at most to save some face for Elisa in front of outsiders.

"I don't get involved in your affairs, but I don't want you to be Vanessa's father, one day you bring Vanessa to China, I will be miserable!"

Roman also dares to joke with Elisa now, in fact, their original relationship was good, Alyosha has always lived together when there was no accident, and after these days of relaxation, the relationship has recovered quite quickly, and there is no hatred in the first place.

"Cut, I can take Wanisa away without getting married, Wanisa! Would you like to go back to China with me on vacation? Roast duck and squirrel fish, do you want to eat it?"

Hong Tao patted Vanessa's little head, and then put the meat scooped out of the crab's leg on her plate.

"Go, but I think it's okay to go back when we get married, so that my mother can go with us." ”

Vanessa was sensible and answered perfectly.

"Hahahaha...... Eliza, how about you, come and sit with me tonight, I've got some good wine......"

Hong Tao laughed so much that the crab meat in his mouth fell out, and he poked Eliza's lung tube, but it didn't hurt and it didn't end.

"I'm full......"

Eliza simply pushed the plate, no longer talking here, she couldn't afford to provoke and hide.

"Even if you help the college win the Ontario championship, you can only get you a degree certificate, what do you plan to do after graduation?"

Eliza was gone, and Roman got down to business.

He once mentioned to Hong Tao that if Hong Tao graduates.

You can go to his company to develop, at least not from the bottom.

As a trade union leader, Roman had a lot of money, he had two lumber processing factories and a large transport company.

The business scope is not only Toronto, but also Vancouver, and even covers several states on the west coast of the United States.

These are all on the surface, and it is not clear what else is in the secret, Hong Tao is not clear, anyway, he ponders, there should be more than one old man in a nightclub like Sergei.

In addition, those casinos or something, maybe they also have his dark stocks.

"I plan to buy a big boat after graduation and go around the world. Going to work is not my forte, but I still want to thank you for this friendship. I'm not as thankful as you are for saying that I'm going to make a fortune for you. Are you interested in investing with me?"

Hong Tao is still very grateful to the old man Roman, although he scared himself at the beginning and tortured himself for several days, but he didn't really hurt himself, on the contrary, he helped a lot.

And Roman is the first local friend he met here, although his profession is a bit black and white, but what does that have to do with him, as long as this person is worth associating.

"Investment? hehehe...... Your little fox's tail is still exposed. Your mouse thing sells well, right? Let's go upstairs and talk about it, and don't talk about business in front of the kids. ”

Roman wiped his mouth with a napkin, then put down his knife and fork.

Left the table.

It's still the smoking room, it's still the same seat, but the grade of the cigars has changed.

This time it's a very special Cuban brand, Upman!

This cigar is known for its strong flavour, with a burnt and brown flavor that is so pronounced that only large smoking pistols smoke it.

It's enjoyable, but it's easy to get drunk.

Moreover, this cigar is also produced in Cuba and Dominica, and only Cuba is produced.

will have this special taste, in the words of cigar lovers.

It's a century and a half of precipitation, as this cigar company has been around for more than 160 years.

"Well, we Chinese often say that employing people forward, not needing people to face backward, this principle is common all over the world." As soon as I talk about investment, even the color of cigars has increased, if I say borrow money, will I just change the mechanism of cigarettes?"

Hong Tao took advantage of it and had to squeeze people, anyway, he couldn't be idle with his mouth.

"You have to find Konstantin to borrow money...... He doesn't smoke!"

Roman probably also knew that Hong Tao didn't like his personal doctor very well, so he deliberately took it out to disgust Hong Tao.

"It's the first time I've heard that private doctors help employers with their finances. ”

Hong Tao has never figured out what that Constantine is responsible for, and he doesn't seem to be living here for a while.

"Financial problems are also considered sick, and they are seriously ill. Okay, tell me about your investment project, you don't want to build a factory here to produce your mouse, right? Then I advise you to go to the border to do it, the tax here is too high, and the labor is not cheap. Actually, wouldn't it be more appropriate to go to your country? I have a friend who is a member of parliament, and his family has invested in China, and it is said that the results are quite good. ”

When it comes to business, Roman is no stranger to it, and he is very clear.

"I'm not going to set up a factory, I'm going to help someone else open a factory...... Do you know a lot about the venture capital industry? Now I'm going to set up a company like this, where I can help people start their own businesses and then use their shares as a reward. ”

Hong Tao plans to pull Romain into the gang, and he feels that this is very beneficial to his development.

Yulia has used more than a million dollars to successfully acquire 95% of the shares of a venture capital firm with poor performance on Dune Road, and the reason why she didn't kick out the previous guy directly is mainly because he still has some prestige in the company's personnel.

If you directly let him roll up and get out, I'm afraid that the few backbones in the company will scatter and flee.

In addition to asking for this brand, Hong Tao also wanted to find a few helpers for Yulia who could do practical work, otherwise it would be difficult for her to run the company normally in a short period of time by relying on her as a novice.

The company has a total of 11 investments, of which only the first one is considered successful, and the investment is in a biopharmaceutical company.

It was the success of this investment that made the brothers think differently.

They pledged the company's shares to the bank, got more money, and planned to do it a few more times.

The result is the same as a red-eyed gambler, betting one and losing the other.

In the early 90s, when the computer field was full of infinite vitality, the two of them did not come across a good project, and the remaining ten investments were all wasted, not only did they not make any money, but they also lost all their bank loans.

When Yulia found them, the two of them were discussing whose house to mortgage, and then they had a final fight, even if they had a bit of brains, they didn't plan to mortgage both houses.

Now the company, called Brother Investment, has been changed to Crystal Orchid Capital, Yulia has also taken office, and is cleaning up and rectifying the company, the fees that should be paid off, the useless personnel who should be dismissed must be dismissed, and the rules that should be established are being established, and it is estimated that it will officially start business in April.

When Hong Tao arrived at this time, his heart was a little empty again, he was used to doing business with others, and he always felt that he was too thin, so he wanted to pull a few shareholders in and toss together.

Parasites, if they leave the host, they will enter the dormant period, or simply starve to death, this habit is afraid that he will not be able to change it for the rest of his life, and he will not eat alone.

Of course, not everyone can be the shareholder that Hong Tao is looking for.

First of all, these shareholders must have a certain amount of influence in the United States, preferably on the West Coast, and they must have indirect relations if they have no direct relationship, so as to make up for one of the biggest shortcomings of Shang Hongtao, that is, connections.

Because sometimes, investing money alone is not enough to reassure the investee, you have to give them enough confidence to prove that you have the ability to help them start a business, and they will go to the front to help you make money.

Especially in projects that many venture capital companies are optimistic about, background and industry prestige have become the biggest trump cards besides money.

Secondly, these shareholders can not interfere too much in their own decision-making power, let alone occupy too many shares, the company must have the final say, there is no discussion on business issues, and they say that they invest in the homeless people on the side of the road, then they must be implemented immediately.

With these two harsh conditions, Hong Tao has very few partners to choose from.

Who has the spare money to play with him, even if you tell people that this is a profitable business, the premise is how do you make people believe you?

The vast majority of rich people in Europe and the United States are not fools, they are all done at a glance, and there are no state-owned enterprises here that can contract and then sell them to foreigners cheaply, and there are no large state-owned mines for you to drill holes next to its veins to dig coal secretly, and pick up the knowledge in the shopping mall, none of which is weaker than Hong Tao, all old fritters, and it is no fun to just flicker.

So you don't have to think about those banks, institutions or anything, you say smallpox, people will not invest a penny in you, let alone cooperate with you, because in the eyes of others, Hong Tao's two conditions are not cooperation at all, it is a deed of sale.

In addition to banks, institutions, and consortia, there are also private investors, and this time Hong Tao fell in love with two people, one was Roman, and the other was Han Yan's classmate Barbara's mother, Ms. Caroline.

The reason why he chose these two is that he is also a general, Hong Tao currently knows these two rich people who are quite capable, and they are relatively reliable, no matter how much he doesn't know, let's make do with it.

"Venture capital! you...... Why do you want to do this? This ...... I'm afraid it's not an easy industry to get into, do you know about risk assessment?"

Roman really surprised Hong Tao this time, and he didn't say a neat word for a long time.

Apparently he also knew about the industry, at least he had heard about it.

(To be continued)