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"Hello, sir, it's an honor to meet you. ”

Walking into the private room of the hotel restaurant, Ren Zhengfei immediately walked to the most conspicuous middle-aged man in the room: "I wonder how long you have been in China?"

"Sit down first, let's sit down. ”

James shook hands with him briefly, pulled out a chair, and then raised his hand to Alice, who had just stood up, and said, "This is my daughter Alice, Alice, this is Uncle Ren." ”

"Hello uncle. ”

Simple jeans, an orange pullover with plush balls, and a fanny pack printed with Pooh the Pooh on it are still on the table. With a sweet smile, Alice waved her hand at Ren Zhengfei with simple convenience.

"Oh, hello boy. ”

The appearance of the family undoubtedly lowered Ren Zhengfei's doubts a lot. And seeing his gentle expression, quite covertly, Alice winked at her father.

"So, let me introduce myself. ”

Immediately, James took out his business card from his arms: "My name is James Wang, I live in Los Angeles, California, and I am the director of 'Oscar & Hannah' International Clothing Co., Ltd., I wonder if you have heard of this company?"

Ren Zhengfei took the business card, and his voice raised a lot: "Oscar & Hannah!? I really know that this company sells clothing, right, there are many stores in Guangzhou, and this company is yours?"

"Directors only. ”

James smiled humbly, and as for Alice, the bright smile could certainly be interpreted to a myriad of meanings.

Then there was a little bit of routine, a simple greeting, the waiter served snacks as an appetizer, during which James briefly introduced the business of "Oscar & Hannah" in China, and further explained his situation to Ren Zhengfei.

"Of course, this was all invested two years ago, and now is the time when the fruits are beginning to normalize. ”

Speaking fluent Chinese, he drank a glass of baijiu, and when a plate of mushu pork was served as the first dish and was served unhurriedly, James changed the subject: "So when I came to China again this year, I set my sights on the south, and when I came to Shenzhen, I paid a visit to the South China Sea Oil Company. Mr. Ren, I heard that you are planning to start a switch business, and I have to say that your vision is really outstanding. ”

Seeing what Ren Zhengfei wanted to say, James immediately raised his voice: "The history of the entire Internet hardware industry is about three years, so I believe that looking at the whole of Shenzhen, there will not be too many entrepreneurs who are planning to engage in this industry." As for the whole country, if Shenzhen can't make up the number of one hand, there won't be many nationwide. ”

"So Mr. Ren, no matter what you think, when you decide to make this industry your own business, congratulations, you have become one of the pioneers in the whole of China. In other words, as long as you are not a mediocre talent, in today's environment, you are a very worthy investment. ”

In the face of this sentence after sentence of ecstasy soup, Ren Zhengfei really couldn't think of a second answer except for a wry smile on his face. In front of him, the third dish had been served, but except for the "Alice" who couldn't help but grab a pair of chopsticks, the other two diners, at least he didn't have the heart to eat at all.

"Maybe it's as remarkable as you say. ”

After a long silence, he said: "But Mr. Wang, don't look at me as old as you, but in the past ten years, I have only been an engineer. I don't really know much about business, if you really want to invest...... Let me ask you first, what did you say earlier...... Angel investment, what's going on?"

James laughed, took a sip of wine, and said, "I can guess that you would ask this question." The so-called angel investment is a type of venture capital, as for what is called venture capital, in fact...... It's more appropriate to call it venture capital. ”

Looking at Ren Zhengfei's humble appearance, James also unceremoniously showed off the basic common sense he learned from Roger Lawrence: "Venture capital in the broad sense refers to all investments with high risk and high potential returns, while venture capital in the narrow sense refers to investment in the production and operation of technology-intensive products based on high technology." The investment I'm going to make in you right now is in this narrow sense, and the vast majority of companies in California's Silicon Valley have sprung up on this kind of investment. ”

"It doesn't seem like China has this way of doing business yet, after all, your reforms have only just begun. However, for European and American countries, which have implemented a market economy for a hundred years, a large number of new companies are established every day, and those founders need a start-up capital when they first establish a company, and the so-called venture capital comes from this. ”

"Obviously, there are many types of venture capital, after all, it's a whole industry, and there's an untold number of people working on Wall Street and Silicon Valley. They are employed by professional venture capital firms, looking for suitable start-ups everywhere for investment, acquiring part of the shares on the condition of providing start-up capital, and appropriately intervening in the operation of the business according to the actual situation. Until the company is fully developed, usually after the listing, the venture capital company will withdraw the capital and obtain huge profits, so as to complete the whole process. ”

"But this is the behavior of venture capital companies, and there is another kind of investment that has much lower conditions, which is, in industry terms, angel investment. The concept is simple: it's not a professional venture capital firm that invests in shares, but just a wealthy man with spare money. Because of the optimism of the entrepreneur's company and the investment of funds, so that the entrepreneur in the lack of money and food, and wait for the company to develop to enjoy the dividends, such an behavior. ”

"So Mr. Ren, our current situation is that I think your business has a lot of potential for development, so I want to invest in it by providing you with initial capital. I just don't know if you're interested in accepting me as a shareholder. ”

A whole tirade can only be finished after the table is finally full of dishes. At this time, James looked at Ren Zhengfei with a smile, Ren Zhengfei sat quietly with a pensive look, and Alice, who was dressed cutely, couldn't help but eat a small half bowl of rice.

The other party's speech and the whole process are reasonable, and Ren Zhengfei knows it. Just before the banquet in the afternoon, he had already called the old company, and the leader did mention a Chinese-American businessman, saying that he had visited the company a few days ago. Knowing one's own situation through this way, and then raising the idea of what angel person to invest in, it is indeed not a difficult task for this businessman, and the whole process is completely fine.

So, the current situation is really the same as this James said, is he willing to accept the other party's investment?

Seeing that Ren Zhengfei didn't seem to have an idea for a short time, James immediately broke the silence: "Come on, come on, don't think about it, let's eat first." ”

"Yes, yes, let's eat first, let's eat first, the little girl is already hungry, is this to accompany her father to come back to play?"

Of course, Ren Zhengfei had noticed Alice a long time ago, the little girl was neither too old nor too young, just about the same age as her daughter. It can be said that the reason why he was willing to listen to James Wang's tirade was because of the presence of this girl.

"Well, I also came back the year before last, but I went to Shanghai, and I haven't been to Guangdong yet. ”

Aili unceremoniously sandwiched a portion of fish belly meat for herself: "Oh, it's delicious! Uncle, I can tell you, you can't eat such authentic Chinese food in the United States, all of them have been localized!"

"Oh, yes? What is Americanized Chinese food like?"

The father and daughter were both happy when they heard this, James kept shaking his head, and Alice wrinkled her nose, as if she was sniffing the smell: "Hmm...... I'll give you a name for the dish, Coke Chicken Wings, how do you feel?"

"Coke...... Chicken wings!?"

Ren Zhengfei was really stunned: "They can also be matched together!?"

"Actually, from the taste alone, it's quite delicious, but it's completely different from Chinese food, right?"

That's true, it's true, Ren Zhengfei is an eye-opener, he has drunk Coke, but using Coke as an ingredient to make chicken wings is really not something that traditional Chinese cuisine has.

"Of course!"

Listening to Ren Zhengfei's complaint, Alice smiled: "Coke was invented by an American more than a hundred years ago, how could it be an ingredient in Chinese cuisine?"

"By the way, my daughter is actually about the same age as you. ”

After two or three sentences, Ren Zhengfei's interest in Alice became even stronger: "Alice, what year were you born, and how old are you now?"

Alice looked at him with interest: "Seventy-two, just fifteen years old this year. ”

"Actually, it's the same age as my daughter!?"

Ren Zhengfei was really pleasantly surprised, and immediately brought Alice a dish: "My own mother's ancestor, my daughter Xiaozhou was also born this year! Come on, come on, hurry up and eat more, I'm hungry today, right?"

"Hey, my dad didn't abuse me. ”

Happily taking over the bowl full of dishes, Alice deliberately pursed her mouth again and glared: "I just have a big appetite!"

Instead, he coughed again: "Ah, of course, you must not gain weight no matter how you eat, you can rest assured of this." ”

In just a few words, the box was filled with cheerful laughter, and Ren Zhengfei laughed, and then immediately asked James for confirmation: "Your daughter, is it really born in '72? Our daughter is too, and I have a son, what about your family?"

"Two daughters, with a son in between, are ...... in character It's quite flustered. ”

Another simple sentence, coupled with humorous words, made Ren Zhengfei laugh again. (To be continued.) )