Chapter 26: Alyssa's Challenge

Wan Cheng Capital Company, bright and luxurious glass compartment office.

Alyssa Albert picked up a thick document in her hand and walked around her desk, stopping from time to time to tap on the lower desk, glancing at the phone on the desk and silently.

As if she had made up her mind, she sat back in the boss's chair, picked up the phone, and pressed the extension button, "Ivy, connect me to Anthony." ”

A few seconds later, a neutral voice rang on the other end of the phone: "Hey." ”

"Dad, what do you think of Mark Randolph's new company?"

"Oh, it looks like they've scratched your heart, tell me, what conclusions have you come to?"

"Sony, Philips, Panasonic, Toshiba, Hitachi and other companies have started to produce DVDs, as Roy Fan said, compared with VCRs, DVD has many advantages such as price, stock, lifespan, picture quality, etc., sounding the alarm for video recorders that have only been popularized for less than 12 years, and in five years, this is likely to be the death knell. “

"And then, you know, the wave of DVD investment opportunities has passed, and those shrewd, rigorous ribens are not short of money. ”

"Therefore, we have to seize the next wave of opportunities, now the DVD players for American home movie-watching, and the DVD discs produced by entertainment companies are very small, which is the early stage of home film and television innovation, and the return on investment is very large. ”

"So you want to invest in Mark Randolph's company?"

"I'd like to hear what you think. Alyssa spoke modestly.

"To be honest, I can't guarantee that this technological innovation will succeed, there are countless ephemeral new technologies in history, and they have been sought after by people, and they are convinced that this is the future trend, but what about the facts?

"As for Mark Randolph, he's just a lucky partner, and he's nothing without Reed Hastings at the helm. As for the stinky kid next to Randolph, he has a bad track record, and he thinks he can change the world by relying on rhetoric. ”

Alyssa's tone was calm, and she nodded politely in the microphone, but outside the phone, her heart fluctuated, and her muscles bulged, not as peaceful as on the phone.

"Dad, you mean, you can invest in similar projects, but choose the right entrepreneurs, right?"

Anthony smiled on the other end of the phone: "My opinion is my opinion after all, Alyssa, the key is how you should choose, always under my protection, you will never grow up." ”

"I see. ”

"It doesn't matter if it's wrong, it's a lesson. Anthony seems to have seen through his daughter's mind a long time ago, and he has an arrogance in the palm of his hand.

There was a "Didi" sound after hanging up in the microphone, and Alyssa sat in her seat for a long time before putting down the phone in her hand.

Her thoughts raced in her head, and messages kept flashing, and these many thoughts were not about the pros and cons of the project, but about inexplicable annoyance.

She tried to get back to the way she was before the call, when she was thoughtful and confident, and when the DVD technology and Mark and Roy were all in her head, he was more rational.

But at this moment, or every time she communicates with her father, she always feels that there is a heavy stone pressing on her heart, making her hesitate, cautious, and upset, worrying that if the project fails, she will be ridiculed, slandered, and tricked by others.

Anthony's daughter's aura and her status as a female investor, these two things alone have made her discriminated against at work, and people will always make fun of themselves with this excuse, in fact, it's really not funny at all.

Since she was a child, she has been keenly aware that her family likes excellent children, such as her brother who is a few years older than her, so she has been studying hard, and has achieved good results in piano, golf, horse racing, and fencing, and finally was admitted to Harvard without using the influence of her family.

In school, while studying for a degree, she took over some business things, honed her work efforts, and successfully entered the well-known venture capital company Wanren Capital after graduation.

In the past few years of work, she has also invested in several projects one after another, but from the perspective of the later development situation, the effect is not ideal, so that her prestige in the company has been declining, and even the newly recruited rookie interns dare to make jokes about her, which makes her angry and more eager to prove herself.

At this time, when her father came to see her, he went through the motions with a seed entrepreneur.

Alyssa herself is extraordinary, perceptive, and after an introduction by the entrepreneur, she was impressed by Roy Fan, a young man much younger than herself.

Judging from the results of the investigation on the other side, Roy, the little guy, has been starting a business since high school, and he is very popular in the school and has pulled down a lot of investments, although these things are insignificant in Alyssa's eyes, but it can be seen that the other party is very enterprising. Despite three failed ventures, he even owed more than half a million dollars in loans.

She remembers that she was just a good girl in high school, studying hard, leading club activities, and cultivating interests outside of class. She thought she was brilliant enough and crazy, but she seemed to be a little worse than Roy.

What moved Alyssa even more was that Roy was still restless after he ran to San Francisco, stunned to be in an unfamiliar company, and his insight into innovation and technology was still so clear. She judged in her heart - Roy was either a genius or a madman.

As for Mark Randolph, being an experienced partner is also qualified, and if Randolph and Roy work together seamlessly, she is more optimistic in her heart.

So to sum up, she wants to invest in this project.

This year, the company can not give her much investment amount, for the sake of conservatism, she wants to borrow her father's shoulder, but this time what she gets is also not a reliance, but a disagreement that annoys her.

Alyssa's arms were resting on the table, knuckles pressed against her temples, her brows tightly twisted together, her perfect features wrinkled into a wrinkled beauty of apprehension, and anyone who saw it could not help but feel pity.

She recalled Roy's passionate, confident and determined appearance, and she opened the financing plan proposed by Roy, which included the company's service core, development direction, future trends, and estimated results in half a year. If, as Roy predicts, the company's valuation will be at least ten times higher by the time of the Series A and B rounds, it will be a very successful investment case if it does.

However, the reality is cruel and cold, as every entrepreneur who needs financing will say.

What exactly should she choose?

"Knock knock. ”

The young assistant Ivy knocked on the glass door of the office.

"Elisa, the company's monthly meeting is still 10 minutes away. ”

Alyssa looked up, wanting a challenge at the meeting, and suddenly made up her mind and said, "Help me make an appointment with Mark Randolph." ”

"Okay. ”

After that, Alyssa picked up the folder, stepped on red high heels, and walked with elegant and upright steps, leaving people with a sexy back.