Belinda's words, of course, were ridicule, and she also knew that Lin Zhenhua's industrial scale had exceeded the scale of her and Hornby's company, and it was uncertain who would invest in whom. However, Belinda's words gave Lin Zhenhua a reminder that he should pay attention to the issue of venture capital.

From the end of the 90s to the beginning of the new century, the industry of Western countries was further hollowed out, and more and more capital was transferred out of industry and entered the financial field, trying to control the global industry by financial means, and the development of venture capital was also one of the ways. At this stage, it is the period of rapid development of the electronic information industry, and many entrepreneurs have good technology in their hands, but lack the funds to transform it into productivity. At this time, venture capital takes advantage of the situation and obtains the rich long-term returns brought by these technologies at a small cost. For this reason, some people assert that in the future, Western countries only need to develop finance to occupy the world's wealth, while developing countries can only work for Western financial capital forever.

Of course, Lin Zhenhua will not believe this assertion. In his previous life, he had seen firsthand how the financial system in the West had failed overnight, and he had seen the collapse of countless once-glamorous big banks, and the clamor of the President of the United States to revive manufacturing. If finance can solve everything, what is the US president going to talk about manufacturing? Why should Western countries use various non-trade barriers such as anti-dumping and anti-subsidy to protect their own industries?

As a technology man, Lin Zhenhua never believed that finance could dominate the world, and he believed that only industry was the foundation of all prosperity. It may be his bias, but it's the principle that guides him in what he does.

However, Lin Zhenhua also knows that in individual industries, there are still cases where promising new technologies are cheaply appropriated by venture capital. He thought that after returning to China, it was necessary to suggest to He Haifeng that the state should establish a venture capital fund to invest in those potential technologies, at least so that the fertilizer and water would not flow into the fields of outsiders. This matter is simple to say, but in fact it is still very difficult to do, who is in charge of the venture capital funded by the state, and how to ensure that the venture capital is not disturbed by various factors such as human favor when carrying out venture capital, this is not a small problem, to solve such problems, it is beyond the limits of Lin Zhenhua's ability.

All these thoughts just flashed quickly in Lin Zhenhua's mind, and he naturally wouldn't talk about it on such an occasion. Speaking of the events of that year, he asked another person, so he asked Hornby: "By the way, Mr. Hornby, I remember that when you met McVeigh and they were making trouble in your company, there was a lawyer hired by McVeigh, named Sisey, have you heard of him?" ”

Lin Zhenhua has no impression of McVeigh's name, but he is very familiar with the name of Xisai, which is why he remembers that meeting very deeply. The English name of Xisai is seesea, which was jokingly translated as "Guanhai" by netizens on the Chinese Internet in later generations, and before Lin Zhenhua crossed, Brother Guanhai had become the head of the United States. What Lin Zhenhua is interested in is, what is he doing now?

Lin Zhenhua originally thought that Xisai had not yet debuted at this time, so he should not be considered a celebrity. Hornby actually knew about this person, and he replied: "Sissay is now a well-known lawyer, but because he is of black ancestry, some large companies are reluctant to ask him to go to court, for fear of causing the dissatisfaction of some white racists, so he does not make a lot of money." He also went to me a few months ago in the hope that I could give him some support. ”

"Support what?" Lin Zhenhua asked curiously.

"He wants to run for state legislature, and he needs some campaign money," Hornby said. I gave him $50 and sent him away. "...," only $50? Lin Zhenhua couldn't help but be a little funny, you know, Sisai is the big head of the United States 11 years later, and having lunch with him will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now he's running to collect donations, and Hornby only gives him $50. If such a joke is disclosed, it is quite inspirational.

"There are a lot of people who come to raise campaign funds like this, and sometimes we don't give money, sometimes we give tens of dollars, and who knows if they can be elected, and even if they are elected, they may not be able to help us in anything." Hornby explained.

Lin Zhenhua said: "Uh...... Old man Hornby, if I were you, I would have invested some money in Sisay, I think this man is extraordinary, and he may even become the president of the United States. Give him some investment while he is still poor, and you will be rewarded in the future. By the way, isn't that what you just said about venture capital? ”

"Lin, do you really think this Sissay will become the president of the United States? Where do you see that? Belinda looked at Lin Zhenhua with a smile and asked, she seemed to be more concerned about how Lin Zhenhua made his judgment, as for who would be the president of the United States, she was not interested.

Lin Zhenhua sneered: "It's inconvenient to disclose this, Ms. Belinda, you also know that China has some traditional culture, have you heard of the Book of Changes?" ”

Belinda shrugged her shoulders and said, "I've heard of it, but I've heard it's a very esoteric book. It is said that if you master the contents of that book, you will be able to predict the end of the world. How, Lin, have you read this book? ”

"I haven't read it." Lin Zhenhua said with a smile, "However, every Chinese will know some prediction techniques to a greater or lesser extent. For example, I predict that in 10 years you will be prettier than you are now, would you like to bet with me? ”

Belinda laughed: "Haha, of course I do. I'll give $100, but I'm betting you'll win. ”

Further down, it's. Now Lin Zhenhua's company is doing OEM for Hornby, and Belinda is underwriting Lin Zhenhua's own products and Hornby's products, and the three of them belong to a mutually beneficial cooperative relationship. Although Lin Zhenhua is a generation younger than Belinda and Hornby, the three of them have some similarities in personality, that is, they are very cheerful and have nothing pretentious, so they are very speculative in chatting.

Of course, this chat was not fruitless, in fact, all three people were businessmen, and the content of the chat eventually returned to business cooperation, and some new cooperation intentions were reached.

Belinda promised to help Jiankang Appliances and Daxiong Appliances open branches in the United States, and she knew that several companies that made home appliances were planning to transform, and there were stores and channels to be transferred, so she could ask. Lin Zhenhua hurriedly wrote down this matter, and planned to explain that An Yan and Xiong Lijun contacted Belinda as soon as he returned to China, and being able to enter the American market was another qualitative leap for Jiankang Household Appliances and Daxiong Household Appliances.

Hornby also has some new business opportunities, and after moving the production of refrigerators to China, he has focused on new product development and market development, and is now planning to enter the microelectronics industry. Lin Zhenhua said that he is willing to cooperate with Hornby to develop microelectronic products, and the two sides can jointly fund the establishment of a research and development center in the United States and a production base in China.

"Lin, you are really a very dedicated entrepreneur." At the time of the breakup, Hornby held Lin Zhenhua's hand and said, "Working with you is the most correct decision I have made." ”

Belinda also said: "I think so too. Our GART company is the first in the United States to distribute Chinese electrical appliances, that is, the five-blade fans you produce. Today, the most competitive in the U.S. market is made_in_China's products. Because of our cooperation with you, we have now become the general agent of more than a dozen Chinese home appliance brands in the United States, which makes our company rank in the top five in the United States. "Hehe, cooperation is a win-win situation, I hope we will always be friends." Lin Zhenhua said happily.

In fact, why didn't Hanhua profit from the cooperation with Belinda, Hornby and others? For example, the OEM fee of $25 for a refrigerator cannot be compared with the profit earned by Hornby. But after all, the $25 came out of thin air, and the Chinese paid only labor. Farmers in Jiangnan Province can only earn more than 1,000 yuan a year by working in the fields, but they can earn 6,000 or 7,000 yuan a year by working in Hanhua's factories. It's the same kind of labor, even in the factories of Hanhua, where it is more brisk, but the money is more, so why not do such a thing?

Some people believe that this kind of cooperation is selling cheap labor and working for foreigners. This kind of standing and talking without backache is probably something that only the sour literati in the study can say. You don't want to sell cheap labor, and other countries are rushing to sell it, India, Vietnam, Thailand, all of these countries are waiting for the developed countries to move their production lines there. If these production lines are really relocated to other countries, China's migrant workers will lose their jobs and return to the situation of facing the loess with their backs to the sky.

Lin Zhenhua said goodbye to Belinda and Hornby and went on his next date. At this time, Nagasei Tanaka had just stepped into the negotiation room of GM's headquarters with his team. General Motors' Vice President Rhett extended his hand to the guests and said, "Welcome to General Motors, and I hope we can have a pleasant meeting this afternoon." ”

"I think so." While shaking hands with Ruide, Eiji Tanaka said, "Sihu has maintained a good cooperation with General Motors for a long time, and we have provided thousands of pieces of equipment to General Motors, and I think our technology and reputation can be recognized by General Motors." ”

"Of course, the past achievements of Xihu Company have been highly affirmed by our company. However, we are an innovative company, and we want every collaboration to be a new experience. Rhett replied meaningfully.

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