"Hey, I'm Charlie, nice to meet you!"

Pan Le was holding a plate to find a palatable food for himself, and when he was ordered, he was immediately targeted. He put down the plate, shook hands with the other party, and introduced himself: "Pan Le, just call me Lele." ”

"I know you! When you and your lawyer and guardian came to report, we turned your bottom up. Speaking of which, Charlie deliberately diverted the topic, pointed to the various things on the long table of the buffet, and asked, "How is it, is there any food to your taste?" ”

"It doesn't matter what you eat, on this occasion. The key is, make more friends. Not to mention anything else, there are less than 200 students in our school, so we have to admit all these students! Pan Le replied very skillfully!

Start by blurring the answer to the other person's question and saying that food is not important. And he himself has clearly walked out of the small circle around him with a plate. This contrast is extremely easy for the other party to misinterpret.

Since this pie was created by him, the fact that the guests could not find their favorite food undoubtedly proved that his work was not in place.

With such an inference, Charlie's mentality will be disturbed by that negative factor and will have a certain indebtedness to Pan Le. Although this kind of psychology cannot be transformed into practical benefits, it can create a certain favorable environment for Pan Le in the next communication between the two.

"It is said that the food culture of your Chinese is the most complex among all ethnic groups in the world, and each region has its own characteristics! So, all I can say is sorry. Charlie was also cunning, and his outspoken hands showed his helplessness, and easily resolved Pan Le's little abacus invisibly.

The most desperate thing is that Charlie, in order to expose this topic, did not wait for Pan Le to speak, and continued: "By the way, I heard Xiaode and Schneider talk about ...... before. You don't know, that guy complained in front of me that your forward-looking vision is a disaster for their family's industrial system.

However, I told him that your attribute is a golden finger in a financial circle like my family! How about it, Le, since you have a very good view on industrial development, do you have any unique views on the financial field and venture capital funds? ”

"Venture capital funds? What are your recent investment intentions? Pan Le picked up the plate he had put on the table again, and chatted with Charlie beside him while selecting food.

"The most mentioned thing in our family this summer vacation is the emerging industries that have emerged on the Internet. Such as the Yahoo portal that you Chinese Yang invented to provide surfing content. Do you think there is a problem with venture capital funds in this regard? Charlie didn't hide anything, and it wasn't a secret.

Portals like Yahoo don't have the domineering spirit that they won't look at in the future. One by one, they are like malnourished homeless people, not to mention the tight life, and they have to constantly look for investment and borrow money to live.

Take Yahoo as an example, this portal was only established in '93 or '94, and it went public in April '95 or '96. Although the market capitalization briefly exceeded the $500 million mark, the site will continue to be marginally profitable for several years. There is a huge gap between the expectations of shareholders and the market value, and there is a huge gap that cannot be seen directly.

"Isn't Yahoo already available? Do they need venture capital funds to save the day? Pan Le remembered that Yahoo was either listed in '95 or '96, so he casually asked a rhetorical question.

Charlie didn't think much about it, and replied: "It's not listed yet, I heard that preparations are underway in this regard." But you know, this portal has been in a state of loss, even if it is famous, it may not be able to turn around by listing. ”

"It's not on the market yet!"

As soon as he heard the news, Pan Le immediately stopped his steps. When it was over, the whole person was in an unconscious state, and he gently tapped the porcelain plate in his hand with a fork, making a series of crisp sounds.

The surrounding students heard the voice and followed the voice. However, seeing Pan Le's pensive look, and seeing Charlie's appearance of waiting for a long time, he turned his head away and stopped paying attention.

Halfway through, Pan Le came back to his senses: "Charlie, do you want to earn some pocket money to spend?" ”

"Do you want to take the opportunity for Yahoo to go public?" Charlie raised an eyebrow.

"Of course!" Pan Le resisted Charlie's gaze and said, "We can borrow the channel of your venture capital fund to invest a sum of money in Yahoo, and after getting the corresponding shares, just sit back and wait for this company to go public." ”

"So how much money are we going to invest in, and how many original shares are going to be taken with this money? Also, how much do you think the market value of Yahoo will rise after the online launch, and do you have any expectations for our investment return ratio? ”

Charlie explained unhurriedly: "Yahoo does need a limelight fund to save the market at the moment, but this doesn't mean that after our money is thrown in, it can be effective immediately, right?" If the market value does not achieve the desired effect, should we continue to hold and wait for the appreciation or what? Do you have any plans for these? ”

In Pan Le's memory, Yahoo's highest market capitalization was worth $80 billion. However, after reaching this peak, it began to decline all the way, and eventually it was only about 10 billion dollars.

As for when Yahoo's highest market capitalization appeared, Pan Le is not very clear. However, with this $80 billion reference, if you sell shares when it is more than $70 billion or nearly $80 billion, you won't be afraid of capsizing in the gutter, isn't it?

It's just that these memories are not directly related to Charlie's problems. In other words, these things that will happen in the future are useless to talk about them now.

"Let's figure out how much money to invest and how many original shares you can get! Without this number as a reference basis, there is no way to start a plan. Of course, if the cost is too high, we will definitely not be able to afford it. On my side, I will take out a maximum of about five million US dollars, and if it is more, my family should not give it. ”

Pan Le thought of the loving mother and felt that the million-dollar request should be met unconditionally. If the excuse is strong enough, then it shouldn't be difficult to get five million dollars out.

"Five million dollars! It seems that you are very optimistic about the probability of success of Yahoo's listing and financing. If what you said is true, I'll help you inquire about it with your family later. Charlie put away his cynical attitude and got serious.

Pan Le also said with a straight face: "Why am I making such a joke?" ”

"If you do plan to invest in Yahoo, I can come up with a million dollars, and let's make a team! Don't be too little, this million dollars is all I have worked hard to earn in the past few years. Our country has a different concept from you Chinese in this regard......"