A prince is a prince, and it's always long overdue. More than ten kilometers by car, waiting for him for a full hour and a half.

A latest-model presidential car opened the road, a Lincoln more than 8 meters long was in the center, and a Mercedes-Benz bulletproof sedan was behind.

He has always been very dissatisfied with the taste of his partners, and as soon as they converged, he invited the charter to Lincoln, and asked the convoy to follow the business vehicle of the NB Lab Silicon Valley Research Center to Dr. Chen Wushou's house.

14-inch high-definition LCD TV, two 7-inch LCD screens on the side, mahogany interior, bar, ice bucket, liftable divider, electric private lifting partition in the middle...... A series of luxury configurations are dazzling, and even the charter, who has never been interested in luxury, was shocked by the space and configuration in front of him.

"Good car!"

"Thank you," Prince Metbu handed him a glass of juice and smiled casually, "Are you in a hurry?" ”

The charter shook his head and smiled: "No, I just took this opportunity to tell Dr. Jiang about the software company." But I'm embarrassed to ask you to skip the entertainment and come to this party with me. ”

Prince Metbu lay very leisurely on the leather seat, shook the goblet in his hand, and said with a smile: "Dealing with professors and students at Stanford is my main job, and I will not miss an opportunity like this, and as your closest partner, you need no apology for it." ”

"Diamond Capital" has its headquarters in Dune Road, hoping to make a fortune in Silicon Valley. And if you want to make money in Silicon Valley, you have to build relationships with teachers and students at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley. Otherwise, no matter how much gold you have, you won't be able to buy many dreams.

As an investor. He has a great vision.

Rebuilt from a few years ago when bet on Kuwait. to NB Airlines, BNB News Network. And now to the current "diamond capital", the stakes are getting bigger and bigger each time, and there has never been a hesitation.

The charter was very fortunate to have such a partner as him, and raised his glass and smiled: "There is gold everywhere here, and I think at most ten years, 'Diamond Capital' will definitely become the most successful venture capital firm in the world." ”

When the new president took office, the new economy officially kicked off, driven by the "information superhighway". The high-tech stocks purchased the year before the charter were all bullish, with a maximum increase of 300 percent, and Prince Metbu was very confident in this, and he touched his glass and said, "I think it may not take ten years." ”

The charter thoughtfully says, "It's all about funding. ”

"Don't worry!"

Prince Meteb put down his glass and said with a fluttering eyebrow: "As of yesterday afternoon, I have reached cooperation agreements with the National Commercial Bank, the Arab National Bank, the Peninsula Bank and the Riyadh Bank. With so many shares pledged, we could have at least $2 billion in funding. ”

After the depreciation of the pound, NB Electric repaid all the sterling loans. The U.S. stocks previously held were returned to their own hands from HSBC, Citigroup, Standard Chartered and Deutsche Bank. After the company adjustment, personal assets and company assets will no longer be related.

This means that the charter purchased the US stock a few years ago. As well as the shares of listed companies NB Electrician, NB Electrical Complete and NB Aviation can be mortgaged again. However, this time it will be different from last time, and it will no longer deal with regular banks such as HSBC, Standard Chartered and Deutsche Bank. Instead, the Saudi royal family in front of him stepped forward to cooperate with the fledgling Ilan Bank.

No interest is paid, as long as a fee of about 2% is given. Cooperate with a single investment project, share the risk, make a little bit of money, and the bank also bears a part of the loss.

What's more, Isilan Bank is self-contained. There is no need to worry about the financial crisis that will lead to a shortage of bank funds, and then the unpleasant thing like a bank chasing a loan will occur.

"That's good news."

While studying the LCD screen beside him, he said in a low voice: "Mr. Xie analyzes that Hong Kong's economy will develop rapidly in the next few years, and at the same time, since January this year, international capital has continued to flow into Hong Kong, pouring in a large amount of hot money, which is vividly reflected in the Hang Seng Index." Silicon Valley will not need so much money for a while, and we can inject a little capital into Mr. Ding's Xinsheng and let them make their business bigger. ”

Under the guidance of Xie Weichang, the dean of the Hong Kong Business School and the former chief economist of NB Electric, Ding Wenming, the former vice president of NB Electric, and his subordinates speculated on HSI futures and shorted the pound sterling, making the two make a windfall.

Convinced of their analytical and trading abilities, Prince Metbu thought that after shorting the pound, all their funds would be returned to the subsidiaries and NB banks, and now it was difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, so he asked without hesitation: "How about $1 billion?" ”

Before 97, Hong Kong stocks only rose but did not fall!

The international investment banks led by JPMorgan Chase are introducing hot money into Hong Kong all over the world, and the charter does not want to miss this opportunity, so after a little weighing, he agreed: "1 billion is 1 billion, they do Hang Seng Index futures, engaged in margin trading, and have enough funds to have enough anti-risk ability." ”

Prince Metbu nodded slightly, held his chin and said, "Then I will set aside 200 million US dollars as venture capital here, and invest the rest in the stock market, just buy those stocks you held before, and the venture capital funds are not enough to cash out." ”

"That's okay, after all, there is no professional team here, long-term investment insurance points."

"What about NB Bank?"

After the adjustment, the three major financial investment institutions have their own division of labor, and the "diamond capital" focuses on the United States, mainly engaged in venture capital; Xinsheng is based in Hong Kong, and its business covers China and Southeast Asia; NB Bank's focus is in Europe, mainly engaged in general financial business and foreign exchange speculation.

Prince Metbu is the second largest shareholder of NB Bank, and of course hopes that NB Bank can do the same.

As a heavy worker, the charter could not be clearer about the general trend of the economy, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xie and some of his economist friends think that there are big problems in the Mexican economy. Its anti-inflationary program centered on the exchange rate peg has been relatively successful in reducing the inflation rate, but. Since the depreciation of the national currency is less than the increase in the inflation rate. It is inevitable that the currency will be overvalued. The international competitiveness of Mexican products has been seriously weakened.

They calculated at purchasing power parity and found that the peso was overvalued by 20%! The Mexican government, in order to reverse the current situation, can only announce the depreciation of the peso. The depreciation of the peso will inevitably cause panic in the market, because more than 70% of the foreign capital absorbed by Mexico in recent years has been speculative short-term portfolio investment. ”

With a higher education and two master's degrees, Prince Meteb is not the uneducated man one might imagine. Don't expect to cheat him out of his money with an invention like the "Divergent Terminal".

He pondered for a moment and blurted out: "If the Mexican government really announces a currency devaluation, the market will frantically sell pesos and snap up dollars." If foreign investors withdraw their funds in large quantities, the result will be worse than the pound! ”

"Yes, maybe this year, maybe next year, no later than the year after. After all, the economic situation is there, and the Mexican government cannot do nothing. ”

Reflecting on what happened in Europe last year, Prince Meteb mused: "The economic structure of Argentina, Brazil and Chile is similar to that of Mexico. All of them have economic problems such as heavy debt, trade deficits, and overvalued currencies. If I were an investor, I would be worried that the Mexican crisis would spread to all of Latin America. ”

The elite education of the Saudi royal family is not covered. It's no wonder that there is a "Middle Eastern Buffett" like Prince Waleed, and it is no wonder that their "princely group" can help the royal family manage so many successful investments around the world. He was able to think of these things in such a short time, which made the charter admire him so much.

"Therefore, NB banks need to prepare early, and the more fully prepared, the higher the future returns."

"I'm very much looking forward to their performance and I'm sure those bankers won't let us down, and if possible I would even like to borrow a little pesos like you."

Looking at his eagerness, he smiled and asked, "Is there a way?" ”

Prince Metbu smirked: "The kingdom has investments in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Chile, and we will not let them take risks, I believe they will help with this." ”

NB Bank's main business is in Germany, and there is not even a branch in Latin American countries, only NB Electric has a branch in Brazil, and the charter simply said: "Then I don't care about this matter, if necessary, you can withdraw Xinsheng's funds a little, after all, there are not many opportunities like this." ”

In terms of financial strength, NB Bank, which is desperately trying to absorb savings in Germany, is the strongest, and it doesn't matter if you want Xinsheng's funds or not, Prince Metbu thought about it and suddenly asked: "Zhang, don't you plan to do a big job like last year?" ”

"Nope."

The charter stared at his eyes and said with a serious face: "Your Highness, the money from the investment business may come quickly, but being able to make money now does not mean that you can make money in the future. In contrast, NB Electric is our foundation, and I want it to develop normally and steadily, so I have divested all non-core businesses. ”

Prince Metbu patted him on the arm and said with a smile: "Yes, the company is our eternal business, we have to leave something for the children, otherwise what will they do if they run out of money in the future?" ”

After this adjustment and share reform, he will become the fourth largest shareholder of NB Electric, and his former brother-in-law Mohammed will officially enter the board of directors of NB Electric.

Thinking that more than 30 agents, including Sonaf, have also subscribed for shares ranging from $1 million to $5 million, the charter can't help but smile and say: "Your Highness, with your joining, NB Electric is becoming more and more like a company." At least in terms of shareholding structure, it is no longer as homogeneous as it used to be. ”

Prince Mateb admired NB Electric's future governance structure and asked with interest, "Have you ever thought about listing on the New York Stock Exchange in the future?" ”

"We already have three listed companies, and if we go public as a whole, it will inevitably lead to confusion in the shareholding structure."

After a pause, he continued: "Hong Kong and the global economy cannot always be as turbulent as it is now. If there is an opportunity, I would like to buy back a part of the shares on favorable terms, or even a full privatization. And if we can really get to that point, it means that we will no longer be as short of capital as we are now, and we don't need to think about going public as a whole. ”

Going public is for the sake of financing, not for the sake of going public.

As stated in the charter, if NB Electrician, NB Electrical, NB Aviation and NB Aviation are fully privatized, several major shareholders, including himself, will no longer need to increase their personal assets through listing. At the same time, with the adjustment of the shareholding structure. There is also no need to show the transparency of NB Electric by going public.

"Full privatization. It's a good idea. ”

I felt the car come to a slow stop. Prince Metbu immediately changed his words: "Zhang, don't tell me that I came to the doctor's house as a guest, but forgot to bring a gift to the hostess. ”

He slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "Oh my God, I'm so unprepared!" ”

"That's to be expected," Prince Metbu slipped out of the car and looked at the two bodyguards who were opening the trunk of the Mercedes. "Don't worry, I prepared it for you, that's why you waited so long."

The charter nodded to the hostess who greeted her, and asked quietly, "What gift?" ”

"I inquired and Mrs. Chen works in a gallery and is an artist, so I prepared a painting and a small sculpture, and I thought she would like it."

A nobleman is a nobleman, and even such details are taken into account. The charter glanced back gratefully, then turned around and smiled, "Mrs. Chen." We meet again. ”

The tenth richest man in Hong Kong, who has the grace of knowing her husband, came to the door in person, and even invited the Saudi prince, who attracted the most attention during this time. Bai Hanlei was excited, stunned and didn't know who to greet first.

Prince Mateb nodded very gentlemanly, pointed to a painting presented by the bodyguard's hands, and said with a smile in English with a London accent: "Mrs. Chen, it is an honor to be invited by you. A little heart, I hope you like it. ”

Another bodyguard added, "Madam, this is Mr. Zhang's. ”

Bai Hanlei came to her senses at this time, and while hurriedly taking the gift, she greeted: "Thank you, thank you very much, Your Highness, Mr. Zhang, please!" ”

Jiang Meimei was empty-handed, turned her head and glared at the charter, and then said apologetically: "Mrs. Chen, I'm really sorry, I didn't prepare anything." ”

Bai Hanlei was incoherent with excitement, and shook her head again and again: "No...... It doesn't matter, it's good to come, it's good to come. ”

Chen Wushou took the gift from his wife and also greeted: "Three, please inside." ”

He just received a bonus of more than $400,000 last year, and he is an associate professor at Stanford, and Bai Hanlei also has a good job, and it is very easy to rent the two-story villa in front of him with their income. After all, compared to Hong Kong, where every inch of land is expensive, the housing prices in Silicon Valley are really nothing.

There is no swimming pool but there is a big garden. The grass was full of people, and as soon as they crossed the road, they saw the crowd come up in unison.

Chen Wushou smiled and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, although everyone knows each other, I would like to introduce His Royal Highness Prince Metbu, President of 'Diamond Capital'!" Mr. Zhang, the founder of Hong Kong NB Lab and the director of the Department of Technology Application! ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, Mr. Zhang, Zhu Liwen of the Department of Physics at Stanford, it is an honor to meet you two."

There are many accomplished scientists, especially in the United States.

Compared with the suave scientist in front of him, he was only younger and richer. In terms of achievements, the giant magnetoresistive effect "discovered" by him and Guo Junru and his wife is far less remarkable than the achievements of the future academician of the American Academy of Sciences, the future Nobel laureate in physics, and the future US Secretary of Energy, and even inferior to the carbon nanotubes discovered by Cai Yangzhi and Chen Wushou.

He didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly stretched out his right hand: "Professor Zhu, the physics center of our laboratory has conducted a series of gravity measurement experiments using your laser cooling capture technology. I wish Professor Alferov was here, and he would be very happy to meet you. ”

Zhu Liwen respected Professor Alferov's old-timer very much, and he said sincerely: "Professor is an outstanding scientist, and so are you, Mr. Zhang. ”

"Professor Zhu is overrated, and compared to the achievements of you and Professor Alferov, our discovery is really nothing."

"The giant magnetoresistive effect is a very remarkable discovery."

Professor Zhu grew up under the influence of both Chinese and Western cultures, and he inherited the essence of Chinese and Western cultures, and deep down in his heart, he has both the frankness and humor of Westerners, and the modesty and subtlety of Orientals. Not the kind of scientist who is wooden, but a cheerful and funny person.

He let go of his hands, turned around and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, Professor Rao, Professor Akino, and Professor Fugalesan have all cited your papers, thinking that you are the smartest person in the world, and even the signed notebook is ready, don't let them down." ”

"Rao, Mr. Zhang, Stanford Department of Physics, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Mr. Zhang, we met last time at the inauguration ceremony of the IBM Spintronics Laboratory, and I really hope you can come to our department to give another talk."

……

People gather like like, a group of people engaged in research get together, and His Royal Highness the Prince suddenly becomes a supporting role. But he doesn't care at all, in his eyes these people are "cash cows", they and their students with an idea, an invention, will create countless wealth. At the same time, this does not mean that he is not popular, he does not have any shelves, and his shot is as generous as the legend, and he actually gives a pure gold business card by himself!

"Your Highness, one of my students has a very remarkable invention, and if I can get your funding, I believe that his invention will definitely create great economic benefits."

The buffet was so sumptuous that a few professors who couldn't fit into the circle of the charter simply took advantage of the opportunity to gather around him with plates and sell their students.

His Royal Highness the Prince did not refuse such a good thing, put down his fork and said with a smile: "Professor, I am very much looking forward to it, you can completely let him go to me." Of course, it would be okay for my investment advisor to find him. ”

Chen Wushou obviously took the "please" of the charter to heart, and together with Cai Yangzhi, invited him and Jiang Meimei to Professor Shen at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.

When the fellow saw the fellow, although he didn't have tears in his eyes, he was very excited. Professor Shen, who has a fair complexion, good facial features, and clear contours, looks a little similar to You Shaojun, talks about his research endlessly.

“…… In our search for room-temperature superconductivity, we have discovered a material, a mechanism, that can produce the effect of harvesting solar energy at high temperatures. In this way, it will be possible to combine two very different solar technologies and solve some of the bottlenecks that solar energy is going further forward today. ”

"What an amazing find!"

The charter glanced at Jiang Meimei, who was not very comfortable, and took over the conversation: "Superconductivity is a strategic industry, Wen Superconductivity doesn't know if it can be made in the future, but once it is made, its impact will be revolutionary, no less than the impact of silicon on this century." Dr. Obot, the director of the Department of Basic Research in our laboratory, is also engaged in research in this area, Professor Shen, you must visit our laboratory next time you return to China. ”

Cai Yangzhi echoed in a hot iron strike: "Yes, it's really good to go way." ”

Chen Wushou came to Stanford University, and Cai Yangzhi went to the University of California, Berkeley, and there were contacts, in Shen Dehua's view, this is a very normal academic exchange, and he agreed without thinking about it: "Mr. Zhang is warmly invited, and if you don't go, you won't know how to lift." I'm planning to return to China to visit my family this summer, and I'll definitely come to my home to ask for advice when the time comes. ”

"Stanford is far ahead of us in superconductivity research, and we can't talk about it, but the guidance is about the same."

The charter smiled, and then pointed to Jiang Meimei, who was uncomfortable, and said, "Professor Shen, as I just introduced, Dr. Jiang will work in Silicon Valley for a long time in the future. She is here alone, and I will ask you to take care of her in the future, after all, there are not many people from China, who else can you count on if you don't expect a fellow like you? (To be continued......)