When the first glimmer of light after dawn illuminates the sky and the orange morning light fills the runway, Hall and his party return to New York.

The number of people who came to pick up the airport was very enthusiastic.

First, Monte led several subordinates to stand at the back of the crowd and introduced the identities of everyone who stepped out of the plane in turn.

Since Hall went to Columbia, the AEc venture capital department has been largely free-range, and few employees have never met the boss in person.

And according to Brandon, Gagosian's securities investment department has returned as much as 50%+ this year, with a net income of more than 20 million pounds.

So Monte was eager to give an annual report to the small boss and remind him that the VC department was not doing badly this year!

Margaret's clothing brand relies on the hot sales of 'magic school uniforms', and has reached a break-even to make a small profit, and next year it will definitely be able to dispose of the big hole left before, and the valuation will increase significantly.

The chips developed by ARm have been iteratively updated, and the sales of the two new factories are quite considerable.

In addition, it has invested in a total of seven projects, such as Dolby Laboratories in North America, a high-tech company, and Gilead Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company.

You must know that the Indian has a principal of 200 million pounds, and the entire investment of the venture capital department last year added up to only a few million dollars.

In this comparison, Munters feels that the venture capital department is also worthy of a year-end bonus for each person with a new Ferrari.

Of course, this is for the young subordinates, he doesn't want a car, just cash out.

Hall generously paid a large year-end bonus for the invitation, and he didn't expect the venture capital department to do anything alone, but Monte handed in a perfect score.

Excluding Margaret and ARm, as well as five other startups with uncertain prospects, both Dolby Sound Labs and Gilead Sciences have a 100-fold return.

The latter, in particular, will become a giant in the world's biopharmaceutical field in 30 years, with the two antiviral medical fields of AIDS and hepatitis C as its absolute domination area, with an annual revenue of $20 billion and a market value of nearly $70 billion.

"15% stake, $1 million?" Hall confirmed.

Monte opened his eyes with confidence and said nonsense: "Yes, although Michael Audan, the founder of Gilead Sciences, is not yet thirty years old, he is a very visionary young man who wants to do something for the world. You once said that you should be a friend of time and don't mind accompanying the founder to grow up. ”

"I think Michael. Odan is a founder who is worthy of our growth, even if he opens a restaurant, it is worth the investment price! ”

Hall couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, looking around at the few employees standing in front of him: "I have to admit that I have neglected the venture capital department in the past year, and I will give you more support next year, which will be reflected in the annual investment budget." ”

If it weren't for the detailed information about the investment submitted by Munters, he would have completely forgotten about Gilead Sciences, a future giant at his fingertips.

It can only be said that his personal memory and energy are limited, and he cannot take care of all the opportunities to make money, and the venture capital department is betting on a good project on its own ability is a good start.

Monte breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, the focus of the report he had prepared in advance was Dolby Laboratories, but he didn't expect the boss to pay the most attention to Gilead Sciences.

In fact, he was not so optimistic about Gilead Science, but rather pessimistic.

The pharmaceutical company, which was founded just last year, has no hair, and its founder, Michael Odan, has been fooling around with his mouth, inviting various well-known people to join the board of directors to build momentum.

At a conference in the venture capital industry, Michael Audan announced that he had written letters to Warren Buffett and Wall Street genius Hall, which was highly praised.

Monte's head twitched at the time, and he didn't know if he wanted to pat his little boss on the back, or because of something else, but in short, he was dizzy and signed a contract to complete the investment.

As a result, the first thing Michael Odan did when he got the money was to move the company from the countryside to a big city in the San Francisco Bay Area and rent a luxury office.

Then I mingle in various social places all day long, and strive for clinical trial outsourcing projects from other companies in the industry, and then outsource them.

The whole set of operations is very familiar, like the regular gameplay of financial scammers.

Probably the only thing that is fortunate is that Michael Odan has a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Washington and a doctorate in medicine from Hopkins University, which is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in investment, among other things.

"If you dare to make me lose money, I will send you to Africa to be a football coach!"

The special attention from the boss makes Monte secretly ruthless, and decides to use the spirit of pretending to be a cleaner to infiltrate ARm to do research, and stare Gilead Sciences.

Hall sent everyone away from the venture capital department in a few words, and made an appointment to go to the company tomorrow afternoon to hold a formal annual summary meeting, and then set his eyes on the next person to pick up the crowd.

Leeds United Football Club cEo Renard and Arsenal Football Club President Dane have joined forces.

Leeds made it past the second round of the FA Cup last month and beat Sheffield United in the round of 64 in January.

If they can still win easily, Arsenal, Manchester United, and Liverpool plan to join hands with the FA to write a script to ensure that Leeds United and Manchester United enter the semi-finals to play the "battle of the red and white roses" with a lot of attention.

When Hall bought Leeds United this year, the British Independent Radio quietly signed a four-year 44 million broadcast contract with the senior football league, which does not seem like much, but the two-year broadcast contract signed two years ago was only 6 million.

With a seven-fold surge in two years, the commercial value of the football league can be imagined.

So just a few months after signing a new contract, several top clubs such as Arsenal have grown grass in their hearts, hoping to kick out clubs with low commercial value in the league and seek greater benefits.

The revenue from the broadcast contract should be shared by all clubs in the league, and Arsenal, Manchester United and others who think that they are popular should get more, so why should they give money to weak teams?

"Leeds have easily knocked out Crystal Palace twice this year, obviously you shouldn't be in the lower leagues, and I'm very optimistic that you will break into the senior leagues." Arsenal club president Dane praised.

Hall tilted his head to look at Renard and said with a smile: "To be honest, I didn't pay enough attention to Leeds United, and the results are all due to Mr. Renard and everyone at the club. ”

"Don't be modest, your plan is the foundation of Leeds' rise, you have given enough, you deserve something." Dane said bluntly.

The four-year broadcast contract of the highest level football league is 44 million, and Leeds United's full set of players is paid more than 20 million, and the external clamor is 30 million Galaxy Battleship. Sitting in the front midfield of the All-Star team, staying in the secondary league to reduce the dimension and beat the children.

The fans seem to be enjoying themselves to the extreme, but do the clubs really not think about profit and loss at all?

Hall raised his eyebrows and said thoughtfully: "A friend who knows the ball told me that there is no need to wave a cheque and throw money at a star player with the salary paid by Leeds United. We can actually use the same money to build two less famous but equally powerful teams. The FA Cup, the league, and the European Cup do not need to worry about the injuries and physical problems of the players, and the results are definitely not low. ”

“…… It sounds a little dreamy. Dane was speechless.

Well, rich people just know how to play, one main lineup plays on the field, and one main lineup waves a towel off the stage.

"Yes, it's dreamy and tempting, but I rejected the suggestion."

Hall raised his head slightly, "I promised when I bought Leeds that I would bring their favourite team to Yorkshire, to my hometown. Gorgeous offensive tactics, All-Star front midfielder, championship trophies are indispensable, I want them all! ”

"It's not fake, and it's not about getting more money out of it, at least for the time being."

Dane didn't expect to be rejected, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

The coronation that spread throughout the English-speaking world brought fire to Leeds United and Elland Road, and the subsequent flashy attack and all-star lineup and excellent results kept the attention to the greatest extent.

At this time, Leeds United has the meaning of the "Internet celebrity" team in later generations, and the high-level league needs Leeds United to join, so why refuse?