Chapter 101: It's time to start a company
In the morning, Cheng Yu was woken up by the alarm clock he set.
When Du Xiaoyu was sent away last night, it was already two o'clock in the morning, and he thought that he still had an appointment with Shen Zhiqiu, so he set an alarm clock at half past eight.
Generally speaking, after work, Americans have to return home at least seven o'clock, and after dinner, it has to be eight o'clock, and half past eight is a good choice.
first sent a WeChat message to Shen Zhiqiu, Cheng Yu got up to wash, and after finishing it, he saw that Shen Zhiqiu had not replied on his mobile phone, so he called his sister-in-law again.
After Xiao Chen was suspected of being pregnant and Wang Hai was moved by the fact that Xiao Chen's belly might be a boy, Cheng Jieche completely understood what it meant to mourn more than to die, and she had already made up her mind, but now she is even more resolute.
"Yu'er, thank you, if it weren't for you, I would still be in the dark by Wang Hai's hypocrisy. If he calls me today, I will have a showdown with him, and directly say that I will never consider remarrying him, and that I will not ask for any compensation even if this suite is when I divorce him. If he dares to make trouble, I will see him in court. ”
When Cheng Yu heard this, he knew that his sister-in-law, who had always been relatively weak-hearted, was now like copper and iron, and he was completely relieved.
"Sister-in-law, since you have completely figured it out, I won't say more. If Wang Hai uses this suite to talk to you, you insist that this is compensation in the divorce, if he still dares to pester you, leave the rest to me, and I will directly bring a lawyer to him. ”
After hanging up the phone, Cheng Yu saw that Shen Zhiqiu also replied to his WeChat, saying that he was free now.
Cheng Yu sent another WeChat message: Hello Mr. Shen, is it convenient to make a video call now?
It was very direct over there, as soon as Cheng Yu's WeChat was sent, he requested a video call over there.
After connecting the video, Cheng Yu couldn't help laughing.
On the screen, there is a man of about forty, gentle and elegant, and an old lady with cool eyebrows and eyes, and at a glance, he knows that he is definitely the old lady's own son.
"Hello Mr. Shen. Cheng Yu greeted Shen Zhiqiu with a smile.
"Hehe, Mr. Cheng is really young and promising, after my mother told me about you, I have imagined you as young as possible, but I didn't expect that you actually looked younger than I imagined. ”
"I just turned twenty-one. ”
"Oh, graduated from USC at twenty-one?"
"I only studied at USC for three years, and I originally wanted to settle those credits faster, but the course was unfortunate and I couldn't make up the required credits in two years. ”
From these simple conversations, Shen Zhiqiu could actually feel Cheng Yu's sharpness, but he was still a little surprised to hear this.
"It seems that Mr. Cheng really doesn't like to continue his studies, and it's no wonder that you turned down Professor Rogers, I wanted to take Professor Rogers' PhD and couldn't get it. ”
"Maybe it's because Professor Rogers has been paying attention to these students in our business school, and it just so happens that he is going to bring a batch of students this year, so he wants to mention me. I failed him. ”
Shen Zhiqiu nodded secretly, Cheng Yu was not arrogant or impatient, and his words were not leaky, which did not make people feel that he rejected Rogers because of arrogance, but also fully stated his position.
"Can I understand why you don't want to go further?"
Cheng Yu thought about it, but still explained: "I was sent to the United States by my family after graduating from elementary school at the age of twelve, and after almost ten years of middle school and college, I still didn't adapt to life in the United States. Personally, I think that compared to the stable and mature financial market in the United States, perhaps the domestic environment is more suitable for me to come back and work hard at my age. ”
Shen Zhiqiu smiled slightly and said, "Well, China is indeed a place where miracles are more likely to be born now. I'm sorry, I know your surname is Cheng, and at the same time I know that there is a Mr. Cheng Guangnian in Wudong, and I don't know the ...... between you and Mr. Cheng Guangnian."
Cheng Yu admitted frankly: "He is my father, but my relationship with him is not so harmonious, and the generation gap between us is a little too deep." ”
"Then you want to work in the investment industry......"
"I've got his approval, but I probably don't want him to invest or help me directly. ”
Shen Zhiqiu pondered for a moment and said, "Then can I understand that if I introduce it to my clients, I can explain and emphasize the father-son relationship between you and Mr. Cheng Guangnian, but you are actually not prepared to take advantage of the direct convenience that Mr. Cheng Guangnian has brought you." ”
"Let's just say that it's okay under my father's banner, but this company won't have anything to do with the Cheng Group. ”
"What do you think of the current situation in the domestic investment market? Needless to say, I just want to hear your attitude......
Cheng Yu organized the language in his head, and then began to talk in generalities, telling him some information about the current domestic venture capital market. This paragraph is very short, just a dozen sentences to summarize, and then his analysis of the current domestic venture capital situation, as well as the analysis of the market prospects.
Shen Zhiqiu had long known from his mother that Cheng Yu's basic skills were very solid, and he also had his own rather unique understanding of economics.
Now that he listens, he agrees with his mother's opinion, and, in his eyes, Cheng Yu's commendable thing is that his unique understanding is not the whimsy of young people, but only from some details, adjusting his thinking. Some of these adjustments were made according to the domestic situation, but more often than not, they were made from his point of view.
In fact, the angel investment market has always been a chaotic market, as long as there are companies to open their mouths to receive those entrepreneurs who pursue angel investment, what kind of strange things may be encountered. This requires the leader to have extremely sober judgment and sufficient decision-making ability, otherwise, a good project is not just your company paying attention, and if you hesitate, you will be eaten by others without hesitation.
It can be said that after the investment of an entrepreneurial project reaches the B round, there is a very large component that will be followed by everyone after being sought after by the market, and even if the market is not popular enough, in order to improve the coverage of an investment banking company and complete its own investment structure, it is also possible to make strategic layout investment.
However, angel investment is different, and individuals and institutions who are usually willing to invest money in angel rounds are all small, unless it is the kind of entrepreneurial project that is huge as soon as it comes out, and the vast majority of angel investment, in the eyes of real investment banks, are piecemeal investments. This kind of investment is often not saved at all, but the return will also be thousands of times greater.
There is no strategic investment in this kind of investment, and no large venture capital institution is willing to lay out such a trivial investment, if it is an individual, it is fine, but as Cheng Yu and Shen Zhiqiu talked about, the institution that invests with the customer's money will test the judgment and decision-making power of the person in charge of the institution.
From Cheng Yu's eloquent conversation, Shen Zhiqiu understood him very clearly, and also made him full of confidence in Cheng Yu.
In the end, Shen Zhiqiu said: "I will communicate with my customers within two days, and if there are no accidents, I should be able to get the support of some customers." When the time comes, I will return to China with their letter of intent to confirm the final entrustment with you. ”