Cang Yaozu's financial team completed the opening of a position at an average of 2,400 rupiah to 1 US dollar, but Cang Yaozu knew that next year the Indonesian rupiah will reach 16,000 rupiah to 1 US dollar, which is the largest depreciation currency in the entire Southeast Asia, there is no one.

Cang Yaozu doesn't have anything to do every day, the main thing is to accompany Jennifer, and then accompany Lu Chuqing to surf in the sea, Cang Yaozu's level of surfing is very high, as his personal disciple, Lu Chuqing's level is also very high now, at least a little more powerful than Jennifer, when surfing, it is easy not to fall off the board.

Cang Yaozu can often meet other surfers on the beach, today I met a guy, the level is really good, after coming up, the two chatted, very common topic, and when his friend pulled his girlfriend to run over, Cang Yaozu found that he actually knew, it was the first time he took a plane to Los Angeles, he met Jill Scrookie and her boyfriend Nick on the plane, that time she and her boyfriend from Bangkok via Yandu back to Los Angeles, at that time they also exchanged ICQ numbers, but they have not been in touch much.

"Hello, Jill, long time no see, more than half a year. Do you remember me? I'm Cang Yaozu. ”

"Mr. Cang, it's been a long time, Nick and I are still students, and we usually go to school in San Diego, but now it's summer vacation, so I came over to have a fun. To formalize, this is my boyfriend, Nicholas Woodman, you can call him Nick, he was the one who took pictures of us last time on the plane. We all love to play and love extreme sports, surfing, skiing, skydiving, and hang gliding. ”

"Well, you're so brave, I'm going to give you a few thumbs up. Hello, Nick handsome. ”

"Haha, hello, are you from Huaxia? Cang, I've been to Huaxia. ”

"Yes, I'm from Huaxia, you can call me Ah Yao, why do I look at you a little familiar? Let me think about it... ”

Cang Yaozu really remembered that this guy is the founder of GoPro, the developer of hero action cameras, Nicholas Woodman, GoPro is known as a special camera for extreme sports, and sometimes it can be used for VR shooting. In his previous life, Cang Yaozu had played many times.

Since mobile phones have cameras, especially after the pixels of mobile phone cameras are getting higher and higher, the sales of digital cameras have declined sharply, that is, professionals will buy digital cameras. Or is there some market for professional action cameras like GoPro, I remember that after GoPro went on the market, Nicholas Woodman's family made a fortune, well, of course, their family was originally rich, and Nick was a proper rich second generation, fortunately he succeeded in starting a business, otherwise he would have to go back and inherit hundreds of millions of family properties.

The reason why Cang Yaozu is deeply impressed by Nicholas Woodman is because this guy really dares to pay himself, and he once became the highest-paid executive in the country with an annual income of nearly 300 million US dollars. At the same time, Nicholas Woodman's GoPro company also produces drones, and then it was abused by DJI.

Cang Yaozu remembered another incident related to Nicholas Woodman, which was when he bought a stake in Shengdi.

"Oh, I remember, I know Mr. Alvin Forderman, he is a director of Shengdi, and when I bought Shengdi, Mr. Fudman cashed out and left. ”

"Yes, Alvin is my stepfather, he had a deal with you, I didn't expect you to be so young, you actually bought a semiconductor company, you are in the semiconductor industry?"

"Haha, come over here, my house is here, I'll treat you to lunch. I should be engaged in the ICT industry, the information industry, communications, semiconductors, the Internet, film and television are all fields I am engaged in, and I am also engaged in private equity investment and financing business, and Mr. Fuderman is a peer. ”

"Uh, Cang, what year were you born? Younger than me, I'm 76. Compared to you, I feel like I'm worthless. ”

"I'm two years younger than you, and your conditions are not bad, mainly because you haven't looked in the right direction yet. ”

"Oh, I just got a $4 million investment and want to work in the Internet, what do you think?"

"Internet, then you have to find the right direction, and then raise a lot of money, develop rapidly, and strive to go public within 2 years, maybe there is still a chance. The Internet industry is developing too fast, many Internet companies have been established, and many Internet companies have gone bankrupt. Of course, if you have abundant funds, identify an industry and dig deeper, as long as you can persevere, you should be able to succeed. ”

"I'm just not looking in the right direction, I'd like to go in the direction of gaming. ”

"Game, I guess you're not that material, you don't love it enough. In fact, there is a direction that suits you well. Like you, I love to play extreme sports, and when we're exercising, we need an action camera to record those thrilling and exciting processes, which makes a lot of sense. If this direction can be combined with your hobbies, you should be able to succeed more easily. ”

"Action cameras, can you tell us more about that?"

"An action camera, as the name suggests, is a camera used for sports, especially extreme sports, it needs to be small, it needs to have super image stabilization, it needs to be deeply waterproof, and it can be strapped to equipment, such as a bicycle handlebar, and then to a surfboard. In the near future, digital camera technology will develop very rapidly, and the space for development is also very large, I am very optimistic about this field, if you want to do this, I can invest in you, if it is a game, then forget it, I am not optimistic about you. ”

"Don't worry, don't worry, you make me think. ”

"Think about it slowly, I'm here, you guys go take a shower first, there are a few bathrooms on the first floor, I'll let you come over." Let's talk while we eat. ”

Cang Yaozu left them to take a bath on the first floor to rest, he and Lu Chuqing went upstairs to take a bath by themselves, and after the sea water on their bodies dried, their skin was a little tight and uncomfortable.

By the time Cang Yaozu, Lu Chuqing and Jennifer came down to eat together, Nick and Jill and their two friends had also washed up, and Nick was still a little dazed, thinking about Cang Yaozu's words there, frowning and smiling for a while.

Jill was taken aback when she saw Jennifer, "You're Jennifer, aren't you pregnant? Why are you here, you, Yao, you can't be the scumbag you said in the newspaper, right?"

"Yes, I'm the famous scumbag Cang Yaozu in the newspaper, haha. ”

Today's food is still Chinese, and the chef level here is top-notch, which makes Nick and a few people shout delicious. After eating, a few people sat on the sofa and chatted, this room is very transparent, the wall facing the sea is a whole piece of curved tempered glass, at a glance, is the vast blue sea.

"Yao, your house is amazing, Nick, you're going to work hard. ”

"Haha, if I want to spend money, I can only earn it myself, and my family won't give me so much money to buy such a villa. Yao, do you really think the action camera project you just mentioned is feasible?"

"Of course, I bought Scober, and the image processing technology is fine, and I know a master who is working on RISC-V architecture image processing chips, which are easy to solve with waterproof and anti-shake, and the problem of video storage and battery life is not big, which is my area of expertise. Some time ago, I funded research institutes at several universities that were working specifically on lithium-ion batteries.

The trouble is mainly in the lens area, you need to go to the manufacturer of the cherry blossom country to cooperate. The prototype production is not a problem, the key is to continuously test and optimize, and the product should be miniaturized as much as possible, and wait for the product to be finalized, and then mass production. This process can take 2 to 3 years, and if you want to be successful, you need to be patient to polish the product, and you have to endure loneliness. ”

"You also acquired Scober? That's a leading company in the field of image processing, so this project is reliable? So how much are you going to invest?"

"Look at you, I don't care, 10 million or 20 million US dollars, my only requirement is that the company's patents, technologies or something should be authorized to give me a copy, well, I can promise that I will not get involved in the field of action cameras, and I will not compete with your company in homogeneous competition. ”

"So what are you going to work in?"

"A lot, video intelligent security, image recognition, and even drones, I am also ready to invest in the establishment of a drone company, drones can also engage in aerial photography, and action cameras are a perfect match." ”

"Ah Yao, your thinking is too broad, it seems that I will mess with you in the future, or you will be the CEO of our company?"

"How can I be free, I have a lot of companies, if you do this action camera company, then you will be the CEO, and you are still the founder, I will be your co-founder. ”

"But I don't have that much money, I only have $4 million in investment now, and if I change to an action camera, I have to convince investors that it is possible for them to withdraw their investment. ”

"No, investors are not stupid, you just talk to him about the prospects, you think if someone skydives at a height of tens of thousands of meters, wouldn't it be a huge pity not to record it, tie an action camera to your head, you can do it yourself, how perfect."

There are many such scenes, skiing, surfing, and even live broadcasts. You own 20% of the shares in the name of the founder, and then you go and pull some investment, your family and friends can do it, this is an opportunity to make a lot of money, I will invest 10 million US dollars, if you want more funds, then I can invest 20 million US dollars. ”

"Okay, then I'll make a project plan, and then I'll go to find investment, what do you say is the name of our company?"

"The brand can be called GoPro, which is more sporty and professional. ”

"GoPro, well, this name is good, it is very suitable for young people's appetite, then it is called GoPro. ”

"Since you're going to make action cameras, I'm going to pull you into an ICQ work group, which is all about semiconductor chips and image processing, and you can ask them any questions. ”

"That's great, Yao, I feel like you're more like a Silicon Valley person than I am, and I grew up in Silicon Valley for nothing. ”

"You should learn more from your father, almost all of my funds are raised, I'm not like you, I'm not a rich second generation. It is a very happy thing for a person to find the perfect combination of career and hobbies, and the rest is to persevere, keep persevering until victory. ”

"How do I feel that you are much older than me, too mature in thought, and in front of you, I feel like I am facing someone like my father's generation. It's also weird. ”

"Haha, I'm precocious, and the children of the poor are in charge early. ”

"Then Ah Yao, let's go first, I can't wait, I want to start working as soon as possible. ”

"You have to be stable, don't be in such a hurry, life must be relaxed. You don't have any opponents in the field of action cameras for the time being, so you can take your time. To make a product, you must be endurant and polish it well. ”

Nick Woodman was so young that he couldn't hold his breath, so he left in a hurry, and before leaving, he reported an ICQ number and asked Cang Yaozu to pull him into the group.

Cang Yaozu didn't tell his parents about Jennifer's pregnancy, and Cang's father and Cang's mother didn't pay attention to the news reports in the United States, and they only learned about Jennifer's pregnancy under Lu Chuqing's ICQ message reminder. They planned to come over to see Jennifer together, but they were persuaded by Cang Yaozu, it was still early before the production, and it was not a big deal, so don't come over, wait for a while, Jennifer's role is over, and Cang Yaozu may go back to Huaxia with her, after all, it will be too convenient when there is a private jet.

Mr. Cang enlisted Ge Liqin's help in renting him a parking spot at Los Angeles International Airport, and then flew to Boeing's headquarters in Seattle, which would be a few years away from moving to Chicago.

This time, it was not Jennifer who accompanied Cang Yaozu to Seattle, but a team of flight attendants hired by Melissa and Cang Yaozu with high salaries.

The Boeing 777 private jet customized by Cang Yaozu is very large, well, it is super expensive both for flight and maintenance, whether it is aviation fuel or airport parking fees, and the salary level of the crew, it is not an order of magnitude with the Gulfstream series.

The soft fitting of this private jet was not actually done by Boeing itself, but by Boeing and two aircraft professional soft fitting companies, and Boeing was only responsible for providing technical support. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been delivered so quickly. The aircraft is the first luxury private jet converted to the Boeing 777-200ER, and Boeing wants to set an example to attract more orders.

You know, this kind of luxury private jet is much more expensive than civil airliners, and the natural profit margin is higher. Cang Yaozu is actually not too satisfied with the Boeing 777-200ER model, but there is no way, the updated model is still under development.

Whether it is an aircraft or an engine, there are better replacement products in research and development, and it will take a few years to put them into production, just like Boeing's 777-300ER aircraft, just like GM's GE90-115B engine warehouse Yaozu likes it very much, but it has not yet been established. It seems that in a few years, Cang Yaozu will have to buy another newer model of private jet.

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