Hong Kong's new giants

Chapter 560 [Very Satisfactory Itinerary]

The news of "Jingwei Capital's acquisition of Kingston for 10 billion US dollars" was quickly reported by the American media and became a news in many countries; in the United States and Xiangjiang, it was even more publicized and became a big news.

Jingwei Capital instantly became the star of the investment company, and was dug out by the media to invest in Netscape Browser and Activision Blizzard, two potential companies.

The news spread to Hong Kong, which also caused a big explosion of public opinion. They did not expect that Lin Zuhui would suddenly invest heavily in the technology industry. They immediately thought of the "Cyberport" project, and then realized that Lin Zuhui was really deploying the technology industry, rather than using technology to package real estate.

For a while, Lin Zuhui was once again rated as "Xiangjiang Idol" and "Chinese Pride" by Xiangjiang citizens.

And Lin Zuhui also readily borrowed 10 billion US dollars through several banks in the United States within three days, and handed it over to Du Jichuan and David Sun.Where is the reputation of the world's richest man? It is still easy to borrow some money in the United States, and it is in the name of Jingwei Capital.

After completing this investment, Jingwei Capital still has USD 1.7 million in liquidity.

A cafe outside Stanford University in San Francisco.

Lin Zuhui and Lu Bingwen are inviting former Yahoo founder Jerry Yang to drink coffee.

At this time, the predecessor website of Yahoo has been established at Stanford University for more than half a year; and just this month, Netscape put an icon of Yahoo on the Netscape browser, so people who browse Netscape will click on Yahoo! icon into the Yahoo site.

Lin Zuhui discovered this website by browsing the Netscape browser, quickly found Stanford University, and contacted Yang Zhiyuan.

Yang Zhiyuan was more open and lively, and said to Lin Zuhui: "Mr. Lin, I didn't expect you to come to the school to find me. I was really surprised. You are so rich, and I am just a poor student. It's really incredible!"

Lin Zuhui smiled and said: "You are not a poor student. I am more interested in you when I saw the website you created in the Netscape browser; and I have invested in dozens of information technology and hardware technology companies this year, so for those who have Prospect projects are thirsty for talents; if possible, I hope to invest in you to start a company and start a business."

Yang Zhiyuan was very surprised and said: "Set up a company to start a business? Mr. Lin, I am still studying for a doctorate! Besides, will this website have a future?" He was afraid to gamble with his studies.

Lin Zuhui smiled and said: "Bill Gates founded such a great company as Microsoft without even finishing college. You have already graduated from college, and you have mastered the technology that can change the world. Why did you act immediately! You know, Last year, the United States announced the grand strategy of the information superhighway, and Internet technology will also follow 'Moore's Law', if you don't act now, someone will replace you soon."

Fool, he is still good at it, Yang Zhiyuan's blood boiled when he heard it.

"Mr. Lin, what kind of company do you think we should create?" He asked tentatively.

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "I invested in Netscape Browser, and I know a little about the Internet. Netscape Browser sells software for the company's profit. I have seen your website, and I think it should be called a 'portal website' type." , People who surf the Internet like to come to this website to find out and find things they are interested in. And the profit model of this kind of website should be free for people to use, more and more people use it, and then the website can be sold Advertising, like a TV station."

When Yang Zhiyuan heard it, he immediately said: "Mr. Lin really understands the Internet, I admire it very much. Recently, many surfers have come to the 'Jerry Global Information Network Guide'. We are too busy to finish our studies, so we really consider it. I have started a business before, but I have never made up my mind.”

Jerry Global Information Network Guide, this is the predecessor of Yahoo, Lin Zuhui smiled.

"The Jerry Global Information Network guide is somewhat informal, it can be called 'YAHOO', and it is developed in the form of a company."

Yang Zhiyuan's eyes lit up, and he blurted out: "Good name!"

Then, Yang Zhiyuan said: "If we set up a company, how much money does Mr. Lin plan to invest and how many shares do we need?"

When it came to money, Yang Zhiyuan, who was still a student, was a little excited.

"500 million US dollars, 20% of the equity. I don't need any management rights. If I have a good suggestion, I will just communicate with you."

Yang Zhiyuan didn't have any capital, so he said immediately: "Then I will communicate with my friends, and I will give you an answer!"

Lin Zuhui nodded and motioned Lu Bingwen to give him his business card and keep in touch.

This investment has been considered a success. It can be seen that Yang Zhiyuan is very excited and trusts Lin Zuhui.

For this investment, Lin Zuhui has withdrawn from the board of directors of Netscape, and will not join the boards of other companies in the future. After all, he has no time at all.

Netscape, Yahoo, and Google are equivalent to the three generations of Internet products. Netscape is only the first generation of browsers. Yahoo focuses on portals, and Google focuses on search engines.

Lin Zuhui didn't think he could change the fate of Netscape, and he didn't have any right to make suggestions in Netscape, so he wouldn't do anything.

And in Yahoo (probably the same for other companies), he will only make angel round investment, that is, the first round of investment; as for the second round of investment, if Masayoshi Son wants to invest, let him invest.

After all, Sun Zhengyi can still introduce Yahoo to Japan, and Lin Zuhui can at most introduce Yahoo to Hong Kong and the mainland.As for the mainland Yahoo, it will eventually have to be acquired, after all, the policy does not allow it.

Lin Zuhui was very satisfied with this trip to California and settled two potential companies in one fell swoop.Yahoo alone should have been able to cash out billions of dollars before the dot-com bubble crisis. You must know that Yahoo had a market value of more than 1000 billion dollars before the bubble crisis.Of course, his shareholding will definitely be diluted a lot, but no matter how diluted it is, it will be no problem to earn 50 billion US dollars, a return of thousands of times!
It really is a lucrative investment!

Of course, venture capital is not so profitable. For example, in the past software bank, there are hundreds of investment companies, and many have high returns, but there are also many losses, even billions of dollars.

Lin Zuhui can invest in all the profitable projects, but that may be very troublesome, so he asked the investment manager of Jingwei Capital to invest in 15 companies in the next year, with a total amount of no more than 5000 million US dollars. All projects should pass Lin Zuhui's as much as possible. pass.

On the private plane flying from California to Hong Kong, except for Monica, the other three girls returned to Hong Kong with Lin Zuhui.

This trip to the United States, including the time spent on the road, took exactly one week. These women got a lot of satisfaction, and of course Lin Zuhui also got a lot of satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)