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Afterwards, Zhuang Yu discussed the matter in detail with Zhou Zhiming.

Both of them felt that investing in the catering industry was feasible, but they still needed to learn more about the specific operations before deciding.

Fortunately, Zhuang Yu also has a ready-made reference for this matter. He can just ask Yao Ming when the time comes. He has run a kiln restaurant in Houston before and has experience.

It was already evening when we finished discussing the matter.

Yang Jinsong and Anna drove over together. It was just time for dinner, so Zhuang Yu asked Zhou Zhiming to stay and had dinner at home.

The next day, Zhuang Yu brought An Xin and Xiao Nuomi to Beverly Hills and made an appointment with Kobe to visit his home that day.

An Xin has been here for such a long time but hasn't been to Kobe's house yet, and Xiao Nuomi has never been there either, so she has to stay with her daughter and visit.

The Kobe family is here.

Little Nuomi was so tiny that she naturally couldn't speak English. However, what surprised Zhuang Yu was that she could actually play with Kobe's little daughter.

I don't know how these two people can play together even though they don't speak the same language. Do they rely entirely on gestures, or is it that children don't need those things?

They had lunch together at noon, and in the afternoon An Xin and Vanessa took the children shopping, while Zhuang Yu and Kobe stayed at home.

Arriving at Kobe's study, the two made some coffee and sat down on the sofa.

In addition to visiting friends today, Zhuang Yu also wanted to talk to Kobe about investment.

When he returned to China last summer, Zhuang Yu consulted Yao Ming about investment, and then the two of them jointly opened an investment company.

However, Zhuang Yu did not ask much about it and left it to An Xin to handle. During this year, Yao Ming was busy with Lanxie's affairs and the company did not ask much about it.

Of course, investment companies are not doing nothing.

Yao Ming had already taken a fancy to many projects before, and later handed them over to An Xin, asking An Xin to operate them together with some professional investment brokers in the investment company.

That was in China, and today Zhuang Yu and Kobe talked about the overseas side.

Given the relationship between Zhuang Yu and Kobe, there was naturally no need to go around in circles, so Zhuang Yu directly stated his thoughts.

"Oh......"

After hearing this, Kobe couldn't help but smile: "You are really smart, you are using me as a tool and asking me to work for you."

Zhuang Yu smiled and said, "I want to cooperate with you."

Kobe nodded and said, "Well, I will give you two choices now. One is that I will introduce you to Bryant Stibel, and you will be a co-investor and allocate funds according to your shares. The second option is that you and I will set up a new investment company. I will hold 55% of the shares and you will hold 45%. You can withdraw your investment at any time, but I must have controlling rights."

Hearing this, Zhuang Yu frowned and began to think.

Kobe was not in a hurry either. He drank his coffee and waited patiently.

These two choices can be said to have demonstrated Kobe's appreciation of him. If it were someone else, there would be no such good thing.

Let’s take the first option, which is to let Zhuang Yu invest in Bryant Stibel.

Bryant Stibel is a venture capital fund jointly established by Kobe and his partner Jeff Stibel on the New York Stock Exchange, with an investment of up to 1 million US dollars. They have invested in many projects and achieved success. The current scale of this fund has far exceeded that when it was first established.

They have no shortage of funds or investors. Many bigwigs wanted to join but were all rejected by them.

Now Kobe wants Zhuang Yu to come in, actually he is planning to sell part of his shares.

The second option seems a bit unfair, even overbearing, but Kobe is a person with a very strong personality and is very domineering in the field he is good at.

For example, on the basketball court, he is extremely confident and domineering.

The same is true in business.

Compared to Zhuang Yu, the rookie, Kobe is the expert in investment.

Therefore, he could not give the controlling rights of the company to Zhuang Yu, nor could he hold 50% alone, as that would cause disputes.

Instead of that, it would be better to divide it directly, with him holding 55% of the shares and running the company.

Of course, this is indeed a bit unfair to Zhuang Yu, because he has no controlling rights but has to bear considerable risks.

In other words, if the investment loses money, the company will collapse.

Zhuang Yu did nothing, but had to bear 45% of the risk and loss.

"Should I choose the first or the second?"

Zhuang Yu was weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

The first option is of course more secure. He doesn't need to worry about anything. Kobe and Jeff Stibel are in charge of the company's affairs, and he only needs to take care of the dividends when they mature.

Moreover, considering Bryant Stibel's current development situation, there is a high probability of making a profit and the risk of losing money is not high.

But in this case, Zhuang Yu is just a small shareholder, and Kobe just brought him to the table to drink some soup.

The second option is riskier and also involves no control.

But after all, he is the second largest shareholder and still has some say. Moreover, the greater the risk, the greater the future benefits may be.

One is safe but has low returns; the other is risky but has the potential for high returns.

Which one should I choose?

Seeing that Zhuang Yu was still thinking for a while, Kobe smiled and said, "You don't have to answer me in a hurry. You can think about it slowly."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuang Yu replied: "I've thought about it. I choose the second one."

Oh?

Kobe raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

To be honest, he didn't expect Zhuang Yu to choose the second one. He thought Zhuang Yu just wanted to make some money, but he had no connections. Given their relationship, it would be fine for him to help him make some money.

But the second one is different.

"Have you thought about it?" Kobe's expression became serious. "For the second one, you won't have controlling rights, and the investment will be huge, and the risk is not small."

"I've made up my mind." Zhuang Yu said seriously, "I'll choose the second one. I don't want controlling rights, but I need a position in the company. I won't interfere with your decision, but I hope to be involved in the company's investment affairs."

Hearing this, Kobe showed a relieved smile on his face, because Zhuang Yu's words meant that he didn't just want to "eat a free meal" but really wanted to do something.

Of course, Zhuang Yu doesn’t know how to invest yet, and doesn’t understand anything about investment, but he asked to take a position in the company and participate in the company’s investment affairs, which means that he wants to learn and is willing to learn.

This is actually the reason why Zhuang Yu chose the second one.

Kobe can only help him make money temporarily. He can't follow Kobe for the rest of his life. Kobe eats the meat while he drinks the soup.

To build his own business empire, he must learn, learn from Kobe, learn from Yao Ming, and learn from others.

He doesn’t know anything now, but he hopes that in a few years, he can become someone like Kobe or Yao Ming.

Kobe stood up and stretched out his hand to Zhuang Yu: "Then it's settled. We will be partners from now on. I wish us a happy cooperation."

Zhuang Yu also stretched out his hand and shook it with Kobe: "Happy cooperation."

The two then discussed the specific details and tentatively decided to invest 1 million US dollars together, with Kobe investing million, accounting for % of the shares, and Zhuang Yu investing million, accounting for % of the shares, to jointly establish an investment company.

Kobe serves as the company's CEO, and Zhuang Yu only holds the position of "director" and is not responsible for specific affairs. To put it bluntly, he just watches and does not speak, and just learns.

There are a series of things to follow up, which Kobe can handle by himself, but Zhuang Yu still insists on getting involved.

He handed over the management of the Sharks Club, the domestic investment company, and the operation of the Yu series of brands to others. One reason was the time issue, and the other was that he was abroad.

But this time he doesn't plan to be a hands-off boss.