My Age of Investment

  Chapter 54 Sending you to Wall Street to repay your debts

  The next day.

   Andrew drove his BMW 740 to the Stanford Entrepreneurship Incubation Base.

  After stopping the car downstairs, he dialed Xia Jingxing’s phone and yelled: “I’m at the incubation base, which building are you in? I won’t come to pick up investors.”

   "How come? Mr. Hennessy has been waiting for you for a long time. We are on the second floor of Building F. Come up by yourself!"

  As soon as Andrew wanted to speak, he heard the phone beep.

   After a few curses, Andrew wanted to turn his head and leave, but in the end he found Building F and trot up to the second floor.

  As soon as Andrew went upstairs, he saw a familiar figure and smiled, "You still have a bit of sincerity, let's go!"

  Andrew followed Xia Jingxing and walked into the humble office of the entrepreneurial incubation base.

  As soon as he entered the house, Andrew saw an old man sitting in a chair chatting with Christina and the dog.

  John Hennessy also noticed the movement at the door, and when he looked up, a fat man in a suit and leather shoes was walking towards him with a smile on his face.

   "You are Mr. Andrew, right?"

  Principal John stood up and handed out his right hand very politely.

  Andrew shook hands with Old John, "Hello, Mr. Hennessy, just call me Andrew."

  "Then you call me John too!"

  In the face of a successful law firm partner, Old Man John didn’t put much effort into it.

  Five people were seated separately and formed a circle.

  Xia Jingxing took the lead and said, “Everyone knows everyone, and I won’t introduce it anymore.

  The post-investment valuation of the Facebook project is 5 million, and the financing is 500,000 US dollars. Everyone has no objections, right? "

  After speaking, Xia Jingxing turned his eyes to Andrew and Old John.

  Kristina and the little dog's hands are sweating, for fear that there will be an accident on this joint.

"I have no opinion."

  Old man John nodded and smiled.

  Andrew also agreed, "I have no objection."

  The foreign girl and the little dog breathed a sigh of relief, while Xia Jingxing smiled and said: “Yes, the specific financing contract details will be discussed later, let’s talk about the AB share structure first.”

  Old John looked at Andrew calmly, who was also looking at him.

  Andrew preemptively said, "Mr. Hennessy, you can talk about your opinion first."

   "The AB share structure is not a rare thing, I think it can be set."

  The old man paused, "But... as an early investor, I think we should take B shares, and later investors take A shares."

  Xia Jingxing shook his head, "If you take all B shares, the voting rights will be higher than that of Little Dog and Christina."

   "But you are a team, and the voting rights can be counted together."

  Old man John was very strong and refused to give in.

  Andrew smiled and ate melons. It would be great if someone charged him and he was happy.

  “There will be multiple rounds of financing behind Facebook, and we must ensure that we have a stable founding team.

  If you accidentally lose control of your company, can outsiders bring Facebook well? "

  Speaking of this, Xia Jingxing laughed, “The most important thing in angel investment is to invest in people. If you don’t like our team, why invest in us?

  If both parties cannot agree on the issue of trust, I would rather not accept your investment.

  Because once accepted, it means endless trouble in the future.

  I don’t want to waste precious time on internal consumption and communication. "

  Old man John was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Dai Lun was so courageous, so big that he dared to confuse himself as the principal, and even dared not to accept investment.

  But he didn't get angry, and said with a smile: "Dalun, I don't know how many investors you met.

   But even if you have met dozens of investors, I’m afraid I should be, right? "

   John spread his hands, "Otherwise I won't be invited to sit here today, am I?"

  When Andrew heard this, he became more confident: It was the valuation that this little old man was raising up!

  However, there is no way to blame others for this, after all, the higher the price. I am really optimistic about the future development of Facebook, and it is not a big deal to be expensive.

  Looking at Old Man John looking as if he was sure of himself, Xia Jingxing was not irritated, and his face was extremely plain.

  He pointed to the computer next to him, and said, "There is something, I want to show it to both of you."

  After speaking, get up and walk to the computer desk.

  Old John and Andrew followed Xia Jing in confusion.

  Xia Jingxing clicked on the computer and a page popped up.

   Andrew's eyes were very good, and he recognized it after a long distance. This is a securities account.

  The total account assets are 689,640 US dollars!

  A lot, I'm almost catching up with my net worth.

  Old man John's eyes are not so good, he can't count the digits.

  So the old man bent down, leaned close to the computer screen, and counted repeatedly.

  Yes, it’s six digits, and there are more than 600,000 U.S. dollars in the account.

   Then the old man John smiled and asked, "Whose securities account is this? Yours?"

  Xia Jingxing looked at the old man with a smile and nodded gently.

  This is the second time he showed his securities account. The last time he showed off his muscles by pulling small dogs and babes into the car.

  The purpose is the same this time, but it’s hard to say what the effect is.

   "I can't tell, Darren, you are from a wealthy family."

  Old man John subconsciously regarded Xia Jingxing as a rich second generation from China.

  Because this amount of money is no longer a small sum, even in the United States, it is equivalent to the income of an ordinary person who has worked for 20 years.

   "No, no, my family background is very ordinary. This is what I made by trading stocks. A few months ago, the figure was only one-tenth of what it is today."

   Both Old Man John and Andrew were a bit surprised. They made ten times the investment in a few months? real or fake?

  "If you don’t believe me, I can show you detailed account transaction records.

  Dog and Christina can also prove. "

  The two named stood beside Xia Jingxing, and both nodded to prove that it was true.

  The old man John asked humorously: "Daren, what do you want to say? You are very strong in stocks? Want to form a hedge fund?"

   "If you form a hedge fund, I will invest a little bit."

  Andrew also jumped out and teased after the old man John.

   "No, you misunderstood."

  Xia Jingxing waved his hand, "I have no other meaning, nor is it a show asset.

  Instead of explaining one thing, I can get the 500,000 US dollars raised by Facebook.

  But I will not do it lightly.

  Because Mr. Andrew can provide me with legal advice, Mr. Hennessy can introduce me to the resources of Silicon Valley.

  Our team needs the help of two people, who also hope to get a return on investment and win-win cooperation.

  Everyone gets together to make better money, isn’t it? "

   "You can understand."

  Old man John appreciates Xia Jingxing’s straightforwardness and frankness, and said with a smile: “If you use your money to invest in Facebook, you may be able to control more shares, but you lose a lot of opportunities.

  You are very smart and you have seen something more precious than money.

how about it? Is it a good deal to accept my investment?

  You can rest assured that after accepting my investment, I can give you all the things you want. "

  Andrew also expressed very cooperatively: “I can give three years of free legal counsel services here.”

  Xia Jingxing smiled and said, “But if you still insist on taking all B shares, I can’t accept it.

  I allow you to hold half of A shares and half of B shares at most. "

   "Have to insist?"

  The old man's face suddenly became cold, as if he was making an ultimatum.

   "Yes, sir, this is my bottom line."

  Xia Jingxing also put away his smile, and answered neither humble nor arrogant.

  Little dogs and foreign girls are a little worried, with their fists tightly clenched.

  The atmosphere suddenly became weird, no one spoke, and the air suddenly became quiet.

  Everyone’s eyes were placed on Principal John’s body, waiting for his reply.

  Time passes by minute by minute.

  The old man John sat on the chair with Erlang's legs tilted, his face calm and silent, as if sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.

  In fact, it is also silently exerting psychological pressure on the three young people.

  Little dogs and foreign girls can't bear their temper, they feel like nails on the seats, and they are dragging away.

  The two of them felt that this atmosphere was very depressing. Several times they wanted to speak, but Xia Jingxing looked back at them.

  Xia Jingxing is very clear, absolutely can't speak first at this time, otherwise the aura will fall into the air. If you admit it, what else will you talk about later?

  What is his intention to show the old man and Andrew the securities account?

   has a good intention, but it is more to show muscles.

  We need your investment, but the premise is that everyone stands in a position of equality and mutual benefit, rather than begging for investment from you.

  It doesn’t matter if I don’t invest. I can still run the website myself, which is a little harder at best.

   Only by putting these out can we win the respect of investors and favorable financing conditions.

  Almost half an hour later, the three of Xia Jingxing still remained motionless.

  Especially Xia Jingxing went to the windowsill to watch the scenery, not in a hurry.

  The old man's face finally turned cloudy, showing a slight smile, looking at Xia Jingxing with admiration: "Okay, I promise your terms."

  He just deliberately tried Darren, but the other party's heart was bigger than he thought.

  He likes young people with big hearts, otherwise he can't bear the various pressures and possible unfavorable environments encountered in starting a business.

  Of course, if Darren surrendered to himself first, he would not lower the financing conditions.

  Benefits, you have to take the initiative to fight for them, and there is no reason for charity.

  Old man John had compromised, and Andrew, who was playing soy sauce on the side, also spread his hands. “Since Mr. Hennessy has no objection, then I have no objection, so let's half A shares and half B shares!"

  Hearing this, Xia Jingxing's tense nerves finally loosened.

  In fact, he is far from being as relaxed as it seems on the surface, but he is pretending to be calm to see who gives in first.

   Fortunately, he won!

  Old man John patted Xia Jingxing on the shoulder, “Do it hard, don’t let my investment slip.

  I really made a loss. I promise to send you to Wall Street to stock up and repay your debts. "

  Xia Jingxing shrugged, "Sounds great."

  All of them laughed.

  The atmosphere became harmonious, and I couldn't see the tension just now.

  (End of this chapter)