The top of fame and fortune [Comprehensive British and American]

"Petey, are you looking for start-up financing for Parker Industries recently?" Erica said to Peter while sitting on the sofa in the living room, "I hope to provide you with an angel investment of $50."

A typical angel investment is usually around hundreds of thousands of dollars, with high risk and high return.

But Peter didn't want to rely too much on Erica, causing her to take care of him and pay for him. "Horizon Lab's salary level is very high. Regarding start-up financing, I can—"

Erica interrupted him, "No, I plan to become your angel investor not because I am your sister, but because I believe in Peter Parker's career talent."

"But there is a lot of investment risk in this matter." Peter Parker was obviously unwilling to let Erika take the risk for him.

"But it also means that it may bring amazing returns," Erika persuaded him, "In fact, I hope to seek your help, Petey, I think your Parker Industry has unlimited development potential."

Erica believes that Parker Industries will develop rapidly after obtaining financing. Perhaps only a few months later, when venture capitalists try to enter the next round of financing, the investment value will need to increase to the level of tens of millions of dollars.

And Peter began to ask her incessantly, "Help? You need my help? Rika, are you in trouble? What is it? Hollywood or—"

Erica had to interrupt him again, otherwise the young Mr. Parker would be able to chatter endlessly. She said half-truth to Peter, "I hope to invest in Parker Industries, it can bring me Great payoff. And in a few years, I might need a lot of money."

Peter was persuaded by her, and then suggested, "You own 50% of the shares—"

"Crazy? Peter Parker?" Erica looked at him with a very bad face, almost wanting to knock his head with his fingers, "As the founder of the company, don't you know that angel investors cannot be allowed to occupy too many shares? You directly diluted most of the equity, and lost absolute control after the A round of financing—”

Peter didn't seem to think he had done anything wrong, and started nagging at her, "I know that in the A round of financing, only 10% of the equity should be given to angel investors, and the upper limit should not exceed 25%. But I That's why Parker Industries was created to have the strength to protect you and Aunt May from harm..."

He has been very worried that one day his true identity will be revealed, making Aunt May and Erica the target of criminal revenge.That's why Peter thought he needed to have more strength.

"Not to mention the so-called absolute control," Peter Parker said to Erica, "is there any difference between the equity in your hands and mine?"

Erica was completely unmoved by him, "No, the equity dilution of the A-round financing must not exceed 25%."

"Park Industries needs to go public after at least four rounds of financing. The A-round angel investment [about US$50] should only pay 10% of the equity, and the B-round venture capital [US$20 million] should give about 10% of the equity," Alley said. Ka continued to say to him, "And for the subsequent two rounds of financing of hundreds of millions of dollars, you will give up [-]% in each round. Only in this way can you always maintain absolute control until the company goes public."

Of course, Peter Parker knew that what Erica said was completely correct, but he still insisted, "Then you will own 30% of the company's equity. Although this value exceeds the upper limit, it will not affect subsequent financing."

"But it's still too high," Erika insisted on her original opinion. "I only need 10% of the shares."

Peter also insisted, "30.00 percent."

His attitude was very firm. Although his expression was still gentle, he deliberately "threatened" her and said, "Li Ka, if it is lower than this value, I will not accept your investment."

Then, young Mr. Parker changed the subject directly, "I want a bacon sandwich."

Peter left from the sofa. He became more and more slender as an adult, took Erica by his arm, and pulled her up from the sofa, "You have to cut the side of toast for me."

Cutting the sides of the toast seems to have become a special way of showing intimacy between Peter and Erica.And Erica glanced at him, but still asked cooperatively, "Do you want to try the California bacon and avocado sandwich?"

Peter immediately agreed, and instead of discussing equity ratios, the two made toast sandwiches in the kitchen.Then, he ate directly in the open kitchen, "Li Ka, are you still going to perform "Phantom of the Opera" tonight?"

"During the three months of summer vacation, I will focus on Broadway performances." Erica told Peter her arrangement. Before the start of the new school year, her work focus is on musical theater performances.

So Peter began chatting with her again, with a happy smile, "The headline news on the entertainment section of the New York Times was that the ticket price of "Phantom of the Opera" has once again increased significantly, and the weekly box office has exceeded 400 million US dollars .”

The New York Times critic wrote, "Basic Instinct's global success has enabled Erica Parker to return to the Broadway stage and attract untold numbers of musical theater audiences, especially at the moment. During the summer holidays and tourist season, the number of tourists is unprecedented.

However, because tickets for "The Phantom of the Opera" are hard to come by, most tourists are unable to successfully buy tickets and enter the MAJESTIC theater, and have to choose to enjoy other plays instead, which has driven the box office blowout of the entire Broadway in New York.

Erica's extraordinary influence swept Broadway like a hurricane.The chairman of the Broadway League said frankly, "This is a scene that has never been seen. In recent years, more and more people have said that "theatre is dead", but now, we are ushering in the best year in the history of Broadway." '

Right now, all of Broadway is on a roll, and if you were to find the only person who might be feeling bored, it's probably the Tony Award committee members—

These old folks once disqualified Erica Parker from being nominated for a Tony Award, but now she has grown into a new powerhouse with astonishing influence.

Would the Tony Award committee still belittle the young actor if he did it all over again?

We can't predict this outcome, but the only thing we know for sure is that Erica Parker has rocketed past everyone and is the biggest theater star, business star, show star, The star of the stars.

And if I were the Tony Awards committee, I'd just think -- how honored we are to present Erica Parker. "

In the open kitchen, Peter Parker enthusiastically told Erica the content of the "New York Times" news, so familiar and fluent that it was almost as if he had memorized it silently.