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Chapter 864 is so coincidental

[-] million? ! (The previous text has been modified)
Huateng Industrial Group is willing to spend [-] million yuan to make high-tech venture capital in Zhongguancun?
As a member of the village management committee, Deputy Director Guo knows how many enterprises in Zhongguancun urgently need development funds, and how many enterprises can be helped by the investment of [-] million yuan. He said bluntly, hearing this News, Deputy Director Guo only felt that his heartbeat slowed down by half a beat!

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Deputy Director Guo, who was afraid that he had heard it wrong, carefully asked Zhang Qihang to confirm again: "Mr. Zhang, did you say it wrong or did I hear it wrong? What you just said is..."

"You heard me right, it's one hundred million," Zhang Qihang nodded affirmatively to Deputy Director Guo's cautious gaze, but then he added: "But Director Guo, I have to explain to you, we are willing to We took out [-] million yuan for investment, but our Huateng Industrial Group is a state-owned enterprise and must be responsible to the people in the province. So in the final analysis, the purpose of our investment is to realize the appreciation of assets, not to waste water So we will only invest in companies that have growth potential, do you understand me?"

"Understood, I understand!"

Deputy director Guo nodded again and again. As the deputy director of the management committee, he is no stranger to venture capital. The most direct example is Zhang Fox. At the end of the year before last, Zhang Fox had just returned from MIT in the United States and founded a company called Aitexin. The website, and relying on this website, he also received 22.5 US dollars in venture capital (nominal 22.5 US dollars, actual 17 US dollars).

That is 22.5 U.S. dollars, which is about 185 million in RMB!
When they heard the news, the leaders of the entire Zhongguancun Management Committee were stunned: How could such a small broken website get 140 million?My one-year salary and bonus combined are less than 1 yuan...

By the way, it seems that Fox Zhang is seeking investment recently?
Thinking of this, Deputy Director Guo's heart suddenly moved, and he tentatively said to Zhang Qihang: "Speaking of companies worth investing in, I can really recommend a company to you."

"Oh?"

Zhang Qihang raised his eyebrows. Although he didn't take it seriously in his heart, he still needed to be polite. He nodded with a smile and said, "I'm really curious about what kind of company this is. Director Guo actually recommended it to me personally."

Deputy Director Guo waved his hand and said, "Hehe... Don't get me wrong, Mr. Zhang. This company has nothing to do with me. The reason why I recommend this company to you is because this company has previously obtained a license from the United States. Investment, and now they are in the second round of financing, which has been widely spread in our Zhongguancun.”

Ok?
Hearing Deputy Director Guo's words, Zhang Qihang quietly put a question mark in his heart: A company that has received investment from the United States before?In 1996, there seems to be only one company that received US dollar investment from the United States...

Wouldn't it be so coincidental?

"Can you get investment from the United States? And this time it's the second round of financing? Hearing what you said, this guy seems to be quite powerful," Zhang Qihang nodded calmly: "Please tell me carefully This company and the owner of this company?"

"Of course no problem," Deputy Director Guo nodded again and again: "Speaking of which, this company is quite well-known in our Zhongguancun, and many people know... This company was previously called Aitexin Information Technology Service Company. The website and search service company, the boss is Zhang Huhu, an international student who studied in the United States before, and the school he studied in is the famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology..."

MIT?

Zhang Fox?
Aitexin Information Technology Service Company?
That's right!
Zhang Qihang was overwhelmed with excitement: Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, a giant in the Internet 1.0 era would be met by him just like that.

He suppressed the excitement in his heart, with just the right amount of surprise on his face: "Listen to you, I seem to have heard of this person's name, um... this fox Zhang seems to have taken a very special prize when he was studying abroad. Niu X's scholarship..."

Before Zhang Qihang could finish speaking, Deputy Director Guo already had a smile on his face, and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, it is the Li Zhengdao Scholarship... I didn't expect Mr. Zhang, you have not only heard of Zhang Huhu's name, but also his name. You've heard some things..."

"This guy is too famous," Zhang Qihang said, "Speaking of which, if it's Zhang Huhu's company, then I'd be really interested to go and have a look... Director Guo, to tell you the truth, our company is also connected to the Internet. I often surf on the websites of Aitexin and Sohu, and now I have the opportunity to invest in this website, so it’s quite interesting.”

These days, those who can say the words "surfing the Internet" are all new and new human beings, the kind who can't even be good at it.

Hearing Zhang Qihang say that their unit is connected to the Internet, and that he often visits Sohu's website, Deputy Director Guo is not surprised at all: Sohu.com is the best Internet company in China today. Aitexin and now Sohu?
Seeing that Zhang Qihang really intended to invest in Zhang Fox's company, Deputy Director Guo made a quick decision, struck while the iron was hot, and asked tentatively, "If Mr. Zhang really intends to invest in Zhang Fox's company, then let me get in touch for you?"

"Okay, then trouble Director Guo."

"No trouble, no trouble..."

As Deputy Director Guo said, he took out a thick business card book from his bag, found a business card that should be Zhang Fox, took out his mobile phone and dialed it. After a while, the call was connected. Director Guo said with a smile: "Xiao Zhang, I'm Lao Guo from the management committee... No, no, no, nothing, it's a good thing if there is anything on the management committee's side... Yes, good things, you know our domestic Huateng Automobile? ...Know? That's great, that's how it is, the parent company of Huateng Automobile: Huateng Industrial Group has newly established an investment department, and their boss Zhang heard me tell you about your unit, and knows that you are now looking for Financing, I am very interested in your website, and I want to know more about the situation... Yes, I am with Mr. Zhang right now, what? You want to come over? Well, wait a moment, I will ask Zhang Totally inconvenient..."

Deputy Director Guo couldn't just agree to this, he covered the microphone and looked at Zhang Qihang.

Although Zhang Qihang didn't hear the content of the phone clearly, but through the conversation of Deputy Director Guo, he can also understand that Zhang Fox on the other end of the phone is very anxious about seeking financing, otherwise he couldn't immediately hear the words of Deputy Director Guo. You have to be in a hurry to visit yourself, but this is obviously a good thing, isn't it?Nodding with a smile, Zhang Qihang said: "Of course it's no problem. It just so happens that it's getting late. Let's have a meal together and chat while eating."

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Zhang Hu came very quickly, and within an hour, Zhang Hu appeared in front of Zhang Qihang.

Looking at the haggard man in front of him, Zhang Qihang couldn't help being startled. If he hadn't been so familiar with Zhang Fox's face, he would have found it hard to believe that the haggard man in front of him looked 50 years younger. Man is a fox.

But immediately, thinking of Zhang Fox's situation at the moment, Zhang Qihang felt relieved: the money raised in the first round of financing has been spent, and the second round of financing has not yet been raised. For the current Sohu, the capital chain It can be said that Zhang Huhu has reached the most critical moment at this moment. If this step is passed, it will naturally be a bright future, but if it cannot be passed, it will naturally be a rest. The hard work of the previous years will be in vain in an instant Liu, under such tremendous pressure, it is perfectly normal for Zhang Hu to look haggard.

However, although he was haggard, Zhang Huli acted neither humble nor overbearing, he was polite in receiving people and things, and he never saw the situation of kneeling and licking investors because of financial constraints, which made Zhang Qihang secretly nod in his heart.

After some introductions and pleasantries between the two parties, Deputy Director Guo asked Zhang Fox curiously: "Xiao Zhang, speaking of it, everyone in Zhongguancun knows that you have raised 22.5 US dollars in venture capital in the United States. Is money so easy to get?"

"How can it be easy for Americans to get their money?" Speaking of this, Zhang Hu couldn't help laughing bitterly: "Actually, Americans are just like us Chinese people, there are good people and bad people, there are people who keep their promises and there are also fools." People, let’s take my previous first round of financing as an example, everyone knows that I received US$22.5 in investment from the United States, but in fact I only got US$17.”

Deputy Director Guo was taken aback: "Only $17?"

"Yes," Zhang Fox sighed, and said, "The 17 yuan is the investment promised by my teacher at MIT, but the investment promised by another investor has not been received at all."

"Uh...this..."

This is a bit embarrassing, but Deputy Director Guo has a strong ability to control the field, and immediately said curiously: "Isn't it said that Americans are the most particular about integrity and business rules? How come there are such situations where they promise but don't pay?"

"There are many such situations, and investors can always find various reasons," said Zhang Chaoyang sighed again: "For example, when I went to the United States to raise funds last September, my teacher introduced to me A billionaire named Robinson Steven, I had a very pleasant chat with this Mr. Steven, and Mr. Steven promised to invest $9 in me on the spot. Thanks to the blessing of God, everything went so smoothly..."

Deputy Director Guo nodded again and again: "And then?"

"Then?" Fox Zhang smiled bitterly: "Then the investment promised by Mr. Robinson Steven has never arrived."

Zhang Qihang couldn't help asking curiously: "You didn't call to ask what's going on?"

"Of course I asked, how could I not ask about such an important investment?" Zhang Fox said, "But in the face of my inquiry, the other party either answered 'I need to think about it', or 'I think your plan is not yet ready. There are areas that need to be improved', but if you ask him what areas need to be improved, he doesn't say—Mr. Zhang, what can you do when you encounter this situation?"

Hearing this, Zhang Qihang nodded and said, "It's either that you are not optimistic about you, or you are not optimistic about Huaxia's Internet market...Since the other party is still willing to answer your calls, it is obviously more likely that they are not optimistic about Huaxia's Internet market."

"You really told me that these Americans are not optimistic about our Chinese market!" Zhang Hu slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "Speaking of this, this Mr. Robinson Steven is actually very polite. Well, those guys from Intel Capital are too much!"

"Oh? What happened to Intel Capital?"

Seeing how fierce Zhang Hu's reaction was, Zhang Qihang couldn't help being curious.

"They are interrogating me like a prisoner!" Talking about his experience with the Intel Capital Department, Zhang Fox gritted his teeth angrily: "From the first time I contacted them in September last year until now, they have given me every day Send an e-mail, which is full of inexplicable questions... I roughly estimated that there are about 9 questions every day on average!"

Zhang Qihang nodded and said: "That's really too much, but being able to send you e-mails for half a year is a professional way to show that Intel Capital has not given up on you, and you are still worthy of their investment... Speaking of which , Mr. Zhang, have you reached an investment agreement with Intel yet?"

"You're right. Although it hasn't been finalized yet, half a year's hard work is in vain." Speaking of this, Zhang Hu couldn't help showing a smile on his face: "Intel Capital has agreed to invest in my search in principle. It’s just that the specific investment amount has not yet been determined, but the approximate amount is determined to be between 90 and 125 million U.S. dollars.”

Deputy Director Guo was taken aback when he heard the words, and quickly asked, "What? Xiao Zhang, you mean that Intel intends to give you US$125 million?"

This is 125 million U.S. dollars, which is more than 1000 million yuan in RMB!
For a while, Deputy Director Guo felt a little upset: This fox Zhang, really, I tried my best to help you, but you didn't even tell the management committee in advance about such a big thing happened here. One sound? !

Being able to become a Ph.D. from MIT and create Sohu by himself, Zhang Huhu naturally has both IQ and EQ. Seeing Deputy Director Guo's reaction, he knew that the other party was unhappy, and he also understood why the other party was not happy. I was happy, and quickly explained: "Director Guo, now we have only reached a preliminary investment intention, and the specific amount has not yet been determined. I plan to report the news to you after it is officially confirmed."

It turned out to be just a preliminary investment intention...

Hearing Zhang Huhu's words, Deputy Director Guo felt a lot more at ease. He nodded and said, "Is that so... well, by the way, how much intended investment have you got now? How big is the funding gap?"

(End of this chapter)