Rebirth starts with small money

Chapter 664 How many shares can I get for $5000?
In fact, if you are going to Silicon Valley, it is definitely closer to fly directly to San Francisco than to fly to Los Angeles.

But for people who go abroad these days, if they come to the United States just for work, then it is really useless to get a visa that is so difficult.

Uh~ yes!In 2001, it was really difficult for the United States to sign up!

Well~ To be precise, it is basically not easy to get a visa to a developed country in this year.

There is no way~ Relatively speaking~ the domestic economic development is still relatively backward these years, so many people go to developed countries to find opportunities to change their destiny.

As a result, a large number of people going abroad became popular, but those who went abroad through normal procedures were only a very small number, so there were many stowaways and some illegally stranded passengers.

Needless to say the former~ but the latter is actually one of the reasons why it is difficult to apply for a visa.

Of course~ Chen Li and his party naturally have no reason to stay in the United States. The main reason is that even if Chen Li and his party are the lowest-paid Master Cheng, they are considered high-income people in China.

In addition, Goldman Sachs was a guarantee when applying for the visa, so the visa was granted relatively smoothly.

But anyway, it is not easy to go abroad these days, so. Now that I am out, it is necessary to have some proper play and relaxation.

So. Since you are in America, how can you not go to Hollywood?
Well~ okay!To be honest, the United States has a very strong influence on a global scale, whether it is politics, economy or even culture.

But you can't talk about history with Americans!

Even though the museums in the United States are filled with precious cultural relics and historical objects from various time periods, there is really nothing to talk about in itself.

This is the case in the United States ~ not to mention Los Angeles, the city has only been established for more than 100 years.

However, although there are no historical relics to visit here, there is really no shortage of good scenery and famous places.

For example, the very famous Avenue of Stars and Universal Studios!
Another example is Beverly Hills and Sunset Boulevard that even the poor Chen Li in his previous life knew.

At this moment, Chen Li and his party were walking on Sunset Boulevard, but because the weather was not so good today, Chen Li didn't feel anything special about Sunset Boulevard.

Speaking of which, Los Angeles is also known as the City of Angels.

What about the city!If you put aside its public security and cost of living issues, then this city is actually quite good.

In short. If you are a wealthy person, then Los Angeles is definitely a rare livable city for you.

The reason why I say this~ is because the glass of the car that Chen Li and others just rented was smashed not long ago.

Well~ this makes Chen Li very depressed!
To be honest, in fact, Chen Li learned some information from the Internet in his previous life, and he knew that the law and order in the United States was basically like that.

For this reason, Chen Li even hired a small security team for the upcoming trip.

It's just that the time Chen Li and the other party agreed is to leave tomorrow. Today, Chen Li only planned to take a stroll in the famous scenic spots in Los Angeles. But he didn't expect to encounter such a thing.

But~ Speaking of it, I really can’t blame others, who called Zhang Ruolan to put her bag in the car?
Huh~ Why do these words feel a bit strange?
Well~Although it feels quite nonsense, but the truth is like this~ Here, if you put something that seems to be worth a little money on the "open side", it is almost equivalent to telling others. This thing can be casual take!

So~ The window of Chen Li's rented car was smashed, and Zhang Ruolan's bag was also missing!

Fortunately, passports and other things are kept with me, otherwise, this matter would be really troublesome.

After this incident, Chen Li and the others became less interested in traveling in Los Angeles.

Fortunately, before the incident happened, everyone had already visited several famous scenic spots, so it can be regarded as an explanation!

I had a dinner at a famous restaurant on Sunset Boulevard. Chen Li didn't really feel it. But "expensive" is really expensive.

After paying the bill, Chen Li and his party left the restaurant. As soon as they came out, they met a peddler and greeted them.

"Hey bro, I think you definitely need a map!"

"No~ I don't need it!"

On this day today~ Chen Li met a lot of such salespeople, but because of his previous experience in Times Square, Chen Li didn't even bother to listen to what the other party was selling, and directly rejected the other party subconsciously.

After the rejection, Chen Li realized that what the other party said was a map.

Reasonable~ What is the operation of selling maps here?
If you want to sell maps at train stations~airports, Chen Li can understand, but sell maps on Sunset Boulevard. What is your mind thinking?
But then ~ Chen Li realized that he was thinking about it, because the maps sold by this buddy ~ were different from the maps he had imagined.

"Dude~ Does Beverly Hills know?"

"Hollywood star ~ Jack Chen!"

"He has a house here, I can take you to his residence!"

"Does Madonna know? She also lives here, and I can show you there too."

"Of course~ If you are worried, you can also buy a map of mine, which has the addresses of many stars marked on it."

Nige, who bought the map, didn't care about Chen Li's refusal, and continued talking on his own.

It was only then that Chen Li realized that what this guy was selling was not maps at all, but celebrity privacy.

Uh~ In fact, it’s a bit too much to say that the stars’ privacy is somewhat too much. After all, the residences of those Hollywood stars are really not a secret to many people here.

Anyway, even if outsiders know where these celebrities live, it is impossible for them to enter.so.
Chen Li glanced at the map in this guy's hand. Although he just glanced over it, he saw some names marked on it.

I have to say, these guys are really talented, they can even think of selling this kind of thing.

Although Chen Li has no interest in this thing, but for those who chase stars, this thing is really a treasure.

Of course~ the premise is that the addresses marked above are all true.

Don't think that brain-dead fans are only found in China. In fact, such groups can be found everywhere in the world.

But obviously ~ Chen Li is not, so he rejected the other party again.

And the little brother who sold the map didn't continue to entangle. This place is different from Times Square. Because it is next to Beverly Hills, the security is much better.

After finishing the trip on Sunset Boulevard, Chen Li and the others returned to the hotel.

After nine o'clock that night, Chen Li met the Google Twins in the hotel's coffee shop!
"I'm really pleased~ I'm very optimistic about your potential!"

In the coffee shop, when Chen Li first met, he actually wanted to say that he was a fan of the two.

Of course~ this is definitely not true!To be honest~ Chen Li can't even remember their names, let alone their fans.

The reason why he is willing to put such a low profile is mainly because he wants to try to see if he can get the other party to agree to let him invest in Google.

But in terms of identity and age, it is actually inappropriate for Chen Li to say that.

Especially at this time, although Google is already well-known in the United States, the achievements of the two are far from reaching the level of admiration.

So~ in the end, Chen Li still chatted with the other party in a way of equal communication.

And then~ he knew that his chances of getting a stake in Google were almost impossible.

The reason is also very simple. Compared with the venture capital industry in China, which has just started, the venture capital industry in the United States has matured long ago.

In other words~ Even if the twins of Google want Chen Li to take a stake, it's not something they can do just by talking about it.

This also involves the interests of other shareholders, and those capital...will not easily give up their easy-to-get interests.

And because of the maturity of the investment industry, it is not only the interests of the capital side that must be protected against each other, but the founder team also attaches great importance to this issue.

In Silicon Valley, a place known as the world's technology center, someone may become a new millionaire at any time, but at the same time, there are also things where founders are swept out by capital interests.

And at this point, Sequoia Capital, one of Google's investors, is one of the "leaders"!
Yes~ Although as a super overlord in the investment world, Sequoia Capital is well known for its strength.

For example, before Chen Li asked Mu Xiaoqing to short-sell Cisco~ As a dominant company in the high-tech field, the founder of Cisco was also ruthlessly placed by Sequoia Capital.

At that time, after Sequoia Capital invested in Cisco, it found that the founder of Cisco seemed to have little talent in business.

So ~ they used the power of capital to drive out the founders directly, and then found a new manager for Cisco.

Moreover, the intervention of Sequoia Capital, and the future Cisco brought a leader, that is, the famous John Chambers!
To be honest~ John Chambers did not make a mistake in choosing Sequoia Capital according to the conclusion.

Because under the leadership of John Chambers, Cisco Group quickly reversed the poor management situation in the past, and led Cisco to quickly become the industry hegemony in just a few years.

Even in 5000, Cisco's market value once exceeded [-] billion US dollars, and it became one of the top ten most competitive companies in the world.

So ~ From this point of view, there is absolutely nothing wrong with Sequoia Capital's decision, and their approach has indeed made Cisco better.

But from the perspective of the founder, the feeling is completely different.

Because of the involvement of capital, the founders of Cisco, the Bosacks, had to sell their shares and left the Cisco Group half a year after the company went public.

From their point of view, the role played by Sequoia Capital is undoubtedly the villain.

The main reason is that Sequoia Capital has played roles like this many times, not only Cisco~even Apple~Komodo~SGI and many other well-known companies.

In fact ~ not only Sequoia Capital, but in the land of capitalism in the United States, similar things are normal.

So~ It is precisely because of these things that the Google Twins were on guard against Sequoia Capital when they first chose to raise funds.

After all~ the Google twins don't want to end up being kicked out like the Bosacks.

So~ While accepting capital injection from Sequoia Capital, they also introduced another capital, KPCB, which is also a very famous investment company in Silicon Valley!

At the beginning~Sequoia Capital and KPCB were unwilling to compromise, and they both wanted to swallow the delicacy of Google alone.

However, the insistence of the Google twins made the two parties finally have to choose to join hands, so both parties contributed 1250 million US dollars each, and a total of 2500 million US dollars completed the financing.

This round of financing ~ Google gave up 20% of the shares, and both sides took 10% each.

In other words, during the financing process in 99, Google's market value had soared to 1.25 million US dollars.

Now that a year and a half have passed, Google's market value has at least doubled several times, but valuation is one thing, and more importantly, at this time, Google already has a stable source of income and has clearly defined its future. business planning.

So~Google Gemini is fully qualified to refuse Chen Li's joining, and not only them~It is estimated that Sequoia Capital and KPCB are also unwilling to let Chen Li enter.

Of course ~ if Chen Li is willing to spend money, he can definitely get some shares by simply throwing money at him.

But in that case, there would be no point!

It's not that it will lose money that way. In fact, at this point in time, no matter how much money Chen Li spends to acquire Google's shares, he can still make a lot of money after 20 years.

You know ~ the future Google. That is a company with a market value of nearly two trillion US dollars.

Therefore, as long as Chen Li is willing, he can offer a price that the founder of Google and the capital behind it can't refuse at this time.

To put it bluntly ~ in the capitalist world, as long as the benefits are given enough, there is nothing that cannot be traded.

But the problem is that it's not worth it at all!

Let's just put it this way~ Chen Li invested in Google this time, but in his heart he was already preparing for a bloodbath.

He has prepared a full 5000 million US dollars and plans to get a certain share from Google.

For this reason~ Chen Li has already prepared himself to get very few shares, but his appetite is actually not big, and it is easy to satisfy.

Moreover, Google in 2001 had just started its business, and even the current Google still relies heavily on Yahu for its business.

In fact, the reason why Sequoia Capital values ​​Google so much is because they want Google to escort Yahu.

So although Google is very promising at this time, no one can think of its future.

But Chen Li can!
On the premise of knowing the future prospects of Google, as long as he can invest in Google at a suitable price, Chen Li will feel that it is very profitable.

Note~ There is a premise here, that is. Appropriate price!

Now there are still more than three years before Google goes public. During this time, if Chen Li, a reborn person, is considered to make money efficiently, how much will the current 5000 million US dollars become in three years?

When Google went public, it was valued at more than 270 billion U.S. dollars, so... this requires an accurate calculation method.

Although Google does not need financing for the time being, it is not impossible for Chen Li to get a stake in Google. Whether it is looking for that angel investor, or simply looking for Sequoia Capital or KPCB, as long as the increase given by Chen Li is appropriate , he believes that the other party is willing to make this deal.

But the question is 5000 million US dollars~ how much Google shares should be obtained at this time is appropriate!
(End of this chapter)