Reborn in Hong Kong as a Tycoon

Chapter 549 Invitation to Cooperation (Two in One)

Because of the time difference between the two places and the flight time in between, when Lin Baicheng arrived in Beverly Hills, it was just dark here.

"Brother, why didn't you say anything before you came here?"

Lin Qin was at home, and looked behind Lin Baicheng as he spoke, "Did Mom and Dad come over?"

"What's there to say."

Someone was holding the things, and Lin Baicheng didn't need to put them down. He sat down on the sofa: "Mom and Dad just came back from the mainland and need to rest. In addition, they brought two cousins ​​to Xiangjiang. They need to take care of them, so they need to take care of them in a short time. won't come."

As he said that, Lin Baicheng looked at her and said, "My little sister, my parents didn't come here, so you should be fine by yourself, right?"

"Of course it's fine!"

Lin Qin immediately said that she could take care of herself by herself, not to mention having bodyguards and servants, she would not feel insecure just because she was abroad.

"It's fine if there's no problem."

Lin Baicheng nodded slightly, and said, "Did you go to my aunt and uncle's place during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Lin Qin nodded: "I went to my aunt's for dinner, and then went shopping in Chinatown with Sister Li Jun."

Lin Baicheng's aunt Lin Yan's family no longer lives in San Francisco, but moved to Los Angeles.The toy store in San Francisco has been handed over to others, and I am currently running a small business in Chinatown, earning a good income.

After hearing this, Lin Baicheng said immediately: "I hear what you mean, there is no Qingxia, has she returned to Bay Island for the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Lin Qin nodded: "Yes! Sister Qingxia said that she would go back to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Then is she back now?"

Lin Baicheng asked, and now about a week has passed since the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Lin Qin shook her head: "Yesterday, sister Qingxia hadn't come back yet, so I don't know now."

"It's fine if you don't know, I'll contact Li Jun later."

Lin Baicheng talked to the housekeeper Dolce, and asked Dolch to prepare dinner for him and the bodyguards who came with him.Because they knew that they came to Los Angeles at about this time, so they didn't eat on the plane.

After dinner, Lin Baicheng contacted Deng Lijun. Fortunately, Deng Lijun was at home, otherwise he would not be able to contact him for a while.

The two chatted for a while, and then Lin Baicheng asked Deng Lijun about Lin Qingxia's itinerary, and learned from Deng Lijun that Lin Qingxia would come to Los Angeles in the afternoon of the day after tomorrow.

The next day was Saturday, Lin Baicheng did not go to several companies, but went to play golf at the invitation of Phil Smith.

When Lin Baicheng arrived at the golf course, not only Phil Smith was there, but also his fiancée, Anna Nord, and Logan Rockefeller were also there.

"Alan, the financing of Zhonghe Game Company is almost done."

About the financing of Zhonghe Game Company, Phil Smith talked to Lin Baicheng in mid-September, and now it is almost mid-October, and about a month has passed in the middle.

Lin Baicheng joked, "Smith, it's been a month, and I'm already wondering if something happened to the financing."

Phil Smith said: "There is no way. If you want the company to have a higher valuation, then you need to talk slowly with the institution. It is always good to talk about a higher valuation."

"Then, tell me about the financing."

Lin Baicheng nodded, he didn't pay much attention to this matter, and let Phil Smith handle it directly, but now that this matter has been brought up, it would be unreasonable not to ask.

"The market value of the company before financing was 2 million U.S. dollars, and after financing 10% of the shares, the valuation after financing was 2.2 million U.S. dollars."

The profit of Zhonghe Game Company so far is nearly 1500 million U.S. dollars. The arcade game "Western Cowboy" is a big hit. It is expected that after opening up overseas markets, this game will bring a total of hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars to the company in the next few years. In addition, the second part of "Cowboy" is in development, so the company can have a higher price-earnings ratio in terms of valuation.

"This valuation is not low."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but nodded after hearing this. When Zhonghe Game Company was established, he obtained 400% of the shares with 40 million US dollars. After financing, he diluted 10% of the corresponding shares, which is 4%. In this way, Lin Baicheng remained with 36% of the shares, 2.2 The value of 36% of the shares valued at US$8000 million is nearly US$20 million, which is a [-]-fold increase.

Hutchison Whampoa will participate in the financing of Zhonghe Game Company this time, and will take over 3% of the shares, that is, spend 600 million US dollars to obtain 3% of the shares.

"Alan, it's good that you agree with this valuation."

Phil Smith was most worried about Lin Baicheng's opinion. After all, Lin Baicheng was the largest shareholder of the company, and even he himself recognized Lin Baicheng's ability. If Lin Baicheng disagreed, then the financing would definitely not be able to proceed and further negotiations were needed.

Lin Baicheng looked at Logan Rockefeller: "Speaking of which, Logan, I heard you said last time that you want to participate in the company's financing, right?"

"I'll just get 1 percent."

Logan Rockefeller said that he actually wanted more, but it was a pity that he only raised 10% of the shares in total, and Lin Baicheng had to give 3% to Hutchison Whampoa, and the rest had to be divided. How many.

"I also raised 1% of the shares."

Ana Nord said aloud.

Lin Baicheng asked Phil Smith: "In this way, only 5% of the shares are left. How many institutions have you found?"

"Just one family."

Phil Smith raised his index finger: "Fortunately, I persuaded Goldman Sachs to accept the dilution of the shares, otherwise the 10% of the financing shares would not be enough." But when he was negotiating, he found several institutions, and finally the institution that contributed the most took over the financing.

"Which one is it?"

Lin Baicheng asked curiously, after all, he could barely be regarded as a partner in the future.

Phil Smith said, "It's Sequoia Capital."

"It was Don Valentine."

Lin Baicheng was a little surprised. In recent months, Sequoia Capital can be said to have appeared in his vision many times.Apple’s financing has Sequoia Capital, New Century Software’s financing also has Sequoia Capital, and Zhonghe Games still has Sequoia Capital in its financing.

Phil Smith said very directly: "Sequoia Capital has the highest bid and is the most sincere, so I chose Sequoia Capital."

"In the case of not needing human resources, it is true that whoever bids the highest should be chosen."

Lin Baicheng has no objection to this. A company's financing, unless the company wants to expand to overseas markets, then for the sake of network resources, it can accept local influential capital at a lower price, otherwise it will cooperate with whoever bids the most.

After talking about this, Lin Baicheng and others started playing golf, chatting while playing.

Lin Baicheng started a topic: "Smith, Logan, do you know about mobile phones?"

Logan Rockefeller asked, "Ellen, do you mean cellular phones?"

"Yes."

Lin Baicheng nodded. There are actually mobile phones now, but they are different from modern mobile phones. Moreover, cellular mobile phones have great limitations. They cannot be called real mobile phones, and their commercialization has not expanded at all.

Phil Smith speculated: "Alan, you won't bring up this topic for no reason. Could it be that you want to enter this industry?"

"Yes, I am very optimistic about the development of this industry, so I want to enter this industry."

Lin Baicheng nodded, and said aloud: "I still don't like the current cellular mobile phone. I want to invest in the research and development of a mobile phone that can really be carried around. Needless to say, the convenience of phone communication, as long as it can be developed. Portable mobile phone, imagine that everyone buys a mobile phone, this is how big the market potential is.”

"Alan, the premise is that the portable mobile phone you mentioned can be developed. The initial investment is definitely not small. If it is not developed, all the funds may be wasted."

Of course Phil Smith can imagine how big the mobile phone market is for everyone, but he also knows how big the risks are.

"The greater the risk, the greater the profit."

Lin Baicheng was not sure how much money he would have to spend to develop related technologies and make mobile phones, but he knew the prospects of this industry, so no matter how much money it was, he was determined.What's more, the mobile phone industry is not only related to how much money can be earned by investing in this industry, but also related to the layout of the semiconductor industry. The two complement each other.

"Smith, Logan, let me tell you the truth, I've got two partners, we've raised $4 million to get into this business. I know the risks and the market potential, so I'm looking for More partners, think about it and see if you want to work together.”

Not only Phil Smith and Logan Rockefeller, Lin Baicheng also told Iwasaki Mineryu about this matter, and asked Iwasaki Mineryu to think about it.With the cooperation of Phil Smith, Mineryu Iwasaki and others, the company's mobile phones can be sold in the United States and Japan in the future, and certain resistance can be reduced.

"Alan, you guys are really generous, and you raised 4 million US dollars?!"

Logan Rockefeller couldn't help being surprised when he heard the words, knowing that Lin Baicheng and the others were serious, and since Lin Baicheng and the others dared to invest so much money, it meant that this business had great prospects and great potential, and he should really think about it.

"However, 4 million US dollars has been raised now, so if I want to cooperate, can't I spend tens of millions of dollars?"

Logan Rockefeller quickly realized that he didn't have that much capital, and it was meaningless to invest less. Lin Baicheng and the others probably wouldn't take him to play. The risk would be too great for him if he failed, and his family's assets would be damaged if he failed This kind of decision is not so easy to make.

Phil Smith couldn't help saying: "Alan, does it take so much investment to make a mobile phone? And you have raised 4 million US dollars in funds, why is it not enough?"

Lin Baicheng said: "Whether it is recruitment, equipment purchase or technology research and development, a lot of funds are needed. 4 million US dollars is not too much, but enough is enough, but I hope to have more partners, so it is best to raise 5 million US dollars. billion dollars in funding.”

"Alan, I don't know anything about this mobile phone. I need to investigate and think about it."

Phil Smith thought for a while, Lin Baicheng made him rich several times, he believed in Lin Baicheng's ability and vision, but the investment of at least tens of millions of dollars is not a small amount, it needs detailed investigation, it is impossible for Lin Baicheng to say that he will I agreed.

"this is necessary."

Lin Baicheng understood: "Actually, I also asked Iwasaki-kun, and he also has to think about it. But Smith, you'd better not think about it for too long, I will start looking for professionals now, and when I find someone, I will start Register the company and carry out technology research and development.”

Phil Smith said: "I only need half a month at most."

"Half a month is not a long time, no problem."

Lin Baicheng nodded and agreed. He still hopes that Phil Smith and Mineryu Iwasaki can agree to cooperate together, which will also be beneficial to him.However, if they are really unwilling to cooperate, then he can accept it. Anyway, he is not short of money and can support the early research and development.

"Alan, I have to think about it too."

Logan Rockefeller said aloud that although he knew that it was unlikely that he would participate in the cooperation, after all, too much money needed to be invested, but he said that there would be no loss after all.

Lin Baicheng also nodded to indicate that there was no problem.

Anna Nord has never spoken, mainly because the investment is too large, and she does not have that much capital to participate.The Nord family does have capital, but the Nord family will not invest tens of millions of dollars in unknown industries. With so much money, it is better to invest in the real estate industry that the Nord family is familiar with.

Several people continued to chat while playing.

Phil Smith found a free time and said one thing to Lin Baicheng alone, that is, go to his place for dinner at night, and don't bring a female companion. He will introduce a beautiful woman to Lin Baicheng and give him some Huaguo antiques. Lin Baicheng, thank Lin Baicheng for making him rich.

After Lin Baicheng sold long gold futures, he notified Phil Smith, and after discussing with his investment advisor, Phil Smith immediately sold half of the position, and then sold [-]% of the position at a high level, and waited for the gold price to pull back. Quickly sell the remaining [-]% of the position.

Speaking of which, the average selling price of Phil Smith is higher than that of Lin Baicheng, which is about 410 US dollars per ounce.The main reason is that the price of gold has risen a lot later, so the average selling price of Phil Smith will be higher.

It is true that the average selling price of Phil Smith is higher, but the risk is also greater. If the gold price adjusts after Lin Baicheng closes his position, then the average selling price of Phil Smith will only be lower. Bill Smith had his luck.

Although Phil Smith's investment in gold futures is not as much as that of Lin Baicheng, and the leverage he uses is not as high, he still made hundreds of millions of dollars in gold futures investment, which is equivalent to his family's profits for several years.

Relying on Lin Baicheng to make a lot of money, Phil Smith of course wants to express his gratitude to Lin Baicheng. Thinking of the beauty Lin Baicheng introduced last time, he likes it very much, so he decided to introduce Lin Baicheng to the beauty again.

The main reason is that Phil Smith can only give gifts. Lin Baicheng has no shortage of gifts. Apart from a few antiques, he can only give beautiful women.

(End of this chapter)