Rebirth: Growing Up Together

"It's okay."

Liu Xing reluctantly answered.

She said it was fine, but her heart was suddenly stabbed in a sore spot.

Initially, they relied on their own scholarships and entrepreneurial funds from the college to start their business.

But when engaging in high technology and technical research, money is burned faster than paper, and it is consumed at an extremely fast rate every day.

There is not much money left in the early stage, and now, capital injection must be sought.

But the problem is that after hearing about the drone flight control they are researching, most investors only think it is a remote-controlled toy for children and do not see any real commercial value at all.

Another group of investors are not optimistic about the commercial realization of this project. After all, the drone industry is too small.

The shortage of funds became a hurdle facing Liu Xing's team.

Without money, research can only stagnate. Before sufficient investment is found, it is difficult to make any breakthroughs.

the other side.

Naturally, Xu Cheng could tell that Liu Xing was being tough.

People of this type have very average expression management and can easily see their true inner thoughts.

That's good if you have problems.

As an angel, he is here to solve the senior students' problems.

Just smiled.

"I'm here this time. It's one thing to invite you to perform at the welcome party. The other thing is that as an investor, I want to ask about your team's financing willingness. If you are interested, I want to visit your current research. Results.”

Xu Cheng's words stunned Liu Xing for a long time.

"You invest in us?"

Others are a little numb.

Just inviting them to perform at the welcome party was outrageous enough, but I didn't expect something even more outrageous was to come.

"Brother, a few hundred or a few thousand dollars is not an investment, so don't tease us here."

On the other side, Deng Zhi was also dumbfounded.

Xu Cheng said he wanted to invest in them?

This is incredible!

For such a young man, it would be too inappropriate for him to say that he is an investor.

It simply overturned her understanding of her classmate.

Looking at the two people with doubtful eyes, Xu Cheng sighed helplessly.

I originally wanted to get along with you as an ordinary person, but I didn't expect that I would be questioned in exchange.

He took out a business card from his wallet and handed it over. Liu Xing took it and took a look at it. It read Xu Cheng, general manager of Xiami Venture Capital, and stared at the young man in front of him in shock.

"You...are you really not kidding?"

Xu Cheng's expression didn't change, he just narrated lightly.

"I just started this venture capital company not long ago, and now I have invested in a logistics company. I believe these can be found. I am joking with you. Apart from wasting each other's time, there is no other benefit."

After that, he lowered his head and glanced at his watch.

"Senior, my time is also very tight. Can you give me a brief look now?"

"……certainly."

Liu Xingren led Xu Cheng into the laboratory in a daze, and beside him was Deng Zhi, who was also shocked.

The laboratory is a mess.

Liu Xing, whose mind was a bit dazed, became very clear once it came to technical aspects.

He briefly introduced his team's research to Xu Cheng.

Just as Xu Cheng thought, Liu Xing was making drones, and the brand name was "Flying Star".

They are not only developing aircraft, but also developing and improving various technologies and functions of drones.

"What is the difference between flight control and model aircraft?" Xu Cheng asked.

"The biggest difference is the flight control. The quality of the flight control directly affects the stability and reliability of the drone. This Feixing X1 controller is our most important achievement." Liu Xing introduced it to Xu Cheng, "Tong Xu...Boss, shall we go downstairs and fly it to see how it goes?"

"can."

The group of people walked out of the college building. On the lawn in front of the college, another member in charge of operations controlled the aircraft and gave Xu Cheng a brief demonstration.

Liu Xing introduced from the side.

"Our biggest application prospect at present is aerial photography. X1 is also designed based on the idea of ​​aerial photography. My idea is that in the future, the controller, 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis accelerometer, barometer and internal shock absorber can be integrated into a refined module to achieve flight control functions such as stable attitude and locked altitude..."

Liu Xing's professional words made Xu Cheng nod frequently.

This person's professionalism in his field really impressed Xu Cheng.

Finally he turned around and asked.

"How about I acquire all the shares in your company?"

"What?" Liu Xing was stunned.

"I'm very interested in what you're talking about, and I want to acquire all of you."

"..."

Liu Xing felt as if he was in a dream and was speechless. He had mixed feelings about selling the company and couldn't make a decision for a while.

"It doesn't matter. There's no rush in this matter. How much do you value yourself?"

Liu Xing and the team members looked at each other with confused expressions. Finally, they discussed in a low voice and gave Xu Cheng a number.

"180."

"How many shares are you willing to sell?"

Xu Cheng's answer surprised Liu Xing.

He gritted his teeth and prepared to make a deal with Xu Cheng, but he didn't expect him to agree so happily.

Then he made eye contact with his companions for a moment.

"Forty percent..."

"40? That's 72, um..."

Xu Cheng's answer almost held everyone's breath. Liu Xing's heart was swinging up and down. He secretly thought that if Xu Cheng was teasing them, then he must show this guy the fighting power of Fatty today.

"I'm very optimistic about your project. I also like this kind of high-tech stuff. 70, 40% of the shares, and you need to set up an option pool. According to industry practice... reserve 10%."

Xu Cheng's narration almost stunned a group of students, and they were even more confused about the option pool.

But 70, a 40% valuation, was already a real amount before them. Now, the excitement could not be hidden on their faces.

"What are futures and option pools?" Although Liu Xing didn't understand, for such a large amount of transactions, he still had to ask clearly about everything first.

"It is a common practice for VC investment to reserve a portion of shares for future talents. You can also ask someone about it."

If 10% of the option pool is reserved, then after Xu Cheng becomes a shareholder, he will be able to control 40% of the equity. However, with 10% of the option pool, the shares held by Liu Xing’s team will be diluted. to 50 percent.

On the surface, everything is calm, but in fact Liu Xing has lost 51% of his relative controlling stake.

In other words, if Xu Cheng wants to take over the company in the future, it will be very convenient.

This deepened Xu Cheng's control over "Flying Star" to a certain extent.

But on the surface, a few students who are new to society will definitely not be able to see this level.

In the next two or three days, the staff of Xiami Venture Capital began to negotiate with Liu Xing's team, which gradually stabilized Liu Xing's heart that felt unreal.

During this period, Deng Zhi, who witnessed the entire process and met the staff of Xiami Venture Capital, was convinced that his roommate's boyfriend, a classmate named Xu Cheng, indeed had incredible qualities.

At the same time, the welcome party directed by Xu Cheng is also being arranged intensively.

Many people were not convinced at first about this freshman who was appointed by the student council president, but Xu Cheng's leadership ability quickly won them over.

He renovated and made many other arrangements for the party's original routine.

Especially Qingzhou's integration with the entire party. Having watched countless variety shows, he is already very familiar with the placement of advertisements.

Moreover, Xu Cheng also gradually understood why Jin Shuhong paid special attention to this welcome party. It was because the school leaders invited many graduating alumni to this party, and these alumni were already elites from all walks of life.

The meaning of the invitation is self-evident, of course it is to give the school some gold coins from the old guy.

As an important part of it, the welcome party naturally has to be beautifully arranged.

"Director Xu, someone is looking for you."

Xu Cheng, who was arranging, was suddenly called out. He looked up and saw that it was Lin Wanzhu standing at the door.

After sending everyone around him away, Xu Cheng walked up to the girl.

"How did you come?"

"I was just passing by and stopped by to take a look."

Lin Wanzhu had a relaxed look on his face, as if he was really just passing by, but because he lied, he still felt nervous in his heart.

She can't say, you haven't paid your public food today yet. I'm afraid you'll forget, so I'm here to remind you.

"Are you busy? You can do important things first, and I won't disturb you."

Lin Wanchu said this and was about to leave, but his arm was held by Xu Cheng.

"You're not busy. There's nothing more important than you."

When he said this, he seemed to be looking at Lin Wanchu very seriously.

The girl reminded herself silently in her heart.

This guy is really good at tricking girls...

Don't be fooled by him, Lin Wanzhou...

I don't care about his sweet words...

Damn it...

whee.

Lin Wanzhu finally couldn't help it, and the sweetness in her heart instantly filled her entire chest.

"Don't give me that crap. I see a lot of people are waiting to find you. Many people think it's unreliable when they hear that the party is directed by a freshman. But I know that the party you choreograph will definitely be very different." Lin Wanzhou said confidently.

After all, Xu Cheng has always been so different since he was a child, no matter what he does.

A welcome party, in his hands, would never be ordinary.

"I'll look forward to it."

"Actually, there aren't many other tricks..." Xu Cheng felt a little embarrassed by her praise. After all, his childhood sweetheart always liked to bicker with him. "Oh, since you're here, do you want to watch the next show? It's a song... dedicated to the school."

"The song for the school, what song, have I heard it?"

"No, this is probably the first time I sing this song. This song can be considered... original."

"Original?"

Lin Wanzhou looked at him curiously.

"Did you write it?"

Xu Cheng shook his head.

"No, it was written by someone I know, and it was originally written about their school. I just adapted it to our school..."

"Someone you know?"

Lin Wanzhou was a little suspicious.

She knew that Xu Cheng had an inexplicable talent in music and often hummed some melodies that she had never heard before.

He couldn't have written it himself!

The girl guessed quietly.