The third-party payment matter is not urgent. Whether he gives it to his partners or offers this idea to eBay, as long as it succeeds, his goal will be achieved. You ask what his goal is? Too young, too simple!
Who is Musk? Does anyone know? He is that Silicon Valley iron man who, with the strong support of Demon Capital City for Tesla Motors, built a super factory in just one year, and made him dance a cringey dance at a product launch event.
Musk is incredibly impressive, that must be acknowledged. He has a powerful heart, which allowed him to persevere and develop Tesla into a top global New Energy Vehicles company.
How many times did Tesla face bankruptcy during this period? How many times did Tesla... Of course, Musk's impressiveness isn't limited to Tesla; he also owns the world's largest rocket launch company, the first private company in the world to master reusable rocket technology.
It's worth noting that only four or five countries possess reusable rocket technology. Additionally, his rocket launch company has achieved almost the lowest costs globally. Humanity's dream of space may be accelerated because of him.
He Zhengcheng admires Musk, that's true, but does admiring him mean he has to help him? Can't He Zhengcheng strike him down to achieve his own success?
Musk's biggest fortune came from the sale of PayPal to eBay after its IPO. The transaction value at the time was 1.5 billion US dollars, and Musk owned approximately ten percent of PayPal's shares. This then led to his subsequent major investments.
He Zhengcheng wants to disrupt Musk's path to success. A Musk without money, how will he invest in New Energy Vehicles?
Thinking of this, a feeling of happiness spread across He Zhengcheng's lips.
"But what industry should I make my base in the future? Financial investment? Chip design? Consumer electronics? The internet? Or the automotive industry?" Rocket launches are out of the question unless he becomes a great American. Unfortunately, he was born a great Daxia Country citizen. His character might not be good, but his allegiance cannot be misplaced; this is a matter of principle.
"Too many choices means no choice. Too many advantages that can't be grasped are equivalent to no advantages. What should I do?" He Zhengcheng wondered.
These days, he has been lingering around Yahoo and eBay, internet companies in their wild, untamed state, so primitive it's appalling. Yet, these very companies somehow boast market values of tens of billions, even billions of dollars. This world is truly insane. He Zhengcheng wants to proceed steadily, but also wants to make a quick buck.
"Since internet companies aren't working out, why not look for other industries?" Ji Jiasheng asked.
"Other industries? What industries?" He Zhengcheng asked Ji Jiasheng.
"Network equipment. If the internet industry can develop significantly, then how could the prospects for network equipment suppliers be poor? What about the computer industry? The software industry?" Ji Jiasheng suggested.
"Oh!" He Zhengcheng suddenly realized. Yes, why give up the entire forest for one tree?
Although the internet industry will be the brightest star in the future world, does that mean other industries are bad?
The most typical example is the development of Daxia Country's Telecom equipment companies, which grew from an insignificant role in the world market to a crucial participant.
Besides internet companies, there are also Telecom network equipment, computer software and hardware companies, and all other related businesses worth paying attention to.
"Look, there's a company in Silicon Valley that recently introduced a new device, and I think it has great potential," Ji Jiasheng said.
"What device?" He Zhengcheng humbly inquired.
"A friend introduced me to this device, Cerent 454!" Ji Jiasheng replied.
He Zhengcheng saw a black box about the size of a microwave oven.
"It contains hundreds of chips that can help Telecom service providers increase the capacity or bandwidth of their fiber optic networks without having to replace existing fiber optic networks, greatly improving the efficiency of Telecom companies' networks to accommodate the explosive growth of data traffic generated by the internet.
More importantly, this box only takes a few hours to install and apply using a mouse…" Ji Jiasheng explained.
"What is this?" He Zhengcheng had no impression of it.
"It seems to be an optical transmission device. It can greatly improve the efficiency of Telecom service providers and is extremely cost-effective," Ji Jiasheng said.
"Then let's invest in it immediately?" He Zhengcheng asked. At this time, as long as the exit time is controlled, any investment can make money.
"I'm afraid it's not that easy!" Ji Jiasheng replied.
"Why is that?" He Zhengcheng asked.
"I thought about your suggestion from yesterday, consulted with someone, and unexpectedly made this discovery," Ji Jiasheng said.
"???" He Zhengcheng looked bewildered. What kind of plot twist was this?
"As the name suggests, Cerent 454 is a product of Cerent. This company was founded in 1997 and spun off into its current form at the beginning of this year. The co-founder and driving force behind this company, Vinod Khosla, is a partner at the well-known Wall Street venture capital firm KPCB…" Ji Jiasheng explained.
"So, poaching investors is the specialty of Wall Street and Silicon Valley venture capitalists…" He Zhengcheng murmured.
"Ahem! We don't have that kind of strength right now. If you were to do that, those investors might just hire someone to come after you," Ji Jiasheng warned.
"Alas, this ignorant market environment…" He Zhengcheng sighed.
"It's too unfriendly to us…" Ji Jiasheng added.
"Hahaha…" Both of them laughed in unison, a shameless, crocodile-like sound.
"The key is the lack of money. I've found that efficiency is very important in venture capital. Let's report the results of this investment, see who is willing to reduce restrictions, and we'll supplement the documents after our investment succeeds. There must be a few people willing to accept our terms!" After laughing, He Zhengcheng still stated his demand.
"I agree, otherwise it will be difficult for us to invest in a company like Cerent," Ji Jiasheng said.
"Our goal this time is specifically Cerent, or can we consider other similar companies in this industry?" He Zhengcheng asked.
"Let's survey the market first. Hmm, once the funding issue is resolved, we'll immediately contact the selected companies for investment," Ji Jiasheng replied.
"Alright, I'll go survey the market then," He Zhengcheng said.
"Then I'll go back to Hong Kong tomorrow. The negotiations with Lenovo have reached the final critical moment, and Liu Chuanzhi will also be coming to Hong Kong," Ji Jiasheng said.
"You can let him join us in this investment, give him an opportunity to make money. If it succeeds, our cooperation will become even closer," He Zhengcheng suggested.
"Are you that confident?" Ji Jiasheng asked. If the investment failed, wouldn't their relationship with Lenovo sour, or even become irreparable?
"Even if we don't make money, we can still have Daxia Country's Telecom and network equipment companies acquire it. This is the most advanced technology in Silicon Valley. Whether we make money or not, this investment will be a success," He Zhengcheng asserted.
"Indeed, a different perspective yields completely different results. This time, I must get the money from Hong Kong. You can now directly contact Cerent and other technologically advanced network equipment companies," Ji Jiasheng said.
"Okay, I'll go collect information right away," He Zhengcheng replied.
"Good, I'll give you these materials first. Also, you can contact experts and scholars from these universities; they can provide you with technical references!" Ji Jiasheng said.
"Good, this will be a project we collaborate on," He Zhengcheng said.
"No problem!" Ji Jiasheng replied.
For a single-person project, one person takes all the money, earning the most. For a two-person project, two people split the money. Others not involved in the project receive a fixed percentage. This allocation method is both simple and convenient.