Chapter 228 You Are the Dish (Part 2)
Puhai, Jiujiantang Ten Music Club.
Jiujiantang Villa is a very famous mansion in Puhai. Many capital tycoons have residences here, and it is also Cheng Yusi’s main residence in Puhai.
The name of Shilehui comes from the "Ten Joys of Life" proposed by the health expert Chen Zhi in his "New Book on Longevity and Elderly Care" a thousand years ago, namely: reading, talking, lying quietly, sunbathing, drinking, farming, music, calligraphy and painting, walking, and activities.
Like the villa area behind it, Shilehui also follows the modern Zhou-style garden style. It specially invited the Japanese postmodern design master Arata Isozaki to be in charge of the design. The main feature is a low-key luxury with an arty air.
"I lost." Cheng Yusi pushed the chessboard, put the black piece in his hand into the chess box, and wiped his hands with the towel beside him. "Teacher Xu's chess skills are still as good as before."
Xu Mingsheng chuckled twice: "No, I'm too old."
Then, as if something suddenly occurred to him, Xu Mingsheng said, "These past two days, I've been thankful I didn't become a professional Go player. Otherwise, I'd be sleepless these days. AI is too advanced. Go will only be a recreational activity in the future. The competitive aspect will definitely fade away."
When Liu Weiping defeated the Japanese player, a Go craze swept across the country.
At the time, Xu Mingsheng had just started college. He had been playing chess since childhood and was quite skilled. In his enthusiasm, he almost joined a chess academy to become a professional player.
Fortunately, his teacher pulled him back from the Go team at that time, otherwise he would not be where he is today.
Cheng Yusi smiled and signaled the waiter to serve the dishes.
"May we live long and share the beauty of the moon together even though we are thousands of miles apart"
"Flowers and trees in front of the courtyard, cattle and sheep everywhere"
"Like a pool of clear water, with algae and water chestnuts intertwined in the water."
"My hair is filled with wild flowers, don't ask me where I'm going."
The waitress, with a pretty face and slim figure, dressed in a light green silk skirt from the Jiangnan style, brought four plates of cold dishes with smooth and gentle movements. At first glance, they turned out to be drunken chicken, braised beef in soy sauce, shredded kelp, and cold cucumber.
"Did he really say that?" Cheng Yusi used a serving chopstick to pick up a piece of braised beef with soy sauce for Xu Mingsheng.
He knew that although Xu Mingsheng was a science and engineering man, he had become more and more cultured in recent years and liked places that seemed to be cultured and tasteful.
Actually, what do these four lines of poetry have to do with these four dishes?
Xu Mingsheng washed his hands in the sink brought by the waiter and nodded. "Zhang Xinnian relayed that Youzi Technology doesn't need VCs. If they must invest, they'll only accept 100 million dollars at a valuation of 3 billion dollars. No negotiation, no voting rights. This is the same treatment for all VCs."
Cheng Yusi raised his eyebrows.
Since the dot-com boom hit the Great Zhou seventeen or eighteen years ago, countless fortunes have been created. Starting a decade ago, these angel investors and VC firms have become the darlings of all entrepreneurs. Many of these capital giants have even become public figures with a more iconic aura than the entrepreneurs themselves, acquiring a host of other labels.
Cheng Yusi is one of them.
He hadn't been rejected like this for six or seven years.
You should know that as the actual helmsman of Xingsi Capital, he has participated in no less than one hundred venture capital cases in the past few years, and no less than thirty of them have been profitable.
The capital in hand has also increased from the initial 8 million to 3.5 billion, and can leverage more than 10 billion in capital flow. It is undoubtedly one of the most powerful venture capitals in the entire Da Zhou.
Is this Yuzi Technology crazy?
With a self-valuation of 3 billion Malaysian dollars, why don’t you go and grab it?
No, how else can you let us rob?
Moreover, they only accept investments of 100 million US dollars, and there is no voting right. If I buy stocks in the secondary market to a certain proportion, I can initiate a shareholders' meeting!
Cheng Yusi understood that the conditions proposed by Youzi Technology meant directly rejecting all VCs.
Thinking of this, a hint of murderous intent appeared in Cheng Yusi's eyes.
Don't think these people are good men and women.
When it comes to managing people and getting things done, few can compare to these venture capitalists.
Many people really have connections in both the black and white worlds. After all, people in this industry really have to solve some practical problems for the invested companies.
Find Wu Yanzhong, well, no need, it’s too costly to find him.
Fu Gang is fine, he's the perfect fit.
First, we will block your approval. If you still refuse to accept it, we will contact the Secret Investigation Department to see if you can handle it.
The murderous look in Cheng Yusi's eyes grew stronger and stronger.
"Fang Yu's grandfather is Chen Shi'an." Xu Mingsheng said as if nothing had happened.
Cheng Yusi was stunned and blurted out: "Dear?"
Xu Mingsheng nodded: "Dear."
Cheng Yusi frowned and was about to speak when the waiter came to serve the dishes.
"People on Jiantai dispersed and started shooting with longbows. No one knew how to eat abalone for the first time." The waiter gently served a portion of braised abalone to each of them.
"This restaurant is really thoughtful. You know, abalone was called abalone in ancient times. Miss, do you know where the two lines of poetry just now came from?" Xu Mingsheng looked up and smiled at the waiter who looked no more than twenty-two or twenty-three.
"You really stumped me. Is it Su Shi's 'Song of the Fish'?" The waiter smiled and covered his mouth.
"Hahaha, that's great. Your training is great." Xu Mingsheng clapped his hands and laughed. "There are two more lines in this poem: 'I will return to the east to harvest a hu of rice, but I will never live in a luxurious house.' Do you know what they mean?"
The waitress's smile faltered slightly, but she had encountered this situation many times before. She chuckled and said, "You are a master, much more powerful than our lecturer, so please don't embarrass a little girl like me."
Xu Mingsheng didn't take it too seriously and chuckled, "What this poem means is that when Su Shi returned east, he collected a basket of abalone and really didn't want to give it away to the wealthy families in Bianliang City."
Xu Mingsheng looked at Cheng Yusi and said, "Yusi, even if Su Shi was down and out, he could still save a basket of abalone."
"What's more, Chen Shi'an is not Su Shi."
Cheng Yusi frowned.
Your background may not necessarily make you stand out in fair competition, but it will definitely ensure that you are treated the fairest in the competition.
If Fang Yu was just an ordinary college student, he could do whatever he wanted and there would be no need to worry about him going overboard.
But now...
Cheng Yusi had not yet realized that after knowing this background, the one who was safe was not Fang Yu, but him.
If he really did cause trouble, it would probably take less than two days. At best, he would become disabled and lose his ability to work, or his company would go bankrupt. At worst, his past misdeeds would be made public, and he would be imprisoned and live a life worse than death.
In that case, let’s look for other AI companies.
We must not give up on this track, it must be the next trend.
O2O is on the rise, and the sharing economy is in full swing. Live streaming and short videos are expected to be the next hot spots, but both are capital-intensive products and are not projects that ordinary entrepreneurs can play. Those who enter the market must either have capital themselves or are already leaders in related industries.
ByteDance is said to be developing short videos now. Their team has been formed for several months and it is estimated that it will be launched on the market in a few months.
It’s a pity that ByteDance’s short video project didn’t make it into the A round and was divided up by Hongshan, IDG and SIG. Otherwise, it would have made a lot of money.
However, AI is different.
Anyone can enter this track. As long as they have the skills and ideas, it is not impossible to recreate the myth of grassroots counterattack from more than ten years ago!
Invest in AI!
Lanwan Intelligence, Quantum Intelligence, Singularity Technology, Borei Innovation... These startups claiming to be engaged in AI must be met.
It’s a capital winter.
In fact, the project is also in a cold winter.
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"Damn, that was dangerous! Normally, there's nothing wrong with that bend, but it had just rained a little that day, and there happened to be a small puddle. As soon as we turned the corner, we skidded and flung your dad over twenty meters. I almost fell off the road!"
"Guess what? No injuries at all!" Fang Daqiang looked terrified yet arrogant as he patted Xu Lesheng, who was peeling an apple for him. "Lesheng... your sister insisted I go to the hospital for a checkup, but actually, there's nothing wrong."
Fang Yu was also scared. Fortunately, he had given his father the Guardian Type 7 Amulet before, otherwise he would have to prepare an extra spiritual power this time.
Guardian Type 7 Amulet, triggered once a day, automatically recharges, the perfect choice for naughty children.
He casually cast an appraisal spell on his father and found that there was indeed nothing wrong with him, just a little kidney deficiency. Fang Yu was relieved.
When Xu Lesheng heard Fang Daqiang say "your sister Lesheng", she couldn't help but glare at Fang Daqiang.
Fang Daqiang muttered, "Isn't this because I'm afraid of calling you old?"
"Xiao Yu, get someone to take away Brother Qiang's two motorcycles quickly, otherwise something bad will happen sooner or later." Xu Lesheng stuffed the apple into Fang Daqiang's mouth and said to Fang Yu unhappily, "I can't control you two. The younger one doesn't come home every day, and the older one is a real worry. He even fell out and was still protecting the woman in the back seat."
"Sister Le Sheng." Fang Yu quickly changed the subject. "Leave me four consecutive inner ring cards for tomorrow. Our company is organizing a team activity. Just tell Awen now."
Xu Lesheng glanced at Fang Yu, then went out to call the bar manager.
"What did you want to say when you sent Le Sheng away?" Fang Daqiang grunted, took a bite of his apple, and flipped through the newspaper. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, I didn't expect your company, Youzi Technology, to be so impressive. In just two days, it's been featured in the Sunday Times twice?"
"Before, these people hadn't paid in full, and I was the one who paid for it. But as soon as we won against AlphaGo, they immediately transferred the money they owed us."
Fang Yu leaned on the folding stool next to him and opened the pad he carried with him.
"This is the shareholder list of Yuzi Technology Holdings, this is the shareholder list of the BVI secondary holding company, and this is the shareholder list of the Cayman tertiary holding company. Please check and see if they are correct."
Fang Daqiang took the pad, looked at it carefully, and compared it with the prompts in his memo.
"Okay, no problem." Fang Daqiang breathed a sigh of relief and returned the pad to Fang Yu.
The investment that should have been accepted had been accepted long ago. Venture capitalists like Cheng Yusi might really be big names in the entrepreneurial circle. After a long time, they felt like they were chefs, or even restaurant owners.
Little did he know that for real capital, he was just the dish.
"By the way, in the last game against Jinda, which of the two girls sitting next to me did you plan to choose? I saw that you took the girl named Shen to Goryeo?" After finishing his business, Fang Daqiang smiled and winked at Fang Yu.
Fang Yu rolled his eyes. "We're all friends, you know? Good friends, how can you choose one over the other?"
Fang Daqiang snorted.
Do you think your last name is Jiang? Fortunately, we are friends.
Who did he inherit this shameless spirit from? He wouldn't be like that.
Your book reviews are really awesome! I can't even copy them if I want to.
You have so many book reviews, so if I copy a few here and there, won’t I be able to add 2,000 more every day?
There are many things that I will not mention briefly or even not at all for fear of touching upon landmines. I will just treat these things as happening behind the scenes and let you imagine what the protagonist did.
Long live understanding.
(End of this chapter)
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