My Age of Investment

the next day.

Andrew arrived at the Stanford startup incubator in his BMW 740.

After parking the car downstairs, he called Xia Jingxing and shouted, "I've arrived at the incubation base, which building are you in? No one will pick up the investors."

"Why did you come? Mr. Hennessy has been waiting for you for a long time. We are on the second floor of Building F. Come up yourself!"

Just as Andrew was about to speak, he heard a "beep beep" from the phone.

After scolding a few words, Andrew wanted to turn his head and leave, but in the end he found Building F and trotted up to the second floor.

As soon as Andrew went upstairs, he saw a familiar figure and smiled, "You are a little sincere, let's go!"

Andrew followed Xia Jingxing and walked into the humble office of the startup incubation base.

As soon as he entered the room, Andrew saw a little old man sitting on a chair chatting with Christina and the dog.

John Hennessy also noticed the movement at the door, and when he looked up, a fat man in a suit was walking towards him with a smile on his face.

"Are you Mr. Andrew?"

Principal John stood up and very politely handed out his right hand.

Andrew shook hands with old John, "Hello Mr. Hennessy, just call me Andrew."

"Then you can call me John too!"

In the face of a successful law firm partner, Old John did not put on airs.

The five people took their seats and formed a circle.

Xia Jingxing took the lead and said, "Everyone knows it, and I won't introduce it anymore.

The post-investment valuation of the Facebook project is five million, and the financing is $500,000. Do you have any objection? "

After speaking, Xia Jingxing turned his attention to Andrew and old John.

Kristina and the puppy were sweating on their hands, for fear that something unexpected might happen at this juncture.

"I have no opinion."

Old John nodded and smiled.

Andrew also agreed, "I don't mind either."

Yang Niu and Xiao Dog breathed a sigh of relief, while Xia Jingxing said with a smile, "Okay, the details of the financing contract will be discussed later. Let's talk about the AB share structure first."

Old John looked calmly at Andrew, who was also looking at him.

Andrew preempted, "Mr. Hennessy, talk about your opinion first."

"The AB share structure is not uncommon, I think it can be set up."

Old John paused, "But... as an early investor, I think we should take B shares, and later investors take A shares."

Xia Jingxing shook his head, "If you all take B shares, your voting rights will be higher than that of Little Dog and Kristina."

"But you're a team, and voting rights add up."

Old John was very strong, not giving an inch.

Andrew ate the melon with a smile. It would be better if someone charged for him, and he was also happy to relax.

"Facebook will have multiple rounds of financing in the future, and it must ensure that it has a stable founding team.

Can outsiders take good care of Facebook if they accidentally lose control of the company? "

Speaking of this, Xia Jingxing laughed, "The most important thing in angel investment is to "invest in people", if you don't like our team, why would you invest in us?

If neither side can agree on trust issues, I would rather not accept your investment.

Because once accepted, it means endless trouble in the future.

I don't want to waste precious time on internal friction and communication. "

Old John was a little surprised. He didn't expect Daeron to be so courageous, so big that he dared to attack himself as the principal, and dared not to accept the investment.

But he didn't get angry and said with a smile: "Daren, I don't know how many investors you have met.

But even if you have met dozens of investors,

I'm afraid I should be too. Among them, the conditions are the best, right? "

John spread his hands, "Otherwise I wouldn't have been invited by you to sit here today, would I?"

Hearing these words, Andrew became even more certain in his heart: It was the valuation that the little old man raised!

However, there is no way to blame others for this, after all, the higher the price. I am indeed optimistic about the future development of Facebook, and it is not a big deal to be more expensive.

Seeing the old man John's expression of reassurance, Xia Jingxing was unmoved and his face was extremely dull.

He pointed to the computer next to him and said, "There is something I want to show the two of you."

After speaking, he got up and walked to the computer desk.

Old John and Andrew followed Xia Jing in confusion.

Xia Jingxing clicked on the computer and a page popped up.

Andrew's eyes are very good, and he recognizes it from a distance. This is a securities account.

The total assets of the account are 689,640 US dollars!

A lot, almost catching up with their own net worth.

Old John's eyes are not very good, and he can't count the numbers.

So the old man bent down, got close to the computer screen, and counted repeatedly.

Yes, it is six figures, and there are more than 600,000 US dollars in the account.

Then Old John smiled and asked, "Whose securities account is this? Yours?"

Xia Jingxing looked at the old man with a smile and nodded lightly.

This was the second time he showed his securities account. The last time he showed off his muscles in order to pull a puppy and a babes into the car.

This time the purpose is the same, but it's hard to say what the effect will be.

"I can't tell, Darren, you're from a wealthy family."

Old John subconsciously regarded Xia Jingxing as a rich second generation from China.

Because this amount of money is not a small amount, even in the United States, it is equivalent to the income of ordinary people working for 20 years.

"No, my family background is very ordinary. I earned it from stock trading. The number in it a few months ago was only one-tenth of what it is today."

Old John and Andrew were a little surprised. They made ten times their investment in a few months? real or fake?

"If you don't believe me, I can show you the detailed transaction records of the account.

Puppy and Christina can attest to that, too. "

The two people who were named stood beside Xia Jingxing and nodded to prove it was true.

Old John asked humorously, "Daren, what are you trying to say? You are very good at investing in stocks? Do you want to form a hedge fund?"

"If you start a hedge fund, I'll invest a little bit."

Andrew also jumped out and joked behind Old John.

"No, you misunderstood."

Xia Jingxing waved his hand, "I have no other intentions, and I am not showing assets.

But to elaborate on one thing, the $500,000 raised by Facebook, I can get it myself.

But I won't do it lightly.

Because Mr. Andrew can help me with legal advice, Mr. Hennessy is able to introduce me to Silicon Valley connections.

Our team needs the help of the two, and the two also hope to get a return on investment and win-win cooperation.

Everyone gets together to make better money, isn't it? "

"You can see that."

Old John admired Xia Jingxing's frankness and frankness, and said with a smile: "If you invest your own money in Facebook, you may be able to control more shares, but you will lose a lot of opportunities.

You are smart and see something more precious than money.

How about it? Is it a good deal to accept my investment?

You can rest assured that after accepting my investment, I can give you the things you want. "

Andrew also said very cooperatively: "I can give three years of free legal counsel services here."

Xia Jingxing said with a smile, "But if you still insist on taking all B shares, I can't accept it.

I will allow you to own at most half A shares and half B shares. "

"Have you insisted?"

Old John's face suddenly turned cold, as if he was giving an ultimatum.

"Yes, sir, that's my bottom line."

Xia Jingxing also put away his smile and replied neither humble nor arrogant.

The dog and Yang Niu were a little worried, clenching their fists tightly.

The atmosphere suddenly became weird, everyone didn't speak, and the air was suddenly quiet.

All eyes were on Principal John, waiting for his reply.

Time passed minute by minute.

The old man John sat on the chair with Erlang's legs crossed, and said nothing with a calm face, as if he was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.

In fact, it is also silently exerting psychological pressure on the three young people.

The puppy and the foreign girl couldn't bear their temper, they felt like there were nails on the seat, dawdling and dawdling.

The two of them felt that the atmosphere was very depressing, and they tried to speak several times, but Xia Jingxing turned his gaze back.

Xia Jingxing knew very well that he must not speak first at this time, otherwise his aura would be at a disadvantage and he would admit that he was cowardly.

What was his intention to show the old man and Andrew the securities account?

There is a gesture of goodwill, but more of a show of muscles.

We need your investment, but only if you stand on an equal and mutually beneficial position, rather than begging you for investment.

It doesn’t matter if I don’t invest, I can still insist on running the website myself, at most it will take a little more effort.

Putting these out can win the respect of investors and favorable financing conditions.

After about half an hour, Xia Jingxing and the three remained motionless.

Especially Xia Jingxing ran to the windowsill and looked at the scenery, not in a hurry at all.

Old John's face finally turned cloudy, with a slight smile on his face, he looked at Xia Jingxing with admiration: "Okay, I promise your terms."

He just tried to test Daeron on purpose, but the heart of the other party was bigger than he thought.

He likes young people with big hearts, otherwise he can't bear the various pressures and possible unfavorable environments encountered in starting a business.

Of course, if Daeron surrendered to himself first, he would not lower the financing conditions because of this.

Interests must always be fought for by oneself, and there is no reason for charity.

Old John compromised, and Andrew, who was playing soy sauce on the side, also spread his hands, "Since Mr. Hennessy has no objection, then I have no objection, just half A shares and half B shares!"

Hearing this, Xia Jingxing's tense nerves finally loosened.

In fact, he is far from being as relaxed as he looks on the surface, but he is just pretending to be calm to see who will give in first.

Fortunately, he won!

Old John patted Xia Jingxing on the shoulder, "Work hard, don't let my investment go to waste.

If you lose money, I promise to send you to Wall Street to invest in stocks and pay off your debts. "

Xia Jingxing shrugged, "It sounds very good."

Several people laughed.

The atmosphere became harmonious, and there was no sign of the tension just now.