In the afternoon, Li Yang left the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and took a car to the airport, New York International Airport.
In the car, in the front passenger seat, Zhang Zhen looked at Li Yang's complexion through the rearview mirror and couldn't help but mutter to himself,"From last night until now, it has been such a long time since you left the hotel. In addition to Scarlet's looks and figure, given Boss's age, she probably hasn't rested much, right?”
As the head of Li Yang's bodyguards, Zhang Zhen could naturally guess what had happened last night.
Scarlet, the signed actress of Woodpecker Company, stayed in the hotel with her boss for a night. The boss only left the hotel the next afternoon. If they were discussing business, Zhang Zhen would not believe it even if he was killed.
Although Zhang Zhen was curious about his boss's private life, he couldn't ask about it. As long as he knew it in his heart, it was perfect to keep silent.
Of course, Zhang Zhen would not be envious. He was already very satisfied with his life.
He was a retired special forces soldier from the Dragon Country. Before he retired, he was still a captain. After several twists and turns, he was hired by Li Yang to become the bodyguard captain.
Although this job was not very free and he did not have much time to reunite with his family all year round, his current annual salary plus bonus was as high as 300,000 dollars. This kind of income could be considered a super high-income group in China.
According to the exchange rate, more than 300,000 dollars was equivalent to two million Dragon Country bills. The average monthly income of the Dragon Country people was only about 1500 dollars. For his retired comrades, it was very rare for them to have an annual income of 100,000 Dragon Country bills.
With such a comparison, how could Zhang Zhen not be satisfied with his living conditions?
Therefore, Zhang Zhen cherished this job very much. He was also very grateful to Li Yang. After all, this job gave him a high income. He could rely on this job to give his family a superior material life.
Li Yang noticed Zhang Zhen's furtive gaze and could not help but ask,"Old Zhang, what are you secretly sizing up?”
Zhang Zhen coughed twice and said with a strange expression,"Boss, although you are still young and at the peak of your life, you have to pay attention to your body. After all, foreign women are different from those in China. I have a special breathing technique here that can strengthen your physique and improve your spirit. If you need it, I will arrange it and give it to you!”
"Is the appeal method internal energy?" Li Yang was interested.
"Boss, how can there be internal energy in this world? Anyway, I've never seen an expert who knows internal energy.”Zhang Zhen laughed and explained," This breathing technique of mine was also passed down by my ancestors. Its purpose is to coordinate with precious medicinal herbs to regulate the body, strengthen one's physique, and improve one's essence, qi, and spirit!"”
"It also needs to be combined with precious medicinal herbs. Isn't this just to nourish the body?”Li Yang understood. After thinking for a moment, he said,"Alright, give it to me when you're done. I'll practice it!”
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Half an hour later, the car arrived at New York International Airport.
After getting off the car, Li Yang walked in front, while Zhang Zhen followed closely behind, half a body behind.
Smith, the general manager of Huanyu Ventures, had already arrived at the VIP lounge of New City International Airport. He quickly stood up from the sofa and greeted him with a smile,"Bosd, you're finally here. I was just about to inform Inter Milan to delay the flight!”
" I've always followed strict time rules. A person with self-discipline is a strong person…" Li Yang smiled faintly.
"Bood, let's go!" Smith extended his hand.
Not long after, a passenger plane belonging to Inter Milan took off slowly and flew to Silicon Valley, California.
Li Yang did not bring too many people with him to Silicon Valley. There were only three people, namely Smith, Zhang Zhen, and Li Yang himself.
There were very few passengers in the first-class cabin of the passenger plane. There were only Li Yang, Zhang Zhen, and Smith. Li Yang did not book the entire first-class cabin. He did not need to be so extravagant.
" California's Silicon Valley, Facebook, Markberg..." Li Yang looked at the clouds outside the window and fell into deep thought.
His goal for going to Silicon Valley was simple: to invest in Facebook.
However, judging from Markberg's reaction, this trip might be in vain.
If it was at this time last year, Li Yang could have easily invested in Facebook, but today, ordinary venture capital firms wouldn't be able to get shares of Facebook even if they waved their money.
Facebook had crossed the most difficult stage and made excellent results. Everything was on the right track.
At this moment, even if the money from Facebook's financing was burned out, not everyone could participate in the subsequent financing. Only those large or even super-large venture capital institutions with rich resources were qualified to participate.
It was a very simple principle. Powerful venture capital institutions had rich resources and strong connections. These venture capital institutions could not only provide money, but they could also provide assistance in all aspects and even help solve problems in all aspects.
No matter which venture capital institution it was, everyone's goal was the same, which was to make money. It was impossible for them to do it out of goodwill.
Under such a premise, excellent entrepreneurs naturally tended to choose large venture capital institutions with strong financial resources and rich connections.
"Boss, the internet is a new industry, and it doesn't have a foundation. Everything is built on the virtual world and is full of unknowns. An internet company can rise quickly, but it can also decline quickly. Although Facebook is developing very quickly, its profit model is very simple. Moreover, Facebook can't dominate the market yet. If Markberg refuses our investment, you can enter the market yourself. Markberg is not your match at all!”Smith said expectantly.
He was also very optimistic about the Internet company. The valuation of this thing was too inflated. Even if it didn't earn a single cent and kept burning money, as long as it could make a market and reflect its future value, its valuation would directly rise by hundreds of millions and billions.
Although the Internet bubble had just ended and many investors had lost their capital, after a few years of development, the Internet had recovered again. This was a good time to enter the market.
"What do you think is the limit of an internet company?”Li Yang turned to Smith and asked with a smile.
" Limit…" Smith was silent for a moment before replying,""This should be the current market value of the company, 198.6 billion gold. This is too shocking!”
Six years ago, when tech stocks were at their peak and the dot-com bubble hadn't burst, the market value of Microsofthad soared to 600 billion dollars. It stood alone at the top of the world and looked down on many century-old giants.
In 1999, the market value was 600 billion meters of gold. Such a glorious scene still made people sigh.
With the bursting of the internet, all the internet companies fell into a cold winter. The market value of Microsoft-listed companies fell to the limit several times.
Now, after a few years of recovery, the company's market cap continued to grow and was about to break through the 200 billion mark again.
In Smith's opinion, an internet company could reach a stable market value of 200 billion gold. This should be the limit.
There were only a handful of companies with a market value of more than 200 billion gold. This was already very impressive.
"Is 200 billion gold the limit? You underestimate the internet!" Li Yang shook his head with a smile and continued,""What if I told you that in the global internet economy, there will eventually be a number of giant companies worth more than 500 billion gold, or even super giant companies worth more than 1 trillion gold. Under these giants, there will also be many small giants worth hundreds of billions?”
" Boss, stop joking. How is this possible…" Smith laughed. He thought that Li Yang was joking. He would never believe it even if he was beaten to death.
The Internet was a virtual industry. Although many Internet companies had users and occupied the market, they did not even have a direction to make profits. They could not make profits from the users they had. Under such circumstances, how could a company with a market value of more than a trillion be born?
God, what kind of concept was trillions of dollars? This had already exceeded the annual financial revenue of many developed countries.
Moreover, in Smith's mind, internet companies were far inferior to industrial companies. These things were too unstable. They expanded quickly and collapsed quickly.
" Just take it as I said it casually. Time will prove everything. Let's wait and see…" Li Yang didn't care whether Smith believed him or not. Even if he told Bill Gates this, he probably wouldn't believe it, let alone anyone else.
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