Chapter 1211 Old Fox
In the evening, in a manor villa on Long Island, New York, there were bright lights, and guests gathered together with wine glasses and chatted in groups of three or three, and everyone's face was full of smiles.
Just a few minutes ago, the young Wall Street tycoon Kim Caesar announced two good news to them.
The first good news is that after they invested in Pacific Fund, they still had a return rate of nearly 1.5 times after they withhold the excess income sharing and management fees.
The second good news is that the rate of return is far from stopping growth, and there is still a chance to rise further this year.
However, Kim Caesar said that he had encountered some minor trouble recently and his investment movements were a bit slowing down, so he needed some help from their major families.
For the sake of US dollars, they are still willing to help with this little busy.
As for whether he is an American?
Empty the United States?
No one cares about these issues.
In their eyes, Kim Caesar is undoubtedly a good friend of the American people.
Gates and Xu Liang stood side by side, looked at the smiling guests around him, and said, "Xu, thank you very much. The 500 million US dollars invested by Waterfall Investment in you have almost become 1.2 billion US dollars.
The charm of finance is so powerful that I don't want to sell software."
Xu Liang glanced at Gates and smiled in his heart.
Last time, he and Gates had some unhappiness due to Android.
As a result, after receiving a fund performance disclosure document and a party invitation, Gates rushed to New York from Seattle and gave him a warm hug as soon as he met, as if the unhappiness in the past did not exist at all.
"Bill, you're so polite, we can be friends."
"Haha, that's right. We are the best friends."
Gates smiled and said, "Do you still have a fundraising demand recently?
I happened to cash out a stock from Microsoft and am looking for a good investment channel.
After thinking about it, I found that there is no better place in the world than you. "
Xu Liang smiled. He had no intention of looking down on Gates. It was human nature to chase the rise and sell the fall. "Why not invest in YouTube? "
Gates' smile suddenly stopped. How deep the oil pipe pit is? Who doesn't know the entire Silicon Valley investment circle?
The five Hollywood giants regretted it and they were so active when they got on the bus. Now they are so urgent when they get off.
They have become the laughing stock of the entire investment circle.
Old Gates claims to be smart, but he is unwilling to step on this big pit.
And his financial manager Larson told him: to wait until the business model of the oil pipe is completed, at least a few billion dollars, or even tens of billions of dollars, will be spent.
Even so, the oil pipe may not be able to make a profit.
Gates sipped the whiskey in his cup and said, "Xu, do you think the oil pipe has a chance to go on the market independently?"
"Of course there is!"
Xu Liang made a loud noise.
He also hopes to bring more people to fill the holes in the oil pipe. "How much money does that need to be invested?" Gates continued to ask.
Xu Liang thought about it and felt that he could not fool Gates as a fool. He said half-truely: "It may take billions of dollars to invest."
Gates pondered for a moment and said, "I always feel that the oil pipe cannot survive alone."
Xu Liang moved his heart and pretended to ask inadvertently, "What, Microsoft is interested?"
Gates smiled and waved his hand, "You misunderstood, it's not Microsoft's acquisition of oil pipes, it's Facebook!"
"Bill, I think you have forgotten. YouTube is a subsidiary of Hongmeng."
Old Gates smiled, "Xu, I think you know the rules of the game better than me over the years. If you can't be controlled by American capital, then mainstream Internet companies can't survive here.
After the oil pipe grows, the best result is to be acquired by Facebook, otherwise it will be forced to close. "
Xu Liang certainly knew this.
In history, Douyin faced the same ending.
Either sold to American companies or were kicked out of the American market.
When he pondered, old Gates smiled on his face.
"Xu, your strategic development layout plan for Hongmeng is very reasonable, and you only work in markets outside the United States and English-speaking countries. It saves energy, improves capital utilization, and allows Hongmeng to develop to its current height faster.
So I think YouTube should also adopt the same strategic development direction."
Xu Liang shook his head slowly, "Bill, your suggestions are good, but this is unrealistic.
Facebook's current financial situation has improved. If it acquires YouTube, it is equivalent to carrying a big burden, and shareholders will not agree."
"First send Facebook to the listing, and then issue additional stocks to purchase YouTube."
Gates smiled faintly and said, "During this period, we can jointly invest in the oil pipeline and then exit through mergers and acquisitions." Xu Liang understood immediately.
This old guy's goal has never been to YouTube, but Facebook.
But this is normal. It has been 2008. Facebook is already the world's top social networking website, with hundreds of millions of registered users, and more and more customers on open platforms.
And profits are also growing rapidly.
Everyone can see that Facebook's future potential is amazing.
As long as you are not a fool, you are like coming up and getting a share of the pie.
However, Facebook's background is too strong. Hanhua, Goldman Sachs, Morgan DA, Merrill Lynch, Stanford University Foundation, Sequoia Capital, and the Bush family are all well-known.
Who dares to make small moves behind the scenes?
So old Gates could only convince Xu Liang and let him get in the car.
"How is it?"
Gates lowered his voice: "If you are worried about transaction review and approval and release, I can help you with some work."
Xu Liang chuckled. He was actually not very worried about the issue Gates mentioned. "Bill, you know. Facebook's board is not owned by my family. Unless you can convince most people, even if I agree, it won't solve the problem." Old Gates frowned.
"Of course, this is an indispensable procedure.
However, you are the major shareholder of the two companies, and your opinions are very critical."
Xu Liang had a headache. It seemed that Gates wanted to express his own attitude today. "In principle, I agree."
Anyway, he doesn't believe that profit-oriented guys like Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch would agree to Facebook's acquisition of YouTube.
Who is willing to bear the loss of US$300 million a year?
Gates said in a jokey tone: "It's enough to have you, but if this topic is ultimately rejected, I dare not participate in the financing of YouTube."
"That's a pity. Bill, YouTube is really a very promising company, but it needs more investment to grow for the time being." "Haha, I believe."
Old Gates made a haha and bypassed this topic.
"Xu, I heard that Facebook is investing in dark fiber, which is a business that requires a lot of capital. Maybe you can consider starting Facebook's B round of fundraising?"
"That's all right. Facebook Group has obtained considerable returns from the stock market some time ago, which is enough to invest in dark fiber business."
"That's a pity."
Old Gates, who missed the opportunity, sighed in his heart.
When Facebook launched its A round of fundraising in 2005, Microsoft and he were not optimistic about social business that did not have a clear profit model, so he did not participate.
I didn't expect Facebook to grow so fast.
With the open platform, its revenue is getting higher and higher, and it is also beginning to make positive profits.
It was too late when he wanted to get in the car again.
He can't control Xu Liang now, so he can only find opportunities later.
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"Xu, the global staple food prices are rising fiercely now. Do you think there are good investment opportunities?" Old Gates changed the topic.
"What, Waterfall Investment is also interested in the futures market?"
"There is one thing. So we want to hear the opinions of you, the financial genius."
Xu Liang sipped his whiskey in his cup, "The global staple food futures market does have certain investment opportunities, but the key is to seize the opportunity to exit.
Don't ask me."
After interrupting Old Gates's next words, "I did not participate in global staple food futures trading, so I can't give you an accurate judgment."
Old Gates stared at the man in front of him, "Xu, you participated in the whole process during the last soybean transaction. Why did you give up this time?"
"It's very simple. People's energy is limited. I pay more attention to the subsidy bond market than staple food futures."
Xu Liang is half true and half false.
In fact, the main reason why he did not participate was that he was not optimistic about the four majors.
There was no strangeness in the deep and calm eyes.
And the fact that Xu Liang is not optimistic about secondary debt has long been known worldwide.
Old Gates smiled and said, "I originally wanted to participate in global staple food futures with you, but now it seems that there is no chance."
"The days are still long, I believe there are still many opportunities in the future."
Xu Liang handed over the wine glass.
Old Gates also came over.
Ding...
A crisp sound sounded, and under the bright light, the wine seemed to be a little clearer.
…
After the dinner, Li Jinling came over and said.
"Mr. Xu just received the news, and Thiel Fund and Paulson Fund also conveyed the news to their respective clients, and they will hold a thank-you party for their respective clients tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." Xu Liang touched his slightly rough jaw, "It seems that they have been uncomfortable these two days." "No hedge fund manager is willing to live in the media spotlight." Xu Liang nodded, and in the name you thought you sent him an email to each of them, proposing to join forces to mobilize the investors behind them to block the news that slandered us. "Okay. One more thing, Mrs. Helen has arrived in New York."
"When is she coming?"
"You just left for the cocktail party at 5:30 this afternoon, and you arrived shortly after you left for the cocktail party."
Xu Liang nodded, "Go home."
...
Xu Liang has three houses in New York.
One is located in Manhattan's Upper East Side, with a construction area of 1,200 square meters.
A set is in Midtown Manhattan with a construction area of 500 square meters.
The last is the sea view villa on Long Island, with a total area of 4.5 acres (about 27.3 acres).
Give full play to the characteristics of the Three Kilns of Jingtu, and live in three villas in turn to ensure your safety as much as possible.
But this time Helen lives in Manhattan's Upper East Side, so he came here too.
As soon as they entered the door, the two little guys rushed up. "Dad."
While picking up, she looked at the beauty behind her for a moment.
A long red dress, soft long golden hair spread on the back of your head.
The jade legs are still straight and slender, but they are wearing slightly loose black trousers.
The originally slender waist is now much plump.
Put down the two sons and greet them, gently hug the woman in her arms for a while, and then let go. "I'm so big, why are you still running over? Didn't I say I'll go home in a few days?"
The last time he came to the United States, he gave Helen a third child.
And it's a double shot.
It's only been more than four months, and my belly is already very big. "My health is not that bad, and these two little guys miss you even though they haven't seen you for a long time." Helen smiled.
Xu Liang helped her sit down.
The two little guys sat down around their parents, one left and one right.
They also knew that their mother was too big to move now, so they were more likely to play with Xu Liang.
After a while, seeing that it was getting late, the parent-children asked the two little guys to sleep.
"Are you sleepy?"
Helen shook her head, "I was a little sleepy, but I won't be sleepy when you come back."
Xu Liang reached out to the first floor, and the beauty obediently leaned into his arms.
Neither of them spoke, and silent warmth was conveyed deep in each other's hearts, and for a moment, silence was better than sound.
I don’t know how long it took, but Qingwei’s snoring interrupted Xu Liang’s thoughts.
When he turned around, he saw that Helen was asleep.
(This chapter ends)