Sporadic dog barking came from the window, and the orange light of the desk lamp filled the table warmly. The parrot stood in the cage and seemed to be asleep. There was no sound at all, and the room was quiet.
Dong Qiangqiang sat in front of the computer, Duanmu's words in the evening lingering in his mind.
"The content you can see is only what others want you to see. It does not mean that it can completely and truly reflect the entire content. You have to analyze more of the information hidden behind it."
It was the first time that he heard such a point of view full of philosophical speculation. Especially when he sat down and savored it carefully, the more he thought about it, the more wisdom he felt.
“As for the relationship you mentioned about the relationship between the Fed’s interest rate cuts and the stock market’s recovery, that is already a cliché and everyone knows it. However, if you can connect the short-term rebound and long-term bearishness with our investment products, I think you still have potential. You just said that the listed companies that have had problems in the past two years have basically had financial problems. In fact, the U.S. Federal Accountability Office issued a research report in October last year, which you can search online. The report said that due to financial irregularities The number of U.S. listed companies that have re-audited their financial reports increased from 81 in 1997 to 143 in 2000, and there is a trend of increasing year by year. At the same time, among these listed companies with financial irregularities, those involving income and profit manipulation More than half of the companies. When the report was released, the scandals of giant companies such as Enron and WorldCom were not known to the world. Now it seems that the U.S. Federal Accountability Office has come true. Starting from Enron at the end of last year, well-known IPOs Company troubles have never stopped, and I'm afraid that more companies will suffer financial disasters in 2002. The market situation is very favorable to us now. Let me remind you. I hope you can use your subjective initiative in the rest. Also, I The new computer given to you and the program you hired someone to develop should not be just decorations, but should really serve their original purposes. I believe that you will be able to find clues once you are serious." Maybe you think of what you said before. It was a bit heavy. Before hanging up the phone, Duanmu's tone became much softer.
"Clues, clues..." Dong Qiangqiang looked at the flickering computer screen and murmured, "Then I'd better take a look at what the US Federal Accounting Office's research report said..."
At midnight, Lao Bai walked from the first floor to the third floor carrying two bottles of beer in one hand and a plate of fried peanuts in the other. After gently pushing open the door of Dong Qiangqiang's room, he saw that Dong Qiangqiang was concentrating on reading the article on the computer screen, completely unaware of Lao Bai watching him from the door.
Lao Bai originally planned to have a drink with him and chat about business and the website. Seeing him like this, his open mouth gradually closed again. After a while, he gently put the peanuts in his hand on the low cabinet next to the door and quietly closed the door.
The meeting address Duanmu gave Dong Qiangqiang was not far from the Hamburg train station. Dong Qiangqiang could easily get a taxi after leaving the train station.
Dong Qiangqiang was a little uneasy because he didn't attend the math classes in the third and fourth periods in the morning. I called Qu Shan in the car and was relieved to know that the teacher didn't call her by name.
The car sped along the spacious streets and reached its destination in less than 15 minutes. Dong Qiangqiang originally thought that Duanmu and he would meet investors in an office building, but when he got out of the taxi, he discovered that the address Duanmu gave him turned out to be a cafe.
As soon as he ordered a latte, he saw Duanmu in a dark suit through the huge floor-to-ceiling window and hurriedly opened the door and walked in.
Dong Qiangqiang quickly motioned to the waiter to order two cups instead, and in that moment Duanmu had already sat down next to him.
"I found a few more companies that I think have problems. The list was sent to you yesterday." After Dong Qiangqiang finished speaking, he realized that his palms were sweaty and his throat felt like smoke.
Duanmu nodded but did not answer. Now Dong Qiangqiang became more nervous, but he was not nervous because he was worried that he would not be a shareholder of Duanmu Company, but because he did not want to be looked down upon by Duanmu. "What do you think?"
"We'll discuss the list later, let's talk about the meeting first." Duanmu seemed more nervous than Dong Qiangqiang.
The waiter placed two cups of steaming coffee in front of the two of them and then politely withdrew.
"I'll see you two soon," Duanmu quickly stirred up the coffee that had been mixed into a leaf pattern, and said impatiently while looking around, "One is Tom Wilson, the vice president of investment at Ascension Venture Capital, and the other is the investment director of Blackburg Capital. Anderson or something, I can’t remember the last name.”
Ever since he started cooperating with Duanmu Financing, Dong Qiangqiang has consciously learned about financing-related knowledge. He knows that venture capital is the abbreviation of venture capital company, which generally refers to venture capital institutions that specialize in investing in early-stage companies, and early-stage companies are divided into two different forms. The first is a seed-stage company. At this time, the financiers may not even have a physical company, but only an idea with a beautiful vision. There is no team or business model, nor revenue and profit. It is absolutely a blank wolf. Or the financier has just registered a new company, but the company still has no team, no business model, and no revenue, just like Duanmu’s Cicada Catching Company. The second type is angel-stage companies. At this time, the financiers not only have their own companies, but the company's first-generation products may have been launched, the business model has begun to take shape, and the company may even have sporadic customers and revenue. Generally speaking, the amount of financing for seed-stage companies is between US$100,000 and US$500,000, while the amount of financing for angel-stage companies is larger than that of seed-stage companies, generally fluctuating around US$1 million. The vast majority of institutions named "XX Capital" are private equity funds that invest in mid- to late-stage mature companies. Mature companies usually have complete management teams, mature business models, rich product lines, stable revenue and profits, and require more liquidity. To accelerate the rapid development of enterprises, the financing amount is possible from one million to 100 million.
"Then I will speak first this time?" Dong Qiangqiang thought of the last road show.
"No, this time I say it, you listen." Duanmu finally stopped stirring the coffee with a spoon, and the spoon was thrown into the saucer under the coffee cup with a crisp sound.
"I can understand that you are looking for venture capital," Dong Qiangqiang asked doubtfully, "but does a foundation like Blackburg Capital invest in an early-stage company like ours? Doesn't it invest in mature companies?"
"I don't know," Duanmu frowned, took a sip of coffee and put it down in disgust, "Black Castle took the initiative to find me, not me."
Just as Dong Qiangqiang was about to ask again, his cell phone emitted a pleasant note. When he lowered his head, he saw that it was Hans' call.
"Hey, Dong Qiangqiang, I've already inquired about joining the shooting club you asked me to ask about last time." Hans said quickly. When Dong Qiangqiang asked him to find out the situation before, he was afraid that he would not take it seriously, so he gave him a 30-euro favor. Unexpectedly, he came back so quickly.
"What should I say?" Dong Qiangqiang glanced at Duanmu. He noticed that Duanmu looked uneasy since he came in. This was a bit abnormal.
"You can join the club, but you have to take training first, and then pass a special test to get the corresponding certificate, just like you take the driver's license test, but I think it shouldn't be difficult for you."
"Thank you, Hans, I understand. Sorry, I'm busy right now. I'll contact you later." Dong Qiangqiang hung up the phone politely.
"I have an unexpected situation that I want to tell you..." Duanmu seemed to have finally made up his mind.
Before he finished speaking, a tall European man in a straight suit walked into the cafe with his head held high.
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