A plate of cold cabbage hearts, a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, a bright orange sweet and sour fish, and a plate of braised wild boar meat that was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside lay quietly on the blue and white porcelain plate, slowly steaming. The dishes are full of color, flavor and presentation, and seem to have improved a lot compared to the last time Dong Qiangqiang came here.
A rush of footsteps came from far to near.
"Hey, that's good. Two meats and two vegetables. It's better to come sooner than later." Duanmu carelessly put his down jacket on the back of the chair next to him, sat down opposite Dong Qiangqiang, and glanced at the things on the table. Dish, asked, "A couple of sips?"
"Forget driving, it's not safe." Before Dong Qiangqiang finished speaking, the waiter had already put a bunch of pear juice and two empty glasses on the table. Dong Qiangqiang poured a full cup for Duanmu, "Freshly squeezed pear juice to remove heat and relieve stress."
Duanmu laughed twice, said nothing, raised his neck and drank the pear juice in one gulp. Dong Qiangqiang had no choice but to pour him another glass.
"I know you have a lot on your plate, and you have to rush back to Hannover in the evening, so I won't beat around the bush." Duanmu put down his cup and looked directly into Dong Qiangqiang's eyes, "I only want to ask you to dinner. I'm sure who I want tonight. money."
"Aren't general shareholders' meetings in which the major shareholders speak and the minor shareholders listen?" Dong Qiangqiang declined half-jokingly, "I am a minor shareholder, so I'd better listen to the opinions of the major shareholders first."
"You say it first." Duanmu picked up the chopsticks and tore off a piece of plump fish meat from the belly of the fish neatly and put it into his mouth. He felt that the fish meat was delicious, and the sweet and sour sauce was moderately sweet and sour, without any taste at all. He nodded with satisfaction and praised, "The fish is pretty good."
"I prefer the old man's money." Dong Qiangqiang looked into Duanmu's eyes, "Be practical."
The wild boar meat might be a little salty, so Duanmu took a sip of pear juice and started eating the cabbage sum again.
Seeing that he was just eating without expressing any opinions, Dong Qiangqiang continued: "After all, we are both novices and have no real short-selling experience. If something goes wrong, we will probably lose everything in one go. The old man requires the least. If we don't invest well, it won't matter." You don’t have to worry about repaying the principal and interest.”
"Is it over?" Duanmu asked without raising his head.
"Well, that's all I can think of for now."
"Okay, let me tell you." Duanmu wiped his mouth and put down his chopsticks.
"First of all, I want to declare that my opinion only represents my own, and I am not asking you to accept it." Duanmu pressed his hands on the corners of the two tables, as if he was worried that Dong Qiangqiang would overturn the table after listening, "I hope that we Now and in the future, no matter what you have to say, you can put it on the table for discussion, and you can express and face differences openly and honestly. No matter how hard you don't accept the other party's point of view, you must let the other party finish what they have to say first. Do you agree?"
"Completely agree." Dong Qiangqiang raised his hands in agreement, "You can say it."
"First, the money the old man gave was too little. Second, the valuation he gave was too low." After Duanmu finished speaking, he lowered his head and started eating again.
"What about the third one?" Dong Qiangqiang asked.
"It's gone." Duanmu's appetite seemed to be good, and in the blink of an eye, half of the fish was left.
"For a small company like ours, the valuation is false, so some people recognize it and some don't." Dong Qiangqiang advised, "He does have little money, but isn't this a seed round? Let's use this first The money will help you get there, and after you understand how short selling works, you can raise more money in the next round, wouldn’t that be good?”
"The high valuation is definitely not an imaginary number," Duanmu put down his chopsticks and corrected. "A higher valuation means that we can get more money by selling the same proportion of shares, which is good for the company's next round of financing and investment. If starting If it is too low, it will be difficult to raise funds next time. If your valuation this time is 500,000 euros, the next time your valuation doubles, it will only be 1 million euros. But if we can get 2 million euros this time, we will have it next time. It may be 4 million euros or more. Moreover, the old man only has 100,000 yuan, which can help us short two additional cheap stocks at most. If we can have 500,000 euros, then our short-selling portfolio will be even more powerful. In a word, This financing is Han Xin’s strategy, the more the better.”
After listening to Duanmu's words, no matter how stupid Dong Qiangqiang was, he could understand that Duanmu would definitely not consider the old man's money, so he could only choose between Ascent Venture Capital and Blackburg Capital.
"I think," Duanmu slowly chewed a piece of wild boar meat, "I still want Anderson's."
As expected, Dong Qiangqiang said to himself, but he remembered Duanmu's words just now and did not refute immediately. Instead, he also picked up a piece of fat and thin wild boar and put it into his mouth. The wild boar meat is chewy and tough, not as good as it looks at all. Does anyone really like to eat this stuff? Dong Qiangqiang instantly doubted his boss's words.
"Anderson and the old man are like two sides of a coin. Anderson can both give me a high valuation and give me more money. Moreover, he has an obvious advantage that the old man does not have: the company where the old man works is just a little-known ordinary investment. company, and Blackburg Capital has a good reputation. With Blackburg’s valuation recognition and the achievements we have made in the first year, the next round of financing is definitely within reach.” Duanmu’s eyes twinkled as he spoke. It shines brightly, as if it has received investment from Black Castle.
"I can understand your desire to get more money, but Blacksburg's money is not free. You also heard this afternoon. Blackburg asked to bet on a profit of 500,000 yuan this year and 1 million next year. If we don't make any money this year, This amount is enough, how do you plan to compensate? Oh no, how can the company pay 500,000 to compensate the other party? The company is just the two of us now, even if one person is half, each of us has to carry 250,000. Maybe you are not short of money, but I definitely can't come up with so much money. You know, because of Lao Bai, I am still carrying foreign debts. If another 250,000 is needed, I will definitely not be able to pay it back. I now feel that taking Black Castle's money is no different from gambling. I have never done anything so radical, and I suggest you think about it carefully before making a decision."
Dong Qiangqiang is actually not averse to doing risky things, but the risk of profit from gambling with Heibao is too great, completely beyond his ability. He thought to himself that even if he could make money catching wild boars and leading guided tours, he was not sure he could make that much in a year. What's more, he is different from Duanmu. Duanmu has graduated from college and can go all out to work full-time, while he still has to study.
His words were a bit harsh. Although the heating in the restaurant was turned on at full speed, the atmosphere suddenly became colder. Both of them knew what the other was thinking and knew that they could not convince the other. They suddenly closed their mouths in tacit agreement and started eating with concentration.
Looking at Duanmu who bowed his head and said nothing, Dong Qiangqiang suddenly had a strong premonition: If you start with this, you will end with this.
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