Chapter 566: Huada Jiutian
The funds from Lu Yiming and Bill Gates for China Overseas Software Industrial Park have been in place, and after a grand opening ceremony, it was officially put into use.
After a few days, many people came here to visit.
Liu Weiping and Ji Xiaozhong are among them.
Two middle-aged men embarked on their entrepreneurial journey with dreams and trepidation. They had just arrived in Zhonghai from Beijing and were still confused about the future.
Both of them are engaged in the development of EDA software, which meets the support rules of China Overseas Software Industrial Park. Coming here is the most likely to get angel round investment. After all, there is probably no one else in China who is willing to invest in their entrepreneurship except Lu Yiming.
Liu Weiping said hesitantly, "Do you think Mr. Lu will really invest in us? We have looked for so many investors, but all of them failed in the end."
There are many people who have become rich overnight in China who cannot even write their own names. If you ask them to invest in software, and invest hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars, they would be considered cultured if they don't scold you.
Although Ji Xiaozhong was not sure whether Lu Yiming would invest, in order to comfort Liu Weiping, he still said: "This was a promise made by Lu Yiming himself to support the domestic software industry. He is the richest man in Xia Country, so he can't just talk nonsense, right?"
"I hope so."
During the conversation, the two people came to the office building of China Overseas Software Industrial Park.
The huge lobby on the first floor is very simply furnished. Apart from an eye-catching sand table model of the industrial park in the center, there is only a front desk and a rest area in the lobby.
The two of them poked their heads into the lobby on the first floor. Liu Weiping mustered up the courage to say to the pretty receptionist, "Hello, pretty lady. We are from Huada Technology Co., Ltd., who we made an appointment with earlier. When can we meet with President Lu to discuss investment?"
The beautiful receptionist looked through the visitor appointment registration and said, "I saw that you did make an appointment. I'll call Mr. Lu and ask him if he's free to talk to you now."
Liu Weiping was a little excited and said, "Thank you, beautiful lady."
"You're welcome."
The beautiful receptionist made a phone call and said a few words, then she said to Liu Weiping and Ji Xiaozhong, "You two, President Lu is in the office now, and he has read your proposal. He is planning to discuss the follow-up with you. You are here at the right time. Please follow me."
The two followed the receptionist up to the 19th floor. She led them to the door of the first room on the right and said, "Boss Lu is inside. Please go in."
With a feeling of trepidation and anticipation, Ji Xiaozhong knocked on the office door.
"Come in."
Ji Xiaozhong pushed open the door and saw Lu Yiming sitting behind the computer, and a beautiful woman in a black suit and gold-rimmed glasses was making tea.
Both of them were very excited to finally meet the richest man.
Lu Yiming also raised his head and asked, "You are Huada, right? I read your plan and it's okay, so I asked straight to the point, how much funding do you two need?"
Liu Weiping and Ji Xiaozhong looked at each other, and finally Ji Xiaozhong gritted his teeth and shouted out a number: "We need 10 million."
Of course, this was just a casual remark, and even his first target was only five million. But as the saying goes, if you ask for a high price, you should pay it back on the spot, he expected that Lu Yiming would definitely bargain at that time, and it should not be difficult to negotiate five million in the end.
I remember reading a fable in some public intellectual magazine before. To sum it up, it is better to aim at the sun and hit an eagle than to aim at an eagle and only hit a stone.
If you ask for only five million right away, I estimate that the final amount you can negotiate will be two or three million at most.
I have met many investors during this period, and they have already mastered these so-called techniques.
But what made them feel sad in the end was that even with the five million, no one was willing to invest in them.
But the two of them didn't know that when Lu Yiming saw the name of their company, he was already ready to invest in them.
This is Huada University!
When Lu Yiming was reborn, the company's market value was 50 billion!
Now you can get a spot by just investing 10 million!
If you invest this amount of money, the return rate will be 5,000 times!
EDA is the abbreviation of electronic design automation, which refers to the design method that uses computer-aided design (CAD) software to complete the functional design, synthesis, verification, physical design (including layout, wiring, layout, design rule checking, etc.) of very large-scale integrated circuit (VLSI) chips.
EDA is known as the "mother of chips" and is the cornerstone industry of electronic design. The EDA market, which has a value of tens of billions of dollars, has laid the foundation for the entire electronics industry. It can be said that "whoever masters EDA will have the dominance in the chip field."
The HuaDa founded by Ji Xiaozhong and Liu Weiping is one of the three major EDA giants in the future. They are also excellent technical talents. Liu Weiping is not only the founder of domestic EDA software, but also the person in charge of the National Nuclear High-tech Project. Ji Xiaozhong is even more impressive. He has a bachelor's degree in engineering, is a senior engineer, and serves as the director of the Beijing Integrated Circuit Design Center.
After hearing Ji Xiaozhong's offer, Lu Yiming hesitated for a moment and said, "Ten million is too little. What can be accomplished with it? I either don't invest or I do it all at once. I don't want the development of the company to be affected by lack of money. How about this? I will give you 40 million in exchange for 40% of the shares. But I will also put forward corresponding conditions. I want to see a usable finished product within a year. Even if it is not perfect, it must be usable."
Forty million in exchange for forty percent of the shares, which means that Lu Yiming paid Huada Jiutian one hundred million.
Although this is not even a drizzle compared to the peak moment of 50 to 60 billion, but now is the time when BGI is in its infancy and it is also the time when it is most in need of start-up capital. The fact that Lu Yiming can make this offer has made Liu Weiping and Ji Xiaozhong so happy that they don't know which way is which.
They aimed at the suns and were ready to hit the eagle, but Lu Yiming took out ten suns at once.
Who can withstand this?
They are not Hou Yi.
"Boss Lu, are you telling the truth?"
Ji Xiaozhong couldn't help rubbing his hands behind his back.
Forty million! With this forty million, wouldn’t my company take off?
Lu Yiming smiled and nodded: "Of course, a man's words are as good as his words. We can sign the contract now. I just acquired the Microelectronics Company of Fu Ri University not long ago, and I plan to develop a chip for Xia Country. I hope to use our own EDA software as soon as possible. Do you understand what I mean?"
Ji Xiaozhong was extremely excited. He and Liu Weiping were both scientific researchers who cared about Xia Country's semiconductor industry. Otherwise, they would not have been engaged in EDA software, a fringe field that was unpopular in Xia Country.
Lu Yiming said to Yu Jiayi beside him, "Sister Yu, take out the contract you prepared earlier."
Yu Jiayi took out the contract, and Lu Yiming wrote a few numbers on it, pushed it in front of the two of them, and said, "Take a look. If you have no objections, just sign it and it will take effect. The money will be transferred to the designated account within a week."
Seeing Lu Yiming chatting happily with two middle-aged men who were a lot older than him, and they were talking about such important things as chip research and development, Yu Jiayi felt deeply moved: This boss is really different, young, handsome and rich, and after just a few words, 40 million was spent.
Lu Yiming had just reached an agreement with Huada and sent Ji Xiaozhong and Liu Weiping out. Before he could even return to the office, he was stopped by someone.
"Brother Lu."
Lu Yiming turned around and saw that it was Guo Guangchang. He immediately smiled and said, "Senior, how come you have time to come and sit with me today?"
Guo Guangchang said with emotion: "Brother Lu has been very impressive recently. He has invested tens of billions in the semiconductor industry and has become a guest of honor of the Zhonghai government."
Lu Yiming laughed at himself and said, "There are so many people out there who are laughing at me for being stupid and rich. I'm afraid they are all waiting for me to lose money and go bankrupt. Where is my prestige?"
Guo Guangchang also changed the subject and said with concern: "The chip industry is too risky, and this is a strong field in the United States. These white foreigners will never allow outsiders to interfere. Even the semiconductor companies of the island country have failed. I think you should think about it carefully, Junior Brother Lu."
There are many smart people in this world, and they can naturally see America’s layout and dominance in the semiconductor industry.
To put it bluntly, European and American companies can make this money, but Asians? No!
It is precisely because of this previous experience that all the domestic capital forces with the ability to engage in chip research and development have become timid.
Lu Yiming naturally knew how difficult it was to independently develop chips. He sighed and said, "There are too many smart people in this world, but someone has to be the fool who doesn't believe in evil."
Obviously, the more America wants to ban something, the more it should do it.
After talking for so long, Guo Guangchang finally got to the point: "By the way, I heard that you acquired a piece of land in Pudong New Area?"
Lu Yiming said: "Yeah, what's wrong?"
Guo Guangchang said in a relaxed tone: "It's nothing, it's just that a friend of mine also had his eyes on this place before, and just when he was about to make a move, he found out that you had won it. What a coincidence."
Lu Yiming said helplessly: "You can't blame me for this. The Zhonghai Municipal Government saw that I had invested so much, so they insisted on giving me the land, and I couldn't refuse."
"For you?"
"Yeah. Just a token amount of money. What's the matter?"
"fine."
Now, Guo Guangchang was depressed. Even if he racked his brains, he would never have thought that this would be the reason.
Now, Lu Yiming didn’t buy any land at all, so there is naturally no malicious competition or any chance of taking advantage of others.
"Mr. Lu, there is one more thing. I came here today to invite you to join the Qinshan Club."
In terms of the influence of his assets, Lu Yiming had actually been qualified to join the Qinshan Club a long time ago.
It was just that because Lu Yiming was too young and rose to prominence too quickly, and he didn't know many of the bigwigs in Xia Country's capital circle, no one recommended him.
But things are different now, especially in recent times, the news that Lu Yiming made more than 40 billion by cutting leeks in the U.S. stock market somehow spread back to China.
The speed of making money makes many people unable to sit still.
Especially the big guys of Qinshan Society, each of them is a capital player.
Lu Yiming's way of making money in the U.S. stock market through financial means is undoubtedly very much to their liking, so they hope to have him join the Qinshan Club and make money together.
In fact, everyone in the Qinshan Club was full of confidence about Lu Yiming joining the club. After all, the size of the Qinshan Club was there, and everyone was discussing a profitable business. Many people wanted to join, but they couldn't even get through the threshold. Lu Yiming had no reason to refuse.
However, what Guo Guangchang did not expect was that Lu Yiming thought about it for a moment and then refused.
"Senior Guo, thank you for your invitation, but I'm afraid Qin Shan and I won't get along well."
The strength of the Qinshan Association is still very strong. Jack Ma once tried his best to join it. Brother Zhu, who was on the verge of bankruptcy, was able to get out of the quagmire and make a comeback with the help of the Qinshan Association.
Even the famous richest man Wang in the world was able to grow bigger and stronger and reach the pinnacle of his life thanks to the connections and funds of the Qinshan Society.
But Lu Yiming still looked down on these "old money" forces in the Qinshan Society, because they never created wealth, but just kept transferring wealth.
Lu Yi knew clearly that these people only looked strong, but were actually extremely fragile and vulnerable.
The times are constantly changing, but they are conservative and conservative. When Xia's economy begins to move from virtual to real, the Qinshan Club will no longer be in its heyday.
Why should Lu Yiming join a corrupt organization that is destined to decline?
Don't end up with nothing to gain and only cause trouble for yourself.
Guo Guangchang was speechless. It would have been fine if he just refused to join the Qinshan Society, but he actually found such an outrageous reason.
Incompatible horoscopes?
Are you kidding me?
Guo Guangchang thought that Lu Yiming didn't know how awesome the Qinshan Club was, so he said, "Brother Lu, I believe you have heard of the Qinshan Club, right?"
Lu Yiming said: "I've heard of it."
Guo Guangchang felt a little bit unbelievable: "Since you have heard of it, you should know how powerful Qinshan Club is. It is no exaggeration to say that Qinshan Club is full of connections. It is not a bad thing for you to join. Maybe you can get some information in advance and make a lot of money."
Lu Yiming said calmly: "I have many ways to make money, and I don't need anyone to provide me with information. This Qinshan Club is tasteless to me. I don't like being constrained. Since this Qinshan Club is of no use to me, why should I join it?"
Guo Guangchang smiled helplessly and said, "Do you know that you will offend people by doing this? When you took over the land in Pudong New Area, Lu Zhiqiang of Oceanwide Group was already very dissatisfied. Now you have rejected the invitation of Qinshan Club. If he wants to deal with you, even I can't help him."
Although the main responsibility for this matter lies with the official, it is obvious that Lu Zhiqiang would not see it that way. After all, the ultimate beneficiary is Lu Yiming, and he does not understand the inside story, so of course he will only put the account on Lu Yiming.
Hearing Guo Guangchang talking about Lu Zhiqiang, Lu Yiming was moved, and said to Guo Guangchang earnestly: "Senior, since you have said this, then I will say a few more words to you. This Lu Zhiqiang, and that Boss Liu, you'd better stay away from them, so that they won't accidentally hurt you when they are struck by lightning in the future."
When Guo Guangchang heard this, he immediately exclaimed in his heart, "What a guy! I came here today to invite you to join the Qinshan Club, and it would be fine if you didn't join, but now you are trying to persuade me to quit the club?"
"Why do you say that, Junior Brother Lu?"
Lu Yiming said bluntly: "Senior, let me tell you this clearly. Those who play with capital operations all day long will be bitten back by capital sooner or later."
"Qin Shan will disappear?"
"Well, if we continue to play according to the current model, I think it will last no more than 30 years. After 30 years, not only will the Qinshan Society collapse, but those people in the Qinshan Society who are currently in great glory will also be liquidated with a high probability."
“…”
In the evening, Lu Yiming returned to the Lu family garden.
When he entered the room, Shi Qingxue had just finished taking a shower. She came out wrapped in a bath towel and was rubbing her hair with an absorbent towel.
The fragrance is everywhere.
Seeing Lu Yiming, Shi Qingxue asked, "What did you do this afternoon? Why aren't you in school again?"
Lu Yiming said: "I went to the Science and Technology Park, invested in a company, and met with Guo Guangchang. He invited me to join the Qinshan Club."
Shi Qingxue had of course heard of the Qinshan Society, and she also understood that the Qinshan Society was a very powerful force. When she heard that Lu Yiming was invited to join the Qinshan Society, she was very happy and said, "This is a good thing."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "I refused."
Shi Qingxue was very surprised and asked, "Why?"
Qinshan Club is the uncrowned king of Xia Country’s capital market.
When the Qinshan Association was formally established in 1993, Boss Duan served as the chairman of the board and Boss Liu served as the president of the organization, with only sixteen members.
Although there are not many people, they are all elites, and the amount of assets under their names once reached an astonishing 2 trillion.
In China, only a few major business groups such as Lingnan and Cantonese can match this size and scale.
But it was such an organization that came to invite Lu Yiming to join, and Lu Yiming actually refused?
