Age of Legends

Chapter 158 Experience
"The kids did well in the exam. What I mean is that I will take them to Shenzhen to play for a few days. Don't worry, my godfather will be watching over them!" Wang Bowen said hello to Zhang Chen's parents, took the booked plane tickets to Shenzhen, and the three of them went to Shenzhen.

Huang Huifen was a little confused about this move, and asked Chen Xuran privately, "Since Godfather Wang has made time, why doesn't he take you out to play? What's the point of taking two little brats out to play? They might as well be doing their homework at home!"

Otherwise, why do people say that Zhang Chen's mother has a low emotional intelligence? If Chen Xuran is petty, he would probably be unhappy now. And others might mistakenly think that Huang Huifen is trying to sow discord.

But Chen Xuran was also a thick-skinned man, so he said, "It seems that Teacher Wang is going to discuss something, something about investment..." After saying that, Chen Xuran remembered the reminder given by the father and his two sons before they left, that they should not tell Zhang Chen's mother too much!
Zhang Chen was mainly afraid of being exposed. Huang Huifen was well-known for her keen sense of household affairs, and could tell whether any girl had written to him by looking at whether Zhang Chen's schoolbag was tightly closed.

As expected, Huang Huifen's ears perked up. "What? Investment...?"

While Chen Xuran was still trying to find a way to make amends, Huang Huifen immediately said, "Great! I didn't expect that Godfather Wang would be so thoughtful! We should let these two kids see the world, instead of just going out and playing around like fools all day long!"

"Sure, no problem! Go see it with Father Wang, and when I come back I'll test Zhang Chen to see what he has learned!"

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Shen Nuo made meeting his best friend who had returned to China his first priority during the summer vacation. Zhang Chen had nothing to do anyway, and thinking about the worries and troubles he would have to worry about not having a QQ group after the exams, he discussed with Wang Bowen to get things done together during the summer vacation.

When the plane landed at Bao'an International Airport, Zhang Chen felt like he hadn't left Rongcheng. It was still just as hot and stuffy. Among the three people, only Zhang Chen carried a backpack, and Wang Bowen also had a bag. Wang Shuowei pushed a trolley case with a computer in it.

This time he said he was going on a trip, but the actual task assigned to him was to play computer games in the hotel and not disturb the two people who were doing their work.

Like a pendant.

Wang Shuowei gladly accepted.

It's a pity that my usual gaming partner wants to start a business with my dad. But it's fine to start a business, after all, I will be the biggest beneficiary.

Bang!Bang!Bang!
After the three of them closed the taxi door and got out, they had already arrived at the South District of the High-Tech Park. At that time, Shenzhen Metro Station No. 1 had not been fully built and opened, and there was no MixC and Coast City.

Zhang Chen recalled the time when he had lived in Shenzhen. At that time, there were already many high-rise buildings here. The unicorn buildings were shining brightly in the night, looking very abstinent, with attractive so-called transparent light inside.

The people downstairs looked at the people upstairs with envy. White-collar workers and elites from beautiful industries hurried out of the building and dispersed into the surrounding cafes, high-end restaurants and various business occasions.

At that time, I only felt that the light emitted by these high-rise buildings was somewhat solemn. The Internet has subverted the world. Being able to work in a unicorn company, even if it is 996, is a reflection of status. Countless college students from 985 prestigious universities are trying their best to get in. Those who enter early and work hard for a few years or even decades, get a high rank and then lie down, which is considered a class leap. Having a car and a house in a first-tier city, millions of assets, and flexible financial management are already dream retirement plans for small town test-takers.

And these outstanding ordinary people who graduated from prestigious universities are just one of the members of the bright yellow cubicle in those high-rise buildings, a screw and a component of this big whole.

Zhang Chen suddenly had a sense of inner adventure that was born from being in tune with the pulse of the times.

Although the South Hi-Tech Zone is not as developed as it is today, there are already some technology companies gathered here. Konka's huge light tube logo stands in the night sky, and there are also small convenience stores, restaurants, and budget hotels nearby.

They checked into the motel and booked two rooms, with Wang Shuowei and Zhang Chen staying in one room and Wang Bowen staying alone in another.

Next to it is the Fiyta High-Tech Building.

The second day after the appointment with Xiao Ma Ge.

They found a startup cafe under a building, and Pony Ma and the four founders arrived together.

It's not that they are all idle. In fact, everyone of them is very busy and overwhelmed. The reason is that they have no money. QQ has grown rapidly, with more than 10 million registered users this year. This has brought about huge expenses and pressure on the servers. It's not that they are all looking for investment or borrowing money. They are programmers themselves, and they are constantly making websites for others and doing maintenance to make money. Every penny they earn is invested in the previous round.

What a joke! Nowadays, one hundred thousand yuan can buy a house in Shenzhen. They have invested the money for more than a dozen houses in QQ, and now they are almost broke.

However, they visited Shenzhen, the capital, Guangzhou, their old classmates who were engaged in the Internet industry, and even some well-known companies such as Sina, Sohu, Yahoo, Kingdee, Lenovo, Tom... but without exception, they failed to raise a single penny of investment.

Even a few days ago, Xiao Ma Ge was humiliated by Chaoyang, "I found a few college students and made your QQ in just a few days! Don't invest in this, it has no future, we won't invest!"

Then they looked for friends and contacted their friends in Shenzhen in various ways, and raised some money bit by bit, but it was just a drop in the bucket.

I even thought about selling it to the telecommunications bureau for three million, but they didn't want to buy it because they thought it was too expensive!

And now, a media company from Rongcheng came all the way here, saying that it was optimistic about their software and wanted to invest in them.

Why haven’t all the founders gathered together yet? It’s just like the line in A Chinese Odyssey: Wife, come out and see the gods!
They wanted to know who had taken advantage of them, oh no, the gods had actually taken a fancy to them and wanted to help them out of their embarrassment.

Xiao Ma Ge was thirty years old at this time, with red lips and white teeth. He was wearing a blue shirt, silver-framed glasses, and was very gentle and refined.

The founders were wearing the most decent clothes. They didn't care much about clothing and were casual people. But there was nothing they could do. Over this period of time, they have fully experienced the fickleness of the world. After seeing so many cold eyes that look down on you, they now begin to think that clothes make the man, at least they are not losing out.

After a brief introduction of his background, everyone was surprised that Zhang Chen was actually a sophomore in high school, but his godfather Wang Bowen was of extraordinary background. He was a famous host in Rongcheng, the president of a cultural media company, the producer of Rongcheng's official promotional video "A Bite of Rongcheng", and the organizer of Rongcheng International Digital Culture Festival.

Looking at these dazzling results, even if a few people cannot understand the twists and turns behind them for the time being, one thing is certain: Wang Bowen's reputation and the endorsement of Rongcheng's official activities are enough to convince the founding team.

The cause was that Zhang Chen discovered that everyone in the school and nearby Internet cafes were chatting on QQ. His godfather happened to need investment, and Zhang Chen thought that this software was worth investing in, so he and Wang Bowen came to the door in person.

What can I say about the founding team? Zeng Qing, who formerly worked in sales at the telecommunications bureau, is well-informed and when he joined the team he also explained to everyone what angel investors are.

So now the founding team understands that they have met angel investors!
Then, Zhang Chen, a young angel among the angel investors, reiterated their opinion on this software. He believed that this software has unlimited prospects and can connect the world in the future.

Wow, Xiao Ma felt that all the speeches and ideas he had prepared for investors were finished by Zhang Chen. But whether he believed in the future potential of the software was not important, what was important was whether Wang Bowen, the man behind it, believed in it.

So we started to have an in-depth conversation and expressed that everyone had similar concepts and ideas, so we could cooperate.

When asked how much the investment boss would give, I would like to ask for it.

Wang Bowen made a number four, and then made a number two with his hand.

"Invest 4 million and hold 20% of the shares."

His equity is second only to the largest shareholder, Pony Ma, and he is the second largest shareholder of the software.

But for those who had just hit a wall countless times, after the telecommunications bureau rejected the 3 million offer to buy QQ, there was a sudden turn of events, and someone unexpectedly invested 4 million for only 20% of the shares.

This is simply amazing... It feels like they were saved from the brink of bankruptcy by selling software, and finally someone came to take over.

And Wang Bowen's subsequent encouragement made those who had repeatedly hit a wall feel grateful that they had met a soulmate.

As you can imagine, almost no one has any objections to this condition, but it also imposes many restrictions, such as a veto power over major decisions of the team, a complete exit mechanism, and an equity dilution prevention agreement and a series of related clauses.

But in fact, in the eyes of the founding team, this is Wang Bowen safeguarding his own equity rights and interests. In comparison, some of their internal contracts and official documents need to be studied carefully like others.

The negotiations in Shenzhen went smoothly over the past few days and continued until the dinner table, where Wang Bowen raised his glass to everyone.

"I just have high hopes for young people with dreams. I am willing to support your development and soar together in the future!"

After eating, they went to sing karaoke, and after singing karaoke, they went to the barbecue stall. At the barbecue stall, Zhang Chen finally explained his real purpose to everyone.

"I think this software should launch a community function as soon as possible. Now it is only one-on-one, but the community can bring together many people, such as a class or a team. We can chat with each other to convey tasks. We don't have to click on each other's avatar notifications on the software one by one. Instead, we can directly enter a work group and hand over various tasks. It is extremely simple and convenient. Students can form their own classes based on classes, which can increase user stickiness. It can also broaden the entire social attribute!"

The people around him immediately cheered, thinking that Zhang Chen had opened their minds. Isn't the purpose of social software to highlight the social group attributes?

Xiao Ma's face also turned slightly red and he nodded excitedly.

Only the lead programmer felt like the sky was falling.

Before leaving, everyone took a group photo in front of the company in Room 5-10 of Fiyta Building.

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The plane pierced through the clouds and returned to Rongcheng. Inside the cabin, Zhang Chen looked through the glass window and saw the city below, which was under construction.

Wang Bowen will come over later to sign the relevant investment agreement and receive the funds. It can be seen now that Pony Ma's team needs funds more than anyone else. They even signed a letter of intent and asked for an advance payment of one million to tide over the difficulties.

During a debate outside of the Yude final exam, Zhang Chen came up with the idea of asking his godfather to invest in QQ so that he could have a say and develop the QQ social function as soon as possible. He felt that this was the ability that those who were reborn possessed.

However, he was able to do this because he knew that QQ was in a period of rapid development and was short of money, so he took advantage of the situation. On the other hand, he also accumulated enough capital by planning for his godfather, which helped Wang Bowen usher in a second spring in his career.

To be honest, he had never thought of investing in QQ at first. He didn't have any specific plans, let alone so many plans. He just followed the procedures step by step. He didn't expect that he would have the right opportunity and earned enough money to invest at this time.

He had just contacted Xiao Ma Ge to test the waters. If the other party was not short of money, or already had a better source of investment, then it would be fine. Zhang Chen had no intention of winning at all. He just wanted to give it a try. Maybe it would work.
And then it happened.

It’s actually easier than you think.

But the things after that will be handed over to godfather Wang Bowen. When QQ is revised and the QQ group function can be launched in advance, contact and communication in all aspects will be much easier.

Zhang Chen thought again that it was inconvenient that mobile phones could not be installed with mobile QQ at present. Should he find some time to develop this thing?
Thinking of this, he felt that he was floating again. With the development of IT technology, although mobile phones have become somewhat intelligent, they are still not complete smart phones. They are still using the Symbian system, which is now at its peak. Who could have known that it would be surpassed by Apple and Android in the future?

It is simply impossible to build a mobile phone now. There is no mature supporting technology, and the industrial chain has not developed to a certain extent. All technologies seem difficult. After all, this is not the modular future, and it is not the super information age where many brands can assemble a mobile phone by finding suppliers to modify the public version.

After returning home and reviewing the entire Shenzhen trip, Zhang Chen felt dazed and excited for a while...

Huang Huifen came in and looked at Zhang Chen. "See how you guys enjoyed your trip with your godfather. Did you take any pictures?"

"The cameras are all with my godfather. Let him develop them and bring them to me when the time comes..." Although digital cameras are now available, developing photos is still the mainstream. Before returning, Zhang Chen and his two companions found some small parks in the southern area of the Science and Technology Park to take some photos just in case, as an excuse for this trip.

Zhang Chen thought about the conversation he had with Xiao Ma Ge while eating skewers that day. One of the common topics they had was that their mothers' names only differed by one character, and the legal person of Tengxu Company was still his mother's name. Zhang Chen felt that they had something in common. If he was exposed, the company might also become Huang Huifen's.

"Come on, tell me...what did you learn from following your godfather this time?"

"Ah?" I still have to express my feelings about this feeling.

"In the past, when you went on outings organized by the school, I required you to write a review when you came back. Now you and your godfather have seen the world, don't think I don't know. Your godfather has taken you with him when he went out to invest, and he doesn't require you to write. Just tell me what you felt this time, and whether you should study hard, otherwise you won't even be able to negotiate with others in the future..."

Zhang Chen looked at the aggressive Huang Huifen and thought to himself, Mom, you are still suitable for Amway. You are at the top, and there are a lot of people below, shouting slogans with you.

(End of this chapter)