Reborn with Consumption System

Chapter 975: Chapter 395: An Unexpected Gain (Part 2)

"Got it!"

Dou Dou eagerly started working.

She didn’t like Han Lie, felt dislike at first sight, and was delighted to have the chance to deal with a jerk personally.

"Little Yi from our Berkeley branch has always wanted to join our party. She’s conveniently Pan Ge’s former high school classmate. I’ll invite her and ask her to bring Pan Ge along. She’ll definitely beg Pan Ge to accompany her..."

Things indeed went as she expected; Li Yi called Pan Ge immediately upon receiving the news, without even asking why.

Pan Ge was coincidentally frustrated after an argument with Zhao Niangniang and decided to go out and unwind without much thought.

"Alright, I’ll go with you, but if my husband looks for me, I have to leave immediately."

"We know your husband is the best, geez, what’s there to show off!"

"Show off? Haha, if I get a chance to introduce you to him personally, you’ll understand what it truly means to show off!"

"Ew~~ The stench of love... I still have more than a week left of spring break, so go ahead and bring him here to show off if you can!"

Pan Ge suddenly found herself speechless.

Her circle of friends mainly consisted of classmates from high school and long-term close friends.

For someone like Han Lie now, it was too childish and lacking substance, so she’s not planning on wasting Han Lie’s time by mixing him into her old circle.

Thus, she didn’t make any straightforward promises but insisted firmly.

"Just you wait, it won’t be long!"

After hanging up, Pan Ge simply tidied up her face, put on a T-shirt, jeans, and left the house.

Upon receiving the confirmed news, Dou Dou pumped her fists vigorously.

"Oh yeah! Mission accomplished!"

Flat Face and Kidney Weak Guy exchanged nods, smiling knowingly.

Wang Jicheng took a meaningful glance at Gu Zicheng, then turned to another small group, "I’m going to look for projects. If there’s any fun, remember to call me!"

Du Xiaoshuai shook his head with a bitter smile, feeling worried.

Today... won’t really stir up some big trouble, right?

Oh well, why even bother?!

Gu Zicheng stretched lazily, like a relaxed cat, then curled up on the sofa in the lounging area and began fiddling with her phone.

Meanwhile, unaware, Brother Lie was happily chatting with Guo Wei...

Guo Wei’s appearance was far from handsome, sporting large black-rimmed glasses, small eyes, eyebrows that naturally formed an eight-shape, and a look of misfortune.

But when he spoke, he was unexpectedly lively and comedic, very infectious.

Han Lie hadn’t heard of Guo Wei’s deeds in the later years; either his work wasn’t big enough, or he was focused on Silicon Valley, so his reputation hadn’t reached the ears of financial workers.

Yet after personal interaction, Han Lie found Tang Xintian’s opinion was quite justified.

Guo Wei was skilled at communicating, always able to make people listen to his ideas. Moreover, he was full of energy and vitality, without losing his fighting spirit, even when faced with cold reception, busy as a little bee.

Unsurprisingly, Guo Wei recognized Tang Xintian.

When Sister Da Tang voluntarily stopped and greeted him, he immediately excitedly bid farewell to his friends and approached Han Lie.

"Senior Tang, any instructions?"

"Let me introduce you to an outstanding investor — Han Lie, the founder of Sky Capital, under which there are two private securities funds with a fundraising scale of 7.5 billion, highly recognized in the market, now preparing to venture into private equity investment. Show your best; President Han might become your major financial supporter."

Tang Xintian’s introduction highly emphasized Han Lie’s status, no matter how much older Guo Wei was.

Truth be told, the gap between Guo Wei and Han Lie was indeed vast.

However, Brother Lie didn’t show any firmness or superiority but rather was very courteous and peaceful, asking more than inspecting.

Different attitudes for different people was a game Brother Lie clearly understood very well.

"Teacher Han, I know about you!"

Guo Wei’s sensitivity and attention to information greatly exceeded their expectations.

"Previously, I visited two domestic investors with Silicon Valley backgrounds. They discussed you with me, frankly stating you might be the Buffett of our homeland. I truly admire and idolize you!"

In reality, Han Lie had not yet extended his reach into the PE field, with little reputation.

Those two guys likely weren’t that big or professional in their dealings, merely financial brokers chasing any commotion, thereby noticing Han Lie.

Guo Wei’s flattery was extravagant, but his enthusiasm felt genuine, with only outgoing passion.

Han Lie didn’t respond to the praise but smilingly asked, "Brother Guo, what made you think of getting into Micro-VC?"

"Teacher Han, do you know about Y Combinator?"

Han Lie carefully recalled and confirmed he hadn’t heard of it, so he honestly shook his head.

"I’m not very familiar with foreign matters; I’d love to hear more."

Guo Wei sensed Han Lie’s goodwill and enthusiastically launched into a long discussion, yet he skillfully narrated the story beautifully.

"As we all know, Silicon Valley is the holy ground for startups, and its rise follows a clear pathway; I call it the entrepreneurial legacy.

The initial proposer of venture capital, the pioneer of VC, is called Arthur Rock.

Arthur brought in the Fairchild Gang, and they drove the investment in the first generation of internet companies, including Elon Musk’s PayPal.

After PayPal was acquired, its executive team dispersed like celestial maiden scattering flowers, spawning numerous top-tier companies.

Among them, Paul Graham founded today’s YC, the earliest egg company incubator in Silicon Valley.

Can you imagine how cool their endeavor was?

The early individual investment was only 15,000 USD, seemingly insignificant, yet YC greatly lowered the threshold for venture capital and angel investment, spurring America’s angel investment and early investment market to explode.

Why is Silicon Valley so strong now?

Why do unicorn-level high-tech companies keep emerging?

Aside from advantages in talent, policies, etc., the biggest difference lies in the vigorous life brought by Micro-VC.

The greatest companies are hatched from eggs, starting with an idea, a garage or basement, two or three people unwilling to conform to the world, and a passion burning for a short time.

Such egg companies face immense difficulty in succeeding.

But who pays attention to them?

Those top VCs only invest in survivors already ballooned to 100 million or even one billion in scale. But without a massive base of grassroots entrepreneurs, how could mature fruits grow out of thin air?

In fact, precisely because there are over a thousand Micro-VCs and 30,000 to 40,000 professional investors constantly hustling through Silicon Valley’s cafes, bars, basements, helping those entrepreneurs prolong their passion, sparking a vigorous market, have we reached the colossal giants at the pyramid’s top today.

Micro-VC isn’t a charity, but we indeed are the most vibrant, least afraid of failure, most angel-like existence in the entire market.

YC, alongside Elon Musk and Peter Thiel originating from PayPal, underwent a complete transformation from egg to phoenix, and their future will bring more PayPals, more Zuckerbergs, leading the talent competition, technological race, and model struggle further!

As a Chinese who personally feels and experiences these changers, I am willing to invest my utmost enthusiasm and humblest attitude in it, becoming the first dream-chaser of Huaxia to take this step..."

Guo Wei’s speech was substantially stirring.

Any sharp businessman would immediately realize the significant implications of Micro-VC.

Take, for instance, — our country has consistently emphasized the small and micro-enterprises loan issue, investing tremendously to push this cause.

Why?

Because small and micro-enterprises are most capable of innovation vitality.

Without a large base level, there can’t be a firmly grounded higher tier.

The future DJI, mastering 70% of the global market, started merely as an egg.

Setting aside macro significance, speaking of interests, once Micro-VCs hatch a unicorn from egg enterprises, they might even yield returns ten thousand times, a hundred thousand times.

Four or five Micro-VCs unite, each contributing one or two thousand, enough for hatching eggs; is the risk high?

This model is highly advanced and forward enough, well worth learning.

Han Lie realized he should make this happen, and it should be done now.

Meanwhile, the names Guo Wei mentioned sparked a strong sense of familiarity in him.

YC + Elon Musk + Peter Thiel, what exactly is this?

I’ve definitely heard or seen it before!

Frowning, Han Lie tried hard to activate his quad-core brain at 89 points, rummaging through his memories.

After 10 seconds, he trembled, his eyes revealing a hint of disbelief.

Whoa!

OpenAI, ChatGPT?!