Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

After arriving in Silicon Valley, Chen Jiajun quickly found his own United Universe Capital.

Although it is inconspicuous and hidden among office buildings, it is much better than the shabby appearance of those newly established high-tech companies.

As soon as Chen Jiajun entered the company lobby, a blonde, blue-eyed woman stood up and said, "Welcome to United Universe Capital. May I ask what you wish to do with...?"

Before the beautiful woman could finish speaking, Chen Jiajun said with a smile, "I'm looking for Cao Weicai. I want him to come out and see me!"

"Ah! You must be Mr. Chen?" the beautiful woman said warmly. "The president is already waiting for you in his office! This way, please!"

Chen Jiajun nodded and followed the beautiful woman into the company.

The company's interior renovations were already complete, and one couldn't help but marvel at Cao Weicai's efficiency.

Some of the clerks have already started working.

Chen Jiajun arrived at the president's office and found Cao Weicai leading a group of people to study the data in their hands. These guys who dealt with numbers were exceptionally serious.

They only realized what was happening when the female receptionist knocked on the door.

"Ah, boss, you're finally back!" Cao Weicai looked up and saw Chen Jiajun, and immediately said with a smile, "Let me introduce you. These are our analysts, each one of them is an elite."

Chen Jiajun glanced at his subordinates; they were all young people, and the majority of the team were Chinese, presumably recruited by Cao Weicai through his connections.

As the saying goes, "If you employ someone, don't doubt them; if you doubt someone, don't employ them." Since Cao Weicai had recruited him, Chen Jiajun had no objections.

After greeting a few analysts, Cao Weicai led Chen Jiajun into the chairman's office.

After discussing it, the two decided that United Universe Capital would still operate as a normal company. After all, Cao Weicai's future was already tied to Chen Jiajun's, so there was no need for him to become a fund manager.

Chen Jiajun had a high opinion of Cao Weicai's talent, so he didn't inquire about these details.

Instead, they directly inquired about investments.

"Do you have a goal yet?" Chen Jiajun asked Cao Weicai.

Cao Weicai nodded and said, "You know what, I actually have a goal."

"Oh? What's going on?" Chen Jiajun asked with a smile.

"Didn't you tell me before that the next big thing would be the internet?" Cao Weicai said proudly, "I found two talented people in my WeChat Moments."

Chen Jiajun asked curiously, "What's their background?"

"Two top students from Stanford, one Chinese and one foreign! They used the campus network to create something very popular, I think it's called... Jerry's Internet Guide, you can turn on your computer and take a look." Cao Weicai said to Chen Jiajun with a smile.

Chen Jiajun was completely baffled when he heard the name. He didn't seem to have any recollection of an internet company called Jerry.

However, since it was Cao Weicai who introduced him, Chen Jiajun didn't mind giving it a try.

After all, the internet is still in its infancy and is currently only used for things like military industry and research.

Moreover, dial-up internet access is very expensive, making it unaffordable for most people.

However, when Chen Jiajun entered the website, he found that it was free, and all kinds of information had been categorized and organized, making it look like a well-developed portal website.

Chen Jiajun immediately thought of a possibility: YaHu, the world's first portal website.

Just as Chen Jiajun was browsing the web, he suddenly found that the mouse was frozen and wouldn't move. He looked at Cao Weicai with a blank expression.

Cao Weicai said somewhat awkwardly, "After all, they used the school's server to build it, and it's free. There are too many people browsing it, so the server is probably overloaded!"

Chen Jiajun immediately made a decision, saying, "Excellent, really excellent! I want to meet these two."

Cao Weicai immediately laughed: "Okay, I'll contact them right away. They're also struggling with this issue right now!"

Cao Weicai is always decisive in his work, and he summoned these two people in just one afternoon.

After all, Stanford University is located near Silicon Valley, only a half-hour drive away.

Soon, Chen Jiajun met the two in the office.

Cao Weicai introduced with a smile: "Boss, these two are Wang Zhiyuan and David Filo, the founders of Jerry's Internet Guide."

Upon hearing the two names, Chen Jiajun was able to confirm that these two were the founders of Ya Hu.

He immediately shook hands with them warmly and then invited them to sit down.

The two were students, and it was their first time meeting the big boss, so they seemed a little reserved and didn't know how to start the conversation.

Chen Jiajun smiled kindly, after all, these two were his future top employees, so he took the initiative to start a conversation.

For example, the initial concept behind the website's creation, its future development plans, and so on.

This website was originally an idea that Wang Zhiyuan and David came up with on a whim. Now, when Chen Jiajun asked them this question, they didn't know how to answer for a moment, so they could only blurt out all the ideas in their heads.

Chen Jiajun really liked this kind of novice. He gave Cao Weicai a look and then subtly brought up the topic of investment.

The two students seemed very happy to have secured investment.

On the one hand, I felt that my talent had been recognized, and on the other hand, I could finally resolve the website issue.

They were using the school's network to run a website, and the ever-increasing traffic had overwhelmed the school's servers. In fact, some people from the school had already contacted them.

Although they expressed their approval of the website they created, it also caused losses to the school's interests.

So they were given two choices: either leave with the website or shut it down.

After all, they had put a lot of effort into it, and even if Chen Jiajun hadn't come looking for them, they would have come to Silicon Valley to look for opportunities.

Wang Zhiyuan was a bit naive, but David had been immersed in the American business environment since childhood. Plus, Stanford University had many successful entrepreneurial cases, so he was particularly cautious: "So... how will the equity be distributed?"

Xiaobai is just a novice; how could he possibly be a match for someone like Cao Weicai, who comes from Wall Street?

With just a few words, they dispelled their doubts: "You two will hold 30% of the shares through your technology, and we, together with Cosmic Capital's angel round investment, will invest two million US dollars in your company as your start-up capital!"

Cao Weicai is quite cautious in his actions. Even though he and Chen Jiajun both have high hopes for the company, they won't rashly invest a large sum of money. After all, the high-tech industry is constantly evolving, and no one knows what will happen next.

Upon hearing about the huge sum of two million US dollars, Wang Zhiyuan and David revealed undisguised excitement.

Cao Weicai didn't interrupt them, but waited for them to calm down before continuing, "However, we need to sign a supplementary agreement. If your company needs financing in the future, you must give priority to United Universe Capital!"

Cao Weicai's approach is very American: business is business, and no other emotions are mixed in.

Even though Wang Zhiyuan was his cousin, he wouldn't hold back when it came to ruthlessly framing someone.

Of course, Cao Weicai hadn't used any tricks yet, since these two were still penniless.

However, the contract subtly tied their subsequent technological collaborations to each other.

If they dare to have any other ideas, Cao Weicai can openly and legitimately kick the two guys out of the company.

Chen Jiajun brought this up specifically, and Cao Weicai couldn't understand why his boss cared so much about these two newbies.

Chen Jiajun just smiled and didn't say anything.

Because he knew how Ya Hu was destroyed by Wang Zhiyuan, he deliberately kept a backup plan.

The two parties quickly reached an angel investment agreement, and Wang Zhiyuan and David were ready to drop out of school and roll up their sleeves to make a big splash in Silicon Valley.

During this time, Chen Jiajun also talked a lot about the Internet with Wang Zhiyuan and David.

Wang Zhiyuan and David discovered that this boss was not the kind of nouveau riche who only knew how to throw money around; he had his own unique insights into the internet, and some of his ideas were even refreshing to them.

They were particularly pleased with their mature proposal on how to monetize their portal website.

After all, what tech people hate most is being told what to do by laymen.

After signing the contract, Chen Jiajun and Cao Weicai decided not to get involved in anything else.

They are just investment companies; they don't need to oversee the entire process for them. If they don't even have the capital to set up a company, they don't deserve to receive further investment.

Cao Wei will then use the two million to buy the portal website they own and kick the two men out.

After securing the first investment, Chen Jiajun appeared very happy.

After all, this is Yahu, an internet company that once had a market value of up to 100 billion US dollars and was also the first listed internet company.

As long as one follows the right path based on past life experience, the Matthew effect can be fully demonstrated by the internet's advantage in user volume and the high cost of user migration in this era.

At that time, Ya Hu can snowball and take all the spoils!

Looking at Chen Jiajun's expression, Cao Weicai said, "Boss, tell me, does this company really have potential?"

Cao Weicai was a little puzzled. He had just casually introduced a promising stock, and Chen Jiajun had taken a liking to it and seemed very satisfied with the investment. This left him somewhat at a loss.

Chen Jiajun said with a smile, "It's not just promising, it's extremely promising. Just wait and see! The portal website these two guys have created will soon become a flagship of the internet."

"Tsk! Boss, that's way too high a compliment!" Cao Weicai said in surprise.

"Not high, not high at all! Let's wait and see!" Chen Jiajun lit a cigar and smiled smugly.

Just as Chen Jiajun was feeling smug, the phone suddenly rang.

This phone call surprised Chen Jiajun, because it was from his former underling, the "God of Gamblers" Gao Jin.

"Mr. Chen, I'm in trouble." Gao Jin's tone was low, clearly indicating that he had suffered a great blow.

Chen Jiajun was taken aback for a moment and said, "What trouble? Where are you right now?"

Chen Jiajun had a rather good impression of this employee under his command.

After all, he had managed the Macau casino for five years and applied the entire structure he learned from Las Vegas to his own casino.

This is what allows Chen Jiajun's casinos to rake in money every day, becoming an indispensable cash cow in his hands.

So even if it's just out of consideration for their past relationship, Chen Jiajun would still lend a helping hand if Gao Jin encountered any difficulties.

After hesitating for a moment, Gao Jin said, "It's in a hotel in Sham Shui Po, I think it's called something like the Regal Hotel!"

"Okay, I'll send someone over to help you right away!" Chen Jiajun nodded, then dialed Lao Yu's number and asked him to take people to rescue Gao Jin.

At the same time, I wonder how Gao Jin, with his skills and his overall perspective, could have gotten himself into a situation where he had to ask for help.

Chen Jiajun frowned and said to Cao Weicai, "You handle things here yourself. If there are any companies you think are promising, you can make any decision under ten million! I'm going back to Hong Kong!"

Cao Weicai nodded and said, "Okay, boss! But what about the suicide squad..."

Chen Jiajun said calmly, "Go find an agent to help them get business first, and let them develop on their own for a while! If anyone in your network needs help, you can recommend them. Barney Ross and his team are quite capable."

"Alright, then I'll do as you say!" Cao Weicai nodded.

Chen Jiajun was in a hurry to go back because he felt that something was about to happen in Hong Kong.

Perhaps it was because he had been away from home for too long that he felt somewhat uneasy. (End of Chapter)