Rebirth 1979: Hunting wild boars and saving educated youth

Old Tang and John were not willing to give up, so they pulled him again and prepared to run away. They looked like they had dug up an extremely precious ginseng doll and couldn't wait to get away.

However, Chen Feng's strength was far superior to theirs. With his two arms exerting force, he stood firmly in place like two solid pillars.

Old Tang and John's faces turned red. They tried their best but couldn't move the "golden baby" in front of them.

Everyone around stared at the scene in amazement, as if they were under a spell.

Witnessing this hilarious and frenzied scene, they couldn't help but wonder: What is venture capital? This is it! Without this kind of soul-searching obsession and passion for money, you can't make it in this business.

Old Tang and John were panting and finally stopped pulling, but their faces were still full of unwillingness and anxiety.

Chen Feng looked at them, smiled, and said, "Don't be so anxious, let's talk slowly."

At this moment, the people around burst into understanding laughter, and Old Tang and John didn't care about the embarrassment, they just hoped to reach a cooperation with Chen Feng as soon as possible.

Afterwards, Chen Feng called Shmuel, and together with Old Tang and John, they found a cafe outside the venue to sit down and chat.

This cafe is quite famous and is called "Champagne".

The four of them sat there and talked about a meeting that was later mentioned by many people, saying that it was a major event in the history of IT development.

"Gathering here today is our destiny, allowing us to pursue our common dreams and goals together." Chen Feng waved his hands vigorously, saying the words that venture capitalists love to hear most, "This dream cannot be measured by money, because the profits involved are simply incalculable!"

Old Tang stared at Chen Feng with a burning gaze. "That's right, Chen. This is destined to be a meeting that will change the course of the industry."

John nodded slightly and agreed, "This may become a pivotal moment in the history of IT development."

Chen Feng continued, "However, we are unable to sign a formal agreement at this point. We can only come to a draft agreement. After all, I don't have my own legal entity in Silicon Valley."

Old Tang immediately responded, "Don't worry, Chen! As long as you can communicate smoothly with the shareholders, I guarantee that the company will be successfully established in Silicon Valley within a day!"

The topic turned to naming the company, and John enthusiastically suggested, "Chen, I think 'Southern Breeze' is a great name. It embodies the gentle and warm feeling brought by the 'southern wind.' 'Breeze' means breeze, symbolizing that technology will be delivered to all parts of the world like a gentle breeze."

Chen Feng shook his head without hesitation. The image was indeed good, but its abbreviation was really hard to accept!

"We called ourselves Southwind Technology. It's concise and has a stronger impact."

Then they began to discuss the distribution of equity.

As the founder of Nanfeng Technology, there is no doubt that Chen Feng owns the controlling stake. He originally acquired the DOS system with US$10.

But Ninghai University made great contributions to the development of the Southern System, and the computer science teachers, seniors, and juniors all made great efforts, so he decided to reserve 20% of the shares for them.

The remaining shares belong to venture capital.

Shmuel, the designated CEO, agreed: "This arrangement makes sense. It ensures the company's stability while promoting rapid development."

The four people had an in-depth and detailed discussion on the company's future development plans, market expansion strategies, and technological innovation directions.

The meeting finally resulted in the signing of a provisional agreement to allocate the respective capital contributions and equity.

Because of the location of the talks, the agreement they reached was called the "Champagne Agreement."

Since then, many people who didn’t know the truth thought that they were talking while drinking champagne. In fact, it was not the case. It was just that the name of the cafe was "Champagne".

That night, in the hotel, Chen Feng sat at the table with bloodshot eyes until midnight.

After calculating the time in China, he used the hotel's international long-distance phone to call the Ninghai University president's office.

On the other end of the phone, Principal Shang picked up the phone and became excited when he heard Chen Feng's voice: "Chen Feng, why are you calling now? I was anxious to find you."

Chen Feng was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's the matter?"

Principal Shang said anxiously, "Your pager doesn't need to cost the school so much money. It's too much!"

Chen Feng asked curiously, "Did you divide the money? How much did you divide?"

Principal Shang's voice trembled. "Last week, your President Xu came to my office specifically and said that according to the original agreement, our school could get 5.8 million yuan! I was shocked at the time. I just let you use the school's factory for a while, you don't need so much!"

The amount of money Xu Wei mentioned when he went to see Principal Shang really scared Principal Shang.

Five million is no small sum these days! The school's current account only has a little over a million. This sudden fivefold increase in funds was truly unacceptable to Principal Shang.

Principal Shang said worriedly, "To be honest, seeing so much money, I'm a little afraid that I'll make a mistake and lose my reputation!"

Chen Feng hurriedly said, "Principal, it's not just a matter of the factory. Don't you still own a portion of the shares? If there's money to be shared with you from the school's shares, why don't you take it?"

Principal Shang still insisted: "That's too much!"

Chen Feng patiently advised: "If you think it's too much, just spend it on improving the canteen's food or building some infrastructure. Aren't these all your political achievements?"

Principal Shang sighed, "It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it's hard to go from extravagance to frugality. We've been living through hard times for so long, and now we're suddenly rich. What will we do if we run out of money in the future?"

Chen Feng smiled and said, "No, President, I'm calling to tell you about this. I'm in Silicon Valley right now... I've already signed draft agreements with two major venture capital firms. My plan is to give the school a 20% stake. After all, the success of this project is inseparable from the school's support and the dedication of the faculty and students in the Computer Science Department... Sequoia Capital is leading the investment, investing 600 million US dollars, and Kleiner Perkins is also investing 400 million US dollars, so the total is 1 billion US dollars. This is also the initial valuation of our Southern Technology before we go public..."

Hearing this, Principal Shang was so frightened that his hands trembled and the phone fell on the table. There was a loud "bang" that made Chen Feng's ears hurt.

"Principal, principal, what's wrong?" Chen Feng shouted anxiously.

Principal Shang held his heart and gasped for breath. He drank several mouthfuls of water before he calmed down his pounding heartbeat.

He muttered to himself, "Since when do we have to count money in hundreds of millions? By that calculation, how much is 20% of the school's shares worth? At least 200 million US dollars!"

This money was like a big golden chopstick falling from the sky, which directly stunned Principal Shang.

After a long while, Principal Shang finally came to his senses and said in a trembling voice, "Chen Feng, this is really..."