Chapter 1421 Variables of Investment Gold Finger Card

In July, the two companies that Shi Lei invested in the United States entered the financing stage. Just when they each received financing, Shi Lei retrieved the investment gold finger card and conducted a profit query.

At this time, the company with a lower valuation had already reached a valuation of more than 80 million US dollars. They got more than 8 million investment as they wished, and the acquisition process was not difficult.

The company with a higher valuation had also reached a valuation of nearly 700 million US dollars. The financing process was also quick and decisive, and the execution was even higher than that of the other company.

Shi Lei entered the name of the first company on the investment gold finger card and the investment amount of 8 million. The query time was three months later.

The result of the query made Shi Lei feel quite pleasantly surprised, because three months later, the investment of 8 million turned out to be about 15 million.

This means that by the settlement date, the value of this company has increased by nearly 90%.

On the previous settlement date, the valuation of this company was only more than 60 million US dollars, which means that Shi Lei's original investment will exceed 30 million US dollars on the October settlement date.

After deducting the 12.5 million US dollars reached in the last quota cycle, Shi Lei's investment value-added reached 17.5 million US dollars in this quota cycle.

After converting to RMB, this is already close to 120 million.

However, this joy is only temporary, because the basic profit point of this investment in this quota cycle will reach 500 million.

Continue to enter the name of the company with a high valuation, and Shi Lei enters the investment amount of 70 million, and the time is also set three months later.

What surprised Shi Lei was that after entering the value this time, the interface of the investment gold finger card remained blank for a long time, as if the mobile phone suddenly lost the network and was searching.

After waiting for two or three minutes, Shi Lei still couldn't wait for the result, and Shi Lei frowned tightly.

Suddenly, Shi Lei's phone rang, and he took out his mobile phone and saw that it happened to be the person in charge of this company calling.

Shi Lei answered the phone.

The other party's voice was obviously a little excited, and Shi Lei couldn't understand a word of the stuttering.

Shi Lei's English is pretty good, so he can communicate normally, but this is not his native language after all. The other party spoke so strangely that Shi Lei was a little helpless.

"Don't get excited. What happened? I remember that you should have just received investment and are preparing to sign an investment agreement, right?"

The other party was still talking nonsense so that Shi Lei couldn't understand. He seemed to hear someone cheering in the background.

Shi Lei had to patiently ask: "Calm down first. I can't understand what you are saying at all. My English ability is limited, but I guess even your wife can't understand what you are saying now?"

The other party took two deep breaths, and Shi Lei found that the sound in the receiver disappeared. It should be that the other party covered the microphone.

After a full minute, the other party came back online.

"Mr. Shi..."

Shi Lei smiled: "Are you calm now?"

The other party said a little embarrassedly: "It's really exciting. We have been stuck on a technical point, and just a few minutes ago, that technical point has been overcome. Now our people are working hard to verify it."

Shi Lei frowned and said: "The technical point has been broken, do you mean that the product will be greatly improved?"

The other party took a deep breath and said: "Yes, if the verification result can be finally confirmed."

"How long does the verification take?"

"At least one day."

"Then you call me...?" Shi Lei seemed to know what the other party meant.

The other party paused again and said: "Once the breakthrough of this technical point passes the final verification and is announced, the valuation of our company will increase by at least 50%. So, we..."

The other party suddenly became hesitant and seemed unable to speak.

Shi Lei had seen through the other party's thoughts and said, "So, the B round of financing is inappropriate, because you think that after breaking through this technical point, the company's valuation can exceed 1 billion?"

"Mr. Shi, if we go back on our word at the critical moment of signing the investment agreement and say that the company's valuation needs to be reviewed again, will this...?"

The other party was obviously very hesitant. After all, the current valuation is 700 million, and the amount of financing is only 70 million US dollars. If it is really as he said, because the breakthrough of this technical point causes the company's market value to increase by about 50%, then the company's valuation will suddenly exceed 1 billion.

And the resulting 10% equity financing will be able to reach more than 100 million US dollars, which is a difference of 30 million US dollars in investment.

Shi Lei thought about it and said, "What do you think is the difference in the financing amount of 30 million US dollars, compared with the increase in the company's market value?"

The other party was silent for a while and said, "But, after all, it is 30 million US dollars. With this 30 million, we can do a lot of things."

"But your credit system will be broken, which will give you a very bad reputation in the investment circle. Of course, it is normal to regret before the agreement is signed. However, I used to be an entrepreneur, and now I am an investor, and this investment has nothing to do with me. I personally think that a company with a good credit system is far more important than the $30 million. Brother, your goal is to eventually build the company into a company with a market value of tens of billions or even higher, rather than being entangled in the financing amount of only $30 million."

The other party took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Shi, what should we do now? If we sign the contract like this, it will not increase the company's credibility."

Shi Lei nodded and said, "Tell the other party that the technical point you have been working on has finally made a new breakthrough. Therefore, everyone needs to invest in the verification of this breakthrough, and the signing time of the investment agreement needs to be delayed."

"Then what?"

"Then, wait until you pass the verification and this technical point is really conquered, and then continue to sign with the other party. Remember, don't ask for a penny more. This 30 million will be the beginning of the company's good reputation."

The other party sighed and said with great entanglement: "That's 30 million US dollars. This 30 million can at least delay the company's next round of financing for a few months."

Shi Lei understood that delaying financing for a few months means that the company still has money to operate, which means that the company's valuation will increase further.

"I told you the reason. This is an experience talk from someone who has also been an entrepreneur. You decide how to make a specific choice." After that, Shi Lei hung up the phone.

At the same time, he also understood why the investment in the gold finger card would not produce results, because the black card also needs to be recalculated, and the valuation of this company will become higher because of this technological breakthrough. More importantly, the company's helmsman has not yet decided on the final choice. Whether to raise funds at a valuation of 700 million or at a possible valuation of 1 billion will definitely have a great impact on the value of the company three months later.

And this decision is the biggest variable in the company's valuation three months later. Even an omnipotent black card needs to wait for this variable to become quantitative.

Shi Lei returned to the interface of the investment gold finger card in his mind. He saw that the coordinate system was finally generated and the curve had already appeared. This means that the helmsman of the company has made the final decision.

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