Chapter 349 Let’s Go to My Daughter’s Room and Rest
No, several emails to be exact!
The first email was from Jerry Yang, chairman of Yahoo! Jerry Yang said in the email that he had communicated with Mr. Masayoshi Son of SoftBank Group and several other shareholders, and that Mr. Sun was finally willing to sell 10% of the shares of the newly established Yahoo Japan Company to Li Xiaofan.
As a result, the new shareholding ratio of Yahoo Japan will be: SoftBank Japan 50%, Yahoo America 40%, and Yifan Singapore 10%.
Several other directors of Yahoo have no objections and will wait for discussion and vote at the Yahoo Board of Directors meeting next week.
In fact, Son Zhengyi called Li Xiaofan to communicate this news yesterday...
The second email came from Tim Draper, a founding partner of DFJ Venture Capital.
Tim Draper said in an email reply to Li Xiaofan that he would be free next Wednesday and would welcome Li Xiaofan to meet at DFJ Venture Capital in San Mateo, Bay Area.
Tim Draper congratulated Li Xiaofan on his successful investment in the Yahoo project in an email and expressed his admiration for Li Xiaofan's forward strategic vision.
On April 12, the day Yahoo was listed on the Nasdaq, Tim Draper watched NBC's live interview with Yang Zhiyuan, Li Xiaofan and others that day, and he was deeply impressed by Li Xiaofan. So when he received Li Xiaofan's email, he immediately responded.
The third email came from Sabir Badia, the founder of Hotmail.
When Sabir Badia received Li Xiaofan's email, he felt flattered.
Because of the successful listing of Yahoo on the 12th of this month, and the overwhelming coverage and publicity by global financial media, several Yahoo investors such as Sequoia Capital Moritz and Li Xiaofan, who were the first angel investors to invest in Yahoo, and Masayoshi Son who later invested heavily in Yahoo, People become famous.
Sabir Badia told Li Xiaofan his phone number and other contact information in the email, saying that he would be available at any time next week...
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At noon and afternoon on Saturday, Li Xiaofan and his investment assistant Wang Danrong had close contact with member entrepreneurs from the Singapore General Chamber of Commerce.
These are all relatively powerful local bosses who have gone through Wang Danrong's background investigation and screening.
They are all very willing to become partners of the first venture capital fund launched by Singapore Yifan Investment Company...
In the evening, Li Xiaofan arrived at Tang's mansion on Bukit Timah Hill as scheduled.
When the driver drives this new Bentley
The ooklands luxury car entered the villa gate. After receiving the notice from the nanny, Tang Xinyi and her mother Fujiwara Kyoko came out to the living room door to greet Li Xiaofan.
Looking at Kyoko Fujiwara with a warm smile outside the car window, Li Xiaofan couldn't help but sigh with emotion: Money is such a good thing!
"Li Sang, you've had a hard day talking about business today..."
This was the first time Fujiwara Kyoko took the initiative to greet Li Xiaofan, with a friendly smile on her face.
It can be seen that this smile comes from the heart.
It is a respect for the current wealth and status of Li Xiaofan!
"It's not hard, Auntie, you're welcome!"
Tang Xinyi on the side said angrily:
"Why are you two so polite today? My dear, go in and have tea. Abba is making you some good Fuding old white tea..."
In the large living room, Mr. Tang is happily brewing a pot of white tea with Silver Needle. The aroma of the tea is refreshing.
After seeing Li Xiaofan come in, Tang Jiaming and Irene greeted warmly: "Afan, come, sit down and drink tea!"
Mr. Tang personally handed Li Xiaofan a small cup of brewed old white tea: "Afan, come and try how it tastes. This is the silver needle I have collected for more than ten years!"
"Well, it smells so good and tastes great! Thank you, Uncle Tang!"
Irene joked on the side: "Why don't you call me Uncle Tang? From now on, let's just call him Abba!"
After hearing this, Mr. Tang laughed heartily.
Tang Xinyi, who was standing behind Li Xiaofan, blushed and said angrily to Aileen: "Sister-in-law, you are going too fast. We, Afan, may not be able to change our words at once..."
Aileen smiled and joked: "As long as you open your mouth, you will get used to it! Look, Xinyi, you have already started to help Afan before you have even walked in. As the ancients said: A married daughter is a spoiled child. The water out seems to make sense..."
Mr. Tang looked at Tang Xinyi's anxious look and laughed: "It's okay, you can call me whatever you want, as long as you two get along. Afan, come on, let's continue drinking tea!"
While drinking tea, seeing that Mr. Tang was very interested in learning about his current business development, Li Xiaofan briefly reported some recent business work to Mr. Tang.
The focus also reported on recent interactions with the Singapore Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Especially last time I was invited to give a speech at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which was very popular. In the process, I met some old friends of Mr. Tang, such as Mr. Qiu, Mr. Cai and Mr. Xu...
"Afan, I was very familiar with Guo Fangfeng during his lifetime. He was highly respected in Singapore's business community. The Kuok Group has extensive connections in Singapore's political and business circles and has a very good reputation. I support your cooperation with Hong Leong Group!"
After taking a sip of tea, Mr. Tang said to Tang Jiaming beside him:
"A Ming, it's not my father who wants to talk about you. You really need to learn from A Fan. Look at A Fan who has already dealt with the Kuok brothers, the richest man in Singapore, and has become a guest of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce!"
After hearing what Mr. Tang said, Tang Jiaming looked ashamed. He stood up and raised his teacup to Afan and said:
"Afan, I really need to learn from you in the future! Now when I go out, I am proud to mention you!"
"Uncle Tang, Brother Ming, please don't be polite. To be honest, I really didn't expect that the Yahoo I invested in last year would go public this month and have such a high return. I was just lucky!"
Mr. Tang waved his hand and said:
"Afan, don't be polite. I just listened to your recent work introduction. You are not lucky at all. You have a broad vision, accurate vision, and ruthless actions. You are a business genius!"
After filling Li Xiaofan's teacup, Mr. Tang continued:
"Afan, Xinyi said she wants to go to her second sister's place and choose a good art school in San Francisco for further study. By the way, she will help you manage your American investment company in her spare time. I really support her. !"
"And, Afan, I am also very interested in the venture capital fund you just launched this time. Aming, you follow up, we can also invest some..."
Li Xiaofan replied: "Thank you Tang Bo for thinking so highly of me. If you are interested, you can really become a partner of the first phase of Yifan Venture Capital Fund I launched. Moreover, I can give you an additional condition: I promise to protect the principal. If, in the future, this fund loses money, our Yifan Investment Company will cover the principal!"
Grandpa Tang waved his hand again and said:
"Afan, I don't need such additional conditions. Business is to abide by the rules of the business world. Since you have become an investment partner, you must share the investment risks together!"
After listening to what Grandpa Tang said, Li Xiaofan was in awe of him again...
Today's dinner can really be called a "family dinner", because tonight's guest Li Xiaofan has already "half a foot" into the Tang family.
In the evening, because Grandpa Tang couldn't drink, Tang Jiaming, Irene, Fujiwara Anzi and others accompanied Li Xiaofan to drink two bottles of Louis XIII cognac.
Unable to resist their constant persuasion and being happy, Li Xiaofan drank a little too much.
Seeing Li Xiaofan staggering after coming back from the bathroom, Mr. Tang told Tang Xinyi:
"Xinyi, accompany Afan to your room to rest for a while, he looks a little drunk!"