Chapter 117: Instant Noodles and Ideals
"Yes, I'm very bullish on the future of Silicon & Neural Bonds, so I want to make an angel investment in it. ”
Han Xuan said as he walked, and followed Mike to the garage, where various cartoon characters were painted on the wall, and the yellow-bearded old man in the Viking mini-game had been seen before, and he could also be found on the wall.
The bodyguards were standing outside, the others were just sitting down at the oval table, and Perez pulled out a brown leather notebook from his handbag, ready to jot down talking points, which the boss had highlighted yesterday.
Mike's mind was a little messy, not worrying about the investment, but the strange little boy in front of him.
Angel InvestmentHe knows that this new investment method has been popular since the 70s, and the wealthy people inject capital into small companies or concepts in the early stage of their business, and get the corresponding shares of the company in return.
Nowadays, American game companies are everywhere, and silicon and neural bonds are not outstanding, and he and the other two founders have received several funding injections before.
At the beginning of the business, they only had 30,000 or 40,000 US dollars in capital, and the game production and return cycle was relatively long, and the first game cost more than that.
Last year, the second game "Rock Arena" was released, and the sales were very good, so Silicon & Nerve Bond was named the best game development company in the United States in 1993 by the magazine, so there are not many people who come to them this year to seek investment opportunities, but most of them are small-scale capital injections, just to take advantage.
The company's 15 employees, including programmers, designers, draftsmen, and sound engineers, were spending a lot of money every week, money from two games, college loans, and credit cards that had long since been overdrawn, plus dividends paid to employees at the end of last year, and that was left to create a third game.
Mike saw a few luxury cars on the side of the road, believing that they were not here to amuse himself, thinking that if the time was two months earlier, he would not have to run around and pull down his face to seek funds, but now, he smacked his lips and said regretfully: "Sorry, we have found a financier, it is David &Associates." ”
"Davidson Society?" Han Xuan frowned, his expression as if someone had robbed him of his beloved toy, and said unhappily.
Perez leaned over with a look in his eyes and whispered: "It's a federation of distribution companies in the United States, composed of several small publishers, and the scale is only about 70 million US dollars including fixed assets." ”
After speaking, he coughed, looked at the other side and continued: "Sir, have you signed the contract?
The phrase "only 70 million" kept flashing in Mike's mind, and the Davidson Society has always been famous in the gaming industry for its strong capital, and it seems to be an insignificant small company in their mouths.
Hearing Perez's question, he sat forward and shook the bottom out: "I just signed a contract of intent last week, and they injected $700,000, but the official contract has not yet been signed." ”
"Excuse me, I didn't know you were yet," a few people on the other side interjected as they surrounded the boy, and Mike interjected quietly, remembering that he didn't seem to know each other.
He studied computer science at the University of California, Los Angeles, and resigned from the company after graduating from the class a few months ago, forming the current game team, with little experience in communicating with people, and saw a few people suddenly stop looking at him, and hurriedly waved their hands: "I'm sorry." ”
Perez smiled: "It's okay, we were negligent, we are from the SOS group, this is"
I didn't know how to introduce the boy for a long time, he received a call in a hurry last night, and he only knew that it was the boss's grandson, and he didn't know anything about the position.
Han, manager of Snow Mountain Investment Company. Han Xuan stood up and said seriously.
"Sorry, SOS, you mean the SOS on the convenience store across the street?" Mike leaned over and shook the boy's hand, presumably taking what he said as a joke, and asked with his face in the direction of Perez.
"Yes, the SOS Group in Los Angeles. Perez nodded.
Mike was speechless in surprise, if he wanted to compare the SOS Group to the Titanic, then the current silicon and nerve bonds are just a small plank, or even a small plank, at best it is a lifebuoy.
Han Xuan next to him was sulking, of course he would be unhappy if he was ignored, he could only blame himself for being too young, and it was really strange to discuss this aspect with others.
"Since you haven't signed a formal contract with the Davidson Association, how about thinking about our company?" A young man next to him spoke, speaking very quickly, Han Xuan remembered that when he introduced himself in the morning, he said that his name was Dilan, and he was in charge of negotiations, while Perez was in charge of the legal provisions of the agreement, and several people had their own division of labor.
Originally, it was intended to have people review the financial problems of silicon and neural bonds, but now it seems that there is no need, and someone has already preempted him, and now there is only how much to bid is debatable.
Han Xuan sat in his chair, his eyes fixed on the cartoon character of Ogrim - Doomhammer in Warcraft: Humans and Orcs on the wall, thinking that even if they were won by the Davis Society, they would have to inject capital to dilute their shares at no cost.
"Do you mean the SOS Group acquisition, or do you mean his Snow Mountain Investment Company?"
Mike said the first sentence with hope, but when he got to the back, he immediately became quite reluctant, and looked at Dylan with wide eyes.
"No problem, Han is the grandson of our chairman, so there is no need to worry about the financial ......"
Before Perez finished speaking, Han Xuan interrupted him angrily: "I invested two million to get 85% of the company's equity of your silicon and nerve bonds, and I promise not to interfere in the company's operations, and only leave the financial department responsible for supervision, this condition is generous enough, right?
All of Mike's mental activities were written on his face, and it was clear that he didn't trust Han Xuan just now, and the boy was not lightly angered by him, so he exhaled after speaking, stood up and stared at the young man opposite.
"Is it really two million?" Mike was naturally not frightened by an eleven or twelve-year-old child, repeating Han Xuan's words in his mouth.
He borrowed $15,000 from his grandmother a few years ago, invested in the current company, and has not paid it off yet, silicon and nerve bonds are now only nearly a million dollars in market value, and the Davis Association invested 700,000 yuan to ask for 65% of the shares, and Han Xuan is nearly double the price he paid.
The iron abacus in his heart clanged, Perez and they were all veterans, and they knew through his expression that there was a play, although the price offered by Han Xuan was too high, but the old man had instructed that they were not allowed to interfere at will, and they would not say anything.
Giving Han Xuanbi a thumbs up under the table, Perez looked serious and waited quietly for Mike to think about it.
In Silicon & Nerve Bonds, since the company was just established, the president position has always been held by Mike, who loves the company or something, eats instant noodles for five days out of seven days to save money and invest in games, the problem of food and clothing has not been solved, who has the kung fu to that heart, it's right to love games, but it's not stupid.
He stared at the ceiling and was silent for two or three minutes: "I have to discuss with Alan and Frank, you guys take a look around first, they should be coming soon, the contract of intent signed with the Davidson Society last time had liquidated damages, fifty thousand dollars, that"
The image of Blizzard in Han Xuan's impression was shattered the moment he said this.