Becoming the richest man starts with making complaints

Chapter 45 Take him 100 million first!

Obsidian has 300 billion, but Obsidian's influence is definitely not just about money.

Wealth begets power, and power begets power, which is endless.

This is something everyone understands, but not everyone knows exactly how to do it.

Cao Shen leaned on the railing:

“Xiao was always a value investor, and you had big stakes in the top three in every industry.

According to the 80/20 principle, the top three companies usually account for more than 60% of the market share of the entire industry.

Therefore, Obsidian has considerable say in every industry.

All walks of life constitute the economic context of the country, and their natural influence is born. "

Xiao Gang nodded:

“From the first level, that’s it.

However, this is a result, not a process. "

Yep! The process is what Cao Shen cares about most. He leaned slightly towards Xiao Gang and listened attentively.

"You see now that Obsidian owns a large proportion of the industry's leading shares, but at the current price of 300 billion, it is impossible to buy so much.

We held the shares of these industry leaders when they were very small or even before they were listed on the market.

Of course, at that time, they were also very good companies, but very cheap.

And the reason why they can become the leader today is indispensable to Obsidian.

Obsidian invests not in an independent company in the industry, but in the upstream and downstream industry chains.

In other words, through our investment matrix, we can help a company grow from a sapling into a towering tree.

And a big tree, the suppliers it needs, the services it needs, can also help the small companies Obsidian invests in.

We have many such big trees, like a forest, eventually forming the ecosystem of Obsidian.

Any seed, as long as it is not too bad, can survive in the obsidian environment and even thrive.

Therefore, when Obsidian has an ecosystem, our investment failure rate is very low and the return is very high. "

Cao Shen nodded: "This is the synergistic effect brought by Obsidian's investment matrix."

“Yes, Obsidian’s core competitiveness is not funding at all, but the ecosystem we have created over the years.

So, Cao Shen, if you want to become the second Obsidian in this wave of mobile Internet and create your own ecosystem, you have to invest in enough companies to form your matrix. "

"I need a lot of money to cover early-stage projects?" I have to say that Xiao Gang's investment strategy is very convincing.

"Yes!" Xiao Gang looked at Cao Shen and said with certainty:

“I assume you are investing your own funds earned from custody.

But it is too slow to invest and deploy the mobile Internet market in this way.

You have to know that the technology will become more and more mature, which means that the launch of mobile Internet products will be faster than the early Internet.

Moreover, the mobile phone is carried by the user and can be used anytime and anywhere.

This also means that mobile Internet products will be opened more frequently and users will interact with products more frequently.

More and richer user behaviors and data can make product iterations faster and accelerate market verification.

The Internet took 20 years to complete, and I estimate that the mobile Internet will only take five years.

Therefore, you must keep up with this rhythm and capture good projects faster.

And now, because the mobile Internet has just emerged, it is the cheapest period for traffic.

I estimate that the cost of traffic will double every year in the future.

Correspondingly, the investment price of a project will also increase because the cost of acquiring users for the project itself becomes more expensive. "

Xiao Gang put his hand on Cao Shen's shoulder:

“Cao Shen, be quick, the market won’t wait for you.

How many projects can you invest in a year with your own money? Ten?

But with my money, you can have a wider layout. "

You are right, my heart is beating, but I don’t want to work!

Cao Shen touched his forehead: "I..."

“I was not sure about your investment ability and layout ability before, but the Jianshen platform has proved you well.

Therefore, I can take back those four investment committee members.

Your new fund’s investment committee can have only two people. "

"Two people?"

Xiao Gang pointed at Cao Shen: "You."

Then he pointed at himself: "With me! I, Xiao Gang, am qualified to be your boss, Cao Shen."

The top boss in the industry, Cao Shen licked his chapped lips.

Xiao Gang continued:

“In the new fund, I will invest you 100 million and lend you another 100 million.

Not counting interest, you can pay it back to me within three years.

In this way, the fund earns only 50% of the money.

And you, with 200 million in funds, can invest in early-stage projects. "

Cao Shen looked at the most prestigious investor in the country:

"Mr. Xiao, may I ask, what do you like about me?"

Xiao Gang smiled and put his hand on Cao Shen's shoulder:

“The most important thing for investors is to do two things.

Look for the possible **** certainty.

Cao Shen, you have a great possibility.

This is why I fall in love with you.

And I, with the experience and resources, can increase your certainty.

Invest, invest in people, so it's a good investment. "

Indeed, based on Cao Shen's experience in 2020, he can roughly judge the market direction.

The reason is roughly because although the history is strikingly similar, it will not be exactly the same.

However, having mastered the rules of the system allowed Cao Shen to hit every target with every shot.

Xiao Gang's resources, power, experience and status moved Cao Shen more than his money.

Cao Shen smiled, he needed Xiao Gang: "I accept your good advice, then I will give you 100 million first, and then borrow another 100 million!"

Xiao Gang put his arm around Cao Shen's shoulders and turned him to face the road:

"Cao Shen, let's change the approach to mobile Internet investment!"

"Oh? How do you want to play, Mr. Xiao?"

Xiao Gang pointed to the criss-crossing roads downstairs:

“Let’s throw the track and race the horses!

Your task is to spend money to try out what is the real development direction of the mobile Internet. Don't be afraid of spending money and don't be afraid of making mistakes.

As long as we find the right path, we will use money to cultivate user habits and create a track.

Invest in the entrepreneurs on this track, let them compete with each other, and use every method to broaden and expand the market on this track. "

Cao Shen looked at the vehicles passing by on the road downstairs:

"Mr. Xiao, you are raising gu.

Finally, will these horse racing companies be allowed to merge and acquire each other, eventually becoming a monopoly company in the industry? "

Isn’t that what group buying was like back then? Meituan won the battle of 100 groups and acquired many companies.

Xiao Gang laughed:

"You can say that!

The Internet is only first and not second, and the same is true for mobile Internet.

Only monopoly can bring the highest gross profit, and monopoly is the essence of the Internet economy.

Personally, though, I prefer the duopoly.

Only in the competition can the duopoly continuously expand the boundaries of the market, continuously improve technology and product capabilities, and collide with new market opportunities, which are also investment opportunities. "

Well, this is my understanding.

Just like Meituan and Ele.me.

Two horse dads.

Cao Shen knocked on the railing: "You like it, right? The duopoly belongs to your Obsidian assets."

Xiao Gang slapped the railing: "You're right! They must all be mine."

Looking sideways at Cao Shen, he pointed his finger at his heart: "If you can do it, it's yours too!"

The morning light shone on Cao Shen's face, coating it with a layer of golden light.

Xiao Gang looked at himself through Cao Shen when he was young.

Similar, but different.

I have been walking around within the rules my whole life.

The possibility in Cao Shen is actually destructive.

If he is a rule follower, then Cao Shen is a rule breaker.