My Age of Investment

"Are you an investor?"

Wang Tao stared at Xia Jingxing for a second, then burst out laughing, "You're kidding me, you're younger than me, have you graduated from college?"

Xia Jingxing was indeed younger than Wang Tao, he was born in 1984, while Wang Tao was born in 1980.

"Oh, you said on the Internet last time that you are a student at Stanford."

When he mentioned the word Stanford, Wang Tao had a hint of envy in his eyes. This is the school he had dreamed of.

The reason why he graduated at the age of 25 is because at the age of 21, when he was a junior in the Department of Electronics of East China Normal University, he chose to drop out and apply for admission to Stanford, MIT and other world famous universities. .

However, his grades were only above average, not very good. After being rejected one after another, he chose the Electronic Engineering Department of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology as the next best thing.

"If I don't drop out of school, I will graduate this year."

Xia Jingxing's understated tone stunned Wang Taolei, his eyes widened, "You dropped out of Stanford?"

Immediately he raised his thumb, "Awesome!"

Xia Jingxing smiled, "I have dropped out of school for several years, and I came out to join the society early, and barely gained a little reputation in the world."

Up to here, Wang Tao still didn't recognize Xia Jingxing, because this guy had never asked Xia Jingxing what his name was until now.

"Is investing fun? Can you get in touch with many outstanding entrepreneurs?"

Xia Jingxing looked at Wang Tao seriously, and shook his head, "It's not fun at all, there are too many idiots."

Wang Tao laughed loudly, "You are still as funny and humorous as you are online."

Xia Jingxing said with a smile: "I came here today just to see your company, because I think you are a person who is obsessed or crazy about drone technology. If there is a chance, I would like to support your drone research and development. plan."

"You support me?"

Wang Tao waved his hand, "No need, we are not short of funds now."

Although Xia Jingxing had a premonition that Wang Tao would refuse, he didn't expect him to be so straightforward, not even asking about the price.

"You don't want to know how much DJI is worth in my mind?"

Wang Tao shook his head,

"It's not about money. I want to control the company's development direction independently, and I don't want others to interfere with me."

"Investors won't interfere with you too much. Have you ever learned about VC?"

Wang Tao hesitated for a moment, but said firmly after a while: "For me, this is my lifelong career, but for you, it's just a business."

Xia Jingxing smiled and played philosophy with me.

"you do not believe?"

Wang Tao glanced at Xia Jingxing, and then told the latter how he became attached to drones.

"I remember when I was in elementary school, I read a comic book "Grandpa Brains", in which a red helicopter was drawn, telling the story of the red helicopter's adventure.

When I was less than 10 years old, I was deeply attracted by the story and the plane, and I began to imagine the sky, hoping that one day I could make an identical helicopter and travel with it. "

Speaking of this, Wang Tao showed a childlike smile on his face, "When I was 16, my father rewarded me with a remote control helicopter that I had longed for for a long time because of my good grades in the exam.

Although that plane was broken by me a long time ago, it also completely opened the door to aviation for me.

When I was studying at HKUST, in order to fulfill my aviation dream, I signed up for two robotics competitions, and won the championship in Hong Kong and tied for third in the Asia-Pacific region.

I also broke several model airplanes during training for the race, and I still have a scar on my hand from the spinning propeller blades. "

Speaking of this, Wang Tao raised his left hand to show Xia Jingxing.

Sure enough, there was a deep scar on the back of Wang Tao's hand, and one could imagine the bloody scene of that time.

"Even if DJI fails in the end and I find a job to support my family, I will still stick to my aviation dream."

Wang Tao looked at Xia Jingxing, smiled and said, "You should now understand how deeply I am attached to drones, right?"

Xia Jingxing nodded, "To be honest, when I was in junior high school, my dad also bought me a model airplane..."

Wang Tao listened carefully to Xia Jingxing's story. He never thought that Xia Jingxing also had an aviation dream.

However, he didn't doubt what Xia Jingxing said at all, because the other party really bought a model airplane he assembled.

Who would buy a drone to play with if they didn't really like it.

Xia Jingxing said indifferently: "Let's talk about my dad, he is the principal of a high school in our hometown Rongcheng, and he really wants to set up a drone major in the school..."

"UAV major?"

Wang Tao was shocked. He thought he was at the forefront of the country, but he didn't expect that someone was more radical than him and wanted to set up a drone major in colleges and universities.

At this moment, he suddenly had an impulse in his heart, wanting to run to Rongcheng to meet the father of the netizen in front of him and have a conversation.

Xia Jingxing nodded without explaining too much.

In fact, the drone major is still in his father's planning book. Let alone the drone industry in China, there are not even a few private companies that manufacture drones, or none, and they are all called aircraft model companies.

Therefore, his father didn't dare to set up projects indiscriminately. Education is a matter of a child's life and must be treated with caution.

"Do you understand now? With the development of the times and the advancement of technology, I judge that drones will inevitably enter thousands of households, and will no longer be a niche collection for model aircraft enthusiasts."

Xia Jingxing stared at Wang Tao, and said with a serious expression: "Once drones are widely promoted, an industry will definitely be formed, and then massive funds will flow into this industry.

You want to make it a business, others want to make it a business.

I am an investor, and I understand the logic of capital flow very well. They only flow to those virgin lands that have not been cultivated, because they are called value depressions. "

Xia Jingxing said so much, coupled with the shock brought by the drone profession, Wang Tao, who was originally carefree, suddenly felt a sense of urgency.

He doesn't understand finance, but he knows that big companies and big capital are thinking about an industry, and there will be drastic changes, and whether his Utopia DJI can withstand the impact is a big question mark.

"Some things are not something you can avoid if you want to. Only by making yourself stronger can you truly protect those things you want to protect."

Wang Tao was still teaching philosophy to Xia Jingxing just now, but the lesson was reversed immediately.

"Okay, I'm leaving!"

Before Wang Tao could react, Xia Jingxing suddenly got up and said.

This once again gave Wang Tao a critical blow, who hadn't recovered yet, why did he just leave? It's not over yet!

"Sit down a little longer, and I'd like to hear your thoughts on the future of drones."

Wang Tao was actually a very proud person in his heart, but Xia Jingxing described the future so horribly, as if Dajiang would be crushed by the torrent of the times in the next moment, which made him somewhat shaken.

At this moment, he really wanted to consult with his mentor, Li Zexiang, and listen to the other party's opinion.

"I won't say anything superfluous. The key is to understand yourself. What do you want to gain through drones? Fame? Wealth? Ideals?"

Xia Jingxing smiled faintly, "Only when you understand these things will you understand what you should do instead of following the crowd."

The three employees who were discussing with Liu Xiaoduo also stopped discussing at this time, and all of them stared at Xia Jingxing intently, feeling that what they said made sense.

They joined DJI in a daze, and then screwed screws in the dark in this small warehouse, screwing day after day, and their lives were confused.

Wang Tao is also confused. He just wants to build a small company, realize his ideals and support his family at the same time. Is this a problem? Is weakness the original sin?

"Dahua, put her plane down and leave."

Xia Jingxing called Liu Xiaoduo who was still turning the propeller, and under the watchful eyes of all the members of DJI, that is, four people, opened the warehouse door.

As soon as the door was opened, Xia Jingxing found a few sneaky people standing outside, he and Liu Xiaoduo glanced at these people, then left quickly.

Several employees of the magazine saw Xia Jingxing's face clearly this time, and they had a high probability in their minds that this was Mr. Richest Man.

But no one dares to step forward. When you see Ma Yun, do you dare to step forward to pat Mr. Ma on the shoulder, or block Mr. Ma from going?

Intimidated by Xia Jingxing's handsome face, they only dared to watch Xia Jingxing and the two leave.

When everyone was gone, the few people came back to their senses, and then complained to each other.

"I think it's probably Mr. Xia. Compared with the photos I searched on the Internet just now, even the hairstyle is exactly the same."

"Then you didn't go to say hello just now?"

"When you meet a stranger on the road, do you go to say hello?"

"The problem is that we know Mr. Xia, and we know his name."

"Does that person know you?"

...

Several employees of the magazine fought each other for a while, laughing at each other's timidity.

Finally, to find out, they went into the warehouse.

"Xiao Wang, is that handsome guy just now your friend?" someone asked.

Wang Tao was confused, "Forget it, what's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing, what's his name?"

"How do I know his name?"

Wang Tao replied confidently, and then he slapped his head, what the fuck, after chatting for so long, he doesn't even know what people's names are.

Several employees of the magazine shook their heads and sighed. He was really the boss's silly nephew who only knew how to play with airplanes.

"Is his name Xia Jingxing?" Some people were unwilling to ask, and they must understand the question in their hearts.

"I do not know!"

Wang Tao was very irritable in his heart, and the tone of his answer was a little impatient.

"What is he looking for you for?" Someone continued to ask.

"I want to invest in our company." Wang Tao replied casually.

"Fuck, you agree?"

"Refused."

Wang Tao's answer left the group speechless.

Nothing happened at all, a group of people just stayed in the warehouse and started to ask the bottom line, and at the same time shared some information they knew with Wang Tao.

After a while, a group of people were dumbfounded.

"Stanford dropout, investor, hometown of Rongcheng, it must be Xia Jingxing, he didn't run away."

Some employees of the magazine sighed sadly. If it was Xia Jingxing, they would rush up and say "Hi Boss Xia" if they said anything. If the other party took a fancy to us and invested in us to start an Internet magazine, it was not impossible.

It is a pity that I missed the opportunity to change the destiny of my life.

After knowing the truth, Wang Tao was also very surprised. He had heard of Xia Jingxing, but he really didn't connect his netizen with the richest man.

If you go to the forum to sell a plane model, you can run into the richest man. This luck is comparable to that of the netizens who talked about bugs with Xiao Ma back then.

A group of people were discussing in the warehouse.

On the other side, Xia Jingxing and Liu Xiaoduo had already boarded the car.

"Mr. Xia, do you want to invest in DJI?" Liu Xiaoduo suddenly turned from the co-pilot and asked.

Xia Jingxing sat in the back row, looked at the scenery passing by outside the window, and took a long breath: "I'm not sure, which step did he do right?"

"What did you say?" Liu Xiaoduo asked.

Xia Jingxing didn't answer, he was thinking, with Wang Tao's current character, no one would have expected to become a top entrepreneur in the future, it can only be said that his growth potential is really strong.

The early employees of DJI in the previous life also commented: Wang Tao’s personal growth is very obvious, from getting along with a group of people very bluntly at the beginning, to freely dissociate among various groups later.

The best thing about Wang Tao is that he knows how to make this thing, and knows how to use resources to keep doing the right thing.

It sounds absurd, but he is actually an excellent CTO who is good at leading a team in research and development, has technology foresight, can judge the right direction, and most importantly, persists.

Sincere love for an industry can really work miracles.