Shenhao: Gold Medal Investor

Gao Ronghua is Shao Tianxiang's talent, and Shao Tianxiang is Gao Ronghua's dark horse.

But how much does Shao Tianxiang know about Gao Ronghua?

Shao Tianxiang's first entrepreneurial project was an optimistic online film and television platform. With only his identity and an idea, he leveraged Gao Ronghua's angel investment of 2 million yuan.

At that time, Shao Tianxiang was a master's student in the Department of Mathematics at Shanghai Jiaotong University and a disciple of the famous mathematician Professor Zhuang Tao. So what was the idea? Sorry, it can't be said to be an idea, but an algorithm. He said he found an algorithm

The potential algorithm can select those who can purchase memberships from many ordinary users, and then guide them to purchase paid memberships.

Shao Tianxiang's ability lies in his ability to tell a story about an algorithm that normal people can't even scratch their heads to understand, and he can also tell the story in such a way that investors are enlightened and excited.

Shao Tianxiang talked eloquently for half an hour and drew a delicious pie. But Gao Ronghua, he only asked three pointed questions.

1. How much money do you need?

Second, are you mentally prepared to start a business?

Three, what other help do you need?

Fortunately, no one else was present at the time. If other entrepreneurs saw this, they would immediately pounce on Shao Tianxiang and bite him to pieces. What the hell is this problem? Do you want investors to kneel in front of you with money in their hands and beg you to accept it?

Aren’t normal investors’ soul-searching questions similar to ‘Why do you think your idea can make money?’, ‘Can I see the demo you made?’ and ‘What’s the current data and profitability?’?

Why are the differences between people so big?

However, Shao Tianxiang did not disappoint his boss. With his superb speaking skills, it was not easy to convince investment institutions to spend money. When the A round of financing came, Gao Ronghua, who admired him, made money.

Shao Tianxiang owns a lot of messy companies. This is not because Shao Tianxiang is accommodating and lacks perseverance. It is because capital actively encourages him to devote himself to popular entrepreneurial tracks. Supercomputing centers, wearable devices, new energy vehicles and blockchain... Every

On a new track, Shao Tianxiang can always find some strange breakthroughs that make investors excited.

Therefore, the projects led by Shao Tianxiang all have one characteristic, that is, the concept is very new, the early development is very fast, the capital is very crazy, and the project is very hot. Until more and more capital is needed in the later stage, the project will appear to have insufficient stamina.

Shao Tianxiang also has an advantage, that is, he can always stay calm and brag, but he never makes rash advances in development. Therefore, he will never let the project collapse due to lack of funds.

Take Optimistic Cars as an example. After so many years of hard work, Yang Bo and Shan Changming were able to insist on staying and slowly engage in research and development. Although the research and development funds were not sufficient, the high salaries of the research and development personnel were guaranteed. Lin Yuan

The reason why he could endure his anger and guard a pile of broken computers for several years was because Shao Tianxiang was willing to pay Lin Yuan a high salary.

If there is no way to maintain profits in the market, then you must attract capable people to brag with you. This is the true meaning of the ppt-driven world.

Zhuang Zuqin was sitting next to Gao Si, face to face with Shao Tianxiang.

Shao Tianxiang chuckled and said, "I guess Xiaoqin has never heard of these stories of mine."

Zhuang Zuqin shook his head. She had never heard of this. Today's Shao Tianxiang made her feel real for the first time. If she had met such a person at the beginning, maybe she wouldn't necessarily dislike him so much.

The stories Shao Tianxiang told in the past were all beautifully packaged. Whether facing the media, investors, or her father, Professor Zhuang Tao, all they heard were packaged stories. Those stories were full of ideals, struggles,

A sudden flash of inspiration and capital's fancy for talented entrepreneurs.

In fact, this is just a story-telling game played by rich people. Investors who entered the game early spent money to help Shao Tianxiang tell the story better, and then together they deceived larger investors into the game, then packaged it, and then

Peddling until no one takes the project anymore.

As for whether the original dream can really be realized, it is better if it is realized, and it is not a big problem if it cannot be realized. Anyway, the essence behind all projects is just cold financial statements.

After listening to the story, Gao Si grasped the key point of the problem.

Gao Si asked: "Brother Tianxiang, how did you meet when Gao Ronghua invested in you for the first time? It should be difficult to get an appointment with such a big man."

Shao Tianxiang replied: "It happened by coincidence. President Gao gave a lecture in our college at that time, told some cases of entrepreneurship by mathematics students, and encouraged us to use mathematics to solve practical problems. He left an email after the lecture,

Let’s write a case study on the application of mathematics in business as an after-school homework. I was working on a behavioral analysis algorithm topic at the time, so I casually wrote down an idea and sent it out, but I didn’t expect him to actually reply to me.”

Gao Si couldn't help but frown.

"Brother Tianxiang, were there any other classmates among your classmates who were interested in their ideas?"

"I don't know. I don't even know who has handed in this assignment."

"Did he conduct due diligence on you before investing?"

"That's not true. It's really not a formal investment for the first time."

"Then when you told him your idea, did you promise a profit forecast?"

"You mean...?" Shao Tianxiang stopped suddenly. He seemed to understand what Gao Si meant.

Gao Si did not hide his thoughts and said directly: "Yes, Brother Tianxiang, I just doubt this. It seems that it is not you who want to start a business, but Gao Ronghua who wants to invest in you."

Zhuang Zuqin had a prejudice against Shao Tianxiang, but she didn't believe Gao Si's judgment.

She said: "Gao Si, you said that Gao Ronghua took the initiative to come to invest, what was his motive?"

Gao Si was choked up by the question and didn't know how to answer.

"I don't know either. I just have an intuition that his behavior is strange. I always feel that he has another purpose behind it."

Shao Tianxiang said: "I also think Gao Si's intuition is reasonable. I have been with Mr. Gao for so long, and I know his investment habits. It has never been so easy for him to invest in other projects. Even if he is very interested in it,

The project must also be brought back for review and evaluation. The first investment he gave me was indeed strange."

Gao Si thought for a while and then asked: "Brother Tianxiang, in the Optimistic Car project, you proposed to acquire the shares of other investors. What was Gao Ronghua's reaction?"

Shao Tianxiang recalled for a moment and said: "He first said he wanted to hear my plan, then asked me a few questions, and finally decided to continue to hold shares, saying it was to support me."

Gao Si asked again: "What question did Gao Ronghua ask you? How did you answer it?"

Shao Tianxiang said: "He asked me why I gave up the IPO. At that time, I didn't know what you planned to do, and I didn't have the concept of Xpeng Light Electric now, so I just told him that I wanted to build the car, otherwise I would not give up.

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Gao Si shook his head.

He still had no evidence, but his intuition made him more convinced that Gao Ronghua was not just an investment tycoon, and his behavior was not simple.