The early spring afternoon sunlight shines into the teahouse through the windows.

There is a hint of warmth in the bright light.

This bag of Dahongpao brought by Shen Neil himself makes tea with a rich aroma and a wonderful way of calming the mind.

Complements the aromatherapy in the room.

Even Fang Nian thought the taste of the tea was commendable.

Generally speaking, you can live a good life without money, but every detail in life requires money.

It's like Fang Nian, who doesn't know the tea ceremony, can't tell what's so good about this Dahongpao, but his tongue tells him that it's very good.

After hearing Fang Nian's simple and direct mention of setting up a club, Shen Niel took two sips of tea in a row.

Then he put down the tea cup, changed his sitting position, and said calmly: "What are Mr. Fang's specific plans?"

Hearing this, Fang Nian looked up at Neil Shen, made a gesture, and chuckled: "Mr. Shen has tea first."

The demeanor is relaxed and calm.

Seeing this, Shen Niel suddenly burst into laughter.

He calmly poured out the tea in the cup and started the second brew without any haste.

Whether the club is called influence or something else is not the key point that arouses Chen Nier's slight anxiety.

The point is that Fang Nian settled things first without any delay.

Because as early as a year ago, Fang Nian briefly mentioned some concepts of this club such as platform, openness, win-win and other concepts.

These made Chen Niel more excited.

So much so that I feel a bit out of control.

It's not too complicated to say the reason.

Although Neil Chen's Sequoia Capital China Fund controls tens of thousands or even hundreds of billions of funds, his personal net worth is definitely not low.

But throughout 2010, Fang Nian's cutting-edge angels made several simple moves, leading the trend of the entire domestic capital circle, and even...

Investments involving Fang Nian are a capital feast.

From Meituan, Xiaomi, and Dangkang Games at the beginning of the year, to taking over 91 Wireless halfway through, and facilitating the sky-high price merger and acquisition.

All of them demonstrate Fang Nian’s unique vision in the investment field.

Capital...has always been cold-blooded.

Even though Neil Shen has the qualifications and personal charm to become a leader in the domestic capital industry.

But now, everyone knows that the name Fang Nian represents the path to money.

Let’s leave aside Dangkang Games and the Frontier Department.

In terms of investment perspective, in just one year, the valuations of companies invested by Frontier Angels have increased exponentially.

On this point, Shen Niel also had to write a letter of submission.

He can be regarded as a person with the reputation of "Bole" in the investment circle. Sequoia has always been at the forefront, and other investment institutions are a step or two behind.

But there is no comparison with Fang Nian.

It would be fine if they were just one step ahead, but Fang Nian's strategic layout was unprecedented.

These are the reasons why Neil Shen suddenly mentioned it years ago.

Fang Nian was not only willing to cooperate, but also mentioned some strategic concepts.

This made Neil Chen even more excited.

As an investor, who doesn’t want every investment he makes to be easy and satisfying, with a lot of money in his pocket?

After making another cup of tea, Neil Shen raised the cup and smiled slightly: "Mr. Fang is amused."

Fang Nian smiled slightly and didn't say much about this trivial matter.

Of course, he noticed Shen Niel's eagerness before he reminded him.

The club is a small matter, but the club's situation and goals are quite important.

It's easier to talk about things when you calm down.

after all……

The focus of today is not to make friends.

"..."

After drinking a cup of tea, Fang Nian imitated Neil Shen and slowly poured water to make tea, saying: "I talked about the club with Mr. Shen years ago. At that time, I just had some superficial thoughts. I want to discuss it with Mr. Shen today. One or two.”

“In my personal opinion, no matter what kind of organizational form, it must at least save us time and cost in investment matters;

We should also identify a core industry, after all..."

Speaking of this, Fang Nian glanced at Shen Niel: "Human energy is limited, no one dares to claim to conquer the world."

"The most important thing is...mutual benefit."

After hearing what Fang Nian said unhurriedly, Shen Niel nodded in agreement: "Mr. Fang said these are the core elements, and I completely agree."

"In this current era, I think there is no place more suitable for investment than the Internet industry."

Hearing this, Fang Nian was convinced and said relaxedly: "It is indeed true. It will be much easier if we agree on the general direction."

At this time, Fang Nian rotated the cup lid along the rim of the cup to remove the excess tea, and then lifted the cup with satisfaction.

Neil Shen pondered for a moment and said: "Taking advantage of the recent bleak business situation, I had nothing to do and carefully thought about the concepts of platform and openness mentioned by Mr. Fang years ago;

The general manager of the joint venture hopes to use the form of mainly insiders, I think it is better to use the invitation system as the mainstay."

"After looking at several well-known clubs and clubs in China, including niche clubs linked to business schools, they are basically membership-based, and it seems that they have not achieved relatively good results."

After hearing what Neil Shen said, Fang Nian smiled slightly: "Openness and threshold are actually not contradictory."

"My point of view is more straightforward. Although the goals are all for profit, those who can gain money by spending money will end up being more cliched."

"..."

The two discussed in detail the specific form, various affairs, etc. of this 'influential' club.

The general tone was set in Fang Nian.

It means saving investment time and cost, focusing on a single industry, mutual benefit, win-win, internal sharing, and openness.

We have the same views on the general direction, but the details are actually easier to discuss.

Some initial capital investment or resource base is not a big deal.

"It won't be such a hassle. I can personally contribute 30 million to the club venue-related expenses."

"Okay, then I'll pay a small sum of 20 million..."

"..."

Finally, we talked about the platform the club wants to build.

Fang Nian said simply: "Platforms are all the same. They are nothing more than opening up channels between upstream and downstream. Specifically in the investment field, it is to build a communication bridge between investors and high-quality enterprises."

"In line with the principle of openness, I think there should be some international investment banks, such as Hong Kong, New York and Wall Street."

“The most profitable stage for investment is the normal listing.”

Neil Shen also agrees with this point: "Comparatively speaking, Hong Kong stocks and US stocks do have better capital adsorption power."

"From this aspect, our views are also consistent."

"If it weren't for the fact that today is not a good time to drink, it would be a shame."

"..."

"Haha~"

As he said that, both of them laughed.

In the field of investment, Fang Nian also has many partners, including Liu Qin, Kuang Ping and others.

But having a say, the one with more similar views is Neil Shen.

Neil Chen is generally a gentleman in his work and his thinking mode is also relatively advanced.

This is also the reason why Sequoia Capital has repeatedly hit companies ahead of other investment institutions.

If I had to say it, Fang Nian really relied on ten years of knowledge before he could sit down and discuss things with Neil Shen in the investment field.

Otherwise, when it comes to investment and operational capital, Fang Nian has checked many streets with these big guys.

Including Lei Jun, who currently has no ambitions in the investment field.

Every year is far different.

He has such dazzling achievements in the investment field not because of his investment methods, but because of his know-how.

This is also the reason why Fang Nian was more tempted by Shen Niel's proposal years ago.
To be continued...