Chapter 1089: Chapter 466: Return to China! (Part 2)

Liu Dongqiang immediately spoke up after hearing this: “Brother, there’s no need, you’ve put in a few hundred million, let’s just have some fun, no need to make it so big.”

Mr. Jia just laughed at this, and said: “Typical young folks, like newborn calves that aren’t afraid of tigers. I see Mr. Zhou has the guts. How about this, if Mr. Zhou really wants to start a private equity, I’ll put in 100 million US dollars, how about that?”

Mr. Jia indeed has the money. At this moment, Liu Dongqiang put his arm around Zhang Tianze’s waist, and laughed: “I definitely have to support my brother’s business. Tiantian and I will jointly invest 100 million US dollars.”

Li Qingguo is someone who cares about face; seeing everyone saying this, he also wanted to put in a billion. But before he could speak, his wife cut him off, laughing: “You guys are the wealthy ones, unlike us who aren’t that rich. But we should still support the younger brother’s business, especially since we’re all overseas and should help each other. How about we put in 20 million US dollars?”

As soon as Li Qingguo’s wife finished speaking, Li Qingguo’s face clearly showed a hint of displeasure. Others are putting in a billion, and they’re only putting up 20 million?

What’s this old lady thinking?

Although he was internally dissatisfied, after all, she was his wife, Li Qingguo could only stay silent over there.

Facing the sight of everyone looks like they are righteously helping, Zhou Yuwen laughed and said: “The fund is still in the planning stages, and it’s not certain whether it will be realized. But all your support, dear brothers, is appreciated.”

Originally, everyone agreed to set up the private equity fund, but after the decision was made, Zhou Yuwen suddenly backed out. Everyone was a bit puzzled, but some secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As the saying goes, “He who talks a big game often can’t deliver.”

In the past couple of months, although Zhou Yuwen made quite a splash on Wall Street, who knows what comes next?

The one who really wants to invest is probably just Mr. Jia.

Afterwards, Liu Dongqiang and the others went about their own business, while Mr. Jia stayed behind for a cordial conversation with Zhou Yuwen, as he highly regarded Zhou Yuwen’s stock-picking talents.

Zhou Yuwen modestly said it was just luck.

Mr. Jia commented that luck is also a type of strength.

Then, each with a glass of champagne, they chatted in the corner. Mr. Jia said if Zhou Yuwen ever wanted to invest in anything, he should let him know ahead of time, as he also wants to earn some money.

Zhou Yuwen said with a smile: “Brother Jia, don’t tease me. You’re already holding the golden egg that is LeTV, do you really need me to lead the way?”

Mr. Jia shook his head, saying it’s different; no matter how big the egg, it’s not all his personally.

“I need to set aside some private money for myself too.”

Mr. Jia laughed cheerfully.

Zhou Yuwen nodded, indicating he understood.

Then Mr. Jia asked Zhou Yuwen what he thought of LeTV.

Zhou Yuwen replied, it was great; LeTV was the first in the country to propose making super TVs, and the new LeTV phones that came out in the past two years were great as well.

“Brother Jia, you’re still very visionary. In the future, smartphones will definitely become widespread. LeTV’s phones are doing so well, they’ll definitely make a mark. Who knows, you might become the Steve Jobs of the East!”

Mr. Jia couldn’t help but wave his hand with a smile, plainly stating that Zhou Yuwen was joking with him.

“The development of domestic smartphones still lags behind internationally. To catch up, we first need our own operating system. My team is currently developing LeTV’s own system,”

Zhou Yuwen nodded and gave Mr. Jia a thumbs-up, saying: “My brother, you have foresight indeed.”

Mr. Jia patted Zhou Yuwen on the shoulder and joked: “So, brother, with the establishment of your private equity fund, you haven’t thought about investing in anything?”

Zhou Yuwen replied: “Sure, Brother Jia, when LeTV goes public on the US stock market, I’ll be the first to invest! I’ll go all in!”

After hearing this, Mr. Jia found himself without a retort, because indeed, Zhou Yuwen’s funds are foreign, so he couldn’t possibly put it all into domestic investments.

But to be honest, right now LeTV is still worth investing in. The current price of LeTV’s shares is 60 apiece, and at its peak was 150, nearly three times the profit. The premise is that one can withdraw safely before the collapse.

Mr. Jia said when he someday really rings the bell on Nasdaq, he’d definitely remember Zhou Yuwen’s words.

Zhou Yuwen just laughed a little.

Later, the two chatted about other topics, mostly about investment and future development. No wonder everybody trusted Mr. Jia so much, mainly because this guy was really capable.

Whether he eventually made these things happen or not, the directions he proposed were not incorrect: new energy, AI, intelligent car manufacturing, and autonomous driving.

If he weren’t Mr. Jia, and simply presented this concept to Zhou Yuwen, maybe Zhou Yuwen would be truly convinced by him.

By the end of the banquet, besides having a few drinks, there were no other significant gains.

Upon returning home, Lu Wanting asked Zhou Yuwen: “You obviously want to set up a private equity fund, so why turn down their money when they’re willing to invest?”

Zhou Yuwen answered, not a single one of them was reliable.

“I was kindly trying to make them money, but they made it seem like I was conning them. If they’re so unwilling, I’ll just go about it slowly on my own.”

Zhou Yuwen took off his suit jacket and sat on the sofa.

Lu Wanting poured Zhou Yuwen a cup of honey water, and Zhou Yuwen pulled Lu Wanting into a hug.

Lu Wanting knelt with one of her beautiful legs between Zhou Yuwen’s legs, wrapping her arms around his neck and asked: “If you don’t take their money, where are you going to get the funds?”