Become the richest man in the world starting from the rebirth of college entrance examination

The increasing exposure gave Zhou Hao a chance to re-examine himself. He used to rush too fast, always looking into the distance, rarely paying attention to his feet and surroundings. Now he can finally calm down and think, talk to other people, and find out that he still lacks a lot.

The more he did and the greater his achievements, the more Zhou Hao felt that he had many shortcomings. The most important of them, and the one he had always overlooked, was finance. In fact, many awesome Internet people and entrepreneurial bosses in later generations were not proficient in financial operations, but they had a strong professional team behind them to solve this problem. In contrast, he had done so many businesses, so many companies, and formed a large business team. The strength and scale of the technical development team alone far exceeded that of any domestic Internet company, but he did not have a team dedicated to capital operations. This was indeed a big mistake.

Taking a look at his current team leadership, Liu Qiandong, who has the greatest potential, has just started to get involved in the Internet. It would be good if he can figure out the Internet at this stage, but it is still a fantasy to expect him to operate capital. The same is true for technical talents like Guo Kaiyu and Cao Tianlei. They have sufficient technical capabilities, but it is difficult for them to break through the shackles of the overall structure. Lu Yatong has good execution ability, but her experience is not mature enough. As for the others, they are all experts in their own fields and are good in their respective fields, but they are not enough on a large scale.

It was imperative to set up an offshore company system as soon as possible, and finding someone who was proficient in capital operations and could make good use of money became Zhou Hao's top priority.

Shen Haoshun also saw Zhou Hao's biggest problem at the moment, and said to Zhou Hao: "It is important to build a watertight offshore company system, but you also need to pay more attention to the relevant talents. At present, you must not only have people who can make money, but also people who can play with money. In the future, you must have people who can spend money. In my experience, when a company reaches a certain scale, it must frequently invest. Not only should it invest in companies that can make money in the future, but also in companies that can play various roles for itself in the future, such as upstream and downstream industrial chains, and horizontal industrial chains with similar positioning. You can't always do everything yourself, and sometimes you have to buy ready-made ones."

Zhou Hao nodded, agreeing: "Several companies combined can't find anyone who understands capital operations. It seems that building a team dedicated to financial operations as soon as possible is the top priority."

Shen Haoshun smiled and said, "In fact, it's just that your focus is different. You have always been in the Internet and focused on products. Moreover, your company rarely raises funds, and you have never cooperated with real big venture capitals. So it's normal that you don't pay much attention to finance. The big investment banks are full of financial talents. If there is a chance, I will take you to meet some of them and introduce you to some of the more powerful people. You can try to recruit a few of them to Haobo Technology."

Zhou Hao suddenly had an idea and said to Shen Haoshun, "I think you might as well help me spread the news in the investment banking circle."

Shen Haoshun asked curiously: "What news?"

Zhou Hao smiled and said: "Haobo Technology needs to find suitable capital to raise C round. We plan to take out 15-20% of the shares in C round. After raising C round, we will strive to go public in the United States."

Shen Haoshun subconsciously asked: "Didn't they say that Haobo Technology would not raise funds before going public?"

"Yes." Zhou Hao said, "It is true that we will not raise funds before going public, but this does not prevent me from using this gimmick to attract the attention of investment banks. Just imagine, if Haobo Technology wants to raise a C round of financing, those venture capital companies will probably be excited. By then, the people who will be sent to discuss the C round with me should be the top talents in major venture capitals, right? Let's meet and chat first, and if they feel reliable, I will directly hire them with a high salary."

"Fuck..." Shen Haoshun stared at Zhou Hao in amazement, and after a while he said, "Do you know what your biggest advantage is?"

"what?"

"evil!"

……

Zhou Hao entrusted the offshore company to Shen Haoshun for help, and began to look for suitable security personnel and prepare to build a security team.

Zhou Hao didn't know much about the security industry, but in his opinion, he could ask Luo Yu for help. After all, he was a private detective and must know someone talented in this field.

The two men agreed to meet in a teahouse. After the meeting, Zhou Hao did not play any tricks with Luo Yu and said directly to him, "Lao Luo, why don't you bring your team to do security for me? Just name your price per year."

Zhou Hao really wanted to recruit Luo Yu. He had worked with Luo Yu several times and admired his ideas and execution. Most of his team members were retired soldiers and they were quite capable. If he agreed, he would not only have a security team but also a reconnaissance team. It would be much more convenient for him to do things in the future and he could accept the higher cost.

Seeing Zhou Hao inviting him right away, Luo Yu hurriedly said, "Boss Zhou, to be honest, I was a scout. I am alert, but my combat effectiveness is average. My team is the same. I am not suitable to be a bodyguard..."

Seeing Luo Yu's embarrassment, Zhou Hao also understood that Luo Yu probably looked down upon being a bodyguard, so he said to him: "Lao Luo, if you don't want to be a bodyguard, then help me introduce a few reliable ones."

Luo Yu frowned and thought for a moment, then looked up and said to Zhou Hao, "How about this, Mr. Zhou, I'll secretly tell you a shortcut, but after you listen to it, don't tell anyone else that it was me who told you this."

Zhou Hao nodded: "Don't worry, I never talk nonsense."

Luo Yu said: "In fact, you can ask Chen Qi, whom you have always supported, for help."

"Chen Qi?" Zhou Hao frowned and asked, "What kind of shortcut is this? I want to find some bodyguards. What do you want me to ask Chen Qi for help with?"

Luo Yu smiled slightly: "Chen Qi's family has a high status in the military, and her uncle is an officer in the Beijing Garrison. I can introduce you to two retired special forces, which will be enough for you."

Zhou Hao was very surprised. He didn't know much about Chen Qi's family background. After hearing what Luo Yu said, it seemed that Chen Qi's family had a high status in the military.

Zhou Hao nodded. Since Chen Qi's family had this kind of relationship, it would be very useful to him. He would definitely have a good chat with Chen Qi some other day.

The bodyguard issue was clear, but Zhou Hao still didn't want to let Luo Yu go easily. Although they didn't have much contact, he was too useful to Zhou Hao. He would definitely need his help in many things in the future, and it would be best if he could tie him more closely. So Zhou Hao said to Luo Yu, "Old Luo, how about this? Transfer two smart people from your team to me. These two people will follow me full-time and obey my orders. If I need your help with anything, it will be more convenient for them to cooperate with you."

Luo Yu thought for a moment before saying, "Boss Zhou, I'm a bit short of manpower..."

Zhou Hao said, "For two people, I will pay you one million a year as a consulting fee. If you need my help, we can calculate the payment separately. We are all friends, so just consider it as helping me."

One million per year for two people is already very high. Luo Yu thought for a moment before agreeing, "Okay, I'll choose two people and have them report to you tomorrow."

Zhou Hao was delighted, "Okay, I'll transfer the money to you tonight."

Luo Yu nodded: "Okay, Mr. Zhou is so straightforward, I can't be unreasonable. Two people don't need that much money, so let's give you a 20% discount."

Zhou Hao waved his hand and said, "Lao Luo, forget about the discount. Just pay more attention to my affairs in the future."

Luo Yu stopped being polite and said with a smile: "No problem!"

At the same time Zhou Hao met Luo Yu, Shen Haoshun had helped Zhou Hao throw a bombshell in the investment banking circle: Haobo Technology is going to raise a C round of financing! And this time it is going to be a big one, directly raising 15-20%. You should know that the current conservative valuation of Haobo Technology is also in the billions, 20%, this is a large project of more than one billion or even more than two billion.

This news caused a sensation in the entire investment banking circle. The entire circle knew that if Haobo Technology's C round of financing was successful, it would definitely be the largest financing in the domestic Internet field to date. Moreover, it would be difficult for any company to invest in such a large-scale financing alone. Generally, one venture capital firm would lead the investment, followed by several venture capital firms.

This means that everyone has a chance to take a bite of the pie, so dozens of venture capital firms, both large and small, excitedly contacted Haobo Technology, and the people responsible for contacting Haobo Technology were almost all the best high-end talents in various companies...