Chapter 43 Do you believe it?

"Mr. Li, please don't rush to refuse. As far as I know, KPCB's investment funds in China only add up to 3.6 million US dollars. Although Mr. Li is also a partner of KPCB, he is just an ordinary partner."

"KPCB has five major partners in China, four of whom are leading investors and one is a managing partner, but you are not one of them!" Yang Hai said calmly.

"In essence, your authority in KPCB Investment Company is very limited. The person who can make the final decision on whether to invest is not you. You are just responsible for the specific work and negotiation. Am I right?"

After hearing what Yang Hai said, Li Ying couldn't help but nodded, because what Yang Hai said was true and he was not wrong.

As a general partner of KPCB investment company's domestic business, she has five major partners of KPCB's domestic investment above her. Her authority is indeed very limited. She is mainly responsible for doing things and conducting investment negotiations with the entrepreneurs of those startup companies.

What is the final result? Should the company invest? It is not up to her to make the final decision. Although she has a lot of advisory power, the final decision is still made by the four important partners above.

"Our Huasheng Investment is different. Although we were just established and our U.S. branch has not even been established yet, if you can join us, you will become an important partner of our Huasheng Investment U.S. branch, and you will be fully responsible for all investment projects of the U.S. branch." Yang Hai continued.

"After the establishment of our Huasheng Investment U.S. branch, I will inject $500 million in investment funds, and this is just the beginning. If there are good projects and needs, I can make additional investments."

"What? You want to inject $500 million of investment funds into the U.S. branch of Huasheng Investment."

After hearing Yang Hai say that he would inject $500 million into the investment fund, Li Ying finally lost her patience.

An investment fund of $3.6 million is already a very large sum of money. You should know that KPCB Investment Company is already the largest and most powerful venture capital company in the United States, but their investment fund in China is only $ million.

"Yes, you heard it right. After the establishment of our Huasheng Investment's US branch, I will inject $500 million in investment funds into the US branch, and if there is a need in the future, I can increase the capital injection." Yang Hai nodded and said affirmatively.

"I'm curious, where does your money come from?" Li Ying said puzzledly.

"It doesn't matter where the funds come from, but it must be from a legal source," said Yang Hai.

Li Ying didn't know Yang Hai, so her eyes turned to Shen Ruobing.

Shen Ruobing was also very surprised when she heard Yang Hai say that he would inject $5 million into the US branch! She thought that she had seen $1.5 million in funds in Yang Hai's international crude oil futures account before. Could it be that it has increased to $5 million so quickly?
Thinking back to the financial news I saw in the newspaper recently, the international crude oil futures trading price once soared to more than US$110 a barrel, and Yang Hai held 3 lots.

Shen Ruobing vaguely still remembers that when Yang Hai held 3 lots of international crude oil futures, the trading price of international crude oil futures at that time seemed to be only US$88 a barrel.

The price difference is more than 20 US dollars per barrel. One US dollar is 3000 million, and more than 20 US dollars means more than 6 million US dollars. Adding the original capital of 1.5 million US dollars, the total is almost 8 million US dollars, right?

After making this calculation, Shen Ruobing was shocked. Seeing Li Ying looking at her with a questioning look, Shen Ruobing couldn't help but nodded.

It is impossible for Li Ying not to be tempted when one person has full control over an investment fund of 500 million US dollars.

Although Li Ying is somewhat famous, she is far inferior to what she will be three years later.

And no matter how you look at it, she is the one in charge of a $5 million investment fund, which gives her more room for development and allows her to better display her talents than staying as an ordinary partner in KPCB Investment Company.

"Mr. Yang, I have to say that the conditions you proposed really make me excited." Li Ying said after thinking for a while.

"Although I have just joined KPCB Investments not long ago, I have quite a few investment projects on hand, and I can't just leave whenever I want."

"That's not a problem. How long do you need to deal with the matter at hand? I can wait. Half a year should be enough!" Yang Hai said decisively. "Half a year is not necessary, but are you sure that I will have full control over the investment of the US branch? You will not interfere at all," Li Ying asked.

"Of course it's true, but you must give priority to completing the investment projects I designated, and you have full authority over other matters." Yang Hai said.

"What do you mean? I don't quite understand." Li Ying said with a frown.

"What I mean is that if I am optimistic about a startup company in the United States and I decide to invest in this company, you must give priority to this investment project. Even if you are not optimistic about this project, you must obey my opinion and invest in this company." Yang Hai explained.

"Normally, I won't ask about the projects you invest in, but I have the right to know which projects you invest in, so before investing, you have to let me take a look and review them first."

"If I think this company is not worth investing in, you must obey my opinion unconditionally. I have a veto power."

"But you don't have to worry. Generally speaking, I won't veto your investment project. If this investment project is vetoed by me, then there must be a deeper meaning behind it."

Li Ying was silent for a while and then said, "In this way, my position is similar to that in KPCB Investment Company. I am mainly responsible for doing things and do not have much decision-making power."

"How can they be the same? I said, except for the projects that I asked you to invest in and the projects that I vetoed, you must listen to me, everything else is up to you!" Yang Hai said helplessly.

"As your boss, and I invested the money in you, you can't leave me without any rights, right?"

"I'm optimistic about a project that I must invest in. Just help me get it done. As for whether I make a profit or a loss in the end, you don't need to be responsible."

"As for the project that I rejected that you proposed to invest in, if it is finally determined that I made a mistake in my judgment, I will be responsible for your losses. Is that okay?"

After hearing Yang Hai's explanation, Li Ying felt that this condition was not unacceptable, so she nodded and said.

"Regarding your invitation, I still need to consider it carefully before I can give you a definite answer."

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While Yang Hai was in the bathroom, Li Ying asked Shen Ruobing directly, "Shen Ruobing, what is your relationship with Yang Hai? Do you know anything about him?"

"He's so young, but he can come up with $5 million in investment funds, and it's just a branch in the United States. How come I've never heard of such a powerful person?"

Shen Ruobing couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "I said he is my husband, do you believe it?"

"Is what you said true or false? Why have I never heard you say this before? You didn't tell me that you were married, and you didn't let me attend your wedding and have a drink with you. We are old classmates, are you worthy of me?" Li Ying said angrily.

In fact, both of them grew up in Linhai City and had known each other for a long time. In Linhai City, they were classmates in elementary and junior high school. Later, they went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States and became classmates again.

So the relationship between the two is naturally extraordinary and has a deep emotional foundation.

But Shen Ruobing got married without telling her. As a good friend and bestie, Li Ying certainly had reason to be angry.

(End of this chapter)