After Sher left, Guo Jiajia said with some dissatisfaction, "Boss Zhang, you can't be so reckless with your money. The internet bubble has appeared, and all internet industries will face a winter. I think this investment should be made cautiously."
"Great efforts, through hardship, to achieve success. You have to believe in this step. It is precisely because of the night that the preciousness of dawn is highlighted. Internet companies that can survive at this time will surely soar in the future," Zhang Tianxing said with confidence.
The internet bubble came at the right time. The internet industry was about to undergo a reshuffling. Those without development prospects, and those fraudulent companies, would all disappear.
The true industry leaders with development potential would be identified in this reshuffling by their user stickiness. As the saying goes, whoever wins the users wins the world.
"Zhang Tianxing, don't invest blindly just because of my relationship. After all, the internet bubble is too big now." Jian Ai felt very embarrassed at this moment.
After introducing Sher to Zhang Tianxing, she suddenly remembered what her father had said: "Daughter, it's not that your father won't invest, but it's better to do less and make fewer mistakes now. When the internet bubble comes, all internet industries will face a storm. Recently, we need to reduce investment to prevent errors."
The current internet industry made her father, who had invested half his life, so wary. Could Zhang Tianxing do it? What if he made a mistake? Jian Ai's mind was full of strange thoughts.
Hearing this, Zhang Tianxing chuckled, "I know that. If I invest, it's definitely because I'm optimistic about the project." He gestured for Jian Ai to rest assured, stating that he was a man of principle.
Guo Jiajia looked at Zhang Tianxing helplessly. How could this kid be like this? In Guo Jiajia's opinion, Zhang Tianxing was clearly acting out of infatuation and was just burning money.
Good deeds never go beyond the door, while bad deeds spread far and wide.
Zhang Tianxing had already become a celebrity at Harvard University. The conversation between him and Sher instantly spread throughout the entire university.
Even the proud elites, being human, had a burning and enthusiastic desire for gossip.
"Did you hear? Sher actually went to invest with Zhang Tianxing. They had a very pleasant conversation!"
"That's impossible. Don't you think about it? Zhang Tianxing shorted the Nasdaq precisely because he was pessimistic about the entire internet industry, and he became famous overnight. Now, it's no exaggeration to say that if Zhang Tianxing continues to short the Nasdaq, the Nasdaq's rebound will be limited."
"What you said makes sense, but their meeting and conversation are true."
"I know. I guess that's roughly what happened, but because they were classmates, Zhang Tianxing just gave vague answers and didn't directly refuse. Sher is focused on his studies and doesn't understand these social niceties."
"What you said makes sense. I think so too. If Zhang Tianxing invests in Sher's project, wouldn't that mean he's optimistic about the internet industry? That would conflict with his initial short position, so he definitely wouldn't invest."
"Thinking about Sher, he's truly pitiful. If it weren't for Zhang Tianxing shorting the Nasdaq, the internet bubble wouldn't have erupted. Relying on Sher's halo as a Harvard student, he could have attracted enough investment. It's just bad timing."
"If you ask me, you're all wrong. Zhang Tianxing knows that he caused the internet bubble by shorting. It can be said that if Sher can't get investment, Zhang Tianxing has to take responsibility for this."
"You mean Zhang Tianxing gave a small amount of money to Sher just to ease his conscience so that he could complete the project?"
"Yes, that's what I mean. Don't you think about how much money Zhang Tianxing made by shorting the Nasdaq? Most of us can't reach that figure in a lifetime. The God of Short Selling only made one short position, which is truly enviable and jealous."
There were all sorts of opinions, but everyone agreed on one thing.
Regardless of Zhang Tianxing's reasons for investing, his investment was like a dog receiving a meat bun—it would never return.
With the internet bubble already evident, all internet projects were doomed.
To gain loyal customers in the nascent internet industry, the only way was to burn money continuously.
Without sufficient capital, you couldn't establish a foothold in the internet industry.
"It's truly unexpected that Zhang Tianxing's vision is so poor. I've heard of Sher's project; it's an internet community for making friends. What's the difference from a chat room? Moreover, we already have chat and social networking software. In my personal opinion, this project has no feasibility. Even if it's made, it will only be a facade and won't be profitable."
Some seniors made a definitive judgment: if it had caught the wave of the internet, Sher's project would have been feasible.
But it was bad timing. Now was the winter of the internet, and even if Sher worked wonders, it couldn't grow under such harsh conditions.
Under the internet bubble, the tolerance for error was extremely low, and there was no room for mistakes.
"But speaking of which, Zhang Tianxing is indeed very rich. If we have a project, we can just find him for investment, which would be much easier. Moreover, as a student, he must be different from the unscrupulous investors in society, right?"
"I don't know. You can try it and see how many projects Zhang Tianxing invests in. Just take a look at how much money Zhang Tianxing has left?"
"You suspect Zhang Tianxing is out of money?"
A man nodded, "Yes, I suspect he's out of money. Nobody's money is made from the wind. It's unreasonable for Zhang Tianxing, at such a young age, to come up with a hundred million US dollars. Moreover, he hasn't closed his position yet. I'm wondering how much cash he has?"
Zhang Tianxing, the center of public attention, had no time to pay attention. Time was of the essence. With money, there were more important things to do.
"Sister Jiajia, I have an idea. When you have time, investigate this. After the internet bubble bursts, a large number of high-end talents will be unemployed. Contact them and see if anyone wants to work in China?"
"Boss Zhang, are you crazy? You only have one internet company; how many people do you plan to hire? Your crayfish don't need engineers, do they?" Guo Jiajia was full of disbelief. What was wrong with this Zhang Tianxing?
"You didn't understand my meaning. Isn't mobile phones popular now? I feel this direction has great potential. I want to assemble a high-end team, and money is not a problem." Zhang Tianxing stated his purpose directly.
This news stunned Guo Jiajia. She also knew that mobile phones were changing people's lives, but she couldn't understand why a producer of crayfish would get involved in the mobile phone industry. Even if you have an internet company, it's just a gaming company.
This has nothing to do with mobile phone production. We can't spend money like this.