I'm back in 1990

Chapter 310: Blessing All Living Beings

The show "I'm Back in 1990" is full of classic quotes, so come and find resonance.

Inside an office building in Palo Alto, in the San Francisco Bay Area, Zhang Gaolei stared in shock at one of the Goldman Sachs team members.

Zhang Yun smiled and extended her hand to shake hands with Trevor, Darwin, and Zhang Gaolei in turn.

After the first formal meeting with Goldman Sachs, Zhang Gaolei immediately called Huang Xiaochuan.

"Xiao Chuan, do you know who the VC sent by Goldman Sachs is?"

Still half-asleep, Huang Xiaochuan was fuming with morning grumpiness: "Old Zhang, you bastard, look at the time!"

"Oh dear! I forgot, never mind, anyway you're awake now. Do you know who the VC Goldman Sachs sent is?"

Huang Xiaochuan suddenly woke up.

"No way?"

When Zhang Gaolei suddenly asked this question, Huang Xiaochuan immediately thought of someone. Who else could it be but Zhang Yun? Otherwise, Zhang Gaolei wouldn't have called at this time. Damn, is this woman pretending to be weak to take advantage of others?

No wonder she wanted me to go shopping on Fifth Avenue with her; if you put a tail on this woman, she'd become a spirit.

Judging from Huang Xiaochuan's tone, Zhang Gaolei guessed that Huang Xiaochuan also knew who the other person was, and asked him suspiciously, "How did you know it was Teacher Zhang?"

"She went to the US because she got a job offer from Goldman Sachs, and judging from the tone of your voice, I immediately guessed it was her. She recognized you too, right?"

"Probably, but she didn't greet me in any special way or have a private conversation with me. She just came to meet with us routinely to lay the groundwork for the next stage of valuation negotiations."

"Don't overthink it. She was there to discuss business, not to catch up with you."

"That's true, but she dressed differently than when she was in school. She was dressed like a professional woman, and I almost didn't recognize her at first."

"Alright, Lao Zhang, hang up if there's nothing else. It's only a little past four in the morning. I didn't fall asleep until after one o'clock, and I'm really sleepy now. I'll contact you again after I wake up."

"Okay! I'll wait for your call."

At 8:40 a.m., Huang Xiaochuan picked up the phone in his office in Xujiahui, thought for a moment, and then put it back.

Now that Zhang Yun is representing the investors, and since she and Zhang Gaolei haven't tried to get close to each other using their former teacher-student relationship, and it's clear that they keep business and personal matters separate, there's no need to call her.

Huang Xiaochuan picked up the phone again and called Zhang Gaolei. It was a little past nine o'clock in the evening there, and Zhang Gaolei was probably still awake.

"Old Zhang, it's me!"

"I guess it's you, wanting to ask me what we'll be mainly discussing today, right?"

"Hmm, what's the situation now?"

"Today was just a formal meeting between the two sides, and we agreed to hold valuation negotiations next week."

"What were Trevor and Darwin's considerations?"

"They believe the company is now valued at $20 million, and my opinion is similar to theirs."

Have any other venture capital firms offered you valuations?

"Seven or eight venture capital firms came, all of them just trying to get a bargain. The highest valuation they offered was only 11 million, which was far below our expectations, so we rejected them outright. I didn't tell you this to save the trouble of international long-distance calls."

Huang Xiaochuan laughed. It's true that the bolder you are, the more you'll achieve. But let's not forget that these internet companies in the US are all overvalued, and they'll be even more inflated in the next few years, until the internet bubble bursts at the turn of the millennium and the industry is reshuffled.

For Huang Xiaochuan, this is such a great opportunity to use the money he earns abroad to subsidize the companies he started in China, such as opening more labor-intensive industries like Times Supermarket, and creating more jobs.

Huang Xiaochuan believes that God gave him a second chance not so that he could be selfish and greedy and make more money than he could spend in several lifetimes to oppress ordinary people, but rather to give him an opportunity to treat his family well and help more ordinary people.

In his previous life, he had read many rebirth novels. Most of them were about people who were reborn and became rich, and they would do whatever they wanted. They would complain about this one moment and want to do that the next. In short, they were all arrogant because they had money. They kept all the money they earned in their own pockets and almost never had the idea of ​​helping others when they were successful.

If you're only moderately wealthy, that's fine. The most important thing is to live your own life well. But if you're already rich enough to rival a country, why are you still doing this and that? Can't you broaden your horizons and have a grander vision, so that you can benefit all living beings? That way, your rebirth will not be in vain.

Suddenly, Huang Xiaochuan snapped out of his daze. He realized he'd completely lost his mind; they were talking about valuation.

"Old Zhang, I have a suggestion for you: try to inflate the company's valuation as much as possible. It's like haggling over the price when buying something. If the valuation is currently underestimated, it'll be you and me who lose money!"

Zhang Gaolei was amused by Huang Xiaochuan's words: "Of course, Trevor and Darwin wish the company's current valuation could reach 100 million."

"I will arrange for someone to meet with you before next week to represent me in the company valuation negotiations."

Zhang Gaolei said regretfully, "Alright then!"

Huang Xiaochuan laughed and said, "I know you're not thinking about me. I'll have someone bring you some food."

"Haha, thanks in advance!"

Two days later, Mai Guangde returned to Hong Kong with the authorization letter given to him by Huang Xiaochuan. There, he met up with a team of lawyers and financial advisors before heading to Palo Alto, San Francisco, USA.

"Big stick!"

While scolding, Huang Xiaochuan kicked the big stick away. This unlucky thing wanted to lick Xiao Xuanxuan with its big tongue. If it licked her, wouldn't the furry doll's face be covered in drool?

The noise was so loud that it not only scared away the big stick, but also startled the sleeping plush toy, making it cry.

When Huang Xiaochuan saw this, he thought, "Oh well!" He had no choice but to pick up the baby and comfort him. It was his fault for insisting on helping take care of the child. At that moment, his older sister was sleeping upstairs, his aunt was doing laundry, and his grandmother was taking a nap.

After picking him up and comforting him for a while, he finally calmed down. Then he started whimpering again. Huang Xiaochuan felt his arm getting warm, looked down, and oh no! He peed!

He really doesn't know how to change diapers! He must have been a single man in his past life, so he has absolutely no experience in this area and has no choice but to shout for help.

"Auntie, Auntie!"

"Hey, hey, hey!" Auntie responded hurriedly, wiping her hands as she rushed over from the first-floor bathroom.

Auntie guessed that Huang Xiaochuan was calling her because the plush toy had either peed or defecated, so she took the plush toy from her hand and expertly touched it.

"You peed again. Xiao Chuan, go get me a clean diaper and also fetch a small basin of warm water."

Huang Xiaochuan brought over the diaper and water as instructed, and his aunt started changing the baby's diaper. (This part is censored.)

In no time at all, I made sure the plush toy was comfortable and put it back in the cradle so she could continue sleeping.

Aunt took this opportunity to discuss something with Huang Xiaochuan.

"The roof beam will be raised this week, so you need to go back on Saturday to receive the roof beam tray that your Uncle Qian is bringing."

Huang Xiaochuan replied, "Then I'll go back earlier."

Auntie quickly waved her hand: "No need to be too early, just be home before 10 a.m. on Saturday. Your uncle has already made arrangements."

For this house-raising ceremony, my maternal grandmother, aunt, and eldest sister did not go back. This was because my eldest sister, Zeng Hong, was still in her postpartum period, my aunt couldn't leave, and my maternal grandmother was too old to go back and handle these matters, so as not to tire her out.

In this way, the task of raising the roof beam fell to Zeng Jiahua and Huang Xiaochuan. Huang Xiaochuan was responsible for setting up the beam, placing the purlin, and receiving relatives. Zeng Jiahua was responsible for welcoming and seeing off guests; he had the most friends, but his second brother-in-law would also come to help during those days.