Chapter 2213: The Direction of Investment

In fact, Zhao Fusheng did not intend to veto Lee Boo-jin's proposal.

For him, cheating his partners was not something Zhao Fusheng liked to do.

Business is business, but those who do business must have principles and bottom lines.

Cheating a partner is like taking the first wrong step; the subsequent development may become increasingly corrupting.

Unorthodox methods cannot lead to great success.

Zhao Fusheng certainly did not want his reputation to be ruined because of this.

Putting down the phone, Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and sent a message to Dong Chenxi.

Soon, Dong Chenxi called back.

"It's the New Year; can't you let me rest properly?"

As soon as the call connected, Dong Chenxi complained to Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng laughed heartily: "Just a few words, don't worry, I won't make you work overtime."

"I'd believe you if I were a fool."

Dong Chenxi said irritably.

She knew, of course, that Zhao Fusheng must have something important to discuss, so after a few grumbles, she got down to business.

"What's up?"

"Lee Boo-jin just called me..."

Zhao Fusheng then recounted Lee Boo-jin's proposal to Dong Chenxi, and finally said with a smile: "It seems this eldest daughter of Samsung is under considerable pressure."

"That's normal."

Dong Chenxi nodded: "After all, this money isn't hers alone. If it were me, I'd be anxious too."

This was indeed her true feeling.

Also a businessperson, and a woman at that, even if Lee Boo-jin was the eldest daughter of the Samsung Lee family, in Dong Chenxi's eyes, she was just a wealthy woman.

Regardless, a business worth billions of dollars—it's impossible not to feel pressure.

"Remember what I said? This money will be used to set up a separate investment company."

Zhao Fusheng smiled and said to Dong Chenxi: "When the time comes, let Lee Boo-jin send an accounting team."

"Understood. Allow them to supervise where our money goes, but not to participate in management."

Dong Chenxi stated directly.

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "Exactly."

After all, they had invested billions of dollars; they should know how the money was being invested.

But as for decision-making?

Hmph, when had Zhao Fusheng ever handed decision-making power to others?

"But what industry do you plan to invest in?"

Dong Chenxi had no objection to Zhao Fusheng's decision; she was just curious about which industry he planned to invest in, since this was no small sum.

A project worth billions of dollars—even Dong Chenxi, who had seen much and experienced many grand occasions, felt a bit uneasy inside.

After all, if it failed, the loss wouldn't be Zhao Fusheng's money, but it would be his reputation as the king of investors.

"Not yet."

Zhao Fusheng shook his head and said with a faint smile: "Remember, this money—we won't do stocks or futures."

Zhao Fusheng had always kept his distance from financial products like stocks and futures. Not that he didn't want to do them, but he knew the waters were too deep for him to navigate.

In his previous life, he had seen too many experts fail in this arena. Even Tan Kaixuan at the time had frankly admitted that doing finance was essentially gambling.

And Zhao Fusheng understood the principle that in ten bets, nine are losses.

That being the case, it was better for him to stick to investing.

At the very least, with investing, casting a wide net gave a chance to catch big fish, and with his foresight, he could definitely catch a few.

This was the truth. For investors, the next ten years were a rare opportunity.

The advent of the smart era had brought great changes to investment directions.

On one hand, these changes were reflected in quantity, such as the initial four trillion yuan stimulus, which brought many changes in demand for construction machinery and the like.

On the other hand, the introduction of new technologies led to overtaking on curves in related industries, with latecomers surpassing predecessors. Quantitative changes and structural changes caused by new technologies often overlapped, creating opportunities for latecomers.

From an investor's perspective, if the basic rules and gameplay of a new industry were no different from the old, with only quantitative changes and no major shifts in supply-demand relationships, product forms, or required technological accumulation, then there were few opportunities.

For example, previously in China, when manufacturing was mentioned, most investments were made by RMB funds.

The projects they invested in benefited from industry development and policy support, such as the four trillion yuan infrastructure investment, so that a considerable portion of traditional manufacturing enterprises in the capital market were of this type, and their development was tied to China's economic growth model.

The economic growth model was traditional, so in most cases, when the economy grew, they grew; when growth slowed, their days became harder. The driving factors for their growth relied more on simple quantitative increases in external demand, with low quality.

Conversely, with the continuous development of the smart era, investing in e-commerce and smart industries became the first choice for many investors.

Zhao Fusheng's thoughts were the same.

In his view, the era of app prevalence was actually the best time for investors.

Cast a wide net, catch many fish.

Once a particular app succeeded, the returns would be tenfold or a hundredfold.

That was where Zhao Fusheng's confidence lay.

Or rather, by now, for Zhao Fusheng, what he cared about more was how to make investments that yielded stable returns, rather than taking risks with financial products.

After all, everyone knew how high the risks were in the financial market.

Although losing the Koreans' money wouldn't matter, the problem was that Zhao Fusheng intended to make money himself.

"Don't worry, I have it under control."

Hearing Zhao Fusheng's words, Dong Chenxi laughed.

Although she didn't know exactly what Zhao Fusheng had in mind, she was well aware of his aversion to the financial market.

At first, Dong Chenxi and the employees of Future Investment didn't understand.

In their eyes, the chairman's attitude didn't fit an investor's mindset—how could he simply give up on the financial market and focus solely on venture capital?

But over time, they all became convinced.

So what if he didn't do financial investments?

The vast majority of companies Future Investment had invested in over the years were profitable.

Moreover, their returns were even higher than those of financial investments!

On this point alone, one had to admit that Zhao Fusheng's decisions were sound.

Putting down the phone, Zhao Fusheng shook his head. There were some things he couldn't tell Dong Chenxi, but he believed she understood his meaning.

At this time, for Future Investment, seeking steady progress was the most suitable development strategy.

After all, Future Investment was no longer the obscure small investment firm it once was.

In the past, it was they who waved banknotes around, looking for promising projects to invest in.

Now, it was entrepreneurs who wanted to grow big and strong, bringing their business plans to Future Investment seeking help.

After all, Facebook and Alibaba had set shining examples.

Everyone hoped to be the next Ma Xiaoyun or the next Zuckerberg.

Though they knew the probability of such events repeating was not high.

But dreams were something one had to have, anyway; it didn't hurt to think about them.

As for Zhao Fusheng himself, he had great respect for these people.

In his view, every entrepreneur deserved respect, even if their ideals were unrealistic—at least they had bravely tried.

Even if they failed, for investors, no one could guarantee that every investment would be profitable.

But if one didn't try investing, they might miss the chance for a huge return.

This principle was similar to starting a business.

After all, if one never started a business, they might never know the true value of the ideas in their mind.

Some people's ideas might be worthless.

But some people's ideas might be worth a fortune.