Chapter 18: Meeting in the exhibition hall
Su Can and the FEEC group entered the Clubhouse. In the center lay a red carpet more than fifteen to twenty meters wide, with the latest Porsche sports car bathed in light at its far end. Along both sides of the rest of the exhibition hall stood booths displaying international sculptures, luxury goods, diamonds, and jewelry. This was the first section, devoted to art and lifestyle. Several corridors connected the Clubhouse's different areas; farther along were the themed halls, followed by the forums.
As they walked, Chen Guang told Zhang Yaqi, "Once we get back, make some arrangements on your end. I'll fund a study tour of a digital television base. People without plans in that field don't necessarily have to sit it out. What matters is learning and exchanging ideas. The digital information industry is very popular right now. I know some of the TEG people are working in it, and it's one of the fields most likely to attract investment. Everyone can also exchange management experience in various areas. Of course, the most practical question is still how to win investors over with your product."
Zhang Yaqi nodded. There was naturally a certain gap between their FEEC Club and TEG. Although theirs was an Entrepreneurs Club, few members had truly built businesses of any scale. Over the past two years, there had not been many members who had successfully secured investment and launched companies or projects, either. In a club like this, composed of entrepreneurs and senior executives, what truly demonstrated strength was a company's profit margin, or whether it had secured venture capital.
Tsinghua, with its powerful alumni resources, led the way in this respect. TEG's internal meetings mostly involved inviting prominent investors to explain how to persuade investors and