Actually, for someone like Liu Dongqiang, who operates at this level of business, a fifteen percent return might not be too tempting. However, Zhou Yuwen is promising a guaranteed 15% return, a statement probably only he would dare to make. Other private equity firms might earn a lot, but they also have their losses. Not to mention, it's 2014 now, and everything looks great. But what about five or ten years down the road?
Who would dare say they're guaranteed to not lose money then?
Zhou Yuwen is confident enough.
It's just that in the present age, everyone is overly optimistic about the future economy. Liu Dongqiang appreciates Zhou Yuwen's recent impressive performance in the stock market, but when Zhou Yuwen actually proposes starting a private equity fund, Liu Dongqiang just laughs it off, feeling 15% profit is too low. In fact, according to Liu Dongqiang, he might as well suggest, "Why don't you just invest directly in our Jingdong?"
