Location: Yami Vietnamese Eatery, Xitun District, Taichung
Travel note: In the morning, my friend John, who also works as an angel investor, came over to Brother Gong's place to handle the SAFE agreement for a US-based cloud kitchen company he recently invested in. (Current valuation: $6–7.5 million). Then, classmate Xiaoping brought over a bottle of Japanese white wine. At noon, Brother Gong arranged a meal with a few of his friends, including Boss Zeng from Jichuang Construction, expert Fu Ge from a real estate marketing company, and landscaping master Abula. So, the seven of us gathered together to eat, drink, and get to know each other. White wine, red wine, whiskey, beer. Coincidentally, some of John's retired friends from the Hsinchu Science Park are looking for stable investment properties, and Boss Zeng happens to have a fully rented apartment building in Tanzi. Many connections and opportunities always emerge over drinks. Afterward, back at Brother Gong's company, his brother-in-law and a classmate dropped by. After exchanging greetings—this elder brother had been based in Dongguan before—we chatted a lot about our shared, fond memories of '258.' Later, Steven might also c…
