novelones Chapter 346 The birth of Penguin, Ding Sanshi panicked
Chapter 346 The birth of Penguin, Ding Sanshi panicked
After having this idea, the idea of making a chat software never left my mind.
Seeing Brother Xiao Ma's heart beat.
Wang Lei continued to give his own suggestions:
"I will give you a seed round investment of 500 million, and you will build your own team and own 50% of the shares with technology and management!"
Most people will definitely be overwhelmed when they hear 500 million, and they will agree without even thinking about it.
But the other party is Brother Ma.
A man destined to be rich and powerful.
At this time, he made hundreds of thousands by stock trading, and later he relied on this money to start his own business.
98 was still very valuable in 70, and it was more than enough to start a small company.
Moreover, Xiao Ma's family is from a privileged background. His parents have business experience, and his vision is extraordinary. He is very sensitive to shares, and he immediately realized that this internationally powerful Mr. Wang was here for him from the beginning.
Could it be that his skill in the stock market surprised the other party.
Does the other party also think that I am a talented man with golden scales?
Brother Xiao Ma decisively refused:
"Mr. Xiao Wang, I'm sorry, 50% of the shares is too much. I can't agree to it."
Wang Lei immediately misunderstood, thinking that Brother Ma was being self-effacing, and said with a smile:
"50% for your founding team is already very little, and I'm not a vampire capitalist..."
Brother Ma scratched his head and said bluntly:
"I mean, I think it's a bit too much for you to take 50% of the shares at once. I lost ownership of the company from the beginning."
Wang Lei was stunned, and suddenly found that Brother Ma was more difficult to deal with than he thought.
How could he not guess what Brother Ma was thinking at this time:
I have a start-up capital of 70, and I have a project. I can find a group of classmates and friends to start a business at any time. It will take less than two months to produce a product. By then, with my parents’ background, it will not be easy to raise several million in financing. .
Internet companies are all rushing to go public.
50% of the shares?You're thinking shit.
In response, Wang Lei smiled calmly:
"Do you think I got too much?"
"Then let me tell you, I can find more than ten entrepreneurs who are better than you at any time and hold an entrepreneurial competition. The content is instant messaging. Regardless of whether I can make it to the end, I will get a dream fund of 100 million yuan. If I make it to the end, He will get the full support of Bailong and Wang..."
The big chaebol left a psychological blow to Brother Ma who had not yet started his own business.
This is cruel capital. People don't care who you are, who your team members are, or what they did before. If you throw a lot of money at it, there will always be someone who can escape.
As long as Wang Lei deliberately intervenes, the track of instant messaging software will become a death track.
What capital does your little brother have to bargain with the other party?
Giving you 50% of the shares is just to give you face.
Wang Lei did not interrupt Brother Ma's mental construction. He did originally have the idea of finding something else to do.
Penguins have been around for so many years, and their tricks have been thoroughly studied by everyone.
As long as the person you are looking for is not too stupid and you get the right time, place and people, it is possible to surpass Penguin.
But doing so creates a lot of uncertainty. Wang Lei prefers to go with the flow. Who knows whether a son of a plane like Xiao Ma will explode.
Sure enough, after thinking for a while, Xiao Ma took a step back knowingly:
"Mr. Xiao Wang, how about you invest 500 million for 49% of the shares?"
This is the final stubbornness of the Internet version of the son.
"Okay, deal!"
Brother Xiao Ma is also very happy. He really wants to start a business. Now that he has embraced Mr. Wang, the road ahead will definitely be less bumpy.
Wang Lei's mood is also complicated.
Historically, Penguin encountered a funding crisis in the early days of its business. It frequently encountered obstacles when seeking loans from banks. The other party kept asking how many computers the company had, which made Xiao Ma very speechless.
The most valuable thing about an Internet company is its users. Banks don’t understand what collateral value a company with no net assets has.
There is no way to make a profit. With the rapid increase of users, the maintenance of additional servers and instruments is a huge expense, which makes the entrepreneurial team breathless.
At one point, Ma wanted to sell Penguin directly, but he swayed around the price with Sohu and local state-owned enterprises.
Once, the price had been negotiated, and when the other party came to take delivery of the assets, Brother Ma made a fuss again and refused to sell.
Finally, I met Yingke Digital from Li Ershao.
Mr. Li Ershao, you can say he has a vision, he actually invested in Penguin among many projects, and exchanged 200 US dollars for 20% of the shares.
You say he has no vision, he sold Penguin shares for 2000 million US dollars halfway.
Although he seemed to have made ten times the profit, he actually lost 100 Yingke. Li Ershao also missed the only opportunity to catch up with his father in terms of net worth.
The huge Penguin Empire will have a peak market value of up to HK$4 trillion in the future. If Mr. Li had not been in a hurry to sell his shares, he would have been worth far more than his father.
Wang Lei's mood at this time was also very subtle. With him in IDG and the South African Newspaper Group, it was almost impossible to become a major shareholder.
However, Xiao Ma's clever mind will definitely not allow him to dominate the board of directors. Sooner or later, he will continue to attract new capital through financing, or it is possible to use different rights for the same shares.
Wang Lei thought about it, and if Penguin really wanted to raise funds, it would be a good choice to bring Mr. Li in. At least everyone would still be friends.
I hope Er Shao Li won’t be stupid again this time and sell Penguin’s shares halfway.
If it doesn't work, it would be better to let Cayman's white-glove capital come in and benefit the South African newspaper industry than to benefit itself.
……
Half a month later, Sitong Lifang announced a big news that shocked the entire Longguo Internet.
Well, Longguo Internet has just started at this time, and the only ones with any scale are the three major portals NetEase, Sitong Lifang, and Sohu.
The news released by Sitong immediately attracted the attention of competitors.
Ding Sanshi frowned as he looked at the newspaper handed over by his friend Zhou Zhuolin.
A corner of the Shenzhen Business News clearly read:
[Sitong Lifang successfully obtained a US$2000 million investment from Bailong Consortium, accounting for 30% of the shares. At the same time, Sitong Lifang acquired the largest Dragon social networking site in North America...officially changed its name to Qianlang.com! 】
This news brought a great sense of crisis to Ding Sanshi.
The businesses of the three major websites often overlap, and each of them positions itself as a comprehensive portal website. Now Qianlang.com has received the largest amount of financing on the Internet, up to 2000 million US dollars!
Having large sums of money is secondary, and NetEase can also look for overseas investment.
The key is that the investor is the famous overseas Bailong Consortium, which has single-handedly handled the listing of Internet giants such as Yahoo and eBay.
This means that Qianlang.com is a big step closer to being listed overseas.
If the Internet wants to develop and seize users, it spends real money. Listing on the US stock market will not only bring star effect to the company, but also raise a large amount of money for the company's development.
Ding Sanshi received a dangerous signal from this news.