Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 382 I can help if you need it

A few minutes after Fu Xiaomin's phone call, he took a deep breath, walked in with a smile, returned to his seat, picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip, frowning, this American coffee

Still a little uncomfortable with it.

"Miss Fu, it's not to your taste. Do you want another drink?" Yang Yuanzhi said immediately when he saw Fu Xiaomin frowning, looking like a dog licker without knowing it.

"Thank you, no need to go to such trouble!" Fu Xiaomin politely refused, and then continued, "Mr. Yang, David, I am honored to inform you that the valuation of ten million US dollars is fully agreed by our company leaders!"

Yang Yuanzhi and David looked at each other excitedly. They were now worth several million. If they hadn't been worried that their big customer was in front of them, they would have jumped up and cheered.

"But we have a condition!" Fu Xiaomin looked at the two people's happy faces. She felt that it seemed a little too simple. She wanted to increase the difficulty and improve the success of her work.

"Please tell me, let alone one condition, even if it's ten or a hundred, we will try our best to satisfy it!" David said quickly after hearing Fu Xiaomin's words, fearing he would be neglected.

"Actually, the conditions are very simple, and it's also a good thing for you. We plan to increase the financing this time to US$2 million!" Fu Xiaomin said with a smile.

It seems that having an extra million US dollars is a good thing, and one million US dollars can indeed do a lot of things. For Yahoo, which is in urgent need of funds, it is like giving timely help.

But everything itself contains contradictory sides, which is the most basic knowledge of philosophy.

Capital is all about profit, and two million US dollars means that 20% of Yahoo's shares will now be owned by Peking Capital.

This leaves us with a choice: to get an extra million US dollars now to make the company develop faster, or to wait for the existing one million US dollars to be used up and continue to raise funds.

Both have risks. Although the future of the company is promising in their mouths, it is the future after all. No one can predict it and no one can guarantee it.

If the company encounters unforeseen problems and prevents them from surviving this round of financing, the current valuation of US$10 million will become a bubble and disperse with the wind.

But with two million US dollars, the company's risk tolerance will be greatly enhanced, and perhaps the problems that should have arisen will be solved one by one and become no longer a problem.

However, if the company goes smoothly and at its current development rate, even in half a year, 10% of the shares may be worth far more than one million US dollars. In this way, they will suffer a huge loss.

So for Yang Yuanzhi and David, this is a dilemma. One is to grasp the present, and the other is to be optimistic about the future.

Fu Xiaomin said nothing and watched the two of them meditating. Maybe they would have another discussion, but these were all processes, and her mission was to win this project.

She called Li Weidong just now. When Li Weidong heard the offer of 10 million U.S. dollars, he agreed without even thinking about it, and even completely rejected her proposed valuation of 6 million U.S. dollars.

"The valuation you calculated is meaningless. Valuation is how optimistic you are about the company. How much output do you think this company can achieve in the future?"

“The accuracy of predicting its future based on existing data is open to question, so what’s the significance of the valuation you calculated?

"Especially for the emerging Internet industry, or even things that have never appeared before, the concept must be changed, the vision must be broader, and the courage must be greater!"

"And giving a company a relatively high valuation is not a bad thing for investors or financing parties. It is an advertising effect, which itself is a valuation variable!"

"I am optimistic about this industry, and this company is the leader in this industry. It has pioneered the game model of the Internet industry, how to go from open, free to profitable. For a pioneer, it doesn't matter if the valuation is a little higher!"

"And now we are tied to Yahoo. Don't forget, we already own 20% of Yahoo's shares, so helping him is also helping ourselves!"

"Give him a higher valuation, let them get more cash flow, and the company's development speed will also accelerate. In this industry, one step can mean the difference between heaven and hell!"

"So you should help him as much as possible during his growth stage. Don't just think about spending less money. If he grows up, you will find that today's investment is worth it!"

"And your kindness now will make your conscience less painful when you make excess profits in the future!"

"So for such leading companies in the industry, don't be afraid that they will ask for it. The more they ask for, the better. They can ask for whatever they want, as long as they give us the corresponding shares, we will agree!"

After Li Weidong hung up the phone, Fu Xiaomin reacted for a while and felt that something was wrong with the style of painting. Are they investors or financiers? Are they sitting in the right place?

These words were spoken from the perspective of a financier, not an investor. The more I thought about it, the more I felt that she was not reporting to her boss just now, but more like a financier's self-statement.

Moreover, the excess profits obtained do not belong to her, and she can only take part of the commission. The absolute majority belongs to Li Weidong. Shouldn't it be Li Weidong whose conscience will hurt?

Fu Xiaomin really thought that it was a good thing that Li Weidong was not the founder of this company, otherwise he might have tricked all the investors into it.

However, Li Weidong agreed with the valuation, but did not say the amount of investment. He just asked for as many shares as possible. This was the basis for Fu Xiaomin's flexible control.

So when she saw Yang Yuanzhi and David as happy as children, Fu Xiaomin felt that she needed to add drama to herself.

As Li Weidong said, as long as they get corresponding shares for their investment, it is enough to write it down in black and white. These shares must be given willingly by the financiers.

Yang Yuanzhi and David were silent for a while and chose to pause. They talked quietly in the corner of the cafe.

They did not expect that Fu Xiaomin would take the initiative to make unreasonable demands such as increasing the amount of financing.

They do need more US dollars, whether it is server expansion or investment in traffic advertising, they all require large sums of money. Now is no longer the era of surfing the Internet in schools, everything needs to be standardized.

But at the same time, we don’t want to take out too many shares at once, otherwise subsequent financing will become difficult.

If they agree, then Peking Capital will obtain 40% of the shares through these two rounds of financing, which is very disadvantageous for the two founders.

If financing continues in the later stage, the shares in their hands will become even smaller. Maybe within a few rounds, their shares will become an absolute minority.

"Yang, we don't seem to have any other options now. As for the two million US dollars, Sequoia Capital only gave us a valuation of five million. No matter how generous they were, they would not give us a valuation of 10 million!"

After discussing for a while, the two finally recognized the reality. Unless they did not need the funds to give up the development of the company, they had no choice but to accept this method.

Even in the end they held very few shares.

Therefore, capital is a double-edged sword. It can make your company develop rapidly, but it also makes you lose control of the company.

Fu Xiaomin saw the two people walking over calmly and knew that her proposal had been approved without any doubt.

"I wish us a happy cooperation. I think you have made the right choice!" Fu Xiaomin shook hands with the two and said goodbye.

"I hope so. We will revise the plan overnight according to your requirements and send it to you as soon as possible after completion!" Yang Yuanzhi reluctantly let go of Fu Xiaomin's hand.

"Well, if there is no problem, we can sign the contract at any time!" Fu Xiaomin frowned slightly and took back her white and tender hands.

Fu Xiaomin seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said, "Mr. Yang, David, is Yahoo's website already hanging on Netscape's browser?"

"Yes, Netscape was very generous. When we got the first round of financing, when we first came out, they put Yahoo's website on the browser!"

"Although it is only in a corner, it has brought us a lot of passenger traffic. If it is placed in a conspicuous location, I think the effect will be even better!"

“We want to talk to them about paying some advertising fees to put our website in a prominent position, but they are not enthusiastic about this small amount of money. After all, they have already made a lot of money by selling browsers!

"David said regretfully.

Yang Yuanzhi looked at Fu Xiaomin and seemed to have thought of something, "Ms. Fu, did you also invest in Netscape?"

"Yes, our investment in Netscape started last year. I can introduce it to you. I think this will be beneficial to both of your companies!"

There are some company URLs on Netscape's browser, but most of them are from universities, research institutes or libraries, and they are all free.

Yahoo is only in its infancy and has little reputation. It is good to have a place in Netscape's browser. As for the prominent position, why do you have it?

"That's great. Miss Fu, thank you so much. This is very beneficial to our promotion!" Yang Yuanzhi and David expressed their gratitude to Xiaomin.

"No, you don't need to thank me, I'm just introducing it to you, you still need to talk about it yourself!"

Fu Xiaomin didn't dare to take credit. This was Li Weidong's suggestion. She just chose to say it at the right time.

The free-to-profit model also applies to Netscape. Not only can you make money from selling software, but you can also make money from advertising, which should be the main profit point in the future.

Fu Xiaomin got in the car, and her assistant drove the car out of the parking lot, followed by a similar Ford with two refined ladies on it, who were her bodyguards.

"I think Mr. Yang is very special to you, does he like you?" Assistant Melanie said to Xiaomin after getting in the car.

"It's nonsense, what's the matter!" Fu Xiaomin shook his head and said.

Melanie is Fu Xiaomin's graduate classmate. When Fu Xiaomin came to the United States last year, Melanie worked in an investment bank and provided a lot of help to Fu Xiaomin.

Later, when she learned that Fu Xiaomin needed an assistant, Melanie recommended herself, quit her high-paying job in an investment bank, and came to Peking Capital to get a higher salary.

Pragmatic Americans naturally want to hug their thighs if they have them. There is absolutely no such thing as implicit.

"From the moment he entered the café, his eyes basically never left your side. During the time you were on the phone, he would look at the place where you disappeared at least five times per minute!"

"As long as you are not a fool, you can see what he means. Don't you mean that?" Melanie looked at Fu Xiaomin with a look that you knew, and asked in a unique tone.

The two of them rented a house together for several years while they were graduate students. They had a very friendly relationship and naturally had no taboos when talking to each other.

"The more you talk, the more ridiculous you are. What are you thinking about every day? Why don't you think about work when you have time?" Fu Xiaomin leaned on the back of the passenger seat, unable to stand Melanie's behavior.

eyes.

Melanie is a typical European and American, with a tall and stylish figure, blue eyes, long brown hair, and very three-dimensional facial features. She can still make a living even if she enters the film and television industry.

The lips that open and close are painted with a charming ruby ​​color, and combined with her current passionate eyes, it can make a monk break his precepts, and it seems that it can also make a nun fall in love.

"If you don't like it, just give it to me. For such a young millionaire, and your boss is so optimistic about it, your future will be unlimited!" Melanie said nonchalantly.

"It's not my boss, it's our boss!" Fu Xiaomin sat up and corrected.

"No, he is not my boss, you are my boss, and I am very curious about what kind of person the big boss is that allows you to defend him like this?"

"You have never met the chairman, so you don't know him. If you had seen him, you would know that there are really miracles in this world!"

"The first time I met him was at Morgan Investment Bank. I worked with Mr. Zou as her assistant. At that time, everyone thought he was just a nouveau riche with some luck!"

"But who would have thought that in just a few months, this upstart, whom everyone thought was a rich man, would poach Morgan's account director and take away a large number of key personnel!"

"And he himself seems to be a gamer. He rarely cares about the company's affairs, but every time he makes a move, he will reap big rewards. The wealth he has created in just a few years is probably something that most people will not be able to earn in a few lifetimes!

"

There was a traffic jam on the road, so Fu Xiaomin was not in a hurry to go back and started talking to Melanie. Finally, Fu Xiaomin added, "He is very confident, and others can't learn that kind of confidence!"

"Is it as magical as you said? This should be God. Can he predict the future?" Melanie said she didn't believe it.

She also works in an investment bank and is familiar with the financial market. It is very easy for her to understand what Fu Xiaomin said!

"You will know if you have the opportunity to experience it!" Fu Xiaomin said. If you have never experienced it, others will not believe it.

"But to be honest, that Mr. Yang is so elegant and elegant that he is a perfect match for you. If it is as magical as you say, then since the boss is optimistic about Yahoo, this Mr. Yang will be a rich man in the future!"

Melanie did not forget the topic just now and continued.

"A cooperative relationship is a cooperative relationship. It cannot develop into other relationships, otherwise it would be overstepping the rules. Besides, I feel very good and fulfilled alone!" Fu Xiaomin shook his head, unmoved.

"Enrichment, how can a person be fulfilled? Don't be embarrassed, if you need it, I can help!" Britney returned to her very seductive tone before, talking like a tiger or a wolf!

"Go away, I like men!" Fu Xiaomin put her hand on her forehead, feeling helpless and even a little scared about the assistant she had found. How come her preferences had changed after not seeing each other for several years.

Melanie looked at Fu Xiaomin and laughed happily. Fu Xiaomin was her superior at work and they were good friends after get off work.

Yang Yuanzhi and David were worried that something would happen, so they revised the financing plan that night and sent it to Fu Xiaomin.

The next morning, under the witness of the lawyer, the contract was signed. Half an hour later, two million US dollars was deposited into the Yahoo account, and they started working again.

After Li Weidong learned the news, he held his daughter and laughed happily for a long time. If nothing had changed, the two million US dollars would have been a thousand times more profitable.

"Why are you laughing? Your face is cramping after a while?" Liu Jinhui really can't stand it. It's been almost an hour. Is she stupid?

(End of chapter)