Reinventing the Millennium

Xiong Xiaoge of IDG is an investment tycoon.

It was he who single-handedly established China's IDG branch and invested in dozens of famous companies.

Fang Zhuo had heard about this person only from watching the entrepreneurial program "Win in China" in his previous life. Of course, now because of the financing from Guohao.com, he had a more detailed understanding of the domestic venture capital situation.

This one is indeed a boss.

And, he currently holds 20% of Penguin shares.

At the beginning, Penguin Financing received US$1.1 million from Li Zekai and IDG each. Now Li Zekai is selling 20% ​​of his shares, which has caused quite a stir in the venture capital circle.

Fang Zhuo clearly remembered that the little superman sold all the shares he held, but he was not sure how much IDG finally sold.

That's 20% of the shares.

Especially now that Penguin has initially found the direction of traffic → payment, this share is almost an open-pit gold mine.

Hearing the CCTV producer mention IDG Xiong Xiaoge today, Fang Zhuo suddenly had some thoughts. Well, although Guahao.com has raised money, the money is not enough to buy Penguin's shares.

Moreover, an operation like lending hundreds of thousands to Yike is okay. If you really spend most of your money to buy 2% or 3% of the shares, the venture capital will be the first to refuse.

But, is there any other room for maneuver?

Fang Zhuo's mind was filled with excitement. He had no money, but the people he knew were rich. Don't worry about Sequoia. A big brother with a state-owned background like Shen Xin had a lot of money. Deputy General Manager Wang Fengyi looked at it very much. simple!

If you can persuade Shen Xin to jump out and buy some shares, you can still mediate when you have money in the future.

After all, if Penguin is now 1, the people who applied for it may believe that it can reach 10, but they never imagined that it can reach 1,000 - no one will believe this at all, and will only think it is bragging.

If you buy Shenxin now and hold it for a few years, the shares will definitely appreciate in value. Wang Fengyi will make a huge contribution to the founding of Shenxin because of this operation.

If everything goes well, and I have money on hand in a few years, I can try to buy it at the premium in the market at that time... If it doesn't go well, Quandang will be a favor to Guohao.com for the first round of financing to make up for it.

Moreover, Penguin is still short of money, which is a good thing for it.

What's this called?

Fang Sanying Zhuo feels that the current problem is whether Shen Xin has the courage and luck to do this. Anyway, he can try to promote it. If he fails, it will have no impact.

That night, Fang Zhuo welcomed Xiao Su's arrival, introduced the director to the Shanghai team, and also stood up for the human resources department.

In the next two days, while the president of Guahao.com helped Director Xiao Su get familiar with the working environment, he also used the CCTV program to make waves on QQ with Penguin Horse.

Last time, the other party used the program to talk about the newspaper's mutual hostility. Now he is reciprocating the courtesy and explores Penguin's financial status.

Since I first met Ma Huateng at the Internet Development Forum meeting in Lin'an, the registration network has actually been deployed in two provinces and is conquering the Shencheng market. However, Lao Ma, who was raising money at that time, is still worried now.

The current dilemma of the industry is not just talk, otherwise the "China Economic Times" would not call "online registration" a new phenomenon of the Internet.

Of course, Fang Zhuo knew that this situation would not last long. Soon after the portal website, search, e-commerce, social networking and other Internet fields were blooming.

After two days of surfing, I can confirm in the chat that Penguin is in contact with the employer. There has been some progress, but I don't know if it will still be the same - this is what Penguin Ma said.

"Lao Ma, is IDG willing to sell your company's shares?"

Fang Zhuo pondered for two days and asked on QQ at noon when the other party was habitually online.

Before the other party could reply, Director Xiao Su knocked on the door and came in with a smile.

"Teacher Xiao Su." Fang Zhuo continued his previous name.

"Hey, your lunch box." Su Wei has been working overtime these two days since she came to Shanghai. Seeing Fang Zhuo in the office at noon today, she ordered a lunch box for him, "There are ribs, steamed tofu, and spring bamboo shoots."

Fang Zhuo took the lunch box and just smiled at Director Xiao Su when he saw the cell phone on his desk ringing.

Hey, Penguin Ma didn't use QQ but used his mobile phone to reply. This is because he was very eager when he saw something coming.

"Mr. Fang, the money you raised is not just the 20 million announced?" Ma Huateng half-joked on the phone, "Are you interested in our company? On behalf of myself, I very much welcome Mr. Fang to become our shareholder. ."

Fang Zhuo hurriedly said: "Mr. Ma, do you think I am a dishonest person? The announcement said that 20 million yuan was raised, so that's 20 million yuan, no more, no less."

Ma Huateng thought about it and realized that Mr. Xiao Fang was indeed an honest person.

He regretted: "I thought your registration website had quietly merged into the second round."

"But, Mr. Ma, Shen Xin, who invested in me in the first round, may not be uninterested." Fang Zhuo got straight to the point, "You know I have always been very optimistic about your company. Shen Xin also knows a few friends here. You can consider sitting down and chatting. Let’s talk.”

Ma Huateng was greatly surprised. Although he currently has some confidence in the employers he has contacted, adding one more company will undoubtedly be a great benefit.

He said decisively: "Are you in Shanghai? Then I'll book a flight there in the afternoon. Mr. Fang, I owe you a favor."

"Hey, what are you talking about?" Fang Zhuo wants more than just favors, "Mr. Ma, don't worry, Shenxin is a state-owned asset, you know, right? There are some joints in it that require some trouble. I want to ask again. In addition, I Q I asked you about it, is IDG interested in selling it? At what price?"

Ma Huateng hesitated for a moment and replied: "Both IDG and Yingke hold our shares. Yingke wants to sell them all, and IDG is considering selling part of it. I have talked with Mr. Xiong from IDG, and he thinks our company still has potential. .”

Fang Zhuo was surprised. This was news he didn't know: "Then why did he sell it?"

Now that Ma Huateng has said it, he simply tells everything he knows: "Because IDG also has LP (Limited Partner), Mr. Xiong said that he is responsible for the partners and needs to realize the profits from the investment. The price must be negotiated. I I don’t know what his psychological expectations were.”

"That's it." Fang Zhuo understood. IDG's institutional investors had short- and medium-term profit pressure. Although Xiong Xiaoge was optimistic about Penguin's potential, he didn't know it would be so potential, otherwise he would have held it for a long time despite the pressure.

"Mr. Ma, let me ask you something. Things in state-owned assets are a little more complicated, and the final result cannot be guaranteed." Fang Zhuo reassured.

Ma Huateng understood the meaning and expressed his position: "No matter whether it is successful or not, Mr. Fang, I will remember your favor. If I don't go there today, will it happen the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"

When you say you owe a favor, you don't just hear it, you have to actually see it to count.

Fang Zhuo speculated like this and agreed: "It will be the day after tomorrow. I will ask in the next two days."

"Okay, Mr. Fang, thank you very much. I will treat you to dinner when I arrive in Shencheng." Ma Huateng was very grateful.

call ended.

Su Wei, who was listening to half of the phone call next to her, took a mouthful of food. After seeing her boss finish talking, she stood up, poured two glasses of water, and asked, "Are you helping others?"

"No, these days, helping others means helping yourself." Fang Zhuo raised an index finger to his lips and said with a smile, "Don't tell others what you hear, Teacher Xiao Su."

Su Wei blinked: "Eat the ribs. It's getting cold. I don't understand much anyway."