Chapter 454
Qin Shaoyan couldn't tell Yue that what you said was so right. He could only say euphemistically that your statement was biased.
Among the companies listed on NASDAQ, there are still serious companies, such as our campus network.
Xiong Xiaoge heard it funny in the seat next to him, thinking that the two of them were just joking around, so he said aloud: "Actually, most of the companies listed on the US stock market are relatively formal. After all, the stock market in the United States has a history of hundreds of years, and the rules are relatively strict. Perfect.”
"Yes, yes!" Qin Shaoyan nodded wildly, "The American way of playing is more formal. Otherwise, who would play if the rules are broken, right?"
Mingyue nodded in agreement and hummed twice.
"But then again, even if some places keep breaking the rules, there are still fools rushing in to give money to people." Qin Shaoyan said with emotion, "I can only say that money touches people's hearts."
Xiong Xiaoge always felt that Qin Shaoyan's words were strange, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
Then Qin Shaoyan began to tell Mingyue such well-known allusions as ginseng can walk, tortoise climbs a tree, and scallops can run.
Xiong Xiaoge was sure that Qin Shaoyan was just making insinuations. No matter how he looked at it, he was sitting on his butt very straight.
Qin Shaoyan was telling stories vividly over there, and Xiong Xiaoge looked at the two of them curiously, because this was the first time he saw Qin Shaoyan appear with his girlfriend.
Xiong Xiaoge has seen various entrepreneurs over the years. There are many people who are drunk, lustful and wealthy. As long as you have money in your pocket, it will be very expensive to play.
Good wine, good sex are nothing, food and sex are nothing.
But poisonous dogs and gambling dogs absolutely cannot cooperate. These two creatures can no longer be regarded as human beings. What they can do often breaks the bottom line of human morality, let alone abide by any industry rules.
Therefore, whenever these two things are encountered, investors will quickly cut off their shares and run away, even the money invested in the early stage, otherwise it will be a bottomless hole.
The financial industry is most afraid of gambling, and anyone found to have a gambling record will be fired immediately.
It’s because the financial industry is too closely related to money, and dog betting is a time bomb that will strike you at any time.
In the eyes of venture capitalists, the same goes for businesses.
It is not only necessary to examine the ability of the person being invested, but also to understand the character.
You can be greedy, cunning, lustful, morally corrupt and test the edges of the law, but you can't have no bottom line.
People who achieve great things are at least restrained in their personal desires.
I have also seen Xiong Xiaoge, who is not good at drinking and womanizing. There are people who like money and power. Such people are either mediocre people or heroes who can achieve great things.
Judging from Qin Shaoyan's work style in the past two years, Xiong Xiaoge can conclude that Qin Shaoyan belongs to the latter.
Qin Shaoyan doesn't like smoking or drinking. He has always been single and has few close relationships with women. He works overtime almost every day and focuses on his career.
Aside from his worrying moral standards, his tendency to paint cakes and deceive others, and his unexpected style of doing things, he is a perfect partner.
This time when he went public in the United States, Qin Shaoyan suddenly brought a girlfriend, which inevitably attracted people's attention.
It's not that Xiong Xiaoge is too gossipy and insists on paying attention to other people's privacy and private life.
It's just that some things are too deeply involved. Every move of the founder and the company's largest shareholder affects the company's image and even its stock price.
In this case, the private lives of founders and shareholders will affect the interests of others, so it is normal to be more vigilant.
After all, in another world, the founder of Tudou directly ended his dream of going public because of a divorce and property lawsuit, which was the beginning of Tudou's abyss.
In this world, although Xiong Xiaoge doesn't know about this, he has seen similar examples.
Xiong Xiaoge glanced at Qin Shaoyan for a few times, with a smile on his face, and said casually: "Mr. Qin, do you have any plans to consider personal matters?"
Qin Shaoyan was startled, wondering why Xiong Xiaoge started gossiping, "Why do you ask this?"
"We are partners after all. I was thinking about what gift I would give you if you get married." Xiong Xiaoge said with a smile.
Zheng Nan, who was next to him, also pricked up his ears and looked over, "Well, I'll give it to you when the time comes."
Qin Shaoyan hesitated for a moment, then said after careful consideration: "I'm still thinking about this matter, a more appropriate and suitable time..."
As he spoke, he looked at Mingyue, who just smiled at him and said nothing.
Xiong Xiaoge chuckled in his heart, it turned out that Qin Shaoyan and his girlfriend were not serious, so don't worry.
……
The passenger plane landed smoothly at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport. This long trip made everyone a little tired.
TNB's New York office in the United States had sent people to greet him in advance, as well as Facebook staff.
The hotel rooms are all arranged, waiting for these people from afar to check in.
The staff of TNB diligently helped the big boss carry his luggage, opened the car door, guided the boss into the car, and introduced the situation of the hotel.
"YouTube has also sent someone here, and Mr. Davis Hansen will arrive in New York soon." TNB staff asked, "Mr. Hansen's secretary asked when you would be free so that we could meet."
"Let's take a rest first." Qin Shaoyan looked at Mingyue who was leaning on his shoulder a little sleepily, "Let's arrange to meet again tomorrow."
"Okay, BOSS." The TNB staff suddenly remembered something, "A game company in Seattle also sent someone over, named George West."
Qin Shaoyan was a little surprised, "George from V agency? Why is he here too?"
He hasn't seen this friend for a long time, and he still misses him a little.
When he first came to the United States, George was the one who picked him up at the airport. It was through George that Qin Shaoyan got in touch with Fatty G, and this was how he got his first chance of gold.
After that, Qin Shaoyan led the two of them to invest in Facebook. They must have cashed out their shares and made a lot of money.
But this time I came to the United States mainly for the purpose of going public, and I didn’t notify George and G Fat.
You're not here to ask for "Counter Terrorism: Modern Warfare", are you?
Although I was indeed suspected of cheating money by drawing cakes before, I have been working hard to make them. At least the folders have been created.
Besides, the deposit of 20 million US dollars has been collected, so there’s no way he could run away with the bucket.
"Okay, I understand." Qin Shaoyan suppressed his doubts, put this matter aside for now, and took the time to rest, because there were many more important things to deal with next.
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Entering the hotel, Qin Shaoyan threw himself on the sofa and couldn't help but pick up the information and read through it again. Mingyue was angry and distressed when she saw this scene. She grabbed his arm and said, "Stop looking and go and have a rest. Didn't you say you would meet guests tomorrow?"
"Well, I'll go to bed after reading this. You can rest first." Qin Shaoyan said casually.
"You lied to me again." Mingyue said displeased, "Last time you said you would go to bed after reading the document, but you were still reading it at four in the morning."
"I'm not lying to you." Qin Shaoyan shook the information in his hand, "It's just two pages."
Mingyue ignored him, turned around, dug out Qin Shaoyan's pajamas in the suitcase, and put them on the bed.
Qin Shaoyan looked at Mingyue's busy back, was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "When I was on the plane, I said that I was serious about considering getting married."
Mingyue paused, stood up and looked at Qin Shaoyan, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, "Why did you mention this again?"
Qin Shaoyan argued: "I mean marriage is a big deal, and we should choose a good day. I'm..."
"You don't think marriage is very important to me, do you?" Mingyue interrupted Qin Shaoyan, "Or do you and I need this thing to maintain our relationship?"
Qin Shaoyan was stunned by Mingyue's words. He was confused for a long time and didn't understand what Mingyue meant.
Mingyue walked up to Qin Shaoyan, put her hands on his shoulders, and looked at him seriously, "To me, marriage is a shackles. It is just a form. I don't need to use it to imprison you."
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“My parents are still legally a couple, but they still broke up. I still don’t know where they are.”
"I have figured it out since I was in middle school. Things that are more formal than actual have no meaning."
Qin Shaoyan was shocked. He felt that he, a radical bachelor for decades, was a bit too conservative in front of Mingyue.
"I think weddings are always necessary." Qin Shaoyan asked with a sigh.
"Having your sincerity is better than anything else." Mingyue smiled and hugged Qin Shaoyan.
……
The next day, Qin Shaoyan, who had rested, was in high spirits.
In this road show, not only did Davis bring people from Microsoft to support him, but Xiong Xiaoge and Zheng Nan were also actively mobilizing their connections and bringing in people from IDG and Sequoia.
All venture capital institutions that have invested money in Facebook and YouTube also sent representatives. When there were more people, the scene became very lively.
The listing of CampusNet was handed over to Goldman Sachs, and they sent a senior vice president, Bruce Jennings, to the scene.
Qin Shaoyan's Facebook and YouTube have both received venture capital from Goldman Sachs, so they are not unfamiliar. When he was organizing the Global International Marathon, Bruce used his personal connections to secure the New York competition.
At that time, the marathon race became very popular, and Facebook successfully opened up the European market. It was a classic marketing and advertising case, so Facebook's valuation greatly increased.
When he saw Qin Shaoyan again, Bruce was smiling and took the initiative to shake hands. "John, we meet again. It's such a pleasure to work with you. I hope we can make some big noise this time."
"This is all up to you, Goldman Sachs." Qin Shaoyan also smiled and raised the champagne, "Are you ready?"
"You have to believe that we are professionals in this area." Bruce also raised his glass, "Campus Network's stock price of US$15 is indeed a bit conservative. I think it can be raised to US$18 or US$23 per share."
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Qin Shaoyan was a little surprised, "It's really unexpected that Goldman Sachs is so optimistic about the campus network."
"We feel that Campus Network has great potential, and you, John, are a very good CEO." Bruce then said, "But we'll leave it to other institutions to judge the specific stock price."
There are three general issuance methods: cumulative bidding, fixed price, and competitive bidding.
The auction method is more common in bond issuance, while the fixed price method is relatively simple but less efficient.
Therefore, this time Goldman Sachs adopted a cumulative bidding and inquiry system.
Cumulative bidding is also one of the most commonly used new stock issuance methods in the world. It means that the issuer determines the issuance price through a price inquiry mechanism and allocates shares independently.
The so-called "inquiry mechanism" refers to the process in which the lead underwriter first determines the price range for the issuance of new shares, holds a roadshow promotion meeting, repeatedly corrects the issuance price based on demand volume and demand price information, and finally determines the issuance price.
The usual time is 1 to 2 weeks. Under the inquiry mechanism, the issuance price of new shares is not determined in advance, while under the fixed price method, the lead underwriter directly determines an issuance price based on the valuation results and the expectation of investor demand.
In this approach, underwriters and investment institutions both play an important role.
The road show is for them to see. The general process is that the company's CEO goes on stage to give a speech, the underwriters and investment institutions ask questions, and then the CEO answers. Everyone present highly appreciates and recognizes it, and they spend money to subscribe.
Then, through various operations, the stocks are redistributed, and everyone makes and divides the cake together.
As for whether the company's performance is real, whether there are any problems, and whether the stock will fall below the issue price after listing...
This is all caused by Hayek's big hand and market regulation. What does it have to do with our stock underwriters?
Qin Shaoyan looked at the dark crowd of heads present and felt inexplicably nervous. He looked at Xiong Xiaoge next to him, "Mr. Xiong, what if I don't perform well after I go up?"
"Aren't you usually very good at talking? Tell us a set of PPTs." Xiong Xiaoge encouraged, "Just think of them as our venture capital investors. They all come with money to spend money on you. Take Show your true skills.”
"And we have taken care of everything, and they will cooperate with you."
"Roadshows, roadshows, the focus is on acting, hurry up and get on it!" Zheng Nan also encouraged.
Qin Shaoyan breathed a sigh of relief and walked up to the podium with the microphone in hand, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to everyone today."
"We are sitting here today for one goal, which is the campus network!"
Qin Shaoyan regained his confidence as he spoke, and began to explain to everyone in the audience how good the campus network's current data and market share were, and then how explosive the game business revenue was, how high the turnover was, and how lucrative the profits were.
In short, the campus network is great in all its forms, so hurry up and pay for it!
Suddenly, someone in the audience raised his hand, took the microphone and asked, "Mr. Qin, I have a question for you."
"Campus Network is a Facebook Internet cafe imitated in the United States. However, the American Facebook network has now developed to all regions of the world, while Campus Network is only in mainland China."
"Whether it is in terms of size or potential, the future prospects of the campus network are a problem."
"And according to data, all users of the campus network are students. Although the campus network has developed rapidly in the past two years, it has covered most schools in mainland China. The growth has entered a bottleneck. The future development direction of the campus network is Where? ”
Qin Shaoyan frowned and glanced at Xiong Xiaoge with some dissatisfaction.
Didn’t you say everything has been arranged? Why come up and cause trouble?
Qin Shaoyan looked at the person who asked the question and smiled, "Which institution are you from?"
(End of chapter)