Chapter 215: Cut off the beard?
Evening, restaurant.
In order to entertain Wang Wei's team, Edward booked the entire restaurant and found a few eloquent people to accompany him.
After Wang Wei led his team members into the restaurant, the lobby manager stood in a row with the restaurant waiters and chefs to warmly welcome the guests.
This scene directly shocked Wang Wei and everyone in the team. They froze in place, feeling a little at a loss for a while.
Edward came up with an exaggerated smile, "Welcome, my friends, please come in."
As he spoke, Edward put his arm around Wang Wei's shoulders and said boldly: "Here tonight We are only welcome, please don’t be polite, eat and drink freely, and enjoy yourself.”
Edward waved his hand, the lobby manager immediately started greeting, the waiter opened the chair and invited the guests to sit down, and the chef moved to the back kitchen to start. Cooking.
"What are you doing standing still? Sit down." Edward pressed Wang Wei on the chair. "Today we have Japanese food and steak. Just tell us what you want to eat and I will let the chef prepare it."
The people under Wang Wei are all programmers. They have never seen such luxurious business entertainment, and they are filled with fear and excitement.
"Today we only talk about friendship, not business." Edward raised his glass, "Come on, let's eat and sing together."
Edward's assistant also raised his glass to heighten the atmosphere.
After two glasses of wine, the programmers who were still a little reserved finally let go, and all kinds of delicacies were served in a flowing stream.
Steak, barbecue, seafood, French food, Italian food, Japanese food, all kinds of foreign food, the main focus is a hodgepodge.
Looking at the dazzling array of dishes, Wang Wei’s eyes widened. He had never seen such a formation before.
"Mr. Damon..." Wang Wei held the wine glass, hesitant to speak.
“Call me Edward.” Edward picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Wang Wei, “We are friends, don’t call us so formal.”
“Edward, today’s entertainment is too extravagant. "Wang Wei drank the wine in one gulp, "I'd like to give you this glass of wine."
"It's too polite to say this among friends," Edward said with a smile, "No matter what, I am the same. As the vice president of TNB Greater China, the standard of entertaining friends cannot be lowered, especially Mr. Wang."
Wang Wei hesitated, "Edward, the conditions for opening TNB are indeed good, but I..."< br>
"We agreed before that we won't talk about business tonight, only friendship." Edward interrupted directly, "We will talk about business matters tomorrow."
Edward has stayed in China for more than ten years. He is an authentic Chinese connoisseur, and he is shrewd. He is never silent at the wine table.
From time to time, he would tell some interesting things he encountered in various places in China, which would make everyone burst into laughter.
After three drinks and five dishes, the atmosphere in the restaurant became more and more lively.
Wang Wei also relaxed, his face flushed from drinking, and he excitedly talked to Edward about the prospects of the video website.
"The valuation of YouTube in the United States was US$100 million after its launch. Now the valuation has increased at least five times. If it continues to develop at this rate, it won't be long before YouTube's valuation reaches one billion US dollars."
" The market prospect of video websites is very hot. There are no imitators in China yet. Our website will be the first video website in China."
Edward nodded and agreed: "Mr. Wang has a good vision. You probably started planning and establishing it at the same time as YouTube, but YouTube received strong support from Facebook, so they launched faster than you.”
“But YouTube received Facebook as it was developing. The vigorous publicity and the marketing of the Ice Bucket Challenge have opened up the popularity. ”
“What’s more, the scale of the Internet in the United States is much larger than that of China, and Tudou still has a long way to go. Go.”
Wang Wei blushed, "We also have great development potential. Even if we can't compete with YouTube, our valuation cannot be only 10 million."
Edward smiled slightly, "Okay, We won’t talk about business matters today, so I’ll punish you with drinking.”
Wang Wei consciously made a mistake and happily punished you with three drinks.
Next, Edward cleverly avoided topics about financing and valuation, and talked about irrelevant topics, occasionally talking about the situation on the Internet in the United States.
The meal lasted from six o'clock in the evening to about nine o'clock in the evening. Edward and his assistant enthusiastically sent Wang Wei's team out the door.
Watching Wang Wei and others get into the taxi through the glass, Edward turned to look at his assistant, "Have you heard everything clearly?"
The assistant immediately replied: "Their video website is expected to be launched in May next year. It went online before the month, and the progress is going quite smoothly."
Another assistant continued: "An important partner of Wang Wei is Kou Hongfei, who is the backbone of the team. He has tested our valuation issues several times. "
“A few other people are more interested in when the financing funds will be available. It seems that their team’s funds have problems.”
“Also, this is their mobile phone number. Note it down.”
Edward showed a satisfied smile, "Very good, good job."
"When this acquisition is completed, I will ask the boss to give you bonuses."
......
< br>Wang Wei held on to the street lamp and kept vomiting.
I drank a lot just now, and the ride was bumpy, and I almost vomited in the car.
His partner Kou Hongfei bought a bottle of water from the nearby store, unscrewed it and handed it to Wang Wei, "Here, drink some water and rinse your mouth."
Wang Wei drank a few sips of water. , coupled with the cold wind blowing, I suddenly woke up a lot.
Kou Hongfei asked with concern: "How is it?"
Wang Wei took a few deep breaths, and the cold air entered his lungs, making him shiver and shake his head, "Edward doesn't Ken let go, he changed the topic several times tonight."
"Are you just going to invite us to dinner tonight?" Kou Hongfei was a little surprised.
"Regardless of whether it's for a meal or not, it can be seen that this TNB company still attaches great importance to us." Wang Wei cheered up, "We have caught up with a good opportunity."
Kou Hongfei hesitated for a moment , persuaded: "Ten million RMB is a lot of valuation, and the conditions given by TNB are not very harsh. They also agreed to invest in the next round."
Wang Wei waved his hand, "Ten million is indeed Quite a bit, but it depends on when.”
“YouTube was valued at US$100 million before it was launched, and it will be valued at over one billion US dollars in less than two years.”
“As a Chinese video website that benchmarks against YouTube, our video website’s value and significance cannot be measured by 10 million RMB.”
The more Wang Wei talked, the more excited he became, "I originally planned to look for investment after the video website was launched, but now venture capital has come to the door."
"What does this mean? This shows that there is a lot of potential in this field!"< br>
“YouTube is developing very rapidly in the United States, and video websites are also very promising in China. Now that YouTube is an excellent example, the valuation of our website must be cautious and cautious.”
Kou Hongfei frowned, "It's right to be cautious, but we only have enough money to survive for two months. What if we run out of money?"
"This is not the time to be short of money. "Wang Wei said nonchalantly, "With a TNB, there will be a second venture capital, and soon the venture capital will be lining up waiting for us to pick."
"Tell the brothers, if you don't bear with me, as long as the financing is negotiated, I will immediately repay the wages owed to everyone and give you a bonus."
"The reason why I am talking about valuation with them now is Hello everyone, the higher the valuation, the more money we will get." Wang Wei patted Kou Hongfei on the shoulder, "The early days of starting a business are the most difficult. Think about other Internet companies, as long as they survive this period, Once the company is listed, the brothers will no longer have to worry about money in their lives."
Kou Hongfei nodded, and then warned: "You must hurry up and finalize a company before the New Year."
Wang Wei said confidently: "Don't worry, I know it well."
Before Wang Wei could say anything else, the cell phone in his pocket rang. When he took it out, he was overjoyed.
"Hello, this is Mr. Peng from Lenovo, yes, yes, yes, I am Wang Wei."
"If you are free, Mr. Peng is welcome to come to our place for inspection!"
Hang up the phone Afterwards, Wang Wei looked happy and said, "Look, isn't this second venture capital coming?"
The next morning, Peng Xiaolin, the vice president of Lenovo Investment, came to visit in person with his assistant. After learning about the situation of Wang Wei’s team in detail, he also asked about the time when the video website would be launched, and finally expressed his investment intention.
Wang Wei was overjoyed. At this time, he became more confident and started bargaining with Peng Xiaolin.
The valuation of Tudou, which has not yet been launched, has soared, reaching two million US dollars, which is 16 million RMB.
Peng Xiaolin agreed to the valuation without much hesitation, but when the two parties were about to start discussing specific investment details, Wang Wei hesitated again. After seeing off the Lenovo Investment team, Kou Hongfei couldn't wait to ask Wang Wei.
"How is it? Can you agree to the conditions given by Lenovo?"
"Lenovo's conditions are not bad." Wang Wei said very reservedly, "But this It’s not the final offer yet, I think our Tudou website should be able to get $2.5 million.”
"Take it easy." Kou Hongfei said worriedly.
"Don't worry, even if Lenovo can't reach an agreement, there is still a third company." Wang Wei said with a smile, "I have made an appointment with the representatives of IDG and will talk to them tomorrow."
“Look at IDG’s quotation. If we can’t negotiate, it’s not too late to find Lenovo.”
In the days that followed, Wang Wei seemed to have turned around. Finding investment was extremely difficult in the past. The venture capital investors ignored him, and now they are coming to him one by one.
Wang Wei also became energetic, and he was dealing with various venture capital institutions all day long.
After negotiating with venture capital, Wang Wei finally completed the deal with Lenovo Investment.
Unicom Investment signed an investment letter of intent with Wang Wei at a valuation of US$2.5 million. The first round of financing was US$500,000, with Lenovo Investment accounting for 20% of the shares.
Although the investment letter of intent is not equivalent to a real investment contract, and Wang Wei has to work hard to get the funds, it means that Tudou is finally on the right track.
After signing the letter of intent, Wang Wei was so proud that he decided to spend his own money to treat the team members to a meal to celebrate.
Wang Wei called Kou Hongfei to discuss where to celebrate in the evening.
Kou Hongfei suddenly said: "We have signed the investment letter of intent with Lenovo, what about TNB?"
"Oh, I forgot about this." Wang Wei said casually, "How about Hongfei Call Edward and tell him about our situation."
"Me?" Kou Hongfei was in a daze.
"It's not convenient for me to see him again at this time." Wang Wei smiled and patted Kou Hongfei on the shoulder, "After all, we are all friends, maybe we can cooperate in the future."
"You can do it for me I thanked him for the hospitality last time, and I will treat him to dinner again when I have the opportunity.”
Kou Hongfei was silent. He was thin-skinned and didn't know what to say for a moment. Finally, he bravely called Edward.
Edward was furious when he heard the news, "That Mr. Wang of yours is too unreasonable. Any conditions can be openly negotiated. Business is all about bargaining."
< br>"He didn't even say hello. He directly negotiated with other venture capital investors and then notified me. Has he ever done this?"
Kou Hongfei didn't know what to say, so he could only say Sorry.
"You don't need to apologize." Edward sighed, "This matter is Wang Wei's fault. It has nothing to do with you. We are not business partners but we are friends."
This sentence immediately silenced Kou Hongfei.
What Wang Wei did was indeed a bit unethical, but Kou Hongfei felt that he didn't do it on purpose. It was just that he had been meeting too many people recently, and he was a little distracted, forgetting about Edward.
After Edward hung up the phone, he immediately called Qin Shaoyan and said directly: "Boss, I'm sorry, everything went wrong. Someone blocked Tudou.com."
Qin Shaoyan was very emotional. Stable, he just said lightly, "Oh, do you know who cut off the beard?"
"It's Lenovo Investment. The news I heard is that they gave an estimate of US$2.5 million. "It's worth it." Edward then added, "It was revealed by members of their team, and the information is absolutely reliable."
"This is not your fault." Qin Shaoyan smiled slightly, "Since Tudou.com is not lucky enough to join the Chusheng Technology family, let's change our thinking."
"You have the phone numbers of their team members, right? Find a way to invite them out and I'll talk to them."
...
When Kou Hongfei walked into the restaurant, he was still feeling a little nervous and was still thinking about how to apologize to Edward. .
After all, after getting in touch with him during this period, Edward is indeed a good person. He brings small gifts to everyone every time and is generous.
As a result, Wang Wei directly manipulated Edward, which made Kou Hongfei feel a little guilty.
So when Edward asked him to come out for an interview, he agreed without hesitation and was prepared to apologize in person.
When Kou Hongfei walked up to Edward, he found someone sitting next to him.
Kou Hongfei was a little confused and looked at this person while saying hello.
Edward stood up and shook hands with Kou Hongfei, "I'm very happy that you can come. Let me introduce someone to you."
"I invited you here today because I want you to meet my boss, Mr. Qin Shaoyan."
The man sitting next to Edward stood up and stretched out his hand with a smile, "Hello, my name is Qin Shaoyan. He is the boss of TNB Company."
Kou Hongfei looked at Qin Shaoyan hesitantly, "Hello, Mr. Qin, I'm sorry about the investment."
Qin Shaoyan said straight to the point: "Tudou.com. It’s a pity that we didn’t reach a cooperation with TNB, but that’s not important.”
“What’s important is how we cooperate next.”
Kou Hongfei was very surprised, "We cooperate? We have signed an investment letter of intent with Lenovo, which includes an exclusive agreement. We cannot cooperate in a short time."
Qin Shaoyan smiled, "I don't mean cooperation when I say Wang Wei and Tudou.com, but you."
Kou Hongfei was even more confused, "Mr. Qin, what do you mean?"
"Let me introduce myself again." Qin Shaoyan said. He took out a few business cards from his arms and said, "I am the CEO of Campus Network and the boss of TNB Company."
"TNB Company is not only a shareholder of Facebook, but also a shareholder of YouTube, the largest video website in the United States."
"To put it simply, I founded both Facebook and YouTube."
"Huh?!" Kou Hongfei was startled.
The founders of Facebook and YouTube actually sat in front of him, which made Kou Hongfei a little unbelievable for a moment, thinking that the other party was joking with him.
Leaving aside these two websites, Campus Network is also a household name on the Chinese Internet. It is the largest social networking site on the domestic Internet and a large company valued at several billion.
"Hello, Mr. Qin." Kou Hongfei suddenly became nervous, a little frightened, "Nice to meet you, I, I am honored."
"No need to say polite words." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "You are also a video website, you should know how YouTube became popular."
"Know a little." Kou Hongfei nodded, they I have always benchmarked myself against YouTube, so I naturally have some understanding of YouTube’s development.
“The popularity of YouTube is partly due to the fact that video websites are the blue ocean of the Internet and Internet users find them novel.” Qin Shaoyan said lightly, “But on the other hand, marketing and promotion also plays a key role. The reason why YouTube became popular so quickly is inseparable from Facebook’s support.”
“Originally, I planned to work with your team to support you in building a video website, and then clone Facebook and YouTube. The golden cooperation model.”
“Foreign video websites have Facebook, and I have campus network. I want to support you very easily.”
Qin Shaoyan glanced at Kou Hongfei, "Don't deny this."
Kou Hongfei nodded immediately, "With the help of the campus network, Tudou will definitely develop very quickly."
"It's a pity that this cooperation failed to be negotiated." Qin Shaoyan smiled, "This is not a big deal for the campus network, but it is definitely a big deal for Tudou."
Kou Hongfei I felt my mouth was bitter, and I couldn't help but nodded in frustration, "This is indeed an excellent opportunity, but it was missed in vain."
"Actually, Edward explained this matter in advance, Wang Wei would not choose Lenovo to invest.”
Qin Shaoyan smiled and said noncommittally, "Wang Wei and Lenovo Investment have reached an investment letter of intent. It seems to be a step towards success, but in fact it is a step towards failure."
Kou Hongfei was stunned for a moment, "This What do you mean?"
"Is there an exclusivity clause in Lenovo's investment letter of intent?" Qin Shaoyan asked.
"Yes." Kou Hongfei nodded, a little confused, "What's going on?"
"This is a trap." Qin Shaoyan smiled slightly.
(End of this chapter)