Chapter 216 You really hurt me
"Trap? What trap?!" Kou Hongfei frowned, feeling a little wary in his heart.
What does Qin Shaoyan mean by this?
Are you deliberately provoking it because we signed a contract with Lenovo Investment?
"Mr. Kou, do you think I am alarmist?" Qin Shaoyan smiled, took out an investment letter of intent from his briefcase, handed it to Kou Hongfei, and motioned for him to take a look.
Kou Hongfei took the investment letter of intent and glanced at it hastily, feeling a little confused.
This is a standard contract document, no different from Lenovo Investment’s letter of intent. The terms are similar, but there may be differences in some details.
“Pay attention to the term sheet attached to the investment letter of intent. Generally, the term sheet will give some conditions for the investment content. Take a look at the exclusive agreement.” Qin Shaoyan reminded.
Kou Hongfei took another look, very confused, "What's going on? Investors want to protect their own interests, so there is nothing wrong with this exclusive agreement."
"Investment letter of intent does not mean investment The agreement is just a letter of intent. Signing this does not mean that he must invest." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "If Lenovo Investment tells you that they want to consider it, they will not sign the investment agreement."
"And there is an exclusive agreement in the letter of intent you signed. You will not be able to find other investors within the time specified in the letter of intent."
"Of course this is not absolute, it is just the legal risks and troubles involved. , it is definitely not something that a small entrepreneurial team like you can handle.”
Kou Hongfei frowned and retorted: “This is impossible, Lenovo Investment is a big company and will never do such a thing.”
"This is immoral."
"Immoral, but legal." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "What is the use of morality in the face of interests?"
"Why do they do this?" Kou Hongfei still refused to believe it, "You don't make sense."
"Of course it's to lower your valuation." Qin Shaoyan said lightly, "You don't have much funds. Right?”
“They keep delaying the procedures, signing the agreement, and disbursing money. How long can we hold on?”
“The investors are sure that entrepreneurs need funds. It won't last long, so I'll take advantage of your weakness and take the opportunity to lower the valuation or ask for more shares."
Kou Hongfei's face turned pale, but he still argued: "This is just your one-sided statement, not anything. Representation is true.”
"You don't have to believe it. The current situation is that you are like fish and meat, and the other party is like a knife." Qin Shaoyan said unceremoniously, "The other party can do whatever they want to you, do you still expect the other party to be kind?"
< br>"Capital has no habit of showing kindness. Starting a business is not treating guests to dinner, nor is it playing house with children."
"Go back and ask Lenovo Investment to see when they are going to invest. "Qin Shaoyan sneered, "I can bet you that they will postpone this matter until the end of the year and then find other excuses."
Kou Hongfei was silent.
“Let’s put aside the matter of Lenovo’s investment.” Qin Shao persuaded him earnestly, “Even if you can successfully complete the financing, you will have no chance.”
Kou Hongfei was shocked and asked subconsciously: "Why?"
"Because we are also building a video website, and it will be online before the year." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "I heard that you have to wait until next year Will it be online in May?"
"No." Kou Hongfei immediately retorted, "Our progress is faster than you expected."
"Even if I underestimate you, you will. It can't be launched before the year, right?" Qin Shaoyan asked, "Whether it's March or April, you are all behind."
"In the Internet industry, it is difficult to catch up if you are one step behind. Unless your hard power is stronger than my website.”
Kou Hongfei became even more silent.
The other party is the CEO of Campus Network, worth billions, and the largest domestic social networking site.
And the other party is the creator of YouTube, and has the traffic blessing of the campus network. No one in the country understands video websites better than him.
How can the website built by my small team be compared with others? I am exhausted and can’t keep up with others.
“Twenty-five million U.S. dollars.” Qin Shaoyan looked at Kou Hongfei seriously, “Our video website is valued at twenty-five million U.S. dollars, and we have cooperated with four venture capital firms including IDG, Sequoia, and Capital Today. Signed the agreement.”
Kou Hongfei suddenly felt despair, it was over, it was all over.
Others were valued at US$25 million, but I was only valued at US$2.5 million, which was ten times the difference.
How else to spell it?
"Your entrepreneurial project is already a quagmire now. There is no need for you to get stuck in it." Qin Shaoyan looked at Kou Hongfei sincerely, "Why not come to us."
" Our video website has just been launched, there are many positions, the salary is easy to negotiate, and there are many benefits.”
"The options have been reserved, and you can get them as long as you come here."
Kou Hongfei was stunned for a moment, and it took him a few seconds to come back to his senses, "Are you asking me to change jobs?"
< br>"Why don't you change jobs?" Qin Shaoyan smiled, "I appreciate your talent very much and am willing to provide you with a higher and bigger platform so that you have the opportunity to fly higher."
< br>Kou Hongfei hesitated, shook his head, and said firmly: "I'm sorry, I can't do this."
"Thank you, Mr. Qin, for your love. I have never thought about leaving my current team."
"It doesn't matter." Qin Shaoyan still kept a smile, "Cooperation is about love and willingness. We all choose each other. There is nothing to be sorry for."
Kou Hongfei said goodbye quickly and left. Edward looked at Qin Shaoyan, He asked doubtfully: "What should we do now?"
"What should we do? Keep going." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "There are eight people in this entrepreneurial team. Let's talk slowly."
< br>“Who is next?”
Edward immediately pulled out his address book, “My name is Yan Jingtao, he is also a programmer.”
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Although he rejected Qin Shaoyan, Kou Hongfei was still upset along the way.
Without him, the content of the conversation the other party had with him today was really shocking.
Before your project has even been hatched, a powerful competitor has already arrived.
Kou Hongfei felt anxious about his career and his future felt bleak.
At the same time, I was also worried about Lenovo's investment. On the one hand, I comforted myself that the other party was a big company and would not be so shameless.
On the other hand, I am also worried, what if what Qin Shaoyan said is true?
Being lowered in valuation means that you have less starting capital, there are strong enemies around you, and there are insufficient funds internally, how can you do this?
Kou Hongfei, who was worried, returned to the office they rented. It said it was an office, but it was actually a residence because the rent was cheap.
Kou Hongfei sat in front of the computer and opened the code habitually. After reading it for a long time, he could not type a line.
There is always a nightmare lingering in his mind. If the campus network also operates a video website, what should they do?
Kou Hongfei had experienced the previous Internet winter, when countless websites closed down, and the lingering scene made him a little scared.
Nowadays, hundreds of thousands of websites are born on the domestic Internet every day, and more websites are closing down.
Under the impact of the tide of this era, no one is sure what the future will be like.
Kou Hongfei, who had been holding back for a long time, got up and looked around. He found that Wang Wei was not in the company, so he picked up his cell phone and called him.
"Hey, what's going on, Hongfei?" There was a lot of noise in the background of Wang Wei, who seemed to be socializing with others.
“I didn’t see you in the company, where are you?” Kou Hongfei asked.
“I was eating with people from Lenovo outside.” Wang Wei asked, “What’s the matter?”
“Is Mr. Peng from Lenovo Investment here? Did he say when? Do you want to pay?" Kou Hongfei asked directly.
“They have to conduct due diligence first, and then pay the money.” Wang Wei thought for a while, “The investigation will take a while, and it will be after the year anyway.”
"After the year?!" Kou Hongfei was shocked, "Our team only has these few people in total, what is there to investigate?"
"This is a standard process, and steps cannot be omitted." Wang Wei comforted, " It’s not like these days anyway.”
“What days are there, more than two months before the New Year?” Kou Hongfei frowned, “Can you hurry them up?”
"Okay, I understand." Wang Wei agreed. After Kou Hongfei put down the phone, he felt even more uneasy, but he didn't know what to say to Wang Wei.
Just when he was struggling, a team member named Yan Jingtao came over.
Yan Jingtao stood next to Kou Hongfei, hesitating for a long time, and finally summoned the courage to say: "Brother Fei, can you come out for a moment? I have something to tell you."
Kou Hongfei was stunned for a moment. Then he nodded and followed Yan Jingtao downstairs.
But when they got downstairs, Yan Jingtao stopped talking again and looked at Kou Hongfei who was hesitant to speak.
"What's the matter with you, Jingtao?" Kou Hongfei saw Yan Jingtao's expression was wrong, frowned and asked, "Are you short of money?"
"Brother Fei." Yan Jingtao held it in for a long time and finally said, "I'm not short of money. I want to say that I want to quit."
"What?!" Kou Hongfei was shocked and looked in disbelief. Looking at the other party, "What did you say? You want to quit?"
"Yes, I want to quit." Yan Jingtao gritted his teeth and said, "I quit."
Kou Hongfei was stunned. After a few seconds, he took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it up, and took a long puff, "Why?"
"Our team has already reached an agreement with Lenovo Investment and will have money soon. Why exit at this time?" ”
Yan Jingtao hesitated for a moment, "For personal reasons, I don't want to do it anymore, and I don't want the shares that Brother Wang promised."
Kou Hongfei stared at Yan Jingtao's face closely, "Tell me the truth! In the end! Why?”
“Is someone poaching you, or do you want to change jobs?”
Yan Jingtao was silent for a moment, “Brother Fei, we have known each other for so many years, and I won’t hide anything from you. .”
“I found a new job and the salary was very high.”
"Which company is it?" Kou Hongfei asked.
"It's the campus network." Yan Jingtao said simply, "Not only did they give a very high salary, but they also had good benefits and agreed to stock options."
"Is that just for this? "Kou Hongfei blushed, feeling a little angry in his heart.
"Of course, why not for this?" Yan Jingtao sighed, "Isn't it just for money to start a business? Why not go now that there is a better place."
"And Campus Network is very sincere. In addition to salary and options, CEO Mr. Qin also personally promised to provide us with the down payment for buying a house. I am getting married soon, so I can’t continue to rent a house with my girlfriend.”
"..." Kou Hongfei was silent. He didn't expect Qin Shaoyan to be so aggressive in poaching people. "Everyone has their own ambitions, so you can go."
He waved his hands helplessly, knowing that Yan Jingtao would definitely not be able to keep him. As soon as his friend There is no need to make trouble any more unpleasant.
Yan Jingtao was overjoyed, as if a burden had been lifted from his heart, "Thank you, Brother Fei, for understanding."
Yan Jingtao was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly stopped, "Brother Fei, since it's all My friend, I’d like to advise you.”
“The cost of our project is too small to compete with other people’s. Even the US$500,000 invested by Lenovo is not comparable to others.”
"Even if we can survive until the listing, the boss Wang Wei will be the one who gets rich and eats meat, and we working people will just drink some soup."
Kou Hongfei was startled, he did not expect Yan Jingtao to say such a thing .
They are all working part-time. If you drink soup here, you can also drink soup on the campus network, so why not go to a more comfortable place with a higher success rate.
Kou Hongfei returned to the company a little depressed. As soon as he entered the door, he saw another member of the team walking over.
"What about that, Brother Fei, I have something to tell you."
Kou Hongfei was confused for a moment and asked in a voice: "Are you going to change jobs? Is the campus network poaching you?"
The other party was also stunned and asked in shock: "Brother Fei... you We all know it..."
Kou Hongfei's eyesight went dark, the campus network was too ruthless, poaching two of his men at once.
But this was just the beginning. In addition to Yan Jingtao, three people expressed their intention to quit.
The remaining three people did not speak, their meanings were written on their faces.
People's hearts are broken, and the team has rebelled!
Kou Hongfei was so angry that he almost vomited blood. The campus network was draining money from the bottom of the cauldron!
He called Qin Shaoyan angrily and asked directly: "Qin Shaoyan, you are still the big boss of an Internet company, so you are plotting against me like this?"
Qin Shaoyan sighed. , "I am doing this for your own good."
Kou Hongfei was very happy, "You poached all my people, do you think this is for my own good?"
Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "I know you are a loyal and friendly person and are unwilling to abandon the team for a high salary, so I had to poach your brothers together."
"Come here now with your team. You can't abandon them, can you?"
Kou Hongfei was speechless, what kind of logic is this?
Qin Shaoyan said sincerely: "Mr. Kou, I am thirsty for talents and appreciate you very much."
"As long as you come here, your salary and money will not be less, and you will have a house and a car." It’s all ready for you.”
"I will provide you with a bigger and better platform, and we can achieve mutual success."
"Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your team brothers." Qin Shaoyan continued, "You don't want to Your brother suffered along with you and failed in his business, right?"
Kou Hongfei sighed, "I'm sorry, I can't abandon Wang Wei, we are friends."
"Yan Jingtao and the others are not you. Are you friends?" Qin Shaoyan asked, "You persuaded them to join the entrepreneurial team one by one. They trust you very much, and you abandon them like this?"
"For a friend? Abandoning seven other friends?”
Kou Hongfei was silent and then hung up the phone.
Seeing that Kou Hongfei did not express his position, Yan Jingtao and others could not sit still. They sat around him and began to persuade.
"Brother Fei, I came with you. What will we do if you don't come?"
"Brother Fei, I resigned and started a business with you because I can trust you. Now everyone We’re all leaving, please say something.”
“Brother Fei, you don’t want to see your brothers in trouble, right?”
Several people tried to persuade him, Xiaozhi moved him with reason, and Kou Hongfei's head got big.
"You have really hurt me!" Kou Hongfei closed his eyes and sighed, and finally relented, "I will risk my life to accompany you."
Everyone was overjoyed and surrounded them. Kou Hongfei packed up his things, then went out together and went to find Mr. Qin excitedly.
Wang Wei, who was socializing outside, didn't know anything at this time. After drinking too much, he went home to rest.
Wang Wei happily walked into the company the next day, and then was stunned.
There was no one in the small room, and the computer screens were all black.
He couldn't help but be surprised. It was already ten o'clock in the morning, and everyone should be working normally. Why was there no one there?
Where is my team?
Where did my big team go?
(End of this chapter)