Chapter 263 Full set of acting
Qin Shaoyan was very surprised, and then scolded him unhappily: "Mr. Xiong, who do you think I am!"
"Isn't there something right in your heart? Do I have even a hint of trust?”
“Mr. Xiong, why is this so!”
Xiong Xiaoge sneered, do you trust me?
Why don't I trust you? Don't you have any idea?
"Mr. Xiong, no matter what you think of me, I will definitely do what I said." Qin Shaoyan said firmly, "Two hundred and forty million US dollars, this valuation will never change."
Xiong Xiaoge pondered for two seconds, "Then when will we sign the agreement?"
"Sign it when we return to China, the sooner the better!" Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "Mr. Xiong, we must hurry up on this matter. It’s too late.”
“The valuation of YouTube is changing every day. As China’s benchmark video website, Qvod’s value will also rise.”
"I'm afraid it will be detrimental to IDG if it continues."
Xiong Xiaoge was even more surprised when he heard this. Why was Qin Shaoyan more anxious than himself, for fear that he would suffer a loss.
There is a scam here!
Xiong Xiaoge said calmly: "Even if the change in YouTube's valuation will affect Kuaibo.com, it won't happen so quickly. A valuation of US$240 million is a big project, so financing must be cautious."
Qin Shaoyan sighed, "Mr. Xiong, if you can wait, others may not be able to wait."
"After YouTube completes the financing, they will immediately restart negotiations to acquire Qvod.com, and we have to complete the financing before they come."
Xiong Xiaoge looked startled, "They won't be so fast, right?"
“They are more anxious than us.” Qin Shaoyan said seriously, “The sooner we get started now, the better it will be for the investors of Kuaibo.com. Once YouTube restarts negotiations, the situation may be difficult to predict.”
Xiong Xiaoge also knew the priority of the matter and immediately agreed: "I will return to China right away and discuss this matter with other venture capital investors."
"Then please leave it to Mr. Xiong." Qin Shaoyan said sincerely He said, "The success or failure of this matter all depends on this time."
Xiong Xiaoge acted simply and explained a few family matters to his wife Luo Yan, then immediately packed his luggage and boarded the flight back to China.
After the plane landed in Beijing, Xiong Xiaoge took a short rest and started calling Zheng Nan from Sequoia Capital, Xu Xin from Capital Today, and Hou Jingtao from Dachen Venture Capital.
These venture capitalists have a lot of projects on their hands, and it would have been difficult to gather them together.
But Xiong Xiaoge only said, "This matter cannot wait, otherwise Qvod.com may have new changes."
Zheng Nan's heart suddenly lifted when he heard this, and he and Qin Shaoyan has been dealing with him for the longest time, and he still has a vivid memory of this guy's behavior, and he is afraid that he will cause something else.
So Zheng Nan responded decisively and positively. He was afraid that Xu Xin would not come, so he went to Capital Today's headquarters and called Xu Xin with him.
When they arrived at Xiong Xiaoge's home, Xu Xin said with some complaint: "Mr. Xiong, why are you so anxious about something that you have to tell us today? Didn't you just come back?"
"Because of this matter Things have to be done quickly." Xiong Xiaoge looked a little tired, but he was in good spirits. He said slowly, "Quabo.com must quickly carry out its second round of financing to release 20% of its equity and raise US$48 million."
Xu Xin was a little stunned and asked in disbelief: "Is this settled like this? Is it really valued at US$240 million?"
Xiong Xiaoge nodded, "What about YouTube in the United States? A lot of things happened, and things went beyond my expectations.”
Zheng Nan frowned, "What happened to YouTube? I see all kinds of news are spreading in the United States recently."
"Some said YouTube and Google were in acquisition negotiations, and some said it was offered a price by Yahoo. It’s hard to tell whether it’s true or false.” Google has been contacted, and the price has been rising."
"Yahoo CEO personally approached Qin Shaoyan for an interview and offered to acquire YouTube for one billion dollars."
Xu Xin was very surprised after hearing this and asked immediately. : "YouTube is going to be sold? Will the acquisition of Qvod.com happen after the sale?"
"Microsoft messed up this matter." Xiong Xiaoge said calmly, "In the end, YouTube raised US$240 million at a valuation of US$1.2 billion to acquire Kuaibo.com."
"Before I came back, YouTube had signed a financing agreement with a new venture capital institution."
Zheng Nan breathed a sigh of relief, and his suspense finally died, "In other words, the valuation of Qvod.com Finally, Qin Shaoyan blew it. "
"It's not a boast." Xiong Xiaoge shook his head, "YouTube's acquisition of Kuaibo Network is extremely beneficial to its own valuation. Yahoo, for example, needs it. Such a win-win story.”
“Using the acquisition of Kuaibo to boost YouTube’s valuation, the acquisition of YouTube will help increase Yahoo’s market value.”
"So there is value if there is a need."
Xu Xin frowned, "Why did Microsoft intervene in Yahoo's acquisition of YouTube?"
"Because Microsoft itself wants to acquire YouTube." Xiong Xiaoge He said lightly, "Bill Gates also invited Qin Shaoyan to his home, and the two chatted for a day."
"According to Qin Shaoyan's estimate, Microsoft may spend about 1.5 billion U.S. dollars to acquire YouTube."
Zheng Nan and Xu Xin were shocked at that time, and they looked at each other.
"Bill Gates invited Qin Shaoyan to be a guest to discuss this matter?" Zheng Nan was a little suspicious, "You heard what Qin Shaoyan said? He won't lie to you, right?"
"Yes, Mr. Xiong "Xu Xin also had some doubts, "Qin Shaoyan is willing to say anything to exaggerate the valuation."
Xiong Xiaoge waved his hand, "No matter whether Bill Gates is true or not, YouTube estimates. It is true that it is worth US$240 million, and it is also true that the acquisition negotiations have been restarted.”
“This shows that the value of Qvod.com is worthy of the valuation of US$240 million.”
< br>“Furthermore, YouTube’s acquisition has caused a lot of excitement, and the capital market has shown strong interest in the video website. Its valuation will definitely rise all the way in the future.”
"As a replica of YouTube, Kuaibo.com's popularity is also extremely beneficial to Kuaibo.com."
"So we have to get on board as soon as possible before Kuaibo.com's valuation rises again."
Zheng Nan hesitated for a while, "Since it is now good for Qvod.com, will Qin Shaoyan still agree to the 240 million condition?"
"He is not the first to go back on his word. This time, I’m afraid he didn’t open the door if we wanted to get in the car.”
“He suggested it this time,” Xiong Xiaoge said slowly, “So don’t worry about it.”
Zheng Nan was very shocked, and then asked: "Is he holding something bad?"
There was no temporary regret, which was not like Qin Shaoyan's style of behavior.
“No matter what, there will be no problems with the Kuaibo.com project.” Xiong Xiaoge concluded, “Even if there are problems, we can still sell Kuaibo.com to YouTube and we won’t lose money.”
Xu Xin thought for a moment, "Mr. Xiong, Dachen Venture Capital said that they will not follow in the second round. They want to sell their shares, saying they want to sell them to SoftBank."
"Well, I've heard about this too." Xiong Xiaoge pondered for two seconds, "I'm familiar with SoftBank. I'll personally convince them to take over Dachen Venture Capital's share."
"With SoftBank joining, there will be no problem with funding, and we will save us from looking for other venture capital."
"The fewer people know about this, the better."
… ...Qin Shaoyan sat in the first-class seat and looked at Davis next to him helplessly.
"Davis, you don't need to be so anxious. Although YouTube has completed financing, there are still many things to deal with."
"Especially for something as important as restarting acquisition negotiations, you must be prepared. You don't have to come to China so early."
Davis smiled with a smile on his face, "It is because it is important that I come here in advance. ."
"John, YouTube's acquisition of Kuaibo Network is a very subtle move."
"After our careful calculation, if the acquisition is completed, YouTube's valuation will be at the end of this year. It has risen to more than two billion US dollars."
"I have to keep an eye on such an important business acquisition. This is the most important case in our department at the moment, and other things must make way for it."
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"You know, BOSS is very concerned about YouTube."
The BOSS Davis mentioned naturally refers to Bill Gates.
The acquisition of YouTube attracted the attention of Big Boss, who also listed the website as a key project, which made Davis very excited.
As long as I get things done this time, my career will be just around the corner.
Davis wanted to make progress very much, so he was particularly concerned about this acquisition and decided to follow Qin Shaoyan to China in person and follow the acquisition negotiations closely throughout the process.
Qin Shaoyan coughed and changed the subject, "What's going on at Yahoo? I heard before that Mr. Yang called Bill Gates and expressed his strong dissatisfaction."
"There is naturally a BOSS in this matter. It's no longer my level to intervene," Davis said happily, "I think the boss will appease Yahoo."
"I heard that Yang Zhiyuan was very angry. Ah." Qin Shaoyan said worriedly.
"What's the use of being angry." Davis shrugged, "That's how things are in business. He can't just be angry with us because Microsoft took away YouTube."
< br>“Don’t bring personal emotions into business, this is basic professional quality!”
"Yes, yes." Qin Shaoyan said happily, "Davis, I'm very happy that you think so. I can see that you are a very professional person."
"Thank you for the compliment." Dai Weiss was very happy with Qin Shaoyan's praise, and he was looking forward to this acquisition.
The valuation of the YouTube project has increased to this point in just half a year under his hands, which is already a very impressive achievement.
If the acquisition of Qvod.com is completed, he can go one step further.
The two chatted very happily, and the first class cabin was filled with happy air.
After the flight arrived in Beijing, Davis happily went to the hotel to stay and rest.
But Qin Shaoyan couldn't sleep. He immediately asked the employees who came to greet him to drive to IDG.
When Qin Shaoyan rushed into Xiong Xiaoge's office in a dusty state, the other party was quite shocked.
"Why are you here?" Xiong Xiaoge looked at Qin Shaoyan as if he hadn't woken up yet.
“I came right over as soon as I got off the plane.” Qin Shaoyan said with a serious expression, “Microsoft’s Davis Hansen arrived on the same plane as me.”
"Who is Davis Hansen?" Xiong Xiaoge was a little confused.
“He is the vice president of Microsoft’s investment department, and he invested in YouTube.” Qin Shaoyan explained, “Now YouTube has become a key project that Bill Gates is personally paying attention to. He came here just to quickly "
Xiong Xiaoge frowned and asked tentatively: "Didn't you tell him that Kuaibo.com wouldn't sell it?"
"You want to deceive everyone? People have to act seriously." Qin Shaoyan replied, "I have only discussed with you whether Qvod.com will be sold. Davis doesn't know the inside story."
Xiong Xiaoge thought for a while. Slowly said: "Listen to what you mean, the negotiation should continue based on truth?"
"Of course." Qin Shaoyan nodded, "Everything is true."
"YouTube is really here to acquire Qvod.com, the negotiations are real, and the price is also real."
< br>“Only if these are true, the valuation of Qvod.com is real.”
Xiong Xiaoge was a little helpless, “You don’t have to do this, just go through the motions.”
“ Anyway, it won’t be a deal in the end.” Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, “I want to remind Mr. Xiong, don’t forget the role you are responsible for.”
Xiong Xiaoge looked stunned. At this moment, he finally recalled the conditions Qin Shaoyan had mentioned to him before, and his expression changed at that time.
“I am the one who wants to take the blame for the last co-authorship.” Xiong Xiaoge laughed angrily, “That’s not how you blame others, right?”
“Of course, I won’t give up all this responsibility. Mr. Xiong will carry it alone." Qin Shaoyan said slowly, "All you need is Mr. Xiong to stand up and raise his head. Others will naturally follow behind to object."
"Who will object? Zheng Nan or Xu Xin?" ?" Xiong Xiaoge said angrily, "Our combined shares are less than 20%, is the objection valid?"
"There are also representatives from Chao Ability Co., Ltd., who hold 35% of the shares. Qin Shaoyan added, "Together you make up more than half."
"..." Xiong Xiaoge was stunned for a moment and asked, "What about you?"
"I'm not easy to express my position, so I can only wrong everyone." Qin Shaoyan said shamelessly.
Xiong Xiaoge laughed angrily, "Aren't you still the boss of Money Capability Co., Ltd.? What's the difference between this and you directly standing up to oppose it?"
"Of course there is a difference." Qin Shaoyan replied confidently, "90% of the shares of Chao Ability Co., Ltd. are no longer in my hands."
Xiong Xiaoge was shocked, "What did you say? Who is the real boss of this company?"
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"Well, you know." Qin Shaoyan pointed up, "Someone I can't afford to offend."
"Okay, I won't ask anymore." Xiong Xiaoge was too lazy to guess riddles with Qin Shaoyan. I'm afraid this guy has nothing to say. A few words of truth, "Is there anything else besides this?"
"There is also the media." Qin Shaoyan thought for a moment, "We need to say hello to the media and unify our tone."
“For example, how to exaggerate the benefits of powerful alliances in the early stage, and the significance of video websites to the development of the Internet, these must be warmed up, the direction of public opinion is well grasped, and reports are prevented from being biased.”
"The last thing is the aftermath. How to reasonably explain that the failure of the acquisition was not due to the value of Qvod.com."
Xiong Xiaoge nodded and said seriously: "This matter must be treated with caution."
"It is best to find a few public relations experts and a group of literati who can write articles, and let them be responsible for cleaning Land." Qin Shaoyan thought for a while, "Let's spend this public relations fee from Kuaibo.com."
"Qin Shaoyan, you are so calculating." Xiong Xiaoge sneered.
"Brothers are still settling accounts." Qin Shaoyan didn't care at all about Xiong Xiaoge's tone, but seriously warned, "Have you VCs colluded in advance to confess, but don't expose the secret."
“You don’t have to worry about this.” Xiong Xiaoge said seriously, “No one has trouble with money.”
"Are you ready to pay?" Qin Shaoyan asked.
“I have already agreed with Mr. Yan from SoftBank that they will take over Dachen Venture Capital’s part. SoftBank will also lead this financing.” Xiong Xiaoge replied.
"That's good." Qin Shaoyan let out a long breath, "Be prepared in advance, the people from YouTube will be back next week."
(End of this chapter)