Chapter 311
PP boss Yao Le, who was originally going to Xiangnan, postponed his trip because two powerful financial backers came today.
Yao Le just entered the coffee shop downstairs and saw the two bosses when he entered.
Wearing a popular POLO shirt, the belt on the suit pants is particularly eye-catching, and the golden Hermès logo is blinding.
There are also the shiny Hermès leather shoes and the gold Rolex watch on the wrist.
One word was revealed all over his body, trench!
After Yao Le saw the business cards of these two people, he was both worried and surprised.
The uneasy thing was that he didn’t know what the two coal bosses were doing when they came to visit, but the happy thing was that he knew it must be related to money.
Everyone has heard of Mr. Coal’s reputation for a long time. His style of doing things stands out in one word: he is inhumane.
What PP Company lacks most now is money.
The company was just registered in May, and it only took a few months to attract investment. The investment at the beginning of the year was just an angel round, totaling hundreds of thousands.
This amount of money is not bad for a start-up company, it is nothing more than various savings.
The entrepreneurial team is all classmates, and the salary can be very low. They can rent any place to work, and the biggest expenses are office equipment and server fees.
But this money can only last for one year at most. If no new investment can be found next year, the company will have to be dissolved.
So from the first day the company was founded, Yao Le only had one thing in mind, and that was how to make money.
This is a problem faced by almost all entrepreneurs, especially grassroots entrepreneurs, who have to spend most of their time and energy trying to solve this problem.
Many entrepreneurs do not have time to care about business in the early stages. For them, raising investment is the most important business.
Some entrepreneurs are looking for money the whole time from the time they start their business to the time they fail.
Many failed entrepreneurial cases are due to entrepreneurs neglecting their own business development, resulting in project failure.
But this is not all the blame on entrepreneurs. If they put all their energy into the business, they will eventually fail due to lack of funds.
Yao Le is also facing this dilemma.
Now that the coal boss, who was glowing with golden light, came to the door, he could not hide his excitement.
"Do the two bosses have any business cooperation needs?" Yao Le began to introduce enthusiastically, "Although our company is an entrepreneurial team, it has also achieved good results. We are developing a product that can be used in Software for watching TV online. "
"The company has just established and has accumulated hundreds of thousands of users. It is expected that we will have more than one million users by the end of the year."
"And we have recently signed a contract with Shonan. Satellite TV has reached a strategic cooperation and won the network simulcast authorization of the most popular entertainment variety show, Super Girl.”
After hearing Yao Le's introduction, Song Daorong smiled and nodded, "Not bad, not bad. It seems that your small company's business is quite big."
"Now is the time when the video track is booming. "We have seized the opportunity." Yao Le said modestly, "Now that the Internet is developing rapidly, Mr. Qin Shaoyan, the founder of the video website, has said that the Internet has entered the era of video."
" The video era is the future of the Internet, and we are already on the right path."
Song Daorong was a little surprised, "You also know Mr. Qin Shaoyan?"
"Yes, he is my idol. Ah!” Yao Le said excitedly, “He is the same age as me. We both started our own businesses from scratch. Not only did we build the campus network, but we also created Qvod.com.”
"We are targeting Mr. Qin and working hard to catch up."
"Mr. Qin is indeed a powerful person." Song Daorong also praised, "We have also cooperated with Mr. Qin, and we have also invested in Qvod Company. "
Yao Le was overjoyed when he heard this, "If you have a chance, please ask Boss Song to help introduce you."
"Next time," Song Daorong smiled, and then said slowly, "Although we are in the coal business, we will also invest in some other businesses."
"For example, we are interested in cultural companies, media, and the Internet."
"What Mr. Yao said just now is right. Video websites are very popular right now, so we went around the country to check out potential Internet companies and invest some money."
Yao Le heard this. I was even more happy that I couldn't find Bei. As expected, the God of Wealth came to visit.
He quickly calmed down and asked cautiously: "What do the two bosses think of our company..."
"Let's investigate first." Jiang Mingsheng, who had been silent next to him, said calmly. Said, "Let's take a look and then talk."
"No problem." Mr. Yao immediately said enthusiastically, "Both bosses are welcome to inspect. Whatever you want to see, we can satisfy you."
"Let's meet the employees of your company first and see where you work." Song Daorong said casually, "I also want to get a rough idea of your company's situation."
"I'll take you two there right now. "Yao Le quickly got up, took them out and walked upstairs.
This is a residential house they rented, just near the coffee shop.
Yao Le asked tentatively as he walked: "I wonder how much money the two bosses want to invest?"
Jiang Mingsheng said casually: "Let's invest two or three million first and see. .”
Two to three million? !
Yao Le took a deep breath, almost reaching half of the company’s valuation.
Boss Coal is so rich!
After arriving at the company, Song Daorong and Jiang Mingsheng looked at the simple office environment and the young-looking entrepreneurial team, and sighed secretly in their hearts.
They are just a bunch of college students with little social experience. Sending themselves here is just a killing move.
Just use a little trick, and these people will fall into the trap.
Yao Le introduced the two bosses to the team members with a little excitement. Several college students became a little excited. Having investors means they are rich, so that they will have more entrepreneurial funds and success. The opportunities will also be greater.
After Song Daorong shook hands with several college students, he looked around casually, "Your office environment is too crude."
Yao Le immediately explained, "Funds are limited now, and our Internet These requirements are relatively low, as long as there is an Internet connection. "
"No, this will affect the company's image too much." Song Daorong waved his hand, "I have to find a decent office building. Where is the best office building in Shanghai? , rent one floor! ”
Damn it!
The college students were shocked by the coal boss’s generosity. He asked them to rent an office building for them as soon as they met. It was too embarrassing.
This style of doing things is too boss coal!
“All the computers have been replaced with new ones!” Song Daorong looked at their computers with some disgust. Some of them were second-hand and he didn’t know where they got them. “And the servers must be the best. ”
Jiang Mingsheng also interrupted and kept making suggestions.
From office desks and chairs to office stationery, Boss Coal has clearly arranged everything.
Yao Le and his classmates were dumbfounded. They had never seen such a formation before.
After the two coal bosses finished their discussion, they looked at Yao Le and others with a smile, "It's the first time we meet today. It's not good to just talk like this. Let's go find a hotel and have a few drinks."< br>
Then Yao Le and his classmates were dragged to the hotel at the invitation of the enthusiastic coal boss.
Then a large table of delicacies was laid out, and all kinds of water and wine were poured down, so that several college students could not walk unsteadily.
Seeing that the clear-eyed college student was drunk and hazy, the old driver waved his hand, "Let's go, sing, and pinch your feet!"
At this time, how could the college students who had just entered the society be able to withstand the arrangements? Clearly.
After the high-standard and rich team-building activities, the college students fell easily.
Because we were having so much fun, we didn’t get up until the next morning.
At noon, Yao Le, who had not yet recovered from his hangover, had just gotten up and his mind was still in a daze when the two coal bosses came to the door again.
Without any explanation, the coal boss took the whole team to the hotel again and thoughtfully changed them to another hotel.
At the dinner table, Song Daorong held up his wine glass and said, "You and I are in love. A thousand glasses of wine are too little for a close friend. Let's drink one."
Then Jiang Mingsheng stood up and spoke, drinking glass after glass. Give team members another shot.
The college students who had not recovered from yesterday's state were drunk until the evening. When they opened their eyes again, the dinner was ready.
That's it, from lunch to dinner, from dinner to singing, pinching feet and bathing. After three days, even the tough college students couldn't bear it.
Yao Le pulled Song Daorong's arm painfully and said: "Boss Song, you can't drink anymore, we really can't hold it anymore."
"Oh, how can you handle this drinker?" Song Daorong criticized, "You are now the boss after all. You will have all kinds of entertainment in the future. How can you discuss business without a good drinker?"
Yao Le roared in his heart, this wine table culture is really damned.
Besides, who can talk about business and drink without stopping for three days?
And not only did you take us to drink, but you also took us to have our feet pinched. Who can withstand this?
“Boss Song, it’s not that I don’t want to drink, can you please drink again slowly.” Yao Le quickly changed the subject, “Should we talk about financing.”
“ Financing is a small matter, let’s drink this wine first,” Song Daorong said boldly, “It’s only three to five million, I’ll ask the accountant to pay it tomorrow.” “Huh?” Yao Le was stunned. , wasn’t it said two to three million before? This has increased again.
Yao Le, who had been forced to drink a glass of wine, finally couldn't bear it anymore, "Boss Song, Uncle Song, I really can't drink anymore. I have to go to Shonan Province tomorrow."
"What are you going to do there?" Song Daorong asked casually.
“Let’s talk about Super Girl’s network simulcast. Previously, the leaders of Hunan Satellite TV only agreed verbally and haven’t signed the contract yet.” In order to avoid drinking, Yao Le directly revealed the secret.
"I have to hurry over and sign the contract. They are already urging me. I bought a train ticket for tomorrow."
Song Daorong didn't take it seriously, "The train is so slow. I I’ll buy you a ticket and you’ll be there in an hour or two.”
This is not the time when high-speed trains are everywhere. In this era, there is no real-name ticket purchase or online ticket purchase. It takes more than ten hours to get there by train.
Of course Yao Le knows that flying is faster, but air tickets are expensive, so in order to save money, he can only choose the train.
Now that Boss Song is reimbursing him, Yao Le can only grit his teeth and continue drinking.
However, Song Daorong kept his word. Not only did he come to find Yao Le in person the next day, he also accompanied him by plane to Tanzhou in southern Hunan.
Jiang Mingsheng stayed and continued to entertain those team members.
……
Edward and his assistant walked tiredly on the streets of Shanghai. After walking around, they finally found the location of PP Company.
However, what they saw was a locked door with no one inside.
It’s okay if they didn’t find anyone on the first day. For three consecutive days, Edward and others always faced a locked door.
"Fake!" Edward almost collapsed and shouted at his assistant, "Can anyone tell me where all the people in this company have gone?!"
Assistant They also looked at each other, and they couldn't answer this question.
As for startups, there is only today but no tomorrow. They may go bankrupt at any time and it is normal to find no one.
But Edward did not accept this argument. "The information shows that they only received the angel round at the beginning of the year and the company was just registered in May. How could they close down and dissolve so quickly?!"
"There must be something we haven't found." Edward said sternly to his assistants, "Keep looking, maybe they have other offices."
The assistants are even more broken down, now is the time During the rainy season, it rains non-stop.
They have been running on the streets for several days in order to find a startup company. They see that if they continue to run, anyone else will collapse.
"We must find them!" Edward warned again, "This is related to the boss's next business plan. If you mess up, get out of here!"
The assistants ran around, and Edward took out his mobile phone and looked at him. Helplessly, he reported the situation to Qin Shaoyan.
“BOSS, we can’t find that company in Shanghai. I’ve been to their school and they didn’t go back to school.”
“The office they rented was always locked. , I couldn’t find anyone. I asked the nearby residents and the situation was that they left two days ago and never came back.”
Qin Shaoyan was also confused when he got the news. Things have not been going well for Edward recently in Xiangnan. Satellite TV couldn't reach an agreement at first, but finally heard the news that someone had intercepted her.
Then he asked Edward to rush to Shanghai to find PP Company directly, but PP Company couldn't even find anyone.
Qin Shaoyan was wondering if he could ask Zhang Tianshi to do some tricks for them to get rid of bad luck or something.
"Don't be anxious, leave two people to wait slowly. If you can run away, the monk can't run away from the temple." Qin Shaoyan said casually, "Xiannan Satellite TV will give it a try."
Edward's side When he was helpless, Liu Yuanrui also welcomed Song Daorong with a depressed face.
But he saw that Song Daorong had brought the boss of PP Company, and Liu Yuanrui had a warm smile on his face. Without saying a word, he took Yao Le and went to eat and drink.
Yao Le couldn't resist Liu Yuanrui's invitation and was knocked down directly at the reception banquet.
Liu Yuanrui asked his assistant to drag Yao Le, who was drunk and unconscious, directly to the foot washing city.
At this time, Liu Yuanrui had time to discuss their respective situations with Song Daorong.
Song Daorong said proudly, "These college students are very good at it. Even if they fool around a little bit, they will reveal any company secrets. Brother Liu, what is the situation here?"
Liu Yuanrui was very depressed, "Ling The director introduced an editor-in-chief who was responsible for this matter. That editor-in-chief Liu was too grumpy. I played golf with him every day and went to the city to wash my feet at night, but in the end I didn’t say a word of truth.”
"However, I did reveal some information. This PP company found Taili through the relationship with the school seniors. Taili didn't want to refute others, so he agreed."
"So the key to this matter is still there. Here at PP Company, unless they stop doing it, they can’t change the partner.”
Song Daorong frowned, “How can it be impossible? They didn’t even sign the contract.”
"Huh?!" Liu Yuanrui was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, "You said they didn't sign the contract? Is this true?"
"Yao Le said it himself, so it shouldn't be wrong." Song Daorong was a little unsure. .
Liu Yuanrui immediately called his assistant, "Where is Yao Le?"
"Still asleep." The assistant tentatively asked, "Do you want to call him for service?"
"No, you can He took his cell phone and looked at him. "Liu Yuanrui said, "Go quickly."
Two minutes later, the assistant handed Yao Le's cell phone to Liu Yuanrui.
Liu Yuanrui picked up his phone and started looking through text messages and address books, and soon found the communication records between Chief Editor Liu and Yao Le.
The two have had many phone calls before, and most recently they have been communicating through text messages.
Editor-in-chief Liu sent multiple text messages in a row urging Yao Le to come over as soon as possible to complete the contract procedures. Yao Le cautiously replied as soon as possible.
Liu Yuanrui picked up his phone and quickly edited a text message.
"We have been acquired by Kuaibo Company. We will reply to you after a day."
Song Daorong watched in stunned silence as Liu Yuanrui edited the text message, then sent it, and then deleted the traces, all in one go.
Finally, Liu Yuanrui blacklisted Chief Editor Liu's phone number, took a teacup filled with water, and soaked his phone in it.
"Can you... do this?!"
Song Daorong didn't question Liu Yuanrui's dirty tricks. They had used even dirtier tricks back then, but now these are just childish.
What he cares about is whether this routine can be successful and not make it worse.
“You have to try whether it works or not.” Liu Yuanrui took out his cell phone and threw it to Song Daorong, “Push it back to him before he wakes up.”
Liu Yuanrui stood up and walked out, "I'm going to contact Editor-in-Chief Liu now and quickly resolve this matter."
Song Daorong was a little stunned, "Then how should I handle it here?"
"You told Yao Le that this project was snatched away by Qvod." Liu Yuanrui said casually, "Ask them if they are willing to be acquired. After the acquisition, the project will be handed over to them."
< br>"Ah?!" Song Daorong was stunned.
(End of this chapter)