Chapter 526 Signing Ceremony
Xu Liang took two urgent steps.
Take the initiative to reach out your hands.
"Secretary Jiang, welcome, welcome."
In front of everyone, Jiang Weiguo would not be too close.
A simple handshake.
"Mr. Xu, your Hongmeng company has launched a big star in the domestic technology and Internet circles this time. It has raised more than 10 billion US dollars at one time, which is unique in the world. It is amazing."
"You are overly complimentary. Hongmeng's current achievements are mainly due to the safe and stable environment provided by the country and the preferential policies given to us by the city government."
Looking at the humble young man in front of him, Jiang Weiguo was satisfied.
Although this son-in-law's private life is a bit messy, his business talents are definitely among the best in the country, and even in the world.
Especially when the report on Hongmeng’s Series B financing came out, not only was he shocked, but the elders were also a little unbelievable.
This alone has raised over 10 billion dollars, in US dollars.
Almost the same as the total investment in the country.
This time also allowed Hongmeng to truly enter the field of vision of the elders.
“Welcome to our Hongmeng Series B financing signing ceremony.”
"Haha, Mr. Xu is really a hero in his youth. Secretary Jiang is so lucky."
Jiang Weiguo smiled. Although the identity of Xu Liang's son-in-law has not been officially recognized, it is not a secret.
After everyone introduced each other.
Xu Liang welcomed the two big guys into the signing hall.
In addition to the official people, there are also major institutions participating in this financing, representatives of Hongmeng's main partners, company executives, employee representatives, etc.
After arranging Jiang Weiguo and others to sit down, Xu Liang also took the opportunity to sit in the first row below.
Seeing that it was almost time, Lu Hui walked up with the painting tube.
“Hello everyone, I am Lu Hui, the administrative director of the President Office of Hongmeng Company. On behalf of Mr. Xu and all employees of Hongmeng Company, I welcome guests from all walks of life to attend the signing ceremony of Hongmeng Company’s Series B financing. Welcome to you.”
Wow….
Loud applause sounded.
After the applause died down.
“Our Hongmeng Company was established on March 20, 2000, and has been in development for nearly four years.
In these short four years, Hongmeng Company has grown from a small The game company has become a world-class technology company that spans Internet search and pan-entertainment, supplemented by e-commerce, portals, Internet cafes and other businesses, with nearly 20,000 employees and annual revenue of nearly 50 billion Chinese dollars.
While speaking, a carefully edited promotional video by Hongmeng Company appeared on the rear projection screen.
“Today, Hongmeng Company occupies 49% of the world’s Internet search market share; it has surpassed Nintendo to become the world’s number one game company, and its games such as “Warcraft 3 Frozen Throne” and “Legend” are popular around the world.< br>
Yihaodian became the largest e-commerce website in the country.
Hongmeng Internet Cafe has become the largest Internet cafe chain in Southeast Asia and so on.
In four years, under the leadership of Mr. Xu and the command of Mr. Xie, Hongmeng created an amazing miracle.
The result of this miracle is that Hongmeng has become the world's largest Internet company by market value with a valuation of US$53.5 billion. ”
Accompanied by the exclamations from the audience, thunderous applause sounded.
It will take a long time to rest.
"Now, we invite Mr. Xu Liang, the founder of Hongmeng Company, to come on stage."
The moment Xu Liang stood up, the eyes of the whole audience were focused on him.
With rich experience, he walked onto the podium calmly.
Taking the painting tube from Lu Hui's hand, he looked at the curious and scrutinizing faces in the audience, as well as the cameras lined up in the distance, with a confident smile on his face.
"I don't need to elaborate on Hongmeng's success. I came up here to describe Hongmeng's future."
After a pause.
“After the results of this financing came out, many people asked me, how could Hongmeng get a valuation of US$53.5 billion, and how much bubble is there?
I want to say, Hongmeng’s There is no water in the valuation.
Why?
Because our Series B financing has gathered the world's top investment institutions and financial institutions, including Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, and HSBC.
They used the smartest minds in the world to visit Hongmeng for half a month, read our financial information and development reports dozens of times, and then gave Hongmeng’s current valuation.
I, Xu Liang, am not a god, and I cannot persuade so many top institutions to invest in a company with no future.
In fact, I think Hongmeng’s valuation is still on the low side, but it just barely meets my psychological expectations.
In my mind, Hongmeng’s valuation should not be US$53.5 billion, but US$60 billion or even US$70 billion.
Because Hongmeng is growing at a rate of more than ten times every year, our net revenue and net profit far exceed those of Yahoo and Amazon.
I can tell you that within five years at most, Hongmeng’s market value will exceed US$100 billion and become the world’s largest Internet company.
Everyone who invests in Hongmeng will receive generous returns!
Please wait and see. "
Looking at the suspicious eyes in the audience, Xu Liang did not explain much. He can be sure that after the signing ceremony is over, his words will set off a new wave in the global business community.
After all, these days, only a few top companies, including Wal-Mart, Exxon Mobil, and Microsoft, have a market value of over 100 billion US dollars.
Internet companies, namely Yahoo, have achieved this achievement before, but this was before the Nasdaq crisis.
Although Hongmeng is developing well, its market value exceeding 100 billion seems too far away.
“Okay, all investment institutions are invited to come to the stage to sign contracts.”
Following Xu Liang's words, representatives from Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan DA, and other institutions came to the stage.
The subject of Hongmeng’s Series B financing is not Hongmeng Technology Company, but Hongmeng Science and Technology Alliance Company.
This alliance company registered in Xiangjiang is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hongmeng Corporation. Bing, Yihaodian, Sina and other businesses, as well as Hongmeng International Company, are all within this company.
The share structure after the financing is completed is that Hongmeng Corporation holds 80% of the shares, of which 15% is the option pool.
Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Citigroup each account for 4%, SoftBank accounts for 2%, and HSBC, Deutsche, Waterfall Investments, Li Jiacheng Foundation, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, and Merrill Lynch each account for 1%.
After equity penetration.
Hongmeng Corporation, or Xu Liang’s shareholding in Hongmeng International Company has become 51.5%, and it still firmly holds the controlling stake.
If you include the option pool, you will have even more control.
Except for the obvious conditions.
As the main investors of Series B financing, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Citigroup will help Hongmeng acquire MGM and underwrite Hongmeng’s US$5 billion, five-year corporate bonds with an interest rate of 5.2%.
The reason SoftBank got 2% was because it helped Hongmeng acquire Bandai.
All benefits are conditional.
Lu Hui and the people from the President's Office took out the contracts prepared in advance and distributed them to representatives of ten organizations.
In fact, signing the contract is just a formality, and the real contract has been signed long ago.
The rest of the interview session was left to Xie Wen.
After the interview, there was a luncheon arranged.
Jiang Weiguo also stayed to participate.
In order to facilitate communication, the buffet format is used.
"Your career is getting bigger and bigger now. If I hadn't been two steps ahead, I might not have been able to get around you." Jiang Weiguo said with a smile.
He had been wanting to chat with Xu Liang just now, but he was surrounded by representatives from top banks and financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and HSBC.
At the same time, it also made him understand the status of his prospective son-in-law in the international business and financial circles.
"You praise me too much. If you could speak English, I'm afraid they would have crowded around you long ago, and there was no way around you."
"Okay, don't be modest. You Xu Big Boss, even if you say that Hongmeng’s market value will exceed 100 billion US dollars in five years, you are still hiding it?"
Xu Liang said with a smile: "It’s just a small goal."
" A small goal? A hundred billion dollars or a small goal? ”
Trillions of dollars, of course.
Twenty years later, the top Internet companies will basically exceed one trillion yuan.
Xu Liang is confident that he can bring Hongmeng to this level.
However, this is still too far and unrealistic.
"You are still young, so it is better to be down-to-earth." Jiang Weiguo taught earnestly.
In his opinion, Xu Liang has gone too smoothly in the past few years. In just a few years, he has completed a journey that others would never complete in a lifetime. Although he has made amazing achievements and received huge praise.
But the fire cooks the oil, and after the flowers bloom, it is often the beginning of decline.
So at times like this, we should be more cautious and work hard.
Xu Liang nodded with a smile and did not argue with Jiang Weiguo.
Everything is right, but I have traveled through time.
Hongmeng's most difficult initial stage has passed. Now that the foundation has been laid, coupled with the abundant funds from financing, as long as it continues to develop step by step, Hongmeng will become the world's top Internet company in the PC stage.
He is also actively preparing during the mobile phase.
As long as Hongmeng mobile operating system comes out, we can follow the path of Google and rely on the free strategy to conquer the global smartphone market.
So, as long as he doesn’t make any mistakes, it is absolutely certain that Hongmeng’s market value will exceed 100 billion US dollars.
If it exceeds one trillion, he still needs to work hard.
Seeing someone else coming over with a wine glass, Jiang Weiguo didn't talk much.
"If you are free in the evening, come to my house. I will ask your aunt to make dumplings, and we will have a good chat."
"Yes."
(End of this chapter)< br>