The subtle difference between Shen Beipeng and Yang's attitude towards Gu Kun is like Sun Quan doesn't care about offending Cao Cao, but Zhang Zhao doesn't want to offend Cao Cao-

"All generals can descend to Cao, but the lord cannot descend to Cao'er, everyone can descend to Cao, and tired officials still do not lose the state and county", what are you afraid of?

Yang is not afraid of offending Gu Kun, that is because he is looked down upon by Gu Kun, he has no way out, and he will die if the company dies.

Boss Shen has a way out.

So after a few thoughts, Boss Shen thought of a way out that could be tentative.

He doesn't necessarily really want to take this road, but he can also take it out and say that he will first throw stones and ask for directions to explore the truth

So Shen Beipeng pondered his expression for a moment, and pretended to be sad and angry: "Even if the articles of association and discipline can only be internal, I can't let the company get rid of the responsibility of breaking the contract externally." Then I have a second option-

Since I can't stop the Diba people from coming in, then I have the right to ask the Diba people to pay the same amount to buy back my equity in the company, I want to quit the company, take the money and leave, I don't want to be with the Diba people. ”

These words were really unexpected, and Yang was also surprised, he didn't expect Shen Beipeng to want to leave: "You don't want the company you founded as a co-founder? It turns out that you have no faith so much, you just want to make some quick money and run ashore." You won't be scared by the cold winter, right? Where did you believe in the Internet industry back then?"

Of course, Yang doesn't want Shen Beipeng to leave now, first, if Shen Beipeng leaves, he will face the problem of a larger proportion of investors' shares.

According to the initialed agreement he had just negotiated with Iprasin, Iprasin roughly admitted that the total valuation of the current convenient travel network is 49 million US dollars - for an Internet company that has been operating for more than two years, and it is still on a certain track as the first market share in China in this field, this price is indeed not high, and it is already a price that has squeezed out a lot of water in the cold winter.

Ibrasin then gave a $21 million capital increase to 30% of the company's shares (2,100 divided by 7,000 for 30%). 70 million is 2100 plus 4900, that is, the total value after the capital increase)

Before the capital increase, Shen Beipeng and Yang currently held 60% of the company's shares, and after the capital increase, the 60% should be multiplied by 0.7 and reduced to 40%. Specifically, in the future, Shen Beipeng accounts for 23%, and Yang accounts for 19%.

If Shen Beipeng chooses "Although the company's agreement to accept the investment of the Diba people takes effect externally, because you have bypassed my decision-making internally, I do not know, nor do I agree, and I do not want to work with the Diba people, I have the right to choose the Diba people to repurchase my shares on the same terms and let me withdraw from the company", then according to Huaxia's "Company Law", he is indeed in charge.

In other words, Iprasin has to pay Shen Beipeng another $16 million in cash in exchange for kicking Shen Beipeng out of the company, and then Iprasin's equity will rise to 30% plus 23% equals 53%.

In this way, Yang completely lost control of the company, and he could still try to win over Shen Beipeng and let Shen Beipeng have the same heart with him. In this way, Diba people are just financial investors, and they can't point fingers too much.

Now that he is doing this, first of all, Yang is not sure if he can persuade Ibrasin to pay more than 16 million, of course, this is still a trivial matter, he thinks a little about it, and he believes that those Middle Eastern consortiums can throw away thousands of dollars of pocket money without going through the brain.

But the key is that from now on, it is likely that the travel network will no longer be deployed for its own long-term development interests, and will become a night pot in the hands of the other party, to serve the cause of the Diba people disgusting Gu Kun.

If one thing is conducive to the Diba people's big strategy of disgusting Gu Kun, but it is not conducive to the interests of the small group itself, then you have to pinch your nose and do it.

Yang can almost imagine that in the future, once those zero-price groups in the land of Lanfang appear. Then the media controlled by the Dibba people will definitely carpet bomb the Lan people and the travel network together.

It is similar to the Ula artillery bombardment tactic, allowing one's own people to rush forward to lure the enemy out, and after grinding meat with the enemy, it is covered with indiscriminate artillery fire. At that time, he will become the cannon fodder of the black Gu Kun and the goodwill level.

In other words, Yang wanted to annex Shen Beipeng, but he didn't want this to happen at this moment. He hopes that after the grand strategic cooperation with the Diba people is completed, or the cold winter is over, the other party will leave when the long-term plan is over.

It is better for him to have some savings and some foreign wealth, and when the time comes, he will have the capital to pay the redemption money to swallow up the shares of his partners, rather than expecting external financial investors to pay this money.

Everyone understands people, and Yang pretended to be sincere and persuaded: "Lao Shen, we have also been friends for many years, how can you abandon the company at such a juncture of crisis transformation?"

If you leave at this time, aren't you afraid that fellow people in the rivers and lakes will laugh at you? Do you still expect to start a second business in the future, and will others believe in your credit? When the time comes, you will become a 'cowardly deserter who will not move forward in the cold winter' character.

In other words, when investors look at entrepreneurship, they don't look at projects, but people. If your reputation fails, what hope do you have? I ask you to be cautious, even if you have to leave, stay for two more years, and then leave when the difficulties have passed, and your reputation will be good. ”

Of course, Shen Beipeng also knows this truth. In fact, in his original history, he only left the travel network around 04 and 05, and instead went to cooperate with Sequoia Capital to establish Sequoia Huaxia.

The reason why he chose that point in time is to prove to the entire industry circle that he is a person who "has a beginning and an end".

In the world of Internet venture capital, it is important to have a beginning and an end, and it is also important to have a good reputation for not being a deserter.

However, Shen Beipeng is already forced to be on the line, history has changed, and his decision-making may not be radical.

Historically, after he quit the company, he no longer played the role of an entrepreneur, but became an investor.

Once you become an investor, character is not so important, after all, it is for other people's money, not from other people's money. Very few people don't want money because the person who gives it has a flawed character.

"Gu Kun also seemed to have hinted to me that if he quit in the future, he could talk to him about other cooperation. But he is not interested in the current company and team...... A few years ago, Gu Kun's investment business was handled by Liang Jinsong of Blackstone Fund. However, Liang Jinsong heard that he has taken up his new post as the financial secretary of Hong Kong this year, and he has retired from politics and the business world. ”

Shen Beipeng secretly thought in his heart, he already had a few points.

He took a deep breath and pretended to be resolute: "I think that staying will have a greater impact on my reputation, so you don't have to persuade me." As long as the Diba people want to come in, I have to leave, and they have to pay this money and buy back my shares at the same unit price as when 20 million accounted for 30%!"

Yang's heart contracted slightly, and then he put on a good smirk: "Since I have to go, I have nothing to say." A gentleman will never have a bad voice, and there will be no whispers when he goes to the minister. After you leave, you won't betray the company or divulge any of the company's secrets, right?"

After knowing that Shen Beipeng and the Diba people could not coexist, Yang's position had quickly retreated to the step of "I hope he won't go to tell Gu Kun after he leaves".

Of course, Shen Beipeng also knew what the other party was worried about, this issue was easy to weigh, and he didn't want to lose his reputation by betraying his friends in the rivers and lakes, so after quickly weighing it, he said:

"I know what you're worried about, so let's do it, I take the money, and I'll fly away, within a year, until next year, that is, before the Spring Festival in 2003, I won't return to China, and I won't intersect with people in the circle, I'll be a rich man for a year, take a vacation to adjust my mentality, and have no quarrel with the world.

In this year, I won't be employed by anyone, I won't start my own business, and I won't go to Gu Kun - anyway, I don't know what details you have to do now, I just don't want to participate, flash people as soon as possible. Hopefully, you'll be able to decide within a year. ”

"You are the 'Three Things of the Tuntu Shanguan Convention', okay, I believe you in this righteousness. Yang didn't think much about it, and agreed unilaterally on behalf of the Diba people, "You still owe me a favor - I'm going to run for your business now, and persuade Mr. Iprasin to give an additional 16 million after the $21 million." Business is doing and the budget is getting bigger. ”

Shen Beipeng: "Paying money with one hand and handing over shares with the other, Tong Suo is not bullied." ”

......

After stabilizing Shen Beipeng, Yang could only go one way to the dark, and flew Diba again overnight, asking someone to see Iprasin.

As for how he negotiated with the Diba people and persuaded Iprasin to redeem Boss Shen's 23% discounted equity with another $16 million on the basis of the original plan, it is not enough for outsiders.

It is nothing more than that kind of fanciful boasting, trying to convince the other party that the junk stock of Convenient Travel Network actually has great potential, the first place in the same category in China is very trustworthy, and the future Internet winter has passed and the future is promising.

All in all, after a few days of selling face and laughing and bragging, it was finally done.

The Dibba people decided to be the culprit and pay another $16 million.

However, it is conceivable that the burden and tasks that the Diba people have pressed on Yang must have become more and more heavy.

"Mr. Yang, this is not a $21 million business anymore, it's a $37 million business, I hope you make me feel worth the money. If you fail, you will be punished in equal proportions and will be much harsher, and I hope you will be able to do it yourself. When Iprahim signed the check, he did not forget to admonish him with compassion.

The horse entered the sandwich road and could not turn back.

"Don't worry, I will push forward at full speed, by April at the latest, you can see those black shops that have ruined the international image of Lanfang people in Lanfang, and they have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. There will be a lot of tourists who are greedy for cheap and low-cost groups to see the power of this thing. ”

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