341. Merger
Keep has performed well during this period, and the number of users has successfully exceeded 100 million, attracting a lot of capital attention.
More than 100 million users represent a benchmark in itself, and it is not easy for Keep to do this.
As far as Chen Dongcheng knows, keep is currently interested in D financing, and interested capital has already started to subscribe.
The round was valued at $1.2 billion, raising $120 million.
A portion of the money raised will be used to acquire the Super Orangutan.
In the big track of Internet fitness, in addition to the main online keep.
There are also companies that are deeply involved in the offline, such as Super Orangutan.
Among them, Super Orangutan is a representative company in the field of offline new gyms.
Relying on Chen Dongcheng's capital injection, Super Gorilla quickly entered the Magic City and Beijing markets after developing 5 stores in Pengcheng.
In the four major first-tier markets, it has launched its own brand awareness.
The mode of group exercise class is also very popular among users, eliminating them from the trouble of applying for annual cards.
The level of coaching of Super Gorilla is also much higher and more responsible than that of traditional gyms.
The successful acquisition of Super Gorilla by Shangdong Technology is a long time ago Chen Dongcheng's commitment to many shareholders of Shangdong Technology.
If it weren't for this promise at that time, they wouldn't have been able to agree to let Zhuang Yanting go.
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Sinovac Science Park.
Chen Dongcheng walked into the floor where Shangneng Technology was located.
Many new employees don't remember Chen Dongcheng, the original founder, and Chen Dongcheng doesn't care.
Compared with several other companies under his name, Keep's development speed is too slow, and it is just a springboard for him to start his business.
In the conference room of Shangdong Technology, the two parties were seated on both sides.
The founding team of one of the super orangutans nodded to Chen Dongcheng.
"Mr. Chen. ”
Chen Dongcheng also smiled at them.
"Now that Mr. Chen has also arrived, I announce the official start of the merger meeting between Super Gorilla and Keep. ”
Tang Qi's tone was as friendly as possible: "In the recent period, many companies have poured into the Internet fitness track, among which the performance of Keep and Super Gorilla is very eye-catching. ”
"But as we all know, the development of Internet fitness in China has not been as good as that in Europe and the United States, not only as an online giant Keep feels the malice of the market ceiling, I think the super orangutan side should feel the same way, right?"
Super Orangutan Hopping nodded: "I have the same consideration as Mr. Tang, focusing on offline or online has its own drawbacks.
If you want to go further, you have to explore a more suitable way.
Therefore, Super Gorilla has a merger with Keep, and Keep can focus on online operations to provide more users who love fitness for Super Gorilla.
Super Gorilla can continue to open stores and increase offline stores to perfectly convert the online traffic that Keep directs. ”
To put it simply, Hopping intends to merge and the two companies continue to operate independently.
She co-founders with Tom.
Keep's offline channel for super orangutans, and super orangutans are even more of Keep's online traffic.
After the merger, there is no one who suffers from the merger, and both can benefit and increase valuations.
This is also a point that Series D investors are very satisfied with.
Chen Dongcheng has always maintained a listening posture, but he does not have much opinion on the merger of the two companies.
The main reason for being invited this time is to make a gesture, after all, he holds too many shares in the Super Orangutan.
As long as he is not satisfied, the merger will fall through completely.
Regarding the position of chairman of the new company after the merger, it must be Chen Dongcheng.
Who made him hold a lot of shares in the two companies, even after so many rounds of financing, he still holds more than 50% of the shares of Keep.
He owns more than 80% of the shares of Super Orangutan.
After the merger of the two companies, the news was quickly released to the outside world.
The news of the merger of Keep and Super Orangutan was instantly on the hot search, causing many people to marvel.
The two companies have always been peaceful, and the super orangutan focuses on offline, and the steady development of each store
Keep, on the other hand, focuses on online and has only tested the waters of healthy meals once before.
Although some results have been seen, no one would have thought that Keep would be interested in super orangutans.
Keep can obtain the identity of a unicorn unicorn, and Chen Dongcheng is naturally happy to see it.
The badge of the "King of Unicorns" has the needs of ten companies.
Keep's acquisition of Super Gorilla is certainly a good thing for him.
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Although Qingju Technology was acquired by Didi, it did not affect Li Xingyao's internship at all.
After all, Chen Dongcheng is still one of the top three major shareholders within Didi.
After the acquisition of Qingju Technology, except for the replacement of a small number of senior executives, the middle management and bottom employees have not changed much.
When companies merge with each other, one party will definitely pull out.
After staying in the company for a day, Li Xingyao was already a little tired when he got off work.
When I got home, I pushed the door open, and I was suddenly a little surprised.
"Naixin, why are you?"
Li Xingyao was a little surprised and asked in disbelief.
"Hee-hee, aren't you happy to see us?"
Huang Naixin smiled and handed the gift in her hand to Li Xingyao: "This is a birthday gift that Lu Bai and I prepared for you, I hope you like it." ”
My birthday?
If it weren't for Huang Naixin mentioning it, Li Xingyao almost forgot that she had a birthday today.
Who has made her a little dizzy recently, after Didi's acquisition of Qingju Technology, just the handover has made her busy.
Thinking of her birthday, Li Xingyao looked in the house with some expectation.
But she didn't find the figure she wanted to see the most, and her eyes couldn't help but be a little dim.
Just when Li Xingyao forced a smile and was about to thank his friends.
All the lights in the house were suddenly extinguished, and then the door to one of the bedrooms was suddenly opened.
A food truck was pushed out with a giant cake on top of it, accompanied by candles.
Look at the familiar figure that makes her cry with excitement, isn't it Chen Dongcheng or who?
“Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you。 ”
Chen Dongcheng sang while pushing the dining cart out.
Huang Naixin: They also sang happy birthday songs.
The warm scene made Li Xingyao, who was very tired during this time, cry instantly.
Chen Dongcheng pushed the dining cart to the middle of the dining room, then walked towards Li Xingyao and gently hugged her into his arms.
"It's your birthday, be happy.
Li Xingyao choked up and nodded, tears lingering on her beautiful face.
A picture of a beautiful woman crying is distressing.
Seeing the man he loves appear in front of him, as well as his best friend who was doing an internship but took leave and ran back, Li Xingyao's joy in her heart couldn't be stopped.
Chen Dongcheng pulled Li Xingyao to the dining car, and the number of candles placed on the cake corresponded to Li Xingyao's birthday.
Li Xingyao closed her eyes and made a wish, and when the wish was over, she pulled Chen Dongcheng to blow out the candle together.
Lu Bai pushed the electric switch, and the room was bright again, and Li Xinyao only noticed the careful arrangement of the room at this time.
Pink balloons and streamers hung all over the walls, and flowers of various colors could be seen everywhere, obviously with a lot of effort and specially prepared for her.
Li Xingyao's birthday banquet, Chen Dongcheng must prepare well.
A few or two chefs hiding in the kitchen can finally make a dinner party.
Li Xingyao and the others sat together and chatted about things during the internship, not only with some emotion.
It's only been a few months, and it's like years.
The complexity of society makes them very uncomfortable for these rookies who have just come out of college.
Lu Bai and Chen Dongcheng were also chatting: "Brother Chen, do you think we should ** Bitcoin now? I think it has risen three times now, is there still room for growth?"
"What, you want to sell it?"
Chen Dongcheng glanced at Lu Bai and said casually: "It's only three times longer, and it's not interesting to sell it now."
If you feel that it is risky to continue investing, you can also choose to sell now. ”
Lu Bai smiled and scratched his head: "I just said casually, we must resolutely hug Brother Chen's thighs, you say sell, we will sell." ”
Fu Boyang and Zhong Hanwen have 10,000 trust in Chen Dongcheng.
Although they are far away from Chen Dongcheng now, they can still hear some news from him.
For example, Chen Dongcheng bought Tottenham in the UK, which is a multi-billion club, and if it weren't for the domestic reports, they wouldn't dare to believe it.
Therefore, they are not worried about Chen Dongcheng pit them at all, and it is the wisest to resolutely hug Chen Dongcheng's thighs.
After having a lively dinner at home, Lu Bai and the others said goodbye one after another.
Leave space for this couple who haven't seen each other for a long time.
Chen Dongcheng found that he had really little time to accompany Li Xingyao, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart.
Li Xingyao noticed that Chen Dongcheng's face was a little guilty, and said gently: "Don't feel guilty, falling in love with you is my choice, no matter how difficult this choice is, I will go on firmly." ”
Chen Dongcheng didn't say anything, took Li Xingyao into his arms, and quietly hugged each other for a while.
I rarely slept all night with Li Xingyao in my arms, and I didn't do anything, I just wanted to experience this tranquility quietly.
Early the next morning, Li Xingyao prepared breakfast and went to the company in advance.
Chen Dongsheng looked at the empty pillow, got up and washed, and continued to go to the newly merged company to be busy.
It is not a trivial matter for Shangdong Technology to cooperate with the super orangutan, and various details need to be communicated.
Fortunately, the run-in between the senior management teams of the two companies is quite smooth, and after the resources are opened, both sides have gained.
"Take me to England?"
Li Xingyao's face was full of surprise, and she didn't understand why Chen Longcheng suddenly remembered to take her to the UK.
Chen Dongsheng smiled, but did not answer her directly.
After Li Xingyao simply cleaned up, the two rushed to Bao'an Airport, where his private jet had been waiting for a long time.
Li Xingyao's eyes were a little surprised, it was the first time she knew that Chen Dongcheng had bought a private jet.
"Mr. Chen, can you take off?"
Chen Dongcheng nodded and said to the two flight attendants: "This is my girlfriend Li Xingyao." ”
The two spaces looked at each other in surprise and smiled respectfully at Li Xingyao.
"Hello Miss Li, it is an honor to serve you. ”
Li Xingyao nodded to them a little stiffly: "You guys are too polite." ”
Private jets are really a bit unfamiliar to Li Xingyao.
"You're welcome, that's what we should do. ”
The two flight attendants are very smart, and they have seen Zhang Lu and Zheng Danni who were taken on the plane by Chen Mingcheng before.
But I haven't seen Chen Dongcheng, and when it comes to their identities, they are at most the role of lovers.
As the flagship model among private jets, the Gulfstream G650ER has a high price tag for a reason.
Flying from Pengcheng to London without needing to refuel on the way is one of the reasons why Chen Dongcheng chose this plane.
When he arrived in London, Chen Dongcheng did not inform the club's Marotta of them, but directly asked the housekeeper Brown to send someone to pick them up.
A convoy of three Rolls-Royces departed from Heathrow Airport and headed straight for the villa.
Brown, the housekeeper, stood in two rows with the male and maid maids, and said in a respectful tone, "Welcome Mr. and Mrs. Chen home." ”
Li Xingyao looked at the European castle-style villa, the well-dressed housekeeper and servant.
The aristocratic life of old Britain in the movie seems to be gradually unfolding for her.
Chen Dongcheng commanded two maids to take Li Xingyao upstairs to rest first, but he fell jet lag.
He walked to the living room, asked the butler Brown to hand him a cup of coffee, and looked at the Tottenham Hotspur Hotspur documents that Marotta had sent him.
Since the introduction of the plan to match the price of tickets for the knockout stage and the group stage, the enthusiasm of fans to buy tickets has been very high.
Even though Wembley Stadium can accommodate 90,000 people, all tickets are still sold out, and it is even more difficult for the outside world to find a ticket.
Tottenham is the only one in Europe who dares to play like this.
But there is no doubt that this approach made Chen Dongcheng ruthlessly harvest the goodwill of a group of fans.
For Chen, the key factors that will depend on the settlement of his season are the satisfaction of the fans with him and the team's revenue.
Lowering the ticket to the knockout round has not had a particularly big impact on Tottenham's revenue.
On the contrary, this kind of behavior of giving concessions to the fans has greatly increased the satisfaction of the fans with him.
Chen Dongcheng took the time to meet with Marotta and asked about Tottenham's performance in the Champions League.
Marotta said with a smile on his face: "Boss, since we moved the group stage tickets to the same as the knockout stage, the number of fans at home stadiums in the Champions League has skyrocketed, and the stadiums have set a record in the Premier League for consecutive home stadiums. ”
The home stadium of 90,000 people was packed, and that kind of scene was shocking to think about.
Marotta's previous efforts have kept the turf at Wembley Stadium.
It will allow Tottenham's players to play more smoothly and will not affect their quality.
Of course, the most important thing is that Tottenham themselves are strong.
This time, he lived up to expectations and won the top spot in the group stage, entered the knockout round, and attracted the attention of other teams.
Even if the vast majority of the team is a bunch of rookies, it is still not to be underestimated.
As for their performance in the Premier League, Tottenham are so strong that they make other teams desperate.
At home in White Hart Lane, there was no defeat.
In this season's Premier League, the most promising winner is Tottenham.
Chen Dongcheng was quite satisfied, and said to Marotta: "I will continue to buy people next summer, and the investment in the transfer market cannot be lower than this year, which is still 100 million pounds." ”
Marotta couldn't hide his delight, and he thought that the owner would reduce some of his investment in the transfer market after making a big move this year.
is not so generous as Chen Dongcheng, and he plans to bring in a large amount of reinforcements next year.
There is no doubt that another 100 million pounds will be invested in Tottenham, which is already strong, and will open a wider gap with other competitors, and even make them completely desperate.
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