Because of the relationship between the alumni, the distance between the two was shortened all of a sudden, and after Lin Qiang took Zhao Lianbao to his villa, the two talked happily, from the trendy brand decoration network to the VC industry, and chatted until late at night.

Lin Qiang chatted with Zhao Lianbao quite happily this time, especially the two of them have the same understanding of the website project, Zhao Lianbao has invested in several Internet projects with the team led by Xu Chengfu before, and has conducted in-depth research and analysis on the operation of the website, and has put forward many very constructive suggestions to Lin Qiang.

When talking to Xu Chengfu in the afternoon, Lin Qiang was still a little unaccustomed to his condescending posture, although he also gave a lot of suggestions, but Lin Qiang was thinking in his heart, you are so knowledgeable and have money in your hands, why don't you just do it yourself? Why do you still want to teach me? I don't really deal with him very well in my heart.

But after chatting with Zhao Lianbao, Lin Qiang began to really reflect on whether he really had a misunderstanding of venture capital funds as Sun Dan said, and whether his plans and ideas were really too petty.

Thinking about it this way, Lin Qiang was looking forward to Sun Dan coming to Guangzhou to meet him earlier.

And just when he was chatting with Zhao Lianbao, Zhang Ming was also discussing excitedly with Luo Zhendong in his single dormitory.

"Brother Dong, what did you talk to those VC people?" asked Zhang Ming. In private, everyone is not accustomed to being called by position, Luo Zhendong is the oldest in the entrepreneurial team, and everyone calls him Brother Dong in private.

Luo Zhendong also met with VC people for the first time, and his excitement has not really calmed down yet, so he took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Zhang Ming, saying: "This time, it was actually the general manager of one of the other party's regions who came to meet in person, and they said that they were very optimistic about our project as soon as they met." ”

"Then what do we Mr. Lin say?" Although Zhang Ming didn't close his eyes for a day and a night, he didn't feel sleepy at all, and asked excitedly.

Mr. Lin has always been very calm, only letting Xu Chengjie briefly introduce the company's situation to the other party, and I answered the other party's questions on technical issues. Let me tell you, it turns out that there are a lot of capable people in the other party's team, who have a very deep understanding of the IT industry, and have put forward many constructive suggestions for our website, especially in terms of profit model, the other party's insights are very feasible. Luo Zhendong excitedly introduced the meeting to Zhang Ming.

"Brother Dong, are you saying that the other party intends to finance our company when we first meet, and will also lead the B and C rounds?" Zhang Ming asked.

"They always expressed this meaning very clearly, you don't know, at that time, Xu Chengjie and I were so excited at the scene that we were about to scream, and I couldn't wait to agree for Mr. Lin immediately, but our Mr. Lin never talked to each other about financing from beginning to end, and Xu Chengjie and I could only be anxious. Luo Zhendong still regrets that Lin Qiang did not accept the other party's financing proposal.

Zhang Ming's feelings are the same.

For the two of them, this time they decided to give up their original stable jobs, accept Xu Chengjie's invitation, and go south to Guangzhou to join Gaoqiao Technology Company.

Luo Zhendong has been unable to contact Wu Shuya, knowing that she works in Guangdong, so he thought that he would also come to Guangzhou, hoping to make a career and regain her attention. And Zhang Ming, under the encouragement of Zhu Jieqing, was determined to make a name for himself here in Guangzhou, so that he could face her with more confidence, and not always have a frustrating inferiority complex in front of her.

After joining Gaoqiao Technology Company, they are very glad that they have met a good boss like Lin Qiang, Xu Chengjie promised them the high salary to the letter, and now their monthly salary income is more than 20,000 yuan, as well as various welfare subsidies, even if it is placed in Guangzhou, it can already be regarded as a high-income person. However, both of them know very well that their project has not generated any income until now, and it has been in the stage of burning money, and the salary they received was paid by Lin Qiang himself, which made all the team members, including them, feel uneasy.

The only consolation is that with the joint efforts of all the team members, the website's operating data has been steadily improving, and Zhang Ming's proposal to charge a service fee has even been tacitly accepted by Lin Qiang, so that the team members can finally expect the website to have considerable income immediately.

Before Zhang Ming could make a specific plan for charging service fees, the VC person took the initiative to make an appointment, which is definitely great news for the team. In the morning team meeting, everyone was already cheering when they talked about the service fee of at least 50,000 yuan per day, and if the first round of financing can be actually completed, it will be much more exciting than charging a service fee.

First, because according to the past practice, the amount of the first round of financing will certainly not be low, since the website can now have more than one million yuan of income every month just by charging service fees, everyone is very optimistic estimates, two or three hundred million US dollars is the starting price of the first round of financing, five or sixty million US dollars is the normal price, and hundreds of millions of dollars are also possible.

The second is to prove that the prospects of their projects are favored by well-known venture capital companies, and the next Series B, C, and D rounds will be favored by more venture capital--- and if they are not careful, they may be able to stage an IPO, and then they will be able to climb to the top of their lives.

To be honest, before this afternoon, Zhang Ming and Luo Zhendong didn't dare to think about these at all, but now the opportunity is so real in front of their eyes, as if they are within reach, anyone will be excited.

But his boss is so calm!

Luo Zhendong looked at the nervous look on Zhang Ming's face, smiled and comforted him: "Although our Mr. Lin did not directly talk to the other party about financing, he did not clearly refuse, and the other party left a manager surnamed Zhao to continue to communicate with us. ”

"I thought the other party's people had gone back, but there was still a manager following up. In other words, this time our company still has the opportunity to raise funds. Zhang Ming breathed a long sigh of relief and said.

"There is another thing that makes Xu Chengjie and I very confused by this meeting with VC people, and we can't figure out what the reason is. Luo Zhendong said.

"What confuses you and Mr. Xu, Brother Dong?" asked Zhang Ming.

"This time, the other party contacted us directly and asked to meet. Mr. Lin has never held a position in the company, it stands to reason that people outside should not know that he is the boss of the company, and the company's external affairs are usually handled by Xu Chengjie in person, and those VC people should have contacted Xu Chengjie first. Luo Zhendong said.

Zhang Ming thought for a while and said: "That's not surprising, Mr. Lin has long been famous in the home improvement industry in Guangdong, and our technology company is here in his trendy brand headquarters, so it is normal for some people to guess that he is the boss of a technology company." ”

Luo Zhendong nodded and said: "What you said is also reasonable, but there is another point that is even more incomprehensible, that is, the other party's Mr. Xu said as soon as they met that he had read our company's operating data report and felt that our company had a very high growth potential, so he was in a hurry to ask for a meeting." But Xu Chengjie told me with certainty that he only finished the report last night, and handed it over to Mr. Lin early this morning, and no third person has read it. Operating statements have always been an important secret of the company, and it is impossible to spread them at will, so why can the other party get our reports so quickly?"

"Are you sure that the report in the other party's hand is really our company?" asked Zhang Ming. He is responsible for the operation of the website, and he has to provide Xu Chengjie with a lot of background data.

Xu Chengjie told me that he paid special attention to the report in the other party's hand, although it was a little far apart, and he couldn't see the specific content, but he could see that it was a fax, and the report was made by him, and it could be determined from the style and layout of the table that the report in the other party's hand was indeed our company. Luo Zhendong said.

"That's weird. Didn't Mr. Lin say anything at the time?"

Mr. Lin didn't say anything, by the way, Mr. Xu of the other party also said something, and learned from their Mr. Sun that Mr. Lin personally invested a lot of money in this project. Who is this Mr. Sun? Do you know that among Mr. Lin's friends, there is a boss surnamed Sun?" Luo Zhendong said.

"The boss surnamed Sun? Hey, isn't the marketing director of the Chaopai Colored Carving Company also Mr. Sun? I remember that it seems to be called Sun Xiaoyan, could it be her?" Zhang Ming said.

"I also know that Mr. Sun, it can't be hers. Like Mr. Lin's wife, she only gave birth to a child a month ago and has not yet returned to work. ”

"We don't have to guess, Mr. Lin is so shrewd that he didn't say anything about the report, he can only prove that the report was passed on to Mr. Sun by Mr. Lin himself, but I don't know if this Mr. Sun is not the boss of Everbright there, and we Mr. Lin and this Mr. Sun should be good personal friends, and the trust between each other is very high, otherwise we would not give the report to each other. Zhang Ming said.

"That's right. I have analyzed with Xu Chengjie, this Mr. Sun should encourage us Mr. Lin to accept the financing proposals of those VC people, I hope that Mr. Sun can finally persuade Mr. Lin, then our company can get ahead. Luo Zhendong said.

After sending Luo Zhendong away, Zhang Ming looked at the time, it was almost zero o'clock, and he thought that he would hurry up tomorrow to make the charging plan for Lin Qiang, so he hurriedly took a shower and went to bed, but even though he was very sleepy, he still lay in the bed and held his hand to open the serial, and watched the second "Death Tide", until he was really sleepy, so he put his hand on the head of the bed and fell asleep.

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