Chapter 102: The stakes are high
"Alas......."
With a long sigh, Wu Mingming's face was a little shy and he shook his head, not knowing where to speak. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Looking at his expression, Lu Heng was thoughtful, and asked straight to the point, "Lack of money?"
Wu Mingming was stunned by Lu Heng's directness, but the current situation made him unable to be reckless, so he could only nod and say in a low voice:
"I'm really short of money!"
Lu Heng frowned slightly, and said puzzledly: "I only invested 10 million in May, and it's only been four months, is there a shortage of money so soon?"
When it came to the end, Wu Mingming couldn't dodge anymore, and looked at Lu Heng and nodded.
"There is a shortage of money, and the gap is still a little big! Your 10 million came in, which really solved Ele.me's urgent need, and allowed Ele.me to successfully walk out of Chongqing and expand its development territory to the whole country. But that's just a drop in the bucket, as the scale grows, the consumption of money also rises exponentially, and relying on its own profits alone is far from being able to sustain the next development!"
As soon as the conversation box opened, it was like pouring bitter water, and Wu Mingming's eloquence that had been trained was endlessly displayed at this time.
"This time, in order to solve many of the problems exposed, the company adopted the traditional model of building a branch, and the effect can be predicted, at least all three of us are optimistic. However, the pressure on funds will undoubtedly become several times greater! In particular, the first two branches were established in Beijing and Shanghai, two municipalities directly under the central government, where consumption is too high, and the basic salary of personnel, the rental of office space, the purchase of equipment, the purchase of servers, and so on, each of these places is a big hole in the money!"
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"Jianguo and I personally came forward to serve as the heads of the branches in the two places, and the head of the office, you will take over the Chongqing area after you go back, and from the side, it is also to relieve the salary pressure of the top high-level personnel. But this is not a long-term solution, as more and more branches are established in the future, it is bound to go to that point, and the gap in funds will become bigger and bigger. Chief, this ......."
A pair of helpless little eyes stared at him burningly, and Lu Heng couldn't help but panic in his heart.
He himself knows that online food ordering platforms are very money-burning.
Before he was reborn, Ele.me went through several financings, and the biggest one was even more shocking.
The sky-high financing of 12.5 billion US dollars from Alibaba and Ant Financial, at the exchange rate of US dollars and RMB at that time, was more than 8 billion famous coins, which is two or three times the current value of Lu Heng!
So much money is invested in Ele.me, and the purpose is self-evident, basically all to expand the market, increase the user base, and fight a preferential war with competitors such as Meituan.
However, in today's domestic online ordering platform market, there is only one Ele.me, and there is no need to fight a money-burning war.
Lu Heng didn't expect that if he didn't fight a money-burning war, Ele.me would consume money like this.
It's completely a Pixiu, with a mouth but no anus, and only eats and doesn't vomit!
He only invested 10 million in May, and it was consumed in only four months, and it is hard to imagine what kind of financial resources will be spent next to make the ship of Ele.me operate steadily and quickly.
Although he was panicked in his heart, he still looked confident.
I have to say that Lu Heng's qi cultivation kung fu is getting better and better.
He pondered for a long time and looked at Wu Mingming, "Then have you discussed this problem with Jianguo?
Wu Mingming replied without thinking: "Before leaving Chongqing, I talked to him about this issue, and finally reached a consensus. Everything is decided by the head of the room, you are the most important founder of Ele.me, and you are also the majority shareholder, and your proposal will play a decisive role. And ......."
Speaking of this, Wu Mingming looked at Lu Heng with a slight excitement, and said with a slightly admired expression: "Moreover, Jianguo and I trust you 100%, and I believe that you can lead Ele.me to a more glorious future!"
The fingers holding the teacup clenched instantly, and Lu Heng looked solemn.
His heart was a little heavier, Wu Mingming and Xiao Jianguo trusted him so much, and his responsibility was invisibly a little bigger.
This voice of the room chief made Lu Heng have a headache!
Wu Mingming, who was on the side, picked up the teacup with a dry mouth and took a sip of tea until he bottomed out.
His words did not smell half flattering, everything was sincere.
Needless to say, Lu Heng's attitude towards him and Xiao Jianguo is evident from the fact that when Ele.me was established, he rejected the low-priced shares of the two and gave them a higher shareholding.
Now, those shares that were voluntarily given up by Lu Heng are a huge amount of money that ordinary college students may not be able to earn in their lifetime.
But Lu Heng handed it over to Xiao Wu and the others so easily, without any delay.
Especially during this time, with the exposure of Lu Heng's deeds, from the beginning of his gratitude and trust, Wu Mingming has invisibly begun to worship himself as the head of the room!
How much ability does he have to have so many careers and such an incredible net worth without the knowledge of others!
The unspeakable silence, the gradually depressing atmosphere.
Lu Heng, the representative, was also hesitant at this time, and he couldn't make a decision that he was satisfied with.
Wu Mingming lit a cigarette nervously and wanted to give Lu Heng one, but Lu Heng waved his hand and refused.
"Whew!" Lu Heng took a long breath, and rubbed his forehead at Wu Mingming, who was looking forward to it.
"At this point, it's a big deal, and it's not easy for me to make a proposal, because my proposal is likely to be final. So you allow me to think about it for two more days, and I'll give you the answer when the time comes. ”
Wu Mingming nodded solemnly, "Indeed, it's not easy to give a direct answer to this matter, I understand." Anyway, I will stay in Beijing for the rest of the time, and if you think about it, call me directly, or I can come to see you. ”
Lu Heng hummed for a moment, then frowned and asked, "Are you going to stay in Beijing for the next half a year?"
Wu Mingming said as a matter of course: "Yes, the construction of the branch is inseparable from the top person in charge, not only me, but even Jianguo, will stay in Shanghai for at least half a year." ”
"And your studies?"
Wu Mingming chuckled: "You don't have to worry about this room director, Jianguo and I asked the school to suspend our studies, and Chongda also agreed to suspend our studies with an attitude of supporting our entrepreneurship, and retained our student status." If there is a chance in the future, Jianguo and I can still get the Chongda graduation certificate. ”
Hearing this answer, Lu Heng couldn't help but sigh.
Each man has his own choice, and it is difficult for him to say anything.
For him, it is far better to lay a solid foundation now than to blindly pursue wealth.
But for Wu Xiao and the others, it is the opposite, not everyone can be like Lu Heng, they can have multiple careers to fight for.
Wu Xiao and the others are now ready to seize the opportunity of Ele.me, and they are ready to give it a hand, and Chongda also opens the door for them, Lu Heng is naturally not easy to preach.
He stood up and patted Wu Mingming on the shoulder.
"I've wronged you two!"
"Ugh....... No grievances, it's all our own choice!"
"Forget it, don't talk about this, what's going on with me?"
Wu Mingming smiled and said, "I have already asked the teacher for leave over there, for a week, you can not go back to school this week." It just so happens that it's time for freshmen to enter the military training, and there are not many courses in our junior year during this time, so if you go back in a week, you won't miss too much homework. ”
Speaking of this, Wu Mingming couldn't help but ask: "Room leader, why don't you take a leave of absence with us, you have so many careers to take care of, the time should be very tight!"
Lu Heng shook his head, without explaining more, picked up his mobile phone and called Ouyang Fang.
"Arrange a car for me, no driver, I'll go out with my friends!"
After making the call, Lu Heng smiled at Wu Mingming:
"It's rare to come once, and you're here, I'm leaving in a week, and there will be very few opportunities to meet in the future. I'll take you around Beijing in one afternoon!"
Wu Mingming nodded happily.
The two men left Yuzu Technology together, and Ouyang Fang had already arranged a car outside the company, which was a sporty SUV with a large space, which was very suitable for going out to play.
As soon as he got in the car, Lu Heng's phone rang.
Lu Heng looked at the screen, his eyebrows couldn't help but raise, Lei Jun!