After a few minutes of discussion, Bob Allen, a representative of Goldman Sachs, said in a deep voice: "Mr. Jack Ma, at present, the market value of Taobao is far less than $10 million, and the maximum market value we give is $5 million! Based on this condition, we are willing to invest $300 in Taobao!"

Mr. Ma and Mr. Tsai glanced at each other, and $5 million was 2.5 times the price NetEase had given Taobao an estimate.

"Mr. Jack Ma, what do you think?" asked Bob Ellen.

"Mr. Bob Ellen, although Taobao was founded later than 8848, but the development speed is not slow at all, I believe that as long as there are enough funds, Taobao will be able to catch up and surpass 8848 website!"

Jack Ma is small, but he speaks eloquently, "Mr. Bob Ellen, you should consider the future development prospects of Taobao to give a more accurate estimate!"

Bob Ellen couldn't help but pause when he heard this.

"Okay, we can raise the valuation of Taobao," Bob Ellen thought for a moment and said in a very firm tone, "Mr. Jack Ma, Taobao is worth up to $6 million!

When Ma Yun heard this, he hesitated.

"Mr. Bob Ellen, please allow me to think about it for a day!" Ma said.

"Of course there is no problem. ”

The first round of negotiations ended quickly.

After Jack Ma left the Goldman Sachs office, he turned on his mobile phone, but saw that there were five or six missed calls on his phone.

"Who called me?" muttered Ma Yun and called back to the number.

After a while, the phone was connected. A woman's voice came from the other side, and it was also in English.

"Hello, this is Weifeng Capital, is there anything I can do for you?"

Ma Yun was a little surprised, Weifeng Capital is a well-known venture capital company in the world, how could they find themselves. As we all know, Majestic Capital is Henry Williams' industry, and Nicholas International E-commerce is also his industry. Because Taobao and Nicholas International E-commerce constitute a competitive relationship, Ma Yun never imagined that Weifeng Capital would look for him.

After pondering for a few seconds, Ma Yun replied: "Hello, I'm Ma Yun." Before, your company seemed to have made 5 calls to me, but unfortunately my phone was turned off. Excuse me, do you have anything to do with me?"

"Oh, you're Jack Ma, the founder of Taobao?!"

"It's like a fake. ”

"Hello, Mr. Jack Ma. Yes, our CEO, Ms. Karina, is very interested in Taobao, if you have time, please visit the office of Weifeng Capital in Beijing!"

Ma Yun was slightly stunned and couldn't help but ponder. From the conversation, he vaguely guessed the other party's intentions.

"Mr. Ma Yun??" came the voice of inquiry in his ear.

Ma Yun thought about it, no matter what, let's look at the conditions proposed by the other party first, so he replied, "Okay, I'll go!"

"Okay, the address of the office of Weifeng Capital in Beijing is XXXXXX. ”

"Thank you!"

After Ma Yun said thank you, he hung up the phone, and then told Cai Chongxin about it.

As the two walked, they discussed.

"Mr. Ma, it seems that Weifeng Capital wants to buy our Taobao!"

"That's right!" Ma Yun said with a smile, "However, with the addition of prestige capital, the value of Taobao has been invisibly increased, and perhaps Goldman Sachs is willing to offer a higher price!"

When Cai Chongxin heard this, he couldn't help laughing. He knew that Mr. Ma was reluctant to sell Taobao to other companies. If there were no companies such as Goldman Sachs, Taobao's capital chain would be broken, and Ma Yun would have had no choice but to choose Weifeng Capital. But now it is possible to use Weifeng Capital to bring out that Taobao is a hot item! Naturally, it is necessary to meet with the person in charge of Weifeng Capital.

At noon, Jack Ma and Tsai Chongxin had a casual lunch at a small restaurant. After that, he left for the office of Weifeng Capital in Beijing.

Weifeng Capital rented a one-story office building in an area where venture capital was gathered in Zhongguancun, and after Ma Yun and Tsai Chongxin came to the office, they explained their identities.

The front desk lady said, "Please wait, I will inform the general manager immediately!"

"Hmm......" Ma Yun nodded.

After the front desk lady hung up the phone, she said to Ma Yun and Tsai Chongxin: "Please follow me!"

The two of them followed her, and soon came to a reception room. After opening the door and entering, I saw a middle-aged man wearing a suit and tie.

"Hello, I'm Rayleigh Comb, the General Manager of Alpha Capital China. ”

"Hello!"

"Hello!"

"Please be seated," Rayleigh Combe continued, pointing to the seat in front of him, "yes, we at Weifeng Capital are more interested in Taobao and want to invest in it. Here's our investment plan!"

Hearing this, Ma Yun and Cai Chongxin glanced at each other. At the same time, he took the document handed over by Rayleigh Comm.

After Ma Yun opened it, he browsed carefully. When it was over, he looked quite shocked.

According to the document, Weifeng Capital, Kowloon Investment and Nicholas International E-commerce will make a strategic investment in Taobao with an investment amount of up to $10 million, but the number of shares is only 75%. Ma Yun and Tsai Chongxin didn't expect that the other party would offer such favorable conditions. The only bad thing is that if such a condition is accepted, then the real owner of Taobao will be Henry Williams!

Rayleigh Combe smiled and said, "Mr. Jack Ma, what do you think of the conditions we offered? I don't think there will be any other company that is better than the conditions offered by Weifeng Capital!"

Ma Yun was silent, and various pros and cons were being analyzed in his mind.

"Mr. Rayleigh Comm, the conditions are very tempting, I'll think about it!" Ma Yun said in a deep voice.

"Of course. Rayleigh Comm laughed, "Please feel free to let me know when you're ready!"

"Okay. ”

Jack Ma and Tsai Chongxin immediately resigned.

The elevator door opened, and a short, bald middle-aged man stood inside. Tsai Chongxin was stunned for a moment, because he had already recognized the other party as Masayoshi Son, the founder of Japan's SoftBank Corporation. He used to work as an investment bank in Germany and dealt with Son.

"Hello Mr. Sun, I didn't expect to see you here. ”

"Mr. Tsai Chongxin, hello! Who is this?" The light in Sun Zhengyi's eyes flashed, this floor belongs to Weifeng Capital, and the two people in front of him appeared here, presumably some project found Weifeng Capital.

The entire office building is located in the most prosperous area of Zhongguancun, and most of the tenants up and down are venture capital firms. SoftBank also has an office upstairs.

"Oh, this is my boss Ma Yun, the founder of Taobao!" Tsai Chongxin then introduced Son Masayoshi to Ma Yun, "Mr. Ma, this is Mr. Son Masayoshi, the founder of Japan's famous SoftBank Group. ”

"Hello, nice to meet you, Mr. Ma!" Sun Zhengyi smiled and stretched out his hand to greet him.

"Me too, nice to meet you!" Ma shook his hand.

Son Zhengyi smiled quietly and asked, "I think you just went to Weifeng Capital Company, presumably to raise funds." How's it going, did it succeed?"

Ma Yun said: "This time, it was Weifeng Capital that took the initiative to find us and offered very favorable conditions. However, it's a big deal, and I still have to think about it!"

"Hehe, investing in this kind of thing, it can't be wrong to think about it more. Oh yes, there's a nice café nearby, let's have a coffee together?!"

"Mr. Sun is at the helm of the SoftBank Group, and it is a privilege for us to take time out of our busy schedules to have coffee with us. Tsai Chongxin smiled and quietly glanced at Ma Yun.

(To be continued.) )