Chapter 226 - First Negotiation
There are not many scenic spots in Suicheng, and compared with the famous mountains and rivers in other parts of the country, it does not have any advantages. But Suicheng is known as the capital of food, and the essence is in a word for eating.
In two days, Zou Ming and Pan Ziyu, under the leadership of the two employees who were responsible for receiving them from Zhouguang Blog, tasted a lot of authentic food, and their stomachs were swollen for half a circle.
It's just that Zou Ming and the two, who had made up their minds to settle down with what they encountered, couldn't let go of Maimai.com who were waiting for them to take the money back.
It's not that they haven't asked the two employees, it's just that they are not the top of the Zhouguang Blog, they belong to the level of obeying orders, and they don't know the minds of the leaders at all.
So Zou Ming and Pan Ziyu could only honestly wait for the summons, but fortunately, after two days of eating, drinking and having fun, Huang Jinshu was finally willing to meet them.
In the headquarters of Zhouguang Blog, Zou Ming and Pan Ziyu also met the well-known Huang Jinshu.
Due to the rise of the Zhouguang Blog, Huang Jinshu, who had been in charge of external affairs before, was also the senior executive of the Zhouguang Blog who had the most contact with the outside world. And Huang Jinshu, like Zhouguang Blog, is not at all like a rookie in the industry, turning his hands into clouds and rain among many merchants and competitors.
Previously, the National School Flower Contest held by Zhouguang Blog was held vigorously, during which many wealthy people put pressure on Huang Jinshu in order to please the school flower they liked, but they were all deflated without exception.
Under Huang Jinshu's wrist, these people didn't dare to speak up even if they touched the nails. As a result, Huang Jinshu has also achieved his reputation in the industry.
Recently, in the official announcement of the Zhouguang Blog, Huang Jinshu became the CEO, so he was called the queen of the Zhouguang Blog.
Zou Ming had felt the momentum of Huang Jinshu on the phone before, and now that he has seen a real person, that image really fits the character of the queen of Zhouguang Blog. In addition to Huang Jinshu, there were also technical director Gou Fugui and other management personnel.
But as soon as they entered this office, Zou Ming and Pan Ziyu felt that the center of this space was on Huang Jinshu, and they could feel that except for the technical director, everyone else didn't even dare to breathe too hard, and this atmosphere could be described as extremely dignified.
Affected by this, Zou Ming and Pan Ziyu were a little restrained.
It stands to reason that Pan Ziyu has worked in an investment bank on Wall Street, and he has not seen a big scene, but the atmosphere of this environment makes him have to breathe lightly.
"Hello Mr. Huang, the first time we met, I am Zou Ming, and he is Pan Ziyu. Zou Ming briefly introduced himself.
Huang Jinshu motioned for them to sit down, and then said straight to the point: "Time is precious, so we won't beat around the bush." According to the content of our previous communication on the phone, Mr. Zou and they would like to invite us to invest in Zhouguang and buy and buy network. According to the overall valuation of 150 million yuan on Maimai.com, Mr. Zou released 30% of the shares and sold them to us for 4,500 yuan. Mr. Zou and Mr. Pan, am I right?"
Zou Ming and Pan Ziyu nodded, and Huang Jinshu signaled to the secretary beside him, and the female secretary called them the two documents respectively, and then said loudly:
"According to the information we have gathered, Maimai.com has been established for three years, and the number of registered users on the website is not large. Although the results of Maimai.com are the best among the same type of shopping websites in China, they do not have much advantage compared to other websites.
In addition, the global Internet industry is currently showing an overall downward trend, combined with the situation of the domestic market, we estimate that the overall market value of Maimai.com should be around 80 million yuan. If the future of the Internet is not promising, this value will shrink even further. ”
Before he finished reading the information in his hand, Pan Ziyu couldn't help but say: "Your assessment is unreasonable, we have the largest customer base in the country, and it is second to none in the industry, definitely more than 80 million at this price!"
Huang Jinshu raised his hand to stop Pan Ziyu's words, and said expressionlessly: "I'll be honest, Mr. Pan, don't be surprised, in fact, even if it is an estimate of 80 million, we don't have much investment interest." Because not many people use online shopping at all, especially before the domestic logistics has really developed.
In our opinion, the future of shopping sites is not good, and it will not become popular for at least the next ten years. ”
"Mr. Huang, your Zhouguang blog is an upstart on the Internet, and you should be very clear that there will only be more and more people using computers in the future. When computers really enter every household and become the most basic electronic device, the potential of the Internet will also be fully stimulated. Zou Ming said with a smile: "With the increase in the number of Internet users, online shopping will slowly replace the traditional way of shopping, everyone thinks, without leaving home, you can buy all the things you want, how convenient is this life? ”
Zou Ming is also not an ordinary person, under his tongue and lotus, Huang Jinshu, Gou Fugui and others depicted a magnificent online shopping scene.
If Fang Tianwu was present, he would also be surprised that the prospect described by Zou Ming was almost exactly the same as the national online shopping he experienced in his previous life.
Of course, there will be detailed meeting minutes of the meeting between the two sides this time, and what everyone said, Fang Tianyu can see it in the end.
Zou Ming's superb ability to draw cakes made Gou Fugui and others involuntarily have optimistic expectations about the prospects of online shopping, and felt that investing in Maimaimai was a good opportunity. However, there is also someone who is not confused, and that is Huang Jinshu.
She smiled and said: "Mr. Zou, the ideal is good, but we also have to be based on reality, not from the reality? According to your idea, if you want to realize it, there are many problems that need to be solved by Maimai.com, the first one is payment security and quality control.
We have surveyed that many of your users are dissatisfied with the purchase experience, and the biggest reason is that the money is paid, but the quality of the goods they get is not as expected, and there are many twists and turns in finding a refund from the merchant.
Then, the logistics service is not perfect, and users who buy things online can often only go to the local post office to pick them up, which is very inconvenient. We estimate that to solve the logistics problem, even the joint efforts of the entire online shopping industry may not be successful, so Mr. Zou, how do you plan to solve it?"
Zou Ming and Pan Ziyu looked at each other, but they didn't expect Huang Jinshu to hit the target, and this was also the first time that Zou Ming's big * method of painting cakes failed.
Without waiting for Zou Ming to continue to unleash his three-inch incorruptible tongue, Huang Jinshu waved his hand and said:
"Needless to say, I will give you an overall valuation of 110 million at most, but we want 60% of the shares. ”
"No!" Zou Ming and Pan Ziyu said in unison.
They are very sensitive to the proportion of shares, and it is even more unlikely that they will give up a controlling stake in Maimai.com. Once you lose your controlling stake, Maimai.com will change hands, and your entrepreneurial team will slowly become a migrant worker.
"No, forget it, Mr. Zou and Mr. Pan, please go back. Huang Jinshu didn't think about it at all, and directly said that the meeting was over.
Seeing that Huang Jinshu's attitude was so strong and resolute, Zou Ming and Pan Ziyu both hated it, they didn't speak, got up and left.
Huang Jinshu said to the others: "You all go out first, I still have something to talk about with Director Gou." ”
As a result, everyone else left immediately as if they were amnesty, and only Huang Jinshu and Gou Fugui were left in the office.
Gou Fugui spoke first: "Is it really good that you have such a tough attitude?" ”
"What is there to worry about, Fang Tianwu asked us to pay attention to these domestic shopping websites half a year ago. Although Maimai.com has the best results, its advantage is not much greater than that of other websites, they don't sell, and some people sell it. Huang Jinshu said: "If you want to talk about the advantages of buying.com, I think it is reflected in Zou Ming and Pan Ziyu at most. If we really can't talk about it, we will have a big deal to acquire other shopping sites, and with our financial support, it will not be easy to defeat Maimai.com?"
Gou Fugui nodded: "You are the president, you have the final say in this matter." But that Sky Book City, the Eagle named to buy it back, you don't want to be like Buybuy.com. ”
"Don't worry, I've already negotiated the piece of Sky Book City. The founders were still awesome at first, and when I threw 10 million cash in front of them, they immediately stopped talking, and both eyes could shine. Huang Jinshu said: "Fang Tianwu is right, these Internet entrepreneurs are indeed people with ideals and abilities, but there are also many people who can't stand the temptation of money, to put it bluntly, their vision is limited." Seeing tens of millions of dollars in cash, this kind of visual impact is not something that anyone can bear. ”
"Then what are you going to do now? Are you really not thinking about buying and buying?" asked Gou Fugui.
Huang Jinshu smiled: "I will announce the news that Sky Book City was acquired by our Zhouguang and see Zou Ming's reaction." If he changes his mind and comes back to us, I'd welcome it. If he doesn't come to his senses, then I'm sorry, and I'll choose another shopping site right away. In this case, they will be competitors with Zou Ming in the future. ”
Gou Fugui frowned: "Since you also said that Zou Ming and Pan Ziyu are talents, then push them to the opposite side, and we will lose a lot." ”
"Hmph, they are indeed talents, but we are not vegetarians. Have you forgotten that we still have the great god Fang Tianxuan?"
Thinking of Fang Tianyu, Gou Fugui couldn't help but nodded. Judging from the development of the Zhouguang blog, Fang Tianwu has an unfathomable ability to predict the development of the Internet. At the beginning, Soso.com wanted to enter the blog field with great fanfare, but Fang Tianwu told Gou Fugui that they didn't have to worry, and Soso.com and other Internet companies soon found it difficult to protect themselves, and this was indeed the case.
So, on this day, Zhouguang Blog announced on its official website that its parent company, Zhouguang Investment Company, had completed the acquisition of Sky Book City.