Chapter 231: The Helmsman
After obtaining 8 percent of the shares of the Association for Science and Technology, Zhou Quan made persistent efforts to obtain 5 percent of the shares from the Southwest Normal University on the condition of helping Southwest Normal University form a partnership with Cornell University in the United States.
The shares obtained were held by Zhang Chen's newly established Suihuang Investment in China, and the acquisition funds were also paid by Zhang Chen himself.
Due to the lack of openness in the domestic capital market, it is not enough to rely only on companies with foreign ancestry such as Tinder Source and IDG. Therefore, Zhang Chen set up an investment company called Suihuang Investment, which is fully domestic, to cooperate with the actions of Tinder Source and IDG.
The Suihuang Emperor, also known as the Suiren Clan, was the first to discover how to make fire, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he was the founder of human civilization.
That is to say, Zhang Chen used 2.2 million yuan to personally acquire 13% of the equity of the computer newspaper, and once the equity in the hands of the management is repurchased, then the equity of the computer newspaper in Zhang Chen's hands will reach 18%.
Together with the 49% in the hands of IDG, it is exactly more than the 67% of the absolute controlling stake.
IDG's investment style is to receive it when it is good and return on investment quickly. Zhang Chen predicts that by the end of 98 at most, Xiong Xiaoge and McGovern will put pressure on him to sell IDG's computer newspaper shares, and then he can take over IDG's shares smoothly.
Many of IDG's behaviors, in the eyes of later generations, are incredible, it often when the invested companies enter a period of rapid development when the rapid realization, although making some small money, but also missed a lot of opportunities to make a lot of money.
From the earliest portal Three Musketeers, to Fuji Xun, Baidu, Ali, and then to Xiaomi, IDG really missed investment opportunities are not particularly many, and the basic investment is also invested, that is, it cannot be held for a long time, it is too sensitive to risks, and a small wealth is safe.
This is also the reason why Zhang Chen chose to cooperate with IDG, so that he can be a pick-up manγγγγγγ
Even if the partner share reaches 30%, it is better to raise the source of fire in a few years, and then take over the plate from IDG at a low price.
Zhang Chen This is a conspiracy, and it is also in line with the interests of IDG, if IDG is not sold, Zhang Chen will not forget his righteousness, and use his position to get the benefits to the source of fire and Suihuang Capital.
After some consideration, Chen Zongzhou and Li Hesheng happily agreed to Zhang Chen's request.
As the founder of the computer newspaper, Chen Zongzhou naturally has a deep affection for the computer newspaper, and although the shares in his and Li Hesheng's hands are only 5 percent, they are the actual speakers of the computer newspaper.
Due to the nature of the collective ownership system, Chen Zongzhou was also troubled by how to achieve the transformation.
In fact, Xiong Xiaoge talked to the computer newspaper about financing last year, when Xiong Xiaoge wanted to use 1.5 million yuan to acquire 51% of the equity of the computer newspaper.
At that time, the computer newspaper had just begun to make a profit, how could Chen Zongzhou and the two shareholders agree, and the matter ended in nothing.
And this year, the conditions offered by IDGVC led by Zhang Chen are something that Chen Zongzhou cannot refuse. Moreover, after a year, Chen Zongzhou's mentality has also changed a lot.
In the past year, although the development of the computer newspaper has been unprecedentedly rapid, Chen Zongzhou has encountered more troubles than ever before.
Originally, the Southwest Normal School and the Yuzhou Association for Science and Technology, who didn't care about anything at all, saw that the computer newspaper had made achievements, although they didn't say anything on their faces, but they also made a lot of actions in private, but these made Chen Zongzhou press, for fear of affecting the morale of the army, and did not let the people below know.
Chen Zongzhou developed a deep sense of powerlessness, which is also the common distress of many entrepreneurs in the system of his age in this era.
Therefore, this year, when IDG approached the computer newspaper again and wanted to talk about financing again, Chen Zongzhou had already decided in his heart that external forces must be introduced to counterbalance the covetousness of the two major shareholders for the computer newspaper.
Things are similar to what Chen Zongzhou envisioned, after IDG came in, the 5% stake in the hands of himself and the management became the most powerful weapon to balance the two sides. Whichever party gets its own support can achieve control, then each party needs to try its best to win over the management, in this case, the actual control becomes the management.
Fish and mussels compete, and Zong Zhou benefited.
Chen Zongzhou made this calculation.
So when Li Zhigao found him and told him the idea of IDG's absolute control of the computer newspaper, Chen Zongzhou immediately felt that it was bad, this was luring the wolf into the room.
But after listening to Li Zhigao's idea of setting up a portal for the computer newspaper, Chen Zongzhou really couldn't make up his mind for a while.
After all, he is almost fifty years old, and his ability to accept new things is far less fast than that of young people.
Chen Zongzhou called Li Hesheng again, and the three of them sat together for a small meeting.
After listening to what Li Zhigao relayed, Li Hesheng strongly agreed. He had a vague concept before, thinking that the computer newspaper must be transformed, otherwise it will be shattered by the impact of the Internet tide.
But he also believes that it is okay to build a web portal, but it must be led by the existing computer newspaper management team, and IDG cannot interfere.
Several people discussed it for two or three days, but they didn't come up with a result.
Within a few days, news came from the Southwest Normal and the Association for Science and Technology that the Southwest Normal and the Yuzhou Association for Science and Technology had once again transferred a total of 13% of the shares to a company called Suihuang Investment.
The matter was recognized by IDGVC, another shareholder, and the number of recognized shareholders exceeded two-thirds, and the transfer was valid.
The subsequent news is that Suihuang Investment and IDG have reached an agreement to act, and the total equity between the two has reached 62%, constituting a controlling stake.
Li Zhigao didn't expect Zhang Chen's movements to be so fast, and he knew with his ass that this Suihuang investment was IDG's skin in China.
At this point, the management represented by Chen Zongzhou could only settle for the next best thing, promising that IDG could transfer the equity in his hand to Suihuang Investment, but the management options must be retained, and Zhang Chen also agreed to this plan.
At this point, the computer newspaper has completely completed the change of ownership and has become an absolute holding company under Zhang Chen in the actual sense.
Zhang Chen's vision for Suihuang's investment is not only to become a supplement to the source of fire. In the future, the main energy of Tinder Source is still in foreign markets. In the Huaxia market, in the early stage, blood transfusion will be transfused to Suihuang Investment through the source of fire, and Suihuang Investment will come forward to operate.
Zhang Chen made this arrangement mainly to avoid future policy risks.
Next, there is one thing that has not been done, which is to find a real person at the helm of this portal that is already in the pipeline.
It's not that Zhang Chen hasn't considered Li Zhigao and Li Hesheng, but the two of them have their own problems.
Li Hesheng is too ambitious and has too many thoughts, although he has momentum and is suitable for making content, he is not suitable for running a portal.
And Li Zhigao is good at communication and management, both of which were not too important at the beginning of the website's establishment.
So, Zhang Chen flew to Yangcheng, where there was a 25-year-old young man who was waiting for him to come for an interview.
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