Chapter 1280: Soldiers First, Salutes
On 14 February, Hong Kong was transformed into a city of love and romance. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The day before, some European media reported that Hong Kong is the most romantic capital in the world based on how much Valentine's Day is spent. On Valentine's Day in 2008, for example, Hong Kongers spent an average of HK$1,330 on February 14 to express their affection for their lovers, ranking the world's most bold, followed by Belgians, Singaporeans ranked third, and the French, who are known for their romance, ranked fourth.
The report is true.
Take a walk through the streets of Hong Kong and you'll find that this city with a lot of fireworks in the world really deserves the name of "the most romantic".
The city is romantic......
Flower shops, hotels, candy shops, and shops are hot, and shopping malls, squares, racetracks, and fields are lively. Shop windows, billboards, subway cars, shopping mall lobbies, dazzling all kinds of "Valentine's Day" themed exhibitions and activities, make people dizzy.
People are romantic......
More than 100 Chinese and Western-style weddings in hotels of all sizes, couples kissing each other in shopping malls, wedding shows at the World Trade Center Plaza in Causeway Bay, hard-to-find valentine's packages in popular restaurants, and romantic proposals that may appear at the next table at any time, all exude a warm and rich atmosphere every minute and every second.
In the bones, this kind of Valentine's Day is closer to the original meaning of "lover", because it corrects the priority of "love" and "desire".
Bian Xuedao also began to reprioritize his work.
The trip to "Happy Network" and Zhang Xiaolong's team brought a lot of inspiration and touch to Bian Xuedao, making him rethink his value and positioning.
For example, whether to be a manager who does everything in detail, or to be a guide from a high level.
For example, whether to be an insatiable predator or a like-minded collaborator.
Based on this thinking, Bian Xuedao asked Wu Sijie to pass the word and asked Weng Yong, the founder and CEO of Dajiang UAV Company, to meet.
Before Wu Sijie went out to negotiate, no one paid attention to Xiao Dajiang.
After Wu Sijie came forward to negotiate to win 41% of Dajiang's shares and the exclusive agency rights in North America and Europe, no matter how slow the reaction was, people could guess that this investment must be instructed by Bian Xuedao, otherwise there is no need to let Wu Sijie, the dignified vice president, personally come out.
What does this mean?
It shows that Bian Xuedao himself is very optimistic about Dajiang, or the field that Dajiang is engaged in.
At the current level of Bian Xuedao, his every move has been paid attention to, so in the past two or three months, there have been more people who have come into contact with Dajiang.
Contact, there must be ideas and drawings.
So Bian Xuedao decided to meet Weng Yong.
When we met, I wanted to see with my own eyes what kind of person Weng Yong was, but also to send a signal to the outside world that the cooperation between Youdao and Dajiang was very high, and companies and venture capitalists interested in Dajiang could rest.
Personal fame aside, Bian Xuedao also has enough confidence to discourage other companies, because the "Investment and Shareholding Agreement" led by Wu Sijie has blocked all the ways that can be played - anti-dilution clauses, pre-emptive right clauses, co-sale clauses, self-dealing prohibition clauses, loan guarantee restriction clauses, right to know clauses, exit clauses, non-compete clauses...... And so on and so forth.
To put it bluntly, if Youdao doesn't nod, it is very troublesome for others to want to take a stake in Dajiang, and they will have to suffer the consequences of having a comprehensive relationship with Youdao.
In 2009, when Dajiang had not yet emerged, no one wanted to pay such a price lightly.
February 14, 16:45 p.m., InterContinental Hong Kong, Hen Tu Xuan Restaurant.
Weng Yong arrived at the restaurant 15 minutes before the appointed time, and when he entered, he gave his name and was ushered by the waiter to a quiet, window-side table with the sparkling waters of Victoria Harbour.
Waiting for Weng Yong to sit down, the waiter politely asked, "You arrived 15 minutes earlier than the agreed time, do you need us to help you inform Mr. Bian?"
"No, please give me a glass of water, thank you. ”
At 17:03, Bian Xuedao walked into the restaurant, and his appearance immediately attracted the attention of other diners.
It's so famous!
After buying Hedong Garden at a sky-high price, the overwhelming reports of Hong Kong's local media made Hong Kong people no stranger to Bian Xuedao. As for the mainland guests who dined in the restaurant, it is not an exaggeration to say that nine out of ten people knew Bian Xuedao.
Under the guidance of the waiter, he walked to the table, and looked at the short and thin young man with a beard on the opposite side and asked, "Weng Yong?"
Weng Yong nodded: "I am." ”
Bian Xuedao smiled and said, "Sit." ”
Very elaborate opening dialogue.
Calling Weng Yongqi by his name, saying "sit" instead of "please sit", he fully reveals the posture of learning the Tao while - no matter how high you think of yourself, no matter how much attention you have attracted from the outside world, you are not worthy of the word "total" in front of me.
This is the standard that varies from person to person.
Bian Xuedao is not arrogant and rude, when he first met Cheng Hao of Happy Network, he called Cheng Hao "Cheng Zong", the reason why he went to Weng Yong here is not so called, because the information in his memory shows that Weng Yong is a person with a strong personality, and Wu Sijie, who has dealt with Weng Yong, commented that Weng Yong is "rigid and arrogant", so Bian Xuedao watched people put down dishes, and when they met, they came to dismount first, and then saluted.
After taking a seat, the waiter asked Bian Xuedao, "Mr. Bian, do you want to order food now?"
Bian Xuedao picked up the handkerchief and said, "I have left two package catalogs here for you, let's do it according to B!"
"Okay. ”
After the waiter left, he picked up the water cup and took a sip, put down the cup, and asked Weng Yong while learning: "Is the company's development still going well?"
Weng Yong said a little restrainedly: "It's okay, I'm gnawing project by project according to the scheduled steps." ”
Bian Xuedao asked again: "At the current rate, when is the first generation of products expected to be launched?"
This question made Weng Yong a little stuck, he crossed his hands, separated, and then crossed them together, and said slowly: "Around 2012, maybe a little earlier, or a little later, I can't say for sure." ”
Bian Xuedao nodded, showed a hint of a smile, and said, "I came to meet you just to have a meal together, exchange ideas, don't be so nervous, it's like an exam." ”
Weng Yong, who was on the other side, heard this, and said with a smile that was more ugly than crying: "I don't know why, I'm rarely as nervous as I am today." ”
In a word, let Bian Xuedao put a label on Weng Yong in his heart - he is a character, but he is just a character.
Because from the perspective of mentality, this Weng Yong does not have the characteristics of a dominant party, in other words, the success of Weng Yong in another time and space is very likely to be a strategic success to enter the "blue ocean" one step ahead of others.
Of course, anyone's success is not a sentence that can be summed up by "blessed by God", and Weng Yong's personal ability and talent cannot be ignored because the strategy is correct, and no one can guarantee whether Weng Yong will grow rapidly in a few years, which is impressive.
After thinking about it, Bian Xuedao said lightly: "Then let's do it, you ask questions, I will answer, I believe you will not be nervous soon." ”
After staring at Bian Xuedao for a few seconds, Weng Yong nodded and said, "Then I asked." ”
"Ask!"
"You made Timona Entertainment contact with Oe?"
"No!" replied without thinking, without even blinking an eyelid.
"You put Wu Sijie in charge of the negotiations?"
"Yes!"
"This means that you are very optimistic about Dajiang. ”
"Yes!"
"Can you tell me why?"
"I'm interested in all new things, and I'll take the time to look at any new areas that no one else has paid attention to. ”
"So ......"
"So I decided to invest in Dae. ”
"What about Timona's entertainment?"
"The difference is that after I paid attention, the investment amount increased. ”
Weng Yong listened and said bluntly: "41% of the shares for $1 million investment, I thought it was quite high at the time, but now that I think about it, I think it seems to be ...... It's low. ”
After speaking, Weng Yong looked straight at Bian Xuedao's face, wanting to see if he was angry.
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(There's another chapter in wait, which is being revised.) )