The night was dark, and the two fell asleep chatting and chatting, and when they woke up, it was already dawn. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

After breakfast, Shan Rao helped Bian Xuedao tie, served him in a suit and said, "You didn't sleep well last night, take a nap after getting on the plane." ”

Bian Xuedao said, "Come with me." ”

Shan Rao raised her hand and stroked the shoulder of her suit, shook her head and said, "Don't be distracted by other things, come on!"

Half an hour later, the convoy arrived at San Francisco International Airport, where Shan Rao, Su Yi and Wen Congqian all came to see Bian Xuedao off.

Before boarding, Wen Congqian was the first to step forward, hugged Bian Xuedao and said: "7 years ago, I never thought that I would meet a friend like you, after today, Zhiwei and Youdao will shine, and I will also work hard to let Timo get the NASDAQ to ring the bell one day." ”

The second person to step forward and hug was Shan Rao.

She put her arms around Bian Xuedao's neck and said, "Take out your best state and let those foreign girls be fascinated by you." ”

The third to step forward was Su Yi.

Like Wen Congqian and Shan Jiao, she gave Bian Xuedao a ceremonial hug, and then smiled and said, "have-a-good-day!"

……

……

New York, November 18, 2008 ET.

Youdao Group's Zhiwei Weibo listing roadshow debut was selected at the Waldorf-Astoria-Hotel.

15 o'clock sharp.

Bian Xuedao, Wu Sijie, Shen Ya'an, Ding Kedong, Wang Yinan, Tang Zhuo, Fu Caining, Wu Dingwen and many other Youdao and Zhiwei executives gathered at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

At the same time, the queue in front of the elevator in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel turned 12 corners, and it took 30 minutes just to wait for the elevator to go upstairs, which surpassed the fanatical fans at the entrance of Apple's flagship store, and conservatively estimated that more than 700 investors came to attend the roadshow buffet.

At 15:18, the roadshow officially began.

After the simple opening host, the promotional video of Zhiwei's listing roadshow began to be played on the big screen.

In the video, Bian Xuedao only showed his face when he introduced himself, and the rest of the time, Shen Ya'an, who spoke the best English among the three vice presidents of the group, served as the main introducer, and he used a combination of images, text and data to introduce the strength, achievements and potential of Zhiwei Weibo to interested investors.

Three minutes after the end of the promotional video, the scene entered the question session, and investors could ask questions to Bian Xuedao, founder and chairman of Youdao Group, Shen Ya'an, executive vice president of Youdao Group, Tang Zhuo, CFO of Youdao Group, and Wu Dingwen, deputy general manager of Youdao Group's network interconnection division and president of Zhiwei Weibo.

The real "battle" began from there.

Similar to what was expected in advance, 5 of the first 6 investors asked Bian Xuedao.

Fortunately, Bian Xuedao has a certain foundation in spoken English, and he did a lot of homework a few months before the roadshow, so he coped with the first few questions quite easily.

However, after all, it is impossible for American investors to set up questions or even dress rehearsals in advance like some domestic press conferences, so Bian Xuedao soon encountered questions that were not easy to answer.

For example, a white female investor asked: "Given the public nature of Zhiwei's Weibo, do you have the confidence to handle the relationship with the government in the long run?"

For example, a male investor asked: "Zhiwei Weibo's corporate governance and ownership structure are not completely satisfactory, do you have a plan for improvement?"

For example, a black female investor asked, "Does Zhiwei Weibo have any plans for international expansion?"

For example, a Chinese investor asked: "Do you think the existing profit model and profitability of Zhiwei Weibo can support such a large IPO scale?"

Some investors bluntly said: "I will buy shares of Zhiwei Weibo, but I will also be more cautious." I think there are still policy risks in country Z, for example, VIE is part of the risk. More importantly, in the long run, the relationship between the governments of country M and country Z will get worse and worse, and if there is mutual retaliation between the two sides in the future, Zhiwei Weibo may become a target. ”

Tricky questions can't be answered by Bian Xuedao alone, so Shen Ya'an categorized the following questions, the growth strategy was elaborated by Wu Dingwen, the financial issues were elaborated by Tang Zhuo, and the company's management and profit margin were elaborated by him.

An afternoon passed quickly......

After the first roadshow, Bian Xuedao was not as tired as he expected, but very excited, because even if he was fully prepared, he still didn't expect the roadshow of Zhiwei Weibo to be so popular.

Hot!

That's right, it's hot!!

On November 19, the Associated Press, Reuters, BBC, N and other world-class media simultaneously reported on Zhiwei Weibo's first roadshow in New York.

In the report, several media invariably used words such as "hot", "warm", and "pomp", and BC even said that "Zhiwei Weibo Roadshow shocked Wall Street".

A day later, when foreign media reports and photos and videos of hundreds of people waiting in line at the Waldorf Astoria Roadshow were sent back to China, the domestic media was boiling.

At the end of the Yenjing Olympic Games, it was the "national self-confidence" and "national expectations" of the Chinese people that reached the peak and was about to fall.

For a time, related reports were overwhelming.

―― "How popular is Zhiwei Weibo's listing?"

――"Zhiwei Weibo New York Roadshow Shocks Wall Street!"

――"On the day of the first round of roadshows, the planned fundraising amount of Zhiwei Weibo has been fully subscribed"

――"1 day! Only 1 day! Zhiwei Weibo shares are sold out! All are sold!

Executives from Bian Xuedao and Youdao Group have no time to pay attention to the hustle and bustle of China, as they will be traveling to Boston, Baltimo, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco in the next 10 days, as well as London and Berlin in Europe, and Hong Kong and Singapore in Asia.

Starting from New York, the roadshow team will be split into two teams, one team will stay in the United States and move to other cities to continue the roadshow, and the other team will move to Hong Kong, Singapore, London and Berlin to meet with investors from the United States, Europe and Asia.

……

……

The second stop of the U.S. roadshow, Boston, also participated in person.

The Boston roadshow was not as popular as the New York roadshow, but nearly 300 investors still came.

Later, Baltimo and Denver did not show up, and he returned to San Francisco early to prepare for the roadshow in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

In the study of the penthouse in San Francisco.

Bian Xuedao looked at the material intently under the lamp, looked at a paragraph, and drew a mark on the material with a pen.

Knocked on the door twice, and Shan Rao pushed the door and walked in.

Put the newly brewed refreshing tea in front of Bian Xuedao, Shan Rao stood behind Bian Xuedao, and put her two hands on Bian Xuedao's shoulders to help him massage.

After pressing for more than two minutes, Bian Xuedao patted Shan Rao's hand and said, "You go to sleep first, I'll sleep after I finish reading." ”

kissed Bian Xuedao on the side of the face, Shan Rao said: "You also rest early, don't you still have a team, by the way, after you are done here, go up to the roof terrace to take a look." ”

Bian Xuedao asked curiously, "What do you look at on the terrace?"

Shan Rao said softly: "Su Yi, last time she had an accident at home, after returning from China, she often had insomnia, and several times I got up at night to find that she was not in the room, wrapped in clothes and watching the stars on the terrace. ”

Look at the stars......

Bian Xuedao asked Shan Rao: "You didn't find a chance to persuade her?"

Shan Rao shook her head and said: "It's useless to persuade! There are some knots in my heart, unless the person concerned comes out by himself, it is useless for anyone to persuade him." ”

Bian Xuedao nodded and said, "That's right." ”

Before going out, Shan Rao turned around and said, "Don't forget to go up and take a look for a while, it's almost December, and she is so easy to get sick when the wind blows." ”

Bian Xuedao picked up the pen and said, "I know." ”

……

……

(ps: Last Saturday, I bought two football-sized yellow watermelons at the market, and when I ate at noon, I cut them into small pieces and served them as a clear dish, and when I ate them, I found that they were slightly bitter, and each person ate an average of two or three pieces.) As a result, after eating watermelon, the family of five people of all ages was bitter in their mouths, and everything they ate for three days was bitter. Lao Geng wants to ask those who know, what is the situation?Watermelon is poisonous?)

……