Chapter 717: All Crazy
In the eyes of investors, Shi Lei's behavior at the afternoon press conference was also divided into two factions. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
One faction thinks that since Shi Lei dares to say this, and he says it publicly, then it is no problem to make a high valuation, and it is okay to give a little more premium. However, what Shi Lei said was written into the investment agreement to protect the interests of the investor.
On the other hand, they feel that Shi Lei is too young and vigorous, which will cause disgust from many people in the industry, and the flash mob will encounter many obstacles in its operation in the future. Moreover, even if Shi Lei and Wei Xingyue agree to write those words into the investment agreement, when the development of the flash mob is not satisfactory, they can sell the shares in their hands, or even directly end the flash mob company.
When the time comes, even what is written into the agreement can be a dead letter.
The company was sold to someone else, and the new helmsman did not have Qixuan's shares, so naturally he could not fulfill the commitments in the investment agreement.
And if the company declares bankruptcy, it will be even less necessary to enforce the terms of the investment agreement.
They insisted that Shi Lei was just talking about it.
Regarding Shi Lei's purpose, or the purpose of the flash mob, the two factions have reached an agreement, and they see it far more clearly than most people. The reason why Wei Xingyue has been delayed in deciding on the angel round of financing, and everything Shi Lei has done at today's press conference, is to make the valuation go further.
At this point, there is no problem between the two sides, and all that remains is to argue whether the flash mob is worth investing in at all.
This debate is also going on within leading funds and creative investment.
Creative investment is okay, Zou Ziqi is the company's great hero, and the investment he decides and the rate of return are second to none. Although the scale of creative investment is not large among venture capital companies, Zou Ziqi has also received more support from the board of directors within the company, especially the boss who trusts him very much.
Therefore, Zou Ziqi decided to give Flash a new valuation offer, and the amount was set at 220 million yuan, which was higher than Wei Xingyue's original psychological price.
In fact, Zou Ziqi has a number of psychological prices for Wei Xingyue, but because Shi Lei's play today is too exciting, Zou Ziqi is very confident in Shi Lei, he firmly believes that investment is for people, not for projects, so if Shi Lei wants financing, he must find ways to embarrass him. As a result, he gave an additional valuation of 20 million for Shi Lei's performance, and compared with 10% of the financing, it is equivalent to an additional 2 million for creative investment.
On the side of the leading funds, the controversy is more large.
The scale of the leading fund is greater than that of creative investment, but Ma Yuan's position within the company is far less than that of Zou Ziqi, who is in the middle of the range among investment managers.
Therefore, although he learned of Zou Ziqi's new valuation of the flash mob, he also firmly stated at the meeting that he would maintain the same valuation as creative investment and continue to invest in the flash mob, but he was met with great resistance.
The two sides were at loggerheads, and Ma Yuan could only use his maximum authority to be in charge of the project, hoping to force the project through.
However, the other party insisted on reporting the project to the board of directors, and the board of directors made the final decision.
Ma Yuan had no choice but to temporarily suspend the meeting, saying that he would take a ten-minute break, and he called his boss, hoping to get the boss's support.
After hearing Ma Yuan's report, the boss in the United States was silent for a long time.
Eventually, he asked Ma Yuan a question.
"Ma Yuan, you have also worked in our company for more than ten years, and when you were in the United States, you were a newcomer and your performance was not outstanding. However, I still hope that one day you can be on your own. So, when there was a vacancy in Huaxia, I transferred you back as soon as possible. I originally hoped that you could become the helmsman of Huaxia Company as soon as possible, but your personality has always been soft, which is overwhelmed in our investment bank. But this time, I was surprised that you were so persistent. I seem to see a wolf horse far away. Now, I only have one thing to ask you, what is it that makes you stick so much with this pop-up project? To be honest, the United States is not optimistic about this project. ”
Ma Yuan did not hesitate, and said directly: "I said when I was chatting with Zou Ziqi of Creative Investment, there are indeed many controversies in the flash mob project, and there are far more people who are not optimistic than those who are optimistic. However, Zou Ziqi and I both felt ......"
The boss interrupted Ma Yuan's words and said, "Don't tell me about Zou Ziqi, I just need to listen to your thoughts." I don't need you to pull someone from another company to endorse it. ”
Ma Yuan nodded and said firmly: "I think that Shi Lei is worth all our investment, and he has all the things that an excellent product manager must have." Perhaps, he is still a little immature, but you don't know how quickly I have seen him grow in the two short months I have been working with him. Such a person is born to be a good player in the capital market. The point is, he is not authoritarian. Strictly speaking, he is not a qualified professional manager, but he is a very qualified, even better investor than me. Boss, have you noticed that Shi Lei's real role is that of an investor, not an entrepreneur? If you agree with this, then I want to tell you that since Shi Lei has invested in this project, then this project must have a great future. Perhaps, the flash mob is far less promising than Qixuan, but it will never be a loss-making deal. I believe in Shi Lei, and even, I think it won't take two years for a flash to reach a valuation of three billion. ”
The boss smiled, smiling meaningfully, he secretly thought, it seems that I want to know more about Shi Lei. An entrepreneur who is actually an investor is kind of interesting.
"Well, your decision is mine. ”
"But, boss, I've changed my mind now. ”
The boss was stunned for a moment and asked, "What do you mean?"
"I think that since Shi Lei is so confident, I should also add some footnotes to his confidence. 250 million, this is my latest valuation of the flash mob. ”
"Will creative investment follow?"
"I'm sure Zou Ziqi will follow. ”
"Okay, then you decide. The boss simply hung up the phone.
Ma Yuan walked back to the conference room with confidence, pressed his hands on the table, and said, "Now, I announce that the leading fund will make an angel round of investment in flash mob technology, and my valuation of flash technology is 250 million. I am solely responsible for this list, and all the consequences will be borne by me alone!"
After a paragraph, the conference room suddenly exploded.
"Crazy! Really crazy! Ma Yuan, do you know what you're doing?"
"The board of directors has expressed their support for me!" Ma Yuan's last sentence completely silenced all the opponents, and these people began to look on the sidelines, wanting to see how Ma Yuan made a big mistake on this project.
And when Creative Investment communicated to the new valuation of the leading fund, Zou Ziqi smiled and said: "It seems that Lao Ma has greater confidence in Shi Lei than me." But I don't want to be out, so I can only go crazy with your old horse once!"
Within Creative Investment, when others learned about Zou Ziqi's final decision and got it approved by the board of directors, they also felt that Zou Ziqi was crazy, and some even felt that the board was crazy.