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The life-and-death Series A financing meeting of Worry-Free Payments will be held at 10 a.m. in the luxurious conference room of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

This fierce competition in the payment field is also attracting attention in the venture capital community. Large and small asset management companies from all over the country have come one after another, and the conference room hall with a scale of 100 people is full.

The number of investors today is at least five times higher than at the time of Red Coral's Series A funding. The pomp and circumstance can be seen.

Ulysses, who is about to take the stage, was the keynote speaker on the pitch to incite investment. After Roy's guidance, Ulysses' understanding, and the experience accumulated in the past few months, he was confident this time and vowed to exceed the task.

Roy didn't pretend to be an uncle behind the scenes, but honestly greeted the guests at the front door and sent sincere greetings to these Wall Street market bigwigs.

At this point, there are still five minutes left to leave.

Noah found Roy and said worriedly: "I received an uncertain message yesterday that PayPal will make a big move, and we may have an accident in this financing today." ”

"What's the big move? I don't know. Roy did not receive any news at all, whether it was in the PayPal company or investor friends, they remained silent.

"Just now, an investor I know well told me that PayPal and x. may be merged, and the source has not yet confirmed."

"Merge?!" Roy was startled and his heart tightened, "Oops! This financing may be about to collapse......"

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Alyssa came to the financing site of worry-free payment early. She looked around at this grand financing scene, like a dream, still remember a few months ago, this company had just opened, a young man who did not know the height of the sky, an entrepreneur who had never been in contact with the Internet industry, who would have imagined that these two people in just a few months, the number of users exceeded 400,000, far behind the second and third places.

She thought that the company might grow, but she didn't expect it to be so fast, let alone that it would do well in the early days, not inferior to first-class entrepreneurs.

Now, based on the brilliance of worry-free payments, the frequency with which the name Roy appears in her ears has also increased considerably.

Sometimes, she would also imagine in her mind where Roy was sacred, obviously feeling a little boring, a little childish, and a little clever...... How can these things be used in business to pile up such terrifying power?

There weren't many people Alyssa really admired since she was a child, but if it continued like this, Roy would probably have a place.

Two days ago, she received a call from Roy, revealing the inside information of this financing to her in advance, so that she could prepare as appropriate, and also sincerely said: I'm sorry.

This "I'm sorry" came too late, and it was conveyed over the phone, so she didn't accept it in her heart.

Compared with this understatement, the negotiation of the financing of the seed round was even more humiliating for her. I rushed over with sincerity, but I was faced with an unreasonable demand for 50 million 20% equity.

And today, Worry-Free Payment has become famous, has a foothold in this industry, and after showing its sufficient capital, the A round of financing is only 50 million 20% equity!

It can be seen how out of mind Roy was at that time.

As a powerful investor, if this matter is spread out, her face will be completely lost. Therefore, this matter has always been haunting her.

Just last night, she received a message forwarded by an investor that PayPal and x. could merge.

Alyssa instinctively wanted to call Roy to tell him to be on guard, but picked up the phone...... After all, I let it go. She comforted herself like this in her heart: The news was not delivered, this revenge, even if it is avenged, we have a clear relationship.

Coming to the venue today, after her observation, she guessed that Noah and Roy were probably still in the dark, and the groundless news last night was likely to become a domino that overwhelmed the worry-free payment. The next series of negative news will have a series of unpredictable consequences.

If that message is true, then Roy, how would you respond? Can you still have the means to bring the dead back to life?

I don't know how long it took, but assistant Ivy came behind Alyssa and whispered in her ear: "According to reliable sources, Peter Thiel was interviewed by the media and officially announced the merger of PayPal and x., and raised 100 million yuan in new financing, which will increase R&D investment and product promotion." Also, Elon Musk of X. confirmed the news on the phone. ”

It's time to come, and it's finally here.

Alyssa rubbed her temples, her heartbeat unconsciously accelerated a lot, what should have come will come after all, and the dreamy luck will eventually be shattered. She couldn't help but let out a long sigh in her heart: You can force them to merge and deal with it, you have done it well enough.

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Almost all the investors present received the news one after another only one minute, and the originally noisy venue was unusually quiet.

The smile on Cliffor's face became thicker and thicker, and his whole body unconsciously relaxed, leaning back comfortably, and quietly looking at the front desk - there were still 30 seconds to start before the performance of worry-free payment.

With such accurate news, Roy and Noah will naturally not be deceived again. The two looked at each other backstage, stupidly watching Ulysses walk to the front desk full of energy and energy, and began to tell the story of the worry-free payment company in a grand manner—a story that Roy himself admired and ashamed of.

But now, no matter how wonderful the financing story is, there is no meaning, and all investors are as immersed as watching a movie, waiting for the film to end, and the ruthless real world will reappear again.

Backstage, Roy and Noah didn't say a word, their brains were spinning like a spinning top at a rapid pace, thinking about countermeasures.

As the story of Ulysses arrives at the front desk, you can still hear sporadic applause from the audience. Roy was like a drowning man grasping at the last straw, and a naïve thought appeared in his mind: Is there still an investor willing to inject capital in this situation?!

The story of the front desk continues, and the strange eyes of the investors do not seem to affect the performance of Ulysses, at this time he seems to be the king of the storm and the eight extremes, pointing out to everyone the glorious road to success without worry.

In the end, the spirit was high, and the curtain call was perfect.

When Ulysses thanked him, the scene was unusually quiet, not even a little sporadic applause, and the silence was terrifying.

Ulysses returned to the backstage, his mental excitement had not yet faded, he was like a child who had scored 100 points, seeking praise from his parents, "Haha, boss, how am I talking?" ”

Roy looked at the glittering look in Ulysses' eyes, swallowed back the explanation, and he let the corners of his mouth go up with all his strength, and praised with all his strength: "You are awesome!" ”