Chapter 7 Chinese Partners
Jiangzhou Skynet's operation was already in trouble, and the ideas they got from Qin Ran were quickly used by other domestic venture capital websites to learn from and carry forward, and the whole team also fell into a low ebb.
The ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny.
Huang Haoming and the other Skynet team finally understood the shortcomings that Qin Ran said, so they decided to seek cooperation or merger with other companies. It just so happened that a team that had just returned to Jiangzhou from Tianjing to start a business took the initiative to find the door, or it was recommended by some people in the government, and the two sides met and had a good meeting.
As a shareholder, Huang Haoming and others invited Qin Ran to come forward to help check and see if they could cooperate with the other party to carry out business. The other party took a fancy to the technical background of the Skynet team, while Huang Haoming and others felt that the other party was a master of operation, and at least a few of them were stunned.
Originally, Qin Ran didn't want to participate too much in the operation of the Skynet team, after all, he was currently in a quagmire in Hudong City, and he would not be able to get out for a while. But when Huang Haoming said the name of the leader of the other team, Qin Ran immediately changed his mind and nodded to the appointment.
Since Sun Jingui had followed Qin Ran wholeheartedly, with his rich experience in the investment community, Qin Ran called him to the office building where the Skynet team was located.
Qin Ran wanted to see the other party, and the other party also wanted to see him. Because I know that he is interested in the Internet, and he is also a big real estate boss, he is the most important potential investor in the early stage of entrepreneurship.
When they arrived at the conference room, Qin Ran and Sun Jingui found that it was already full of people, including all the members of the Skynet team and the new entrepreneurial team, a full 28 people.
Although there was no place for someone to sit and stand, there were still two empty chairs left in the middle of the conference room, specially for Qin Ran and Sun Jingui.
"Hello everyone, if you guessed correctly, these two main seats are reserved for the two of us to sit and pay by the way, right?"
As soon as Qin Ran entered the door, he greeted with a smile.
"Hehe-"
Laughter rang out in the room.
While walking towards his seat, Qin Ran looked at the new faces in the conference room. Although the new entrepreneurial team is also confused in their eyes, the overall spirit is positive.
introduced each other's identities, especially knowing that Sun Jingui had rich experience in capital operation in investment banking, everyone in the conference room had bright eyes, knowing that Qin Ran came prepared this time.
"The Internet is a major revolution in human history, and it will greatly change the way people are used to it, and even completely subvert the perception of the entire industry in some fields. Now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we should not just be followers, but pioneers. There are famous companies such as Yahoo, Amazon, and eBay in the United States, and seeing their success in the United States, domestic Internet entrepreneurs have followed their footsteps and run back to a blank China to start a business, claiming to build China's Yahoo or XXX. ”
The leader of the new startup team gave a public speech to everyone in the room in front of the small blackboard, ready to pass on what he thought was the entrepreneurial idea. Speaking of Yahoo, which claims to be China's Yahoo, Qin Ran deliberately glanced at several people in the Skynet team and found that they were all a little embarrassed. At present, the domestic Internet industry is indeed as the other party said, everyone is exploring and does not know where the road is going, so they have to get some well-known models on their heads.
"In the 360 lines of society, what industry is the most profitable, if you ask a primary school student, you will know that being a boss is the most profitable. Well, the boss is the most profitable, if someone can make the boss's money, then will that person be even richer? The Internet is the trend of the future, and business is the constant profit-seeking mode of human beings. Yes, that's our newest and coolest term – e-commerce! ”
The diminutive team leader drew the words "Internet" and "business" on a small blackboard, and then added them with a "+" sign to arrive at the "e-commerce" conclusion.
"The simplest explanation of what e-commerce is is to buy and sell things through the Internet. However, there are two modes of buying and selling, both of which have appeared in reality and passed the test of the market, and have made a very good start. Amazon, a pioneer of B2C, focuses on the business-to-consumer e-commerce model. It is to open a large department store by itself, and then sell things to consumers scattered all over the country through the Internet. ”
Probably worried that Qin Ran and Sun Jingui would not understand, the speaker also explained in detail and wrote it on the small blackboard.
"The second model is ebay's C2C, which focuses on a consumer-to-consumer e-commerce model. That is, only an online platform is established, like a big bazaar, where ordinary consumers put things on the platform to sell for other consumers in need. The above two are the very popular e-commerce models in the Internet industry now. At this point, some people may think, why are there B2C, C2C, but not B2B? Yes, in fact, B2B, or business-to-business, is one of the first models proposed. ”
The presenter, who was a little tired, picked up his teacup and took a sip of water before continuing.
"But so far, none of the B2B companies have been successful, so some people claim that this is an e-commerce desert and no one will be able to find gold here. Just now I said not to be a follower, but to be a pioneer. B2B may not succeed in the US, in Europe, or in Japan, but it has a great chance of success in China. Because there are now millions of enterprises engaged in import and export trade in China, some people abroad have called China the world's factory. Our country has the largest number of factories in the world, and now many foreign merchants have to come to China to purchase goods. Traveling thousands of miles to China, not to mention the cost and energy spent, it is difficult to find qualified goods to find. At the same time, there are many mainland manufacturers who are interested in establishing sales channels with foreign companies, but they do not dare to go abroad rashly, and do not know where to take the initiative to find targets. The Canton Fair is the largest exchange platform between Chinese mainland and foreign businessmen, but the number of places provided to various provinces every year is very small, and it is basically monopolized by enterprises with scale and connections. Many small and medium-sized enterprises are not allowed to enter the door, and can only watch dryly from afar. ”
After saying so much in one breath, the speaker did not show fatigue, but became more and more energetic.
"I've always said that we want to be a great company with ideals. Now the opportunity has come, others say it is an e-commerce desert, but I firmly believe that we can dig out black gold oil from underneath. Opportunities that others can't provide, we can use the great invention of the Internet to completely subvert the monopoly rules of the industry and make it a platform feast that all small and medium-sized enterprises can participate in on an equal footing. Since Americans can do successful B2C and C2C, why can't we Chinese use our own advantages to do successful B2B? ”
The impassioned statement made Qin Ran have to applaud and pay tribute to his wonderful performance.
"Bang Bang-"
Even Qin Ran was like this, not to mention the other people in the conference room, and there was an endless stream of applause.
"I believe that as long as we can build a fair, open and reputable Internet platform for Chinese manufacturers who want to export abroad for the first time, as well as foreign businessmen who are ready to purchase from China for the first time, then we have succeeded in the first step. We don't have to ask for more, let's take the first step honestly. If you succeed the first time, there will naturally be a second and third steps...... The 10,000th step! ”
The speaker is so talented that it's no wonder that the new team under his leadership has such a spirit.
"Skynet, I already knew about it when I was in Tianjing, and I know that you are a great technical team. Today, we are not here to merge each other, but to set out again for a new purpose. Our team also failed in Tianjing, but we were not discouraged and planned to return to Jiangzhou to regain our strength. The combination of strong and strong is not necessarily equal to two, and the combination of weak and weak is not necessarily less than two. I think our two teams are inherently complementary, you have a technical background, we have operational experience. It is the lifelong goal of my team and I to build a Chinese-style B2B enterprise and create a world-class great Internet company. At this time, I hope you will join us in working together for this great goal! ”
From the point of view of strength, it should be that the Skynet team has hardware conditions such as offices and servers that have an advantage, and the other party is just a "rogue" who has just returned to Jiangzhou from Tianjing to develop, but after a few words, it finally became a scene of the other party's high-profile reception of Skynet.
"Bang Bang-"
The applause rang out again, and seeing the excited expressions of Huang Haoming and the others, Qin Ran knew that they were willing to join each other's team from the bottom of their hearts. This B2B model, which pioneered Chinese characteristics, has a very fanatical attraction to these superstitious Internet technology maniacs.
Indeed, in the face of the so-called "god of flickering" in China's Internet industry, there are very few people who can maintain their concentration and remain unmoved.
"Very good, it seems that you already have a charismatic operational leader. Personally, I also very much agree with the view that B2B has a lot to offer in China, and if you don't mind, I am personally more than happy to continue to invest in the new company and take a certain share. ”
The main purpose today is actually the merger of the two companies and the continuation of the investment process. So Qin Ran didn't bother to bother to speak, and directly showed his opinion.
"Today, I specially bring Mr. Sun Jingui, the CFO of our company, to give you a brief explanation of the capital operation of the new company and how to attract venture capital."
Subsequently, Sun Jingui used the views of industry insiders to briefly describe how entrepreneurial enterprises should do a good job and dress up themselves, so as to attract venture capital funds to join.
"Mr. Ma Yun, I'm looking forward to your next appearance?"
Qin Ran shook hands with the leader of the opposing team as he left.
"Although today is painful, I can guarantee that tomorrow will be sweet. In the future, you will definitely not regret your decision today! ”
The short, unattractive Ma Yun replied.
"I'm also very happy to be your partner in China!"
Qin Ran said meaningfully.