After more than half a month of contact, Lu Maoshi learned from other investment companies about their valuation of Borderless ISP (Europe).

Borderless ISP (Europe) is the largest Internet operator covering the whole of Europe, with the lowest offer of $10 billion and the highest of $15 billion!

The total cost of the investment in the establishment of the Borderless ISP (Europe) is about $3 billion.

In the 46 countries and regions of Europe, only $10 million was spent on less investment, and more than $4 or 500 million.

Today, the highest valuation of Borderless ISP (Europe) is $15 billion, an increase of more than 5 times!!

This may not even be the final offer.

With the development of the Internet, the development prospects of ISP companies are becoming more and more exciting.

Lu Maoshi screened some of the investment companies with relatively high quotations, and then asked them to come over to discuss Series A financing.

These investment companies include France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, British Telekom, Deutsche Bank, and Barclays of the United Kingdom.

The investment companies that were invited were overjoyed, and the investment companies that did not receive the invitation were reluctant to withdraw from the competition.

However, Goldman Sachs Group is somewhat unconvinced.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. had the highest offer, but was not invited.

Dennis Toynbee said he didn't understand and called Lu Maoshi directly.

"Mr. Lu Maoshi, our Goldman Sachs Group has the highest offer to Wujiang ISP (Europe), why is there no Goldman Sachs Group among the people on the cooperation negotiation list?" Dennis Toynbee held back his anger and asked calmly.

Lu Maoshi thought about it, and then expressed Zhao Ye's meaning: "I'm sorry, Mr. Dennis Toynby, the reason why our company made this decision is because Goldman Sachs Group has invested in 'AOL'. The reason why ISP Europe is financing is not because of a lack of money, but because it needs companies that can help ISP Europe. Mr. Dennis Toynby, I would like to ask whether Goldman Sachs will eventually stand on the side of AOL or on the side of ISP Europe and will Goldman Sachs do its best to help ISP Europe develop? ”

Lu Maoshi's words immediately stopped Dennis Toynby, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Saying that Goldman Sachs will be on the side of ISP Borderless (Europe)? You have to be convinced......

And Goldman Sachs is an American company itself, and it would be convincing to say that it will favor 'AOL'.

Seeing that Dennis Toynbee was silent, Lu Mao smiled and said: "Mr. Dennis Toynby, you have also understood our company's concerns, so this is the reason why Goldman Sachs Group did not enter the cooperation list!" ”

Dennis Toynby frowned and said, "Is there no way?" ”

"It's not impossible, unless Goldman Sachs sells AOL shares to Borderless Group!" Lu Maoshi said casually that he did not believe that Goldman Sachs would make such a choice.

The U.S. market is large, no smaller than the European market, and as a result, there is a lot of potential for the growth of AOL companies.

However, Wujiang Group cannot enter the US ISP industry, which undoubtedly gives AOL the opportunity to develop and grow.

Goldman Sachs only needs to weigh the pros and cons a little to know which choice to make.

Dennis Toynby sighed: "Alas, it seems that we at Goldman Sachs Group have no chance of ISP (Europe), what a pity......"

Lu Maoshi nodded noncommittally, the financing plan of Wujiang ISP (Europe) itself did not take American companies into account, and Wujiang Group was just using Goldman Sachs to inflate the valuation of ISP companies.

The next morning.

Wujiang Group's Series A financing negotiations for the ISP officially began.

Inside the conference room.

Lu Maoshi was the first to speak, looked around at everyone, and said loudly: "Hello everyone, first of all, on behalf of Wujiang Group, I would like to thank you for your love to Wujiang ISP (Europe). ”

"As everyone thinks, the development potential of ISP Europe is huge, so all the companies present want to invest in it!"

"In addition to having a first-mover advantage, Borderless ISP (Europe) is also leading in technology!"

"As far as I know, the mainstream broadband technology on the market is still using MODEM technology, with a bandwidth range of only 14.4k-58K and a download speed of about 7K per second. This is a far cry from the ADSL technology developed by our Wujiang Group! ”

"I don't think any customer wants to install a network with such slow speeds."

"So, even if it's just a simple use of technology, Borderless ISP (Europe) can defeat its competitors!"

"It will take at least two years for competitors to catch up. At that time, I'm afraid the daylilies will be cold. The entire European ISP market has long been occupied by Borderless ISP (Europe). ”

"You should be well aware of the financial strength of the Borderless Group, and if it were not for the support of its strategic partners, there would be no need for Borderless ISP (Europe) to raise funds at all."

Lu Maoshi took the lead in showing in front of everyone that this is an opportunity for Wujiang Group to give everyone, not to ask others to invest in Wujiang ISP (Europe).

Wujiang Group is not short of money, and ISP has a technology monopoly advantage, so it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to provide such a sought-after high-quality resource.

After Lu Maoshi's words were finished, many people present moved slightly, looked at each other's competitors around them, and couldn't help but raise the offer in their hearts.

Lu Maoshi took in the changes in everyone's expressions, and his purpose was to arouse everyone's desire to compete.

The corners of his mouth rose unconsciously, smiled slightly, and continued: "At present, the highest valuation of Borderless ISP (Europe) by investment companies has reached $15 billion, but I think that the market value of Borderless ISP (Europe) is definitely underestimated!" ”

As soon as the words were finished, the people present almost blew up.

The $15 billion valuation is still underestimated, and how big is the appetite of the Borderless Group.

The total investment of Borderless ISP (Europe), they probably guessed it.

The valuation has risen several times, and Wujiang Group is not satisfied.

Everyone frowned deeply and looked at each other.

"Mr. Lu, Borderless ISP (Europe) is just a company that provides Internet access services, and none of them has total assets of more than $3.5 billion. Originally, its valuation of $15 billion was already very high, and you still want to rise, how dare we investment companies invest? Steve Kitto, a representative of Barclays in the UK, retorted loudly.

Lu Mao smiled when he heard this, and said: "We think it has a high valuation, of course, because we see its future prospects." I know that some of you are optimistic about the development of the Internet, but their understanding of the Internet is definitely not deep enough! Have you ever imagined how far the Internet will go in the near future? ”

After a pause of two seconds, Lu Maoshi didn't wait for everyone to answer, and replied to himself: "In the near future, the Internet will be everywhere, every family, every company, government agency, scientific research unit, etc., as long as you can think of it, there will be an Internet." ”

"Can you refuse to browse the web on your computer and keep up with the news and current events?

Can you refuse to complete an online purchase with a single click on your computer?

Can you refuse to make friends on your computer and chat with your friends online?

Can you refuse to play computer games with your friends online?

Can you refuse to watch movies and TV series and listen to music on the Internet? ”

Lu Maoshi paused in a tone, and said loudly: "No, you can't refuse at all!" No one can refuse! ”

"In the near future, everyone in the world will be part of the network!"

"Tell me, is there a huge potential for the development of the ISP industry?"

"Of course, some people may think, what is the point of being an Internet operator?"

"Then I just want to tell you that whoever masters the Internet entrance will be able to dominate the future!!"

Good guy, Lu Maoshi was very excited to say it, and everyone was very excited to hear it.

Especially the last sentence, let everyone more clearly realize the importance of ISP, ISP companies are not just charging a fixed monthly network fee, ISP is the entrance to the Internet, many families are the first to contact the Internet, they have to deal with ISP.

ISPs can use their strengths to recommend websites, software, and more to users......

Just when everyone was looking forward to the future of the Internet, Lu Maoshi suddenly said something as if unintentionally.

"Oh, by the way, China's network is a 'triple play', so it is not impossible for ISP (Europe) to enter communications, television networks and Internet ...... in the future."

Lu Maoshi is crazy about painting cakes, as for whether it can be realized, he doesn't care.

However, the people present were obviously more excited.

Whether ISP Europe will be able to expand its business is not to be said, but it is at least a hope.

If you work hard, you may be able to do it.

At this time, if you think about the market value of $15 billion, everyone thinks that it is not expensive.

To see whether a company has potential, of course, it depends on its future market capacity.

Borderless ISP (Europe) is undoubtedly a super potential stock!

The crowd was so excited that a representative of one company immediately shouted: "France Telecom is willing to increase the valuation of ISP Europe to $16 billion, but we want to get a 20% stake in ISP Europe!! ”

When the other people present heard this, they immediately quit.

This time, the A round of financing of Borderless ISP (Europe) only sold a total of 30% of the shares, and there are representatives of more than 30 investment companies here, and you France Telecom will share 20%, so how will other investment companies be distributed.

The crowd unanimously condemned France Telecom.

At the same time, the market capitalization of ISP Europe has been gradually increased.

It soon surpassed $20 billion.

However, this is not all, many representatives can only inflate the valuation of Borderless ISP (Europe) in order to get a higher stake in their company, and scare off companies with weaker financial resources.

Lu Maoshi watched them arguing, but he sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and sipped tea with a smile.

Sandpiper and clam compete for the fisherman's profit, you can compete to your heart's content, haha......

About an hour and a half passed, and the noise of the quarrel in the conference room gradually subsided.

Finally, the pre-investment valuation of Borderless ISP (Europe) has reached $30 billion.

Pre-investment valuation, that is, pre-investment valuation.

Borderless ISP (Europe) sold 30% of the shares, and the 30% will be calculated based on the post-investment valuation.

Lu Maoshi's face turned red slightly, and he was very excited.

With a total investment of only $3 billion, Borderless ISP Europe now has a pre-investment market capitalization of $30 billion.

Lu Maoshi felt outrageous and was very excited.

In fact, he just hasn't seen anything more outrageous.

During the dot-com bubble, a broken website casually valued at more than a billion dollars, or even more.

Borderless ISP (Europe) has invested $3 billion, and has a first-mover advantage, a monopoly on the "last mile" in Europe, and a technological lead.

Borderless ISP (Europe) has such a huge advantage, and a market capitalization of $30 billion is actually nothing.

If Zhao Ye hadn't tried to win over these local snakes in Europe, there would be no need for Borderless ISP (Europe) to raise funds.

ISPs are very profitable.

As long as the ISP company (Europe) can be listed, the market value can easily exceed 100 billion US dollars. You know, this is an ISP company with a monopoly in Europe! Can the market capitalization be low?

By noon, the delegates who had not intended to bid had withdrawn.

In the end, only five investment companies were left out of the room: France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, British Telekom, Deutsche Bank, and Barclays.

No one from each company let anyone, and after a final discussion, it was decided to divide 30% of the shares equally, that is, each company held 6% of the shares.

Lu Maoshi saw that they had reached an agreement, and couldn't help but smack his tongue secretly.

If the news of the A round of financing of Wujiang ISP (Europe) spreads, it will definitely cause a sensation all over the world!

Because the five investment firms must come up with a total of $12.8 billion to get a 30% stake.

Then, the post-investment market value of ISP Europe will be as high as $42.8 billion.

And the $12.8 billion will be the fuel for the crazy expansion of ISP (Europe!!

Soon, the world will stage an art called burning money!

If you don't burn billions or tens of billions of dollars a year, how can Borderless ISP (Europe) conduct Series B financing?

In the afternoon of the same day, Lu Maoshi signed investment agreements with representatives of five investment companies, including France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, and British Telecom.

At this moment, the gate of the hotel where everyone was talking was already full of reporters.

They are all waiting for the news of the Series A funding round of Borderless ISP (Europe).

"Oh my God, the Series A funding round of Borderless ISP (Europe) may set an unprecedented record!!" One of the reporters lost his voice, his expression extremely shocked.

They interviewed representatives of investment firms that came out early, and according to these representatives, ISP Europe was valued at $25 billion before they came out.

It's terrifying!

"Are we going to witness a miracle for ourselves? The A round of financing of Borderless ISP (Europe) is so high, so how shocking should the next B round, C round and D round of financing be! ”

"Wow, it's really exciting, I hope that the A round of financing of Wujiang ISP (Europe) can go smoothly, so that Wujiang ISP (Europe) will have the money to lay more optical cables and realize the rapid development of the European Internet high-speed information highway!!"

"Haha, the United States is still holding a meeting to discuss the construction of a high-speed information highway, but they are discussing and discussing, I don't think they will be able to discuss anything in half a year."

“……”

At this moment, the door of the hotel suddenly opened.

Reporters were watching.

I saw Lu Maoshi talking and laughing with the representatives of the five investment companies and walking out together.

"Mr. Lu, is the Series A financing of Wujiang ISP (Europe) successful?"

"Mr. Lu, how much does Borderless ISP (Europe) get from financing?"

“……”

The reporters flocked up, took out the microphone and pointed it at Lu Maoshi, and asked questions loudly.

Even if the surrounding bodyguards wanted to stop them, they couldn't withstand the madness of the reporters.

Seeing this, Lu Maoshi raised his hand and said with a smile: "Thanks to the attention of major media, the financing of Borderless ISP (Europe) has been very successful, and the first round of financing has received an investment of 12.8 billion US dollars. We pledge that the $12.8 billion will be used to develop Europe's telecommunications infrastructure and lay more fiber optic cables, so that the light of the Internet can shine in every corner of Europe!! ”

Bang Bang Bang!

The scene immediately applauded!

At this time, the reporters also pressed the shutter of their cameras one after another, recording this moment permanently.

PS: There is something temporary, one is that my friend is sick, and the other is that many chapter editors urge me to change, and I will change it tomorrow

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