Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 154
Xiong Xiaoge from IDG is an investment tycoon.

It was he who established Huaxia's IDG branch and invested in dozens of famous companies.

Fang Zhuo has heard about this person only because he watched the entrepreneurial program "Win in China" in his previous life. Of course, now because of the financing of Guahao.com, he has a more detailed understanding of the domestic venture capital situation.

This is indeed a big guy.

And, he is holding a 20% stake in Penguin.

At the beginning, Penguin raised US$110 million each from Li Zekai and IDG. Now that Li Zekai wants to sell 20% of his shares, there has been quite a stir in the venture capital circle.

Fang Zhuo clearly remembered that the little superman sold all the shares he held, but he didn't know how much IDG finally sold.

That's 20% of the shares.

Especially now that Penguin has initially found the direction of traffic → payment, this share is almost an open-air gold mine.

Hearing that the CCTV producer mentioned IDG Xiong Xiaoge today, Fang Zhuo suddenly thought about it, well, although Guahao.com raised money, the money was not enough to buy Penguin shares.

Moreover, the operation of lending hundreds of thousands to Yike is okay. If you really spend most of the money to buy a 2% or 3% stake, the venture capital will be the first to refuse.

But, is there room for other manipulations?

Fang Zhuo's thoughts came alive, he had no money, and the people he knew had money, so don't worry about Sequoia, a big brother with a state-owned background like Shen Xin has a lot of money, Deputy General Manager Wang Fengyi looked at it very simple!

If you can confuse Shen Xin to jump out and buy some shares, you can still mediate when you have money in the future.

After all, if the penguin is now 1, the applicants may believe that it can reach 10, but they will never think that it can reach 1000. No one will believe this kind of statement, it will only be considered bragging.

Shenxin buys now and holds it for a few years, the shares will definitely appreciate in value, and Wang Fengyi will make a huge contribution to the establishment of Shenxin because of this operation.

If it goes well, and I have money on hand in a few years, I can try to buy it at a premium in the market at that time... If it doesn't go well, I have the right to make up for the first round of financing for Guahao.com.

Moreover, Penguin is still short of money, which is a good thing for it.

What is this called?
Fang·Sanying·Zhuo feels that the current problem is whether Shenxin has the courage and luck to do this. Anyway, he can try to promote it, and it doesn't matter if he fails.

That night, Fang Zhuo greeted Xiao Su's arrival, introduced the director to the Shanghai team, and stood up for the human resources department a little bit.

In the next two days, the president of Guahao.com took Director Xiaosu to familiarize himself with the working environment, and at the same time took advantage of the CCTV program to make waves on QQ with Penguin Ma.

Last time, the other party used the program to talk about the rivalry between the newspapers, and now I'm reciprocating, exploring Penguin's financial situation.

Since meeting Ma Huateng for the first time at the Internet Development Forum meeting in Lin'an, Guahao.com has really completed its deployment in two provinces and is conquering the Shanghai market. However, Ma Huateng, who was raising money at that time, is still worrying now.

The plight of today's industry is not just talk, otherwise "China Economic Times" would not call "online registration" a new atmosphere of the Internet.

Of course, Fang Zhuo knew that this situation would not last for too long. Soon after the portal website, there will be a hundred flowers blooming in the Internet fields such as search, e-commerce, and social networking.

After surfing the waves for two days, it was confirmed during the chat that Penguin is in contact with the management. There is some progress, but I don’t know if it will continue to be like a mirror—this is the rhetoric from Penguin Ma.

"Old horse, is IDG willing to sell your company's shares?"

Fang Zhuo contemplated for two days, and asked a question on QQ at noon when the other party was usually online.

Before waiting for the other party's reply, Director Xiao Su knocked on the door and came in with a smile.

"Teacher Xiao Su." Fang Zhuo continued his previous address.

"Hey, your boxed lunch." Su Wei has been working overtime for the past two days when she came to Shanghai. Seeing that Fang Zhuo is in the office at noon today, she ordered a boxed lunch for him. "There are pork ribs, steamed tofu, and spring bamboo shoots."

Fang Zhuo took the lunch box, and just as he smiled at Director Xiao Su, the phone on the desk rang.

Hey, Penguin Ma didn't use QQ to reply, but he used his mobile phone to reply. He was very anxious when he saw a sign.

"Mr. Fang, the money you raised is not just the 2000 million in the claim?" Ma Huateng half-jokingly said on the phone, "Are you interested in our company? On behalf of myself, I welcome Mr. Fang to become our shareholder. .”

Fang Zhuo quickly said, "Mr. Ma, do you think I'm a dishonest person? The announcement said that 2000 million was raised, so that's 2000 million. Not too much, not too much."

Ma Huateng thought about it, yes, Mr. Fang is really sincere.

He said with regret: "I thought you registered for the second round quietly."

"But, Mr. Ma, Shen Xin, who voted for me in the first round, may not be interested." Fang Zhuo cut to the chase, "You know I've always been optimistic about your company, and Shen Xin also knows a few friends here, so you can consider sitting down and chatting. Let's talk."

Ma Huateng was very pleasantly surprised. Although he has some confidence in the employers he has contacted, having one more company is undoubtedly a great benefit.

He said decisively: "Are you in Shanghai? Then I'll book an afternoon ticket to go there, Mr. Fang, I owe you a favor."

"Hey, where can I talk?" Fang Zhuo didn't just want favors, "Don't worry, Mr. Ma, Shen Xin is a state-owned asset, you know? I asked you about it, is there any intention to sell it at IDG? What price?"

Ma Huateng hesitated for a while, and replied: "IDG and Yingke both hold our shares. Yingke wants to sell them all, and IDG is considering selling a part. I talked with IDG's Mr. Xiong, and he thinks our company still has potential. .”

Fang Zhuo was surprised, this was news he didn't know: "Then why did he sell it?"

Now that Ma Huateng has said it, he simply finished what he knows: "Because IDG also has LP (Limited Partner), Mr. Xiong said that he is responsible for the partner and needs to realize the profit of the investment. The price must be negotiated. I I don't know his psychological expectations."

"That's it." Fang Zhuo understands that IDG's institutional investors have short-to-medium-term profit pressure. Although Xiong Xiaoge is optimistic about Penguin's potential, he doesn't know that it will be so latent, otherwise he will definitely hold it for a long time under pressure.

"Mr. Ma, let me ask for you. Things in state-owned assets are a little more complicated, and the final result can't be guaranteed." Fang Zhuo made a reservation like this.

Ma Huateng understood the meaning, and expressed his position: "Whether it is successful or not, Mr. Fang, I will remember your favor. If I don't go there today, will it be the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"

To say that you owe favors is not just to listen to, but to really see the people.

Fang Zhuo guessed so, and agreed: "The day after tomorrow, I will ask in these two days."

"Okay, Mr. Fang, thank you very much, I will treat you to dinner when I arrive in Shanghai." Ma Huateng thanked him very much.

call ended.

Su Wei, who was listening to the phone halfway beside her, took a bite of her meal. After seeing the boss finished chatting, she got up and poured two glasses of water, and asked, "Are you helping others?"

"No, these days, helping others is helping yourself." Fang Zhuo raised an index finger on his lips, and said with a smile, "Don't tell others what you hear, Mr. Su."

Su Wei blinked: "Eat the ribs, it's getting cold, I don't understand much anyway."

(End of this chapter)