Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 807 Live up to each other (two in one)

15.5 million.

This is the selling price that Friends.com finally negotiated.

Compared with the huge difference between 6 million and 20 billion at the first meeting, this price is still more in line with the expectations of Friends.com, and compared with the 11 billion given by Facebook, 15.5 billion is much more delicious.

Fang Zhuo immediately notified the shareholders of Friends.com in the middle of the night.

Then the next morning, everyone came together for a final expression.

The shareholders of Friends.com are mainly six, IDG, Goldman Sachs, Sina, Yike Investment, Shenxin Kechuang and Wang Xing.

The previous shares of the founder team had left the market during the financing, but this departure was actually IDG lending money to Wang Xing, allowing him to repurchase most of the shares, and then proceeded with the financing.

五家投资机构在将近一年时间里先后投了3轮，2000+6000+10000万，合计1.8亿。

If the fierce competition in the market continues, the scale of the next round of financing will be further expanded.

Now that it is back to Penguin's wholly-owned acquisition, it can be regarded as a steady landing.

But Xiong Xiaoge still expressed regret: "There is still hope for this project to go public."

Wang Fengyi was very calm: "It's just that the business model is not easy to find."

Xiong Xiaoge continued to regret: "After listing, the profit will be much more."

Wang Fengyi mentioned the difficulty: "I don't know when it will be, but it depends on how competitive the penguins are."

Xiong Xiaoge frowned and said, "As long as it can be listed, the necessary time and cost are acceptable."

Wang Fengyi smiled inexplicably: "That's right, that's what I thought when I voted for Penguin."

Xiong Xiaoge's face darkened.

Seeing that the two were about to have a good debate in the conference room, Fang Zhuo put down his teacup: "Okay, those who celebrate Chinese New Year, you guys still have to fight."

He glanced at the other people who were watching the excitement, then at Wang Xing with a complicated expression, and said simply: "Last night, I talked with everyone on the phone one by one, and the highest price I can get from Penguin is this number." .”

"Considering the strength of Penguin's strategy this time, I have to say that, including me, Mr. Wang and all investors, everyone has deeply experienced the power of Penguin's traffic."

"The next time you do or invest in a project, you have to think about it seriously. I think Penguin wants to kill at the poker table."

Everyone in the conference room was thoughtful. This time, the battle on Friends.com was hasty and intense. There was the joy of successfully upgrading the campus to the workplace, the excitement after the farm game was well received, and the helplessness of being quickly copied by Penguin. ...

"But no matter what, 15.5 billion is worthy of everyone. It happened to be finalized a year ago, and it can be regarded as a big red envelope for the New Year."

Fang Zhuo glanced around: "Wait for the people who are going to meet the penguins, Mr. Wang will stay for a while."

All the investors in the conference room left, leaving only Fang Zhuo and Wang Xing.

"President Wang, this time..." Fang Zhuo pondered.

In fact, he and Wang Xing have communicated many times, and they have said everything that needs to be said.

Wang Xing waved his hand and said, "Mr. Fang, I understand. I don't blame you. It's not a crime of war. Penguin's ability to learn is too strong."

Whether it is the team supported by Sina, the game launched in the internal test, or the capital's happy investment, this is strong support. Without these, Friends.com would have been defeated long ago.

What makes Wang Xing most indignant is that Penguin learns too fast and too well.

Otherwise, according to the popularity of the farm game, Friends.com will definitely get far more than the current harvest.

"Actually, I'm also to blame." Fang Zhuo said sincerely, "Without my participation, Penguin's strategic importance in this area may not be so high, and Friends.com may have a lot of room and time for development."

Oriental Facebook was clearly proposed by myself, and Penguin seemed to attach great importance to it at that time. Soon, Zeng Liqing of the "Penguin Five Tigers" took the lead, and Xu Chenye, who was the second tiger, provided resources and assistance.

When Wang Xing heard it, he also felt that it made sense, Fang always had a reputation.

Just like this time, if it weren't for Mr. Fang's name, Penguin would not have raised the purchase price so easily even if Friends.com shouted the slogan of entering the communication field.

But to blame President Fang for this would be putting the cart before the horse.

The matter has come to this point, and it is useless to say more.

Wang Xing sighed, and said sincerely: "Mr. Fang, I am already very grateful to you. Really, the past year was like a dream. I learned something that I hadn't learned in the past 20 years."

Fang Zhuo said with emotion: "Starting a business is like this. It is always difficult. Even if I am now, I want to make a mobile phone, but I often toss and turn when I sleep at night. However, you can't give up. You still have a long way to go. This time It can also be regarded as a financial gain, and the future choices are more free."

After repeated financing, Wang Xing still retains 15% of the shares, that is, 2.325 million can be distributed.

Last year, Wang Xing also took money from his family to invest in the company, and this year he achieved financial freedom.

Wang Xing nodded silently, and finally thanked: "Thank you Mr. Fang, I know that without you, Friends.com would not be where it is today."

He got up and prepared to go back to the president's office, waiting for the meeting with the penguin in the morning.

Fang Zhuo looked at Wang Xing's back, considered his cooperation with Sina's assistance team, considered the praise in the report of Sina executive Wang Gaofei, and suddenly said: "Mr. Wang, you also know that Sina is preparing a social project. If there are no accidents, it will be launched soon after the year, if you want, you can come to Sina."

Wang Xing stopped in his tracks, turned around and forced a smile, but did not respond to the invitation.

After a while, he arrived at the president's office and sat on a chair, feeling extremely depressed.

It sucks to be selling the company yourself, and still, to a competitor.

I have nothing but financial freedom.

Wang Xing was silent for a long time, after all, he was still unwilling to lose like this.

He turned his head to look at the wall in the office, got up suddenly, stepped on the chair, and took down and disassembled the picture framed on it with his own hands.

Wang Xing looked at the "Just Be a Penguin" written by Mr. Fang for a while, thinking about the invitation he had just received in the conference room, carefully folded the words and put them in the file bag.

Always remember, there will be reverberations.

……

With the purchase price set, the negotiations between Penguin and Friends.com will be without hindrance.

Both parties are willing to finalize this acquisition quickly, so as not to have long nights and dreams.

In this way, driven by the efforts of common will, Penguin and Friends.com will draw up the contract within two days, then sign the agreement within one week and agree to complete the delivery within 5 working days after signing.

Finally, within 5 working days after the delivery date, Penguin will pay the transaction consideration in one lump sum.

On February 2th, there is only one day left before the Spring Festival.

When the morning meeting ended, both sides breathed a sigh of relief, and it was basically considered a buzzer-beating acquisition before the Spring Festival.

Fang Zhuo returned the air ticket at three o'clock in the afternoon, and everyone sat down to eat at noon.

This lunch has all kinds of dishes from all over the world.

It's just that there was a little episode in the middle.

As the person in charge of Penguin's social strategy, Zeng Liqing has led the competition between Dating.com and Friends.com in the past year. At this time, after talking about the acquisition, and after three glasses of wine, he thought that he had won Mr. Fang and left Penguin with his chest up. The intention, said something with a sigh.

"Finally we won."

Sitting next to him was Wang Xing. He felt threatened when he heard this sentence, so he replied flatly: "If you don't follow the trend of the farm, it doesn't mean who wins."

Penguin Learning Farm game, first Qzone ended without permission, and then Dating.com and Qzone announced the data connection. It was precisely because of this trigger that Zeng Liqing's emotions were detonated for a while, and he had a plan to win and leave.

But at this time, he naturally wouldn't expose the internal disputes. He just smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, winning is winning. Is there any 'what if' in our market competition?"

Wang Xing picked up the wine glass, touched Zeng Liqing's glass, drank it down first, and then asked: "Mr. Zeng is right, I just like to think blindly. During the meeting, I still think that Mr. Zeng is very capable. Absolutely, if Mr. Zeng took my place, maybe Friends.com could still win."

Zeng Liqing laughed and said: "Wang always wants me to sit in your place, or do you want you to come to our penguin? Since it is an acquisition, Wang always has such an idea, it's not incomprehensible, and it's not impossible for Penguin to consider it."

In any case, it will be acquired after all, even if the price is relatively high.

Wang Xing's complexion changed several times.

The voices of the two of them were not loud at first, but they reached normal volume as they talked, and the atmosphere of the dinner table became stagnant.

At this time, Fang Zhuo said leisurely: "The words of Mr. Zeng and Mr. Wang remind me of the time when I first started my business. At that time, I was simple-minded and always easy to trust others, so I was taught There is such a cruel truth in commercial competition."

"Market competition, there are successes and failures, this is a very normal thing."

"Mr. Zeng will definitely be able to make Dating.com better in the future. Mr. Wang is now just like when I first started my business. The more frustrated I am, the more courageous I am, there is no limit."

After Fang Zhuo said this, he said with emotion: "Time flies so fast. I remember drinking with Pony in the capital. More than one billion big red envelopes for Chinese New Year."

Ma Huateng said with a smile: "It must be the time when Zhang Chaoyang was not allowed to drink."

He remembers once drinking with Netease Ding, Sohu Zhang, Baidu Li, and Alima in the capital, and Zhang Chaoyang was ugly and rejected.

At that time, Penguin and Baidu were not yet listed, and Ali was far less powerful than it is now.

"Well, he still drank half a glass." Fang Zhuo recalled.

Ma Huateng laughed loudly.

In due course, roast lamb was brought to the table.

Fang Zhuo used a fork to fork a piece of mutton, and said with a smile: "This mutton is not bad today, um, this piece of mutton is fat and big, come, Pony eats it."

Ma Huateng took it with a smile.

Fang Zhuo picked up a piece of mutton that was about the same size: "I'll eat the piece next to it, come here, let everyone try it, it tastes very good."

The episode did not continue to brew.

A lunch that marked the end of the acquisition ended smoothly.

The high-level finalizes, and the rest is handed over to the bottom.

The festival is coming, and the Penguins have to catch the afternoon flight back.

"If I have any regrets about this trip, it's that I didn't get to sit on the Qingzi ship of the boss." Ma Huateng joked before getting into the car.

Fang Zhuo seriously corrected: "The plane is called 'a bit expensive', my reputation is ruined by you, if Qingzi hears this, he will hit me with his official seal, um, Qing, ah no, 'a bit expensive' 'The interior space is being decorated, and I will take you to sit next time."

"It's a promise, Mr. Fang, all wishes come true in the New Year." Ma Huateng finally paid his respects.

"Okay, Pony, the ups and downs are safe, and the stock price will rise sharply next year." Fang Zhuo waved his hand and watched the Penguin executives leave in the car.

Sitting in the car, Ma Huateng felt inexplicably relieved. Through the rearview mirror, he saw Mr. Fang and Wang Xing next to him talking about something.

It's done, it's finally done.

A bit of a premium, but okay.

Penguin will continue to move towards the goal of building an Eastern Facebook.

……

"Xiao Liu, the plane will be delayed until night."

After the penguin left, Fang Zhuo postponed his return flight in the afternoon. He originally planned to go back quickly, but unexpectedly, Wang Xing quickly expressed his intention to participate in Sina's new project, which slightly changed the plan.

Wang Xing is considered a freshly baked billionaire.

In addition, the start-up company is sold and the Chinese New Year reunion is approaching. It stands to reason that even if you have an idea, it will be after the new year.

Could it be that he was stimulated by Zeng Liqing during the meal?

Fang Zhuo hesitated for a moment, and then asked IDG, Goldman Sachs, and Shenxin Kechuang, if they want to listen to Sina's new social project together.

Xiong Xiaoge was a little surprised: "Boss Fang invited us, this is..."

Sina is a listed company, why should it invite investment institutions for its internal business?
He didn't believe that Fang would always need to listen to the opinions of several of his own people on the project.

Unless...unless this requires Sina to set up a subsidiary to conduct relatively independent operations.

What is required for relatively independent operations?
Money, money.

Fang Zhuo and Lao Xiong looked at each other, and only said three words: "Talk about it."

Xu Kaiwei of Goldman Sachs is also keenly aware of the elements.

As for Wang Fengyi of Shenxin Kechuang, he didn't think too much, and got into the car first.

Xiong Xiaoge was stunned for a few seconds, thinking about the money he would receive after reaching an acquisition agreement with Penguin, and said tactfully, "Mr. Fang, it's Chinese New Year, so let's warm up the money anyway?"

"It's not like talking about it, what a waste of words, I'm waiting to go home, hurry up and finish talking, I have to take a plane." Fang Zhuo became a little irritable.

Xiong Xiaoge took a sip, and it was bad luck for eight lifetimes!

Where is making money not making money?

Didn't this surname Fang make money for being angry?
Xiong Xiaoge cursed in his heart, and got into Sina's business car.

At 01:30 in the afternoon, all the original shareholders of Youyou.com arrived at Sina headquarters.

Sina President Wang Yan has been waiting in the conference room for a while.

"Mr. Fang, Mr. Xiong, Mr. Wang, Mr. Xu, Mr. Wang." Wang Yan said hello one by one, "Thank you for working overtime. To make a long story short, social networks in China have flourished in the past year. The social competition for acquaintances is fierce.”

"Last year we visited the United States. There was a new project called Twitter, which gave us a lot of inspiration. Coincidentally, Sina itself has a huge blogging business."

"We just thought about whether we can build a simple social platform that can share more instantly and communicate more interactively."

"Because it was inherited and developed from the blog, we named it 'Weibo'."

Wang Yan talked eloquently and proposed a new social product Weibo.

Xiong Xiaoge, Xu Kaiwei, Wang Fengyi, and Wang Xing all listened intently to the introduction of the president of Sina.

Because there is Friends.com in the front, such a product that directly targets the social networking of the whole people has a very strong contrast.

Is it a thrilling jump from the campus, the workplace to the whole people?

Then let's not jump, can't we just walk from behind?
Does the real-name system have natural difficulties in the current domestic network environment?
Then we don't have a real-name system, shall we?
Interest, entertainment, life, sharing, interaction, okay?
Wang Xing knew before that Sina was researching a social product, but seeing it with his own eyes and hearing it with his own ears, his mood was still very complicated.

After Wang Yan finished his introduction as concisely as possible, he first asked the former founder of Youyou.com for his opinion: "Mr. Wang, do you think there is room for such a social media platform to develop?"

Wang Xing was silent for a long time, and said: "I don't know if there is one, but I think I can give it a try."

He opened the file bag that he had been carrying all the time, and took out the inscription that had been folded earlier.

Everyone can tell at a glance that this is Mr. Fang's previous words, which were posted by the president of Friends.com: "This..."

Wang Xing continued: "Penguin is going to be a dating website, social networking with acquaintances, and Oriental Fb. I want to see their reaction when they know that Sina has launched a new social product. Whether they will continue to invest in the dating website strategy or follow suit. New social."

Fang Zhuo looked at the words that surprised him, and said with a smile, "Mr. Wang, you have obsession on your face."

Wang Xing's expression was quite stubborn: "Mr. Fang does not dislike it, I am willing to participate in the construction of Weibo platform."

"Of course I don't dislike you, Sina welcomes you, and Weibo welcomes you." Fang Zhuo smiled.

Wang Xing and Penguin have been fighting on the social network for a year, and they can access it almost seamlessly, and they are also very familiar with Wang Gaofei and other teams.

Fang Zhuo shook hands with Wang Xing, and turned to the investors brothers.

After the Chinese New Year, I worked hard to help my brothers win the high price of penguins.

I live up to you.

Can you bear me?
Xiong Xiaoge and Xu Kaiwei looked at each other under Mr. Fang's gaze, and this Weibo didn't seem like someone who invested less money.

"It's basically such a product. Let's celebrate the New Year first, and then talk about it in detail after the New Year." Fang Zhuo was not in a hurry, and smiled for the New Year, "Old Xiong, Mr. Xu, Brother Wang, Gong Xi Fa Cai."

The expressions on the faces of the three people were different, calm, numb, and hesitant.

New Year's Eve.

Gong Xi Fa Cai, here are the red envelopes.

(End of this chapter)