After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 367: Transcendent Status

An hour later, in the next office.

Lu Liang met with Zhou Li from the Magic City Municipal Office and reserved twenty invitations for him tonight's cocktail party.

"Director Zhou, I am very grateful for your care over the past few years. However, Mr. Wilson and his team are visiting China only to subscribe to private equity funds, so I am afraid they are not very willing to invest."

To do good things, you must let people know. Lu Liang can help them create an occasion for conversation, but let me be frank: the probability of retaining investment is very low, so don't have too high expectations.

"Of course, Mr. Lu, I have already done a great service by helping to make the connection, and I dare not trouble you any more."

Zhou Li smiled brightly, like a flower blooming in spring, and said with a smile: "Boss Lu, isn't twenty places a bit too few?"

"Director Zhou, to be honest, since the incident happened suddenly, CEOs of more than 30 companies, such as Xiaomi CEO Lei, Sequoia CEO Shen, and Jinshajiang CEO Zhu, will also attend."

The welcome reception was held to do favors. Wilson and the others were sent out by Lu Liang as favors, not to mention these industry leaders who came uninvited.

More people can be given the opportunity to participate, but it is not necessary. Scarcity makes things valuable. If too many places are given, they will become worthless and favors will become cheap.

"Mr. Lu, Mr. Lei, and Mr. Shen are also participating?" Zhou Li's eyes widened, his excitement evident in his words.

Lei Jun, Shen Peng, Zhu Hu, well-known investors from home and abroad gathered together, and the value of the event has been raised to a higher level.

He no longer bothered to ask Lu Liang for a few more places. He just said goodbye and left in a hurry.

The cocktail party starts at 7 o'clock, and there are still more than two hours. There are 20 invitations, and they must be carefully selected.

Fifteen will be used to incubate new star enterprises in the Magic City area, and five will be given away as favors.

At night, at the Hilton Hotel on Huashan Road, the number of patrol cars on the road suddenly increased.

A group of media reporters with a keen sense of smell gathered downstairs of the hotel early in the morning.

"Why should I be the doorman with you?"

Xiao Wang looked reluctant and followed Lu Liang to stand at the door of the banquet hall on the eighth floor.

"You are the doorman, not me. I'm giving you a chance. Don't be ungrateful."

Lu Liang glanced at him, pulled a chair and sat down, and said with a smile: "Believe it or not, as long as I give the go ahead, the founders of companies willing to be doormen can line up from here to the capital."

Xiao Wang was speechless for a moment. It was not that he did not understand, he understood the principle, but Lu Liang was only two and a half years older than him, yet he felt like he had found a godfather.

Long Fei on the side was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. If Lu Liang was willing to treat him like this, he would not hesitate to kneel down and kowtow to acknowledge him as his godfather.

But Xiao Wang is the boss after all. In order not to embarrass him, Long Fei decisively changed the subject: "Mr. Lu, I talked to Crook this afternoon. He also thinks that it is a good thing for Panda to IPO early and go public as soon as possible."

There is news from Beijing that short video platforms such as Douyin and Kuaishou, which have been on the sidelines for more than half a year, have launched a new round of financing plans, aiming at live streaming to sell goods.

Panda still has some first-mover advantage now, and must take advantage of the advantage and go public early. Once the forces of Tik Tok and Kuaishou come to the fore, next year's revenue data may be very ugly.

Long Fei said that they plan to start the IPO roadshow in the middle of next month, one in Shanghai and one in New York.

The IPO round valuation is US$38 billion, and it plans to use 20% of its equity for issuing shares, with a total share capital of 19.2 billion shares.

The issue price was US$1.98 per share, with a total of 3.84 million shares issued. Shanghai and New York each put forward 1.92 million shares for subscription.

Finally, it is planned to set aside 5% of the equity and put it into the company's equity incentive pool for subscription by the anchors and executives under the name.

In the last round, a total of 25% of the equity will be used for financing, and if all goes well, $9.5 million in cash will be received.

This money will be invested in live streaming sales. Douyin has Doudian, Kuaishou has Kuaishou Store, and Panda will also have Maodian in the future.

"There are two road shows. If you need any help, just let me know and I'll be at your disposal."

Lu Liang pondered for a moment. He currently still holds 10.98% of Panda’s shares, which is 8.235% after dilution, totaling 1.58 million shares, worth US$3.12 million.

His equity is original stock and cannot be traded within half a year after listing, but Tianxing Private Equity has money and can obtain stocks that can flow in the secondary market by subscribing and winning the lottery.

Investment funds far away in Tokyo can also obtain enough chips to manipulate the market by subscribing and winning the lottery.

Given the current ambiguous relationship with Wall Street institutions, they should be happy to let Lu Liang in and give him a taste of the sweetness.

As long as he successfully assists Panda to go public in the United States, Lu Liang will have established a firm foothold on Wall Street. If he has the opportunity to help Cheng Wei clear the court, the plan will proceed more smoothly.

"I don't deserve the responsibilities, Mr. Lu, but it would be great if you could come forward." Long Fei smiled like a flower.

He is the general manager of Panda, working hard for the company day and night. Even after multiple rounds of financing dilution, he still holds a 1.225% stake.

If Panda successfully goes public with a valuation of US$38 billion and then increases slightly, he will be able to join the US$ million rich club next year.

The reason why going public is the ultimate dream of a company is not only that its value will be recognized, but also that it can create a group of billionaires.

"Listing..."

Xiao Wang muttered to himself, looking dazed. After more than two years of founding Panda, Wanda encountered the Internet clean-up and the broken capital chain, and Wanda was in deep trouble.

During this period, he thought about giving up more than once, but was pulled back by Lu Liang every time.

It was not until Panda discovered live streaming sales, a smooth road, that it once again entered the fast lane of development.

"Good~"

Xiao Wang suddenly showed his true feelings, and Lu Liang smiled and said, "Are you touched? How about kowtow to me?"

He smiled, held his head high,

He placed his palms on his knees, ready to receive.

Xiao Wang's face suddenly turned dark: "I'll knock on your uncle's door."

Just then, a clear laugh was heard.

Liu Qing smiled and stood at the door: "Boss Lu, Boss Wang, you have such a good relationship, it's really enviable."

"Mr. Liu, long time no see. How are you these days?" Lu Liang smiled and stood up to greet him.

"Thanks to Mr. Lu, my father is in good health and free from illness and worries."

During the conversation, Liu Qing suddenly mentioned that someone seemed to have seen Lu Liang talking to Cheng Wei a few days ago.

"That day, I was free and planned to go to Didi to ask Mr. Liu for a few cups of tea, but Mr. Liu was not there."

Lu Liang still had a smile on his face and had already thought of his words.

It was because Liu Qing was not in Beijing at that time that he was able to meet with Cheng Wei openly.

The two parties have investment cooperation. Doing it secretly will make people more suspicious, so it is better to do it openly.

"Sorry, I was a bit busy those days."

Liu Qing didn't think much about it and asked, "Mr. Lu, you seem to have a good relationship with De Mei?"

In the afternoon, at a private equity company in Luliang, she saw Crook from Demei chatting enthusiastically with Xiao Wang.

But Xiaomo's overall strength is stronger, so after weighing the pros and cons, she chose to talk to Wilson.

She knew very well how capable Xiao Wang was. It was absolutely thanks to Lu Liang that she could talk to Crook.

Chinese stocks listed in the United States cannot avoid the three market makers: Interactive Brokers, TD Ameritrade, and IGH Securities.

I came here tonight mainly to talk to Crook of Demei to see if we can find a way to get Didi listed.

Lu Liang smiled and said calmly, "It's OK. We've talked a few times and we can still get along."

"Mr. Lu, you are too modest."

Liu Qing smiled and complimented him, and suddenly started talking about the many difficulties Didi had faced recently in its IPO.

According to her investigation, Demei established an investment company in Hong Kong and holds 40% of the shares, while the remaining 60% is held by Interactive Brokers and IGH, each holding 30%.

The company has injected up to US$2.5 million in capital, but currently has only one business, which is investing in Tianxing Private Equity.

It can be said that Lu Liang packaged together the three major market makers on Wall Street that deal with Chinese stocks and incorporated them into his personal network.

This relationship will surely spread soon, and any company that wants to go public in the United States will surely seek help from Lu Liang.

After tonight, Lu Liang's status in the country will probably be raised again. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is transcendent.

Lu Liang was puzzled: "Given Didi's size, going public in the United States is to win glory for the country, so how could it fail the review?"

When Liu Qing heard about winning glory for the country, she suddenly felt something stuck in her throat and sighed helplessly, "Maybe some people are too sensitive."

“Maybe I’m still not confident enough.”

Lu Liang muttered, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and suddenly an idea came to his mind: "Since Didi has invested in Tianxing Technology, we are friends. How can I help you?"

He only knew that Liu Qing was backed by Goldman Sachs, but it was not yet known which foreign capital Old Liu was backed by.

If Liu Qing gives up Goldman Sachs, or no longer relies solely on Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs will inevitably be dissatisfied.

After all, I had been asking him for help, but suddenly I turned to someone else. As the saying goes, one should not ask two people for the same thing, and anyone would be unhappy.

By that time, if Lu Liang and the people he introduced suddenly backstabbed, the plan would definitely go more smoothly.

As the saying goes, when you feel sleepy, there is a pillow. This is Liu Qing who offered it to you, so Lu Liang can't be blamed.

(End of this chapter)