Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 70 Buy, buy, buy

After finishing his calculations, Lu Jiang participated in the fourth rehearsal in Beijing and then immediately flew to Shenzhen.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange, SEG Technology Park, Penguin’s first office location.

At 5:30 in the afternoon, Xiao Ma Ge sat on a chair, his fingers tapping the table unconsciously, his eyes glancing towards the door from time to time.

"Should be arriving soon?"

Penguin's COO Zeng Liqing glanced at his watch and said, "It should have landed by now."

Another founder asked, “Do we really not have to go to the airport?”

"Qidian said their boss will come over himself, so don't worry about it."

"I'm just a little worried. Do you think they ran away?"

"It's possible. They said they were trying to pick me up at the airport to avoid attracting attention. The more I think about it, the more awkward that excuse seems."

"I think so too. It's like the other person is a public figure."

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The founders began to discuss.

It can be seen that the more critical the moment, the more anxious everyone becomes.

Fortunately, Xiao Ma Ge was calm and composed: "Wait until 6 o'clock and call again. If there is no answer or the phone is turned off, contact IDG immediately."

"But I don't know how long it will take."

COO Zeng Liqing expressed concern.

Apart from Qidian, IDG is the only one that is willing to invest.

Not only was their bid low, it was only 20%.

This means that if we approach them, we can only get $110 million in the first wave of financing, and it will take a long time to get the money. After all, we haven't even gone through the process, and it's just a verbal promise.

Now QQ can’t wait any longer.

We are burning money every day but there is still no income.

Qidian gave a high valuation, and they had made several memoranda on all the contract details. They also said that the money would be deposited after the contract was signed today.

That is why everyone finally chose Qiidian, a small company.

But there is no other way. If the other party really wants to run away, then even if everyone is extremely unwilling, they can only choose IDG.

Thinking of this, when it was 6 o'clock, Xiao Ma immediately picked up the phone and dialed.

The eyes of the other three founders were also focused on Xiao Ma's face.

Fortunately, the call went through.

"Hello, Mr. Hu. I'm Xiao Ma something, huh? I'll be right down. Okay, sure."

Xiao Ma's voice suddenly rose in pitch and he stood up.

The others also felt a tightness in their hearts.

Is this awkward?
Fortunately, Xiao Ma finished the call and explained, "He asked us to wait in the office."

"Are you afraid of attracting attention?"

"Correct."

"That's really weird, could he really be a celebrity?"

"It would be great if a celebrity could endorse her, and the number of users would definitely explode."

"You have to be a big star to do that."

"Well, you also need to have decent character."

“I don’t think it’s likely to be a star.”

Everyone started discussing again.

And their curiosity was finally satisfied after a few minutes.

Looking at the tall man in front of him with a star-studded look.

Xiao Ma exclaimed on the spot: "What a big star!"

2000 1 Month 15 Day.

Lujiang (Qidian Venture Capital) and Penguin signed an investment agreement.

Lu Jiang acquired 1960% of Penguin's shares for 40 million RMB and two years of free endorsement, just like in the original time and space.

This 40% will probably be diluted to less than 10% in the end, but it is enough. This is a penguin, what else is there to be dissatisfied about?

If you really think it's too little, why not buy stocks when it goes public? You can cash out the money at any time.
There is no need to elaborate on the details of the negotiations.

The elites recruited by Qidian Venture Capital had been in contact with Penguin for half a year and had already established a foundation for communication.

Now one is extremely short of money, while the other is not short of money at all and is very wealthy. He can give as much as the other asks for, and he gives it on the spot without delay, and he does not participate in decision-making. He can even come up with some excellent ideas.

This kind of investor is truly the perfect angel.

Of course, the most surprising thing for Pony Ma is that the CEO of Qidian Venture Capital is actually the big star Lu Jiang.

This undoubtedly added a lot of drama to the negotiations.

The sudden emergence of celebrity effect and the temptation of endorsements also completely eliminated the disadvantages of Qidian Venture Capital in scale and experience.

It’s a pity that I thought Xiao Ma Ge would grow a treasure chest like Wang Changtian no matter what.

As a result, I traveled all the way to Shenzhen with tens of millions of dollars, but in the end I didn't get any boxes.

Lu Jiang said: I forgive you because you are a penguin!

After the negotiation, Lu Jiang and Xiao Ma Ge's team had a seafood meal and talked about some creative ideas, which made Xiao Ma Ge ask why he hadn't met Lu Jiang earlier.
The next morning, Lao Lu returned to Shenzhen from Xiangjiang and reunited with Lu Jiang.

After receiving the first share of 3000 million this time.

20 million was used to invest in Penguin.

The remaining money was given to Lao Lu to buy back the remaining old houses. A few days ago, he had already bought back the remaining houses, and yesterday he went to Xiangjiang to complete the purchase of the old houses in Xiangjiang.

The good news is that housing prices in Hong Kong have been falling in recent years.

Compared to when I was looking at houses in 98, the price has dropped by another %.

So I thought the house would cost at least five or six million, but this time I only spent 470 million Hong Kong dollars.

"The only thing left is the old house in Houhai."

Lao Lu was in a very happy mood.

The three-courtyard quadrangle houses in Houhai are very rare.

The current house price is close to 700 million, which is more than one million more than last year.

At this rate, if "Lu Jiang·Chinese Style" fails to make that much money, Lao Lu will probably be very anxious.

Now, the Lao Lu family is not short of money.

"Then buy it!"

Lu Jiang was very generous. Not to mention the exaggerated increase in the price of courtyard houses later, just because this was the main house of the old Lu family, he had to get it back no matter how much money he spent.

And it’s just 700 million, which is not a problem at all for the current Lao Lu family.

"Well, I'll buy it next week when Guangguang gets its dividend. This is money I earned myself."

Lu Jiang rolled his eyes.

This obsession is really strong.

You have to buy it in your own name.

I am the shareholder of Key Light, not you, Lao Lu.

But it doesn’t matter. Lao Lu can define it however he wants. After all, it was he who discovered this project.

However, Lu Jiang still mentioned: "The dividends from Guangxian this year are not enough."

"Then wait another year."

"Next year, I'm afraid it will be 900 million."

Lao Lu was very straightforward and extended his hand directly: "Lend it to me first."

".Okay, whatever you want."

Lu Jiang was too lazy to complain. He had bought so many houses before without saying "borrow", but now he was being particular about it. Okay, if he insisted on saying "borrow", then let him borrow it. In the end, they would all belong to me, Lu, anyway.

“When are we moving?”

"Don't worry, this matter won't be finalized for a while. The owner of the house is quite difficult to deal with. I have to continue to fight with her."

"Male and female?"

"Woman, don't let your imagination run wild. I can't possibly eat that even if I'm hungry. I'm over sixty!"

".Anyway, just pay attention. By the way, how's the school donation going?"

"Dad is doing the work, so just relax. The first school will start construction on the 17th day of the first lunar month."

"Okay, I'll arrange the itinerary."

On January 1, Lao Lu was still fighting, and it was said that the battle was going well and he was about to capture the city.

Lu Jiang didn't care much about it. He had already prepared himself mentally. Any premium was fine. He just let him fight slowly.

Turning around, Lu Jiang continued rehearsing.

Less than half a month before New Year's Eve, Lu Jiang appeared at the rehearsal again.

After five consecutive rehearsals, the outside media also got wind of the news. Although they didn't know what the program was, everyone was basically certain that Lu Jiang would definitely be on the Spring Festival Gala this time.

By this time, most of the artists participating in the Spring Festival Gala have actually been confirmed.

The Spring Festival Gala is an indispensable hot topic every year. Starting from the second half of each year, the media will continue to take advantage of its popularity.

Which superstar is expected to participate in the Spring Festival Gala today, which queen is likely to reunite with whom tomorrow, and a certain star will let slip the secret of the Spring Festival Gala program the day after tomorrow, etc.

It’s so confusing to see what’s true and what’s false.

In short, any famous star will be brought out to attract attention.

The industrial model has long been mature.

First comes speculation, then follow-up reports, and finally clarification or confirmation.

After completing a series of steps, you will have materials for several manuscripts, and you will have no worries about selling newspapers and magazines. It is simply a secret code to wealth.

As the most popular singer in the music scene this year, Lu Jiang will naturally not be spared by the media.

There has been a lot of news about him since September.

The industry also knows about Lu Jiang being framed by Xie Tingfeng, the conflict between Yehenara and Lu Jiang, and the battle between the two kings.

So this year there are also rumors such as Lu Jiang vs. Xie Tingfeng, vs. Yehenara, and the two kings on the same stage.

In addition, there is something even more outrageous, saying that Lu Jiang might perform on the same stage with Wang Fei, and the two even created sparks during the rehearsal!
Many fans are actually looking forward to it, and many people are commenting on this "relationship". Wang Fei is also from Beijing and is divorced. If he were to choose a partner again, the two would be a perfect match, a king and a queen.

Damn, I, Lu, actually found a perfect match with a divorced woman. Lu Jiang almost went berserk!
Fortunately, these news came and went quickly. Until today, the only eye-catching report about him and the Spring Festival Gala was Lu Jiang vs. Xie Tingfeng.

Moreover, comparing these two people only has some topic value in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

In mainland China, this kind of topic is no longer a hot topic. After all, everyone knows that the two are not on the same level.

So the topic finally turned to what songs Lu Jiang would sing at the regular Spring Festival Gala, whether they would be new songs or old songs, when they would appear, etc.

But these topics didn't cause much stir.

Lu Jiang was also happy to have some free time.

But the leisurely days soon ended.

On the evening of the 19th, Qiong Yao's company suddenly issued an announcement.

Fan Binbin was terminated from his contract for ignoring his acting contract and accepting roles without permission.
(End of this chapter)