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Chapter 99: An Investment Worth 300 Billion, Are You a Serious Person? (Subscribe)

The 2000 million options are intended to attract technically competent engineers and to ensure team stability.

In two or three years, it will no longer be a novelty for startups to offer options to their employees.

After the establishment of Mogujie and Meilishuo, there is a high probability that they will poach people for category and investment positions. Chen Yansen's operation can not only retain core members but also increase the poaching costs of competitors.

He plans to give options worth 50 yuan to people like Yuan Wei, Zhang Yifeng, Chen Xu and Hu Li.

If other companies want to poach people, they have to pay an extra 50 yuan, otherwise no one will be willing to switch jobs.

From customer service representatives to team leaders, all employees have options, which are unlocked in four phases over two years, with 25% being unfrozen every six months.

In other words, if you want to get all the options, you have to work at FoxTao for at least two more years.

After the meeting, Chen Yansen left Yuan Wei and Zhang Yifeng alone. He looked them over and announced, "Starting from February, your base salaries will be raised to 4500. You will both be appointed as team leaders for the investment promotion team. New employees will be randomly assigned to your team."

Yuan Wei and Zhang Yifeng smiled at each other and said excitedly, "Thank you, Brother Sen."

Yuan Wei, who had several years of work experience, immediately understood Chen Yansen's intention. His heart tightened and he warned himself to be careful in the future because Chen Yansen was not a boss who could be easily fooled.

"Go."

Chen Yansen waved his hand.

The investment promotion team now has 26 people, but there has been no person in charge. This is intentional on his part. He wants to incite competition among investors, as only with competition can there be motivation.

Giving Yuan Wei and Zhang Yifeng promotions and salary increases is also a way to show other investment promotion personnel that if they perform well, they will have the opportunity to become team leaders.

After finishing the work, Chen Yansen took the previously drafted option agreement to Teacher Wang Jing for review, mainly to see whether the content was legal and compliant and whether there were any omissions.

It was not until 4:30 in the afternoon that Chen Yansen came out of Wang Jing's office and sent the revised document to Xu Dan, asking her to follow up: print the option agreement, distribute it to Fox Tao members for signature, and finally hand it over to the finance department.

Walking on Xuelin Road, Chen Yansen sent a message to Mengjie, thinking about the last event of Fox Tao before the New Year - the Home Decoration Festival on January 18th.

The categories of the event include kitchen and bathroom supplies, large appliances, bathroom fixtures, lamps and furniture, etc. There were 70 merchants participating in the brand group on that day, and there were more than 500 flash sale products.

Although the commission rate for this type of products is lower than that for beauty products and food, the event has introduced big brands such as Red Star Home Products, Fotile, Schneider, TOTO, and Submarine.

As soon as the preheating page was launched, the number of clicks instantly exceeded 10, and the company earned 80 yuan in advertising fees alone.

"I have to ask Xu Dan to recruit two more event operators. Although Fox Tao mainly focuses on product channels, seasonal and category activities are also necessary." Chen Yansen stopped at the intersection, thinking secretly.

"What are you thinking about?"

At this time, Meng Jie came over and patted Chen Yansen on the shoulder on tiptoe.

"I miss you." Chen Yansen came back to his senses, smiled and put his arm around Mengjie's arm, and the two 'brothers' walked towards the school gate together.

The next morning, Xu Dan walked into the meeting room carrying a thick stack of documents.

Starting with Song Yuncheng, the agreement was made in triplicate, with one copy kept by the employee and one by the company, and one kept by the venture capital firm for archiving.

"10 million shares?"

Song Yuncheng opened the option agreement and saw the column of option quantity, his face full of surprise.

"You are the No. 1 employee of FoxTao. You designed the brand image. You have served as the leader of the design, customer service and operation teams. You also introduced 13 B2C platforms to the project team..." Xu Dan began to list Song Yuncheng's contributions and achievements one by one.

According to the valuation of the A round of financing, the total number of FoxTao shares is 5 million, with one share priced at 5.6 yuan. If the shares are cashed out at a high price in the future, these 10 shares will be worth at least 56 yuan.

If the Series B valuation increases, the option value will also increase.

"25% is unfrozen every six months. If you leave mid-term, the company may spend money to buy back the unfrozen options, or it may have to wait until the B round of financing or the IPO before the repurchase window is opened."

Xu Dan continued to explain.

"I understand." Song Yuncheng signed his name without hesitation.

Next to come in were Zhang Wenbo, Xiang Pengfei, Meng Xibo and others.

Everyone has a different number of options, but it's basically more than 3 shares, and some have as many as 10 shares.

The general principle is that there are more category positions than investment promotion positions, more investment promotion team leaders than ordinary investment promotion positions, and the least customer service positions, but each person also has 5000 shares, worth 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.

At 10 o'clock the next day, Fox Tao's first home improvement festival sale went on.

The sales on the first day were 670 million, the average order value was 890 yuan, the order volume was 7520, and orders from old customers accounted for over 70%.

This group of old users have long been accustomed to the super rebate model and have full confidence in FoxTao's product selection and price comparison capabilities. From kettles to color TVs and refrigerators, there is nothing they dare not buy.

On the second day of the event, sales reached 410 million.

On the third day, sales reached 230 million.

After three days of activities, the total sales reached 1530 million and the gross profit was 184 million. Zhang Yifeng and Yuan Wei were so happy that they told everyone they met that they would treat everyone to a dinner after the New Year.

They divided the gross profit output by store, and each of them made nearly a million.

Based on the highest commission rate of 5%, each person can get a commission of nearly 50,000 from this activity alone. Add to that the daily performance of the brand group, and it is not difficult to earn 100,000 per month if you work hard.

This really stimulated the other investors. Their eyes lit up and they were busy from morning to night like wolf cubs.

Some businesses are directly operated by factories. Even though the workers are on holiday, the business investors are still urging the bosses to sign up for Spring Festival pre-sale activities, making the most of the schedule.

A week later, on the eve of the Chinese New Year, Fox Tao officially went on holiday.

Chen Yansen was just about to go back to 0418 to pack his luggage when he saw Song Yuncheng pushing a small box over from the opposite side.

"What is it?" Chen Yansen asked.

"Birthday present." Song Yuncheng said in a low voice, afraid of being heard by others.

Chen Yansen’s birthday is February 4th, which happens to be the Spring Festival, so Song Yuncheng sent the gift out in advance.

She didn't dare not send it off. When she used Chen Yansen's computer for the interview, the other party had specifically reminded her.

Chen Yansen smiled, picked up the gift box and opened it. It was a black MCM wallet, estimated to be worth a little over 1000 yuan.

"You're living such a luxurious life, aren't you planning on living like that?" Chen Yansen teased. "If you don't want it, just give it back to me. You can return it within seven days for a refund, no questions asked," Song Yuncheng said, extending his hand.

"I just like to rip off the poor." Chen Yansen took out his old wallet from his pocket and transferred all his cards, ID and cash to the new wallet.

"This is for you." Chen Yansen casually threw the old wallet to Song Yuncheng.

"Then I wish you a happy new year in advance." Song Yuncheng sat in his seat, hesitated for a moment, and said with pursed lips.

"If you miss me, just send me a message." Chen Yansen reminded.

Song Yuncheng stared at him without saying a word.

Chen Yansen took the computer, turned around and went downstairs, and drove the car to the bottom of the teachers' apartment building.

Two hours later.

Chen Yansen sat in the back seat of the BMW 750, chatting and laughing with Meng Jie, while Wang Zihao was driving in the driver's seat.

The three of them rushed towards Chunshen.

"Fuck! You're treating me like I don't exist. I'm so full from eating your dog food that I don't even need lunch."

Wang Zihao looked at the two of them and complained loudly.

"Zihao, I heard that you are pursuing the teacher. You are quite brave." Mengjie leaned in Chen Yansen's arms and joked with a smile.

"I didn't, I wasn't. Don't listen to Brother Sen's nonsense. Teacher Liu and I just have a simple teacher-student relationship." Wang Zihao argued hurriedly.

"whispering sound--"

Chen Yansen was disdainful and too lazy to expose Wang Zihao. Ever since Liu Muyan lost her fiancé, Wang Zihao had been showing concern for Liu Muyan under the pretext of studying all day long, and his hidden thoughts were obvious.

"Buzzing—"

The phone in his pocket suddenly rang. Chen Yansen took it out and saw that it was not Song Yuncheng. He pressed the answer button and asked, "What's going on?"

"Mr. Chen, Cai Yuhao and I, four people, have set up a game studio and would like to seek some investment from you, hehe." Liu Wei explained his purpose with a smile.

The last time they met briefly in Shanghai, they later learned that FoxTao had received nearly 6 million yuan in Series A financing and was valued at nearly 30 billion yuan.

I originally thought Chen Yansen was a liar, but I didn’t expect he was actually a big boss.

The four of them had some savings, but game development was too expensive. Even if they didn't get paid, they still had to buy development computers, drawing boards, monitors, external hard drives and other equipment. After discussing it, they went to find Chen Yansen.

After all, Chen Yansen had previously promised that he was willing to invest money in them.

"How much do you want?" Chen Yansen agreed without asking any questions.

Mihayou has raised funds rarely, so investing now would bring huge profits. There is no need to miss this money-making opportunity.

"Mr. Chen, do you agree?" Liu Wei was stunned. They spent a week preparing the business plan and game development plan, but the other party decided to invest without even listening. This was too smooth.

"How about I refuse first, and then agree when you come up with a mature business plan?" Chen Yansen said jokingly.

"That's not necessary!" Liu Wei quickly refused. He understood the implication of Chen Yansen's words and said with a chuckle.

"Okay, name a number and draft the equity transfer agreement. I'll have my lawyer contact you later."

Chen Yansen said in a calm tone.

Mihayou's maximum market value in the future could reach 2000 billion, but at this moment, it is just a small workshop with only a few cats and dogs. Based on his understanding of Liu Wei and Cai Yuhao, they would ask for a few million at most, and that was the limit they could think of.

"Is 200 million okay? We will give up 10% of the equity." Liu Wei tested cautiously.

Cai Yuhao, Luo Chenghao and Jin Zhicheng surrounded Liu Wei, not daring to breathe, waiting for Chen Yansen's reply.

"20%." Chen Yansen replied.

He is rich but stupid. The newly established Mihoyo is not worth 2000 million.

Liu Wei held the phone and made eye contact with his companions.

Cai Yuhao shook his head. Luo Chenghao gestured for him to agree. Jin Zhicheng mouthed, "15%."

"Mr. Chen, we can only give you 15% at most, otherwise we would rather find other investors." Liu Wei pondered for a moment and said seriously.

"Okay, then it's 15%." Chen Yansen didn't bargain anymore.

After a brief greeting, Chen Yansen hung up the phone and immediately called Sun Tongbo.

Sun Tongbo is a classmate of Wang Jing and one of the lawyers who helped to rescue him last time.

"Mr. Chen, for commercial contract cases, I charge 5000 yuan per time." After listening to Chen Yansen, Sun Tongbo gave a quote first according to professional custom.

"No problem, please ask Lawyer Sun to go there for me." Chen Yansen knew that you get what you pay for. Sun Tongbo works at Tiancheng Law Firm, one of the top ten law firms in Shanghai, and he is worth the price.

"Okay, I will report the follow-up situation to you in time." Sun Tongbo responded.

Chen Yansen gave a few more instructions on the details of the contract and then put down his phone.

"Brother Sen, do you want to invest in a game studio?" Wang Zihao asked curiously after listening to the general idea.

"These are a few graduate students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. I think their game design concepts are pretty good." Chen Yansen lied.

He was thinking in his mind that he had to set up another investment company and register the shares of Yunsu and Mihayou under his name. It was not appropriate to use his personal name, and it was even worse to register it under Sennheiser.

Wang Zihao didn't pay attention to this and instead talked about someone in his class who was planning a Spring Festival party.

"Brother Sen, are you going?"

"Who would go to a class reunion if they were serious? Are you going?" Chen Yansen asked back.

"I'm a serious man." Wang Zihao grinned, obviously he didn't want to go either.

(End of this chapter)