After talking with Sun Tao for a long time, Li Dong gave him some advice and gave him some advice. It was not until noon that the two of them ended the conversation.
When they left, they bumped into Zhang Xiaolong, who was about to report.
Seeing that Li Dong and Sun Tao had already left, Zhang Xiaolong said, "I'll come back in the afternoon."
"No need. Let's talk while we eat. Is it about WeChat?"
Zhang Xiaolong nodded. "It's about WeChat. We updated the new version on the 3rd. The new version introduced the PP friends function. With PP as a guide, the effect is good. But because there was no large-scale promotion, many people do not know about this software. It has been almost five days, and the number of downloads has only reached 300,000. You must know that the PP friends system has been imported on the 3rd. This result … "
Zhang Xiaolong could not continue. After importing PP friends, there were still less than 300,000 users. That was too embarrassing!
In his previous life, when Mi Chat was launched, Xiaomi had almost no foundation.
But even so, Mi Chat had accumulated more than a million users in less than three months.
When Tencent launched WeChat, it did not rely on QQ in the early stages. It operated independently and also accumulated four to five million users in three months.
When WeChat borrowed the power of QQ, it quickly increased the number of users to more than 15 million!
And that was at the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011.
And at that point in his previous life, the development of mobile devices was not much different from now.
But now, when WeChat was launched and even borrowed the power of PP, there were only 300,000 users in five days.
Based on this progress, it was very likely that it would not exceed 2 million in the first month.
Could two million users really defeat Tencent?
Zhang Xiaolong was worried, but Li Dong smiled and said, "It's quite a lot. Many people don't even know about this software. In addition, many people have just come into contact with smartphones. They don't even know what smartphones can do.
Give them some time to get used to it. Also, don't you know about chatting software?
It's fine if there are few users in the early stages. If the software is really good in the later stages, one to ten, ten to a hundred, it is very likely that there will be millions of users in a day.
It's a snowball, there's no rush.
Today, it was 300,000. Tomorrow, it might be 500,000. The day after that, it might be over a million.
Let's take it slow. Tencent might be fast, but I don't believe they can release the product in ten days. Let's say it's half a month. Isn't that fast enough?
I don't think it will be a problem for us to reach 1 million users in half a month.
By the end of the month, it wouldn't be a problem to accumulate 2 million users.
Next month, we will start to explode. As long as the number of users reaches 10 million, Tencent will be doomed no matter what they do. "
Li Dong said as he walked. After he finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Xiaolong and said, "You've been a little impatient recently. Is it because I'm giving you too much pressure?"
Zhang Xiaolong exhaled slightly and nodded. "A little. To be honest, working with you is more stressful than working with Pony."
Li Dong smiled and said, "It'll be fine once you get used to it. Actually, I don't want to give you any pressure. It's just that your mental fortitude isn't up to par.
You have to learn this from Director Yuan.
Look at him. Although he says it's stressful, he still does what he wants and does what he wants. He's living a good life.
As for me, I can't be bothered with that. As long as he doesn't delay things, he can do whatever he wants.
I'm actually giving you a lot of freedom.
Once you complete the task I give you, I won't care how you do it.
But the premise is that you have to complete the task.
If you can't complete the task, then you have to bear the pressure. That's a given. "
The few people beside him laughed and felt much more relaxed.
…
April 6th.
Weibo's Series C financing reception.
Far away held a financing reception this time, but it was not as big as the previous one. The previous time, many outsiders were invited, including some entrepreneurs.
It was different this time. Be it Li Dong or the investment bank, they all wanted to keep it a secret.
This was Weibo's final round of financing. After this round of financing, Weibo's valuation would affect the market after it was listed.
Investment banks invested in Weibo. Far away invested in Weibo because they wanted to make money and maximize their profits.
Therefore, even when Li Dong announced a valuation of 7.5 billion USD, not many people came out to refute it.
Even if they did not achieve this goal on the spot and announced a financing of 1 billion USD afterward, no one would come out to say that they could not raise that much money.
This was also the consensus of the industry. It was related to everyone's interests, so the participants would not expose it.
The ones who were really fooled were the laymen and small investors.
…
The financing reception was very low-key, completely different from the previous high-profile announcement by Li Dong of raising 1 billion USD.
However, there were many participants this time.
Xiaomi, Goldman Sachs, IDG, Credit Suisse, SoftBank … these internationally famous investment banks all participated.
In China, there were Bank of China, China Gold Bank, China Credit, China Development Bank, Boyu Capital … a large number of local institutions with deep backgrounds and strong capital also participated.
On the day of the reception, except for the people Far away and those from the investment banks, no outsiders were invited.
Although it was called a reception, everyone gathered together and discussed the moment they entered.
…
The outside world had almost no idea how Weibo's Series C financing was discussed and how it went.
The night after the reception, the next day, on April 7th, Far away released the financing information on Weibo to the public.
Weibo's Series C financing raised a total of 1 billion USD!
With China Development Bank, China Gold Bank, some local capital institutions, and several world-famous investment banks as the leading investors, a total of 1 billion USD was raised, accounting for 13.33% of the total share capital.
Far away still maintained its position as a major shareholder. After the Series C financing, Far away Holding Group held 34.67% of the shares.
Weibo's executives and employees, together with some executives Far away, held a total of 3.33%.
Far away still held 38% of the shares.
After three rounds of financing, Far away still held 38% of the shares, which was not low.
And China Development Bank, China Gold Bank, Bank of China, Baidu … these local companies held a total of 13% of the shares, which was a very subtle number.
Of course, ordinary people would not care too much.
In fact, there would not be any problems if an Internet company could hold more than 30% of the shares. Even if Li Dong did not bring in state capital, he would not have to worry about Weibo's dominance being taken away.
Moreover, Weibo's current prosperity had a lot to do with Li Dong.
Investment banks were not stupid. Everyone was here to make money.
If they really kicked Li Dong out, Weibo would not be able to meet their expectations even if it went public.
If they kicked Li Dong out after it went public, they would have to wait for the share price to plummet. There would still be no benefits. Ordinary people would not do such a thing unless they were stupid.
Far away not only announced this news, but also briefly revealed the purpose of the 1 billion USD financing.
This money was mainly used to set up global channels.
Now, Weibo had entered many countries and regions, but there were still many places that it had not reached.
Whether it was promotion or diversion, it required a large investment.
Also, Weibo would continue to invest heavily in Hua Xia.
Based on what Li Dong said to the public, Weibo will burn through 1 billion USD within 6 months. Weibo will spend more than 1 billion RMB every month.
After spending all the money, Weibo will be listed!
… …
When the news came out, everyone in and out of China was shocked.
1 billion USD financing?
If it was true, that means Weibo's valuation is as high as 7.5 billion USD!
Based on the current exchange rate, it will be equivalent to 50 billion RMB!
Far away's shares are actually Li Dong's personal shares. Currently, Li Dong's personal shares are worth almost 18 billion RMB.
Suddenly, many people were green with envy.
How many benefits did Li Dong get from using Weibo?
Gome was exchanged with Weibo. Although Li Dong had spent a lot of money, if not for Weibo, the Big, Small, and Mo family would not have exchanged shares with him.
Other than Gome, Li Dong had also gotten a lot of technical support from Baidu.
In addition, these organizations that invested in Weibo had also been advocating for Li Dong. It could be said that Li Dong's current fame in the world was inseparable from the support of these organizations.
In addition, Li Dong's shares are worth 18 billion RMB. It can be said that Li Dong had made a lot of money on Weibo!
… …
When the news was announced, even Hsu Shengzhe called Feng Yu. "Did you really raise 1 billion USD? How much did you misreport this time? "
For this financing reception, Li Dong did not invite anyone from Jiangbei's business community.
Even Hsu Shengzhe does not know how much Li Dong had raised.
But 1 billion USD and the total valuation is 7.5 billion USD. Hsu Shengzhe felt that Feng Yu must have misreported!
This was not the first time Li Dong had misreported these figures. But Hsu Shengzhe could not guess how much the figure was.
When Hsu Shengzhe thought about how Li Dong had earned more than 20 billion USD from Weibo, he was so jealous.
Is the internet so profitable?
Li Dong, this bastard, actually did not earn much more than Long Hua in the retail business.
Even if we look at the profits, Feng Yu's retail business is not as profitable as Longhua.
But now, Li Dong's wealth is more than ten times more than Feng Yu's!
Feng Yu's wealth is mainly from the internet business.
According to the Forbes Global List, Li Dong's wealth is 22 billion USD. As for the 40 billion USD that Li Dong had mentioned, it is not counted yet.
But even if it is 22 billion USD, it is almost 150 billion RMB.
Among the assets, Feng Yu's assets are only about half. From Hsu Shengzhe's perspective, it should not exceed 100 billion RMB.
This shows that Li Dong's internet business is worth more than 50 billion RMB.
That is the last time. There are many things that Forbes did not calculate.
Even the breakthroughs that Fang Yuan had made since 2009 were not included in this list.
But how much did Li Dong invest in the internet business?
Furthermore, he had used his Weibo shares to exchange for a lot of good stuff. Tencent of the funds from the shopping mall was also worth 4 billion RMB.
This is daylight robbery!
Now that Weibo's valuation is 7.5 billion USD, and Li Dong's wealth had increased by a lot. Hsu Shengzhe will be a saint if he is not jealous.
In the courtyard.
Li Dong rubbed his temples and said. "I did not make false reports this time. Actually, I had no choice. I had made a big claim previously. Previously, I said that Weibo had raised 1 billion USD to suppress Old Ma. Who knew that there are so many idiots? Last night, everyone kept raising the price. A few of the foreign investors roughly understood what I meant, but they were not willing to give up, so they kept going. In the end, I realized that the domestic capital institutions were really f * cking rich! "
Li Dong sighed. "I'm not lying to you. The few foreign investors are really rich. They don't care about the difference of tens of millions. In the end, the financing reached 980 million USD. If I did not brag previously, I would have said 1.5 billion USD. Now, after bragging, I'm slapping my own face by saying 1.5 billion USD. How can I do this? Tell me, why was I so stupid before? Now, I'm depressed. "
"Really?"
Hsu Shengzhe is doubtful. Did they really raise so much money?
"What's the use of lying to you?!"
Li Dong scolded. "Will you give me money if I lie to you? Furthermore, how much money I raise has nothing to do with you.
After this financing, when the money is almost spent, Weibo will be ready to go public in September.
If everything goes well, it might go public around January.
Old Xu, I'm afraid you'll really be eating my dust for the rest of your life.
According to the current market and popularity, if I can maintain about 30% of the shares after Weibo goes public, it will be worth more than 5 billion USD.
If Weibo doesn't go public, you'll never catch up to me.
If it goes public, with Longhua's current reputation and the domestic rejection of the real estate industry, tsk tsk, it might not be more than me.
Sigh, why is it so easy to make money?
It's just a random Weibo. I really didn't do anything. Your Xu family has been working hard for decades, but you actually left me behind. I'm a little embarrassed. "
"Get lost!"
Hsu Shengzhe cursed. He felt a little sour in his heart. Bastard, you dare to provoke me? Be careful that I don't kill you for money!
Now, all of them liked to compare themselves to each other.
That brat from the Hu family is like this, Ji Lanxin is like this, and Li Dong is also like this. Who did he offend?
Although he was sour, Hsu Shengzhe could not help but say, "If you hand over Far away City to me, you can still make a lot of money. I will also make a sum of money. Li Dong, you really don't want to consider it?"
"No, I have to perfect my ecosystem. Don't even think about it."
"Don't talk nonsense. I'm not asking you to take over …"
Hsu Shengzhe was a little annoyed, but also a little helpless. Why was this guy so stubborn?
Li Dong did not care what he thought. Far away City could not be taken over by him, in case there were conflicts in the future. When that time came, it would be difficult to take it back.
He did not have much hostility towards Hsu Shengzhe, but he could not guarantee that he would be tricked.
It was best not to test the human heart.
The current situation was the best. There was not much entanglement between the two parties, and the exchange of shares would stop here.
If he took over Far away City, it would not be good if anything happened to either of them in the future.
Once something happened to Longhua, Far away City would be seized as Longhua's assets. Even if it was not seized, it would be affected by Longhua, and it would cause a lot of trouble.
Compared to Far away, Longhua's ability to resist risks was much weaker.
There was another key point. Hsu Shengzhe was ambitious and bold. Sometimes, even Li Dong was a little afraid.
His control of Longhua was not as stable as Xu Jianghua.
This guy liked to take risks. Li Dong did not want Far Away City, which he had invested hundreds of billions, to be destroyed in his hands.
Feeling Li Dong's determination, Hsu Shengzhe could only let go of this topic.
The two chatted for a while more before Hsu Shengzhe hung up.
…
Once the phone was hung up, Li Dong shook his head. "I don't know if it really provoked him. This guy has been a little unstable recently. I'm a little worried now. There might be some changes in Longhua. I don't know if they can withstand it in the end. "
Shen Qian frowned slightly. "You still have quite a lot of shares there. It won't affect you, will it?"
"It won't …"
Li Dong sighed. "Forget it. Don't care about him.
This guy likes to take risks. It's not the first or second time. It's better to learn a lesson.
His father did not want to hand over the company to him because he was worried about this.
When the Greenland Kindergarten incident happened, I knew that this guy was ruthless and more open than me.
Later, he directed and acted to force his father to abdicate. In fact, it was very risky. If Xu Jianghua continues to be in a deadlock, Longhua will be in danger.
Let's wait and see. I hope nothing will happen. If it really happens, it won't affect much. I'll help him and consider it as repaying all these years of favors. Sometimes, it's hard to repay favors. "
Hsu Shengzhe and Li Dong had worked together many times over the years. When Li Dong was in danger several times, although Hsu Shengzhe made conditions, he did help Li Dong.
The conditions must be agreed to, and the favors must be remembered.
Everyone has their own standards for these things.
If Li Dong really doesn't admit to it, Hsu Shengzhe can't do anything.
But if Li Dong admits to it, he can't help Hsu Shengzhe when he is in trouble.
Hearing him say so, Shen Qian didn't say anything else.
Furthermore, this is just Li Dong's own deduction. Although Hsu Shengzhe is ambitious, he is not a brainless person. Nothing will really happen.
Longhua has been in business for many years, and its network is wider than Li Dong's. Longhua will not care about small risks.
If there is a big risk, Longhua might not be able to handle it, and Li Dong might not be able to handle it. With Li Dong's shrewdness, he will not put himself in danger just because of this.
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