July 26th, Sunday.
The sky was clear.
Compared with some inland areas, the temperature was as high as 30 degrees or even 40 degrees Celsius. The temperature in Hong Kong was relatively suitable, generally not exceeding 30 degrees Celsius.
However, Hong Kong was a bit humid, and northerners might not be able to get used to it.
…
Tencent's promotion meeting, or road show, was set at 12: 30 noon.
In Hong Kong, it was the time to talk business in the afternoon.
The time was set to be a little earlier. After finishing work, they could have afternoon tea. Therefore, there were few meetings at 12: 30 in the mainland, but it was common in Hong Kong.
In the morning.
The InterContinental Hotel was not too far from the Peninsula Hotel.
Zhang Zidong looked at Ma Huateng and couldn't help but ask, "Are you really going to attend?"
Ma Huateng smiled and said, "Why not? I still hold 100 million shares of Tencent, which is not a small number, and even one of the major shareholders. How can I feel at ease if I don't go and see? "
"But …"
Zhang Zidong wanted to say something but stopped. As a loser, was it appropriate to go at this time?
Ma Huateng smiled again and said, "Don't worry, I'm not going to make trouble. I just want to see the difference between the Tencent in his hands and mine."
Zhang Zidong immediately frowned and said, "Do you think I'm worried that you will make trouble? Pony, the reason why I'm still in Tencent is not because of my status or anything else, but because I can't bear to leave. If you think I'm worried about this … "
Ma Huateng waved his hand and said with a smile, "Don't think so much. In fact, I'm very supportive of you staying in Tencent.
In addition, in fact, you are under more pressure than me.
I'll take the money and leave. You not only have to take care of those old people, but also bear the pressure here Far away.
This kind of pressure should be borne by me, but I really don't want to work with Li Dong, so I chose to escape.
To be honest, it's beyond my expectation that you can stay. I can understand everything you have to bear.
I don't have any other intentions. This time, I really just want to take a look. I've already informed Li Dong in advance, and he doesn't have any objections. If he doesn't want to, I won't come. "
Zhang Zidong sighed and said, "Whether Li Dong is willing or not is not my point. The point is, if you can bear this kind of pressure and gaze, then I have no opinion."
"I think I can do it." Ma Huateng smiled and said, "There are always setbacks in life. As long as you don't repeat the same mistakes and can learn from them, everything is worth it.
Although Li Dong is young, I have to say that there are still some things that we can learn from him.
I am learning all of this now.
Tencent's resumption this time, to be honest, I felt a little guilty.
The pricing range was as high as HKD 50, and the financing scale was 50 billion HKD. For an Internet company, this was the first time in the world.
Once it succeeds, Tencent will attract the attention of the world and even let the world's IT companies see the light.
As one of the founders of Tencent, even though I have already resigned, I still hope to see Tencent reach this stage and leave an indelible mark in the history of the internet.
The first roadshow is of great importance, and it might even affect the resumption plan. I can't rest assured if I don't take a look. "
Once the roadshow failed, it will be troublesome.
No matter how well Tencent does in the future, it will be greatly affected.
Furthermore, the first roadshow was mediocre, and they want to do better in the future?
Hearing Ma Huateng's words, Zhang Zidong nodded and said, "Actually, I am the same as you. I am also worried. 50 billion HKD this time is too much. Actually, I think we should issue about half of the shares this time, and if the market is good, we can continue to issue more shares. But now, Li Dong wants to issue 1 billion shares. Although the Hong Kong stock market is said to be connected to the world, the size of the Hong Kong stock market is … "
Ma Huateng slightly frowned and said, "There are currently 300 million shares in Hong Kong stock market, and we plan to raise 15 billion HKD. The Hong Kong stock market can still absorb about 2 billion USD."
"I hope so."
Zhang Zidong was still a little worried. 2 billion USD sounded simple, but in fact, it was not that simple.
This was the first roadshow, and it was also the only roadshow in Hong Kong.
Today, the number of subscriptions on the spot must reach at least 500 million USD to make everyone feel a little relieved.
If it was less than 500 million USD, there would be big trouble in the future.
In fact, for the total financing of 6.5 billion USD, 500 million USD was not enough!
For the first roadshow, if they really wanted to achieve 10 times the number of subscriptions, the number of subscriptions on the spot must not be less than 1 billion USD. Otherwise, even if there were more subscriptions in the future, it would not exceed the number of subscriptions on the spot.
The two chatted for a while, and Zhang Zidong said again, "Then I have to go back and prepare. Are you coming with me, or …"
Ma Huateng laughed and said, "You go ahead. I still have to go with the others. This time, there were a lot of people. Not to mention the familiar faces of Hua Xia, there were also a lot of IT elites from other countries. After all, I am also a Tencent shareholder. Since Li Dong can't handle it, I will help. "
"I hope they are not here to see a joke."
"Not yet. The global financial crisis is not over yet. Many IT companies have actually lost confidence now. They are eager to see the emergence of a legend in the Internet industry to rekindle their confidence. In fact, everyone is very conflicted now. On one hand, they hope that Far away can set an example. On the other hand, they don't really want to see Far away continue to grow. Not only them, but I also feel the same. Sometimes, people really love and hate Li Dong. "
Ma Huateng sighed, shook his head, and stopped talking.
As the current CTO of Tencent, Zhang Zidong still had a lot of work to do. He did not stay here for long and quickly left the hotel for the peninsula.
…
Ma Huateng came. Ma Yun came. Other than those who could not leave, almost all the Chinese Internet giants came today.
In fact, compared to the day of the listing, the first roadshow was more important.
Whether the market was good or bad, most of the time, the first roadshow could tell.
If the company was popular with investors on the spot and the shares were snatched, the follow-up would not be too bad.
But the day of the listing was very quiet. The possibility of the company going public was very low, and the underwriter would definitely lower the price.
Not only the Internet giants, but some industrial giants also came.
The few real estate giants that were going to be listed, Evergrande, Longhu, Longhua …
These people all rushed over.
Their companies were about to hold a promotional conference. At this time, if Tencent suffered a setback, it might affect the entire Hong Kong stock market. Hence, they had to keep an eye on it.
If things did not go well, delaying the listing was not impossible.
…
At the same time.
Peninsula Hotel.
In Li Dong's suite, the reception area was full of people.
The others were busy preparing documents and making phone calls. They were all busy preparing documents.
Bai Su saw Li Dong standing on the balcony looking at the sea view and quickly went forward. "General Manager Li, the speech …"
"Put it there first. I will read it later."
"Okay. Also, a few Damo families just sent a message. Many people came this time, but they still suggested lowering the price …"
"Don't worry about them. Let's do our own thing. Okay, you guys deal with these things yourself. Let me be quiet for a while. After we are done, you guys go first. I will go after dinner. "
"Okay. I will go and arrange it first."
Bai Su did not continue to disturb him. After that, she got busy with the others.
Li Dong stood in front of the window and looked at the Victoria Harbor outside. He thought for a while and dialed Shen Qian's number.
When the call was connected, Li Dong said with a smile, "My son is not naughty today, is he?"
"…"
Shen Qian was silent for a while and suddenly snorted. "You only know how to ask about your son now. Don't you know how to care about me?"
Li Dong did not know whether to laugh or cry. "You are jealous."
"Of course I am jealous. Who asked you to keep asking?"
Shen Qian also laughed and said, "Nervous?"
As Li Dong's wife, she actually understood Li Dong. She knew that Li Dong should be a little nervous at this time, even though it was a little unbelievable.
Li Dong exhaled and said softly, "A little.
Actually, it is not because of the Tencent. It is because the resumption of the Tencent is related to the subsequent series of plans.
If the resumption does not go smoothly, then the subsequent plans will all be disrupted.
The listing of Weibo will definitely be affected.
The IT industry will also be hit hard.
In this way, a chain reaction will occur. My subsequent plans will not be very smooth.
Once a legend is broken, it is no longer a legend.
When that happens, where will I get the money to expand? "
"Don't worry, it will definitely go smoothly!"
Shen Qian said firmly and then said, "I will not go today, but I will ask Bai Su to broadcast live for me. The children and I will cheer for you at home. Also, I will ask Mom and Dad to come over. We will cheer for you together. Whether you succeed or fail, with us around, all difficulties are no longer difficulties. No matter how troublesome it is, it is only a lost opportunity to expand. Perhaps your plan will never be implemented, but at least I know that my lover was once only one step away from becoming the king of this world! "
"Cough, cough, cough …"
Li Dong choked. This sentence sounded so familiar.
I was once a king?
What's next?
Anyway, it is not a good thing!
After hearing Shen Qian's words, he was not so nervous. After a while, he smiled and said, "Alright then. When the time comes, ask Bai Su to do a good job in the live broadcast. Today, let our family see how powerful their son, husband, and father are! They are just a bunch of idiots with lots of money. It is easy to fool them. If we succeed today, I will set the price to 60 HKD before the listing. We can earn 10 billion HKD more! "
"Ok. I will support you even if you set the price to 100 HKD!"
Li Dong: "… …"
Li Dong ignored Shen Qian's 100 HKD after the conversation between the couple ended.
Do you think I am a fool with lots of money?!
These investors are smart. 60 HKD is a joke, and 100 HKD is nothing. Just wait for the listing to fail.
… …
12 noon.
Peninsula Hotel's multi-purpose conference room.
There are still 30 minutes before the Tencent Marketing Conference starts, and some investors had arrived.
Tencent's existing shareholders had arrived in advance.
MIH, Goldman Sachs, Xiaomo, CICC, Bank of China, ICBC … …
Just the Tencent Marketing Conference alone had made many entrepreneurs jealous.
With so many well-known international investment banks participating, if Li Dong had not set the price at 50 HKD, there would be no need to worry.
With these institutions taking the blame, Tencent would be favored by investors with their influence.
In addition to these institutions, well-known investment banks such as Temasek, KKR, Bain, Sequoia, IDG, etc., had also sent their representatives.
Some local private equity funds, tycoons, and investors from all over the world had also arrived.
When Ma Huateng and Ma Yun walked to the door, everyone suddenly stopped. Not far away, there was another entrance, and many foreigners with big noses walked in.
As the giants of the IT industry, they could ignore others, but they must pay attention to the giants in the same industry.
When Li Yanhong saw the faces of those people clearly, she said in a low voice, "Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay. Isn't she going to run for governor? Why is she here? "
Compared to others, Li Yanhong was actually more familiar with these people.
On the one hand, he started his business in the United States, and Baidu was listed in the United States, so he was familiar with these people.
Meg Whitman was very famous internationally. After taking charge of eBay, she had set new highs, so he was naturally familiar with her.
He was not unfamiliar with her, and neither was Ma Yun.
It could even be said that Ma Yun was more familiar with her than Li Yanhong.
After all, the rise of Taobao was achieved by stepping on the corpse of Yi Qu. At that time, Yi Qu was no longer called Yi Qu, but eBay Yi Qu.
In 2002, eBay acquired Yi Qu, and in 2005, Taobao defeated it. In fact, it was Ma Yun who stopped the expansion of foreign e-commerce companies in Hua Xia.
It could be said that Ma Yun had single-handedly caused Meg's failure in Hua Xia.
Although the two of them had not interacted before, it did not mean that they did not know each other.
Even though Ma Yun was not very famous at that time, and was even considered a nobody in the international community, when Ma Yun and Meg saw those people, those people saw them too.
Walking in the crowd, Meg's aura was not weaker than anyone else's. Meg, who was just over 50, looked very capable and experienced.
The first person she saw was Ma Yun. Although the two of them were quite a distance apart and did not greet each other for the time being, Meg was still looking at Ma Yun with interest.
Ma Huateng, who rarely joked, also teased in a low voice, "Old Ma, looks like she's quite interested in you. Do you want to challenge her?"
Ma Yun's mouth twitched. He could not be bothered to reply, so he also said in a low voice, "Don't just look at women. See that? Facebook's Mark, Twitter's Jake Dorsey, Amazon's … Is that guy Jeff Bezos? "
Li Yanhong laughed and said, "No, he is one of Amazon's Deputy CEO. He looks familiar, but I can't remember his name. All of them are my opponents! Weibo's two biggest opponents are here. Far Away Mall's two biggest opponents are here. Almost all of the world's famous internet companies are here! Yang Zhiyuan is here too, right? Now, all that's left is Google's people. Once Google's people are here, what's the point of holding a marketing conference? We might as well hold a World Internet Conference! "
Ma Yun laughed and said, "Do you think they are here to see a joke, or are they here to see their opponents in advance?"
"Who cares? Anyway, it's Li Dong's business." Li Yanhong subconsciously said, then suddenly looked at Ma Yun and said, "Are you here to see a joke, or what?"
When he asked this, Ma Yun once again ignored him and walked toward the group of people opposite him.
Who said this is Li Dong's opponent?
This person is also Ma Yun's opponent!
These people are so sure that I will lose?
Feng Yu had defeated Far Away Mall, and his next opponents will be these people in front of him. Getting to know them in advance will make things easier in the future.
Ma Yun walked over, and the others followed suit. At the same time, the group of people on the other side also walked over.
Other than Li Dong, Ma Yun and his team are representing Hua Xia's IT industry.
They are walking in front, and Ding Lei, who is at the back, provoked Cao Guowei. "Look. All of them are ignoring you. Sina Weibo is not bad. Go and learn from them …"
Cao Guowei replied angrily. "Go and rear your pigs. Stop causing trouble!"
The rest of them laughed when they heard this.
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