Just as Far away won the North Bay Logistics Park project, someone was also making arrangements.
Beijing.
Zhongguancun.
In a dilapidated old building, Liu Qiangdong put down his pen and exchanged the contract with the CEO of Today Capital.
The moment the contract was exchanged, thunderous applause sounded in the conference room.
The first time!
Jingdong, which had been established for many years, was recognized by a venture capital organization for the first time and received the largest amount of funding to date.
30 million USD!
Originally, Liu Qiangdong's request was only 10 million USD. No one expected Today's investment to increase to 30 million USD.
Xu Xin, who was in her early forties, shook hands with Liu Qiangdong warmly and said with a smile, "I'm looking forward to ten years from now. Today's capital will be returned tenfold or even a hundredfold."
Liu Qiangdong said confidently, "Yes! Today, Jingdong is definitely a worthwhile investment. "
Xu Xin smiled and nodded. "I like to see my partners so confident. Ding Lei was the same as you, Qiang Dong. That's why we got an 800% return."
Liu Qiangdong laughed. "CEO Xu's foresight in the industry has always been praised. An 800% return is not Jingdong's limit. I believe that in less than ten years, CEO Xu's income will definitely exceed NetEase's! "
Xu Xin smiled and did not refute this.
Since they were willing to invest in Jingdong, they naturally went through various tests and research.
Moreover, it was because they were optimistic about Jingdong that they increased the 10 million USD funding to 30 million USD.
Without continuing this topic, Xu Xin shook hands with Liu Qiangdong and walked out with Liu Qiangdong following her.
After walking for a while, Xu Xin said, "Nowadays, the domestic e-commerce industry is led by Taobao, followed by Far Away Mall, Amazon, and Dang Dang. Jingdong is currently a step behind. I believe that under Qiang Dong's leadership, Jingdong will surpass Amazon and Dang Dang sooner or later. But after our research, Jingdong's development strategy overlaps with Far Away Mall's. Just yesterday, Faraway Group acquired North Bay Logistics Park, which is known as the number one logistics park in East China. It will be put into operation around 2010. The reason why we increased the amount of financing this time is that we hope that Qiang Dong will have sufficient funds to develop. I hope that one day in the future, I can see the news of Jingdong surpassing Far away in the media. "
Speaking of Far Away Mall, Liu Qiangdong said with a stern expression, "I know that even if Director Xu doesn't say it, but I still have the confidence to surpass him! Far away, Li Dong only had a superficial understanding of B2C.
In my opinion, his biggest failure was to introduce all the major retail groups to the Far Away Mall!
The entry of various well-known retail groups seemed to have increased the competitiveness of Far Away Mall in a short period of time, but in reality, there were many hidden dangers.
Far away had its own offline system. If it focused on e-commerce, it would definitely become the number one in the e-commerce field, even though it was still a distance away from other e-commerce companies.
However, now that he introduced major retail groups and tried to compete with Taobao for the entire e-commerce market, Li Dong was too confident!
In the near future, major retail groups will definitely launch their own e-malls. Even Suning already has its own mall. Their cooperation will not last long.
Once the major retail groups withdraw, it will be the time when Far Away Mall completely declines. "
Xu Xin nodded slightly. "We also considered this point, so in the end, we gave up the financing of Far Away Mall and chose Jingdong instead. In our opinion, Jingdong's future will definitely surpass Far Away."
Liu Qiangdong smiled and did not respond.
In fact, this was just putting gold on his face. Li Dong's name was well known throughout the country.
Especially in the retail and e-commerce sectors, everyone had done some research on Li Dong.
This guy was famous for being a glutton. He always only invested. There were more than one or two venture capital institutions that were optimistic about Faraway Group.
Unfortunately, Li Dong never accepted financing from other venture capital institutions. Today's capital was considered a giant in Jingdong's eyes, but in Li Dong's eyes, it was not enough.
Today's capital was only two to three hundred million US dollars. It was not even comparable to one of Faraway Group's subsidiaries. Would Li Dong accept today's financing?
Moreover, Far Away Li Dong did not really care about the thirty to fifty million US dollars in financing.
However, as his own financial backer, and the other party was also well-known in the venture capital industry, Liu Qiangdong still smiled and nodded.
After a brief chat, Liu Qiangdong said, "At the end of this month, Jingdong's logistics centers in Shanghai, Beijing, and Yangcheng will officially be put into operation. Next, we will launch a round of attacks soon, if …"
Liu Qiangdong hesitated for a moment and finally said, "If there are any financial difficulties, I hope CEO Xu can help me once!"
Xu Xin frowned and said, "Isn't it too soon?"
It was still too early for Jingdong to launch an e-commerce war at this time.
Liu Qiangdong sighed and said, "It's not too soon. In fact, I have this idea for a long time. Because of financial problems, I did not dare to make a move. Now that I have CEO Xu's support, I have confidence. It may seem that I may lose money in the early stage, but if CEO Xu trusts me, then continue to support me! After this attack, Jingdong will definitely enter the top three in the domestic e-commerce field! "
Xu Xin looked at him and was silent for a moment before saying, "You really think so?"
"Yes!"
Xu Xin saw his expression and could not help but think of Ding Lei.
After a long time, Xu Xin nodded and said, "Then do it. I may not have the financial resources to continue supporting you today, but as long as you can show us results, I will contact several other venture capital institutions for a second round of financing for Jingdong! Temporary gains and losses are not important. In our industry, we still have patience. Three to five years is not too long for us. Even if we lose everything this time, as long as Jingdong's market share and influence reach our expectations, money is not a problem! "
With Xu Xin's guarantee, Liu Qiangdong could not hide the joy on his face.
Compared to pulling in investments himself, Xu Xin, who was known as the gold digger in the venture capital industry, was easier to gain the trust of capital institutions.
Today's investment might not be very strong, but Xu Xin has a wide network in the venture capital industry. When they see the results, Jingdong's development will be further accelerated.
After a brief chat, Liu Qiangdong watched Xu Xin's car slowly drive away.
When he returned to the company, he was met with loud cheers.
30 million USD, more than 200 million RMB in financing. This is too exciting!
Liu Qiangdong waited for them to cheer for a while before he clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, it's too early to be happy. This is just the beginning! As long as we continue to work hard, the capital injected into the company will not only be tens of millions of USD. It will increase by tenfold or even hundredfold! In the next few days, our logistics centers in the three first-tier cities will be officially put into operation. This is an opportunity. Furthermore, today's investment will continue to support us. That's why I want to make use of this opportunity to make Jingdong famous! "
Everyone quietened down and waited for Liu Qiangdong to continue.
Liu Qiangdong did not hide anything and said seriously, "In the middle of July, Jingdong will launch the first round of e-commerce war! Using struggle to complete the leap of Jingdong, this has always been my policy! If we don't explode in silence, we will perish in silence! If we want to do something, we must do our best. What Far Away Mall can do, we can also do it! This time, our target is Dangdang and Amazon. We must overtake them to become the top three in China. Let our investors see hope, and there will be more room for development in the future. Everyone understand? "
"Understood!"
The deafening voice echoed in the old building in Zhongguancun. Liu Qiangdong smiled.
The war had begun. From today onwards, Jingdong's name will be known throughout Hua Xia.
… …
Pingchuan.
Li Dong exclaimed, "A new era is coming!"
Compared to the small fights in Jingdong, even if Li Dong knew about it, he would not care too much.
What he was concerned about now was not the war between the e-commerce companies in China, but the opening of a new era.
The long-awaited first generation of iPhone was about to be officially released. This was an epoch-making time.
Perhaps the first generation of iPhone had many shortcomings, and it could not be considered the arrival of the smartphone era.
But because of the first generation of iPhone, it had completely changed everyone's traditional views.
From today onwards, mobile phone manufacturers will no longer play with appearances. No matter how beautiful the appearance is, or how big the screen is, if there is no content and innovation, it will eventually be eliminated.
This was a new revolution after the rise of the Internet.
In this frenzy, some people will rise, and some will fall. The waves of the new era are surging. Some people are destined to be famous, and some are destined to be drowned by the waves.
The smartphone era is coming!
The mobile Internet era is coming!
No matter how crazy the battle on the PC side is, it will gradually calm down.
In the next few years, the main battlefield of e-commerce will not be the PC side, but the mobile terminal.
A look of anticipation appeared in Li Dong's eyes. Because he was a step behind in the battle on the PC side, no matter how well he did, he would still be a step behind.
As for the smartphone era, this was a new beginning. He did not fall behind in the starting point, and Li Dong believed that he would not fall behind in the finishing point.
After browsing the website in his office, Li Dong shouted to the door, "Get Liu Hong to my office!"
Ten minutes later, Liu Hong rushed in.
Li Dong did not exchange pleasantries and went straight to the point. "Develop the distribution platform as soon as possible. I'll give you two years' time. The distribution platform must be the best in the industry! Also, Weibo. Be ready at any time! As long as there is a suitable opportunity, we will immediately start operating. Everything is ready. In the next three years, we only have one goal: Taobao! Or not just Taobao, but the giants of the entire Internet industry! "
Li Dong's eyes flashed, and he said seriously, "Online and offline, I, Li Dong, will be number one! Otherwise, wouldn't my trip here be in vain! "
Liu Hong found Li Dong's lofty aspirations a little inexplicable. But whether it was inexplicable or not, Liu Hong hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay, we will be on standby. I believe that Far away will definitely be number one!"
"Hahaha!"
Li Dong laughed out loud!
A person's goal would constantly change along with their status and wealth. This was an inevitable rule.
When the title of the richest man in Jiangbei fell on Li Dong's head, his goal gradually increased.
Three years ago, when he was reborn, his biggest goal was to become number one in Jiangbei's business market.
In the end, he achieved this goal in less than three years.
After becoming number one in Jiangbei, he wanted to become number one in the East China region. It seemed that this goal could be achieved very soon.
When a new era began, Li Dong, who had been waiting for a long time, set a goal for himself again.
Online and offline, he had to do it. Since he had done it, he had to be number one.
Now, his opponents were no longer those people from before, but the true number one in each field. Perhaps this was the only way to stimulate his passion.
During this period of time, Li Dong felt that he had become a lot more lazy.
But when he thought of how far away he was from his goal, the passion he had at the beginning was reignited.
Dominating Jiangbei, dominating East China, this was just the beginning.
Moreover, he was not dominating East China yet. Since he was reborn, he had to do something challenging. That would be exciting enough.
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