When Li Dong and Chen Lang finished their talk, the principal of Jiangzhou University finally showed up.
Since he was the principal of Jiangzhou University, he must be very capable in all aspects.
Apparently, Li Dong had something important to discuss with Chen Lang in private.
The principal of Jiangzhou University did not mind that the two of them were occupying his place. He gave them enough time to talk.
When the two of them walked out of the lounge, the principal of Jiangzhou University said with a smile, "Professor Chen is really influential. I have invited Li Dong several times, but he rejected me every time. It is really sad. But when Professor Chen arrived, Li Dong arrived right away. Sigh … "
Although the principal said it as a joke, Li Dong hurriedly cupped his hands and apologized, "Principal, your words hurt my feelings. I did not reject you. I was just scared. You asked me to give a lecture, but I am a student myself. I am not capable of that. Don't think that I'm doing quite well now, but that's all by accident. If we really compare theories, you and Dean Huang are ten streets ahead of me. "
"Hahaha, look, you are being modest again. If you can become the richest man in Jiangbei by accident, we will have wasted our lives. "
The principal of Jiangzhou University made fun of him, but he did not emphasize it.
However, Li Dong said, "Next time. If I have the chance, I will definitely come to Jiangzhou University to have a chat with my juniors. In fact, I have been confused in the past few years. I have been exploring and growing. When I feel that I've found my own path, I can share with my junior brothers and sisters what I've been through in the past few years. "
The principal's eyes lit up. He said, "You said it yourself. Don't be too far away next time. I hope that you can give a lecture to the teachers and students as a student of Jiangzhou University before you graduate. What do you think?"
Before graduation, of course, it was before this time next year.
Jiangzhou University was willing to wait. In Master Jiang's eyes, the more time passed, the more brilliant Li Dong would be.
By this time next year, Li Dong would achieve more.
At that time, if Li Dong were to give a speech at the school as a student, it would be obvious how influential he would be.
Li Dong did not refuse. He nodded with a smile and said, "I also look forward to that day coming soon."
What he was looking forward to was not a speech.
It was because he was willing to come to Jiangzhou University by then. So far away, he had already found his own path.
Far away wasn't weak, but its foundation was too shallow. Some things were still in their infancy.
Only on the day he entered the growth stage did Li Dong feel like he had something to say.
Li Dong agreed, and both sides were delighted.
The headmaster of Jiangzhou University tried to persuade the two of them to stay, but Li Dong and Chen Lang were busy and did not have time to eat with everyone.
In the end, Li Dong and Chen Lang boarded their respective cars and left under the warm send-off of the school's leaders.
After they left, the headmaster sighed with emotion in a low voice, "Jiangzhou University is lucky!"
Everyone had their own thoughts when they heard this. This was obviously referring to Li Dong.
In fact, Jiangzhou University had produced many talents over the years. There were even a lot of officials from the provincial party committee.
However, there were not many people who had brought such great influence to Jiangzhou University like Li Dong. Those officials and academicians might have great achievements in their own fields, but their fields were still not known by many.
Even Chen Lang, if he was not an insider, few people knew about him.
Li Dong was the only one who had stirred up a storm as a businessman.
As Li Dong's business grew, so would his influence.
The leaders of the school had a hunch that it would be difficult for Jiangzhou University to have another person like Li Dong for a long time in the future.
…
Weibo went online at 9 am on September 3rd.
At 10 am, the number of registered users on Weibo exceeded 100,000!
At 12 am, the number of registered users exceeded 300,000!
After Weibo went online, it became popular all over the Internet at lightning speed.
The blog system of the major web portals was immediately impacted. This kind of short, entertaining, fast-paced Weibo was more popular than blogs.
There was always a limit to the audience that blogs could reach. Most of the users were people with high knowledge.
However, Weibo was different. It was fast-paced and casual, and anyone could come and play.
If one were to act cute and post beautiful pictures, no one would say anything on Weibo. Even the boss Far away could act cute, so they did not have to worry about anything.
On the other hand, a blog was different. You had to rack your brains and think of ways to write something "high-level" in order to be sought after.
As long as one had enough friends on Weibo, and the number of reposts was high enough, any topic could become a trending topic.
This kind of participation was something that blogs could not provide.
Far away, Weibo took a year to develop and launch. The ultimate user experience was also one of the reasons why it was popular.
It was not as rigid as blogs and spaces, and it was more open. In general, blogs were no match for it.
The 3rd was just the beginning. On that day, Li Dong's acting cute, the launch of Weibo, and the entry of celebrities were the most eye-catching.
On the night of the 4th, Weibo went completely viral!
After the verdict of Peng Yu's case, Li Dong was the first to post news about the case. Then, celebrities followed up and reposted it …
By late at night, more and more people were discussing it.
Originally, many people on the forum were also discussing it, but at this time, the forum was not very open. There were only so many people chatting, and the circle was too small.
With a small circle, there were naturally fewer opinions, and the enthusiasm was not high enough.
Weibo was the origin of the incident. There were many people discussing it, paying attention to it, and many people commenting on it. This could stimulate the enthusiasm of the public.
Under such circumstances, there was no need for Far away to promote it themselves. Just the spread of their respective circles soon ushered in another explosive growth on Weibo.
On the morning of the 5th, the number of registered users on Weibo exceeded 3 million.
Just four hours later, at 12 noon, the number of registered users exceeded 5 million.
As the number of people continued to increase, celebrities who did not take it seriously initially joined in on their own, and the entire social media field was shaken.
…
The popularity of Weibo also attracted the attention of many people.
Major Internet companies were paying attention, and major portals were rushing to study how to get a piece of the pie.
In addition to these people, the most concerned were the investment institutions.
Far away began to raise funds. At this time, the more popular Weibo was, the more influential it was, which was a mixed bag for them.
The advantage was naturally that Weibo was popular, and it could drive other industries under Faraway Group.
But because Weibo was popular, there was an error in their previous evaluation of Faraway Group. The gap was obvious.
In the Internet industry, sometimes it was not the specific value, but the future development space and the room for appreciation.
…
On the 6th of September, Far away received an offer from the first venture capital institution!
Sequoia Capital fired the first round of financing.
The other party gave a valuation of 1.2 billion USD for the three industries, Far Away Mall, PP, and Weibo, and gave a valuation of 1 billion USD for Far Away Logistics.
The two industries added up to 2.2 billion USD.
This valuation was definitely not low in the venture capital industry at this time. Converted to RMB, it was more than 17 billion RMB.
In fact, under normal circumstances, these VC/PE institutions would rarely carry out financing for industries similar to logistics.
However, Far Away was different. Far Away Logistics and Far Away Mall could play a supporting role, and the value generated was far beyond the result of 1 + 1 = 2.
Moreover, this kind of price was offered in the first round of offers, indicating that there was room for growth in the later stages.
As soon as this letter of intent arrived, Faraway Group suddenly became silent.
Face slapping!
A complete face slap!
The ones who were slapped in the face included the senior executives of Faraway Group, including Yuan Chengdao, Wu Shengnan, and others.
The expected value they gave before was exceeded in the first round.
More than 17 billion, if they continued to negotiate, 20 billion was nothing.
Following closely behind, the second bidder was also a well-known organization — IDG.
The reason why these big venture capital institutions could give an offer so quickly was that they had long paid attention to Far Away and had done some research on Far Away.
Far Away did not open up financing channels before, and it was useless even if they wanted to pay.
But at this time, Far Away opened up channels, and these institutions naturally gave a rough valuation in the first place.
Compared to Sequoia's conservatism, IDG seemed to be more optimistic about Far Away.
The other party separately valued the industries under Far Away Mall. Far Away Mall was valued at 800 million USD, PP 500 million USD, Universal Cartoon 200 million USD, Weibo 100 million USD …
Just the online industry alone, the other party gave a valuation of 1.6 billion USD.
As for logistics, the other party also gave a valuation. However, IDG's intention was that if they only financed logistics, the valuation would not be too high. It was slightly lower than the price given by Sequoia, at most about 500 million USD.
However, if they were bundled with Far Away Mall, the price would be higher, and the total price would reach 2.5 billion USD.
2.5 billion USD, more than 20 billion RMB!
In an instant, everyone was shocked. Did these foreigners have so much money that they could not spend it all?
It was only the first round, and they dared to offer a price of more than 20 billion USD. That was too high.
The total investment of Far Away Mall's industries, including logistics, was less than 10 billion USD.
It had only been a year, and it had doubled?
Especially in the online industry, Faraway Group's investment in the mall and PP was not too big, about 3 billion USD.
According to the price given by IDG, just these alone were more than 10 billion USD. It had quadrupled in a year, and the rate of return was really high.
…
The layman was shocked, but the internet community was shaking their heads.
These capital institutions were obviously bullying Far Away for not knowing the industry, and they were short of money. That was why they gave such a low price.
What a joke!
Far Away Mall had so many industries, and they were only worth a little over 2 billion USD?
Singling out Far Away Mall, PP, Weibo, and All Things Cartoon, the highest price given was only 1.6 billion USD. Did they really think that the Chinese had never seen money before?
Far Away's assets added together might not exceed Tencent, but the difference should not be too big.
Tencent's current market value was more than 10 billion USD.
Far Away was still in the development stage. It had already reached this stage, and it would not be surprising for it to continue to grow in the future.
Especially after the e-commerce war, Far Away briefly surpassed Taobao, and everyone saw the potential of Far Away Mall.
Not surprisingly, even if Far Away Mall could not surpass Taobao, it was still possible for it to achieve the same scale.
Only giving a valuation of 1.6 billion USD now? What a joke.
In less than two to three years, Far Away Mall would be listed on the stock market. Based on the current market value, its market value should reach 10 billion USD.
This was a foreseeable future, and it was also a foreseeable return.
Venture capital represented a risky investment.
Under such circumstances, the valuation should be higher. 10 billion USD was just the starting point. After deducting their expected returns, it was worth more than 3 billion USD.
In the end, they gave a valuation of 1.6 billion USD. It was obvious that the capital institutions were too conservative and cautious.
…
Li Dong could naturally think of what they could think of.
Far Away Building.
Seeing that Yuan Chengdao and the rest kept quiet, Li Dong smiled and said, "What's wrong? You all have nothing to say?"
"That's right. After all, the price is too high. It's normal for everyone to not be able to accept it."
When Li Dong said this, many people's expressions changed.
He was being ridiculed. The boss was really narrow-minded.
Everyone was not familiar with the internet industry, and who knew that those institutions would give such a high valuation?
Slapping their faces once was enough. Now, the boss wanted to do it himself. This was too much.
As if he knew what they were thinking, Li Dong's expression turned serious and said coldly, "I'm not interested in slapping your faces! Again, if we look down on ourselves, who else would look up to us?!
You dare to bid 1 million for something worth 100 USD?!
What about us?
Do you dare?
You don't dare!
Things that are worth a hundred yuan will only be worth a hundred yuan in your hands.
A billion USD might seem like a lot to you, but to others, it's nothing.
Also, this is the total price, not the financing. Is a billion USD valuation high?
Not at all!
Also, you have to take note that these venture capital companies are only investing money. They do not have any channels or technology to share. It's just money. Money depreciates the fastest. Do you understand?
Venture capital companies do not have any additional value, so they should offer a higher price.
If it's Ali, Tencent, and the rest of the companies, it's normal for them to offer a lower price because we need their influence, channel expansion, technology, and everything else.
But we don't even have venture capital!
I don't want to talk about this nonsense. I'm just reminding you not to be blinded by a billion USD valuation.
If the price is too low, I'd rather not raise funds. I don't want to hand it over to others.
Director Yuan! "
Yuan Chengdao quickly replied, "General Manager Li, don't worry. We will take this seriously. We will contact a professional organization to re-evaluate our price. We were amateurs in the past and nearly caused a huge loss. This is my responsibility. I did not conduct a thorough investigation and gave the wrong evaluation. "
Li Dong waved his hand. "I'm not blaming you. After all, nothing happened. I'm just reminding you to calm down!
Recently, many people have been restless. I'm not just talking about individuals. I'm also restless.
Because of the cash flow problem, everyone has something on their minds. It's hard for them to calm down.
This is related to me. After all, the company is empty, and everyone is anxious.
But no matter how anxious you are, you have to calm down. I will think of a way to solve the money problem. You don't have to worry about it. Don't be eager for quick success.
When they think about the billions of USD that will be transferred to their accounts, all of them are getting carried away.
Do you think it's so easy to get money from an investment organization?
They are more usurious than loan sharks. You have to remember this.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, at the very last moment, or when they could not hold on any longer, how many companies would want to raise funds?
We are not at the end of the road yet. We have to talk slowly. Once we get through this critical period, we will have the upper hand. "
Everyone nodded. Li Dong's words hit the nail on the head.
During this period, everyone had been anxious. They had used up all their cash flow. How could they not be worried?
Once something happens, it will affect the entire company.
If the company could not hold on because of this, they might even want to die.
Seeing that they had listened to him, Li Dong softened his tone. "As for the money problem, I think we will have a solution soon. The proposal for Xinqiao Airport has been approved. The proposal for the high-tech zone has also been approved. At this time, we are not without confidence.
The land in Xicheng District is appreciating at a visible rate.
Whether we sell it or mortgage it to the bank, we will still have a few billion.
I will talk to CEO Wang of Pengfei. It will not be a problem to borrow it for a period of time.
Also, Far away Building, Far away Plaza, Greenland Building …
These fixed assets are all high-quality assets. If we mortgage it to the bank, it will not be a problem to get one or two billion.
In addition, the government has promised us a one billion loan for Distance Logistics Park, but we haven't applied for it yet.
Compared to financing, it is easier to owe the bank money.
When the time comes, we will have a source of funds. So, everyone, don't worry. "
Speaking up to this point, Li Dong sighed. "That's all for today …"
Just as he finished speaking, his phone suddenly rang.
Looking at the caller ID, Li Dong's eyes lit up and he picked up the call.
The person on the other side of the phone did not say much. His tone was a little complicated. "I agree. I will handle the procedures as soon as possible. Give me some time."
"Okay!"
Li Dong replied heavily. Then, both sides hung up.
Once the phone was hung up, a smile appeared on Li Dong's face.
Success!
In the end, Chen Lang still chose Far Away. Actually, Li Dong felt this when Chen Lang talked to him about his ideals.
Money, power, and ideals were all satisfied. What else could he not be satisfied with?
Whatever Huarun could give him, Li Dong could give him, double it.
His feelings for the company could not be compared to his feelings for his family. This kind of feelings could be measured by value.
Letting out a long breath, Li Dong looked at everyone and smiled. "Meeting adjourned. CEO Yuan, CEO Sun, stay back."
After the others had left, Li Dong beamed with joy and said, "Chen Lang has agreed!"
"Good!"
Yuan Chengdao also revealed a happy expression. He quickly said, "Congratulations to General Manager Li. You have another strong general! Huarun has lost an arm. Next, we can touch the tiger's butt. "
Sun Tao's expression was a little complicated. But soon, he smiled and said, "It is indeed a happy event. It is worth celebrating!"
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