Ping Chuan.
After hanging up Chen Lang's call, Sun Tao asked impatiently, "Did he agree?"
Li Dong laughed and waved his hand to clear the remaining smoke. He shook his head and said, "Not so fast. Besides, Luo Guowei is just a regional president, not the chairman of Carrefour. This matter will drag on. Carrefour will not compromise just because of a few threats. "
"Sigh …"
Sun Tao naturally knew that Carrefour would not compromise easily, but he still had a glimmer of hope.
If Carrefour admitted defeat directly, they would not only save a lot of trouble, but also a lot of time and money.
Now hearing Li Dong say this, Sun Tao could not help but feel a little disappointed.
Although he was disappointed, Sun Tao soon stopped thinking about it and changed the topic. "General Manager Li, do you have any opinions on how to discuss on Weibo?"
"Talk to Sequoia and IDG," Li Dong said softly.
Sun Tao hesitated for a moment and said, "What about the National Development Bank?"
The price offered by the National Development Bank was not low, or it was not much lower than those two companies.
However, Li Dong had only decided on two companies, which obviously excluded the National Development Bank.
Sun Tao understood Li Dong's choice, but he still had to ask for peace of mind.
It was not because of his patriotism. The key was that the National Development Bank might represent the power of national assets. If Li Dong rejected it directly, he was afraid of offending them.
Li Dong smiled and said, "From an emotional point of view, choosing the National Development Bank seems to be more suitable. But capital does not talk about feelings. Since we want financing and development, we have to put aside personal factors.
Although the National Development Bank gave us a lot of money, they do not have much experience in the IPO and capital operation of Internet companies.
If Weibo goes public in the future, NASDAQ is the first choice.
If we want to make money from the Americans, we can't just rely on ourselves because the Americans do not understand us.
Sequoia and IDG have experience in this area. They can turn a 1 million USD project into 100 million USD.
These two families had the strength, experience, and standard to do so.
Of course, if we choose to go public in Hong Kong, we can still make do with it. "
Sun Tao couldn't refute Li Dong's words, and it was indeed so.
In the current Internet industry, foreign investment was the mainstream, and local venture capital was only a small part of it.
It's not that our investment institutions don't have money. The key is that even if they had money, ordinary Internet companies wouldn't be willing to choose them.
For example, if Sequoia and CDB were to raise funds for an Internet company at the same time, both parties would contribute 10 million yuan.
If Sequoia could get 20% of the shares, China Development Bank might only get 15% or even lower.
It was the same amount of money. Sequoia did not provide any other technical support, but it was still more popular and favored than the National Development Bank.
It was not that enterprises rejected state capital, but in terms of capital operation, the power of state capital was indeed not strong.
Just like what Li Dong had said, a one million USD company would still be one million USD if it relied on its own marketing.
In the hands of the State Development Bank, they might turn it into 2 million or 3 million USD.
However, in the hands of Sequoia, 10 million USD was not rare, and they could accept any more.
In this industry, it was a competition of who could brag.
Whoever was better at bragging would have the advantage.
Of course, bragging could not be done blindly. People had to believe it. Sequoia had the ability to make people believe it. Maybe the State Development Bank could do it in China, but no one would care if it went overseas.
Sun Tao took a deep breath and nodded. "Okay, then we'll focus on these two companies. Victoria Port and Baidu … "
"We can agree to Baidu's conditions. 30 million USD for 5% of the shares. Although it seems like we're losing a lot, Baidu's technology and talents are what we urgently need. Just treat it as us spending more money to buy their technology and talents. As for Victoria Port … "
Speaking of Victoria Port, Li Dong frowned slightly. He thought for a while and said, "More than 5%, 10 million USD will be enough. Give them 1% of the shares."
Victoria Port was prepared to invest 50 million USD for 5% of Weibo's shares.
Based on the calculation, Weibo's total value was still 1 billion USD.
It was not that Li Dong could not accept this price. After all, Li Dong had used their name to promote his company a few days ago, creating a sense of crisis for the other investors.
However, Victoria Port's name was not worth that much. In Li Dong's opinion, 10 million USD was already a lot.
If it was any more, it would be too much.
Sun Tao smiled bitterly. "They might not be willing if it's 1%."
"Then just kick them out. Anyway, I've already achieved the result I wanted."
Li Dong said indifferently. It was a favor to give them a chance to enter the company. So what if he did not give them a chance?
As for using their name to promote his company, they should have been prepared before they submitted their letter of intent.
The business world was this realistic. Although Li Dong had met that person once, he could be considered as that person's student. After all, the Cheung Kong Business School was under that person's company.
But Li Dong had also said that capital does not care about relationships. Furthermore, there was no relationship between them.
There were many people studying at the Cheung Kong Business School. Ma Yun, Jiang Nanchun, Feng Lun … a large number of people had been students there before.
But everyone had paid a high tuition fee, and it was consensual. It was not like the Huangpu School in the past, where people still had to respectfully greet each other as Principal.
Li Dong did not say anything else and continued. "This time, we will sell 20% of Weibo's shares. Other than Baidu's shares, we will need to raise at least 200 million USD for the remaining 15%.
I don't think it is difficult. After all, it is only worth 1.3 billion USD.
Weibo is worth this price. Even if it is not worth it now, it will definitely exceed it in half a year.
According to this standard, I don't think they will be in a dilemma for too long. But the main point is that I need to borrow this money for a period of time.
200 million USD plus Baidu's 30 million USD is more than 1.6 billion RMB.
Weibo will not need too much money in a short period. 600 million USD is more than enough to enter the international market.
I want to borrow the remaining 1 billion first and return it after a year. "
Sun Tao was not surprised. In fact, he had been laying the groundwork for this for a long time. Even the major investment banks were aware of this.
Just like what Li Dong said, Weibo could not finish spending 1.6 billion USD on Weibo. Should they keep the money for interest?
There was a high chance that Sequoia or IDG would agree to borrow 1 billion USD first.
Of course, it was not as easy as it sounded. Usually, the money would not be transferred in one go. It would be transferred in installments.
Now that Li Dong had requested this, it was obvious that he wanted the money to be transferred in one go.
Sun Tao guessed that the main point of the negotiation would be whether the money Li Dong borrowed was counted as an investment.
For example, 600 million USD was spent on Weibo now. This 600 million USD might become 1 billion USD a year later. At that time, would Li Dong return the 1 billion USD as 1 billion USD or 1.66 billion USD at an increased rate?
There was a huge difference between the two. The outcome would depend on one's own ability.
Sun Tao did not put in much effort in this financing. The final result of the negotiation was also related to the embodiment of his ability.
Li Dong was not the only one keeping an eye on the financing. Far away, all the senior management, and even people outside the company, were also watching the financing.
If he successfully negotiated the financing, Li Dong would not need to fork out more money. The mall and PP would probably still be under his control.
However, if the outcome was not as good as expected, it would be hard to say if he would still be responsible next time.
…
Li Dong had just finished discussing the financing with Sun Tao when his phone rang again.
Li Dong picked up the phone and looked at it. "What's up?"
"Li Dong, you haven't withdrawn all the money from the stock market yet, right?" Hsu Shengzhe sounded anxious and annoyed.
Li Dong knew what he was thinking. He smiled and said, "I withdrew it. I'm waiting for settlement now. Don't worry, your 4 billion USD will be paid …"
"F * ck!"
Hsu Shengzhe complained, "You're fast. Can't you delay it for a few days? The market fell to 2,990 points today. It really fell below 3,000 points. I've lost hundreds of millions this time. "
Li Dong sneered, "I'm not forcing you to withdraw. I've already said that it's not a big problem below 3,000 points. You came to me in a hurry and asked me to withdraw. Of course, I have to satisfy you. Alright, is there anything else? If not, I'm hanging up. "
"Don't hang up!"
Hsu Shengzhe hurriedly shouted and said, "Some areas of Su 'an's new city district are open to the public. Governor Jia invited us to Su' an for inspection. Do you want to go?"
Li Dong laughed, "What do you mean by inviting us? I didn't receive an invitation. Go by yourself if you want to go. I've been busy recently and don't have time to go. But then again, there are areas open so soon? "
The new city had only started construction in 2006. It had only been about two years since then. For most real estate projects, two years wasn't considered fast, but it wasn't considered slow either.
But for an entire new city to be able to open some areas for trial operation in two years, this speed was still very fast.
But thinking about it, Li Dong also understood.
Jia Wenhao was a little anxious. As long as the new city wasn't put into operation, his greatest achievements in Jiangbei would be like the moon in the water.
Although Jia Wenhao wasn't old, he was in his early forties.
If he didn't get promoted this time, it would really be too late for him to get promoted in 2012.
He was now speeding up the opening of the new city. Within one or two years, it would probably be completely put into operation. At that time, with this achievement, he would definitely be one step closer.
When it came to 2012, he had been a deputy minister for many years. With his achievements in the new city, it shouldn't be difficult for him to get promoted.
If he managed to get promoted before the age of 50, he would have a bright future in the next 10 years.
Maybe in 2022, he would really have a chance. He wasn't even 60 years old, so it wasn't impossible.
After thinking about all these, Li Dong was no longer surprised about the new city's trial operation. He smiled and said, "I have to congratulate you. Once the new city is put into operation, it won't be long before it is fully opened. Longhua has invested close to 10 billion in the new city. When the funds flow back, don't forget to help us. "
Hsu Shengzhe pretended not to hear Dong Xuebing and continued asking, "You really don't want to go and take a look? The market isn't too good this year. I heard that the development of the new city isn't going well, and a few real estate companies have withdrawn. Now, there's quite a big mess there. Governor Jia is probably looking for someone to take over and continue the development. If you take over now, it will take at most two years for the new city to be fully operational, and you will be making a lot of money. Also, Governor Jia will have to show some sincerity. After all, there aren't many companies that dare to enter the market at this time. How about it? Will you consider it? "
Li Dong didn't know much about this, so he asked, "Then why don't you take over?"
Hsu Shengzhe said helplessly, "If I have the capital, I will do it alone. The key is that I have already invested over 10 billion in the new city, and I have taken over a lot of Yurun's businesses at the end of last year. If you want me to do it now, I won't be able to take it. Of course, if we cooperate, I can consider it. "
Hsu Shengzhe's words sounded fake. What money? Not long after, a sum of 4 billion would be transferred into his account.
This fellow had settled the bank previously. Although he didn't have any extra money on hand, it wasn't too difficult.
With this 4 billion, it should be enough to take over the new city's business.
But he should be a little afraid. He had invested over 10 billion in the new city, and now he didn't even get a single cent back.
If he invested another large sum of money, it would be too serious.
It would be fine if the new city was fully opened in two years, but two years might not be enough.
Jia Wenhao might be anxious, but he wasn't a fool. If anything went wrong with the new city, it would be his biggest blemish.
At this time, while he was anxious to open the city, he also had to ensure that everything was normal and nothing could go wrong.
Two years was just everyone's estimate. If it dragged on, it might even take 12 years.
Hsu Shengzhe wasn't too sure about Jia Wenhao's plans. If it dragged on for four to five years, he really couldn't handle it.
But if he could get Li Dong to go with him, he would be a little more at ease.
After interacting with Li Dong for a few years, Li Dong's eyes had always been sharp, and he had a good eye for things.
If he dared to enter, Hsu Shengzhe wouldn't have to worry so much.
The new city was indeed a juicy piece of meat, and many people were tempted. But at this time, because the real estate market was in a state of panic, many real estate companies didn't dare to enter even if they were tempted.
Li Dong had been saying that he was optimistic about the real estate market, and Hsu Shengzhe also wanted to take the opportunity to test Li Dong's thoughts.
Although Li Dong didn't completely understand his thoughts, he could roughly guess.
The new city was indeed a juicy piece of meat, but Li Dong wasn't in the mood to enter at this time. After all, the return of funds was too slow.
Without thinking too much, Li Dong rejected, "I don't have the mood to do this now. Didn't you see that Dongyu Real Estate is about to close down? The financing isn't going well, and there's no money in the account Far away. Unless you lend me a few billion, I don't mind entering … "
"Scram!"
Without waiting for him to finish, Hsu Shengzhe hung up the phone.
F * * k, crying poor every day. No matter how much money you have, you will still cry poor!
Hsu Shengzhe did get back 4 billion this time, but this money was borrowed by him. In fact, he only earned 1 billion.
As for Li Dong, he had 8 billion in cash on hand, including the money he had earned.
Moreover, Hsu Shengzhe also knew that Weibo's financing was going to be successful soon, and it was stable to get 1 or 2 billion. With more than 10 billion in hand, Li Dong still wanted to borrow money from him.
However, Hsu Shengzhe also understood that Li Dong shouldn't be in the mood to enter the market.
At this moment, he also hesitated. If Jia Wenhao brought up this matter, should he reject it?
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