Chapter 178
(This chapter is not well written...depressed!)
"Boss, do you need to hold a press conference?" Ruiz confirmed to Yang Cheng before leaving.
"Yes, but I'm not going to attend. It's enough for you to clarify for me. 80 million is the best proof." Yang Cheng thought about it and gave up this opportunity to make a public appearance. He is not a star and does not need too much exposure , and if he personally explained this kind of thing, it would create the illusion of a guilty conscience, but he would throw out 80 million US dollars lightly, and it would be easier to deepen the favor of the people who eat melons.
Pausing for a moment, he continued, "By the way, the perpetrators have been found out this time, and they are members of the Hearst family."
Seeing Ruiz's puzzled expression, Yang Cheng waved his hand, "It's not Amanda, but someone else, who tried to remove Hearst Group from the list of shareholders of New Era Media."
Ruiz said without hesitation, "It's simple, a few rounds of financing can dilute Hearst Group's shareholding infinitely."
"This won't work. The Hearst Group has the same proportion of investment rights." Yang Cheng immediately rejected this method. He also knew that dilution was the easiest and most direct method, but it was Amanda who signed the contract at that time. It’s not okay to refuse to vote.
"Then we can only start from the outside and find a way to make them give up on their own initiative."
"It's quite difficult, so go ahead and let me know if you have any good ideas." When Yang Cheng thought of Paris Hilton's evaluation of William IV, he was very pessimistic about it.
To be honest, Yang Cheng thought about it all night yesterday, and he didn't sleep well. He turned into a national treasure panda in the morning, but he still couldn't find a place to fight back. It wasn't because the opponent was too strong, it was probably because Yang Cheng didn't know enough about William. , no way to start, unable to use force, let alone counterattack, now even the opponent's person can't be found anywhere.
But the way of heaven is reincarnation, and sooner or later you have to pay it back when you come out to hang out. No, Yang Cheng was invited to attend an investment reception in the evening. At the reception, he met the person he "missed" in his heart, William IV. There are often coincidences, especially this year. .
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The organizer of this reception is Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Company, with the purpose of creating this platform and conditions, so that managers of small and medium-sized start-up companies have the opportunity to have in-depth exchanges with Wall Street investment companies, and provide more convenient financing shortcut.
There are countless such receptions in Manhattan, almost every week, but the scales are different. For the receptions held by influential figures on Wall Street like Bill Ackman, the participants flock to them. Yang Cheng is alone tonight. Come on, I didn't expect to find a golden chicken that has not laid eggs here. Companies with real potential have been divided up as early as the incubation stage. Is it his turn?
Holding a glass of champagne, wandering through the venue, the high-spirited talk buzzed in my ears like mosquitoes and flies, it was very noisy, especially the flattering faces of some entrepreneurs, it was really disgusting, Otherwise, you have a bit of backbone and maintain an attitude of neither humble nor overbearing from beginning to end, but you can be respected by others. I hate this kind of asking for money to dress up your grandson. When you turn around and develop with confidence, you start to be arrogant again, and try your best to invest People kicked away.
Just when he drank all the champagne in his mouth and was about to find an excuse to say goodbye and leave, a figure caught Yang Cheng's attention. Looking at the high-spirited white man and his handsome profile, at that moment Yang Cheng's eyes fell. Goosebumps appeared on his body. Last night, he asked Paris Hilton for a photo of William. He looked at it carefully for a long time. At this time, he still remembered it vividly. He would not admit it wrong. It was William IV.
It really pays off, beckoning the waiter with the wine tray to come over, changed a glass of red wine, stood next to William calmly, and listened to his energetic speech.
"To be honest, Charlie, I don't agree with your company's operating philosophy. Most of the funds that Quora has raised so far are in the bank. I understand your concerns. It is nothing more than to prevent a financial crisis or other special circumstances.
But from the perspective of investors, this is a waste of resources! And Quora's expansion is too slow,
You and your partner are obviously not qualified managers. You might as well sell it to me. With the help of the Hearst Group, Quora will go further. You take the money to enjoy this world of flowers. "
The Quora in William's mouth gave Yang Cheng a flash of inspiration, but it was fleeting. He seemed to have heard this word, or heard of this company, but he couldn't remember what it was for.
Looking across from William, there was a fat man with brown-red curly hair called Charlie, who seemed to have never seen him before, and he was puzzled.
Only the fat man named Charlie retorted disdainfully, "Huh, the reason for this is to guard against crocodiles like you who try to annex us, to ensure that our products and services can survive and remain independent forever, it is me and our The consensus of the company, and each of our expansions is very solid, and we will not be rootless duckweed."
Charlie is very dissatisfied with William's arrogant attitude, but it can be seen that he is not a radical guy, and he is still trying to use data to change William's view of his company, "And so far, Quora has never announced the users of its products As far as the data is concerned, I can clearly tell you, and everyone present, that in the United States, the number of visitors to Quora in February this year was 5 million, which is much higher than the less than 2 million estimated by the outside world.”
"So? You still haven't found a way to make a profit!" William's contempt was on his face, and he didn't hide it at all.
"Mr. William, the Hearst Group is great, but obviously we are not the same people. Look forward to our next cooperation." Charlie didn't know how to refute. He blushed and forced a polite smile, turned and left.
At this time, Yang Cheng suddenly remembered what Quora is. A question-and-answer website in the United States is similar to Zhihu in country Z. Of course, he is the founder. As early as 2009, he developed the most original version of the question-and-answer website. The rapid development of the website has brought this website closer to the direction of Google and Yahoo. It has a huge database of first-hand information and is the second largest encyclopedia in the world after Wikipedia, which has successfully ranked among the ranks of unicorns.
Looking at Charlie again, the eyes are full of "desire", because the future big data plan of Toutiao app will get twice the result with half the effort with the help of Quora.
Sneered at William's back, their account will be settled later!
Yang Cheng didn't stay any longer, and chased in the direction Charlie left.
"Mr. Charlie, please wait a moment. I wonder if we can have a chat?" Yang Cheng caught up with Charlie not far away, and walked a few steps forward to stop him.
Charlie's mood was a little low. Hearing this, he raised his head and was about to get angry, but found a familiar face that had frequently appeared in public recently.
"Eh~ Maybe you are Mr. Jason Yang in the four-dimensional space?" Charlie scratched his head and asked uncertainly.
Not good at talking, plain clothes, this is Charlie's first impression on Yang Cheng, he is a typical code farmer.
"That's right, you know me? That would be great, could you spare a few minutes so we can chat about your company, Quora, right? It's an interesting name." Yang Cheng smiled elegantly and indifferently, and Charlie felt that I am very old-fashioned.
Scratching her head shyly, she rubbed her hands together and said, "Okay, I have time."