Chapter 757 C Round of Financing (3)

?Bill Ackerman actually started working as a financial manager. Yang Cheng really couldn't laugh or cry. Before saying this, he had to consider the existence of the 27th-floor four-dimensional space, right? It's not clear that it's setting up a stall at the door of someone's house, it's too inauthentic.

Fortunately, Bill also realized that his actions were a bit excessive, and explained to Yang Cheng, "Jason, I've had a hard time recently, you have to forgive me."

Yang Cheng shrugged, he couldn't fight him over this matter, "Don't worry, I'm not angry, but I have a fund myself, so I won't invest money in you."

Hearing Yang Cheng's words, Bill Ackerman heaved a sigh of relief, "I understand~"

However, for the 33% return in three months, many people are still tempted. Of course, it is mainly for those who have money but no projects, such as David Ellison.

Not long after that, he approached Bill Ackerman and whispered a few words in his ear, and the two immediately got up and found an empty seat to sit down and talk in detail.

Yang Cheng shook his head and ignored it. Even though he felt that the fund was unreliable, David Ellison's money was his own. Not so much, the financing is still important right now.

Amanda was interrupted just now, and before she could speak, seeing Yang Cheng looking over at this moment, she hooked the corner of her mouth and said with a smile, "Stop asking me, I know you don't want to because of some people. The Hearst Group has acquired too many shares, and just as our funds are relatively tight recently, I will no longer follow the investment.”

I didn't expect this woman to be so straightforward. It seems that she and the Hearst Group have really gotten into big trouble recently, Yang Cheng thought so.

But he said, "Have you thought about it clearly? You must know that if your current shareholding ratio is diluted again, it will be difficult to keep your position as a director."

The board of directors of New Era Group is not going to continue to expand, so shareholders are required to make outstanding contributions to the group before being elected to the board of directors. For example, Bill Ackman, in addition to holding a dominant shareholding ratio, he is also in the acquisition of Times by New Era Media. He had a solid seat on the board, having worked on the firm's and The New York Times' cases.

But Amanda joined the board of directors purely because she joined the board earlier because she held more shares, but as her shareholding was diluted and she did not hold any position in the company, the board of directors basically missed her.

Amanda's face remained calm, "I know, don't worry, I don't blame you."

That's what he said, but the sadness in his tone was gone. Anyway, Yang Cheng gritted his teeth when he heard it.

After talking with Bill Ackerman over there, David Ellison, who came back with a happy face, came back just in time to hear the conversation between Yang Cheng and Amanda. I can throw more."

Yang Cheng glared at him angrily, knowing that your father is rich, so there is no need to be so embarrassing.

The representative of MG Stanley hadn't played much before, and he didn't know if it was for his own interests. Now he jumped out and reminded, "Mr. Yang, I think it's better to discuss the financing at the meeting."

David Ellison pursed his lips in dissatisfaction, and his contemptuous eyes seemed to say, "Where is the grandson who dares to meddle in grandpa's affairs~"

Yang Cheng was not dissatisfied, and said with a smile, "You are right, we just have dinner first, and after the meal, we have arranged a room for everyone, so you can take a nap, and gather in the conference room at one o'clock in the afternoon to discuss financing matters."

Following his voice, the waiter began to serve the dishes, and everyone tacitly avoided the topic and started chatting.

The gossip mind of the bosses is not weak at all. At the dinner table, I don’t know who said something gossip about Comrade Guanhai. get used to it,

It seems that they chose this president just to be scolded, and scolding is good for physical and mental health. So far, there is no president who has not been scolded.

The lunch ended in such a peaceful and open atmosphere. The bosses were also accompanied by special personnel and sent to rest in their own hotel suites, while Yang Cheng returned to the office. He also needed to rest. After a while, I was very tired, but my body was fine, mainly due to mental exhaustion.

The windows of the lounge were adjusted to the light-proof mode, and the intelligent system instantly used lights and glass to darken the room, creating a comfortable sleeping environment for Yang Cheng.

An hour of focused sleep is worth a few hours of tossing and turning. After taking a nap, the energetic Yang Cheng appeared in the conference room again. Like him, the big bosses and the participants all got good sleep supplements. The good state ushered in the most important part of the conference.

The introducer was still Eddie. Standing in front of the big screen, he was in high spirits and motioned for his assistant to issue a bound financing plan. After confirming the manpower, he began to explain, "Dear shareholders and respected investors Good afternoon, everyone. Regarding the C round financing of New Era Group, I believe that everyone has been waiting for a long time, especially myself. In order to obtain a satisfactory return for all parties involved in the C round financing, my colleagues and I have studied for a long time before making a decision. the plan."

After a pause, I gave everyone time to watch the first page, and then continued, "Our current valuation of the group is 21 billion US dollars, and we expect to raise 5.5 billion US dollars, which means the post-financing valuation is 26.5 billion US dollars.

Regarding the use of the funds, I have given a detailed explanation in the plan. In addition to the cloud computing center construction that the boss emphasized, the next main market of the Toutiao app will move to country Z. Although the Chinese version of Toutiao has been online for a long time, but in Before the group poured resources into its efforts, it had always been in the state of free-range farming. Facing a huge market of more than one billion, only 10 million users were far from enough. Therefore, our company agreed that the country Z market must be leisurely conquered , laying an undefeated foundation for this. "

While Eddie was introducing, shareholders and investors gathered together in twos and threes to whisper together. For a while, apart from Eddie's voice, there were countless low-frequency sounds buzzing like bees flying in the large conference room.

Yang Cheng had no choice but to stand up and pat the table, "Everyone, after Eddie finishes speaking, I will set aside time for everyone to discuss. If you have any questions, you can raise them at that time. Now, please listen to Eddie."

The reason why shareholders are so excited is because of the valuation given by New Era Media itself. From the perspective of investors, the lower the valuation, the better. It is only by paying the least amount of money in exchange for as many shares as possible. They were the ones who cared. As for whether the interests of the New Era Group would be lost, they really didn't care. This was not the time to talk about loyalty.

Eddie glanced at Yang Cheng gratefully, cleared his throat, waited for everyone to calm down and turned their gazes over again, and continued, "The two major markets of China and the United States, no matter which one they occupy, can become a brand new giant company in the world. , there is no doubt about it, but news feed software is not a difficult technology to implement in the final analysis.

Personalized push is also slowly being learned and applied by major companies. Although the experience is far from enough, the purely technical gap has narrowed infinitely, and now the only advantage of the Toutiao app is preemptive strikes. If you can’t speed up In scrambling for territory, I am afraid that in the end, we can only hold back at the door of our house and watch other people scramble for it. This is absolutely not allowed. Since we have already taken the lead, we must maintain the lead until the end. "

Speaking of this, Jack Ma raised his hand again and interrupted Eddie. This is not the first time, Yang Cheng frowned. Jack Ma is a little strange today. See through everything in the world.

"Eddie, I'm very sorry to interrupt you again, but I think everyone here, no one has more say in the country Z market than me. It's not that the US Internet giants have tried to enter the country Z market before, but without exception, all of them After failing, including Google, Facebook, etc., why does Toutiao think that it can succeed?"

Undoubtedly, the question raised by Jack Ma was extremely realistic, and it once again sparked heated discussions among shareholders. If the question is not answered well, it is likely to affect the final financing result.

However, Eddie had already prepared for this. In fact, after deciding on this strategy, he also had the same doubts as Jack Ma. In the end, Yang Cheng gave the correct answer, what? Do as the Romans do!

And he doesn't mind copying the words of the boss, this is not considered plagiarism, "Do as the Romans do! This is an idiom in country Z, which means that when you go to a place, you must learn to adapt to the local culture. You can't just be arrogant and stick to what you do. Freedom and provocation of local cultural conventions.

Why do Facebook and Google try their best to enter country Z but always fail? The reason is simple, because of disobedience to supervision; because of tax evasion! These two are a matter of principle, and we cannot lose the big because of small things. We believe that as long as we abide by the rules, no matter how much we pay, the huge market of country Z will give us satisfactory returns. "

Undoubtedly, this answer made Jack Ma very satisfied, and he nodded in praise, but at the same time, someone had a new question. Bill Ackerman put down the sapphire pen and asked with a smile on his lips, "Then, the problem in the country Z market has been solved. But in the United States, you don’t think that the U.S. government will just watch the headlines and pay taxes to the country Z’s government?”

The relaxed atmosphere just now stagnated suddenly, and froze again.

Eddie secretly wiped his cold sweat, but the boss had the foresight, "We should pay the country's ZF tax a penny."

Of course, he said this out of his heart, but as long as the evidence of their tax avoidance is not grasped for a day, Eddie will have the confidence to shout this slogan, isn't it just pretending to be righteous, who wouldn't?

Regarding this answer, all the people present here have solemn faces and sneered in their hearts: Everyone is a carnivore, why pretend that you are a vegetarian and superior to others?

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