Chapter 1221 Seems Good

Just as it took less than ten days to finalize the sale of Alibaba shares to Feng Yiping, Goldman Sachs also notified Alibaba in a straightforward manner.

Of course, the level is still relatively high. Ms. Lin, partner and managing director of Goldman Sachs Group, co-head of Goldman Sachs Group's direct investment department in Asia, and head of Goldman Sachs Group's private equity department in Asia, personally called the richest man Ma, "Jack, because continuing to invest in Alibaba conflicts with the company's usual principles, the Alibaba shares and corresponding rights held by our company have been officially transferred to another institution as of a few days ago."

This is not an excuse. Since 2003, Goldman Sachs' private equity department has begun to lose confidence in Chinese start-ups.

In fact, in addition to Goldman Sachs, many high-tech investors think that this field is doomed. Many investors believe that many Chinese companies like Alibaba have not been able to succeed after a long time. From this point of view, there will probably be no chance to succeed in the future.

After briefly explaining this matter, she was ready to endure the accusations or protests from the other side, whether excited or angry.

But what made her feel very strange was that the richest man Ma, who was good at speaking, did not say a word at this time.

That's good, so as to avoid embarrassment.

"What I can tell you is that in consideration of the healthy development of your company, we spent a lot of energy on the selection of the takeover and screened many possible candidates,"

Well, this "spent a lot of energy" screening process took about a minute?

No, it should be less than a minute. Mr. Paulson said a word, and the first choice for the transfer was decided. It happened that this first choice was also interested in this.

The other side didn't say anything yet.

This made her doubt whether the eloquent Jack was still online.

"This is a very outstanding organization. Its head enjoys a very high reputation in the world. He is famous for his strong strength and accurate vision,"

But this time, he should be a little blindly optimistic, or, as he said, they took over and made preparations for both hands.

After years of persistence, it is good to succeed by chance. After failure, they can also receive a large number of engineers from Alibaba who are very familiar with the characteristics of the Chinese market and have the most experience in e-commerce website design. It is indeed not a big loss.

"You don't have to worry at all. This institution is also well-known in the Internet industry and has made great achievements. He has close ties with Silicon Valley. His investment in Silicon Valley is one of the most successful investments in Silicon Valley in the past two years."

Speaking of this, even Goldman Sachs is envious.

He successfully invested in Google so quickly. You know, it is quite difficult to get the recognition of the two co-founders of Google.

Too many well-known institutions waving checks have returned empty-handed at the door of Google.

The industry generally expects that Google's IPO this year will set a new record in terms of fundraising amount.

"He has a good relationship with Wall Street as well, and has close ties with investment banks including us, as well as other well-known investment institutions in North America."

Otherwise, do you think that Mr. Paulson would think of him first for ordinary people?

At that time, Mr. Paulson thought of him first, which shows that this must be a person who impressed him very much.

"It's important that some of the companies he invested in China should bring a lot of benefits to Alibaba's growth, and he has a very good relationship with the Chinese government."

To be honest, there are very few businessmen like Feng Yiping who are directly affirmed by the highest level of Chinese officials.

The other end of the phone was still silent, very quiet.

But such silence, such quietness, now makes Ms. Lin feel a little scary.

Goldman Sachs chose her to come forward for many reasons.

In the business world, there is no such thing as being crazy, cool and awesome. The principle of "if the deal fails, the benevolence remains" is the universal principle in the world.

Although it has withdrawn from Alibaba, Goldman Sachs hopes to maintain a good relationship with Alibaba and remain friends after seeing each other again.

Otherwise, if it withdraws from a company, it will become an enemy with that company. Goldman Sachs has no idea how many times it has been liquidated and dissolved.

Ms. Lin was chosen because she was one of the direct handlers of Alibaba at the beginning, and she has a good relationship with the founder of Alibaba. She has outstanding communication skills, she is a woman, and she is also a Chinese.

Based on these factors, I believe that no matter how angry Jack is, he should be able to maintain great restraint when communicating with Ms. Lin, and the relationship between the two parties will not become irreparable because of the end of this cooperation.

This is also the shrewdness of large investment banks such as Goldman Sachs.

When you can't see clearly or are not optimistic, you can choose to withdraw.

At the same time, you can still maintain at least a decent relationship with the withdrawn company, so that when the situation becomes clear in the future, it is possible to reach cooperation again.

Although she couldn't help but feel a little weak in her heart, Ms. Lin still insisted on finishing this paragraph that she had been considering for a long time.

Although she herself felt that up to now, she was like performing a stand-up comedy.

"Speaking of this, you may have guessed about the person in charge of the institution that took over the investment. Yes, he is an internationally renowned scholar, the most successful young businessman in recent years, and the richest man in mainland China, Mr. Feng Yiping. His Forex Investment is the new partner we specially selected for you,"

At this point, Ms. Lin finally heard some reaction from the other side, as if she said "eh" softly.

"I guess our company staff will personally deliver the relevant documents soon, and Mr. Feng will probably contact you soon,"

"Then Jack, I am looking forward to our next cooperation. After I return to Hong Kong, I will arrange to visit Hangzhou as soon as possible. Goodbye,"

"Goodbye, Lin," the other side finally spoke, although the voice sounded a little floating and astringent, "I look forward to our cooperation again at the right time in the future,"

Ms. Lin put down the phone and rubbed her forehead with relief. From the final result, she successfully achieved the goal she expected to achieve.

At least Jack also made a very friendly statement, didn't he?

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In the office in Hangzhou, the richest man Ma was silent for a long time after putting down the phone.

Is he not angry?

No, he is very angry!

Although he was not optimistic about Goldman Sachs recently, he had already been fully prepared.

Because when he started the second round of financing in 2000, Goldman Sachs did not choose to follow the investment, but allowed investment institutions led by Softbank to dilute his equity.

However, he was still very surprised that Goldman Sachs chose to get out of the company at such a time, and therefore he was very angry.

Taobao's development has reached a point where large-scale investment is needed, and the third round of financing is under discussion. Goldman Sachs' choice to withdraw at this time cannot fail to have an impact on the industry.

And it is conceivable that this impact will not seem to be positive.

Goldman Sachs' investment is actually equivalent to the recognition and endorsement of a world-class international investment institution, which makes them quite confident when facing other investors.

However, now Goldman Sachs has chosen to give up, which is undoubtedly not optimistic.

So how could he not be angry?

At the same time, for him and Alibaba, Goldman Sachs' investment is not just financial support.

It is precisely because of Goldman Sachs' recognition that the first round of investment institutions include well-known venture capital from the United States, Europe and Asia. If they rely on themselves, such work will be difficult to complete.

Moreover, the cooperation between Goldman Sachs and Alibaba is also very relaxed. They will only provide more opportunities and intangible resources for the company's development, but will not interfere with the company's daily operations at all.

Such a well-known and powerful partner has withdrawn so ruthlessly. How could he not be angry?

However, successful entrepreneurs do have some very rare qualities. The more difficult and angry they are, the more they can stay calm.

Goldman Sachs' withdrawal is already a done deal. Even if he speaks a lot of fierce words, it will not help, but will offend such a big crocodile.

Goldman Sachs still left a window for future cooperation, and he also hoped so.

The business he is engaged in is a business that requires a large amount of funds, and there may be a time when Goldman Sachs will be needed again in the future.

After sitting quietly for a long time, adjusting his mentality, and considering the follow-up actions, the richest man Ma finally opened the door. He walked out of the office and said to the secretary, "Notify all founders to have a meeting in the evening. In addition, collect detailed information about Feng Yiping and Forex as soon as possible."

The fact that he can be so calm now is also related to this successor. From what he knows, this person seems to be a pretty good choice?