Chapter 1471 This Time I Played Too Small

After talking with Sun Tao for a long time, Li Dong gave some instructions and gave some suggestions. It was not until noon that the two ended the topic.

When I went out, I happened to meet Zhang Xiaolong who was about to report to work.

Seeing that Li Dong and Sun Tao had gone out, Zhang Xiaolong couldn't help but said, "Then I'll come back in the afternoon."

"No, let's chat while eating, is it about WeChat?"

Zhang Xiaolong nodded and said: "It's about WeChat. We updated the new version on the 3rd, and the new version introduced the PP friend function.

With PP drainage, the effect is very good.

However, because there is no large-scale publicity and promotion, many people still don't know this software.

It has been nearly 5 days now, and the number of downloads has only reached 300,000.

You know, the PP friend system has already been introduced on the 3rd, and this result..."

Zhang Xiaolong couldn't continue. After importing PP friends, there are actually less than 300,000 users. This is too shameful!

In the previous life, when Mi Chat was launched, Xiaomi had almost no foundation.

But even so, Mi Chat has accumulated millions of users in less than three months.

When Teng Xun launched WeChat, he did not rely on the power of QQ in the early stage, but operated it alone. Also within three months, he accumulated four to five million users.

When WeChat uses the power of QQ, the number of users has become more than 15 million in a short period of time!

At that time, it was the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011.

At that point in the previous life, the development of the mobile terminal was not much different from what it is now.

However, now that WeChat was launched, it even borrowed the power of PP for the first time. After 5 days, there were only 300,000 users.

According to this progress, it is very likely that the data will not exceed 2 million in the first month.

Can counting on a base of 2 million really defeat Teng Xun?

Zhang Xiaolong was worried, but Li Dong said with a smile: "A lot, many people don't know this software at all, and many people are new to smart phones.

They simply don't know what a smartphone can do.

Give them a period of time to get used to it, and you don't know about chat software?

It’s okay if there are few people in the early stage. In the later stage, you really want your software to be easy to use. If you spread it to ten, ten to hundreds, it is very likely that there will be millions of users in a day.

It's snowballing, don't worry.

300,000 today, maybe 500,000 tomorrow, and millions the day after tomorrow.

Take your time, no matter how fast Teng Kui is, I don't believe they can launch the product in ten days, even half a month, isn't that fast enough?

In half a month, our users reached 1 million, which I think is not a big problem.

It will be no problem to accumulate 2 million users at the end of the month.

Next month, we will start to explode. As long as the number of users reaches tens of millions, no matter how hard Teng Xun tries, it will be a dead end. "

Li Dong said while walking, then looked at Zhang Xiaolong and said, "You've been a little impatient recently, is it because I put too much pressure on you?"

Zhang Xiaolong sighed slightly, nodded and said, "A little bit, to be honest, working with you is more stressful than working with Pony."

Li Dong smiled and said: "It's good to get used to it, in fact, I don't want to cause pressure to you, it's because your own psychological quality is not good enough.

You have to learn from Mr. Yuan on this point.

Look at him, even though he says that he is under pressure, in fact he still does his own thing, doing his own thing, and he does not know how nourishing his life is.

As for me, I don't bother to care about this, as long as he doesn't delay the matter, he can come wherever he wants.

The degree of freedom I give you is actually quite large.

After completing the task I gave you, I won't bother you how much you mess around.

The premise you have heard, complete the task.

If you can't complete the task, you should bear the pressure honestly, which is also inevitable. "

The people next to me laughed, and felt a lot more relaxed.

...

April 6th.

Weibo C round financing reception.

Although Yuanfang held a financing reception this time, it was not as large as last time. Last time, many outsiders were invited, including some entrepreneurs.

This time is different. Both Li Dong and the investment bank want to keep the C round of financing confidential on a larger scale.

This is Weibo's last round of financing. After this round of financing is over, Weibo's valuation will affect the market after listing.

Investment banks invest in Weibo, Yuanfang invests in Weibo, both want to make money and maximize profits.

So even if Li Dong called out a valuation of 7.5 billion US dollars before, few people came out to refute it.

Even if the goal was not achieved on the spot, and it was announced afterwards that the financing of 1 billion US dollars was announced, no one would come out and say that it failed to raise so much money.

This is also a consensus in the industry, and it is related to everyone's interests, so the participants will not break it.

The ones who are really fooling around are still some laymen and small investors.

...

The financing reception was held very low-key, completely different from Li Dong's high-profile announcement of financing of 1 billion US dollars.

But this time there were quite a few participants.

Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, IDG, Credit Suisse, Softbank... These internationally renowned investment banks have all participated.

Domestically, Bank of China, CICC, CITIC, CDB, Boyu Capital... a large number of local institutions with deep backgrounds and strong capital also participated.

On the day of the reception, except for people from afar and people from these investment banks, no outsiders were invited.

It was said to be a reception, but in fact, from the moment they entered the arena, everyone gathered together and started negotiating.

...

About Weibo's C round of financing, how it was discussed and how effective it is, the outside world knows almost nothing.

Just one night after the reception, the next day, April 7, Yuanfang released financing information on Weibo.

Weibo's C round of financing has raised a total of 1 billion US dollars!

CDB, some local capital institutions of CICC and several world-renowned investment banks are the leading investors, raising a total of US$1 billion, accounting for 13.33% of the total equity.

Yuanfang still maintains its status as a major shareholder. After the C round of financing, Yuanfang Holding Group holds 34.67% of the shares.

Weibo's executives and employees, together with some executives from far away, hold a total of 3.33% of the shares.

It is equivalent to Yuanfang, which still holds 38% of the shares.

After three rounds of financing, Yuanfang can still hold 38% of the equity, which is not too low.

And China Development Bank, CICC, Bank of China, Baidu...these local companies have a total shareholding ratio of 13%, which is a very delicate figure.

Of course, most people don't care too much.

In fact, Internet companies can hold more than 30% of the shares, and there will be almost no problems. Even if Li Dong does not introduce state-owned assets, he does not have to worry about being taken away from Weibo.

What's more, the current grand occasion of Weibo has a lot to do with Li Dong himself.

Investment banks are not stupid, everyone is here to make money.

If Li Dong is really going to be kicked out, even if Weibo goes public, it will not meet their expectations.

And after the listing, if Li Dong is kicked out, then wait for the stock price to plummet, which is still useless. Most people who are not stupid will not do such a useless thing.

Yuanfang not only announced the news, but also briefly disclosed the purpose of raising 1 billion US dollars.

This money is mainly used for the establishment of global channels.

Today, Weibo has entered many countries and regions, but there are still many places that have not been covered.

Whether it is promotion or drainage, a large amount of capital investment is required.

In addition, on Huaxia's side, Weibo will continue to invest heavily.

According to what Li Dong said to the outside world, within half a year, 1 billion US dollars will be burned, and more than 1 billion yuan will be spent on Weibo every month.

When the money is gone, Weibo should go public!

...

As soon as the news came out, people who paid attention at home and abroad couldn't help being shocked.

Did it really raise $1 billion?

If it is true, it means that Weibo's valuation has reached as high as 7.5 billion US dollars after financing!

According to the exchange rate at this time, converted into RMB, there are also 50 billion RMB!

The shares held by Yuanfang Holdings are actually Li Dong's personal shares, and at this time, the value of Li Dong's personal shares is nearly 18 billion yuan.

For a while, the envious eyes of many people turned green.

How much benefit did Li Dong get in exchange for a Weibo?

Guomei almost got Weibo in exchange. Although Li Dong spent a lot of money, if there was no Weibo, the big and small Morgans would not have exchanged shares with him at all.

In addition to Guomei, Li Dong also obtained a lot of technical support from Baidu.

In addition, these institutions that invest in Weibo have also been advocating for Li Dong. It can be said that Li Dong's current worldwide fame cannot be separated from the support of these institutions.

In addition, the value of the equity he holds now reaches 18 billion. It can be said that Li Dong has made a lot of money on Weibo!

...

As soon as the news was announced, even Xu Shengzhe couldn't help calling and asking, "Is it true that we raised $1 billion? How much did you falsely report this time?"

For this financing reception, Li Dong did not invite anyone from the Jiangbei business community.

Even Xu Shengzhe didn't know how much money Li Dong had earned this time.

But 1 billion US dollars, with a total valuation of 7.5 billion US dollars, Xu Shengzhe thinks it must be a false report!

Li Dong falsely reported these things, not once or twice, but it was difficult for him to guess how much he falsely exaggerated.

Thinking of Li Dong earning 20 billion yuan just from Weibo, Xu Shengzhe was really jealous.

Is the internet really that profitable?

Li Dong, this bastard, actually does not make much more money than Long Hua in retailing.

Even purely looking at profits, his profits in retail were not as high as Longhua's before.

But Li Dong's current wealth is indeed several times or even dozens of times higher than his!

The source of these wealth is mainly the added value brought by the Internet industry.

In the last Forbes global list, Li Dong's wealth was 22 billion US dollars. As for the 40 billion US dollars he said, it is not yet possible to count.

But even with 22 billion U.S. dollars, there is still a net worth of nearly 150 billion yuan.

Among them, the industrial part accounted for only half, and in Xu Shengzhe's view, it should not exceed 100 billion.

It can be seen that the value of Li Dong's Internet industry last time exceeded 50 billion.

Last time was the last time, Forbes actually did not count many things.

Including some breakthroughs made by Yuanfang since 2009, they are not counted among them.

But how much does Li Dong invest in the Internet industry?

Not to mention, he also exchanged Weibo shares for a lot of good things, including Teng Xun's 4 billion funds from the mall.

This is simply a money grab!

And now Weibo is valued at as high as 7.5 billion U.S. dollars after financing, and Li Dong's personal net worth has increased a lot again. If Xu Shengzhe is not jealous, then he is a saint.

In the compound.

Li Dong rubbed his temples, and said speechlessly: "This time, I really didn't make a false report. In fact, I also had no choice but to let the big talk out before.

Last time, in order to suppress the old horse, I said that Weibo raised 1 billion US dollars, just to brag.

Who knew there were so many idiots, everyone kept raising the price last night.

A few foreign capitals probably understood what I meant, but they were not reconciled, and they went all the way up, until the end, good guy, I just discovered that the domestic capital institutions are really rich! "

Li Dong said with emotion on his face: "I'm not going to lie to you, several state-owned assets are really rich and powerful, and they don't care about the difference between tens of millions and hundreds of millions.

In the end, it really raised $980 million.

If I hadn't blown the water before, I would have to say $1.5 billion.

Now it's all right, I finished blowing it before, and now I'm talking about 1.5 billion US dollars, I slapped myself in the face, what can I do?

You said, why was I so stupid before, and now I feel depressed. "

"real or fake?"

Xu Shengzhe was a little skeptical, did he really raise so much money?

"It's a fart to lie to you!"

Li Dong cursed and said: "You lied to me, did you give me money? Besides, how much I raised has nothing to do with you.

This time the financing is over, and when the money is almost burned, Weibo will prepare for the listing in September.

If it goes well, it is likely to be listed around January 2010.

Old Xu, I'm afraid you will really have to follow me for the rest of your life.

According to the current market situation and popularity, if Weibo is listed alone, if I can maintain about 30% of the shares, this alone will be worth more than 5 billion US dollars.

A Weibo, if you don’t go public, you will never be able to catch up with me for the rest of your life.

It's listed, with Longhua's current reputation, coupled with domestic rejection of the real estate industry, tsk tsk, it may not be more than me.

Hey, you said, how is it so easy to make money.

It’s just a random microblog, I really didn’t do anything, your old Xu family has struggled for decades, but you let me get rid of it, I feel a little embarrassed myself. "

"Get out!"

Xu Shengzhe cursed, feeling a little sore in his heart, you bastard, you are still here to provoke me, be careful of me trying to get rich and kill me!

Now everyone likes to compare themselves.

That stinky girl from the Hu family is like this, Ji Lanxin is like this, Li Dong is like this, who did he provoke?

Pantothenic acid belongs to pantothenic acid, Xu Shengzhe couldn't help but said: "If you entrust Yuanfang City to me, you can still make a lot of money, and I will also make a fortune, Li Dong, really don't think about it?"

"Don't think about it, I have to improve my ecological chain, so don't think about it."

"Stop talking nonsense, I don't want you to take custody..."

Xu Shengzhe was a little annoyed, but also a little helpless, why is this guy so reticent.

Li Dong didn't care what he thought, he really couldn't entrust Yuanfang City to avoid conflicts in the later stage, and it would be difficult to take it back at that time.

To Xu Shengzhe, he didn't have much hostility, but he would be tricked if he was not sure.

It's best not to test people's hearts.

This is the best way now, the two parties don't have too much interest involved, and the replacement of shares will stop here.

If Yuanfang City is entrusted again, it will be bad for either of the two parties to have an accident in the future.

Once something happens to Longhua, Yuanfang City will be seized as Longhua's assets, or it will not be seized, and it will cause a lot of trouble under the influence of Longhua.

Compared with Yuanfang, Longhua's ability to resist risks is much weaker.

The key point is that Xu Shengzhe is ambitious and courageous, and sometimes Li Dong is a little jealous.

Longhua under his control is not as stable as Xu Jianghua.

This guy likes to take risks, and Li Dong doesn't want to invest hundreds of billions in Yuanfang City, which will eventually be destroyed in his hands.

Feeling Li Dong's firmness, Xu Shengzhe had no choice but to let go of this topic.

The two chatted for a few more words, and Xu Shengzhe hung up the phone.

...

As soon as the phone was hung up, Li Dong shook his head and said: "I don't know if it really stimulated him, but this guy's mentality has been a little unstable recently.

I'm a little worried now, there may be some changes on Longhua's side, and I don't know if I can resist it in the end. "

Shen Qian frowned slightly and said, "You still have a lot of shares over there, won't it affect you?"

"Not so..."

Li Dong said with a sigh: "Forget it, leave him alone.

This guy likes to take risks, not once or twice, he really needs to learn a lesson.

His father didn't want to hand over the company to him, and he was also worried about this.

As soon as the incident in Greenland Kindergarten happened, I knew that this kid was more ruthless than me.

Later, he directed and acted by himself, forcing his father into the palace, which was actually very risky. Once Xu Jianghua persisted, Longhua would be in danger.

Let's take a look and talk, I hope it's okay, when the time comes, it won't have much impact, just count it out, it's repaying the favors of these years, sometimes it's really hard to repay the debts of favors. "

Xu Shengzhe has cooperated with Li Dong many times in these years, and Li Dong encountered crises several times. Although Xu Shengzhe offered conditions, he did help Li Dong.

The conditions have to be agreed, and the favors have to be remembered.

These things, everyone has a standard in mind.

If Li Dong really refuses to admit it, Xu Shengzhe has nothing to do.

But as long as Li Dong admits, when Xu Shengzhe is in trouble, he will have to help.

Seeing what he said, Shen Qian didn't say anything.

What's more, it's just Li Dong's own inference now. Although Xu Shengzhe has great ambitions, he is not a brainless person, so it may not be true that something will happen.

Longhua has been in business for many years and has more contacts than Li Dong. Longhua doesn't care about ordinary small risks.

If a big risk is really going to happen, Longhua can't bear it, and Li Dong may not be able to follow it. With Li Dong's shrewdness, he will not put himself to death for this.

PS: Thanks to GilbertHey for the reward, becoming the 32nd leader in this book, thank you very much, but I always feel that the 40th leader still has something to do o(╯□╰)o...