Chapter 1223: Getting Stronger
The next day, Shi Lei went to see Song Ziyan and told Song Ziyan about the exchange between him and Crawford.
After Song Ziyan heard this, he couldn't help but laugh. He pointed at Shi Lei and said, "You kid, you are just heresy. Haha..."
Although it seemed like he was scolding Shi Lei for finding another way, in fact, Shi Lei could hear the joy in Song Ziyan's words.
So Shi Lei said with a smile: "Uncle Song, in fact, I am just adding fuel to the fire. I believe that even without my push, Mr. Scola will know that if you can return to the country to serve, it will be a good thing for him and his future relationship." The diplomatic policy between China and China will have great benefits. China's strong rise has reached a stage that makes any country pay attention to it. The British cannot always maintain their arrogance, and Mr. Scola as A member of the royal family who was supposed to be a member of the Conservative Party has become the leader of the Labor Party. This shows that the Scola family, or the British royal family behind them, intends to be more close to the people, and even the royal family can give up its own. Arrogance, the Labor Party must hope that Mr. Scola can maintain a better relationship with China during his campaign for prime minister and after his success in the future.”
Song Ziyan took a deep look at Shi Lei, noncommittal, but it could be seen that his eyes were filled with admiration for Shi Lei.
After coming out of Song Ziyan's house, Shi Lei went straight to the airport.
Although the scepter told him that the twenty-three paintings and calligraphy were more likely to appear in Europe, he did not feel that it was necessary to continue to stay in Europe.
Anyway, the black card will control this task from a macro perspective, and the result of the control is that no matter where Shi Lei is on the earth, as long as the clues of the twenty-three paintings and calligraphy are revealed, he should be contacted as soon as possible. .
Staying in Europe would just be like a headless fly, and Shi Lei still had a lot of matters of his own to deal with, and it was impossible for him to spend all his time on a task issued by the black card.
The plane landed at the Imperial Capital Airport. Shi Lei stayed in the Imperial Capital for two days, spending some time with Wei Xingyue, who was very busy now, and then returned to Wudong.
Wei Xingyue told Shi Lei that Kuaishou was ready to do D-round financing. It was expected that the valuation of the financing would be around 7 billion, and it would be listed after that.
Shi Lei said that he didn't care about this and let Wei Xingyue operate freely.
After returning to Wudong, Shi Lei went to have a meal with Shi Qiang and got a general understanding of Qixuan's current situation.
There is harmony within Qixuan now, and no one dares to easily challenge Shi Lei's authority anymore, even though Shi Lei appears at the company headquarters less often than before.
The activities in May suddenly increased Qixuan's recharge amount, and the number of users also surged.
With the launch of electric vehicle projects in the southern Guizhou region, a small number of electric vehicles have begun to appear in the four first-tier cities of Didu, Modu, Yangcheng, and Baoan, as well as top second-tier cities such as Wudong and Xixi.
Although the amount of investment is not large, it is a great supplement to Qixuan's business. Coupled with the activity month of May, the number of users of Qixuan's APP has increased by more than 700,000 during this period. And it continues to grow at a rate of 50,000 plus per day.
It is expected that by the end of the month, Qixuan will have more than five urban markets. With the current increase in users, Qixuan's total users will exceed 30 million by then, and the number of APP downloads is likely to exceed 100 million.
Shi Qiang told Shi Lei that both Penguin and Ari came to the door and expressed their hope to cooperate with Qixuan.
Shi Lei understood that this so-called cooperation must of course be based on the transfer of shares. However, these two companies are the largest private enterprises in China, and their appetite is obviously not satisfied by 10% of the shares in a round of financing.
Moreover, when they take away the shares, they cannot give them all cash like other investors. They will definitely replace their own resources with funds to replace Qixuan's shares.
Although Shi Qiang is the CEO of Qixuan, he must still discuss it with Shi Lei when encountering such a big event, and only Shi Lei can make the final decision.
In this regard, Shi Lei said: "What they want is our user data and user habits, which is more accurate than their Alipay and WeChat. So, tell them directly that cash financing is acceptable, and resource replacement is not necessary. This kind of resource replacement The user conversion rate is too low. Their most active users must have become our users. It is impossible to get a bargain at this time. But if the price is right, I will discuss it with Brother Chiqing, even if we need to be alone. It’s no problem to sell the shares.”
Shi Qiang was a little worried about this. He said: "Would this be too cruel? After all, we are still using Alipay's payment channel."
"Are you short of money now? What can Alipay restrict us? It's nothing more than three to seven days of accumulated funds. The next round of financing will at least bring in billions of funds. Isn't this enough for you to burn? What if Ahri Let's talk about it, that's fine. If they show any intention of using this to suppress us, tell them that we will choose to cut off the Alipay channel and only cooperate with WeChat. Of course, the same is true with Penguin. Talk. These two companies will never sit at the same table and exchange ideas.”
Shi Qiang saw Shi Lei's strength and had no choice but to nod, but Shi Lei could tell that he was still a little worried.
Shi Lei slowed down his tone again and said with a smile: "Brother Taitan, don't worry so much. The fact that they did this kind of work before the D round means that our user big data has been enough to attract them. Our data can be detailed The statistics of the daily living habits of unit users are a function that their APP does not have. By analyzing the behavior of our customers, we can do a lot of precise promotion. You can rest assured that they are more worried about negotiations than us. Collapse. In addition, if the company’s funds are not tight now, the cash out of the first three rounds of financing from Brother Qingqing and I should be given to us.”
Shi Qiang nodded and said, "I'm already doing this. I have sufficient funds. Whenever you and Chiqing want it, we can pay it as soon as possible."
Shi Lei thought for a while and finally said: "As for Ahri and Penguin, you might as well tell them in the later stages of the negotiation that the cash they used to acquire the shares held by Brother Chiqing and me will be released in the form of interest-free loans. It will not be required to be returned until the company is used for operations and its market value exceeds 130 billion.”
Shi Qiang was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened and he said, "Is it such a big deal?"
Shi Lei touched his chin and said with a smile: "Is it very big? What is the valuation of Qixuan now? More than 20 billion? Or close to 30 billion? Since you still have enough funds, you can wait until the D round , can it exceed the valuation of 50 billion? If the D round lasts for a while, it should not be difficult? After the listing, it is a matter of course to exceed 130 billion. It’s no big deal. What about Qixuan’s launch in the UK? Qiyue covers all Qixuan’s markets. I’ve already said it’s very conservative. If Ahri and Penguin are serious, I promise. I’m not worried about 200 billion.”
Shi Qiang was speechless. Shi Lei was so confident and powerful that he couldn't help but wonder. In just one year, was this still the Shi Lei he once knew?
Patting Shi Qiang's shoulder, Shi Lei said again: "Why should I ask you for the previous cash-out money now? Because someone in Australia has clearly extended an invitation to me for cooperation."
2