Chapter 682 Shi Qiang Is Not Convinced

Before Zhang Xiyue left, he hesitated and said something to Shi Lei.

"Mr. Shi, apart from our work relationship, we can also be considered friends, right?"

Shi Lei nodded, and Zhang Xiyue added: "As a friend, I want to say that it is not a wise move for you to blindly make such a deal with our organization. No one can resist the temptation of the organization."

Looking at Zhang Xiyue, Shi Lei could hear the profound meaning in her seemingly simple words.

On the surface, Zhang Xiyue seemed to be saying that Shi Lei didn't need to be so cautious. Almost all other members used the method of overdrawing their future to ask Dark Night Eye to do things. They are all living well now. Shi Lei insisted on using money and goods to trade. Now that he doesn't have enough money, he has to come up with other means of exchange. This is not a wise choice.

But Shi Lei heard other meanings in Zhang Xiyue's words.

Zhang Xiyue seemed to be warning Shi Lei that the best way to resist the temptation of the Eye of Darkness is not to ask for help from the Eye of Darkness. If you change many things, you may not be able to find a better solution. Zhang Xiyue deeply understands the ability of the Dark Night Eye. Once she becomes dependent on the Dark Night Eye, she will immediately think of letting the Dark Night Eye take action when she encounters any problem.

It's like some addictive drugs that make people unable to stop.

Shi Lei nodded with a smile and said, "Thanks for the reminder."

Zhang Xiyue took a deep look at Shi Lei, wondering if Shi Lei really understood what she meant, but she couldn't say much and could only say goodbye and leave.

Shi Lei looked at the decoration of the villa for a while and then returned to the city.

Shi Qiang suddenly called. He learned from Zhang Xiyue that Shi Lei had returned to Wudong, and he wanted to have a meal with Shi Lei.

Shi Lei happily went to the appointment, first went to Wu Da to pick up Sun Yiyi, and then drove to the restaurant Shi Qiang had booked.

In the huge private room, there is a large table that can seat twenty people, but at the moment there are only four people sitting on the table.

Shi Lei scratched his head and said, "Titan, there is no need for such a pomp between us. It's just a meal for four of us. Sitting in the hall is enough."

Shi Qiang waved his hand and said, "It's not convenient to talk outside."

Shi Lei stopped talking and was just wondering what Shi Qiang could do to him.

After the dishes were served, Shi Lei realized that Shi Qiang had been very idle recently, so idle that he had nothing else to do except clock in and clock out every day.

"Zheng Xu has grown up so fast, and he can actually ignore you?" Shi Lei put down his chopsticks and asked curiously.

Shi Qiang rolled his eyes and said, "How is that possible? He is more leisurely than me."

Shi Lei understood, and he said with a smile: "The company's development has reached a bottleneck? There is no way forward, right?"

"I moved a little faster. Now the outside world's valuation of us has reached a maximum of 50 million US dollars. Speaking of which, I have to thank you for the announcement. Although they are two different projects, they have some similarities. , the early cooperation between the two companies to achieve user-level interoperability has really benefited our company a lot. Baidu and Tencent have come to talk several times, and Zheng Xu and I were a little undecided to sell the company. In fact, we also understand , this company has reached its limit, and there is basically no room for improvement.”

Shi Lei laughed, picked up a chopstick of vegetables, put it into Sun Yiyi's bowl, and said to Shi Qiang, "Can't bear to part with it?"

Shi Qiang scratched his head, hard.

"This is not in line with your style. In the years you were in Silicon Valley, you started several businesses, and every time you sold the company without hesitation? You didn't even take any money."

"This..." Shi Qiang was a little speechless.

Zhang Xiyue also helped Shi Qiang pick up some food with chopsticks, and then said with a smile: "He just thinks this is his first successful business, which is very memorable. In the United States before, although the valuation of each company They were much higher than they are now. Fifty million US dollars was not even a fraction of any of his companies in those years. But those companies were all failures in his eyes. Only this time, they were successful. At the beginning, even he He is a bit angry, so he said that the company's valuation will reach 200 million within a year. But now, less than half a year after he joined the company, the valuation has already reached more than 300 million. In fact, he knows very well that if he continues, he will , the company’s valuation is likely to decline, but he just can’t bear it.”

Shi Lei picked up the wine dispenser, walked behind Shi Qiang, and helped him fill up his glass: "Here, have a drink."

Shi Qiang looked at Shi Lei, raised his glass and drank it in one gulp.

Shi Lei filled it up again, and then said, "Where's Zheng Xu? You can't bear to part with it, right?"

"He is more reluctant to part with me than I am."

"It's expected. For you, this company means your first success in entrepreneurship. For Zheng Xu, this company and this project can almost be said to be his children. However, if Zheng Xu Regardless of his future, he can let the acquisition company take him in and become the head of the technology department. But what about you? Is it possible that you are willing to commit yourself to a large domestic company to be a senior executive? Although I believe that whether it is Baidu or Tencent should be willing to accept your joining, and the position won’t be too bad.”

Shi Lei clinked the glasses with Shi Qiang again. After they finished drinking, Shi Lei continued.

"Compared to you, I actually have more reasons to be reluctant to part with this company. This is my first investment in my life, and it is also my first successful investment, which allowed me to get the first pot of gold in my life. During this period, something happened After some interludes, Qixuan came about. However, although I am just from an ordinary family, I understand better that capital is capital and projects are just projects. What we pursue should be the continuous expansion of capital and the continuous expansion of capital in our hands. There are new projects coming out, instead of clinging to the old projects and lingering on them like a girl.”

Shi Qiang raised his head and looked at Shi Lei, but hesitated to speak.

Zhang Xiyue said with a smile: "Young Master Shi, your words are too shocking. Yiyi and I are both here."

Shi Lei smiled and said, "You know what I mean."

Zhang Xiyue nodded and gently pushed Shi Qiang. Shi Qiang took the wine divider from Shi Lei's hand and filled up the third glass of wine for Shi Lei and himself.

"It only takes three. I'd like to toast you the third glass of wine."

After finishing the drink, Shi Qiang continued: "To be honest, I have always thought that I was a genius, and I still think so now. But when I see you, I always feel that I am a head shorter than you. You are the genius. Three hundred thousand investment , in fact, it was only 100,000 yuan at the beginning, and the first pot of gold was successfully mined. Then, the valuation of Qixuan’s Series A was already 500 million, and now it will only be higher. Seeing that the pop-up has only been launched for more than a week, the company It has only been less than a month since it was established, or even the project was established, and the valuation in the venture capital circle has already reached more than 100 million. After a while, I estimate that it is not impossible to exceed 200 million. After all, for an emerging project, a premium valuation is too normal , especially under the banner of sharing. If it weren’t for your amazing actions in the past six months, I might not be so reluctant to let go of this project. I have been very free these days, and I am thinking about it every day Can I find a new entry point to continue this project and create a miracle of an emerging project? However, no matter how I analyze it, I can only come to the answer that this project has come to an end and acquisition is the best option. Comparing people to each other is so irritating!"

Shi Lei laughed loudly and said: "You think that whether it's birth, education, or talent, all your backgrounds are better than mine, so you're not convinced, right?"

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