Chapter 715 Everyone Is Crazy

In the eyes of investors, Shi Lei's behavior at the afternoon press conference divided opinions into two groups.

One group of people thinks that since Shi Lei dares to say this and says it publicly, then there is no problem in overestimating it, as long as it pays a higher premium. However, what Shi Lei said was written into the investment agreement to protect the interests of the investors.

On the other hand, they felt that Shi Lei was too young and energetic, which would arouse the resentment of many people in the industry. In the future, the pop-up operation would encounter many obstacles. Moreover, even if Shi Lei and Wei Xingyue agree to write those words into the investment agreement, when the development of Flash Mob is not satisfactory, they can sell their shares or even end the company.

At that time, even the things written into the agreement may be nothing more than a piece of paper.

The company was sold to someone else, and the new leader didn't have any shares in Qixuan, so naturally he couldn't fulfill the commitments in the investment agreement.

And if the company declares bankruptcy, it will no longer need to implement the terms of the investment agreement.

They insisted that Shi Lei was just talking.

Regarding Shi Lei's purpose, or the purpose of the flash mob, the two groups reached an agreement. They saw it far more clearly than most people. The reason why Wei Xingyue has not decided on angel round financing and everything Shi Lei did at today's press conference is to further improve the valuation.

At this point, there is no problem between the two sides. All that remains is to debate whether the pop-up is worth the investment.

Such debates are also ongoing within leading funds and creative investments.

Creative investment is okay. Zou Ziqi is a major contributor to the company. The investment returns he decides on are second to none. Although the scale of creative investment is not large among venture capital companies, Zou Ziqi has gained more support from the board of directors within the company, especially the boss who trusts him very much.

Therefore, Zou Ziqi decided to give Flash a new valuation quote, setting the amount at 220 million yuan, which was higher than Wei Xingyue's original price.

In fact, Zou Ziqi's psychological value for Wei Xingyue is well known, but because Shi Lei's performance today was so exciting, Zou Ziqi had great confidence in Shi Lei. He firmly believed that investment is for people, not projects. , Therefore, if Shi Lei wants to raise funds, he must find ways to embarrass it. As a result, in order to add points to Shi Lei's performance, he gave an additional valuation of 20 million. Compared with the 10% financing, it was equivalent to an extra 2 million for creative investment.

As for the leading funds, the controversy is relatively large.

The scale of the leading fund is larger than that of Creative Investment, but Ma Yuan's status within the company is far inferior to Zou Ziqi. He is at a mid-range level among investment managers.

Therefore, although he learned about Zou Ziqi's new valuation of pop-ups, he firmly stated at the meeting that he would maintain the same valuation as creative investment and continue to invest in pop-ups, but he encountered great resistance.

The two sides continued to argue, and Ma Yuan could only use his maximum authority in charge of the project, hoping to force the project through.

However, the other party was very united and insisted on reporting the project to the board of directors, who would make the final decision.

Ma Yuan had no choice but to temporarily suspend the meeting and take a ten-minute break. He called his boss, hoping to get his support.

The boss in the United States was silent for a long time after hearing Ma Yuan's report.

Finally, he asked Ma Yuan a question.

"Ma Yuan, you have been working in our company for more than ten years. When you were in the United States, you were a newcomer and your performance was not outstanding. However, I still hope that one day you can take charge of your own business. So, when a position appears in China When there was a vacancy, I transferred you back as soon as possible. I originally hoped that you could become the helmsman of Huaxia Company as soon as possible, but your character has always been soft, which is unbearable in our investment bank where wolves eat meat and sheep eat grass. reused. But this time, you were so persistent that I was surprised. I seemed to see a wolf-like horse running away. Now, I only have one thing to ask you, why are you so persistent in this pop-up project? What exactly is it? To be honest, the United States is not optimistic about this project."

Ma Yuan did not hesitate and said directly: "When I was chatting with Zou Ziqi from Creative Investment, I said that there are indeed many controversies in the pop-up project, and there are far more people who are not optimistic about it than those who are optimistic about it. However, Zou Ziqi and I both feel... "

The boss interrupted Ma Yuan and said, "Don't talk to me about Zou Ziqi, I just want to listen to your ideas. I don't need you to recruit someone from another company to endorse."

Ma Yuan nodded and said firmly: "I think Shi Lei is worth all our investment. He has everything an excellent product manager must have. Maybe he is still a little immature, but you won't You know, in the short two months that I have been dealing with him, I have seen how fast he has grown. Such a person is born to be a good player in the capital market. The key is that he is not authoritarian. Strictly speaking, He is not a qualified professional manager, but he is a very qualified investor, even far better than me. Boss, have you noticed that Shi Lei’s real role is an investor, not an entrepreneur? If you also If you agree with this point, then I want to tell you that since Shi Lei has invested in this project, then this project must have great potential. Perhaps the flash mob is far less promising than Qixuan, but this will definitely not be a loss-making business. I believe Shi Lei, even, I don’t think it will take as long as two years for Flash to reach a valuation of three billion.”

The boss smiled, and he smiled meaningfully. He thought to himself, it seems that I need to know more about Shi Lei. An entrepreneur who is actually an investor is kind of interesting.

"Okay, your decision is my decision."

"But, boss, I have changed my mind now."

The boss was stunned and asked: "What do you mean?"

"I think since Shi Lei is so confident, I should also add some footnotes to his confidence. Two hundred and fifty million, this is my latest valuation of Flash."

“Will creative investment follow?”

"I believe Zou Ziqi will follow."

"Okay, then you decide." The boss simply hung up the phone.

Ma Yuan walked back to the conference room with confidence, put his hands on the table, and said: "Now, I announce that the leading fund will make an angel round investment in Kuaimo Technology. My valuation of Kuaimo Technology is two Fifty million. I am fully responsible for this list, and I will bear all the consequences alone!"

After a while, the conference room suddenly exploded.

"Crazy! Really crazy! Ma Yuan, do you know what you are doing?"

"The board of directors has expressed support for me!" Ma Yuan's last words completely silenced all the opponents. These people began to watch indifferently, wanting to see how Ma Yuan stumbled in this project.

When Creative Investment communicated the new valuation of the leading fund, Zou Ziqi smiled and said, "It seems that Lao Ma has more confidence in Shi Lei than I do. But I don't want to be out, so I can only stay with you, Lao Ma." Let’s go crazy together!”

Within Creative Investment, other people learned about Zou Ziqi’s final decision and after it was approved by the board of directors, they also felt that Zou Ziqi was crazy. Some even thought that the board of directors was also crazy.