What's wrong with me being a rich man?

Chapter 238: Sadness and Desolation (5k)

Although WeChat was facing potential funding gap pressure and Yu Xing was quite worried about it, as soon as he left the president's office, a smile returned to his face.

At the same time, WeChat also received good news similar to Bai Xiaosheng. When the project development was almost complete, the company received a US$500 million investment in the A round from Red Falcon Capital.

The senior management of WeChat was already aware of this funding in advance, but releasing it at this time is to better motivate everyone's work enthusiasm.

As soon as the A round of financing came in, the second option work that was originally discussed was carried out smoothly.

Unlike the previous 5% average distribution, the 5% after this round of financing will not be taken by Yu Xing personally, but the company will set up an option pool and then make a weighted distribution based on factors such as anonymous scoring and R&D progress.

Yu Xing's main purpose is to stimulate the company's technical support and motivation. The anonymous scoring naturally focuses on everyone's contribution at work. Specifically for each group, there are "list the three colleagues who have contributed the most to the implementation of the technical solution in your mind", "list the three colleagues with the highest code quality", "list the three colleagues who are most outstanding in technical innovation and optimization", "list the three colleagues who perform best in cross-group cooperation"...

Although it may still be difficult to avoid human relationships, the answers after the scoring results came out probably prove that the influence of the former has been reduced to a very low level.

On the last day of April, both the sixth and fourth floors were closed for the May Day holiday.

Yu Xing finished his work early in the evening that day and cooked a table of dishes with great enthusiasm. He inevitably mentioned the newly released option allocation.

"Guess who got the highest score among the five anonymous WeChat groups?"

"You're in such a good mood today, so it must be..." Liu Wanying guessed while peeling shrimps, "Ge Zhijie."

Yu Xing asked the reason: "Why guess him?"

"Hiring him is the most expensive, and his performance in the company is the most unstable. You still need to spend energy to appease him." Liu Wanying said with a smile, "If he doesn't have real skills, it will be quite demoralizing."

Yu Xing nodded: "Indeed, I didn't expect his score to be the highest. I thought that any of the top three would be fine, but it turned out to be Deputy Director Tan Ruize, who ranked fourth. From my observations over this period of time, Tan Ruize is actually more popular in the company."

"It's a new company, and it's under a rush to meet deadlines, plus this anonymous mechanism, so it's not surprising. If your company can really succeed and run for a few years, maybe things will be different if you do it again," Liu Wanying commented.

Yu Xing smiled and said, "It's a problem that needs to happen to me."

Liu Wanying took a bite of the shrimp and praised it, "It's delicious. If I fail in this short selling, I will take out all the money I have saved and open a small restaurant with Chef Yu. Oh, your cooking skills have improved again. This shrimp is so chewy!"

Yu Xing was amused by her exaggerated reaction and said, "It's just fresh. Live shrimps are firm and tender."

Liu Wanying reached out and handed the freshly peeled shrimp tail to Yu Xing's mouth, and said casually: "WeChat has been established for more than two months, and it is still very generous. The two consecutive options have been distributed, and it is nearly 9%."

The first 5% options were taken directly from Yu Xing. Red Falcon exchanged $500 million for 20% of the shares in the A round. After the setting of a 10% option pool, its current share is 3.6%.

Add to that the second 5%, which adds up to 8.6%. According to the current valuation, the total value is about 1675 million Chinese yuan, and the employees will receive about 7 to 20 yuan.

"I also want to give them a boost, but how can I do that?" Yu Xing said while eating. "Most people can only see what has been achieved, which is human nature. How can I put the final victory that has not been achieved or even that I don't believe in in front of everyone? This is a big problem."

He smiled when he said this: "So, let's get over this problem and use a more interdependent approach to form internal motivation."

"You focus on technology, provide budgets, good treatment, options, and share the same interests. I can only say that your company is truly a utopia. Combined with the goal of defeating Penguin, it is truly a utopia among utopias." Liu Wanying gave a sharp comment.

"So, as more and more investment is made in this kind of utopia, I feel more and more pressure." Yu Xing said seriously, "Compared to this, Bai Xiaosheng is under much less pressure."

Liu Wanying thought for a moment and said, "Guiai.com, Baixiaosheng, WeChat, you rank them, oh yes, and Guoshanfeng."

Yu Xing had never thought about this, but now he thought it was quite interesting: "First of all, Bai Xiaosheng has the least pressure. Secondly, Guoshanfeng is in the dark, but it has the risk of financial loss. Every time I really start, I can feel a lot of pressure."

"As for Guiai.com and WeChat..."

The first project faced heavy personal and family pressure, and the current one faces severe market competition pressure.

Yu Xing thought about it carefully, and couldn't help but take out a cigarette.

Liu Wanying stopped him from smoking with a smile on her face: "It's just a casual chat, don't lose your appetite."

Yu Xing took a sip of tea and shook his head: "Let's put them on a par. We both want to smoke."

"It's a good time to take a break. Relax. According to your development progress, it may be launched next month. You have to get into the battle right away. If you catch a cold or fever by then, the pressure will only increase." Liu Wanying suggested, "Don't think about it for a few days."

Yu Xing also thought it made sense. It was a good opportunity for him to take advantage of the May Day holiday to adjust his state and face the most severe competition with the most energetic spirit, or perhaps, the most gorgeous performance.

However, although it is called a holiday, this year's May Day holiday is actually only three days, and the other two days are Saturday and Sunday.

Yu Xing stayed at home with Xiaoying for the whole day, and the next day he went to the gym with her to play basketball and sweated a lot. On the last day of the holiday, he thought about going out for a walk and buying some shiny gifts for his mother.

Just take a stroll in the park during the day, and in the evening at the Hengmeitai business district you can already feel everyone's nostalgia for the short holiday on the last day of the holiday.

"Judging from this kind of shopping, the economy is recovering. You, the experts, can still make a difference in the recruitment market." Liu Wanying made a casual remark reflecting the economic environment.

"Well, the data that Bai Xiaosheng has come into contact with are all going up." Yu Xing agreed.

Liu Wanying walked for a while holding Boss Yu's hand, then suddenly stopped and signaled him to look to the left with her eyes.

Yu Xing looked at it in confusion, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Oh, did you lose money when you sold it? The business is still operating now." Liu Wanying joked, and motioned for them to go over and take a look at the "Love Contract" stall set up in the square.

From its appearance in the summer of 2008 to May Day 2010, it has been almost two years.

Yu Xing and Liu Wanying took a closer look and saw not only a dating contract, but also the signboard of Zhenai.com. Not only Zhenai.com, but even the employees who were sold together with the other party.

"Well, is this reliable?" Yu Xing waited until the couple who came to ask about the business left before he lowered his head and asked in a rough voice.

"Hello, hello, of course we are reliable. We are a love contract project under Zhenai.com. So far, we have provided sweet blessings to tens of thousands of couples." The employee in front of the stall familiarly promoted, "Do you know Zhenai.com? Zhenai.com is the leading marriage and dating company in the country. This is our flyer. The company can find it with just a search."

Yu Xing raised his head and questioned: "Is it a blessing or a final exchange?"

"Our business has already entered... ah?" Cui Jingwei, who is now an employee of Zhenai.com, had just explained half of the sentence when he suddenly saw that the person in front of him was his former boss. He was surprised and happy and said, "Mr. Yu... Oh... Mr. Yu..."

"Hey, Cui Jingwei, do you still remember me? Why are you setting up a stall here? How have you been these past two years?" Yu Xing called out the name of his former employee with a smile, "I remember you were the deputy director of operations."

Cui Jingwei was the team leader who accompanied Yu Xing from Jinling to Shanghai to develop the market. At one point, he wanted to resign because his family disliked the company's small size and believed that the products were unreliable.

At that time, Yu Xing, whose project was about to be sold, persuaded Cui Jingwei and only then completed the final transaction after promoting his position.

In Yu Xing's impression, Team Leader Cui is quite pragmatic and he has always had a good impression of him.

"Hey, there are still deputy directors, but now they are mainly city managers. When we have nothing to do, we can stay on the front line together." Cui Jingwei gave a cigarette to his former boss and introduced his current colleague, "This is Mr. Yu. Our project was founded by Mr. Yu. He is the Dr. Yu of Bai Xiaosheng that I often mentioned."

Yu Xing took the cigarette and smiled at the Zhenai.com employee who was greeting him: "You don't know me, right? I used to be the internal audit director of your Zhenai.com."

The employee of Zhenai.com touched his head, obviously not familiar with that episode, and just smiled innocently.

Yu Xing lit a cigarette and asked again, "Cui Jingwei, how have you been these past two years? Is your work going well?"

"That's the thing. We, uh, the love contract of Zhenai.com is mainly intended to expand in the social group, but this is a bit difficult. Moreover, it is not only Zhenai.com that has it. There are similar products of all sizes on the market. In the first half of this year, insurance companies also got involved." Cui Jingwei smoked a cigarette and said seriously, "So, the competition is quite fierce. Although Zhenai.com has been around for many years, the credit of insurance companies is completely different."

Yu Xing thought again. Although it had been two years, the influence of dating contracts in society was still limited. But if insurance companies came after profits, the "public order and good morals" that he had been concerned about earlier might come into play.

He didn't talk about this, but just nodded and said, "It's really hard to compete with insurance companies. It's difficult."

"Well, but we started early, and in order to better market the market, we gave a group of customers who redeemed their money in advance, so we still have some first-mover advantage," said Cui Jingwei.

"You guys chat first, I'm going to buy a chain for my aunt." Liu Wanying next to her spoke at this time.

Yu Xing nodded and simply sat behind the stall.

Cui Jingwei was actually very familiar with his former boss's experiences over the past two years. On the one hand, it was natural for him to pay attention to him, and on the other hand, Bai Xiaosheng always appeared in news of all sizes. He also registered a forum account, making him a moderate user.

The two men had a close relationship as in the past, and now they were chatting animatedly behind the stall.

Yu Xing even went back to his old job to introduce business to curious couples.

When he successfully sold a deal, he couldn't help laughing after the customer left: "Cui Jingwei, how is it, my skills haven't diminished, right?"

Cui Jingwei said sincerely: "Yes, Mr. Yu, if you continue to work on this project, it will definitely be very good." Yu Xing smiled happily.

As night fell and the lights came on, more and more couples came to the stall asking curious questions.

Yu Xing simply put out his cigarette and concentrated on promoting Zhenai.com's business as a way of expressing his gratitude.

As soon as one couple left, another couple came.

"What is this?" a voice came into my ears.

Yu Xing raised his head while serving with a smile, and just as his eyes fell on the middle-aged man in front of him who was asking questions, his expression suddenly froze, as he felt that the man looked quite like an old acquaintance.

"Hello, we are a love contract product under Zhenai.com. We are dedicated to sending blessings to couples to stay together forever. As long as they finally get married, they can get roses/gold and other products." Seeing that his former boss did not move, Cui Jingwei began to introduce.

The middle-aged man frowned and said, "It's just some scam."

Cui Jingwei has inevitably encountered similar comments in the past two years. At this time, he was not in a mood at all, but just introduced the company and its products.

Yu Xing listened to the middle-aged man's continuous questioning. His heartbeat quickened as he heard the familiar voice in his memory. He almost confirmed who he was - Xu Zhenghong, the former future father-in-law, who had repeatedly obstructed the further development of his relationship with his young girlfriend due to financial and other issues!
No wonder he looks like an old friend, it turns out he is the old friend’s father!

Yu Xing let out a sigh and didn't say anything to help introduce her. People and things were different now. Even if he met that person, she would not be the same person she was when he met her without years of shaping her.

Although they are the same person, they are actually two similar flowers.

However, Yu Xing's mood is still inevitably complicated. The relationship that was once under the economic haze cannot escape the influence of this important factor. There are bound to be bumps and bruises when getting to know each other and falling in love. In the end, the bitterness of life is naturally greater than the sweetness of love.

Yu Xing walked to the side and lit a cigarette.

"You are such a leisurely guy." The middle-aged man Xu Zhenghong hugged his new girlfriend and didn't want to waste money. He saw the employee behind the stall lighting a cigarette and expressed his dissatisfaction directly, "Is this how you serve customers?"

Cui Jingwei quickly explained: "Mr. Yu is not an employee of our Zhenai.com."

When Xu Zhenghong heard this address, he looked up and down at Yu Xing who was smoking, and asked in confusion: "Mr. Yu?"

"Mr. Yu is one of the top ten young economic figures in Shanghai this year, and his company will be listed soon." Cui Jingwei is very familiar with his former boss's current achievements and even knows his latest honors, which he just mentioned casually.

Yu Xing waved his hand, indicating that Cui Jingwei didn't need to talk about this.

Xu Zhenghong was somewhat in awe. He was young, had an honorable background, and his company was close to going public. Regardless of whether it was nonsense or not, he couldn't be treated as a small vendor.

"Hey, let's buy one. Don't you have confidence in the future?" Xu Zhenghong's new girlfriend acted coquettishly.

Xu Zhenghong frowned, and seeing Yu Xing's vague gaze, he didn't waste any more words and spent a few hundred dollars to buy a scam to please his girlfriend.

Of course he couldn't marry his new girlfriend, so the money would be wasted.

Xu Zhenghong paid the money and signed the contract. In the middle, he even wanted to chat with Yu Xing, but he didn't get a response so he ended the purchase of the product.

"Mr. Yu, what's wrong?" Cui Jingwei felt that his former boss' sudden silence was a little strange.

"Nothing." Yu Xing shook his head and handed Cui Jingwei a cigarette. "I just remembered something. I don't know why, but I felt like there was a fire in my heart."

Cui Jingwei didn't understand and just followed suit and smoked.

After smoking, Yu Xing perked up and helped sell to two groups of clients, but he felt bored.

"Let's go, Cui Jingwei, you go ahead with your work, I'll go take a look inside." He said hello.

Cui Jingwei nodded, feeling inexplicably reluctant to leave.

However, before Yu Xing could move, he saw Xu Zhenghong, who had bought the product earlier, hurried over.

"Refund it, refund it, refund it to me." Xu Zhenghong came to the stall and shouted for his money back. "What the hell, it's all a scam, refund it now!"

There were two of them together just now, but now he is coming alone to return the money.

Yu Xing cursed Lao Deng inwardly and couldn't help but say, "We need to notify both parties for this refund."

Xu Zhenghong was furious: "Why don't you try to notify one of them? I will make sure that you can't set up your stall today."

Yu Xing had never had a good relationship with him in his memory, so he said unhappily, "It's just a matter of a few hundred dollars. What's wrong with you?"

"A few hundred dollars is not money. Did your money blown away by the wind?" Xu Zhenghong insisted on returning the money.

Seeing that someone nearby had looked over, Cui Jingwei agreed to refund the money in order to calm the situation down.

Xu Zhenghong achieved his goal, and said with some pride: "You guys just cheat young people. You can cheat my daughter, but you can cheat me? What two years, what blessings, it's all bullshit, half of you guys are married!"

Yu Xing: “…”

If it were half that, the company would have gone bankrupt long ago.

He looked at the complacent Lao Deng in front of him and sighed, "Lao Xu, don't calculate the probability. Judging from your attainments, your daughter's math is not much better."

I know Lao Xu. He really loves money and is stingy. Naturally, I also know Xiao Xu. Xiao Xu is different from her father. She has never been good at accounting.

Xu Zhenghong sneered, and then said proudly: "My daughter has been good at math since she was a child. I have trained her since she was a child. She calculates all the accounts at home by herself. I was wrong. You guys can't even fool my daughter."

Yu Xing took a puff of his cigarette and burst out laughing. It was actually inflated.

However, just as he put down his cigarette, he saw the genuine pride on Xu Zhenghong's face, and he was moved and asked, "Is your daughter good at math? Has she been doing accounting since she was young?"

"That's not good?" Xu Zhenghong shook his head. "Children must be trained from a young age, so that they can plan for themselves how much money to spend, how much to use, and how much to keep. My daughter's math must have been trained this way. Why would I lie to you?"

Yu Xing looked at Lao Deng in front of him in some astonishment.

If Xiao Xu had been doing accounting since he was young, how come he could never figure out the mortgage? If he was good at math, how come Xiao Xu could always make excuses for not remembering the family debts?

Yu Xing's voice suddenly became a little hoarse, but he still asked unwillingly: "Really?"

Xu Zhenghong frowned, feeling that the young man in front of him was a little puzzled: "What's real? How can it be fake?"

It turned out to be like this...

The memory in Yu Xing's mind was already a little fuzzy, but at this moment Xiao Xu's smiling threat suddenly emerged in his mind again, "I will settle the accounts at the end of the year, remember this."

He took a breath, and seemed to see the girl squatting in the kitchen, peeling shrimps and muttering, "The freshly dead shrimps are such a bargain. I went around the supermarket twice before waiting for them to die. They are cheap and delicious."

Yu Xing stood there in a daze, as if he was suddenly hit by a bullet that was also coming upstream.

The faces in her mind seemed blurry, but her love suddenly became exceptionally clear.

But at this moment, even if Xiao Xu was standing in front of him, they were just two similar flowers.

The only thing that makes one sad and heartbroken is separation.

Yu Xing looked at Lao Deng.

Lao Deng looked at Yu Xing.

"Be nice to your daughter." Yu Xing said in a slightly hoarse voice.

Xu Zhenghong was furious. What kind of words are these!

"What's wrong?" Liu Wanying appeared beside him, holding a gift bag in her hand. She glanced at the situation in front of her and told him the latest news, "Boss Yu, Penguin just upgraded its security software. It's almost exactly the same as 360."

Yu Xing exhaled, reached out and held Xiaoying's hand, with a complex flame burning in his heart: "Let the penguin feel the pain."

(End of this chapter)