What's wrong with me being a rich man?

Chapter 59 Dislocation
Instead of just making a phone call and offering a price, why don’t you make an offer?

Yu Xing was very disappointed with the communication from Zhenai.com.

He guessed that Zhenai.com must have tried to do business but found it was not that easy, so they wanted to invest in themselves.

The problem is that GuiAi.com isn’t very successful.

It is difficult to develop social customers, and campus customers have given up most of their interests. If we take the investment from Zhenai.com, how will we deal with this mess in the future?

The situation is already out of control!

Guiai.com was established less than three months ago. It was driven entirely by a high profit-sharing model, with a crude structure and sloppy management, not to mention the problems in the Beijing and Guangzhou markets...

To be fair, is it difficult to put together a makeshift team?

Yu Xing already felt it was not easy.

And let the makeshift team continue...

He seemed to be having a harder time lately.

To put it bluntly, the company did not lay a good foundation from the beginning. It can certainly try to operate for a long time, but... it's better not to try.

Yu Xing pondered over the developments from Zhenai.com for a long time and completely cut off the possibility of accepting investment from his heart. In addition to the problems of Zhenai.com itself, he was also more interested in stirring up this era.

Of course, selling the company does not mean the end of my relationship with this industry. “Those things” still need good material.

On the evening of the 3rd, Yu Xing was sitting at the table in his apartment sorting out documents when there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Cui Jingwei, what's the matter?"

The person who came was Cui Jingwei, the team leader who came from Jinling to Shanghai to develop business.

"Mr. Yu, uh, this..." Cui Jingwei hesitated.

Yu Xing knew from the tone that there was nothing good going on, so he patiently said, "Just tell me what you want to say. We are all from Jinling, and you have been in the company since June. What is there to hide?"

"Mr. Yu, uh, I want to resign." Cui Jingwei said it out loud.

Yu Xing was not too surprised and asked the reason: "Last month's performance was not good. Were you hit? The university has started now. You should be able to feel that the vitality of our business has returned."

Cui Jingwei pursed his lips and told the truth: "Mr. Yu, my mother thinks the company is unreliable and has called me several times."

Yu Xing groaned: "Hmm..."

Cui Jingwei started the conversation and continued, "She knew when our company was founded and she felt that it was too small and that our products... well, anyway, she just wouldn't let me do it."

Yu Xing thought for a while and said, "Cui Jingwei, your mother thinks that the company's registration time is too short and the company is too small. Well, how about this, you wait a little longer..."

Cui Jingwei thought the boss was referring to the salary issue, as last month's salary had indeed not been paid yet.

If it were him, he would actually be willing to continue working in the company.

Cui Jingwei considered and said, "Then I'll wait until next week..."

"Next week? Oh, no, Cui Jingwei, you have to wait until the end of this month." Yu Xing had seen this team leader. He was a down-to-earth person and was growing very fast, but his academic major was not good.

Cui Jingwei looked at his boss with some confusion.

"We've already done it, what's the point of missing a little more time?" Yu Xing said with a smile, "Just hold on."

Cui Jingwei hesitated for a moment and agreed.

After the team leader left, Yu Xing sighed, took out his cell phone and looked through his address book, but eventually continued to organize the company's materials and data by himself.

……

On September 9, Zhenai.com was still trying to develop new businesses, and at the same time, it also received news of similar actions by friendly competitors.

However, the new business is obviously not as easy as imagined.

That afternoon, Vice President Wei Jialan went on a business trip to Shanghai. After checking into the hotel, she was still thinking about Guiai.com.

"Old Xu, how do you think we should handle this? Should we really hire people to handle campus business, or should we directly use the current system team to serve social customers?" Wei Jialan brought up this matter again with her colleagues during dinner.

Xu Zhaode is a veteran of the company, serving as deputy director of operations, and has always been rough in his approach.

He looked at Mr. Wei's worried face and couldn't help but laugh: "Aren't they just a group of college students? You mentioned them several times at the meeting. Why are you still thinking about them after coming to Shanghai?"

"The headquarters of Guiai.com is right here." Wei Jialan shook her head and said, "It's hard to do, so we're obsessed with it. If we put a lot of effort into it ourselves, the cost will be quite high. If we don't do it, we'll really miss out on a good business. What's more, Jiayuan.com and Baihe.com also want to do this."

Xu Zhaode asked: "Aren't you going to discuss some new cooperation or make an investment?"

"I want to talk, but Yu Xing from Guiai.com, that college student, is too ambitious." Wei Jialan frowned and said, "He doesn't want to accept investment, he just wants to build the company."

Xu Zhaode pondered for a few seconds and judged: "The price is too low. How ambitious can he be for a group of college students?"

Wei Jialan shook her head: "Price is not the main factor. It is difficult to estimate the price of a newly established company. If we pay too much, it is better for us to do it ourselves. If we pay too little, it will be useless."

Xu Zhaode asked casually: "What price do you want to offer for this company?"

"80 to 100 million." Wei Jialan said the new price with regret, "But he didn't even give me a chance to quote. I guess Guiai.com won't negotiate."

Xu Zhaode was not in charge of this aspect of the business, but he still said, "If I were a college student running a company, I would directly bring cash to him to negotiate. He has never seen how much a million is, right? What can you discuss if you only talk about numbers?"

Wei Jialan laughed and said, "This college student is different. His company's monthly revenue is about this much. Can he fall for your tricks?"

Xu Zhaode was not convinced: "Revenue is revenue. How much money can he get? Didn't they say that most of it was distributed to employees? The company has other shareholders. Can he get 20 yuan in a year?"

He stood up and insisted on his opinion: "They are just a bunch of college students. One million dollars must weigh 20 to 30 kilograms. If they just push it in front of them, I don't believe we can't negotiate!"

"Hahaha, you think it's you?" Wei Jialan shook her head and laughed, "They are very ambitious. They even put their advertisement in front of our company."

Xu Zhaode looked at the deputy general manager and said disdainfully, "What kind of ambition are you? You are just imagining all sorts of things. General Manager Wei, I tell you, if you take out the cash, I will go to negotiate with you tomorrow with my bag. I can't say that the deal will be successful, but I can't say that we won't make any progress!"

He finally said: "If you are optimistic about this, then push forward this matter quickly. Otherwise, it will become more and more difficult as time goes by. If this company expands its business to more cities, it will be even more difficult."

Wei Jialan was moved by these words. Guiai.com currently only operates in five cities, but as long as they have digested it, they will definitely continue to expand. By then, the cost will definitely be greater.

But she still said: "Yu Xing is an extraordinary person, he is ambitious and determined. You underestimate him too much."

Xu Zhaode didn't want to continue talking at this point, and simply said: "Give it a try, call him later and make an appointment, I want to see what kind of person he is."

Wei Jialan hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.

The next day, at ten o'clock in the morning, Wei Jialan, Xu Zhaode and his party visited Guiai.com.

The office isn't large, but that's not surprising.

A total of seven people came today, but their main purpose was to protect the safety of funds.

Xu Zhaode was carrying a bag containing cash withdrawn from three banks. He was curious about the weight and actually weighed it. One million cash weighed about 23 kilograms.

"Let me talk first." At this point, Xu Zhaode was a little worried and said seriously, "If I don't reach an agreement, I can change the leader to talk. This way there will be room for maneuver." Wei Jialan nodded.

Xu Zhaode walked into the office first, carrying his bag, and saw that there was only a young man inside.

"Mr. Yu, right?"

Xu Zhaode asked this question, and without waiting for an answer, he zipped up his bag and pushed the bag and the money onto the desk.

"I'm representing Zhenai.com. This is one million. Do you want to sell the company?"

Bundles of red bills slid out from the tilted opening of the package.

Wei Jialan had just stepped into the office at this time.

Yu Xing looked in astonishment at the executives of Zhenai.com who were throwing money at people, and then glanced at the person who came in behind.

"Uh." He quickly stood up to express his attitude, and said politely, "Hello, what's your name? Please sit down, please sit down. Well... you..."

Xu Zhaode did not sit down. He turned around to look at his leader. It sounded like the tone was not serious.

"I'm Xu Zhaode, the deputy director of operations at Zhenai.com, and this is our CEO Wei and CEO Yu. No need to be so fussy, just say something straightforward. Are you going to sell the company or not?"

"Sell it. This money is yours."

"If you don't sell it, I'll turn around and leave. We're all grown men, don't waste time."

Xu Zhaode introduced the leader but did not give him room to speak. He simply put one hand on the strap of the backpack containing the money, as if he was going to leave if they disagreed.

Yu Xing looked at the person in front of him, then at the person behind him, then looked down at the huge amount of money scattered on the table, and said in embarrassment: "This..."

Without giving Xu Zhaode a chance to breathe, he said directly: "Don't say this or that, Mr. Yu, just give me a word, can we talk?"

"Well..." Yu Xing hesitated, "Our team is made up of elite college students!"

Xu Zhaode reached out and grabbed the bag.

Yu Xing continued: "We still have a lot of markets in the future!"

Xu Zhaode put the money that had slipped out back in.

Yu Xing added: "This business is our dream!"

Xu Zhao pulled up the zipper, held the bag in his hand, and stared at the college student entrepreneur in front of him.

Yu Xing rested one hand on the desk, took a breath, and finally said, "We can talk! One million is too little! We need to pay more!"

Xu Zhaode turned around and looked at the vice president. Is that it?
Wei Jialan: →_→

She couldn't help but hold her forehead. No, hey, Mr. Yu, no, Mr. Yu, where is the decisiveness you expressed on the phone? Where is your spirit? Where are your things? Is this how you return my evaluation? ? ?
Wei Jialan's heart was filled with emotions, and she felt that the past half month had been wasted!

Seeing that the vice president was silent, Xu Zhaode was not sure about the price, so he asked, "How much do you want?"

Yu Xing looked around, pursed his lips, and quoted his price for the first time: "Five million!"

Wei Jialan sighed softly, adjusted her mentality, smiled again, and took over the company's representative power: "Mr. Yu, your company has not even been around for three months, you are really bold to say that. In fact, this 100 million is the price that I and the company can only offer after repeated applications."

Yu Xing didn't say anything.

Wei Jialan reshaped her perception of each other, and she was relaxed and serious: "Mr. Yu, the reason why I came here to talk to you in person today is that I am full of sincerity, otherwise I would not have gone through so much trouble to withdraw all the cash."

She said seriously, "I arrived in Shencheng yesterday afternoon, and even postponed the original plan this morning just to show our love."

Yu Xing said in embarrassment: "Boss Wei, I believe what you said, but our understanding of the company's value is too different. How can we discuss this?"

"In the final analysis, Guiai.com relies on a surprising product entry point, and the most valuable thing is this idea." Wei Jialan got into the mood and talked eloquently, "Does your product have a threshold? How much do you think an idea can sell for? We know about your previous dispute with NetEase, and your willingness to acquire you this time is also to consider having a more legitimate reason."

She continued, “Your company’s revenue may be performing well, but the foundation is built on sharing revenue with the lower levels. Once the revenue is reduced, how can you continue to expand?”

Upon hearing this, Yu Xing argued: "Why don't we divide? We can continue to divide and continue to expand!"

Wei Jialan pointed out the problem: "The larger the company is, the more employees it has, and the higher the operating costs are. Now that I am standing in front of you, do you think Zhenai.com cannot make this product? What about Jiayuan.com? What about Baihe.com? If your revenue drops, will you lay off employees again? Doesn't laying off employees cost money?"

She sighed: "Mr. Yu, Mr. Yu, this is the price I tried my best to get. You should also have an idea of ​​the company's value in your heart."

Yu Xing was silent for a while, then spoke with some difficulty: "No, President Wei, I can't accept it. We are so different. You said you were sincere, but you belittled my company like this. If that's the case, why did Jiayuan.com and Baihe.com call me?"

"I'm not belittling your company. I actually admire you and your grasp of this market segment." Wei Jialan said patiently, "I'm just talking about the company's value based on facts. Moreover, compared to last time, this price has doubled."

She pointed to the bag of money in Xu Zhaode's hand and said, "It's not easy to offer 100 million to a company that has been in business for less than three months."

Yu Xing pursed his lips and looked at the vice president of Zhenai.com without giving a definite answer: "Boss Wei, I'll think about it again."

Wei Jialan was not disappointed. She just said, "Mr. Yu, I hope you can seize the opportunity. Once we start doing campus business, we will not be able to offer this price anymore."

Yu Xing repeated this time: "I have to think about it. The company doesn't belong to me alone."

He took the initiative to step forward and shake hands with Xu Zhaode and Wei Jialan, indicating the end of the interview.

When the Zhenai.com group got on the business car, Xu Zhaode couldn't help laughing: "This Mr. Yu is really ambitious!"

Wei Jialan spread her hands, speechless for a moment.

"I told you guys, you're all this and that, but they're a bunch of college students. They can't feel anything just by hearing the numbers, but the real money is there. How many years will it take to earn it?" Xu Zhaode was a little proud.

"Since we can talk, that's a good thing." Wei Jialan shook her head self-deprecatingly. "Online and offline, it is indeed easy to magnify and narrow the perception of the same person."

She sighed and said, this is what happened.

Xu Zhaode laughed out loud, sometimes the rough method is more effective!

……

Team leader Cui Jingwei arrived at the office at one o'clock in the afternoon, not knowing why his boss called him.

"Cui Jingwei, you don't have to lead the team this afternoon." Yu Xing instructed the team leader, "Call Jiayuan.com and arrange a meeting time. Mainly, tell them that Zhenai.com has offered us a purchase price of 100 million. As long as I nod, the money will be in our hands immediately."

Cui Jingwei was stunned, both because the company was going to be acquired and because of the task he was tasked with.

He was a little overwhelmed: "Me? Uh, should I go and talk? I..."

"Yes, you go and negotiate. From today on, you are our company..." Yu Xing thought for a moment, thinking of the Zhenai.com executive who had made great contributions before, "Deputy Director of Operations, well, you should think about the language of communication. The theme is Zhenai.com's 100 million."

Cui Jingwei swallowed his saliva, feeling mixed emotions of sadness and joy. The company was being sold? He was promoted?
He walked out of the office in a daze and paused for a while. One million...

Jiayuan.com’s headquarters is in Shanghai, but can they talk to me?

Cui Jingwei was carrying his bag and looked down at his T-shirt unconsciously. Uh, is such a big company willing to talk to a college student like him?
He rubbed his face. No, it’s not a college student, it’s the deputy director of operations!

He should be the type of deputy director of operations who will get a salary increase!

(End of this chapter)