The rebirth of the wife and children

He is a big man, and he even has the urge to cry at this moment.

Just when he was about to find a place to sit quietly for a while, before he lifted his foot, he heard Shang Fuhai say: "However, Mr. Liang, you can inform the hotel now to arrange a celebration banquet."

"Boss, where is the press conference?" Liang Rubo asked him.

Shang Fuhai thought for a while, looked at Liang Rubo and said, "Mr. Liang, I won't go to the press conference. When the time comes, you should go there and announce what should be announced. There is nothing to hide."

Yes, until now, there is nothing to keep hiding. Paike short video needs to be proved its value. A bunch of staff are busy working for Paike short video APP, from top to bottom, This moment also needs to be recognized, and people need to know that their efforts have finally paid off!

The staff who sang bids on the stage continued to call for quotations, but what people didn't expect was that in the end, another quotation of more than 1 billion U.S. dollars came out.

"Sequoia Capital offers $166 billion!"

It is only a small difference of 168 million US dollars less than Wang Qiong's 2 billion offer, but this offer still makes people feel suffocated.

What made these investors feel suffocated and desperate was that the quotations of Wang Qiong and Sequoia Shen Nanpeng were more than double the lowest quotation on the spot.

That is to say, if the quotation of the two of them becomes the final result today, Paike Short Video’s C-round financing valuation will be 4.8 times higher than its B-round financing valuation, which is infinitely close to the difference of 5 times.

Thinking of this result, many people feel that it is a little difficult to breathe.

Before the company went public and entered the capital market, when it was only in the C round of financing, someone recognized its high valuation!

This is simply a miracle!

Standing beside Wang Qiong, Zhang Yiming felt a little sour in his heart at this moment.

Regardless of whether you admit it or not, the valuation of Paike short video has surpassed Toutiao today.

Yes, that's right!

After today, the valuation of Paike Short Video will definitely exceed the market-recognized valuation of the previous round of Toutiao.

As for the valuation value of Toutiao today, we have to wait for its next round of financing to verify.

After Sequoia Investment's quotation was completed, the staff member holding the black box on the stage turned the box upside down and shook it vigorously twice, without even a single hair.

Only then did Shang Fuhai invite Liang Rubo to board the high platform again.

When he walked in front of Ma Yun, Shang Fuhai directly opened his hands and hugged Ma Yun.

Then he took the mic handed over by the staff, and he said: "I was very surprised, and I was also very surprised. Before this financing, I also told Mr. Liang that when we wait for the financing, if the quotation result is lower than 100 billion , never accept."

Liang Rubo nodded with a smile: "That's right, Mr. Shang did say that at the time. To be honest, I still didn't believe it at that time. I always thought it was impossible!"

"So, Mr. Liang, believe it today, you and every employee of Parker Technology are the best."

Shang Fuhai said at the end, especially the three words 'best', he almost yelled out, the sound waves impacted, and many people felt that their ears were buzzing.

Chapter 925 A Different Kind of Mind

"Clap clap clap..."

Just after the end of Shang Fuhai’s speech, there was thunderous applause in the venue. At this moment, Liang Rubo’s eyes were filled with tears. He felt that he should be happy today. He was very happy. He couldn’t cry. Skimmed, wet on the back of the hand.

"Thank you, thank you!" Liang Rubo bowed in three directions: front, left, and right, and finally looked at his boss Shang Fuhai, and said sincerely: "Boss, thank you for your support!"

Yes, without Shang Fuhai's unremitting support from the beginning, Liang Rubo may have made progress slowly like the original track, until the end of this year, the launch of the Douyin short video, and then another bumpy development process, until the Douyin Short videos have reached a peak.

But now, for Liang Rubo, if Shang Fuhai did not appreciate him, then he is probably still working as a technical director with an annual salary of hundreds of thousands in Toutiao, and in Toutiao today, there are at least a few technical directors like him. ten.

He is also not sure if Shang Fuhai didn't pick him up with a hoe to dig him out of Toutiao again and again that day, how many years later he would have the glory and glory he has now, or how many years he might have worked hard. For ten years, he was just an unknown 'senior technician'.

Shang Fuhai once again stretched out his hands and gave Liang Rubo an encouraging hug: "Old Liang, you are indeed doing a great job, and the team you lead is also doing a great job. I am very lucky to invite you to Parker Technology. , bring me such a dazzling golden bump, Lao Liang, keep going!"

Liang Rubo was in a turbulent mood when he said the word "please".

"Come on!" Liang Rubo echoed in a soft voice. There was no impassioned speech, and there was no blood-boiling oath scene, but anyone could feel the determination and indomitable courage in Liang Rubo's words.

Shang Fuhai patted him on the shoulder, gave him a smiling face, and said, "I believe in you!"

A simple sentence, just four words, but Liang Rubo felt full of strength.

A staff member sorted all the quotations just now from largest to smallest. The first is Haina Asia, the second is Sequoia Investment, and the third is Alibaba.

But the fourth place is a capital Fang Saiya fund that does not seem to be larger than the first three, and their quotation also exceeds 150 billion US dollars.

The fifth place is also a well-known capital Fang Jianhong Trust, which does not seem to be as big as the previous ones, and its quotation is also on the 150 billion US dollars line.

The sixth place is Henry Capital, which is an overseas capital.

The seventh place is General Atlantic Capital, but it is a world-renowned capital investment company. Their participation in this round of quotation is 146 billion US dollars.

Baidu Ventures ranked eighth, Hualian Holdings ranked ninth, and Tencent Investment ranked tenth.

Looking at the above top ten investment companies and the quotations they gave, the number of companies with quotations above 150 billion US dollars accounted for a full half, and many people had a premonition in their hearts. The valuation of Paike short video C round financing It will not be less than 150 billion US dollars.

But it was past eleven o'clock at this time, and it was not suitable to continue the negotiation.

Liang Rubo stepped forward at the right time: "Friends who came from afar, thank you for participating in our C round of financing. It's lunch time soon. Let's have dinner first, and then enter the second round according to the rules set in advance in the afternoon."

When eating at noon, Jack Ma specifically found Shang Fuhai and asked about the progress of Guoguang New Energy Vehicle's qualification application.

Having said that, since the capital injection into Guoguang New Energy Vehicle in November last year, many things have happened in the past three months, and Shang Fuhai really didn't bother to ask about the situation there.

In addition, Xu Jinxu used his network to handle this matter with Jidong Development. In this regard, these guys from administrative units are more helpful.

Because of time constraints, Jack Ma didn't say anything else after hearing what he said.

After everyone finished their meal, Liang Rubo personally informed the top ten investors in the round of hidden bids to go to a small meeting room.

The rest of the people, a small part of them, left early after the meal was over, and the monk Fuhai and Liang Rubo said hello.

And most of the other people are silently waiting for the result.

They came here specifically for this matter, there must be a result.

In addition, they also want to know who among the ten investors got into the game in the end.

In a conference room named 'Kara' on the top floor of Kaidili Hotel, Shang Fuhai, Liang Rubo, and the representatives or bosses of the top ten investment companies just now are all here.

After everyone sat down, they still had time to comment on the decoration of the conference room, and it looked quite relaxed.

But if you observe carefully, you will find that these ten will glance at the people around them from time to time, and secretly observe some details of each other's behavior in order to judge their psychological value.

At this time, it is still possible to give such a high quotation. To be honest, even Tencent Investment, which ranks tenth, has no intention of coming over for a stroll.

Especially Yu Zhaohui, who invested on behalf of Tencent, this is the second time he has come to participate in the financing round of Paike short video.

But during the last round of financing, he felt that Paike’s short video was just that big. What is Tencent?

At that time, he really looked down on Paike short videos, but it made him very sad. What he never expected was that Paike short videos had developed to the current scale in a short period of time.

The B round of financing was carried out on January 1 last year, and it took only one year to February 16 this year, and its value has doubled by at least 2 times.

Yu Zhaohui wished he could slap himself.

In today's world, the streets are full of start-up companies, and the start-up companies all over the street are looking for venture capital or investors.

On the other hand, venture capitalists or investors with a lot of cash in their hands are also looking for "high-quality" start-up companies all over the world.

Don't think these 'companies' can survive with money.

Don't say ten do not save one, they will be good if they can save one in a hundred in the end.

But it is often the investment that makes ends meet, and there are very few stable income like Paike short videos.

Especially thinking that the annual advertising revenue of Paike Short Video broke 70 billion last year, and its data in all aspects are also firmly ranked in the forefront of the industry, Yu Zhaohui thought in his heart, no matter what, he has to To win a seat, it is time for Tencent Capital to enter the game.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to do business after he went back.

Chapter 926 Stunning Final Quote

In the Kaila meeting room, the top ten investors in the secret bidding just now are all sitting here, and Shang Fuhai and Liang Rubo are also there.

Shang Fuhai looked around, glanced at the old horse, and finally withdrew his gaze from Shen Nanpeng. He held his voice and said calmly: "Everyone, it's time to reveal the answer to the mystery. I believe everyone here All of you are very sincere, adhering to the hands of cooperation and development to advance together with Parker Technology."

It was an impassioned speech to encourage you, and just finished speaking, before everyone could catch their breath, they changed their tone.

"However, for the sake of more convenient management and better development of the company, in principle, we only conduct more in-depth cooperation with 4 to Lu's investors today."

One sentence lifted the hearts of most of the people present.

Chen Xinhai, the representative of General Atlantic Investment, which was ranked seventh in the bidding just now, spoke suddenly and asked, "Shang Dong, I'm sorry to interrupt, I have a question, this round is simply set according to the order just now. , or we can re-quote.”

Shang Fuhai felt that he really liked this friend so much, he was just thinking about how to talk about it, but someone picked him up and made him laugh.

Shang Fuhai looked at him with a smile, and asked: "But I don't know what Mr. Chen thinks should be done."

Chen Xinhai was not stage fright at all, he said: "Since we are already sitting here, I think none of the ten investors we are working on are willing to give up, so if we just got the ticket to enter this room, from my From my point of view, I definitely hope that Dong Shang will give me another chance, after all, if you follow what Shang Dong said, if you still follow the order just now, wouldn't it mean that there is no chance for me to start with."

When Ma Yun heard what Chen Xinhai said, he couldn't help curling his lips, and said to Shen Nanpeng who was sitting next to him: "Old Shen, I bet Shang Fuhai is definitely not that honest."

Shen Nanpeng approached him, raised one hand to his mouth to form a one-sided hood, and said, "It's up to you to say, if he honestly followed the order just now, then he wouldn't be Shang Fuhai. , and I guess there will be a re-bid.”

"Then what tricks do you think he will play?" Ma Yun became interested, and the two became addicted to discussing it.

Shen Nanpeng thought for a while, and said: "If there is no accident, it is still a hidden bid. If you operate this way, others will have no idea. If you want to enter the game, you can only bid higher."

"It's too thief, but you can't do anything with him, who let him master the scarce resources."

Ma Yun was noncommittal when he heard his evaluation.

In Lao Ma's view, Paike short videos are not a scarce resource, but the amazing thing about Paike short videos is that he has used a promotion gimmick that has never been used in the industry from the very beginning. , All of a sudden caught the small mind of most netizens who are greedy for petty gains.

Then there is the headline recommendation given to him by today's headlines. These two points are seamlessly connected, and it is simply too beautiful. From this point of view, Ma Yun has to say admiration, Shang Fuhai is simply too good at playing.

"This is a fine person!" Lao Ma commented.

But when Shang Fuhai heard Chen Xinhai's question, he laughed and said, "Haha, Mr. Chen is right, since he entered this door, he will definitely give everyone another chance to compete fairly."

When he said this, he immediately attracted the attention of others, especially Li Linfeng from Baidu Ventures, who ranked eighth, Li Hongjiang from Hualian Holdings, who ranked ninth, and Yu Zhaohui from Tencent Investment, who ranked tenth. .

Among these people, even Yu Zhaohui didn't notice it. When he heard Shang Fuhai say that he would give everyone another chance to compete fairly, he let out a sigh of relief, and his heart was relieved.

Shang Fuhai didn't waste everyone's time anymore, he said directly: "In order to be faster and fairer, we will still adopt the method of secret bidding in this round, and we will choose the Lu family investor with the highest bid later, and then The average of your quotations will be used as the basis for today’s financing valuation, and those who agree will enter the market, and those who disagree, we will choose the remaining ones.”

At this moment, most of the people sitting in the Kaila conference room look at me and I look at you, relatively silent. This method is really simple, and it saves the wonderful process of N price wars in the middle.

But for investors like them, this method is really difficult!

How exactly should this quote be written?

Is it possible that everyone tacitly wrote a lower quotation together, and then selected six of them later to find the average of the undervaluation?

Obviously, only a fool would think so!

Today, the people who can sit in this room are all good people, and no one will play such a clever trick.

Do you really think Shang Fuhai can play around?

Believe it or not, if he really did this, Shang Fuhai would flip the table on the spot, and he would 100% change the group of investors to bid again.

Besides, everyone came out to hang out just to make money. Even if they negotiated verbally, and later wrote down the quotation together, I am afraid that when it is put on paper, other people's prices may not be beautiful.

Shen Nanpeng was more straightforward, he raised his hand to signal: "Shang Dong, everyone understands the rules, don't say so much, just distribute the paper, I have been busy for a long time, I finished writing early, and I can go back to the hotel to take a shower rest for a bit."

Ma Yun smiled: "It's better to be old Shen, Boss Shang, I mean the same thing, hurry up, what a big deal."

The old horse's tone is really big, he is really rich and powerful, and he feels that even if the price is quoted a little higher, he still has a lot of bricks.

Shang Fuhai didn't care about their seemingly careless attitude, and waved to Liang Rubo to arrange for the staff to hand out the blank papers one by one.

As he said, Shen Nanpeng finished writing in just a few strokes of '唰唰唰', then folded it into a long strip and pressed it on the table.

Sitting next to him were Ma Yun and Wang Qiong. After thinking about it for a while, Lao Ma rewrote the quotation with a few strokes, and folded the paper into a note.

Don't look like Wang Qiong is a woman, she is very straightforward at this critical moment.

On the contrary, the few remaining investors hesitated, especially the four ranked No.7 to No.10. They were always hesitant and didn't know how much money to write.

I am afraid that if I write too low, I will miss the opportunity, but if I write too high, I am a little unwilling. I always feel that if the quotation is too high, I will lose money.

This ambivalence made them hesitate.

No one from Shang Fuhai or Liang Rubo urged them, they just sat there and waited quietly.

The few people who had already done everything did not speak, just sat there, closed their eyes, and rested for a while.

After about 10 minutes, everyone handed over the quotations to the staff. There are only ten investors, and there is no need to do those long-winded tricks.