Reborn Capital Empire

Chapter 187 Li Jingwei

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After completing the major goal of becoming a shareholder in Amazon, Guo Shouyun inevitably went to the Valve studio, also in Seattle. But there is no welcome gain here. "Counter-Strike 2" has been in development for less than half a year, and "Call of Duty" has not slowed down after acquiring the 2015 studio. But it will take at least a year and a half to complete.

In contrast, Half-Life and Left 4 Dead are faster. Especially the former, it will be released in about 4 months, which makes Guo Shouyun quite looking forward to it.

In addition, the monthly revenue of three or four million US dollars brought to Valve Studio by several old games in the past is not as good as that of other brother companies, and even the newly established Legend Studio is worse, but the overall Not bad for that.

After communicating with the senior management of Valve Game Studio, Guo Shouyun flew back to San Francisco.

Coming back here again after nearly a month, Guo Shouyun realized that his days as a trapeze man may not be far away.

Less than a week after returning to San Francisco, he received a special guest from afar at Hanshan Courtyard.

"Boss, this is Mr. Li Jingwei from Jianlibao Group."

In the reorganization of Hanhua Company, Guo Zhen, who replaced Zhang Lei as the CEO of Hanhua Capital after his promotion, pointed to a fat old man in a black suit and introduced to Guo Shouyun.

"Hello Mr. Li, I've heard the name for a long time."

Guo Shouyun took two steps forward, stretched out his right hand, and said in a warm tone.

Li Jingwei looked at the young man in front of him with surprise in his eyes. Although he had a brief understanding before, he didn't realize that Guo Shouyun was much younger than he imagined after they actually met. This not only made him more curious about the other party.

After all, in his understanding, the other party has earned more than his lifetime wealth in one year.

"You're welcome, Mr. Guo is the real young talent!"

"Thank you, please!"

"Please!"

While walking and chatting, the group came to the living room of the Hanshan Courtyard. After taking their seats, the housekeeper George greeted the servants to bring the tea and cakes prepared in advance.

"I know that Mr. Li likes to drink Pu'er, so I specially prepared some!"

"Mr. Guo has a heart!"

"We Chinese people pay attention to being at home. VIP guests like Mr. Li who are not far away must be treated well!" After speaking, Guo Shouyun raised his teacup, "Please!"

Li Jingwei nodded, and after a polite sentence, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Lancang ancient tea?"

"Mr. Li is really a connoisseur, and he can taste its brand as soon as he drinks it!"

"The more you drink, the more you'll know. However, it's really surprising to be able to taste Canglan Ancient Tea in Mr. Guo."

Different from the big brands of Pu'er tea such as China Tea, Dayi, and Shimonoseki, Canglan Ancient Tea, Baichatang, and Douji are all niche high-end brands that are popular in specific circles. If you don't have a special understanding of Pu'er tea, many Chinese people don't understand the truth, let alone the United States, which is thousands of miles away.

"I also love tea. Besides, you must be careful when entertaining a distinguished guest like Mr. Li! Please!"

"Please!"

After drinking the tea in the cup and refilling it, Guo Shouyun said, "Mr. Li, Zhang Lei and Guo Zhen must have told you about our investment strategy for Jianlibao Group before coming here. Any questions?"

Seeing Guo Shouyun entering the topic, Li Jingwei's expression also became solemn. After all, Jianlibao Group, as the company he has guarded for half his life, is related to his life. This is also the main reason why he flew all the way from Huaxia to the United States to meet the big boss behind Hanhua in person.

"Although Mr. Zhang and Mr. Guo have told me many times, I still want to hear about Mr. Guo's investment and business strategy for Jianlibao Group!"

Guo Shouyun nodded slightly, "Jianlibao Group is currently the No. 1 brand in the field of sports picking in the Chinese market, and we are very optimistic about its prospects. Mr. Li's stable operation over the past 20 years has also established enough confidence for us. However, to be slightly offensive, the dispute over the property rights of Jianlibao between Mr. Li and the Sishui Municipal Government has shown us an opportunity."

Li Jingwei's expression darkened. Although he was often reluctant to admit it, he was really not good at dealing with government departments. Therefore, countless times he planned to follow the example of TCL and Haier and take back the ownership of Jianlibao through management buyouts, but all of them hit a wall because of his honest temperament. Up to now, the Sishui Municipal Government has already said that Jianlibao will not be sold to anyone who sells it to Li Jingwei.

"...After the successful acquisition of Jianlibao Group, Hanhua will hire a professional organization to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of its personnel, finance, and marketing strategies. Then make some adjustments according to the actual situation. The evaluation and rectification will last for one year. , we will arrange Mr. Li to study at Stanford Business School in the United States within this year. The purpose of this is: one is to reduce the tension between you and the Sishui municipal government, and provide opportunities for you to continue to take charge of Jianlibao in the future; the other is to In the later stage, Jianlibao Group will prepare for the listing. After all, a CEO with an MBA degree from the world's top business school and a company with fully formalized management will be more favored by capital."

"As for the operation of Jianlibao, Mr. Li can rest assured. We have no intention of expanding the product line of Jianlibao Group. During the year you came to the United States to study, its main field is still the sports drink market. New business, it depends on you and the future management of Jianlibao. . . Is Mr. Li still satisfied with my explanation?"

After thinking for a while, Li Jingwei nodded, "Mr. Guo's explanation is very clear."

"That's good. Just want Mr. Li to be a student for a while in the Jiazi year."

"I live to learn, although I am old, but my mind is not confused." After confidently speaking, Li Jingwei hesitated, "However, I heard Zhang Lei and Guo Zhen, the two CEOs, talk about the MBO of Jianlibao Group before. During the strategy, you have emphasized that you must allow management to buy back five years after your company acquired Jianlibao Group?"

"That's right." Guo Shouyun nodded, "Mr. Li, we have a five-year plan for the development of Jianlibao Group. During this period, we will use Hanhua's resources to help you develop, including listing, introducing new Investors, international development strategies and a series of content. After five years, the company's operation has stabilized, and we will consider transferring the shares. After all, we, Hanhua, also need to consider our own interests!"

Guo Shouyun's sincere words won Li Jingwei's trust.

"I hope that what Mr. Guo said just now will be reflected in the contract in detail."

"no problem."

After a pause, Guo Shouyun continued: "Mr. Li should be familiar with Mr. Li Ning, right?"

Li Jingwei nodded. Li Ning, a sports brand, was established by him. It was only later that he helped the other party to separate the Li Ning Sporting Goods Company from the Jianlibao Group.

"I hope Mr. Li can act as an intermediary to contact Mr. Li Ning for us. We, Hanhua, are very interested in Li Ning Sporting Goods Company and hope to invest in it and act as their listing underwriter."

Li Jingwei didn't refuse the effort. Moreover, it is very likely that everyone will work together in the future, and they cannot refuse.

After a brief chat, a tired look appeared on Li Jingwei's face. After all, he is a person in his 60s. He flew from the magic capital to San Francisco for more than ten hours, and his energy and physical strength are basically a matter of course. After asking George to take the other party to the room prepared in advance to rest, Guo Shouyun took Guo Zhen and sat down again.

"How's it going with the Sishui Municipal Government?"

"There is still disagreement within the municipal government on how to deal with Jianlibao, but now the restructuring of state-owned enterprises is a major trend, coupled with the rigid relationship between the government and Li Jingwei, so the entire Sishui municipal government is still inclined to sell. However, this may take some time. Open up the joints." Guo Zhen said.

He nodded clearly, "Don't be stingy with money when necessary. In addition, it's not just us who can discover the value of Jianlibao. Therefore, we must cut through the mess in this matter."

"clear!"

"There's one more thing. Now Huaxia's enterprises are inevitably characterized by nepotism, cronyism and financial opacity. Therefore, after the acquisition of Jianlibao is completed, the people who hired KPMG should check it out. Clean up the black sheep among them, and put the company out of business. The management system has been improved.”

"Yes!"

"By the way. When dealing with personnel issues, you have to keep one thing in mind: catch the big and let the small. After punishing the people with less serious but outstanding abilities, be sure to keep them. We want them to run the Jianlibao Group for us. In addition, when choosing Li Jingwei's replacement, don't want those 'browsy' MBAs, what I want is 'Xiao Gui Cao Sui'." Guo Shouyun said solemnly.

He did not plan to expand in the beverage field of Huaxia. As a PE project, Guo Shouyun only intends to make Jianlibao Group stable and profitable, and then stably go public, bringing him a steady stream of income. So, conservative is more to his taste than radical.

Of course, he didn't want Jianlibao Group to stop completely. But he prefers to let Li Jingwei lead this development himself. After all, only the founders of a business know their business best. Moreover, from the Oriental Magic Water in the 1980s to the current Jianlibao Group, the fact that it has been standing for nearly 20 years has already demonstrated Li Jingwei's talent in enterprise management.

You must know that in the past 20 years, it has grown up with Jianlibao, and even the more brilliant Feilong, Sanzhu, Aiduo, etc., too many "corpses" testify to the cruelty of the growth environment of China's private enterprises. Those who have survived until now are all strong in their respective fields.

He respects and trusts this elite after the survival of the fittest!

Li Jingwei did not stay in the United States for too long. Chatted with Guo Shouyun about the future development of Jianlibao. After the two exchanged some views on China's economy, Guo Zhen accompanied him to visit San Francisco most of the time.

As for Guo Shouyun, it's not that he doesn't want to, but he really doesn't have the time.

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On February 2, 2001, the Hills Tower in Mountain View, Silicon Valley.

LinkedIn, which has been established for more than a year and has grown rapidly, has rented the six-storey commercial building with a total office area of ​​127,000 square meters.

"...At present, LinkedIn has 24.8 million registered users, with an average monthly growth rate of 67%. The business has expanded from the initial professional social networking to eight areas full of news, blogs, forums, mailboxes, articles, instant messaging and career intermediaries. Business. A rich product matrix has greatly improved our user stickiness. In the past February, we achieved $4.39 million in revenue, setting a new record since the establishment of LinkedIn. However, I believe this record It's going to be broken soon, as we at LinkedIn are still taking big strides."

Guo Shouyun took the lead in applauding after LinkedIn CEO Tim George's confident words.

Soon, loud applause resounded through LinkedIn's largest conference room. After more than ten seconds, Guo Shouyun, who was sitting in the center of the conference room, pressed his palm. With his movements, the atmosphere gradually calmed down.

Today's LinkedIn executive meeting brought together all the top executives of the company, in addition to his chairman and Tim George, as well as the company's partner and CTO Alexander Martin, CFO Dunco Verne, CHO Frank Arnell, Chief Risk Officer John Belden, LinkedIn News Head Rick Bye, LinkedIn Head of English Library Tim Arnold, and delegate Louis Bowen, who represented Phoenix at the meeting.

Looking around, Guo Shouyun, who was in the center of everyone's attention, said in a condensed voice, "The core topic that we have gathered to discuss today is just one: financing!"

Because he had guessed it long ago, there was not much commotion about his words~www.wuxiaspot.com~ However, everyone's eyes became brighter.

"Everyone knows that. Although LinkedIn's revenue is rising again and again, it will even exceed 50 million US dollars this year. However, these revenue can no longer support the company's development needs. Especially the internationalization strategy in the second half of the year requires a lot of capital. Support. So, we need new investors.”

"Then how much financing do we need?" Alexander Martin wondered.

As one of the founders of the company and the second largest shareholder after Guo Shouyun and Phoenix Capital, he has far fewer scruples than those present. Moreover, the character relationship also made him more accustomed to being straight.

"Based on the development plans reported by various departments and the form of the Internet, we initially plan to raise US$250 million in Series B financing! The specific financing targets are private equity institutions such as Carlyle Group, DFJ, Bain Capital, SoftBank, etc. Tim, You are responsible for this matter and strive for the best conditions for us."

"clear!"

Tim George nodded solemnly. As LinkedIn's CEO, he has a responsibility.

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