Chapter 325 Ranking of the top 100 Internet companies, Germination is coming!(1/2)
Sprout actually has a subsidiary that is very suitable for financing.
That is Qingniao Mutual Entertainment.
Not to mention that Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment has achieved profitability very early, and the level of profitability is very impressive. If it really wants to start Series A financing, investors will probably go crazy.
If nothing else, at least Tengda will invest in Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment at all costs.
It's a pity that Zhang Shuo won't do this.
The profits that Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment turns in every month are already the cash pillar needed to support Bu Ya’s daily operations. Once foreign investors are introduced, they will inevitably pay dividends to the investors.
It is equivalent to withdrawing future profits in advance in one fell swoop.
Still not right!
Zhang Shuo, who had not thought of any safe solution for the time being, first called Lu Kai to the office, and then connected Lu Qi's video call in the Magic City to start a three-party meeting.
Although Lu Qi lives in Shanghai, he is the vice president in charge of the group's Internet affairs. Whether it is Qingyun Data's financing, Qinghe Technology, or Qingniao Interactive Entertainment, he cannot be avoided.
You must also respect Lu Qi’s opinion.
Zhang Shuo first introduced the basic situation.
"For Qingyun Data, my opinion is that we can start the A-round financing in due course, with a target financing of about 2.5 billion, which will be mainly used for the construction and daily operations of the data center in southern Sichuan. The financing targets can be Binhai City, Magic City, and Haijin City
As well as local urban investment companies such as Sichuan South where Qingyun Data has built data centers, it can also be regarded as deepening the connection with the local area, mutual benefit and win-win cooperation."
This will save the Sprout Group a lot of expenses.
"I agree!"
Lu Kai was the first to express his support. As the rotating president, he certainly knows the current capital chain situation of the group. It is on the edge of the cliff of running out of food at any time. It can be improved a little bit.
"I agree."
Lu Qi was new here, so of course he wouldn't object.
"Okay, then it will be unanimously approved. Mr. Lu will take the lead in the specific financing matters."
"no problem!"
As the vice president in charge of investment business, Lu Kai is also bound to do so.
"The problem now is that just solving the burden of Qingyun Data cannot completely improve the group's capital chain. Do you have any good opinions or suggestions about this?" Zhang Shuo asked.
"This still depends on your decision, Mr. Zhang."
However, Lu Kai is a veteran and knows very well that any subsidiary under the umbrella of Moya is a treasure in the eyes of the big boss, and he is unwilling to share it with the outside world.
As long as you are willing to open your mouth, financing is not difficult.
"My decision is that we must raise funds without suffering losses, let alone fishing in vain." Zhang Shuo also stated his evaluation of each subsidiary one by one.
State your position clearly and clearly.
"Then we probably have to raise funds from overseas. Domestically, unsecured financing is very difficult."
Lu Kai guessed that the big boss would choose this way.
"Then when it comes to overseas financing, shouldn't you, the general manager of Jiaoyang Holdings and the general manager of the overseas business department, show some achievements? Otherwise, you won't be able to deliver."
Since the establishment of Jiaoyang Holdings, it has not raised a few serious funds.
The largest overseas financing.
It was Zhang Shuo who instructed the Dream Fund to do it, and it had nothing to do with Jiaoyang Holdings.
"Not to mention too much, can we handle the two billion overseas debt financing?"
However, Zhang Shuo defeated Lu Kai's army.
"good!"
Lu Kai did not shirk, but gritted his teeth and agreed.
"In addition to overseas financing, is it possible to separate Feixun and raise funds separately?"
Lu Qi put forward his suggestion.
After joining the company for more than a month, Lu Qi already knew a lot about the entire system, especially the Internet business, and quickly pointed out a point that had been ignored before.
"Feixun's current market share is too low, and its promotion is limited, so it can't sell at a good price, right?"
In the PC era, most companies either use internal enterprise management software, or simply use ICQ and ICQ mailboxes as a link to transmit information and data.
The most serious and efficient collaborative office software was born in the mobile Internet era. It is precisely because of the mobile Internet era that collaborative office is getting more and more attention.
And the wave of mobile Internet is sweeping across.
Even in the original time and space, the explosion of the enterprise management software market was due to the surge in demand for remote working and online working during the special period.
Prior to this, the enterprise management software market had not been optimistic.
Not to mention those who are slow to respond, even many Internet companies are cautious and even wary of office software such as Feixun.
I'm afraid that company secrets will be stolen by Mo Ya.
Therefore, even though Zhao Xiaohu has organized a technical development team and carried out two major upgrades to Feixun after taking over Feixun, its promotion has still been limited.
Even if it raises external financing, it is estimated that it will be difficult for investors to give a satisfactory valuation.
Of course, this is also related to Feixun's business model. As an enterprise collaborative office software, especially in the early stages of promotion, it is destined to be free and open to the outside world. It is difficult to find any good profit points.
To promote Feixun externally, one is to promote the budding corporate value.
The implication is obvious——
"Look, as a start-up that has only been established for more than two years, Sprout has been able to achieve such amazing achievements because of its efficient collaborative office software."
"When start-ups use Feixun, they are walking on the same path as Buya."
“High quality and far-sighted!!”
Anyway, it is such a set of value logic to expand the invisible influence of the sprout.
The second is to promote Qingyun services by promoting Feixun.
The reason is also very simple. For Feixun's remote working, collaborative working, online document editing, video conferencing and other functions, Urban Qingyun Data provides cloud services.
Feixun is a good choice, and Qingyun service deserves most of the credit.
Moreover, after Feixun was transferred to Qinghe Technology, Feixun has been connecting with Qingyun data and established a technical coordination group to integrate Feixun into Qingyun's cloud services as much as possible.
Feixun’s real profit point is also in the cloud service sector.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The third is to promote Feixun and demonstrate its budding software development capabilities to the outside world.
As a start-up that has only been established for two years, Sprout's R&D capabilities have always been questioned by the outside world. Although products such as Weixin have verified Sprout's product development capabilities.
But Feixun's success will still have a positive effect on Germination.
"I think Feixun has unlimited potential."
Lu Qi continued to elaborate on his point of view, "If nothing else, Feixun Conference alone will be a billion-level market in the future. In fact, it has been popularized abroad for a long time, and it just fills the domestic gap."
"Online collaborative working will also be a major trend in the future of the Internet. Just like what Sprout is currently implementing, various subsidiaries, even various departments, and branches are physically distributed across the country and even around the world.
But it can break through the restrictions and barriers of geographical location through cloud services."
"Feixun has been very successful in this area, even surpassing similar overseas software."
Speaking of which.
Lu Qi couldn't help but sigh that the ability of Mei Ya to make products is really great, far beyond the outside world's impression of Mei Ya, including his previous impression of Mei Ya.
"As for the problem of limited promotion, it may be due to Feixun's closed policy."
"How to say?"
Zhang Shuo realized that Lu Qi might have thought deeply about Feixun.
"Giants such as Ari and Qiandu, as well as emerging Internet companies such as Xiaomi, the reason why they stay away from Feixun is precisely because Feixun is incubated internally and 100% controlled by us. If we can invite these companies to join Feixun,
By giving up absolute control over the company, Feixun may be able to move from being closed to being open.”
Lu Qi generally agrees with Bu Ya's internal incubation strategy. As long as its own funds can still support it, there is really no need to carry out frequent equity financing.
The problem is, not all products fit this model.
Like Feixun.
It is destined to adopt an open and cooperative development model.
"In this case, let's give it a try and spread the word to the outside world to see if Ali, Qiandu and other giants are interested in investing in Feixun."
Zhang Shuo is not very optimistic. Based on his understanding of the usual practices of Tenda and Ali, they are more willing to develop an office software internally, and they are probably not willing to use Feixun.
This is how the original time and space was.
It is just a collaborative office software, but it also needs to be three pillars.
Of course, Zhang Shuo also hopes to break this involution pattern. If they can jointly hold shares, perhaps software like Dingding will not be born in the future.
Feixun will also dominate the world.
To be continued...