Chapter 1028: Flash Financing
Shi Lei thought about it carefully and found that it was really possible to do such a thing.
He turned around helplessly, looked at Bai Kaishui and said, "What do you want?"
"You accompany me to wait for the Jade Dragon to fly tomorrow."
Shi Lei scratched his head and said, "How about you ask your friend to prepare a car and let's drive over, and it will take 600 kilometers and arrive in five or six hours."
Bai Kaishui nodded and said, "This is OK."
After the decision was made, Shi Lei took the boarding pass and prepared to go through the ticket refund procedures.
Bai Kaishui frowned and said, "As for it? This is not much money, do you still have to refund the ticket?"
Shi Lei said: "I have already obtained the boarding pass, which means I have arrived at the airport. If I don't board, I may feel something unexpected happens at the airport. I may have to wait a little longer because of my ticket. Since it's a slight effort, why bother the airport?"
Bai Kaishui rolled his eyes and said, "Dede, you are right, you can go refund the ticket yourself. I'll call someone to get a car."
Shi Lei nodded and said, "Don't build a sports car. It's exhausting to hang in a sports car for five or six hours. In fact, it's best to build a business car or a nanny car, and then a driver or something."
"You have asked so much!" Bai Kaishui complained, but he also felt that what Shi Lei said was reasonable, so he called to arrange it.
Shi Lei completed the ticket refund procedures and arranged the car with Baikaishui. He said: "GMC, are you satisfied?"
"It's great. Get in the car and have a nap and you'll be almost here."
The two of them waited at the airport for a while, when Baikaishui's phone rang. It was a girl who called. She said that the car had arrived at the airport and asked where Baikaishui's people were.
When I found the girl who was calling, Bai Kaishui introduced: "This is my friend, I met in the United States. You should call her Jessica. This is also my friend, Shi Lei."
Jessica is a girl with dark skin and lively skin. She smiled and stretched out her hand. Shi Lei shook her. Jessica said, "You can't be the founder of Qixuan Bicycle, are you?"
Shi Lei nodded and said, "It's me."
"Xiaobai, you can, you know such a young talent. Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Jessica was suddenly excited after hearing this.
Bai Kaishui frowned and said, "As for being so excited? He's just a bicycle seller. Don't waste time. If you have any questions, go on the car. It will take five or six hours to get to Yulong. If you're too late, you can't even eat supper."
"Please, it's already four o'clock in the afternoon, and it's almost ten o'clock when you arrive at Yulong. After arranging your accommodation, you'll have a midnight snack. How can you have any supper?" Jessica complained in dissatisfaction, but she still took the two of them into the car.
In the car, Jessica introduced: "This is my dad's company's car. Xiaobai said he wanted a nanny car, so I borrowed it from my dad. How about it, it's not bad, right?"
Shi Lei nodded and said, "Thank you." After that, he lowered the seat back, lay on it, and closed his eyes.
Jessica looked at Shi Lei and whispered to Bai Kaishui: "Xiaobai, you friend doesn't seem to like talking."
Bai Kaishui said: "Can you stop calling me Xiaobai? It sounds like you are calling a dog."
"I didn't mind when you called me Xiao Hei! Don't interrupt, I'm asking you!"
Bai Kaishui said helplessly: "He is okay, maybe he is a little tired and not very clear. After a while, he arrives at Yulong and is familiar with you, so he probably starts to talk too much."
"By the way, how did you two meet? Let me tell you, I'm starting a business recently, and the investors I've come into contact with say that your friend is absolutely unparalleled in the entire venture capital circle. Originally, because many startup companies that imitate the Qixuan model recently appeared, the valuation of Qixuan by investment banks has stabilized. But unexpectedly, Qixuan actually cooperated with the government, which increased its original market share by ten points at once. Now, investment banks are in a boiling moment, and it is said that the valuation of Qixuan has been much higher."
Hearing this, Shi Lei opened his eyes and asked with a smile: "Have your friend told you that the investment bank has reached about the valuation of Qixuan now?"
Jessica rolled her eyes and said, "You are too realistic, right? I borrowed a car and a person. I planned to be a free tour guide for Yulong. You haven't said three words to me. I heard that the company's valuation has increased, are you interested?"
Shi Lei smiled and said, "The main reason is that I just met you, and I don't know how to communicate with you. Moreover, you and Mr. Bai have not seen each other for a long time. I thought you should have a lot to say, so I will leave the space for you."
"Don't get me wrong. I have nothing to do with him, I just treat him as a sister!"
"Fuck, it's clear that I treat you as a buddy." Bai Kaishui immediately fought back.
Shi Lei smiled and said, "Come on, you don't need to explain your relationship to me. I understand, you are her male best friend and she is your female brother. Let's talk about Qixuan's valuation."
Jessica rolled her eyes again and said, "I didn't ask more about the specifics, and the investors I contacted basically didn't expect to get your investment rights. Judging from their tone, the previous maximum valuation was about 12 billion yuan, but now it should be more than 15."
"One hundred and five?" Shi Lei pursed his lips slightly, which was slightly lower than his expectations. In his thoughts, this time, as Qixuan continues to expand the urban market, Qixuan's C round valuation should be at least 30 percentage points, and about 16 is the more ideal valuation.
"Are you not satisfied with 15? Your company has only been a little over a year now, right? The initial investment was only 40 million yuan, how many times has it increased now?"
Shi Lei smiled and said, "Didn't I have never made any acquisitions yet? No matter how high the valuation is, it will not have much impact on me."
"By the way, you did the flash?"
“To be precise, I’m just an investor.”
Jessica curled her lips and said disdainfully: "Go, don't do this, who doesn't know what Wei Xingyue has to do with you?"
"Do you know Wei Xingyue?" Shi Lei asked curiously.
Jessica shook her head and said, "I don't know it, but it doesn't prevent me from knowing this name. Let me tell you a word that is not afraid of you being proud. Now, the entire domestic investment bank, as long as it is related to your name, is the strategy of putting it in the top three. I know that the Wei family was very awesome in your Wu Dong before, but hasn't it been wiped out now. Just a Wei Xingyue, even if it makes a fuss, there will not be too many people paying attention to her. The fuss is indeed doing well, but compared to Qixuan, this is obviously not a long-term project. Not long ago, Wei Xingyue announced that the fuss began to prepare for a round B financing. Although the market reaction was also good, the valuation was only 3 billion, which is far inferior to Qixuan."
Shi Lei was stunned and thought to himself that he quickly announced the B round of financing? Wei Xingyue didn't tell him about this.
But then I thought about it that I hadn't contacted Wei Xingyue much during this period, and Shi Lei no longer needed to worry about the flashing things, and Wei Xingyue might not bother him with these things.
"The B round is 3 billion, which is higher than the Qixuan B round."
"Stop being careless with me. Everyone says B round, but can it be the same? Qixuan has only raised two rounds of financing now, and directly skipped the angel round. But flash started from the angel round. There is also an a+ round in the middle. Although only two points were given up, this round B round is equivalent to the fourth round of financing. Basically, flash only has two more rounds of financing, and investors will definitely force flash to go public and cash out."
Shi Lei was stunned again. Wei Xingyue actually did an A+ round? He didn't tell him.
Chapter completed!