"Mr. Alaus, do you know that this request is very unreasonable, and do you know what it means if I accept your request?"
"If Mr. Ma knew about this, what would he think? How would he treat me?"
"Do you think I, Lu Beifeng, am that kind of person?"
Lu Beifeng looked serious and spoke righteously.
Alaus's attitude was sincere: "Mr. Lu, I know it's rude to do this, but we really hope you can think about it carefully, because this is really important to me, please, please."
Lu Beifeng would undoubtedly offend Jack by doing this.
Because Jack, for Lu Beifeng's sake, squeezed out the 1.5% that Goldman Sachs should have owned and reserved it for him.
This is like someone giving him something, but he resells it. Not only will he offend Jack, but he will also have a bad reputation in the industry.
Unless the gift someone else gives is a bomb...
Lu Beifeng sneered, stood up and left without saying anything else.
Araus turned around and asked: "Liu, do you think this matter can turn around?"
Liu Qing stared at Lu Beifeng's back and said absently: "It's probably very difficult to do."
Alaus said unwillingly: "Are we just going to give up like this?"
Liu Qing remained silent.
Araus had just been transferred to China and he didn’t understand China’s national conditions at all, nor did he understand the breadth and depth of the Chinese language.
In fact, both what Lu Beifeng said and Liu Qing's answer to him.
Neither of them is serious about what they say, which means things can still turn around. It just depends on whether there are enough chips.
But Liu Qing was a little puzzled. Even if they paid a 20% premium, it would only be less than one billion US dollars.
With Lu Beifeng's current status, although he is not afraid of Jack Ma..., would he really offend Jack Ma for this little money?
Risk is not proportional to income at all!
Moreover, Ant Financial will go public after its C round.
It was almost a guaranteed profit, so why would Lu Beifeng be tempted by a 10% premium?
Liu Qing didn't understand, but she didn't want to know what Lu Beifeng's difficulties were. She felt that she should prepare funds for premium acquisitions in advance.
If the deal is negotiated for Goldman Sachs, perhaps she can return to her position as president of Greater China.
The reason why Araus is so urgent is because the headquarters doesn't know about this yet. If they mistakenly think that he has offended Jack, the duck will fly away, and his position as president will be over.
On the stage, Lao Ma was giving a speech.
“The original intention of Ant Financial was to save China’s small and medium-sized enterprises.”
"Their company's assets are millions or tens of millions, but they can't even come up with hundreds of thousands in cash."
"Every company is facing financial difficulties, and bank loans are full of difficulties and complicated procedures. They simply cannot adapt to the fast-paced society."
"The dregs of the times, the product of backwardness."
"The emergence of Ant Financial is like a beam of light in a desperate situation, saving their company and its employees, and indirectly saving countless families."
"Since the bank won't change, then we will use our own actions to change the bank..."
Lao Ma bowed and saluted. At the end of his speech, the audience burst into long-lasting applause.
High-end speeches never simply go directly to the topic.
Rather, it talks about the hidden meaning and goes deeper, leaving room for unlimited imagination.
Why does Jack emphasize so much on small and medium-sized enterprises?
Because the national GDP has reached 90 trillion, and small and medium-sized enterprises account for more than 99% of the total number of enterprises in China.
It has created more than 60% of China's GDP.
Small and medium-sized enterprises are the foundation of China's great power.
And 54 trillion. This number is the real meaning that Lao Ma wants to express in this speech.
Ant Financial currently has a market value of 1.5 trillion, which is still 36 times the gap from 54 trillion.
The current chips can be said to be extremely cheap. If you don’t enter the market now, wait until later.
Looking deeper, nearly 60% of China’s small and medium-sized enterprises are tied to Ant Financial’s chariot.
Too big to fail.
The future prospects of this kind of enterprise are limitless.
Once it grows up, it is not comparable to that of a small country chaebol like Sanxin.
Lu Beifeng also applauded him.
Let’s put it into perspective, regardless of whether Jack’s original intention was to save small and medium-sized enterprises, the fact is that many small and medium-sized enterprises survived the most difficult financial period because of Ant Financial.
Jack is undoubtedly a figure on the forefront of this era, there is no doubt about it.
Lu Beifeng would never deny a person's contribution, but public service is public, and past is past.
Jack should not challenge the rules, or even want to change them. China is not a Western country, and the outcome of doing so is destined to end in failure.
Financing begins, US$23 billion share.
Lu Beifeng told Zhang Jiali to go to Ant Financial CEO Hu Xiaoming to subscribe for shares.
As much as is left for them, they will subscribe.
Investors are now very enthusiastic. As long as they get out in time, they won't lose money.
Lao Ma came up in high spirits and said with a smile: "Mr. Lu, welcome to visit us."
Lu Beifeng cupped his hands and smiled: "Mr. Ma, you are so polite. I should thank you for giving Dixing Investment this opportunity."
It is inevitable for people in sedan chairs to carry people, saying something against their will in such an occasion.
He would not remind Jack of the consequences of doing so, because even if he did, the other party would not appreciate it and would think he was jealous.
If Ant Financial is listed, the market value is very likely to exceed 3 trillion. Lao Ma holds about 10% of the shares. Adding Ali's shares, his personal wealth will reach more than 500 billion.
At that time, he will be the richest man in China, not Lu Beifeng.
And since Jack plans to do this and implement it, there must be professionals in their team to analyze the consequences of failure and the feasibility of success.
The success rate is relatively high, so why not take a gamble?
Just like Didi back then, they also knew the consequences of failure, but were willing to try.
If you win, you will be a young model in the club, if you lose, you will work in the sea.
Not all founders of large companies are gamblers, but they are almost the same, because they gamble again and again and win again and again.
Only then can they stand out from thousands of companies.
If you just keep playing it safe and are afraid of the risk of failure, when will you be able to make a breakthrough?
Jack laughed heartily and said cheerfully: "It's just mutual benefit, mutual benefit."
The two chatted for a while, and Jack said sorry and left to talk to others.
He is the protagonist today and has many trivial matters.
Lu Beifeng randomly found a seat and sat down, playing with his cell phone out of boredom.
Everyone present was holding wine glasses and walking among the crowd, chatting and laughing, just like how a high-end cocktail party should be in ordinary people's minds.
But it is completely unnecessary for Lu Beifeng, because he himself is one of the largest capitals in the country, so he does not need to deliberately make friends with others and maintain relationships with others.
If others want to strike up a conversation with him, they must weigh their own weight first.
After a while,
Zhang Jiali came back with the contract.
Subscription for 1.5% of Ant Financial shares, US$3.45 billion, more than 20 billion soft sister coins.
The funds will be transferred to Ant Financial’s account within thirty calendar days.
Lu Beifeng called Zhou Chongming and asked him to release some false news in a few days.
Regarding the launch of Dixing-2.
At the same time, he asked him to tell Zhao Zhiming that after the news about his family spread, he started to engage in some trolls, saying that there was some problem with their company's funds.
First of all, you have to create the illusion of lack of money, so that you can "bear the pain" of giving up love in the future.
In three hours, Ant Financial raised US$23 billion and nearly 150 billion SoftMei coins.
It shocked the industry and broke Didi's record in one fell swoop.
It became the largest financing for a non-listed company in the world and the largest financing in the field of China Mobile Internet.
At the same time, Jack's net worth has skyrocketed, and his personal wealth has reached 355.2 billion, ranking second in the country and fifteenth in the world.