Chapter 156 Reverse operation, Germination adds another general!
With Tenda's fueling the flames, online public opinion quickly fermented.
"What's going on, Wei Xin voted right now?"
"It's really worthless."
"That's it, where's the promised nemesis of Tenda, that's it?"
"Haha, this is called heaven's reincarnation. Whoever God spares will still be a great person!"
"Throw the coins upstairs and the appraisal is completed!"
"But why do I feel that Wei Xin is trying to survive with his arms broken?"
"I agree, I didn't play with bottles in the first place, so it doesn't matter if I cancel."
"Not playing 1"
"If we talk about plagiarism, then isn't WeChat modeled after Wei Xin's model?"
"Tengda: Nonsense, I was just learning from it!"
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Public opinion fermented, but it was not as one-sided as Tengda expected.
The eyes of the people are still sharp.
The only reason is that Tengda had so many bad records in the past that it was really impossible to clean them up.
The few who complained about Weixin were not complaining about Weixin's plagiarism, but complaining that Weixin was too cowardly this time and surrendered after not persisting for a few times, which felt very humiliating.
Previously, the Internet had portrayed Mo Ya as a warrior against the great demon King Tengda.
It's very middle-class.
Just when online public opinion was boiling, Qinghe Technology issued an open letter.
The general meaning is that, as a subsidiary of Sprout, Qinghe Technology adheres to the principle of "independent innovation" and corrects mistakes if they make mistakes, but this does not affect the development of Weixin bigger and stronger, and it will increase investment in research and development in the future, etc.
Another wave of goodwill.
In the final analysis, it is still the mass foundation laid by Weixin’s Spring Festival marketing activities.
Coupled with the reputation blessing brought by Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment's many popular mobile games, the Budding Series can still gain a group of staunch supporters in the face of Tengda's encirclement and suppression.
Don't let people with ulterior motives lead you to a wrong pace.
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Sunday, March 6th.
Just when the quarrel was arousing online, Zhang Shuo secretly met with Lu Kai offline.
The location was chosen to be the cafe downstairs of Lu Kai’s house.
Because it was the weekend, Lu Kai did not wear formal clothes and was wearing sportswear. He seemed to have just returned from a morning run. Although he was forty-five years old, he still looked energetic.
There is an elite air about him.
To be honest, this kind of style is rarely seen among senior executives.
"I thought you would cancel this meeting." Zhang Shuo took the initiative to open the topic.
"Why cancel?"
Lu Kai was obviously very smart. He picked up the coffee and said with a smile: "On the contrary, precisely because of the news the day before yesterday, I am even more looking forward to our meeting."
As the former head of the China region of the Pirate Saint Group, Lu Kai has been immersed in the domestic investment market for nearly two decades and witnessed with his own eyes the rise and development of Internet companies such as Tenda and Ali.
The understanding of the industry is naturally far beyond that of ordinary people.
Through clues, Lu Kai keenly realized that Moya took the initiative to lose the lawsuit, and then launched the Weixin 3.2 update, and then issued an open letter, which was obviously planned and premeditated.
This gave him a surprise.
Judging from this point alone, he and Mr. Ma had an idea.
It can be said that heroes think alike.
"So, you are interested in joining Sprout?" Zhang Shuo was also shocked.
"I didn't say that."
Lu Kai smiled and shook his head. He was not that easy to fool, "I agreed to this meeting mainly because I wanted to get to know each other in person. You are already well-known in the venture capital circle, so it is difficult to make an appointment."
Okay.
It is indeed an old fox.
Zhang Shuo had to cheer up, took out a document from his bag, put it on the table, with the word "confidential" clearly written on the cover, and said to Lu Kai: "The budding ambition, and the strength to realize it, are hidden
Are you interested in picking up this document and reading it?"
"To be honest, I'm very curious, but I'd rather hear your opinion in person."
Lu Kai admitted that his curiosity was aroused by Zhang Shuo.
One is curious about where Zhang Shuo's confidence comes from; the other is curious about the situation hidden under the ice.
But I still couldn't bear to watch it.
Saw it.
That would be equivalent to getting on the budding boat.
After being forced to resign from the Thief Saint Group, Lu Kai's current situation is indeed a bit embarrassing, but that doesn't mean that he will accept the olive branch extended by any company.
This is especially true for a company that is still in its infancy and carries a lot of uncertainty.
The key point is that the position given by Zhang Shuo is not the president of Moya Holdings, but just the head of the overseas business department of Moya. The stakes are indeed a bit low.
If the current sprout was not dazzling enough, Lu Kai would not even meet Zhang Shuo.
Who are you looking down on?
"You are from an investment bank, how about we come up with a betting agreement?"
Seeing how slippery Lu Kai was, Zhang Shuo had to pull out his trump card and could only prescribe the right medicine.
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details." Lu Kai was indeed interested.
"Let's bet on performance. From now on, within three years, if the valuation of Germination reaches 100 billion, I will win. If it cannot reach the standard, then not only will the position of President of Germination Holdings be yours, but also
How about giving away an additional 25 million yuan in performance rewards?”
Zhang Shuo throws out the long-planned weight, the combination of power and wealth, and is not afraid that Lu Kai will not be tempted.
"This is quite interesting."
Lu Kai was really hooked, and it was the first time he encountered reverse betting.
At least explain.
Zhang Shuo is very confident about the sprout he founded, no, very confident.
"How about it? Are you willing to give it a try?"
Zhang Shuo believed that he had shown enough sincerity, and he was not afraid to say that after Lu Kai agreed, he deliberately failed to act in order to prevent Suya from achieving its performance goals for the next three years.
Not to mention that Lu Kai is a professional manager and cannot do such things that violate professional ethics.
If Lu Kai's real goal is to be the president of Buya, then he should go all out to help Suya achieve performance standards. The reverse operation may seem smart, but it cannot win the trust of other executives.
Naturally, he is getting farther and farther away from the position of president.
So Zhang Shuo set up a paradox trap here, forcing Lu Kai to have no choice.
"Then I'll give it a try and hand over the next three years to Germination."
The bait thrown by Zhang Shuo really hit Lu Kai's weakness, and performance rewards were secondary. Lu Kai was mainly interested in the position of president of Sprout Holdings.
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If in the next ten years, he can single-handedly push Buya to the top five positions in the Chinese Internet, then his career will be considered complete.
No more regrets.
"Then, welcome to join Sprout!"
After shaking hands with Lu Kai, Zhang Shuo took out an employment contract. The performance gambling agreement he mentioned earlier was clearly written in the supplementary terms.
In addition to motivating performance, Zhang Shuo offered Lu Kai an annual salary of 5 million based on performance.
Breaking a new salary record for sprouts again.
"Mr. Zhang has already prepared."
Lu Kai was slightly taken aback. After reading the contract carefully, he signed it readily. For a person like him, once he makes up his mind, there is no hesitation.
They are all extremely confident people.
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the next day.
Lu Kai appeared at the Germination Building to go through the formal entry procedures.
Due to the need for confidentiality, Zhang Shuo did not announce Lu Kai's joining with any fanfare. Even the entry procedures were handled by administrative assistant Jiang Yue personally.
Later, Jiang Yue will personally accompany Lu Kai to Xiangjiang to take up his post.
After joining the company, Lu Kai's official position in Moya was vice president of Moya Holdings, president of the overseas business unit, and general manager of Jiaoyang Holdings, which meant he had three layers of defense.
He only appears to the public as the general manager of Jiaoyang Holdings.
Seeing that Zhang Shuozhen had invited Lu Kai, Jiang Yue quietly gave a thumbs up, truly shocked.
Complete the formalities.
Zhang Shuo invited Lu Kai to the office for a conversation. Compared with yesterday's mutual testing, after the change of identities, this conversation could be said to be frank and frank.
It can be considered a pre-appointment conversation.
"Holding companies have three main definitions for overseas business units."
"The first is to undertake overseas investments, mergers and acquisitions and financing matters of holding companies. This is your old profession."
Lu Kai just nodded silently.
“The second is to undertake the overseas business of the holding company and its subsidiaries, including but not limited to the overseas agency and promotion of games owned by Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment, the promotion of Weixin International Edition under Qinghe Technology, Qingyun Data’s Raven Studio in Silicon Valley
etc."
In a word, the overseas business department of Sprout Holdings will be responsible for all its overseas operations.
"The third is to recruit talents overseas for the holding company, assist the holding company to set up research and development bases overseas, and collect business intelligence for the holding company overseas, etc."
After Lu Kai heard this, he became even more satisfied.
Only now has he finally figured out what the overseas business department of Sprout Holdings is going to do. It is basically a booster for Sprout Holdings to go international.
Its status and importance are far higher than any other subsidiary.
we can even say.
In the foreseeable future, the overseas business unit will be in charge of more than half of the lifeblood of Sprout Holdings.
This is worth looking forward to.
"There is another very difficult matter, no, to be precise, it is a very secret matter that needs you to deal with in Xiangjiang." After the routine conversation, Zhang Shuo then got down to business.
"You say!"
Lu Kai also became serious. He immediately realized that what he had just said was just an appetizer, and what he was going to talk about next might be Zhang Shuo's real test for him.
"Do you know ATL?" Zhang Shuo asked.
"Of course, ATL is a new energy company headquartered in Xiangjiang and controlled by Japan's TDK. Its main product is lithium batteries using polymer cells."
Lu Kai's working experience in the Thieves Group was not in vain.
"I have received news that ATL's internal executives intend to go it alone and form a new new energy company in China. I hope you can contact them in advance so that you can participate in the preparation of the new company."
If Sprout Holdings wants to enter the electric vehicle industry in the future, power batteries are a good breakthrough.
Zhang Shuo knows that this new energy company, which was only planned to be established this year, will gradually shine in the next ten years, integrate the domestic power battery industry, and take the leading position.
The market value in 2021 will be close to 1.5 trillion, which is definitely a super unicorn.
Even if it is a purely financial investment, you will never suffer a loss.
In view of the setbacks in his previous investment in Zhihu and UC, if Zhang Shuo comes forward in person, there is basically no chance, and he can only rely on Lu Kai's connections.