Chapter 286 Ah Li sets a trap, Zhang Shuo throws the bait, Qingcheng Nirvana!
As early as the end of November, TI1 had officially started in Binhai City. Sixteen Dota teams gathered from all over the world were divided into four groups for a ten-day group round-robin competition.
China Division.
Due to the strong intervention of Maili Technology, Jiawei Culture and Fenglei Fund, after purchasing e-sports clubs, they invested millions in operating funds, and soon strengthened the team through poaching people, and all qualified for the competition.
On the contrary, the MBG team invested by Ahri failed to qualify for the competition because it was launched close to the start of the competition.
We can only wait for the next session.
Three direct teams, MLG (Maili Team), JWG (Jiawei Team) and LGD, together with the original IG team from Time and Space, participated in this TI1 competition and all entered the quarterfinals.
Original time and space.
The EHOME team in the Chinese Division, which is now the JWG team, won the runner-up, the IG team stopped in the top four, the Tyloo team stopped in the top eight, and Nirvana even fell in the group stage.
The butterfly has already fluttered its wings.
By this weekend, it was already the quarter-finals, the semi-finals next weekend, and the finals will be on December 24, which is Christmas Eve.
What Tang Yula and Zhang Shuo were watching was the match between MLG and the former space-time champion NaVi.
Although the members of the MLG team play very tenaciously, after all, they have not been together for a long time, the team has not been fully integrated, and the training time is limited. There is actually a strength gap with NaVi.
In the end, they were easily defeated by NaVi 2:0.
Because a Dota 2 game lasts for more than an hour, after entering the knockout stage, even if a two-out-of-three game system is adopted, it will take more than three hours.
Very annoying.
After the game ended, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.
Although the three-hour duration was grueling, it could not resist the enthusiasm of the audience. More than 8,000 spectators came to the main stadium, which can accommodate 20,000 spectators.
It's already very spectacular.
Of course, there are at least a thousand people here who are employees of the budding department. They all come here to cheer and cheer with free internal tickets issued by the group, which can be regarded as a company benefit.
Although this is the first time that Jade Bird Athletics has organized such a large-scale event, because they are willing to spend money, they hired the top and most professional event broadcast team. The spectacle is no less spectacular than a football match, at least more than the men's football team.
nice.
When leaving.
Zhang Shuo and Tang Yu were walking through the VIP channel, and happened to meet up with Shi Cong and his party.
It must be admitted that in the original time and space, China E-sports became professional, and Shi Cong had a lot of contributions. In this life, there are no surprises in Shi Cong, and he continues to invest in the IG club.
"Mr. Zhang, let's have barbecue together tonight?"
Seeing Zhang Shuo, Shi Cong's eyes lit up and he took the initiative to extend an invitation.
"Next time, I have something to do tonight."
Zhang Shuo declined with a smile, and after saying hello, he pulled Tang Yu away.
"What are you dragging!"
Before Shi Cong said anything, the boy next to him couldn't help but complain.
"They have so much money. Why, you're not convinced?" She Cong smiled.
"I!"
The younger brother didn't dare to speak. In fact, when Zhang Shuo's eyes glanced over just now, he even became cautious when breathing. How could he dare to offend Zhang Shuo?
It's not on the same level at all.
Even if you are trying to lose your reputation and gain fame on the Internet, facing a self-made boss like Zhang Shuo, especially someone of the same age, there is actually a lot of pressure.
Because Zhang Shuo can talk to Lao Wang directly.
"The girl next to King Meng is quite handsome. Although King Meng looks serious online, in private, she is not like us." Some people complained.
"You really should have your eyes treated. Do you know who that girl is?" She Cong was speechless.
"who is it?"
"Her father is Tang Yi, go check it out yourself."
Although he is uneducated and incompetent, it does not mean that he is brainless, especially when he comes to Binhai City. How could he not do some homework in advance to avoid offending the wrong people?
Although Binhai City is not as crouching tiger, hidden dragon as the capital, it should not be underestimated.
"Uh, hehe..."
The man picked up his phone and looked it up, and was immediately shocked. He secretly sighed inwardly. Zhang Shuo was indeed a boss, and even the little girl next door beside him had such a powerful background.
I instantly understood why Tie Cong kept his posture so low in front of Zhang Shuo.
It’s really untouchable!
"Let's go get some skewers!"
Shi Cong himself was very chic. He hugged an internet celebrity girl and walked to the roadside stall.
………
Monday, December 12th.
As soon as he got to work, Luo Changan came to report: "Mr. Zhang, I received a cooperation invitation from Ahli and asked if we are interested in the shares of mold group held by Ahli. If so, they can transfer it to Ahli at a suitable price.
us."
"Ari is ready to quit the mold?"
Zhang Shuo was not surprised either. If we should break up, we are destined to break up.
"Probably, the news I got is that Ahri originally wanted to promote the merger of Moutuan and Ahri-Dianping. However, it met with strong resistance from Moutuan and the two parties completely broke down." Luo Changan is also well-informed.
"What's your opinion?" Zhang Shuo asked.
“If you analyze it purely from an investment perspective, I don’t recommend taking over the deal.”
"reason?"
"The food delivery industry itself is deeply involved. The three giants each have their own support, and the bad group has been pushed to the edge. With Ali's withdrawal, it will lose its competitiveness even more." Luo Changan analyzed.
"Then just refuse."
Although Zhang Shuo had paid attention to Moutuan before, he only made a casual move. The only cooperation he reached with Moutuan was to allow Moutuan to connect to Weixin Pay.
Think about it from a business perspective.
Qingcheng Group’s strategy in the food delivery business is very clear, which is to deeply tap into the urban white-collar market, and it cannot form any effective complementarity with Mituan itself.
If nothing else happens, Molduan will probably fall into Tengda's arms in the end.
Thinking of this, Zhang Shuo frowned.
He does not want Moutuan to become as big as the original time and space. Not to mention emotionally, he does not want to see the rise of a platform like Moutuan. One company is the only one. This is because of practical interests. The rise of Moutuan will have a negative impact on Qingcheng Group.
It will also be a huge threat.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Once Moutuan and Dacong Dianping merge, their appetite will definitely not be limited to the takeout business.
Bicycle sharing, ticketing services, travel, grocery shopping, taxi hailing, etc., with Moutuan's appetite, they will definitely get involved in them, forming direct competition with Qingcheng Group.
To be precise.
It is the competition between the capital represented by Tengda behind Mold Group and the sprout behind Qingcheng Group.
This has to make people vigilant.
So, from a long-term perspective, even if Zhang Shuo is not interested in Moutuan and is unwilling to accept Ahri's offer, he cannot just watch Moutuan and Tengda get together quickly.
Something must be done.
"If you quietly release the news to the outside world, saying that Tengda intends to merge Moutuan with Dacong Dianping, let's see how Ahri and Qiandu will react."
Although Zhang Shuo was not aware of Ah Li's temptation, it did not prevent him from following suit.
Doesn’t Ahri want to quit?
Then simply hype up this matter, attract the attention of the three giants, and see if we can use the mold as a trigger to trigger a big melee among the three giants in the field of food delivery.
The more the three families fight, the more ruthless they are, and the Qingcheng Group can reap the benefits.
"Mituan merged with Dacongdianping? I haven't heard any such news." Luo Changan was very confused.
"Just think of it as a smoke bomb."
Zhang Shuo simply didn’t explain, “Also, remember to keep an eye on Scarlet Capital’s actions.”
"All right!"
Luo Changan also knew that the big boss had great powers, so he was wise enough not to ask any more questions.
"In addition, regarding the sale of 71 Assistant, the Investment and M&A Department should be more patient and delay it as long as possible, trying to negotiate a result that is most beneficial to us." Zhang Shuo mentioned another matter.
Having previously rejected Qiandu and Ahli's request for cooperation in the field of local life services, Zhang Shuo felt a little "bad" and took advantage of the situation to throw out a bait without even thinking about it.
To be precise, there are two, plus Motu Xiuxiu.
These two projects had been on Zhang Shuo's list for sale a long time ago. Seeing that they were almost cultivated, it was natural to take action as soon as possible to obtain a working capital.
To Qiandu, Ahli said that Suiya's capital chain was tight, which was not a bluff, but the truth.
In the past two months, due to the group's lack of funds, Zhang Shuo always felt constrained in doing things and made up his mind to make some changes. The release of Qingcheng Group's Series A financing was only the first step in the change.
Selling 71 Assistant may be the key to breaking the situation.
………
afternoon.
Zhang Shuo held a temporary meeting, attended by Jiang Yue, rotating president of Sprout Group, Wu Sheyuan, group human resources director, Pei Weiping, president of Qingcheng Group, and Du Qingqing, vice president.
Dai Yutong attended the meeting and was responsible for the minutes.
Just this morning, Qingcheng Group’s A-round financing was officially launched, introducing six investment institutions including Binhai City Entrepreneurship Fund, Binhai City Investment, Houhai Industrial Development Fund, Yangcheng City Investment, Jingshi City Investment, and Pingnan Bank, with a capital of 16 billion.
valuation, subscribed for a total of 20% of the equity of Qingcheng Group, and completed a financing of up to 3.2 billion.
It is also the first time for a budding enterprise to raise funds.
After the financing is completed, according to regulations, Qingcheng Group needs to raise the board of directors, as well as the strategy committee, audit committee, investment committee and nomination and compensation committee under the board of directors.
According to the results of previous discussions with investors, the first board of directors of Qingcheng Group will in principle consist of five directors, including two internal directors, one non-executive director nominated by Beiya, and one external non-executive director nominated by investors.
, and an independent director who is a professional scholar.
Needless to say, the two internal directors are Pei Weiping and Du Qingqing.
Coupled with the nomination of a non-executive director by Sprout Group, the main decision-making position of Sprout Group as the controlling shareholder of Qingcheng Group is basically ensured, and the interests of Sprout Group in Qingcheng Group are guaranteed.
discussed now.
It is to nominate who will serve as the non-executive director of Qingcheng Group.
Zhang Shuo's idea is to nominate Jiang Yue to the board of directors of Qingcheng Group, then recommend Pei Weiping as chairman of Qingcheng Group, and Du Qingqing to replace Pei Weiping as president of Qingcheng Group.
Jiang Yue raised objections.
"I think this personnel adjustment is inappropriate, at least the current conditions are not mature enough."
She objected because she was worried that Qingcheng Group would be separated from the control of the Sprout Group and become a de facto independent kingdom; and secondly, she was worried that Du Qingqing was not qualified enough to be the president of Qingcheng Group.
"Tell me your opinion."
After all, Jiang Yue is the rotating president, and she clearly objects to it, so Zhang Shuo needs to think about it.
"My opinion is that Mr. Zhang should personally serve as the non-executive director of Qingcheng Group, and then be elected as the chairman of Qingcheng Group. The positions of Mr. Pei and Mr. Du will remain unchanged for the time being."
Because Sprout Group has previously made an agreement with investors, investors are not allowed to interfere with the daily operations of Qingcheng Group. All decision-making discussions about Qingcheng Group are limited to the platform of the board of directors.
This further highlights the importance of the board of directors.
With Zhang Shuo concurrently serving as the chairman of Qingcheng Group, he can not only restrain Pei Weiping and Du Qingqing, but also the non-executive directors and independent directors nominated by investors.
Ensure that Qingcheng Group is still under the control of Sprout Group.
"I agree!"
Pei Weiping was the first to stand up, "Qingcheng Group is still in the early stages of development. It is undoubtedly the most suitable for the senior executives of the group headquarters, especially Mr. Zhang, to serve as the chairman."
"I agree!"
Du Qingqing is actually not that eager for the position of president of Qingcheng Group.
After forming Qingcheng Group, she cooperated with Pei Weiping again. She obviously felt a lot more relaxed at work and felt that she still needed a period of growth.
I don’t want to be pushed off the shelves just like that.
Especially now, unlike before, after introducing investors and forming a board of directors, Du Qingqing, as one of the main executives of Qingcheng Group, has attracted much attention for his every move.
There is no room for mistakes.
Being promoted to the president of Qingcheng Group right away may not be a good thing.
"Then why can't you be the chairman of the board?"
Zhang Shuo admitted that what Jiang Yue said made sense, but he had finally set up a rotating president, and he really didn't want to be involved in the whirlpool of Qingcheng Group again.
I just thought about giving up my pick.
"If you want me to be tired until the early shift, then I have no objection." Jiang Yue directly used his trump card.
"..."
Zhang Shuo was completely speechless, what else could he say?
I can only accept my fate.
"Then I will add one more thing and recommend Pei Weiping as vice chairman to be responsible for the daily affairs of the board of directors." At the critical moment, Zhang Shuo wanted to struggle again.
"no problem."
Jiang Yue actually didn't expect Zhang Shuo to take care of specific matters, he just wanted to use Zhang Shuo's name to calm the Qingcheng Group's board of directors.
Only Pei Weiping smiled bitterly.
He didn't dare to imitate Jiang Yue and threaten Zhang Shuo, the big boss.
"In addition, Du Qingqing was promoted to senior vice president of Qingcheng Group. If necessary in the future, Qingcheng Group can add another vice president." Zhang Shuo did not forget Du Qingqing.
After all, he is his first partner.
He had previously forced Du Qingqing to sell his shares in Qingcheng Retail in disguise. If he had kept it until now, Du Qingqing would have achieved financial freedom long ago.
No matter what, some compensation should be given.
Du Qingqing was promoted to senior vice president, firstly, his salary and benefits could be improved, and secondly, he clarified his position as the first candidate for president to avoid being overtaken by latecomers.
"Can."
Of course, Jiang Yue is also very smart and knows when enough is enough. Moreover, when she raised objections before, it was not because she had any opinion about Du Qingqing himself, but simply to fulfill her duties as rotating president.
It doesn't involve personal grudges.
………
After the meeting, Zhang Shuo called Pei Weiping and Du Qingqing to the office alone.
"After Qingcheng Group completes its A-round financing, how will it develop next? Do you two have a plan?" Zhang Shuo didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
Of course, it is impossible for all the huge funds of 3.2 billion to be used to expand Qingcheng Xiaozhu stores.
That's too luxurious.
Except for Binhai City, all Qingcheng Xiaozhu stores in other cities are leased stores. Even if they are opened in the CBD area, because they have been decorated in a standardized manner, the average cost of opening a new store is only around 500,000 yuan.
Calculated in this way, 3.2 billion funds are enough to open more than 6,000 new Qingcheng small buildings.
Only a madman would do this.
Even taking into account the central kitchen, warehousing, distribution and other supporting facilities, it is enough to open four to five thousand new Qingcheng Xiaozhu stores.
Still very crazy.
You know, until 2022, the total number of Starbucks stores in China will only be more than 5,000.
Crazy enough?
In fact, it is enough if half of the 3.2 billion funds can be used for the expansion of Qingcheng Xiaozhu, and it will take at least one or two years to complete the digestion.
The remaining funds still have to be invested in the development of new businesses.
"I plan to officially separate the two sub-brands of Qingcheng Coffee and Qingcheng Milk Tea from Qingcheng Retail. I will test the university market first and then enter supermarkets."
"Will the university market be acclimatized?"
Although Zhang Shuo is also at Binhai University, he doesn't visit it very often, and he doesn't have first-hand information.
"According to the statistical survey data of Binhai University, green orange coffee is indeed a bit unaccustomed to Binhai University, but green orange milk tea is extremely popular among college students. Therefore, the next business strategy of Qingcheng Group is to promote green orange milk tea in universities and
Supermarkets promote green orange coffee and implement differentiated operations." Pei Weiping explained.
"this is not bad."
Zhang Shuo was very pleased. When he promised counselor Qiu Jiahui to "attract investment," it was just perfunctory at first, just to complete the task, but unexpectedly it turned out to be a stroke of genius.
"In addition to Qingcheng coffee, Qingcheng milk tea, Qingcheng bicycles, and Qingcheng power bank business, of course, they are also expanding with the expansion of Qingcheng Xiaozhu. They are neither radical nor backward." Pei Weiping continued to introduce.
"good!"
Zhang Shuo liked Pei Weiping's calmness.
Du Qingqing, who is in charge of Qingcheng Technology, followed up by introducing: "Qingcheng APP will accelerate the layout of travel, online movie ticketing, hotel reservations and other tracks, and strive to catch up with its peers in one year."
The companions she was talking about were, of course, camel travel and dolphin travel.
"I don't object to this."
Camel Travel and Dolphin Travel are both well-established travel websites. If Qingcheng wants to catch up, it will naturally have to speed up. “But one thing is that we must pay attention to the development of Qingcheng APP, especially the user experience and software optimization. We cannot do it just because
There are too many functions, too complicated, and it becomes a hodgepodge that gives people a headache just looking at it, and they have no desire to click on it. In a sense, this is related to the success or failure of Qingcheng Group."
"knew."
When Zhang Shuo said this, Du Qingqing became very vigilant, as if there was such a hidden danger.
"In addition to the APP development itself, it is also necessary to introduce underlying cutting-edge technologies such as smart push in a timely manner. Although Qingcheng Group has been divested, it can still receive technical support from the group's technology center and Fertile Land Research Institute."
In essence, Qingcheng Group is still the cub of Germination Group.
The three of them immediately started discussing other business matters one by one, and more than an hour passed before they knew it.
It was obviously very thorough.
Although, after this financing, Qingcheng Group has obtained a good development opportunity. It can finally let go of its hands and feet, release its constraints, and move forward quickly.
It is not to say that it lags behind giants such as Tenda and Ali in the local life service track.
But it's not without its shortcomings.
The biggest shortcoming is that after financing, Qingcheng Group cannot obtain financial support from its parent company Sprout Group at any time, and its confidence suddenly becomes insufficient.
In the past, although the Sprout Group would not have said that it would allocate a huge sum of 3.2 billion to the Qingcheng Group in one go, but in good conscience, Zhang Shuo would not have saved a penny of the money that the Qingcheng Group really had to spend.
When it comes time to allocate funds, we are not stingy at all.
The result is that Pei Weiping and Du Qingqing have never really worried about lack of money, because they know that the big tree of Sprout Group is behind Qingcheng Group.
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Although 3.2 billion funds were obtained in one fell swoop, it was indeed a one-time effort.
According to the next plan of Qingcheng Group, it is to expand stores, develop Qingcheng coffee, Qingcheng milk tea, Qingcheng bicycles, Qingcheng power bank, and expand online business. In fact, money cannot be spent.
.
Not to mention talking about it.
As business expansion accelerates, the number of employees of Qingcheng Group will also increase exponentially, and the corresponding marketing expenditures, administrative and general management expenses will also increase exponentially.
Money can't help but be spent.
If you don't take care of it from the beginning, such a sum of money may not be able to sustain you for long.
Pei Weiping felt guilty.
"It's good. I'm not too hot-headed."
Zhang Shuo was obviously very satisfied with the effect of this conversation, and said at the end: "I hope that my role as chairman is just a transition, and that the two of you can take up the responsibility as soon as possible."
"Then you have to be the ballast stone." Pei Weiping agreed with a smile.
"Oh, right."
Zhang Shuo thought of the last thing, "After Qingcheng Group raised funds, didn't it still own more than a hundred high-quality shops in Binhai City? My suggestion is that these shops can be sold and leased back. In this way
, without squeezing out Qingcheng Group’s funds, we can also obtain better liquidity.”
When Zhang Shuo led Qingcheng Retail to buy stores, his main intention was to quickly upgrade.
Now that this role no longer exists, there is no need for Qingcheng Group to guard these shops and engage in asset-heavy operations.
If we sell them all, we can get at least a billion in liquidity.
From the perspective of individual investors, buying these shops and leasing them back to large enterprises like Qingcheng Group can not only profit from the appreciation of the shops, but also obtain stable rental income.
It's simply not too suitable.
"good!"
In fact, Pei Weiping had this idea before, but these shops were purchased under the leadership of Zhang Shuo. If Zhang Shuo, the party involved and the big boss, didn't speak up, it would be difficult for him to mention it.
Now that Zhang Shuo has taken the initiative, the matter has been solved.