Chapter 321 Tengda wants to counterattack? Ask for a fight!!!
Zhang Shuo was worried about funds when Lu Kai knocked on the door and came in.
"How is the Qingcheng Group's Series B financing going?" Zhang Shuo is still waiting for tens of billions of service fees to arrive.
"I was just about to report to you."
Lu Kai handed over a document, "This is the list of investment institutions after the preliminary screening. The first twelve have been shortlisted. Do you want to add more?"
The valuation of Qingcheng Group was finally determined at 75 billion. Although it did not reach the expectation of 80 billion, it is already one of the most highly valued unlisted companies in the Chinese Internet industry.
He even threw Xiaomi far away.
Because of the huge scale of financing, more than a dozen investment institutions need to be introduced at once.
Otherwise, you won't be able to eat it.
Qingcheng Group’s B round of financing will sell 12.5% of the shares, with a total financing of 9.375 billion. It is known to the outside world as tens of billions of financing. It is also the largest financing scale in China’s Internet industry in recent years.
Therefore, it has received extra attention from the outside world.
As the largest shareholder of Qingcheng Group, after this financing, the shares of Qingcheng held by Germination Group will be diluted from 73.2% to 64.05%, and it will still be the absolute controlling shareholder.
"Let me see."
Zhang Shuo took over the list.
Among the investment institutions that have been shortlisted, in addition to the two giants Ali and Qiandu, there are also four investment institutions (or individuals) from Tongcheng.com, and others include Binhai City Investment, Yangcheng Holdings, Lingnan Provincial Investment, etc.
They are all very powerful investment institutions.
"Add Fenglei Fund and Tiger Roar Capital."
Zhang Shuo conveniently selected two investment institutions from the candidate list and did not choose Fenglei Fund alone. Naturally, this was to conceal his relationship with Fenglei Fund.
"good!"
Lu Kai is very smart and does not gossip about the relationship between the big boss and these two investment institutions.
Of course it might not matter.
"After the B round of financing, the board of directors of Qingcheng Group will also need to be re-elected, right?" Zhang Shuo said.
"yes."
Lu Kai nodded, "This tens of billions of financing will definitely require one or two new directors."
"That's just right. Taking advantage of the reorganization of the board of directors, I am going to step down as chairman of Qingcheng Group and hand it over to Lu Qi. What do you think?" Zhang Shuo asked with a smile.
"I..."
Lu Kai's expression was stagnant, and he couldn't figure out what the big boss meant. After thinking about it for a while, he still said carefully: "Of course Mr. Lu's ability is no problem, but he is new here, wouldn't it be inappropriate?"
"Of course, this is just my family's opinion." Lu Kai quickly added.
From his personal point of view, of course he does not want Lu Qi to serve as the chairman of Qingcheng Group. In that case, Lu Qi will also be in charge of Qingniao Interactive Entertainment, Qinghe Technology and Qingyun Data.
Lu Qi managed almost half of the country and was a great threat to Lu Kai.
"What you said makes sense."
Naturally, nothing could be seen from Zhang Shuo's face, "Then let's shelve this matter and discuss it later."
"good."
Lu Kai also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Lu Qi has just come to the group. You need to communicate more with him and cooperate more. You two are my right-hand men. I hope you can cooperate sincerely. Do you understand what I mean?"
Zhang Shuo still had a gentle face, but he had obviously noticed that Lu Kai's mentality had undergone a subtle change as Lu Qi landed.
Zhang Shuo feels it is necessary to raise a few points.
He didn't want the sprouting executives to fall into infighting so early.
"clear!"
Lu Kai looked calm on the surface, but there were beads of sweat on his palms.
………
After sending Lu Kai away, Zhang Shuo continued to deal with the backlog of work.
With the assistance of Lu Kai, Lu Qi, Jiang Yue and other senior executives, there are fewer and fewer group affairs that actually require Zhang Shuo to handle personally.
Basically, only major decisions and important matters require him to make decisions personally.
Lu Kai and others will handle daily business issues properly and sign batch opinions.
When it came to Zhang Shuo, it was actually just a simple process for Zhang Shuo to read in order to keep abreast of the company's latest trends. He didn't even need to sign "agree" or "read".
If you're lazy, you don't even have to watch it.
Suddenly, an email caught Zhang Shuo's attention. It was the resignation report of Qi Yu, the art director of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment. Both leaders, Cao Yanhua and Lu Qi, signed and approved the resignation report.
Obviously this matter is already a done deal.
"Qi Yu..."
Zhang Shuo looked a little dazed. He was still a veteran manager of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment. He thought he was a comrade who worked overtime and had sex with his big boss back then.
It's just that time has changed.
In just two years, the scene at that time has become somewhat blurry in my memory.
Very strange.
Even the faces of the group of old people who work for Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment, except for Liu Xiaohui, Zhou Pengfei, Wang Cong and a few others, have become blurred.
It seems like a very distant thing.
But in fact, it has only been more than a year since Zhang Shuo resigned as the general manager of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment.
It can be seen how fast the sprout has developed, and how fast Zhang Shuo has grown. Even if he tries his best not to break away from the masses and not to drift, in fact he is still distancing himself from the grassroots.
I can no longer see what is happening below.
"Xiao Dai, please ask Mr. Cao to come over."
Oddly enough, Zhang Shuo still couldn't hold it back and thought about asking Qi Yu about it.
Lean slightly.
Cao Yanhua hurried over.
"How is the relocation of the headquarters going?" Zhang Shuo asked with a smile.
Since the regular strategic meeting last month, it was decided to move the three subsidiaries of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment, Daosui Semiconductor and Qingyun Data out of Binhai City, and the related relocation work has begun.
"The move has been completed. I am the last one and will leave for Chengdu tomorrow."
"Thanks for your hard work."
Zhang Shuo nodded slightly, "Did anyone resign during the process?"
"Twelve people resigned, all of whom were Binhai locals or bought houses in Binhai. They chose to resign because they did not want to move to Chengdu." This is the result of a lot of work done by Cao Yanhua.
"Including Qi Yu?"
"yes."
In fact, even if Cao Yanhua didn't say it, Zhang Shuo also guessed why Qi Yu resigned.
I think back when Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment was planning to establish three game studios in Jingshi, Jiangxia and Shancheng, Qi Yu could have gone out to take charge of one side, but chose to stay at the headquarters due to family reasons.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhang Shuo also took special care and promoted Qi Yu to art director.
Unexpectedly.
A year later, even the headquarters of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment was about to move, completely leaving Qi Yu’s place.
"Mr. Zhang, do you want Qi Yu to stay?"
Cao Yanhua also knew that Qi Yu was Zhang Shuo's old subordinate.
"forget it."
Some things are so important that it is impossible to make exceptions twice for an employee.
What would that make other people think?
After all, Zhang Shuo is not the Zhang Shuo he was back then. He explained to himself: "With Qi Yu's qualifications in Jade Bird Entertainment, he doesn't have to worry about finding a new job in Binhai City. We don't want to force others to make things difficult for him."
"OK."
But Monk Cao Yanhua was confused. Since the big boss had such an attitude towards Qi Yu, why did he call him to the office?!
"Hey, are there any new mobile games released this month?"
In order to cover up his embarrassment, Zhang Shuo had nothing to say.
"Yes." Cao Yanhua did not dare to neglect, ""Hearthstone" and "The Strongest Snail" have completed internal testing and are expected to be released online in the middle of this month."
"Hearthstone?"
Zhang Shuo smiled and looked forward to it, this was another trump card.
………
The next day.
Zhang Shuo returned to campus. Compared with staying in the office, he still preferred the cleanliness of the library, where he could concentrate on reading and was often accompanied by beautiful women.
When you are tired from reading, you can still be in a daze or take a walk in the woods.
Many of the major strategic decisions of Germination, such as the relocation of three subsidiaries including Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment, were made by Zhang Shuo slowly on campus.
Many times, only when you leave the company will some problems gradually surface.
Where is Gu Xiaoxi opposite?
He spent most of the time reading quietly. Occasionally he looked up and saw Zhang Shuo thinking seriously. A hint of sweetness flashed deep in his eyes, and he lowered his head in panic.
There is an even better understanding between the two.
During lunch, as expected, Tang Yu, Murong Yan, and Li Ling all got together again, gathered around Zhang Shuo, and chatted, and the topics were basically related to the graduation season.
next month.
They will leave school one after another and officially enter the society.
In the past, Zhang Shuo would find these girls chattering and being very impatient, but now he actually enjoys it. Only by being with them can he enjoy the smell of fireworks in the world.
His classmates, including those in the same dormitory, all kept a distance from him.
Unfortunately.
Even Tang Yu and the others are about to go their separate ways.
If we want to get together again in the future, it will be extremely difficult.
Zhang Shuo, who has sharp eyes, noticed that Murong Yan was wearing something special today. She wore a pair of gray yoga pants and her hot figure, which attracted many peeking eyes.
"I didn't expect that you, third brother, would also like this one." Tang Yu was very disdainful.
Murong Yan was quite proud.
"These yoga pants, are you wearing during the live broadcast?" Zhang Shuo had a strange expression.
"Third brother, you won't also watch Yanzi live broadcast, right?"
Tang Yu's expression became even weirder, and he said teasingly: "I didn't expect you, third brother, to have such a hobby. You must have secretly opened a small account and squatted in the live broadcast room to watch Yanzi do exercises, right?"
"You understand!"
Zhang Shuo stretched out his hand and gave Tang Yu a big chestnut, "Am I that free?"
"Then how do you know that Yanzi is wearing yoga pants during the live broadcast?" Tang Yu was very unconvinced. His cheeks were bulging like a pufferfish, which was really cute.
"I accepted a promotion and found out that it looked pretty good. I wore it often during live broadcasts and forgot to change it when I went out." Murong Yan did not dare to neglect and explained honestly.
Zhang Shuo nodded and said nothing more. Zhu Yuhan moved very quickly.
I really listened to his suggestions.
Judging from this, Zhu Yuhan really does have some business talent. Maybe in a few years, if he catches the trend of live streaming and selling goods, he will really be able to do something famous.
Being frustrated in love and being proud in the mall is not bad either.
………
Next week.
Just as Suya was busy completing Qingcheng Group’s Series B financing, the two giants Ali and Tengda successively announced new organizational structure adjustment plans.
Ahri has the largest adjustment.
The business of the existing subsidiaries was adjusted into seven business groups: Mobao, Yida, Yanmao, Juhuasuan, Ali International Business, Ali Small Business Business and Ali Cloud, and the business group organizational structure was officially launched.
I guess it is also preparation for going public in the beautiful country.
As for Tenda, in addition to the existing six major business groups, it has newly established a local life service business group and an e-commerce business group. The latter was integrated from Tenda E-commerce Company.
It has demonstrated to the outside world Tengda’s determination to enter the local life service track in a big way.
In addition to adjusting its organizational structure, Tenda also launched a heavyweight new game "Legend of Kings" on June 13. Although the tower defense gameplay is not very novel, it has still gained a good reputation.
Except for mobile games.
Tenda has actually made bigger moves in the field of PC games since 2012. Its agents such as "The Ninth Continent", "Blade and Soul", "Archae", "War Front" and "Lineage 2" have all launched public betas.
From this we can also see Tenda’s strength in the field of PC games.
Although they are basically agents.
The launch of "Legend of Kings" has also put a little pressure on Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment.
According to statistics from Jade Bird fans, since 2012, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment has only released three new games, including "Nuan Nuan Around the World" and "Chain War" launched in February, and "Wangxian" launched in April.
》, no new games were launched in January, March and May.
It's already mid-June and I haven't heard any news about a new tour.
In contrast, since 2012, Tenda has still maintained the rhythm of launching at least one new game every month, although most of them have not created much craze.
However, the response to the three new games released by Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment this year has been mediocre, and they have not had any hits for a long time.
“Isn’t Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment exhausted by its talents?”
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"There is indeed something wrong. Not only are the number of new games released by Blue Bird this year scarce, but the quality is also average. Not to mention phenomenal mobile games, there are not even blockbuster hits."
"I guess the inspiration has been drained out, right?"
"That's what it is like to be original. It's impossible to guarantee stable and continuous output. Tenda is still smart and wins with quantity. If there are more new games released, there will always be some hits, just like "Legacy of Kings"."
"But I still believe in the blue bird!!!"
"Of course, it's not like we don't have games to play now, so why bother being tricked by Tengda."
Originally, Tenda was able to thrive in the field of mobile games. In fact, original creations have always been very poor, but because of borrowing from agents, Tenda has almost monopolized the Chinese mobile game market.
It is not even up to the players to decide which games they play.
There is simply no way to avoid Tenda.
It’s different now. There are more than 20 mobile games under the banner of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment. The earliest "Synthetic Watermelon" was launched less than two years ago, and they are still in their most vigorous period.
Even if there are no new games, you don’t have to worry about running out of games to play.
But even so, from Tengda's point of view, Rengyu is still very happy to see the decline of Jade Bird's new game, and he feels even more happy when he sees the complaints online about Jade Bird's mutual entertainment.
honestly.
In the past six months, although Tenda has been challenged by budding challenges in various fields such as social networking, local life services, news clients, live broadcasts, and e-commerce, the pressure has been reduced only in the field of mobile games.
How to prevent Rengyu from feeling uncomfortable?
"I hope that the originality of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment is really just a flash in the pan."
Last year, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment launched an average of two new games every month, and all of them were of good quality and hit frequently, which really put fatal pressure on Tenda Games.
I can’t even remember how many days I had insomnia last year.
My sleep quality has been pretty good lately.
Just as he was doing this, Cao Xi, the vice president of the interactive entertainment business group, knocked on the door and came in with a strange expression: "Boss, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment just announced that two new games will be launched this Friday."
"Just watch."
Rengyu is not in a hurry, after all, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment has not brought any surprises for a long time.
Then came Friday.
Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment also launched two new games, "Hearthstone" and "The Strongest Snail".
Needless to say, "Hearthstone" is one of the most vital mobile card games in history. Since its launch in 2014, "Hearthstone" has ranked first in the App Store best-selling list in more than 60 countries and regions.
Chinese players are the most loyal fans of “Hearthstone”.
According to the revenue ranking of the top ten European and American mobile games in China in the first quarter of 2018 released by Sensor Tower, "Hearthstone" lived up to expectations, beating popular games such as "Clash of Clans" and "Clash Royale" and won the list in one fell swoop.
Single TOP1.
The most important thing is that the popularity of "Hearthstone" lasts forever.
Such a phenomenal mobile game masterpiece will undoubtedly become a trump card in the hands of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment, contributing to the popularity of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment on a global scale.
"The Strongest Snail" is not bad either.
As an idle mobile game, as soon as it was launched, the original space and time began to sweep the market with a snail wind full of sand sculpture atmosphere. It has more than 15 million loyal players in China alone.
Since its launch, it has been firmly in the top 15 of the best-selling list, sitting firmly in the front row and attracting countless dollars.
The launch of two new games swept away the decline of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment and completely shattered all doubts about Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment on the Internet, once again creating a wave of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment in the gaming circle.
"Woo, the bluebird I am familiar with is back again!"
“It still smells the same, awesome!!!!”
"Love it, love it."
"As a World of Warcraft player, I want to say, liver, you must have liver!!!"
""The Strongest Snail" is also very fun. It is a favorite among sand sculpture players, anyone?"
"Qingniao deliberately suppressed his big move. Don't make it too obvious that he was targeting Tengda. Just when Tengda was about to sneeze, he was pressed to the ground and rubbed. It was really ecstasy."
"Bah, no dog can play with that "Legacy of Kings" thing."
"Gouzi: I feel insulted!"
"Tengda should concentrate on representing client games and give up on mobile games. It won't be able to compete with Jade Bird."
"Let alone Tenda, looking at the world, is there any game manufacturer that can do better than Jade Bird?"
"I want to say that Qingniao Huyu is the eternal god!!!"
The launch of two new mobile games has completely ignited the enthusiasm of players. It coincides with the weekend. Needless to say, it will be another grand carnival.
Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment did not even need to promote it, and both mobile games rushed to the rankings.
This is the card!!!
………
Tenda Building.
Although it is the weekend, Renyu is still working hard overtime at the company.
The reason is very simple. Naturally, the emergence of "Hearthstone" and "The Strongest Snail" made Rengyu so sleepless that he simply went to the company to work overtime.
It's just a pain to the people below and they have to work overtime with him.
Lean slightly.
Cao Xi knocked on the door and came in, holding a piece of information in his hand.
"What's the result of the test?" Renyu asked with concern.
Instead, he asked the people below to evaluate the two games "Hearthstone" and "The Strongest Snail" overnight, and asked the evaluation department to produce detailed evaluation reports.
"Best hit base." Cao Xi also had a solemn expression.
"Both types?"
Rengyu finally panicked, and the last glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes.
"Both games are the same, especially "Hearthstone". With the popularity of Warcraft's IP, it is likely to be another phenomenon-level mobile game that takes the world by storm."
I have to say that Tenda game evaluation engineers are very professional.
"Why...."
In the Tengda Building, Renyu's long sigh may represent everything.
Lost again.
I especially remember that last year, Blue Bird Interactive Entertainment spent a lot of money to win the mobile game adaptation rights of Blizzard's game characters. Unexpectedly, it turned into real profits so quickly.
I guess Blizzard is regretting it this time too?!
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Renyu could only comfort himself a little in this way of self-deception.
"Didn't Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment say that it has plans to develop client games this year? Is there any news?" After its confidence was defeated again, Rengyu suddenly felt a sense of crisis again.
PC games are the last frontier for Tenda Games.
Although it can be said that with the revision of Dota 2 and its subsequent global popularity, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment has also carved a corner in the field of client games, but after all, there is only one client game and its impact on the overall market is limited.
At most, it's just a bit more famous.
"There is no news, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment is very strict about confidentiality."
Cao Xi was at his wits' end and said immediately: "But I heard that the headquarters of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment has been moved to Chengdu, and many people have resigned because of this. There is even an art director among them."
"Then recruit this art director."
But Rengyu's eyes lit up. This was really a sleepy day. He gave me a pillow, "The conditions are up to him."
"clear!"
Cao Xi did not object. Judging from the mobile games released by Bluebird Interactive Entertainment in the past, the picture quality is top-notch, which also proves the strength of Qi Yu as an art director.
Definitely worth recruiting.
………
Monday, June 18th.
As for the turmoil in the field of mobile games, to be honest, it is no longer within Zhang Shuo's attention.
Someone will handle it.
Especially after Lu Qi joined Sprout, more than half of the work related to the three subsidiaries of Qingniao Interactive Entertainment, Qinghe Technology and Qingyun Data, which needed to be handled by Zhang Shuo personally, was directly cut off.
Zhang Shuo was also happy and relaxed.
Sometimes, if I have nothing to do, I will skip work and go to the library to enjoy the peace and quiet.
It's okay to read the news.
Zhang Shuo saw that Xiaomi had successfully completed financing last week. Although it was not as glamorous as Qingcheng Group’s Series B financing, it was still a major event in the Internet.
When he saw Xiaomi, he thought of the scenery of Xiaomi in Tianzhu in the original time and space.
Um.
To be precise, it is the superficial scenery.
Although it was true that it made a lot of money in Tianzhu in the past few years and firmly occupied the top spot in the smartphone market share in Tianzhu, it was inevitable that Tianzhu would treat it like a pig.
Thinking about how casually having 4.8 billion in funds withheld makes Rebus feel bad for him.
so.
When doing business with people from Tianzhu, you must be careful, otherwise you will definitely be cheated.
Zhang Shuo has already made up his mind that even if Germination wants to expand the Tianzhu market in the future, it will be through cultivating local agents in Tianzhu and conducting indirect transactions with the agents, paying for the goods and delivering the goods.
Never get involved yourself.
It is even more impossible to say that you have invested in building a factory in Tianzhu, spent a lot of money on marketing, and are full of food?