Chapter 334 The dispute over express delivery, the game with Ahri!
The Investment and M&A Department moved very quickly.
Only one weekend passed, and the preliminary investigation of Baishi Express was completed.
"Mr. Zhang, so far, Baishi has gone through three rounds of financing and has five investment shareholders. The most recent financing occurred on November 25, 2010, with a Series C financing of US$50 million, and Ahli also participated in the investment." Lu Kai
report.
"Ali is Baishi's major shareholder?"
In Zhang Shuo's impression, Ah Li is the largest shareholder of Baishi, but he doesn't know how much stock he currently holds.
"Yes."
Lu Kai explained: "After Baishi has gone through three rounds of financing, the founder team holds 32.5% of the shares, Ali holds 24.5%, and the remaining four investors hold 43%."
It can be seen that in order to swallow up Huitong Express, the founding team of Baishi has diluted its shares very much. After only three rounds of financing, it has already transferred nearly 70% of its shares to external parties.
He almost lost control of Baishi.
With one or two more rounds of financing, Ahri will come from behind and become the largest shareholder of Baishi.
"Are you worried that if we acquire Baishi, we will encounter resistance from Ahli?" Zhang Shuo asked.
"This is almost inevitable. Mr. Zhang, you also know that Ahli has always regarded the connection in all directions as a taboo. If we want to reach out now, with Ahri's style, we will definitely not agree."
"As long as Ahri does not control Baishi, there is still room for maneuver in this matter. Let's formally contact Baishi first and test the reaction of Baishi's management, including Ahri."
Zhang Shuo didn't expect to win Bai Shi smoothly.
"good!"
As the vice president in charge of the group's investment business, Lu Kai has not encountered such difficult-to-operate acquisition cases before, and has even encountered even more difficult cases.
It just depends on how it works.
"What about the side of Shunfeng?" Zhang Shuo asked.
"Ahem, I'm not afraid of making fun of you. I didn't even get to meet the founder of Shunfeng, so he rejected me directly on the phone." Lu Kai smiled bitterly.
"In this case, let's put the strategic investment in Shunfeng on hold for now."
Zhang Shuo didn't force it.
For investment tailwinds, it is gratifying if it succeeds, but there is not much loss if it fails.
It stands to reason that among the express delivery companies in China, Postal Service is the most suitable partner for the company. However, due to the special status of the other party, the prospects for cooperation are really difficult to control.
There are too many variables.
Zhang Shuo could only settle for the next best thing and choose to acquire an express delivery company.
………
Two days later, Ahri headquarters.
"Boss, I just received news that Mo Yao is preparing to acquire Baishi." Ren Xiaoyao reported to the uncle.
"Um?"
The uncle was very surprised, "Why did you buy Baishi for sprouting? How much money is it?"
It was previously reported that the capital chain of Moya was tight, but in the blink of an eye, Moya had acquired an express delivery company. He knew about Baishi Express, and its value was at least two billion.
This is not a small fish or shrimp.
"I also inquired about it. It is said that an e-commerce project called Pinxixi has been launched internally by Germination. The acquisition of the express delivery company should be paving the way for the e-commerce business."
Ren Xiaoyao was as steady as ever and found out the situation clearly before reporting.
"Pfft!"
The uncle finally spit out the tea in his mouth, "What are you talking about? Sprout wants to engage in e-commerce? Hasn't it already reached a strategic cooperation with Jingdong before?"
"Although it is strange, the fact that Sui Ya is engaged in e-commerce is absolutely true."
Ren Xiaoyao, as gentle as ever, analyzed: "From the high-profile acquisition of Baishi Express by Meiya, it can be inferred that Meiya is engaged in e-commerce. It does not seem to be just for fun. It seems to have made a lot of determination."
"Zhang Shuo, this kid, is very ambitious."
Inexplicably, the uncle felt a little unhappy, as if the tiger's private territory had been invaded.
"There is no way. Weixin is too popular now. It is almost a replica of Tenda in the PC era. With Weixin's traffic support, it is understandable that Moya wants to do e-commerce. Didn't Tenda give up on its e-commerce dream?"
Ren Xiaoyao was very envious.
The budding Weixin, which is also engaged in mobile social networking, has successfully broken out of the circle and rivals Tenda in the social world. However, MiLiao, acquired by Ali, is gradually declining and has become Ali's internal social software.
The difference is so huge that it's unbelievable.
"Tengda E-commerce, hey!" The uncle sneered, "It's not that I'm arrogant, not everyone can play e-commerce. Whether it's Tengda or the current sprout, do they know what e-commerce is?"
When it comes to understanding e-commerce, I can be quite proud of myself.
"If you want to do e-commerce, you can't just slap your head on the head. In addition to funds, you also need to build a complete e-commerce ecological chain. Can Tenda, Sprout, and the like do this?"
In contrast, the steady and steady Frightening Winter made the uncle more vigilant.
"Still can't take it lightly."
Ren Xiaoyao obviously needs to be more cautious, "Bu Ya has the funds, Weixin traffic support, Weixin payment, and Weixin merchants. Maybe we can actually make something famous."
"E-commerce is not that easy."
The uncle didn't believe it, "But you are right to worry. The domestic e-commerce industry is already busy enough, so there is no need for sprouting to join in the fun."
"What do you mean?" Ren Xiaoyao's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Aren't you planning to acquire Baishi? Are you going to mess with it? Not only Baishi, but also several other companies that are connected in all directions, are all in trouble and can't have any cooperation with sprouts." The uncle was very domineering.
Of course Ahri also has domineering capital.
On the surface, Ahri needs Four Links and One Link to provide cheap express delivery services. In fact, it is Ahri's express delivery business that determines Four Links and One Link's survival.
You can handle it however you want.
If the shop bullies the customer, if the customer bullies the shop, it all depends on who has the bigger fist.
"If you do this, will you endanger Germination?"
Ren Xiaoyao was a little worried. After all, before this, the relationship between Moya and Ahri was still based on cooperation, especially when Ahri e-commerce still relied on Weixin for traffic.
"What evil is evil?"
But the uncle didn't care, "In business, it was Suiya who invaded the e-commerce field first, and we were just a passive counterattack. If Suiya really has the ability, we can show him how to do it."
When it's time to fight, I won't hesitate at all.
"clear!"
Ren Xiaoyao sighed. If possible, he really didn't want to break up with Moya.
But there is no way.
The uncle has already spoken cruel words, so he can only obey them obediently.
In Ahri.
There is only one supreme authority who can tell you the truth, and that is the uncle.
………
Friday, August 10th.
Lu Kai reported the progress of the acquisition of Baishi Express to Zhang Shuo for the second time. "Because of Ali's efforts to obstruct it, all the investors in Baishi have ambiguous attitudes, and the acquisition process has been blocked."
This is also expected.
As early as Baishi's A round of financing, Ahri was the main investor. In the subsequent two rounds of financing, although Ahli was not the main investor, the investment institutions introduced were more or less related to Ahri.
As soon as Ahri said this, the acquisition immediately fell into trouble.
It can also be seen from this that the uncle's status in the entire e-commerce circle, especially in the express delivery industry, is just like the ancient emperors. A decree can shake up the industry.
"Are you saying that those Baishi investors have an ambiguous attitude, rather than directly refusing to cooperate with us?" Zhang Shuo grasped the key to the problem.
"yes."
Lu Kai obviously understood, and explained: "As you know, these investment institutions are usually tactful and always pursue profit first. They are selling Ali's face and are not willing to completely offend us."
If you take out a subsidiary to raise funds, it will be coveted by these investment institutions.
Offend the sprout.
For Chinese venture capital institutions, this is by no means a good thing.
"Since you have something to ask for, it will be easy to handle."
Zhang Shuo smiled and said, "In this way, you arrange for people to contact these four investment institutions individually and promise that as long as they are willing to transfer their Baishi shares, they will automatically be qualified to participate in Qingcheng Group's C round of financing."
When it comes to how to deal with capital, Zhang Shuo is obviously no longer like Wu Xia Amon. He went from completely resisting before to now taking advantage of it and even playing with venture capital institutions in the palm of his hand.
"This is a good idea." Lu Kai's eyes also lit up.
For these venture capital investors, the conditions offered by Sprout are definitely super tempting.
Not only can you withdraw from Baishi in a timely manner and obtain substantial short-term investment income, but you can also participate in the C-round financing of Qingcheng Group and obtain longer-term generous returns.
It can be said to be a "win-win", the kind where you win twice.
Although the express delivery industry is developing rapidly, it is also experiencing severe involution, limited profitability, and difficulty in going public. For venture capital investors, if they can exit early, it may not be a good deal.
"Then execute it, I'm waiting for your good news."
After setting the general direction, Zhang Shuo ignored the specific operations and left full power to Lu Kai.
"By the way, Mr. Zhang, in addition to the investors of PR Baishi, can you also put some smoke bombs and send people to contact several other express companies that are connected in all directions?" Lu Kai suggested.
"Can."
Zhang Shuo smiled and nodded, "Not only is it connected in all directions, but we can also get in touch with Jitu and Durban, especially Durban, which will be our next acquisition target."
"After acquiring Baishi, do you want to acquire Durban?"
Lu Kai was very surprised.
He realized that the big boss's layout of the e-commerce industry was far greater than he had previously imagined.
It seems like it's really going to be a big deal.
"That's right."
Zhang Shuo took advantage of the situation and clarified Lu Kai's confusion and explained his positioning for Pin Xixi's future.
"So that's it."
To be honest, Lu Kai actually didn't quite understand Zhang Shuo's ideal, but even though he didn't understand it, he didn't object. Because in the beginning, if the idea is not in line with the big boss, he won't be able to stay.
Even if you don’t understand it for a while, you should learn to understand it slowly.
………
After Lu Kai left, Zhang Shuo continued to browse the news.
In the past week, there was another piece of news in the Internet circle, which was that the original client game "God of War" owned by Tenda was completely ignored and faced the risk of being discontinued.
This triggered a new round of verbal and written criticism of China’s original client games on the Internet.
"It's really disappointing. Can't a phenomenal PC game be born in China?"
"Tengda boasted so much before, but the result was still a hot chicken!"
"I think there is no hope for domestic PC games, so we might as well play foreign ones."
"Cultural invasion, can you tolerate this?"
"Then what can we do if we can't bear it? Our own people can't live up to expectations. We can't even compare with sticks."
This wave of public opinion has even affected Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment.
"The same goes for Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment. It is indeed good at making mobile games, but in the field of PC games, it also relies on buying and selling. It is really shameful. Can't we live up to our expectations?"
"After all, I started my career in mobile games, so this request is a bit too much."
"That's right, mobile games and client games are completely different approaches, okay?"
"But didn't Bluebird also acquire Dota 2 and make it pretty good? Can't we continue our efforts and develop a good client game on our own?"
"That's not right either. Didn't Jade Bird say that there is already a client game under development?"
"Yes, yes, wait, wait!"
"Looking at the fact that you guys didn't participate in this year's Magic City CJ, let me tell you that Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment really has its own unique skills. This year, it showed a stand-alone game "Dyson Sphere Project" at CJ. I tried it out.
, it’s very well done, it’s definitely a work with potential.”
"Really? Then what is this "Dyson Sphere Project"? When will it be launched?"
"It should be soon."
"Having said that, I'm really looking forward to it."
Perhaps paying attention to online public opinion, in the afternoon of the same day, the official website of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment issued an announcement that the stand-alone game "Dyson Sphere Project" will be officially launched next Friday.
Along with the announcement, there is also a download link for the Lingjing platform.
Users download the Lingjing platform, register and log in, and then enter the official website of "Dyson Sphere Project".
As soon as the news came out, it naturally caused a sensation.
"I'll go, yes, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment is so quiet, but it actually made such a big move. Not only did it independently develop a stand-alone game, but it also built a game platform."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "This shows that Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment's ambition is not small. It is not just a small fight, but it is really going to show off its talents."
"Expect……"
The golden brand of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment can naturally attract a large number of users.
That night, major video websites launched the promotional animation of "Dyson Sphere Project", and major news clients, portals, and game forums also released relevant news.
The announcement of "Dyson Sphere Project" has officially entered the warm-up period!
What’s even more exciting is that after users downloaded the Lingjing platform, they found that they could play Dota 2 directly through the Lingjing platform and receive real-time consultation about Dota 2.
This will make Dota 2 players excited.
"Yes, yes, after Dota 2 is launched on the Lingjing platform, it will be completely localized. Who dares to say that Dota 2 is a foreign game? I am the first to refuse to accept it."
"It's comfortable, it's comfortable."
“Woooooooo, this is the first time, I can play domestic large-scale client games on a domestic game platform.”
And the surprises continue.
At the beginning, Dota 2 players just downloaded the Spirit Realm Platform with a curiosity-seeking mentality. After all, Dota 2 is an independent client game, and even without the support of the Spirit Realm Platform, it can be played by relying on an independent client.
And tell the truth.
Compared with overseas users, Chinese players are actually not used to using game platforms. Most stand-alone game enthusiasts either circumvent the firewall or directly download cracked versions.
But the user experience of the Lingjing platform has greatly exceeded players' expectations.
"Here I go, this Lingjing platform is pretty good. It's no worse than Steam. I love it. I love it."
This is actually quite normal.
The development of a game platform is not difficult in the first place.
Second, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment itself has experience in developing and operating 71 Assistant.
Sanze Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment has a group technology center providing technical guidance behind the scenes.
How could it be worse?
"Have you not noticed? The spiritual realm is in the Chinese context, but it means the Yuan Universe. How do I feel that Jade Bird Entertainment is playing a big game?"
"Tsk tsk, there is still some culture upstairs, I have been taught, I have been taught."
"Anyway, no matter how you say it, just support Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment. I sincerely hope that Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment can shine in the field of PC games and become the light of domestic games."
"Based on what I said, we must also download the Spiritual Realm Platform."
"Let's go together!!!"
The result is that, driven by Dota 2 players, the number of downloads of the Lingjing platform exceeded the 1 million mark on the day it was launched, setting a moderate miracle.
In the gaming circle, mobile game users account for the majority after all.
One million data would already be the upper limit for any single overseas market, but the Lingjing platform only took one day.
It's really scary!
The game news media, which are good at capturing hot topics, will naturally not let this news go. They rushed to publish it overnight and published it overnight, triggering another round of heated discussions on the Internet.
The chain reaction is yes.
………
Night, Tengda Building.
Even though it was Friday night, the lights in Renyu's office were still on.
Being forced to work overtime again...
Needless to say, the cause of this situation is the newly launched Lingjing platform of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment.
This is definitely a major impact for Tenda.
As an old rival, Tengda is actually paying close attention to every move of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment, and also noticed the "Dyson Sphere Project" displayed by Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment at Magic City CJ.
But after all, it is just a stand-alone game and does not pose any threat to Tenda's client game business.
Tenda originally did not make money from stand-alone games.
But who would have thought that in addition to the "Dyson Sphere Project", Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment would also secretly develop a spiritual realm platform while holding back a big move.
This had to make Tengda vigilant.
Idiots also know that if Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment only has one stand-alone game, "Dyson Sphere Project", then the Lingjing platform will be of almost no value, or even unnecessary.
But obviously, Jade Bird Entertainment is not like a fool.
That can only prove one thing - Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment is really going to enter the PC game industry in a big way. As previously announced, there are already several PC games under development.
And it seems that Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment is very confident in these client games.
otherwise.
Nor would Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment come out to gain popularity just when "God of War" suffered a setback.
You know, taking on this kind of negative emotion is actually a double-edged sword. If the quality of "Dyson Sphere Project" can satisfy players, then it will be fine.
If it is also a bad game, then Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment is taking the initiative to take over the blame for Tenda.
Designated to be scolded to death.
Judging from Rengyu's past observations of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment's marketing strategy has always been very conservative. If you dare to stand up at this time, you must be very confident in the quality of "Dyson Sphere Project".
"How's the inquiring going?"
Thinking of this, Renyu looked at Cao Xi, who was sitting opposite.
"I asked several players who have tried "Dyson Sphere Project" on CJ, and they all gave overwhelming praise. It is definitely the best in the world. The key is originality."
As the two big bosses in Tenda's gaming business line, Renyu and Cao Xi must have never played "Dyson Sphere Project". They have never been to the Magic City CJ site.
The previous information about the "Dyson Sphere Project" was reported by Tenda employees who attended the meeting.
It is inevitable that it will not be detailed.
Now through this investigation, they have discovered that the "Dyson Sphere Project" is far better than they imagined.
"What about the Lingjing platform? How's the test going?" Renyu was still unwilling.
“Excellent performance, nothing bad about it.”
"..."
Rengyu was completely discouraged now, and said with a wry smile: "According to this, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment's trial work in the field of client games will become an instant hit?"