Chapter 395: The sprout shines in Southeast Asia, and the mango car begins to sing!
May 25, Saturday.
Today is the third anniversary of the founding of Sprout. According to past practice, there was no special celebration event. We just distributed a special red envelope of RMB 500 to each Sprout employee through Weixin.
With the current staff size of Sprout, this will cost almost a small amount of money.
Because this kind of bonus, according to Suya's practice, is all-inclusive, and workers in electronics factories, delivery boys, etc. are all within the scope of the bonus.
Although their salaries and benefits are different, they are all serious budding employees.
Everyone should be treated equally.
Although there is no employee stock ownership or equity incentive, Sprout has never been stingy in terms of benefits, including holiday allowance, heatstroke prevention and cooling allowance, overtime pay, year-end bonuses, etc.
It can even be said to be very generous.
Given China's current development status, overtime work is inevitable, but overtime pay will definitely be provided.
There is no such thing as exploitation.
In the employee security plan that Jiang Yue took the lead in formulating, it also purchased insurance for each employee, set up a critical illness relief fund, family leave, organized a company physical examination every year and other welfare guarantees.
In this area, it can definitely be called a model in the industry.
otherwise.
A sprout that is developing at a rapid pace cannot have such strong cohesion.
night.
Zhang Shuo invited all the senior executives to have a dinner together as a small-scale celebration.
During the banquet, the topic of employee welfare protection was discussed again. Zhang Shuo smiled and said to Jiang Yue: "Unconsciously, the company has been established for three years. We can add some new welfare guarantees, such as company travel and so on."
"From now on, we will organize a company group trip every year, um, every two years."
“The boss is awesome!”
Of course Jiang Yue was very supportive and asked with a smile: "Will it start this year or two years from now?"
"Of course it's this year, but it has to be staggered. Half this year, half next year."
After two years, the day lilies were all cold.
The employees below will scold you.
And with the current scale of the Germination Department, it seems too crowded to accommodate them all in one year.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements."
Jiang Yue smiled and wrote down which subsidiary this year and which subsidiary will be next year are also particular.
"In addition, on Women's Day, let's add another three-day intra-provincial travel benefit for female employees." Zhang Shuo also pays special attention to the rights and interests of female employees.
“The boss is awesome!”
As a woman, Jiang Yue is of course more supportive.
………
Monday, May 27th.
The past weekend was a stormy one, with a lot of big things happening.
First, Qingcheng Group successfully completed Series C financing at an ultra-high valuation of 110 billion, selling a total of 15% of its shares and obtaining a huge development fund of 16.5 billion.
This capital will be mainly used for new business operations and overseas development.
Compared with the Series B financing a year ago, in the past year, Qingcheng Group's various businesses have continued to expand and have opened up many new businesses, becoming a giant in the local life service track in the Chinese market.
During this period, a capital increase of tens of billions was also carried out.
In view of this, the overall valuation of Qingcheng Group has soared from 75 billion to 110 billion.
The investment institutions participating in this round of financing include old friends such as Lingnan Provincial Investment, Binhai City Investment, and Ping An, as well as upstarts such as Pirates Group and Tan Maxi, as well as many local giants in Southeast Asia.
Can be regarded as a bundled financing.
Otherwise, Qingcheng Group would not have said that it would sell 15% of its shares in one fell swoop.
After the financing is completed, Sprout Group's shareholding ratio in Qingcheng Group will be diluted from the original % to %, and it will still be the undisputed largest shareholder of Qingcheng Group.
This has also become the largest super financing in the history of China Internet.
Qingcheng Group, with a valuation of up to 111 billion, has not only surpassed the mold group of the original time and space, but also surpassed the established Internet companies in one fell swoop. Its "market value" is second only to the already listed Qiandu.
Become a veritable upstart giant in China's Internet industry.
Putting aside the parent company of Qingcheng, the Sprout Group, Qingcheng Group is already the Internet company with the highest market value among the three giants Ali, Tenda, and Qiandu in terms of "market value" alone.
In comparison.
Whether it is Ali-Dianping or Nomi Dianping, their valuation is less than half of that of Qingcheng Group.
The difference is already obvious.
It’s no wonder that as soon as the news of Qingcheng Group’s financing came out, the Internet became lively again.
"Oh my god, Mo Ya is really awesome."
"People no longer play with the Big Three. Just one of its subsidiaries is expected to launch a charge against the Big Three in terms of market value. How can this compare?"
"Tengda: I always feel insulted."
"It's better not to praise the sprouts. If we compare Qingcheng alone with the Big Three, the gap is still huge. Not to mention Ali, which has not yet been listed, Tenda and Qiandu alone have a market value of over 400 billion.
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"It can only be said that there are serious faults among the three giants, which makes Qingcheng appear too prominent."
"Wangyi: This time it was really understood."
"That's true, but have you ever thought about it? Qingcheng Group is actually not the best subsidiary of Sprout. There is also Maili Group in front."
"It's true, I would have forgotten it if I didn't mention it."
"In terms of profitability alone, Maili Group is comparable to the three giants. It's just that it has neither financing nor listing, so it doesn't show off. In fact, it is the real giant."
"If you put it this way, Mo Ya is really awesome."
"You must be awesome. Didn't you hear what the King of Meng said? Germination's competitors are Sanxing, Pingguo, Weiruan and the like. Their eyes are not limited to this one-third of the country."
Netizens were just enjoying their time with Ahri, Tengda, and Qiandu, but they were really nervous.
Among the Big Three.
Fortunately, Ali is betting on local life services, but after all, it is not the core business of the group, and it has not invested too much money and resources in Ali-Dianping.
It does not mean that Ali Dianping must be number one in the industry, as long as it does not fall behind.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In essence, in Ali’s strategic plan, the local life service business is only a supplement to the group’s e-commerce business, or in other words, it is a grab for Ali’s e-commerce business.
A channel for traffic.
Tengda and Qiandu are different.
Especially for Tenda, after undergoing a major adjustment in its business structure, the local life service track has become one of the future tracks that Tenda is betting on.
Not long ago, they teamed up with Qiandu and made a capital increase of up to 3.5 billion in Nomi Dianping. They plan to consolidate the food delivery business while also trying to develop the shared bicycle business.
result…
Before Nomi Dianping could exert any force, Qingcheng Group showed up.
It's really shocking.
"Boss, Qingcheng Group has received a huge amount of 16.5 billion in funds. If it is really determined to start a subsidy war with us, we will not be able to handle it, whether it is food delivery business or shared bicycles." Lu Jian reminded in a low voice.
It’s not to blame Lu Jian for feeling guilty, it’s really because the financial strength of the two companies is not at the same level.
The difference is four to five times.
"Don't rush to start the shared bicycle business. Focus your funds on food delivery subsidies first. Let's see what Qingcheng does next and then make further plans." The second master couldn't help but rub his head again.
"I also feel that way."
Nowadays, Lu Jian has long since lost his thoughts on competing with Mo Ya.
………
In addition to the financing of Qingcheng Group, just yesterday, Mango Motors, which was established for more than a year and has been out of the public eye, finally made a "big" move——
An invitation letter was posted across the entire network.
Mango Auto will hold a global press conference on May 31 to officially launch its first concept car.
It also sparked quite a bit of discussion.
"Hold it, Mango Motors is serious about building a car!"
"Of course you are serious. Which business do you think you are not serious about?"
"What I'm saying is that before, Mango Motors was just doing research and development in a low-key manner. As far as I know, since its establishment, Mango Motors has invested more than 20 billion in capital."
"What a wealthy family!"
"What a big business? Compared with Qiandu who spent tens of billions to buy 71 Assistant, Moya is willing to invest funds in manufacturing and engage in research and development seriously. Isn't it good?"
"Qiandu: What should I do if you have nothing to ask?"
"Do electric cars really have a future? Are they just deceiving people?"
"It's out upstairs. In the beautiful country, Tesserla has been mass-produced. What kind of PPT product do you think it is?"
"That doesn't mean that electric vehicles will definitely have a future."
"That's right, isn't there a lot of beautiful country using the banner of environmental protection to deceive people?"
"I don't know if it has a future, but it at least represents a new research and development direction, doesn't it?"
"I still believe in sprouting."
"Before, when Sprout said he wanted to build a mobile phone, some people ridiculed him. What's going on now?"
“The products produced by Sprout must be of the highest quality!”
"One code leads to another. If you can build a mobile phone in a sprout, you may not necessarily be able to build a car. That is a car, one of the masterpieces of heavy industry. This is a company that made its fortune through the Internet. Can it be done?"
“It always feels unreliable.”
“Whether it’s reliable or not will be revealed after the press conference, so let’s wait and see!”
In 2013, new energy vehicles were indeed still a new thing.
Even as early as ten years ago, BYI began to enter the field of new energy vehicles, and launched a pure electric taxi in Binhai City in 2010.
In 2011, pure electric buses were launched.
But in the field of household cars, the concept of new energy vehicles has not yet been popularized, and even on a global scale, the prospects of companies like Tesura are also unclear.
No one could imagine that electric vehicles would become popular in just five or six years.
Especially in the Chinese market, relying on a complete automobile industry chain, new energy automobile companies headed by BYD, and many new car-making forces will subvert the entire automobile industry in one fell swoop.
The joint venture has been working hard for decades, but it has not been completed yet.
And all this.
It's still the night before dawn.
Mango Car is like an assassin walking through the dark night. After more than a year of walking at night, it is finally coming to the center of the stage, vowing to pierce the decay and create glory again!
………
In addition to the good news, there is also some not-so-good news.
Mainly related to the charm arrow.
However, after Mei Da lost the qualification to obtain the authorization for fingerprint unlocking technology, the founder Lan Zhang, who had been hiding behind the scenes, finally couldn't bear it anymore and chose to leave the company early.
Just came out of the mountain.
Lan Zhang announced that he would start investment negotiations with Ali. He wanted to introduce Ali, a new investor, and was determined to complete a deep tie with Big Brother.
In order to complete the separation from Sprout, Mei Dao also announced that it would withdraw from Zhulong Technology.
Gaotong chips will still be used in the future.
Between words, he seemed to have said some not-so-good things about the level of Zhulong Chip.
Questions were raised in disguise.
Although this incident did not cause much turmoil on the Internet, it caused some waves in the industry.
It depends on how Mo Ya deals with it.
After Zhang Shuo read the news and briefing, he went to the next door conference room for Monday's meeting. The first thing discussed was Mei Dao's withdrawal from Zhulong Technology.
"Chairman, do you want to transfer the Zhulong Technology shares held by Mei Dao to Qiku? Qiku has expressed interest in this part of the shares." Gu Mingzhang asked for instructions.
Last October.
Zhulong Technology launched Series A financing with a valuation of 25 billion. Huawei, Xiaomi, OV, Huaxia Microelectronics and Modu Chengtou each subscribed for 5%, and Meiyuan subscribed for 2%.
According to the jointly signed investment agreement, if the six companies or institutions participating in the financing want to withdraw midway, Daosui Group will enjoy the right of priority to acquire it.
That is to say.
Even if the shares in Mei Dao's hands are to be sold, they cannot be sold casually.
"Qi Ku..." Zhang Shuo thought about this company with an uncertain future, thought for a moment, and said, "Forget it, let Daosui Group buy it at the original price first."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Okay."
Gu Mingzhang was a little surprised. He couldn't understand why the big boss didn't seem to trust Qiku very much when he had clearly helped Qiku before.
Could it be that because of Mei Da's "betrayal", he became more cautious?
This is understandable.
After all, before this, even Gu Mingzhang didn't expect that Charming Arrow could be so tough.
I quit immediately.
"Where is the progress of the Zhulong Z1 chip?" Zhang Shuo asked with concern.
"The documents completed by the design team have been officially delivered to Tai Mechanical and Electrical. Tai Mechanical and Electrical is making final preparations for the trial production of the Z1 chip. It is expected that samples will be available as soon as next month."
"very good."
Zhang Shuo is still very confident about the Zhulong Z1 chip.
This is not only because the predecessor of Zhulong Technology integrated Zhanxun and Ruidike, two leading chip design companies in the industry, but also because he personally gave clear instructions on the design architecture of the Zhulong Z1 chip.
Compared with other mobile phone chips, Zhulong Z1 will adopt the 64bit ARMv8 architecture for the first time.
This will be a powerful tool for Pingguo in the future.
As expected, it was stolen in advance by Zhang Shuo, a thief.
so.
It is absolutely a stupid decision for Meiyan to withdraw from Zhulong Technology and give up the Z1 chip at this time.
"By the way, Chairman, Qiku also mentioned one thing, saying that they welcome the investment of Moya or Maili Group in Qiku. How should we respond to this matter?"
Gu Mingzhang asked, obviously a little moved.
Because if it invests in Qiku, it means that Maili Group can take the opportunity to enter the mid-to-low-end market.
Qi Ku naturally has his own little thoughts.
It is nothing more than taking the opportunity to deeply bind with Maili Group to obtain technical support from Maili.
"Reject it."
Zhang Shuo, however, was hard-hearted, "I have promised before that Maili Mobile will never enter the mid-to-low-end market to compete with Xiaomi and others, which naturally includes this kind of disguised entry."
If Maili Group really wants to enter the mid- to low-end market, it doesn’t even need to invest in Qiku.
You can do it yourself.
Judging from the future market size of smartphones, you can indeed make a lot of money by doing this, just like Warwick in the original time and space, buying all high-end, high-end and low-end.
Just this way.
First of all, it will break away from Xiaomi, OV and other friends. Secondly, it will trigger vicious competition and price wars in domestic mobile phones in advance, which is not good news for the entire industry.
Zhang Shuo still has this overall perspective.
"All right."
Gu Mingzhang was a little worried at first, but after hearing what his boss said, he gave up completely.
On the contrary, it was Zhang Shuo who took the initiative to mention another matter and said with a smile: "As Mango Motors is about to release its first concept car, it is time to mention it to the company level."
The implication.
Naturally, Mango Auto will be upgraded to Mango Group and become a group-level subsidiary.
"agree!"
Lu Qi, Gu Mingzhang and other senior executives had no objections.
If Mango Auto really wants to achieve mass production, let alone its profit level, its revenue will definitely be mediocre. In addition, the automobile industry involves many categories, so it is indeed necessary to upgrade to a group company.
It also facilitates Mango Auto’s subsequent business operations.
………
While we were still having dinner, secretary Dai Yutong knocked on the door and came in, "Chairman, it's almost time."
"Don't worry, I'm keeping an eye on the time."
Zhang Shuo glanced at his watch, raised his head, looked around, and said with a smile: "Then we'll stop here first for today's meeting."
"Chairman, have a nice trip!"
Gu Mingzhang and other senior executives naturally knew the big boss's next schedule.
But he was rushing to Star City.
Previously, when we decided to expand the market in Southeast Asia, we decided to register and establish a regional company in Star City, the "brain" of Southeast Asia, in the name of Jiaoyang Holdings.
To comprehensively meet the market development tasks in Southeast Asia.
In order to express the importance he attaches to the Southeast Asian market and to declare Germination's determination to expand overseas business, Zhang Shuo will personally go to Star City to attend the unveiling ceremony of the new company.
Lu Kai had already rushed to arrange it in advance.
………
At 3:30 in the afternoon, Zhang Shuo and his party landed at Star City International Airport.
Lu Kai brought someone to pick him up.
Also coming with him was an investment vice president sent by Tan Maxi, who seemed to take Zhang Shuo very seriously.
Stayed at Jinsha Hotel.
It was also a coincidence that Zhang Shuo and his party had just arrived at the hotel lobby when they met an "acquaintance".
"Jerun!"
Zhang Shuo took the initiative to say hello, which seemed a bit star-chasing.
"boss Zhang!!!"
As the Asia spokesperson who had just been signed by Maili Group, Jie Lun had naturally done his homework. Although he had never met Zhang Shuo before, he had seen photos.
So I recognized him at a glance.
Jie Lun didn't dare to neglect, and took the initiative to trot forward, shake hands with Zhang Shuo warmly, and also took the initiative to explain his itinerary, "I just came yesterday and will have a concert in Star City tonight."
"Tonight?"
Zhang Shuo immediately became interested, "Can I participate? I'm your fan."
"It's my pleasure!"
As Jie Lun spoke, he took a handbag from his assistant and handed it to Zhang Shuo: "This is my signed record. If Mr. Zhang doesn't mind it, please accept it."
"Thanks!"
Zhang Shuo took it with a smile. This star-chasing treatment is definitely the best.
After Jie Lun and his entourage left, Lu Kai said with a smile: "I heard that Jie Lun immediately planned this Southeast Asia tour concert after signing the Asia spokesperson for Maili Mobile."
"Um."
Zhang Shuo nodded slightly, this spokesperson was very careless.
That night.
As expected, Zhang Shuo arrived at the concert to support Jie Lun, and was "accidentally" photographed by reporters, which became a piece of gossip news in Star City and even the entire Southeast Asia.
After all, with Zhang Shuo's current worth, he is the center of attention wherever he goes in the world.
Unknowingly.
This further boosted the popularity of Sprout in the Southeast Asian market.
On the contrary, the next morning, Zhang Shuo attended the unveiling ceremony of "Jiaoyang Holdings (Star City) Co., Ltd." and seemed a bit calm. The purpose of his trip was just a superficial reason for attending the ceremony. He mainly wanted to meet some business leaders.
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He didn't return to Binhai City until the third day.
………
After returning to Binhai City, Zhang Shuo rushed to the Magic City without stopping after taking a short rest.
Like the previous Maili mobile phone launch conference, Mango Motors' first new car launch conference will also be personally hosted by Zhang Shuo, chairman and CEO of Germination Group.
in order.
It is to attract the attention of global media as much as possible and build momentum for Mango Auto.
After all, with Zhang Shuo's current status and popularity on a global scale, even if he is not as good as the previous Gang Leader Qiao, it is definitely more than enough compared to the current Te Shi Lao Ma.
There is no reason why Zhang Shuo can't play a game that Lao Ma can play well.