This is the final price negotiated by Friends.com.
Compared with the huge differences between 600 million and 2 billion at the initial meeting, this price is still more in line with the expectations of friends.com, and compared with the 1.1 billion given by Facebook, 1.55 billion seems to be much better.
Fang Zhuo notified all shareholders of Friends.com as soon as possible late at night.
Then the next morning, everyone gathered together to give the final expression.
The main shareholders of Friends.com are six companies, idg, Goldman Sachs, Sina, Yike Investment, Shenxin Technology and Wangxing.
The earlier shares of the founder team had already left the market during the financing, but this departure was actually the result of idg lending money to Wang Xing, allowing him to repurchase most of the shares, and then proceed with the financing.
Five investment institutions have invested in three rounds in nearly a year, worth 2000+6000+100 million, totaling 180 million.
If the fierce competition in the market continues, the scale of the next round of financing will be further expanded.
Now, in exchange for Penguin's wholly-owned acquisition, it can be considered a stable landing.
But Xiong Xiaoge still expressed regret: "There is still hope for this project to be launched."
Wang Fengyi was very calm: "It's just that the business model is not easy to find."
Xiong Xiaoge continued to regret: "The profits will be much greater after the listing."
Wang Fengyi raised the difficulty: "I don't know when it will be. It also depends on the competitiveness of Penguin."
Xiong Xiaoge frowned and said: "As long as it can be put on the market, the necessary time and cost are acceptable."
Wang Fengyi laughed inexplicably: "Yes, that's what I thought when I voted for Penguin."
Xiong Xiaoge's face darkened.
Seeing that these two were about to have a serious argument in the conference room, Fang Zhuo put down his tea cup: "Okay, it's Chinese New Year, you still want to fight."
He glanced at the other people watching the excitement, then glanced at Wang Xing, who had a complicated expression, and said simply: "Last night, everyone and I talked on the phone one by one. The highest price I can get from Penguin is this number.
.”
"Considering the strength of Penguin's strategy this time, I have to say that everyone, including me, Mr. Wang and all the investors, have a deep understanding of the power of Penguin Traffic."
"Next time you do or invest in a project, you have to think about this seriously. I think the penguin wants to kill everyone at the card table."
Everyone in the conference room was thoughtful. This time the competition on the Friends Network was both fast and fierce. There was the joy of successfully upgrading the campus to the workplace, the excitement after the farm game was well received, and the helplessness of being copied by Penguin soon.
…
"But no matter what, 1.55 billion is enough for everyone. It happened to be finalized before the year, so it can be regarded as a big red envelope during the Chinese New Year."
Fang Zhuo glanced around: "Let's prepare to meet Penguin's people later. Mr. Wang will stay here for a while."
The investors in the conference room left, leaving only Fang Zhuo and Wang Xing.
"Mr. Wang, this time..." Fang Zhuo muttered.
In fact, he and Wang Xing have communicated many times and everything that needs to be said has been said.
Wang Xing waved his hand and said: "Mr. Fang, I understand. I don't blame you. It's a crime other than war. Penguin's ability to learn is too strong."
Whether it’s the team supported by Sina, the games released for internal testing, or the investors’ generous investment, this is strong support. Without these, Friends.com would have failed long ago.
What makes Wang Xing most angry is that Penguin learned too quickly and too well.
Otherwise, according to the popularity of farm games, Friends Network will definitely gain far more than the current harvest.
"Actually, you blame me." Fang Zhuo said sincerely, "Without my participation, Penguin's strategic importance in this area may not be so high, and Friends.com may be able to gain a lot of development space and time."
Oriental Facebook was proposed by me, and Penguin took it very seriously at that time. Soon it was Zeng Liqing from the "Penguin Tigers" who took charge, and Xu Chenye from the second tiger provided resources and assistance.
When Wang Xing heard this, he thought it made sense. Fang always had a good reputation.
Just like this time, if it weren't for Mr. Fang's name, even if Friends.com shouted the slogan of entering the communications field, Penguin would not have raised the acquisition price so easily.
But to blame Mr. Fang for this is to put the cart before the horse.
The matter has come to this, and it is useless to say more.
Wang Xing sighed and said sincerely: "Mr. Fang, I am already very grateful to you. Really, the past year has been like a dream. I have learned things that I have not learned in the past twenty years."
Fang Zhuo said with emotion: "Entrepreneurship is like this, it is always difficult. Even now, I want to make a mobile phone, but I often toss and turn over it while sleeping at night. However, you can't give up. You still have a long way to go. This time
It can be regarded as a financial gain, and you will have more freedom in your future choices."
After successive rounds of financing, Wang Xing still retains 15% of the shares, which means he can get 232.5 million.
Last year, Wang Xing invested money from his family into the company, and this year he achieved financial freedom.
Wang Xing nodded silently, and finally thanked him: "Thank you, Mr. Fang. I know that without you, Friends.com would not be where it is today."
He got up and prepared to go back to the CEO's office, waiting for his meeting with Penguin in the morning.
Fang Zhuo looked at Wang Xing's back, considering his cooperation with Sina's assistance team, and the praise in Sina's executive Wang Gaofei's report, and suddenly said: "Mr. Wang, you also know that Sina is preparing a social project.
If nothing else happens, it will be online soon after the new year. If you are willing, you can come to Sina."
Wang Xing stopped in his tracks, turned around and smiled reluctantly, but did not respond to the invitation.
After a while, he arrived at the CEO's office and sat on a chair, feeling extremely depressed.
It feels so bad to sell the company with my own hands, and besides, it still has to be sold to a competitor.
Apart from financial freedom, I have nothing.
Wang Xing remained silent for a long time. After all, he was still unwilling to lose like this.
He turned his head and looked at the wall in the office, suddenly stood up, stepped on the chair, took down the framed words on it and then opened it with his own hands.
Wang Xing looked at the picture "Just do Penguin" written by Mr. Fang for a while, thinking about the invitation he had just given in the conference room, carefully folded the words and put it into the document bag.
Always remember, there will be reverberations.
…
Once the acquisition price is established, there will be no obstacles to the negotiations between Penguin and Friends.
Both parties are willing to finalize this acquisition quickly to avoid long nights and dreams.
In this way, driven by the efforts of the common will, Penguin and Friends will draft the contract within two days, then sign the agreement within a week and agree to complete the delivery within 5 working days after signing.
Finally, Penguin will pay the transaction consideration in one lump sum within 5 working days after the delivery date.
February 17th, there is only one day left before the Spring Festival.
When the morning meeting ended, both parties breathed a sigh of relief. It was basically a buzzer-beating acquisition before the Spring Festival.
Fang Zhuo responded to the ticket at three o'clock in the afternoon, and everyone still sat down to eat at noon.
This lunch has all kinds of dishes from all over the world.
However, there was a little hiccup in the middle.
As the person in charge of Penguin's social strategy, Zeng Liqing has led the competition between Dating.com and Friends.com in the past year. After talking about the acquisition, after three glasses of wine, he thought that he had won Mr. Fang, so he stood up and left Penguin.
plan, he said it without sighing.
"Finally won."
The person sitting next to him was none other than Wang Xing. When he heard this sentence, he felt threatened, so he calmly replied: "Whoever doesn't follow the farm's style may not necessarily win."
In the Penguin Learning Farm game, first QQ Space was terminated without permission, and then the dating network and QQ Space announced the data connection. It was precisely because of this fuse that Zeng Liqing's emotions were detonated for a period of time, and he made a plan to win and go.
But naturally he would not expose the internal disputes at this time. He just smiled and said: "Mr. Wang, winning is winning. Are there any 'what ifs' in our market competition?"
Wang Xing picked up the wine glass, touched Zeng Liqing's glass, drank it all in one gulp, and then asked: "Mr. Zeng taught you the right lesson. I just like to think nonsense. During the meeting, I also thought that Mr. Zeng is very capable."
Jue, if Mr. Zeng were in my position, maybe Friends.com could still win."
Zeng Liqing said with a smile: "Wang always wants me to sit in your seat, or does he want you to come to our Penguin? Since it is an acquisition, Wang always has such an idea. It's not that he can't understand it, and it's not that Penguin can't consider it."
No matter what, it will be acquired after all, even if the price is relatively high.
Wang Xing's complexion changed several times.
The two people's voices were not loud at first, but as they talked, they reached a normal volume, and the atmosphere at the dinner table became stagnant.
At this time, Fang Zhuo said leisurely: "What Mr. Zeng and Mr. Wang said reminded me of the time when I first started my business. At that time, I was simple-minded and could easily trust others, so I was taught
Business competition is so cruel."
"In market competition, there are successes and failures. This is a normal thing."
"Mr. Zeng will definitely be able to make the dating network even better in the future. Mr. Wang is now just like me when I first started my business. The more frustrations I have, the more courageous I will be."
When Fang Zhuo said this, he said with emotion: "Time flies so fast. I remember one time I was drinking with Pony in the capital. At that time, no one seemed very rich. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Pony posted a
A big red envelope of more than one billion yuan is given to us to celebrate the New Year."
Ma Huateng said with a smile: "It must be the time when Zhang Chaoyang was not allowed to drink."
He remembered that once he was drinking in the capital with NetEase Ding, Sohu Zhang, Baidu Li, and Ali Ma. Zhang Chaoyang was rejected by Chou.
At that time, Penguin and Baidu had not yet gone public, and Alibaba was far less prosperous than it is now.
"Well, he still drank half a glass." Fang Zhuo recalled.
Ma Huateng laughed.
At the right time, roast lamb was brought to the table.
Fang Zhuo stabbed a piece of mutton with a fork and said with a smile: "Today's mutton is good. Well, this piece of mutton is fat and big. Come, pony, eat it."
Ma Huateng took it with a smile.
Fang Zhuo picked up a piece of mutton of about the same size and said, "I'll eat the piece next to me. Come, come, let's all have a taste. It tastes very good."
The episode did not continue to brew.
A lunch that brought the acquisition to a close ended successfully.
The top management finalizes the decision, and the rest is left to the people below.
The holiday is about to take place, and the Penguins have to catch the afternoon flight back.
"If I have any regrets about this trip, it's that I couldn't take Mr. Fang's Qingzi bus." Ma Huateng joked before getting in the car.
Fang Zhuo corrected him seriously: "The name of the plane is 'a bit expensive'. My reputation has been ruined by you. If Qingzi hears this, he will hit me with his official seal. Well, Qing, ah no, 'a bit expensive'."
'We are decorating the interior space, I will take you to sit next time."
"It's a deal, Mr. Fang, and all your New Year's wishes will come true." Ma Huateng paid his last respects.
"Okay, pony, it's safe to go up and down, and the stock price will rise sharply next year." Fang Zhuo waved his hand and watched Penguin executives leave in the car.
Sitting in the car, Ma Huateng felt inexplicably relieved. Through the rearview mirror, he saw Mr. Fang and Wang Xing next to him talking about something.
It’s finalized, it’s finally finalized.
A bit premium, but not bad.
Penguin will continue to move towards the goal of building Facebook in the East.
…
"Xiao Liu, the plane has been postponed until evening."
After Penguin left, Fang Zhuo postponed his flight back to Sina in the afternoon. He originally planned to go back quickly, but Wang Xing unexpectedly quickly expressed his intention to participate in Sina's new project, which slightly changed his plan.
Wang Xing is considered a newly minted billionaire.
In addition, the start-up company is being sold and the Chinese New Year reunion is approaching. Logically speaking, even if you have an idea, it will be after the New Year.
Could it be that he was stimulated by Zeng Liqing while eating?
Fang Zhuo hesitated for a moment, then asked IDG, Goldman Sachs, and Shenxin Technology if they wanted to hear about Sina's new social projects together.
Xiong Xiaoge was a little surprised: "Mr. Fang invited us, this is..."
Sina is a listed company, why does it need to invite investment institutions for internal business?
He didn't believe that Fang always needed to listen to the opinions of a few of his own people on the project.
Unless...unless this requires Sina to set up a subsidiary to operate relatively independently.
What is needed to operate relatively independently?
Money, money.
Fang Zhuo and Lao Xiong looked at each other and said only three words: "Let's talk."
Xu Kaiwei of Goldman Sachs also feels the factors very keenly.
As for Wang Fengyi from Shenxin Science and Technology, he didn't think much and got into the car first.
Xiong Xiaoge thought about the money she would receive from the acquisition agreement she had just reached with Penguin. She was stunned for a few seconds and said tactfully: "Mr. Fang, it's the Chinese New Year, why don't you wait to keep the money warm?"
"Didn't I talk about talking about it? What nonsense? I'm waiting to go home and finish talking and reading quickly. I still have to take a plane." Fang Zhuo was a little irritable.
Xiong Xiaoge took a "poof" and was in trouble for eight lifetimes!
Where to make money without making money?
Do you want to earn money from people named Fang?
Xiong Xiaoge cursed in her heart and got into Sina Company's business car.
At 1:30 in the afternoon, all the former shareholders of Friends.com arrived at the Sina headquarters, full of wine and food.
Sina President Wang Yan has been waiting in the conference room for a while.
"Mr. Fang, Mr. Xiong, Mr. Wang, Mr. Xu, Mr. Wang." Wang Yan said hello one by one, "Thank you for working overtime. To make a long story short, domestic social networks have developed vigorously in the past year. Friends.com and Dating.com
Competition among acquaintances is fierce."
"Last year we went to the United States for inspection, and there was a new project there called Twitter, which gave us a lot of inspiration. It just so happened that Sina itself has a huge blogging business."
"We just thought about whether we could make a simple social platform that can be more instant sharing and more interactive."
"Because it was inherited and developed from blogs, we named it 'Weibo'."
Wang Yan talked eloquently and proposed a new social product, Weibo.
Xiong Xiaoge, Xu Kaiwei, Wang Fengyi, and Wang Xing all listened attentively to the introduction of Sina CEO.
Because there is Friends Network in front, there is a strong contrast in such a product that directly targets national social networking.
Is it a thrilling jump from campus, workplace to the whole nation?
So instead of jumping, why don’t we just start from the back and walk?
Does the real-name system have natural difficulties in the current domestic Internet environment?
So can we do it without implementing a real-name system?
Wang Xing had known before that Sina was researching a social product, but now that he had seen it with his own eyes and heard it with his own ears, his mood was still extremely complicated.
After Wang Yan made the introduction as concisely as possible, he first asked the original founder of Friends Network for his opinion: "Mr. Wang, do you think there is room for the development of such a social media platform?"
Wang Xing was silent for a long time and said: "I don't know if there is, but I think I can give it a try."
He opened the document bag he had been carrying and took out the inscription he had folded earlier.
Everyone can tell at a glance that this is Mr. Fang’s previous calligraphy, which was posted on the friend website’s president’s office: “This…”
Wang Xing continued: "Penguin wants to be a dating network, social acquaintances, and Eastern Facebook. I want to see their reaction when they learn that Sina is launching a new social product. Will they continue to invest in the dating network strategy, or will they turn around and follow suit?"
New Social.”
Fang Zhuo looked at the words that surprised him and said with a smile: "Mr. Wang, you have obsession on your face."
Wang Xing's look was quite stubborn: "Mr. Fang doesn't mind, I am willing to participate in building the Weibo platform."
"Of course I don't mind, Sina welcomes you, Weibo welcomes you." Fang Zhuo smiled.
Wang Xing and Penguin have been fighting on social networks for a year, and they have almost seamless access, and they are also very familiar with Wang Gaofei and other teams.
Fang Zhuo shook hands with Wang Xing and turned his attention to the investor brothers.
During the Chinese New Year, I worked hard to help my brothers get high prices for penguins.
I don't let you down.
Can you fail me?
Xiong Xiaoge and Xu Kaiwei looked at each other in confusion under Mr. Fang's gaze. This Weibo guy didn't seem to be a low-investor either.
"It's basically a product like this. Let's celebrate the New Year first, and then we'll talk about it in detail after the New Year." Fang Zhuo was not anxious and said New Year greetings with a smile, "Old Xiong, Mr. Xu, Brother Wang, I wish you good luck."
The expressions on the faces of the three people are different, calm, numb, and hesitant.
It’s Chinese New Year.
Congratulations on getting rich, bring me the red envelope.
7017k
Please remember the first domain name of this book:. Mobile version reading URL:
