However, such an investment is just one of the many chips in Zhou Dongsheng's hands.
Zhou Dongsheng has long been accustomed to the huge rewards it can bring. After all, with the accumulation of time, Zhou Dongsheng is no longer simply "seen in the world".
The experiences of the past few years have already subtly changed Zhou Dongsheng. At the same time, they have also made Zhou Dongsheng a completely different person, both in terms of vision and confidence.
And as Hu Weiwei set the tone of the meeting and set his own price, it was naturally time for other shareholders to counteroffer.
“Nowadays, the shared bicycle industry is at its peak, and the scale and future trends of the entire market have become clearer. Nowadays, a Chinese-Chinese struggle for hegemony has basically formed. I heard not long ago that the bicycle sharing industry is seeking a new round of financing with a valuation of US$3 billion...
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"I think, considering the size of Mobike, the price offered by Mr. Hu is quite reasonable, and I have no objection to it..."
However, before the other shareholders could speak, Zhou Dongsheng casually mentioned it to support Hu Weiwei. Of course, he also had the intention of raising the price for himself.
What's more, there is a saying that "Business cannot be done without benevolence and righteousness."
With a smile in her eyes, Hu Weiwei nodded slightly towards Zhou Dongsheng, and there was obviously no need to say anything else.
"Since Director Jay Chou has no objection, naturally we at Tenda have no objection even more, and we at Tenda are willing to lead this E-round of financing." Li Chaohui smiled slightly and said slowly, giving Zhou Dongsheng a favor along the way.
After all, compared to Mobike, which has been gradually finalized, Dongsheng Group undoubtedly has higher room for growth. If we form a good relationship, there may be opportunities for cooperation in the future.
As for the shared bicycle industry, the growth limit of the market size has gradually begun to appear. Unless one company can dominate, the market prospects are already stretched.
Although there is the possibility of further broadening the audience in overseas markets, with the two leading companies announcing their overseas strategies with great fanfare, the results achieved so far are very lackluster.
This move obviously did not achieve the effect expected by the market, and the potential of shared bicycles in overseas markets is far less popular than in China.
After all, the differences in national conditions are there, and it is obviously not that easy to achieve "cultural invasion".
Therefore, when the overseas strategy has been frustrated and the performance is not ideal, the main battlefield is still concentrated on the domestic three-thirds of an acre. Even with the advantage of 1.4 billion people, these 1.4 billion people cannot all be the audience of shared bicycles.
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It is conservatively estimated that sharing bicycles can have half of the audience, which is considered to be a breakthrough, and this half of the audience has to be divided among various companies.
After the craze in the first half, with the development of hundreds of shared bicycle companies, the boundaries of the entire market have already been explored.
Coupled with a little analysis by the analysis teams of major investment institutions, the public's views and potential of shared bicycles will naturally have a more accurate estimate and reference.
This is undoubtedly a necessary process for any new thing. The public perception changes from novelty to commonplace, and the market returns from fanaticism to rationality...
For Tenda, the biggest purpose of entering the shared bicycle industry is naturally to further develop Tenda's ecosystem. Especially for improving the mobile payment ecosystem, shared bicycles, the darling of the era, undoubtedly play an extremely important role.
This was not only noticed by Tenda, and Alibaba took down the little yellow carriage with great fanfare, but also because of this, in the Internet field, there are still people who can restrain these two carriages.
However, in the field of mobile payment, the situation has basically formed that each of the two companies accounts for half of the country. For this reason, the two companies naturally compete with each other and refuse to give in.
For this reason, Tenda will naturally devote a lot of resources to support Mobike to become bigger and stronger. It does not need to suppress it through price reduction and other means. If Mobike can form a dominant player in the shared bicycle industry...
It will undoubtedly be more in line with Tenda's needs, so Tengda, which has deep pockets, doesn't mind spending more money, and with its industry status, it is naturally qualified to lead the investment, including the last round of financing.
As for the slightly immature Dongsheng Investment, even if it relies on the advantage of being the first to enter the market, it obviously does not have the size to lead the investment in the increasingly large market, let alone the appeal.
This kind of thing has no other way but to accumulate over time. Even if Dongsheng Investment has shown a development speed that transcends time, it is impossible to catch up with this kind of established investment institution all at once.
After Tengda representative Li Chaohui's speech, it was basically the final word. The other shareholders had no other objections to this. After all, someone had already taken the lead, and they only needed to follow behind to eat meat and drink soup.
After the financing intention is initially finalized, the remaining relevant details will naturally need to be further discussed before they can be finalized, but it is obvious that there is no rush.
Once this round of US$600 million in financing is completed, Mobike’s valuation will undoubtedly further exceed the US$3 billion mark.
Taking advantage of this financing window period, if Zhou Dongsheng wants to cash out and leave, he will naturally have room to raise the price. As long as there are enough future expectations as support, the premium must be very reasonable...
Thinking of this, Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but stretch himself and began to think, "Now that the financing has been settled, I would like to take this opportunity to say something. Regarding Mobike's investment, we Dongsheng Investment
From being exclusive in the A round, to following the investment all the way to now, we are not going to participate in the next E round..."
"I wonder if Mr. Li, or everyone present, is interested in taking over the 10% shares in my hands?"
When Li Chaohui heard this, a hint of surprise flashed across his face. He thought what Zhou Dongsheng said before was just a joke, but he didn't expect that Zhou Dongsheng actually meant it?
"Oh? Is it possible that Jay Chou is not optimistic about Mobike's future, or does he think Mobike has reached its limit if it reaches this point?" Li Chaohui asked a question with a smile.
Seeing that the financing had been negotiated, Zhou Dongsheng unexpectedly turned against him halfway. Although Zhou Dongsheng's weight was not as deep as that of the established institution, his rise was too fast to withstand it.
It's so fast that it's hard for others to ignore it, especially with a series of textbook-like successful investments, it's enough for Zhou Dongsheng to reach a height that people take seriously, and his opinions will naturally be used as a reference by others.
"Of course not. As a pioneer in the sharing economy, I personally am still very optimistic about the future of shared bicycles. Especially after this period of market verification, it has established the indispensable position of shared bicycles in future travel life."
"With the gradual formation of user habits among the general public, shared bicycles will inevitably play a pivotal role in the travel ecology just like ride-hailing apps in the future."
Zhou Dongsheng explained his point of view in a few words. To this day, this point of view is naturally not considered advanced. On the contrary, it is a widely recognized mainstream argument in the current market.
Otherwise, it would not be able to support a huge market with a valuation of nearly ten billion US dollars, right?
"In this case, why did Jay Chou choose to take action? Or is it that Jay Chou is more optimistic about the small yellow bike model than Mobike?" Li Chaohui continued to ask.
As soon as these words came out, everyone present realized that Zhou Dongsheng was a "double agent". He was the only one who could hold shares of two industry leaders at the same time.
"If I had to make a choice between the two companies, I would naturally be more optimistic about Mobike. However, I have a habit of investing as soon as I see good results. Relying on this habit, I was able to start from before the 5178 market came.
, evacuate in advance..."
"This habit saved my life, and I am ready to implement it to the end. In addition, compared to investing, I will focus more on the development of the group itself in the future..."
In a few words, Zhou Dongsheng gave a convincing reason, "Not only Mobike, I will also sell the small yellow cars. If everyone here is interested, I can give you a preferential price if we package them together...
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I don't know, I thought it was at the vegetable market. It was as casual as buying and selling cabbage, and they even did bundle sales.
However, whether it is Mobike or Xiaohui, the value of the chips in Zhou Dongsheng's hands exceeds 200 million U.S. dollars, which is equivalent to more than 1 billion in RMB. This is not a small sum.
But don’t tell me, it’s quite tempting to bundle the shares of these two companies together!
At this time, Zhou Dongsheng also took advantage of the situation and added some fuel and jealousy, "Hey, if it weren't for the acquisition of street power, the development of shared power banks would also be extremely expensive. I wouldn't take action easily. I'm not afraid of Mr. Li's joke..."
“Actually, I once thought about whether I could be a middleman to bring the two companies together on the path of merger. Just like the battle in the taxi-hailing field, Didi and Kuaidi finally shook hands and completed the strategic merger, ultimately creating Zun Travel.
Like the rising giants in the field..."
"In my opinion, if Mobike and Xiaohuangche can be merged together, it will undoubtedly replicate this successful case. However, I did not expect that the speed of growth of the two companies has completely exceeded my expectation.
Imagine, things are beyond my control..."
"Now I am full of ambition but not strong enough. Anyway, I don't have this ability anymore, but that doesn't mean that others don't have this ability, such as Tengda..."
Zhou Dongsheng looked at Li Chaohui with a smile and opened up about the matter. After all, there were Tengda and Alibaba on the giant ship Didi Chuxing.
Not long ago, Didi Chuxing just completed a round of financing of US$5.5 billion, and its valuation exceeded US$50 billion, completely establishing its status as a giant in the travel field!
It was precisely because of such a clear example that Zhou Dongsheng specifically mentioned this matter. Isn't this a "sweetness"?
After all, Didi and Kuaidi back then were just like Mobike and Xiaohuangche now, with Tenda and Alibaba as the leaders behind them.
That moment was exactly like this moment, so similar!
And once the merger can be completed again, even if the shared bicycle field is not as good as the ride-hailing field, the valuation is expected to exceed the tens of billions of dollars!
Compared with this future expectation, even if Zhou Dongsheng sells at a premium to the current market value, it will definitely be classified as a "sale at a low price"!
As for the possibility of "repeating the same mistakes", it depends on the beholder. At least in Zhou Dongsheng's memory, there are multiple reasons why the two families could not get together in the end.
It doesn't even need to go to the point of anti-monopoly action. The two companies broke up on bad terms. Combined with the Hangcheng horse that will try to defeat Tianjin in the next few years, maybe they have no intention of merging at all?
Once a consensus is not formed, the resistance to accomplishing this thing can be imagined...
However, if Tenda is willing to take over, I wonder if things will turn around because of this variable?
After all, these 10% shares may not be much, but they are definitely a lot. It is enough to have enough say among the shareholders, and it can also use it to penetrate into the opponent...
As for the problem of horizontal competition and conflict, this problem only needs to be solved when we are able to go public and face the supervision of the China Securities Regulatory Commission. However, before this step is reached, this problem is obviously not the key, not to mention that there are many
Ways to circumvent regulation...
Ahem, if under the influence of his variable, the two families can finally come together, then... I can only accept defeat.
And when Zhou Dongsheng said it openly, not to mention that this "sweetness" was quite tempting, at least some people really listened and were moved.
"Since Director Jay has talked about this, I have to go back and ask Pony for his opinion. I think the boss will be interested in this deal..."
Li Chaohui said cheerfully that although he was the head of Tenda's investment department, he obviously couldn't make the decision for a transaction of this scale, and Xiao Ma had to make the decision.
"It's natural. I just mentioned it casually. If you are also interested, you are welcome to contact me..." Zhou Dongsheng turned his head and greeted other shareholders.
And when things have progressed to this point, as long as Zhou Dongsheng is sincerely willing to take action, with the current popularity of shared bicycles, it is naturally impossible that he will not be able to take action.
The only possibility is that we can't agree on the price.
However, equity transactions at the shareholder level will obviously not have much impact or intervention on this round of financing. With the general direction finalized, it is only a matter of time before this round of financing is advanced.
The huge sum of US$600 million is enough for Hu Weiwei to start a big business. At this time when the industry is racing against time, Mobike finally seizes the opportunity and successfully moves to the front of the little yellow cars.
Although Xiaohuangche is also seeking a new round of financing, it is obviously a bit slower than Mobike.
After finalizing the relevant details, Mobike Technology couldn't wait to announce the good news, adding another fire to the shared bicycle industry.
"Mobike Technology officially announced the completion of a new round of financing of US$600 million. This is also the highest single financing record since the birth of the shared bicycle industry. This undoubtedly declares that Mobike is ready to overtake in corners.
Posture, how the little yellow car will respond, let us wait and see..."
And as many melon-eating people were attracted by this piece of news, a deal was also reached behind the scenes.
