At the door of an inconspicuous building, there is a signboard for "SEG Technology Park", and various psoriasis-like small advertisements are posted on both sides of the door.
For example, "waterproofing and repairing leaks", "cleaning and clearing sewers", "applying for certificates and engraving seals", "renting out prosperous shops", "recruiting workers", and even "paying a lot of money to find a child"...
Wang Dawei took reporter Cai who was accompanying him on orders from the newspaper company and went upstairs to the office floor where Penguin was located.
As soon as they entered the door, the receptionist cleverly guessed their identities and immediately informed Lu Huateng, Chen Yidan and the others.
While waiting, Wang Dawei looked at the company's layout. The office area was all divided into cubicles separated by blue partitions, and the employees were working step by step.
Facing their curious eyes, he waved generously.
"Welcome, Mr. Net, I am the CEO of Penguin. You can call me Pony Deer."
Lu Huateng introduced the receptionists one by one.
Wang Dawei shook hands one by one, and then frankly said that he was from MIH Group, South Africa's largest pay-TV operator, which is listed on both Nasdaq and Amsterdam.
"I am the vice president of business development of Huaxia Internet. I am mainly responsible for the investment and acquisition of Huaxia Internet. I am very interested in your Penguin."
invest?!
There are still people willing to invest in the Internet these days!
Lu Huateng, Chen Yidan and others looked at each other. This company background and position made them pay great attention to it.
The group of people walked around and watched, asking and answering questions. Lu Huateng did not shy away from anything that could be made public.
“We added new registered users in April, with an average daily increase of nearly 870,000, and the total number of users will exceed 100 million...
The highest number of people online at the same time in a day is more than 2.3 million..."
Figures in the millions pop up one after another.
Netizens were shocked at first, because the number of users growing every day was equivalent to the population of some small European countries, then they were shocked, and then they were numb.
"With such a large amount of traffic, are you profitable?" Reporter Cai couldn't help but ask.
Lu Huateng said confidently: "Of course, otherwise how could we burn so many servers."
Wang Dawei asked curiously: "As far as I know, ICQ, which is very similar to yours, has not been profitable since it was acquired by AOL. How did you do it?"
Lu Huateng has shaken off Monternet and value-added services. Every single thing, every single thing, every sentence is inseparable from Lu Fei.
"Did you, Mr. Lu, come up with all these ideas?"
Wang Dawei thought for a long time, but couldn't find a suitable adjective to describe it, and finally came up with a word, "wisdom is almost demonic".
"There is also a QQ show project..."
Just as Chen Yidan was about to open his mouth, he was immediately stopped by Lu Huateng. The QQ show project is still under confidential research and development, how can it be disclosed to outsiders.
"etc!"
Wang Dawei said eagerly: "Through the conversation just now, I have decided to invest in Penguin!"
"Really?" Lu Huateng was dubious, wary of fraud.
Wang Dawei said sincerely: "I am serious, so can you tell me what this project is so that I can make a correct estimate."
Lu Huateng contacted him immediately. Lu Fei and the others were far away in Xiangjiang, and the phone bill was expensive. To make a long story short, two words, I agree.
So I followed Lu Fei's wishes and showed the early version.
I saw in the QQ Show Mall, just [suits], neatly arranged vertically and horizontally, with sportswear for various Olympic sports, especially football.
[Top], [Bottom], [Scene]...
Wang Dawei was dazzled and said in astonishment: "Did Mr. Lu also come up with this idea?"
Lu Huateng smiled and said, "The idea came from Mr. Lu, but the model and design are not his. He asked the company to cooperate."
Wang Dawei couldn't help but sigh: "This is also a project with great financial prospects."
Lu Huateng said: "And..."
"besides?"
Wang Dawei's eyes widened and he was shocked.
It's hard to believe that such a small company is like a lottery ticket. Originally, he only expected to win the third or fourth prize among the 5 numbers. Now, he feels that he has not won the second prize, but the heaviest first prize.
Lu Huateng said: "QQ cooperates with Feigou..."
"Is it that e-commerce website like Amazon that you Chinese people shop on every day?"
Wang Dawei received an affirmative answer, and also received an even more surprising answer: Feigou.com actually belonged to Lu Fei as well.
Suddenly, my heart was racing and my emotions were hard to calm down.
The most favorite ones are Penguin and Feigou. Both of them are in the same hands, which shocked him as a foreigner for a whole year.
"Where is Mr. Lu now? Is he in Pengcheng? Can I see him?"
"Sorry, Mr. Lu is in Xiangjiang."
Lu Huateng shook his head and laughed, "But I just had a phone call with Mr. Lu. He is very concerned about Mr. Wang's investment in Penguin, and we are also very curious."
"Then, I will say it."
Wang Dawei bowed slightly and said politely: "My overall valuation of Penguin is US$70 million."
[ps: Previous life, 60 million U.S. dollars]
"How many?"
In an instant, Lu Huateng took a breath of cold air, and everyone else around him froze in place, as if struck by lightning, with more or less stunned expressions.
In less than a year, Lu Fei raised Penguin, which was valued at US$10 million, so high with every idea he had!
Mr. Lu, you’re so tall!
"$70 million."
Wang Dafei said it again, and then said with a smile: "I hope that we, MIH, can fully acquire it."
………
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island.
In the standard room of the hotel, Lu Fei and Zeng Liqing were sitting face to face, with a teapot on the coffee table in front of them.
While Lu Fei was doing Kung Fu Tea, he said: "Wholly-owned acquisition? Can he provide so much cash?"
"No, he can spend up to 40 million U.S. dollars, and the remaining 30 million U.S. dollars can be exchanged for 21Vianet's shares. This is also a company with great potential."
When Zeng Liqing spoke, his tone couldn't help but reach a higher level, and the joy in his heart was beyond words.
At least for the first time, a foreign investor has given such a high valuation, which is seven times higher than that of Lu Fei. However, it is a pity that the five tigers will not own many shares.
Although with Lu Fei's acquiescence, they used the exchanged US$1 million to buy back a total of 5% of the scattered shares, and now have 15% of the equity on hand.
But it can't be compared to Lu Fei, he has 65%!
"I only accept investments, and I only accept cash."
Lu Fei raised his hand and made a gesture to invite tea, "No need to discuss the acquisition."
"His acquisition is just a bait to see if we will take the bait when we see the money."
Zeng Liqing smelled the tea and slowly calmed down his heated mind, "What he really wants is the latter plan. MIH will invest in Penguin and become Penguin's largest shareholder."
"Do you think it's possible?" Lu Fei chuckled.
Zeng Liqing shook his head, "He has never met Mr. Lu, so he doesn't know what kind of person you are."
"If you want to meet, you can."
Lu Fei took a sip of the tea soup, tasted it in his mouth, swallowed it slowly, and slowly gave two conditions:
The largest shareholder, don’t even think about it!
And we must insist on not interfering in decision-making, it’s so arrogant!
"Before returning to Xiangjiang, he has time to think about it. If he agrees, we will meet him immediately as soon as he returns to Pengcheng."
"Then Mr. Lu, when will we return to Pengcheng?"
Zeng Liqing couldn't help but feel depressed. Even though Li Zekai agreed to meet on the phone, they rushed over immediately, but they couldn't see him alive or dead.
It was either an excuse to have a meeting or an impromptu appointment. In short, I stayed in Xiangjiang for more than two days and didn't see a single face.
The most outrageous thing is that they didn’t even make an appointment to meet.
"Of course it's to meet Li Zekai."
Lu Fei called him by his first name. If Feigou.com only raised 5 million US dollars in one round, took 20% of IDG and 45% of Lu Huateng and the others, the remaining money would only be enough to maintain Feigou and Penguin.
Otherwise, the development of the family would be superfluous.
But it's also difficult.
Li Zekai is just like his father Li Huanggua, in one word, greedy. He is not like someone who can get away with $200.
Now, 20% of the Penguin in his hands is worth 14 million US dollars, which is equivalent to more than 120 million RMB ($1=￥9). He certainly cannot let him earn so much in vain.
Taking advantage of the poor information, Lu Fei will of course buy back his shares.
How much is appropriate?
If you have too many, you will lose a lot.
If there is less, there will be a feud, and Penguin will be listed in Xiangjiang. The Li family is not easy to mess with.
"Mr. Lu, I feel something is wrong."
Zeng Liqing pondered: "Don't you think that Xiao Li always refuses to accept our buybacks and deliberately stretches his arms to make us quit in spite of difficulties?"
"It's right to stretch, but it doesn't mean you won't accept repurchase."
Lu Fei smiled coldly, "It was precisely because he accepted it that he deliberately stretched it to make us anxious and make concessions to him on the price. In fact, he is more anxious than us now."
"No way?" Zeng Liqing said in surprise.
"Why not? This little superman is now heavily in debt."
Lu Fei looked like he was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, "I owe at least 10 billion U.S. dollars."
"More than 10 billion?"
Zeng Liqing's expression was stagnant and he couldn't believe it.
