The scene reached a deadlock for a while, with Chen Dongcheng silent and Zhang Xuhao gradually revealing the impatience hidden behind the superficial friendliness.
He stood up and stretched, his shirt stretched upward, revealing his protruding belly. The sitting posture was really inelegant.
To his surprise, Chen Dongcheng seemed to have no reaction.
Zhang Xuhao was puzzled. In his opinion, this was a humiliation.
Generally, Zhang Xuhao would only do this to his subordinates.
Chen Dongcheng has never met anyone before, and he can talk about business in front of you. This is why Chen Dongcheng can climb up so fast.
Zhang Xuhao continued to test: "Mr. Chen, I won't say in advance whether to invest or not. Regarding Cao Cao Suda, I think we can have a good talk."
"you say."
"Now that the four major first-tier cities in the country are under your control, I admit that you have the qualifications to talk to me."
Zhang Xuhao's character is like this, his words are rough and his personality is very strong.
He is always scolding his employees, but he is able to manage a company with more than 500 employees, which is really rare.
"I plan to cede part of the order to Cao Cao Suda, but you must accept my investment."
Zhang Xuhao did not hide his purpose. What he coveted was Cao Cao's speedy delivery ability.
The last three kilometers of delivery has always been a headache for him.
To put it simply, o2o means online ordering and offline delivery.
Are you hungry? We simply don’t have the time or capital to build a sufficient delivery team.
Watching Chen Dongcheng’s meteoric rise in setting up a crowdsourcing platform, he successively won four first-tier cities in one month.
This speed really made Zhang Xuhao surprised, jealous and envious.
Now that he has this opportunity, Zhang Xuhao doesn't want to miss it.
"Then what is Mr. Zhang's valuation of Cao Cao Suda and how much does he plan to invest?"
Chen Dongcheng sneered in his heart. He didn't have much money in his account, so he just wanted to invest in Cao Cao Suda.
Zhang Xuhao's eyesight is fine, but his appetite is too big and he is prone to indigestion.
"I'll invest five million US dollars in you, and the valuation after investment will be US$15 million. Is that sincere enough?"
Zhang Xuhao also gritted his teeth and cut his teeth, using one cent less of the money he had previously raised.
Right now there are just rumors about Dianping, and it is still unknown whether we can cooperate.
"Sorry, I can't accept this price."
Chen Dongcheng refused without hesitation, leaving Zhang Xuhao stunned: "Is this still low?"
"I admit that you have a great advantage by winning four first-tier cities, but everyone can start a crowdsourcing platform. As long as you have capital and are willing to spend money, you can recruit a group of people. I just spend money to buy time, so I am willing to open this
The price is high, I hope Mr. Chen will consider it carefully."
Zhang Xuhao spoke sincerely. Magnesium Group launched Zebra Crowdsourcing, and he launched Hummingbird Crowdsourcing, but the results were mediocre.
Just like Chen Dongcheng did not let Zeng Yiming launch e-commerce immediately, the stall was too big, which was also a burden for them.
Chen Dongcheng knew that repeated refusals would definitely annoy Zhang Xuhao, but he still refused: "I'm still sorry. At the moment, Cao Cao is not ready to attract any investors."
"you……"
Zhang Xuhao pointed at Chen Dongcheng, and his blood pressure almost rose with anger.
Suddenly I remembered a recent news: "Mr. Chen should have reached a cooperation with Baidu Waimai, right?"
"yes."
Chen Dongcheng did not refute it. This is a fact and one of Chen Dongcheng's confidence.
Zhang Xuhao was silent for a moment. Baidu's takeaways were coming fiercely. With the giant Baidu on his back, the advantage was too great.
They are all in the Internet circle, and no one knows the power of the three giants of BAT.
Are you hungry? What you need most now is a backer.
Magnesium Tuan has made it clear that Ahri is his backer.
The name of Baidu Waimai reveals its backing, while Hungry? has always only taken money from venture capital institutions.
Tengxun is the only one among the Big Three who has not taken sides, and he is also the one that Hungry.com tries its best to contact.
"No wonder Mr. Chen is so tough, Mr. Chen is still one step taller."
Zhang Xuhao no longer has the means to manipulate Chen Dongcheng, and his original strength has weakened a lot: "If Mr. Chen has nothing else to do, I won't stay with you much."
"We can forget about cooperation for now, but Mr. Zhang must refuse investment?"
"I said, I am not short of funds for the time being."
Zhang Xuhao's attitude is still very determined. His only goal now is to comment.
I hope that through the review, I will stand under the banner of Tengxun.
“Mr. Zhang, have you ever thought about what will happen once Dianping and Magnesium Group merge and you take Dianping’s money?”
"How is that possible? Why did Magnesium Tuan merge with Dianping?"
"How could Tengxun agree?"
"Ahri will definitely object!"
Zhang Xuhao said three sentences in a row, but he had to admit that what Chen Dongcheng said made his heart suddenly tense.
When Magnesium Tuan and Dianping merged, he took Tengxun’s money and finally found a backer.
In the blink of an eye, a patron becomes a patron of a sworn enemy. What does that mean?
"It will definitely happen, because Wang Xing will not let Ahri continue to dominate."
Chen Dongcheng was very sure, Zhang Xuhao was silent.
He knows Wang Xing very well. As mortal enemies, they are the two biggest families on the outside platform.
Wang Xing's personality is similar to his, and he doesn't want to be inferior to others.
However, Wang Xing is a thief and deceives the old horse first, pretending to be attached.
Zhang Xuhao, on the other hand, is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers and rejects an old horse, resulting in two completely different situations.
Dekui Hungry? has been doing campus takeout from the beginning, and Magnesium Tuan entered the market later.
Currently, they still have a certain advantage in the takeout market share.
But Zhang Xuhao also knew that he could not hold on to such an advantage for long.
Zhang Xuhao asked himself, if he were Wang Xing, would he really want to see Magnesium Tuan controlled by Ah Li and end up being kicked out?
The answer is definitely no.
Zhang Xuhao frowned and looked deeply at Chen Dongcheng: "Mr. Chen, thank you."
"No, I have my demands, and Mr. Zhang has his demands. All we can do is stay together and win this vicious battle together."
Zhang Xuhao was a little confused: "Mr. Chen seems to be very optimistic about Are You Hungry?"
"More magnesium balls are more for me than me. Me going is just the icing on the cake. I think for Mr. Zhang, I should be a timely help."
Zhang Xuhao nodded secretly and began to think about the possibility of cooperating with Chen Dongcheng.
First of all, the problem of insufficient transportation capacity can be greatly alleviated.
Are you hungry? You can save the cost of self-built distribution and concentrate on fighting the bayonet with magnesium group.
Secondly, if the merger of Magnesium Tuan and Dianping really happens, I will not end up in an embarrassing situation.
"How much does Mr. Chen plan to value Hungry?"
Zhang Xuhao smiled bitterly in his heart. In the blink of an eye, the roles were reversed.
I began to seriously consider Chen Dongcheng's investment.
"I will invest 80 million US dollars in you, and the post-investment valuation will be 500 million US dollars."
Zhang Xuhao was stunned for a moment, because this figure was exactly the same as the price quoted by Dianping.
If Dianping’s investment hadn’t been well hidden, only Dianping CEO Zhang Tao and Zhang Xuhao would have known about it.
Zhang Xuhao thought Chen Dongcheng bribed Dianping’s executives.
"Well, this price is very sincere."
Zhang Xuhao first confirmed Chen Dongcheng’s price.
The price of reviews comes first. If Chen Dongcheng's price is too low, the balance in Zhang Xuhao's heart will definitely tilt towards Tengxun again.
"Other than that, I am willing to hand over my voting rights to Mr. Zhang and only hold shares."
Chen Dongcheng once again put forward a very tempting condition.
Of course Zhang Xuhao likes it without the capital of voting rights.
What he hates most is capital dictating and interfering with his control of the company.
Wang Xing and Zhang Xuhao are very similar in this regard.
The balance in his heart gradually tilted, but Zhang Xuhao still kept his face calm.
Chen Dongcheng thought to himself, Zhang Xuhao really didn't let go of the eagle when he saw the rabbit.
"I can receive 20 million US dollars immediately, and subsequent funds will be received in batches."
"Does Mr. Chen really mean what he said?"
Zhang Xuhao finally stopped pretending to be calm because this condition was too generous.
Immediate arrival of funds is a dream for all entrepreneurs.
Generally, it takes at least five months for a company to start financing and receive funds.
Chen Dongcheng's ability to receive 20 million U.S. dollars immediately is crucial to Hungry, which has limited funds.
Both competitors are raising funds and are clearly looking to go big.
They currently have less than 20 million US dollars in their account.
Once a war breaks out, how should we fight it?
"Mr. Chen, since you are so sincere, I am willing to accept your investment."
Zhang Xuhao used honorifics to express his gratitude to Chen Dongcheng.
"Okay, I will arrange for someone to conduct due diligence on Are You Hungry? I hope Mr. Zhang will cooperate."
"That's right, I didn't know the cost..."
"I'll go out, Mr. Zhang doesn't have to worry."
Zhang Xuhao smiled and stretched out his hand: "That's no problem. We welcome Mr. Chen's people to carry out due diligence at any time."
In fact, for Chen Dongcheng, due diligence is just a formality.
The development of "Are You Hungry" is not clear to others, but Chen Dongcheng is the master.
In the evening, Zhang Xuhao took the initiative to bring his brother Kang Jia, who started his own business, to entertain Chen Dongcheng at a banquet.
The guests and hosts were enjoying themselves at the wine table. Zhang Xuhao mentioned to Kang Jia the possibility of merging Magnesium Tuan and Dianping, which made Kang Jia scared for a while.
This is not impossible. Wang Xing has already had objections to Ahri.
I guess it's just Lao Ma's overconfidence and the fact that he's obsessed with the authorities, so he hasn't seen through it yet.
As onlookers, they can guess that the possibility of a merger between the two companies is extremely high.
Once the merger is really done, it will be the most embarrassing thing.
Now that it can be avoided in advance, it is of course the best.
In addition, Chen Dongcheng does not want voting rights and entrusts it to them.
It is quite sincere to ensure that their right to speak will not be affected after financing.
"Mr. Chen, Representative Kangjia and I and the entire staff welcome you to join us."
Zhang Xuhao is particularly heroic when he drinks.
I guess this fat is all due to hunger and after the growth is successful.
With an investment of US$80 million, Chen Dongcheng obtained 16% of the shares of Hungry?
Even if there are several dilutions later, the return on investment will be at least 500%.
The final adjustment was very smooth, but there were some shortcomings in Are You Hungry, which were also skipped by Chen Dongcheng, which made Luo Yunqi a little worried.
Chen Dongcheng gave a few words of comfort and transferred US$20 million to Hungry from the Lime Capital account.
This speed made Zhang Xuhao smile.
As courtesy, Zhang Xuhao waved his hand and directly transferred the order from the Are You Hungry platform to Cao Cao's Suda part.
As Zhou Shaohua and Lu Guangyu adopted the tactics of spreading beans to form an army, distribution points for Cao Cao's speed were successively established in the north and south.
The expansion speed of Cao Cao's Suda showed an extremely astonishing speed.
There are many figures in red and black jackets appearing in the streets and alleys.
Although crowdsourcing platforms are free, they do not come without full-time riders.
This group of full-time riders has been carefully trained by Lu Guangyu and others, and this is the core team.
Outside stragglers may be lured away by other capital after they set up crowdsourcing platforms, but these full-time riders who have signed up will not.
The comprehensive cooperation between Hungry? and Cao Cao Suda has attracted great attention from Magnesium Tuan and Baidu Waimai.
Neither company could guess what Hungry.me had planned. Hungry.me officially announced the completion of its D-round financing.
There is only one investment institution in this round, and that is Lime Capital.
The capital circle is bustling, with three food delivery platforms now dominating the market, and it is not uncommon to see other small platforms being eliminated.
This Lime Capital has attracted a lot of attention, but the advantage of offshore companies is that they cannot be found no matter how you search.
Some people were surprised to find that this capital company has some relationship with Cao Cao Suda.
Because in Cao Cao Suda's investor list, an identical name suddenly appeared.
Lime Capital appears in the investor lists of Cao Cao Suda and Hungry Me at the same time, which undoubtedly exposes the close relationship between the two companies.
The reason for all this cooperation was explained, and Cao Cao Suda attracted more and more people's attention.
Zhou Shaohua is somewhat unknown, but Lu Guangyu has once again aroused heated discussions among many people in the capital circle.
Lu Guangyu is quite famous, so he actually joined this small company.
No wonder this company has developed so fiercely, winning four first-tier cities in succession.
Investment depends on vision, and investment failures happen to any venture capital institution from time to time.
Experienced venture capital institutions will carefully examine the company's management.
When they learned that Lu Guangyu was serving as Cao Cao's co-coo, they were a little sad and a little moved.
What's sad is that this guy failed twice and is now in the position of coo for the third time.
What's exciting is that, unlike the previous two times, Lu Guangyu joined on the heels of the other two.
The current Cao Cao Suda is nothing new.
Green Lemon Capital, the company that suddenly jumped out from behind, seems to have strong financial resources. Coupled with Lu Guangyu's ability, it may really have great potential.
When a well-informed investor approached Cao Cao Suda, he unexpectedly discovered that this company was really not that simple.
The office location is actually in the Global Center, the most expensive office building in Shanghai.
All investors unanimously labeled Cao Cao Suda as "not short of money" in their hearts.
But when I came to Cao Cao Suda, there were only three or two kittens in the company.
Neither Zhou Shaohua nor Lu Guangyu was in Shanghai, and the chairman was mysterious and rarely showed up.
People from Jingwei Huaxia and Sequoia Huaxia found Zhang Xuhao.
They also knew about Zhang Xuhao's introduction of Qing Ning Capital, but they had never met Chen Dongcheng.
Zhang Xuhao learned about the purpose of the two venture capital firms and shook his head directly with the heads of the two institutions: "I mentioned investment before, but was rejected."
“Is it possible that Mr. Zhang’s valuation is too low?”
Shen Beipeng was a little unwilling to miss it like this.
If we wait for Cao Cao to develop rapidly, the valuation will never be as cheap as it is now.