The next afternoon, Chen Dongcheng went to Shekou International School to pick up Zhuang Shiyu.
As expected, Xue Ningzhi stood guard at the school gate, and they met and chatted for a few words.
Xue Ningzhi maintains a very indifferent way of getting along with everyone.
Chen Dongcheng has met quite a few women, but Xue Ningzhi is definitely the most special one.
It is somewhat similar to a monk who cultivates his moral character and has no desires or desires.
It seemed that the only motivation for her to survive was Luo Yuyan.
Chen Dongcheng had some understanding in his heart. If he wanted to catch Xue Ningzhi, it would be better to start with Luo Yuyan.
"Mr. Chen, come to my house tonight and I'll show you the progress of the villa decoration."
Xue Ningzhi sent out the invitation, and Chen Dongcheng knew very well that the more reason was that he wanted Zhuang Shiyu to play with Luo Yuyan.
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It’s the same Escalade, and the female bodyguard drives it very smoothly.
Xue Ningzhi didn't speak on the road, and the only sound in the car was Luo Yuyan's chirping.
Coincidentally, there are many students at Shekou International School, and Luo Yuyan and Zhuang Shiyu play best.
However, Xie Jingyu usually picks her up and drops her off, and Luo Yuyan rarely gets to play with Zhuang Shiyu at her own home.
Luo Yuyan was sitting in the back row, leaned into Chen Dongcheng's ear and asked: "Brother Dongcheng, mother said that after your villa is renovated, can Shiyu move in?"
"Uh, yes."
Chen Dongcheng glanced at Xue Ningzhi, smiled and nodded.
"That's great, we are neighbors."
Luo Yuyan was looking forward to it and urged Xue Ningzhi: "Mom, then hurry up and build the villa."
"Okay, mom will do it as soon as possible."
Xue Ningzhi dotes on Luo Yuyan very much. As long as Luo Yuyan makes a request, Xue Ningzhi will never object.
In the 12th phase of Pure Waterfront, two villas stand facing the lake.
The sound of construction in Chen Dongcheng's villa kept coming, and there were a lot of stones and logs piled in the yard.
Chen Dongcheng took a casual look and walked into Xue Ningzhi's villa.
Xue Ningzhi took out a bag of tea leaves and made tea skillfully.
He poured a glass for Chen Dongcheng and himself, and sipped them gracefully.
"Mr. Chen, you will be able to move into the villa in about six months."
Chen Dongcheng calculated a little and found that it was almost mid-to-late November, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
"Does Mr. Xue's company have any experience in decorating gyms?"
Chen Dongcheng suddenly asked, thinking of the super gorilla he had just invested in.
"It's related. Mr. Chen plans to invest in a gym?"
Xue Ningzhi was a little curious. She had some knowledge of Shangdong Technology, but it seemed that it had nothing to do with the offline gym business.
"It's another company I invested in. It's currently planning to open a brand flagship store. The decoration requirements are very high, but I haven't been able to find a suitable partner."
Xue Ningzhi was a little interested: "If it is convenient for Mr. Chen, I would like to contact them. You should also know the reputation of our Mochuan Decoration."
"Then let me help you arrange it. If it can be negotiated, you need to talk to them in detail."
Chen Dongcheng did not take over everything, although he is the largest shareholder of Super Orangutan and still holds a controlling stake.
But if we want Super Orangutan to develop according to its historical trajectory, these founders must give them a certain amount of respect.
Chen Dongcheng has not thought about driving them away, but he has recently contacted Heduo Capital, which invested in them in the angel round, and plans to invest to buy out the shares they hold.
Once the agreement is reached with Heduo Capital, Chen Dongcheng will be able to truly have absolute controlling rights in Super Orangutan, and it will be a matter of just one sentence to sell it to whomever he wants.
In the evening, Xue Ningzhi asked the nanny to cook a table of dishes. After eating, Chen Dongcheng took Zhuang Shiyu to leave.
On the way, Xiao Shiyu would peek at Chen Dongcheng from time to time. Chen Dongcheng also noticed it and asked with a smile: "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just think Brother Dongcheng has become more handsome."
Chen Dongcheng didn't even notice, he smiled and touched Shiyu's little head: "Are you under a lot of pressure recently?"
"It's not too big. The teachers at school give me English lessons."
Zhuang Shiyu's temperament is exactly the same as Zhuang Manting's, and even their appearance is somewhat similar.
Back in Garden City, Chen Dongcheng asked Xie Jingyu to send Zhuang Shiyu upstairs.
"Zhengyang, go to the airport."
…
Baoan Airport.
Fatty Xu got off the plane in a hurry, hugging a petite beauty with an oval face.
When he saw Chen Dongcheng at the exit of the station, he left the girl behind and hurried over to greet her.
"Mr. Chen, I'm sorry you came to pick me up."
"It's okay, I just have nothing to do recently."
Fatty Xu pointed at the girl standing pretty on the side and introduced: "My girlfriend, Xiaoya."
Xiaoya quickly came over and shook hands with Chen Dongcheng: "Hello."
"Hello, welcome to Pengcheng."
Chen Dongcheng was a little surprised. He had never seen it before.
After getting in the car, Xiaoya took the initiative to sit in the passenger seat, while Fatty Xu and Chen Dongcheng sat in the back seat.
Fatty Xu adjusted the seat. Because of his body shape, it was very uncomfortable to sit on the seat.
"I'm calling you here this time mainly to let you know about the situation of Shangdong Technology. Friends are friends. You should find a third-party agency to do due diligence. I'm always welcome here."
"Mr. Chen, you are looking down on me, fat man. It's only five million US dollars, and I'm going to find someone to do the due diligence. I won't be laughed at by Ziliang and Jiaci when I get back."
Fatty Xu waved his hand: "Fatboy, I don't know how you operate it. Anyway, it can make me 20%, so I'm very satisfied. I've made more money. When Mr. Chen gets married, brother, I'll give you a big red envelope."
"You didn't eat much on the plane, okay? I'll make arrangements for you tonight."
"Not only did I not have a good meal, the business class cabin was cramped and uncomfortable."
Pang Zhengyang drove to Vientiane City and took Fatty Xu and Xiaoya to have a toast.
After eating, Fatty Xu refused to let Chen Dongcheng book a hotel.
I took a taxi and took Xiaoya to the hotel I booked in advance.
The next morning, Fatty Xu signed his name, Xu Zijing, on the investment agreement.
This was the first time Chen Dongcheng knew Fatty Xu's name, but he had never had time to ask before.
Fatty Xu transferred the prepared funds to the account of Shangdong Technology on the same day and returned to the Magic City without staying in Pengcheng longer.
After receiving the first tranche of funds, Zhuang Manting finally felt at ease. The news of the completion of the B-round financing was officially sent to all employees in an internal email by Zhuang Manting.
The biggest fear of all start-up companies is failure to raise funds and not being able to pay wages.
Everyone needs to get out and find other jobs.
It is rare for Shangdong Technology to develop smoothly to the B round.
…
With the help of Chen Dongcheng, Tiaotiao and Xue Ningzhi met.
Tiaotiao gave Xue Ningzhi some decoration suggestions, and the two parties decided to test the waters of cooperation with the first flagship theme store.
Theme stores are the most important part of Tiaotiao’s development strategy for Super Orangutan. She distinguishes the stores from traditional gyms.
For example, there are stores that can only offer cycling classes, there are all-round stores that can offer Les Mills classes and yoga classes, and there are also the most representative theme stores.
Seven or eight different styles of stores have been separated in detail, and Tiaodiao plans to open at least three flagship stores in Pengcheng.
As the main brand, we must first establish a foothold in Pengcheng and then seek expansion.
Chen Dongcheng made an appointment with Heduo Capital, which specializes in angel round investments. At first, they were also attracted by the story of Tiaotiao’s shared fitness cabin.
By the time the shared fitness cabin failed, Heduo Capital had already sentenced Tiaotiao and the others to death.
I just didn’t expect Tiaotiao and the others to be able to find investors.
Spending one million US dollars, Chen Dongcheng bought the shares held by Heduo Capital and had absolute control over Super Orangutan.
Tiaotiao was not surprised that Chen Dongcheng would buy the shares of Heduo Capital.
If they had money, they would have bought back the shares of Hedu Capital in accordance with the buy-back terms negotiated at the beginning.
Fortunately, Chen Dongcheng trusted them very much, except for the company's financial and legal affairs, which were taken over by Chen Dongcheng's people.
Tiaotiao and the others are responsible for all other daily management.
Super Orangutan developed in an orderly manner, and Chen Dongcheng found Marco who was planning to start a business.
Marco has more than ten years of rich experience in the fitness field. This time he resigned and started his own business in the Internet fitness track.
But he chose not to fight with keep online, nor to compete with many gyms offline, but to find a new way to build a gym management system.
To be precise, Marco plans to build a one-stop intelligent fitness management platform.
Marco has been looking for angel investors recently, and the progress has been pretty smooth.
Even the funds currently provided by several angel investors are not high.
Although Marco's entrepreneurial direction avoids all fierce battlefields, it also means that the profits will not be much.
There is neither advertising revenue brought by huge traffic, nor real money brought by going offline.
In the eyes of many people, the gym management system is just a small program for registering cashiers and recording members.
But if you want to build a complete Internet fitness ecological chain, the gym management system is an indispensable link.
Whether it is keep or super gorilla, they all need their own management system that can accurately grasp the needs of users.
Instead of paying money to other companies every year, it is better to invest in one company in advance.
Marco flew from the capital to Pengcheng and met with Chen Dongcheng.
When they first met, Marco respected Chen Dongcheng very much.
When we meet, we say hello warmly, shake hands, and then start discussing the investment details in detail.
After Marco finished talking about his entrepreneurial philosophy and the prospects of the gym management system, he waited for Chen Dongcheng's reply.
"Online apps are highly homogeneous, with low thresholds, high competition, unclear business models, and difficulty in monetization; offline gyms have complex site selection, recruitment, and training processes."
Chen Dongcheng first affirmed Marco's entrepreneurial direction and suddenly pointed to the core: "As far as I know, some high-end clubs have their own information departments, and your development route is centered around some high-net-worth, mid-to-high-end gyms. How about profits?"
ensure?"
Marco came from Hosa Fitness, one of the high-end clubs.
It's just that when you start the angel round, you should talk about the story first and then the profits.
"Mr. Chen, I have considered what you said, but the number of high-end clubs is too small and not representative.
My main targets are large and medium-sized fitness clubs. Their operating hours are longer, problems such as operational efficiency are more obvious, and the demand for standardization is also higher.
I plan to focus on setting a benchmark in large and medium-sized fitness clubs, and then gradually expand to small and medium-sized gyms and studios."
Marco responded quickly and gave Chen Dongcheng a satisfactory answer.
"I can invest five million for you. If you want shares, I want 40%."
Marco was a little surprised and a little happy: "Thank you for your recognition. I will make results as soon as possible to satisfy you."
This is the highest valuation and most attractive offer Marco has heard so far.
In the past, some venture capital institutions only provided a maximum of 3 million in funds, and asked for more than half of the shares.
Marco hesitated again and again, but decided to wait and see for a while. Unexpectedly, Chen Dongcheng had a surprise for him.
Although he failed to get the US dollars, Marco was already very content.
Without start-up capital, it is sheer nonsense to rely solely on his little savings to develop.
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Chen Dongcheng promised Marco that he would allocate funds to him as soon as possible. All he needed to do was start preparing to find an office and get a group of people to develop the gym management system first.
Super Orangutan's first Shum Yip Shangcheng flagship store will soon start construction, and the gym will be renovated very quickly.
By then, a mature gym management system will be of great help to Tiao Tiao and the others.
Chen Dongcheng sat in the back row of the Bentley and thought about it quietly.
Keep focuses on online traffic. Its direct chain of offline gyms includes Super Orangutan, and its gym management system is developed by Guigong Technology.
The only thing missing now is a franchise-style national chain brand that can expand rapidly.
When Chen Dongcheng was thinking about something, the phone suddenly rang. It was Cheng Wei.
"Uber has officially announced that it will soon enter the country."
What came up was a nuclear bomb, which was thrown to Chen Dongcheng.
Chen Dongcheng knew the history of Didi, so he seemed very calm: "How is your discussion with Kuaidi going?"
"It's not going well. Although no big battle has been fought, no one has stopped small-scale subsidies."
Cheng Wei sounded a little depressed: "Those grandsons have a big appetite and want 60% of the shares of the merged company."
"This is impossible."
Chen Dongcheng is not a kind person and cannot use his own money to be generous to others.
"Yes, I refused without hesitation. At worst, I will get rid of Uber in the end, and I will kill these grandsons first."
Cheng Wei's tone didn't sound like he was lying, he really meant it.
"What about the ammunition? How is Liu Qing's contact?"
"It's going well. Tengxun will definitely follow. Other interested investors include Temasek and dst. Do you want to follow?"
Chen Dongcheng wanted to follow, but he couldn't afford it: "Forget it, I just want to watch the excitement."
"That's right, don't tell me Liu Qing is really ruthless. This time she plans to raise 700 million US dollars to come in. I was shocked when I heard about it."
Chen Dongcheng was not surprised. Liu Qing was a woman who could make all the changes in the capital circle, and her financing ability was quite strong.
"She plans to set the valuation of the D round at US$3.5 billion?"
"Well, currently the only one that recognizes us is Tengxun. Other capitals think this valuation is a bit high."
Chen Dongcheng remembered something: "Have you contacted CEFC?"
"Huaxin? Why contact them?"
"Didn't I tell you that I want to advance the special car bill? CEFC has the energy. Remember to bring one of them in round D. It doesn't matter how much you invest, but they must contribute in this matter."
Cheng Wei suddenly realized: "Don't worry, I will ask Liu Qing to contact them later."
In the previous round, CEFC planned to invest in Didi and was optimistic about Didi’s potential.
Although he was intercepted by Chen Dongcheng, it did not affect the entry of the wealthy CEFC into the D round.
If the special car bill is to be implemented ahead of schedule, it will be difficult to do so without CEFC’s promotion.
Chen Dongcheng gave Cheng Wei a little hint, and Cheng Wei immediately understood.
"Don't hide the money that comes from the round. Beat the quick ones first and then get rid of the pain."
Chen Dongcheng hopes that Didi will give Kuaidi a thorough beating. When the two companies merge, Didi's shareholders will be allocated more equity.
Historically, Didi's equity allocation ratio has been 55%. It doesn't matter to Chen Dongcheng whether it can be more.
But if it is lower than this ratio, he will definitely not accept it.