This day, there were many strange things in the world, but a group of creditors who went to collect debts not only did not get a cent back, but also wrote off their debts. Instead, they exchanged them for a few shares that could be blown away by the wind at any moment, and every creditor had a face as if they had struck a great bargain, which was very strange.
However, such a thing actually happened. The debts owed by Liu Qiangdong had all been turned into shares and given away. It was equivalent to Liu Qiangdong paying off all his debts without paying a cent. This ability could be said to be unparalleled in the world.
But that's not all, the more exciting part was yet to come. After these creditors went back, they all couldn't keep their mouths shut. They told everyone they met about their encounters with Liu Qiangdong, telling others that they were also participating in Boss Huang's investment in the company and that they had the same returns and vision as Boss Huang.
It was better not to spread this news, but once it was spread, many people's minds began to wander.
Just like these creditors, who in the world, as long as they were normal people, wouldn't want to participate in Boss Huang's investment and ascend to heaven together?
Since you stupid creditors could get shares in this company with just a debt note in your hands, then there was no reason for me to be rejected if I went there with real money!
So, someone actually took action. The next day, the general manager of an investment company went with 100 million yuan and asked to acquire a 2% stake in this new company.
Xiaomi acquired 2% with 100 million, and my 100 million should also get 2%, right?
Unexpectedly, the general manager was very decisively rejected by Liu Qiangdong. The reason was the same as before, but it had gone a step further.
Liu Qiangdong stated that Xiaomi was offering help in times of need, while they were adding splendor to the existing splendor, so it was impossible to get 2% with 100 million, but only 1% of the shares!
This made the general manager anxious. Even if Xiaomi was offering help in times of need, those creditors were not offering help in times of need, were they? They didn't have such an exaggerated exchange rate of 100 million for 1% either.
Liu Qiangdong said that although these people didn't have 100 million for 1% of the shares, the actual ratio reached 100 million for 1.5%, which was a halfway compromise.
However, these people had invested in him before, and they were his old friends. Moreover, he indeed owed them money and couldn't repay it. It was natural for them to come to collect their debts, and he owed them.
Moreover, although they came to collect, they did not sue him in court, which did not cut off his path completely, and they were also considerate. Therefore, it was natural to compensate them with some preferential equity prices.
And those who came to invest with cash would naturally not get this investment proportion. They had to invest at the price of 100 million for 1%, which meant a total valuation of 10 billion yuan.
After all, Boss Huang had personally invested 100 million US dollars, which was equivalent to an 800 million yuan project. If you felt it was not worth it, then forget it. Anyway, he didn't ask you to invest.
Moreover, the amount he could sell was not much. Boss Huang took 49%, Xiaomi took 2%, and those investors took 1%. He only had 48% of the shares left.
To ensure his control over the company, only 18% of the shares could be sold externally, and the remaining 30% would never be sold again.
The general manager naturally could not agree to this, but Liu Qiangdong had no interest in debating with the other party at all. As soon as the other party refused, Liu Qiangdong resolutely asked him to leave, leaving the investor who came with 100 million yuan stunned. After leaving the hotel, he still didn't understand how he had been rejected.
As the saying goes, good deeds don't go out, but bad deeds spread a thousand miles. Before this general manager could figure out what was going on, the story had already spread throughout the investment community. Everyone knew that this guy had failed to invest with 100 million yuan and was instead politely sent away by others.
However, this also made Liu Qiangdong's price public. A company that had nothing and only existed in plans dared to sell for 10 billion yuan... Even more ridiculously, few people in China had actually seen the business plan for this project, and they didn't even know what Liu Qiangdong wanted to do.
But it didn't matter if they had seen it or not. Boss Huang He had seen it, and had invested in it, so there was no problem.
Some cautious people directly found a way to inquire with Boss Huang about this matter. As a result, Boss Huang readily admitted it and said that he was very optimistic about this project.
Well, that settled it. The day after the first investor was driven away, three new investors came with as much as 500 million yuan and bought 5% of the company's shares without even having a bite to eat.
What happened in the next three days was truly shocking to everyone in the investment community. With just a business plan that had nothing, Liu Qiangdong's 18% of shares hard-earned 1.8 billion yuan.
And the last 1% of shares was taken by the first investor who came a few days ago. This investor also figured it out. Since he had already become a joke, he might as well be laughed at to the end and insisted on taking this 1% of shares.
If these shares could make a huge profit later, all the previous jokes would turn into good stories, and he would be completely redeemed.
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"Old Liu, I admire you with just one word, '服'!" On the plane to the United States, Chen Yongming said to Liu Qiangdong.
He sold half of his company and exchanged it for 2 billion yuan to go to the United States.
Although Lei Jun did not sell his company, he had basically emptied all of the company's liquid funds and started with 1 billion yuan.
As a result, Liu Qiangdong, who was penniless and heavily in debt, actually had a huge sum of 100 million US dollars plus 1.8 billion yuan in his hands, admitting that he was the most well-off among the three, which was truly astonishing!
"I can't help it, who made Boss Huang like me!" Liu Qiangdong said with a smile. Indeed, without Boss Huang's 100 million US dollars, he could only sneak to the United States in embarrassment.
After the three chatted for a while, Lei Jun said, "Alright, let's get down to business. We are all good brothers. In the future, when we go to the United States, we must join forces and cooperate."
"It will take about 20 hours for this plane to reach America. Let's use this time to make things clear. What do we want, what do we seek, what help do we need, what interests do we cede, and what competition do we avoid. Let's make it all clear."
"This way, everyone can work together and gain a firm foothold in the United States. Even if we have conflicts of interest, we can resolve them and compete. Even if we fight fiercely in the future, we will still be loyal brothers!"
Lei Jun's words were very direct and clear. Liu Qiangdong and Chen Yongming looked at each other. Chen Yongming said directly, "I have no other ideas. I just want to make mobile phones. I have already met with a company called vivo in the United States in advance. At the same time, I have prepared 2 million new mobile phones for this trip. If I can sell all 2 million mobile phones in the first year, I will be satisfied."
"By the way, I plan to compete for differentiation, so vivo mobile phones will focus on music functions." Chen Yongming was indeed very straightforward and revealed all his cards.
"I also plan to bring mobile phones! After all, I'm familiar with this business!" Lei Jun said with a smile. "But I don't have any differentiation. I'll focus on cost-effectiveness, taking cost-effectiveness to the extreme."
"That's good, perhaps we can avoid each other!" Chen Yongming's face showed a slight smile. In fact, Lei Jun's approach was also a form of differentiation. He would attract the poor by using mobile phones with extreme cost-effectiveness, while his music phones would mainly attract women. In this way, the market would be divided, and they would not have to worry about fierce competition between them.
"What about Old Liu? With so much money this time, are you still planning to do high-end mobile phones?" Lei Jun asked curiously.
"No, I'm not doing mobile phones this time!" Liu Qiangdong shook his head, then smiled slightly. "I won't even compete directly with you. Instead, I'll provide support for you!"
"My idea is to start a professional delivery logistics company in the United States!"
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"Boss, this is the latest information we have obtained!" When Liu Qiangdong and the other two were sitting on the plane to the United States, preparing to rush into the US market, the director of the drinking water department quietly handed another piece of intelligence to Boss Huang.
"What? Hu Jing is going on a blind date?" Huang He showed an extremely surprised expression when he saw this intelligence!
"Yes, it is said that Secretary Hu's mother introduced her a blind date. Secretary Hu had always refused, but this time she agreed. The time is this afternoon, at Zuo You Cafe in Shanghai!" the little director whispered.
"No wonder she told me she had something to do this afternoon and asked for three hours off. So she was going on a blind date! Forget it, what does it have to do with me if she goes on a blind date!" Boss Huang muttered to himself.
"Boss, do you want me to send someone..." the director asked softly.
"No need. If people are going on a blind date, what are you still investigating?" Boss Huang waved his hand and then let the director out.
However, Boss Huang, who said he didn't care, was clearly a little displeased. He fiddled around in his office for a long time and finally decided to go to this cafe himself.
I'm helping my secretary screen her blind date, is there anything wrong with that? This is something a boss should do, right?
It's normal, isn't it!