Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 289 The End (Two in One)

The results of the SEC review will not come out for a while.

According to Martin's lawyer, it may be about a week, but it is not certain.

Fang Zhuo was very thoughtful when he heard such a statement: "Is this giving your law firm time to work hard?"

Martin didn't answer, just gave him an appreciative look.

When he was parting, Martin said: "Mr. Fang, I think we can meet in Huaxia next time. I am very happy to appear on various acquisition occasions. It always gives me a sense of satisfaction."

Fang Zhuo shook hands and thanked: "Attorney Martin is the most capable lawyer I have ever met, and I am looking forward to the day I meet you in Huaxia."

The two looked at each other and smiled, each getting into the car.

Kong Yu, who was following him, got into the business car with his boss. He couldn't hide his excitement, and said, "Mr. Fang, the scene of you shaking hands with the lawyer just now, I feel like witnessing history. I really should take a picture of it!"

Fang Zhuo wasn't excited at all, he just asked back, "Where's the money? Where's the money from the acquisition?"

Kong Yu's excitement was concealed. He didn't come to Washington with him, but arrived here one day earlier to chat with the local bank about the possibility of equity pledge.

"Well, Mr. Fang, I think there is hope this time."

Fang Zhuo let out a "hmm" in his nasal cavity, and said lightly: "If there is no result in the past few days, first clear the other two stocks that MIGA bought, and use the money."

MIGA Fund currently holds shares in the three major domestic websites, except for Sina, the two are worth about 600 million US dollars.

Kong Yu was a little startled, and said in a low voice, "Isn't it a bit of a loss to move those two families?"

"I can't even move it, so what do you need?" Fang Zhuo glanced sideways.

Kong Yu stopped talking, only to feel that a few strong hairs were leaving him again.

The financial pressure is too great.

This is simply not a human job. When you wake up in the morning, you will worry, and you can still dream after falling asleep in the middle of the night.

Kong Yu can only pray that the two banks approached this time will trust Apple's judgment on competitors.

He is evil and courageous, and he really can't do it. He just persuades Mr. Fang to sell Yi Ke, so that's what he wants!
All the way in silence, the commercial vehicle galloped back to New York from Washington, the distance between the two places was [-] kilometers, which was quite convenient.

Fang Zhuo basically had to wait for the results of his trip to the United States, whether it was the SEC's review or the provision of bank funds, but he couldn't just stay in New York and wait, and had to go back to Shencheng for filing preparations.

Yike’s market is still being vigorously developed, and Wal-Mart’s warehousing channel is a strong supplement in the past two months. At the same time, the online Amazon has also shown good results after one contact.

That is to say, the competition in the market is still dominated by Yike, and the latter's brand effect cannot be too shaken by the price factor. According to Yu Hong's estimation, Apple's price reduction is imperative.

Fang Zhuo listened to the market report for two days in New York, and he still didn't wait for an answer until May 5, so he had to book a return ticket for the next day.

This trip was accompanied by a colleague who was the key to finance and trade in the capital.

Since choosing Yi Ke as the beginning of his career, Guan Jin has spent 90.00% of his time abroad, honing his character and ability a lot.

"Brother Fang, I have an alumni who wants to come to the company, can you recommend me?"

It was the first time for Guan Jin to fly in first class, and after observing it curiously, he struck up a conversation with the boss who was reading the newspaper with his legs crossed.

"Well, go back and tell the personnel department." Fang Zhuo replied casually.

Guan Jin nodded silently, and took out the M1 to listen to the music.

The flight was long, Guan Jin slept for a while, got up and went to the bathroom, only to find that his seat was taken by a neighbor, a middle-aged man was chatting with the boss.

Guan Jin knew that the boss had been in a normal mood these past few days, but this time he laughed at Yan Yan.

After the two finished chatting, she returned to the throne and asked curiously, "Brother Fang, what are you talking about, so happy?"

"A business owner in Beijing said he had seen me on TV and wanted to introduce his daughter to me. I declined, but said that there was another senior executive in the company who was from the University of Science and Technology. " Fang Zhuo said concisely.

Guan Jin was surprised that the boss still had such leisure...

She jokingly said, "Brother Fang, you mean Mr. Zhou, right? Don't let the fat and water flow into the fields of outsiders, what do you think of me?"

When Fang Zhuo heard this, he turned his head and looked at it seriously, and sighed: "He is richer than you."

Guan Jin exhaled, he never thought Brother Fang was the kind of person who only had money in his eyes!

The flight arrived in Shanghai.

Fang Zhuo, who only had money in his eyes, went straight to the bank without even returning to the company. He communicated with Xue Xuan before boarding the plane and found ICBC to discuss the financing plan.

The domestic market is an option. In addition to the simplicity of the procedure, one must also consider the convenience of US dollars to operate on US stocks.

The whole afternoon had a pleasant conversation, Xue Xuan's friends in the bank were very polite, the only fatal flaw was that they couldn't get too much money.

In the evening, Fang Zhuo and Xue Xuan had a light meal and discussed making an appointment with another bank tomorrow morning.

Seeing that there is only half a month left before Sina's shareholders' meeting, the need for funds is already quite urgent.

When Fang Zhuo was jet-lagged that night, he listed as the source of funds raised by Sina, the cash out of NetEase and Sohu shares held by MIGA Fund, the pledge of a small amount of shares that Yike had already carried out in China, and part of the payment for goods intercepted by Yike Technology.

At present, MIGA Fund and Yike Investment have absorbed a total of 10.9% of Sina's shares, which is 22.4% short of a one-vote veto-style holding.

The current funding gap is conservatively around 1 million Huaxia coins.

Yike has completed the A round of financing, and there is still money in the accounts of Guahao.com. First, Sony and then Apple want to acquire the company. There are still entrepreneurial programs on TV talking to everyone...

But there is no money in his pocket.

Fang Zhuo thought about it, the friends in the venture capital couldn't open their mouths, and the acquaintances in the mobile phone address book couldn't open their mouths. It was really difficult to find other ways to fill this gap.

Under such circumstances, Fang Zhuo received a call from Sina Wang Yan the next day after returning to China.

"Where is Mr. Fang? Come to Juju in Beijing in a few days? Our Sina shareholder meeting is about to start."

Fang Zhuo readily agreed: "I just returned to China yesterday, it's ok, no problem, I've been looking forward to Juju for a long time, to hear about Sina's development policy."

Wang Yan was very satisfied with the attitude of this Xiao Fang.

However, Fang Zhuo worried when he put down the phone, where did the money come from?
On the phone, a gathering in Beijing was scheduled on June [-]rd. At that time, there will be directors and shareholders of Sina, which is equivalent to holding a small "shareholders' meeting" to communicate some opinions. It is also the main shareholders and management of Sina who exert influence on the voting of the meeting. time.

From May 5th when he received the call to June 29rd when the party was held, for a total of five days, Fang Zhuo almost always met people from the bank, and on June 6nd, he also met some folks with high interest rates. capital.

These private capitals successfully made Fang Zhuo start to consider whether to embezzle the money raised by Yike in the US account.

On the evening of June 6, Fang Zhuo, who left early and returned late, felt apologetic when he saw his younger sister who was about to prepare for the college entrance examination. He was too busy to take care of her recently.

"Qiqi, take the exam well and don't be nervous."

Zhao Suqi said crisply: "Brother, I'm not nervous."

Seeing that her brother still wanted to comfort her, she added: "I'm really not nervous. I used to be a little bit nervous at school, but after I got out of the hospital, I felt much better."

Fang Zhuo was stunned for a moment, and thought for a while: "That's fine, you play well, and after the exam, I will take you to the capital to meet the world that is destined to be recorded in the history of domestic Internet development regardless of success or failure."

Zhao Suqi loved to hear this, and nodded happily: "Okay, it's a deal."

She is willing to join in this kind of eye-opening excitement.

The next day, Fang Zhuo, who had a good night's rest, led the people from Yike Investment to the capital. If there is no accident, the time here may be a little longer.

The party is at night, and most of Sina's institutional shareholders, individual major shareholders, and management are basically here.

It was also today that Fang Zhuo met Duan Yongji, the former major shareholder of Sina who transferred his shares to him.

Duan Yongji, a real business leader, studied at Tsinghua University in the 60s, and later obtained a master's degree from Beihang University. He served as the deputy director of the Huaxia Aeronautical Materials Research Center. Lead the listing.

He later served as the president of Zhongguancun Science and Technology Company in Beijing. He is well-known in the capital market and is well-known in China.

It is worth mentioning that Duan Yongji is also a member of the famous Chamber of Commerce Taishan Club, an organization that includes more than a dozen top rich people in China and has been talked about by many people.

Fang Zhuo chatted with Duan Yongji for a few words under Wang Yan's recommendation. He only felt that his handshake was very strong, and he didn't feel much else. There are too many people around this big guy.

In comparison, even if Wang Yan is the CEO of Sina, he is not the center of the small circle.

"There are so many people around Mr. Duan." Fang Zhuo couldn't help sighing.

"It's not all from Sina." Wang Yan paid attention to Mr. Fang's eyes and said with a smile, "Mr. Duan has always been so busy."

Fang Zhuo wondered, "Then, is Sina's major corporate strategy going to be handled by him?"

Wang Yan was silent for a few seconds, and said: "President Duan is in charge of Stone, Sina and Zhongguancun at the same time. According to him, Zhongguancun takes up 99% of his energy."

Fang Zhuo was stunned, and nodded seriously: "That's right, Sina has you."

Coincidentally, Mao Daolin, the president of Sina, who was surrounded by many people on the other side, said something loudly, which attracted a lot of applause. Wang Yan glanced at it.

Then, he said modestly: "Sina can't rely on me, it needs elites like Mr. Mao and the others to do it."

Fang Zhuo almost blurted out a sentence, and forced to change the subject: "It's inconvenient to talk about the board seat with Mr. Duan just now. Shall I talk about it some other time?"

Wang Yan nodded slightly: "After the reception is over, the board of directors will have a small meeting. We will talk about it then."

When Fang Zhuo heard the words, he suddenly remembered something, and asked: "Didn't Mr. Wang say last time that there is a new director this year, and I haven't seen him today?"

"People from the foundation will come back after the conference." Wang Yan replied, suddenly realizing what Mr. Fang meant, and smiled, "The board of directors of the foundation has been reserved before, foreigners, there is nothing to get together. "

In other words, the MIGA Fund does not need the communication after tonight's reception to have a place.

In fact, Yike Investment holds 0.1% more shares than MIGA Fund, but there is indeed a difference in treatment. MIGA just came here in a fake manner.

Fang Zhuo compared in his heart, carefully paying attention to the performance of everyone at the reception.

Duan Yongji has been very busy there, CEO Mao Daolin is walking around the audience, CEO Wang Yan occasionally goes to a few circles for a simple chat, and some names that have been in Fang Zhuo's heart have finally been matched.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the reception ended, and seven members of Sina's current board of directors came together to hold a small meeting.

The room is divided into inside and outside, the inside is a small meeting room, and the outside is a waiting room.

Fang Zhuo didn't go in immediately, but followed a group of people outside waiting to be summoned before going in to discuss matters.

He was a little uncomfortable with this style.

At 10:[-], the president of Yike waited for [-] minutes before seeing the seven directors of Sina.

Not all the directors were present at the previous reception, so Wang Yan introduced it again.

Fang Zhuo smiled and nodded as a greeting.

There is an oval table in the meeting room. In the center is Jiang Fengnian, the current chairman of the board of directors of Sina, on the right is Duan Yongji, the co-chairman of the board (anti-harmony), and on the left is Wu Zheng, the co-chairman of the board (anti-harmony).

Wu Zheng is a member of the board of directors who came from the equity replacement cooperation between Sina and Sunshine Culture last year.

It is also the main promoter of Fang Zhuo's previous criticism of this cooperation in front of the media.

Jiang Fengnian, the chairman of the board of directors, has been notified of Yike Investment's seeking a seat on the board of directors, but after looking carefully, he found that Fang Zhuo was younger than he imagined.

He laughed and said, "Mr. Fang is really young and promising."

"This time I came to Sina with the mood of learning." Fang Zhuo was extremely modest, "I have always been a loyal user of Sina, and this time Yike's investment and holding shares can be regarded as fulfilling my wish."

The other directors are either representatives of the institution, or the elders of the previous generation, or have been instructed, and basically keep silent.

Duan Yongji helped the frame of the mirror, and said earnestly: "President Fang, Fang Zhuo, right, I've heard of you before, you Yike investment, you can't act out of the way."

Fang Zhuo was slightly taken aback, where did he escape?Could it be about the CCTV program?

Duan Yongji continued: "I read the news a while ago, you, Yike, when someone releases a product in the first place, you make a run on a cheap product in the back foot, at least two days later."

Fang Zhuo did not expect to hear about his own product strategy here. This means that Lenovo's entry into the mp3 music player was countered by Yike's release of the S1.

He thought for a while, and said perfunctorily, "Is there such a thing? I'll ask when I get back to Shencheng. I've been in New York a while ago, but I didn't know that the marketing department was so aggressive."

Duan Yongji took a closer look at Fang Zhuo: "This is a trivial matter. I just read the report and said it like this. Young people, don't be too arrogant."

Fang Zhuo nodded with a smile.

There was almost no mention or discussion about the board seat of Yike Investment, and Fang Zhuo didn't talk for a few minutes before and after, as if he was queuing up and calling out to deal with the business and go out, but it seemed that it probably represented a consensus.

Looking back on the whole process, Fang Zhuo felt a little uncomfortable.

However, that night, there was an urgent call from New York, and Kong Yu came to report.

Washington Mutual Bank is willing to accept Yike Technology's equity pledge and provide a one-year funding plan.

Mutual Bank, as its name suggests, is really mutual!

Fang Zhuo was refreshed.

(End of this chapter)