Rebirth of Rural Literary Life

Chapter 704 Good Farmer goes public
Also sleepless all night was the roadshow team of Goodfarmer Group. They didn’t want to sleep, but they couldn’t sleep well on the plane. Excitement, excitement, and exhaustion, and the tug-of-war between their bodies and minds made them unable to fall asleep, so they simply chatted on the plane. until the plane lands.

It was the early morning of August 8st when I returned to New York. The first thing He Ping did when he returned to the hotel was to catch up on his sleep. He had a half-month non-stop road show, 31 hours of high-intensity work every day, plus the return trip Staying up all night from time to time makes everyone extremely exhausted.

It was already afternoon when He Ping woke up. During the time he was sleeping, all the employees of the group, securities firms, law firms, and accounting firms involved in the listing were all on standby, nervously and accurately completing every pre-listing task. preparations.

Mao Chunhua was ironing his clothes outside. It was for him to wear when he was ringing the bell. He Ping chose a black suit from a certain luxury brand as he did as the Romans did.

After being busy for more than half a month, he rarely enjoyed a moment of quiet time.

During the period when he went to the road show, his family members stayed in New York and waited for him, and occasionally he was accompanied by group employees when he went out.

Not seeing each other for half a month, He Youyou hugged his thigh and rubbed his face, "Dad, I miss you so much!"

He Ping leaned over and hugged her, feeling like his heart was going to melt.

At dinner time, He Ping ate with the executive team who came to America, including old acquaintances such as Guo Wenxing, Han Zhaojun, and Wei Feng, as well as Wen Zhaoming and others who were recruited by the group in the past two years for expansion.

He Ping deliberately called everyone together.

"The group will be listed soon, and you have been busy for so long. Everyone has worked hard."

"It's all part of the job."

"The responsibility lies."

He Ping pressed his hand, interrupted everyone's polite conversation, and continued.

"When the group was restructured, I did not agree to design the option pool mainly because of the particularity of Goodfarmer Group. We started as a social enterprise, and to be precise, the villagers are the owners of Goodfarmer.

If the group is going to go public, it stands to reason that it should be time to reward the company for its merits.But the villagers are not educated in financial knowledge and the capital market, so they must not understand what the so-called options and rewards are. In order to avoid trouble, I rejected Chris's proposal.

I guess everyone will feel a little uncomfortable. After all, after serving the group for so many years, there is hard work without credit.The group went public, and the villagers who made money lying down became multi-millionaires, but you worked so hard for the group but could only get some bonuses..."

When He Ping said this, some people hurriedly stood up to express their loyalty, especially those new executives who joined Goodfarmer Group in the past two years.

"Mr. He, you and the group treat us well, we definitely don't have such thoughts."

He Ping laughed, "Don't worry, I didn't say this to beat you up."

He instructed the lawyer on the side to issue a document to the executives with the document in his hand.

"The group is going public soon, and I don't want to cause unnecessary disputes among the villagers. However, the reward for meritorious deeds should be done."

After He Ping finished speaking, everyone in the room understood what he meant by calling everyone together today. When they opened the cover of the document, they found a stock incentive contract.

Guo Wenxing, Wei Feng and other old people who followed He Ping did not react so strongly, because they knew that He Ping would not treat them badly, but Wen Zhaoming and other senior executives who joined Goodfarmer Group reacted a little excitedly.

Looking at the numbers on the document, the eyes of several people lit up, silently calculating the value of these stocks in their hearts.

"Today's contract here totals 144 million shares. It is my personal sympathy for all of you who have served the group for many years. I hope everyone will be satisfied!"

While He Ping was speaking, the executives had already calculated the value of the contract in front of them.

144 million shares, or 26 million U.S. dollars based on a stock price of 3744 U.S. dollars per share. The average of the dozen or so executives present is more than 300 million U.S. dollars per person.Of course, the equity incentives of 144 million shares are definitely not evenly distributed, and there must be more or less of them.Veterans like Guo Wenxing, who have made great contributions to the group, obtained a maximum of 33 shares, worth more than $800 million.And for Wen Zhaoming, a latecomer, most of the stocks are between 5 and 15 shares.

There is also a huge gap between executives, but the equity incentive contracts they get are worth millions of dollars!

Million dollars!

Many people in the room became short of breath, and their eyes were fixed on the equity incentive contract.

In the early 90s, there was no doubt about the purchasing power of American knives, and a million dollars could truly make a rich man.

Naturally, He Ping's shares are not given in vain, and there must be certain conditions and restrictions. The listing is just the beginning. In the future, they will only get the corresponding shares after completing the performance appraisal of the group.

But even so, the contract in front of them is enough to make them excited. A few million U.S. dollars can be converted into tens of millions of RMB. Except for Han Zhaojun who owns the group shares and Guo Wenxing who owns technology dividends, the maximum annual amount is A salary of more than 20 RMB.

Tens of millions of RMB is equal to the fruit of their half-life or even a lifetime of labor.

But now, as long as they can achieve the group's growth goals, the money is at their fingertips.

This was originally their job, and now with this equity incentive, everyone is full of motivation.

Before everyone could recover, He Ping added: "This time I paid for it personally. It will take three years of hard work from everyone to get the 1% stake. After that, I will convince the board of directors and the villagers to launch a long-term I hope that everyone can show their fighting spirit and dedicate themselves to the group."

After the boss's jujube is finished, it's time for the executives to express their determination.

With constant flattery in his ears, He Ping showed a reserved smile on his face, encouraging everyone to speak.

When it was Han Zhaojun's turn, he said a little embarrassedly: "Chairman, I don't need to take this share right?"

"One size is one size, take it!"

"Then I'm so sorry, I should have offered a copy, but not only did I not, but I made money."

He Ping joked, "Don't worry, you'll have a chance next time."

"Hey! Also."

With the relaxed conversation between the two brothers, the atmosphere at the dinner table became much more relaxed, and everyone couldn't help but smile on their faces.

Going public is indeed a myth of benefit, and coming to Goodfarmer Group is the most correct choice in their life.

After the pleasant dinner, He Ping invited all the executives to take a walk outside. When the boss spoke, everyone went happily.

He Ping did not specify the destination, but everyone knew from the direction that they were going to the New York Stock Exchange.

Every year from September to November is the most suitable time for the climate in New York. It is the same today. It is warm and pleasant outside, and the cool breeze blows at night, which makes everyone a little drunk. The experience of this night is like a dream. Each of them Soon to be a millionaire.

If calculated in RMB, it is a multi-millionaire.

It was like a big dream, but so real!
The hotel is only a 5-minute walk from the New York Stock Exchange. He Ping first stood across the road from the New York Stock Exchange, followed by a group of group executives.

At this time, a huge poster was hanging on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange, covering almost all of the front of the New York Stock Exchange.

The poster is based on bright red, with the Chinese characters "Good Farmer" in the middle, and the Chinese pinyin of Good Farmer at the bottom, and the words are all in positive yellow.

In the lower right corner of the poster are a few lines of words, which are the first two letters of Goodfarmer's stock code JN, followed by LISTED (listed), NYSE (New York Stock Exchange).

Seeing the poster in front of the NYSE, more than a dozen group executives were all excited and even had tears in their eyes.

The red flag is waving, but unfortunately a few stars are missing.

He Ping muttered to himself: "It's still a bit small, it would be better if it was bigger and more."

That night, He Ping had a good night's sleep, but the executives of the group suffered from insomnia collectively.

At six o'clock in the morning, He Ping woke up from his sweet sleep, washed and ate, and everything went as usual.

The only difference is that today he is wearing a suit that Mao Chunhua has ironed several times, with a solemn expression.

At seven o'clock, all the executives of the group were mobilized, and five Mercedes-Benz S-class cars drove from the hotel to the New York Stock Exchange.

The drive is only 2 minutes, but it is full of ritual.

After getting off the car, a group of people walked to the entrance of the New York Stock Exchange. The logistics staff of the group's US office headed by Lin Tingtao took photos for everyone.

He Ping clapped his hands when he saw everyone's complexion could not hide his nervousness, "Be happy, everyone. Today is a great day for our group to go public. We have done everything we can and leave it to the market. Let's all relax."

Everyone relaxed a little. After taking pictures, they still had to wait outside the New York Stock Exchange.

Until [-] o'clock, the security check was opened, and everyone lined up for the security check with their passports. After the security check, they entered a small waiting area, where the staff of the New York Stock Exchange handed over a badge with everyone's name printed on it to a group of people.

After everyone was ready, everyone took the elevator to a big room on the sixth floor to start the breakfast meeting.

The breakfast is typical American style, not even as good as the continental breakfast in many American hotels.

The only thing worth noting is the decoration style of the house, which fully reflects the old and beautiful local tyrant temperament of this era, and the decoration is resplendent.

It was the first time for Professor Guo and the others to see such a local tyrant since they came to America, and they couldn't help being a little nervous.

Of course, the breakfast meeting was not just about breakfast. Many senior executives from the NYSE participated in today's breakfast meeting, so greetings and courtesies were inevitable.

As the largest IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in the past six months, Goodfarmer was welcomed by the executives of the New York Stock Exchange.

At nine o'clock, the president of the New York Stock Exchange gave a speech. The content of the 3-minute speech was mainly welcome and blessings.

After that, He Ping took the stage. He straightened his suit and gave a short speech.

Then the two sides exchanged gifts on the stage. After breakfast, everyone went downstairs together and entered the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

The trading hall is like what He Ping has seen countless times on TV and movies in later generations. Countless traders are busy with various logos and screens.

He Ping and his party of a dozen people were taken to the area where the bell was ringing, with the CNBC program behind them.

"There is also a live broadcast!" Han Zhaojun was surprised, which attracted everyone's attention. He felt that he was an old hat, and quickly shut up.

At this time, it was very close to the opening time of the New York Stock Exchange, and everyone waited with bated breath for the moment to ring the bell.

Ringing bells was originally used to signal the beginning and end of exchange transactions.It was not the bell that struck at first, but the gavel.At that time, in order to unify the trading time, the president of the New York Stock Exchange used a gavel to strike once at 9:30 am every working day, indicating the beginning of the trading time.Another tap at 4:00 pm signals the end of the transaction.

Later, as the number of traders on the NYSE increased, the sound of the gavel was too small to be heard.As a result, the New York Stock Exchange replaced the gavel with a gong in the 1870s, which was still made in China.

Until 1903, the New York Stock Exchange moved from a room at No. 40 Wall Street to a building at No. 11 Wall Street. The trading hall became larger, and the manual gongs were replaced by copper bells, and electric clocks were also used. , so that the bell could be heard from every corner of the entire stock exchange building.

In recent years, the NYSE has regularly invited guests to host the bell.At this point, ringing the bell has gradually become a ritual.

He Ping was holding a gavel in his hand, and his eyes were fixed on the hour hand on the clock.

When the time was approaching, the host on the side started counting down loudly.

“10……9……4……2……1”

When the hour hand pointed to 9:30 American time, He Ping symbolically struck the bronze bell in front of him with the mallet in his hand.

At the same moment, the clear and melodious sound of the copper bell resounded through the NYSE building.

Goodfarmer Group is officially listed!
He Ping accomplished his goal and led Good Farmer Group to the world's most developed financial market in the 90s, and also completed the first listing of a Chinese company in the United States.

This achievement is unprecedented. There may be many Chinese companies listed in America in the future, and there will be many companies with a market value larger than Goodfarmer Group. However, this cannot obliterate the footsteps of Goodfarmer Group, a pioneer.

If before that, Goodfarmer Group was a first-class enterprise in China's private economy, then from today, Goodfarmer Group has become a banner of China's private enterprises, bright and enthusiastic.

At this moment today, flowers, applause and praise all belong to Goodfarmer.

The ten-second ringing of the bell was fleeting, and He Ping couldn't help hugging his colleagues and friends warmly.

After the bell rang, a brand new stock code appeared on the big screen of the New York Stock Exchange - JN.N.

After finishing ringing the bell, He Ping and the others gathered together and waited for the opening price.The listing of Amerika's new stock does not immediately lead to a sharp rise, but requires market makers to participate in the transaction in order to obtain the first price in history.

The IPO price of Goodfarmer Group was finally set at US$26. After waiting for more than an hour, the opening price was finally set at US$47.85, which was more than 84% higher than the IPO price.

Based on this price, the market value of Goodfarmer Group soared to US$67.46 billion this morning.After the group went public, the shares held by He Ping were worth US$20 billion.

(End of this chapter)