Wind Rises 2005

Chapter 464 Another bait

New York, New York LaGuardia Airport.

Before boarding the plane, Ma Liang and Sister Jiang hugged each other again.

More than a week later, it was finally the day of departure.

The two just went to Sleepy Hollow around New York a few days ago, a small village in the Hudson Valley.

This small village is famous for the movie "Sleepy Hollow" and is considered one of the tourist destinations.

Philipsburg Manor in the village has also been named a National Historic Landmark in the United States.

At the same time, there is Rockefeller Manor 30 minutes away from the town, and they also stopped by to visit it.

The two spent a romantic and sweet weekend, and now that they were about to leave, Jiang Yinqiu was even more reluctant to leave.

She buried her head in Ma Liang's chest, rubbing against it from time to time.

"I don't want you to leave. I really want to go back with you!"

"Fool, it's just a short separation. We will have a lifetime together in the future." Ma Liang kissed her hair and comforted her softly.

He did not return directly to China today, but first transferred to San Francisco, waited for his business to be completed, and then returned directly to China from there.

Because there is still something big to do in San Francisco, and you can only go back with peace of mind once it is done.

Jiang Yinqiu acted coquettishly and said, "I don't care, I just can't bear it."
It's not like you, like you're fine! "

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault!" Ma Liang could only raise his hands in surrender and started coaxing him again.

The two of them got tired of each other for a while, and Jennifer on the side finally couldn't stand it any longer, and complained bitterly: "Boss, you haven't hugged each other enough yet, it's time to board the plane!"

Seeing Sister Jiang and Boss hugging each other, she felt very unhappy for no reason.

This was not the case before. Ever since I heard the full version of the plan to change my destiny, somehow this feeling has become stronger and stronger.

Could it be that you really fell in love with BOSS?
Jennifer shook her head and immediately threw the thought out of her mind.

"I'm leaving, please go back quickly!" Ma Liang reluctantly let go of Sister Jiang and immediately ordered her.

Jiang Yinqiu shook his head stubbornly and said, "No, I'll watch you take off before leaving!"

They were not in the waiting room at the moment, but standing in front of the business jet.Ma Liang is now a capital tycoon, so naturally it is impossible for him to squeeze in flights like ordinary people.

In capitalist countries, chartering a business jet is even cheaper, which is no big deal for him now.

"Alright then!" Ma Liang couldn't resist her, so he could only agree with a wry smile.

After taking a few steps, Sister Jiang hugged her from behind again.Looking at his girlfriend who was crying into tears, he was also very touched in his heart.

The two kissed each other passionately again, and the kiss was extremely intense.

This made Jennifer extremely depressed. She was so angry that she turned around and got on the plane first, not wanting to see this annoying scene in front of her again.

No matter how lingering they are, they will eventually part ways.

After comforting her for a moment, Ma Liang forced herself to push Sister Jiang away, turned around and boarded the business jet, and sat down opposite Jennifer sadly.

After a while, the business jet began to taxi, slowly lifted off the ground, and soared into the sky.

Watching the business plane flying higher and higher until it turned into a black dot, Jiang Yinqiu left in the car with eyes red from crying.

……

Flying from New York to San Francisco is equivalent to traveling across the entire United States from the East Coast to the West Coast.

Ma Liang and Jennifer Xu were in no mood, and they were speechless all the way.Four or five hours later, the business jet slowly landed at San Francisco International Airport.

When the plane stopped and the two stepped off the plane, a stretched Cadillac was already waiting nearby.

They got in the car and headed straight to the city.

Half an hour later, the car stopped in front of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in the city center.

The main target of this trip to San Francisco was waiting in the lobby of the hotel early.

"Jennifer, but let me wait!" The person who spoke was an old friend, Mark Pincus, the founder of Zynga (Xingjia).

"This is Mr. Marlon, right? It's a pleasure to meet you." Invested in Twitter, and recently Jennifer has made frequent shots and invested in many projects, [Gale Capital] can be regarded as a small name in the venture capital circle.

So Mark Pincus is really curious about Ma Liang, the founder.

Ma Liang shook hands with the other party politely and said politely: "Nice to meet you, Mr. Mark!"

The hotel lobby was not a place for conversation, so the three of them went upstairs together.

Jennifer booked an executive suite in advance, and soon they sat down in the living room of the suite.

"Mr. Marlon, Jennifer, I have been looking forward to your arrival."

Mark Pincus is very excited. He has been eager to start Zynga's Pre-A round of financing recently.

Since receiving an angel round of US$100 million from Gale Capital, Zynga’s card games have not only expanded their operations, but also launched a new version.

The products of card games have become more abundant, and the number of users is also growing day by day.

However, paying users are still in the cultivation period, and revenue is still very limited for the time being.However, facing the pressure on bandwidth, servers and operations brought by user growth, financing is urgent.

Jennifer smiled and responded first: "Mark, this is exactly why we are here.

It’s just that the Pre-A round of financing may have to change to a different model, because BOSS has a brand new idea. "

Now that she has full control over Twitter's life-changing plan, she knows exactly what Ma Liang has planned for Zynga's Pre-A round of financing.

"Oh? Then I want to listen to it." Mark Pincus said with great anticipation.

Jennifer explained unhurriedly: “Our original plan was to raise US$500 million in the Pre-A round, with a valuation of 2000 million.

But this time BOSS wanted to get it right in one step and directly invested US$2000 million with a valuation of 4000 million. "

In Twitter's life-changing plan, Zynga is far more important than other small game companies.

After all, in terms of popularity, no game is easier than board and card games.

Moreover, chess and card games inherently have paid attributes, and in the PC era they are definitely a money-attracting tool among paid games.

"What? That's impossible!" Mark Pincus exclaimed on the spot.

With an investment of 2000 million US dollars and a valuation of 4000 million, wouldn't it mean that he would take away 50% of the shares in one fell swoop? This was something he couldn't accept no matter what.

If this proposal is accepted, plus the 10% of the angel round, wouldn’t [Dafeng Capital] have to hold 55% of the shares of Zynga (Xingjia) after conversion.

Then [Dafeng Capital] will surpass him as the founder in one fell swoop and become the largest shareholder of Zynga.

Thinking of being driven out of the company by capital several times, Mark Pincus hated it.

Not to mention that such an exorbitant financing proposal deliberately underestimated Zynga's value and was clearly going to cost him a big loss.

Mark Pincus, who felt deeply hurt, refused on the spot without even thinking twice.

Seeing that he was anxious, Jennifer immediately comforted him: "Mark, don't rush to say no, first listen to what the boss said!"

"Okay!" After all, he was no longer young and energetic, and Mark Pincus suppressed his anger.

He looked at Ma Liang very seriously, wanting to see what the other party could say.

Ma Liang came prepared, so naturally he would not be frightened by his anxious look, so he calmly explained: "Mr. Mark, there is really no need to be so alert.

You don't know me yet, but you will naturally understand that I am different from other investors in the future.

Because I am an entrepreneur myself, I know very well what it feels like for a founder to be coerced by capital.

The reason why such a financing proposal is given is entirely to create a win-win situation.The most important thing is that it is not an ordinary win, but one that directly makes both of us lose.

Because this proposal is not a simple financing, but related to Twitter's related transactions.

Once achieved, the return will never be lower than the return on your angel round investment in Facebook.

If everything goes according to my plan, the return from this financing operation will be ten times that of your Facebook stock holdings. "

Faced with the stubborn Mark Pincus, he started baiting again.

(End of this chapter)