Wind Rises 2005

Chapter 563 Watch the show quietly
"Mr. Zhang is too polite. Financing matters are not something I can decide alone. We all have to discuss it together.

However, from my personal point of view, Mr. Zhang is still very welcome to join.

After all, when everyone adds firewood, the flames are high!

With Mr. Zhang’s help, [Dajiang] has greater reliance, and it’s one step closer to being listed on the market, don’t you think so, haha..."

Ma Liang naturally knew what the other party was up to, but he didn't expose it and just dealt with it politely.

As a result, Zhang Sanshi was happy on the spot when he heard it: "Okay, great!

I knew that Ma could always achieve what he did today, and his pattern was naturally beyond the reach of ordinary people. It was indeed extraordinary when I saw him today.

If you have any projects that require cooperation in the future, please feel free to say anything, Zhang and I will never be vague. "

"Mr. Zhang, you're so polite. It's easy to talk to him!" Ma Liang would not intentionally hit the smiling person without hitting him.

Besides, everyone in the world is prosperous, so there is no telling what will happen in the future.

In a word, no matter what Zhang Sanshi and Wang Tao conspired, it was just a temporary alliance of interests.

As long as the temptation of interests is sufficient, this relationship is completely unreliable and is likely to collapse at the first touch.

Ma Liang is very confident in this. At least from a capital standpoint, Zhang Sanshi will definitely support it with both hands by promoting the cross-shareholding of [Dajiang] and [GoPro].

Not just him, almost all investors will make the right choice.

Because once the share exchange is completed, for [Dajiang] investors, it is equivalent to acquiring the shares of two unicorn companies with just one investment.

No one would object to this kind of super favorable merger and acquisition transaction.

Unless the investors present have been shot in the head, they will definitely side with Ma Liang and urge the completion of the stock exchange M&A transaction, because that is in the interest of capital.

As for Wang Tao and Zhang Sanshi's hookup now, it doesn't matter. As long as it doesn't hinder important events, Ma Liang doesn't bother to care about it.

Anyway, he didn't want to completely control [Dajiang], he had no interest, nor the energy and strength.

Just like Ali Jackma and the senior executives below, they always want to control the companies they have invested in, and they have to manipulate human nature. You can imagine the final result.

To truly have great wisdom, you must have a deep understanding of human nature. Ma Liang, who was once a lawyer, would not be so naive.

After a while, [Dajiang]’s first multi-rotor drone successfully completed the test flight process.

At this time, the capital tycoons who had already invested in the last round were all smiling, especially those investors who had only invested a small amount of money.

After all, according to the original plan, they just bought a ticket in the Pre-B round, and it was not until the B round that they really got the shares.

This is how capital works, and it’s not surprising at all.

Some star projects are arranged all the way from angel round to listing, and even how to cash out is decided early on.

In Ma Liang's previous life, there was a movie starring Bald Zheng called "The Player Behind the Scenes". There was a plot in it that exposed and satirized this type of PY trading in the capital market.

There are countless similar cases, but a few projects are too ugly.

Seeing the test flight being so successful, how could the capitalists present not be excited? Everyone can at least expect that [Dajiang] Company's next two rounds of financing should be stable.

So everyone happily followed Wang Tao upstairs and went straight to the conference room to start dividing the cake.

Only Ma Liang looked at everyone with a playful expression, knowing that there must be something good to watch today.

After the last round of financing, [Dajiang] company raised a total of 6000 million US dollars. Having money is naturally different.

So I rented several more floors of offices and improved the office environment.

Even the large conference room was newly built, with the area two or three times larger than before. Otherwise, it would not be able to accommodate so many investors today.

Before they could even sit down, various capital bosses started shouting at each other.

Especially those investors who bought tickets in the last round can’t wait to start grabbing the cake.

The original amount of Series B financing was US$[-] million, with a valuation of US$[-] billion.

The ten investment institutions that followed up in the last round have already booked tens of millions of US dollars, and now everyone is eager to get a bigger share.

As for the newly invited investors, they also looked excited and wanted to invest more funds in this round.

Among them, Zhang Sanshi of Hillhouse Capital is naturally included. "Mr. Wang, what are you waiting for? Let's start quickly!" Li Wei from Songhe Capital seemed to be unable to wait any longer and was the first to jump out and urge.

Wang Tao smiled slightly when he heard this and said confidently: "Don't be anxious, Mr. Li!
Today, in addition to the institutions that have invested before, there are also several newly invited investors. Let me first introduce the latest situation to you.

Pre-B round [Dajiang] raised a total of 5000 million US dollars, with a valuation of 5 million.

This round was originally intended to raise US$[-] million, with a valuation of US$[-] billion, but due to slight changes in circumstances, the financing plan needed to be adjusted.

Because Mr. Zhang of Hillhouse Capital believes that [Dajiang]’s valuation is seriously underestimated, he is willing to invest in Series B at a valuation of US$20 billion.

So I have no choice but to accept Hillhouse Capital’s proposal first. After all, high valuation is a good thing for all of us.

However, Mr. Zhang also promised that if everyone feels that this valuation is exaggerated, he would not mind signing up the entire quota of [-] million US dollars to save everyone from embarrassment. "

After saying this, Wang Tao looked at all the capital tycoons very proudly, not to mention how comfortable he felt in his heart.

Only when he looked at Ma Liang, his eyes were slightly averted, and he didn't dare to stare at all.

It wasn't until today that he truly felt how exciting it was to start a business.With a new helper, it is so exciting to be able to manipulate a group of capital tycoons with applause.

"No. Mr. Wang, you are a bit unreasonable. When we last raised funds, everyone had already decided on it, so it would be bad to suddenly change your mind!"

The speaker was none other than the investor who bought tickets in the last round, Chen Liwu, chairman of Walden International.

This capital tycoon is no ordinary person. He has been deeply involved in the semiconductor and hardware technology industries for many years.

In Ma Liang's previous life, Mr. Chen invested in more than 500 high-tech companies, of which more than 120 were semiconductor companies.

His most impressive achievement is that he single-handedly supported SMIC and did so for 18 years. He is the only director of SMIC who has remained unchanged for 18 years.

Although this big boss is very low-key, he is known as the "Godfather of Semiconductors" in the Chinese venture capital circle.

In the previous life, [Walden International] was one of the institutions that invested in [Dajiang] Company in the early stage, and it was also the most critical one.

Because [Walden International] has a very strong presence in the semiconductor industry, it can provide great support to the spare parts supply chain, and has often been a matchmaker for [Dajiang] Company.

As a result, in this life, because of Ma Liang's early intervention, he was reduced to a foil.

However, Chen Liwu is still very optimistic about Dajiang's prospects, and has already bought tickets for the Pre-B round, and is planning to buy more shares in this round.

Unexpectedly, Wang Tao actually raised the price from the ground up. Anyone would be unhappy if he changed it.

Wang Tao spread his hands and pretended to be innocent and replied: "I'm sorry, Mr. Chen! There's nothing I can do, but investment and financing should be negotiated by everyone."

"You" Chen Liwu was so angry that he almost broke his guard and wanted to get up and leave on the spot.

If he hadn't managed to grab a ticket in the last round and the huge benefits were there, he wouldn't be used to the arrogant guy in front of him.

At this time, another investor directed his fire at the instigator Zhang Sanshi: "Mr. Zhang, it's a bit against the rules for you to play like this!"

After all, without this guy, [Dajiang] wouldn't be able to raise prices.

"Haha, there is no need for you to look at me like this. I never make investments impulsively, but make decisions after careful consideration.

Our team conducted a detailed investigation and analysis of the [Dajiang] company and were very optimistic about its future, so we gave a valuation of US$20 billion. This was not just a random thought.

Again, if you think the valuation is too high, you might as well transfer the quota and previous shares to Hillhouse Capital.

As much as you want, we'll take it all. "Zhang Sanshi responded grandly.

As he spoke, he glanced at Ma Liang meaningfully, as if he had obtained the consent of the most important person.

For a moment, everyone became restless and looked towards Ma Liang.

Everyone even began to speculate that this three-stone gift was a shill for him to lure everyone into a trap.

After all, the higher the valuation, the more impressive the returns will be after cashing out.

Ma Liang just smiled and said nothing, did not express his position or refute, pretending to be nothing, as if he was indifferent to everything that just happened.

In fact, he didn't care at all, he wished Zhang Sanshi could be the catfish.

Not only was he happy to see [Dajiang] raise more money, but he also wanted to temporarily paralyze Wang Tao, so he deliberately kept silent and quietly watched him and Zhang Sanshi perform to their heart's content.

(End of this chapter)