Wind Rises 2005

Chapter 637: I must also rise up
"Really?"

After hearing what the Venture Capital Queen said, Brother Dong looked in disbelief and turned to look at Ma Liang.

In order to raise funds during this period, his hair was almost turning gray. Although this round of financing has finally been completed, if it really costs money, the US$100 million will soon be used up.

When the next round of financing comes, the demand for funds will be greater and the difficulty of financing will be higher.

If the young investor in front of him can do it all by himself, then he really wants it. You can completely focus on the company's business development without being distracted by financing.

Ma Liang smiled bitterly when he saw this, and he could only say modestly: "Mr. Xu exaggerated, we need to look at JD.com's operating data for details.

Again, as long as Mr. Liu is willing to fight, nothing will be a problem.

If JD.com meets the KPI requirements within two years, then I will handle the next round of financing. Within one billion US dollars, it shouldn’t be a problem. "

"What? A billion dollars?" Everyone in Brother Dong was dumbfounded.

Such a large amount of financing is rare in China, and currently only Alibaba Group has such a large-scale financing record.

Even Baidu and Goose Factory have never been so aggressive, but the other party agreed to it.

It was as light as a billion dollars and an ordinary person would pay ten yuan for it. There was no need to hesitate too much when taking it out.

For some reason, seeing Ma Liang's calm expression, Brother Dong believed it on the spot without further confirmation.

It's not that he is too naive, on the contrary, he is smarter than anyone else.

If there was another investor, Brother Dong would naturally not be gullible, but the person opposite him was the super boss who invested in Twitter, so there was no need to lie to him.

Because Twitter’s latest round of financing announcement has fully explained the problem.

To put it bluntly, given his current status, even if he invests a billion dollars on his own, he still doesn't have the strength, so why bother bragging about this?

Ma Liang nodded again, and replied calmly: "Don't worry, Mr. Liu will just go ahead and implement the plan, don't worry about anything else."

Not to mention his current connections in the capital circle, [Dafeng Capital] alone has enough strength to invest in Goudong's next round of financing.

After all, the first phase of the private equity fund headed by Jennifer has been a small business since its establishment until now, and has not made many big moves.

Even if he wants to keep a low profile, Tougoudong can invest part of it himself, and then bring DST Fund and other large capital to follow suit.

Therefore, raising a billion dollars in financing is no longer difficult for Ma Liang.

Of course, the prerequisite is that Goudong can produce excellent operational data in the future, otherwise his reputation will be useless.

This is why Ma Liang signed a gambling agreement with Brother Dong.

I just hope to put some pressure on the other party to prevent this guy from continuing to enjoy himself and not acting according to the plan he made.

Regardless of whether Alibaba can be put down, Goudong itself must quickly expand in a short period of time before it has the strength to meet the challenges of the mobile Internet era.

With Ma Liang's promise, Brother Dong finally felt at ease.

So the two parties signed an investment agreement in a friendly and cheerful atmosphere. The terms of the bet are not too harsh. In fact, they are similar to what the Venture Capital Queen signed in the last round.

Once Dongge fails to complete the KPI, he needs to issue an additional 10% of shares to [Dale Capital]. This condition is relatively easy to accept.

If he can successfully implement the plan and successfully meet the requirements, Ma Liang and Xu Xin promised to reward him with 5% of the options individually.

This gambling agreement is fair and reasonable for both parties. It is much more conscientious than the high-priced buyback clauses of unscrupulous capital, so Dong Ge readily agreed.

Because this time his confidence is even higher than when he approached the venture capital queen for financing in the previous round. Ma Liang was also very generous and promised that the investment of 50 million US dollars would be received in a few days. Correspondingly, [Dafeng Capital] will also take advantage of the trend to acquire % of Goudong’s shares.

Dong Ge’s shares were diluted to 30%, and venture capital queen Xu Xin’s shares held through Capital Today were diluted to 20%.

However, Goudong will also complete the VIE structure in advance before the subsequent equity transfer transaction.

On the one hand, it is to prepare for Goudong to be listed overseas; on the other hand, it is to introduce the structure of AB shares to give Dongge more voting rights and give him peace of mind.

Otherwise, this guy will always think about the day he will be kicked out by capital, and it will be impossible for him to do things in a down-to-earth manner.

At this point, Ma Liang successfully invested in Goudong and once again reaped the dividends brought by the subprime mortgage crisis.

Otherwise, he would have no chance to invest in Brother Dong, and even if he did, he would not be able to obtain so many shares.

Now that everything has settled, even if Goudong develops step by step like in his previous life, it will bring him huge wealth, not to mention the unpredictable butterfly effect.

Ma Liang still doesn't know how far Brother Dong can go in this life.

But Twitter was able to change its fate against the odds and take down Facebook. Goudong’s foundation is already good, so why can’t he imagine it boldly?

At least in Ma Liang's view, as long as you work hard, everything is possible.

It was a happy event to finalize Goudong's investment, but everything was not over yet. There was still more work waiting for him to deal with.

So he ran to the factory non-stop and convened a group of senior executives for a closed-door meeting.

It is now the end of the year. The group not only needs to summarize and conclude the work of this year, but also formulate new plans for the coming year.

In particular, there were several major matters for which he, the boss, had to make his own decisions.

The top priority that bears the brunt is the listing of the sub-brand [Liupo Malatang] in Hong Kong.

After more than half a year of application preparation, assessment and certification, I finally opened the door to Hong Kong stocks.

After the new year, [Xunwei Group]'s first listed subsidiary will officially start the IPO process, and as the boss, he will also go to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to ring the bell.

The second major event is the construction of the new office base of [Xunwei Group].

Having made so much money from the US stock market through the subprime mortgage crisis, Ma Liang now had enough funds to lend to the company to buy a piece of land and build his own office park.

By then, executives will no longer have to work in suburban factories and will have better, more comfortable, and more dignified workplaces.

The third major event is the company's expansion plan.

Since its development, [Xunwei Group] has become a leader in the domestic catering and food industry and one of the setters of industry standards.

The company has not only given birth to new chain brands one after another, but has also achieved the ultimate in food supply chain.

Whether it is production efficiency or management level, it is no less than international catering giants such as Yum! Brands and McDonald's. It even far surpasses them in the production and supply of Chinese food ingredients.

The only shortcoming is that the scale has not yet increased, and it still needs continuous development and accumulation to catch up with these giants.
Now that Ma Liang's investment business is doing well, he didn't have to work hard anymore.

But industry is his roots, and the catering business is his foundation, so he can't let it go.

Therefore, in addition to investment, one's main business must also thrive.

The two are not in conflict and can go hand in hand.

(End of this chapter)