Rebirth is very troublesome

Chapter 1033: Never leave the same origin
Pulling one, hitting another, Wang Yu drank the glass of wine.

Seeing that the scene became harmonious, Wu Ziyi, who had been silent until now, began to liven up the atmosphere, chatting at the dinner table about some interesting gossip that happened in the circle.

As the old saying goes, gossip is often the truth.

Especially when it comes to the level of Wu Ziyi, Chang Shaofeng and Guan Yuhai, the gossip in their ears is often extremely close to the truth.

"Recently, there are crazy rumors in the circle that Wang Xiaofei and Big S are getting together, and it may be real."

Speaking of this matter, Wu Ziyi said clearly: "The two of them have only known each other for a few days. They are really neither crazy nor evil!"

"Wang Xiaofei?"

Some memories flashed in Wang Yu's mind: "Isn't his mother Zhang Lan from South Beauty?"

"Yes, the young master's family in South Beauty!"

Wu Ziyi smiled and said: "Otherwise, do you think Big S would fall in love with him at first sight?"

"tsk"

Hearing Wang Yu's words, Wu Ziyi blinked: "You don't like it either?"

"I have no interest in caring about such things."

Wang Yu smacked his lips and said, "I'm saying that South Beauty is probably going to be pretty bad. We still have two years at most, right?"

"What's two more years?"

Chang Shaofeng was curious. He wasn't very interested in what Wang Xiaofei and Big S were talking about before, but when they talked about business topics like South Beauty, he immediately became interested.

"I remember that in 08, CDH Investment invested 2 million in South Beauty and obtained 10.53% of South Beauty's shares. Did the two parties sign a gambling agreement?"

Wang Yu explained: "At that time, the domestic economy was developing rapidly, and the catering market was also developing rapidly, which made catering companies a hot spot. South Beauty was also one of the beneficiaries. However, the valuation of 20 billion was a bit false, especially in the past two years. The state is increasingly controlling the consumption of public funds, and due to the impact of the European and American economic crisis, the catering industry market is quite sluggish. It will be difficult for South Beauty to go public within two years. I guess Wang Xiaofei and Big S's relationship will be made public. There is also a hint of building momentum for my own company in it.”

These remarks are not based on speculation. In the past life, it was also because of the celebrity effect of Wang Xiaofei and Big S that the incident in South Beauty became widely known.

In fact, South Beauty lost the gambling agreement.

Again, capital is not for charity, but for profit. In 08, it invested 20 million in South Beauty at a valuation of 2 billion, and signed a gambling agreement with South Beauty at that time.

There is a hidden trap in this gambling agreement. The first clause involves the share repurchase clause, which makes it clear that if it is not for reasons on CDH's side, South Beauty cannot be listed at the end of 2012, or the actual controller of South Beauty changes, CDH will The right to withdraw.

This clause is the starting point of the bet, and the bet is that it will be listed before the end of 2012.

Capital is linked to another, and the second one is the lead-sale clause, which makes it clear that if CDH agrees to sell or liquidate the company, Zhang Lan should agree to the transaction and sell his shares at the same price and conditions.

With this provision, once Beauty Jiangnan fails to go public at the end of 2012, major shareholder Zhang Lan will lose the initiative.

Then there is the third article, which is also a liquidation priority clause that exposes the capital teeth. It is clear that if CDH and Zhang Lan sell shares together, the money received from selling the shares must give priority to CDH’s 2 times return.

In Wang Yu's memory, at the end of 2012, South Beauty did not go public as scheduled, and Zhang Lan lost its controlling stake. By 2018, both Zhang Lan and Wang Xiaofei withdrew from the board of directors of South Beauty and were completely eliminated.

"So what Mr. Wang means is that South Beauty actually contains a huge crisis?"

From a piece of entertainment gossip news to a catering company valued at more than 20 billion, Chang Shaofeng was able to discern the correlations inside and out, and it was well-founded. At this moment, Chang Shaofeng truly admired Wang Yu's superhuman business talent.

"Beautiful Jiangnan itself does not have much crisis, but its actual controller has huge risks." Wang Yu smiled and said: "There is nothing wrong with the financing itself. The mistake is overestimating itself and the market. If you don't believe me, just watch. What will happen later? During the listing of South Beauty, Mr. Zhang will also make a series of outrageous moves."

"It turns out it's not love at first sight. The chips behind all romances have been marked in advance!"

Wu Ziyi on the side sighed: "Different circles look at things from different angles, and the results they interpret are also very different."

"Actually, we should see this type of operation a lot."

Wang Yu pointed to Wu Ziyi and said: "Many new film and television works often hype up tidbits about the male and female protagonists before they are released. Before some outdated stars come back, they will always reveal hidden love affairs. This is not the same as what you just said. Is there something similar but similar in approach?"

“Exposure!”

Wu Ziyi's eyes lit up, and then she smiled and said, "Brother Yu said that, it's really like that."

“The future business district, and even the entertainment industry, will be an era of traffic.”

Wang Yu sighed: "Whoever can gain the most attention will occupy the market."

"In the final analysis, it's just about getting attention."

Guan Yuhai smacked his lips and said, "Isn't it the same as advertising?"

"Brother Guan is still transparent."

Nothing can be separated from its origins. Although there are no so-called professional words in Guan Yuhai's words, the essence is revealed in one sentence.

He was so transparent that he could vaguely see Wang Yu's intention: "Look at how well you understand this. What are your thoughts?"

Wang Yu picked up the small wine cup and toasted Guan Yuhai, and then said: "I have some ideas. I want to be a platform, but I don't want to participate in it."

"Internet industry?"

Chang Shaofeng knew that Wang Yu was one of the giants in the domestic Internet industry, and when words like traffic appeared, this was his first reaction.

"Well, we plan to build such a network platform."

Wang Yu replied: "A new product based on my Guoke video website will be launched next year or the year after."

The reason why I say it here is that Wang Yu has his own thoughts. After the arrival of the self-media era, platforms like Mouyin carry far more energy than ordinary people imagine. If there is no backstage behind it, it will be destroyed in a matter of minutes. .

"Is your product a bit mysterious?"

Guan Yuhai was more perceptive. After Wang Yu mentioned it a little, he noticed the most critical point inside and warned: "This thing is a double-edged sword. You can easily hurt yourself if you are not careful."

Giving a thumbs up, Wang Yu said to Guan Yuhai: "So by then the financing targets will no longer be limited to capital. Are Brother Guan's friends interested?"

Guan Yuhai's eyes flashed, and after pondering for a moment, he asked, "How much do you plan to take out?"

Wang Yu raised three fingers without hesitation: "In addition to part of the funds required for financing, I plan to take out at least this proportion of equity."

"30%!?"

Chang Shaofeng exclaimed.

(End of this chapter)