King of Capital

Chapter 41 Wait and see (Subscribe)

"When it comes to cross-border M&A of U.S. companies, we must carefully assess the risks from the government. Unfortunately, I cannot give any accurate answer at this time."

"Jingxing, Mr. Liu is indeed not in the country. We can only make an appointment after he returns the day after tomorrow."

"You may not know that last year my company tested the Tencent red envelope function internally, but the effect was not very ideal, so we did not consider the development direction of WeChat entering the mobile payment field in the short term, let alone the connection with WhatsApp."

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The next day, Xie Jingxing, Su He and Shen Xin visited the various persons in charge of Tencent's strategic investment in turn.

Yang Daning said that he needed time to consider; Yan Wenhua said that Mr. Liu was not in the country and could not be contacted for the time being; Zhan Weibiao explicitly denied WeChat's mobile payment strategy.

After running all day, I got nothing. It was a reasonable result, but it was also a bit discouraging.

"Did Mr. Ma send you a message?"

On the way to the airport back to Shanghai at five o'clock in the afternoon, Shen Xin was looking forward to the last possibility.

Xie Jing Xing took it calmly and made the next plan: "Not yet, I will go back to Magic City to finish this week's internship assessment project, and then find a chance to chat with him again."

"What if we can't make an appointment?" Shen Xin asked with a frown.

Xie Jingxing smiled and said without hesitation: "And Mr. Liu, if it doesn't work, go to WhatsApp and get the seller's authorization first."

What Shen Xin really wanted to ask was what to do with the deal between him and Su He if this project could not be completed? Should he just find an ordinary M&A project to complete, and then make an exception and promote the ED, who is only 22 years old?

He won the multi-billion dollar cross-border M&A project of Tencent's acquisition of WhatsApp, which was unprecedented in the domestic financial industry. There would be no criticism for him being directly promoted to MD to lead the team.

However, it is difficult to convince others and his reputation would be in jeopardy if he took the position of ED just by doing a random M&A project. Now the negative "hype" on the Internet led by Prince Wang has put a lot of pressure on both him and Juntai.

"Don't think too much. After you go back, take the time to sort out the details of the communication over the past two days, write a written promotional manual, and then come to visit Peng Zhijian and Mr. Liu of Tencent Industrial Win-Win Fund at the weekend." Su He said weakly, leaning against the car window.

Her ankles were swollen like buns. It turned out that staying up late and drinking alcohol could not promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, but would only make her more tired the next day...

Su He paused and added: "Try to get in touch with WhatsApp. The two tasks will be carried out simultaneously. We will focus on whichever side makes progress first."

She doesn't plan to make a backup plan and will do her best to get the opportunity to go abroad. It's not because she has any sentimental feelings, but simply because the foreseeable rewards are worth it.

Xie Jingxing breathed a sigh of relief. For him, this business trip at least strengthened Su He's attitude, which was a consolation for him that it was not all in vain.

As for what will happen next, he has a backup plan. The reason why he made Cheng Wei the second founder to meet in person after returning to China was that he had already intended to start the mobile payment war in advance.

If Tencent fails to acquire WhatsApp, it will invite Juntai to join Didi to act as a troublemaker, forcing Tencent and Alibaba to participate in the merger of Didi and Kuaidi. The whole process will last about half a year, and the goal of acquiring Taihe next year can also be achieved. From a certain perspective, this plan has a higher success rate.

It was just like what he said to Su He last night. If possible, he still wanted to go out and take a look...

No matter what, he will take charge of Taihe next year and is willing to offend the so-called Internet giants for this.

He rushed to the airport to catch the flight back to Shanghai, and then went directly to the hospital from the airport. When Su He sat on the wheelchair provided by the nurse at the hospital triage desk, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.

"You go home first, I'll take her back."

In the outpatient clinic, the doctor was scolding the man for running around to increase his exercise even though he had sprained his ankle. Xie Jingxing stood outside the door and took the initiative to take on the job.

Shen Xin poked his head out to look at Su He, who looked worried, and nodded with a little hesitation: "Thank you, I'll go first, and I'll contact you anytime if you have anything."

"Go home with peace of mind. You've had a hard time on this business trip." Xie Jingxing consoled.

Shen Xin smiled and said, "I'm used to it." Then he waved goodbye while dragging his suitcase, and his figure gradually disappeared into the night with tired steps.

Xie Jingxing sat on the bench in the corridor, turned on his computer and communicated with Qi Tian about the progress of the internship assessment project. Fortunately, the suitcase under the computer that served as a table proved that he was indeed a poor migrant worker on a business trip, otherwise he might be mistaken for pretending to be cool.

However, he didn't get much overtime. He had to do examinations, get medicines, and run around the hospital in a wheelchair. It was another sleepless early morning.

"I can do it myself."

In the parking lot, Su He sat in a wheelchair and looked at the tall, long-axle Land Rover Range Rover in front of him and said expressionlessly.

Xie Jingxing couldn't help but look at the full curve of her chest again, thinking to himself, damn Liu Qiming, he said to prepare a car with more space but he actually got a big car. With Shen Xin's help, Su He could get into the car when coming from the airport to the hospital.

Now he really couldn't help himself, so he had to open the car door and said, "Don't move, I'll help you."

Su He cleared her throat, and before she could say anything else, Xie Jingxing's arms had already gone around her knees and armpits. She could feel the slightly bulging muscles and body temperature, and then she was lifted up into the air.

Smelling the scent coming from the other person so close to me, I don't know how to describe it. The smell of cigarettes, sweat, or the smell of disinfectant alcohol in the hospital all went into my brain through the tip of my nose.

“Manliness…”

She inexplicably thought of a close friend who liked to look for male models and the flirty words she had said in private.

Sitting firmly in the soft airline seat, Su He came to his senses and took back his hands that he had put on the other person's shoulders without knowing when.

"The doctor said you need to rest for two to three days." Xie Jingxing said while holding the steering wheel and looking straight ahead. Su He didn't care: "Actually, if there is no bone injury, it won't affect normal work. I know a massage master who is very good at massage. He can cure routine injuries very quickly."

"We are going on a business trip to the Northeast tomorrow, and Tang Man will be the team leader. You can stay in Shanghai and lead Shen Xin and the others to make a promotional brochure." Xie Jingxing emphasized that tomorrow is not a normal work day.

Su He remained silent, not knowing what he was thinking.

Xie Jingxing frowned secretly, this woman was hopeless, she would get angry when the doctor scolded her, the more she looked at her, the more she looked like a shrew.

He changed the subject and asked, "Are our internship assessment projects really simulated and fictitious?"

"The assessment is a simulation, but the project itself is not fictitious." Su He revealed the truth with a slight hesitation.

Yunshan started out in the three northeastern provinces. Domestic industrial circles jokingly called Xie Cheng a Northeast tyrant, which is not a good term. The project involving a local listed company could not be concealed from the young tiger Yunshan.

Xie Jing Xing couldn't help but glance at the rearview mirror: "Have you always been so bold?"

"The listing bet agreement signed by the buyer client is about to expire. He is not afraid of the news leaking. To some extent, he hopes that others will know about it so as to appease the investors." Su He explained with a pout.

Her sprained left leg was placed flat on the back seat. Her sitting posture looked strange yet elegant and relaxed. She must have practiced yoga and Pilates regularly.

Xie Jingxing was a little curious about who the buyer was, but after thinking about it, he felt that there was no need to ask. This kind of capital operation was the lowest level of grass-growing gameplay, and too much exposure would affect his reputation.

Su He had no intention of explaining, and the two of them walked in silence all the way to the downstairs of her residential complex, where they repeated the process of getting into the car.

When she got back to the door of her house, she said confidently, "Sorry for bothering you, I can go upstairs by myself."

Xie Jingxing did not insist and said: "Just now in the hospital, I saw Shen Xin sending a message to her mother. Today is her mother's birthday."

"So?" Su He was stunned.

Xie Jing Xing shrugged: "The dinner is cold."

"Okay, I understand." Su He tilted his head and looked up at a house high up that had no lights on.

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After Xie Jingxing sent Su He home, he wanted to find a nearby hotel to rest for a night, but Song Anli called him and said that there was a problem with the previous assessment project and she couldn't explain it clearly over the phone.

So he had to buy two cups of coffee at the roadside McDonald's to fill his stomach, and hurriedly drove back to the dormitory villa.

"Cui Aliu called to ask why we hadn't heard back from her, and an investment fund claiming to be a subsidiary of Juntai approached her. She was worried that there was a problem and that she was being scammed."

As soon as they met, Song Anli went straight to the point and asked the question.

The other people who were gathered in the living room of the villa, busy preparing for tomorrow's business trip, cast their eyes on him, thinking that he had gone to Yunnan today to follow up on the progress of the "Bu Du" milk tea investment.

Xie Jingxing couldn't explain to them, so he pulled Song Anli into his room alone: ​​"This project was originally handed over to the direct investment department. We don't need to follow up. Just report to General Manager Su tomorrow."

"This is how the colleague sent by the direct investment department explained it, but Cui Aliu was in a bad mood and felt that we didn't respect her. She strongly requested to talk to our project team again." Song Anli shook her head repeatedly.

Xie Jingxing asked with a puzzled expression: "What are you talking about?"

"As for the emotional risk of the founding team, she said we were trying to sow discord among the members of her team." Song Anli explained helplessly.

Xie Jingxing was very tired and scratched his hair and asked: "Have colleagues from the direct investment department contacted you?"

"No, I contacted President Su and Sister Shen Xin right after she called me, but neither of them answered the phone."

Song Anli was also very tired. She answered the phone in the middle of the night and was scolded and blamed. It was so disgusting.

Xie Jing Xing held the phone in his hand and thought for a moment before making arrangements: "Forget it, report to General Manager Su tomorrow. Don't worry about this project anymore. If she calls you again, just block her."

"I'm sorry, I called you because I really didn't know how to deal with this." Song Anli pursed her lips and said apologetically.

Xie Jing Xing smiled indifferently: "It's okay, go to bed early."

The project was done by two people as a partner and he was obliged to handle the follow-up. Song Anli really couldn't understand Cui Aliu. Anyone would be confused when being scolded by an investor in the middle of the night. It's not that she didn't know how to deal with it, but that she didn't have the decision-making power to deal with it.

If any founder dared to do this to Liu Qiming, the latter could easily handle it with his heels.

After quickly and efficiently dealing with the incident, Xie Jingxing was about to wash up and take a rest when the phone rang again. It was Liu Qiming calling, saying that Cheng Wei had signed an investment intention.

Following his instructions, everything was done expeditiously, skipping processes such as due diligence, and within two days, the investment shares were agreed upon, the formal contract was signed, and the payment was completed!
Didi’s valuation of US$400 million has been suspended. He will personally invest US$500-5 million, accounting for 8%-% of the shares. The specific amount in the range needs to be discussed in detail.

Xie Jingxing looked at the "Investment Intent Agreement" sent by Liu Qiming, and had the urge to send it to Xiao Ma Ge. The alternative plan was in place, so he would wait and see.

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