Chapter 406 A eloquent tongue
"Hello, President Zhou. I am Luo Yang from Naixue. I didn't expect to meet you here."
Zhou Shaowu was not surprised by the sudden warm greeting.
Although he didn't know many of the people who greeted him, he still smiled and raised his glass to greet them.
"Brother He Maosong often mentioned your ball skills to me, especially the time we met in the lobby of Yongcheng Hotel last year."
Just by looking at Zhou Shaowu's eyes, you can tell that he doesn't remember Luo Yang at all.
So mentioning the specific time, place and people at this time will help him recall.
"It's Xiao Luo!"
When He Maosong was mentioned, Zhou Shaowu immediately had an impression of him.
"Are you coming alone this time?"
He asked casually out of politeness.
"I brought a subordinate with me. I just happened to invest in a TV series a while ago, so I came to check on the progress."
What we want is your casualness.
Luo Yangduo was very good at taking advantage of others, and he immediately started to talk: "Last year, Brother He took me to meet a few people in the film and television industry. I had some spare money, so I invested in a movie called "Love Is Not Blind", which made 33 to million yuan. I tasted the sweetness, so I decided to come here to look for opportunities."
hiss~~~
Young man, are you sure you are not here to show off?
Including Zhou Shaowu, several people around him looked at Luo Yang with curiosity.
"How much money did Mr. Luo invest to get such a big return?"
"It's probably less than eight million."
Luo Yang smiled shyly and said, "Who would have known that this movie would make over 300 million this year!"
What kind of luck is this guy?
"etc."
When most people were still marveling at Luo Yang's good luck, a middle-aged man on Zhou Shaowu's left suddenly interrupted.
He stared at Luo Yang and asked, "Mr. Luo just introduced himself as Naixue. The Naixue who makes milk tea?"
"Oh, look at my memory!"
I slapped my head and immediately took out my business card and handed it out: "Now it has been renamed Luo Sheng Tang. It has two brands, one is Nai Xue and the other is Lemon CC."
His business cards are well made and cost a lot of money.
A few people took it and looked at it. Wow.
President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lingshi Palace Group
President of Kunpeng Technology, Chairman of the Board, President of Luo Shengtang, Chairman of the Board, President of Gray Rhino Capital, President of Guobao Film and Television Investment, and Executive Director of Jiang Xiaobai Liquor Co., Ltd.
Below a series of titles is his name: Luo Yang
It’s confirmed, this guy is just here to show off!
“I’m Neil Shen from Sequoia Capital.”
The middle-aged man who had just interrupted stretched out his hand to Luo Yang: "Nice to meet you, Mr. Luo."
Luo Yang: “.”
Neil Shen, a big shot in the investment circle and the founding managing partner of Sequoia Capital, has appeared in the early-stage financing of , Alibaba, Pinduoduo, Didi, Mobike, Meituan and most of the companies that are familiar to the Chinese people.
It actually looks like this.
Well, this handsome guy Luo Yang is starting to be narcissistic again.
"It's Mr. Shen, nice to meet you!"
After thinking of the Ah Q spiritual victory method in his mind, Luo Yang calmed himself down and stretched out his hand to shake hands with the other party.
"Mr. Luo's two milk tea brands are now developing very steadily!"
Shen Nanpeng smiled and said: "Given Nayuki's brand positioning, this expansion speed is understandable. But is Lemon CC restricted by cash flow?"
"It's not bad. At the current rate of expansion, we can barely make a profit of 200 to 300 million this year."
Luo Yang is underestimating the data. In reality, by the end of the year, the profit was more than 5 million yuan, not much less.
Two or three hundred million, barely?
Are you sure you're not bragging?
Deliberately attracting Shen Nanpeng's attention?
Conspiracy theories emerged in Zhou Shaowu's mind. Luo Yang was not targeting him at all.
His initial target was Shen Nanpeng!
“But Lemon CC may have financing plans next year.”
Sure enough, as soon as he opened his mouth again, he was exposed.
"Xiao Luo, Mr. Shen is interested in companies with great growth potential. If you are short of money, for Mr. He's sake, any boss from our Ningbo Chamber of Commerce can invest tens of millions without any problem."
Zhou Shaowu smiled and said, "Ask Lao He to arrange a time, and we can talk in Shanghai."
He took the initiative to take it over. Was he trying to interrupt the conversation between Shen Nanpeng and Luo Yang?
He is the vice president of Ningbo Chamber of Commerce. It shouldn't be like this, right?
Unless they were talking about something more important and wanted to get rid of Luo Yang as soon as possible.
Out of the corner of my eye I caught a glimpse of that familiar face whose name I couldn't place.
You absolutely cannot leave now!
"President Zhou, Lemon CC borrowed 1 million yuan from the bank in the first half of the year. In just a few months, the money in the account has been almost spent."
Luo Yang smiled and said, "Next year's expansion plan is even bigger. We want to open at least 3000 to 5000 stores across the country. Without billion yuan in funding, it won't be enough."
The slap in the face came so quickly.
Zhou Shaowu: “.”
In fact, this statement is a bit boastful.
We plan to open this many stores next year, but more than half of them will be franchise stores.
Not only does Lemon CC not need to pay for it own business, but it can make a lot of money by charging a franchise fee.
But if Luo Yang doesn’t say it, who would know?
“Does Lemon CC really have such a big expansion plan next year?”
Shen Nanpeng was no longer paying attention to Zhou Shaowu at this time, and interrupted again: "I wonder if Sequoia Capital has a chance to participate!"
He had a smile on his face when he said this.
But there is a different meaning in the smile.
Gee.
Professional investment tycoons have sharp eyes.
What's more, Sequoia Capital should have researched Lemon CC and Nayuki. With this kind of fission expansion model, the first store only needs to be in business for a month or so to support the opening of subsequent stores.
The more you open in the early stages, the less money you will need in the later stages.
即便12年计划真的是开3000~5000家，有1500~2000家的启动资金就够了。
According to this figure, three to five hundred million is more than enough.
And according to the profit Luo Yang mentioned before, the company can sustain it with its own funds.
But this has nothing to do with Shen Nanpeng.
As long as Luo Yang can launch Lemon CC to raise funds, he will dare to invest. As long as this cash cow fissions quickly, tens of thousands of stores can be opened in two or three years. Whether he sells his shares at a valuation or takes the company public, he will make a profit!
"I can't ask for it!"
Luo Yang has similar plans for the future of Lemon CC, so he does not rule out the entry of large institutions like Sequoia Capital.
"Mr. Luo, this is my business card."
Shen Nanpeng took out his business card at the right time.
While handing it to Luo Yang, he said, "Let's make an appointment to talk alone if there's a chance!"
In front of many people here, Shen Nanpeng didn't say much.
In fact, even if he didn't meet Luo Yang today, he would go to his house.
Because he was also very interested in Kunpeng Technology under Luo Yang's name!
This business card with a private phone number attracted envious looks from people around, including that strange yet familiar face.
After taking the business card, Luo Yang pretended to treat everyone equally and asked for other people's business cards.
"Please forgive me, bosses. The financing of my company will not affect my personal overseas investment."
He said modestly with a hint of self-deprecation: "I have tasted the sweetness of investment, and it is so easy to be carefree. Why do I need to work so hard to start my own business?"
This remark elicited some good-natured laughter from a few people.
They handed over their business cards.
A waiter passed by, and Luo Yang put the champagne glass in his hand on his tray and stretched out his hands to take them one by one.
Fortunately, he was the last one to receive the business card that he cared about the most.
"Zhang Yiming~~~!!!"
No wonder he looks so familiar, there are photos of him on Baidu
Countless fragments of memory are connected together.
It's really hard to find a place to break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it!
Has Toutiao started to be created?
Is he seeking investment from Sequoia Capital? If you think back, it seems that many large institutions missed out on the earliest Toutiao and even the early days of TikTok.
"Mr. Luo?"
"Oh, sorry."
Luo Yang came back to his senses and quickly explained with a smile: "When I saw Mr. Zhang, I thought he was a teacher from school. I was a little dazed for a moment!"
"Hahaha, everyone doesn't know yet, right?"
Shen Nanpeng smiled and explained: "You may think Mr. Luo is so young, but you would never guess that he is only a senior student at a university in Shanghai!"
Gee.
It seems that Sequoia Capital has already started researching its own companies, including its own resume.
So besides them, are there more investment institutions doing the same thing?
Just when Luo Yang was feeling uncomfortable, he heard a burst of admiration from all around.
"Mr. Luo is really young and promising."
"I never thought that Mr. Luo is still a student. His future is limitless!"
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Only Zhou Shaowu felt uncomfortable as if a fly had been eaten.
Young people do not respect martial ethics.
Tonight you are stepping on my shoulders to move up!
He completely forgot that he had ignored Luo Yang last year, and also ignored the words that had just been used to belittle him.
All I remember is that this young man was trying to lick Shen Nanpeng by chatting him up.
In fact, Luo Yang's mind is all on Zhang Yiming.
The others are either passers-by or alluring women!
"You know what, Lao Zhang does have a bit of elegance, just like a university teacher!"
Live well and be rewarded!
Luo Yang took a closer look at this person who came in time to support the comedy.
Think of the business card in your mind and remember this favor.
"Jiujiufang, founded by Lao Zhang, has kept up with the current hot real estate market and is still promising."
Ok?
its not right?
What is Jiujiufang?
Isn’t it Toutiao today?
Luo Yang was a little confused, and even his scalp felt tingling for a moment.
In fact, he didn't know at all that Zhang Yiming had several entrepreneurial experiences before founding Toutiao, all of which ended in failure.
Zhang Yiming started his first business after graduating from university in 2005, when he formed a team to develop a collaborative office system for the enterprise. His second business was in 2006, when he joined the travel search website Kuxun, where he was responsible for the research and development of Kuxun search until he left Kuxun in 2008 and joined Microsoft.
Reluctant to give up, he left Microsoft in September 2008 and joined Fanfou as a technical partner, responsible for Fanfou's search, message distribution, hot word mining, anti-cheating and other areas, starting his third partnership.
After Fanfou was shut down, Zhang Yiming started his first independent business in October 2009 and founded the vertical real estate search engine "Jiujiufang".
Of course, this entrepreneurial venture also ended in failure, otherwise there would be no Toutiao later.
This was an investor reception organized by Baidu's Robin Li. Most of the projects were related to the Internet, and his Jiujiufang was a good fit, so he came to seek investment.
"Mr. Luo?"
Dazed again, are all quick-thinking geniuses like this?
Shen Nanpeng observed Luo Yang curiously.
Hey, isn’t there an expert here?
Shen Nanpeng reminded Luo Yang, and with the spirit of asking if he didn't understand, he asked shamelessly.
"Mr. Shen, are you planning to invest in Mr. Zhang's Jiujiufang?"
Shen Nanpeng looked at Luo Yang and smiled, "Mr. Zhang's Jiujiufang started a little late. Lianjia in the capital and in Shanghai have already started, and they are a combination of online and offline."
Luo Yang: “.”
Is it such a coincidence?
.
At times like this, you should show off.
"cough cough"
Luo Yang scratched his head and looked at Zhang Yiming embarrassedly: "Mr. Zhang, can I invest?"
"what?"
Everyone was stunned.
Even Shen Nanpeng is not optimistic about the project, and you want to invest in it. Are you crazy?
But it doesn't look like that.
After all, there are so many titles on the business card.
"Oh, that's what happened!"
Facing many puzzled looks, Luo Yang explained: "In the first half of my sophomore year, I happened to meet a few older brothers. At that time, I wanted to start a business but had no start-up capital, so I came up with a business plan and sold it to a few older brothers, and got my first pot of gold in life."
Everyone tells stories at investor receptions. The more attractive the story, the more likely it is to attract investment.
So no one interrupted Luo Yang.
“This business solution is ”
Luo Yang smiled bitterly and said, "I have also worked as a consultant for more than a year, earning a monthly salary of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan."
"what?"
Zhou Shaowu was the first to scream: "Are you saying that you came up with the business plan for "
"Ok!"
Luo Yang nodded and said, "I was given two choices at the time, one was to take 5% of the shares, and the other was to take 30 in cash. I finally chose to take the cash and missed such a good project!"
It was sold for only 30.
has now gone through three rounds of financing, and its valuation has long exceeded 3 million yuan.
The pretense is over, the story is finished.
Luo Yang looked at Zhang Yiming again: "Mr. Zhang, if I invest 30, how many shares can I get?"
It's consistent and reasonable.
Even the old fox Shen Nanpeng didn't see anything. He thought Luo Yang was doing it for some kind of sentiment, otherwise why would the number be 30?
Zhang Yiming was stunned immediately.
Is Jiujiufang short of money now?
Very lacking!
If there is a shortage of funds and no more money coming in, the startup will go bankrupt.
This is indeed the case. The next year, he started his own business, Toutiao.
But it's 30.
It's just a drop in the bucket!
"Um, Mr. Zhang, you can give me any number of points!"
Luo Yang looked at Zhang Yiming with expectation.
"10%."
"Okay, whatever you say."
Luo Yang held out his hand: "Mr. Zhang, happy cooperation!"
Jie Jie Jie
A little devil with horns appeared in Luo Yang's mind, making a sneering sound.
Just fail. After you take my money, just fail quickly in your business venture.
With a guilty conscience, I quickly went to make Toutiao!
When I’m short of funds and need investment, will you still reject me?
Don’t invest too much, really don’t invest too much. Just invest a few million and get a 10% stake.
Even if the subsequent financing is diluted, only half will be left in the end.
That is also worth tens of billions of dollars!
Later, Song Wan came to find him, took him to meet several big names in the investment industry, collected several business cards, and took him to observe several good projects, leaving some intentions for follow-up discussions.
But Luo Yang had no impression of it at all.
When he walked out of the reception door, it felt like he was stepping on cotton.
"Snowing!"
Song Wan murmured, "The snow fell really early in the capital this year!"
The street lamps emitted dim lights. In the cones of light, the biting cold wind blew and snowflakes danced.
"The snowflakes are rolling with joy!"
Luo Yang glanced at Song Wan and said, "Let's go find a place to drink!"
For the sake of this chapter, please give me all the monthly tickets you have!
(End of this chapter)
