Chapter 158 IDG Investment Visits
"Okay! I'll listen to you. It's not a big deal for us to continue living in the housing provided by Jiangzhou University. I won't feel at ease if I keep owing the school a favor."
Lin Yan nodded. Her son would most likely stay in Jiangzhou after graduation, and would need a wedding house when he got married.
If you make arrangements early on your end, you won’t be so passive in the future.
"Then how big should we buy?" Lin Yan was a little undecided.
Lu Dehai had obviously thought about it a long time ago, and said without thinking: "Then let's buy a house in Jiangcheng County, a smaller one, and we can live together. When Lu Shan comes back, he will only stay with us occasionally, so we won't let the child suffer. We have to be more frugal when we buy a house for ourselves."
"I'll work for a few more years, earn some money, and buy a house for my children in Jiangzhou."
"That's right! Do you like the property?"
"I've had my eyes on it a long time ago. There's a gear factory on the other side of the old city whose land has been expropriated, and the employees there are selling their housing purchase qualifications at a cheap price! Although it's a bit remote, the surrounding facilities are good. After all, we work in a factory, so there will be no problem with transportation, electricity, and water supply. Besides, Jiangcheng County is not that big. You can go anywhere by riding an electric bike in 20 minutes." Lu Dehai was very confident.
"How big is the house?"
“70 square meters is enough!”
At this time, Lu Shan walked out of the room. He heard everything his parents said just now, so he interrupted: "70 square meters is too small. You will not be comfortable living there, and you can't put in much furniture. Buy a bigger one. I can pay for it..."
"Spend your scholarship sparingly and don't use it to buy a house. We have our own ideas." Lu Dehai immediately refused.
"No, what I have is..." Lu Shan wanted to say that this was all the profit from running Jiyue Browser, and buying a house would be easy.
Parents have worked hard all their lives, and when they reach middle age, they should live in a more comfortable place.
But Lin Yan stopped him from saying, "If you have more other rewards, keep them. You still need to go to school in the future. When you have spare money, change your clothes. Many of them are still high school clothes. How can girls be interested in you like this?"
"Uh..." Lu Shan knew that he couldn't speak anymore, so he could only shut up and follow his parents to the property.
Indeed, he has never been out shopping since his rebirth, and his clothes are still from high school.
The sales office is unusually busy. It's the end of the year, so we must work harder at this time.
It was already February 2009, and housing prices had taken off. Land in many places had already been priced extremely high, which gave real estate people great confidence, and they worked even harder to promote their properties.
The booking process was very smooth, a lot of discounts were given, and the unit price was reduced a little.
As soon as Lu Dehai paid the deposit, Lu Shan came over and took out his bank card: "I'll add money here to book a big house from a small house. The 130-square-meter three-bedroom house I just saw will do. Don't tell him. Contact me to make up the difference after you pay."
Who could refuse this?
The sales office is overjoyed!
The commission for large apartments and small apartments can be completely different!
"Okay, I'll do it right away! But...but after signing the contract in a few days, your father will still know about it."
Lu Shan smiled and said, "It doesn't matter."
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During the Spring Festival, Zheng Kaige has been working. He cherishes this job very much because he cannot find such high wages anywhere else.
He stayed there throughout the entire Spring Festival and didn't go home. He would have to buy a train ticket to go home, so he might as well stay and earn money.
When he was doing routine maintenance that day, there was a knock on the company's door. Zheng Kaige was startled and hurried out. He thought to himself, if it was to collect garbage fees, water fees, electricity fees or rent, he would ask the person to contact Lu Shan. He had no money and was just an employee...
As soon as the door opened, there was a crowd of people outside. Zheng Kaige's heart tightened. He was used to being poor, and subconsciously thought that they were here to collect debts. Lu Shan was too young, which made him feel uneasy sometimes.
Looking more closely, the leader was a man from Xia country, but behind him was a group of foreigners. Zheng Kaige couldn't help but sigh that Lu Shan was really wild and owed debts to foreigners.
While I was daydreaming, the leading foreigner spoke: "Excuse me for disturbing you. Happy Chinese New Year. I'm here to discuss cooperation with Mr. Lu Shan..."
Pete was originally planning to call Lu Shan.
But thinking that Jiangzhou would come sooner or later, he went straight to the company.
This is the only way to express IDG's sincerity.
Coming here means that the cooperation must be concluded!
"The boss isn't here. May I ask who you are?" Zheng Kaige decided to ask about the situation first and then report on it.
"I'm the head of IDG's Xiaguo region. This is my business card." As he spoke, the assistant behind him handed him the business card with both hands. Zheng Kaige could only take it with both hands and take a look.
There were indeed a lot of names listed above, which dazzled him, but he also understood them.
However, Zheng Kaige was very cautious. Because he was poor, he worked everywhere and had heard of many scams.
It is no secret that IDG is investing in emerging fields, especially the Internet and computers, which it strongly supports.
It is for this reason that Zheng Kaige felt that he could earn more money in his industry, so he chose this major.
But the current situation is hard to say. Your own company is just starting out, and then an internationally renowned investment company comes to invest?
IDG had invested in UC before. What’s going on now? Why are they coming to us directly?
Thinking of this, Zheng Kaige became even more alert. He had already regarded this group of people as scammers. At least he had to think so before he found out their background.
But fearing that he would miss out on the investment, Zheng Kaige decided to stabilize this group of people first and see if they were prepared. The scammers couldn't cheat for too long and would definitely ask for money.
On the other hand, he sent a message to Lu Shan, asking him to be prepared.
Zheng Kaige did not let everyone into the company, but invited everyone to go to the teahouse downstairs for tea. Without further ado, Zheng Kaige locked the door, and if they didn't go out to find a place, they could only stand in the corridor and talk.
Pete's team was speechless. What was going on? Jiyue Company's office location was indeed simple, but Jiyue's people didn't seem to care much about attracting investment.
After walking with Zheng Kaige for a while, we arrived at a larger open-air teahouse downstairs.
It is called a teahouse, but in fact it is a mobile stall that sells sweets, snacks and tea. It has small plastic stools and folding tables, and people have to bend down to eat.
The picture is very discordant. Such simple tables and chairs are occupied by a group of well-dressed people and the awkward Zheng Kaige.
The tea served was quite hot.
Someone felt cold and took a sip, and almost vomited.
Oh shit, is this tea?
This must be the residue that was picked up when the big tea bag fell on the ground!
People in Tianjin call this "Gaomo".
The smell is strong and turbid, and it is hard to tell what it is.
Zheng Kaige didn't even order hot snacks, he just started drinking. He was really a little thirsty.
Zheng Kaige was still calculating in his mind, a cup of tea and a seat cost five yuan per person, and there were more than ten people on the other side, so it would cost several dozen yuan. He had to ask the boss to reimburse it as business expenses, but... he had to follow the rules of the underworld and it would be better to go Dutch.
Pete also felt uncomfortable because he had never seen such a startup company!
In the past, they begged IDG for investment, and were very attentive to investment research and judgment. The places they went to were very luxurious, and the food, entertainment and other things they used were beyond words.
"Well, this isn't the place to discuss business. It's easy for... secrets to be leaked." Pete couldn't stay any longer. "Let's go to a more upscale restaurant nearby. It'll be more private there."
The main reason is that it is not easy to catch a cold. It is so refreshing for this group of people to stay in the cold wind of early spring, blowing the moisture from the river.
"No need, I'm just talking about some basic situations. It doesn't involve any critical conditions, so there's no need to worry about leaks. Do you have any plans?" Zheng Kaige was unmoved. He just wanted to see if this group of people were scammers.
Pete shook his head. "As far as I know, although you are the only employee of Jiyue, you are not the boss. We can't tell you too much, and we can't show you the plan. But we can tell you some of the conditions for your reference."
"Then you tell me, I'll remember it." Zheng Kaige didn't change at all.
Pete had no choice but to take out a thick proposal, weigh it, and talk about some of IDG's plans.
“We cannot disclose the specific amount, but we guarantee that it will not be less than the first round of financing for UC. How much money we can give depends on how much equity you can give up or the distribution of operating dividends.
As for management, we have to look at the shares to decide how many people to send into the company, some personnel and business development issues..." After talking for a while, Pete felt that he couldn't continue. He said bluntly: "There are too many things that cannot be said. It's better to meet with Lu Shan to discuss it. If you say this, we can't continue to communicate, and you can't convey it."
After listening for a while, Zheng Kaige became even more suspicious of the other party.
If an investment company comes to a startup company with a plan, shouldn’t they call or email first to communicate?
"I will relay what I heard as best as possible, and I will contact you if there is any follow-up information."
At this point, Pitt's team had no choice but to leave, and they even paid the bill for Zheng Kaige when they left.
Ji Yue had just started out and couldn’t even go to a good place, and there were so many people coming on their own that they really couldn’t bear to let Zheng Kaige pay for it.
Peter and the others are overthinking it. If they really have to pay, Zheng Kaige will definitely split the bill...
Afterwards, Zheng Kaige reported the whole process to Lu Shan in detail, and Lu Shan burst out laughing after listening to it.
"Hahaha, you are such a talent. Did you really get a bunch of people to drink tea with you?"
Zheng Kaige was very embarrassed, "First, I am not sure of the other party's identity, and second, our company does not have the conditions."
After listening to Zheng Kaige's description, Lu Shan was basically certain that the other party's identity was real.
Even UC's Ke Xiaopeng came over to admit his mistake, so how could IDG not see UC's predicament?
Capital pursues profits, so they will naturally choose themselves.
I just didn’t expect IDG to come to me in person.
"How about this, you just deal with this matter. There's no need to feel any psychological burden if I contact you again. Just let them wait."
"understood."
This is one of the negotiation skills. The more anxious you are, the more cautious you should be. Whoever makes an offer first will be in a passive position.
IDG has its own reasons for having to speak first; they can't wait.
Three days later, Pitt's team contacted Zheng Kaige, and the response they received was that the boss was in his hometown and had not returned yet.
Two days later, Zheng Kaige replied that Lu Shan was doing research and was temporarily unavailable.
Pete's team also sent several emails to Lu Shan, but the other party did not respond.
When Pete saw this situation, he immediately realized that such talks would lead to no results and that he had to speed up Lu Shan's progress, otherwise the market would change too quickly and he would be in danger.
After thinking about it, Pete really came up with a solution. Since he couldn't do anything to Lu Shan, he would find those who could control Lu Shan to come forward!
So, on the first working day after the Spring Festival, Jiangzhou City Investment Department received a call.
"What? IDG in the United States wants to invest in Jiangzhou University's project? Do you want us to introduce you? I'll ask for instructions and get back to you as soon as possible! Please keep the line open."
(End of this chapter)
