Chapter 585 The Biggest Backer
As we all know, the bigwigs in the business world are the best at pretending to be cool.
So much so that after they showed off, netizens gave them all kinds of four-character nicknames.
Cheng Zhu's answer showed his high spirits and even a bit of youthfulness.
——You can question me louder, I can’t hear you!
But who can say what?
Zhang Xuhao said that the person he is most grateful to now is Cheng Zhu.
If he is not worthy of investing in [Are You Hungry], then who is?
It can't be one of you who likes to cricket behind people's backs, right?
The interviewer can already imagine that if this content is sent out, it will definitely spark heated discussion!
It’s been a great harvest, a great harvest!
Then, the interviewer asked, "Well, Mr. Cheng, can you tell me what big moves [Ele.me] will make after acquiring [Baidu Waimai], or what goals does it have?"
Cheng Zhu, who was so arrogant just now, now said:
"I'm just a small shareholder of Are You Hungry? I don't have the final say."
The most important thing is that his tone was extremely sincere.
Who the hell would believe that!
If you don’t want to answer, don’t answer!
Why is it so frustrating to interview you? My emotions are involuntarily affected by him and go up and down.
The interviewer took one look at his handsome face and his mood instantly calmed down a little.
The reality is so cruel, the handsome ones are the domineering presidents, and the ugly ones are the damn pretentious ones.
After calming down, the female interviewer put on a proper smile and continued the interview with a smile:
"So, like Yuzucha and Yuzuqu, can we chat?"
"Of course you can." Cheng Zhu replied directly.
It was exactly what he wanted.
The dog man said, "Yuqu will not make any big moves for the time being. It is currently in a stable development stage. As for Yucha, it will soon start a new round of financing."
“Everyone can pay more attention to it.”
An internet celebrity project that can be called a cash cow, plus a company founder who can make Zhang Xuhao obey his orders. Investors, are you sure you are not tempted?
After this round of financing, Youcha’s valuation is bound to exceed 10 billion!
As soon as this interview was released, it immediately sparked heated discussions across the entire Internet.
Some people even identified themselves with the characters themselves after reading the interview.
"Is he mocking me?" These people who once criticized and questioned Cheng Zhu behind his back had this question in their minds.
Damn, this is definitely a mockery of me!
Although he is young, he is quite good at talking.
Little did they know that Cheng Zhu had already been relatively restrained.
Because he was interviewed by mainstream media, which is of a different nature, he would choose his words slightly when responding.
He is the kind of person who really doesn't care what others say about him.
after all
“You can’t hear dogs barking when you’re on the top.”
As the popularity of various aspects grew, the number of downloads of [Youqu] also benefited from it and increased significantly again.
Sometimes, celebrity bosses can bring in advertising benefits worth billions.
For example, some CEOs who are very popular on the Internet put a bottle of hot sauce in their suitcases when they went abroad. The hot sauce was sold out in just a few days. It was really terrifying.
More importantly, Cheng Zhu's name in the business world began to become more and more famous.
At this moment, he still has a big gap with the top rich people in the country.
But these people have more or less heard of this young man.
Especially the BAT Big Three that are directly affected by it!
Needless to say, Penguin will definitely benefit overall.
[Dianping] and [Are You Hungry] are now both rising strongly, and Penguin sees hope of becoming the king in the O2O field!
Although Baidu was acquired, people inside the company are still very satisfied with the price.
The only thing that did not meet expectations was that the traffic entrances sold in packages were only priced at US$120 million.
Baidu's expectation for these things is 200 million US dollars.
Not to mention Mr. Li from Baidu, even Gong Zhenbin, the person in charge of Baidu Takeout, never thought that the strong rise of Ele.me was actually guided by a college student behind the scenes.
But from Baidu's perspective, Cheng Zhu actually indirectly helped them make the choice.
The company itself is wavering internally as to whether to continue sticking to the O2O field despite being at a disadvantage, or to turn to artificial intelligence, which is something that not many companies in China are doing?
Noise, noise, noisy, they quarrel every few days!
Cheng Zhu: Okay, you guys don’t have to quarrel anymore!
Baidu has thus embarked on the road of going all-in on artificial intelligence.
From the perspective of face, it would definitely be embarrassing.
After all, Mr. Li has said that he will directly invest 20 billion to develop O2O!
However, as long as I am satisfied with the price I got from selling myself, this little bit of face is not important.
Mature entrepreneurs all know that the most embarrassing thing is not being able to sell at a high price!
As for Alibaba, one of the BAT Big Three, it should hate Cheng Zhu to death.
In the eyes of ordinary people outside, if Cheng Zhu is the number one contributor to Ele.me, then isn’t it equivalent to that Miduan, in which Alibaba has invested heavily, has been hit hard by him?
But what is the reality?
Ali can be said to have a love-hate relationship with Cheng Zhu.
There's nothing we can do. It's Wang Xin's fault for being such a rebellious guy!
Although Mituan’s market share is declining, Alibaba’s control over Mituan has also increased.
In addition, MiTuan has also set Alipay as the only third-party payment channel.
This has strengthened Alibaba’s ties with many small and medium-sized businesses.
From Alibaba's perspective, most of the projects it invests in are for the purpose of benefiting itself.
Therefore, overall, Alibaba still feels that this wave of profits is small.
Therefore, this time, Cheng Zhu indirectly dealt with the three giants of BAT.
I didn't offend anyone.
Of course, Mr. Wang next door must be pissed off.
It just so happens that people are so mean.
The more you hate this person, the harder it is to ignore him.
If you really want to make yourself suffer, then go and watch this interview about him.
During the interview, the interviewer also asked Cheng Zhu about his first impression of Zhang Xuhao.
Cheng Zhu's answer was: "My first impression was quite good. It may also be because we are all relatively young. He did not paint a rosy picture for me. I could feel that his willingness to cooperate was very sincere."
Wang Xin: No, who are you talking about here?
Ah? Who is making a pie in the sky? Who is it? Who is making a pie in the sky?
Who are you implying?
Wang Xin was watching the interview on his laptop. He was so angry that he slammed his hand and closed the laptop.
He stood up and lit a cigarette for himself. When he lit it, he was so angry that the flame was not aligned with the cigarette butt.
In fact, when Wang Xin learned that Cheng Zhu had participated in a new round of financing for "Are You Elephant?", he also questioned it and thought Zhang Xuhao was ridiculous.
"In order to compete with me for a high-quality merchant, you even resorted to such a trick. Are you so humble as to ask the other party to participate in the financing?"
“Merchants invest in the platform?”
"Who is the son and who is the father?"
“This is outrageous!”
Now let’s look back
But after Wang Xin put out his cigarette, he was very clear: "At that stage, I could not offer such conditions no matter what. I could not allow Cheng Zhu to participate in the financing and become a shareholder of Mi Tuan no matter what."
Thinking of this, he let out a long sigh.
For a moment, he couldn't tell whether Zhang Xuhao was a fool with good fortune, or whether this was a hurdle destined for me, Wang Xin.
The next day, Youcha officially launched a new round of financing plan and will gradually connect with various capitals and venture capitals.
In addition, we will also invite old friends such as Prin Capital and RedMountain Capital to hold a meeting and sit down to have a good chat.
During the entire process, Cheng Zhu would let Shen Qingning be in charge, and he would only help to check on the side.
[A National Flight Available·Shen Minglang] I made a special trip back because of this matter.
He was sent to Yun Province by Cheng Zhu some time ago and given a mission.
Build your own pomelo tea garden!
So, he has been quite busy recently.
When he had time, he went to the capital and treated his eldest cousin to a meal.
The reason is very simple. Shen Minglang felt that he had helped his cousin solve the problem and felt very proud!
During the meal, my cousin was also very happy.
He also felt that he was very impressive!
This son-in-law’s life was not in vain!
It’s installed. Finally I have the chance to install it!
It was obviously he who helped Cheng Zhu, but in his heart he was thinking: "Thank you Cheng Zhu."
During the meal, the two brothers also drank some wine.
As a result, the eldest cousin didn't drink much before saying, "I can't drink anymore."
Shen Minglang immediately became unhappy when he heard this.
"No! You just had a few drinks? Is your alcohol tolerance so poor?" He was extremely puzzled.
"It's not a matter of alcohol tolerance." The Beijing son-in-law said helplessly, "If I smell too much of alcohol, your sister-in-law won't let me go to bed!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Minglang really wanted to slap himself.
"It's over. It's completely over." He already knew what would happen next.
Sure enough, this son-in-law from Beijing found an opportunity to complain.
He started by talking about how he was not allowed to go to bed, and continued to complain for half an hour.
Shen Minglang was numb from listening to it.
——I don’t want to listen, it’s just a turtle chanting sutras.
He was not interested in any of this at all.
Are you kidding? We can’t help you!
After leaving Beijing, Shen Minglang just returned to Hangzhou and saw Cheng Zhu's interview.
This is something that Young Master Shen simply cannot resist.
"You can doubt me even louder in the future. I can't hear it."
At that moment, Shen Minglang suddenly trembled all over, and a stream of air came out from the soles of his feet and then rushed straight to the top of his head!
"Cool!!!"
"Damn, this sentence is so cool!"
He took out his cell phone's memo and silently wrote down this sentence.
Once he finds an opportunity, he will immediately seize the opportunity to copy this sentence directly, and then pretend to be a second-hand guy!
Shen Minglang even began to recall: "What kind of doubts have I encountered along the way?"
You know what, that’s quite a lot.
It’s just that other people questioned the store he opened before, and then he really lost money!
And it’s not just a small loss, it’s a huge loss.
Are you questioning me?
Okay, I will live up to your doubts!
The only opportunity to use this sentence was when he became a shareholder of Youcha before it fully took off, and then he ran around for all kinds of things.
"If someone interviews me in the future, I will also talk about the doubts my friends and family had when I joined the Youcha team!"
"Yes, yes, it can definitely be used very smoothly!"
Shen Minglang felt so happy that he almost suffocated just thinking about it.
Mr. Shen even wondered, "Why is it that no one comes to interview me individually?"
He felt that he was also quite legendary.
Instead of inheriting such a huge family business, he insisted on following Cheng Zhu to make milk tea!
Isn’t this interesting? Isn’t this a gimmick?
After all, I am a rich second-generation!
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Shen Minglang made a special call to the nanny at home and asked her if Old Shen would come home for dinner today.
After learning that Shen Guoqiang would go home today, Shen Minglang immediately said that he would also go home for dinner today.
"The family show-off session that I have missed for so long is finally here again!" Shen Minglang felt very happy.
When he returned home, his young stepmother Wang Yushan was holding a pair of scissors, humming a little tune, and arranging flowers in a vase.
"I'm back." She took the initiative to greet Shen Minglang.
Shen Minglang, who had never liked her, simply hummed and went upstairs to wait for dinner.
Wang Yushan watched him go upstairs and said in her heart, "I knew he would come home in the next few days."
The stepmother has some idea of his character.
At about six o'clock in the evening, Shen Guoqiang, who had been busy all day, finally got home.
The father and son sat at the dinner table and didn't communicate much.
Wang Yusan has gotten used to this.
The atmosphere at the dinner table would be better if Ningning was at home.
If Ningning is not at home, the father and son basically don't chat while eating.
Because it seems that no matter what they talk about, Shen Minglang will be scolded in the end.
As we were chatting, for some unknown reason we started to engage in critical education again.
Wang Yushan actually told Lao Shen about this and felt that it was not a good thing for him to do so.
But she is just a stepmother and can't say too much, so she can only mention it briefly.
Her intuition told her that Old Shen must have listened to her.
But the problem is that people don’t change that easily, so things remain the same.
Fortunately, Shen Minglang is a lively guy. Even though he has been subjected to such repressive education, his personality is still very lively, which is quite rare.
Just after dinner, he, who hadn't said much at the table, suddenly asked, "Dad, do we want some tea?"
Shen Guoqiang’s cheek almost twitched.
Wang Yushan was listening at the side and almost couldn't hold back her laughter.
The middle-aged old arrogant man felt helpless, but still waved his hand and motioned for him to sit in the tea room.
The Shen family never has bad tea.
Shen Guoqiang always felt that drinking tea with him was a waste of high-quality tea.
How could he not know what this brat was trying to do?
Sure enough, after just two drinks, Shen Minglang started.
"Dad, our Youcha is about to start a new round of financing."
“Yeah, I know, Ningning told me.” Shen Guoqiang replied.
Recently, he could clearly feel that Shen Qingning was busy.
However, I can also clearly feel my daughter's growth.
When he thought of this, he took a look at his unreliable son in front of him and felt that Ningning really needed to grow up.
Doesn’t it mean the Shen family will have to rely on her in the future?
Shen Minglang continued: "Dad, then our family should still follow the investment, right?"
"Yeah." Shen Guoqiang nodded slightly.
As a business tycoon in Hangzhou, he knows very well that next year will be the real boom period for pomelo tea.
Now, pomelo tea is still in a stage of crazy expansion.
The number of stores across the country is increasing, and the coverage rate is getting higher and higher.
At first, we only opened stores in first- and second-tier cities, but now, we have basically covered all third-tier cities.
But in fact, let’s take Zhejiang Province as an example.
Zhejiang Province is known by many as a province that "shares wealth with the people." Many of its cities are actually not that big and can only be considered county-level cities, but their spending power is definitely not low.
This year, Yuzu Tea will also open stores in these cities.
He talked to Ning Ning, and Shen Qingning told him that Youcha planned to have more than 500 stores by next year!
By that time, the outbreak period should have completely begun.
The real [cash cow] will emerge.
A simple calculation will show you how terrible this is.
It can be said that grapefruit tea is also a hot industry.
Although the popularity is not as high as that of [Mituan Takeout] and [Are You Hungry], it is also very impressive.
When Shen Guoqiang recalled that he had participated in the financing of Youcha, he felt fortunate.
After laying the groundwork, Shen Minglang started to show off.
He began to talk about his recent work, and began to say that the future development direction of Yuzucha would change and that he had a heavy responsibility.
“The popularity of fruit tea is expected to last for another two years.”
“But in two years, Yuzu tea will transform.”
"By then, we will focus more on high-end fresh milk tea. The price will not be as high as fruit tea, but the taste of tea will be stronger, the taste will be stronger, and the taste will be more refreshing."
"So, we are now developing our own tea garden, and I am in charge of this area."
"Also, the store will be semi-mechanized in the future."
Shen Guoqiang didn't listen seriously.
He knew very well that all the planning must have been done by Cheng Zhu.
Shen Minglang knows shit about milk tea, and knows shit about market changes.
After he spoke for a while, he began to summarize.
“Overall, the prospects for pomelo tea will only get better in the next few years.”
After saying this, he decided to scare Old Shen.
"Dad, do you believe that after this round of financing, the valuation of Youcha will exceed 10 billion!" He said an extremely shocking number.
Milk tea, valued at tens of billions, these two words would never have been connected together before the emergence of pomelo tea.
"A valuation of 10 billion is definitely the minimum." Old Shen nodded. Instead of being surprised, he felt it was very normal.
This is not the reaction Shen Minglang wants to see!
“Didn’t Cheng Zhu and Ning Ning tell you that in addition to the old shareholders’ investment, there will be new investors joining Youcha this time. Its appearance will make the capital market more confident in Youcha.” Shen Guoqiang said lightly.
"Ah?" Now it was Shen Minglang's turn to be stunned.
He began to have a very bad feeling.
What the hell, is it possible that my cousin did something big behind my back?
But Shen Minglang thought again and felt that it would definitely not scare him.
“RedMountain Capital is already one of the top venture capital firms in the country.”
"And Red Mountain Capital has already invested in Yuzu Tea, which is already an exaggeration for the milk tea industry."
"If there are 'newcomers' entering this time, at best they will be on the same level as Hongshan!"
"How much more awesome can this get? There has to be a limit, isn't this already the limit?"
Don’t panic, my cousin can’t show off this time, and it can’t ruin my moral integrity!
Oh, I'm all ears. Let me hear carefully what level of investors my cousin is negotiating business with now.
"Dad, which company is it?"
Shen Minglang picked up the teacup and took a sip calmly. As a result, after hearing Shen's father's reply, he was choked by the slightly hot tea. A stream of air began to emerge from the soles of his feet and then rushed straight to the top of his head!
Shen Guoqiang said:
"Cheng Zhu is chatting with the penguin."
(ps: Ask for monthly tickets to top the list!)
(End of this chapter)
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