Including Lu Rong.

Whether you can fight or not depends on your strength, but if you don’t fight, then there is something wrong with your attitude.

Lu Rong didn't want to go back and be held accountable for this.

Seeing that everyone was willing to increase their bets, Zuckerberg looked somewhat smug.

Young people are reckless, that's how it should be!

Since no one has quit, the next step is naturally to go to the highest bidder.

Li Zhenyu stared at the blank paper in front of him, thinking about what price he should offer? Everyone only has one chance to bid. If you bid less, others will intercept you. If you bid more...

How much is too much?

"Boss, the price increase should not exceed 10 million."

Claire believes that the premium for half of the shares will not exceed this number, and the total price should be around 260 million.

If you are worried, you can add another 1 to 2 million.

But Li Zhenyu felt that this price was not very safe.

Others judge Facebook's value based on the present, but only Li Zhenyu knows how considerable its market value will be in the future.

If we look at the whole picture from the perspective of the future, we will not think that 260 million is a safe number.

Li Zhenyu had no idea how much others would offer, he just asked himself a question in his mind.

Which one did he want more, money or shares? In fact, the answer was already there when he was hesitating.

After figuring this out, Li Zhenyu wrote down a number on the paper without hesitation.

Claire, who had been observing, couldn't help but widen her eyes.

But before she could say anything, Li Zhenyu had already handed over the folded note.

Claire reached out to grab it, but put her hand down halfway.

Li Zhenyu doesn't like others interfering in his decisions, and he hates Lao Mei's free and easy personality even more.

So, it’s better not to meddle in other’s business.

"Goldman Sachs, 6% stake for $165 million."

Turn the paper over and face everyone so that everyone involved in the bidding can see it clearly.

Then he put it back on the table and opened the next one.

At this moment, Claire's expression was very strange, a mixture of relief, confusion, and more of a mixture of loss and decadence.

It seems that she is still suitable to be a lawyer, as the minds of businessmen are too difficult to guess.

Every bidder present at the auction told no truth from the very beginning.

The expressions and movements are all acting, without any emotion at all.

6……

Noticing the gazes focusing on each other, Lu Rong turned his head to look at Li Zhenyu standing beside him. Their eyes met. Lu Rong's smiling eyes revealed a hint of apology, and she nodded slightly to greet him.

Li Zhenyu nodded in response, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Damn it, none of them are good!"

Lu Rong might have received the news before coming.

Knowing that I couldn’t get the spot based on my own abilities, I found a partner early on.

As for why they wanted to win him over again, Li Zhenyu had two guesses. Either they wanted to paralyze him, or they just had a sudden impulse and wanted to find a partner who was easier to "control".

Bidding alongside her was Geode Capital from Boston.

Dadi Capital was founded in 2001, less than 7 years ago, but it manages a huge amount of funds exceeding US$500 billion.

The source of its funds and the shareholders behind it are quite mysterious. Li Zhenyu suspects that it is related to Boston and the Kennedy family.

Judging from Lu Rong's performance, she should have some understanding of this new capital.

State Street offered $153 million and Megawatt offered $140 million, and the original six-party competition became 2:2:1:1.

Li Zhenyu and Daofu became the only two lonely people.

The other four companies joined forces in pairs, hoping to jointly take over half of the shares.

There was only one last note left on the table. The assistant picked it up and opened it. His eyes widened instantly and he looked back at his boss in confusion.

Xiao Zha frowned, stood up and walked forward: "Any questions?"

The assistant hesitated and simply handed him the note.

Looking down, Zack also widened his eyes with an expression full of surprise.

“Universal investment, 350 million.”

Goldman Sachs offered $165 million, followed by State Street at $153 million, a total of only $318 million.

Li Zhenyu's bid was $32 million higher than the highest price.

This price was beyond everyone's expectations. No one could have thought that someone would offer such a high price.

Is he crazy? At the same time, everyone thought of another question, 'He wants to keep it all for himself.'

$350 million for 1.2 percent of Facebook's shares, kicking everyone else out.

"Mark, he can't do this."

Dadi Capital protested against the agreed two quotas.

Lu Rong felt helpless, he still underestimated his courage.

But when he thought about the cash flow he could use, Lu Rong could only smile bitterly and shake his head.

This time, the loss is not unfair! "Goldman Sachs can help Facebook achieve better development."

Lu Rong threw out his last card, investors need more than just money.

Even if it is a franchise brand, one of the requirements for franchisees will be "having a certain social status and influence in the local area".

“Universal Investment will help Facebook expand into the Asian market.”

Whether you can do it or not, you have to brag a lot first.

South Korea is also one of the Asian member states. Rounding off, opening up the South Korean market is equivalent to opening up the Asian market.

No problem! Now it's Zuckerberg's turn to be in trouble. Expanding overseas markets is very tempting for him.

He just wasn't sure if the time was right now. "Sorry, I need some time."

Nodding politely to everyone, Zack walked quickly through the corridor into the office.

The transparent glass wall could not block everyone's view, and they could clearly see him dialing a number and having a discussion with someone on the phone.

Lu Rong came to him again, "What do you think he will choose?"

"This time, I won."

"Are you so confident?"

"If it weren't for confidence, who could resist the temptation of earning an extra 32 million?"

Li Zhenyu is not so narcissistic as to think that he can attract both men and women.

Well, the sport of fencing should be left to people with moles.

He simply believes that the charm of money will overwhelm the other end of the scale.

What's more, he added a feather to it (developing the Asian market).

"Will you blame me?" Lu Rong tried his best to hide it, but his voice was still trembling.

Li Zhenyu tilted his head and asked in confusion: "Why?"

Everyone serves his own master and performs his own duties. What's wrong with that?

Did he still expect Lu Rong to sell Goldman Sachs' assets to him just by snapping his fingers?

If she really acted like this, Li Zhenyu would not dare to use her.

If he can sell out Goldman Sachs today, he can sell out himself tomorrow. He won’t gamble on such probability.

The explanation for 'super cohesion' is that it is difficult to betray and they are not die-hard fans.

"Thank you. Does your invitation still count?"

"certainly."

"I promised..."

Lu Rong smiled and asked, "Please give me more advice in the future, boss."

"Yes." Li Zhenyu said with a double meaning.

Fifteen minutes after Zach left, everyone's hope was dwindling.

It would be best if they could get shares, but if not, who should they choose next?

Facebook just has a higher chance of success than others.

Without it, there will be other projects, and no one will stick to one project.

In fact, they didn't understand Li Zhenyu's offer.

Even if he is optimistic about Facebook, the premium will be controlled at 20 percent, and his offer is far beyond this ratio.

It reached a staggering 41%. Did he collude with Zuckerberg to take the opportunity to raise Facebook's valuation again and seek greater benefits?

If not, then he is behaving like a complete amateur.

"In terms of pure investment, I am really a layman."

In response to Lu Rong's doubts, Li Zhenyu said bluntly: "When you fancy a project, give a price in mind... that's it."

“What if the price is far beyond its value?”

“How much is too much and how little is too little? A good investment can bring continuous returns, influence, power and status.”

"You can't be too shrewd, and you shouldn't be greedy. It's wrong to want and have more."

Lu Rong looked at him with some inexplicable emotions in his eyes: "Sure enough, successful people cannot be viewed with common sense."

Li Zhenyu rolled his eyes in his heart, success is the only thing that matters, even rich people’s shit smells good, right?

Oh, it’s so cool to be rich.

23 minutes later, Zach returned to the open conference room again. "Just now, I had a conference call with the management, and the result of the discussion was... Congratulations, Li."

Under the helpless or annoyed gazes of the crowd, Li Zhenyu stood up gracefully, applauded and nodded to everyone: "Thank you, thank you..."

Da Laba suddenly stood up, smoothed his sparse hair which always flowed with his hand, and walked out with his head held high like a proud Gallic rooster.

As he passed by Li Zhenyu, a subtle warning reached his ears: "Don't bother my daughter, or you'll get yourself into big trouble."

(End of this chapter)