Chapter 345: Before Mimo goes online! 20 million US dollars a month? Give it to me!
"It's mainly because Pony doesn't think highly of his entrepreneurial project."
Liu Zhiping explained with a smile.
Penguin organizes summer entrepreneurship camps with the original intention of finding outstanding talents or investing in entrepreneurial projects with commercial value.
This person didn't want to join Penguin, but Ma Wenteng was unwilling to invest money. Liu Zhiping then remembered Chen Yansen's commission and planned to recommend this person to Senlian Capital.
"I trust Mr. Liu's vision, so let him come to Xucheng." Chen Yansen agreed readily.
The implication was that he was prepared to interview in person.
"Okay, I'll let Zhang Xiaolong notify him." Liu Zhiping responded.
"Martin, thanks." Chen Yansen added.
"Let me put it this way first. Come and have tea with me when you have time." Liu Zhiping said this and hung up the phone.
From beginning to end, neither of them mentioned the candidate's name or resume.
If Liu Zhiping didn't say it, Chen Yansen wouldn't ask.
Since the other party has spoken, no matter what his ability is, Chen Yansen will at least give him an interview opportunity.
at the same time.
In a cafe in Pudong New District, Shanghai.
Mao Chaorong put down his phone, a hint of excitement appeared on his face, and then he said to Qu Fang opposite him: "It's Zhang Xiaolong calling. Mr. Chen from Senlian Capital wants to see me."
"Congratulations!" Qu Fang replied with a smile.
Both of them are from Jiangcheng and met by chance on the streets of Lighthouse Country.
One is the head of planning at Bertelsmann, and the other is an MBA student at Stanford University.
After Mao Chaorong graduated, Qu Fang quit her high-paying job at Bertelsmann and returned to China with him.
The young man in front of her was about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. He was wearing a well-ironed suit, had handsome features, and always had a smile on his face when he spoke, which made her quite moved.
The relationship between the two is more than friends but less than lovers.
But we are all smart people, and we can see the clues from Qu Fang's action of quitting her job and accompanying him back to China to start a business.
But what troubled Qu Fang was that Mao Chaorong didn't seem to have any further thoughts about her.
So I was just being too sentimental? Qu Fang smiled bitterly, feeling happy for Mao Chaorong's career progress but also regretting her rash decision.
"I'll book a ticket right away and go to Xucheng today." Mao Chaorong picked up his mobile phone and started operating it quickly.
"You go, I won't go." Qu Fang said calmly.
Hearing this, Mao Chaorong froze in his place, and stopped what he was doing. He asked with a puzzled look on his face, "You also contributed a lot to the product plan for Little Red Skirt. How can you not go?"
"I have no interest in starting a business. I believe you should know why I returned to China."
Qu Fang took a deep breath and didn't want to drag it out any longer, so she went straight to the point.
Mao Chaorong's face froze. After a silence of more than ten seconds, he said with embarrassment: "I thought you came back to start a business with me to make money."
Qu Fang burst out laughing. She finally understood that someone who pretends to be asleep can never be woken up.
"Do you think I'm ugly?" Qu Fang was so angry that she asked again.
"No." Mao Chaorong shook his head.
"Banma! You're such a bastard." After cursing, Qu Fang picked up her handbag and left without looking back.
Mao Chaorong was slightly stunned. He never expected that Qu Fang, who graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University and had lived abroad for six years, would curse so dirty and harshly for the first time.
But he really had no interest in Qu Fang.
In his heart, he only pursues freedom in career and wealth.
Therefore, in less than a minute, he calmed down and booked the ticket in an orderly manner.
Two hours later, he arrived at Hongqiao Railway Station and boarded the train to Xucheng East Station.
Liu Zhiping told him very clearly that Chen Yansen was short of a project manager in the Lighthouse Country.
As for Little Red Skirt's business plan, the other party will naturally read it. Whether he can convince the other party to invest depends on his ability.
Of course, it is also possible that Chen Yansen, like Ma Wenteng, looks down on his project.
The opportunity was right in front of him, and although the hope was slim, Mao Chaorong decided to go first.
For him, meeting with Chen Yansen and communicating with him was worth the trip.
After all, Chen Yansen's business talent is obvious to all. After only two years in the industry, he has earned a fortune of more than 50 billion US dollars.
If the other party could give him some advice, perhaps he would benefit a lot.
The other side.
Huang Zheng took Li Guoqing to visit the major office areas of Pinbei’s headquarters one by one.
Near noon, Huang Zheng invited Li Guoqing to have dinner at a hotel in the city, but Li Guoqing insisted on going to the staff cafeteria. Huang Zheng couldn't persuade him, so he had to agree.
After lunch, Huang Zheng took Li Guoqing to visit the Orange Technology headquarters building, and finally came to Chen Yansen’s office to sit down and drink tea.
During this period, when Li Guoqing talked about the e-commerce industry, he always referred to Liu Qiangdong as "silly, big, black and rough" and "Da Qiangzi".
This shows how deep Qingzi's resentment towards Handsome Dong is.
It was not until the sun set in the west, the clouds dispersed, and the sky outside the window became dark that the three of them left the office and prepared to take a car to the Sky Garden to start tonight's drinking party.
As soon as Chen Yansen arrived downstairs, the front desk clerk gently reminded him, "Boss, a Mr. Mao just arrived in the lounge area and is looking for you."
Mr. Mao? Chen Yansen turned around and saw a young man in his twenties, wearing a dark blue suit, sitting on a chair in the lounge area, looking around curiously.
Is this person too impatient? Chen Yansen thought secretly.
"Mr. Chen, please go ahead and do your work. There's no rush." Li Guoqing was quite considerate and said generously.
"Mr. Huang, please accompany Mr. Li to the restaurant first." Chen Yansen looked at Huang Zheng and casually ordered.
"Okay, boss." Huang Zheng nodded.
Chen Yansen apologized and walked towards the rest area.
After hearing the footsteps, Mao Chaorong quickly turned around and saw Chen Yansen approaching.
He had seen Chen Yansen's photo and recognized him at a glance. He did not dare to neglect him at all. He subconsciously stood up and took the initiative to greet him and said, "Hello, Mr. Chen! I am Mao Chaorong. This is my resume and the business plan of Little Red Skirt."
"Mr. Mao, please take a seat."
Chen Yansen raised his hand to signal.
"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Mao Chaorong was a little reserved and his breathing became heavy.
Mao Chaorong, a native of Jiangcheng, is a graduate of Jiaotong University and an alumnus of Zhang Xuhao. He worked in two private equity fund companies for four years and then went to the United States to pursue an MBA.
Judging from his resume, the other party has no experience in the short video track or social software.
But Chen Yansen doesn't care about these. He only cares about the methodology and problem-solving ability.
He only took a glance at Little Red Skirt's business plan and pushed it aside.
Isn’t this thing just the Chinese version of Instagram, with the main feature being information asymmetry?
No wonder Ma Wenteng looked down on it! After WeChat launched Moments, it effectively integrated Instagram’s photo function, so it’s normal for him to look down on it.
He agrees with Pony Ma that this type of content-sharing social software has certain commercial value, but it is not high.
Ma Wenteng believes that Little Red Skirt conflicts with WeChat's business and there is no need to support an outside "godson" and turn around to attack the "own son".
Chen Yansen thinks that the business model of short videos has more potential. If he can't convince Mao Chaorong, he can just invest in an angel round.
But he didn't want to show it!
Compared with investment, it is more important to find a reliable person in charge of the short video business.
When Mao Chaorong caught a glimpse of Chen Yansen's little action, his heart suddenly skipped a beat and he instantly lost his spirit.
Being rejected by two industry leaders, Ma Wenteng and Chen Yansen, made him doubt whether it was the business model of Xiaohongqun that was not good or his ability. Xiaohongqun's prototype software "Instagram" was very popular overseas, so why did it repeatedly fail in China? In his opinion, there was no problem in bringing foreign software back to China.
Ma Wenteng has done it, Ma Liyun has done it, and Li Yanhong has done it too.
Moreover, all these people have succeeded, and now each of them is worth hundreds of billions.
"Martin told you, right? Today's Technology wants to enter the short video market."
Chen Yansen asked softly.
"I know that the Lighthouse Country launched a product called Vine at the beginning of the year. It can shoot short videos of 6 seconds and is well-known in North America. But in fact, it does not have a large user base, far less than Instagram, Twitter and Facebook."
Mao Chaorong thought about it and answered carefully.
His subtext is that Vine's business model is not feasible, Boss Chen, it would be more reliable for you to invest in my little red skirt.
"My product is called Mimo, which means 'Moment in, moment out'. The initial market investment will not be less than 20 million US dollars per month."
Chen Yansen stretched out his finger and gestured.
20 million US dollars? How great would it be if I had this money?
Mao Chaorong swallowed and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: So damn rich.
(End of this chapter)
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