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Jiang Yizhou immediately woke up upon hearing the voice on the other end of the phone, as it was an international call from the United States, from Wu Ming.
The reason for his urgency was that the company had received its first acquisition offer from an organization that Jiang Yizhou, who was not very familiar with venture capital, had never heard of—five million Dollars.
"Boss, what are you going to do? I'm starting to panic!" Wu Ming was just a technical talent; he had never imagined reaching such distant places and had never harbored such grand ambitions. Otherwise, he wouldn't have rejected the invitation to invest back then.
Starting with just over two hundred thousand, two core members, a few interns, and several computers, the company’s valuation had risen to two million five hundred thousand Dollars with the entry of venture capital. Under the management consulting and guidance of IDG, they restructured into an offshore VIE structure, established a solid company hierarchy, and now suddenly received an offer from some venture capital firm.
Wu Ming's emotional journey could be described as moving from shock to reluctance, then to calmness, followed by another wave of shock. Was this really worth so much? Five million Dollars would mean a share of about one hundred fifty thousand Dollars, over two hundred thousand yuan—could he really become a millionaire?
According to the option pool stated in the contract, he felt he could only take a small percentage. After arriving in the United States and with help from various personnel sent by IDG who had gone through interviews with Jiang Yizhou, they successfully set up a branch office and launched the international version of Qi. His lingering sense of reluctance gradually faded away.
There were too many talented people around; he felt like just a pure contributor. His spoken English was still not fluent, making communication somewhat difficult. Besides completing the tasks assigned by Jiang Yizhou, he felt he had little else to offer.
"What exactly happened?" Jiang Yizhou, who was not concerned about the international call, was more focused on the venture capital situation.
"This morning, shortly after I arrived at the office, I heard that some venture capitalists came by. Since there was no one who could make decisions, I just listened to their basic intentions and offers before calling you to ask for your opinion!"
Jiang Yizhou smiled wryly; it seemed his passport wouldn’t be ready until next year—it couldn't be expedited any further—and he didn't understand the situation over there well enough to make a judgment.
"Have someone gather all the information about that venture capital firm and write up a report to send me immediately! I'm still in bed here; once I wake up tomorrow morning, I'll handle it right away!"
Jiang Yizhou didn't take it too seriously because domestically, due to the number of internet users, there was really no need to invest too much. The foundational conditions were inadequate for expansion; most funding had directly gone to the U.S. Branch, which left Zhou Quan quite puzzled. Were they investing in an American company or a Chinese one?
The current funding is still far from being exhausted. He estimates it can last at least until May or June next year. It might be accelerated due to the increase in user numbers, but it is not yet a time of financial shortage.
...
"How's it going?" Schmidt looked at Wu Ming. The employees of the U.S. Branch were all temporarily recruited in a short period. When he learned he would be working for a Chinese subsidiary, he felt somewhat resentful. However, after coming into contact with qi, which lacks technical content but has good creativity, he agreed to take the job as it seemed promising.
Now, he still hadn't seen the founder come by; only someone who acted like a parrot was communicating with the founder across the ocean, pushing the company forward little by little. This made him extremely uncomfortable. The thought that this situation would continue for over a month made him want to punch that parrot-like person who had no Internet mindset.
Fortunately, the development of qi helped him suppress his emotions. Another phenomenal product was about to be launched, and riding on its coattails was also a good choice.
"It's midnight over in China right now. He will reply tomorrow and asked us to quickly gather information and write a report to send over," Wu Ming said with a worried expression. He missed the time spent in a software company, working diligently with a team.
"Oh, everyone, there's no need to be so tense. The boss is sleeping soundly, so let's keep working!" Schmidt joked inappropriately, easing the tension among the halted employees.
He didn't think this was very important. Having the fortune to participate in the rise of a company, with his years of experience in the industry, he could see the company's future. At least this month, they had already reached fifty thousand registrations and significant growth in expenses for adding servers and lines indicated everything was clear. The only concern was the fragile founding team of this company.
Strictly speaking, there was only that one person from the Chinese subsidiary. This guy was just an excellent programmer commonly found in Silicon Valley. No matter how talented a programmer is, they are still just a programmer and cannot create great products. The reason he sat in this position was merely to replace BSS at the branch office.
There was also the newly emerged iq, but internal issues posed a more serious threat than that.
...
For Jiang Yizhou, who could fight alone, there were few resources to rely on. Coming from an ordinary family without any educational background or knowledge base, his parents merely tended to a few acres of land in the countryside and had limited understanding of computers—probably just that they were expensive and could produce images; otherwise, their son was involved in this line of business.
There are not many friends, apart from online acquaintances, probably just the people from IDG. This is also why he is so obsessed with financing; without connections and prestige, he can only rely on IDG's reputation to develop.
What? This is a company developing Qi, which is broke and has no profit prospects. The founder is someone who has never been heard of, so naturally, no one pays attention to him. However, after receiving funding from IDG, Zhengyi Technology has transformed into a high-tech company with a bright future. Don't believe it? Venture capital has invested 1 million dollars.
Moreover, there are the added benefits from the connections brought by IDG; otherwise, someone like Song Rushi, who has returned from overseas, would hardly even glance at them. Now, he is working diligently for him.
He clearly understands that in a certain sense, he is merely the lucky egg who knows the strategy. However, he cannot rely on luck forever; he will eventually encounter situations beyond his knowledge—negotiation, company management, networking—these all require Jiang Yizhou to start from scratch.
...
It was already quite cold; without the warmth of the city, the countryside felt even colder.
"Sister-in-law, Brother? Are you home?" The woman who just stepped onto the leveled plot began to shout. She is Jiang Maoqiang's cousin; they are arranged by gender in their family hierarchy, and Jiang Maoqiang is the youngest male under their grandfather.
"We're home. What's going on?" Gao Qingzhen came out of the door. She has been doing well lately, looking radiant. Her son sends money back every month, at least over a thousand. She hasn't spent this money but is preparing to tear down their old adobe house in spring and build a two-story building. If all goes well, it would be nice to also expand the yard.
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