Reborn as a female internet celebrity in a county town

Chapter 137 I'm worth nine hundred million myself!

For Lin Lang, Bing Ning's words were like a signal.

Because... he was already on edge to the extreme.

Compared to the past, all sensations were amplified countless times at this moment.

……

"Ugh... I'll fight you! You've got me covered in your saliva..."

When Ms. Xu came out of the kitchen, she saw Bing Ning wiping herself with a tissue.

Lin Lang had long since disappeared.

Seeing Ms. Xu approach, Bing Ning quickly said, "Mom, my brother is deliberately bullying me! He's run to his bedroom now!"

"Oh? Where did you get it dirty?"

"I just pried his mouth open, and he spat all over me!"

Although Bing Ning seemed to be complaining, the happy smile on her face never faded.

Ms. Xu laughed, "Alright, alright, I'll have a good talk with him during dinner! Come on, have a seat..."

"Hey, good."

Soon, Lin Lang came out of the room.

After calming myself down for a few minutes, I sat down at the table to eat.

Mom and Dad probably didn't say anything; they were just busy taking care of Bingning.

Since he didn't show any signs of rejection, his parents were very happy.

Lin Lang could also tell that Ms. Xu was the happiest, after all, at her age, she really hoped to have more people around her.

She has been working hard for so many years, not only balancing work but also taking care of her family, and has never enjoyed life.

I've worked as a cleaner and even at my dad's tile factory. Eventually, I couldn't keep up anymore, so I went to work as a supermarket clerk, mainly doing things like arranging shelves...

Now that I'm unemployed, I don't even have a chance to vent my emotions, so I can only try to make up for it elsewhere.

For Lin Lang, setting aside any sense of immorality, he was happy to see this scene.

He can't possibly chat with his mom every day, and besides, he's really not interested in what she talks about...

"Langlang, when will you finish your work tomorrow? We'll start the banquet at noon."

After dinner, Ms. Xu asked a question, as she knew Lin Lang was going to attend a friend's wedding the next day.

"I think I'll be done around 11 o'clock, maybe a little earlier. The wedding there is scheduled for 10:30. I won't eat there. I'll go over there as soon as I'm done."

"That's fine."

Around 9 PM, Lin Lang went out.

I drove up to the entrance of the Mingzhu Hotel.

This hotel is very high-end in the county, especially a few years ago, it was practically synonymous with the highest class in the county.

However... a lot of capital has poured into the county town in the past two years, many hotels have opened, and the buildings are being renovated with higher floors...

Of course, the most important point is that it is more fashionable.

The Mingzhu Hotel, on the other hand, seems too old-fashioned.

Her parents had no idea that the Mingzhu Hotel was owned by Bing Ning's family. If they had known, they definitely wouldn't have said anything about wanting Bing Ning to be their goddaughter.

If their family is poor, they would never dare to say such a thing.

After arriving at the hotel, he called Qin Haiyang, who quickly led him to his floor.

The Qin family booked a room on the entire floor for their guests to rest.

No matter what Qin Dong did before, or even if he deliberately didn't give Qin Haiyang money, he still had to get involved in this matter.

The floor was bustling with activity, including some of Qin's relatives and Qin Haiyang's friends.

After he came in, Qin Haiyang gave him a room key and said, "Brother Lang, I'll come and wake you up at five o'clock tomorrow morning."

"No problem, you can go ahead and do what you need to do, don't worry about me."

"Well... I'm not too busy... Oh, by the way, my dad said he wants to meet you."

Where is President Qin?

"It's right next door."

Qin Haiyang pointed to the room next to Lin Lang's.

"Alright, I'll go in and say hello to President Qin."

After Lin Lang finished speaking, he knocked on the door.

Not long after, Qin Dong opened the door.

Upon seeing that it was Lin Lang, he immediately said, "Manager Lin is here, please come in."

Qin Dong was aware of his current predicament and knew that he had to save himself.

It's impossible to rely on others.

He always knew what those guys in the provincial capital were after, otherwise he wouldn't have made a special trip there and deliberately said he was going to run away.

He knew that there were no reliable friendships in the world; only when interests were at stake could someone do something to help you.

He had planned out what to say beforehand.

When Song Zhiyuan approached him and told him that He Qiang had 25% of the chips, even though he didn't believe it, he felt it was an opportunity.

However, he didn't expect He Qiang to actually have so many bargaining chips.

They've already raised their stake to 15%, and they could easily participate in several large block trades at any time. Plus, with them manipulating their own holdings, they could easily reach 30%.

Once this number is reached, and the tender offer rule is applied, virtually no one can resist the enormous profits, and all the chips on the market will be taken into He Qiang's pocket.

The same applies to the chips held by the group in the provincial capital.

Because of this, even if I were in their shoes, I would have made the same choice.

Wouldn't it be great to make seven or eight hundred million?
The crux of the matter is... does He Qiang have that much money?
Theoretically speaking, yes.

As long as Song Zhiyuan is willing to vouch for him, he can get the money.

Compared to Qin Dong, He Qiang's side was practically a nobody.

Qin Dong has an unknown amount of debt, while He Qiang only has financial operations and has never issued IOUs to banks.

Tianshui Duck Industry has hundreds of millions of RMB in IOUs with banks alone, not to mention the financial operations, which are basically paid at a premium.

Qin Dong sought out Lin Lang with only one purpose: to continue their cooperation.

He didn't stay idle during this time; he found out about several things.

First, Song Zhiyuan had specially invited Lin Lang to dinner, and there was also a woman present.

Secondly, he found out that Lin Lang had a girlfriend who was not only from Shanghai but also very wealthy. Most importantly, her third aunt's husband was Shen Chuanhe, the principal of No. 1 Middle School.

Third, Lin Lang and He Qiang are very close.

These things, when put together, might seem like a mystery to others, but to him, they were as clear as day.

Lin Lang's girlfriend must have the surname Yan.

He wouldn't have taken the rumors about Lin Lang's girlfriend seriously, since it was highly unlikely that she would have much interaction with someone like Lin Lang. But Song Zhiyuan had actually invited Lin Lang to dinner.

This significantly increased the credibility of the rumors about Lin Lang's girlfriend.

In addition, Lin Lang and He Qiang were very close and met frequently.

In this way, by extending the discussion slightly, it becomes easy to think of other aspects.

Back when I first collaborated with Lin Lang, the marketing plan he proposed directly pointed out that it could stimulate the stock price in the secondary market.

In fact, it is indeed useful.

However, Qin Dong wanted to continue, but Lin Lang and Yun Yiyi were unwilling.

Tianshui Duck Industry's products have indeed achieved a certain sales volume compared to before.

But after a month, the amount was one or two million more than before.

This also confirms what Lin Lang said before: he can help Tianshui Duck Industry increase its annual sales by 10 to 20 million yuan.

However, this is still too little.

Qin Dong wants to sell 40 to 50 million units every month.

"I'm so grateful to Manager Lin for helping Haiyang with his wedding. I've been so busy lately that I haven't been able to get away to thank you. I was planning to thank you tomorrow, but Haiyang said you'd be coming tonight, so I told him in advance."

"Mr. Qin, you're too kind. I'm good friends with Qin Haiyang and Teacher Yun. Besides, I didn't help much."

After entering, Lin Lang sat down on the sofa, while Qin Dong sat opposite him.

Qin Dong: "It's already quite remarkable. Manager Lin is so busy with work, yet he still managed to find time to come. As his father, I don't come very often. I feel ashamed, but I'm also grateful that Haiyang has friends like you."

Lin Lang said casually, "With such a large company behind President Qin, it's only natural that he's busy. My side is just doing small-scale work..."

"Manager Lin is too modest. Your operation is no small matter. Whether in the county or elsewhere, many people know about Dayu Media, and countless people want to invest. I came here today to ask if Dayu Media has any plans to raise funds. If so, I guarantee to offer my utmost sincerity."

Qin Dong had long wanted to invest in Dayu Media. He had previously put some pressure on Dayu Media in order to find a breakthrough.

After all, if they went to negotiate directly, Lin Lang might not agree, and the price would be ridiculously high.

But now, things are different.

Time was not on his side; he had to invest in Big Fish Media as soon as possible and try to find a breakthrough through Lin Lang.

He had nothing to talk about with He Qiang; he was simply using He Qiang.

But He Qiang's persistence in seeking out Lin Lang and the way he held up the sign must be due to Lin Lang's advice. So, getting Lin Lang on his side might indirectly get He Qiang on his side, preventing He Qiang from settling scores with him.

As long as there's no reckoning, everything is fine.

I have never been unable to give up the Tianshui duck industry.

"President Qin, the media industry is fraught with uncertainty. Sometimes luck strikes, and you land a few big deals, earning millions or even tens of millions. But most of the time, you're unknown, just quietly working behind the scenes. Right now, Big Fish Media's monthly expenses are over 300,000, while the income is meager..."

Lin Lang wasn't talking nonsense.

Just from Bi Xiaofang's side, the monthly signing fee is 100,000 yuan, and it will increase by 50,000 yuan every month thereafter.

On the employee side, the expenses are not small either. The starting salary for full-time employees is 6,000, which is still not enough. Salaries will definitely need to be raised after the New Year, otherwise we will not be able to retain employees.

Qin Dong: "I know that, but I am very optimistic about the future of Big Fish Media and am willing to share the risks with Big Fish Media."

Lin Lang shook his head: "President Qin, while I do intend to raise funds, you probably can't understand the price I'm offering. It's like when Shen An'an terminated her contract; even President Shen of Xinglan Real Estate couldn't understand it. But as it turns out, our offer is reasonable..."

"Yes, I understand that, but I don't know how much Big Fish Media is asking for..."

"One billion."

Lin Lang calmly and slowly uttered this astronomical price.

The company, established just over two months ago, has already generated over 20 million in revenue and has already quoted a price of 1 billion.

Qin Dong was completely dumbfounded.

This means that if he wants a 20% stake, he would need to pay 200 million.

Even if you rob a bank, you can't move two hundred million in cash in a short time.

Normally, upon hearing such a price, he would simply turn around and leave.

But now, he patiently asked, "Manager Lin, could you be a little more detailed? One billion does indeed slightly exceed my expected price."

Lin Lang said, "Our company currently collaborates with influencers who have over 20 million followers, and the total contract value exceeds 50 million. These are all things that can be monetized."

"Yes, these are normal."

Even with so many assets, it's impossible to give it a valuation of 1 billion.

The market generally considers two main factors when valuing a company: first, its assets. Based on the cost-effectiveness of these assets, a reasonable leverage is assigned. If some assets are a drag on the company's performance, the overall valuation will be discounted.

Generally speaking, the limit is if assets don't go on sale.

The other is potential.

Even if a company has great potential, it's impossible to give it ten or twenty times leverage right away.

Those internet giants have all gone through multiple rounds of financing. The first round of financing usually provides leverage of two or three times at most. As the size increases, even if the leverage is still two or three times, the amount of financing will increase dramatically.

He considered Dayu Media as an internet unicorn, and based on Dayu Media's current situation, he would only give it a valuation of a little over 100 million.

In fact, let alone more than 100 million, even if we calculate based on 50 million, there would be very few people willing to take it.

Qin Dong previously said that many people were interested in Big Fish Media, but that was just empty talk.

Lin Lang continued, "All things considered, Big Fish Media is now estimated to be worth 100 million."

"What about the other nine hundred million?"

“That 900 million is mine. When I’m with Dayu Media, Dayu Media is worth 1 billion. When I’m not, with Dayu Media’s current size, even if we find more professional managers and more professional self-media teams, Dayu Media is worth at most 100 million.”

Qin Dong took a deep breath.

Lin Lang's confidence was excessive.

He said he was worth 900 million?

He struggled his whole life, but his assets didn't even reach 900 million.

Lin Lang's casual remark is equivalent to half a lifetime of hard work.

Even a lifetime of struggle.

At his age, it's already good enough if he can maintain what he has in the second half of his life; it's very difficult to go any further.

"Well... let me think about it some more. I believe Manager Lin is definitely worth the price, but if the financing is too small, it won't make much difference to Big Fish Media or to me personally. On the other hand, if the financing is too large, the financial pressure will be a bit too much for me..."

Lin Lang said with a smile, "President Qin, there's no need to make things difficult. I'm just asking for the moon. After all, Big Fish Media isn't in a hurry to raise funds right now, and we don't have any projects that need to expand."

Lin Lang was worried that Qin Dong might agree.

After all, he was very interested in Qin Dong's shares in Tianshui Duck Industry, and once Qin Dong agreed, it would be inconvenient for him to make a move.

"That's true. Well, let's just consider this a casual chat. Feel free to call me anytime if you need anything. By the way, I heard that Manager Lin has a good relationship with General Manager He Qiang from the city?"

"It's alright. Mr. He is also staying at this hotel. He's coming to attend the wedding tomorrow. Should I call him over now so we can chat together?"

Qin Dong: "..."

Damn it, why should He Qiang attend his own son's wedding?

(End of this chapter)