Rebirth 94: Restarting Life

After everyone sat down, Li Jianren began to understand the purpose of Smith and his group. He believed that they not only invested money directly. Since they knew that Li Jianren was not short of money, they also had to come to the door, which means they had other ideas.

"Mr. Li, our main purpose this time is to invest in Qianxun Technology. I wonder what Mr. Li thinks about this?" Smith began to understand tentatively.

"Mr. Smith, since you have known Kunpeng Capital and me personally, you should know that I am not short of money. 100 million US dollars is still no problem for me. And I don't think that for Qianxun Technology, there is no need for so much capital.

At least for now, money is not the main issue.”

Li Jianren curled his lips and thought to himself that anyone who said foreigners were more direct, these people were obviously negotiating experts.

"Mr. Li, as far as I know, you are starting to invest in the European and American markets. Although I don't know how much money you have, since the existing funds have been invested, why can't you accept another amount of money?

.”

Smith obviously did some research, but he didn't know how much money Kunpeng Capital has now.

Therefore, he believed that Kunpeng Capital would not seem too abundant in terms of funds at present. He actually underestimated Li Jianren, and he did not know how much capital Kunpeng Capital now has.

Li Jianren didn't want to go around the corner with them, so he said directly: "Mr. Smith, I can tell you frankly that I have invested the first $30 million in Qianxun Technology and it has not been used up yet.

And what I can guarantee is that Chihiro Technology will not be short of funds, and will never be. If you just want to spend some money in, it may disappoint you. I hope we can talk about something else, and we don’t need to waste each other’s

time!"

As an investor, when you see a good project, you are often afraid of the other party being short of money. But Qianxun Technology has such a boss, which makes Smith helpless.

Of course, investing money directly is definitely what Sequoia Capital is most willing to do, because there has been discussions within the company on Qianxun Technology. Everyone agreed that the future Chinese Internet market will be a vast world. The market prospects are very good.

In addition, Qianxun.com has been very popular during this period, so they have to speed up the pace and come to contact us in advance. After all, the capital market is not the dominant Sequoia, and other investment banks will definitely participate.

At that time, we need to take out more chips to participate in the competition, which is something they don’t want to see.

"Mr. Li, we all know that the path Qianxun Technology will take in the future will inevitably be to go public. The best technology companies in the world are basically on Nasdaq, and I believe you won't be surprised. And we are here

There are good resources to help you!”

Smith finally took out his first bargaining chip in his pocket and helped Qianxun Technology go public in the future.

"Mr. Smith, you're right. I'm going to go public on the Nasdaq in the future. But as an investor, you will definitely help the investment targets go public, otherwise you will not be profitable. So, I think this is not

It can't be considered a good deal."

"But the problem is that even if you help the investment partner go public, there is still a difference in strength. Whether to do your best or do your part, it is still a big difference. After all, there are only so many resources. We, Sequoia, have also invested in many companies, and there are always

Those who are favored by one or the other.”

Smith said confidently.

Of course, Li Jianren knew this, which was also an aspect he needed to strive for. If Qianxun Technology was to go public in the future, then its partners must fully support it, and this must be refined in details. And Sequoia

It was the first bargaining chip.

Since there is the first bargaining chip, is there a second bargaining chip? Li Jianren is looking forward to it.

But Smith obviously didn't want to continue to reveal his trump card, and today it was just the first time we met, and it was impossible for both parties to reach an agreement immediately. There must be a process of mutual testing, including how many shares Chihiro Technology can take out and how much it costs.

Of course, Li Jianren can't reply to this point now. Qianxun Technology is just starting out now, and if it brings investors in now, it will not be worth the loss.

However, the atmosphere of negotiation between the two sides is pretty good, and at least a preliminary consensus has been reached. In the future, Qianxun Technology wants to introduce strategic partners, so it is necessary to notify Sequoia Capital as soon as possible. As for the conditions, we can negotiate again.

For Li Jianren, it doesn't matter if he just notified him. If there are better conditions, Li Jianren certainly hopes to introduce competition. This will maximize the interests of Qianxun Technology.

And it is best not to be too anxious about this matter now. Regarding this, Li Jianren specially communicated with the two persons in charge, Wu Kaiquan and Jiang Yichen. Because Qianxun Technology is just starting out after all, and the valuation cannot be very high.

When the overall click rate and number of registered users of Qianxun.com rise to a higher level, it may be more appropriate to talk about it later.

In the next few days, with the continuous efforts of major TV stations, newspapers and other media, coupled with Andy Lau's strong appeal, various data on Qianxun.com began to continue to rise.

The establishment of other modules has also been put on the agenda. Of course, the requirements for personnel have also begun to increase. During this period, the busiest people were not the company's technical engineers or Li Jianren, but the personnel department, who asked for interviews every day.

Too many, they are already a little overwhelmed.

This is also impossible. Just establishing an encyclopedia module requires a large number of people to do related work. In addition, as more and more celebrities enter the post bar, it also requires a lot of people to follow up and maintain.

etc.

Of course, Jiang Yichen checked the technical work, and Li Jianren only put forward his own opinions; while Wu Kaiquan was busy starting to acquire a well-known surveying and mapping company in China during this period.

Since Qianxun Technology wants to make modules related to online maps, it is definitely unrealistic to start from scratch, so it can only take the path of acquisition. Even if you pay more, it must be completed.

As for the translation module, it is actually not very difficult, but it also requires manpower and time. These need to be established step by step. Only when these functions are formed can the audience of Qianxun.com be greatly enhanced and sticky.

Only then will the degree of integration be further improved.

Correspondingly, the value of Qianxun.com will also be reflected.

After finishing all of this, Jiang Yichen gave a rough schedule, which means it will take more than half a year. This is still the case with plenty of manpower.

In other words, it may not be until the second half of 1999 that Qianxun.com will not be able to establish most of the functions. As for the implementation of some functions, they are limited by current technology and bandwidth, which cannot be met. For example, video

Function.

That weekend, Li Jianren had just arrived at the company and planned to see the initial effects of the mp3 module he has made. But suddenly the phone rang, and Li Jianren had no choice but to go back to the office to answer the phone first.

Because the caller ID on the mobile phone was Wang Chenggang from Goldman Sachs Investment Bank of America. Wang Chenggang helped Liu Wanting a lot of help. And when he formed Kunpeng Capital, he also introduced a lot of talents to Li Jianren.

Therefore, he is still very grateful to Wang Chenggang, although he has saved Wang Chenggang's father from the fire.

The phone was quickly answered, "Brother Wang, why did you think of calling me today? You won't go to the Three Treasures Hall without any trouble!"

A hearty laughter came from the other end of the phone: "Aren, I can't look for you if I have nothing to do. Are you getting bigger now and looking down on me? Do you want me to hang up the phone now?"

Li Jianren beg for mercy quickly: "Brother Wang isn't this slap in the face? No matter how big I do, I can't refuse my relatives!"

Wang Chenggang was quite happy when he heard Li Jianren say this. He lived in the Western capital world and was used to intrigue, so he cared about this brotherly love.

"Aren, that's right. The company made a special report on Qianxun Technology in Asia and wanted to invest in you. Later, when I learned about this news, I took the initiative to ask to help follow up. After all, for me,

This is also an opportunity.”

When Li Jianren heard that this was the case, he basically knew it. However, it was not convenient to discuss it in detail on the phone, so the two sides agreed to find a time to wait until Wang Cheng had returned to China before communicating in person.