mchenry-crisis.org Chapter 237 Financing
Chapter 237 Financing
Chapter 237 Financing
"Ham, it's actually quite normal. After all, it's hard to meet a diamond king like me. Besides being rich, I'm also handsome and gentle. It's strange if I don't like it. "Xu Shike touched his chin and said with a smile.
"Haha, do you always feel that you are a bit too narcissistic? Sigh, you can't blame me. I'm really good. I'm just telling the truth. It sounds like narcissism."
"Haha."
After teasing himself a few words, Xu Shike lowered his head and continued to read the company's documents, analyzing the development trend of Keep.
By the way, there is another most important thing, that is, with the continuous development of Keep, finally some venture capital institutions began to admit the one billion yuan valuation requested by Xu Shike.
The first one willing to give this valuation is Sequoia Capital.
After carefully looking at the valuation documents, Xu Shike sighed softly, and muttered speechlessly, "These capitals each have so much money, why are they so stingy? It doesn't mean that the Internet industry is Do you want to burn money? You give me such a small amount of money, what are you burning? Burning yourself? And with such a small valuation, and then you are asked to come in and share the cake, I always feel a little bit of a loss, and most importantly, I will pay for it in the future. Listen to what these capitalists say."
Although Xu Shike said so, it must have taken a lot of determination for Sequoia Capital to give a valuation of one billion.
Moreover, Sequoia Capital was not directly willing to provide financing to Keep. They also asked to come to Keep for investigation.
"Oh, forget it, it already has a valuation of one billion, let's raise some money temporarily, and then continue to develop the keep. The most important thing is that as long as the financing process starts, I won't need to spend any more money after keep." Money." Xu Shike smacked his lips lightly and said with a helpless sigh.
In the beginning, Xu Shike could put all his money into keep for development, but now it is different. Xu Shike needs money to open a soap factory, so Xu Shike really can't spare the money and put it into keep.
Moreover, the most important thing is that keep can obtain funds for further development through financing, although it may have to release some of its shares, and it will still be affected by those capitals that only know their interests.
However, the problem is not a big one. Xu Shike developed Keep to such a large scale from scratch, relying entirely on himself and spending all his own money. Therefore, Xu Shike's equity is still [-]%.
In the future, even if it is necessary to continue to raise funds until it develops to the listing, and to reward the company's employees with options, Xu Shike will definitely still be able to firmly hold more than 50.00% of the equity.
Therefore, although there are problems of one kind or another, they are not big problems. All in all, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
"Well, how much money do you think the company should raise?" Xu Shike looked at Liu Yiqing and Wu Zhen who had been called to him and asked.
"I don't know much about these aspects of operations, so I won't say more." Before Liu Yiqing opened his mouth, Wu Zhen said first, "However, I think that the financing should not be too much, nor too little. It's almost enough. Yes. If there are too many, too much equity will be released, which will seriously affect the voice of our founding team in the company; if too few, the speed of our company’s development will be greatly delayed.”
"Well, I also agree with Wu Gong's point of view, but I'm really not sure how much money should be raised." Liu Yiqing pursed his lips and said with a smile, "I'm not sure how much money is the best. , However, I think we can raise as little money as possible.”
"Well, how should I say it? Let's expand it in detail." Xu Shike raised his eyebrows, looked at Liu Yiqing with a smile and asked.
"Well, the development momentum of our company has always been very good. If it weren't for the fact that we really need money, we shouldn't have too many ideas about financing." Liu Yiqing said with a smile, "So, we try our best to Raise a little less money, then make good use of this money to maximize development, and then continue financing, at this time, we can exchange the same equity for more real money.”
"Well, that's right." Xu Shike nodded and said in agreement, "However, it can't be too little, after all, he is a big capital, and if he gives too little, he will definitely not have enough to eat, maybe it will be too little. I have to start a new stove by myself and cook by myself.”
"Well, that's right, so, I'm back to what Gong Wu said before, not too much and not too little." Liu Yiqing nodded and said in agreement.
"Well, I think, let's raise 5000 million first, and the money is definitely a lot. As long as we save a little, it should last for a long time, and the released shares will not be too much." Xu Shike nodded, He smiled and said, "Well, what do you think of this number?"
"I think this number is very appropriate." Liu Yiqing agreed with a smile.
"Mr. Xu is wise." Wu Gong looked at Xu Shike with a smile and said.
"You know how to flatter someone?" Xu Shike raised his eyebrows, looked at Wu Zhen and said amusedly.
"I just learned it not long ago, and I'm not yet proficient." Wu Zhen shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile, "Otherwise, I shouldn't be so blatant."
"Haha, it seems that you will continue to study harder in the future. I like to listen to other people's flattering." Xu Shike smiled, then looked at Wu Zhen and said.
"Definitely, I will continue to work hard." After Wu Zhen finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing.
"Continue to inform. At two o'clock this afternoon, all employees of our company will go to the conference room for a meeting." After joking a few words, Xu Shike pursed his lips and said seriously.
"Well, we will inform you." Liu Yiqing nodded.
"Hey, by the way, if we raise funds, we will have a lot more money in hand. Can we raise the wages of the employees?" Xu Shike pursed his lips, then looked at Liu Yiqing with a smile and said.
"It shouldn't be a problem to raise their wages, but how much do you want to raise for them?" Liu Yiqing asked Xu Shike without blinking.
"How much? Let's not talk about this, how much is our company's salary expenditure?" Xu Shike frowned, then looked at Liu Yiqing and asked.
"Our company's salary expenditure is not high. The monthly salary expenditure only costs 10,000+." Liu Yiqing thought for a moment, then looked at Xu Shike and replied.
"Well, I can't let the brothers who work with me have such a bad life, so let's increase it a little more. The monthly salary of ordinary employees will be increased by 1000 yuan, and the monthly salary of group leaders will be increased by 2000 yuan. Money, if you want it, each person will get an increase of five thousand." Xu Shike nodded, then looked at Liu Yiqing and asked, "This should be no problem, right? There shouldn't be any financial pressure, right?"
Xu Shike's idea of raising his salary did not appear suddenly, Xu Shike had already thought it over carefully.
Just like what Xu Shike said just now, he can't let those brothers who started the business with him suffer too badly. After all, without them working for Xu Shike day and night, it would be impossible for Keep to develop so fast.
Moreover, the company has already been valued at one billion yuan. Isn't it normal to raise the wages of employees?
After all, it shouldn’t be a big deal for Xu Shike to eat meat and then let his employees drink soup, right?
"No problem." Liu Yiqing nodded and agreed.
"Well, I only increased you two by 5000 yuan. You don't think I'm too picky, do you? It's too little." Xu Shike looked at Liu Yiqing and Wu Zhen with a smile on his face and asked.
"No, my salary is already very high. It has already exceeded the salary that I should get at this level. What else can I be dissatisfied with?" Wu Zhen shrugged his shoulders and said very indifferently.
"I have no objection either." Liu Yiqing nodded and said, "My salary is already high enough."
"Haha, it's fine if you don't have an opinion, but it's useless even if you have opinions." Xu Shike laughed, and then said, "In starting a business, I really want to spend every penny in half." gone."
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the meeting room.
The spacious meeting room is full of all the employees in the company.
"Okay, I know everyone is very busy, so let's make a long story short today and get straight to the point. There is only one thing to say in today's meeting, that is, our company plans to start the first round of financing." Xu Shike stood at the front of everyone, He straightened his back and said with a bright smile, "As for the valuation, haha, everyone must have heard about it. You must have heard that it is one billion yuan. Well, is this true? ?”
Having said that, Xu Shike deliberately paused for a while, then looked at the faces below with various expressions of expectation, curiosity, desire, excitement, etc., and said with a smile, "Well, yes, the valuation of one billion It’s true, it’s the valuation Sequoia gave our company.”
"Our entire company has just been established for less than two months, and our valuation has reached one billion yuan. This is a miracle since the emergence of the Internet for so many years. There has never been a company like ours. Rapid development. Therefore, we should be proud, we are worthy of pride, I can say that we are all the best talents in this industry, of course, including me." Speaking of this, Xu Shike couldn't help laughing out.
"Hahaha." Looking at Xu Shike's appearance, the people sitting below couldn't help laughing too.
"However, even though this is a rare miracle, this is only our starting point, where our dreams begin. I promise, as long as everyone follows me and works hard."
"We all have a bright future."
"Clap clap clap."
As soon as Xu Shike's voice fell, there was a burst of applause from below.
"Okay, I've finished talking about the fake big empty, let's talk about something more realistic, and talk about our company's treatment." Xu Shike grinned, and then continued to say solemnly after the applause faded away, "First of all, we The company has decided to build an employee option pool, as long as you work hard, everyone can get options."
"President Xu is mighty."
"Boss Xu is awesome."
"Haha, stop, stop, stop, this is basic practice, don't get too excited." Xu Shike stretched out his hand and pressed down, and said with a smile, "And, to put it bluntly, I built the option pool to make you work harder Work for me and make more money for me. But most of all, make more money for yourselves."
"Hahaha."
"Mr. Xu, don't worry, we will work hard to make money for you."
"We must be working hard."
As soon as Xu Shike finished speaking, the scene became a little noisy, and everyone shouted excitedly.
"Well, I just heard that someone is going to work hard?" Xu Shike said with a smile after his voice gradually died down, "I don't need you to work hard, as long as you do your duty. Working hard is not good for your body. Well, I don't want problems with my employees."
After a few close interactions with the employees, Xu Shike continued,
"Well, the second thing is that starting next month, our company will raise wages."
"Long live President Xu."
"Mr. Xu is very generous."
"Awesome, Mr. Xu is awesome."
When Xu Shike talked about establishing an option pool before, none of them were so excited. Now when Xu Shike talked about raising wages, they were all so excited that they wanted to hug Xu Shike and kiss him hard.
To say which side has more money, there is no doubt that the options side has more money. However, no matter how much these options are worth, it is still a blank check that cannot be obtained in a short time. Looking at it now, it is just that It can be used to draw cakes to satisfy hunger and look at plum blossoms to quench thirst.
Moreover, although the company's development momentum is very good and the company's future is bright, no one can guarantee 100% that Keep will be a great success in the future.
But the salary increase is completely different. Although the money is much less, they can actually get it immediately and use it immediately.
"Everyone, please be quiet. Don't get too excited. I just said that the salary will be increased, and I didn't say how much." Xu Shike waved his hand to calm everyone down and then said with a smile, "Well, the salary of ordinary employees will be increased by 1000 yuan. The group The increase is 2000 yuan. It’s not a lot, just a token of appreciation.”
"President Xu is generous."
"President Xu, 1000 yuan is already a lot."
After the meeting, Xu Shike said to Liu Yiqing with a smile, "From today's perspective, everyone's spirits are very good, and the military spirit is available."
"Yes, after all, our company's development is obvious to all, and we are very confident in the company's future." Liu Yiqing replied with a smile, "And compared to other companies, our company's treatment is already top in the industry. "
"Haha, it seems that money and dreams work well." Xu Shike laughed and said.
(End of this chapter)