Xiao Yun Hai wasn't a nobody either.
Having lived two lives, he knew what Da Qiang Zi was worried about.
"Liu is worried about losing control of the company? You can rest assured, my investment in Jing Dong is purely based on my belief in the company's development, I have no interest in interfering with the company's operations."
Pausing for a moment, Xiao Yun Hai smiled and said, "We can sign a supplementary shareholding agreement. As long as Liu is willing to agree to Green Oasis investing in the C round, then Green Oasis's voting rights on its Jing Dong shares will always support Liu's decisions in the board meeting."
Da Qiang Zi's heart was moved.
As Xiao Yun Hai had said, he was afraid of losing control.
Once founders lose control of their company, they can be kicked out at any time. There are too many examples of this. After all, capital cares about profit.
Even someone like Steve Jobs was kicked out of Apple by the board.
Da Qiang Zi was naturally afraid that he would one day be kicked out of his company.
"Is that true, Mr. Xiao?"
"Of course, I said we can sign a supplementary agreement," Xiao Yun Hai said.
He was truly not interested in interfering with Jing Dong's management. His investment in Jing Dong was truly based on his belief in the company's development, and it could bring him tens of times the return.
Da Qiang Zi extended his hand and smiled, "Thank you, Mr. Xiao, for your trust in me and in Jing Dong. I welcome your investment on behalf of the company."
200 million US dollars, for only 32% of the shares, and no voting rights. Where could you find such a good investor?
"Haha, Mr. Liu is so straightforward. If you need money in the future, you can come to Green Oasis."
Xiao Yun Hai laughed heartily, feeling very comfortable.
He had acquired 43.96% of Jing Dong's shares for over 200 million US dollars.
Even if he didn't follow up with subsequent investments and his shares were diluted, he would still hold at least 20% of the shares after the listing.
Based on Jing Dong's stock price and market value after listing, it would be worth 5 to 6 billion US dollars, a return rate of 20-30 times.
If he didn't cash out and held onto it until 2020 or 2021, 20% of the shares would be worth over 200 billion US dollars, a hundredfold increase.
Such investment returns could only be found in the internet industry.
It would be almost impossible in other industries.
After they reached an agreement, they quickly drafted a contract.
Jing Dong had already planned to raise funds, they were simply being intercepted by Xiao Yun Hai.
Soon, the contract was signed.
There was no need to hold a board meeting.
The two major shareholders handled everything.
Even if other shareholders or institutions were unhappy and had done things behind the scenes, as long as the money was in the account, there was nothing they could say.
Moreover, 32% of the shares, 200 million US dollars.
This investment essentially valued Jing Dong at over 600 million US dollars, which was already a premium valuation.
After signing the contract, Xiao Yun Hai was in a good mood. He chatted casually with Da Qiang Zi for a while before leaving. The rest of the matters could be handled by professionals.
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"Take care of the Twitter matter. Tell them that Green Oasis will be following up with this round of investment."
Sitting in the Mercedes-Benz, Xiao Yun Hai said calmly to Li Ye beside him.
He had invested in Twitter two years ago, before the financial crisis.
Although he didn't think it was as valuable as Jing Dong, it was still a low-input, high-return company at the moment, so he didn't want to miss out.
Speaking of Twitter, Xiao Yun Hai suddenly remembered Weibo.
Sina's Weibo was essentially a copy of Twitter.
However, Weibo later changed. From a platform for sharing and socializing, it became a sewer and trash can filled with entertainment gossip, news feeds, and all sorts of negative messages.
But for Xiao Yun Hai, such a website was what he needed most.
After all, he planned to develop tourism economics after returning to Xin Han.
Xin Han had thousands of large and small islands.
Many of the islands were very beautiful, with white sandy beaches, clear blue waters. It would be a waste not to develop tourism and resort economics.
Look at Thailand, tourism revenue accounted for about 20% of their GDP every year.
Phuket and Bali, each generating billions of dollars in revenue from tourism every year.
China's economy would be stronger in the next few years, making overseas travel a trendy thing. The Xin Han Kingdom was located north of Borneo, close to China, with so many high-quality islands. It would be a waste not to develop tourism.
To develop tourism, publicity is crucial.
In the next few years, Weibo would be the largest news and social media platform in China. If he could become a shareholder in Weibo and spend some money on marketing, hire bloggers to write travelogues, and get on Weibo's trending searches, wouldn't tourists come flocking?
Why did Phuket and Bali become popular overseas travel destinations in China?
To a large extent, it was because they were made popular by travel bloggers.
It wasn't because the two islands were so beautiful.
In fact, the two islands were quite ordinary. The water quality was far inferior to the islands in Xin Han.
It's just that the islands in Xin Han are currently undeveloped.
Unlike Phuket and Bali, the infrastructure is not well-developed.
As for infrastructure, he could just throw money at it when he returned to Xin Han.
But publicity and the mouthpiece must be secured first.
Not only Weibo, but travel platforms like Ctrip, Mafengwo, and other travel websites must also have shares.
Thinking about this.
Xiao Yun Hai said to the driver, "Go to Sina."
Then, his eyes turned to Li Ye beside him, "Has the company invested in Ctrip and Mafengwo?"
Li Ye thought for a moment and replied, "Ctrip, we haven't invested, but the Royal Investment Bureau has. As for Mafengwo, I haven't heard of it."
"Okay, after I leave, keep an eye out for Mafengwo, Ele.me, and other emerging internet companies. For investment projects under 5 million US dollars, you can make decisions on your own. Remember one thing, cast a wide net."
The next few years would be a time of great explosion in the mobile internet. He had to invest early.
By investing in these startups, he could get high returns, which would allow him to develop the Xin Han Kingdom.
As for why he wasn't doing it himself.
First, he didn't have the time.
Second, the Xin Han market was too small.
Third, there were policy restrictions.
What's the use of having the highest market share in a country with a population of only over 10 million?
It wouldn't be meaningful without global reach.
And the internet industry often involves sensitive information.
After all, it involves collecting user information.
Even if it's stored in a different location, many countries would not accept it.
It's like the overseas version of Douyin being blocked in other countries.
Only China and the United States can do internet business in the world.
Of the two, only the United States is truly a global internet power.
In short, without a strong domestic market and strong military support, if you want to do internet business, you might as well go to sleep.
Mobile games, however, could work.
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