Chapter 784 Not a Penny Less (Two in One)

August 21, 2:30 pm, Dangdang headquarters on Anwai Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing.

Li Guoqing sat in his office, in a good mood.

He had just led the company team to fly back from Wuxi yesterday, and was very satisfied with the cooperation negotiations with the local government on the logistics center.

If everything goes well, Dangdang's East China headquarters will be settled in Wuxi's High-tech Zone before the end of this year, and a logistics center and office building with a total area of ​​more than 60,000 square meters will be vigorously built.

This completed logistics center will become the most important core base in Dangdang's national sales network, which will fully cover the East China region and partially support sales in the South China region.

There is no doubt that this cooperation will be a solid step for Dangdang.com to vigorously develop.

From the end of last year to the first half of this year, Dangdang.com has been developing at a high speed, expanding categories, increasing publicity, and building warehousing. Even many financial media are very optimistic about Dangdang.com becoming the second in the domestic B2C e-commerce track.

Thanks to the investment and development of Yiguo in B2C, Amazon, Dangdang and other companies have learned from their mistakes and are catching up. However, Amazon China's initiative has been suppressed by the US headquarters, so its pace is not as radical as Dangdang.

In the past six months, Dangdang's development strategy seems to have changed. Many senior executives close to the core think that Mr. Li is stimulated by the rapid development of Yiguo.

However, such Dangdang is highly praised in the media, which makes Li Guoqing quite useful.

This afternoon, he sat in his office and talked and laughed with the visiting guest Lei Jun. Seeing the look of the Kingsoft president listening attentively, he felt more in high spirits.

Li Guoqing chatted with Lei Jun for a while. Knowing that Lei Jun had invested in the company in addition to his job, Li Guoqing joked, "Mr. Lei is so interested in e-commerce. Do you want to invest in Dangdang? That's great. There is definitely a future for investing in Dangdang."

Before Lei Jun answered, Li Guoqing's phone rang. Then Mr. Li's face changed a little, and his voice was a little high-"What are you doing here? What? Where are you? Where?"

Two seconds later, Lei Jun watched Mr. Li holding his phone and standing up.

Lei Jun asked in confusion, "Mr. Li, what's wrong?"

Li Guoqing sat down again, "Nothing, a friend came."

Lei Jun frowned as he said this. He didn't look happy about a friend coming.

The two continued to chat, but Lei Jun found that Mr. Li was obviously absent-minded. He couldn't help but wonder who Mr. Li's friend was, and he had such a change before and after.

A few minutes later, accompanied by the sound of "dong dong dong dong" knocking on the door, the door of the office was pushed open, and a vicious voice came.

"Qingzi, I'm here to collect the money!"

Lei Jun looked back at the voice and unexpectedly found that the guest holding a stack of documents seemed familiar, like Mr. Fang, but he was not sure about the fierce tone. He looked again...

"Hey, Mr. Lei is here too." Fang Zhuo led a group of people into Dangdang's president's office, holding the shareholding documents of Yike Investment in his hand, and unexpectedly saw Lei Jun here.

Lei Jun stood up and was interrupted by Li Guoqing's voice just as he was about to say hello.

"Fang Zhuo, what do you want to do by breaking into Dangdang? What do you want to do by bringing so many people into my office? What money?!" Li Guoqing's face was serious and extremely dissatisfied. If you didn't know, you would think he was here to steal the official seal.

Fang Zhuo shook the documents in his hand and slapped them on the desk: "Qingzi, I don't like what you said! What do you mean by intrusion? I am a shareholder inspecting the company's operating conditions!"

"Is Yike Investment not a shareholder of Dangdang? What's written in black and white doesn't count?"

"Also, what do you think I'm charging for?"

"Didn't I buy the shares of Dangdang with real money? Didn't you insist on buying them back?"

Fang Zhuo turned around and glanced at the employees who came in from the outside of the office, and thought it would be better to talk to Qingzi directly.

He signaled some of the people who followed him to leave to make the office less crowded, and then wanted Lei Jun, who appeared unexpectedly, to stay away for the time being, but when he turned around, he found that Lei Jun had sat back, and sat on the sofa, giving up the chair in front of the desk.

Lei Jun saw Mr. Fang looking at him, and quickly returned a small smile, trying not to be kicked out. Today's visit to the e-commerce industry was the right time...

Fang Zhuo didn't care too much, and sat down on the chair unceremoniously, smiling at Li Guoqing: "Mr. Li, you didn't forget the bet last year, did you?"

Without waiting for Li Guoqing to answer, the boss's wife Yu Yu, who heard the news, walked into the office quickly.

She stood in front of Fang Zhuo, and slapped the desk again, angrily saying: "Boss Fang! I have always respected you! You are also a person of status and position! Are you going to mess up like this without caring about your image!"

"I am messing up? Who robbed our Tongzhou land of Yiguo?" Fang Zhuo wanted to settle old and new accounts today, "Who is messing up?"

Yu Yu said angrily: "Did Yiguo sign? Did it stamp? Is that robbing? Tongzhou only allows Yiguo to build warehouses? Yiguo is so domineering? You, Boss Fang, are so domineering? Is there no word "reason" in this world?"

The boss lady was angry, not afraid of the richest man in the mainland.

Fang Zhuo just laughed, slapping the documents back and forth on the table: "Say signing, stamping, and reasoning, today I am here to reason, you guys can grab the land, and the shares that should be cashed in should be cashed in quickly, 66 million US dollars, not a penny less!"

Yu Yu sneered and said: "You, the richest man, have such a big face. He originally had 11 million, but now he wants 66 million just by slapping his upper and lower lips? Why don't you go and grab it?"

Fang Zhuo raised his brows and looked at Li Guoqing: "This is the number agreed upon by Qingzi and I, isn't it? Mr. Yu doesn't know about it yet, right?"

As soon as these words came out, the angry Yu Yu was startled, and then looked at her husband, who had recently been trying to make himself stronger.

Lei Jun, who was watching the excitement, was also wondering, what does it mean? Does this mean that Mr. Li and Mr. Fang had some private agreement that was hidden from Mr. Yu?

Li Guoqing was speechless under the gazes of several people: "This, this matter..."

He was thinking about how to mention this to his wife on the way back after he made a bet to buy back shares. However, the more he thought about it, the less he knew how to bring it up. As time passed, he decided to start his career first. Anyway, there was still a long time. Pick a suitable day to say it.

The agreed-upon gambling period was until December, but Fang Zhuo came to visit in August!

How unreasonable!

Fang Zhuo confirmed the situation after looking at this scene. He held documents in his hand and patted the desk. He said leisurely: "On December 17 last year, Qingzi and I attended the e-commerce conference. Qingzi Very dissatisfied with me still holding Dangdang shares.”

"At that time, Ma Chen proposed the bet, Ding Lei set the bet, Ma Huateng testified, and Amazon's Wang Hanhua watched the excitement. Mr. Yu, you can ask any of them for verification to see if what I said is true."

"The bet is very simple. Can Dangdang be valued at more than 3 times in one year? If so, 18% of my shares will be sold to you at last year's market price of 22 million. If not, Dangdang will be repurchased this year at 3 times the market price of 66 million. "

Fang Zhuo looked at Li Guoqing with a smile and said, "Qingzi, I didn't lie, did I?"

Li Guoqing froze in place under his wife's increasingly fierce gaze.

However, even if he didn't say anything, Yu Yu knew the facts.

She rushed over with all her strength and said angrily: "Li Guoqing, I'm going to tear your mouth apart!"

"Hey, hey, what are you doing? We are all human!" Li Guoqing reached out to stop his wife's angry attack, but Yu Yu grabbed his arm more fiercely.

The accompanying security assistant tried to pull the two away, but Yu Yu got really angry and held on to his arm.

For a moment, the office was in chaos, and the documents on the table were swept to the floor.

Fang Zhuo stood up from the chair, leaving space for them, and kindly persuaded: "Don't fight, don't fight, wait until I take the money and leave before going back to fight. Pay attention to your image, I have to meet the employees later, really." Just a small workshop?”

After all, it was not a place for fighting, so Yu Yu and Li Guoqing gradually let each other go.

Li Guoqing's mouth was still fine, but there was a scratch on the left side of his face.

Yu Yu, who had a full beard and tail, looked coldly at the unlucky visitor, and quickly grasped the key information: "Fang Zhuo, even if this bet is true, it is only a unilateral agreement between Li Guoqing and you, without Dangdang's approval. The consent of the board of directors has no legal effect at all!”

Fang Zhuo said easily: "So, I didn't go to you, Mr. Yu, or Dangdang, so I went to Qingzi. If you think it's not legally binding, then please leave the office. I'll talk to Qingzi and see what happens to him." explain."

Although Li Guoqing was arrested, he still said to himself: "I spit on you and nail it on!"

Yu Yu turned around and glared: "Then you pay, you pay the person named Fang now!"

Li Guoqing immediately said: "Let's discuss it. Do you think it is a good thing to put the shares in Fang Zhuo's hands?"

Yu Yu took a breath. These words were not unreasonable. They were words she often said.

There are two things she regrets most.

First, he did not accept the financing group headed by Fang Zhuo, but instead made Fang Zhuo determined to enter the e-commerce industry himself, which resulted in the creation of the strongest competitor, Tesco.

The second reason was that he hesitated to dislike Tiger Fund and hired Yike Investment to replace Tiger Fund.

If you don't have the first thing, you won't regret the second thing, but...

To this day, every bit of progress Dangdang makes has a powerful competitor sharing the results. This makes Yu Yu feel so disgusting.

She was silent for a while and pointed out a very important point: "Fang Zhuo, if I heard correctly, you agreed on a year, which is until December. It's not time yet. Why are you leading so many people to charge now?" Entering Dangdang’s office? You have disrupted our normal business order.”

Fang Zhuo took the documents that the secretary picked up from the ground and sneered slightly: "That's Qingzi. If it had been anyone else, I wouldn't have come at all for such a small amount of money. I came today just to ask, why are you taking my land?" ?”

Yu Yu warned: "There are still four months until December. Half a year is enough for us to take a further step forward in Dangdang. You have to cash in your shares and you have to fulfill your bet. So can you judge Dangdang's valuation just by your words?"

Fang Zhuo tapped his left hand with the document: "Why are you taking my land?"

Yu Yu continued: "If we really want to determine who wins, of course we have to wait until December to find an investment institution to judge the value of Dangdang. If we lose by then, we will naturally be willing to admit defeat."

Fang Zhuo still asked: "Why do you want to steal my land?"

Li Guoqing slammed the table: "You can't say anything else!"

Fang Zhuo changed his sentence: "Why are you trying to grab my land when Lehman is shorting Yike?"

Li Guoqing became tough again as his wife and he unified their stance: "Fang, the bet hasn't expired yet. I'll naturally see who wins with you in December!"

Fang Zhuo smiled and said: "Qingzi, do you really think the valuation is so high? Since I'm here today, I naturally asked a circle of venture capital investors, and no one gave a valuation of more than 200 million US dollars, let alone Don’t talk about breaking 3.”

"Excuse me, Qingzi, Mr. Yu, how are you going to increase Dangdang's market value to US$366 million? 2.85 billion Huaxia coins in April?"

"Originally, it wouldn't be a bad idea to wait until December. If you insist on taking advantage of the turmoil in Yike to seize Yesco's land by abnormal means, then let's settle the accounts of the shares first."

Yu Yu insisted coldly: "December!"

Li Guoqing's wife sang to her husband: "Yes, December!"

Fang Zhuo threw the documents on his desk: "It's good to close the office door today, but you can do it in December. By then, I will invite all the media I can invite to let Let’s all witness this bet that will go down in the history of e-commerce.”

Yu Yu's thoughts turned around, evaluating money and reputation, evaluating the effectiveness of the bet, and evaluating the company's brand.

When Li Guoqing heard this, he finally couldn't help but pick up the cup on the table and throw it to the ground: "Fang Zhuo, don't bully others too much!"

"Everyone is happy when the payment is settled." Fang Zhuo was not afraid of throwing the glass, but helped to settle the accounts. "Last year, I sold my shares in Dangdang. At that time, the price I quoted to Jinxin Capital was US$35 million."

He continued: "After more than half a year of development, Dangdang has made great progress. Although 66 million is a bit of a premium, isn't this premium worth it to you?"

The quotation is a quotation. It was higher last year. Of course it will be much lower if the deal is really going to be done.

However, after listening to such an analysis, the parties concerned can feel more at ease.

Li Guoqing and Yu Yu looked at each other.

Yu Yu took another look at the scratches on Li Guoqing's face.

After all, they are husband and wife, and the two of them reluctantly have a consensus in their hearts that they want to take back the shares that they have cherished.

Yu Yu slowly said: "Mr. Fang, you came to visit like this today. As a member of Dangdang's board of directors, it was indeed the first day that I knew about the bet between you and Li Guoqing. I understand, but I cannot accept your exorbitant asking price. If you are sincere, then we will sit down and talk.”

Fang Zhuo listened to the words of the landlady and turned his attention to Li Guoqing, who was spitting and nailing.

Li Guoqing remained silent.

Fang Zhuo smiled slightly and said calmly: "Not a hair less."

Yu Yu said angrily: "You!"

"If Qingzi doesn't admit it, even if you don't admit it even if I ask the media to ask Ma and the others, then the shares will be kept until you go public. I also want to see if Dangdang can get $66 million from its listing." Fang Zhuo said indifferently.

Can Dangdang go public?

Judging from the current situation, both Li Guoqing and Yu Yu have this confidence.

As for whether the 18% stake is worth $66 million?

They also have confidence.

Fang Zhuo continued: "I heard that Alibaba will be listed next year. You should be listed on Dangdang in 2008. At worst, I will wait another year or two. In the past two years, you can develop Dangdang well and let me sell it. It’s a good price.”

2008 is just around the corner, Keiko! Mr. Yu! Adam! Seize the opportunity!

Yu Yu felt that huge feeling of nausea again, what was going on when a competitor shared the fruit!

She gritted her teeth and finally gave in: "Li Guoqing and I will discuss it again. Even if we want to acquire it, we will need to find a third party. How is that possible if you ask us to pay for it now?"

Fang Zhuo could understand this and said lightly: "Not a cent should be missing."

He motioned to his secretary to pick up the equity documents on the table. He felt that Qingzi and Mr. Yu had no intention of shaking hands with him. He nodded to Lei Jun who had seen enough of the excitement: "Mr. Lei, come to Shanghai to visit when you have time. Let's go." ”

Lei Jun shook hands with Mr. Fang and watched him leave the office with a group of people in a hurry.

All of a sudden, Dangdang's CEO office was left with only three deserted people.

Lei Jun suddenly felt embarrassed.

He said goodbye in a stern voice: "Mr. Li, Mr. Yu, you guys, you guys chat, thank you Mr. Li for your guidance today, and I'll treat you to dinner another day."

When Lei Jun said this, he felt like he was being sarcastic, but he couldn't think of a better way to say it.

Fortunately, the couple, who were glaring again, had no time to be polite.

Lei Jun left the office, took a few breaths, relaxed his toes, and took two steps. Surprisingly, he found that Dangdang's working atmosphere was not affected much.

He asked the director seemingly unintentionally: "Aren't you curious what Mr. Fang is here for?"

"What can Mr. Fang do? It's just a matter of shares. There's no need to bring a group of people." The director said indifferently.

Lei Jun suddenly felt the difference in style. Mr. Fang barged in so viciously. No one in Dangdang felt uncomfortable with it. He had already raised the threshold here...

If it were me, I might just argue loudly, but now I'm still pointing fingers.

This kind of treatment is really enviable!