Rebirth: I don’t want to be a leek anymore

Seeing Zhou Zifeng's secretary come in, Zhang Ming asked, "How are you talking?" The

secretary replied: "The situation is not very good, Mr. Meng on the other side said that their president received the news that once Tencent enters the market, Tencent will block the sharing links of all our products." In view of this situation, they offered a 20% discount on the last round of valuation, and Mr. Zhou chatted all morning, and only then did he talk about 85% off.

When Zhang Ming heard the news, his heart sank, and he asked, "What's going on, you tell me in detail." The

secretary took out the minutes of the meeting and gave a detailed account of the negotiations in the morning.

After listening, Zhang Ming fell into a long silence.

After eating, Meng Wanqing said that she wanted to go back for a lunch break, Zhou Zifeng readily agreed, and he was about to discuss it with Zhang Ming. And Meng Wanqing deliberately gave him this opportunity.

Although Zhou Zifeng is the vice president, Meng Wanqing knows that for such a big matter, it can only be Zhang Ming who makes the final decision.

When Zhou Zifeng came to the president's office, he saw that on the coffee table, the food brought by the secretary had not been touched there, and it was already cold.

And Zhang Ming sank into the chair behind the desk, contemplating. Even when Zhou Zifeng came in, he didn't notice it.

"Why don't you eat? It's all cold, so I have someone take it hot.

Zhang Ming came back to his senses, lifted his glasses, and said, "No need, I don't have much appetite."

Zhou Zifeng was not reluctant, knowing that Zhang Ming was pretending to be in his heart at the moment and couldn't eat, so he asked, "Did Xiao Wang report the situation to you just now?"

Zhang Ming nodded, and then asked, "Is the situation really that serious?" I want to hear your judgment.

Zhou Zifeng didn't know how to speak, after all, this kind of thing is related to the life and death of the company, if the judgment is wrong, then the fun will be great.

Zhang Ming felt his concerns, and said again: "It's okay, you can say it, I need to hear your analysis."

Zhou Zifeng was helpless, so he had to express his opinion: "I don't think the other party is cheating me, with the strength of their boss, it is normal to know something in advance." Hearing

this, Zhang Ming also nodded, which is also the reason why Zhang Ming couldn't eat. If even such a stable product as Toutiao is hit, then Byte will have no rear, which is equivalent to a full-scale war, you must know that Tencent also has a news app.

This amount of money can't fight a war of attrition with Tencent. If Tencent is determined to kill bytes at the risk of burning money and losing money, bytes will be very dangerous at this stage. Because although the comic growth is very fast, it has not yet become a phenomenal app. At present, there is only one phenomenal APP, and that is Tencent's WeChat. The current user base is not an order of magnitude at all.

Zhang Ming asked the most critical question: "Where do you think, where is the other party's bottom line?"

Zhou Zifeng is not a general, he said: "Although Meng Wanqing has been biting prices, I think she is trying to maintain strategic depth. My judgment is that Jiushen can at least accept the last round of valuation. Otherwise, she would not have come to us now, but would not have come until the war began, and when the time comes, we will be very passive no matter how she lowers the price.

Zhou Zifeng's words made Zhang Ming suddenly brightened, he suddenly raised his head and asked again: "Then why didn't she wait until that time?"

"Listen to what she means, first, they are really optimistic about us, and second, his boss is a little young and vigorous, and some people are not used to Tencent always likes to copy, not only copying, but also squeezing others to death. That Boss Su should have a little bit of a desire to invest in us and wrestle with Tencent.

Zhang Ming didn't speak, he was silent and thought for a while, his words seemed logical, but Zhang Ming felt that it shouldn't be so simple. If Su Zhe was a high-spirited person, he would not have accumulated so much wealth at such a young age.

After a long time, he spoke again: "In this way, you bite the bottom line, and you can't let go of this."

Zhou Zifeng looked at him in amazement: "This...""

No matter what she said, the only thing that remains unchanged is that she came to us today. This shows that their Jiushen Group wants to invest in us. As long as we grasp this, we will have the initiative. Zhang Ming said calmly.

"What if the conversation falls apart?"

Zhang Ming only then showed the confidence of the founder of a unicorn with a valuation of 100 billion, and saw him say lightly: "I believe they can accept this valuation, otherwise she wouldn't come." In case I was wrong, I also had the courage to confront Tencent.

At this time, Zhang Ming suddenly stood up, patted Zhou Zifeng's shoulder, and said firmly: "Old Zhou, don't forget, before founding Byte, I had failed to start a business several times, and even the last time I was forced to sell the company. I'm not afraid of failure, and even if one day I don't even have bytes, I don't lack the courage to start over.

Zhou Zifeng was infected by Zhang Ming at once, he also stood up firmly, nodded heavily, and said: "You are at the helm, I listen to you, if you fail, it's a big deal that I will go back to the rental house in the community with you and start over!" After

saying that, he walked straight out, quite like a broken boat. The passion of the hard struggle seems to have returned to him at this moment.

When Meng Wanqing was in the reception room, it seemed that Zhou Zifeng walked in with a serious face.

She suddenly felt bad, this person's momentum had completely changed. If Zhou Zifeng was a lost horse before, now he is a hungry wave.

The confusion, anxiety, and sorrow that were hidden in him before are completely gone.

The first sentence of Zhou Zifeng when he sat down was quite kind.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

"It's okay, let's move on."

However, Zhou Zifeng's second sentence made Meng Wanqing suddenly feel that she had no room for tactfulness.

I saw Zhou Zifeng say solemnly: "I have reached an agreement with our President Zhang just now, and our opinion is also the final opinion, Jiushen Group must invest according to the last round of valuation." Otherwise, we'll just be sorry. Meng

Wanqing has already felt that this is an ultimatum and the bottom line, and she has no room for bargaining.

However, she didn't lose at this price, because it was the best price she wanted. The bottom line given to him by Su Zhe is that it can still rise by 20%.

So she had accepted the price in her heart, but she couldn't agree to it right away, because there was another important matter that had not been discussed.

That is the investment amount, Su Zhe wants 10%.

So she frowned and was silent, pretending to think about it for 5 minutes.

Then he stood up, stood straight, and said solemnly: "I'm sorry, this is beyond our bottom line, I must contact Mr. Su immediately and report this matter to him." "

People who are in ruins are most afraid of seeing hope. When you see hope, you will be shaken.

If Meng Wanqing bargains, Zhou Zifeng will immediately stop this negotiation according to the plan he has imagined.

But now the other party did not bargain, nor did he refuse, but reported upward. This unexpected move made the determined Zhou Zifeng feel apprehensive in his heart.

He began to look forward to it, that Mr. Su, would agree, right?