Chapter 1126 Financing
"Haha, what's wrong? Are you surprised to see me?" Hu Yaoqing stood up and laughed.
Song Zijun also laughed embarrassedly: "It's a bit unexpected, I didn't expect it to be you."
"Why? Who did you think it would be?" Hu Yaoqing asked curiously.
"I thought it was my dad who came." Song Zijun explained, and then told him about Song Yuanchao's previous secret visit to the company. After listening to Song Zijun's explanation , Hu Yaoqing laughed even louder, shaking his head while laughing, saying that Song Yuanchao was really something, sneaking into his own daughter's company, and it was a pity that he was the big boss of Shenghua Group.
"Not really. You know my dad. He's very low-key. I was busy in a meeting that day. He didn't tell me who he was. He came and walked around and left. I didn't know about this until several days later." Song Zijun said with a smile, and then asked Hu Yaoqing: "Uncle Hu, why did you think of coming to my place today? Are you on a business trip to Shanghai?"
"Why am I on a business trip? I'm not your father. I'm not as busy as he is." Hu Yaoqing said cheerfully, "I'm just an idler in the company. The company's daily affairs are handled by professional managers anyway. Even the chairman doesn't care. I'm just a lazy guy."
Listening to Hu Yaoqing talking about herself like this, Song Zijun was overjoyed and kept laughing with her hands covering her mouth.
It’s true that what Hu Yaoqing said was correct. He really didn’t have any specific position in the company. Not to mention chairman, he wasn’t even the general manager. He was just a supervisor in name only.
But not holding a position does not mean that Hu Yaoqing is not the boss of the company. Everyone in the company knows that Hu Yaoqing is the big boss of the company. He just does not have that much energy and time to handle the specific affairs of the company. As for holding the position of supervisor, it was because of Liu Cixin's request, otherwise Hu Yaoqing would not even bother to hold this position.
"Uncle Hu, you are really discouraging a lot of people by saying this. You are a unique boss who can do this."
"Hahaha, that's right, otherwise how could I be your Uncle Hu?" Hu Yaoqing said proudly, especially to a junior like Song Zijun. Hu Yaoqing was even more happy to see this girl looking at him with admiration.
Hu Yaoqing smiled and said that he came here today specifically to visit her company. He had known for a long time that Song Zijun had opened such a company with Qin Zhengguo's son Qin Wenchang, and that the company was said to be doing well. Anyway, he had nothing to do these days, so he just happened to come to Shanghai to take a look and came here by the way.
"Girl, this is Uncle Hu's first time here. How about you, the big boss, take me around?" Hu Yaoqing asked with a smile.
"Of course no problem." Song Zijun agreed immediately and happily bent down to make a Western etiquette gesture of invitation to Hu Yaoqing. Hu Yaoqing nodded in style, put his hands on his waist and tightened his belt, puffed out his belly like a leader inspecting something, waved his hand, and said, "You... make way!" Then he swaggered out of the lounge and, led by Song Zijun, began to tour this newly established company.
Song Zijun's company wasn't very big, with only eleven floors. It didn't take much time to walk from beginning to end, and even if Song Zijun introduced the various departments of the company to Hu Yaoqing, it would take more than ten minutes to complete the tour.
Arriving at Song Zijun's office and sitting in this ordinary-looking office of small size, Hu Yaoqing said, "This place is a bit small."
"Not small anymore. We are a startup company, and our conditions are pretty good among startups." Song Zijun walked aside and used a coffee machine to make coffee for Hu Yaoqing, and answered casually.
"Did your father give you this office, or did your mother?"
"My mother gave it to me, but this park was developed by Shenghua, and my father also has a share."
"Not bad. Your father is a conservative person. I thought he didn't even give you the foundation for starting a business." Hu Yaoqing took out a cigarette and gestured to Song Zijun. Song Zijun put the coffee in front of Hu Yaoqing, then took out a and placed it in front of him: "Uncle Hu, I'm not so particular. You can smoke if you want."
"I feel good to hear what you said, girl!" Hu Yaoqing gave her a thumbs up, then lit a cigarette and took a puff.
"Uncle Hu, my dad is not an old-fashioned person..."
"Come on, you are his daughter, of course you have to flatter him. I have known him for many years. You were not born yet when I met him. I have known your mom even longer. I knew her when she was still a little girl. Is your dad not old-fashioned or something? He is too serious and has no interest in anything. Only your mom likes him, otherwise..." Having said this, Hu Yaoqing suddenly stopped talking, thinking that the following words were inappropriate to say in front of the girl. After all, he is the elder, and some jokes can be made, but some cannot.
Hu Yaoqing waved his hand and shook his head, "Forget about it. It's a pity that your father didn't pursue a career in government, otherwise he would be more like an old cadre than your grandfather."
Listening to Hu Yaoqing's words, Song Zijun tilted his head and pondered for a moment, then asked with a grin, "Uncle Hu, you're not having a conflict with my dad, are you? Why do I feel like your words are targeting him?"
Hu Yaoqing laughed and said how could it be possible, but Song Zijun was not a little girl who knew nothing, she was originally eccentric and smart, and observing people's words and expressions had long become her instinct. Coupled with the experience she gained after starting her own business, it would be strange if she couldn't figure out these things.
"Uncle Hu, my dad is just like that. How could you not know him after knowing him for so many years? Sometimes you can't say that he is old-fashioned, but you can say that he is open-minded and particularly persistent and stubborn about some things. What you said just now is actually true. My dad is indeed a bit like my grandfather. I heard that when he and my mom were dating, my grandfather examined him. Otherwise, how could my grandfather agree to let my mother marry him?" Song Zijun said this with a giggle. Hu Yaoqing was very happy to hear this. Not to mention that he had heard of this rumor, and it was Lin Daoyuan's arrangement that Song Yuanchao went to Jinling Nandu Food Factory before he even graduated from Imperial University. The purpose was to examine Song Yuanchao.
"Girls are really good at talking." Hu Yaoqing said with a smile, "I did have a little conflict with your dad last time, but it was actually my uncle who secretly plotted against him. I didn't expect your dad to be so cunning that he actually saw through it, and he didn't treat me well afterwards. I almost lost face."
"What's the matter? Can you tell me?" After hearing what Hu Yaoqing said, Song Zijun suddenly became curious and asked quickly.
Hu Yaoqing waved his hand: " Business matters are complicated, and I can't explain them in a few words. Besides, it's not convenient to tell you about this matter. By the way, girl, has your company made any money so far? Are there any difficulties? Do you need any investment?"
Song Zijun just asked, she knew that her father Song Yuanchao and Hu Yaoqing were not ordinary people, and the business or some things they talked about were not something she could know at her level. Since Hu Yaoqing refused to say, Song Zijun stopped asking, but when Hu Yaoqing asked about his company, Song Zijun had an idea.
Song Zijun's company has developed very quickly. Although it has not been long, the momentum is very rapid. However, in recent days, the company has been spending money like water. Although Song Zijun has raised a start-up fund from her eldest brother, she and Qin Wenchang also have some money on their own. In addition, the company's office does not need rent or anything, so the cost is already very advantageous.
But the problem is that the projects she is working on and the subsequent development of the company require a lot of funds. Although the results of the investment have been seen now, as the company develops, these funds are simply not enough.
Moreover, Song Zijun and Qin Wenchang have another idea these days, which is to spend money to acquire a suitable video website. If this can be done, her company will have a certain advantage in the same industry.
At present, there are many video websites in China, including LeTV, Tudou, 56.com, Jidong.com, PPTV, PPS, Youku, Ku6, Renren and other companies.
Song Zijun's company was established a little later than these websites, so its influence is naturally not as great as that of these predecessor companies.
However, Song Zijun was not worried about these things, because she and Qin Wenchang had carefully studied the current model and advantages and disadvantages of video websites before establishing the company. Although their company can also be said to be a video network, in addition to operating similar operations to most video websites, Song Zijun also focused more on independent video production and user experience.
Coupled with the technical team she poached from Zhang Hao, their company has strong technical capabilities. Under the recommendation of Zhang Hao, they purchased a video playback software. Based on this, they began to develop their own video playback software and upgraded its core technology as their own video anchor software.
In addition, Song Zijun also took advantage of his own strengths and obtained certain support from film and television companies and websites such as Yahoo through his relationships with Luo Yang and Zhang Hao. These are advantages that many ordinary similar websites do not have. Coupled with Song Zijun's outstanding abilities, he quickly stood out among his peers.
Although he has achieved some results now, Song Zijun also understands a simple truth, which is that in the Internet industry, the winner takes all.
The industry is now at a time when many competitors are emerging. If you cannot become the leader in the industry in just a few years, then the future you will either end up declining or being acquired by others.
Song Zijun is very clear about this, so she has begun to think about the possibility of company financing these days. If there is financing, the company's strength will be further improved. If she can use the financing to acquire competitors she likes, and strengthen herself and make up for her own shortcomings through mergers and acquisitions, then the company's situation will inevitably take a leap forward.
But it is not easy to raise funds. It has not even been a year since Song Zijun and Qin Wenchang started their business. Although the company has developed rapidly, there is still a big gap compared with other companies that have already reached a considerable scale. It is simply impossible to raise funds through formal channels.
