Chapter 523: Hongmen Banquet?
Compared to Chen Yan's curiosity, He Mengxue was even more curious.
She was curious why Zhang Yonghao invited Chen Yan to dinner.
I was also curious, would Chen Yan actually take me to see Zhang Yonghao?
Although Chen Yan behaved very normally, He Mengxue's woman's sixth sense still made her feel that something was wrong with Chen Yan these two days.
If you ask her to explain one, two, three, four, five , she can't say it.
At most... Chen Yan wasn't as diligent as me in buying breakfast in the early morning before, but he wouldn't suddenly not answer the phone?
However, these things all have reasonable reasons, and He Mengxue could not find any fault with them.
In the end, she could only attribute it to her sixth sense.
So, when Chen Yan said that he would go to see Zhang Yonghao himself, He Mengxue felt something was wrong again. That's why she took the initiative to ask to go together.
She originally thought that Chen Yan would definitely refuse, but who would have known that Chen Yan actually agreed.
"Is it really me who is imagining things?"
He Mengxue is a little confused...
While He Mengxue was confused, the three of them came to the place where Zhang Yonghao was inviting them to dinner.
A restaurant that looks quite ordinary from the outside.
But after walking in, I found that the privacy was very good. There was no lobby, only private rooms.
The walls of each private room are also very thick and soundproof.
It's obviously a place to do business.
This is also in line with Zhang Yonghao's current identity.
Although he is wealthy, he is invested by Chen Yan after all, so it is not appropriate to invite Chen Yan to a too expensive place.
After giving Zhang Yonghao's name, the waiter led Chen Yan and He Mengxue to the private room.
As a driver, Jiang Xiaoyun was not suitable to attend such a confidential dinner, so Chen Yan asked her to find a place to eat nearby first, and then take the invoice to Song Chuang for reimbursement.
When we arrived at the private room, Zhang Yonghao was already sitting inside.
Besides him, there were two middle-aged men in the room.
I remember Chen Yan as the company's deputy general manager and financial director.
According to the information Qin Ming gave to Chen Yan, these two people were Zhang Yonghao's die-hard fans, so Chen Yan was not surprised that they were here.
Seeing Chen Yan coming in, the three of them stood up and greeted him with a smile.
Zhang Yonghao even took the initiative to pull out a chair for Chen Yan, then smiled and said to Chen Yan, "Mr. Chen, you are here very early. If we hadn't thought of coming earlier and let you arrive first, it would be a waste of hospitality."
Chen Yan is now familiar with these polite words.
He smiled and said, "What hospitality? We are all family, and we don't have many guests."
Hearing Chen Yan say this, Zhang Yonghao quickly climbed up the pole, "Yes, yes. We are a family, a family."
While chatting, several people sat down.
Because it was an internal company dinner, even though Zhang Yonghao was the host, Chen Yan still sat in the host seat, He Mengxue sat on his left, and Zhang Yonghao sat on his right.
Since everyone was present, the financial director stood up and asked the waiter to serve the dishes. Taking this opportunity, Chen Yan also took the initiative to ask Zhang Yonghao, "How is the company doing recently?"
Zhang Yonghao smiled and said, "Everything is going well at the company. We have already rolled out our app in countries around the world, topping the download charts in more than 20 countries, and surpassing other software to become number one in the market."
"In China, the gap between us and the slower players is gradually narrowing. I believe that in a few months, we will be able to surpass them."
"but……"
At this point, Zhang Yonghao changed the subject and said, "We are running out of money and need to raise funds again."
"I have discussed this matter with President Qin, but he has not made any statement yet..."
Zhang Yonghao didn't finish his words, but Chen Yan understood what he meant.
It's nothing more than wanting Chen Yan to nod his head and then get the company financing.
In this way, Zhang Yonghao can achieve two goals.
One is that the company gets cash, and the other is that Chen Yan's shares are diluted.
Chen Yan was no pushover, he responded to the opponent's move and said with a smile, "How much do we plan to raise? I have a lot of spare cash."
"Whether it's RMB or Mg, I have it all."
At this point, he pointed at He Mengxue and said, "Mr. He is here right now."
"You tell her the number and share ratio, she'll go back and hold a meeting to study it, and we'll just inject capital directly."
After saying that, Chen Yan looked at Zhang Yonghao with a smile.
Chen Yan's words were actually trying to force Zhang Yonghao.
After all, it was Zhang Yonghao who said he was short of money.
And Chen Yan said he could pay.
If Zhang Yonghao refuses, the situation will become very ugly.
However, if he does not refuse, and this round of financing is really taken up by Chen Yan, then the company will be further out of Zhang Yonghao's control.
This is definitely not something Zhang Yonghao can allow.
Therefore, Chen Yan was forcing Zhang Yonghao to see how he would respond and what choice he would make.
As a result, who would have thought that Zhang Yonghao was not an easy person to get along with. He did not refuse or object, and said to Chen Yan enthusiastically, "This is a good relationship."
"If Mr. Chen can take up this round of financing, then our company's financial pressure can be greatly alleviated. "
Chen Yan was stunned for a moment, a little bit unbelievable: Is Zhang Yonghao going to give in? Is this the effect of the forced purchase of the card?
Just as he was thinking this, Zhang Yonghao paused and said, "But..."
“Now there is actually a problem with the price.”
He said, "Our company's valuation has increased quite quickly recently. The last time we raised funds, it was around 10 billion."
"This time, recently, a few of us discussed and felt that we could reach about 50 billion."
"Chen Yan, can you accept this price?"
When Chen Yan heard Zhang Yonghao's words, his expression froze.
50 billion?
This is a big mouth of the lion!
It has only been more than half a year since the last round of financing. Toutiao Technology’s business has indeed grown very rapidly, but it has definitely not reached an exaggerated five-fold increase.
The valuation given by the system is only 20 billion.
In other words, Zhang Yonghao was taking a step back by offering a high price to give the choice back to Chen Yan.
Chen Yan opened his mouth to refute.
Zhang Yonghao smiled and said, "Mr. Chen is also from our company. The higher the company's valuation, the better. This way, the shares you hold will be more valuable."
"Moreover, our company's business has grown very rapidly recently. For example..."
Then, Zhang Yonghao began to recite a series of data. It seemed that he had memorized every aspect of the company.
Even though the two were enemies, and Chen Yan didn't like Zhang Yonghao's spineless character, it had to be said that in the back-and-forth confrontation between the two, Chen Yan still admired Zhang Yonghao's ability.
This guy is worthy of being the founder of Toutiao Technology, and he can also bring Toutiao Technology to a commercial giant with a market value of trillions of dollars.
Even though it has just started out, it has already acquired some style.
While sighing in his heart, Chen Yan smiled and resolved the matter into nothingness, "Our company has indeed developed very quickly during this period."
"But the valuation is definitely not something we can decide on our own. We still need to have strict standards."
"Wait a few days and let Mr. He bring a professional team to investigate and discuss with us, and then we can make a final decision."
What this meant was to put the matter on hold for the time being. Zhang Yonghao achieved his goal and nodded with a smile, "Okay."
In the first round, the two fought back and forth and ended up in a draw.
However, Chen Yan was a little confused.
Because he really couldn't understand why Zhang Yonghao invited him to dinner this time.
Originally, he thought that Zhang Yonghao wanted him to agree to the financing issue, but now Zhang Yonghao just tried it out and no longer insisted.
This is obviously wrong.
And... Chen Yan didn't find any opportunity to get Zhang Yonghao to sell his shares to him.
What is going on?
Isn't it time yet?
While thinking this, Chen Yan chatted aimlessly with Zhang Yonghao.
As they chatted, Zhang Yonghao suddenly mentioned what Chen Yan had just said, "By the way, Mr. Chen, you have always said that you have sufficient funds, both in RMB and in Mg."
“How did you do this?”
After hearing what Zhang Yonghao said, Chen Yan was about to make up an excuse: After all, all that was cash he got from cashback, and although it was a legal source, Chen Yan still didn't want others to know about this.
As a result, at this moment, suddenly, that mysterious feeling appeared again.
Chen Yan felt the guidance, and then he changed his words temporarily, "Oh. Those. Those are all the money I earned through financial means in the stock market, futures or foreign exchange."
"Not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."
Hearing Chen Yan's words, Zhang Yonghao's eyes suddenly lit up, and then he and Vice President Wang looked at each other, and then said with a smile, "I didn't expect that President Chen had this ability."
Chen Yan's foot was under the table and he kicked He Mengxue lightly.
He Mengxue was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "In fact, our CEO Chen has always been a financial genius."
"The money he used to start his company was earned from virtual currency."
"After that, although he started his own company, he never gave up stock and futures trading."
"Many people in Qindao know that he started a company as a sideline."
"Finance is his main business."
Hearing He Mengxue's support, Zhang Yonghao's eyes flickered again.
At this time, the CFO came back.
Zhang Yonghao glanced at him and asked with a smile, "Is Mr. Chen playing in Hong Kong City?"
Chen Yan nodded, "Yes. At first, it was in China. But the supervision was too strict, and the funds were not free enough."
"So, gradually, I went to Hong Kong City."
He Mengxue continued, "The initial funds were transferred by our family on behalf of Mr. Chen."
"But I didn't expect that in just one or two years, Mr. Chen's capital has increased five to ten times."
Hearing He Mengxue and Chen Yan's singing the same tune, Zhang Yonghao couldn't help but lick his lips with a little excitement.
However, as an old fox, he did not state his .
Instead, he cleverly changed the subject and started talking about something else, as if everything that had just happened was just a casual thing.
After that meal, this topic was never brought up again.
Both the host and the guests had a great time during the meal and talked about company and personal topics.
Chen Yan and Zhang Yonghao were like two close friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time, chatting animatedly.
After the meal, the five of them chatted for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, Chen Yan took the initiative to leave.
Zhang Yonghao and others stood up and sent Chen Yan and He Mengxue away.
Arriving at the entrance of the hotel, Zhang Yonghao smiled and said to Chen Yan, "Mr. Chen, I have benefited a lot from talking to you today."
"We must meet again some other day and have a meal together."
Chen Yan said with a smile, "Sure. No problem. I have to stay in Tiandu for two days, so let's make an appointment another day."
"No problem." Zhang Yonghao agreed with a smile.
At this time, Jiang Xiaoyun had finished her meal and came back. Seeing Chen Yan and He Mengxue coming out, she hurriedly drove over to pick them up.
Chen Yan and He Mengxue said goodbye to Zhang Yonghao and others again, and then got in the car.
Drive and leave the hotel.
He Mengxue hesitated for a moment, then asked Chen Yan in confusion, "Chen Yan. Why do I feel like I don't understand this?"
"Why did Zhang Yonghao invite you to dinner this time?"
"It feels like you two haven't talked about anything."
At this moment, Chen Yan was smiling as he sorted out some of the information he had just heard through his [Inner Earphones]...
