Rebirth of the Entrepreneurship Era

Facing Boss Ma's question, Cai Chongxin did not have a definite answer.

He said to Boss Ma with a stern face: "There are many reasons why the investment bank gave up investment, and we can't guess this."

Boss Ma asked: "Did Lin Xiaru not tell you?"

"No." Cai Chongxin shook his head and said, "She didn't disclose the reason on the phone, and she couldn't possibly tell me that the investment institution has a very strong sense of confidentiality."

After all, Cai Chongxin said: "We don't need to speculate on the intentions of Lin Xiaru and Goldman Sachs now. It's meaningless. The top priority now is what to do with the next funding issue. Without money, we can only stay where we are..."

Although Boss Ma was very depressed, he also knew that the top priority now is to solve the money problem, so he immediately said: "We can't sit still, we have to contact other investment institutions immediately and ask them what their attitude is now, stop being so ambiguous Let them give a clear statement as soon as possible."

Cai Chongxin nodded and said, "Okay, I will contact you today."

Boss Ma hummed, but felt very uncertain in his heart.

At this time, Cai Chongxin said to him: "Mr. Ma, I think that in addition to the capital of Wall Street, we also need to get in touch with domestic capital."

Boss Ma asked him back: "Why do you say that? Isn't our offshore structure already set up?"

Cai Chongxin said: "I always feel that this matter is not very optimistic. Goldman Sachs invests so much now, the investment threshold is so low, and I have a personal relationship with Lin Xiaru, but even so, the investment matter eventually turned yellow. Others I think the probability of dollar capital is even smaller.”

Boss Ma sighed, and said, "Goldman Sachs suddenly stopped investing. This has indeed had a big impact on us, and all the rhythm and pace have been disrupted by him."

As he said that, he changed the subject and said again: "But even with domestic capital, there is nothing easy to do. There are very few domestic investors, and most of the domestic Internet investors rely on Western investment. Let’s start with Sina, Sohu, etc., if you go to them to attract investment, even if they are optimistic about this project, they will definitely exploit us, let alone a valuation of 10 million US dollars, even if it is a valuation of 10 million yuan. , they may not be able to give us.”

Cai Chongxin asked: "Then what is the lowest RMB valuation we can accept?"

Boss Ma thought for a while and said: "The minimum, it can't be less than 30 million yuan, the valuation of 30 million yuan, sell 50%,

Only 15 million RMB can be melted back, which is barely 2 million US dollars, which is more than 60% smaller than what we expected. "

After finishing speaking, Boss Ma said again: "It's better to have a good talk with those big capitals first. If it doesn't work, we can lower the valuation, 10 million US dollars a little bit, even if it is reduced to 5 million US dollars, as long as the other party can invest immediately, We can accept that too."

...

Although Xu Yiyang blocked Boss Ma's QQ, he still has his email address, and he has recorded his QQ number in advance, so he can be added back at any time.

However, he did not immediately get in touch with Boss Ma.

He knows very well in his heart that investment is definitely not something that can be done in three or two days, twenty or thirty days.

First of all, make sure that you need at least one or two rounds of meeting and chatting for an investment. After you have intentions, you need to review and unify your opinions internally;

Even if the opinions are unified, strict background investigations are still required, especially for companies like Boss Ma who have started early and have been working for a period of time, they still need to conduct detailed financial audits.

After everything is processed and the investment agreement is signed, the other party can make a payment.

So I might as well keep him cool for a while longer, and wait until the end of the month to contact him again.

On Tuesday, the computers and network equipment of the Internet cafe were finally installed.

In the first phase of the Internet cafe, only the first floor was used. The 90 computers were distributed in such a way that 70 computers were placed in the lobby on the first floor, and two rows of ten computers were placed in each of the two small rooms in a back-to-back manner.

After setting up ninety computers, Fuyu still has ample space.

Because Xu Yiyang's order was a big one, the boss of Hongchuang Digital also came over in person to supervise the work.

The boss's surname is Zhang, his name is Zhang Zhifei, he is about forty years old, and in Xu Yiyang's opinion, he can be regarded as a relatively reliable businessman.

Zhang Zhifei said to Xu Yiyang: "I can take care of everything here before six o'clock. You can start the business tonight. First, put up a sign stating that you can't access the Internet temporarily, but you can play games on the LAN. Don't worry, there must be a lot of people coming." , now most people go to Internet cafes to play games online, and not many people go online.”

Xu Yiyang said with a smile: "Don't worry about the opening. I haven't got the certificate for this Internet cafe yet. I just pack it up and open it when everything is ready."

Zhang Zhifei said: "No one cares about these things now. Most Internet cafes don't have a license, and they open with just a network cable. It's all money."

Xu Yiyang smiled and said, "It's okay, I won't be here for a day or two."

The computer is installed in place, the LAN connection is successful, and the bar counter, shelves and glass cabinets are also set up.

According to Xu Yiyang's instructions, Zhang Junnan contacted a large wholesale department to supply the supermarket. The other party came to inspect it. Seeing that it was a large-scale Internet cafe, he immediately supplied a batch of goods. At the same time, he also provided two sets with the same logo for free. Of course, the transparent refrigerators and freezers are only for free use, not as a gift. They also apply to the manufacturer, which can be regarded as a landing advertisement.

The examination of the current tobacco monopoly license is not strict, and scalpers have a way to apply, so Xu Yiyang is also waiting for the tobacco company to issue the license. After the license is issued, the Internet cafe can sell cigarettes in a fair manner, which is another stable income.

Xu Yiyang and several bedmates took turns skipping class in the afternoon and came to supervise the work. By 5 o'clock in the afternoon, all the installation and debugging of the machine and network equipment had been completed.

The Internet is still not available, but there is no problem playing LAN games, so after Zhang Zhifei took people away, Xu Yiyang greeted everyone: "Brothers, this is our own Internet cafe, do you want to play a few games of CS to celebrate?"

Everyone saw that the ninety machines were neat and uniform, and when they thought that they worked hard together to make money and invest, everyone felt a sense of accomplishment. When they heard this, they immediately cheered and turned on the machine.

Xu Yiyang said: "Let's sit in the middle row and sit in two teams facing each other, so that no one can peek at the screen."

So everyone teamed up immediately.

Xu Yiyang teamed up with Zhao Xin and Li Yiming;

Team Chen Meng, Gu Peng, and Zhang Junnan.

Shen Lele said: "I want to play too! But I can't, can you teach me?"

Chen Meng immediately said: "Sister-in-law, come with me, I will take you!"

Zhao Xin snorted: "Siblings still want you to bring them? Old Xu doesn't know how to bring them himself!"

Xu Yiyang smiled helplessly, and said to Shen Lele: "You sit next to me!"

So, everyone divided the 4V3 camps, turned on the computer, entered the desktop, and clicked on CS.

Chen Meng built a room, and chose the warehouse map, which is the favorite of novices.

Chen Meng and the others had few people, so they chose the bandits, while Xu Yiyang had a large number of people, so they chose the police.

Shen Lele didn't know how to play, so Xu Yiyang changed hands and taught her how to enter the game first, then choose the police team, and then taught her how to buy a gun and how to aim.

As a result, everyone was immersed in the game and had a great time playing it.

After playing for nearly an hour, a few young men who looked like college students came in. Seeing an Internet cafe with so many new machines, their eyes lit up and they asked, "Boss, can I get on the machine?"

They didn't know who the boss was, but they just passed by and wanted to find an Internet cafe to play. Although the sign hadn't been hung yet, it seemed to be full of computers, so they came over to ask.

Xu Yiyang took off his earphones and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, we haven't started business yet, and the Internet is not connected yet, so come back in two days."

The man hurriedly said, "We don't go online either, we just want to play CS for a while."

Seeing that there were also six of them, Xu Yiyang asked, "Which school are you from?"

The man said, "We are Tongji."

Xu Yiyang nodded and said with a smile: "Then just come in and turn on the phone and play together, no money is required, just help us promote it at school later!"

The six people were full of joy: "Really?"

Xu Yiyang smiled and said: "Why lie to you, come on, seven of us will beat you six, bring a girl, is it okay?"

The other party smiled immediately: "No problem!"

Xu Yiyang hasn't played CS for many years. Although he has a little foundation, he really doesn't have much advantage.

As for Shen Lele and Li Yiming, they were both novices who didn't even understand the map, and they didn't have much fighting power.

Therefore, the overall strength of their team is very weak.

And the other six people are really powerful.

Xu Yiyang discovered that they played CS, unlike ordinary passers-by who played around blindly, they had tactics and cooperation.

Under normal circumstances, the three of them are in a team, whether it is shooting or defusing bombs, they have a set of style of play, and their marksmanship is very accurate, against Xu Yiyang and the seven of them, they are simply crushing existences.

After playing for a long time, Xu Yiyang and the others didn't win a game, so Xu Yiyang couldn't help but ask the opposite side: "Brothers, are you a team?"

The other party scratched his head and smiled: "It doesn't count, we all just play more together, but we do have the idea of ​​​​establishing a team, and we haven't decided yet."

As he said that, the other party said again: "Actually, to be honest, forming a team doesn't make much sense. After all, there are no related competitions, and I haven't heard of any other teams. Everyone usually forms a random LAN with everyone in an Internet cafe." Play for a while."

Xu Yiyang nodded, if there is no competition, the team is really meaningless, and you can't form a team just to go to the Internet cafe every day to play passers-by.

Xu Yiyang suddenly had an idea, the CS team can be said to be one of the earliest and hottest e-sports.

After 2000, when CS became popular in the streets and alleys of cities across the country, almost every city had team competitions.

However, those competitions are generally not too big. They are nothing more than the sponsorship of local Internet cafes, and the winning team will give a few thousand yuan in bonuses.

However, the CS team competition is a very passionate e-sports, even a small event in an Internet cafe will attract the attention of many people.

Back then, the college students of Xu Yiyang's generation all regarded the SK team as gods, and that kind of pursuit was not weaker than that of the League of Legends team of later generations.

Xu Yiyang suddenly thought, after the Internet cafe officially opened, why not organize a CS team competition for the city's college students? If the reputation of Internet cafes among college students is known, why worry about bad business in the future?