Rebirth 1984: Starting from the development of Hanka

Chapter 222 Create Miracles, Break Records!
After more than half a month of contact, Lu Maoshi learned about their valuation of Wujiang ISP (Europe) from other investment companies.

Wujiang ISP Company (Europe) is the largest Internet operator covering the whole of Europe. The lowest quotation is 100 billion U.S. dollars, and the highest is 150 billion U.S. dollars!
Wujiang Group invested and established Wujiang ISP Company (Europe) and spent a total of about 30 billion US dollars.

In 46 countries and regions in Europe, the investment cost was as little as 1000 million US dollars, and as much as [-] to [-] million US dollars.

Today, the highest valuation of Wujiang ISP Company (Europe) is 150 billion US dollars, which has increased by more than 5 times! ! !
Even, this may not be the final offer.

With the development of the Internet, the development prospects of ISP companies are full of expectations.

Lu Maoshi selected some of the investment companies with relatively high quotations, and then invited them to discuss the A round of financing.

These investment companies include France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, British Telecom, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, etc. 38.

The investment companies that received the invitation were very happy, while the investment companies that did not receive the invitation had no choice but to withdraw from the competition.

However, Goldman Sachs is somewhat dissatisfied.

Goldman Sachs, the highest bidder, was not invited.

Dennis Toynby expressed his incomprehension and called Lu Maoshi directly.

"Mr. Lu Maoshi, our Goldman Sachs Group has given the highest quotation to Wujiang ISP (Europe), why is our Goldman Sachs Group not included in the cooperation negotiation list?" Dennis Toynby held back his anger and asked calmly.

Lu Maoshi thought for a while, and then expressed Zhao Ye's meaning: "I'm sorry, Mr. Dennis Toynby, the reason why our company made this decision is because Goldman Sachs Group has already invested in 'AOL'. The reason why Wujiang ISP (Europe) raised funds was not because of lack of money, but because of the need for a company that can help Wujiang ISP (Europe). Mr. Dennis Toynby, I would like to ask whether Goldman Sachs will eventually stand on the side of 'AOL' or Wujiang ISP (Europe). , Will Goldman Sachs Group fully help the development of Wujiang ISP (Europe)?"

Lu Maoshi's words immediately stopped Dennis Toynby, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

It is said that Goldman Sachs will stand on the side of Wujiang ISP (Europe)?It has to be believed...

And Goldman Sachs Group itself is an American company. If it is said that it will favor 'AOL', it will be convincing.

Lu Maoshi saw that Dennis Toynby was silent, so he smiled and said: "Mr. Dennis Toynby, you understand our company's concerns, so this is why Goldman Sachs is not included in the cooperation list!"

Dennis Toynby frowned and said, "Is there no way?"

"It's not impossible, unless Goldman Sachs sells AOL's stock to Wujiang Group!" Lu Maoshi said casually, he didn't believe that Goldman Sachs would make such a choice.

The U.S. market is huge, not smaller than the European market. Therefore, AOL has great potential for development.

However, Wujiang Group cannot enter the US ISP industry, which undoubtedly gives AOL a chance to grow.

Goldman Sachs knows which choice to make as long as it weighs the pros and cons slightly.

Dennis Toynby sighed: "Hey, it seems that our Goldman Sachs Group has no predestined relationship with the ISP company (Europe), what a pity..."

Lu Maoshi nodded noncommittally. The financing plan of Wujiang ISP Company (Europe) did not consider American companies very much. Wujiang Group just used Goldman Sachs to raise the valuation of ISP Company.

the next morning.

Wujiang Group officially started the round A financing negotiation for ISP.

conference room.

Lu Maoshi spoke first, looked around the crowd, and said loudly: "Hello everyone, first of all, on behalf of Wujiang Group, I would like to thank you for your love for Wujiang ISP (Europe)."

"As everyone thinks, Wujiang ISP (Europe) has great potential for development, so all the companies present want to invest in it!"

"Wujiang ISP company (Europe) not only has the first-mover advantage, but also has a leading position in technology!"

"As far as I know, the mainstream broadband technology on the market is still using MODEM technology. The bandwidth range is only 14.4k-58K, and the download speed is about 7K per second. This is far from the adsl technology developed by our Wujiang Group!"

"No customer would be willing to install such a slow network."

"So, even if it's just using technology, Wujiang ISP (Europe) can crush its competitors!"

"It will take at least two years for competitors to catch up. By then, I am afraid that the day lily will be cold. The entire European ISP market has long been occupied by Wujiang ISP company (Europe)."

"Everyone should be very clear about the financial strength of Wujiang Group. If it is not for the support of strategic partners, there is no need for Wujiang ISP (Europe) to raise funds."

Lu Maoshi took the lead in expressing in front of everyone that this is an opportunity given to everyone by Wujiang Group, not begging others to invest in Wujiang ISP (Europe).

The Wujiang Group is not short of money, and the ISP company has a technological monopoly advantage. Such a sought-after high-quality resource is rare in a lifetime.

After Lu Maoshi finished speaking, the expressions of many people present moved slightly. They looked at each other's surrounding competitors and couldn't help but raise their bids in their hearts.

Lu Maoshi had a panoramic view of the changes in everyone's expressions, and his purpose was to arouse everyone's desire to compete.

Unconsciously, the corners of his mouth turned up, he smiled slightly, and continued: "At present, the highest valuation of Wujiang ISP (Europe) by investment companies has reached 150 billion US dollars, but I think the market value of Wujiang ISP (Europe) is definitely underestimated!"

As soon as the words were finished, the people present almost exploded.

The valuation of 150 billion US dollars is still underestimated. How big is the appetite of Wujiang Group.

They can probably guess the total investment of Wujiang ISP Company (Europe).

The valuation has risen several times, and Wujiang Group is still not satisfied.

Everyone frowned deeply and looked at each other.

"Mr. Lu, Wujiang ISP (Europe) is only a company that provides Internet access services, and its total assets do not exceed US$35 billion. Its original valuation of US$150 billion is already very high, and if you want to increase it, how dare we investment companies invest?" Steve Keto, a representative of Barclays in the UK, retorted loudly.

Lu Maoshi smiled when he heard the words, and said: "We think its valuation is high, of course because we see its future prospects. I know that some people here are optimistic about the development of the Internet, but their understanding of the Internet is definitely not deep enough! Have you ever imagined how far the Internet will develop in the near future?"

After a pause of two seconds, Lu Maoshi did not wait for anyone to answer, and then replied on his own: "In the near future, the Internet will be everywhere. Every family, every company, government agency, scientific research unit, etc., as long as you can think of it, there will be the Internet."

"Can you refuse to browse websites on your computer to learn about news and current events?

Can you say no to shopping online with one click on your computer?

Can you refuse to make friends on the computer and chat with friends online?

Can you say no to playing computer games with your friends online?

Can you refuse to watch movies, TV shows and listen to music online? "

Lu Maoshi paused, and said loudly: "No, you can't refuse at all! No one can refuse!"

"In the near future, everyone in the world will be a member of the network!"

"Tell me, is the development potential of the ISP industry huge?"

"Of course, some people may think, what's the point of being an Internet operator?"

"Then I just want to tell you that whoever controls the Internet access can dominate the future!!!"

Good guy, Lu Maoshi was very excited when he said it, and everyone was also very excited to hear it.

Especially the last sentence, let everyone realize the importance of ISP more soberly. ISP companies are not just charging a fixed monthly Internet fee.

ISP Internet operators can fully use their own advantages to recommend websites, software, etc. to users...

Just as everyone was looking forward to the future of the Internet, Lu Maoshi suddenly said something, seemingly unintentionally.

"Oh, by the way, China's network is 'three networks in one', so Wujiang ISP (Europe) may enter into communications, TV networks and the Internet in the future..."

Lu Maoshi is crazy about painting cakes, and he doesn't care whether it can be realized or not.

However, the people present were obviously more excited.

Whether Wujiang ISP (Europe) can expand its business will not be discussed, but this is at least a hope.

Work hard, maybe it will be done.

At this time, if you think about the market value of 150 billion US dollars, everyone thinks that it is not expensive.

To see whether an enterprise has potential, of course depends on its future market capacity.

Wujiang isp company (Europe) is undoubtedly a super potential stock!

Everyone was very excited, and immediately a representative of a company said loudly: "France Telecom is willing to increase the valuation of Wujiang ISP (Europe) to 160 billion US dollars, but we hope to obtain 20% of the shares of Wujiang ISP (Europe)!!!"

When the other people present heard it, they quit immediately.

This time, Wujiang ISP (Europe) only sold 30% of its shares in the A round of financing. There are representatives of more than 30 investment companies here. France Telecom will divide up 20%, so how will other investment companies distribute it?

Everyone unanimously condemned France Telecom.

At the same time, the market value of Wujiang ISP (Europe) was gradually increased.

It quickly broke through $200 billion.

However, this is not enough. Many representatives can only increase the valuation of Wujiang ISP Company (Europe) in order to obtain higher shares for their companies, so as to scare off companies with relatively weak financial resources.

Lu Maoshi watched them quarreling, but he himself sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, sipping tea with a smile.

The snipe and the clam compete for the fisherman's profit, you can fight to your heart's content, haha...

After about an hour and a half, the quarrel in the conference room gradually decreased.

Finally, the pre-money valuation of Wujiang ISP (Europe) has reached as high as 300 billion US dollars.

Pre-investment valuation, that is, pre-investment valuation.

Wujiang ISP Company (Europe) sells 30% of the shares, and the 30% is calculated according to the post-investment valuation.

Lu Maoshi's face turned slightly red, and he was very excited.

The total investment of Wujiang ISP Company (Europe) was only 30 billion US dollars, but now its pre-investment market value is as high as 300 billion US dollars.

Lu Maoshi felt that it was outrageous, and he was very excited.

In fact, he just hasn't seen anything more outrageous.

During the Internet bubble period, a broken website was valued at more than one billion US dollars, or even more.

Wujiang isp company (Europe) has actually invested 30 billion US dollars, and has the first-mover advantage, the monopoly of Europe's "last mile" and technological leadership.

Wujiang ISP (Europe) has such a huge advantage, and its market value of only 300 billion US dollars is actually nothing.

If Zhao Ye hadn't been trying to win over the top snakes in Europe, there would be absolutely no need for Wujiang ISP (Europe) to raise money.

ISP companies are very profitable.

As long as Wujiang ISP (Europe) can be listed, the market value will easily exceed [-] billion US dollars.You know, this is an isp company with a monopoly in Europe!Can the market value be low?

By noon, the representatives who did not intend to bid left one after another.

Only five investment companies were saved in the meeting room: France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, British Telecom, Deutsche Bank, and British Barclays.

Each company will not let anyone else, and after a final discussion, it is decided to divide 30% of the shares equally, that is, each company will own 6% of the shares.

Seeing that they had reached an agreement, Lu Maoshi couldn't help but click his tongue secretly.

If news of the A-round financing of Wujiang ISP Company (Europe) gets out, it will definitely cause a sensation all over the world!
Because these five investment companies must come up with a total of 128 billion US dollars to obtain 30% of the shares.

Then, the post-investment market value of Wujiang ISP Company (Europe) will be as high as 428 billion US dollars.

And 128 billion US dollars will become the fuel for the crazy expansion of Wujiang ISP (Europe)! ! !
Immediately will show the world what is the art of burning money!
Without burning tens of billions of dollars a year, how can Wujiang ISP (Europe) carry out the B round of financing?
In the afternoon, Lu Maoshi signed an investment agreement with representatives of five investment companies including France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom and British Telecom.

At this moment, the outside of the hotel gate where everyone was meeting was already full of reporters.

They are all waiting for the news of Wujiang isp company (Europe)'s A round of financing.

"Oh my god, the Series A financing of Wujiang ISP Company (Europe) may create an unprecedented record!!!" A reporter lost his voice, his expression extremely shocked.

They interviewed the representatives of those investment companies who came out in advance. According to these representatives, before they came out, the valuation of Wujiang ISP (Europe) had already reached as high as 250 billion US dollars.

It's just terrifying!
"Are we going to witness the miracle in person? The A-round financing of Wujiang ISP (Europe) is so high, so how shocking will the next B-round, C-round and D-round financing be!"

"Wow, I'm really looking forward to it. I hope that the A-round financing of Wujiang ISP Company (Europe) will go smoothly. In this case, Wujiang ISP Company (Europe) will have the money to lay more optical cables and realize the rapid development of the European Internet high-speed information highway!!!"

"Haha, the United States is still holding meetings to discuss investing in the construction of high-speed information highways, but they discuss and discuss. I don't think they can discuss anything in half a year."

"..."

At this time, the door of the hotel suddenly opened.

The reporters looked around one after another.

I saw Lu Maoshi talking and laughing with the representatives of the five investment companies, and walked out together.

"Mr. Lu, may I ask whether the A-round financing of Wujiang ISP (Europe) was successful?"

"Mr. Lu, may I ask how much Wujiang ISP company (Europe) got in financing?"

"..."

The reporters swarmed up, took out their microphones, aimed at Lu Maoshi, and asked loudly.

Even if the bodyguards around wanted to stop him, they couldn't resist the reporter's madness.

Seeing this, Lu Maoshi raised his hand and said with a smile: "Thanks to the attention of the media, the financing of Wujiang ISP (Europe) is very successful, and the first round of financing has received an investment of 128 billion U.S. dollars. We promise that this 128 billion U.S. dollars will be used to develop European telecommunications infrastructure, lay more optical cables, and let the light of the Internet shine on every corner of Europe!!!"

clap clap clap!
There was thunderous applause at the scene!

The reporters also pressed the shutters of their cameras one after another, recording this moment forever.

PS: There is something temporary, one is that my friend is sick, and the other is that many chapter editors urge me to change it, so I will update it tomorrow

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