Silicon Valley

After a few minutes of discussion, Goldman Sachs representative Bob Ellen said solemnly: "Mr. Ma Yun, at present, Taobao's market value is far less than 10 million US dollars, and our most estimated market value is 5 million US dollars! Based on Under this condition, we are willing to invest $300 in Taobao!"

Jack Ma and Cai Chongxin glanced at each other. The $5 million was 2.5 times what NetEase valued Taobao.

"Mr. Jack Ma, what do you think?" Bob Ellen asked.

"Mr. Bob Ellen, although Taobao.com was founded later than 8848, its development speed is not slow at all. I believe that as long as there is enough funds, Taobao.com will definitely catch up and surpass the 8848 website!"

Jack Ma is thin and small, but he speaks plausibly, "Mr. Bob Ellen, you should consider the future development prospects of Taobao, so as to give a more accurate estimate!"

When Bob Ellen heard the words, he couldn't help but pause.

"Okay, we can raise the valuation of Taobao," Bob Ellen thought for a while, and said in a very firm tone, "Mr. Jack Ma, Taobao is worth up to $6 million! If there is more, we can only choose to give up. !"

When Ma Yun heard this, he hesitated.

"Mr. Bob Ellen, please allow me to consider one day!" Ma Yun said.

"Of course no problem."

The first round of negotiations ended quickly.

After Jack Ma left the Goldman Sachs office, he turned on his mobile phone and saw five or six missed calls.

"Who called me?" Ma Yun murmured and called back according to this number.

After a while, the phone was connected. A woman's voice came from the opposite side, and it was in English.

"Hello, this is Weifeng Capital Company. Is there anything I can do for you?"

Jack Ma didn't feel a little surprised. Prestige Capital is a well-known venture capital company in the world. How could they find themselves. As we all know Zhou, Prestige Capital is Henry Williams' business, and Nicholas International E-Commerce is also his business. Because Taobao and Nicholas International E-commerce constitute a competitive relationship, Jack Ma never imagined that Prestige Capital would find him.

After pondering for a few seconds, Jack Ma replied: "Hello, I'm Jack Ma. Before, your company seemed to have called me 5 times, but unfortunately my phone was turned off. Excuse me, what do you have to do with me? ?"

"Oh, you are Jack Ma, the founder of Taobao?!"

"If it's a fake replacement."

"Hello, Mr. Ma Yun. Do you have time? That's it, our CEO, Ms. Kaelina, is very interested in Taobao. If you have time, please make sure to visit the office of Prestige Capital in Beijing! "

Ma Yun was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but ponder. From the conversation, he vaguely guessed the other party's intention.

"Mr. Ma Yun??" A questioning voice came from the ear.

Ma Yun thought about it, no matter what, let's look at the other party's conditions first, so he replied, "Okay, I will go!"

"Okay, the address of Prestige Capital's office in Beijing is XXXXXX."

"thanks!"

After Ma Yun said thank you, he hung up the call and then told Cai Chongxin about it.

As the two walked, they discussed.

"Mr. Ma, it seems that Prestige Capital wants to acquire our Taobao.com!"

"That's right!" Ma Yun said with a smile, "However, with the addition of Prestige Capital, Taobao's worth has been raised invisibly. Maybe Goldman Sachs is willing to offer a higher price!"

When Cai Chongxin heard the words, he couldn't help laughing. He knew that Jack Ma was not willing to sell Taobao to other companies. Without Goldman Sachs and other companies, Taobao’s capital chain would be broken, and Ma Yun had no choice but to choose Prestige Capital. But now you can use the prestige capital to bring out that Taobao is a sought-after product! Naturally, it is necessary to meet the person in charge of Prestige Capital.

At noon, Jack Ma and Cai Chongxin had a casual lunch at a small restaurant. Afterwards, he set off for the office of Prestige Capital in Beijing.

Prestige Capital rented an office building in the Zhongguancun area where venture capitalists gather. After Ma Yun and Cai Chongxin came to the office, they explained their identities.

The lady at the front desk said, "Please wait a moment, I will notify the general manager immediately!"

"Well..." Ma Yun nodded.

After the front desk lady hung up, she said to Ma Yun and Cai Chongxin, "Please come with me!"

The two followed behind her and came to a reception room after a while. After opening the door and entering, I saw a middle-aged man in a suit and tie.

"Hello, I'm Rayleigh Kem, general manager of Prestige Capital China."

"Hello!"

"Hello!"

"Please take a seat," Rayleigh Kem continued, pointing to the seat in front, "It's like this, we Weifeng Capital are more interested in Taobao and want to invest in it. This is our investment plan!"

Hearing this, Ma Yun and Cai Chongxin looked at each other. At the same time, he took the documents that Rayleigh Kem handed over.

After Ma Yun opened it, he browsed carefully. After finishing, he looked quite shocked.

According to the document, Weifeng Capital, Kowloon Investment and Nicholas International E-Commerce will jointly make a strategic investment in Taobao. Ma Yun and Cai Chongxin never expected the other party to offer such favorable conditions. The only bad thing is that if you accept such conditions, then the real owner of Taobao will be Henry Williams!

Rayleigh Kem said with a smile: "Mr. Ma Yun, what do you think of the conditions we offered? I think there should be no other company that is better than the conditions offered by Prestige Capital!"

Ma Yun was silent, carrying out various pros and cons analysis in his mind.

"Mr. Rayleigh Kem, the conditions are very attractive, I will consider it!" Ma Yun said solemnly.

"Of course." Riley Combe laughed. "Please let me know when you think about it!"

"OK."

Ma Yun and Cai Chongxin left immediately.

The elevator door opened, and a short, bald middle-aged man stood inside. Cai Chongxin was stunned for a moment, because he had already recognized the other party as Sun Zhengyi, the founder of SoftBank in Japan. He used to work in a German investment bank and dealt with Masayoshi Son.

"Hello, Mr. Sun, I didn't expect to see you here."

"Mr. Cai Chongxin, hello! Who is this?" The light flashed in Sun Zhengyi's eyes. This floor belongs to Prestige Capital. The two of them appeared here, presumably some project found Prestige Capital.

The entire office building is located in the most prosperous area of ​​Zhongguancun, and most of the tenants up and down are venture capital firms. SoftBank has also established an office upstairs.

"Oh, this is my boss Jack Ma, the founder of Taobao.com!" Cai Chongxin then introduced Masayoshi Son to Ma Yun, "Mr. Ma, this is Mr. Masayoshi Son, the founder of the famous SoftBank Group in Japan."

"Hello, nice to meet you, Mr. Ma!" Sun Zhengyi greeted with a smile and extended his hand.

"Me too, nice to meet you!" Ma Yun shook hands with him.

Sun Zhengyi asked with a calm smile: "I think you guys just went to Prestige Capital, presumably to raise money. How about it, have you been successful?"

Ma Yun said: "This time, Prestige Capital took the initiative to find us, and offered very favorable conditions. However, the matter is important, I have to think about it!"

"Hehe, it's not wrong to think about investing in this kind of thing. Oh, by the way, there is a nice cafe nearby, let's have a coffee together?!"

"Mr. Sun is at the helm of the SoftBank Group. He is busy with business. It is our honor to take time out of his busy schedule to have coffee with us." Cai Chongxin smiled and gave Ma Yun a wink.

(To be continued ~^~)