Li Mu finally rejected Ye Tianming's proposal. The chief sponsor must be Makino Technology. Even the most discerning person would underestimate the influence of the "Oldboy" micro-movie, so Li Mu decided to keep the money at home. fields.
In addition, Li Mu also wanted to send a signal to Baidu first. The genius boy in their eyes will start to show off after being a genius for a few months.
What investors are most afraid of is that the person in charge of the invested company is pretending to be pretentious. If he invests real money, he will spend every penny wisely. If he is too pretentious, the investors will feel pain and will be hurt. Losing confidence in the future.
In fact, there are countless Internet companies. A considerable number of companies have raised angel rounds or even A rounds, but most of them cannot survive the B rounds. This is the curse of Internet company financing. In the process from A to B, , 60% will die; in the process from round B to round C, 70% will die. Those who grit their teeth and survive the round C financing can basically be said to be awesome.
The key reason for this usually lies with business leaders. Many young people with an annual salary of less than 100,000 yuan start their own businesses with enthusiasm. They raised tens of millions in Series A and reached a valuation of several million or even 10 million. , at this time, as soon as there is more cash in hand, people start to feel happy. Some people want to enjoy it in advance, change to a better office location, better benefits, and even a car. After a few times, they have spent all the money in the A round, and the project has also It’s bad; some people can survive to the B round. In the B round, the money raised has become hundreds or even tens of millions. At this time, with a lot of money in hand, the mentality becomes inflated and cannot be controlled, and they spend money indiscriminately. It’s still light. What’s more, some people have already started to think of ways to steal investors’ money, register shell companies outside, and siphon off investors’ money bit by bit. In the end, the project failed and they made a lot of money. Such people are no longer there. few.
Makino Technology hasn't started Series B financing yet, and Li Mu doesn't have much money, so he has started investing in movies randomly. People at Baidu will be very upset if they find out.
And Li Mu is preparing to use the sponsorship of the movie "Oldboy" as an opportunity to kick off a multi-pronged combat strategy.
Ye Tianming didn't know that Li Mu had so many twists and turns in his heart. He just felt that Li Mu would rather go out and fool others than let his own company contribute money. It seemed that he didn't have enough confidence in the movie.
But he didn't think much about it. In his eyes, Li Mu was a miracle boy, and he didn't know what he couldn't do yet.
After deciding on the specific details of the simple plan, the four of them rushed back to Jinling overnight. Li Mu drove the car home and called Song Liang. He didn't tell Zhang Kexuan and the others about their visit, but just said that he wanted to go there tomorrow. Check out the properties in the neighborhood.
Song Liang said: "Okay, you bring your uncle and aunt over tomorrow morning, I will accompany you to look at the house, and let my wife cook some good food and eat at my house at noon."
Li Mu originally wanted not to trouble others so much, but he couldn't resist Song Liang's enthusiasm and hospitality, so Li Mu agreed.
He and Song Liang are now friends on equal terms, and there is no need to keep things too private. In the future, Li Mu will still be thinking about whether he can cooperate with Song Liang further, and the two of them will go to Yanjing together to eat two bites of Yanjing. The big pie in the real estate market.
The next day, Li's father drove Li Mu and Li's mother, a family of three, to the Wanying Huating Community where Song Liang lived.
This community was developed by Song Liang's Wanying Company, and Wanying is doing the sales. Song Liang knew that Li Mu was coming to view the house today, so he arranged for a sales girl early to bring all the remaining keys to the large apartments, etc. With.
Dad Li parked the car at the door of the sales office and saw Song Liang waiting at the door. When the car stopped, Li Mu opened the door and got out of the car first, waved hello to Song Liang, and then moved to the other side to help him. Mom opened the door.
When Metersbonwe opened, Song Liang had been to the store. That was the first time he met Li Mu's parents. After Li Mu went to Yanjing, Song Liang went to Li Mu's store several times and met Li Mu's parents. Li Mu’s parents knew that before the opening of the Semir store, he had done advertising for the building for a few days, helping with publicity and building momentum. Li Mu’s parents were relatively familiar with him.
After Song Liang said hello to Li's father and Li's mother, he said to the two of them: "I heard from Li Mu that you want to buy a new house in Wanying Huating. I asked the sales staff at the sales office to prepare it. Now I can take us to see it together." look."
Dad Li said, "I'm causing trouble to you, Mr. Song."
Song Liang said hurriedly: "Uncle, there is no need to be so polite. Xiao Mu and I have known each other for a long time and are very good friends. This little thing is nothing."
Li Mu smiled and said: "Mom and Dad, you don't have to be so polite to him. We are customers, and customers are God."
Song Liang also smiled and said: "Yes, the customer is God. Let's go in and take a look at the house. I have asked people to prepare the keys for all the unsold lofts, so you can go and take a look now."
Li's father and Li's mother nodded and stopped being polite to Song Liang. Song Liang called over a girl, and the five of them started walking into the community. The accompanying sales girl looked about twenty years old, and she had already done it in Wanying. After more than a year, this is the first time I saw Wanying’s big boss personally accompany a client to view a house. No matter how big a client is, they don’t get such high-level treatment.
Song Liang's next words frightened the little girl selling the property so much that her eyes almost fell to the ground: "Uncle and aunt, our Wanying Huating's large loft apartment is currently on sale. If you buy it, you will get a 20% discount." furnish."
Although the current real estate market is not as popular as it will be in the future, it is absolutely impossible to be reduced to the level of discounts and decoration. For a house of more than 1,000 square meters, I am afraid that the profit margin will be wiped out at all.
So Li Mu knew as soon as he heard this that Song Liang was sending favors again.
Song Liang was indeed sending favors. He had been sending favors to Li Mu earlier. At that time, Li Mu didn't show any direct abilities. He only vaguely felt that he was unusual, but during that time, he was always helping him, no matter what. When he has a dispute with someone, or when he opens a clothing store at home, it is equivalent to giving him a favor.
Later, Li Mu repaid these favors in his own way, that is, he took the initiative to invite Song Liang to invest in Muye Technology. At that time, Muye Technology was valued at 50 million, and Song Liang bought five points of shares for 2.5 million. At that time, Song Liang He didn't realize that Li Mu was returning the favor. It wasn't until Makino Technology won the Series A round and integrated a large amount of traffic and users from Baidu search that he realized that Makino Technology was actually a money-making express. Li Mu pulled him into the Series A round. , just to get him in the car before really picking up speed.
At present, Makino Technology's generally recognized valuation in the Internet industry has reached around 300 million, and Li Mu also revealed his goal for Series B. Last time, he told Song Liang that he wanted to squeeze out the 10% of Baidu and change hands. For the investment bank that wants to enter the B round, the psychological price is 50 million yuan. In other words, Li Mu’s valuation of the B round is 500 million yuan.
I invested 2.5 million, and when I waited for the B round, it would become 25 million, a full tenfold increase.
Not only that, Song Liang also understood in his heart that the true value of a great Internet company can only be realized after several rounds of financing. It is estimated that it will have to wait until at least the E round. By then, even if his shares will be diluted by the continuous financing activities , but its actual value will definitely continue to increase.
It was precisely because of the unexpected reward from Makino Technology that Song Liang realized that the balance between himself and Li Mu had been seriously tilted.
Although he is a businessman and has seen too many horrific hand-to-hand fights in shopping malls, when it comes to true friends, he is just like Li Mu. When he owes someone a favor, he always thinks about paying it back twice as much. When getting along with good friends, he pays more than he gets in return. , which will make you feel more at ease.
Although he also reserved five points for Li Mu's real estate development project in Sanpailou, the profits of real estate are dead. Except for what the government takes away and the development costs, the profit rate of a residential real estate project generally does not exceed 200. %, so, taking these five points into account, the balance is still very tilted.
Song Liang is also a smart man. He knows that if he wants to change the tilt of the scale, what he needs to use now is favors rather than money. It is meaningless to simply pile up numbers. You must know how to be flexible. If you respect me on the money tree, Then I will respect you on a human level.
A house doesn't cost much, more than 200,000 yuan. Even if it is matched with the best decoration in Haizhou now, it will only cost 500,000 yuan. He can and is willing to give it to Li Mu's family directly, but he can't do this. Because Li Mu is also a wonderful person. When talking to each other, what everyone cares about is their feelings. Rough tactics are suitable for dealing with rough people, but not suitable for using on wonderful people.
Li Ma was a little surprised. She is now a businessman. After opening a clothing store, she began to more or less study the current consumption level in the city. Naturally, housing prices are also a point of concern for her.
She has heard of the house in Wanying Huating. The unit price of the loft is the most expensive, but it is also the only one that has not been sold out. The sales situation is not very good, so the discount is understandable, but the 20% discount is a bit too much. , not to mention providing decoration.
Li's mother asked Song Liang: "With such a discount and free decoration, aren't you going to lose money?"
Song Liang smiled and said: "The decoration is just a simple decoration. I am responsible for the renovation of water and electricity, and the laying of wall and floor tiles. It doesn't cost much. What's more, I am in the development business and I have the workers. The materials are all project prices, which are better than those of you outside." It’s much cheaper to hire someone to do the renovations.
Li Ma was still a little confused. Li Mu on the side said with a smile: "Mom, let's look at the house first. If the house is suitable, we can talk about this later."
Mother Li reacted and said with a smile: "Yes, let's take a look at the house first."
The location of Wanying Huating is impeccable in Haizhou. Although the community is in the city center, because it is not close to the core main road, the environment is relatively comfortable. It can be regarded as a good place to get quiet in the bustle. In addition, the community is green and The public facilities are relatively complete and the environment is clean. As soon as Li’s parents entered the community, they had a good first impression of Wanying Huating.
The large units in Wanying Huating are located in the middle and rear part of the community, which is also the quietest part. Moreover, unlike the last few rows of buildings, they are far away from the exit. Therefore, judging from the location in the community, it can be said to be standard for the community. Prime location.
Li Mu's only regret is that there are no high-rise buildings in Haizhou now, so there are no elevators, so he didn't want to choose the fourth and fifth floors, and the first floor is relatively humid, so Li Mu focused on the second and third floors. Li's father and Li's mother It doesn’t matter, I live on the first floor. Xiling Coal Mine’s community also allows residents on the first floor to build their own small courtyard, so it is very affordable. However, the first floor of Wanying Huating’s house only has a door for the unit door and a balcony in front. It was sealed and there was no yard. As a result, Li's parents simply ignored the first floor.
Song Liang asked the sales girl to take the four of them to a vacant room on the second floor. The room on the second floor was indeed big enough. The entrance hall connected to a small hall of about ten square meters. To the left was a living room and balcony of forty square meters. , to the right is a restaurant of more than 20 square meters with a spacious kitchen and a small balcony.
Stepping up to the half-meter-high loft, you first arrive at an open space of more than ten square meters. There are one bedroom in front and one on the left and right, as well as a guest bathroom. The master bedroom also has a balcony and a master bedroom bathroom.
The layout of the house is three bedrooms, two living rooms and two bathrooms, plus two small connecting halls. Each room is large in area. Li Mu is used to living in mini-apartments at home, and suddenly saw the size and area of this house. Just an impression, big! The whole place is big, every room is big, the kitchen and bathroom are also big, very spacious.
Comparing it with my own house in my mind, I feel that my house type is so frustrating. Take the second bedroom as an example. The second bedroom of my house can be filled with a 1.2-meter bed, a small desk and a small bookcase. The secondary bedrooms here are more than 20 square meters, and a 1.8-meter large bed is not a problem at all. The practical area of the bathroom is less than two square meters, and the guest bathroom area here is three times that of the home.
Li Mu was very satisfied with this apartment at first sight. This is the true essence of large apartments. An apartment with a large total area, many rooms, and a small average room area is simply a rogue! This kind of spacious three-bedroom apartment is really comfortable to live in.
However, Haizhou people do not yet have this consumption concept. Most three-bedroom apartments in Haizhou now only have an area of about 100 square meters, which still cannot improve the cramped feeling.
Father Li and Mother Li obviously have typical Haizhou thinking. Father Li looked at the huge living room and sighed: "This living room is so wasteful. What is the use of such a big living room?"
Li Mu smiled slightly and said: "The bigger the house, the more spacious it will be to live in, so people won't feel aggrieved. It doesn't matter if the living room is big, the most important thing is not to be small. Think about our living room, we can't even fit a set of modular sofas. You can put a single-row three-person sofa. If it is here, you can at least put a 3+2+1 set, right? Put a big coffee table in the middle, buy a big TV and a stand-up air conditioner, and the remaining space is still large. It’s great, even if seven or eight people sit in, it won’t feel crowded, how spacious is it?”
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