High School Belle Fell in Love with Me

Chapter 391 - 188: So They Weren’t on the Same Side After All? (3)

Shunwei Capital claims they have resources, so it certainly won’t be lacking.

The resources they have can’t be compared to a mere few million, Li Yang obviously noticed David’s attention was more focused on Shunwei Capital.

At this point, Li Yang directly said, "Senior, I can offer 21 million here."

David said, "Junior, your reputation is known to everyone here. I’m very grateful for the high valuation you can give OFO. If you are willing to help with the promotion, I believe no one here has a greater advantage than you."

Li Yang replied with a smile, "Senior, I just have some idle money; when it comes to promotion, I’m really not capable."

Li Yang could take the profit points from OFO, but he wouldn’t actively promote this troublesome endeavor.

If quite a few people paid the deposit because of his promotion and later couldn’t get it back, it would be his responsibility.

He would rather not invest than help promote it.

David was surprised, wasn’t this just a matter of lifting a finger?

He thought for a moment, then said to the people around, "To be honest, what OFO needs most right now is funds. Other resources aren’t useful for the time being, except for promotion, so today it’s really about the highest offer."

Li Yang has already offered such a high price, David originally wanted to cooperate with Li Yang, there was no reason not to stand on Li Yang’s side.

Of course, if Shunwei Capital offered more money, it would be a good thing.

However, right after he said this, a few companies got up, especially Shunwei Capital, who said, "President Dai, it seems there’s no opportunity today, we hope for a chance to collaborate next time."

To put it bluntly, OFO is just a very small project now. Shunwei Capital, with its scale of hundreds of billions, doesn’t need to take action at this moment.

After all, who can guarantee this model will continue smoothly?

The next round of financing would further validate this model, although the price paid will be higher, the risk will be reduced several times as well.

The other companies also said their farewells.

When there were only three people left in the office, Li Yang stood up and said, "Senior, so shall we have a pleasant cooperation?"

The price of 21 million was indeed a bit high, but it didn’t matter to Li Yang.

David reached out his hand, ready to shake hands.

But at this moment, Cen Yezhen stood up and said, "President Dai, Yuancheng Capital is willing to offer 24 million!"

Li Yang: "..."

David: "..."

Both of them were stunned.

David was stunned because he didn’t expect the not-so-famous Yuancheng Capital to be so generous.

And Li Yang realized, is this Yuancheng Capital not in cahoots with David?

Damn!

If Yuancheng Capital were in cahoots with David, raising the price once in the middle would have been the limit, they couldn’t possibly raise the price repeatedly.

Especially now, when Li Yang was the only one left in the office, David no longer had the qualification to elevate the price further, which would only end up being his own burden.

A not-so-famous Yuancheng Capital suddenly emerged, willing to offer such a high price recklessly, for what purpose?

Offering a valuation of 80 million, David could laugh himself awake from a dream at night.

But for Yuancheng Capital, this money is like throwing it into the water, because in the next round, their shares will still be diluted, and the cost to maintain the share ratio will be even greater.

Isn’t it better to keep the funds and eat another round?

This Yuancheng Capital is unprofessional!

Shunwei Capital would rather offer other resources than raise the price, that’s the reason.

As for Li Yang, he purely understands the future and plans to gain as much benefit from another round of financing as possible.

Each round of financing represents success at each stage.

Like the angel round, the guys who spent 1.6 million, even if this time their equity is diluted to 14%, it’s still worth five or six million according to market valuation, equivalent to earning double in a few months.

If calculated based on the 80 million valuation given by Yuancheng Capital, the profit would be more, even five to six times.

Li Yang cannot bid higher.

Even if David hasn’t responded to Yuancheng Capital but looked at him instead.

If he raised it further, even though he knows he would make money, others would see him as a fool.

He smiled and said to David, "Congratulations, senior. At this price level, I can no longer join the competition, looking forward to the opportunity to cooperate with you in the next round."

The dust settled, Li Yang no longer raised the bid.

David said a few polite words and saw Li Yang off.

As for what was discussed later between the parties, Li Yang couldn’t be bothered to know.

In the evening, while giving Jiang Banxia a massage, Jiang Banxia asked, "Master Li, did you get your work done today?"

"Yes, it’s done."

"Then should I congratulate Master Li?"

"Nonsense, I got cut off, someone recklessly pushed up the price, and I just got too lazy to add more."

"Huh? Since Master Li thinks there’s an investment opportunity, even if the price is a bit high, you would certainly still make money, why didn’t you take it?"

"What if that guy was a shill hired by David, and I kept jacking up the price, looking like a fool? If they want to increase the bid, I’ll just let them have it."

Jiang Banxia thought for a while, "Actually, I think the shared model is really good."

Li Yang laughed and said, "Indeed, the shared model can provide convenience to many people, there are also many resource points that can be developed in the future. However...the truly powerful one might not necessarily be shared bicycles."

Li Yang knew very well that shared bicycles lacked enough profit points, otherwise, David wouldn’t have run away.

Even with billions of deposits, it couldn’t offset the cost of deploying bicycles nationwide.

The main issue is that the utilization rate of shared bicycles is very low, while the wear and tear is very high.

Subsequently, what truly developed were shared electric vehicles and shared cars.

And the most profitable were shared power banks!

Those things made a lot of money!

Two yuan an hour, with a maximum charge of thirty yuan, and even if not returned within twenty-four hours, it didn’t matter, the power bank was sold to you.

Jiang Banxia looked at Li Yang curiously and asked, "Master Li wouldn’t be talking about shared girlfriends, right? Everyone knows that industry makes money, but it’s illegal!"