Chapter 617 Cloud Tourism

Author: Linjiangxian

Chapter 617 Cloud Tourism

Home Inn's headquarters is located in a high-end office building in the city center.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the street outside the door was bustling with people and full of new era and new atmosphere.

Amidst the hustle and bustle, suddenly, a luxury motorcade appeared in everyone's field of vision from far to near, and suddenly the smell of money seemed to be wafting in the air.

Many pedestrians passing by stopped to watch and were deeply shocked by the scene in front of them.

"Rolls-Royce!"

"Daben!"

"Audi!"

"Oh my god, is this a luxury car show?"

At the beginning of the millennium, in this era where being able to drive a Volkswagen was considered a winner in life, the most inferior cars in the fleet in front of us were all million-dollar super luxury cars.

After all, Zhonghai is the financial center of Xia State, so people living in this city have a deeper understanding of the value of money. It is precisely because of this that the fleet in front of you is even more exciting.

"Who are these people here? Do they have million-dollar luxury cars per capita?"

"They are all big guys. I'm afraid I won't be able to afford these cars even if I work hard for a few lifetimes."

"Is it possible that they are all corporate CEOs?"

Everyone was talking a lot, and many people simply stopped to watch the excitement.

After all, these cars are rare even in Zhonghai, and it is even rarer to see so many of them at one time. Of course, you have to be eye-catching.

The motorcade arrived at the small square at the entrance of the building and lined up. A group of people got out of the car.

The first person to get out of the car was Lin Shuyi in a Rolls-Royce. Lin Shuyi, fashionably dressed and with exquisite makeup, stunned everyone present.

She was originally a great beauty, and coupled with her status and aura as a female CEO, she looked even more graceful and luxurious, as gorgeous as a peony flower.

"Wow, who is this? So beautiful, is she some celebrity?"

"I haven't seen it on TV."

The onlookers were talking a lot and speculating about Lin Shuyi's identity.

Not only people passing by, but Homeinns employees are also curious about Lin Shuyi's identity.

"Who is this person?"

"I don't know, I've never seen it."

"Rolls-Royce, a multi-million dollar luxury car, it's not just ordinary people who can ride in this car."

"Nonsense, this is the guest invited by Mr. Lu, can he be an ordinary person?"

"Too."

Then, another foreigner got out of the Mercedes-Benz.

He is Myron Kern. As a representative sent by the Morgan Group, he was invited by Lu Yiming to join in the fun today.

The reason why Morgan Group is willing to participate in Homeinn's Series A financing is not so much that they are optimistic about Ji Qi, but rather that Myron Kern is more optimistic about Lu Yiming's vision and judgment. It is a brainless follow-up investment.

The employees felt a sense of surprise when they saw Myron Kern.

“Is there really international capital?”

"Morgan Group, Mr. Lu is awesome."

Myron Kern, who has a tall nose and deep eyes, is different from the yellow-skinned and white-hearted banana guy like Yang Xiangdong. He is a genuine Angsa, and he represents the Morgan Group behind his back, so his presence in person, even for several people from Home Inns

The senior management has already seen the list and is still in a state of shock.

At this time, the Xia Kingdom's economy has not yet completely taken off, so the trend of worshiping foreigners and favoring foreigners is still very serious, as if foreigners are superior to others.

And Homeinn, which even foreigners are very optimistic about, is naturally extraordinary.

Lu Yiming sneered at this, but he couldn't stand that everyone outside thought so.

In fact, the main purpose of seeking foreign investment is to facilitate Home Inn's subsequent listing in the United States. After all, cutting leeks is still a favorite in the United States. The people there are nice to talk to and generous with their money. Everyone is addicted to food.

It would be a shame to make money from them.

Next up was a representative from the Microsoft Group, a Chinese American. Because he had an Asian face, he received less attention than Myron Kern.

But in fact, Microsoft Group is more interested in Homeinns than Morgan and is more willing to invest.

Finally, Lu Yiming got out of his Audi car.

Everyone is very familiar with Lu Yiming. In this world-class metropolis, Zhonghai, he is someone who makes news every now and then.

"Mr. Lu is here."

"The richest man in Lu is so handsome."

Among the people who stopped, there were many young and beautiful girls. After seeing Lu Yiming, they suddenly looked like they were infatuated.

It has to be said that men who are packaged with money naturally have their own aura.

"Mr. Lu."

Ji Qi greeted him.

Lu Yiming smiled slightly and said, "How is it? Are you ready?"

Ji Qi nodded repeatedly and said, "Mr. Lu has given instructions, can you prepare?"

"Let's go."

"please."

Everyone was very polite to Lu Yiming. After all, everyone in the Home Inns Group understood that the young man in front of them was the man who could truly determine the life and death of Home Inns.

With Lu Yiming personally presiding over it, the negotiation went very smoothly.

Home Inn was officially registered in the Cayman Islands. Led by Future Capital, four investment institutions including Jingwan Group, Microsoft Group and Morgan Group signed a share subscription agreement with Home Inn. Home Inn sold 8.17 million shares of "A" at a price of US$1.5882 per share.

"Class Convertible and Redeemable Preference Stock".

In this round of financing, Homeinns raised a total of approximately US$12 million.

At the press conference after the negotiation, Lu Yiming announced the results of the negotiation to the outside world, and announced that he would vigorously deploy the Home Inn chain hotel business and open a nationwide free reservation hotline. He signed the first "Home Inn" franchise store on the spot and became a domestic hotel brand.

The first true franchise case, creating a new hotel franchise model.

When the reporter asked questions, someone immediately raised the microphone and couldn't wait to step forward and asked: "Mr. Lu, you have raised 100 million yuan for Home Inns platform with great fanfare. Are you going to fight Ctrip forever? Why don't you consider cooperating with Ctrip?"

Since Xia's companies are going to be listed in the United States, aren't they afraid that both sides will lose in a fight?"

Facing reporters' questions, Lu Yiming responded calmly: "In business, I have full confidence in Homeinns and am sure of winning, so why should I let my rivals go? What's more, wasn't it Ctrip who refused to cooperate in the first place?

?”

As soon as these words came out, the reporters immediately became excited.

"Mr. Lu, are you admitting that you are retaliating against Ctrip?"

We are all decent people when we come out to hang out. How can we openly admit such a thing?

Lu Yiming waved to the reporters with a warm smile and said: "What's retaliation? Am I the kind of person with a small belly? Again, in business, since Home Inns can become the industry leader, there is no need or reason to share with opponents.

The fruits of victory.”

Although he couldn't ask a more exciting topic, Lu Yiming's "declaration of victory" was enough to make a report to the newspaper.

The newspaper headlines the next day were immediately headlined "It is better to use your remaining courage to chase down the poor bandits, and not to be a famous academic overlord", making Lu Yiming's heroic words directly appear on the newspaper headlines.

As social animals, human beings sympathize with the weak but worship the strong more.

Especially many young people feel that Lu Yiming's actions are very domineering, and at the same time, they also leave an impression in their hearts that Homeinns Group is very powerful.

At the beginning, Yang Xiangdong used public sympathy to create topics and promote Ctrip, but now Lu Yiming has turned against him and successfully established Homein's "strong" brand image.

Regardless of whether Home Inn is really strong or not, at least in the eyes of young people, if a company with the richest man Lu personally supporting it, and with such a tough attitude, it must not be much different!

Carlyle Investment Xia Guo Branch, sitting in the newly renovated office, Yang Xiangdong put down the newspaper in his hand, pinched his eyebrows with a headache, and said to his assistant: "Lu Yiming is indeed very difficult to deal with. This counterattack is quite beautiful, and it's also

Taking advantage of our previous public opinion offensive."

The assistant also showed a gloomy expression and said: "The change in the direction of public opinion is still secondary. The key is that Home Inns has received US$12 million in funding, which is equivalent to reloading the shotgun. I am afraid Ctrip will have to

It’s troublesome.”

The development strategy of Internet companies has always been to burn money to clear the way, so the competition method is often very cruel, it is to see who can't hold on first and who runs out of ammunition and food first.

But capital is naturally averse to risks, and even more averse to excessive costs.

Therefore, burning money to change the market is not impossible, but in the end it can be avoided.

Yang Xiangdong took a deep breath, calmed down his mood, and said at the same time: "Don't be impatient for a moment. Now that we Carlyle Investments have boarded the Ctrip ship, it's too late to get off the ship now, so why not

We choose to believe that Liang Jianzhang and the others have the ability to cope with the opponent's attack. Now it is still unclear who will win. The words of the richest man Lu are too full. It will be very ugly if we lose in the future."
To be continued...