Chapter 421: Rising up
In the evening, Liu Qiangdong invited Lin Weidong to a hotel for dinner and asked Lin Weidong: "Mr. Lin, should we two drink Maotai or Yanghe tonight?"
Lin Weidong felt that when he was with Ma Xiaoyun, Guo Guangchang, Huang Zhongjun and others, he often drank Moutai and occasionally changed the taste.
What's more, Yanghe tastes pretty good, and it's Liu Qiangdong's hometown wine, so I still have to give him this little face.
Thinking of this, Lin Weidong said: "Drink Yanghe."
"Okay, listen to you, I'll drink Yanghe tonight and have a good time." Liu Qiangdong said, and asked the waiter to serve two bottles of Yanghe wine.
Perhaps because they are both children from the countryside and have similar entrepreneurial experiences, Liu Qiangdong always feels that he and Lin Weidong are very close to each other and have many common topics.
Therefore, Liu Qiangdong invited Lin Weidong to dinner not only because Lin Weidong invested in Jingdong, but also because of the friendship between the two sides.
Lin Weidong smiled and waved his hand: "You can't drink too much tonight, just drink a bottle. Next time you come to Shanghai, we'll make an appointment."
Liu Qiangdong poured wine and said, "Mr. Lin, it's rare for you to come to the capital. If you don't drink enough, it means I'm not well served."
Lin Weidong sighed helplessly: "Hey, there's nothing I can do. I want to drink more with you, but I'm going to spend some time with my girlfriend tonight, so I really can't drink more."
Hearing Lin Weidong's words, Liu Qiangdong immediately became interested. After putting down the bottle, having a drink with Lin Weidong, he asked curiously: "Mr. Lin, your girlfriend is also in the capital? What does she do?"
Lin Weidong did not hide it and said frankly: "Acting."
Liu Qiangdong looked at Lin in disbelief: "Actor?"
Lin Weidong nodded: "Yes."
"Mr. Lin, you are so awesome!" Liu Qiangdong said, unable to help but give Lin Weidong a thumbs up.
Seeing Liu Qiangdong worshipping him, Lin Weidong said angrily and amusedly: "What's so awesome about this? You can do the same."
In fact, Liu Qiangdong could also hear that Lin Weidong was comforting himself that with his current conditions and abilities, he could not afford to a female star.
Moreover, Liu Qiangdong is a rural person after all, and his dream is as simple as many rural children, just to marry a school beauties with both talent and beauty.
As for female stars, in Liu Qiangdong's view, it is just an out of reach dream, has nothing to do with him, and is not a person from the same world at all.
However, Liu Qiangdong was still very curious about who Lin Weidong's girlfriend is, whether he knew her big star or a young actor.
After Liu Qiangdong's tireless questioning, Lin Weidong also felt that there was no need to deliberately conceal it, and told him the truth: "You know Gao Yuanyuan, do you know him?"
Liu Qiangdong was stunned and thought to himself that this was more than just acquaintance, he was simply his dream lover. His aesthetic, like most straight men, believed that Gao Yuanyuan was an approachable beauty.
"Dr. Lin, Gao Yuanyuan is really your girlfriend?" Liu Qiangdong looked at Lin Weidong in shock.
Lin Weidong lit a cigarette and said, "Yes, is there any problem?"
"No problem, how could it be a problem?" Liu Qiangdong shook his head and couldn't help but sigh: "Mr. Lin, you are really my role model! I didn't expect that you can even be fucked with a beautiful woman like Gao Yuanyuan! I admire you!"
Lin Weidong said disapprovingly: "What's wrong with this? I have been with her for several years. At that time, I had not started a business yet, so I was already with her."
Liu Qiangdong originally thought that Lin Weidong could get Gao Yuanyuan because he was rich and powerful. After listening to Lin Weidong's words, Liu Qiangdong learned that Gao Yuanyuan was not with Lin Weidong because he was rich and powerful.
This made Liu Qiangdong feel very magical because in his perception, almost all female stars eventually retired at the peak of their careers and then married into a wealthy family to become a rich wife.
So, Liu Qiangdong asked Lin Weidong humbly: "Dr. Lin, how did you meet Gao Yuanyuan? Can you teach me? I also want to make a female star like you to be a girlfriend."
Lin Weidong replied with a smile: "Actually nothing special. We were friends at first, but later we gradually became familiar with each other and then we decided on the relationship."
"Fall in love over time?"
"It's almost the same, but I fell in love with her at first sight."
After listening to Lin Weidong's answer, Liu Qiangdong didn't know what to say. It was really more annoying than others. If it were him, he might be embarrassed to speak to Gao Yuanyuan.
After drinking a bottle of Yanghe wine, Lin Weidong said goodbye first.
Watching Lin Weidong leave with ease, Liu Qiangdong swears in his heart: "Dongzi, you must be brave enough to be as successful as Mr. Lin!"
"What Mr. Lin can do, so can you, Liu Qiangdong!"
"You are not stupider than him. He was just an ordinary teacher student back then, but you were a pride of heaven who was admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University and finally chose to go to Renmin University! You can do what he can do!"
Ten days later.
Under the introduction of a friend, Liu Qiangdong met with Xu Xin of Today Capital.
After meeting, Liu Qiangdong talked in detail about Jingdong's business model with Xu Xin.
Xu Xin was extremely excited and pulled Liu Qiangdong and said, "You go to meet my two partners now. I can't make the decision alone, so I'll take a plane."
Liu Qiangdong scratched his head and said, "I have never taken a plane before. Let's take a bus. I don't want to spend money on a plane."
So Xu Xin bought him a plane ticket.
When Xu Xin's partners saw Jingdong growing so fast, they immediately decided to invest and invested $10 million in Liu Qiangdong, accounting for 30% of the shares.
Liu Qiangdong was very happy. He really didn't expect Jingdong to be so valuable.
It was not until this time that Liu Qiangdong realized that it was a loss to sell the shares to Lin Weidong before.
Of course, Liu Qiangdong also knew very well that without Lin Weidong's investment, Jingdong might even go bankrupt.
Thinking of this, Liu Qiangdong asked Xu Xin: "Cancy, I only have one house in Beijing. If I lose all the money, I will not be able to pay you back no matter what."
Xu Xin smiled and said, "It's okay, we are just venture capital, and we won't ask you for what we lose money."
Liu Qiangdong thought to himself, why are there such a stupid person?
Of course, Xu Xin is definitely not that stupid. He can't just invest his own money casually. What if the money is wasted?
Therefore, Xu Xin also signed a well-known betting agreement with Liu Qiangdong, stipulating how much JD's sales performance will be and how much gross profit will be in the next five years. If it reaches it, it will pay as much as it does to account for 10% of the shares. If it does not reach it, it will do whatever it takes.
When Liu Qiangdong saw the betting agreement, he began to feel secretly happy. It could be completed with his eyes closed, which was less than 20% of the five-year plan formulated by JD.com.
Chapter completed!