Ordinary Road 2010

Lin Yi guessed that it might not be entirely because of himself that he made up his mind so quickly, maybe it was also because of being stimulated by Wang Huiwen's knocking on the door?

Anyway, now the pressure is on the casual side.

This time Liu Jianni didn't hesitate anymore, she asked in front of her senior sister: "Is there any news from each group?"

Lin Yi discussed with his senior sister not to tell Liu Jianni for the time being, because the investor obviously has his own position on this matter.

Although she has the right to veto the financing decision of Random Food Delivery, Lin Yi and the others absolutely do not want such a decision to be interfered by her.

So Lin Yi still concealed the news of Wang Huiwen's visit from her.

In the morning of the next day, Lin Yi saw the news that Red Mountain Capital officially invested in Are You Hungry? Because of the former's status in the world, various technology media published or reprinted it this time.

Are you hungry? It was already a little famous, and it became popular once during the event two months ago. Don’t forget that Zhang Xuhao and Lin Yi were published in the youth newspaper at the same time.

This time, with the platform and endorsement of Red Mountain Capital, plus 1500 million US dollars, it is not a small sum. Are you hungry and suddenly became a star company in the entrepreneurial world.

Lin Yi briefly browsed the headlines of various reports: "Red Mountain Capital Enters the Bureau, Optimistic about the Food Delivery Industry Opening up a Trillion Market", "Are You Hungry, Raising 1500 Million USD, Big Changes in the Food Delivery World Are Coming?" ", "Mr. Shen invested in Zhang Xuhao, Jiaotong University Entrepreneurship Gang fills in another hero"...

Damn, the more you look at it, the more troublesome it becomes!

That night, Lin Yi and the other three brought all the city managers to a meeting again, and this time the atmosphere was a bit heavy.

Some time ago, although I was a little nervous when I played against Hungry?, but I didn’t fall into a disadvantage, so everyone was relaxed. Seeing this news today is like a bolt from the blue!

They all knew that Lin Yi and his senior sister had been staying in the capital to raise funds recently. Although they didn't dare to ask questions, they couldn't help but care about it.

Shi Jianrui from Yangcheng had the farthest relationship with them, so he asked bluntly: "Are you hungry? You will definitely not let it go when you get the money. When will our money arrive?"

The more difficult the time, the less gloomy. Lin Yi encouraged his subordinates with a confident look: "Are you hungry? I will definitely take action. During this time, everyone has to work hard."

"But it's only temporary, and our financing will arrive soon, I assure you!"

Although a little morale buff was added to them, after all, talk can't be spent as money, and they waited for Zhang Xuhao's shot the next day.

Hungry? announced on the website and APP on the same day that it launched a half-month "end-of-semester special" event, claiming that before the start of the summer vacation, it will send benefits and warmth to the students in school. This time the scope is Hungry? It has already entered all cities.

At the same time, Zhang Xuhao also announced through the media that Are you hungry is preparing for a new round of opening plans, and the scale will exceed any previous ones, and may enter double-digit cities at one time.

What can I say about this lively activity?

Even the recruitment website is full of a large number of job requests from Hungry.me, proving that their large-scale expansion plan is not just talk.

Rich is so arrogant!

In particular, what made Lin Yi feel uncomfortable was that the name of the "end-of-period special" event, Are you hungry, kept reminding him of the fact that Wang Huiwen once said.

Summer vacation is coming soon.

Of course, Lin Yi and his senior sister were not idle in the past two days. They followed Liu Jianni to visit investors who were interested before and negotiated again, directly pushing the negotiation to the substantive stage.

There is a saying that haste makes waste. Although they behave as calmly as possible, experienced investors know how anxious they are now just by watching the news. At this time, their negotiating position will naturally be greatly reduced.

Chapter 337 Don't Trust Investors

"We can't wait any longer."

When there were only Lin Yi, Senior Sister, and Li Jianguo, they didn't have to fight and boost morale as they did when facing the city manager. The communication between the three was very frank.

"Are you hungry? The campaign has started, and now we are being squeezed everywhere. Although Shi Jianrui and Zhang Xun did not complain this time, it shows that they are aware that the company has encountered real difficulties."

"And the order data that fluctuates every day is also reminding us that if we don't do something, something will really go wrong, and time is not on our side."

The senior sister and Li Jianguo were silent for a while, and then the senior sister asked, "What are you going to do?"

Lin Yi replied: "The old Pan we talked about before is willing to give 500 million US dollars. Let's take it first and then talk about it. We may not have opportunities in the future to get through this urgent crisis."

This attitude cheered up Li Jianguo who was in Shencheng on the other end of the phone, and said excitedly: "Yes, didn't we just spend one-third of Hungry's money to fight with them, no one is afraid of anyone!"

The senior sister took a deep look at Lin Yi, and after pondering, she said, "I'll go with you tomorrow."

The next day, Lin Yi and her senior sister met Liu Jianni and rushed to the investor whom she had made an appointment with before. On the way, Liu Jianni looked at the two of them and asked:

"Have you really decided? Although you had less money than them before, the gap is even bigger this time, and you have to solve the problem of mode switching before the summer vacation to ensure continued operation during the holiday."

Lin Yi didn't dress casually as usual today, but dressed up in a formal suit to show respect for today's occasion.

It is also rare for the senior sister to change into a lady's suit. It is said that she borrowed it temporarily from Han Xue, but because of her habit, she did not wear a hip skirt but trousers.

As soon as Lin heard Liu Jianni's words, he just rubbed his eyes: "Don't worry, we are already prepared, and we discussed all night yesterday."

"Also Hungry isn't that big of an advantage, they've been heavily reliant on the college market so far, and the holidays have the same impact on them."

That being the case, Liu Jianni didn't say any more, Lin Yi closed her eyes and rested her mind along the way, while the senior sister looked at the scenery outside the window and thought silently.

This is not the first time they have come here. After arriving at the place, the other party took them into the meeting room as usual, and then Lin Yi smiled and said:

"Mr. Pan, we have discussed with you several times about the current round of financing of Waimai.com, and we think the opinions of both parties are relatively clear."

"Today, on behalf of our entire team, and Mr. Liu on behalf of the previous round of investors, we came here to finalize the entire cooperation with you. We can sign the contract after finalizing some details."

The person on the opposite side was surnamed Pan. He had talked with Lin Yi and the others for the longest time. He was also the investor they selected last night. They had previously talked about offering 500 million US dollars.

However, after Lin Yi finished speaking, Mr. Pan did not show a happy expression, but hesitated for a moment before speaking slowly:

"Lin Yi, Mo Yan, and Jian Ni, I am sorry to inform you that we may not be able to sign a contract with you."

The smile on Lin Yi's face froze for a moment, his right eyelid twitched before he said, "What does Boss Pan mean?"

The other party replied: "Actually, I am still very optimistic about you personally. Your team is very young, energetic, and very thoughtful. You performed well in the face of Are You Hungry before. I am not too worried about you."

"And Jane is also an investor I admire very much. I can save a lot of energy in the later stage of the project she is optimistic about."

"But unfortunately, just yesterday we learned of some new situations, and the company's judgment on the entire industry has changed a bit."

"Before I met you, I actually fought hard in the company, but I couldn't change other people's minds, so..."

He shrugged: "I'm really sorry, I didn't cancel this meeting because I wanted to tell you the news in person as soon as possible, and I hope it didn't delay you looking for other investors."

!!!

Lin Yi clenched his fists to control his emotions, then forced a smile and said: "I don't know what the news is, maybe we can solve your doubts?"

Mr. Pan shook his head: "I'm sorry, this is the company's secret, and I have no right to disclose it to you."

When he said that, he didn't set the price on the ground, and didn't give any room for bargaining. At that moment, three guesses flashed in Lin Yi's mind at the same time.

Could it be that you are hungry and put pressure on them?Although Zhang Xuhao may not have this ability, Hongshan Capital is a bigwig in the circle.

Or is his so-called news that each group is going to enter the food delivery industry?I haven't contacted Wang Huiwen during this period of time, and I don't know what they have done.

Or, is it Liu Jianni next to her?In fact, Lin Yi didn't trust her completely. She was very concerned about each group's affairs. If she knew that Wang Huiwen had made a takeover offer but she didn't tell her, she might have other thoughts.

Lin Yi was like a persecution paranoid, constantly deducing various possibilities of "who is harming me" in his mind, but he found nothing.

Not enough information to judge.

After all, Lin Yi is not deceiving himself, he has to admit that the above conjectures are probably not true, maybe this person surnamed Pan has something wrong, so he suddenly changed his mind.

Maybe it's just my bad luck, and it often happens that investors regret and refuse to pay after signing the contract, not to mention that the two parties only talked about their intentions before.

Gan!

This accident happened so fast, Lin Yi wanted to fight for it one last time: "Mr. Pan, is there really no room for redemption in this matter?"

As soon as Lin saw that the man on the opposite side shook his head, he couldn't hear what he said, as if he had entered a state of tinnitus, and his head was buzzing non-stop.

When he came back to his senses, he didn't know how long it had passed, and found that there was no sound in the conference room, and the other three people were staring at him closely, and the senior sister's eyes were filled with deep worry.

Lin Yi knew that nothing could be changed, so he still maintained his demeanor. After standing on the spot, he took a second to stabilize his figure, and then walked to the opposite side and finally shook hands with Mr. Pan.

The two had actually dealt with each other a few times, and after the matter was over, he called him a little closer: "Lin Yi, you are still very young, I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."

Shit, I will never give you another chance!

Although he thought so in his heart, Lin Yi didn't say these words face to face, he said goodbye to the other party and left after shaking hands. Of course, the senior sister and Liu Jianni came out with him.

Lin didn't let out a heavy breath until after getting into the car, raised his head slightly to adjust his mood, and then asked without waiting for the other two to care, "Mr. Liu, do we have any other options?"

Liu Jianni was silent.

This is also an answer, Lin Yi was not too disappointed.He had figured it out just now, and if he had anything to say today, he understood a truth:

Don't trust investors.

Chapter 338 How Far is the Jianghu Road?

Although it is inevitable to fool people when starting a business, Lin Yi, Senior Sister, and Jianguo are not the kind of personalities who can make something out of nothing.

So after they were rejected by the surnamed Pan, and temporarily turned to other investors to no avail, members of the team found that the company was in trouble, and a pessimistic mood inevitably spread.

Of course Lin Yi and the others were aware of it, but they didn't take any measures. At this time, it is not as useful to say a thousand dollars and ten thousand as a sum of money in the account, so he and his senior sister still focused on financing.

They run outside during the day, sometimes separately and sometimes together, and then return to school for meetings at night.

After the meeting ended that day, Lin Yi and his senior sister chatted with Li Jianguo alone for a while as usual, and then they were about to go back to their dormitories. When they walked to the door of the small activity room, they found a figure wandering there.

The light in the basement was dim at night, but Lin Yi didn't panic when he was with his senior sister. He took a closer look and recognized the figure: "Senior Brother Guo?"

This is Guo Nan, a disciple of Professor Li Feifei. He has been in charge of the technology of the website since he was recruited by Lin Yi, so Lin Yi didn't worry too much about it.

He didn't know how long he stood at the door, but based on Lin Yi's understanding, this senior brother must not be eavesdropping here, so he had some guesses about his purpose.

"Um... Lin Yi, is it convenient for me to have a brief chat with you?"

Guo Nan's contribution in the team is not small, but his position is relatively marginal, so his sense of presence is not strong. In "Trident", he has only been in contact with Lin Yi, and he will feel nervous when facing Li Moyan, a beautiful junior.

Lin Yi greeted her senior sister and asked her to go back first, and then walked alone in the night of the campus with Guo Nan, and then asked:

"Brother Guo came to see me so late, there must be something wrong?"

Guo Nan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Lin Yi, although I won't hold your meeting, I know the company is in trouble recently."

"I shouldn't have mentioned it to you at this time, but there is really no way. I came to you after I told Professor Li."

Lin Yi had already guessed the answer in his heart, so he waved his hand indifferently: "It's not the first day we've dealt with senior brother, so you can just say it straight."

Guo Nan nodded, he had known Lin Yi for a long time, and felt that this junior was quite a kind person.

"That's right. The period at the end of the term coincides with the recruitment season in the Internet industry. A certain big company sent me an offer for sp, and I've already signed it."

"I thought you had invited me at the beginning of school, so I thought I should tell you."

The recruitment of major Internet companies is divided into three grades, six grades, and the most common grade is the one who has just met the entry requirements, known as "cabbage price".

The so-called sp is special, which refers to the preferential treatment that exceeds the price of cabbage, and it can continue to be divided into ssp and even sssp.

In short, in this industry, truly skilled big cows can do one price per person, and sell their hundreds of catties of meat at a good price.

Juchang's famous "Genius Boys" program offers a sky-high seven-figure annual salary to fresh graduates, which is a kind of high-standard SP treatment.

According to Lin Yi's understanding, it is normal for Senior Brother Guo to get an offer from an SP with his strength, but it's not enough to talk about such an amazing special treatment.

Guo Nan deliberately added: "Of course, I didn't delay the work here. The casual background has been running well and there has been no problem. When I went out to apply for a job, other people were watching."

"And I originally planned to stay with you until graduation, but Dachang informed the project team that there was a shortage of manpower and asked me to come early in the name of an internship, so I will report to Lin'an soon."

"After I told Professor Li, she was also very reasonable and agreed to arrange for other brothers and sisters to take over the affairs here for me."

Guo Nan mentioned Li Feifei at this time not to put pressure on Lin Yi, he didn't have that kind of mind yet, he was simply explaining the cause and effect.

Lin Yi calmed down his mind: "Senior brother, don't worry too much. I know your character very well. I will only be happy for you if you have a good opportunity."

Hearing Lin Yi say this, Guo Nan really felt a lot better, he is the kind of person who is very honest and honest.

Although I don't feel that I have any obligation of loyalty to Lin Yi or casually, I still feel somewhat guilty when I have to leave at such a difficult time.

Although Lin Yi expressed his understanding, he continued to explain to himself: "I didn't go out to look for a job because the company was in bad condition during this period. In fact, I had already tried it before, but I just got the result recently. .”

Lin Yi felt that he said this as if he wanted to comfort himself, but he didn't comfort himself.

Guo Nan then confided his heart: "Lin Yi, in fact, I really envy you all. You are only a freshman and sophomore, and you dare to... be able to start a business."

"When I was studying this major, I read the Internet saying about Bill Gates and Jobs every day. I used to yearn for this kind of life, starting from an underground garage to change the world."

"However, my house does not have an underground garage."

"I don't have as much courage as you, and my family doesn't support me to take risks regardless. I will be 26 years old when I graduate from graduate school next year."

"In fact, we are used to counting false ages there, but now I like to count my one year old more and more, as if this can make myself younger."

"But even so, I also realized that I still have a lot of responsibilities to bear, and I need a stable and considerable income."

courage?