Same Bed Different Dreams

After rejecting Juli Group, Zhou Jingci met several groups of investors one after another. Either Zhou Jingci didn't like them, or they didn't like Jingyun Finance, or they didn't like each other. In short, they were all gone. It's over.

There are so many entrepreneurial projects in the market now, but investment institutions have chosen a conservative and shrinking attitude, and both sides are very cautious.

In the end, even Li Yun was a little desperate and said, "If this continues, the money will really be wiped out."

After Zhou Jingci sold the gold bars, Li Yun searched out some money from his private account one after another, and even withdrew it regularly in advance for emergencies, but starting a business is a gold swallowing beast, not that the three melons and dates can be fed. of.

At dinner in the evening, Qi Yu also said that he has worked in many companies, and there are not many people as cautious and idealistic as Mr. Zhou.

Zhou Jingci was a little embarrassed.

He knew that rationally speaking, he should not reject the olive branch offered by Ju Li, so that it would be the easiest choice for both the employees and himself and Li Yun.They can take Juli's money, just like what Xu Ping said, and spend hundreds of millions in a winter vacation. They are not afraid that they will not be able to open up the market, let alone their popularity. With popularity, they will naturally attract more capital. ——

But in this way, it completely ran counter to the original concept of myself and Li Yun.

Zhou Jingci had a background in finance, so he had already disassembled and understood these important relationships.

He is already 36 years old, and he has spent half his life in e-buy in a muddle-headed way. Whether it is to cash out quickly or complete capital accumulation quickly, he has long been unable to attract him.

He wants to do a career, a career that is worthy of his pride and fills him with passion and vitality, instead of repeating the same mistakes.

But "ideals are full, reality is very backbone" [1], Jingyun Finance's realization model is not flattering in the current market environment, and its professional and refined target customer groups will inevitably affect Jingyun Finance's income.

The investment institutions that have come into contact with at present are either thinking of cashing out quickly, or they are not strong enough to provide limited financial support.

At present, the maintenance cost of App and employee salaries are not a small expense, and although the income is slowly rising, it is not enough to offset the cost.

The funds on the books are getting less and less, and the summer vacation is coming soon. It is time to invest in vigorous promotion and promotion. If it falls behind at this juncture, Jingyun Finance may really die.

At this time, Shenglu Group, the leading investment company in China, issued an announcement stating that Shenglu would take the lead in organizing a road show and invited 15 companies to participate.

The road show will also invite several investment institutions to jointly participate, and each institution will select the best investment targets among the 15 companies.

After Zhou Jingci heard the news, he immediately entered the first-level preparation state, writing plans, making PPTs, signing up...everything was on the agenda.

The time is urgent and the characters are heavy. Zhou Jingci and Li Yun are busy with the company's affairs during the day: writing content, thinking about plans, and doing PPT together at night to discuss roadshow plans.

A few days after the registration ended, Shenglu Group announced the companies participating in the roadshow, and Jingyun Finance ranked 10th.

After receiving the invitation letter, Zhou Jingci heaved a sigh of relief, the past half a month was finally worthless.

Among the 14 companies, Jingyun Finance and Economics is considered to be at the mid-to-lower level. Although Zhou Jingci and Li Yun did not report much hope, they are also going all out to prepare for the battle.

They all comforted themselves that even if they couldn't get financing, they would still show their faces in public more times.

The day before the road show, Zhou Jingci and Li Yun stayed up all night. They simulated, revised, simulated, and revised again and again in the conference hall.

When people are highly concentrated, they can't feel sleepy. The two of them were highly excited all night. The speeches and PPTs, which had already been tempered, had to be edited out of more than a dozen versions.

The next day, when the first ray of sunlight broke through the thick clouds, Zhou Jingci stretched his waist, smiled and said to Li Yun, "Let's go."

Li Yun also smiled, turned around and took two cups of coffee.

It's up to people to plan, but it's up to God to make things happen. They have done their best within their ability, and even if they fail, there is nothing to be upset about.

At [-] o'clock in the morning, Shenglu Group held a roadshow for the company's on-site display in Beijing as scheduled.

Of the 15 selected start-up companies, only 14 went there, and the medical company that received the most attention received 3000 million investment long before the roadshow started.

Without the well-known medical company to support the scene, the attention of the road show was instantly reduced by half. There were not many news media present that day. Except for the invited companies and Shenglu Group, there were only a few scattered investment institutions. and private placement.

One morning, Zhou Jingci and Li Yun met those who sold medicine, ceramic tiles, games, facial masks, and tea; those who sold ideals and feelings...

Every entrepreneur came to the stage with enthusiasm, and then was chilled by the cold eyes of investors.

The media lacked interest. In the end, even Zhou Jingci himself found it meaningless.

He walked out of the hall, took a breath at the door, finished smoking a cigarette, and his heart was half cold.

After the road show in the morning, several media outlets left early without even eating lunch.

Of course, there is no lack of confidence among them.

Entrepreneurship is a process of brainwashing, brainwashing employees, customers, institutions, and investors, and the first step is often to brainwash yourself.

Just like the lady selling Weishang facial masks, exaggerated laughter penetrated the entire hall.

Li Yun can be regarded as half a social expert in the American Chinese circle. She cheered herself up, and then stepped on her 7cm high heels and walked among different crowds with a wine glass.

Talking and laughing, it seems that everyone can give an investment of 800 million.

After lunch, Li Yun dragged his tired body back to Zhou Jingci, only shook his head, and said, "Xuan."

Zhou Jingci just smiled and didn't ask any more questions.

The presentation of Jingyun Finance and Economics was arranged until two o'clock in the afternoon, which is when people are sleepy and tired.

Li Yun stood on the stage with her head held high. She took a deep breath and said loudly, "I would like to ask how many of you here are confused about their future career development at the university level, and how many of them are When I first entered the workplace, I encountered many problems and didn’t know how to solve them.”

"When I was 20 years old, I was a senior student at the National People's University, and I was very confused. I didn't know what I could do and what I should do, so I enrolled in graduate school; when I was 22 years old, I was a third year graduate student. I learned a lot of models. After reading a lot of literature, I was still confused, not knowing what I could do and what to do, so I went to Wharton Business School to study for a Ph.D.

"During the years of my Ph.D., I published a few articles and talked about a few relationships. At the end of the day, I still didn't know what I wanted to do, but I didn't have to read any books. I could only follow the crowd and join Wall Street."

"Before I went to work, I always wrote on my resume that I was proficient in Office and Tableau. But after I got to work, I realized that I couldn't even use Office well."

"I encountered many, many problems, many, many troubles, many of which I didn't even know how to start."

"When I actually entered the company, I realized that the profession I had understood for so many years was actually very different from this profession."

"At that time, I wondered if there was something wrong with our education."

"We need a class that tells us what kind of choices we can have and what kind of life we ​​can live when we are confused about the future and confused about the future."

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From conception to profit model, from operation to maintenance, Li Yun's road show can be regarded as a success.

She was a very charismatic person, and after the speech, there was thunderous applause.

After Li Yun sat back next to Zhou Jingci, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

The next few road shows were not satisfactory, and the final ending also ended hastily.

In the end, Shenglu Group only invested in two companies, one selling tea and the other selling facial masks, both of which started as micro-businesses.

Li Yun couldn't understand it, but Zhou Jingci realized it.

As long as the market sinks enough, you can always make money.

It's not that the lady selling the mask is too confident, it's that they forgot to look down.

Jingyun Finance’s road show is good, but compared with selling facial masks and tea, the profitability index is still a lot short.

Li Yun was a little disappointed immediately, and turned to go to the bathroom.

Zhou Jingci sat on the seat waiting for her bored, but the person in charge of the road show suddenly walked towards him, holding a contract in his hand, and said, "Mr. Zhou, there is a company willing to give you 1000 million in financing."

Zhou Jingci was taken aback for a moment, "Which one?"

"Wanzhong Fund."