Chapter 298

After the millennium, with the popularity of computers, social networking has gradually entered people's vision. It is a new business field, just like the story of the old era. New things will always attract people's attention, but also attract suspicious eyes.

As for social networks, most investment institutions hold a wait-and-see attitude. They hope that social networks will develop more mature and stable before picking fruits. No one likes green fruits, and the fruits that are about to mature are the most attractive.

Strictly speaking, showme is not the first social networking platform. There are a lot of martyrs in front of it, but it is the fastest and wildest one.

In only half a year, it has developed from a start-up company to an industry giant with more than 20 million users.

The crazy expansion speed makes those who want to carve up the cake unexpected. By the time they react, showme has grown up. It is no longer a weak seedling, and it doesn't need other people to shelter it from the wind and rain.

It's better to send charcoal in the snow than to add icing on the cake.

If at the beginning, someone bought showme shares with a large amount of money, Luke may not refuse to agree. Of course, it can't happen in the commercial field.

There is a saying that it's too late, too late.

Just like now, Luke openly auctions the company's shares, and specially indicates that there are only shares but no shares. 20% of the shares are not a small number. According to the expansion speed of showme, this share will sooner or later become a multi billion or even tens of billions of value-added financial products, but many consortia are not reconciled.

They don't spend so much money to be outsiders. Their purpose is to participate in showme management, have decision-making power, and use showme's huge inventory of personal information without scruple.

These are the most valuable things.

After the initial confusion, the atmosphere of the venue fell into silence. Everyone was thinking, some hesitated, some secretly texted the boss to ask what to do next.

The auctioneer didn't start the price immediately and gave the public enough time to prepare. During this period, he sent dozens of copies of the documents and added some additional agreements. Because the starting price of the auction was too high, the public had to sign a guarantee treaty worth five million dollars to obtain the auction authority, which also maximally restrained those who deliberately raised the price or had ulterior motives.

After signing the agreement, Bruce Wayne stared at Luke with an ugly face,

"Mr. Shaw, this is the surprise you gave me. What a surprise!"

He feels like he's been fooled, swept around by the 17-year-old boy.

I can understand Mr. Wayne's anger, but do you know how many companies have offered investment contracts to showme before that

"Forty companies, including world-class banks such as JPMorgan bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank and Citibank, top 100 companies such as Sequoia group, Luther group, HSBC and England tobacco company, as well as a large number of money waving investment institutions, many of whom bid higher than Wayne Group...."

"To tell you the truth, I never want to cooperate with Wayne group. The equity you want is too high. The base camp is still located in places like Gotham. You know better than me how rampant the underworld there is. I dare not cooperate with you until I have a clear background."

Bruce took a deep breath and hissed,

"if you don't want to cooperate, why give me an invitation!"

The atmosphere becomes very serious. It's like an oil bucket beside the fire. It may explode at any time. Clark and Louise look at each other and think about it. It's better to keep silent. They thought it would be a wonderful banquet time, but they didn't expect it to develop to this point.

Luke said slowly, "compared with other investors, the contract given by Wayne group is the most sincere, involving all aspects, and can greatly speed up the development of showme. The senior management of the company and I agree that Wayne group is the highest partner, which is the reason for the invitation. I want to talk to you face to face, and then consider whether to cooperate in the next step. Unfortunately …”

Bruce squinted,

"my performance disappointed you!"

Luke laughed, put his hands on his hands and sighed, "Mr. Wayne, we've been sitting together for half an hour. You never mentioned social networking to me. During this period, I've introduced showme's corporate culture to you more than once, but your reply is no more than 15 words each time..." Speaking of this, I pause deliberately,

"I can see that you are not very interested in showme, and you are not optimistic about the future of social networks."

"I don't understand why Mr. Wayne spent so much money and manpower to acquire the equity of showme when he was not optimistic about showme."

"I have to doubt your purpose because of your way of doing so."

Brewston didn't know how to respond. He couldn't say that because he was Batman, he wanted to get showme. As for the future development of showme, what does it have to do with him?

Louise and Clark look at each other and are surprised by each other's eyes. They never expect that the chat just now is a premeditated trial.Luke went on, "showme wants like-minded people who can work for the same dream, nothing else."

"Mr. Wayne, I can't give you equity."

The voice fell, and the air nearly condensed.

Not to mention Lois and Clark at the same table, even the guests at other tables felt the difference here.

The emotion on Bruce Wayne's face disappeared, leaving only indifference and a pair of eyes staring at Luke coldly. Since he took over the Wayne group, no one has ever dared to "tease" him like this.

Luke's face was also taut, and his eyes were bland.

The momentum of the two people rubbed against each other, and the air was full of the smell of electric light and flint.

Louise is ready to move. She wants to take out her camera and take this scene as the front page cover of the Star daily. One is the successor of Wayne group, who is worth more than 10 billion yuan, and the other is Hongmen jiaozi, who has unlimited potential. The confrontation between the two will surely become the focus of the news.

At this time, seeing the wrong situation, Charlie came up and whispered,

"ready."

Luke said, "let's go."

Charlie nodded, gestured to the auctioneer, and the auction officially began.

After a procedural introduction, the auctioneer picked up the hammer and knocked it gently,

"the starting price is 50 million US dollars, starting now."

The representative of Datong bank took the lead in raising the sign, "60 million dollars!"

Then Sequoia group and Citibank successively offered a quotation,

"US $70 million!"

"Ninety million dollars."

According to the market budget, showme's current market value is US $500 million. For 20% of the shares, US $150 million has spilled over.

For a company with a total number of users exceeding 20 million and a daily increase of users exceeding 150000, the market value of 600 million is an insult, and everyone here knows this.

The limit price of most companies is 300 million. If you exceed this number, you need to consider it carefully.