Ling Chuqing learned the news about Qiongdao's capture of Qiao Songbai ten days later. On the early morning of Sunday, April 16, Jing Gao was having breakfast in the Jasmine Lounge of the Peace Hotel while browsing the news on his mobile phone.
Cheng Yu, a thick-lipped assistant with a big mouth, accompanied Jing Gao to have breakfast. A pair of close-fitting aqua blue jeans outlined her beautiful figure: long legs and full body. It attracted the attention of many people in the restaurant.
Shanghai is an international metropolis, and many foreign investors have their headquarters or offices here. The Peace Hotel has a good reputation and the density of foreigners here is slightly higher. Regardless of whether they are Chinese or foreign, the body aesthetics are basically the same.
Cheng Yu's 94-point figure is quite visually impactful. Moreover, she is only twenty-five years old this year, which is the right age for her youth.
Jing Gao, who was sitting next to her while dining, was naturally the object of envy.
Jing Gao has always been relatively low-key. He rarely appears in the media. Even when he does appear, he wears a suit and leather shoes, and wears mature and stable black-rimmed glasses, which is very different from his usual image. Passers-by would hardly recognize him.
The waiter came over and poured milk and gave Cheng Yu a newspaper.
Jinggao rested here last night. Villa No. 11 at Tomson Golf is vacant. Guan Yujia was busy contacting Dr. Zhang Rujing and coordinating things in Jinling. Liu Sumei flew back to the capital in a free and easy manner. She gave the team a few days off. Some time ago, Jiang Shangyi was invited to work in the mainland, which consumed a lot of her time and energy.
While eating breakfast, Cheng Yu took out his cell phone to look at it and reported in a low voice: "Mr. Jing, Han Wenguang is here."
"Yes. Tell them to wait in the presidential suite first." Jing Gao drank milk, ate noodles and fried eggs.
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Han Wenguang left his assistant outside the Peace Hotel, took his briefcase, and walked into the Peace Hotel alone.
With milky white Italian marble floors and antique bronze chandeliers, the hall you enter is luxurious and elegant.
As the president of Phoenix Fund, he was previously a middle-level employee of a state-owned enterprise, so he could still afford to live in the Peace Hotel. He didn't see this kind of scene often. But he was filled with anxiety at this time.
Being in Phoenix Fund with Zuo Hao, his information is not blocked.
During the group's major reorganization a year ago, he reported his work to President Jing and took the opportunity to become the head of the Phoenix Fund. Then, when adjusting the division of labor, he compressed Zuo Hao's scope of authority. He became truly the first person.
However, Zuo Hao recently sued him in front of Mr. Jing. The reason is simple: the Phoenix Fund he led missed the financing of the emerging e-commerce company "Pinduoduo".
Given the current hostility between Phoenix Group and Alibaba, any domestic e-commerce company that can challenge Taobao and Tmall should provide support and get involved with funds.
Pinduoduo was founded in 2015 and raised Series B financing in July 2016. IDG, Gaorong Capital, New Horizon Capital, Tencent Industrial Win-Win Fund, and Cathay Capital invested US$110 million.
Over the years, various e-commerce companies have sprung up. Internet empowerment is a buzzword. But the only one that can really compete with Taobao and Tmall is JD.com. Other categories, such as Suning.com, NetEase Yanxuan, and the acquired Tencent WeChat Business, cannot pose a threat to Alibaba’s e-commerce business.
Therefore, after he took charge of Phoenix Fund in February this year, he rejected the proposal of Zuo Hao and others to invest in Pinduoduo. If you enter Pinduoduo at this point, you will have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to get limited shares, which is very risky.
These are all recorded in meeting minutes. Mr. Jing will know once he checks it.
The problem is that Pinduoduo has grown extremely rapidly recently. The number of APP downloads has long been at the top of major mobile app stores.
He clearly made a mistake at work.
Han Wenguang secretly cursed Zuo Hao as "not a son of a man" and walked into the elevator. to meet his unknown destiny.
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At 8:20 in the morning, Zuo Hao, the vice president of Phoenix Fund, appeared in the lobby of the Peace Hotel on time. He called Dong Youwei, who had arranged the meeting, and soon the hotel's housekeeper came and took him to the presidential suite on the 10th floor.
As soon as I walked in, I was shocked.
On the sofa in the living room of the suite, his rival Han Wenguang was sitting.
The moment their eyes met, the two were surprised at the same time. But they are all adults after all, and they return to normal immediately. Obviously, this was Mr. Jing's arrangement to beat them.
Dong Youwei looked at the two people's reactions and felt funny in his heart. He still had the taciturn "Assistant Dong" on his face. He stood up and said, "You two sit down for a moment. I will report to Mr. Jing."
Jing Gao is currently handling official business with Cheng Yu and Nie Yunxi in the study room of the suite. The study room has an elegant environment and bright light. It is even more beautiful because of the two beauties. Surrounded by a light aroma.
Of course, Jing Gao has always been very self-controlled and serious at work, and would not engage in any drama like having sex with two assistants in the study.
Dong Youwei opened the door to the study room. After waiting for a while, he saw Jing Gao looking over and said, "Mr. Jing, Han Wenguang, and Zuo Hao are all here."
"Then let's go!"
Jing Gao greeted and led the three of them out to the large living room.
Han Wenguang and Zuo Hao stood up quickly and said slightly restrainedly: "Mr. Jing..." Mr. Jing said exactly what he said in the Phoenix Group. Although the two of them joined the Phoenix Group when it was first established, they still remain afraid of Jing Gao.
Jing Gao made a gesture, sat on the sofa, and said straight to the point: "Tell me, what's going on with you two?"
Han Wenguang and Zuo Hao's hearts skipped a beat. The meaning of Mr. Jing’s words was not at all about the specific investment in Pinduoduo, but directly about the “infighting” between the two of them.
Nie Yunxi stood by the window of the living room, leaning slightly on the table in front of the window, with a willow-like manner, and drank tea slowly. Cold sweat broke out on Jing Gao's forehead as he looked at two CEOs who were influential in the venture capital industry with just one sentence. In other words, this really reflects Jing Gao's power!
Han Wenguang thought for a while and said nothing. First of all, there were problems with his performance, which made Mr. Jing doubt whether he could run a giant venture capital company. There was no point in his defense at the moment. On the other hand, Zuo Hao, who started the fight, received a negative score from Mr. Jing.
Zuo Hao gritted his teeth in his heart and said: "Mr. Jing, Mr. Han and I have different working styles. He was too conservative when he was in charge of Phoenix Fund. The venture capital industry is inherently high-risk and high-return, and it all depends on vision! Put the money in In the pocket, it's useless.
Of course, I have my shortcomings. I come from a venture capital background. When I see a project that feels a little bit good, I want to invest in it. Cast the net wide and catch more fish.
I hope that I can go further and help Phoenix Fund maintain its current reputation in the industry. "
This is quite sincere. Jing Gao laughed and said, "Zuo Hao, you go outside and wait while Lao Han and I chat first."
Zuo Hao was stunned and walked out of the suite with anxiety.
