"Mr. Jiang’s Mingchuang Capital is also impressive. I heard that in the latest round of financing for Little Red Book, Mingchuang Capital has taken the lead and has now become the third-largest shareholder behind Little Red Book. The growth momentum is astounding!"
Zhou Wang replied with a smile.
"Little Red Book has only turned profitable since last year, so it’s still uncertain whether it’s a successful investment... However, it seems Mr. Zhou is quite attentive to Mingchuang Capital, which saves me a lot of explanation."
Jiang Minghao first shook his head, then smiled.
"Mr. Jiang, what do you mean by that...?"
Zhou Wang raised an eyebrow.
"I personally have great admiration for Mr. Zhou and would like to invite him to join Mingchuang Capital, to forge a prosperous path together. What does Mr. Zhou think?"
Upon hearing Jiang Minghao’s straightforward but sincere words, Zhou Wang remained unfazed, but others were all astounded, including Qiu Zeyu, who showed a very surprised expression.
Mingchuang Capital is undoubtedly one of the most prominently rising angel investment companies in the country. Established only three years ago, its ranking has soared into the top fifty in the industry. According to evaluations by various financial magazines, if it maintains its current momentum, Mingchuang Capital might become one of the giants alongside Silver Fir Capital and Hillhouse Capital within five years.
This is certainly a high-speed train that everyone wants to board, as it represents wealth, power, status, and reputation.
The key lies in Jiang Minghao’s family background — unless he self-destructs, this train is on a rock-solid path...
But judging by Jiang Minghao’s demonstrated capability and skill, the probability of him self-destructing isn’t zero, but it’s infinitesimally close to zero.
According to the reputation within the Beijing Circle, the other three members of the "Four Princes" fall far behind him... This is what Qiu Zeyu mentioned while chatting with Zhou Wang earlier.
"What kind of cooperation is Mr. Jiang referring to, and what would I need to contribute?"
But Zhou Wang remained calm, not showing any sign of excitement, and simply asked with a smile.
"I’m willing to offer 8% of the original shares of Mingchuang Capital in exchange for the 0.17% Douyin stock and 10% Wuyou Media stock held by Mr. Zhou. If Mr. Zhou agrees, this 0.17% Douyin stock and 10% Wuyou stock will also belong to Mingchuang Capital after the exchange..."
Jiang Minghao seriously stated, "Besides joining the board of directors, I also want to invite Mr. Zhou to assume the position of Vice General Manager at Mingchuang Capital."
"8%? Damn, brother, are you mad?"
Jiang Yisen couldn’t help speaking up, "Mingchuang Capital is now valued at 60 billion, giving away 8% would be... uh, tens of billions?"
Momentarily unable to calculate, Jiang Yisen looked uncertainly at the others.
"4.8 billion."
Xiao Wang lightly coughed and said.
"Right, 4.8 billion, brother, you..."
"Shut up!"
Jiang Minghao frowned and glanced at Jiang Yisen, who immediately fell silent.
Zhou Wang knew Jiang Yisen wasn’t deliberately playing along with Jiang Minghao, as Mingchuang Capital’s situation is widely known externally, and Zhou Wang had some understanding of it before.
For investment companies generally concealed behind the scenes, the common valuation is essentially the sum of the market value of all the industries under its name.
Mingchuang Capital has been quite active domestically lately, with its invested industries including non-publicly-traded companies represented by Little Red Book and Bawang Tea Princess, and publicly-traded companies represented by Hai Liao, boasting countless successful cases. A valuation of hundreds of billions should not be an exaggeration.
The 0.17% Douyin stock Zhou Wang holds is roughly valued between 20 to 25 billion at its most inflated valuation, while Wuyou Media is valued at around 3 billion.
Adding these up, at least on the surface, Zhou Wang takes advantage, not to mention the stock would also be under Mingchuang Capital’s name, equating to Zhou Wang taking back a small portion indirectly.
The favorable terms even surprised Qiu Zeyu, wondering if Jiang Minghao had lost his mind...
Zhou Wang couldn’t help but smile, "Mr. Jiang has made a grand gesture, I’m very impressed!"
"Impressed?" Jiang Minghao smiled lightly, "Doesn’t seem like you’re tempted?"
"Indeed, not very tempted, sorry, Mr. Jiang, I fear you’ll be disappointed."
"Mr. Zhou, won’t you reconsider? I have ample patience to wait for your response."
"No need to reconsider, I understand Mr. Jiang’s intentions, but let’s forget about the cooperation."
The atmosphere went silent for a moment, with Jiang Yisen behind Jiang Minghao anxiously gnashing his teeth, unable to voice his opinion, and after the silence, Jiang Minghao nodded and chuckled:
"A pity, I truly intended to get acquainted with Mr. Zhou more deeply."
"How deep can an interaction based on interests be?"
"In this bustling world, human hearts are unpredictable, only profit can last forever."
"That’s true, but profit is just a means, not the way... my apologies, excuse me for a moment, I need to use the restroom."
Zhou Wang shook his head with a smile and stood up, while Qiu Zeyu thought for a moment and followed.
Thus, only Jiang Minghao and his associates were left in the room, with Jiang Yisen, having held back for a while, unable to restrain himself from speaking:
"Seriously, brother, Zhou Wang thinks he’s so important, you’ve already shown enough kindness to him..."
"Does Zhou Wang not understand what befriending you signifies, it’s not just a commercial matter—how many people are desperate to break into such a circle, and he rejected it without even thinking, damn!"
Xiao Wang and the others also spoke angrily, finding it hard to comprehend.
Only Jiang Minghao showed no change in expression, instead smiling thoughtfully.
"Actually, this result was within my expectations."
"Huh?"
"Character reveals personality, didn’t you see... Zhou Wang, he has plenty of confidence!"