20 million plus the current 80 million, that is 100 million. As long as Lin Zheng is willing to transfer 10% of Yahoo shares and 10% of ICQ shares, he will get 100 million immediately. For many people, after hearing this price, they may immediately cry and shout, holding Tang Valentine's thigh, asking to sign the contract immediately, but the problem is that Lin Zheng feels that he is simply losing a lot.

"80 million? Mr. Valentine, are you sure you are not sending beggars?"

Lin Zheng chuckled with anger. "Full Anger" and "Chess" seem to be two extremely conflicting words that should not appear together at all. But at this moment, the expression on Lin Zheng's face is indeed an angry chuck. "If I tell you that the company's servers in Japan and Europe will be opened soon, even in the most cautious situation, we have reason to believe that by the end of next month, ICQ's global users will exceed 10 million..."

Lin Zheng glanced at Tang Valentine, "10 million global users, and this number is still growing rapidly every moment. Tang, what do you think this means?"

What does it mean? It means that with the continuous development of network technology, perhaps in two or three years, ICQ will have more than 100 million users worldwide...100 million!

When Tang Valentine thought of this number, he felt dizzy and almost unsteady: no matter what product it is, as long as the number of users exceeds 100 million, it means unparalleled influence, and he still underestimated the value of ICQ.

Yes, if ICQ has hundreds of millions of users around the world...and this is almost unquestionable... As long as their operators are not stupid, it means that this is a company with a market value of not less than US$3 billion. Considering that with the development of technology, the price of personal computers will become lower and lower, and the penetration rate will become higher and higher, this number may exceed 200 million or 300 million... By that time, the market value of ICQ companies will be very likely to reach US$10 billion.

This figure is obviously extremely amazing. The 10% stake in a company with a market value of $10 billion... The price of $80 million is indeed a beggar.

But of course, Don Valentine also has his own reasons. If he was so simple, he would not have become one of the four major venture capital kings in the United States. "Lin, I admit that what you said is possible, but this is just a possibility. You cannot take the possibility as a reality. And I am a businessman. A businessman who aims to make money, I only believe what I can see..." Speaking of this, Don Valentine chuckled, "Okay, $100 million, this is the highest price I can offer."

Sequoia Capital is playing venture capital with small profits. Although their total scale is enough to make most domestic companies feel ashamed at this stage, in terms of the actual scale of funds that can be used, compared with those giants in the financial market, Sequoia Capital actually does not have much.

Lin Zheng sighed. He really couldn't understand why Tang Valentine's self-feeling was so good, but even if the other party was Tang Valentine, Lin Zheng didn't plan to give him face. "Tang, first of all, I do need some things next, and I do need some money, but it doesn't mean I have to raise funds by selling all kinds of shares I hold; secondly, I don't mean to sell ICQ shares; finally, although you have been saying that you came with sincerity, I have never seen your sincerity at all. Please forgive me for being so direct, but... I can only say: 'sorry, I'm sorry.'"

"This is really a pity, but... well, I believe we will always have a chance to cooperate in the future." Tang Valentine was very graceful. She stood up and shook hands with Lin Zheng on his own initiative, preparing to say goodbye.

Since Lin Zheng is unwilling to sell his shares, he cannot force others to do so. Although he has the ability, if he really does this, his reputation in this industry will become a big fuss. In the future, no one will come to cooperate with him... For venture capital companies, credit and reputation are crucial, and he will not smash his signature because of such a small matter.

But looking at Tang Valentine who was about to say goodbye, Lin Zheng suddenly felt his heart: Yes, he really needs money, and Tang Valentine does have money. Although he cannot sell his shares, can everyone change to another way of cooperation? "Tang, although I am not going to sell the shares I hold, I think we can actually change the way of cooperation."

"Oh?" Tang Valenting, who was about to get up, stopped immediately and looked at Lin Zheng with some confusion: Since you are not planning to sell your shares, how can we cooperate?

"Although I don't plan to sell my shares, I don't know if Sequoia Capital is interested in making money?" Lin Zheng asked Tang Valentine with a smile.

Lin Zheng, who made up his mind, was in a good mood at the moment. If he could convince Tang Valentine and the smartcity project, he would not have to worry about the development funds.

"Of course, as long as we are within the business scope of Sequoia Capital, we are interested in all profitable businesses." Tang Valentine raised her eyebrows, and he was a little curious about what Lin Zheng was going to say next.

Since Tang Valentin already knew that he needed money, Lin Zheng did not hide it secretly and said frankly, "I do need some money recently. I used 20% of the ICQ shares as collateral and borrowed US$150 million from Sequoia Capital. The interest rate was 20% higher than the interest rate of bank loans during the same period, and the term was two years. How about it?"

Lin Zheng's helplessness is also Lin Zheng's helplessness to borrow money from Sequoia Capital at an interest rate higher than bank loans.

First of all, get a loan of about 100 million US dollars from China? In this country, the country's foreign exchange control is still very strict. Such a large-scale foreign exchange use requires cabinet approval, that's not enough. Lin Zheng is a little self-aware and believes that he does not have such great energy... Even if he has such great energy, the use of such a large amount of funds will take at least half a year from the beginning of discussion to project establishment and final approval. In half a year, the daylily is cold;

There is no way to think about domestic ideas, so I can only make foreign ideas. The companies in Lin Zheng are undoubtedly high-quality resources. But the fatal problem is that, whether it is Yahoo or ICQ, although everyone knows their potential, banks do not recognize this. They prefer visible and tangible collateral... If Lin Zheng has an 8-inch wafer production line, then there is no problem with borrowing hundreds of millions of dollars from the bank. Unfortunately, Lin Zheng does not have this thing, and the value of the company in his hands cannot be recognized by the bank. If he cannot be recognized, he cannot obtain loans from the bank. However, Lin Zheng is not willing to take advantage of these vampires. Using ICQ and Yahoo shares as collateral, borrowing money from Sequoia Capital has become Lin Zheng's most suitable choice at present.

What did you say? Can you use Microsoft stock mortgage to borrow money from a bank or borrow money directly from Bill Gates?

Of course, it is not impossible to borrow money from a bank using Microsoft stocks as collateral. In fact, banks not only want you to use Microsoft stocks as collateral, but also want you to not pay back the money. But Lin Zheng plans to keep this stock for future mobility... When you need money urgently but have no choice, you will have the idea of ​​this stock again; as for borrowing money from Bill Gates, he seems not familiar with Bill Gates to the point where he can borrow money?

Bank loans with a 20% higher interest rate than bank loans during the same period? Don Valentine was immediately moved.

We have said before that although Sequoia Capital is a venture capital company, Sequoia Capital cannot rely solely on venture capital income to support itself. Their income sources are diverse, and even one of the main sources of income is the dividend income of each fund. If he can have an income, he will naturally be unable to ask for it. But now Lin Zheng wants to borrow money from him. If he doesn't take this opportunity to vent his depression that was so angry that he was just now, how can he be worthy of himself?

"$150 million is not a small amount," Don Valentine shook her head sly, "Lin, although I am optimistic about your ICQ company, I don't think 20% of the shares of ICQ company can be worth $150 million... I think 40% of the shares is a good idea."

This guy is really thick-skinned. He just wanted to buy 10% of the shares of ICQ Company from $100 million. This is still a price that has room for continued bargaining. But now, in the blink of an eye, the 10% stake has shrunk to less than $40 million.

In order to convince Lin Zheng, he even threatened a little, "Haha... Lin, besides Sequoia Capital, I don't think anyone else can take out $150 million to make a big bet."

Tang Valentin had even made up his mind that if he had the opportunity... he had no chance, he should create opportunities as much as possible... he would ruin what Lin Zheng was going to do, and then the 40% ICQ shares became Sequoia Capital. If he could really hold 40% of ICQ shares, would that interest rate of 50% higher than that of the bank loan during the same period be considered a yarn?

"Is there no other company that can take over this business except Sequoia Capital?" Lin Zheng smiled strangely, "I wonder if KPCB is interested in this business?"

KPCB? Don Valentine immediately felt like she was slapped heavily in the face.
Chapter completed!