Chapter 974: Jin Bo (II)
Park Ji-hoon is one of the shareholders of Lazada, an online shopping site in Southeast Asia, but Lazada is obviously not as good as Coupang, and there are many problems, and its own business strategy is one of them. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Although it cannot be completely imitated, it can be used with the experience of Coupang. In Asia, the most successful example of e-commerce is Alibaba, but there is clearly no possibility of his involvement.
So, I was very interested in this meeting with Jin Bo.
The location is a café.
It's just the first time you meet, and you don't need to keep it a secret on this occasion.
On the way, Park Ji-hoon read the information of Kim Bo and Coupang and memorized it in his mind.
Awesome!
This year, Jin Bo is only 34 years old!
Of course, he is younger, but the two are different, and his development is more with the help of other people's abilities.
There is a request for someone, and King Porter intends to greet him outside the door.
An ordinary-looking man, wearing glasses and a formal suit, looks older than his actual age.
Lee Hae-jin was also there, dressed in semi-casual clothes, and after seeing Park Ji-hoon get out of the car, he took the initiative to step forward. Last time, it was Kim Fan-so who introduced him to Park Ji-hoon, but this time it became him as an intermediary.
"Chairman Park Ji-hoon. Although the two are in a cooperative relationship, they are not close friends, and the title is more formal.
President Lee Hae-jin. Park Ji-hoon hurriedly took a few steps forward and shook hands with him to say hello.
"Let me introduce you to Mr. Jin Bo, the founder of Coupang. Lee Hae-jin introduced the two, "Chairman Park Ji-hoon doesn't need me to introduce him, and Koreans know about it." ”
"Chairman Park Ji-hoon. Hello!" Kim Bo took the initiative to shake hands with Park Ji-hoon. Said. "I'm sorry to bother you so late. ”
"It should be my pleasure. Park Ji-hoon smiled and said, "Let's go in and talk." "Dominated.
Jin Bo and Li Haizhen naturally have no opinion.
There aren't many cafes that stay open all night, but there are a lot of nightlife lovers in Seoul, and even at this time, there are still two tables of customers.
After seeing a group of people come in, the two tables of guests just glanced at each other casually. He turned back and continued the conversation.
Park Ji-hoon walked in the middle, wearing a hat and glasses, and beside him were two ordinary-looking middle-aged men, just office workers who refused to go home to play.
In South Korea, many office workers refuse to go home after work, but drink to pass the time, and some people stay up until midnight under the pretext of "overtime".
Life is too stressful.
"A sweet potato latte, a waffle, this one with ice cream and fruit. After coming to a secluded corner, Park Ji-hoon ordered his favorite coffee and dessert.
Lee Hae-jin and Kim Bo also asked for coffee again.
"Chairman Park Ji-hoon. I don't know what you think of Coupang?"It's a busy day, and it's sure to be tiring. So Kim Bo went straight to the point.
"The goods are quite complete, and they are very popular among young people. "Park Ji-hoon is talking about his own subjective impressions, not about the data from the data.
The last time I gave Park Min-ah, I bought it at Coupang.
"We are the most popular shopping site in South Korea!" Jin Bo didn't expect him to be so honest and straightforward, paused, and said quite passionately.
If it is said to be the largest shopping site in South Korea, there may be controversy, but if it is said to be the most popular, there is absolutely no doubt! Kim Tae-hee, Lee Na-young, Rain, Jun Ji-hyun...... Many of them have endorsed Coupang.
"This year, our transaction volume will exceed $1 billion...... "If you want others to invest, you must show the good side of your company."
Park Ji-hoon is the best investor he is optimistic about.
He has money, strength, popularity, and good character, but the most important thing is not that he is from a consortium! Some people in the consortium have expressed interest in Coupang, but he has not accepted the other party's investment, and even Park Ji-hoon is wary of the consortium, let alone him.
He wants to do business, not just money.
"South Koreans enjoy the fastest broadband service in the world, two-thirds of the population owns a smartphone, and online shopping has become a pastime for many people. I don't know if Park Zhixun knows anything about Korean e-commerce, Jin Bo carefully made a brief introduction, "As of last year, we have achieved a breakeven. The reason for the financing is that I am optimistic about the development of the mobile business and want to strengthen investment in this area...... "I have a clear idea and put my positioning and planning in front of Park Ji-hoon."
"The scale of this financing?" Park Ji-hoon asked after listening carefully.
"This issue requires $100 million. Kim Bo replied.
This issue?
Park Ji-hoon had a headache when he heard this word, and many entrepreneurs are like this, they are very ambitious, and they can't wait to draw the blueprint in their hearts in one go! Moreover, many entrepreneurs describe how wonderful their company's prospects are at the beginning, and once they get investment, they will become "reaching out to the party." Some of the startups he invests in, such as Lazada, often urge him to invest more.
The problem is that many startups are not profitable and have been burning money to maintain!
Coupang, too, has just broken even.
"10% of the shares!" Seeing Park Ji-hoon hesitating, Jin Bo hesitated and took the initiative to say.
This is the highest treatment he can give.
The value of the deal is different from the value of the company, and although Coupang is currently valued at less than $1 billion, he believes that Park Ji-hoon should be able to see the future of Coupang.
"I need to think about it. Park Ji-hoon's heart just moved slightly, and there were not many surprises.
After reading Coupang's information, if there are no internal problems, 100 million US dollars for 10% of the shares is indeed a good deal. However, a 10% stake can be given now, which can also be diluted in the future. This tactic is very common, and if it weren't for the experienced and capable team of Alberto García and Noel White's lawyers, many investments in Europe and the United States would have gone down the drain.
"Of course!" said Jinbo confidently.
I have to say that his attitude can easily affect people's judgment.
Park Ji-hoon nodded slightly and began to talk to Lee Hae-jin.
Lee Hae-jin finally stopped being a transparent person.
Of the three, Park Ji-hoon is the youngest, but he dominates.
Self-strength is one thing, and personal personality differences cannot be ignored. Lee Hae-jin is low-key and modest, but Park Ji-hoon is wrapped in a domineering spirit of "warmth", moisturizing things silently, which makes people unconsciously follow his topic.
The three of them can talk together.
The political situation in Asia, the current economic situation in South Korea, and the international trend of artificial intelligence...... It's no different from ordinary people, you can talk about whatever you think, but the topic is more high-end.
Men, all expect to have a few like-minded friends, but the three of them rarely talk like this.
Accidentally, it's been an hour past.
"That's all for today. After Park Ji-hoon and Kim Bo exchanged private mobile phone numbers, they said goodbye unsatisfied.
"Got time to play golf together. "Li Haizhen is a lot close to him.
"Bang!" Park Ji-hoon was about to speak, when he suddenly heard a loud noise outside. (To be continued.) )