Chapter 135: Enfeoffment Decree

Words : 1734 Updated : Sep 17th, 2025

"Just buzzing around aimlessly." Lu Liang looked toward Liu Qing, who stood behind Zhu Hu, and congratulated them with a smile, "It seems this round should be clinched by you both?" Liu Qing smiled without speaking and shifted the topic, "Mr. Lu, would it be convenient to inform when the second phase of private equity will be initiated?" "At the moment, it's still in preparation; the procedures are somewhat extensive. Is Mr. Liu also interested?" asked Lu Liang. Liu Qing nodded. Although the scale was rumored to be one billion dollars, with individual portions of twenty million dollars, the threshold was quite high. But a high threshold is relative. It was not difficult for her or the Liu family to subscribe to a few portions. "Looking forward to Mr. Liu's participation." Lu Liang showed a smile and summoned Wen Chao to leave a business card for Liu Qing, stating she would be notified if the second phase was initiated. He had already instructed Old Meng to tally the subscription intents. If it were insufficient, they would accept everyone. If enough, they would be selective. "Brother, don't forget about Hu." Zhu Hu coughed a few times, his tone full of resentment, as this large man stood here, unnoticed as if invisible. Lu Liang's ability to make money made them all envious, though they were also in private equity, which didn't stop them. Making money was what mattered. "Hu, how could you say that? I wouldn't dare forget you," Lu Liang said, half laughing and quickly apologizing. "That's more like it." Zhu Hu and Liu Qing did not stay long, only exchanged brief polite remarks, and moved toward the financing subscription gateway. As Lu Liang had guessed, this round of financing was underwritten by DiDi and Golden Sand River, though the process had a slight deviation. Sёarᴄh the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. It turned out that DiDi led the investment with 6%, while Golden Sand River subscribed for 4%, with both jointly underwriting this financing round. Watching the two converse merrily, Dai Wei's expression soured. Lu Liang suddenly realized that these two planned to join forces. Capital biting each other would only benefit Dai Wei, but if the capitals allied, it would be Dai Wei's turn to suffer. Thus, after the financing, he went to Lu Liang. Dai Wei asked with a smile, "Mr. Lu, there's an internal meeting later, aren't you attending?" "I've got some other matters, maybe next time." Lu Liang shook his head, feeling somewhat sorry for Dai Wei. Hu Weiwei could still end up with a considerable fortune, but Dai Wei might have nothing since DiDi and Golden Sand River seemed intent on splitting him. However, he had no obligation to remind, as stock transfer did not necessarily require a shareholders' meeting resolution—as long as the counterpart was also a shareholder, they could proceed privately. Lu Liang was ready to cash out and exit, leaving them to play by themselves in the future, no matter what happened. After bidding farewell to Dai Wei, he left the meeting venue, and upon turning around, he went to Golden Sand River, signing a stock transfer agreement with Zhu Hu. After the B round dilution, there was still 16.2% of stock left, valued at seventy-two million dollars with a 20% premium transfer. Totaling approximately 13.9968 million dollars, equivalent to about 89.0196 million RMB, the investment return was as high as 89 times. "Hu, Dai Wei likely won't easily concede defeat, it's best you stay alert." Lu Liang kindly advised. After signing the contract, and the funds due to arrive in half a month, he felt some things could be said. Zhu Hu responded disdainfully, "We are all conducting business; does he even dare to involve the Dai Family?" Using official power against businesses only applied to minor officials and small businesses. Although Iron Boss was formidable, Old Zhu wasn't easy to squash. If the Dai family dared to suppress business with official power and engage in corruption for personal gain, Zhu Hu could ensure he wouldn't serve as an official anymore. It wasn't that Zhu Hu possessed massive influence, but the position of Iron Boss was enticing, and every spot had its designated occupant. If he doesn't fall, how can others rise? "It doesn't necessarily require the Dai family's intervention." Lu Liang mused, mentioning the promise Dai Wei just offered him. As long as he chose to support Dai Wei from then on, Dai Wei was willing to give him a board seat, including a veto right. "The Enfeoffment Decree?" Zhu Hu was startled long afterward, his face suddenly turning pale, and his native dialect burst out, "This sneaky bastard is so scheming?" Since Lu Liang was planning to cash out and leave, he could refuse Dai Wei's conditions, but Liu Qing might not. Once Liu Qing agreed, there would be three people with veto rights in a single board meeting, then what would be the point of playing? "Hu, where are you going? Didn't you say you were taking me to have a good time tonight?" "Hell, do whatever you want." Zhu Hu glared irritably and left hastily, not intending to blame Lu Liang. To speak, is to show favor. Not to speak, is to do one's duty. After the last fundraising round, Lu Liang had decided to cash out, so there was no intentional plot against him. "Worldly society is treacherous, and human hearts are unpredictable." Lu Liang suppressed a smile, shook his head, and left Golden Sand River with the transfer contract in hand. For a startup to have such deep schemes, not getting involved and only investing was indeed a wise decision. Dai Wei must have already thought of this move; otherwise, he wouldn't have easily given up his veto power during the Series A funding. Whether it's giving one or two, once everyone has a veto, it's as if no one does. Once the plan is proposed, if you oppose, and I oppose, we might as well part ways. After all, Dai Wei hadn't invested much money. This situation leads to nobody daring to use their veto power first, creating a power vacuum, which naturally benefits the founders. However, playing this game requires one precondition: the company must be in a healthy development stage without any issues. If something goes wrong, it means it wasn't managed well. If you didn't manage well, then I'll start managing. Direct explosion on the spot, spiraling to heaven. As the night deepened, Lu Liang played games in the hotel, planning to visit Yang Zhenyuan's company tomorrow before returning to Modu. Suddenly, he received a call from Zhu Hu; from his tone, it sounded like he had been holding back a lot of frustrations with no one to confide in. The veto power, besides a few insiders, he dared not speak of it to others, fearing it would impact the next valuation appraisal. "I'm over here in the Eastern City District." Lu Liang chuckled and gave him the hotel's address, also happy to follow up on the drama. As soon as Zhu Hu entered, he shook his head and sighed, unable to help venting his frustrations, "Dai Wei really promised Liu Qing." "It looks like Liu Qing agreed?" Lu Liang grabbed some beers from the fridge and casually called the hotel's front desk to order some barbecue. "That woman is so power-hungry, how could she not agree? Also, pretending in front of me, claiming she doesn't know anything." Zhu Hu was deeply aggrieved and guzzled down most of a bottle in frustration. "If you think it's a headache, sell your stake in the next round. Ali might be willing to be the sucker," Lu Liang said with a laugh. "We'll see," Zhu Hu said reluctantly, feeling humiliated that he, an old fox in the capital market, had been outplayed by a youngster. If word got out, his peers would probably laugh their heads off. He hadn't even met Ali's conditions yet; selling now would probably cost him tens of millions in losses. "That much?" Lu Liang was surprised, But the response he got was a resentful glare. That look seemed to say, "Who's to blame?" Lu Liang couldn't help but smile, feeling quite happy: "Hu, you lead the way, I'll pay. Tonight let's go wild." "I've been waiting for you to say that," Zhu Hu quickly moved past the previous topic, revealing a grin that all men understand. One willing to beat, the other willing to be beaten; you gamble, you accept the loss. There's not much else to say, especially when you might not even lose. Dai Wei playing this way will overplay his hand sooner or later. The next day, Lu Liang arrived in the Western City District. Yang Zhenyuan rented an office in United Building; a hundred square meters of office space cramped with about a dozen people without any partitioned offices. It truly had the atmosphere of a young startup. "Mr. Lu, please take a look at the software design." The background was black, with ghostly images of musical notes. Yang Zhenyuan said, "It's still in testing. We plan to publicly release it in December." Lu Liang inquired, "Have you thought about how to promote it?" Platform-type applications are hardest to promote; they cannot rely on word-of-mouth like games. Without content, there are no viewers, and without viewers, there's no content. Yang Zhenyuan said, "We plan to join Baidu's advertising alliance first and organize a daily video-release check-in event." The hardest part is always the beginning. Once the first step is taken, and you accumulate users, it scales like a snowball. Often, the initial step is the hardest. Out of five million dollars in startup funds, roughly three million will be spent on this event. If it can make a splash, great; if not, it will sink without a trace, completely obliterated from the apps. Lu Liang nodded slightly; not being a tech promotion expert, he refrained from commenting and offered a few non-committal words of encouragement.

Chapter 135: Enfeoffment Decree

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