Wang Yizhi saw a group of people chatting, her face lit up with a smile as she walked down from the platform with a microphone in hand, followed by a cara.
Having just finished introducing NIO’s developnt history, Li Bing also ca down from the stage, preparing to make a grand appearance with the ES8.
As a professional host, she naturally couldn’t let the atmosphere cool down; it was a perfect opportunity to interview so of NIO’s investors.
For instance, Lu Liang with his inherent knack for drawing crowds—if it could be like Ningde’s roadshow and garner massive news, that would be fantastic.
Even stirring up so trivial matter would do,
As being ignored was what she feared the most; notorious fa is still fa, after all.
"Just finished introducing NIO’s developnt history, and now it’s ti to introduce to everyone NIO’s steadfast investors."
Wang Yizhi, all smiles, knelt halfway down in the aisle between Lu Liang and Milk Tea Girl, extending the microphone towards Lu Liang.
"Hello everyone, I am Lu Liang."
Lu Liang smiled and waved at the cara.
Ever since Hamr’s "The World’s Most Heartbreaking Conference", live streaming the conference had beco the standard for new car and smartphone releases.
On one hand, Douyin wished to attract more brands, and on the other, brands needed to leverage Douyin’s traffic for free promotion, resulting in a perfect match.
However, NIO’s live stream drew only a few thousand viewers, with user comnts flooding the screen even slower than so lesser-known internet celebrities’ live streams.
But ever since Lu Liang appeared on cara, the number of people in the live room had surged.
Wang Yizhi imdiately bead with joy, "Calling you Mr. Lu seems a bit distant, may I call you Liangzi?"
Lu Liang was montarily stunned but then nodded and laughed, "Of course you may."
Beside him, Lei Jun also seed a bit distracted, suddenly covering his mouth as his cheeks’ apple muscles quivered slightly.
Wang Yizhi remained undisturbed, still all smiles as she introduced Lu Liang to the cara, "You may not know this, but Liangzi is the last co-founder to join NIO and the owner of car 006 of the NIO ES8 being launched today."
"Liangzi, can you share with everyone how you initially beca a shareholder of our NIO?"
Wang Yizhi then handed the microphone back to Lu Liang; if she could see the live chat, she would find that public opinion had already exploded.
"Holy shit, even though he’s called Liangzi online, if you et him offline, who wouldn’t respectfully address him as Mr. Lu or at least by his full na? Who has the audacity to call him Liangzi in person?"
"Li Bing’s dood, NIO’s dood; marrying such a dimwit of a wife, didn’t you see Lei Busi’s expression? He’s barely keeping it together."
"Lei Jun: Don’t cue ; I’m just recalling a happy mory, like my wife is going to have another child."
"Quick, quick, quick, NIO’s launch event is going to go off the rails."
Excited netizens spread the news far and wide, eagerly anticipating the unfolding drama.
Lu Liang was unequivocally forthright, taking the microphone directly he held in his hand, his smile unwavering, "I rember initially, there was a $20 million funding gap. Li Bing ca to repeatedly, and finally, I just casually invested $10 million."
Wang Yizhi, failing to detect the implication in Lu Liang’s words, still felt that he was belittling her husband, "Liangzi, now that NIO’s doing so well, do you regret your decision at that ti?"
"There’s so regret for sure, but Tianxing has participated in several funding rounds."
Lu Liang paused, then added, "Mainly because Li Bing assured us, patting his chest, that investing in NIO would definitely be profitable. If not, he’d present his head."
His last words were emphasized humorously yet seriously.
She didn’t quite grasp it; Lu Liang didn’t want to entangle with her for too long, practically indicating an investor’s standing in a company.
Investors, dubbed as ’Daddy’ because they wield the life-or-death power over a company—if Li Bing couldn’t et their expectations, it wouldn’t be as simple as skinning him alive.
Because venture capital isn’t just handed out for free; each fund requires a signed betting agreent.
Such as the recent $700 million financing, stipulating a tiline for going public within two years.
If the IPO fails, they must repurchase the financed shares along with interest calculated at an annual rate of 6.5%.
Wang Yizhi’s eyes twitched slightly, suddenly realizing the investor’s status, scrambling to find a graceful way out, she smiled and managed, "Thank you l… Mr. Lu, for accepting our interview."
Liangzi, she dared not call him anymore,
Suppressing a breath of anger, she turned to interview Milk Tea Girl.
Lu Liang snorted coldly, glaring once more at Lei Jun, who pursed his lips and coughed lightly, "I’m rembering sothing joyful."
Suddenly, Lu Liang heard Xiaotian’s nickna ntioned nearby and found it hard to restrain himself, squinting with a mocking look.
Before interviewing him, there was a question about whether it was okay to call him Liangzi, but it seed like done in a huff when interviewing Milk Tea Girl, skipping even the asking part and directly calling out Xiaotian, ostentatiously asserting superiority.
Fortunately, Milk Tea Girl, although young, managed to maintain a dignified presence and often replaced Qiangzi at significant events, clearly not to be underestimated.
With a story, Wang Yizhi was left speechless, and Li Bing visited Qiangzi for a week. Qiangzi decided to invest in NIO within just 5 minutes.
"Won in palace dramas, they really are more interesting to watch."
Lu Liang squinted his eyes, no longer angry, thoroughly enjoying the drama as it unfolded.
Although he didn’t say it out loud, Lei Jun, through eye contact, still nodded in agreent, just not expecting…
Their Xiaomi would also suddenly face a disaster.
Not sure what they were discussing, Wang Yizhi took out his phone, wanting to take a selfie with Milk Tea Girl, and couldn’t help but blurt out, "Oh my, Xiaomi’s fingerprint unlock is so difficult."
Milk Tea Girl was stunned, turned her head to glance at Lei Jun, narrowed her eyes, and smiled without saying a word.
Lei Jun’s face turned dark instantly.
Lu Liang couldn’t hold back any longer and had to look down at his knees, his shoulders shaking violently.
"Explosive!"
"Holy shit, this press conference was worth it!"
"Liangzi, can’t you take care of your image? You’re going to turn into a again."
"Mr. Lei’s expression is hilarious too. What goes around cos around, just look up and see, who does fate spare?"
"I’m dying of laughter here~~ This woman’s got sothing, offending three major investors in five minutes."
"Li Bing: a reckless spender, *****"
anwhile, Li Bing was backstage, all ready, about to go on stage with the ES8.
Before going on stage, he glanced at the live stream and saw that the online viewer count had already exceeded two million.
Douyin’s live stream, unlike other platforms that show popularity or audience engagent, basically shows it as it is.
Li Bing widened his eyes, too rushed to be pleased, and saw netizens furiously comnting, quickly grasping what was happening outside.
He felt a surge of rage stuck in his chest, nearly dying from anger, hurriedly picked up the communicator, and furiously cursed, "Do you want dead? Still goddamn interviewing."
"Hurry up on stage, who knows what mischief that woman will cause if it’s any later."
Li Bing quickly urged the lift operator, eager to get on stage without any delay.
The lights in the venue suddenly dimd, Wang Yizhi forced a smile uglier than crying: "Let us welco, with warm applause, the dazzling debut of the NIO ES8."
"Hello everyone, I’m Li Bing from NIO…"
Li Bing showed a smile, bowed deeply, adjusted his breathing, trying hard not to let anger break his composure.
The recent drama was too entertaining, whether for the guests present or the online viewers, no one was really interested in cars anymore.
Even when announcing the NIO ES8’s price, 428,000 without the battery, 570,000 with the battery, the audience just ridiculed symbolically: "Dreaming about money."
Unquestionably, NIO’s launch event was explosively popular, trending in the top ten on Weibo even before it ended.
But among the top ten topics, nine were about the battle between the NIO lady boss and the three major investors.
Subjects like Milk Tea Girl’s emotional intelligence, Lu Liang’s s, and Lei Jun’s sudden predicant online were hot.
The only one related to cars was still about the absurdly high price, 428,000 without a battery.
With that kind of money, isn’t it better to buy a BMW X3, rcedes GLC, or Audi Q5?
When the event ended, Lu Liang, Milk Tea Girl, Lei Jun, among others, were invited to a shareholders’ eting.
"Mr. Lu, Mr. Lei, Mr. Zhang, I’m truly sorry; it was my lack of discipline."
Li Bing showed a bitter expression, bowing deeply.
The spine he’d stiffened all his life broke at that mont.
Including himself, NIO had six joint investors.
A reckless spender, offending three at once.
Milk Tea Girl and Lei Jun were manageable; one called him Xiaotian, another slightly criticized Xiaomi’s unlock difficulty, not a big deal.
But the problem with Lu Liang wasn’t so easy. Had he lost his mind, calling out ’Liangzi’ in front of so many people and live stream?
Li Bing suddenly really wanted to pry her head open and see what was inside. Even calling him ’Liang’ would have been better. Why ’Liangzi’?
Does she not know this word initially mocked Lu Liang’s overambition, only becoming a term of endearnt as ti went by?
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