109: Jack Ma regrets creating Alibaba, while Junlin is just a small fry with 1 billion yuan?

Inside the VIP conference room.

Wang Lin and Old Ma sat facing each other.

Old Ma had now removed his mask, revealing his highly distinctive face.

Seeing this face, Li Yuanyuan and Leng Nuannuan, who were beside Wang Lin, were stunned.

This person!?

Isn't this... that person!?

The words were on the tip of their tongues, but they couldn't speak them.

It wasn't until Wang Lin stood up and extended his hand across the table: "For CEO Ma to personally visit our Junlin Finance, this small place of mine is truly honored!"

That's right!

It's Old Ma, the founder of Alibaba!!

Li Yuanyuan and Leng Nuannuan were no longer inexperienced rookies.

They had gained some understanding of the world, and precisely because of this, they understood the immense power held by this man named Old Ma at the end of 2013.

Wang Lin is impressive, right?

But compared to Old Ma... well, the two couldn't be compared at all.

One was a household name among business tycoons; the other was a newcomer who had just started out and had only a slight reputation in the stock market.

Old Ma also smiled, shook Wang Lin's hand, and said: "This is no small place. You are the famous Brother Lin of the stock market. Which Stock Investor doesn't know you now?"

"How about this: besides the business we're discussing, I'll also invest some money with you. Can you let me get aboard your Private Equity Fund?"

Old Ma is a super tycoon specializing in mergers and acquisitions, with investments often running into hundreds of millions of US dollars. Could he really be interested in my side?

However, Wang Lin wasn't going to undervalue himself.

He's only worth tens of billions; I might be able to reach that in the future too.

But currently, the other party was definitely someone he needed to look up to.

When it came to the most premium Private Equity Fund clients like Old Ma, securing his capital wasn't the main goal; gaining access to his resources was the most crucial factor.

To say nothing else, the future channels within Balance Treasure, offering a way to sell funds to the public, would absolutely surpass all other channels!

What the two of them were going to discuss today was precisely this matter.

Wang Lin smiled and said, "I naturally couldn't be happier to accept CEO Ma's capital!"

Old Ma pondered for a moment and said, "Then I'll take advantage of the opportunity and invest 1 billion under my personal name. I hope CEO Wang can accept it!"

Wang Lin gently shook his head and said, "Let's discuss this matter later. I'm afraid CEO Ma might not accept my Private Equity Fund's dividend structure."

Hearing this, Old Ma's eyes lit up.

Old Ma had given careful thought before mentioning a capital volume of 1 billion.

This amount of money was not too much for Old Ma, especially for him personally, rather than the Alibaba Group, but it was certainly not a small sum either.

He was afraid the other party might be an incompetent person, in which case he truly wouldn't dare entrust his 1 billion to them.

But since Wang Lin spoke like this, it indicated that he held the upper hand in this transaction and possessed bargaining power.

This made things interesting!

Considering how quickly the other party had reached this level in the stock market, he definitely had a unique method.

This can be done!

Discussing this private matter before the main business had already laid the foundation for cooperation.

Next.

Wang Lin needed channels.

Old Ma needed promotion.

The two could be said to have instantly hit it off.

At a time like this.

If Junlin Finance were a listed company, simply releasing this news.

Several consecutive one-word limit ups would definitely occur.

The specific cooperation details would be negotiated by the company's professional team. Wang Lin was only responsible for controlling the final key data and making the ultimate decision.

The same was true for Old Ma.

Once the official business cooperation was finalized, it was time to discuss private matters.

1 billion.

For Old Ma, it wasn't much. According to this year's Forbes ranking, his net worth was around 12 billion US dollars, which translates to more than 70 billion yuan.

Taking out this 1 billion only accounted for less than 2% of his personal assets. Although it was a large investment, it would definitely not shake his foundation.

Wang Lin said, "1 billion in capital is a large sum for the current Junlin Finance, but for me personally, it is nothing significant."

If anyone else had said this, Old Ma would have scoffed at them.

Is he trying to show off in front of me?

Regretfully founding Alibaba, Jack Ma; Is 1 billion Small Change for Brother Lin?

However, in Old Ma's database, there was data analysis regarding Wang Lin.

Achieving his current status in just over half a year, his personal assets were estimated to be 2 billion+!

Coupled with his success—like a horse galloping on a spring breeze—and his youthful achievement without arrogance, perhaps this 1 billion truly wasn't much to him!

"Therefore, I am actually more inclined to use this 1 billion capital to deepen the cooperation between the two of us!"

These words struck a chord with Old Ma.

In the finance sector, Wang Lin, a university student who hadn't even graduated yet, had already made such a name for himself.

This was definitely a miracle to Old Ma.

Therefore, he was willing to use this 1 billion capital to befriend Wang Lin.

Of course, losing money was acceptable, but based on Old Ma's knowledge of Wang Lin's past performance, the probability of loss was very low.

"This is the contract for our Junlin Finance Private Equity Fund. CEO Ma, please take a look!!"

Old Ma took it and focused mainly on the dividend structure.

Upon seeing it, Old Ma raised an eyebrow.

This Wang Lin seems very confident!!

It clearly stated that the annual dividend rate for the 1 billion capital was tiered.

For the dividend ratio of an ordinary Private Equity Fund.

Most typically, if the rate of return is within 10%, they can take 15% of that 10% net profit.

When the rate of return reaches 10%–20%, the profit share increases to 20% of the net income!

After exceeding 20%, it might even be raised to 25%!

Some star Private Equity Funds even manage 30% profit shares and are still highly sought after!

But compared to Wang Lin's dividend model, those were insignificant!

Wang Lin wasn't talking about 10 or 20 percentage points at all.

Boring!!

Starting with a 50% rate of return, Wang Lin would take 50%!

Moving higher, after a 100% rate of return, Wang Lin would take 60%!

After a 200% rate of return, Wang Lin would take 70%!

This tiered dividend chart was actually very easy to understand.

For instance, with Old Ma's 1 billion capital, a 50% rate of return means 500 million in profit. Wang Lin would take 250 million, and the remaining 250 million would be Old Ma's profit.

A 100% rate of return means 1 billion in profit. Wang Lin would take 60%, which is 600 million, and the remaining 400 million would be Old Ma's profit.

A 200% rate of return means 2 billion in profit. Wang Lin would take 70%, which is 1.4 billion, and the remaining 600 million would be Old Ma's profit.

Investing 1 billion for a year, with a maximum profit of 600 million?

In the most ideal scenario, an annualized return rate of 60%?

It must be said, he truly is a newborn calf unafraid of the tiger. Does he even realize what level of achievement is required to double this 1 billion capital to reach 3 billion?!

However, this agreement didn't represent any loss for him.

Based on Old Ma's understanding of Wang Lin's past track record, achieving a rate of return above 50% was highly probable.

In that case, receiving 250 million in a year, an annualized return of 25%, was definitely a huge win.

Old Ma smiled and said, "Agreed. I'll sign this agreement, and the funds will arrive in a few days!"

"Let's have our agreement take effect starting the beginning of next month. How does that sound?"

Wang Lin nodded and said, "No problem!"

Having witnessed the entire cooperation involving capital worth billions, both Li Yuanyuan and Leng Nuannuan felt their hearts race.

So, this is how big shots cooperate—simple and direct?