Chapter 322 If 500 billion doesn't kill you, I will die

"Mr. Xie, you see, the foundation of our ward is still very good."

The dean looked forward to the future with enthusiasm: "We will update a batch of medical equipment and transform it into a special comprehensive diagnosis and treatment center. I think it will be named after your daughter Xie Yun in the future!"

"You are too polite. There are countless outstanding figures in your hospital's century-long history. My daughter is still young and it is not appropriate for her to leave her name." Xie Jingxing declined without hesitation.

The dean was just making empty promises, but he actually knew very well that this proposal was unreliable. If he was initially overwhelmed by the 7 million yuan donation from the Xie family father and son, and was sincere in serving the local tycoons, now he is showing respect from the bottom of his heart.

There was no major incident on the night Mrs. Xie gave birth. The next morning, a secretary from Beijing expressed her gratitude for the hospital's work. Then, various top leaders, whom she had heard of but not seen before, called to inquire about the situation.

Starting from the third day, people came to visit and congratulate. Each person had to be received and accompanied by the vice president, but most of them could not even see the pregnant woman and the child. They just lined up to leave the flower basket at the door of the ward and chatted with the father and son of the Xie family for a few minutes, which was considered worth the price of the ticket.

As the uncrowned king in the national ranking of obstetrics and gynecology hospitals, the dean has used decades of his professional career to ensure that little Xie Yun's life can be predicted from childhood to old age, and that she is destined to achieve nothing great in this life.

For her, having her name known by ordinary people would be like questioning whether the careers of her grandfather and two generations were successful enough, let alone naming a ward after her.

It would be more appropriate to clear out the entire special needs ward for Mrs. Xie to recuperate after her childbirth. After all, there is currently no confinement center in the world with a health care bill of 7 million yuan. The hospital can only offer its utmost sincerity to the best of its ability.

As they were talking, the postpartum psychology expert walked out of the ward after giving Yu Tong a spiritual massage. The dean tactfully accompanied the expert to say goodbye and leave.

"Academician Yin Hui just came here on behalf of the School of Life Sciences of Jiaotong University. The doctoral enrollment quota and the laboratory are reserved for you. You can have a good rest and don't worry." Xie Jingxing returned to the ward to convey the news.

Yu Tong sat up with her upper body against the bed and revised the postpartum recovery plan that she was not satisfied with: "I rested for too long, and the research project is also my child."

"Be careful that my daughter hears me and cries for you." Xie Jingxing leaned over to her face and kissed her gently before sitting down on the bed.

Yu Tong finally gave up her postpartum plan and frowned as she said disdainfully, "Why are you getting more and more annoying?"

"Maybe I have the potential to be a loving father?" Xie Jingxing teased, pretending to be stupid.

"Nonsense, you don't even spend as much time holding the baby as our dad does."

Yu Tong pouted angrily, crossed his arms and turned his head away: "Big liar, you said you thought my child and I would be waiting for you at home, but you haven't been seen from morning to night for the past two days."

"Misunderstanding, all misunderstanding. I have been serving as a welcome guest for you these past two days."

Xie Jingxing complained repeatedly, followed his wife's gaze, picked up a banana, peeled it, and considerately served it to her mouth.

Yu Tong said that she was eager to recover after childbirth for scientific research, but in fact she wanted to hold the wedding as scheduled in June. She obviously enjoyed the tantrums of the dead scumbag but didn't want to admit it. She is becoming more and more arrogant.

As for Xie Jingxing, it doesn’t matter whether he wants to be a loving father or not, there are too many people who take the initiative to help take responsibility.

On the second day after my daughter was born, Aunt Jie Qing came from the Northeast, followed by my eldest sister-in-law Yu Nian's mother, and my mother-in-law.

Not only was Xie Jingxing only responsible for receiving all kinds of visitors, but the senior head nurse of the hospital was also ordered around like a serf by Yu Tong's little nanny, and it was rare for her to get close to the baby.

Old Xie eagerly got a few chances to hold his granddaughter, but Yu Tong's family, from top to bottom, treated him with a flattering attitude and looked down on him for being clumsy and not moving in the right way. He couldn't stand it anymore and left in anger.

"We have to go back to our hometown in Shaoxing when the baby is one month old." Yu Tong said as he chewed the banana in his mouth slowly.

Xie Jing Xing stuffed the remaining half of the banana into his mouth: "Let's go back to our hometown in Northeast China first?"

"I'm afraid that grandma is waiting anxiously. She is really old. She wanted to come yesterday but was finally persuaded by her family." Yu Tong pouted.

Xie Jingxing took out a tissue and wiped the corner of her mouth: "My grandparents are also waiting anxiously."

"...Your grandparents have passed away for many years." Yu Tong sat up straight.

Xie Jing Xing pulled away the pillow at the head of the bed and laid it flat: "Yes, that's why I'm waiting so anxiously."

"Hehe, our baby is a girl. Who knows whether your grandparents will recognize her or not." Yu Tong hummed in dissatisfaction and lay down and yawned.

"Both the boy and the girl are from the Xie family. Your maternal relatives are a little out of their minds and are bullying you because you are soft-hearted."

Xie Jingxing complained bluntly, but Yu Tong knew what he meant.

They had never been so frank about such things before, but ever since the baby cried the night he was born, their words and actions now seem like those of an old married couple with no taboos.

"Just go back to the Northeast first. Why are you so fierce? I didn't say no." She lowered her head in a tender voice.

Xie Jingxing covered her with a blanket and said like coaxing a child, "My wife is the best. Go to sleep for a while, otherwise you will have to stay up all afternoon when your daughter wakes up."

"Tell me the truth, is my baby more important to you than me?" Yu Tong started to increase the intensity as soon as he disagreed.

Xie Jingxing was speechless. To be fair, his wife was completely different from ordinary mothers except for the delivery process. She certainly suffered some hardships, but the biggest hardship now was that the baby had to be fed 24 hours a day.

This job really cannot be replaced by others, and Yu Tong feels so tired that he feels he will never love again. He makes excessive associations and becomes jealous all the time.

The whole family was tortured and interrogated in this way. Her little nanny, who always raised her chin and looked at the medical staff through her nostrils, was almost exiled to Alashan to plant Haloxylon ammodendron trees. She cried out of fear.

Just think about how Zhou Fenglan dealt with Yuan Jin and you will know that Yu Tong cannot be a good person after having been in love and hatred with her bestie for so many years. Although she is easily influenced, she takes this matter very seriously and will not make any jokes about it.

Xie Jingxing was so upset that his wife was jealous of his daughter that he could only patiently say sweet words to her for free.

After a while, Yu Tong's frown relaxed and he fell asleep peacefully. He watched his wife sleeping peacefully for a long time with interest, then quietly left the ward.

"Is Tongtong asleep?"

In the next room, Aunt Jie Qing paced back and forth holding the sleeping baby in her arms, while my mother-in-law and other female relatives sat or stood and whispered to each other.

Xie Jingxing pretended not to hear the lively topics they were talking about. He nodded slightly to greet them, then awkwardly opened his arms and posed to hold his daughter.

In just four days, the rosy complexion faded to milky white, the wrinkled skin became visibly firmer, and the eyelashes became shiny black and straight. Compared to the appearance when he was just born, it was as if he was the wrong child.

Xie Jingjin couldn't help but smile. This was right. He and Yu Tong were both handsome and pretty, so how could their daughter be ugly?

"Jingxing, I just told you that Aunt Jieqing is discussing the wedding. When can you ask a tailor to come to our house to take your measurements? Otherwise, it will be too late to make custom wedding attire." Mother-in-law came closer and reminded him.

Xie Jing Xing disagreed: "Okay, I'll ask my assistant to arrange the time later."

"We all understand that you are busy with work, but a wedding is a big deal, you have to put your heart into it."

Aunt Jie Qing interrupted the conversation and put on a stern face. My mother-in-law didn't know what to say for a moment, so she turned around and walked away, holding back her displeasure.

Xie Jing Xing was pleased with himself: "My daughter's eyebrows and eyes look more like me, but her mouth and nose look like her mother's."

"I really don't know what to say to you. You're already a father but you still don't act serious." Aunt Jie Qing scolded in a low voice. Xie Jingxing pouted: "I'm so busy that I don't have time to do this or that."

"We've all been through this. How can a person be truly extraordinary and above worldly matters? Life is only interesting if we are entangled in trivial matters." Aunt Jie Qing consoled her with a hint of envy.

Xie Jingxing didn't comment, and concentrated on holding his daughter and walking around, and he couldn't get enough of her. After a while, Song Anli walked in quietly to report that another guest came to visit.

"Xie Yun, your dad has to go be a loving father to others first."

He bent down and kissed his daughter's forehead reluctantly. The baby suddenly clenched her hands, closed her eyes and cried loudly.

Xie Jingxing immediately grimaced, Song Anli had a weird expression on her face and widened her eyes, trying to suppress her laughter. Aunt Jie Qing had no choice but to snatch the child away, signaling with her eyes that the child should be gone immediately and cause trouble.

"Oh, the kid's mom can't sleep anymore. This little brat doesn't give her dad any face at all."

Xie Jingxing fled the room in a panic, looking back worriedly, and his expression gradually turned cold after walking a distance: "Is Liu Chi Ping alone?"

"His assistant hinted to me that Bao Fan from Huaxing Capital is here too. As long as Xinda'e is willing to make a truce with Meituan, Bao Fan is very interested in leading a new round of financing for Xinda'e." Song Anli straightened up and responded seriously.

Xie Jingxing smiled disdainfully: "Shen Nanpeng is indeed good at pimping."

Four days ago, Mr. Shen, one of the most influential people in the industry, failed to mediate a fight at the launch ceremony of Xinhai Fund. That night, Meituan announced that it would introduce Light Media into its Maoyan platform, entering the online movie ticket booking segment and adding fuel to the group buying market.

Even so, he still didn't give up. In the past few days, he indirectly lobbied several senior figures to come and put pressure on him to mediate. The joyous moment of his daughter's birth became a good excuse for him to show off his age.

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"Mr. Liu, if Shen Nanpeng wants to withdraw his shares, I will be happy to take over."

Arriving at a coffee shop near the hospital, Xie Jingxing walked into the cramped private room and blurted out a sentence.

Liu Chih-Ping was slightly stunned, adjusted the legs of his glasses, and asked him to calm down, and joked: "It's understandable that you feel a little excited as a new father."

"This is not the first time Shen Nanpeng has done this. Previously, Zhang Xuhao was courting disaster, and Peng Zhijian stepped in to broker Meituan's acquisition of Dianping. He was the middleman."

Xie Jing Xing didn't respond, and said expressionlessly: "You are not the first lobbyist he invited."

"Publicly, Tencent is a shareholder of New DAE. Privately, I have the audacity to say that we are close friends regardless of age difference. Do you admit it, Xiao Xie?"

It's a good thing that the bad guy is the first to complain, but the key point is that Liu Chih-ping is really hard to respond to. Everything he says seems like he is taking sides and expressing his stance.

The prepared words were completely ineffective, and I could only improvise and try to ease the relationship temporarily: "If you admit that we are friends, I am here to congratulate you today. If you don't admit it, I will leave without saying anything."

"Since you are not here as a lobbyist, I am very touched that you have come all the way to send your blessings. As a shareholder of New DAE, I have some ideas to share with you."

Xie Jingxing blocked the conversation and said bluntly: "First of all, the recent subsidy competition for Xinda E has burned 40 billion in cash flow, and a new round of financing needs to be put on the agenda."

"Secondly, regarding Meituan Maoyan's move to introduce Enlight Media, we need to respond with equal force to increase our competitiveness in the online ticketing market."

He paused briefly and then emphasized: "We all know that the essence of the online ticketing market is not only in the local life field, but also the downstream distribution terminal of the entire pan-entertainment industry."

Mr. Liu was speechless and picked up the coffee cup to buy time. His mind was working rapidly. In a few words, the topic of mediating fights jumped from Tai Chi to general entertainment. He was really too old to react.

It is inevitable that Xindai and Meituan have recently launched a new round of financing. The reason why Shen Nanpeng is jumping up and down is precisely because of this. After burning through all the money, they have to raise funds, and financing means that the shares held by early shareholders will be diluted.

The two companies each burned through 4 billion yuan in less than two months. The venture capital circle and Internet giants who were watching coldly were all terrified. Investing at this juncture would be very risky, so they would definitely demand more benefits from details such as financing valuation and later exit.

Where does this part of the profit come from? It still squeezes the interests of early shareholders.

The most crucial thing is whether the money-burning war will stop after financing. Xie Jingxing and Wang Xing’s attitude is that it will not stop.

Then financing is meaningless. On the contrary, the money-burning war will intensify until the investors are exhausted from losses and the sunk costs are so high that they have to kill the other party to recoup their investment. The situation is completely out of control to the point where whoever stops will die.

Therefore, Liu Chih-ping specially invited Bao Fan, a famous peacemaker from Huaxing Capital, to speak out. Even if you, Xie Jingxing, are in charge of New Big Elephant, if you insist on not stopping the battle for a new round of financing, the pressure will be enormous.

On the other hand, as long as you nod, even if it is just a temporary truce, it will be easy to raise new rounds of financing.

Unexpectedly, there was no chance to speak at all. Liu Chih-ping sighed quietly, reorganized his words and spoke frankly: "Xiao Xie, the issue of financing... To be honest, the current intensity of money burning by New Dang E and Meituan is too exaggerated. Our strategic investment department is a little scared and it is difficult to reach a consensus."

"Bao Fan of Huaxing Capital is interested in investing in New DAE, but his only question is whether Ele.me will have the opportunity to seek mergers and acquisitions with Meituan in the future."

He spread his hands helplessly: "Looking at your current attitude, I think this seems unlikely."

"No, it's very likely. If Wang Xing agrees to the merger now, I will go and persuade Zhang Tao to agree in the next second!" Xie Jingxing was extremely happy.

Liu Chih-Ping frowned unconsciously. He bet his head that if he went to talk to Wang Xing now, the bald man would definitely say that as long as New Dianping agreed to the merger, there would be no problem for Meituan.

"Mr. Liu, in fact, financing is not the main problem. Yunhe Logistics can provide Xinda'e with 100 billion cash flow through debt financing at any time." Xie Jingxing continued to speak to himself.

Liu Chih-Ping raised his eyebrows in surprise. No wonder there was no panic at all and no opposition to the current high-intensity money burning within New Big Data.

But 100 billion in cash is not 100 yuan. Where does Yunhe Logistics get such a large cash flow? It itself operates with heavy assets, and so does its parent company Yunshan Group.

"Xiao Xie, there's no need to say such angry words. I know you have sufficient cash flow, but the meaning of financing is not just about money. Sharing risks and sharing resources are the professional values ​​we pursue."

Liu Chih-Ping hesitated, adjusted his tone and gently advised: "Besides, just talking about funds, what will happen if Yunhe Logistics runs out of 100 billion?"

"Then it's 200 billion." Xie Jingxing gave a decisive answer.

Liu Chih-ping said calmly, "What should I do if I spend all the 200 billion?"

"300."

"..."

"If 300 billion is not enough, then 400 billion, or at most 500 billion. If Meituan can hold out, I will take the loss and leave." Xie Jingxing shrugged.

Liu Chih-Ping's usually calm face turned red as he bit his back teeth and said, "Jingxing, what I mean is that we should still try to solve the problem through conventional equity financing. You are a father now, so you should set an example for your daughter. Don't do things alone. Everyone trusts you from the beginning to the end."

"That's right. Before I came here, I was telling my wife that maybe I have the potential to be a loving father." Xie Jingxing agreed without saying anything more.

The kind father Joseph is also a kind father - he silently added the second half of the sentence in his heart.

(End of this chapter)