After talking to Yu Dong, Jimmy first registered a new company called "Cat Doctor".
Soon, the company's account had an additional US$120 million, of which US$100 million was transferred from Yu Dong's personal account, and the other US$20 million was transferred from Jimmy's account.
Although Jimmy's capital contribution accounted for only 16.7%, Jimmy received more shares this time, a full 40%.
After getting the money, Jimmy quickly sorted out the company's organization and processing. Then he did not contact the pets company, but first contacted a pet clinic called "Cat Sky".
The owners of this clinic are two brothers, Benjamin Ramsey and William Ramsey. Their father Ramsey Sr. is a pet doctor, and the two men can be regarded as inheriting their father's mantle.
After so many years of operation, their pet clinic has grown to their fourth.
However, the development of the business has reached a bottleneck. They had hoped to open a fifth or even more stores, but there were some problems in funding and management.
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Benjamin Ramsey is currently studying bank loans. Although their father Ramsey Sr. has always been opposed to bank loans, Benjamin believes that the times are like this and they should keep pace with the times.
However, even if the funding problem can be solved, management is still a big problem.
There are only two of him and his brother William Ramsey, and they are already running four stores without caring about the end. If they open a fifth store, they will definitely need to find another reliable manager to help them share the worries.
He knew quite a few pet doctors, but few had management skills.
Sometimes Benjamin also wonders how those chain stores were opened. Isn’t it troublesome to manage so many stores?
While Benjamin was frowning and puzzled, the phone in the store suddenly rang.
"Hello, this is Mao's Sky No. 1 store. How can I help you?" Nurse Sally answered the phone.
After the other person replied, Sally said to Benjamin, "Doctor, I'm looking for you."
Benjamin nodded, stood up and walked over to take the phone, "Hello, this is Benjamin Ramsey. How can I serve you?"
The other party said, "Hello, Dr. Ramsay, I heard that you are planning to open a fifth Cat's Sky?"
Benjamin raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Well, there is such a thing, but how did you know about it?"
"I have a friend who is relatively well-informed. Of course, this is not important. What is important is that I know what you need, and I can provide you with what you need." The other party said.
Benjamin asked tentatively, "Excuse me, are you from the bank?"
The person on the other side did not answer him, but instead asked, "Mr. Ramsey, are you free this morning? If you are, I will visit you in the store in two hours and we will have a chat in person."
Benjamin muttered, "Uh... there is an operation in the afternoon, any other time is fine. Are you coming in the morning... There is no problem with the time, but I don't know yet..."
"See you later, Mr. Ramsay."
After the other party hung up the phone, Benjamin looked confused.
Seeing him like this, Sally couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Who called?"
"I don't know." Benjamin shook his head. He didn't even know the other party's name. Everything happened too fast. Just as he was about to ask the other party what his name was and what he did, the other party hung up the phone.
Sally curled her lips, maybe it was because Mr. Ramsay was a little dizzy because he had been worrying about opening a new store recently.
Benjamin also felt a little dizzy. After being stunned for a while, he said to Sally: "Sally, go and clean up the reception room. Guests may come later. By the way, where is William, why didn't you see anyone else?"
"He came here in the morning and then went out. As for where he went, he didn't say, but I guess he probably went to the No. 2 store. You know, he always goes there."
Benjamin rolled his eyes. Of course he knew why his brother liked to go to No. 2 Store. Selina, the dean of No. 2 Store, was a classmate of William, and William had been pursuing her.
Although William is not doing his job properly, Benjamin also hopes that William can get married soon. Selena is a very stable girl. If they get married, Selena can also help share the management pressure of the family.
Two hours later, a man of medium build and well-dressed walked into the pet shop.
With just one glance, Benjamin knew that the person in front of him was probably the person who had called before. After all, he didn't look like a patient who brought a pet to the doctor.
"Is Mr. Ramsey here? I made an appointment with him," the man said.
Benjamin stood up with a smile, "Hello, are you the gentleman who called?"
Jimmy walked up to Benjamin with a smile and handed him a photo, "Hello, Mr. Ramsay, I am Jimmy James."
Benjamin took the black business card. There was nothing on it except Jimmy James's name and phone number. There was not even a pattern on it. This was the simplest business card Benjamin had ever seen. Such a business card also made the person in front of him stand out.
Men have a bit more mystery.
"Hello, Mr. James, please come inside."
Jimmy nodded and followed Benjamin into the reception room.
Sally brought a cup of coffee, Jimmy said thank you, and then said straight to the point: "Mr. Ramsey, I am here to help you open a new store. Cat's Sky has a very good reputation in the local area.
, but if you want to open more stores, you can't just rely on these reputations. You also need sufficient funds and a good management model. And we have both of these things."
Benjamin took Jimmy's business card and said, "Mr. James, could you please tell me, who are you?"
Jimmy smiled and said, "I wonder if you have ever heard of Deep Space Corporation?"
Benjamin nodded, "Of course, I usually surf the Internet. My brother also has a Star Card. Isn't YU from Deep Space Company? Oh, and so is George Martin."
Jimmy nodded, "Well, they are all, and so am I."
He was a little surprised to hear that Jimmy was from Deep Space Company. He didn't understand how Deep Space Company could have anything to do with their pet clinic.
In Benjamin's impression, Deep Space Company is an Internet plus film and television company.
"Excuse me, what is your responsibility at Deep Space Company?"
"I am mainly responsible for handling investment matters." Jimmy replied.
“It turns out that deep space also has an investment department.”
Jimmy did not say much about his identity, but continued to talk about the topic, "Our company has just established a new company called Cat Doctor, mainly to enter the pet market. We hope to cooperate with Cat Sky to build a national chain.
For the pet hospital brand, you provide the technology and brand, while we provide the funds and operating model."
What Jimmy said was exactly what Benjamin wanted, but Benjamin had some doubts about Jimmy's sudden appearance, because he had never contacted an investment bank before, and he only wanted to get some money from the bank.
Jimmy could see that Benjamin didn't understand these things, so he was not in a hurry. He said to Benjamin slowly, "Deep Space Company has had many successful investment cases, and we are actually fancying the potential of your store. It's actually very easy to do business.
Simple, cooperation is very important, and the basis of cooperation is complementarity. You have what we want, and we have what you want. Only by working together can both of us realize greater potential."
"But I can also borrow money from the bank. I think the bank's interest is far from enough to pay for what you want, right?"
Jimmy nodded: "That's for sure, but no matter how much money the bank gives you, it can't solve your problem. I'm sure that if you rely on yourselves alone, you can't have more than ten pet hospitals, and every time you open one, your
The profits will become less. At that time, you will earn less profits, but you will have to repay the bank's interest on time. In other words, you are working for the bank."
Benjamin's eyelids twitched, "How do I know that working with you won't end up working for you?"
"These are two completely different concepts. Our company's capital contribution and borrowing are completely different. If the business does not perform well, you do not need to repay the loan. In other words, we are helping you share the risk. Moreover, after we join, the first goal is to open three
If Ten Cat Sky operates well, even if you only hold 20% of the shares, your income will be more than it is now, and your fixed assets will also increase many times."
Seeing Benjamin's move, Jimmy continued, "After the first goal is completed, our goal is to open a hundred pet hospitals. The name Cat's Sky will also spread all over the world. And all you need to do is
It is just to provide some training and technical services, which is simpler than what we are doing now. Of course, I know that you also know many pet doctors. After our chain store is opened, you can also recruit them, or we can simply
Acquire some pet hospitals that you think are good and let them become members of the cat sky."
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After Jimmy left, Benjamin was still in a daze.
After running a pet hospital for so many years, although he has met some fund managers, he has never seen an investment banker as eloquent as Jimmy. He has been completely convinced by Jimmy.
But he couldn't make the decision on such a big matter by himself. He needed to discuss it with his father and brother.
While Benjamin was thinking about what Jimmy said, his brother William Ramsey came back from outside.
William Ramsay was full of joy. When he saw Benjamin in a daze, he smiled and said, "What's wrong? Are you worried about the surgery this afternoon? No, it's just a birth control surgery."
Benjamin raised his head and glanced at his brother, "William, aren't you very concerned about the Deep Space Company?"
William didn't know why Benjamin suddenly mentioned Deep Space Company, and said a little strangely, "Well, I am very concerned about Deep Space Company. Why do you suddenly ask this? Is there any new news about Deep Space Company? Don't make such a fuss, Deep Space Company
Short companies are always in the headlines, they are a star company."
Benjamin shook his head, "No, someone just came over and said he wanted to invest in our pet hospital. He claimed to be the person in charge of investment at Deep Space Company. You are more concerned about Deep Space Company. Does this company have an investment department?"
William tilted his head and thought for a while, then said, "I haven't heard of this, but their company has made a lot of investments. Didn't they just announce the acquisition of a company a few days ago? They also invested in Amazon and Shanyin. They also invested in it before.
I have bought stocks in Motorola and Apple. Some people say that these investments are related to YU, but I think that as a writer, YU should not have time to pay attention to investment matters. These investments should be decided by James."
Benjamin blinked, "James?"
"Well, Jimmy James, the boss of Deep Space Company, is a very famous business tycoon in recent years. I heard that ten years ago he was a third-rate screenwriter. In just a few years, he has become worth billions of dollars."
Benjamin swallowed, and then took out the black business card from his pocket, "Is this Jimmy James you are talking about?"
"The spelling is the same... By the way, I have his photo, I'll show it to you."
William Ramsay ran to his small office and pulled out an economic magazine. It was Jimmy on the cover.
Looking at Jimmy on the cover, Benjamin was shocked. The person who just left their clinic was the person in the photo.
Seeing Benjamin's expression, William also looked in disbelief, "Oh my God, don't tell me that he is the one who came to see you today."
Benjamin nodded slowly.
William held his head and shouted: "Jimmy James actually wants to invest in our pet store. Oh my God, I'm not dreaming. That's Jimmy James. The smallest project in his hands is tens of millions. He can actually
They fell in love with our pet clinic and came to discuss it in person. Tell me how they plan to cooperate with us?"
Benjamin shook his head, "We haven't talked that deep yet. I just told him that I need to think about it. But he said some ideas. Their first goal is to open 30 Cat Sky stores, and the second phase goal is 100
Home."
After hearing that he was going to open a hundred pet hospitals, William calmed down, "Well, yes, we need to have a good talk, but we have to do it quickly. There are so many pet hospitals. They have chosen us now, but they may choose us at any time.
Others. Before we meet next time, we have to think clearly about our advantages and figure out what James sees in us. Only by figuring this out can we better cooperate with them."
After listening to William's analysis, Benjamin couldn't help but nod. He had always felt that his younger brother had more business acumen than him, but William's mind had not been on business. It would be great if after this cooperation, William could put more thoughts on it.
Chapter completed!