Silicon Valley
v2 Chapter 422: With you paralyzed
"Huh? You are going to talk about it, how is it surprising that you can win?" Henry asked in a flat tone after taking a sip of his drink.
"Formal methods of competition are definitely not acceptable," Zhou Hongyi said as he said, he stopped thinking about it, and wondered whether he should tell the development method of 3721, but he was worried that he could not tell and would be misappropriated...
Zhou Hongyi's hesitant look makes people laugh. The tricks of playing hooligans are a good thing, and they are worth hiding. However, Henry did not expose him, but said to him with a smile on his face: "Zhou, since it is inconvenient to say, it does not matter. You can rest assured, I am optimistic about the development of 3721, and I am definitely willing to invest."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Hongyi felt relieved, but he still asked doubtfully: "So, what about Baidu? Mr. William, are you also planning to invest in Baidu?"
"Yes, I am willing to invest in both companies!" Henry nodded and smiled, "Ha ha, Baidu and 3721 can compare, who is more powerful!"
"Mr. William, I don't think you need to invest in Baidu at all," Zhou Hongyi said arrogantly. "Baidu is definitely not an opponent of 3721. As long as 3721 develops, Baidu will count as nothing! Isn't your investment wasted?"
Henry leaned on the sofa and said with a chuckle: "At present, the real name of 3721 is not bad, and Baidu has Robin Li, so their search technology is not bad. In the end, it is difficult to judge who wins and which loses. Cast the net, hehe, as long as one of your two companies can develop, I will earn it!"
Zhou Hongyi sighed secretly when he heard the words, and thought that there was another strong opponent!
...
Netease's development is actually not bad, at least it can grab 10% of the market in the global online, ICQ portal monopoly.
It's just that when Henry thought that Ding Lei used to keep NetEase in his previous life and did not develop well, but he went to raise pigs. It was really ridiculous.
When he was young, Ding Lei was not fat, very delicate, wearing a pair of glasses, very literate. Dealing with people, easy-going attitude, no arrogance. And he made his first pot of gold by selling his email system. Therefore, he is still the largest shareholder of NetEase, who is almost an absolute controlling shareholder. However, it is still a cold winter for the Internet, and no Internet company is comfortable with it. NetEase's capital chain is very tight now. But even so, Ding Lei is still holding on. It is said that many venture capital companies came to the door and expressed their willingness to invest, but he refused.
However, it is conceivable that these venture capital companies are definitely taking advantage of the fire, and the lion speaks loudly. Otherwise, NetEase's capital chain is tight, and Ding Lei can't help but agree to financing!
At this moment, Ding Lei is talking with an executive of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
Most venture capital companies cannibalize people without spitting out the bones, and constantly squeeze the value of the company. If the founder does not agree with them, he will be proposed to the company without saying anything. Because of this, Ding Lei doesn't like venture capital. It would be best if the bank had more loans!
just……
"Mr. Ding, ICBC will not lend to NetEase!" the bank's executive shook his head and said, "As you know, now is the cold winter of the Internet, and more than 75% of Internet companies have gone bankrupt... The risk is so. Great, how can you let the bank rest assured to lend you loans?"
"Manager Zeng, NetEase's market share is not low. As a large-scale Chinese portal website, it has won the support of many Chinese netizens. Moreover, as the Internet winter is coming, NetEase's market share is still increasing!" Ding Lei said .
"Then you have made money? No! On the contrary, you are still losing more and more!"
"Manager Zeng, once the Internet winter has passed, the market will improve, advertising costs will increase, and NetEase's revenue will rise."
"Yes, that's right. But can you tell me when the Internet winter will pass? Maybe Netease will go bankrupt before one day!" Manager Zeng poured cold water, "Ding, the reality is very cruel. I dare Assert, you have searched all the banks in China, and absolutely no bank dared to lend you a loan!"
Ding Lei's face was a little pale, "Well, I'm sorry to disturb you, Manager Zeng!"
"Hi, Mr. Ding, I heard that there are several venture capital companies that are willing to invest in NetEase? Don't you just accept their investment..."
"Those venture capital companies are foreign venture capital companies, and the conditions they put forward are very harsh. If I accept, the company will completely become a foreign company!"
"As long as the company can survive, you care about so much!"
...
Ding Lei happened to walk to Henry's table with a glass of red wine and sat down.
"Hi, hello, I just gave a good speech."
"Thank you!"
Henry stretched out his hand and introduced himself, "My name is William, and I am glad to meet you!"
Ding Lei stretched out his hand and shook Henry's hand, and said, "I am Ding Lei, the founder of NetEase. I am also very happy to meet you!"
Henry smiled slightly at Ding Lei, "Looking at you, it seems something is bothering you?" Henry asked.
"Oh, be it..."
"Maybe I can't tell, maybe I can help." Henry smiled, "Is it because of the company's funds? Oh, yes, I am an angel investor!"
When Ding Lei heard that the other party was an angel investor, his favor dropped sharply, and he thought that he was another foreign investor who wanted to take advantage of NetEase.
"NetEase is operating normally, there is no shortage of funds, thank you for your kindness!" Ding Lei didn't hit the south wall and didn't look back. He decided to ask the bank for help. Today, ICBC rejected him, but he can still go to other banks. He doesn't believe it. , Every bank will, as Manager Zeng of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China said, refuse to lend to NetEase. As for the venture capital company... it is the last resort!
Ding Lei stood up, ready to go.
"Mr. Ding, this is my business card. If you want to raise money, please call this!"
"Thank you!"
Ding Lei took the business card, didn't look at it, put it directly in his pocket, and left immediately.
Henry looked at his back and shook his head unconsciously.
...
Henry also wanted to find Ma Yun or Ma Huateng at the China Internet Summit. But I didn't see the two of them.
At this time, Ma Huateng should prepare for the establishment of Tencent in Shenzhen, and Ma Yun should be preparing to establish Alibaba, and there is no time to come. However, Henry has already used the name Alibaba, and he can only use other names.
Ma Huateng had nothing to say before starting Tencent. But Jack Ma is different, this guy's entrepreneurship is full of legends.
In 1994, when he was 30 years old, Jack Ma started his own business and founded the first professional translation agency in Hangzhou-Haibo Translation Agency.
In 1995, 31-year-old Jack Ma, who was "the best English in Hangzhou", was commissioned by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Transportation to collect a debt in the United States. As a result, he didn't get a cent of the money, but he found a huge "treasure house"-in Seattle, Jack Ma, who knew nothing about computers, went on the Internet for the first time. After learning to surf the Internet, he thought of advertising for his translation agency. He sent the advertisement to the Internet at 10 am. Before 12 noon, he received 6 Eails from the United States, Germany and Japan. They said they were The first web page they saw about China. With a flash of inspiration, Ma Yun realized that the Internet is a gold mine.
After returning to China, Jack Ma never forgets to set up an Internet company to collect domestic corporate data and publish it online to the world. Jack Ma does not know how to program, so he invited He Yibing, a **** Internet technician, to work together. Then he established the company in 1995 and named the company's website "China Yellow Pages." The yellow pages of China are getting bigger and bigger, and Jack Ma's reputation is getting louder and louder. In 1996, Hangzhou Telecom was jealous, so it also made yellow pages. Jack Ma's registered capital of Yellow Pages is only 20,000, while Hangzhou Telecom has a registered capital of 300 million. Ma Yun's China Yellow Pages obviously couldn't do it, and he could only be swallowed in the end.
Even though this entrepreneurship failed, Jack Ma had a great reputation because of the China Yellow Pages. He was invited to work on the platform of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, thus establishing a wide range of foreign trade relations. This provided him a tremendous help in developing Alibaba.
In this life, Jack Ma's development model is roughly the same.
...
Around 10 o'clock in the evening, Henry returned to Prince Gong's Mansion. At this time, there was a black Toyota parked outside, and the mansion was brightly lit. The guard told Henry that there was a visitor at home, who belonged to the Red Cross Society of China.
Henry then came to the door of the meeting room. He heard a middle-aged man's slightly thick voice coming from the room.
"President Lu, the so-called one party is in trouble, and all parties support. The land of China is suffering from a flood disaster that is rare in a century. Countless people are displaced. Houses are submerged, fields are submerged, and everything is lost. The flood is ruthless, human beings are compassionate. You. Look, Mingyue Supermarket, as China's largest supermarket, should give generously and show something?"
"Chairman Chen said that this is what we should do. Don't worry, Ming Yue Supermarket is obliged to respond to disaster relief operations!"
"Hehe, that would be the best. On behalf of all the people affected by the disaster, I would like to thank Ming Yue Supermarket~lightnovelpub.net~ and thank Mr. Lu. Oh, by the way, Mr. Lu, how much supplies is Ming Yue going to donate?"
"If 100 million is not enough, donate 200 million, and if 200 million is not enough, donate 300 million! In short, don't let people in the disaster area be hungry or frozen!!!"
"President Lu is really kind-hearted, the Chinese people will never forget you! This time the floods in 1998 have spread in a wide range and affected a large number of people. This... If Mingyue Supermarket can donate 500 million worth of materials, that would be fine. Solved the urgent need!"
After President Chen said these words, the room fell silent.
"Yes! Mingyue Supermarket will donate 500 million yuan!"
"Oh, thank you so much, President Lu. However, for unified scheduling and reasonable allocation of resources. All items donated by Ming Yue Supermarket must be handed over to the Red Cross Society. I hope President Lu can cooperate!"
Suddenly, with a "bang", the door of the meeting room was kicked open suddenly, and a voice came in.
"Worthy you are paralyzed!!!"
(To be continued.)