Chapter 1461 The Real Ruthless Man

Until Robin got on the plane to the United States, he didn't understand why Li Mu was in a hurry to find himself to go to the United States.

This morning, shortly after Robin got up, he received a call from Li Mu, and Li Mu said to him on the phone, "Robin, come to Silicon Valley to meet me as soon as you can, I have a good deal to take care of you, you have to hurry, machine Not to be lost, not to be lost.”

When Robin asked Li Mu what a good deal was, Li Mu didn't answer, just told him, "Don't worry, I'll never let you run away in vain."

With these words in mind, Robin immediately bought an afternoon ticket, hurriedly packed a few clothes, and then boarded the flight to San Francisco.

The plane stopped in Seoul, South Korea for three hours, and then flew non-stop to San Francisco.

When Robin landed in San Francisco, Google had just established a strategic analysis office. This office was specially used to monitor and analyze a series of actions of Makino Technology, so as to identify and judge whether Makino Technology would be a search engine. , and if they did, what would they do.

Because Li Mu's offer was too high, Google's shareholders couldn't accept it, so they subconsciously thought that Li Mu was just bluffing.

For them, the most hope is that Li Mu is indeed as they guessed, and he can't separate the energy to build the search engine of Muye Technology. In that case, their rejection of Li Mu's behavior has become an unparalleled "wise move".

It is precisely because of this mentality that this office is given an extremely embarrassing position, that is: the eyes are fixed on Li Mu all the time, but it is best not to find anything...

However, what they never dreamed of was that the office had not been established for five hours. At eight o'clock in the evening on the day they rejected Li Mu, they heard news: a Chinese entrepreneur who left Silicon Valley many years ago, Back to Silicon Valley.

A few years ago, Robin returned to Huaxia from Silicon Valley with venture capital and founded Baidu, a search engine that focuses on Chinese search. During this period, Robin went back to Silicon Valley several times, but each time it was related to capital. Basically, he Only for financing things, will return to Silicon Valley.

But this time, Robin didn't come for financing. He flew directly from the other side of the earth on the day he received the call because of Li Mu's temporary call.

Therefore, after Robin got off the plane, he was immediately taken to the office building of Makino Technology by the team of the North American branch of Makino Technology, even if the local time in the United States was already at night, and even though Robin had just experienced a fifteen-hour flight,

But he still came to meet Li Mu as soon as he got off the plane.

In Li Mu's office, Robin just sat down and didn't catch his breath, Li Mu's next sentence made him stay in place as if struck by lightning.

Li Mu said: "Robin, open all Baidu's patents and technologies on the search engine to me. In the future, you can do Chinese search and the Chinese market, and I will do Chinese and other markets outside of China."

Robin could hardly believe that Li Mu would say such a thing. Li Mu's request was almost equivalent to asking others to share his wife with him, and he had to take up five and a half days out of seven days a week.

Just when Robin didn't know what to say, Li Mu said, "Robin, don't tell me, you are really ready to enter the overseas market."

Robin said embarrassedly: "I don't have this idea for the time being, but it is still somewhat possible in the future..."

Li Mu said with a serious face: "Stop dreaming, you can hold the Huaxia market now, don't let Google squeeze you out of the market's number one position, you can already burn a lot of incense, dominating the world is not Baidu's future, It's just a quiet corner."

Robin's expression became a little more struggling when Li Mu said this. He really wanted to tell Li Mu that he had a grand dream of dominating the world, but he didn't dare to say it, because he knew the actual situation of Baidu, and Li Mu was basically right. Ninety percent.

At the moment, Google has not yet withdrawn from the Chinese market. In China, they are still the biggest competitor of Baidu's development. Baidu is fully committed to the Chinese market and has no energy to develop overseas. And Google is still expanding rapidly in overseas markets, the longer the delay. , the possibility of Baidu going out of the country is slimmer.

Seeing that Robin's expression was a little uncomfortable, Li Mu smiled slightly and said, "Robin, sometimes you have to look at the essence through the appearance. Your current situation is very similar to that of a domestic car manufacturer. The environment is that you develop in the local market. It is almost impossible to become a company like Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Toyota, but you always have beautiful fantasies in your heart. I always feel that one day my products will be able to go abroad and be sold all over the world, but to be honest, this is impossible.”

Robin nodded embarrassedly and said, "Mr. Li, I admit that what you said is reasonable, but you can't let me open all Baidu's core products to you as soon as you open your mouth. How can I explain to the shareholders? Even if you are doing business, you have to give me an offer, you can't take it for nothing, right?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "What I'm waiting for is your words. I want to make sure that you realize that you can't cover the global market, and then discuss the cooperation plan with you in detail."

Robin said helplessly: "Okay, Mr. Li, I realize that Baidu cannot cover the global market, so what you just said is right, I just have a dream of going abroad and going global, if your offer is right , can impress me and other Baidu shareholders, we are willing to sell this dream to you."

Li Mu said, "It's not selling, Robin, it's cooperating!"

Robin immediately became interested and hurriedly asked, "What kind of cooperation?"

Li Mu said: "We set up a joint venture company, Makino Technology will provide capital and resources, you will provide technology, set up a new search company, and create a new search engine. As long as it is still running, this search engine will be permanently and completely avoided. Open the Huaxia market to protect Baidu; and in other markets other than the Huaxia market, Google will be used as a benchmark company to fully impact Google's business."

Robin said in surprise: "Mr. Li, are you going to start a war with Google?"

Li Mu nodded without shyness and said, "I still value the search engine market, there is no reason for Google to dominate, so I asked you to cooperate, you have ready-made search engine solutions, I have huge Overseas traffic and strong capital support, I will use your technology and my resources and funds to snipe Google in overseas markets. This will not only have no conflict with your interests, but will also play a role in Baidu's siege and rescue. If Google is in the The overseas market has been devastated by me, and the energy they have invested in China’s local market will inevitably shrink a lot, so that Baidu’s interests in China’s local market will be fully guaranteed.”

Having said this, Li Mu said again: "You cooperate with me, open up the technology to me, I will help you snipe your worst enemy, and then I will give you 10% of the joint venture company, you don't need to spend a penny, just nod your head That’s fine, and I also promise you that I will not open Baidu’s patents and technologies to any third-party companies, so you can rest assured to the greatest extent possible.”

When Robin heard this, Li Mu had already aroused great interest, just as he pursed his lips and pondered the pros and cons, Li Mu said again: "Robin, you are like a tree being chased by a tiger now. Monkey, you are lucky to be able to escape from the tiger's mouth. It is even more impossible to kill the tiger. Now, you have a bullet in your hand, but this bullet is in the hands of the monkey and can only be used to throw it. It can't hurt the tiger at all. In the hands of the hunter, you can kill the tiger with one shot, and I, the hunter with the gun, as long as you give me the bullet in your hand, I will help you kill the tiger and keep your territory on the tree. At the same time, I will give you 10% of the tiger meat, why do you have any hesitation?"

Hearing this, Robin said almost without thinking, "Mr. Li, I promise!"

Li Mu asked him with a smile, "So refreshing? Don't you need to go back and discuss with the shareholders?"

"No." Robin said, "In order to speed up the impact on the listing, I have signed a concerted action agreement with the shareholders and capital, and the company is now solely responsible for me."

Having said this, Robin added: "Of course, although I have already agreed to President Li, out of respect for the shareholders, I will have to hold a video conference to discuss it with everyone. If everyone can pass it, then naturally It's the best case, but I can assure you that if the shareholders don't pass it, I will definitely pass it."

Li Mu nodded and said with a smile, "As soon as possible."

Robin said firmly: "Don't worry, definitely!"

Li Mu smiled indifferently and sighed inwardly, Larry Page, don't you think I can't make time to talk to you? I just caught you off guard this time, and I want you to know what it means to be vindictive.

...

The news of Robin's coming to China was spread through Google's high-level QQ group that night. When Larry Page heard that Robin was coming and met Li Mu as soon as he got off the plane, his heart skipped a beat.

He couldn't help thinking of what Li Mu had said when he threatened him. He said that he could ask Robin to open up all Baidu's technology to him at any time, and then let Muye Technology quickly launch a mature search engine based on Baidu's technology. The engine may not be as high-tech as Google, but because Makino has more users and stronger user stickiness, it can pose a huge threat to Google.

I had told all the Google shareholders of the situation verbatim, but they still chose to deceive themselves and think that everything Li Mu said was a bluff. deploy!

What is a ruthless man? The master who turned his head and went to sharpen his knife after this kind of negotiation broke down is the real ruthless man!

The shareholders also felt that Robin could not be willing to give all Baidu's technology and patents to Li Mu. They were sure that Li Mu's statement was pure wishful thinking, but the one who hit them the most was Robin himself...

Calculate the timeline from Google's rejection of Li Mu to Robin's arrival in Silicon Valley, which is a little over 24 hours in total. The whole process of the event should be: Google rejected Li Mu, Li Mu immediately called Robin, and Robin should have received After Li Mu's phone call, he impatiently booked a plane ticket and flew from Huaxia to Silicon Valley to meet Li Mu.

In the eyes of Google's shareholders, Robin's rushing attitude is enough to prove that he must have agreed to all of Li Mu's demands.

But what they didn't expect was that Li Mu was also afraid that Robin would reject him, so he didn't reveal anything on the phone until he fooled him in front of him before telling him all his plans.

In this way, Li Mu won the first step, because in the eyes of outsiders, Robin immediately dropped all his work and flew from China to Silicon Valley to meet him. It can make the enemy tense first.

Li Mu's guess was not wrong. It was precisely because of Robin's misleading that the entire Google shareholder layer was instantly tense to the extreme.

A few things that they said yesterday were impossible to happen, all happened today, which proves that Li Mu has no shortage of troops or bluffing. Robin is now so far away and rushing over, he will definitely cooperate with Li Mu with all his strength. Strategic planning, in this case, in a month or two, the search engine of Makino Technology will be launched globally. At that time, the blow Google receives will be absolutely devastating...

Thinking of the strength of Muye Technology, as well as their strong investment and brainwashing capabilities for users, Google's shareholders began to panic in their hearts. Many people cursed themselves yesterday: Why didn't they just accept Li Mu's 15% asking price yesterday? Why? Has your brain been kicked by a donkey? Suspect Li Mu's bluff? Is this dude a bluff? This dude is clearly a honey badger! How tough is the honey badger, who doesn't know who lives in North America? This species is, even if you look at him, he will follow you to the end of the existence, when has he been counseled?

So, they all asked Larry Page: "Do we accept that there is still a play now?"