Chapter 1410 The Final Obstacle and Opportunity

As Feng Yiping, who grabbed the headlines, he didn't pay attention to his headlines, but paid close attention to the news on Baidu.

Like him, not everyone will ignore this news that is not on the hot search list. Some people still saw it and said that they were under great pressure.

In 2004, China's globalization was no longer just reflected in the fact that there were many factories invested by companies from all over the world in China.

Regarding this point, rural children of the same age as Feng Yiping who are making a living in the coastal areas may have a deep understanding.

If the work is not going well, it is very likely that they will be able to experience all the factories invested by the "G8" member countries in China within a year.

But for the business community, there is another very intuitive experience, that is, those internationally renowned groups have acquired or incorporated some well-known domestic brands.

Not to mention the previous China Toothpaste Robust, just talk about the recent ones. In August last year, Gillette acquired Nanfu; in December last year, L'Oreal acquired Little Nurse; in January this year, Yahoo acquired 3721; last month, the same L'Oreal acquired Yue Sai...

The multinational giants are not only interested in these daily necessities brands, they actually pay attention to all fields, from daily necessities to heavy industry, and then to the Internet, all-encompassing, with extremely diverse tastes.

Perhaps it is also due to the discussion of the original sin of private enterprises in the domestic academic circles last year, which led to the trend of state-owned enterprises advancing and private enterprises retreating. Recently, the pace of these foreign acquisitions is still accelerating.

So it stands to reason that it is not a big deal for Baidu to accept the investment of competitors, and it is only 5 million US dollars, accounting for 2.6% of the shares.

However, this news that has been ignored by many people has caused quite a stir in the industry.

In order to shock Page and Brin, the two genius paranoids, Feng Yiping described the future of three-dimensional search to them based on some later concepts, including the concept of the Internet of Things, which had not even seen a shadow, on the concept of cloud computing he proposed.

Feng Yiping's forward-looking understanding was naturally very insightful. Not only did he successfully impress the two Googlers, but he was also regarded as a confidant by them. In the end, he naturally joined Google successfully.

By now, domestic Internet companies have generally realized the importance of search. As if they were invited, many influential companies have chosen to launch their own search business this year.

In fact, in China, it is not only Baidu that has realized the huge search market. Sohu is the earliest.

Dr. Zhang, who also returned from the United States, is also optimistic about search, which can be seen from the name he gave to his website.

Those old birds who have been surfing the Internet for a long time may still remember such a slogan, "Go out to look at the map, go online to find Sohu."

This slogan is naturally limited by the times, but it clearly shows Dr. Zhang's ambition. Unfortunately, under the pressure of investors, he could not focus on the search field and go all out to portal websites.

However, with the warming of domestic portal websites last year, Sohu, which has always been unable to forget the search business, finally could no longer suppress its enthusiasm in this regard and just withdrew its own search product: Sogou.

Sohu has taken action in search, and Sina, which has always regarded itself as the boss of portal websites, is actually not idle.

It does not have the obsession of Sohu, but it has an obsession with Baidu.

Those Sina employees who have persisted in the cold winter of the Internet will definitely not forget the incident before March 15, 2002, Consumer Rights Day. Because of arrears, their service was terminated by the search service provider Baidu.

It would be fine if it was just terminated.

But how could Baidu, which is no worse at marketing than at technology, miss this good opportunity?

Baidu, which controls the backend service of Sina's search, not only terminated the service, but also left a line of words that Sina itself could not remove, "Due to Sina's arrears, the search service for Sina is suspended. For better search results, please log in to our website." The link to their search page is attached below.

This matter is really unparalleled.

For a time, Sina was despised by a huge number of netizens, while the number of visits to Baidu continued to rise within that day.

How dare Sina forget the tragic past that was not only exposed to the public, but also used as a stepping stone?

It has been doing better in the past two years.

It is also ready to make some waves in the field of search. It is now preparing a big move called "iAsk".

This product claims to use the most advanced intelligent interactive search technology, fully embodying the product concept of humanized application, and providing a new search service for the majority of netizens.

And 3721, which was just acquired by Yahoo at the beginning of the year, naturally cannot do without search.

Let alone Google, if it doesn't come, it will be a big show once it enters.

The situation is still so serious. As the current leader in the domestic search field, it actually accepted the investment of the largest international competitor at this time. How can it not make those companies that have just joined this industry or are preparing to join this industry nervous?

Is this the rhythm of first investing and then acquiring? Then where is our way out!

Soon, some posts appeared on the Internet, criticizing Baidu's practice of inviting wolves into the house. If Google comes to China, we can compete with it together, but why do you still accept its investment? Do you want to be a guide?

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In Silicon Valley, Feng Yiping and others received the complete domestic report, and several people took it seriously. After all, the progress and quality of China's business development will have a considerable impact on the outcome of this IPO.

The most intuitive one is, of course, the impact on stock prices.

"Acquisition?" Page shook his head, "Judging from the other party's character, this is a very difficult thing."

It can be said that they directly directed the negotiation of this investment and know Mr. Robin's character very well.

"You really don't have to think about it," Feng Yiping simply shook his head. "They must think that Google's today is their tomorrow. Under such circumstances, how could they agree to the acquisition?"

"But we think, can we still get in touch?" Schmidt, who has always been diplomatic and smooth in dealing with things, has always wanted to make his voice heard more recently.

Feng Yiping glanced at him, "Even if they agree, the price is definitely not acceptable to us,"

"Potentially, like we did with Yahoo last year?" Brin said.

Last year, Yahoo came to discuss acquisitions, but Page stepped up the stakes and teased her severely.

Of course, Page has now tasted the pain of doing that. Regarding the patent lawsuit with Yahoo that may directly lead to the IPO being stranded, Yahoo has now seized the opportunity and opened its mouth wide.

So, if you come out to mess around, you will always have to pay it back. This is true.

But, this doesn't seem to be a big deal.

In its early childhood, Google was regarded by venture capitalists as Yahoo's flanks and protective wall, and was bullied by Yahoo, which was then in full swing. After growing up, Google played a cruel trick on Yahoo last year and made a harsh statement. I'm angry, but it seems that now I have to give in to Yahoo and bow my head...

So, who says that in the coming days, Yahoo will not ask for help from Google?

Page was obviously unwilling to talk more about this matter. "In China, we are still determined to develop our own company's business,"

Schmidt wanted to speak but didn't. This time, it was Feng Yiping who helped him ask, "By the way, how is the progress on Yahoo's side now?"

Don't let yourself be as tired as a dead dog for a while, and then something goes wrong with Yahoo.

Seeing that it was Feng Yiping who took the initiative to ask, Page was quite cooperative and scratched his head, "We talked about 3 million shares, but I still want to suppress it,"

3 million shares, based on the issuance price everyone thinks this time, is around US$400 million, which is indeed a very heavy price!

It seems that Yahoo, a notorious prodigal, has always had good luck.

Although many companies that were acquired with huge sums of money ended up in vain, this blind cat really encountered a few dead mice.

This one includes last year’s acquisition of Overture, which had a patent dispute with Google, and next year’s investment in Alibaba, which is naturally the most successful one.

"That has to be discussed again," Schmidt said immediately, "and we must emphasize that it can only be stocks, not cash,"

If it is a cash expenditure, it will definitely lead to a loss in this quarter.

It is definitely not a good thing to still be losing money on the eve of listing.

However, his words were considered mature and prudent, but Page was very impatient after hearing this. He was also heartbroken and troubled about this matter. He glanced at Schmidt, "Why do you need to remind me about such a simple thing?"

Feng Yiping noticed this change and said quickly, "Okay, guys, this is our last obstacle. I think it will be solved perfectly, and then it will be a smooth road. However," he smiled and raised his hand. document, "Did you see anything in today's report?"

"It's those colleagues who are very concerned about us?" Brin always said it tactfully.

It should be said that those domestic peers who want to cut the cake in the search field are very nervous about Google.

But looking at Feng Yiping's smile, he immediately shook his head, "No, have you found another piece of good news?"

"Yes, I found an opportunity," Feng Yiping smiled. "You may not have noticed that the portal website with the best performance in our country recently did not launch its own search product like other peers. "

Of course he was talking about NetEase.

"Oh," Page and the others' eyes suddenly lit up, "Let someone from the Chinese company contact you right away."

In short, before the IPO, the more good news contained in such a good opportunity, the better.

Looking at their looks, Schmidt couldn't help but feel a little sad. It's true that we have the same people but different fates!

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"It's rare to come back on time these days," Huang Jingping looked away from the large construction drawings spread out on the dining table and looked at Feng Yiping who walked in with some joy.

"Are you tired?" she asked with concern after taking Feng Yiping's coat.

"Comfortable," Feng Yiping suddenly lay down on the soft sofa, "Yes, it's not easy, but the good news is that we finally see the end. At the latest, it should not be beyond the next quarter."

"Haha, this is really good news." Huang Jingping squatted aside and brushed Feng Yiping's hair with her hands. "It's a little long, so I need to cut it."

"I know that every time I go public, there will be a lot of troubles, but this time, it is really the most. Thank you for your hard work," she said softly, looking at Feng Yiping lying on the sofa.

"The key is that they are too dazzling and attract a lot of opponents,"

It is really not easy to talk about Google. It conflicts with almost all the well-known big IT companies in the United States. Not to mention others, Microsoft and Yahoo alone are quite embarrassing.

Feng Yiping couldn't help but feel proud of himself. His current industries in the United States, whether NEXTDOOR, Facebook, or YouTube, are all pioneering and unique businesses, and they will naturally not encounter similar sniping in the future.

Netflix also has many competitors, but fortunately it is already a listed company.

"By the way, I haven't been there for a few days. How is the construction of the restaurant site going?"

"It's progressing very quickly. Next month, it will be the turn of those domestic garden design experts and ancient building experts to work, hehe," Huang Jingping said this, with a strange look in her eyes. Her first career is about to set sail.

"It turns out that there is a strong woman living in your heart," Feng Yiping looked at her with a smile.

Strong woman? Huang Jingping immediately thought of Jin Ling, "Don't you like it?"

"Haha, I really want to see what Mr. Huang, the future leader of the high-end Chinese restaurant industry in the United States, will look like,"

"Leader, it sounds weird,"

"Oh, I'm afraid I'll have to help Huang's company go public in the future, just thinking about it gives me a headache,"

"Well, helping me gives me a headache?" Huang Jingping pinched her, and at this time, a crisp shout rang out, "Dad," Amanda walked in from the door holding Leticia's hand

"Haha, you are really my little angel," Feng Yiping hugged his daughter and kissed her hard. At this moment, all the tiredness disappeared without a trace.