Chapter 817 The Troublemaker

I originally wanted to meet my idol, and I would probably be very excited to have a meal and talk together. As a result, the situation was a bit awkward because of the contract.

In addition, the current Dayao is just a young 20-year-old guy. He does not have the domineering power of the insider Optimus Prime after this year. In addition, he seems to be a bit shy and does not know how to chat, so he can only eat a simple meal. leave.

Then Yang Dongxu made a call to the American team manager Coulson. He had ignored a question before because he wanted to see Yao Ming.

I am not in such a hurry at all. Such matters are completely left to the team to deal with, and let the team and government officials communicate. If you want to meet your idol, wait until everything is settled.

It is actually against the rules to be the first to contact players, but Yao Ming is a Chinese player, not an American, and he is not expected to enter this year's lottery draft, and will most likely be in the second round.

Therefore, such private contracts are not so strict now, and there are still many loopholes that can be exploited. In addition, the current NBA president David Stern is committed to the process of NBA globalization.

Therefore, such innocuous little actions will not be taken too seriously. Besides, there is a strong team like the 76ers that manages Chinese players and helps the NBA open the door to this mysterious ancient Eastern country. How could he stop or punish him before he is happy?

Therefore, Yang Dongxu feels that if he does such things again in the future, it is better to let go of his personal feelings and work. Leave professional negotiations to professionals. It would be easy for him, the boss, to end the negotiation personally and end up with no room for maneuver.

Therefore, he behaved neither coldly nor indifferently after the meal, and apologized to Dayao, who was a little nervous. Yang Dongxu directly handed the matter over to Buck Coulson. I began to continue to focus on the development of the company.

Acquiring land in Hangzhou went smoothly. After all, this land acquisition can not only build a CBD in Hangzhou, but also help transform some old urban areas. It is an absolutely win-win cooperation and the government has no reason to refuse.

Since the acquisition of the land went smoothly, there were many professionals involved in the demolition and construction of hurricane buildings that did not require him to consult, so his main focus was still on Xuri Technology.

Originally, I felt that the acquisition of 123 Web Pages was a sure bet, but there was a problem. Not only Dongxu Technology is eyeing 123, but also Baidu, which was just established in January this year.

Compared with the embarrassment of other Internet companies when they were first established, for example, in the last life, Brother Ma almost sold QQ for 100,000 yuan. Now, Lao Ma, who does not love money, is still being rejected in various ways, and his team is almost composed of all kinds of people. It was formed through mental deception.

Baidu's Robin Li is much more awesome. Although he can't compare with Zhang Chaoyang, the boss of Sohu, he started at a higher level than Ma Ge and Ma Fengyun.

First of all, he was originally a company executive with a very high annual salary in Silicon Valley, an absolutely successful person. Secondly, the starting point for starting a business when he came back was high enough. Not only did he have a patent for hyperlink analysis, but he also received US$1.2 million in venture capital before returning to China.

What does $1.2 million mean today? Convert that to tens of millions of RMB. Compared with Brother Ma, whose hair is almost turning gray because of the worry of 100,000 yuan, and Ma Fengyun, whose wife helped raise money to start a business, they are definitely rich, handsome and have a high starting point.

But although the starting point is high enough, building web pages in China will definitely be surrounded by major portals, even if you say that you are doing a search engine rather than a portal in the traditional sense.

But whether it's Sohu, Google, or Yahoo, everyone has this business. Although it's not the main business, they don't want to see anyone come in to grab jobs.

Therefore, when the company was founded, Baidu took a fancy to 123 Browser and planned to use it to turn Baidu back. It could be used as a seesaw to harvest a wave of netizens, and then continue to get venture capital after the concept was ready.

Yes, Baidu was just established in January this year. Even though its current office is rented in two hotels, it is very shabby. Robin Li has begun to prepare to burn through the tens of millions of yuan in his hands as soon as possible, and then continue to invest.

The hot concept that wants to get venture capital is one, and the actual product is also one. So Baidu took a fancy to 123. After all, there are only two entry ports for search engines, either browsers or portals.

Now all the big guys in the portal are fighting, and he can't afford to get involved. So prepare to take down the browser to attract traffic to yourself, so that at least half of your life is in your own hands.

Of course, this decision is actually just one of the means to increase venture capital. Baidu is engaged in search engine technology, and its main product is to provide Chinese web page information retrieval services to portal websites such as Sina and Sohu. This is the foundation of the technology.

Buying 123 is just one of the options to increase your own chips, and search is the core. However, when they found out that someone also wanted to acquire 123, they immediately became vigilant and decided to hold on to this and observe it first, regardless of whether they would eventually acquire it or not.

Naturally, 123 was very happy about this. It was originally a guidance website that ranked relatively high in the country. Compared with the taller portals, it was like a younger brother with no reputation at all and not even many sources of income.

Now that it is suddenly taken aback by two companies at the same time, it is natural to sit tight on Diaoyutai and see what the prices offered by the two parties are. Then choose the one that is most beneficial to you to trade.

"If you don't take the opportunity to make your own search engine, what kind of browser will you use?" Yang Dongxu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard that the competitor was Baidu, and he was also a little confused.

Now Baidu should not take advantage of the fact that Google and Yahoo are fighting, and the National Computer Information Security Center of China created a world-famous "Internet Great Firewall" in June of this year to isolate the Chinese Internet from the world.

Although Google and Yahoo are fighting and expanding wildly, they cannot enter the country. This is an opportunity for Baidu to rise. It is estimated that Robin Li also saw this and returned to China to create Baidu.

So why don't you take the opportunity to do your search engine well, and come to make a browser? Is it because you see that domestic portal websites are so popular that you want to get involved?

This is a big pit. Besides, even if you have technical patents and funds, compared with Ma Fengyun, you are absolutely tall, rich and handsome, but you are just a small fry in front of Sohu and Sina. Do you believe that if you dare to show a little sign of this, several major portals will instantly join forces to strangle you?

"The acquisition of 123 seems to be just to control a port for drainage. This is a very ambitious person who doesn't want his lifeline to be in the hands of others." Qiu Bosong said.

He did a very comprehensive investigation of his competitors. After all, Baidu is a younger brother to Sina and Sohu, and it is also a younger brother in front of Dongxu Technology. It is not a problem to learn more about it.

"What is the price of 123?" Yang Dongxu thought about it and seemed to feel that this should be the purpose, and then asked.

"5 million."

"Do they know that Dongxu Technology is acquiring it?" Yang Dongxu couldn't help but be stunned and asked in surprise.

Although most of the Internet industries in his hands are currently integrated in the hands of Dongxu Technology, the external claims are different. For example, the browser department that Qiu Bosong is currently in charge of claims to be a newly established 361 Internet company that focuses on browsers. The registered capital is only one million and it is very inconspicuous.

This is also a method that Yang Dongxu came up with after being annoyed by those who followed the trend. Otherwise, when others see that Dongxu Technology is going to acquire 123, they will not only follow the trend. It is estimated that even the boss of 123 will instantly feel that there is something precious in his hand that Dongxu Technology has taken a fancy to.

Otherwise, such a big company will acquire our small web company? So when the time comes, the price will definitely bite Dongxu Technology hard.

But the newly established 361 small company is different. It is obviously an independent company that wants to dominate the browser market by getting venture capital from nowhere. Acquiring competitors is common in business and is not noticeable.

"They probably don't know. At the beginning, this offer must be a grudge offer from a rival. After all, in terms of market share, 361 seems to be just a concept to the outside world, and the product has not been seen in person.

And 123 has already reached the top 30 in the domestic web page ranking. However, Baidu has intervened, and the other party seems to have made this false price true." Qiu Bosong said.

"Is it difficult to launch the 361 browser without acquisition?" Yang Dongxu asked.

"It's not difficult. This product has been tested internally and there are no problems. Acquiring 123 is just to get another stepping stone to start higher, and after the acquisition, technical personnel can be supplemented instantly. It is conducive to secondary development and upgrading."

"Then don't worry about 123 for now, put 361 on the market first to see the effect." Yang Dongxu rubbed his chin.

"I've thought about this. If we follow the previous promotion channels, we'll start with Internet cafes, then install personal computers in computer malls, and automatically install 361 browsers. The promotion costs seem to be a little more than acquiring 123, so I plan to acquire 123 first. After all, we can get a group of programmers for free after spending the same amount of money."

"5 million promotion fee?" Yang Dongxu asked coldly.

"It's not 1 million promotion fee. 5 million is the offer of 123. I originally wanted to offer 1 million when I acquired it." Qiu Bosong shook his head and explained.

"Then let's discuss it again. If you don't know the current situation, then follow the previous promotion plan, and then use better 361 products to squeeze its market share and bring it down. When the company collapses, you can just poach people at will?"

"Then why not promote and poach people at the same time, let it die faster. It is estimated that without market share, Baidu will not want it. After all, no matter who wants to acquire this kind of website, they all look at the market share data." Qiu Bosong was also angry because someone raised the price and acted like he would get out if he didn't sell it.

He is known as the No. 1 person in the domestic Internet industry, and has the support of Dongxu Technology. A small webpage with less than 100,000 hits a day dares to get angry in front of me. He must be tired of living.

"You do it!" Yang Dongxu naturally had no objection.