Chapter 338: Making a Nest
Seeing so many reporters below the building, Gu Xiguang initially thought they were the media invited by Dongling Hi-Tech and Tianya.com.
But after taking a closer look, Gu Xiguang found something was wrong. Many security personnel were hurriedly trying to persuade the reporters and the media to leave. However, the reporters, as if they had been injected with blood, not only did they not leave, they On the contrary, more and more people gather together.
“We want to interview Mr. Li!”
“Excuse me, what is the relationship between Tanglin Hi-Tech and Zhixing Foundation?”
"Is Yahoo invested by Donglin Hi-tech?"
Many of the reporters gathered downstairs shouted that they wanted to interview Li Dongling. In the past few days, officials such as Youth Daily, Economic Daily, and Industrial and Commercial News The media have all reported the news that Li Dongling is in Yanjing. The reporters and media all know that Li Dongling is now in Yanjing.
What is the Internet? Not many reporters and media can understand it, but it does not prevent them from eating it, and it is a big one!
Yahoo, valued at US$500 million, was actually invested by a mainland company. Although it is a small shareholder, even if it only has 1% of the equity, it is still a shareholder!
In the past few years in China, the news I have heard is that a giant foreign company has invested in or acquired a certain time-honored domestic brand. Now I hear that a mainland company has invested in an American company thousands of miles away. , this sounds contrary to Tiangang, right?
Not to mention, the domestic media are still digging for news between the Zhixing Foundation and Yahoo. How much money the Zhixing Foundation invested in Yahoo, how much Yahoo equity it has, whether it is making money or losing money, and how much return it has received. Domestic media They are all full of curiosity and must be trying to get news from Li Dongling.
Seeing that the group of reporters was gathering more and more, they were unwilling to leave. Gu Xiguang's convoy was already approaching. The supervisor in charge of the security of the building was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead and he hurried back to call the police. The phone shakes people.
"Today, our company does have important matters to deal with. It is inconvenient for interviews, and I hope you will forgive me!"
"Someday, another day, please pick a time, and we will tell you everything we know. I can’t say enough, so please forgive me today!”
Li Dongling and Guo Jingyun, who were preparing to receive Gu Xiguang and his party upstairs, both came downstairs, and Guo Jingyun said to the media reporters.
“Mr. Li, give me some air, we’ll leave right away!”
“Yes, Mr. Li, say a few words!”
“Did you invest in Yahoo? "
A reporter shouted to Li Dongling, and the other reporters also spoke one after another. They ran over happily today and were not willing to leave empty-handed.
Guo Jingyun looked at Li Dongling with a headache. To be honest, although he was the person in charge of Tianya.com, he really didn’t know much about the Zhixing Foundation and Yahoo.
There is no Internet news at all in China now. If Li Dongling hadn't regularly subscribed to news, magazines and other reports from overseas Silicon Valley, allowing Guo Jingyun to know the latest developments in the American Internet industry, he might have turned a blind eye at this moment.
“Dongli Hi-Tech has not invested in Yahoo!”
Li Dongling glanced at the group of media reporters in front of him, and then said, as soon as he said this, many reporters looked disappointed. , I feel like I can’t eat the big melon.
“However, Zhixing Foundation did participate in the angel round investment in Yahoo, and currently holds 7.5% of Yahoo!”
Li Dongling said, Zhixing Foundation and Dongling Hi-Tech, Although they were both established by him, and there are inextricably linked relationships between the two companies, they operate completely independently, and the investment was indeed invested by the Zhixing Foundation.
"Boom!"
The reporter who looked disappointed just now seemed to explode after a few seconds.
“The Yahoo equity held by the Zhixing Foundation is worth more than 30.5 million US dollars?”
“How much did the Zhixing Foundation spend on investing in Yahoo?” Computer News The reporter couldn’t help but ask Li Dongling.
Li Dongling showed a slight smile on his face and slowly said a number, "Three hundred thousand dollars!"
"Thirty-five million US dollars earned from 300,000 yuan?"
"How long has it been since Yahoo was established, and it can earn a return of two hundred times a year?"
"Is the Internet really that profitable? ! "The media reporters who came here today were originally here for the big melon, but when the melon actually appeared, they were still dizzy.
The myth of overnight wealth on the Internet appeared in front of the domestic media for the first time. This kind of impact is unimaginable.
When the Computer Newspaper reprinted America's media report, the country was not very impressed. But when someone in the country got a 200-fold return by investing in an Internet company, it made them feel that their outlook on life had been impacted.
Li Dongling did not talk about the current Internet model. Now the Internet does not rely on performance or revenue, but all depends on blowing. The bigger the balloon you blow, the more flowers you blow, the greater the valuation and market value. The first generation The Internet industry is all about beating the drum and spreading flowers!
There is no use talking about this now. Li Dongling said this today. It is this matter. There is nothing to hide. Even if he does not say it, he will be dug out by the media. On the other hand, Li Dongling will say it now. , which can be regarded as a warm-up for the launch of Tianya.com.
After finishing speaking, Li Dongling used a group of reporters and media in front of him to tell another piece of news to Hong Kong City, Japan, Singapore and other places in China, "Zhixing Foundation is still the Yahoo Brand Asia President Agent, owns Yahoo’s brand agency and operation rights throughout Asia!”
“Zhixing Foundation will promote the Yahoo brand throughout Asia”
This is a matter of cutting grass and hugging rabbits. If Yahoo can go public next year, Yahoo's brand value will definitely soar. Li Dongling is also telling Asian companies and investors interested in the Internet in advance who owns the Yahoo Asia brand!
The general agency rights of the Yahoo brand in Asia are in the hands of Tanglin Hi-Tech, which is equivalent to the general contracting. Companies in Hong Kong City, Japan, Singapore, Siam and other places want to obtain the local rights of the Yahoo brand. The operating rights have to be purchased from the Zhixing Foundation, and they become subcontractors.
Using the Yahoo brand to build a nest, the bait has been cast, it depends on how many big fish can be caught. If Nippon SoftBank can be caught, then the Nippon Yahoo brand in the hands of Zhixing Foundation, You can sell it for a sky-high price!
However, it is estimated that the Yahoo brand will become more and more valuable after Yahoo goes public. Anyway, Zhixing Foundation does not need to worry. The previous agreement signed with Yahoo was for US$500,000. Zhixing Foundation can afford to wait for Yahoo's brand general agency rights in Asia.
The media who had obtained Da Gua knew that they had no chance to interview Li Dongling today, so they hurriedly dispersed and ran back to their respective newspaper offices, preparing to expose Da Gua between Zhixing Foundation and Yahoo. Yahoo was What it does, what the Internet is, etc., is not important. What is important is that the Zhixing Foundation used three hundred thousand US dollars to get a return of two hundred times, which is enough to attract people's attention!
"Director Gu!"
After all the media and reporters left, Li Dongling welcomed Gu Xiguang and the leaders of the inspected development and reform, industry and commerce, industrial machinery, Yanjing investment promotion, finance and other ministries and commissions. Inside the office building of Tanglin Hi-Tech Zhongguancun.
The leaders of the Economic and Trade Commission who just spoke to Gu Xiguang saw the scene at the door of the building and couldn't help but ask Li Dongling curiously, "Zhixing Foundation, investing in Yahoo, really Earn six people thirty-five million US dollars?”
As soon as these words came out, the leaders and supervisors of other units who came to inspect couldn’t help but pricked up their ears. For them, three hundred thousand dollars? The return of more than 30 million U.S. dollars in U.S. dollars is really astonishing. How many domestic companies rely on subsidies to sell products overseas at a loss, and only earn back millions of dollars a year by offsetting sales.
Zhixing Foundation invested in Yahoo. It invested in Yahoo at the beginning of the year. In less than a year, it has received a return of two hundred times. It is really amazing. The money is so exciting that it is hard not to be moved. , even for these domestic units, if the Internet can really make a lot of money, can it also support some companies, invest or even establish Internet companies?
“It’s true that Zhixing Foundation invested in Yahoo, but if you want to cash out, you have to wait for Yahoo to go public and pass the stock lock-up period before you can cash out. It will take a year or two or even longer, and any accidents may happen in the meantime. ! ”
“There is no business in the world that is guaranteed to make a profit, and the Internet is no exception. Now, there are countless Internet companies in Silicon Valley, but only Netscape can really go public! br>For more Internet companies, the cycle from establishment to bankruptcy does not exceed six months, and the number of companies that can actually go public is less than one in a hundred. Now investing in Internet companies, Silicon Valley is called venture capital, and for venture capital companies It is also a gamble, and it also requires luck. It is more likely that you just put in the money, but it is wasted!”
“You may even get the money taken away by a scammer company”
< br>Li Dongling’s words made people in many units present somewhat disappointed in their hopes for the Internet in Silicon Valley.
"Will the Internet appear in China?"
While riding in the elevator, Gu Xiguang's old leader continued to ask Li Dongling, obviously very interested in the Internet.
"Yes!"
Li Dongling did not hesitate, but still said, "But it takes time. America's Internet was established in the past few years. The Internet infrastructure has been initially improved. Computer users It only started when there were enough Internet users in ordinary families in America.”
The domestic Internet started not much slower than that in Silicon Valley. As soon as Netscape went public, there was going to be one in Zhongguancun! Yinghaiwei's famous advertising sign.
Li Dongling does not want the domestic Internet to be brought into a ditch because of the "accidental" success of the Zhixing Foundation. Because of his existence, the Zhixing Foundation dares to invest in Silicon Valley because it does not have to worry about failure.
If other domestic companies follow the Zhixing Foundation and take the risk to invest in Silicon Valley, they will definitely lose their pants. If you don’t believe it, just ask those people who were deceived by Wall Street into investing in Silicon Valley Internet companies in the past life. Is there any last hair left in the institution?
The domestic Internet must be developed, but we must pay attention to proportion and control. If we invest in a large number of Internet companies when the Internet infrastructure, cables and broadband have not been laid out, and there are not enough computer users, it will be like building a castle in the air. What's the difference? In the end, it can only be a piece of chicken feathers!
(End of this chapter)