Chapter 501 The Master of Dreams
Listening to Kugel’s words, there was a burst of discussion among Yahoo executives. If it hadn’t been exposed, they would not have thought that the big financier who invested in Yahoo, The newly established Internet companies are actually so vigorous.
Looking at the Ximalaya news that broke out, Yahoo has a new understanding of the strength of its big financial backer!
Yahoo is about to go public. Moritz, who represents Sequoia Investments, has basically stayed at Yahoo during this period.
He couldn't help but be a little stunned when he saw Himalayas on the news. In a daze, he couldn't help but remember that a month ago, Li Dongling invited Moritz to invest in Himalayas at the banquet held in Silicon Valley when he first came to Silicon Valley.
But that time, Moritz wanted to maintain the reputation of Sequoia Investment and chose to wait and see. However, during this wait and see, he felt that if Sequoia Investment wanted to invest in Himalaya again, it would cost more than one and a half stars!
With Moritz's current reputation, he will definitely not be held accountable by Sequoia Investment for missing an opportunity, but to say that he has no regrets at all is nonsense. Originally, this may have been A classic investment, but he missed it.
The news on TV continued, but the news that was reported subsequently surprised Yang Zhiyuan, Kugel, Moritz and others.
“According to computer industry statistics, since the launch of the Himalayan Radio website, demand for computer hardware, especially audio-related hardware, has increased.
Memory sticks, Sales of graphics cards, sound cards, speakers and other parts increased by more than 34% compared to last month in New York, California and other places. Sales of parts of some brands even increased by more than 78%. This is the first time in the Internet era that software has replaced hardware. Impact on sales.
Some analysts believe that in the future, Internet software and large-scale games may indirectly affect the performance improvement and sales of computer parts! ”
Looking at the reports on TV, Himalayan Radio can actually affect the sales of memory cards, sound cards, speakers and other parts, which makes everyone here at Yahoo a little stunned.
Since the Internet After the rise of Silicon Valley, although there has been talk about what impact it will have on the world, the fact is that the real world has not yet undergone earth-shaking changes due to the emergence of the Internet.
But now, since the launch of Himalayan Radio. , In order for the Ximalaya software to run, many computer users are upgrading computer hardware, especially graphics cards, sound cards, speakers and other components, which has brought a considerable amount of sales.
This was before, regardless of Netscape, etc. What Yahoo, eBay, Amazon, etc. have all failed to do, the last company that can rely on software to influence the computer hardware industry is Microsoft!
"This may be an opportunity for Yahoo!"
Looking at the Himalayan news reported on TV, Yang Zhiyuan's face was filled with joy. Li Dongling's Zhixing Foundation is already Yang Zhiyuan's most important member of Yahoo's board of directors. important supporter.
With Li Dongling here, Yahoo and Himalaya are natural allies. The stronger Himalayan Radio is, it will actually be good for Yahoo.
Hearing what Yang Zhiyuan said, Kugel and other Yahoo executives also showed a bit of excitement, "Yes, but I don't know whether Himalaya will accept Yahoo's investment or swap with Yahoo." Equity! "
Yahoo is in the critical period of listing. If it can exchange equity with Himalaya, it will be of great benefit to Yahoo given the current popularity of Himalaya.
After Kugel said this, everyone, including Moritz, looked at Yang Zhiyuan. Yang Zhiyuan had the closest relationship with Li Dongling in Yahoo. Naturally, it was most appropriate for him to speak up about this kind of thing.
"I will go to the Himalayas and try to talk about this matter once!" Yang Zhiyuan said after seeing the eyes of everyone.
As for whether Li Dongling would agree to let Yahoo invest in Himalaya or exchange equity with Yahoo, Yang Zhiyuan could not guarantee it.
After all, it seems that Himalaya is performing much better than Yahoo, even if it is only temporarily. Even now, Yahoo has not done anything like Himalaya, which has attracted attention in America and even overseas. The sensational incident comes.
Today's Yahoo is not the Yahoo with a market value of more than 120 billion US dollars. Yang Zhiyuan is not sure whether Himalaya will agree to exchange shares.
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"ABC's affiliated TV station in California called and wanted to conduct an exclusive interview with Himalaya!"
Zhou Hualiang came to Li Dongling's office and broadcast it on Himalaya Radio As the news shocked the entire Silicon Valley and American Internet industry, there were naturally media outlets who wanted to ride the wave of popularity and boost ratings.
"Let them come over!" Li Dongling thought for a moment and then said to Zhou Hualiang. ABC TV station wants to be popular, and Himalayan Radio also needs to strike while the iron is hot.
Nowadays, Internet companies also need popularity, and a lot of it. In order to gain media popularity, Internet companies such as Netscape and Yahoo even spend money on advertising on TV stations. This time ABC is coming to your door, and Himalaya certainly cannot miss it.
With media exposure, there will be popularity. With popularity, more new users will be attracted to the trap, the valuation will be higher, and more dollars will be generated after the listing, and more leeks will be harvested... …
“How many open radio stations and major radio stations are willing to cooperate with Himalaya?” Li Dongling asked Zhou Hualiang.
It seems that Himalayan Radio has unlimited glory, but what really makes Himalayan Radio show its influence is its cooperation with offline radio stations.
In fact, there are too few users of Himalayan Radio. The one million registered Internet users are still somewhat watery, and the number of truly active users is only a few hundred thousand.
It seems like a lot, but for Ximalaya Radio to really have influence, it must have at least tens of millions of users, and daily active users must reach more than one million, so that it can be strong.
In a short period of time, Himalayan Radio still needs to cooperate with offline radio stations, so that those offline radio stations can become Himalayan’s distribution channels, that is, Himalayan Radio produces content, and then selects high-quality content and delivers it to the online radio stations. Play it on the radio.
This is a bit like the video platforms in the previous life. Internet video platforms such as Netflix, Youku, and iQiyi produced TV series, and then selected high-quality TV series and handed them over to offline TV stations for broadcast. Although the content is different, But the patterns are not much different.
Ximalaya and offline radio stations have completely different ways of producing programs. It takes at least several months for offline radio stations to produce a program, which costs a lot of money and time, and the cost of trial and error is also high.
But Himalaya allows podcasters to produce their own programs, which lowers the threshold. Although the level of the programs produced varies due to different levels of skill, it gives podcast creators more authority, even if they try their luck. There can be several podcasts like Jory Sports, Logan Experience Interview, Toni's Day, and Heinum, and the production costs are also low.
"Currently, radio stations in nine states and more than 340 open radio programs have reached cooperation with Himalayan Radio. More than 100 radio stations have signed agreements and agreed to enter Himalayan Radio and broadcast program content on Himalayan Radio. Similarly, Himalayan Radio’s own content is also broadcast.
But more radio stations are still waiting to see whether to sign an agreement with Himalaya Radio.
Especially the big ones! Except for America Satellite Broadcasting Company, all major radio stations have not accepted the cooperation invitation from Himalaya Radio," Zhou Hualiang said.
Li Dongling nodded, but it was not surprising. People are always more afraid than curious about new things, especially matters such as absolute career and income. They are even more cautious. Of course, this cannot be said to be wrong. , but sometimes, bonuses will also be missed!
Just like now, there are still many people who are hesitant, but the first batch of podcasts on Himalaya Radio by Joely Kings, Logan, and Toni are now full of dividends.
"We need to recruit more radio stations to enter the Ximalaya platform. Those open radio stations, small and medium-sized radio stations, and even large radio stations will sooner or later enter Ximalaya or other podcast platforms.
The Internet era will reshape the media industry! "Li Dongling said.
“Ask Lu Kui and the technical department to launch the Himalayan comment area function as soon as possible, as well as community square and other functions, and also start research and development!”
The comment function, in the Internet era, But a big killer is like NetEase Cloud Music. Every day at twelve o'clock in the evening, it becomes NetEase Cloud. Listening to sad songs, watching sad music, thinking about the sad days in the past, and then crying on the pillow. So wet...
However, the comment area is indeed a feature of NetEase Cloud, which increases user stickiness and allows countless fans who like the same type of music, the same singer, and the same song to gather together. This is also one of the important reasons why Wangyiyun can survive with so many fewer song copyrights than Penguin Music.
The online comment function of Himalayan Radio actually has the same purpose, which can increase its social attributes. Just like supporters of the flat earth theory, they can gather in the comment area of Qiao Li's program to discuss and comment.
When the community circle is established, it will be best if millions of Flat Earth believers from all over the world gather together. Local Flat Earth believers will use the Himalayan Radio community as their base camp. Are you worried about not being hot enough?
The California TV station affiliated with ABC arrived very quickly. After receiving the news that Himalaya agreed to accept an exclusive interview, it immediately rushed over with an interview team.
Gary Hansen, who was leading the team this time, looked curiously at the Himalayan Silicon Valley office. It is this office that has attracted more than one million users in more than a month. To be honest, for this number, As media people, we are all very shocked.
“Li, our TV station also reported on your patent lawsuit with Microsoft back then!”
(End of this chapter)