Chapter 150 More
The so-called "AndroidMarket" is actually the famous Google Store in later generations. It is an application download store integrated into the Android system. This thing will develop rapidly with the Android system. , and it has grown rapidly, and a large part of Google's future profits will rely on this application.
Today’s Google has actually proposed the concept of Android Market, but its final launch will have to wait until next year, when the first real mobile phone using Google’s system is released, and then it will be truly pushed to the world. in front of mobile phone users.
Earlier this month, Google launched the Mobile Application Alliance. One of the projects used to attract partners is the AndroidMarket project. Google’s promise is that partners who join the alliance will be included in the AndroidMarket application list. , obtaining a relatively forward position.
For An Rusong, if he wants to quickly complete the layout of NGN software on the mobile terminal, he must open up the compatibility issue between NGN software and Apple systems and Android systems.
In the Android system, since the Android system itself is open source, An Rusong's requirement is to obtain a high push position in the AndroidMarket application list so that it can attract users more quickly.
In the Apple system, he needs to open up the channel for NGN to enter the Apple system, that is, to reach cooperation with Apple through some channel, at least to make the NGN software enter the download list of the Apple store.
To achieve these two points, it is obviously impossible to rely solely on NGN's own capabilities. Therefore, it needs full support from investors.
To be honest, DFJ Venture Capital is not considered a top venture capital company in the world. Relatively speaking, there are many investment companies that are stronger and have stronger backgrounds than it. For example, Pioneer, Sequoia, IDG, etc. But the problem is that the one person An Rusong can contact now and can trust a little is Defengjie.
Macaulay has obviously seen this, so his current attitude is relatively relaxed, because he has determined one thing, that is, NGN led by An Rusong must be a very A good investment project, this start-up company that is still relatively unknown has excellent potential to become a unicorn.
At the same time, he also realized that this project was indeed not suitable for investment by GC funds, and DFJ was a better choice.
In fact, don’t simply regard venture capital companies as vampires. At least in the early stages of investment, what venture capital companies really care about is not how much money they make from investment projects, nor are they trying to reduce investment as much as possible. Cost, what they really value is the development prospects of the investment project.
Just like An Rusong's NGN company, if the venture capital company values it at US$100 million, then An Rusong wants to exchange 50% of the shares for an investment of US$60 million. , venture capital companies will definitely not accept it, they will bargain and reduce investment as much as possible.
But on the other hand, if the venture capital company makes the same valuation, but An Rusong only requires 50% of the equity in exchange for an investment of US$40 million, the venture capital company will not They will agree that they will worry that the money will not be enough, which will ultimately affect the subsequent development of the project.
In short, in the initial stage of a company's development, venture capital companies will basically not jump out to cause trouble. When they really make trouble, it is when the business philosophy and their interests diverge, or They say that when they see greater potential profits in other directions, at this time, it is time for venture capital institutions to start making small moves.
"That's right, Macaulay, what you said is exactly what I need," after Macaulay said these words, An Rusong said sincerely. There is nothing to hide, because if the follow-up If the negotiation needs to continue, he must put these demands in front of the other party.
“Frankly speaking, your idea is indeed of epoch-making significance, my friend,” Macaulay said. “I also admit that from the perspective of the future development of NGN, the GC Fund is not a very suitable one. DFJ is the investor, but you need to understand that I am only one of DFJ's partners, and I am not a partner with a strong say. Regarding NGN's financing plan, I need to get it. Let’s go to the head office’s decision-making meeting to discuss it.”
"Oh, my God, I have to ask my secretary to book a plane ticket to New York recently." Macaulay stood up, waved his hands a little excitedly and a little irritably, and said, "Ann , which made me have to go back to the United States immediately, Then go and convince those damn guys at the head office, I hate those guys, that’s why I came to Korea.”
“At least, I provide you with a bright investment prospect,” An Rusongtan. He spread his hands and said with a smile.
Macaulay said no more, he stretched out his hand towards An Rusong across the table.
Understanding what the other party meant, An Rusong also stood up and shook hands with the American man vigorously.
“Give me three days, five days at most,” Macaulay held his hand tightly and said, “I will bring you back a CASE that is enough to satisfy you. The guys in the company don't agree. I can find other investors for you. Believe me, I can fulfill this promise."
"McAulay, I can give you five days, even. It's a week ," An Rusong said, "But in mid-November, that is, before November 15th, the NGN software update will be carried out as scheduled, and the related applications of the photo wall will be pushed online. It is not that I am overconfident, but I am confident. There is reason to believe that by that time, you will have many more competitors."
Macaulay laughed, said nothing, and walked directly to the door of the conference room.
"I'm waiting for your good news, Macaulay," An Rusong said loudly when the other party came to the door. Macaulay kept walking. He had already walked out of the office door, but he stretched his left hand back and raised his middle finger towards An Rusong.
An Rusong didn't mind either. He shook his head and smiled, then looked back at his phone.
When Wen Caiyuan called before, he had already seen it. Not only did he see it, but he also answered it. But the strange thing was that after the call was connected, there was no sound from the other side.
At that time, An Rusong didn't care. Now, he looked at his phone again and saw that the other party didn't call again, so he thought that Wen Caiyuan just accidentally dialed the wrong number, so he didn't take it to heart. superior.
Nowadays, he doesn't have that much energy to think about Wen Caiyuan's affairs. All his thoughts are on the company, because the next period of time will be a critical period for the development of NGN Company.
Yes, the new application An Rusong came up with this time is actually the famous "INS" in the previous life, that is, Instagram.
In the world of An Rusong’s previous life, Instagram was officially launched in October 2010, and one year later, its total number of active users had exceeded 50 million. The most important thing is that at that time, , the Instagram application can only be used on Apple systems. In other words, these 50 million active users are all users of Apple phones.
In 2011, how many iPhone users were there in the world?
“Capture and share the world’s wonderful moments,” this slogan brought people so much temptation in those days that in 2012, when Facebook acquired Instagram, this slogan An application that was launched less than two years ago sold for a high price of US$1 billion.
The key is that in the investment market at that time, people generally believed that the price was low and Facebook made a big profit.
Now, reborn in this world, An Rusong launched Instagram before Kevin Systrom. To be honest, at this time, it is difficult for him to judge what he can achieve in the future, but no matter In any case, his starting point is higher than that of Strom, and he has more superior conditions. After all, he is standing on Strom's shoulders to do the same thing.
Systrom was able to earn US$1 billion in 551 days with Instagram, which was built from scratch and only supported the Apple system. An Rusong felt that he should at least not be worse than others.
With a complacent mood, An Rusong handed the long table in the conference room to Mao Zi's assistant to clear, and he got up and walked out of the conference room.
Not far from the corridor, Jiang Xiuyuan, wearing a light blue suit, was walking quickly towards this side. Xiao Nizi waved to him from a distance with a faint smile.
An Rusong, who had just finished a negotiation, felt a little hot in his heart. He was about to go towards the other party, but before he could put it into his pocket, his cell phone rang first.
An Rusong subconsciously stopped and looked at his phone.
The call was from Han Meiyan. An Rusong hesitated for a moment and then answered the phone.
“Haha, dear,” Han Meiyan’s voice came from the other end of the phone just after the call was connected, with unconcealable excitement in her tone, “That article published in the Economic Daily Is the news true? SoftBank Asia really valued your company at US$75 million?"
An Rusong rolled his eyes and turned his phone around. Switching to the other hand, he said: "What, are you going to sell your shares? If that happens, I can give you $750,000 to buy them all back."
"I Why sell them?" Han Meiyan said without hesitation, "It's not just the Japanese who are optimistic about you, of course I am optimistic about you."
After a pause, she laughed and added: "What's more, I earned this money to punish Liu Taiming for God. It is commemorative. I feel that if I leave it with you, I will You can get more.”
(End of this chapter)