Chapter 243 News
Qin Shaoyan was not surprised by Zheng Nan's reaction. Xiong Xiaoge must have been angry with him in advance. The two of them had discussed it.
But even though he already knew Zheng Nan's opinion, Qin Shaoyan still wanted to make this call.
Qin Shaoyan pondered for two seconds, "But YouTube in the United States has already negotiated with me, and they will send someone over for an interview soon."
"What?" Zheng Nan was shocked. Well, it’s only the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Qin Shaoyan gave him such a surprise?
“Qin Shaoyan!” Zheng Nan was angry, “Why did you tell me such a big thing? You are infringing on our shareholders’ right to know!”
“Mr. Zheng, how could you make this out of thin air? The innocent person is innocent." Qin Shaoyan retorted, "Didn't I tell you already?"
"What's the point of telling me after we've already talked about it?" Zheng Nan's nose was almost crooked.
"I just agreed to meet and talk with them. Mr. Zheng, you don't need to be so excited." Qin Shaoyan snorted coldly, "I will notify you when they come over. You can choose whether you want to meet and talk."
Qin Shaoyan hung up the phone, then found Xu Xin's phone number and dialed it.
"Hey, Mr. Xu, Happy New Year! Congratulations on getting rich! All the best!"
Xu Xin was a little confused when faced with such an enthusiastic Happy New Year, and responded casually, "Thank you Qin President, I also wish you a happy New Year and all the best.”
“Mr. Xu, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and I want to give you a happy New Year and tell you some good news.” A representative will be sent over for a meeting soon. Do you want Mr. Xu to attend?”
Xu Xin was a little confused, “What is YouTube doing here?”
"Hey, doesn't Mr. Xu know?" Qin Shaoyan was a little surprised, "YouTube is going to acquire Kuaibo. They are willing to pay 120 million US dollars for the acquisition, but I think this offer is too low. Why should it be doubled? "
"What do you think, Mr. Xu?"
Xu Xin was a little dumbfounded, what do I think?
What can I watch? !
“When did YouTube say it was going to acquire Kuaibo.com? Why didn’t I know about it?” Xu Xin asked eagerly, “Mr. Qin, you are a bit unreasonable, right? Such a big company Why was the matter not notified to our shareholders? We also have the right to know.”
"Huh?!" Qin Shaoyan was a little surprised, "Didn't Mr. Xiong tell you?"
"Mr. Xiong came to my place for an inspection a while ago, and I already informed him, and we exchanged opinions frankly. We had a lively exchange."
Xu Xin suppressed the doubts in her heart and said calmly: "Mr. Qin, let's not mention this matter for now. Can you tell me why you want to sell Qvod.com? "
"There is something new happening at YouTube. They are eager to increase their valuation, so they have taken a fancy to Kuaibo.com," Qin Shaoyan said after pondering for two seconds, "And I also think the price is very suitable. , After all, Kuaibo.com has only been online for more than a month, and it is already very good to sell it at this price."
"Quavo.com has great potential, Mr. Qin," Xu Xin said eagerly, "You have to pay for it. Don’t do stupid things just for a small profit, Mr. Qin.”
"Kuaibo.com is developing so well, and its listing potential is great. You must be steady."
"I have also considered this matter." Qin Shaoyan sighed, "Mr. Xu, no To tell you the truth, Qvod.com is indeed developing very well, but I am still a little unsure."
"I am pessimistic about whether Qvodvod.com will be profitable in the future. What should I do if the track fails? Wouldn’t that mean that the venture capital’s money is wasted?”
“I think it’s better to sell the website now, so that the venture capital can also get a sum of money. High returns.”
“In this way, I can be considered worthy of Mr. Xu’s expectations of me.”
Is our venture capital short of your return? !
Xu Xin suppressed the anxiety in her heart and said softly: "Mr. Qin, the business model of video websites is gradually being explored, and there must be a process when making profits."
"Business cannot be achieved overnight. Many websites will not be profitable in three to five years, so why should Mr. Qin be anxious."
"Our venture capital is looking at the future and will not have short-term expectations for Mr. Qin." "
Qin Shaoyan sighed, "That's what I said, but who can say for sure what the market will change."
"Mr. Qin, when we invest in venture capital projects, we are actually betting." Xu Xin comforted, "We are not only betting on projects and markets, but also on entrepreneurs."
"Although Qin and I We don’t have much contact with you, but Mr. Xiong has spoken highly of you. I think you can definitely build a video website with your ability.”
“Then I would like to thank Mr. Xu for his kind words.” Qin Shaoyan sorted it out. After a while, he said, "I hope we can work hand in hand to make the website a good job."
"Mr. Qin, just go ahead and do it. We venture capital investors will just invest money." Xu Xin breathed a sigh of relief.
“Speaking of investing money.” Qin Shaoyan pondered for two seconds, “Mr. Xu, the last round of financing from Qvod.com has been spent. Let’s find a time to talk about the second round of financing after the year.”
Xu Xin was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously: "How much do you want to raise?"
"The original plan was to raise US$24 million, but I'm not sure now. Let's see and talk." Qin Shaoyan said casually .
“Twenty-four million US dollars?!” Xu Xin was stunned, “How much is your website’s valuation?”
“Didn’t I say that? YouTube is willing to offer 120 million US dollars. "Ten thousand dollars for the acquisition." Qin Shaoyan replied seriously, "But I think it's too low. Let's talk about it again. I'll inform Mr. Xu when they make a new offer."
"After all, this is how we can respond quickly." The true value of Bowang.”
"..." Xu Xin was stunned.
She felt that what Qin Shaoyan said was very reasonable, and she didn’t know how to refute him.
After hanging up the phone with Qin Shaoyan, Xu Xin immediately called Xiong Xiaoge and asked directly: "Mr. Xiong, we are also partners after all, why didn't you notify me of such a big thing? "
Xiong Xiaoge was stunned for a moment, "What happened? "
Xu Xin was speechless, Xiong Xiaoge, you are pretending to be confused with me, right?
"It's about Qin Shaoyan's plan to sell Kuaibo.com." Xu Xin said angrily, "Mr. Xiong, Qin Shaoyan told me that you were the first person he notified. Why didn't you persuade him at that time?"
Xiong Xiaoge's face suddenly darkened, "Mr. Xu, how do you know I didn't persuade you?"
"People from YouTube are coming to China for interviews, how did you persuade them?" Xu Xin couldn't help but say , "Now Qin Shaoyan is waiting for YouTube to make a price."
"Huh?" Xiong Xiaoge was shocked, I just spent the Spring Festival, and things turned out like this?
“You said people from YouTube are coming to China? Where did you get the news?”
"Qin Shaoyan told me personally, just now." Xu Xin frowned, "Mr. Xiong, how should we deal with this matter? Should we call Mr. Zheng and the others to meet and discuss it."
"It's okay. Don't panic yet." Xiong Xiaoge said calmly, "Qin Shaoyan is trying to trick us. How can anyone from YouTube come here so quickly?"
"Mr. Xiong." What to do if Bo.com is sold? "
"He can't sell it!" Xiong Xiaoge said firmly, "We can use legal means to drag Qabo.com into a lawsuit, and the acquisition will not be discussed. "
Xu Xin frowned, "Mr. Xiong, is this a bit too much?"
"How can we achieve our goals without resorting to thunderbolts?" Xiong Xiaoge said seriously, "Qin Shaoyan is full of bad intentions. Despite his young age, he does things so unexpectedly and his ideas are so wild and unconstrained that people are confused."
"To deal with Monkey Sun, you have to keep him under the Five Fingers Mountain to be honest." Xu Xin sighed, "I'm afraid that it will be too tense and ugly, because we have cooperated with him on more than one project."
“Don’t worry, I’m measured.” Xiong Xiaoge comforted him.
Just as Xu Xin hung up the phone, Zheng Nan called again.
Xiong Xiaoge pinched his forehead helplessly, "It's only the first day of the Lunar New Year, and it doesn't stop."
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As the instigator, Qin Shaoyan was eating leisurely at this time. Yesterday's Reheat the leftover dishes from the New Year's Eve dinner and cook some frozen dumplings, which taste particularly delicious.
He estimated that Xiong Xiaoge should have a headache at this time. Today happened to be the first day of the new year, so he would increase the intensity for Mr. Xiong later.
After eating and drinking, Qin Shaoyan dialed the number in the United States while drinking tea.
"Have a good evening, Fred."
"How's the weather in Silicon Valley?"
"It's sunny here, not bad." Fred laughed, "Where are you? It should be the Chinese Lunar New Year, Happy New Year John!"
"Thank you Fred." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Do you have any New Year's gift?"
"I'll give it to you. You have prepared a Microsoft XBOX game console. Can I deliver it to you?" Fred asked.
"No need to go to so much trouble, you can send someone to send it directly to me." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "Can you?"
Fred was a little surprised, "Why should I send someone to send it here? Is there any special reason? "
"Of course, I originally planned to give you a New Year gift, but there seems to be something wrong with this matter." Qin Shaoyan sighed.
"What New Year gift?" Fred asked curiously, "You prepared a surprise for me?"
"A little surprise." Qin Shaoyan said, "I am in China I also started a video website, did you know?”
"Oh, I heard about it." Fred asked casually, "How is that website?"
"It is developing very well, with more than three million users." Qin Shaoyan said happily, "It's developing faster than I imagined, and it's expected to have five million users by the end of the month."
"Wow." Fred also whistled in surprise, "That's really amazing John, you have chosen the right video website model again.”
“Thank you for your compliment, but this is just the beginning,” Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, “YouTube’s results are also quite amazing. I think it’s time to take YouTube to the next level.”
Fred immediately became serious, “John, what are you going to do?”
"First, let's raise the valuation of YouTube." Qin Shaoyan said lightly, "I think investors would also like to see this scene."
"Then how to raise the valuation?" Frei said De asked cooperatively.
Qin Shaoyan smiled, "How about letting YouTube acquire Kuaibo.com?"
"Quaibo.com has accumulated a lot of users in the country, and we have obtained authorization from the administrative agency. Obtained some licenses.”
“You have to know that having a license in the Chinese domestic market is a very high threshold.”
Fred's eyes lit up, "I think investors will like this news. How much do you plan to offer?"
"How about $240 million?" Qin Shaoyan said casually.
“Two hundred and forty million?! That’s what I bought.” Fred was shocked, “This asking price is too high.”
“Not high, not high at all. Qin Shaoyan said confidently, "Because YouTube's valuation is higher, we spent 240 million US dollars to buy China's video website to match the value of YouTube."
Fred hesitated. After a while, "What is YouTube's valuation?"
Qin Shaoyan pondered for two seconds, "I have some inside information to reveal to you. I hope you won't tell others."
"Okay, I swear I won't tell others." Fred asked curiously He asked, "What news did you hear?"
"Google plans to acquire YouTube, and their asking price is US$800 million." Qin Shaoyan said slowly, "Of course, this offer is not the final price."
“Wow, eight hundred million dollars.” Fred gasped, “Is this true?!”
“Google is still considering this matter and has not made it public. Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "But I think 800 million US dollars is far from the upper limit of YouTube. YouTube has great potential, and this number can be doubled again."
"Wow!" Fred couldn't help but exclaimed, "Can it reach 1.6 billion U.S. dollars?"
"This is great. We will all become billionaires. I want to buy a house." Buy a yacht. "
"Don't be too happy, I guess it will be acquired in cash and stocks," Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Since Google is interested, I think it will be interested in YouTube. It's not just this one, it's better to wait first." Fred became excited, "John, what should we do now?"
"You? Ask YouTube to send a few executives over." Qin Shaoyan pondered for two seconds, "I will contact the people at the venture capital institution soon, and I will tell Mr. Davis of Microsoft even if I don't notify Sequoia's Taylor."
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"Okay, no problem, I'll let the YouTube people prepare it and we'll set off tomorrow." Fred said happily.
The two chatted in some details and then hung up. Qin Shaoyan smiled and dialed the number of Davis, the vice president of Microsoft Investment.
Davis’s secretary answered the phone and then regretfully told Qin Shaoyan, "Mr. Davis is in a meeting. If you have any message, please let me know first and I will convey it to you."
Qin Shaoyan said with some regret, "You just need to tell Mr. Davis that I have something to talk to him about. Please reply as soon as possible."
After putting down the phone, Qin Shaoyan started thinking again and took a look. Are there any other characters that can be used?
This matter must be hyped up by Qiubo.com first, and then the news of YouTube’s acquisition can be released.
Start with domestic websites and let the navy write more gossip. After that, the news media will pick up the news from the Internet and reprint it in print media.
This alone is not enough. News should be created from foreign websites first and then transferred back to the domestic media.
The news of export to domestic sales seems much more reliable. Fortunately, this kind of routine can still be used now, unlike in the era of the rise of mobile Internet, when everyone has become immune to the routine.
While Qin Shaoyan was thinking about it, his phone suddenly vibrated.
Looking carefully at the caller ID, it turned out to be Liu Mingzu's phone number.
(End of this chapter)