Chapter 131 Yahoo Japan
The next day, it was 8:30 in the morning.
Two black Mercedes-Benz S600s were parked downstairs of Yahoo Japan headquarters.
The car door opens.
Xu Liang, Huo Gang and secretary Lu Hui got off the first car.
Fukunaga Hideo and his secretary got off the latter car.
"President Fukunaga, is this the Yahoo headquarters?"
"Exactly."
I glanced at the tall office building in front of me and walked in.
Go straight to the 16th floor.
Coming out of the elevator is the Yahoo Japan logo.
The front desk saw them and bowed quickly and asked.
"Everyone, who are you looking for?"
Hideo Fukunaga stepped forward quickly.
“We are representatives of Hongmeng Company and have made an appointment with Mr. Masahiro Inoue, the president of your company.”
The receptionist was stunned after receiving the instructions.
"Everyone, please come with me."
Take them towards the inside of the company.
Xu Liang looked around, and from the slightly sparse workstations in the office area, he could tell that Yahoo! Japan was limited by the environment and life was not easy.
Come to the conference room.
It can be seen that it has been specially decorated, the table is very clean, and there are some fruits on it.
"Please sit down a moment, the president will be here soon."
After everyone nodded, they sat down with Xu Liang as the center.
After looking at him at the front desk, he turned and left.
It didn’t take long, and the sound of chaotic footsteps came closer and closer.
Soon, an elegant middle-aged man wearing a black suit and gold-rimmed glasses walked in from outside. There were also assistants and the like behind.
With a glance, his eyes instantly fell on Xu Liang.
"Hello, Mr. Xu."
Unexpectedly, it was in smooth Mandarin.
Xu Liang held the other person's right hand in surprise.
“Mr. Inoue’s Mandarin is excellent.”
“I have always been obsessed with your culture when I was in college, and later I studied abroad for a year at Renmin University of your country to learn Chinese language.”
Xu Liang understands.
There are many people in the upper class of Japanese society who are interested in China. Masahiro Inoue is just one of them.
“It seems that there is no obstacle to our communication.”
"Of course."
After a brief shake of hands, the two parties sat down.
“It is really admirable that Mr. Xu was able to found Hongmeng at such a young age and develop it into the largest gaming company in China.”
He did not mention search, which was Think of it as a dead-end business, a subsidiary product of the portal.
Xu Liang smiled faintly and said, "Thank you, Mr. Inoue. Compared with Yahoo! Japan, Hongmeng is far behind."
"Haha, Mr. Xu is only eighteen years old. He will have great years to develop Hongmeng in the future. In 1989, he will definitely be comparable to Yahoo Japan now."
This sentence is a bit unpleasant. .
It took me eight or nine years to match Yahoo Japan in 2000?
That’s such a waste.
However, judging from his expression, Inoue Boya does not seem to be deliberately sarcastic and belittling him, but more like he is suppressing Hongmeng's value and taking the initiative in subsequent negotiations.
"Mr. Inoue, as far as I know, Yahoo's operating profit in the third quarter of this year was 540 million yen, a decrease of 23% from last year, while Hongmeng's operating profit in the third quarter was 28 million Chinese yen. According to the current exchange rate, it is equivalent to expensive 560 million in the country, so we are still slightly ahead of your company."
Boya Inoue's face changed slightly. He spent one night collecting information about Hongmeng. Because the time was too short, he could only make a rough guess.
Especially the financial data, even more so.
But he didn’t believe the quarterly profit of 560 million yen.
However, even if the other party is exaggerating to a certain extent, it will not be too bad. After all, once it is exposed, business reputation will be lost.
"Mr. Xu may have misunderstood. Yahoo Japan's third fiscal quarter is October, November and December, and it is far from the end. 540 million yen is only half of our profit."
< br>Some time ago, the news was full of news that Yahoo! Japan was about to collapse. In order to cheer up the stock market, the financial report was announced in advance, hoping to boost the confidence of investors.
It’s not really just an operating profit of 540 million.
"What a coincidence, 28 million is only our current operating profit, and our South Korean company will launch another game soon, and there is a high probability that the revenue will grow."
The two of them Their faces were full of smiles, but the previous verbal exchanges between them became more and more intense.
Next to him, Hideo Fukunaga was secretly surprised. He never expected that the new boss would be so powerful.
Inoue Masahiro is backed by two major companies, SoftBank and Yahoo, and has a very high status in the business world. In the past, when facing him, he was a bit weak in terms of momentum, but the young Xin The boss can not only compete with him, but even vaguely surpass him.
It’s incredible.
Masahiro Inoue looked at the young man opposite and frowned slightly.
The confidence in the other person is so strong that he doesn't look like a young man who is only eighteen years old.
This is his first time seeing him.
After a brief pause.
"Mr. Xu's achievements are admirable. I hope that we can have more exchanges and cooperation in the future."
"Of course, this is also what I expect. And I am here today, I also hope to cooperate with Yahoo Japan.”
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details."
Xu Liang didn't hold back anymore.
“I hope to sell the Excite portal to Yahoo Japan.”
Hearing this, Fukunaga Hideo sighed inwardly.
He strongly disagrees with this decision, but he is the boss.
Inoue Masahiro was quite surprised.
“Hongmeng has just acquired Excite, why is Mr. Xu anxious to sell it?”
“Since Mr. Inoue knows about us, Hongmeng, he should know that our main business is games and Search, portal is not our main business.
In addition, if Excite is the number one in the Japanese market, then I will never sell it, but its share of the portal market is less than 20%. Given the Internet habits of Japanese Internet users, it is almost impossible to see substantial growth.
And the Internet happens to be an industry where winners are announced, so we are willing to give up the Internet portal and focus on the search market, hoping to be able to grow in this niche. Be first on the track”
There was a pause.
"Are you satisfied with my answer, Mr. Inoue?"
Boya Inoue nodded slightly.
“If it is acquired, what will Yahoo! Japan have to pay?”
“Let Bing Search become the search service provider of Yahoo! Japan’s portal for at least five years!” Xu Liang said solemnly.
Google used Yahoo to rise. In Japan, the world's second largest market, it will also use Yahoo to rise in Japan.
A trace of thought appeared on Inoue Boya's face.
Xu Liang's request is not a big problem for Yahoo. Their search engine has been entrusted to Vision, and the contract with Vision is about to expire.
The only problem is that five years is a bit long.
But compared to dominating the Japanese gateway market, this is not a problem at all.
"What is the selling price Mr. Xu hopes to sell?"
"30 million US dollars."
Excite's Asian business, the most valuable is the Japanese business, accounting for 80% of the total value, and this In a piece of business, the portal accounts for 70%.
Moreover, without the drag of Southeast Asia business, the value of Hongmeng business would be higher.
“No, it’s too high.”
"Mr. Inoue, if Yahoo! Japan annexes Excite, your share in the portal field will exceed 65%, completely surpassing GOO and Nifty, and becoming No. 1 in the portal field.
In this way, regardless of the impact on Yahoo Japan Both business and market value are greatly supported.
In comparison, 30 million US dollars is not a high number.
If you don’t have a very high opinion of Yahoo! I hope that if we can cooperate well in the future, I will make a higher offer."
"Mr. Xu is so eloquent, no wonder he has achieved such great success at such a young age." Inoue Boya said calmly.
"I'm just discussing the matter."
Boya Inoue thought for a while, "The acquisition of Excite is of great concern, and we need to hold a board meeting to discuss it."
"Of course. But I hope to get it in three days. Otherwise, GOO and Nifty will make it difficult for us to make a higher offer."
Inoue Masahiro's pupils shrank, of course he could hear the threat in Xu Liang's words.
“I don’t think it will take us three days.”
"That's great."
After saying that, Xu Liang stood up and stretched out his right hand towards the other party.
"Then I won't disturb you for now."
"I'll see Mr. Xu off."
After personally taking Xu Liang to the elevator and leaving, Inoue Masahiro turned around suddenly He turned around and walked toward the office with long strides.
"Make an appointment with the chairman for me."
The secretary quickly agreed.
(End of this chapter)