Silicon Valley

"Huh? Let's talk about it, what is the surprising way to win?" Henry asked in a flat tone after taking a sip of wine.

"Regular competition methods definitely won't work," Zhou Hongyi said, hesitating to say anything, he stopped to think, thinking about whether to tell the development of 3721, but he was worried that it would be stolen...

Zhou Hongyi's hesitant appearance makes people laugh, the tricks of playing hooligans are a good thing, and they are worth hiding. However, Henry did not expose him. Instead, he said to him with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, since it is inconvenient to say, it does not matter. Don't worry, I am optimistic about the development of 3721, and I am definitely willing to invest."

Hearing this, Zhou Hongyi felt relieved, but he still asked suspiciously: "So, what about Baidu? Mr. William, are you also planning to invest in Baidu?"

"Yes, I'm willing to invest in both companies!" Henry nodded and smiled, "Hehe, Baidu and 3721 can try it out, who is more powerful!"

"Mr. William, I don't think you need to invest in Baidu at all," Zhou Hongyi said conceitedly, "Baidu is definitely not the opponent of 3721. As long as 3721 develops, Baidu is nothing! Isn't it a waste of your investment?"

Henry leaned on the sofa and chuckled: "It seems that 3721's online real name is not bad, and Baidu has Robin Li in charge, so their search technology is not bad. It is difficult to judge who wins and who loses in the end. Cast the net, hehe, as long as one of your two companies can develop, I will make a profit!"

When Zhou Hongyi heard the words, he sighed secretly, thinking to himself, there is another strong opponent!

...

NetEase's development is actually quite good, at least it can grab 10% of the market in the monopoly of global online and ICQ portals.

It's just that Henry thought that Ding Lei's previous life did not allow NetEase to develop well, but he went to raise pigs, which was really ironic.

When he was young, Ding Lei was not fat, very handsome, wearing a pair of glasses, and very literate. Dealing with people, easy-going attitude, no arrogance. And he made the first pot of gold by selling the email system, so NetEase's largest shareholder is still him, almost absolute control. However, it is still the cold winter of the Internet, and no Internet company is feeling well. NetEase's capital chain is very tight now. But even so, Ding Lei was still holding on. It is said that a number of venture capital firms approached him and expressed their willingness to invest, but they were all rejected by him.

However, it is conceivable that these venture capital firms must be taking advantage of the fire and robbery. Otherwise, NetEase's capital chain is tight, and Ding Lei cannot refuse to accept financing!

At the moment, Ding Lei is talking with an executive of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

Most venture capital firms eat people without spitting out their bones, and keep squeezing the value of the company. If the founder is not what they want, they will put him out of the company without saying a word. Also because of this, Ding Lei doesn't like venture capital very much. It would be better if the bank had more loans!

only……

"Mr. Ding, ICBC will not lend to NetEase!" The bank's executive shook his head and said, "You know, now is the Internet winter, and more than 75% of Internet companies have gone bankrupt... The risk is so high. Da, how can you make the bank feel at ease to lend you a loan?"

"Manager Zeng, NetEase's market share is not low. As a large-scale portal website in China, it has won the support of many Chinese netizens. Moreover, with the advent of the Internet winter, NetEase's market share is still increasing!" Ding Lei said .

"Then have you made any money? No! On the contrary, you are still losing more and more!"

"Manager Zeng, once the cold winter of the Internet is over, the market will improve, advertising fees will increase, and NetEase's revenue will come up."

"Yes, that's right. But can you tell me when the Internet winter will pass? Maybe one day, NetEase will go bankrupt first!" Manager Zeng poured cold water, "Mr. Ding, the reality is very cruel. I dare to Assert that even if you searched all the banks in China, absolutely no bank would dare to lend you a loan!"

Ding Lei's face was a little pale, "Okay, I'm bothering you, Manager Zeng!"

"Hi, Mr. Ding, I heard that there are several venture capital companies willing to invest in NetEase? You can just accept their investment..."

"Those VC firms are foreign VC firms, and the conditions they put forward are very harsh. If I accept it, the company will be completely reduced to a foreign company!"

"As long as the company can survive, you care so much!"

...

Ding Lei happened to walk to Henry's table with a glass of red wine and sat down.

"Hi, hello, you just gave a good speech."

"thanks!"

Henry stretched out his hand and introduced himself, "My name is William, nice to meet you!"

Ding Lei reached out and shook hands with Henry, and said, "I'm Ding Lei, the founder of NetEase, and it's nice to meet you too!"

Henry smiled at Ding Lei, "Looking at you, you seem to be troubled?" Henry asked.

"Oh, that's right..."

"Maybe I can't tell, maybe I can help." Henry smiled, "Is it because of the company's funding? Oh, yes, I'm an angel investor!"

When Ding Lei heard that the other party was an angel investor, his favor dropped sharply, and he thought that it was another foreign investor who wanted to take advantage of NetEase.

"NetEase is operating normally, and there is no shortage of funds. Thank you for your kindness!" Ding Lei did not hit the south wall or turn around. He decided to seek help from the bank first. Today, ICBC rejected him, but he could go to other banks. He didn't believe it. , every bank will refuse to lend to NetEase, as the ICBC manager Zeng said. As for the venture capital company...it is the last resort!

Ding Lei stood up, ready to go.

"Mr. Ding, this is my business card. If you want to raise money, please make this call!"

"thanks!"

Ding Lei took the business card, put it in his pocket without looking at it, and left immediately.

Henry looked at his back and shook his head unconsciously.

...

Henry also thought about finding Jack Ma or Ma Huateng at the China Internet Summit. But neither of them were seen.

At this time, Ma Huateng should be preparing to establish Tencent in Shenzhen, and Ma Yun should be preparing to establish Alibaba, and there is no time to come. However, Henry had already used the name Ali Baba, and he could only use other names.

Ma Huateng had nothing to say before starting Tencent. But Jack Ma is different. This guy's entrepreneurship is full of legends.

In 1994, when he was 30 years old, Jack Ma started his business and founded the first professional translation agency in Hangzhou - Haibo Translation Agency.

In 1995, the 31-year-old Jack Ma, who is "the best English in Hangzhou", was entrusted by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Transportation to go to the United States to collect a debt. As a result, he didn't ask for a cent of the money, but he found a huge "treasure house" - in Seattle, Jack Ma, who knew nothing about computers, went to the Internet for the first time. Just learning to surf the Internet, he even thought of doing an online advertisement for his translation agency. At 10:00 in the morning, he sent the advertisement to the Internet. Before 12:00 noon, he received 6 Emails from the United States, Germany and Japan, saying that this was The first webpage they saw about China. With a flash of inspiration, Jack Ma realized that the Internet is a gold mine.

After returning to China, Jack Ma was obsessed with establishing an Internet company to collect domestic corporate information and publish it online to the world. Jack Ma couldn't program, so he invited He Yibing, a hardcore Internet technician, to work with him. He established the company in 1995 and named the company's website "China Yellow Pages". The Chinese Yellow Pages are getting bigger and bigger, and Jack Ma's reputation is getting bigger and bigger. In 1996, Hangzhou Telecom was jealous, so it also made the Yellow Pages. The registered capital of Ma Yun's Yellow Pages is only 20,000, while the registered capital of Hangzhou Telecom is 300 million. Jack Ma's Chinese Yellow Pages obviously couldn't do it, and they had to be annexed in the end.

Even though this venture failed, Jack Ma was very famous because of his relationship with the Chinese Yellow Pages, and was invited to work on the platform of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, thus establishing extensive foreign trade relations. This has provided him a huge help in developing the Alibaba company.

In this life, Jack Ma's development model is roughly the same.

...

Around 10 o’clock in the evening, Henry returned to Prince Gong’s mansion. At this time, a black Toyota car was parked outside, and the mansion was brightly lit. The guard told Henry that there was a guest at home, and the other party was from the Red Cross Society of China.

Henry then came to the door of the living room, and he heard a slightly thick voice from a middle-aged man from the room.

"Mr. Lu, the so-called one side is in trouble, and all sides support. The land of China is suffering from a flood disaster once in a century. Countless people have been displaced, their houses have been submerged, their fields have been submerged, and nothing has been left. Floods are ruthless, people have feelings. You Look, Mingyue Supermarket, as the largest supermarket in China, should be generous and show something?"

"President Chen said that this is what we should do. Don't worry, Mingyue Supermarket is bound by the disaster relief operation!"

"Hehe, that's the best. On behalf of all the affected people, I would like to thank Mingyue Supermarket and Mr. Lu. Oh, yes, Mr. Lu, how much supplies are Mingyue Supermarket going to donate?"

"If 100 million is not enough, donate 200 million, if 200 million is not enough, donate 300 million! In short, people in the disaster area cannot be left hungry and frozen!!!"

"Mr. Lu is really kind-hearted, the Chinese people will not forget you! The floods in 1998, which affected a wide range and affected a large number of people, this... If Mingyue Supermarket can donate 500 million worth of materials, then it will The urgent need has been solved!"

After President Chen's words were finished, the room fell silent.

"Okay! Mingyue Supermarket will donate 500 million!"

"Oh, thank you so much, President Lu. However, in order to coordinate scheduling and allocate resources reasonably. All the items donated by Mingyue Supermarket must be handed over to our Red Cross Society. I hope President Lu can cooperate!"

Suddenly, with a bang, the door to the living room was kicked open, and a voice came in.

"It matches your numbness!!!!"

(To be continued ~^~)