My Age of Investment

A Pilates studio in Silicon Valley.

A blond woman in sports bra and tight trousers split her legs and sat on a blanket on the wooden floor while exercising, asking the woman next to her also dressed:

"Christina, how are you feeling? Do your muscles feel a lot relieved?"

Because Yang Niu is a cheerleader, she has good physical coordination and toughness. After her legs are split into a one-word horse, her waist is constantly leaning back.

As she moved, she replied with a smile: "Marissa, thank you for your introduction, I think I have fallen in love with this sport."

With a faint smile on her face, Marissa Mayer glanced across the round and plump peaks of the babes, and said with some envy, "I haven't noticed before, you have such a good figure."

Yang Niu glanced at Marissa and smiled, "Thank you, I actually feel a little fat."

Marisa looked at the peaks and peaks of the babes who were made more plump by the sports bra, and nodded with a smile, "Yes, some parts are indeed too fat."

Yang Niu let out a series of laughter, nothing to be embarrassed about, she and Marissa are now very familiar with each other, just joking.

"Like the two of us, working at desks and computers for long periods of time can easily lead to imbalances in muscle development.

Pilates courses are mainly for muscle training of abdominal muscles, hip muscles, shoulders, back and other parts, which are very suitable for us. "

After the class, Marisa sat on the blanket and chatted with Christina.

Yang Niu nodded, "Yes, sitting in the office every day, I feel that my body is going to have a problem.

Thank you so much for inviting me to a Pilates class, I feel so much better after the workout. "

Marisa waved her hand and said with a smile, "You're welcome. In the association, we are the two most similar in age and in the most similar occupations. We are still alumni, so naturally we have to get closer."

Yang Niu didn't get dazed by Marisa's few words, she knew very well, and most of them had something to discuss.

Chatting and chatting, Marisa gradually led the topic to Google Video.

"The launch of Google Video didn't cause you any trouble, did it?"

Yang Niu smiled and said, "Of course there is,

After Darren's interview with the media that day, it immediately aroused monstrous public opinion.

Now the mainstream business community in Silicon Valley thinks that we are shortsighted, and we are easily satisfied with this achievement for now! "

Marissa always had a shallow smile on her face, and her eyes stayed on Yang Niu's face. After the latter finished speaking, she said lightly:

"Of course those people can express their opinions freely, because it is not their own company and has nothing to do with them, so they can speak as they please.

In fact, after Peppa's dinner with you and Darren that day, she was full of praise for both of you.

Page thinks that your plans for Facebook and YouTube are very clear. If you follow this path, the listing can be expected. "

Like a little fan girl, Yang Niu grabbed Marisa's hand and asked happily, "Really? Did Mr. Page really say that?

Seeing that Google went public, it is completely false if we say that we are not envious. "

Marissa smiled and said, "Haha, I believe that Facebook's listing is not far away."

"Oh, right."

Marissa suddenly said, "Page also said that I hope everyone's relationship will not be affected by unscrupulous media reports.

As Darren said, Google Video and YouTube are two completely different development directions. We are not enemies, but friends. "

Yang Niu nodded and smiled, "Yes, we just need to develop our own business.

Please also tell Mr. Page that we have no intention of being an enemy of Google.

We will still stick to our positioning and continue to develop video social. "

Yang Niu's words seemed a little timid, as if she was afraid of Google.

Marissa is very satisfied with Yang Ni's remarks.

After reading the media reports that day, Larry Page was afraid of fraud, so he sent her to investigate.

Christina and her seem to have a good personal acquaintance, so they ask each other out for Pilates.

After some conversation, the two left with satisfactory results.

After changing clothes and returning to the company, Yang Niu knocked on the door and walked into Xia Jingxing's office.

"What's wrong?"

Xia Jingxing looked up at Yang Niu and asked.

"Marissa asked me to do Pilates and then chatted with me about Google Video and what's been going on in the media lately."

Yang Niu organized the language and simply repeated the process and content of her chat with Marisa to Xia Jingxing.

The corners of Xia Jingxing's mouth twitched, and he said with a smile, "It seems that Mr. Page is also afraid that we will make trouble."

Yang Niu nodded, "Would you like to take this opportunity to do something?"

"What to do? We also buy copyright to scare Google?"

After speaking, Xia Jingxing quickly waved his hand, "It has no practical significance, and it is impossible to cause any serious damage to Google Video."

Yang Niu frowned, thought for a moment and said, "They are too big, and it really won't affect them much. Then we don't do anything?"

Xia Jingxing said with a smile, "We haven't done anything, isn't the oil pipeline still developing at a normal speed?

These are dangerous times, and it's safe to pass this time. "

"Dududu~"

The phone rang, Xia Jingxing picked it up and saw that it was old Moritz calling.

After picking up the phone, Xia Jingxing greeted the other party with a smile: "Mr. Moritz, good afternoon!"

"Daren, now that Google Video is also launched, the situation seems to be very unfavorable for you?"

Moritz has been following Facebook and YouTube, and after being rejected by Xia Jingxing last time, he still did not give up.

Now that Google Video was online, he felt that it was an opportunity, so he called to try to find out what Xia Jingxing said.

"It's not too bad. They buy copyrights and make online TV. We do video social networking. Everyone is safe and does not disturb each other."

Moritz laughed, he didn't believe what Xia Jingxing said, how could they be okay.

"Online video can only have one overlord. You wouldn't be naive to think that after Google consolidates their market, they won't start with YouTube or even Facebook, right?"

Xia Jingxing smiled and said, "You are right, I am a little worried, so I don't dare to slow down the pace of development."

"Daren, stop chasing high valuations. Now it's a round of financing, whether it's to purchase copyrights or make capital reserves, it's better than no preparation at all."

Moritz tried to persuade him, as if he was thinking about Xia Jingxing.

"If you don't raise money, now is not a good time. If you just raise money, you will be beaten by Google. Isn't it harming the venture capital institutions that invest?

We are going to persevere first. If we can withstand the impact of Google, it means that our development model is sustainable and can stand the test. "

Moritz is at a loss for words. Do you think VCs are charities? You need to worry about it.

However, the meaning of rejection in Xia Jing's jargon is clear enough, that is, he will not accept financing.

He had used every means, but the other party just didn't buy it, which made Moritz a little impatient.

"Really don't think about it? We are going to invest 300 million US dollars in you, and the post-investment valuation will remain unchanged at 3 billion."

Moritz did not take advantage of the situation and asked Xia Jingxing to lower the valuation, and seemed very confident in the future development of Facebook and YouTube.

Xia Jingxing smiled, he didn't know how to reject this old man, he was rejected many times, but the other party never gave up, no wonder he became a big boss with first-class emotional control ability.

"Wait a minute, Series B financing, I will definitely invite Sequoia Capital."

Xia Jingxing didn't talk too hard, and gave the other party a promise and a thought.

Moritz still wanted to talk, but Xia Jingxing quickly shied away from work and hung up the phone in a hurry.

Because the phone's amplifier was on, Yang Niu also heard the conversation.

She was very surprised, did not expect the famous head of Sequoia to speak so kindly.

On the phone, it was Daeron who was completely directing the direction of the conversation, keeping the old man docile.

Facing Yang Niu's surprised eyes, Xia Jing Xing smiled and said, "Do you see it? This old man is a smart person who can see things that most people can't see."

Yang Niu nodded. The heads of Sequoia Capital believe so much in YouTube. As founders, they naturally have to be more confident.

Thinking of this, she also swept away the haze brought by Google's entry these days, and said with a smile, "Okay, then we'll go all the way to the dark and ignore the noisy voices."

Xia Jingxing nodded, in order to interfere with Google's sight, they came to "show the enemy's weakness".

But shrewd old men like Moritz are always in the minority, and most people in Silicon Valley ridicule them for being short-sighted, or think they are afraid of Google's power and dare not compete with it, lest they be struck by thunder.

There is no need to argue about these, and it is exactly what they want to achieve.