Wall Street Legend

  Chapter 173 Pawnee's visit (23)

It can be regarded as a rainy day. With the development model of Skype, it is destined to be regarded as a thorn in the eyes of many communication operators in the future. In Ye Dongqing's opinion, it is better to let it go it alone and avoid involving other core businesses. Otherwise, it is hard to say whether it will Being exploited by competitors, even Facebook is bad luck.

The development plan was suddenly adjusted, which meant that part of the preparatory work was wasted, but most of the code that was just written recently can still be used, and the impact will not be too great. It is nothing more than delaying the release of new products. The supporting text chat tool of FB provides users with more convenient services.

  Knowing that the company was fine, Ye Dongqing felt relieved, and stayed that night in the town of Santa Clara, not far from the company. The small hotel was not luxurious, but more chic.

Not everyone in Silicon Valley can make money. The town of Santa Clara was not taken seriously until the 1980s. It can only be said that relying on Silicon Valley, most of the local people live a good life. In life, there are actually very few people who have really made a name for themselves, and most of the local people who belonged to farmers in the local area have become rich because their land was bought at a high price.

For example, the owner of this hotel wisely used the money from the sale of the land to invest in several hotels. Some entrepreneurs burned millions of dollars in Silicon Valley, and the products they developed were uninterested, and he spent more For a small price, the profit earned over the years has exceeded 20 times, and the value of the real estate alone has doubled several times.

  After putting the luggage in the hotel, Ye Dongqing, accompanied by bodyguards, wandered around in a small town with a population of barely over 100,000. He ate something, bought a few ordinary cigars, and then walked back.

  Received a call from lobbyist Quinn halfway, the other party told that those communication operators agreed to the request for cooperation, but still forced him to increase the fee by at least 50%.

Without giving Ye Dongqing money, or other benefits, he just wanted to get ahead by talking about it. There is no reason in the world to do business like this. He told Quinn that it is okay to raise the price, but it must be raised after two or three years. The kind that fluctuates with the call charge standard, and as a condition of exchange, I hope that the three communication operators will not block Skype for any reason in the future, otherwise there is no need to continue the discussion.

  The other party agreed to pass on these requests to their employers. It is still hard to say whether a result can be negotiated. The main reason is that the communication operators are not sincere enough. It may be because Skype is not yet large, so it has not made them feel heartbroken...

   Early the next morning.

Ye Dongqing came to the company again, and first called all the senior employees to hold a long meeting, announcing the news that the employee points grading system will be implemented soon, linking the grading directly to the monthly salary and bonus, and then talking about some minor issues in long-term planning , Such as rent subsidies, overtime subsidies, etc. are also included, and the discussion did not end until noon.

A bunch of Internet companies started to rise in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Time has developed to the present, and they have accumulated a lot of mature management models. There is no need to worry about this. The most important thing to worry about is how to raise more money. , Let Facebook carry out overseas expansion plans.

It costs money to buy newspaper pages and ask TV stations to help with publicity, etc. One of the employees made a good suggestion. He thinks that he should cooperate with Hollywood film and television companies and let them use these programs when shooting, and then As the film is shown, the product is quietly implanted in the minds of potential users.

  The executives hired at a great price have their IQs still online, and they have given a lot of good advice on operations management, some of which will soon be put on the agenda and officially implemented.

As the sole shareholder of the company, and she is still unwilling to accept financing, Ye Dongqing can only find a way to raise money. She is considering using the shares as collateral, borrowing a sum of money from the bank first, or finding several companies to sell it. For an advertising space, 70 million to 100 million US dollars is enough.

Different from the promotion plan last time, this time the momentum is bigger. I don’t know when giants like Google, Yahoo, or Microsoft will jump in to seize the market. It can be regarded as spending money to buy peace of mind and spend it on advertising. Money can always be earned back, and it is more important to **** user resources in comparison.

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  Accidentally received a call from Bonnie Ma, who told him that he was in Seattle.

  As the host, Ye Dongqing offered to invite him to visit Amazon, and made a special call to the current Amazon CEO, Mr. Jeff Bezos, and asked him to help receive his partners.

After continuously increasing its holdings, Danshui Investment Group has ranked among the top five shareholders, holding a total of 9.3% of Amazon's shares. Of course, part of it is through warrants, and it does not belong to Ye Dongqing before the final payment. .

  He is waiting for an opportunity. After the stock prices of these companies rise, they will hype them up and get a sum of money from their peers to buy the stocks.

Apple is not favored by investors, so many institutions try to sell their Apple shares. Now the book value of the company's warrants has reached one billion US dollars, accounting for about 19% of Apple's total shares Sixth, the stock has been lukewarm for a long time, and the dividend is lower than the average level. It is not surprising that people choose to sell after Ye Dongqing appears.

Mr. Jeff Bezos was willing to help, so Bonnie Ma’s itinerary smoothly added a half-day tour to Amazon. To be honest, Bonnie still feels baffled until now. It’s hard to believe that when we first met, he said that it was under development Ye Dongqing, who was a program, suddenly became the owner of Facebook. This company has become so popular recently that even Pony, who is in China, can hear his friends say how powerful it is, and suggest him to learn from experience.

  The two successfully met in Silicon Valley.

This morning Ye Dongqing went to the airport to pick him up for a visit. The last time we met was half a year ago. Bonnie Ma was richer than Ye Dongqing at that time, but now Ye Dongqing's book wealth has far surpassed Bonnie's, and he has become a rich man. Tencent's second largest shareholder holds a total of 27.2% of the shares, only slightly worse than MIH Group.

   This investment has already brought him returns. Since Poni found a more suitable profit model and started selling virtual clothing and membership services after launching Q coins, his profits have soared this year, and his valuation has also risen rapidly.

  The company is registered in the Cayman Islands. After the meeting, Ye Dongqing learned from him that Bonnie came to inspect the listing environment this time. He hopes to be listed on NASDAQ in the near future...

  (end of this chapter)