Wall Street Legend

  Chapter 225 Pengcheng (2)

  Compared with white people in the United States, the Chinese prefer to work hard to build a good interpersonal network, and are proficient in it, forming a unique social culture.

Through word of mouth, many people already know that a young Silicon Valley tycoon worth tens of billions of yuan will come to Tencent to inspect the work recently. They think this is an opportunity, and they are also envious of Tencent's ease. Attracted investors and obtained tens of millions of dollars in financing from Ye Dongqing.

  In recent years, it has not been easy for Internet companies to raise funds. Luck and opportunities are indispensable. In fact, there are many small companies that should have been very promising, but because of financing difficulties, they fell on the road to start a business.

  When the bubble collapsed, it was not easy for companies in Silicon Valley to obtain venture capital or financing, let alone Huaxia, because most of them had no assets as collateral, so it was not easy to even get a loan from a bank.

People from Sohu, Netease, Sina, etc. are all on their way to try their luck. They know how good Ye Dongqing is in Silicon Valley, and how popular Facebook and Amazon are all over the world. They hope to be able to Take a free ride and seek opportunities for win-win cooperation. If you can’t do it, you can get some money back. Almost every "big" company has some projects in its hands and needs funds to operate them.

Apart from Bonnie Ma, Ye Dongqing knows more about Jack Ma, but this Jack got 20 million US dollars from the Japanese Softbank Group last time, and the money has not been spent yet. , there is no shortage of money for the time being, and there is no idea of ​​coming to talk to Ye Dongqing, and now he is very busy, preparing to start Taobao.

Speaking of this website, there are more or less shadows of eBay and Amazon in it, just like Bonnie was inspired by the ICQ program and created OICQ. Now, learning from overseas successful entrepreneurial experience, they are the first batch of Internet businessmen in China. The common practice, because of its small scale, has little influence, and almost no one pays attention to this area. Silicon Valley is hoping that there will be more netizens in China, and naively thinks that if it can take root in other markets, it will be able to take root in China.

Companies such as eBay, Google, and Yahoo are all staring at this area, and have set the goal of entering China. However, Ye Dongqing knows that for some reason, their prospects are likely to be bleak. In his opinion, investing directly in local Internet companies is the best way. The right thing to do, history has proven it to him...

   Sohu's person came the fastest, a deputy manager named Zhang Yang.

  In order to find Ye Dongqing, his people have been guarding the exit of the airport since two days ago, following all the way to the villa. It's a pity not to be a policeman.

As long as you can get help, there are even a lot of bosses who accompany you to the hospital. This kind of thing is nothing, and it already belongs to the category of "outsmarting". In short, according to the news obtained by Zhang Yang, it was because of Ye Dongqing that the merger was messed up.

It's not that he wants to beat him with a sap for revenge. In fact, as the Nasdaq Internet sector has gradually recovered over the past six months, Sohu's stock price has risen by more than 30%. He should also thank Ye Dongqing, otherwise he will definitely Lost a lot.

Sohu's current financial situation is not bad. It can make some money by relying on advertising, and the growth of users has also brought about a rise in market value. It can be said that it is "thank you for the grace of not killing". Now they hope that the market value can return to the beginning of 2000. Level, and even want to continue to compete for the throne of China's No. 1 Internet company.

   I don’t intend to talk about mergers. In fact, even if Bonnie Ma pays 200 million US dollars, they will not agree to sell the shares. After all, the market is recovering and there is potential for growth.

The reason why they rushed here was mainly because they wanted to talk to Ye Dongqing about entering the United States, hoping to reach a cooperation with him. I have to say that these people still see the Internet industry competition too simply, and there must be potential, but From the point of view of the perfection and scale of the industry, there is still a big gap with the United States.

Ye Dongqing was still sleeping when Zhang Yang arrived, and after learning about it from the bodyguard, he said in fluent English: "It's okay, keep letting him sleep, it's not too late to see me when I wake up, it's not important. "

  Knowing that disturbing the other party’s sleep will only have the opposite effect, it is better to continue to wait and use a few hours to change the favor, the business is more likely to be negotiated, and it involves so much money, it is worthwhile to pay a little time. It’s rare for Zhang Yang to communicate face-to-face with a super-rich American who has made a name for himself. During his six years at Princeton University, Zhang Yang has never met anyone. It's time to talk.

Ye Dongqing's bodyguard nodded, and continued to stand at the door, wearing a black suit. Bonnie Ma immediately got the news of their visit from the main force. Although he wondered how he found the house, he finally decided to let it go. , so as not to offend the boss of Sohu.

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   The time to become famous is too short, otherwise, with Ye Dongqing's status, the government should send someone to receive her, or at least show her face.

The vast majority of Americans have never heard of his name, and the Chinese media has not responded to it. At least a very few people know him. It is normal to be so plain, but Bonnie Ma has learned to be tactful after suffering a bit. While Ye Dongqing was sleeping, he visited the local mayor and invited him to have dinner together. During the period, he praised Ye Dongqing a lot, saying that he planned to attract foreign capital to build an online shopping mall, investing several hundred million and so on.

It was only in 2004, and money was still very valuable, and Pengcheng was not the future Pengcheng. The star enterprises hatched under his hands are of course very important.

Ye Dongqing felt much better when he woke up. The afternoon of the local time was early morning according to New York time. According to the original biological clock, he should still be asleep at this moment, and the long voyage of more than ten hours also made him He is exhausted.

  After changing clothes, combing hair and putting on shoes, I heard the voice of the bodyguard outside, saying: "Boss, the car is ready, let's go to the restaurant for dinner now? How long will it take you to pack it?"

   "I'm ready, let's go now. You'd better buy a few breads to take with you. Most of them are not used to the food here, and it doesn't conform to your eating habits." Ye Dongqing said.

  Bonnie came again, as soon as we met, he told: "I'm sorry, there are still a few outsiders doing business in our mainland at night, and it is necessary to deal with the official people..."

  (end of this chapter)