Chapter 404: Public opinion reverses again, Germination needs to prove its innocence!
Sprout's second "self-destruction" directly broke the legs of his colleagues.
"Shameless!!"
Those companies that were exposed were all gnashing their teeth with anger, but they didn’t know how to react.
The key is--
After being exposed, the number of daily active users of our APP dropped exponentially, and the Android and IOS malls were full of negative reviews. The number of downloads was not high in the first place, but it was about to become uninterested.
How the hell is this broken?
"Sprouting is simply a devil and a cancer in the industry!!!"
But just talking about it can't save their lives. Some company leaders with weak bodies had to lick their faces and beg Qinghe Technology to remove their company's name from the blacklist.
"We can continue to use Feixun, okay?"
The answer given by Qinghe Technology is——
"The blacklist is updated once a month, let's talk about it next month."
Cry to death.
What about real-time updates as promised? Why only once a month?
These companies are so depressed that they are going crazy, but they can only wait patiently and grit their teeth to get through this month.
Qinghe Technology’s intentions are actually very clear.
If a blacklisted company proactively comes to visit you, you can really consider asking for a liberal approach so as not to blacklist you forever. Although that would be cool, it would also appear to be too overbearing.
It may not be a good thing.
But it cannot be revoked immediately. Firstly, these companies must be taught a profound lesson. Secondly, the list was updated yesterday and revoked today. There is no way to explain to the indignant netizens.
Just stand up when you get beaten!
The trick that Gu Mingzhang came up with did indeed work wonders.
Not to mention the companies that came forward, now everyone is regretting it. Those who were not reckless were also scared to death. They were secretly glad that they did not act impulsively and start making noises.
There was even some schadenfreude.
The Internet industry's first large-scale boycott against Germination naturally failed on its own.
………
Tenda Building.
In this round of reversal, Tenda was picked out by netizens because it had never used Feixun, and was actively added to the blacklist. It was also boycotted.
It can be said that he suffered an unreasonable disaster.
"Boss, would you like to issue a clarifying statement?"
When he said this, Lu Jiandu was extremely depressed. What the hell was going on? It was obviously the fault of Mo Ya, and Tengda was also one of the "victims", but now he had to clean up the trouble for Mo Ya.
But it’s not okay if we don’t clarify.
With the current public opinion fierce, even a giant like Tenda cannot bear the price of declining daily activity of its own apps such as WeChat, Tenda News, and Tenda Video.
Loss must be stopped in time.
The second master was about to agree when Renyu knocked on the door and came in with a strange look on his face and said: "Boss, based on the news we just received, Sprout Ya has taken the initiative to clarify the situation for us."
"..."
Second Master, Lu Jian looked at each other, and their moods became more complicated.
"This sprout, where is the monkey?"
Lu Jian and others were obviously feeling aggrieved, but they didn't know how to vent their anger. They were really being manipulated.
………
But as the saying goes: Where there is oppression, there is resistance.
Although Bu Ya's blacklist system has shocked some colleagues, it has also completely offended a group of colleagues. Some people are very dissatisfied with Mu Ya's domineering behavior and are secretly brewing new counterattacks.
This is destined to be a protracted battle.
First, there were so-called experts and scholars, and big Vs started to voice their opinions on the scarves, implying that the series of operations carried out by Germination were suspected of kidnapping public opinion and were not the work of gentlemen.
"Isn't this turning business operations into a business circle? It's not possible!"
Some people also accuse that by setting up a blacklist system, the company is actually abusing its market dominance.
"On the surface it is a blacklist, but in fact it is a kill list!"
"There is no doubt that owning the bud of Weixin has, in a sense, monopolized the voice of China Mobile Internet, making many Internet companies that rely on Weixin traffic to survive dare not speak out."
"So, the dragon slayer will eventually become an evil dragon?"
Then some people pointed directly at the Mingmen of Meiya, believing that in terms of personal privacy and information security protection, Weixin and Feixun, which are owned by Meiya, are the biggest hidden dangers because they support file transfer functions.
"Is it possible that the company's secrets were stolen by Su Ya?"
Even Li Hu, chairman of Geely Automobile, made a rare remark, saying that he did not dare to allow company employees to use Weixin, Feixun and other tools to transfer technical documents to prevent leaks.
"Using Weixin is equivalent to completely showing the company's secrets to Mo Ya."
Given Li Hu's rank in the business circle, as soon as these words came out, Germination was thrust into the spotlight, and many netizens expressed similar concerns.
"Should I say it or not, this is really scary."
"I just had a video chat with a girl late last night. I won't be flagged, right?"
"Yes, how can Mo Yao prove his innocence?"
"The so-called self-destruction before the sprout was born, wasn't it because of a guilty conscience, or was it a cover-up?"
"Well, the character of the cute king is also going to collapse!!!"
Of course, some netizens retorted, "Speaking of the file transfer function, ICQ is the originator of this aspect, right? Everyone has been using ICQ for office work for more than ten years, why didn't anyone worry about this before?"
"That is, could it be said that Germination's bottom line can be even lower than Tengda's?"
"Tengda: It's none of my business, don't @ me..."
Tengda, who had been paying attention to the development of the situation, was really trembling when he saw that the war suddenly came to the "file transfer" function, and he felt like he was innocently lying at gunpoint.
If the city gate catches fire, the fish in the pond will be affected.
As netizens said, when it comes to the "file transfer" function and photo album collection, Tenda is the originator in this area. Especially in the PC era, ICQ space alone stores countless photos.
That is the youth of a generation.
If someone digs up this old debt, Tengda will never be able to clear it.
The second master of the original space and time once openly admitted that Tenda has mastered the friend circles, photo albums and other data of nearly one billion users, and can easily profile users.
This is indeed a terrifying ability.
But now, the second master just hopes that the flames of war will not burn Tengda.
If you can't afford to offend, can you still afford to hide?
"If it was really such an exaggeration, wouldn't Tengda have become a universe company long ago? How could it be reduced to what it is today?"
"Tengda: I'm sorry..."
I always feel humiliated, what's going on?
"In my opinion, some people are just sensationalizing, or they are jealous of Mo Ya and deliberately smear it."
"You can't say that. There is a risk of information leakage in Weixin. Is it true?"
Some people are still holding on to it.
There was a lot of commotion on the Internet about this, pushing this budding idea to the forefront again.
………
"Chairman, I'm afraid there is someone behind this who is fueling the fire."
The reversal of online public opinion once again necessitated a response internally at Sprout. Zhang Shuo immediately called Lu Qi, the vice president in charge of the Internet business, to the office.
"This is normal."
Zhang Shuo acted very calmly.
If you are allowed to use public opinion to counterattack, you must be mentally prepared to be attacked by public opinion. No one can only enjoy the dividends of public opinion without bearing the cost.
Just like those celebrities, Internet celebrities, and anchors, they rely on traffic dividends to make a living.
But once the car overturns.
They will suffer backlash from traffic, be cast aside by public opinion, and never be able to turn around again.
Because of this, under normal circumstances, Zhang Shuo will not try to influence public opinion, or even use public opinion to seek certain interests. In the short term, it will be satisfying.
But in the long run, it will do more harm than good.
"Since the outside world has raised questions about the information security of Weixin and Feixun, we will respond to the questions openly." Zhang Shuo is still very confident.
If Germination dares to self-destruct, it proves that it can withstand the test.
As for who is behind it, it actually doesn't matter at all.
Just a clown.
"If it is just our unilateral self-certification, I am afraid it will be difficult to dispel users' doubts." Lu Qi expressed his worries.
"What's your opinion?" Zhang Shuo asked.
"I suggest introducing an authoritative third party. One year has passed since Qingyun Data's Series A financing. We can consider launching Series B financing and take advantage of the situation to introduce authoritative investment institutions such as SDIC to strengthen the supervision of Qingyun Data."
"Fine."
In fact, at the end of last year, Qingyun Data had just completed a capital increase of 4 billion. There was no need for financing this year. However, in view of the changes in the situation, Zhang Shuo decided to adopt Lu Qi's suggestion.
It also intends to further cede control of Qingyun Data.
Those who accuse Weixin and Feixun of data security are essentially questioning Qingyun Data, which is responsible for data storage, and are shielding each other because they are in the same budding system.
The specific method of financing will of course be handled by Lu Kai.
………
It's the weekend in a blink of an eye.
By chance, Zhang Shuo bumped into his second uncle at the old man's place again.
"I heard that Sprout is going to enter the commercial aerospace field?" Second uncle Tang Yizhen has a very good eye. Nebula Technology is still going through the registration process and has already received the news.
It also proves from the side that Tang Yi pays special attention to every move of Mei Ya.
"There is such a plan."
Zhang Shuo did not deny it and talked enthusiastically about his views on the development prospects of the commercial aerospace field.
"You can really mess with things."
Tang Yi shook his head in amusement. He really couldn't understand where Zhang Shuo got such enthusiasm.
He still remembers that when Zhang Shuo first founded Sprout Capital, the three businesses of new retail, social networking, and gaming went hand in hand, and the key points were successful.
Then came cloud computing, mobile phones, semiconductors, and new energy vehicles.
Now it's even more outrageous, they actually want to engage in commercial aerospace.
"I'm still so young, so I can't just hold on to my billions of dollars in wealth and wait for retirement, right? Why don't I make more troubles while I can still make troubles?" Zhang Shuo is very Versailles.
"That makes sense."
Tang Yi thought about it. Who is called Zhang Shuo and he is less than thirty?
It's true that it makes people jealous.
"Have the funds been arranged? Commercial aerospace is still very expensive." Tang Yi had received news before that Moya had discovered another 10 billion corporate bonds.
The capital chain must be tight again.
"Let me declare in advance, don't even think about getting a loan from the bank." Tang Yi took precautions in advance.
"should be no problem."
Zhang Shuo chuckled, "The steps will be smaller in the early stage, and it won't cost much."
Among the commercial aerospace companies that emerged 15 years after the original time and space, the largest financing scale was only three to five billion, which was incomparable to the financing in the Internet industry.
"That's good."
Tang Yi felt relieved now, but he was worried that if the capital chain of Germination was broken, it would be a big trouble.
………
At night, Zhang Shuo unexpectedly received a Weixin message from his second uncle.
"This is the contact information of Mr. Shen, the person in charge of China Aerospace. I have already said hello. I will not participate in the specific cooperation and how to discuss it. You can handle it yourself. I can only help so much."
"Thank you, uncle!"
Zhang Shuo was very happy, and his second uncle still "doted" on him.
As mentioned earlier, if Nebula Technology wants to take off, the first step is not only to recruit talents, but also to obtain a series of aerospace-related basic technology patent authorizations, otherwise it will be impossible to start.
When it comes to the accumulation of aerospace patented technologies, it is none other than the giant China Aerospace.
With Zhang Shuo's current status, he could contact China Aerospace directly, but after all, it was not as good as his second uncle's greeting, which could clear some invisible obstacles.
The second uncle complained, but he still supported his "nonsense".
………
Monday, July 8th.
This past weekend, the Internet was still abuzz.
Because Qingyun Data’s Series B financing has not yet been completed, Suiya is still facing pressure from public opinion.
But this did not affect Bu Ya's business activities.
Nebula Technology has been officially registered and will serve as a first-level subsidiary of the Sprout Group. Its registered address is a seven-story building in the Sprout Industrial Park.
If nothing else, this building will serve as the headquarters of Nebula Technology in the future.
Because it is still an empty shelf, Nebula Technology has been temporarily placed under the management of the Fertile Land Research Institute of the Germination Group. The recruitment of relevant personnel and the Group's Talent Center have also been started simultaneously.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Human Resources Director Wu Sheyuan even personally flew to the beautiful country to recruit people, and he has not come back yet.
It is said that a technical master has been locked in.
In addition to Nebula Technology, under the instruction of Zhang Shuo, Jiaoyang Holdings and Dream Fund have also formally reached an agreement on the equity transaction of wichat and signed an equity transaction contract.
Dream Fund will acquire 10% of wichat's equity from Jiaoyang Holdings for US$1 billion.
The relevant funds are expected to arrive within a week.
In the conference room.
Lu Kai is reporting on the financing situation of Qingyun Data. "According to the instructions of the chairman, Qingyun Data's Series B financing will adopt a combination of equity transfer and financing."
To put it simply -
Qingyun Data will conduct Series B financing at a valuation of 40 billion, with a financing amount of 6 billion and the transfer of 15% of the equity.
Financing targets include Binhai Urban Investment, Lingnan Provincial Investment, Haijin Urban Investment, Modu Urban Investment, Jiangxia Urban Investment, Sichuan Nan Provincial Investment, Huaxia State-owned Investment, as well as investment institutions with state-owned assets background related to data security supervision.
A total of fifteen investment institutions are all authoritative.
Last July, when Qingyun Data conducted its Series A financing, the valuation was only 25 billion. Sprout transferred 10% of its equity, and its shareholding ratio dropped from 100% to 90%.
After the Series B financing, Sprout's shareholding will be diluted again, dropping to 76.5%.
In just one year, Qingyun Data's overall valuation has increased by 1.6 times. Based on Qingyun Data's achievements and market share in the past year, it is not an exaggeration at all.
Even a little conservative.
After the B round of financing, Germination Group will also transfer 20% of Qingyun Data's equity to these fifteen investment institutions at a new valuation of 45 billion.
Further reducing the shareholding ratio to 56.5% is tantamount to actively giving up absolute controlling rights.
The reason for doing this is also very simple.
The first is to continue to implement the opening strategy of the Sprout Group and gradually give up absolute control over non-core business companies such as Qingcheng Group and Qingyun Data.
At the same time, it is also a response to the outside world’s doubts that Sprout Group is too large and involved in too many industries.
mean.
While continuing to get involved in new businesses, Suya will also make "concessions" in some businesses.
The second is to give up absolute control over Qingyun Data in exchange for the public's trust in the data security of Qingyun Data. Otherwise, they would not have found endorsements from fifteen urban investment institutions in one go.
Although the price seems high.
In the eyes of normal investors, the practice of transferring equity immediately after financing, like the Sprout Group, is simply stupid, and is no different from giving away money.
If it can be postponed to Series C financing, the value of the 20% equity transferred now will be doubled immediately.
It's also because the investors are all urban investment companies that Mie Yao is so generous.
It is foreseeable that after the news of Qingyun Data’s Series B financing came out, investment institutions such as Thieves Group and Scarlet Capital would probably go crazy with jealousy.
From the beginning of the establishment of Bu Ya, these capitals have been eager to participate in Bu Ya’s financing.
result……
Mei Ya simply ignores these so-called professional investment institutions and prefers to cooperate with investment institutions such as urban investment institutions, which are also full of positive energy.
As for saying.
Why not sell 35% of the shares in one go during Qingyun Data’s Series B financing, but choose a combination of financing and equity transfer? The reason is also very simple.
Qingyun Data currently has sufficient funds and does not need to raise more than 10 billion in funds in one go.
Second, Sprout Group also wants to recover some of its early investment in Qingyun Data through equity transfer. At the same time, it can also use the 9 billion funds obtained from the equity transfer to supplement the group's cash flow.
It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
As the Sprout Group grows larger and larger, we need to pay attention to what we eat and unite more friends. However, we should not give up eating because of choking.
The benefits that should be obtained cannot be turned a blind eye.
Zhang Shuo's business philosophy is that it is true that the cake must be divided during the process, but instead of impatiently dividing the cake away for free before the cake is big enough, we must work hard to make the cake bigger.
In this way, you can do more things.
………
Two days later.
Wu Sheyuan, the director of human resources, returned to Binhai City from the beautiful country. He was accompanied by the aerospace technology master who he personally poached from the beautiful country.
"Chairman, this is Dr. Guan Zai." Wu Sheyuan introduced with a smile.
"Hello!"
Zhang Shuo took the initiative to shake hands with Guan Zai and simultaneously reviewed Guan Zai's information in his mind.
He studied undergraduate, master's and doctoral studies in mechanics at Qingbei University in the Meisheng Institute of Technology. He later stayed at the school to teach and received the title of associate professor at the age of thirty-three.
It can be said that he is a leader in the Mesozoic era in the field of aerospace research.
As early as a week ago, Wu Sheyuan had already sent the detailed information about the detention to Zhang Shuo. After obtaining Zhang Shuo's approval, he went to the beautiful country to invite people in person.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Zhang Shuo asked with a smile: "I'm very curious, why is Dr. Guan willing to leave the beautiful country and return to China at this time?"
"Because what I received was an invitation from Germination."
Guan Zai's attitude was very sincere, "To be precise, it is because of your presence in the sprout that I am willing to come."
"right?"
Zhang Shuo was also stunned. He didn't expect that he had such great charm.
"Although I live in a beautiful country, I have been paying attention to domestic developments. I even know that you are called the Miracle Hand by netizens. I am willing to bet that the Miracle Hand will be reproduced in Nebula Technology."
In fact, Guan Zai had planned to return to China as early as a year ago.
In addition to wanting to use what I learned in a beautiful country and come back to serve China, Guan Zai also hopes that his son will be able to receive education in China because his son is about to enter elementary school.
Rather than becoming a Chinese-American.
"Most definitely."
Zhang Shuo, who has the gift of insight, is very accurate in judging people. He soon realized that Guan Zai was indeed telling the truth and was not deliberately flattering him.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "So, do you have any suggestions or ideas about Nebula Technology?" Zhang Shuo asked.
Nebula Technology will be a company focusing on research and development, so the person in charge of the company must also understand technology and implement a technology master responsibility system.
In other words, after Guan joins Sprout, his position will be——
General Manager and Technical Director of Nebula Technology.
It can be said that he is the core and most indispensable being of Nebula Technology.
Nebula Technology will have great autonomy.
"This depends on the positioning of Nebula Technology. If it only focuses on long-term research and development, then it only needs to recruit researchers one after another and form a research and development team."
"But if we want to produce mature products, that is, the first rocket, and launch the first batch of test satellites within a few years, then the first thing to do is to obtain a batch of basic technology patent authorizations."
"Without patent authorization, Nebula Technology will be unable to move forward," Guan explained.
"That's it."
Zhang Shuo understood immediately. Of course he wanted to choose the latter. After thinking about it, he asked: "Do I need to get rid of jet lag?"
"Um?"
Guan Zai was stunned at first, then shook his head, "No need, I already got over jet lag yesterday."
"Okay, just pack up a little and accompany me to the capital in the afternoon."
Zhang Shuo is also a vigorous and resolute person.
Although the second uncle had helped contact Mr. Shen of China Aerospace before, Zhang Shuo was not in a hurry to contact Mr. Shen. The reason was very simple. He didn't understand aerospace at all. What could we talk about if he went there?
Now that we are in detention, the situation is naturally different.
"Are you going to negotiate patent licensing with China Aerospace?"
Guan Zai is also smart, and it is obvious that he did his homework carefully before coming.
"clever!"
Zhang Shuo nodded in approval.
"No problem, my salutes are ready-made and ready to go at any time." Although it was their first meeting, Guan Zai immediately understood the essence of Zhang Shuo's business style.
Very satisfied!
This operation of the two people made Wu Sheyuan on the side look stupid.