Chapter 407: Ahri is on the market, Bud is throwing money, and everyone is leading the way!
the next day.
As soon as it signed the contract of intent with Qingyun Data, Tenda couldn't wait to announce that its icq, Wechat and other apps would fully use Qingyun services.
In the announcement, Tenda also played a trick.
First, the cooperation between Tenda and Qingyun Data is limited to cloud services. For example, local data storage uses the data center built by Tenda itself.
Secondly, the scope of cooperation is limited to icq, WeChat and other apps, not all of Tenda’s business.
It's like I still haven't given up.
In Tenda’s view, the greatest significance of cooperating with Qingyun Data lies in overcoming the crisis of public opinion.
Sure enough, netizens also bought it.
"Tengda can still do it. If you know your mistakes, just correct them."
"When it comes to making money, Tengda's figure has always been soft enough. Unlike Ahli, he can make money even while standing."
"Ari, hey!"
"After this round of turmoil, I hope that the governance environment of China Internet can be improved, and these Internet companies can no longer collect our personal information unscrupulously."
"There is little hope. The only lesson capital can learn is not to learn lessons."
"Fortunately, there are still sprouts!"
"Yes, as long as the bud is still there, there will always be a beam of light shining ahead."
With Tenda leading the example, many other Internet companies have followed suit, especially those blacklisted by Qinghe Technology, and have even announced their use of Qingyun services in a high-profile manner.
Suddenly, Qingyun data has become a hot word.
This is an unexpected surprise.
………
Thursday, July 18th.
On this day, Ali was officially listed on the beautiful country, with an issue price of US$44 per share. It rose 36% at the opening to US$59.84. By the close, it rose 38% to US$60.68.
Ali's market value also surged to US$1,514, successfully raising US$13.9 billion.
He suddenly became wealthy.
After its listing, Ali's market value not only surpassed Tengda and Qiandu, but also surpassed world-renowned IT companies such as Lines Sun, Yibai, Gaotong, Yiteer, and Tai Mechanical and Electrical in one fell swoop, and was second only to giants such as Oracle and IBM.
Ranked seventh among global IT listed companies.
Ali Time and Space was listed in September 2014, with a market value of US$231.4 billion. Among global IT listed companies, it ranks second only to the three giants Pingguo, Guge, and Weiruan.
It’s even more beautiful.
In this life, because it was listed more than a year in advance, there was a frightening winter, Pin Xixi's sniping, and many other factors such as changes in China's Internet regulatory environment, the aura of Ali's listing was not as dazzling as it was in the original time and space.
But it’s definitely a sight to behold.
After Ali went public, the uncle's personal assets soared to US$11.7 billion. Although he surpassed the second master and third master in one fell swoop, he still lagged behind Lao Wang on the list of China's richest people and could only settle for second place.
Unlike the original time and space, you can directly reach the top of the richest man in the mainland.
certainly.
The premise is that Zhang Shuo, who is not in the Three Realms, must be excluded first.
But in fact, with the successful listing of Ahri in the beautiful country, the biggest beneficiary is actually not the uncle himself, but Soft Money and Duhu, the two largest shareholders of Ahri.
The value of Ali’s shares held by Soft Money soared to US$48.6 billion.
Duhu even took the opportunity to cash out US$7.4 billion.
Even after cashing out, Yahu still holds 16.3% of Ali’s shares and is still one of the major shareholders.
He gave the mute tiger who was in labor pains a good mouthful of milk.
Soft Money is not in a hurry to cash out, and is obviously confident in Ali's market value growth.
The local people in China have hardly been able to benefit from the profits Ahri has worked so hard to earn from the Chinese market. Instead, they have all benefited overseas companies, including individual investors in the US stock market.
This is also a great irony!
Just the listing of Ahri has made the investment banks of Niuliangjie a huge profit.
Driven by the huge interests, these capitals naturally don't mind saying that they took advantage of the opportunity of Ahri's listing to personally put the uncle on the "throne", which made him famous in the beautiful country.
He also gives lectures in colleges and universities and appears on TV programs.
Related news, the news was transferred to the Chinese Internet, which also triggered a round of heated discussions. The uncle has also become a legendary symbol that cannot be erased in the history of the Chinese Internet.
It is popular among many netizens.
"Ali is awesome, uncle is awesome!!!"
"Is this the aura of Big Brother? As soon as it was launched, it beat two rivals, Tengda and Qiandu."
Ali's market value surpassed Tenda's in one fell swoop. After Qiandu, in the eyes of netizens, it naturally means that the competition between the three giants has already decided the winner——
Ahri wins!!!
"I think Ahri's market value is a bit exaggerated. The market value of nearly one trillion is equivalent to the valuation of Sprout Group. Does anyone really think that Ali can compare to Sprout Group?"
“Is it possible to say that Germination’s valuation is too low?”
"That's true. Anyway, I feel that Sprout is no worse than giants like Pingguo and Weiruan."
no doubt.
Germination has become the pride of China and will always be a topic that cannot be avoided in the Chinese entrepreneurial circle.
"No matter what, Ahri won a big victory today!"
"If you strive for success, you belong to yes!"
Ahri is still the undoubted center of attention.
"Uncle's Quotations" also spread to every corner of the Chinese Internet immediately.
A reporter interviewed the uncle after Ali was listed and asked him how he felt after his personal wealth soared. The uncle said calmly: "I don't feel anything at all. Money is used to do things. I am not interested in money!"
It soon became an Internet quote.
"I'm not interested in money" has also become the biggest Versailles, making many netizens cry.
"God is really not interested. Why don't you give me some points?"
"That is, each person is given 10,000, which is 1.4 billion, so sprinkle it with water."
"The math genius upstairs!"
"Instead of asking everyone to receive money, it would be great if they could do more charity like Suya did."
"Ahri: This is already a very high request, okay?"
"Why should I spend the money I earn on my own merits on you? (Gotou)"
Because there is an "outlier" like Mo Yao as a reference, netizens are still a little bit resentful.
This is different from the original time and space.
Of course, such complaints and jealousies have nothing to do with Ahri. As Ahri went on the market, his reputation skyrocketed, and friends in some circles also sent their blessings.
Don’t forget to rub Ahri’s heat.
A certain eldest brother publicly declared that he is one of the most outstanding entrepreneurs in China.
While praising the uncle, he also did not forget to step on Zhang Shuo.
There is no one left.
There is no doubt that on the Chinese Internet today, the uncle is the absolute protagonist. Not only the second master, the third master and others are dwarfed by him, but even Zhang Shuo has to "step back".
But in fact, Zhang Shuo didn't pay much attention to this listing feast.
………
That afternoon.
Accompanied by Dai Yutong, Zhang Shuo flew to the capital for a business trip again.
After a week of consultations, Guan Zai and China Aerospace have reached an agreement on specific patent technology licensing cooperation and are preparing to sign a formal cooperation contract tomorrow, which requires Zhang Shuo to attend in person.
Faced with an existence like China Aerospace, we cannot afford to neglect it.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhang Shuo got off the plane, he received a call from Rebus, inviting him to come out for a get-together in the evening and saying that he had something very important to talk about.
"Is it finally time to show off?"
Zhang Shuo put down his cell phone and already guessed the purpose of Rebus asking him to meet.
But he happily went to the appointment.
The location Rebus chose was a private club, with a quiet environment and a high-end look.
"boss Zhang!"
When Zhang Shuo arrived, Rebus had already arrived in advance and was waiting at the entrance of the clubhouse courtyard to greet him.
"With such high standards, it can't be the Hongmen Banquet, right?" Zhang Shuo deliberately joked.
"No, how can we do that?"
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Rebus's face, and the two of them entered the box together. The LCD TV hanging on the wall happened to be broadcasting the news of Ali's listing, which became the financial headlines of the day in China.
It's broadcast on several stations.
"When will Sprout prepare to go on the market? By then, it will definitely be more prestigious than this." Rebus smiled to ease the embarrassment just now, but there was a trace of desire hidden deep in his eyes.
"Rainya has no plans to go public. As for Xiaomi, I think there is hope." Zhang Shuo is so perceptive.
"Are you kidding me?"
Rebus laughed, but his heart trembled, as if he had been seen through.
This guy Zhang Shuo.
Although he is not very old, his eyes seem to be able to penetrate people's hearts.
It's really hard to deal with.
After drinking for three rounds, Rebus finally got to the point coquettishly: "Mr. Zhang, there is something that may be a bit off-putting, and it's about the Zhulong z1 chip."
"What's wrong with the Zhulong chip? Is there any quality problem?" Zhang Shuo asked deliberately.
"No, no, it's just that the price is a bit expensive. The unit price is higher than the Snapdragon chip. As you know, Xiaomi mobile phones have always focused on high cost performance, but the cost is a bit unbearable."
Rebus is indeed an old fox. He didn't say no explicitly, but only talked about the price.
It's a bit of a misfortune.
The subtext is that such a high purchase cost can be absorbed by Maili mobile phone, but not by Xiaomi.
"The Zhulong z1 chip is the first product of the z series chip. Isn't it normal that the unit price is a little higher? Snapdragon chips have also gone through a similar stage. When subsequent improved models appear one after another, the cost will naturally come down. So in the long run
Look, it’s actually more affordable, isn’t it?”
Zhang Shuo will not be fooled.
"That's true, but Xiaomi has a weak foundation after all. Whether it can survive until the day when the cost of Zhulong chips drops is still unknown."
Rebus also risked his life and began to make a fool of himself.
"What do you mean?"
Zhang Shuo stopped talking nonsense and directly forced Rebus to take the initiative to show off his cards.
"What I mean is, can we come up with a compromise solution? For example, the Yidong version of Xiaomi 3 uses the Zhulong z1 chip, and the Lianhe and Dianxin versions use the Snapdragon chip?"
Due to "mistakes" in the selection of 3G technology routes, Yidong was once in a very embarrassing situation in the 3G era. It was joined by Alliance and Dianxin to catch up wildly.
This embarrassing situation has continued into the early days of the 4G era.
Because until now in 2013, 4G technology has not been popularized throughout China, and many places still have to use 3G networks, which means that mobile phone chips must also take into account 3G.
Even the sales volume of the Yidong version has not been very high.
Xiaomi's "version selection" can be said to be a cautious one. It doesn't want to breach the contract and not use the Zhulong Z1 chip at all, but it also wants to keep the Snapdragon chip in its hands.
It means no one can be blamed.
"Xiao Mi's request makes me very embarrassed."
Before Zhang Shuo came, he didn't expect that Rebus would choose this option.
"Help, Mr. Zhang, I really have no choice." Rebus clasped his hands together and lowered his posture as much as possible, "Otherwise, I really can't explain it to the board of directors."
"All right."
Seeing this, Zhang Shuo had no choice but to relent, "In principle, I respect Xiaomi's choice. But you also know that rights and responsibilities must be corresponding. If Xiaomi is allowed to have one more choice, then Xiaomi will no longer be able to enjoy Zhulong Technology.
Get preferential treatment.”
In order to lure Huawei, Xiaomi, OV, and Meidai into the trap, Germination made a lot of concessions in Zhulong Technology's company articles of association.
Now it is natural to take it back, and Mei Ya should not be taken advantage of.
"I am very sure of that."
Rebus, on the other hand, was overjoyed that he finally didn't have to really fall out.
to be honest.
If he really wanted to offend Mei Ya, he would be quite frightened.
If possible, Rebus actually doesn't want to go to this point. In addition to his distrust of Zhulong chips, he is also mainly pressured by many off-site factors.
Who told Xiaomi to be controlled by others?
Take Xiaomi 3, which is about to be released, as an example. The battery is Samsung, the screen is Sharp, the camera is Sony, and the flash is Philips.
In addition to the Android system and Gaotong chip, there are also supporting audio decoding chips and so on.
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None of the main core components of smartphones are independently developed by Xiaomi.
All rely on overseas imports.
It is no wonder that Xiaomi is ridiculed by Wang Tao as a "small home appliance assembly manufacturer" because it has seriously insufficient investment in R&D and does not have a core technology that it can produce.
Isn’t that the assembler?
Most of the sales profits are fed to overseas parts suppliers, leaving only a little bit of water in the end.
This is so complacent.
Compared with Xiaomi, Maili Group's investment in research and development in the technical field is more than ten or twenty times that of Xiaomi. It has unique secrets in the fields of chips, audio decoding, video decoding, cameras and other fields.
Screens and other accessories are also given priority to cooperate with Chinese suppliers.
Precisely because it was subject to the constraints of overseas manufacturers, under the joint pressure of Sanxing and Gaotong, and the lobbying of Big Brother, Rebus had no choice but to compromise in the end.
It's a little sad to say it.
After the business was settled, the party was coming to an end. When it was about to end, Rebus asked curiously: "Mr. Zhang came to the capital this time to talk about big cooperation again?"
"No, just a small business." Zhang Shuo was very "modest".
Of course, Rebus also had a look of disbelief. With the current scale of Germination, a cooperation that could attract Zhang Shuo, the chairman and CEO, to attend in person, would be a billion-level contract at least.
But it’s hard to get to the bottom of it.
………
The next morning.
Zhang Shuo attended the signing ceremony between Nebula Technology and China Aerospace.
As he had discussed with Mr. Shen last time, Nebula Technology will pay a technology licensing fee of up to 60 billion to China Aerospace in three installments to obtain more than 10,000 basic technology patent licenses in the aerospace field.
Some of them are quite hardcore, as you can tell by looking at Guan Zai's excited expression.
Take the commercial launch vehicle that Zhang Shuo requested to develop as an example. Basically, Nebula Technology needs to optimize the construction cost, recyclability, etc., and everything else is ready-made.
It also laid a solid foundation for the development of Nebula Technology.
After the signing ceremony, the news quickly spread to the Internet, causing a sensation.
"Oh my god, Germination has used another powerful move!"
"Are you going to enter the commercial aerospace field this time? It sounds incredible."
"I think it's very cool and fits the style of the cute king."
"Young people must dare to think and act. Isn't the star and the sea the greatest romance?"
"It seems that Germination is really going to take root in the manufacturing industry. After new energy vehicles, it is also going to enter a completely new field. Is it going to compete with the beautiful country's space exploration company?"
"Lao Ma: The cute king is my lifelong enemy!!!"
"I'm very happy that China finally has a cool entrepreneur."
"Doesn't anyone care about the technology licensing fee? That's a total of 60 billion. I'm a good boy. Sprout is generous enough. This should be the largest technology licensing fee in the world, right?"
"That's very generous. The last time Suiya got a technology license from Nokia, it was only 10 billion."
"This is what I admire about the cute king. He is always the most generous to his own people!"
"Grudge, eternal god!!!"
"Sixty billion. Ahri went public yesterday to raise funds, so that's about the same amount. In other words, a random technical cooperation from Sprout is worth Ahri's listing? It's really scary."
"Ali raised US$13.9 billion. To be honest, it still needs more."
“But it’s pretty much the same.”
"Indeed, yesterday I thought Ahri was so good that it was almost catching up with the valuation of Buya. Now in comparison, Ahli is nothing compared to Buya."
The impact of 60 billion is indeed shocking enough.
As a result, the popularity of Ahri's listing has just begun to rise. Before it could reach its peak, Moya "disrupted the situation". Instead of rising, the popularity dropped, directly cutting it off in the middle.
Fortunately, the uncle is still in the beautiful country at this moment, otherwise, he would probably be very angry again.
The lifelong enemy belongs to Yes.
Netizens just watched the fun, but colleagues were dumbfounded.
Such as Rebus.
He immediately sent a Wei letter to Zhang Shuo: "Mr. Zhang, is this the small business you are talking about?"
Just cry to death!!!
Giants such as Tenda and Qiandu are shocked by their strength and are enviable in real terms.
"Zhang Shuo, sixty billion."
To be honest, the second master is getting more and more confused about Zhang Shuo. With his eyesight, how could he not see the fishiness in this transaction? It is obviously something unusual.
………
Monday, July 22nd.
Zhang Shuo has returned to Binhai City and came to the company to work again.
Over the past weekend, the Chinese Internet was extremely lively, with some discussing Ali's listing, others discussing 60 billion, and the aftermath of the previous public opinion on personal privacy and data security.
It can be said that one wave has not subsided, and another wave has arisen.
Then, in the afternoon of the same day, the official finally announced the results of the inspection of various Internet companies. In one sentence, they can be summed up as follows: Raise high and fall gently.
For various problems discovered during inspections, rectification is basically required.
Only some companies that do very poorly in collecting users' personal information and information security have been given penalties ranging from 100,000 to 1 million.
Basically, it's just scratching the surface.
Among the list of companies that need rectification, Sprout has the least problems and basically does not need rectification. It can be seen that it is the best in terms of personal privacy and data security.
It is officially endorsed.
"The company that does the best is the first to self-examine. How can this make other companies so embarrassed?"
"The existence of Buya is simply a nightmare for other Internet companies. In the future, with the existence of a benchmark like Suya, we will see who dares to consume consumers unscrupulously in the future."
Naturally, there was a lot of applause on the Internet for Germination.
Judging from the punishment results, the official still hopes to "promote reform through investigation". Punishment is not the real purpose. Regulating the operations of Internet companies in areas such as personal information collection and data security is the real purpose.
Corresponding regulations will be formulated in the future based on the investigation results.
After the regulations are promulgated and implemented, if any Internet company dares to act recklessly in the area of personal information collection and data security, it will have to deal with serious problems.
The first time it was mainly about warnings.
After all, officials don’t want to tighten policies at the drop of a hat and affect the prosperity of the Internet industry.
You have to eat the meal one bite at a time, right?