Chapter 455: Insufficiency and conspiracy (two in one)
"Hu~"
George took off his Bluetooth headset, took a long breath, then turned his head and turned his gaze to the office, which was entirely covered with transparent glass. Carlson Bullock's every move was clearly visible.
He took out the Green Arrow gum and chewed it while pretending to be relaxed and put on the wired headphones. The monitoring equipment on the other end was placed behind the abstract painting on the wall.
"Generally speaking, the lead underwriter will release a research report after the company has passed the bidding period and about 40 days after listing, and makes an evaluation of the recommended company, such as 'buy', 'hold', or 'sell'."
"What do you think?"
Lu Fei and Xu Xin were sitting face to face in the cafe.
"Sell! I think all the excellent investment banks on Wall Street, as long as they are not stupid, will cash out at high prices. After all, Baidu's stock price is too abnormal."
“How much might it fall?”
"If once the lock-up period ends and a collective selling wave catches up with such great pressure, the stock price may be cut in half to forty or fifty dollars."
"Good!"
Lu Fei's eyes lit up. Not only did he give a "sell" order, he also added another hand, selling high and buying low.
Xu Xin raised her orchid finger and took a sip of coffee, "If you tell Bullock this way, are you not afraid of being eavesdropped by commercial espionage?"
"Have you found out the undercover agent hiding in the company?"
Lu Fei smacked his lips. With his resources, he took the initiative to hire the FBI to monitor his Trisolaris Fund building. There was no problem at all.
"There are two signals. One is James. He is still relatively new. He actually used our landline directly. After checking the phone records, it is very likely that it is Merrill Lynch."
Xu Xindao: "The other one is smarter than him. He uses a cordless phone and the number is not registered with his own ID card."
"This one must be found. Even if a private detective is hired to follow and monitor him, I still want to know who he is!"
Lu Fei's tone was firm and murderous.
"Brock and I will take care of it, but let's fix the eavesdropping problem in the office first. Business leaks are pervasive and there are many ways to do it."
Xu Xin gave simple examples, such as paper shredders that have been implanted with secret-stealing equipment, green plants, ornaments, and pinhole cameras in air-conditioning vents, and even conference systems and communication networks, telephone lines, and wires in walls can all be used for transmission.
data.
"Don't alert others yet, this person may be of great use."
An evil smile appeared on Lu Fei's lips, and he ordered all confidential plans to be handed over to the loyal Group B, while Group A, which had the inner workings, would be responsible for daily investments.
Xu Xin asked: "For example?"
"Gold, this news will be leaked."
Lu Fei planned to deliberately leak the correct investment choice several times until the credibility was high, and then set up a trap for the subprime mortgage crisis.
Jiejiejie~
A good hunter always appears as prey.
"A Fei, you smile so treacherously, and what bad idea did you think of?" Xu Xin rolled her eyes, curious.
"Hey, I can't say."
Lu Fei showed a mysterious smile, "That's it for now. I should set off to meet Yang Zhiyuan. Don't mention it. Sister Xin is right. You need to buy a private jet."
"You can first understand the market conditions and choose one with a longer cruising range. This will save you time on stops during future transoceanic flights. If you want to buy, find a way to buy it early. It is best to intercept an order that is about to be delivered.
Otherwise, it will take two or three years to wait for the aircraft to be delivered, and Feigou.com may be listed on the market."
"Ask Airbus, forget about Boeing."
"Okay, but what does Yang Zhiyuan want from you?"
"Maybe it has something to do with Yahoo China."
………………
Yanjing, Yahoo China.
"At 11:40 pm on August 12, Baidu, which had been listed for three days, achieved another good performance. The opening price was US$95.58 and closed at US$122.54, an increase of 28.2%..."
Zhou Hongyi flipped through the news impatiently, feeling anxious.
3721 was originally known as the troika of Chinese search engines along with Sogou and Baidu, but the two independent ones have developed better and better. 3721, backed by the big tree of Yahoo, is getting better and better.
"Dong dong dong~"
At this moment, the secretary knocked on the door and said as he walked: "Mr. Zhou, the people we sent to major computer cities to investigate have reported the data. It is roughly calculated that Kaspersky's annual sales revenue is less than 1,000.
Ten thousand."
"Is the data accurate?"
After Zhou Hongyi received the information, he couldn't beat Baidu in search, so Sogou found another way and came up with the 360 routine - "Internet Assistant + Browser + Free Antivirus".
The secretary said firmly: "Absolutely accurate!"
"Call me right away."
Zhou Hongyi was overjoyed and couldn't wait to find Zhang Lishen, president of Kaspersky Greater China, and said, "Mr. Zhang, what are you thinking about?"
"This is very difficult for me to do."
There was embarrassment in Zhang Lishen's tone.
"Mr. Zhang, don't hesitate any more. It's definitely a win-win situation. Although Kaspersky has good technology, it has high performance requirements for computers. It's impossible to beat Rising, Kingsoft, and Jiangmin for the time being. It's better to be a dead horse and a live doctor."
Cooperate with Yahoo and provide free promotion to increase your visibility first.”
Zhou Hongyi said: "Maybe you can try it for free for a while, and if people think it's good, someone will definitely pay for the genuine version."
Zhang Lishen thinks the proposal is good, but he still can't make a decision. No matter how bad things are now, he can still sell tens of thousands of software sets a year and earn millions of yuan in revenue. What if a free version is launched and no one pays for the genuine version?
manage?
Zhou Hongyi said: "I have investigated Kaspersky's sales. Let's do this. We each bear half of the risk, and Yahoo will give Kaspersky a fixed amount of RMB 5 million as compensation every year. How about this?"
There was a brief silence on the phone. After careful consideration, Zhang Lishen said, "If this is the case, I can try to convince the headquarters and management."
"Then it's settled!"
Zhou Hongyi hung up the phone ecstatically, but in the corner of his eye, he saw the secretary's face was troubled and he hesitated to speak, "What do you want to say? If you have anything to say, just say it."
The secretary said: "Mr. Zhou, there is no such amount of 5 million in the budget allocated to us by the headquarters..."
"I know, how can I not know?"
Zhou Hongyi became more and more dissatisfied. In 3721, he could do whatever he wanted. Now he has Yahoo on his head and his hands are tied. He has no freedom at all. Even 5 million has to be submitted for approval.
He breathed out: "Go through the procedures immediately, and book me a flight to the United States immediately. The sooner the better."
………
The next day, before the approval process was completed, Zhou Hongyi flew to the United States excitedly and rushed to Yahoo headquarters without stopping.
"Sorry, Zhou, do you have an appointment?"
The secretary at the front desk stopped me in person, and it was business as usual.
"No, but it's not too late."
Zhou Hongyi frowned, "Is Mr. Yang not here?"
"He is at the company, but he has to go out in ten minutes and has a very important appointment with someone." The secretary at the front desk said: "Why don't you come back tomorrow?"
"Ten minutes is enough. Go and ask for instructions quickly. Just say that I have something very important and need to talk to him right away!"
Zhou Hongyi gave the order in a tough tone.
Although the secretary at the front desk was unhappy, he pushed the door open and passed the message. After a while, he came out and reminded:
"Zhou, you only have ten minutes."
"ok,ok."
Zhou Hongyi rushed into the office in a hurry and saw Yang Zhiyuan wearing a jersey, waving a club, playing indoor golf, and the ball slowly rolled into the hole.
"What's so urgent, Zhou?"
"I want you to approve a grant."
Zhou Hongyi bluntly said that cooperation with Kaspersky can form a differentiated competitive advantage in security, and can also play the card of "Yahoo is safe" when competing with Google.
"etc."
Jerry Yang's brows knitted together, his face displeased: "Are you telling me that our platform helps promote Kaspersky, not only for free, but also at a rebate of US$750,000?"
Zhou Hongyi shrugged, "Actually, my suggestion is to directly acquire Kaspersky, which can save a lot of costs."
"What!"
Jerry Yang's hand shook, and the golf ball deviated from the track. His face became more and more ugly, and he immediately ordered: Terminate cooperation with Kaspersky.
"Mr. Yang, why!"
Zhou Hongyi was startled, thinking he didn't explain clearly, and planned to say it again, but was rudely interrupted by Yang Zhiyuan, who said bluntly:
"Don't mention Yahoo China to me anymore. I don't want to talk about it anymore. Originally, I planned to tell you when the results come out, but now I'm going to tell you in advance. Yahoo's board of directors has decided to sell all Yahoo's assets in China."
"What!?"
"Of course, we have also considered your arrangement. Zhou, you and your team can stay, and Yahoo will give you your deserved share based on the original purchase price, but you must ensure that you will never interfere with other shareholders."
Accounts payable on equity.”
"Yang, I don't think it's time to reach this point yet."
Zhou Hongyi said anxiously: "As long as we cooperate with Kaspersky, the 'antivirus software + Internet assistant + safe browser' model is likely to make Yahoo overturn."
"Kaspersky, Kaspersky..."
Yang Zhiyuan had a cold face and couldn't help but wonder if Zhou Hongyi had something to do with Kaspersky, such as insider trading.
"You doubt me?"
Zhou Hongyi looked gloomy, trying his best to adjust his emotions, and wanted to explain calmly, but when he saw Yang Zhiyuan throw the pole, his eyes were extremely cold, and he pulled out an investigation report from his desk——
The title page clearly states that Zhou Hongyi registered a company called "Qihoo" and secretly transferred Yahoo's resources to Qihoo, spending not all of it, but at least half of it.
"You're investigating me?!"
When Zhou Hongyi saw the ulterior motives coming to light, he suddenly became agitated and angrily opened up old accounts.
The two sides were completely at odds with each other, tit for tat, and the solemn atmosphere dropped to freezing point. After a violent quarrel, the entire office fell into a deathly silence.
Zhou Hongyi's face turned red and his voice was hoarse: "Since you don't trust me so much, let's just let the fire go!"
"Don't worry, although we have collected quite a lot of witnesses and physical evidence, we do not plan to disclose it. I hope we can get together and part ways well, as long as you sign these agreements and then resign."
Jerry Yang came up with a confidentiality and competition agreement.
"Fuck, Zhu Zi is not enough to make plans!"
Zhou Hongyi yelled a bunch of curse words in Chinese that he didn't understand, grabbed the agreement, and rushed out cursing.
Then I bumped into the front desk secretary and heard her say:
"Boss, the time to meet with Huaxia Lu is coming soon, it's time for you to set off."
Huaxia Lu? Lu Fei!
Zhou Hongyi didn't pay attention and stumbled, almost falling to the ground. The agreement fell out of his hand and fluttered like paper money.
…………
Pebble Beach Golf Course, the number one golf course in the United States, faces the sea, and the raging waves beat against the rocks, making loud noises.
"Lu, I've always wanted to chat with you about the trends of the Internet.
Jerry Yang stretched out his hand and smiled.
"Of course. I just want to hear the opinions of people in the Silicon Valley industry on Penguin before confirming our final IPO."
Lu Fei shook hands with him politely. Today, Yahoo is still the big brother of the global Internet, ranking first.
"Speaking of Penguin, Yahoo almost became a shareholder."
There was regret in Jerry Yang's tone. After the Internet bubble burst, IDG wanted to sell Penguin's shares to him for millions of dollars, but he was blind and refused to agree.
Lu Fei raised his lips with disdain in his heart. Yahoo is famous for being blind, and it has completely missed Google, Facebook, Baidu, Penguin, etc., which is exactly what he said——
Ignorance and weakness are not obstacles to survival, arrogance is.
He pushed lightly, and the golf ball moved like a snail under the wind resistance, but still rolled into the hole.
"nice shot!"
Jerry Yang clapped his hands and said, "Lu, I never thought your golf is as good as the Internet."
"Thanks."
Lu Fei faced the sea breeze and looked sideways.
Jerry Yang said: "I have been thinking about it for a while, what would happen if you managed Yahoo China?"
"Oh, didn't Zhou Hongyi do a good job?"
Lu Fei was vaguely aware of the purpose of this meeting.
"He went too far. He plundered technology, resources, and talents from Yahoo China. He did a lot of things that hurt the headquarters and seriously violated professional ethics!"
Jerry Yang didn't want his family to be scandalized, so he just said lightly: "He also has a wishful thinking. He actually wants Yahoo to pay money to cooperate with Kaspersky. Kaspersky paying money to Yahoo is not bad. Lu, what do you think?
"
"Ah, yes, yes."
Lu Fei's eyes lit up. He was worried that he couldn't find a cooperative anti-virus software, so he just walked up the pole and delivered it to his door. He was secretly happy and silently wrote it down.
"After going through so much, we figured out how difficult it is to find a good professional manager, so we simply handed over full power to Yahoo China as an agent to another company, and we then invested in that agency company."
Yang Zhiyuan smiled; "What I am most optimistic about is you, Lu, you and Feigou.com."
Hehe, you want to eat shit!
Lu Fei suppressed the urge to turn around and leave. There was no trace of anger or sarcasm on his face, but he could not hide the look of fools in his eyes.
Yang Zhiyuan was not aware of it and said to himself that Yahoo would invest 1 billion US dollars. All Yahoo China's assets were converted into 360 million US dollars. Of the remaining 640 million US dollars in cash, 290 million US dollars had restrictions. Feigou.com must be in
All or part of the assets will be listed before 2008.
"Sorry, Feigou.com will not be listed in 2008."
Lu Fei declined politely to save face.
Yang Zhiyuan insisted: "We can discuss the launch time, but it is best not to be later than 2009. Think about it..."
"Yang, are you teaching me how to do things?"
Lu Fei frowned, disgusted with his bossy tone like that of a major shareholder, and stopped interrupting mercilessly.
"What?!"
Jerry Yang did not expect to receive such a rude and arrogant reply. I am Yahoo. Although I missed Google, Penguin, and Baidu, I am still the number one Yahoo in the world!
Lu Fei shrugged, "Yang, thank you for your cooperation partner being the first to think of me, but Feigou.com has entered the search engine field and is on the right track."
"Is it Baidu?"
Yang Zhiyuan lowered his face and looked gloomy.
Lu Fei said: "No, but it is China's second search engine after Baidu, and higher than Yahoo. So Feigou does not need Yahoo. I think you should find a company that needs Yahoo."
"I do have one more candidate, and it is Taoduoduo, your second-ranked Chinese e-commerce company. I think Jack Deer must be in great need, but, Lu, I still found you first."
Jerry Yang said with a hint of threat: "I hope we are friends, not enemies."
"Boom!"
Lu Fei threw the pole to Dayang Ma aside, "A strong competitor is a good thing for Feigou. It will keep us from slacking off. To be honest, Feigou is the number one e-commerce company in China."
Sitting for too long.”
Did you hear what others said?
The corner of Yang Zhiyuan's mouth twitched. Damn it, I have seen Yahoo show off to others, but I have never seen anyone show off to Yahoo!
Lu Fei grinned and said: "I often regard my opponents as blessings. The stronger my opponent is, the stronger I can be, just like the police and thieves. The stupider the thief, the more incompetent the police. The stronger the thief, the stronger the police."
.”
"Well, it's a pity we couldn't work together."
Yang Zhiyuan felt unhappy. Lu Yun and I were blessed?
Lu Fei prepared the scene and said apologetically: "Yang, I think we'll stop here today. It's time for me to leave. It's a critical period for Penguin to go public right now." After saying that, he walked away.
Looking at his "arrogant" back, Yang Zhiyuan swung the golf ball vigorously. The golf ball drew a long parabola and fell into the sea with a plop. Then he turned his head and said:
"Write a reply to Jack Deer immediately. Ahri and Taoduoduo are doing a great job. I have been looking for an opportunity to talk to him about Internet trends and ask him to come to the United States as soon as possible."
Thanks for sending you to the Antarctic to pick up penguins for the big 600 starting coins.
The fever gradually improved, but my throat hurt so much, my nose was still blocked, and I felt like I had a respiratory virus infection.
