Just two weeks ago, Chen Yuanming's long-awaited investment finally bore fruit. On August 9, Netscape went public on Nasdaq.
Contrary to the previous expectations of investment banks, this time Netscape's share price did not stay at a flat price of $10, but opened at a high of $28, once climbed to $71 per share, and finally closed at $58, and 5 million shares were sold. It was sold out, and the increase reached more than 100% in one day.
This unprecedented record made the entire Wall Street in an uproar. You must know that the Internet was in the pioneering era, and no one could figure out a way to make money with it. Even if the foresighted Chen Yuanming, his websites such as Iail and Yahoo were also in the stage of pure expenditure debt, making profits for a long period of time. It's all delusional. Therefore, not to mention the mercenary Wall Street, even the Silicon Valley Sand Hill Road, which is well-known for its insight, does not pay much attention to Internet companies.
However, Netscape, a simple browser software company, became popular in such a way that the Internet instantly entered the public's attention, and Chen Yuanming once again embarked on a journey to the United States.
Due to its participation in Netscape's second round of financing, Yuanyang also achieved more than 8 times the profit in this listing. But Chen Yuanming's plan was far from that. On the day Netscape went public, Yuanyang uncharacteristically acquired a large number of Netscape shares, and converted some of his preferred shares into common shares. In just a few days, Yuanyang became the third largest shareholder of Netscape.
You must know that it is not easy to snatch these from Wall Street, thanks to these bloodthirsty creatures who are still watching the newly born Internet, and have not yet shown their fangs. When Yahoo debuts like a supernova, and words such as clicks, traffic, and concepts become popular on Shashan Road, I am afraid it will be difficult to grab food.
It was this time difference that Chen Yuanming wanted to fight. After completing this series of acquisitions, he conducted several rounds of negotiations with the two founders of Netscape, and finally successfully merged Hotmail, which had just been born, into Netscape, and In the login interface of ICQ, the association of the scape browser has been expanded.
Today, Hotmail is just a newborn baby, both technical strength and number of users are too small to be ignored, but the meaning of the concept of free email in later generations is unknown. And Netscape's scape browser is precisely the browser with the highest share in the United States today, and this alone has brought countless new users to Hotmail.
ICQ is on the contrary. After 2 years of long-term investment, its R&D capabilities and users have reached a new height. Due to the completely free usage model, now its registered users have exceeded 3 million, and its active users have also reached a new height. reached millions. Just a connection brings infinite possibilities to scape.
But these two companies are basically controlled by Chen Yuanming alone, and they are not well-known in Silicon Valley and Wall Street. After laying a new foundation for Netscape and having the possibility of resisting the Microsoft empire in the future, Chen Yuanming immediately turned his attention to the reshuffling of the DVD industry.
More than half a year after the birth of the DVD standard, the Hollywood giants finally sat down and began to divide the cake on their plates, using the same old word: region code.
The anti-theft mode provided by Feiyan is simply tailor-made for this group of Jewish guys, and it is natural for them to accept and quickly wield it as a weapon. But the process of this negotiation is still shocking. In front of the giant film industry groups in the United States, Europe and Japan, the film industry of any other country is insignificant. Even if Feiyan occupies enough market in China, it still cannot become a To replace the existence of film companies, in terms of cultural dissemination, China, which has just opened its doors, has almost no place in the Western world.
But it is a little different from the previous life. This time, Feiyan has an ally in the area code: News Corp. China, which was originally kicked to District 6, was saved by a data from the Eagle's Nest Alliance. In the past year, Fox has sold more than 20 movies and 3 TV series VCDs in the Chinese market, each of which has earned more than one million yuan. At this time, the popularity of VCD in China was only a short year and a half.
China has a population of more than 1 billion, and the annual sales of VCD players is increasing by more than 5 million units. If this market can ensure the rights and interests of genuine copies, then it will be a huge cake that no company can ignore.
What ideology and what international relations are obviously not important to these vampires. On this point, the U.S. government has rarely sided with the film industry group. No one is more capable of using color revolution tricks than them, and no one is more eager to use ideology to change this red China.
Under such a complicated situation, China's area code has taken three big steps and has become the red No. 3 area, while Southeast Asia, which originally occupied the position of District 3, was helplessly reduced to District 4. Japan, which failed in the last area code war, also abandoned Taiwan and Hong Kong, and entered the second area after leaving Asia and entering Europe. These two areas, which were left on the way, were neither able to rely on Japan, nor willing to enter. China, finally bleakly joined the Southeast Asian Region 4 group that began to face the battle against piracy.
At the same time, due to Warner's betrayal, Toshiba was forced to abandon the new disc research and development plan, and Sony was also in the predicament of being unable to conquer for a long time, and turned to the research field of further expanding DVD capacity. At this point, the DVD standard was officially established in the international field. It has become one of the few international standards that China has participated in formulating.
Although the launch of DVD in China is still a long way off, what Feiyan Group ushered in was an inspiring and joyous grand celebration. From the start in 1993 to the final decision in 1995, there have been many shocking whirlpools and traps in the process. Now this step has finally come true. How can we not be happy. In the next stage, the video disc industry will enter a more complicated game between countries, which is not something that Feiyan's group can control.
After dealing with these two major events, Chen Yuanming originally planned to stay in the United States for a while to pay attention to the transfer of the optical disc production line to China, but a sudden message interrupted his arrangement. Tang Hao, the head of Yuanyang Fund in Beijing, brought it back. A piece of news, Jun Teng company under Xiao Junyi wanted to raise a round of financing, and directly went to Yuanyang.
Listening to Tang Hao's elated description and his high optimism about Junteng's future, Chen Yuanming's heart is really indescribable. Since his hometown has not yet connected to the mobile phone network, it is not convenient to make calls at home. After coming to the United States, he plunged into work. One month after leaving Beijing, this was the first time he heard news of Xiao Junyi, but he did not hear about Xiao Junyi. Think of it in such a way.
After hesitating for a long time, Chen Yuanming finally made the call. Due to the time difference, it is still daytime in China, and in the midst of the noise, the other party connected the phone.
"You're finally willing to call." The voice in the receiver was laughing, and there was also a hint of hoarseness. "What, received news from Xiao Tang?"
Sighing inexplicably, Chen Yuanming asked back, "Is there something wrong with Junteng's capital chain?"
"You're stretched thin... You don't even know how much money will be invested in research and development. The office building has opened again, and the bank loans are almost bottomed out, and the local tyrants are in need of help." It sounds serious, but the speaker's tone is completely the opposite.
"Don't you think the asking price is too low to exchange 8 million US dollars for 20% of Junteng's shares?" Chen Yuanming did not answer directly, but asked the most crucial question.
"Actually, if possible, I would prefer to use Jun Teng's 20% in exchange for Jinshi or Yuanyang's 2%. Will you agree?"
Chen Yuanming raised his eyebrows, "That was a loss-making business for me."
"That's why I have to make a promise to you. Boss Chen, do you want it?"
It may be that he walked to some secluded place, and the noise on the phone suddenly disappeared, leaving only the slightly mocking voice. Even if they are separated by half the earth, it is not difficult to imagine how the person on the opposite side has those peach blossom eyes and a smile.
Chen Yuanming couldn't help but laugh. After a few seconds, he nodded slightly. "Okay, Junteng is a good company, I can accept this kind of investment."
"Isn't it sweet?" The voice on the other side brought out an undisguised joy.
Chen Yuanming's hand holding the phone couldn't help but get closer to his ear, "That depends on the gold content of this income. Risks in venture capital will always exist."
"I think it's hard to find the word failure in your dictionary." With a chuckle, the other party suddenly changed the subject, "You know that the 6th of this month is my birthday, right?"
It's been 10 days or so, Chen Yuanming couldn't help but stagnate, "... Now I know."
"Then when are you going back home?"
The other party's voice was slow and slow, but it scratched the soft flesh inside like a feather. After hesitating for a moment, Chen Yuanming sighed.
"It will be as soon as possible."
"wait for your news… "
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Just for this phone call, Chen Yuanming left many matters in the United States and rushed back to the country. Thinking about it carefully, it really tastes like a beacon fire drama princes and daughters buy a smile. But when he returned to Beijing, he learned that Xiao Junyi had just gone on a business trip. After some thought, Chen Yuanming did not stay in Beijing to wait for him, but returned to his hometown to inspect his mine.
Just like any prisoner who is about to be sentenced, Chen Yuanming has taken this step, and he is not without anxiety about the future. Like an obsessive-compulsive disorder patient, he chose to come to this piece of green mountains and green waters to observe the magnificent scene of the blueprint in his hand being realized step by step, and this was extremely effective in calming the anxiety in his heart.
Just after inspecting the mine and fully enjoying the green mountains and rivers, on the way back to the county seat, a Hummer stopped him carelessly. The car was his favorite, and so was the young man in the driver's seat. I saw that man leisurely took off the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, revealing a big smile.
"I know my old friends in a foreign land... Director Chen, there is a good farmhouse not far ahead, would you like to give it a shot?"
Chen Yuanming stared at him for a long time, and finally shook his head with a chuckle, "How can I make Mr. Xiao waste money, it's time for me to do my best as a landlord..."
(End of this chapter)
The author has something to say: Yuanming is an Aries drop, Xiao Xiao is a Leo drop, and there are no speed dating constellations!
Let's start to sprinkle sugar first =w=