Du Fei saw Li Mu staring at the wine glass in a daze, and kept being silly and happy, so she couldn't help but interrupted his thoughts: "I'm thinking of something good, I can't close my mouth."
Li Mu looked up and saw Du Fei looking at him teasingly, and then said with a smile: "Sister Fei, when will you return to the United States?"
Du Fei thought for a moment and said, "It should be after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."
Li Mu asked curiously: "The company is on holiday for so long?"
Du Fei nodded: "I worked various overtime shifts in exchange for time off. It just so happens that things in the office are not busy now. In fact, after 911, our office's projects have been reduced by about 20%. We used to be very busy, but now we are finally Time to breathe.”
Li Mu said: "Then when you go back, can you do me a favor?"
Du Fei asked him: "If you need anything, just say it. If I can help, I will definitely help. If I can't help, I will create conditions to help. I haven't thanked you properly for Xiaowei's matter."
Li Mu laughed and said, "Don't be so polite. In fact, what I want you to help me with is very simple. I want to register a company in the United States, but I don't understand the relevant procedures at all, and I don't know how to operate it. Wait until you go back. After that, can you help me with some consultation?”
Du Fei looked at Li Mu in surprise. He couldn't understand this young man's path. Why did he want to open a company in the United States? Has the business expanded to the United States so quickly
However, although Du Fei was curious in his heart, he did not ask any more questions. Thinking that this matter was nothing at all, he immediately agreed and said: "I will help you consult your friends over there later to see if there are Chinese nationals." What procedures do people have to go through to open a company in the United States?"
Chen Ze asked Li Mu: "Why do you suddenly want to register a company in the United States? Do you want to apply for a green card?"
Li Mu shook his head: "For investment."
After hearing this, Chen Ze asked curiously: "Isn't it better in China? Isn't the market maturity in the United States a little too high?"
Li Mu smiled and said: "The Internet industry is changing with each passing day. Even in the United States, there are a lot of new companies trying various new ideas. This is a good opportunity to bet in the past. If you bet ten, you can get back all your money if you win one. , and may bring hundreds of times profit.”
Chen Ze said: "They all say that the Internet bubble is very powerful. It is true when I hear you say that. Are you planning to go to the United States to cast a wide net for investment?"
Li Mu said: "It's impossible to cast a wide net. When investing in something like this, you have to be targeted. If the project is good, the prospects are good, and the founder and team are good, if there are no problems with these points, you can basically invest."
Chen Ze nodded. He was not very good at business, so he did not express his opinion. However, Du Wei was very interested in Li Mu's plan and asked him: "If you go to the United States to register a company, where do you want to open the company?"
"Silicon Valley." Li Mu said without hesitation.
Silicon Valley is a gathering place for the Internet and high technology. In this place, Microsoft, HP, Google, Intel, Facebook, SanDisk, Tesla, NVIDIA and other awesome companies have grabbed a lot of them and registered their companies here. Many high-tech companies that will be born in the future will have a first-come-first-served basis. No Internet company can do without the support of investment banks. If it can become famous in the field of Internet investment, there will be many good projects in the United States in the future. When you come to your door, it's like a huge source of money.
Du Fei seemed to have expected that Li Mu would give this answer. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll find out for you later."
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After the last upgrade of Happy Farm, user feedback has been very good. Not only has the number of users and user viscosity increased greatly, but even the average daily recharge has also increased slightly. Now this small game has become a cash cow for Li Mu. In addition, With the money from Series B financing, Makino Technology now has very abundant cash flow. Although there is more money, Li Mu is not planning to invest in new projects in the short term. He will save the money for the big launch of YY in the next year. By then, he will Start the money-burning mode. All available resources from online, offline, TV media, and traditional paper media will be mobilized to build momentum for the launch of YY in a short period of time, and strive to catch QQ off guard with constant tricks. .
In addition to Makino Technology, Alipay has also benefited from the development of Alipay recently. It is not only the first Internet payment channel, but now it is the first and only payment channel with tens of millions of users, including Happy Farm and Legend. Game users are constantly importing Alipay, so that Alipay's rapid development momentum has made people in the industry begin to pay attention.
Li Mu's senior brother Liu Eodong, who is still in the opto-magnetic business, has also been paying attention to Li Mu's actions recently. When he realized that Alipay has opened up the wallets of tens of millions of people, he couldn't wait to cooperate with Li Mu to develop e-commerce. Li Mu mentioned this intention last time, but nothing has been said about it since then. Liu Edong felt a little anxious. Seeing that the National People's Congress was going on vacation in two days, he couldn't help but call Li Mu to meet and ask if he had one. Specific plans.
Li Mu did not refuse the invitation from Senior Brother Liu on the phone. Senior Brother Liu booked a hotel not far from the National People's Congress and invited Li Mu to have dinner at the hotel the next evening.
After arriving at the hotel, Li Mu discovered that Senior Brother Liu was not alone. His current girlfriend was also in the box. Seeing Li Mu come in, the two of them stood up to greet Li Mu warmly and invited Li Mu to take a seat. Li Mu was polite to them. Then he sat down and said with a smile: "Senior brother, why do you want to invite me to dinner so suddenly?"
Liu Edong smiled slightly, exchanged a look with his girlfriend, and said: "Seeing that you are about to have a holiday, I estimate that you will leave Yanjing soon. If you leave, we will have to wait until after the new year to see each other again, so... I wanted to meet you before you left."
Li Mu smiled and asked: "Brother Qiang is also from Nansu, right? Are you going back for the Chinese New Year this year?"
Liu Edong nodded: "We are actually fellow villagers, but I am from northern Jiangsu. I will go back to my hometown for the Chinese New Year this year, but I have to wait until New Year's Eve to leave."
Li Mu looked at Senior Brother Liu's girlfriend again and asked her curiously: "Where is your sister-in-law? Where are you from?"
Senior Brother Liu’s girlfriend said: “I am from Yanjing.”
Li Mu asked: "Will my sister-in-law go back to her hometown with Brother Qiang this year?"
Senior Brother Liu's girlfriend shook her head and said, "I can't get away."
Seeing her answer so simply, Li Mu thought to himself that he heard that Senior Brother Liu's girlfriend's family background was very unusual. At first, she looked down on Senior Brother Liu who started a business in Zhongguancun, but later she simply broke up with him. Look at Senior Brother Liu now. I have been doing the optical and magnetic business for a long time, so maybe the relationship between the two of them has started to go downhill.
At this time, Senior Brother Liu also said awkwardly: "Xiao Jing has a lot of things at home, especially during the New Year, which is the busiest time."
Li Mu nodded, thinking that Senior Brother Liu would probably be dumped soon. After being dumped, he went to find a girl who was not yet ten years old. Li Mu felt that it was really unbearable, so it would be better for him to stay with him now. It was a good time to get together with my girlfriend, so I deliberately said: "Brother, I think your optical and magnetic business is ready to be sold out after the year. You, Tangtang, are a top student in National People's University. It's really hard for you to go to Zhongguancun to do that kind of business." Some of them are unjustifiable.”
After Li Mu said this, he kept secretly looking at Senior Brother Liu's girlfriend from the corner of his eye. Sure enough, as soon as Li Mu finished speaking, a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes. What Li Mu said was something that his parents also heard when they were at home. I told myself privately that they didn't appreciate Liu Yidong very much. They felt that he had no ambition and only cared about petty profits. I also mentioned it to him tactfully, but he was always unmoved. Now Li Mu also said that With the same words, she immediately looked at Senior Brother Liu, waiting for his answer.
Senior Brother Liu smiled awkwardly and said to Li Mu: "Originally, I thought this industry still had some future and at least good profit margins, but after talking to you last time, I lost interest in this industry. What I think about every day It’s all about the Internet. To be honest, I’ve had enough of it now. If there is a good opportunity, I would like to withdraw immediately.”
Senior Brother Liu's girlfriend also had the same idea. She had always hoped that Liu Yudong would give up his career in optical and magnetic sales, take the civil service exam, and enter a state agency. But now she also has another idea. If Liu Yudong can really do something with Li Mu, Starting a new career was also a very good choice. After all, Li Mu's rise was so fast that it amazed everyone. If she cooperated with him, she believed that she would be able to make a qualitative leap for Liu Gaodong.
Li Mu also heard the meaning of Senior Brother Liu's words, and also saw what his girlfriend was thinking. After thinking about it for a while, Li Mu said: "Let's do this, Senior Brother, after the new year, you should quickly get your hands on the resources related to opto-magnetics. Let’s monetize everything. My Makino Technology will make a big move after the year. When this big move is over, we will do e-commerce together. My Alipay has now begun to take shape and can be used directly to pave the way for e-commerce. With so many users of Makino Technology in hand, we can direct traffic to e-commerce websites in the future, and this business will definitely grow quickly."
Liu Edong looked delighted and blurted out: "Are you sure? If you are sure, I will take action on all the optical and magnetic products years ago."
Li Mu didn't expect him to be so anxious, so he said with a smile: "Don't worry, it will definitely start in the first half of the year. We can make preparations when we come back after the year. I happen to have a good domain name in my hand, suitable for e-commerce."
Liu Edong asked curiously: "What domain name?"
Li Mu smiled and said, "Taobao is a treasure hunt for gold."
As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, Liu Haodong said with a surprised look on his face: "Taobao... this word is very appropriate, and it is so smooth."
Li Mu nodded and said with a smile: "I think so too. It should be one of the most suitable domain names for e-commerce in China. After the company is established, you will serve as the general manager and contribute 10% in proportion, and I will give it to you." 10% of the management shares account for a total of 20% of the shares.”
(End of chapter)