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Chapter 527 431. Happy New Year! ! ! (Please vote for me! It’s the last day!)

Sony's Nobuyuki Idei has just eliminated Schulhoff, a stumbling block in his management, and then re-appointed new president Howard in the United States.

After the internal maggots were removed, the vitality was also severely damaged. Fortunately, in the future, Sony can let Nobuyuki Idei free his hands and feet to work hard. After a new look, it may burst out with more powerful vitality.

Although it is only 1999.

But 2000 is destined to be an extraordinary year.

As for pokeni, Qing Zhiyuan has not been idle either. He still has very important things to complete.

On May 23, Qing Zhiyuan got on a plane flying to China.

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Now can be said to be the most prosperous golden age of the Internet industry.

In other words, in the early golden age, the entire Internet industry, mainly in the United States, was booming, and all the companies involved were basically developed.

Whether it's Apple, Microsoft or Nvidia... the stock prices are rising rapidly, as if they were riding a rocket.

If P-net were to go public, it would probably be an Internet giant now, and its market value would definitely not be low.

In the words of Rebus: standing on the wind, even a pig can fly.

But while the whole world was immersed in the carnival of the Internet, only Qing Zhiyuan was very sober, because he knew——

Overheating will lead to overcooling. The current Internet bubble is inflating, and next year's Internet winter is coming.

In 2000, a major global event occurred——

In 2000, the Internet bubble burst in the United States, triggering a terrible global financial crisis.

In just a few months, the Nasdaq fell more than 25%.

However, in this case, Buffett said that others are greedy and I am fearful, and others are fearful and I am greedy. The value of some things is unchanged, and the price may fluctuate, and it will eventually return here.

Qing Zhiyuan still holds a large number of shares in Nvidia. If it needs to be operated, he can actually sell some of it this year while it is at a high price, and then convert it into cash, waiting for the Internet bubble crisis in 2000 to re-enter the market to maximize profits.

Cash is important, but some things must be done in time.

It's May 1999.

China's Internet industry has just started and is in a period of rapid growth.

At the same time, China Penguin Company was established less than half a year ago.

At present, Xiao Ma's team has not yet raised funds, nor has it sold Penguin's shares to IDG and Yingke. Xiao Ma's team still holds 100% of the shares.

It would be unreasonable for Qing Jiyuan not to participate.

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May 24th.

8:00 am.

Sitting in the small office of less than 40 square meters in SEG Technology Park, Xiao Ma looked haggard.

To be honest, he had already held a day-long meeting with several other team members yesterday to discuss the future development direction of RTT China.

Yes, in this world, because pokeni created the PRTT software first, the ICQ that was supposed to appear did not come as promised. Instead, RTT obtained the patent rights from major countries.

Timeline changes caused a series of butterfly effects.

However, one thing is similar. When Xiao Ma saw how popular RTT was, he thought that this software was very suitable for China and could open up a new Internet market.

China's Internet industry is about to take off after 2000. It should be profitable to copy an RTT to set up a company.

However, RTT was copied without much technical content, but the problem is that Xiao Ma and the others misjudged the money-burning ability of this instant messaging software.

They originally thought that Internet companies like P-NET must have made a lot of money. Last year alone, P-NET made more than 300 million U.S. dollars from selling related U.S. businesses.

The industry estimates that the value of P-NET is at least US$3 billion. Such a terrifying figure cannot help but make people excited.

But Xiao Ma and the others didn't expect that they would burn so much money after getting started.

So far, the number of registered users of Tencent RTT has reached an astonishing 500,000, and the number of online users at the same time has exceeded 60,000.

However, since Tencent itself does not have sufficient funds, the monthly network fees alone are enough to bankrupt Penguin.

I haven't found a particularly good way to monetize it yet.

This can't help but make Xiao Ma and the others feel deeply suspicious——

"Damn, this software is a melting pot. How did P-NET last for so long?"

But until 3 o'clock in the morning, they held a meeting and discussed it for a long time, and they still didn't have any particularly good way to monetize it.

In addition to selling some special accounts and paid registrations, they couldn't imagine how RTT's communication software with such a large number of users could make money.

But for them, these are just a drop in the bucket.

To be honest, everyone's confidence is a bit low.

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"Excuse me, is this Penguin Company? Is Mr. Mahua and Fujima here?"

The meeting lasted all night, but nothing came of it, except a dilemma. Several people fell down at their workstations and covered their heads to sleep, without noticing the few people who appeared at the door.

Hearing the sound, Brother Ma raised his anxious eyes and took a look.

There were three men standing at the door.

Since he was not wearing glasses, he could only make out a few blurry outlines.

He quickly grabbed the glasses on the table and put them on his face.

The leader looked particularly young, with a bright smile on his face.

A man in his thirties is like the sunshine in early summer, bright but not hot.

His face is handsome and gentle, and his facial features are deep and three-dimensional. A pair of eyes is like a deep lake, revealing the light of wisdom in the silence.

His nose is high, his lips are thin and strong, and the slightly raised corners of his mouth always seem to have a faint smile, which makes people feel both friendly and distant.

A total scumbag.

If he hadn't appeared at the door of their company, Xiao Ma would probably have thought that this guy was some kind of movie star who was just passing by to film a movie.

Behind the young man, the other two men looked much more ordinary.

One is a polite middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and the other is carrying a briefcase in his hand and has a slicked-back hairdo, similarly dressed.

The leader is naturally Qing Zhiyuan, the current big boss and chairman of pokeni.

The one wearing glasses is his strategy director Satoru Iwata, and the other one is a legal lawyer specially hired by P Agency.

Except for Satoru Iwata, the other two all speak fluent Chinese.

Even Satoru Iwata himself did not expect Qing Zhiyuan to speak Chinese so well.

He couldn't help but doubt his life: Not only could he speak fluent English, but he could even speak Chinese so well. Are there any presidents in the world who can't?

It was even so good that at a certain moment, he had -

I have the illusion that Qing Zhiyuan is Chinese.

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Qing Zhiyuan also didn't expect that Penguin's office would be such a small and broken place in the beginning.

It covers an area of ​​less than 40 square meters, with a simple front desk and several cubicles as you enter.

There is a person lying in each cubicle.

At first glance, it is the result of working hard all night.

Qing Zhiyuan recognized Brother Xiao Ma at a glance.

Because this face is so familiar to him. In his previous life, he worked for Brother Ma for three years. Every year when work started, he could receive red envelopes outside his office and take photos with him.

It's just that this face is much younger than the one he knows.

"Hello, Mr. Ma Huateng, I am the chairman of Pokeni Company, and my name is Qing Zhiyuan." Qing Zhiyuan stepped forward and handed over his right hand to Brother Ma.

"green……"

Brother Ma stroked his greasy hair, his eyes blurred for a while.

After a few seconds, his pupils suddenly dilated.

Damn it! ! !

No wonder I said this person looks so familiar?

After working on it for a long time, it turned out to be the one who suffered! ! !

The president of pokeni actually came to our door in person!

Ma Huateng instinctively had the urge to run away.

Although Qing Zhiyuan rarely appears in front of the media, he can still be captured at important press conferences. At last year's E3 Electronics Show and Tokyo Game Show, Qing Zhiyuan stole the show, especially with such a handsome face. His face is known as the most beautiful man in the gaming industry. It is difficult not to remember.

It's just that Xiao Ma didn't realize this before.

Think about it, a neon president, a boss-level figure suddenly appeared in front of him, is this reasonable?

The key is--

Mr. Qing Zhiyuan speaks Mandarin too smoothly, right?

How could you possibly connect a handsome guy who looks gentle and harmless and speaks standard Mandarin with the all-powerful neon man who created RTT? !

Brother Xiao Ma lost three of his seven souls, and felt a darkness in front of his eyes. However, he was instinctively pulled by Qing Zhiyuan and shook his hand.

But there is no real feeling at all.

who I am?

Where am I?

What am I going to do?

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Brother Ma trembled suddenly and hurriedly slapped the table with his hand, causing the other friends to get up quickly.

"Don't sleep, don't sleep, get up quickly, Qing Zhiyuan is here."

"Huh? Qing Zhiyuan?" Several other people rubbed their eyes and stood up with some sleepiness and confusion.

"Who is Qing Zhiyuan?"

Damn it, you don’t even know who Qing Zhiyuan is?

Brother Ma has the urge to beat these people to death.

"Ah! Qing, Qing Zhiyuan, sir..."

At this moment, Zhang Zhidong suddenly remembered, and his face changed drastically.

Oh my god!

Isn't this the master of suffering?

He looked at Brother Ma and asked with nervous and fearful eyes:

Are we doomed?

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"Hello, Mr. Zhang Zhidong, right? Mr. Xu Chenhua, Mr. Zeng Liqi, and Mr. Chen Yidan."

Qing Zhiyuan shook the hands of Penguin’s five founders one by one.

Several people's faces were a little confused.

Because Penguin is only a small company and is on the verge of bankruptcy, I didn't expect that Mr. Qing could remember everyone's name so clearly.

It was really flattering.

Qing Zhiyuan introduced Satoru Iwata and Daichi Chikatani, a colleague from the company’s legal department.

The founders of Penguin were all trembling with fear, and everyone acted extremely nervous.

Qing Zhiyuan took a step forward and said to Brother Xiao Ma, "Well, we are here this time to talk about the RTT business matters used by your company."

Brother Ma swallowed silently and felt a thump in his heart.

They even brought a lawyer, so what else is there to say?

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There were 8 people sitting at the negotiating table.

Although it is called a conference room, the conference room is pitifully small.

Qing Zhiyuan, the [guests] from Neon, sat aside.

On the other side are the five founders of Penguin.

Zhang Zhidong is a technician and is mainly responsible for Penguin's underlying architecture and solving instant messaging technology and server problems.

To be precise, he is a technical expert. He is relatively low-key and calm, and doesn't talk much.

Chen Yidan, like Zhang Zhidong, is a classmate of Xiao Ma. He is known for his low-key and rigorous attitude. In his previous life, he was Penguin's housekeeper, but later he left Penguin and focused on education.

Among these five people, the one who talks the most and has the best eloquence is not Xiao Ma, but Zeng Liqi. Among them, he is the one with the highest academic level.

Before joining Penguin, he worked in the Shenzhen Municipal Data Communications Bureau. He was familiar with China's Internet and telecommunications industries and had good network resources. After joining Penguin, he was mainly responsible for operations. Most of the business was led by Ma Zeng. To talk.

Because Zeng is relatively tall and looks wealthy, which is in sharp contrast to Ma Ge's gentle and frail appearance, so many people think that Zeng is the boss of Penguin, while Ma Ge is just a technician.

After a while of casual greetings, several people entered the formal discussion.

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"Is such that."

Qing Zhiyuan pushed a prepared document in front of everyone, which listed evidence that many Penguins had infringed and plagiarized RTT and made profits from it.

Brother Ma took one look, his eyes darkened, and he almost fainted.

"We have obtained a lot of evidence regarding your company's plagiarism of our RTT instant messaging software since December last year. The functions of the two are as much as 99% similar..."

pokeni legal affairs officer Ochichi Chitani stated.

Except that Penguin uses Chinese, the other parts cannot be said to be completely similar. It can only be said that they are exactly the same. Whether it is the word processing function, the interface, or even every small logo, they are undoubtedly copied from RTT.

This kind of plagiarism will probably be punished in any court.

Moreover, pokeni's technical staff have decrypted Penguin's RTT and found that a large part of the core code is derived from P's RTT patents.

This is the ironclad evidence before everyone.

For a small company like Penguin, it failed to make any money and even suffered a lot of losses. Now it has to face accountability from its owner...

Companies that were not already wealthy were even worse off.

At this moment, several people were shaking their legs nervously, feeling that the blood all over their bodies had coagulated.

The fine is a small matter, shouldn't we go to jail?

Everyone focused their attention on Xiao Ma. His background was relatively deep, and he might be able to get a lighter sentence from the court.

But Brother Ma was also ashen-faced, and this scene was really uncomfortable.

They are actually quite courageous, but they didn't expect that a barren land like China, where the Internet is located, could be targeted. How can a small and broken company like Penguin be allowed to let the big bosses use the wrath of thunder to impose divine punishment?

However, Qing Zhiyuan just took in everyone's expressions leisurely and enjoyed the moment.

To be honest, this was the first time he saw Brother Ma trembling with fear.

The whole person couldn't help but feel a little elated.

The corners of Qing Zhiyuan's mouth raised slightly, making sure that the other party had almost understood the mistake he had made.

Then he smiled and said, "We can hold you accountable for your company's infringement, or we don't have to."

Qing Zhiyuan does not need translation at all and everyone can understand him.

After hearing Qing Zhiyuan's words, everyone's eyes couldn't help but light up.

Can we not be held accountable?

"Well, I have a proposal, let's see what you think."

Qing Zhiyuan looked at Satoru Iwata next to him. The latter put another project on the table and pushed it towards Brother Ma.

The above is the planning content written in Chinese.

"Pokeni invested US$10 million in Penguin, but we want to take 55% of the equity, and then authorize China's RTT business to Penguin and provide more technical support..."

Qing Zhiyuan talked about a lot of content according to the suggestions in the plan.

Including what content pokeni can support in the future, and how to help Penguin achieve better results so that the company can maximize its operation...

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but widen their eyes with a look of disbelief on their faces, and they were somewhat doubtful about life.

Did I hear that correctly?

Not only did pokeni not sue us for plagiarism, but they even invested the money? !

Oh my god! ! !

What kind of bodhisattva behavior is this?

What's more, 10 million US dollars! Isn’t this amount of money too scary?

Now Penguin, according to Xiao Ma's own assessment, is not sure whether it can be worth 10 million soft sister coins, but Pokeni directly gave 10 million in one breath, still in US dollars!

And only 55% of the equity is required.

Xiao Ma felt as if someone had forced him to drink a large bucket of wine, and he was a little dizzy.

It’s a bit too amazing to say the least. With this money, I feel like I can establish a bigger and better company in China, but why did they choose us?

Qing Zhiyuan said, shouldn’t I take other local factors into consideration? Qing Zhiyuan also weighed the decision between running a company by himself and leaving it to Brother Ma.

Xiao Ma himself has a very powerful background, and the penguin worked very well in his hands in his previous life, so he felt relieved to leave it to him.

However, only one thing is certain, Qing Zhiyuan must ensure that he is Penguin's largest shareholder.

Because this involves the future pokeni group's grand strategic issues in China, there is no second option.

The biggest advantage of the Chinese market is that there are many people, and after RTT is detonated in China, it will generate huge energy.

"If we don't accept it, we can only resort to legal action and license the RTT business to other competitors."

Oh shit……

Brother Xiao Ma frowned fiercely. Is the man in front of him cruel?

As soon as the front foot draws a big cake for you, the back foot directly dances the big stick.

One side is hell and the other side is heaven.

Damn...do I still have a choice?

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