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Xu Liang smiled slightly, picked up the wine glass on the table, and gestured towards the opposite side.

Son Zhengyi also picked it up, the two touched it briefly, and each took a sip.

"Mr. Xu, there is something I want to remind you."

"Speaking."

"I have dealt with Silver James, President of Goldman Sachs Asia, many times. Even though he appears polite, he is actually a vengeful white supremacist. If this negotiation fails, he will never let it go. You have to be careful about him. revenge."

Xu Liang looked solemn and said, "Thank you very much. I will be more vigilant."

Son Zhengyi smiled and nodded without saying anything more.

Just stop this kind of thing.

"By the way, Mr. Xu. You are also a director of Yahoo! Japan. Although the board of directors can send representatives to participate, I hope you can be present in person for some major decisions involving corporate development." Son Zhengyi said.

Now Xu Liang’s talent in business management has been fully demonstrated through Hongmeng Financing.

Therefore, he very much hopes that the other party can make suggestions for the development of Hongmeng Japan.

"Okay, I will participate as much as possible." Xu Liang said.

That's what he said, but unless he happened to be in Japan, he really didn't plan to go.

His own company is almost overwhelmed, so how can he have time to care about Yahoo Japan?

Sun Zhengyi saw that he was perfunctory with him, but he was also a little helpless. There was nothing he could do if they didn't go.

In fact, he didn't really want Xu Liang to join the board of directors of Yahoo Japan.

It would be a headache if Xu Liang became interested in Yahoo! Japan and wanted to acquire it; or if he publicly questioned his decision-making on Yahoo! Japan.

But there were some things that he wanted to ask Xu Liang's opinion on.

After all, the other person is also one of the people who knows the Internet best in this era.

"Mr. Xu, if I remember correctly, Hongmeng Huaxia has an e-commerce subsidiary called 'No. 1 Store'?"

"There is indeed such a company. Is Mr. Sun interested?"

"Mr. Xu, don't get me wrong. You know that we at Yahoo Japan are also engaged in e-commerce, but it is different from the B2C model of Yihaodian. What we do is C2C."

Xu Liang nodded. Most of the portal websites in this era are engaged in e-commerce, such as Yahoo, Sina and so on.

"Recently, eBay, the international e-commerce giant, has also entered Japan. This is the most powerful opponent that Yahoo Japan faces. If we cannot defeat them in C2C e-commerce, Yahoo Japan's business will be seriously affected, and the stock price will also follow. The plunge.

Mr. Xu, you are also a major shareholder of Yahoo Japan, holding 10% of the company's shares.

I think you don't want to see the value of your shares depreciate. "

"So?" Xu Liang said.

"I sincerely ask Mr. Xu for advice on how to defeat eBay, please."

Xu Liang listened and saw, "Mr. Sun, you don't have to be polite. As you said, I am also a shareholder of Yahoo! Japan and have the responsibility to make suggestions for the company's development."

Son Zhengyi raised his head, his eyes full of expectation, and his face looked like he was listening.

Seeing him like this, Xu Liang briefly organized his words.

"If I want to defeat eBay, I have a relatively expensive strategy - first bitter and then sweet."

"Bitter first, then sweet?"

Xu Liang continued: "eBay is a large international company, and they have formed a strict operating model internally. For example, there are listing fees for listing products, display fees for product display, and commissions for selling products.

I don't think any merchant selling on eBay wants to pay so much. "

Son is also a smart man and understood instantly.

"Mr. Xu is saying that we should be free?"

“It’s not completely free, but it’s a promise to all members that it will be free for three years, or four years, and we will consider charging after we completely defeat eBay.”

Sun Zhengyi thought about it for a while, with a touch of excitement in his eyes.

"This is indeed a good idea."

The free strategy is a trick used by Chinese Internet companies to defeat foreign monks, and it works every time.

"Although the strategy is good, it will cost a lot of money in the early stage." Xu Liang emphasized.

"As long as I can drive eBay out of the Japanese market, I won't hesitate to spend hundreds of millions of dollars." Son Zhengyi completely made up his mind.

At this moment, he finally showed the courage that an entrepreneur should have.

——

"The largest financing in the Nasdaq crisis" - Asahi Shimbun.

"Hongmeng, Asia's largest Internet company" - Chosun Ilbo.

"Our next stop will be Europe" - Sing Tao Daily.

"$560 million, are they worth it?" "--New York Times.

"Internet multinational giant, it comes from China" - China Youth Daily.

…

Reports from major global media have made Hongmeng’s influence appear to the world for the first time.

Dong Dong…….

"Come in."

A young man wearing a plaid shirt, black beach shorts, and flip-flops on his feet opened the door and walked in.

"Larry, I have a newspaper here that I need you to read."

Looking at his friend, Larry Page asked curiously: "What newspaper can make you so interested?"

Sergey Brin placed the Los Angeles Times in front of his friend and turned to the business section on page two.

Fingers clicked.

"check it out."

Larry Page looked over subconsciously.

A bold headline came into view.

"The Most Valuable Internet Company in 2001 Comes from China"

Larry Page, who was originally indifferent, took a little more seriously when he saw the words "Internet Company".

And he also knows that his friends will not make random mistakes.

Then I looked at the back.

The more he looked, the more serious his expression became.

The report of several hundred words was read quickly.

“I didn’t expect that such an Internet company would emerge in East Asia.” Sergey Brin sighed.

"We should pay attention to them." Larry Page looked solemn.

Judging from reports, their search engine has already occupied the mainstream of the Internet search market in East Asia and Southeast Asia.

We all know that once this kind of search habit is solidified, it will be difficult to subvert it when Google comes in.

Moreover, it seems from the report that Hongmeng is not limited to search. Their gaming business is highly profitable and can provide abundant cash flow to promote the development of the search business.

More importantly, their next target is Europe, which is precisely our goal at Google.

"Brin, we have to speed up." Larry Page said seriously.

Sergey Brin nodded. Although they have just turned a profit, they are not rich in funds. If they want to develop rapidly, they must raise funds.

But he is very resistant to financing.

He doesn’t want too many Wall Street capitalists to question their leadership of Google, and he doesn’t want the company he worked so hard to create to turn into a robot that only knows how to complete KPIs. That would greatly undermine the engineering culture he admires.

"Page, we will discuss the financing later, but the first thing we need to do now is to understand the details of Hongmeng Company, especially their technical capabilities."

After Larry Page nodded, "I have asked Hannah to collect it. I believe there will be more detailed information soon."

Sergey Brin nodded and read in the newspaper that Bing searched 1.5 billion search databases and had nearly 200 million daily visits. This data is stronger than Google today.

If you want to achieve this data, it is obviously impossible to achieve it without its strong technical support.

There was a hint of worry on his face involuntarily.

——

Xu Liang didn’t know that Hongmeng’s financing had attracted Google’s attention, and now he was dealing with one harassing phone call after another.

As the news spread that Hongmeng International was valued at US$2.8 billion, raised US$560 million, and had a total value of US$3.36 billion, it quickly caused a huge sensation in China.

A series of reports made Hongmeng famous all over the world, instantly replacing Sina and becoming the largest and most valuable Internet company in China.

Partner companies, officials, and media all rushed forward.

Fortunately, he has never been interviewed by reporters or appeared in public. Although many people know that Hongmeng’s boss is named Xu Liang, they don’t know much about his life.

After all, the name Xu Liang is very common, and there are tens of thousands of people with the same name across the country.

It is impossible for the media to investigate them one by one.

Of course, this situation is also temporary, and paper cannot cover the fire after all.

It was only a matter of time before he was exposed.

"Brother Xu, you must come to the West Lake Sword Contest this year. Moreover, Hongmeng is also a shareholder of Alibaba, with a shareholding of up to 10%, so I have to come and take a look."

Listening to Ma Yun's words on the phone, Xu Liang felt helpless.

This was already the third call he had received from Ma Yun. In short, the idea was to ask him to participate in the West Lake Sword Competition in September this year.

"Lao Ma, it's not that I don't want to go, but I really can't spare the time. Our Hongmeng business in Europe has already started, and I have to go there to keep an eye on it, but I really can't spare the time."

Of course, this is just an excuse. The most important thing is 9/11.

This matter concerns my future, which is far more important than going to the West Lake to discuss swordsmanship and show off.

"Brother Xu, there are so many talents in Hongmeng. It's enough to send someone there. Do you still need to keep an eye on it yourself?"

"The European market is too critical to us and is related to Hongmeng's future. I wouldn't be at ease if we don't watch it." Xu Liang said.

"Well, in that case, I won't force you." Just as Xu Liangsong said this, Ma Yun changed the subject, "How about you come on the day when the West Lake sword debate begins and leave the next day?"

"Old Ma, why do you insist on dragging me along?" Xu Liang said helplessly.

"I am discussing swordsmanship in West Lake. If you, the number one master in martial arts, don't have the 'Supernatural Power', why should we discuss swords?"

Ma Yun praised him, but she was still determined to let him attend.

In fact, Ma Yun was also helpless.

This year, Alibaba cut its losses to repay debts and resorted to massive layoffs. It finally managed to reduce its losses, but its corporate reputation was also shattered.

The West Lake Forum is needed to gather prestige and maintain the reputation of China's top Internet company, and Hongmeng, as the Internet company with the highest valuation in China, cannot be absent no matter what.

Only by their participation can they attract media attention and let Alibaba show its face.

Xu Liang was so entangled by him that he couldn't help but couldn't really break up with him.