My 1999

“This year you only have two tasks.

First, do a good job in promoting and launching new products.

Second, acquire Huiyuan from Delong Group. "Xu Liang said.

"I know it without you having to tell me, but will the Delong Group really sell it?"

"Wait until after the Chinese New Year to get in touch, get a feel for Delong Group's attitude, and tentatively quote a price. Don't make it too low. Delong Group is relatively short of money now."

"Um."

"Come on, come out with me."

Xu Liang stood up.

"Where to go?"

"Stanford Dunes Road, I bought an office building there."

Xu Liang stood up.

“Why are you buying an office building here?”

"Be the office of the American branch of Hanhua Capital." Xu Liang said.

"The development of Hanhua Capital is very positive."

Sensing the resentment in her tone, Xu Liang quickly put his arms around the beautiful lady's waist and smiled.

"I am also very good to Jianlibao, and I have found a good opportunity for you to acquire Huiyuan. When the acquisition is completed, Jianlibao Group will have two product lines, carbonated drinks and fruit drinks, with revenue and risk resistance far beyond what it is now. It is estimated that The value will also increase several times. In two years at most, the market value of Jianlibao Group will definitely exceed tens of billions of Chinese coins.

After two years of settling down, we will launch a new product line.

I assure you that Jianlibao Group will definitely be a multinational food and beverage giant in the future. "

"This is what you said. In the future, Jianlibao Group will never be worse than Hanhua Capital."

Once a woman's desire to win is aroused, she can no longer suppress it.

"Okay, I promise you."

While talking, the car gradually arrived at Sand Hill Road and stopped at a building surrounded by green trees.

From a distance, it looks like a huge manor.

“The environment here is really nice.”

"The United States is a big place, with fewer people, and the living environment is much better than ours. Especially Sand Hill Road, most of the environment is like this. Let's go in and have a look."

Park in the parking lot on the right outside the door.

Climb the two steps and back out of the door.

Across the street is the front desk.

A beautiful girl with a typical Asian appearance, wearing a lady's overalls with small lapels, sat inside.

Seeing Xu Liang come in, he stood up quickly.

"Mr. Xu."

Xu Liang nodded slightly.

He has been here several times since buying the house.

Go around the front desk and enter from the right.

A huge office space with many glass partitions comes into view.

"How big is it here?"

There was an echo in her voice.

"4250 square meters."

Xu Liangdao.

"So big? Do you need such a large office space?"

"If it's just for offices, Hanhua certainly won't be so big. The first floor is mainly used as an incubator to attract start-up companies. I gave so many lectures at Stanford University and caused such a big disturbance. Of course, there must be some reward." Xu good way.

Kick, kick, kick….

Rapid footsteps came from behind.

The two turned around and saw Zhao Xun rushing over.

"Mr. Xu! Mr. Qiao?"

Zhao Xun was Qiao Yuhui's old subordinate. When he saw her here, he was surprised and quickly stepped forward to say hello.

"Old Zhao, why aren't there any office supplies on the first floor?"

"I have contacted the second-hand wholesaler and made an appointment to deliver it this afternoon."

Xu Liang nodded, "Let's go up and talk."

Come to the second floor.

The space on the second floor is slightly smaller than the first floor.

But even so, compared to the newly opened Hanhua, there is still a lot of free space.

never mind.

Take advantage of the fact that there are bankruptcies everywhere in Silicon Valley and buy it now when housing prices are at a low. It will not be so cheap in the future.

Arriving at the office on the second floor, the three of them sat down.

"Mr. Xu, we have hired thirty-two people so far, and have basically set up various departments. However, except for the Netflix project you invested in, there are currently no other businesses."

"I know. When the office downstairs is finished, you can go to Stanford University to promote the policies of our incubation room. I believe my speech will be of some use, but don't make the door rails too low. The business plan is too sloppy and the model If it’s not clear, don’t use it.”

"yes."

"By the way, you can also use me as a selling point. Just say that every start-up company that stays in our incubation room will get a free entrepreneurial guidance from me."

"I think many people will join our incubation room because of Mr. Xu's name. Then the space on the first floor may not be enough." Zhao Xun said with a smile.

"Let's talk about it when it's not enough. At least we're still well off now."

After a pause, Xu Liang continued: "Have you contacted Rockets owner Alexander?"

"I've contacted him several times, but his asking price is too high."

"How many?"

"$350 million."

Xu Liang frowned. This is not ten years after the dollar depreciated.

The Rockets with a bad record are simply not worth so much money.

"It's too expensive, let's continue talking."

Xu Liangdao.

After Zhao Xunlue's team hesitated, "Mr. Xu, I think we can pick up another team so that we can lower the price."

Xu Liang understood what he meant. Shopping around is a buyer's market. If you decide to buy one, it's a seller's market.

The former is of course easier to lower prices.

But he values ​​the Rockets for the No. 1 pick and Yao Ming.

So I can only decide on one.

"Mr. Xu, through this period of understanding, I feel that NBA President David Stern is eager to open up the Chinese market, and a team with a Chinese owner can help him achieve this goal, so I think we can talk to him Talk about it, like the No. 1 pick."

Xu Liang's eyes lit up.

yes.

His previous idea was completely wrong.

Draft picks can be manipulated.

If he can get David Stern, then he has the No. 1 pick in hand, and he just needs to find a team with a worse record to acquire him.

He patted Zhao Xun's shoulder hard and praised.

"Old Zhao, you have made a great contribution this time."

Zhao Xun smiled and said, "I hope I can help you."

"You, if you have nothing to do, you should listen to other people's opinions more and don't act arbitrarily all the time." Qiao Yuhui smiled beside him.

"I'm not arbitrary. Don't you think I'm following the good this time? ... By the way, Lao Zhao. Besides the Rockets, which team do you also have your eye on?"

"Los Angeles Clippers. New York and Los Angeles are the two largest cities in the United States and have the largest football markets. If the team is placed in these two cities, the team's future growth will be the highest."

Xu Liang nodded, Zhao Xun's analysis made sense.

The growth potential of the Los Angeles Clippers is indeed higher than that of the Houston Rockets.

"One more thing. Mr. Xu, I don't really suggest that we acquire the Rockets."

"Why?"

"In addition to the high price, it is too far away from us and is not very convenient for management. If you want to watch a game, you have to fly more than a thousand kilometers, which is too time-consuming.

It would be more beneficial to us if the Rockets were replaced by the Warriors.

First, it is right under our noses and easy to manage.

Second, it is the only basketball team in Silicon Valley, and Silicon Valley is the place with the most technology rich people in the United States and an innovation center. Although the population is not as good as that of Los Angeles, it has more wealthy people and is no worse than the Los Angeles Clippers.

Third, San Francisco is the city with the largest number of Chinese Americans, and we can get more support here. "

Xu Liang nodded, admitting that Zhao Xun's analysis made sense.

In fact, the reason why he wanted to acquire the Rockets was purely based on the memory of his previous life.

But memory is memory, and the real NBA is much more complicated than mere memory.

Zhao Xun has been investigating the NBA for so long, so he must have more say than him.

"You can help me make an appointment with Stern first. After I meet with him, I will decide which team to acquire." Xu Liang said.

He only cares about the No. 1 pick. If Stern can promise him the No. 1 pick, the Rockets will become dispensable.

"yes."

"Also, how is the collection of information about Silicon Valley startups going?"

"The catalog is complete, but the information is still being improved. It will be available to you at noon the day after tomorrow."

Xu Liang nodded.

"Okay, I won't disturb your work."

He greeted Qiao Yuhui and left here.

She stayed in San Francisco for three days and then hurried back to China.

The New Year has just passed at Jianlibao, and we are still summarizing the previous year and preparing plans for the new year. There are so many things to do.

If Xu Liang's challenge to Larry Ellison hadn't been too sensational, she would have been worried.

She won't come here in a hurry.

However, she was lucky. The private jet Xu Liang purchased had been delivered to her.

She could just take a private jet back without spending too much time on the journey.

——

"Mr. Xu, this is the document sent by Mr. Zhao."

After taking it from Lu Hui, Xu Liang looked through it carefully.

The above are all Internet companies that have survived in Silicon Valley at this stage. He wanted to see if there were any standards that he had missed.

After turning a few pages, he got something.

"PayPal?"

Xu Liang's eyes lit up.

He is very familiar with this internationally renowned third-party payment platform.

But he didn't know that PayPal had appeared so early.

Looking at the information at the back, I couldn't help but frown.

“Have you started the roadshow to go public?”

Although it has not yet entered the listing silent period stipulated by the SEC, it is difficult to acquire stocks from shareholders or invest in it at this time.

"After all, give it a try. If it doesn't work, forget it."

Use a red pen to draw a red circle on PayPal.

Continuing to scroll back, I soon saw a few familiar names.

Expedia, translated as Expedia.

Expedia is the world's largest online travel company, accounting for approximately one-third of the global online travel market. He had booked a flight ticket online from this company when he traveled before.

Another one is Zappos, an online shoe store.

He only knew this because the boss of this company was a Chinese named Hsieh Jiahua, who later became a venture capitalist. Xu Liang had attended an investment reception organized by him.

Zappos is a classic investment case that is often talked about by other parties.

Apart from these three companies, the rest are unfamiliar.

But the company is unfamiliar, so let’s look at the data analysis below.

He is now considered a senior Internet entrepreneur. Coupled with the memory of the previous life, whether a company can develop can be roughly judged by looking at their model and development direction.

And being able to survive the Nasdaq crisis is not simple in itself.