rebirth from small pockets

Chapter 319 The richest man can also hug his thighs

Human life is actually very interesting.

In your life, you will make many friends, confidants, and lovers.

But by the same token, you may also meet some people who you don't like so much.

Just like Ma Xiaoyun and Zhou Hongyi in the early years of the previous century!

At that time, Ma Xiaoyun accepted Yahu's investment and took over Yahu China!

Before that, Zhou Hongyi had just sold her 3721 to Yahu China, and after becoming the head of Yahu China, she left Yahu China again!

If you look at it purely from this point of view, these two people should actually have a good relationship!

But in fact, Zhou Hongyi finally raised the butcher's knife and directly blocked the "rogue software" that she had created with her own hands.

This is almost equivalent to Yahu Huaxia spending a lot of money, but in the end it bought loneliness.

And this naturally made Ma Xiaoyun, who took over Yahu China, extremely dissatisfied.

It was said at that time that the two parties even went to court and announced in public that they would never have any contact with each other until they die!

But that was the previous life. But now in 1999!

These two "enemies" who later broke up and declared that they would never see each other again, were now holding hands and singing together side by side!

The biggest reason why the two are so close is because they are sharing the same microphone at the moment.

There are usually only two microphones in a KTV private room.

At this moment, the other microphone is in Chen Li's hand!

"Look at the sky and say goodbye~ Don't let your imagination run wild!"

"God has his own plan~!"

"God loves stupid kids~!"

This is a song sung by Andy Lau, Ko Shouliang and Wu Zongxian, so there are three people singing it at the moment!

Chen Li~Ma Xiaoyun~Zhou Hongyi!

But to be honest ~ apart from Chen Li who was really singing, the other two were really just howling!

In his previous life, Ma Xiaoyun even sang on stage at Ahri's party, but in fact, anyone who knows a little bit about it should be able to tell that the tuner at that time was really a bit awesome.

Of course~ It doesn’t matter whether Ma Xiaoyun and Ma Zong sing well or not, but this guy really likes to sing.

But what Chen Li never expected was that Zhou Hongyi also liked singing.

So~ after the three of them had dinner together that night, they came to the KTV out of nowhere.

And the most terrible thing is that Zhou Hongyi's singing level is not even as good as Ma Xiaoyun.

So~ it actually doesn’t matter whether you like singing or not. What’s important is that singing is actually just a way of socializing with people these days!

The KTV that night was proposed by Zhou Hongyi, and it was even this guy who took the initiative to treat us.

The reason is very simple. Guofeng Software has just received new financing.

The financing target is Xiaoma Technology!

Yes ~ Although Ma Xiaoyun failed to achieve the expected goal during his overseas trip, the money this buddy brought back was still real.

After Chen Li introduced Zhou Hongyi to Ma Xiaoyun, Ma Xiaoyun became familiar with Zhou Hongyi.

At this time, Zhou Hongyi was preparing to attract investment with the finished product. It was said that many people were optimistic about Zhou Hongyi's project.

When Ma Xiaoyun thought about it, everyone else was optimistic about it, which proved that this project must be successful.

So ~ this guy had his thoughts changed!

Of course ~ Ma Xiaoyun before was only thinking because he had no money!

His own Ali Baba hasn't even eaten rice yet! Let alone try to take advantage of others.

But isn't it a coincidence? Chen Li's appearance is equivalent to directly sending a wave of money to Ma Xiaoyun.

Let’s not talk about how much profit can be created after the Y2K patch, but for the 21 million US dollars that Ma Xiaoyun brought back this time, he can get several million. The unit is still US dollars!

With this money, not only can Ali Baba continue to operate, Ma Xiaoyun even has spare money to invest in Zhou Hongyi's online real name!

Yes ~ Ma Xiaoyun invested in Guofeng Software!

When dealing with the Y2K patch before, Chen Li introduced Zhou Hongyi to help with the matchmaking, but he never expected that the two of them would hook up like firewood!

1 million US dollars, 15% of the shares, this is the final investment ratio.

In fact, Ma Xiaoyun planned to invest two million US dollars at the beginning, and Zhou Hongyi seemed willing to give 30% of the shares!

After all, this price can almost be said to be a direct shock to Zhou Hongyi.

You know, when Zhou Hongyi founded Guofeng Software, she was fed up with the difficulties faced by investors.

At that time, that group of people not only gave little money, but also demanded a lot, so in the end Zhou Hongyi ran around to find Chen Li and asked for 100,000 yuan.

Later, Zhou Hongyi met some investors one after another, but at that time Zhou Hongyi had not even built a product, so naturally she could not attract any investment.

In the end, Zhou Hongyi followed Chen Li's suggestion and planned to immerse herself in developing the product first, so the current 3721 network real-name software was born.

Unexpectedly, he followed Chen Li's suggestion and came up with a product, and people came to him immediately.

Not to mention that the price was several times higher than before, and the way people communicated with him became a little more polite.

But even so, no one wants to invest two million US dollars as soon as they ask!

This amount obviously exceeded Zhou Hongyi's expectations at this moment.

And Ma Xiaoyun didn’t want much, so Zhou Hongyi actually had no reason to refuse!

The only thing that needs to be worried about is that Chen Li is actually the major shareholder of Xiaoma Technology. If he agrees to the investment of Xiaoma Technology, Chen Li's shares will also increase accordingly.

Chen Li originally owned a part of Guofeng Software's shares, but if he increases it this time, it would be a bit dangerous!

Although Zhou Hongyi and Chen Li cooperated very happily, and Chen Li almost ignored the affairs of Guofeng Software, that was because Chen Li's shares were still within a safe range.

But if this investment is completed, based on Chen Li's share in Xiaoma Technology, Chen Li will become the largest shareholder of Guofeng Software.

Although Zhou Hongyi's team still has an advantage in shares, it is definitely dangerous for Chen Li to occupy too many shares.

So Zhou Hongyi was a little hesitant, but he really wanted to agree because Ma Xiaoyun gave so much!

At this time, Zhou Hongyi really had no experience in company operations!

This can be seen from Zhou Hongyi’s previous investment approach.

Previously, Chen Li paid 100,000 yuan to take away 20% of the shares of Guofeng Software from him, but this time Zhou Hongyi was even willing to exchange 30% of the shares for the two million US dollars from Ma Xiaoyun.

It can be said that if the person who invested two million US dollars was not Ma Xiaoyun, or if Ma Xiaoyun was not Chen Li's partner, then Zhou Hongyi would probably agree to the investment on the spot.

But if you calculate it carefully, if this plan is really implemented, Chen Li will have 20% in his hands, while Ma Xiaoyun will take away 30% of the shares.

Even if Chen Li's shares will be diluted in this financing, the combined shares held by Chen Li and Ma Xiaoyun will exceed 45%.

This is actually a very dangerous ratio!

If Guofeng Software were to raise funds later, if someone was interested in the shares held by Chen Li and Ma Xiaoyun, or simply Chen Li or Ma Xiaoyun were interested in Guofeng Software, it would be very dangerous for Zhou Hongyi.

Unless Zhou Hongyi did not plan to continue the business from the beginning, but was prepared to cash out and leave the market, otherwise, this kind of financing behavior is absolutely irrational, and can even be said to be quite dangerous.

You know, if Chen Li’s 100,000 yuan is regarded as an angel investment, then Ma Xiaoyun’s investment this time is a Series A investment!

At the end of the A round, nearly half of Guofeng Software’s shares are gone. It’s going to be a waste of time in the future!

In its previous life, Guofeng Software experienced three rounds of financing, and in the end Zhou Hongyi still owned close to 60% of the shares.

But now, in the first round, this guy plans to sell the shares he gave away in the three rounds in his previous life. This is outrageous!

In the end, Chen Li couldn't stand it anymore and ended up personally! With his mediation, the ratio was reduced to 1 million US dollars and 15% of the shares.

One million US dollars, this amount of money is enough for Zhou Hongyi to open up the early market!

After occupying a certain market share in the early stage, Zhou Hongyi can still look for financing even if there is insufficient funds by then.

Moreover, with the example of Pony Technology’s investment in Guofeng Software, Guofeng Software’s future financing will be much smoother in terms of valuation.

15% of the shares, even if Chen Li's diluted shares are included, will not pose any threat to Zhou Hongyi.

Only in this way will Zhou Hongyi not think of running away. Otherwise, once this guy feels that he can't handle it, he may have to give up his job.

Moreover, this guy has a criminal record. In his previous life, this guy was not satisfied with his stay in Yahu China, so he gave up his job, turned around, and killed his old employer.

Chen Li is not that stupid. He plans to wait for this buddy to help him make money. Of course, he cannot drive him away.

So in the end, Zhou Hongyi got the financing he dreamed of, and Ma Xiaoyun got 15% of the shares of Guofeng Software.

This seems to be a win-win situation, but to be honest, Chen Li is quite confused at this moment.

The reason is very simple, because at this moment Ma Xiaoyun seems to have completely deviated from the trajectory of his previous life!

According to the original trajectory, after this guy returned to Lin'an, he should work with his more than ten Arhats to build his Ali Baba.

Although there were some difficulties in the early stage, Ali Baba eventually grew into the leading Internet company in China.

But in this life, because it was inconvenient for him to deal with the Y2K issue, Chen Li flew to Lin'an overnight to chase Ma Xiaoyun back.

It just so happened that Ma Xiaoyun was preparing to start a business again at this moment, but he happened to be short of funds, so Ma Xiaoyun planned to use this opportunity to make a fortune.

By earning this money, his Ali Baba no longer has to worry about funds!

In the end, Chen Li and Ma Xiaoyun hit it off and reached a cooperation, and created Xiaoma Technology!

In fact, at this time, although it deviated from some tracks, overall, Ma Xiaoyun's general direction has not deviated.

Because although he and Chen Li had developed Pony Technology, his Ali Baba in Lin'an was also ready to go.

But things later went a step further, and this deviation was naturally caused by Chen Li!

That’s right~ It’s because of that “Y2K Ultimate Patch”!

Although this year's Y2K patch sales are far from Chen Li's expected goal, that's just Chen Li's goal.

In Ma Xiaoyun's view, a small piece of software easily sold for 21 million US dollars!

This is simply a money grab!

At this time, Ma Xiaoyun's understanding of the Internet was actually relatively shallow.

In his opinion, even if Chen Li and the team behind him worked hard to develop this "Y2K Ultimate Patch", it probably didn't cost much.

After all, the issue of the millennium bug crisis has actually only begun to be mentioned in the past few years.

And that is 21 million U.S. dollars, which is 168 million when converted into Chinese currency!

Ma Xiaoyun, who is not yet the richest man in China, is a little excited when he thinks about such a large sum of money.

And the most important thing is that part of the money still belongs to him.

Thirty percent is 6.3 million U.S. dollars, which translates into almost 50 million!

With this 50 million, Ma Xiaoyun still does shit like Ali Baba!

Uh~! If Chen Li knew that Ma Xiaoyun had given up on Ali Baba because of the 50 million, he would definitely be shocked.

Then ~ the fact is like this!

Why did you think Ma Xiaoyun started struggling when he was in college? Is it national justice? To contribute to the development of the country?

Stop talking nonsense!

Not everyone is qualified to talk about these topics when the seat below the butt is not high enough.

To put it bluntly~ Ma Xiaoyun has been tossing and turning over the years, and the ultimate goal is just to make more money.

Ma Xiaoyun could not have imagined at the beginning that his Ali Baba would become such a big scale in the future.

Even though this guy talks nonsense, he always wants to build the greatest Internet company in China, but those words are meant for others.

To be precise, these words are for those who are willing to believe in him.

In fact, whether it is Ma Xiaoyun or the dozen Arhats under him, their efforts over the years are just to make their lives better!

In fact, there are many, many people like them in this era ~ but most of them failed. But Ma Xiaoyun and his Arhats succeeded by luck!

If Chen Li had not appeared, Ma Xiaoyun might have embarked on the arduous road of founding Ali Baba just like in his previous life.

But when Chen Li came out of the blue, Ma Xiaoyun suddenly realized that he seemed to have another choice, which was

Hug your thighs!

Yes~ The reason why Ma Xiaoyun chose to invest in Guofeng Software was not to thank Zhou Hongyi for the help he had provided him before, but because Chen Li was a shareholder of this company!

That’s right~that’s the reason!

Ma Xiaoyun once thought that Chen Li was a hacker. Although he was just a little skeptical now, he still felt that there should be a hacker team behind Chen Li.

After all, a problem as big as the millennium bug was solved by Chen Li alone. Ma Xiaoyun definitely didn't believe it.

So in Ma Xiaoyun's mind at this moment, there are only two possibilities!

Why~ Chen Li himself is a member of the hacker team, this time he is just the agent Chen Li found!

After all, Chen Li was actually the agent the hacker team found, and he was the agent Chen Li found for himself.

In other words, Ma Xiaoyun is either an agent of a hacker team, or an agent of an agent of a hacker team!

It seems a bit convoluted! But that’s what Ma Xiaoyun thinks.

Under this premise, Chen Li is a shareholder of Guofeng Software. What does this mean?

This means that Guofeng software is definitely making a big difference!

Hacker Team Software Company! You can taste it carefully!

Therefore, after Ma Xiaoyun confirmed that Chen Li was a shareholder of Guofeng Software, he decided to invest in Guofeng Software without hesitation.

Do you think he invested in Zhou Hongyi? No, he invested in Chen Li, or the hacker team behind Chen Li!

Anyway, he made a lot of money this time, and he only used a small part of the funds. The remaining money was enough for him to start other businesses.

What? Ali Baba, what Ali Baba?

Oh~ You mean the Internet company that Ma Xiaoyun originally planned to start?

Uh~ Take it easy!

Don’t rush now~ After all, where can Ali Baba make money selling Y2K patches?

(End of chapter)