rebirth from small pockets

The matter of free security guards is the result of discussions between Ma Xiaoyun and Zhou Hongyi.

The reason why the two of them have this confidence is mainly because of Red Pony's own capital reserves and the five million US dollars investment brought by Xu Xing.

Compared with those domestic security software companies, the starting point of Red Pony Technology Co., Ltd. is indeed a bit high.

Almost all of these companies have reached their current scale after several years of development, but as soon as Red Pony Technology started, its scale was not smaller than theirs.

Yes~ Even if you put aside the product itself, in terms of pure company strength, today's Red Pony is not inferior to any domestic security software company.

If you really want to talk about the difference, it is probably that the red pony lacks some background in the security software industry.

However, this is actually meaningless, because most of the current domestic security software companies do not have very strong foundations.

When Zhou Hongyi set foot in this industry in her previous life, it was already a few years later, but now, even Yinshan Software has only just set foot in this market this year.

It is worth mentioning that Yinshan Software accepted investment from Fantasy Group last year.

Not long ago, Yinshan Software just released the Yinshan Antivirus developed by it. This is the biggest reason why Red Pony is now willing to accept capital financing.

If Fantasy Group were mentioned twenty years later, there would probably be a lot of scolding on the Internet.

But at this time in 1999, the fantasy computer was still the light of the nation.

These days, I imagine that Liu Chuanzhi's reputation is comparable to that of Mr. Ren of Warwick later.

At this time, the so-called first batch of Internet tycoons in China are probably just worthy of mentioning in front of Liu Chuanzhi these days.

Especially a few years later, after Fantasy acquired IBM's PC business, Liu Chuanzhi's reputation could be said to have reached its peak.

Even Chen Li in his previous life had great admiration for Fantasy Group and Chairman Liu during this period.

However, there is actually a misunderstanding regarding the acquisition of IBM's PC business.

Chen Li didn’t know what information other people in his previous life had learned. Anyway, after reading the news reports at that time, Chen Li thought that Fantasy Group had acquired IBM!

In fact, Chen Li was not the only one who thought so at the time, especially some unscrupulous media. When reporting this incident, they deliberately ignored some facts and the headline was simply "Fantasy Acquisition of IBM"!

Although it was later learned that Fantasy Group only acquired IBM's PC business, at that time Chen Li still believed that the reason why IBM sold its PC business to Fantasy was because IBM could not compete with Fantasy Group.

Many people even think that IBM cannot defeat Fantasy Group and has to sell its PC business to Fantasy Group.

After all, the main business of Fantasy Group at that time was the PC business, and it was doing very well, so many people naturally thought so.

Chen Li felt the same way at the time, so at that time, he actually really admired Fantasy Group and Chairman Liu.

Of course, everyone knows what happened later. The reason why IBM sold off its PC business was actually to transform and get rid of losses.

At that time, many people thought that IBM was just a computer seller, but in fact IBM's main business was a consulting service company that provided system architecture and network hosting for governments and large companies.

The entire PC business ~ In IBM's business proportion, the revenue of the PC business only accounts for about 13% of the entire IBM.

And the most important point is that IBM's PC business was not making money at all at that time, and was even losing money.

IBM's PC business lost $397 million in 2001 and also lost $171 million in 2002.

Even in the best year, the annual profit of the PC business was less than 1%, and its growth could not keep up with its peers.

In addition, IBM is not optimistic about the PC business internally, and even predicts that the PC business will not be as good as before in a few years.

Under such circumstances, the IBM Group naturally wanted to sell this business, and it had to sell it at a "good price."

After all, at the beginning of the century, the PC business was still a big hit.

It is said that at first, IBM actually wanted to sell its PC business to a company in the island country next door.

It’s just that I wasn’t fooled!

It happened that China joined the WTO at that time, and Fantasy Group was also looking for overseas markets, hoping to take this opportunity to become international.

So the two parties hit it off~!

IBM got rid of its own baggage, and Fantasy Group sold everything with loans and shares, and finally acquired IBM's PC business.

As for what Fantasy Group got in this transaction, it's hard to say.

Although Fantasy Group did take this opportunity to become international and even moved its corporate headquarters abroad,

However, with the advent of the smart era, the PC business has gradually degraded. It is hard to say whether this acquisition, which cost more than one billion US dollars at the beginning of the century, will result in a loss or a profit.

Of course ~ these are all things for later!

In short, in 1999, even though Fantasy Group had not yet acquired IBM's PC business, it was still considered a giant.

At the very least~compared with the red pony, it is simply not worth mentioning!

Therefore, facing Yinshan Software, which is backed by Fantasy Group, it would be false to say that Ma Xiaoyun and Zhou Hongyi are not panicking.

That is to say, the security guards brought out by Chen Li gave the two of them some confidence, and now they have the "free strategy" proposed by Ma Xiaoyun!

Ma Xiaoyun's idea is very simple~ He plans to rub other security software directly on the ground from the beginning.

Aren’t the Yinshan drug tyrants created by Yinshan Software going to be tested directly for a period of time? Then let them die directly during the test.

Ma Xiaoyun believes that with the help of Security Guard and the anti-virus software developed by Zhou Hongyi based on Security Guard, he is fully capable of defeating all competitors in the domestic market.

It's just that if he wants to use lightning speed to cover his ears, he must use strong medicine.

And free. It’s a super strong medicine.

It is said that this idea was proposed by Zhou Hongyi!

When Ma Xiaoyun asked Zhou Hongyi if he had any strong medicine, Zhou Hongyi directly said that if the security guards were free, then it would be the most powerful medicine.

But in fact, when Zhou Hongyi said this, she said it in a joking manner.

The reason is also very simple~ Security Guard was not developed by Red Pony. They have no decision-making power. In addition, given the performance of Security Guard, it is somewhat wasteful to offer it for free.

So although Zhou Hongyi said this at the time, he actually didn't really have this idea.

However, Ma Xiaoyun, who was listening on the sidelines, took these words seriously.

In fact, it was not Ma Xiaoyun who took it seriously, but he took it seriously.

Because after listening to Zhou Hongyi's explanation, he really felt that he could do it.

If security guards can be free, then the red pony pattern will open up, and the market will also open up.

As long as Chen Li and the team behind him are dealt with, then this matter is not inoperable.

Of course, at this time, Ma Xiaoyun and Zhou Hongyi had not yet thought of the "free" routines that would follow.

After all, in 1999, if everything was really free, the red pony would be dead.

The reason why Qishi 350 in the previous life was able to continue to survive while being free was because of the general environment of the Internet at that time.

Even if there is no charge for the security software, Qishion 350 can still rely on other income such as advertising to maintain the company's operations or even make a profit.

But in 1999, it was not that no one advertised on the Internet, but it was really very few.

Even if there is, people will go to portals such as Jiulang Sohu. After all, the popularity of both parties is not equal.

These days, even many professionals in the Internet circle have not yet figured out the concept of "traffic".

Therefore, the anti-virus software of Red Pony Technology still has to be charged.

Charging is the way for computer security software companies to survive these days.

Making security guards free is actually equivalent to using powerful security guards for red pony users and opening up the market for red pony.

Therefore, if Ma Xiaoyun was involved in this, he had no selfish motives. Chen Li would definitely not believe it.

After all, the profit sharing of the security guards is there, and it is impossible for the red pony to obtain more benefits from the security guards.

However, Ma Xiaoyun also knew very well that doing so would easily offend Chen Li and the team behind him.

So ~ he divided the profits from the anti-virus software.

But to be honest, the performance of anti-virus software cannot be compared with the security guard provided by Chen Li.

Ma Xiaoyun believes that once Security Guard opens up the market, there will be many people using Security Guard and other anti-virus software at the same time.

After all, habits cannot be changed by just talking.

Many people have been using products from other companies for several years. It is impossible for Red Pony to replace the anti-virus software they are accustomed to when they come out with Security Guard.

Unless Security Guard conflicts with other anti-virus software.

But Ma Xiaoyun's original intention of making Security Guard free is to use the performance of Security Guard to attract more users to the little red horse.

If you do this, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among users, and naturally the effect will be greatly reduced.

So in the end, Ma Xiaoyun chose to persuade Chen Li, and for this reason, he also roped in Xu Xing, who was introduced by Chen Li.

In fact, it was at this moment that Chen Li realized that he was not here to enjoy the meal that night.

Originally, Chen Li thought that this meal was Xu Xing's way of thanking him for connecting her with Ma Xiaoyun, so Chen Li didn't think much about it at all.

But it wasn't until Ma Xiaoyun told this story that Chen Li realized that this meal was actually coming to him.

"Ha~!"

Chen Li's first reaction was to laugh out loud.

He was indeed "angry" and laughed!

When he heard the news, his subconscious reaction was that Ma Xiaoyun wanted to mess with him.

Then after thinking about it carefully, did Ma Xiaoyun feel that he and the team behind him had taken too many benefits?

After Ma Xiaoyun explained clearly, Chen Li smiled again.

Indeed, as Ma Xiaoyun said, if the security guards are free, it will definitely be a good thing for the red pony.

But there is a problem here, that is, the interests of Chen Li and the "team" behind him are bound to be harmed.

Therefore, Ma Xiaoyun was willing to compensate the team behind Chen Li with one million US dollars, and gave away 70% of the profits from the anti-virus software.

This seems quite reasonable~ but to be honest, Chen Li feels a little unhappy!

If Ma Xiaoyun had come to discuss it with him from the beginning, Chen Li might still think it was nothing, and he might even look at Ma Xiaoyun with the eyes of a reborn person.

After all, "free" is the most expensive, and as a reborn person, Chen understands this very well.

Chen Li didn't know that Ma Xiaoyun didn't understand the "true meaning" of this. If he didn't understand Chen Li, he could explain it to him.

However, after Ma Xiaoyun and Zhou Hongyi passed their anger in advance, he then dragged Xu Xing over to look for him. It was hard not to let Chen Li feel that this guy was trying to force him into the palace!

Of course~ Chen Li actually knew that Ma Xiaoyun did not mean this, but he just felt very unhappy!

This unhappiness comes from the fact that Ma Xiaoyun doesn’t seem to pay much attention to him!

This may be a bit inaccurate~ because Ma Xiaoyun actually attaches great importance to the team behind Chen Li, and he even desperately wants to win over this team to join him.

But what Ma Xiaoyun values ​​​​is the entire "team" behind Chen Li, not Chen Li, the third shareholder of Red Pony. So.

"Five million US dollars~security guards, you can do whatever you want with it!"

“As for the profit from anti-virus software, we don’t want it!”

After saying these two sentences, Chen Li asked the waiter for a bowl of rice, and then started eating by himself.

"Mr. Chen, please don't misunderstand me!"

"I'm just discussing with you~ Let's discuss this."

"I think if the security guards can operate for free, it will definitely be more beneficial to Red Pony's future operations."

"After all, our competitors are not weak, so I thought"

When Chen Li said this, Ma Xiaoyun suddenly panicked. The more Chen Li ignored him, the more panicked Ma Xiaoyun became.

You must know that the reason why Ma Xiaoyun got involved in the Internet security industry was not only because he made a lot of money by helping Chen Li run the "Y2K Ultimate Patch", but his biggest reliance was actually the team behind Chen Li.

Although this team rejected Red Pony's invitation, judging from Chen Li's willingness to be a shareholder of Red Pony, it is impossible for this team to just ignore any problems Red Pony encounters in the future.

Just like during the previous Internet war, didn't this team come up with this "Security Guard"?

Therefore, for Ma Xiaoyun, this team is the "backer" of the Red Pony.

But maybe Chen Li's previous attitude towards Ma Xiaoyun was a little too friendly, which caused Ma Xiaoyun to have some misunderstandings.

But this can't be blamed on Chen Li. After all, Ma Xiaoyun in his previous life was once called "Daddy Ma". The gap between him and ordinary people made Chen Li subconsciously think harder than others when facing such a big boss in his previous life.

Be kinder.

Not just Ma Xiaoyun, but also Liu Dong and Ma Xiaoteng before.

As a result, Liu Dong tricked Chen Li into playing a game CD, while Ma Xiaoteng was doing pretty well for the time being.

But this Ma Xiaoyun is a bit arrogant!

This has something to do with this guy's character.

In his previous life, this guy was so stupid that he dared to blindfold himself in public. This shows what kind of character this guy has become.

Maybe Chen Li has given this guy a certain illusion, making him think that Chen Li is easy to talk to.

Then this is wrong!