rebirth from small pockets

Chapter 593 Upstart Chen Li

Author: The sea under the clouds

Chapter 593 Upstart Chen Li

In 2000, as some domestic Internet companies were listed on Nasdaq one after another, a saying became popular in the domestic Internet circle.

The Three Musketeers of the Internet!

The so-called Three Musketeers refer to the founders of the three Internet companies Sohu ~ Wangnan and Jiulang.

The fame of these three people soared to a small peak after their company was finally successfully listed.

To put it simply, anyone in China who knows a little bit about Internet-related information basically knows these three people.

But if you want to say that the leader in the computer Internet circle is definitely Fantasy Group.

Of course, the premise is that the Fantasy Group is really included in this circle!

In the eyes of Chen Li, a reborn person, Fantasy Group is just a large assembly factory.

But in 2000, Fantasy Group was still the light of China. Especially when Fantasy Group acquired IBM's PC business a few years later, Fantasy Group's reputation reached its peak.

In his previous life, Chen Li had read some posts on the Internet, which criticized Fantasy Group's acquisition of IBM's PC business.

In the eyes of the poster, the Fantasy Group, which staged a scene in which She Tunxiang took over the other party's PC business, actually suffered a big loss.

This makes sense. If we look at it 20 years later, it seems to be true.

But if we put it in the early years of the beginning of the century, absolutely no one would dare to say this.

After all, 20 years later, the mobile terminal will be the king, and the PC business basically has little headway.

But at the beginning of the century, the PC business was king. Chen Li still remembers that after Fantasy Group acquired IBM's PC business, it was highly publicized in China.

The media at that time was so exaggerated that they even wrote headlines such as Fantasy Group acquiring IBM Group.

Anyway, Chen Li in his previous life thought that Fantasy Group had acquired the entire IBM. You must know that IBM is one of the top 500 companies in the world!

After all, at that time, Chen Li didn't understand the twists and turns at all. By the time he understood it later, the Fantasy Group had already been attacked in groups.

But if he looks back at the acquisition of the PC business at that time, Chen Li still feels that he would be happy for the Fantasy Group at that time.

Although some people later said that IBM's PC business was actually losing money year after year, and the reason why it was sold to Fantasy Group was actually to set up a trap for Fantasy.

But no matter what, considering the environment of the computer industry at that time, Fantasy Group's deal was actually not a loss.

Even in terms of international reputation, Fantasy Group has made a lot of money.

It's a pity that the Fantasy Group later made some bad moves one after another, and the development model of the Fantasy Group gradually exposed many problems. The fact that it did not have its own core technology almost made the Fantasy Group irrecoverable.

Therefore, Chen Li can hate the Fantasy Group and its leader 20 years later, but in 2000, Chen Li must also admit that the current Fantasy Group can indeed be regarded as the light of China.

If nothing else, just the large amount of taxes they pay to the country every year can shut up many people.

As for the future, that is a matter of the future, and in 2000, the leading domestic computer and Internet company was Fantasy Group ~ there was nothing wrong with it at all!

However, after getting rid of the illusions of the leading companies, and then getting rid of the three major Internet companies under the Three Musketeers, it is the turn of Red Pony Technology, which has always caused troubles and troubles in the country in the past two years.

Even because of the strength of Hongma Technology in the past two years, some people once compared Hongma Technology with the three major Internet companies.

As for the reason, it was because of Ma Xiaoyun.

Even though this guy doesn’t understand computer technology, he understands marketing and publicity. Although they are all wild, the results are really good!

In particular, the media also likes to deal with Ma Xiaoyun, after all, this guy will say a few breaking news from time to time.

Just like during the previous anti-software debate, Ma Xiaoyun once said in an interview:

"When it comes to my ability to kill soft-core enemies, I'm not bragging."

"I'm not targeting other anti-virus software companies. I can only say that their products are garbage!"

These words came from the mouth of Ma Xiaoyun, the CEO of Red Pony Technology, and then he was criticized by a lot of people.

This guy later even came to Chen Li for comfort, because what he said was actually said by Chen Li.

But Chen Li had the confidence to say this. After all, he redeemed the anti-virus software from Hongma Technology from the system and received confirmation from the system elf Xiaomeng.

The most important thing is that Chen Li only said this in front of him and Zhou Hongyi, but Ma Xiaoyun said it in front of the news media.

This guy wants to put on a bad show in front of the media, and it's entirely his own fault for being criticized!

Moreover, this guy has been criticized not once or twice, but now he is even used to being scolded.

The most ridiculous thing is that this guy was scolded and scolded when he discovered that the company's performance had actually improved. After some investigation, it was found that this had a lot to do with his frequent appearances.

Although many people are criticizing him, when some people choose antivirus software and office software, the first brand that pops up in their minds is Red Pony Technology!

To put it bluntly, everyone criticizes Ma Xiaoyun mainly because this guy does not conform to the traditional Chinese image of being modest and prudent.

But this has nothing to do with Red Pony Technology’s products!

If Ma Xiaoyun is arrogant, but Red Pony Technology's products cannot keep up, then Ma Xiaoyun may be a clown.

But the problem is that although Ma Xiaoyun is arrogant, there is nothing to say about the products of Hongma Technology.

Even Hongma Technology’s competitors dare not speak out against Hongma Technology’s products.

And since most computer users are young people, although Ma Xiaoyun's "arrogance" is a bit unpleasant, in the eyes of many young people, such Ma Xiaoyun actually has a special charm.

It is said that there are even many fans of Ma Xiaoyun on the Internet, and some people even set up a BBS for Ma Xiaoyun to gather fans.

This left Chen Li speechless!

Therefore, despite Ma Xiaoyun always complaining in front of him that he is a broken person, Chen Li actually felt that this guy was enjoying it.

In short, because of the personal charm of Ma Xiaoyun, an Internet celebrity, the popularity of Red Pony Technology has been rising rapidly in the past two years.

Although it may still be inferior to the three major established Internet companies, it is definitely not much different.

And the most important thing is that if we compare profitability, the red pony technology of 2000 could outperform the three major Internet companies.

If it hadn't been for the Internet bubble crisis, I'm afraid Red Pony Technology would have started preparing to be listed on Nasdaq.

And even though the impact of the bubble crisis is huge, the company still has plans to go public in the United States. After all, the operating status of Hongma Technology is there.

After all, companies like the three major Internet companies that have not achieved profitability can rise, and it is only a matter of time before Hongma Technology goes public.

It is precisely for this reason that Xu Xing recently let go of Chen Li.

Because it was with Chen Li's approval that Xu Xing and the capital behind her had the opportunity to participate in the financing of Hongma Technology.

Now that the development momentum of Hongma Technology is ridiculous, Xu Xing is not willing to push Chen Li too hard.

If Chen Li is really unhappy by then and directly joins forces with other shareholders to kick her out and the capital behind her, it will be more of a loss than a gain.

Don't think that capital can do whatever it wants. When capital encounters super-excellent companies, capital will also bow their heads because of profit.

And when excellent companies join forces with other capital, even capital has to worry about whether it can get its share of the cake.

As for Hongma Technology's listing, Chen Li has no intention of stopping it.

The reason is very simple~ Hongma Technology’s listing definitely has more advantages than disadvantages.

After all, it is difficult for Chen Li to get more shares in Hongma Technology now. It's not that Chen Li has no money, but that Ma Xiaoyun doesn't dare to let Chen Li continue to get more shares.

In fact, after two rounds of financing in Red Pony Technology, Chen Li's shares have dropped from the initial 20% to less than 15%.

However, the valuation of Red Pony Technology went from US$10 million at the beginning to US$100 million later.

Although the valuation of Red Pony Technology has decreased due to the bursting of the Internet bubble, Chen Li's share can easily be sold for more than 10 million, and the unit is still US dollars!

However, Chen Li will definitely not sell it. In fact, he even spent some money to acquire a few shares from Ma Xiaoyun and Zhou Hongyi some time ago. In this way, the shares in his hands have returned to

20%.

At present, Ma Xiaoyun is still the largest individual shareholder of Red Pony Technology. He currently owns up to 37% of the shares of Red Pony Technology!

Chen Li became the second individual shareholder of Red Pony Technology, owning 20% ​​of the shares of Red Pony Technology.

Zhou Hongyi fell to third place. He currently only owns 17% of the shares of Red Pony Technology.

As for the remaining shares, except for the 5% reserved for Red Pony Technology employees before listing, the other 21% are controlled by several capitals and institutions.

Baring Capital, the company behind Xuxing, is one of them, and they are the capital with the largest share of Red Pony Technology among all institutions.

This also means that once Red Pony Technology is successfully listed, Baring Capital and Xuxing will become the ones who get the largest share of the cake among all institutions.

The same goes for Chen Li. The reason why Ma Xiaoyun and Zhou Hongyi agreed to transfer their shares to him was not because they felt that Chen Li's shares were too few, but because they did not want to hand over too many shares to capital and institutions.

But people~all have needs.

It would be fine if Red Pony Technology had not developed. There is absolutely nothing wrong with everyone cutting back on food and clothing for the sake of corporate development.

But now Red Pony Technology has become a star company in the mainland Internet industry, and as the boss of the company, both Ma Xiaoyun and Zhou Hongyi will naturally want to improve their own and their families' lives.

Especially Ma Xiaoyun. This guy collaborated with Chen Li to sell Y2K patches. After receiving the money, he immediately bought a car and a house.

The house is a large villa and the car is a luxury Mercedes-Benz. In short, the main focus is consumption.

Later, because Ma Xiaoyun invested in Red Pony Technology and was "influenced" by Chen Li into donating money, he basically didn't have much money left.

Of course, as the CEO of Red Pony Technology, Ma Xiaoyun is naturally paid, and even his salary is not low.

But the problem is that in Yanjing, Ma Xiaoyun, who has become a representative of the wealthy, cannot be careless about food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Not only him, but also his family, but the high consumption here in Yanjing is definitely far from what Lin'an, where Ma Xiaoyun stayed in his previous life, could compare to.

As for Zhou Hongyi, let alone this one, he had previously financed the establishment of Guofeng Software with the support of his wife’s family.

Later, Ma Xiaoyun invested in Guofeng Software, but the money was not for Zhou Hongyi himself. If Chen Li hadn't stopped him, this man would have planned to sell off part of his shares soon after the establishment of Red Pony Technology.

As the saying goes, "It's not easy to live in a big capital!", so both Ma Xiaoyun and Zhou Hongyi intend to liquidate their shares. However, they are usually influenced by Chen Li and are not willing to buy capital and institutions cheaply, so they can only buy cheaply.

It’s settled.

It just so happened that Chen Li had made a lot of money on Nasdaq. This was no secret to Ma Xiaoyun and Zhou Hongyi, but they didn't know exactly how much Chen Li had made.

In the end, Ma Xiaoyun and Zhou Hongyi each transferred some shares to Chen Li, so Chen Li's current shares remain at 20%.

In other words, Chen Li, a young man in his early twenties, is currently the second shareholder of Red Pony Technology, a well-known company in China.

This identity alone is enough to make Ms. Wu, a wealthy woman from Hong Kong City, look at Chen Li with admiration.

You know, even though the valuation of Hongma Technology dropped to 80 million US dollars due to the impact of the bubble crisis, this valuation has no meaning at all.

Because now Hongma Technology has no shortage of funds and no need for financing.

This so-called valuation is just a judgment made by a group of institutions based on the current Internet situation.

But in fact, although the Internet bubble crisis has a huge impact, China's Internet industry has just started, and its impact is relatively limited.

Even Hongma Technology itself was not only not affected by the Internet bubble crisis, but also because of the rapid development of China's domestic computer industry, the momentum of Hongma Technology's development became even stronger.

So ~ if someone really wants to invest in Hongma Technology, let’s not say whether Hongma Technology will allow others to enter now.

Even if you agree, the so-called valuation of US$80 million is simply a joke.

As the second shareholder of Hongma Technology, Chen Li, plus its other industries, as well as hao123, which was previously valued at tens of millions, etc.

Chen Li, who appeared in front of Ms. Wu again, was no longer the newcomer in the entertainment industry whom she mistakenly recognized, but a professional in the mainland Internet industry.

Upstart!

(End of chapter)