Rebirth of Hong Kong's tycoons, shorting Eagle Sauce

"I have two questions?"

Master put down his chopsticks immediately.

"You ask."

"First, have you encountered problems in the management of the company?"

Master's face showed an unnatural expression:

"Sure enough, I can't hide it from you. After this round of financing, I am no longer the CEO of the company.

They squeezed me out to the position of CTO."

In response, he said helplessly:

"This is a devil's deal. Don't be afraid of your laugh. I have no say in the company's current general direction."

Wang Lei did not respond, but continued to ask:

"The second question is whether you and the new CEO have encountered differences in the development path."

It is undeniable that Master is a genius, but at this time he is caught in a power struggle, and he is absolutely at a disadvantage in the face of capital.

"Yes, Zip2 is caught in a dispute between 2B and 2C."

The so-called 2B and 2C are actually the difference in facing user groups.

B-end: The users facing are enterprises and large organizations.

C-end, facing a wider range of mass users.

The greatest value of the Internet is its vast user base. Master knows that his future direction is to let everyone use Zip2 and face consumers directly.

The new CEO prefers to serve large newspapers and periodicals, which is a flat and risk-free road that can get a lot of returns in the short term.

"You want to sell the company. The most important reason is that giants such as Microsoft are also involved in this field. You feel powerless, right?"

Master did not deny it.

"Your idea is not wrong. Venture capital has made you lose control of the company, while other companies are on the right path. This is indeed a dead circle. If it were me, I would also choose to sell the company."

"So what you refuse is..."

Wang Lei smiled:

"I will not acquire Zip2. Without your Zip2, it will definitely go downhill soon, including the ongoing acquisition plan. Whether it can continue is a problem. I will not pay for a company full of uncertainty."

Master was a little panicked immediately. If Wang Lei was unwilling to buy Zip2, his plan could only be temporarily shelved.

There are not many capable buyers in the market now.

"Don't worry, since you found me and talked to me for so long, I will definitely help you sell it."

Master listened attentively, like a student seeking advice.

"As for me, I will let my team send out a message that I am in contact with you and plan to fully acquire Zip2 and help with the listing. Next, someone will naturally talk to your investors about the acquisition."

"You don't even need to ask more. Your investors will naturally sell Zip2 for a good price. Just be ready to count the money."

Since Master left, Wang Lei did not plan to continue holding shares in ZIP2. It was the best choice to cash out with him.

Master clapped his hands and exclaimed:

"Brilliant, this move is very clever."

Now Wang Lei's investment is a golden signboard.

At this time, the outside was surrounded by the media.

If the media happened to take pictures of something and Wang Lei came to assist again, Zip2 would definitely be sold at a good price.

"If you succeed in cashing out from Zip2, what are you going to do next?"

When it comes to the next plan, Master immediately talks freely:

"I am a Ph.D. student in physics and an astronomy enthusiast. I plan to realize my dream of migrating humans to space in the future!"

"So I plan to set up a rocket launch company to help with outer space migration."

But to his disappointment, Wang Lei remained silent after he talked about his crazy plan.

"Sir, is there anything wrong with what I said?"

Wang Lei prepared to take out a set of photos from his arms.

Master was stunned after just looking at two photos, and murmured:

"This looks like... a star chain!"

What he held in his hand was a photo taken on the plateau. In the deep night sky, a star chain cut through the starry sky.

His hands trembled slightly. This was a fantasy that had appeared in his mind countless nights, but it had been realized by someone else first?

At this moment, his mood was like a pure virgin who had always wanted to confess to the goddess, and one day he finally mustered up the courage to confess.

But he found that the goddess was checking into a room with a rich second-generation man and was providing enthusiastic service.

"Mr. Wang, which company is this? How come they have my project?"

Wang Lei said ruthlessly;

"I'm sorry, this is a rocket launch project I invested in. They started trying to launch small satellites a few years ago. You say this is your business creation, but I don't agree."

Master was completely numb.

From the photos, it can be seen thatIt can be seen directly that the other party's technology is already very mature and is likely to have been put into commercial application, while he is only in the conceptual stage.

The reality in front of him is tantamount to a heavy blow to him.

What's terrible is that Wang Lei's words are still pouring into his mind:

"We are still launching small satellites into space. They have been put into commercial use in Longguo and will gradually seize the market in Daye and Hanguo..."

Master calculated that it would take less than 8 years for Wang Lei to become the largest service provider of the communication company with this project.

What can he use to catch up and seize the market.

"Mr. Wang, I know how to do it. Just now, I just had some immature ideas.

The main reason for meeting you today is to talk about the online payment project."

Master was not defeated by the temporary setback. Although he was not calm, he still tried his best to control his emotions and told Wang Lei about his new plan.

Seeing that Wang Lei was finally interested, he spoke faster:

"I know you invested in eBay, and now it is trying to transform into online retail. I can create a new payment method for it, so that people can complete their consumption online without leaving home, accelerating its development."

"I have thought of the name of the company, it is called X.com, focusing on being an online payment platform."

Wang Lei calculated the time, Master founded the payment platform a few months earlier than the original history, even earlier than the competitor Confinity (the predecessor of PayPal).

Later, because Confinity's capital reserves were not as much as Master's cashing out of 22 million US dollars, the two companies merged into X-PayPal, which is PayPal in the future.

Only 4 years later, Master, as the largest shareholder, sold it to eBay for 1.5 billion US dollars, and Master cashed out 180 million US dollars.

Thinking of this, Wang Lei clapped his hands:

"It's a very bold idea to change the way of transactions and subvert traditional credit card and bill payments. I am willing to give you some start-up capital."

Although Master is confident that Zip2 can be sold at a good price, who would refuse Wang Lei?

With his endorsement, Project X will go smoothly, and with Wang Lei as a common shareholder, it will be easier for his payment platform to connect to eBay.