Rebirth of the Internet Overlord

{Time: January 13, 2003}

{Location: United States}

Next door to the conference room where Zhang Miaoying and the others were working steadfastly to implement details, Ning Zimo and Billionaire Vice President Jordan were sitting together casually.

Seeing Ning Zimo asking curiously, Jordan smiled coquettishly, but he tried to keep his expression as natural as possible.

"Ning, we have all seen the fission after the combination of skrpe and billion times. Indeed, as you said, it will benefit both buyers and sellers a lot. I also believe that there will be greater space for cooperation and development in the future."

Jordan spoke very slowly. Although he was talking about a fact that was happening, there was a lot of "preparation" in his words.

This mostly expressive performance made Ning Zimo more certain of what he wanted to say.

So he smiled and nodded, and said confidently, "Yes, Jordan, you know I never fight a battle that I am not sure about. Opening up a new market has always been what I say I am good at."

"I know your style and ability, Ning. I can clearly feel this from the first contact with you." Jordan nodded and said, "I also believe that skrpe can do it when you grasp the direction.

It will definitely develop quite well in the future, so I would like to ask you what are your next plans for skrpe?"

"The United States! The main purpose of our skrpe team coming to the United States this time is to reach cooperation with American telecommunications companies." Ning Zimo paused after speaking.

Knocking his knuckles on the table a few times, Ning Zimo continued, "Compared to the open and cooperative attitude of European telecommunications companies, the United States is the hardest nut for us skrpe to crack.

We have already made preliminary adjustments to the four major and three small telecom operators in the United States. I predict that we will not be able to negotiate all of them, or even reach the sharing advantage of our European home. But skrpe needs to develop and cooperate with telecom companies.

It’s imperative.”

In November last year, skrpe reached a cooperation with European telecom operators. It seemed that the agreement was very easy to reach. But in fact, it was because the European telecom industry was generally affected by the 3G camera auction this year and had to develop under difficult circumstances.

The openness to seek more cooperation provides skrpe with considerable opportunities for cooperation with them.

For example, Deutsche Telekom, Europe's largest operator at the time, had revenue of 53.7 billion euros in 2002, but a net loss of US$24.6 billion. Even so, they only reached an interoperability agreement with skrpe before Christmas in 2002.

In 2002, France Telecom's operating income increased by 8.38% compared with 2001, but it also suffered a loss of 20.7 billion euros. They also saw the growth of other small European telecom companies after cooperating with skrpe, and they reached the agreement with skrpe at the same time as Deutsche Telekom.

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Although American telecom companies could be described as being in a precarious state in 2002, it stands to reason that they were worse than European telecom companies and they should welcome cooperation with skrpe.

However, Niklas, the new CEO of skrpe, is afraid to come to the United States due to a lawsuit, so he has not yet reached an agreement with American telecom operators through phone calls.

As a result of the communication on the phone, the 4-6 split bill method that works well in Europe has given the four major American telecommunications companies att, verizon, sprint and t-mobile a 6-4 split, and even mentioned a part of the signing bonus.

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When a contract like this is revealed, European telecom companies holding 4 or 6 cents will not rebel collectively?

"It's just a matter of time, man. skrpe is developing rapidly. I just heard yesterday that you already have more than 20 million users. This size will be taken seriously by the four major telecommunications companies." Jordan smiled after hearing this, "Maybe.

You can try to negotiate with three small telecommunications companies first, and you may get good results."

The continuous signing of European telecommunications companies, as well as the influence that skrpe continues to show among the user base, has brought the development of skrpe to a higher level in the last month of 2002.

With 100,000 ordinary users and 80,000 premium paying users, these two increases have brought skrpe's sales to 562,000 US dollars, and its net profit to 3 million US dollars. As an Internet company that has only been developed for 5 months, it can almost be achieved by a miracle.

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Now skrpe has quite a reputation in the industry. Investment companies such as Index Ventures, Beauchamp Ventures, DFJ Investments and Mangrove Ventures have contacted skrpe’s CEO Niklas, but the news has not even reached Ningxia.

Zimo stopped abruptly here.

Because skrpe makes profits too quickly, skrpe is not short of money at the moment.

Now in the Internet industry, many companies have taken this Luxembourg company as their development target. For example, Estonia Telecom Elion moved very quickly. On January 1 this year, they launched a software similar to skrpe, called skrpe.

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It's just that as rising stars, they have too many shortcomings, and they are not yet a competitor to skrpe founded by Ning Zimo, a reborn person.

Moreover, Ning Zimo's movement speed is always several times faster than them!

"We are already making preparations," Ning Zimo nodded. "After all, the growth of cross-border business is also a market that cannot be ignored. The announcement of this cooperation with you will definitely give American telecommunications companies a new opportunity.

Sudden consideration.”

After a pause, Ning Zimo stared at the billion-fold vice president and said, "Jordan, I believe that time is the best way to verify real gold. It's just that~~ why did you come to me this time? We are so familiar.

No need to keep going around in circles."

Ning Zimo suddenly changed the topic to the main topic, leaving Jordan stunned.

Finally, he smiled and spread his hands and said, "Ning, I just want to understand skrpe. After all, we are actually exploring a possibility recently."

Jordan deliberately left room for him to answer, but Ning Zimo sat there calmly, showing no intention of answering his words.

This made Jordan feel a little embarrassed. He could only cough and say, "Our development in 2002 was quite good, especially after the acquisition of Beibao, the development momentum was even more rapid. However, our development growth rate will always be

There will be a day of slowdown, so our senior management at Yibi has recently focused on the improvement of service quality you mentioned.

Under this premise, we have discovered more possibilities for the combination of skrpe and Billion Times. Therefore, the question we are exploring is whether skrpe is willing to sell to Billion Times."

"This is impossible~~" Ning Zimo stared at Jordan with his eyes fixed on him, the smile on his face also lingering, "Qiaodan, skrpe is a project founded by me. It is in my hands and has long-term development prospects. It is not

Beibao, in Beibao I am just a participant, but the decision-making power of skrpe is 100% mine."

"Relax, buddy," Jordan didn't mind Ning Zimo's reaction. He reached out and patted his shoulder and said, "Man, we can see the possibility of skrpe thriving in your hands. But, who can say clearly about the future?

Woolen cloth?"

Ning Zimo pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled,

Jordan shrugged and took a sip of coffee silently.

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"Boss, Ning rejected our proposal." In Whitman's office, Jordan looked at his immediate boss and shook his head gently.

Whitman heard this and said with a smile, "This is inevitable. After all, we have acquired Beibao. For a period of time, we can be said to be his mortal enemy. But as you can see now, he has not turned around with skrpe."

Come and seek cooperation from us. So it’s okay, this is just a test.”

"Do we really need to acquire skrpe?" Jordan frowned and asked, "Now Ning has rejected our proposal, making it impossible for us to participate. But I think according to the current development trend, the growth of skrpe will be very rapid.

.If we acquire it again in a few years, I’m afraid the value will exceed Beibao.”

"If the development of skrpe is as we expected and discussed, and even the skrpe plug-in plays an important role in billions of times, why not even if we spend a lot of money to win skrpe?" Whitman stood up and looked out the window.

After a pause, she turned back and said confidently, "Ning is a young man with a very clear business mind. He will give skrpe a good development direction when the future is unclear. We only need to pay attention to the growth of skrpe.

Keep an eye out for the right moment."

Looking at Jordan, Whitman said with a smile, "In the business world, in the end, what matters is cash flow, and it is better not to have no weaknesses. As long as the time is right, it is time for us to take action."

"Now?"

"Wait, we just need to wait." Whitman's smile remained unchanged, "Also, we can also publicize this billion-fold marriage between skrpe and us and help him first."

"When Ning's skrpe develops and matures, it's time for us to pick the fruits!"

Jordan nodded excitedly and saw the boss in front of him smiling without saying a word.

But how did they know that everything they were doing now had already been planned by Ning Zimo.