Reborn IT Giant

Zheng Yan knew very well what Jim Clark was thinking. Zheng Yan also knew exactly how Netscape failed in the end. However, Netscape's failure was already doomed and there was no room for maneuver. Naturally, Zheng Yan would not reveal it.

At this moment, Jim Clark had the feeling that Zheng Yan said. It was clear that Zheng Yan looked calm when he spoke and did not seem to be lying, but his intuition told him that Zheng Yan knew something that he did not know. It was not just him, I'm afraid.

No one knows.

This kind of secret is obviously right in front of you, but you can't know it. The feeling makes Jim Clark very uncomfortable, even a little crazy, but more importantly, he is helpless.

"Zheng Yan, no matter what, you are now a shareholder of Netscape. I want to ask your opinion on something. Regarding the current relationship between Netscape and Microsoft, what do you think is the most beneficial thing for Netscape?

choice?”

After hearing Jim Clark's words, Zheng Yan knew that if he didn't reveal something, Jim Clark would definitely not give up, and this was also the reason why he came to see Jim Clark.

"If you ask me, accepting Microsoft's acquisition is the wisest choice."

As soon as Zheng Yan said this, Jim Clark thought he heard it wrong. Now that Netscape's listing work is almost ready, how could it be packaged and sold at this stall? Marc Andreessen was even more furious.

"Are you kidding? Although you are also a shareholder of Netscape, besides five million US dollars, what else have you paid? But what about us? Not to mention daily operations and management, we have already paid for the development of the browser.

It’s too much, how can we just sell it?”

"Since you don't take Netscape seriously, why not give up your shares? You invested US$5 million in Netscape, and we can use US$50 million to buy back your shares.

You should be satisfied with a tenfold return on your investment every year.”

Jim Clark didn't say anything this time. As early as when he came to New York, he and Marc Andreessen had thought about buying back Zheng Yan's shares, and in their opinion, the price of 50 million was full of sincerity, but for Zheng Yan

,50 million is far from enough.

With Zheng Yan’s participation this time, Netscape may not be as good as before.

The world's peak market value is more than 5 billion US dollars, but 2 to 3 billion is still no problem. Calculated in this way, 25% of the shares are still worth 5.6 billion US dollars.

Zheng Yan was not disgusted with the behavior of Jim Clark and Mark Anderson, who were both good and bad. After all, he had done the same thing before. But Zheng Yan didn't want to break up with Jim Clark, so he ignored the angry Mark Anderson.

Instead, he turned his attention to Jim Clark.

"Jim, you think so too?"

"Zheng Yan, since you have given up on Netscape, I naturally agree with Mark's statement."

Zheng Yan knew that the conflict between him and Netscape was irreconcilable. As for agreeing to Microsoft's acquisition, there was no hope. Since Jim Clark and Marc Andreessen wanted to die themselves, Zheng Yan had no reason to stop them.

"Jim, I can give up my shares in Netscape, but I definitely cannot accept the price of 50 million. Just because I am not optimistic about the competition between Netscape and Microsoft does not mean that I am not optimistic about Netscape. So, I will continue to hold on to it.

I have Netscape shares, and after Netscape goes public, if you are willing, I will sell the shares to you at market value."

"If I remember correctly, you have been planning the listing of Netscape for a long time. I believe that the preliminary work has been basically completed. In other words, as long as you wait for a while, you can get back Netscape's shares as you wish. During this time, you

You should be able to wait, right?"

Jim Clark and Mark Anderson were somewhat hesitant when they heard Zheng Yan's answer.

Prior to this, the two had already conducted an evaluation with a bank for investment. The evaluation results showed that Netscape's stock price should be around 14 US dollars. In other words, as long as Netscape goes public, its market value can reach 600 million US dollars. This is

This means that they will need to spend at least 50 million US dollars more to get back Zheng Yan's shares.

"Why, is it possible that you still want to forcefully take back the shares in my hands?"

Selling shares after Netscape went public was Zheng Yan's bottom line. When Zheng Yan saw that neither of them spoke, he immediately lost his temper.

"Okay, in that case, let's wait for a while."

According to Jim Clark, as long as it can be done smoothly

Li took back the shares, and the price of tens of millions of dollars was still affordable, and he was afraid that Zheng Yan would regret it, so he agreed.

"Should we sign an agreement?"

Mark Anderson said this to Jim Clark, and his voice was very low. But the room was so big, Zheng Yan naturally heard it, which made Zheng Yan's evaluation of him a little lower.

"Forget it about the agreement. We Chinese people are very particular about keeping our word. Since I have agreed, I will naturally not regret it. Whether it is tens of millions of dollars or hundreds of millions of dollars, it may be an astronomical figure to you, but to me

Words are nothing at all.”

Zheng Yan's disdain drove Marc Andreessen crazy, but he couldn't find a reason to refute, and in the end he was pulled by Jim Clark to leave Yanhuang Investment.

"Zheng Yan, are you really planning to sell Netscape's shares immediately after Netscape's listing? Although you are not optimistic about Netscape, no one can say what the final result will be. Isn't this a pity?"

Netscape's shares have always been managed by Yanhuang Investment. Bill Miller naturally knows the situation of Netscape, and even its financial status. In Bill Miller's view, Netscape still has great potential.

"Bill, Netscape has potential, I know this very well, but Netscape's problems are also not small. If nothing else, it's just that they think it's slightly soft, which is already very fatal."

"Actually, even if Jim Clark and Marc Andreessen didn't tell me, I would still sell my shares after Netscape went public, but I would have to help Netscape stabilize its stock price by then. The shares could only be sold bit by bit. This time the two of them

It saved me a lot of trouble."

"Let's see, Netscape won't be proud for a few more years!"

Bill Miller has become accustomed to trusting Zheng Yan's judgment, so he no longer dwells on Netscape's issues, and instead says: "Do you want to meet Bill Gates of Microsoft?"

"Okay Bill, you take him to my house tomorrow and I'll meet him at home." Zheng Yan decided after a short thought.

Since investing in Netscape last year, Zheng Yan has been planning for this meeting. He made his attitude very clear in the last interview. He is also paving the way for this, so naturally he cannot be careless.