Reborn IT Giant

Because of the bet between Zheng Yan and KPCB, almost all the media were mobilized. Early the next morning, the Yanhuang Investment Headquarters was surrounded by reporters.

"This is too exaggerated. I don't know which country's head of state I thought was traveling. Zheng Yan, do you have a backdoor? If we continue like this, I'm afraid we will be eaten by those reporters." Liu Wei looked at the car.

The reporter outside the window suddenly felt his scalp numb.

"Don't worry. Their focus is on gambling. If they block us out, what's the point? Besides, even if they block us, they're blocking Zheng Yan. What does it have to do with us? Let's go down and take a look.

look."

Larry Ellison had long been accustomed to this kind of scene, and didn't think there was anything wrong. He opened the car door first and walked out. Liu Wei also thought it made sense, so he got out of the car immediately, but he immediately regretted it.

"Mr. Ellison, everyone knows that you are Zheng Yan's good friend. What do you think of this bet?"

"Mr. Jobs, your sudden appearance here today shows that you are not optimistic about Netscape's future either?"

"Mr. Ellison, you have a long-standing feud with Microsoft. This time Zheng Yan is obviously on Microsoft's side, and you appear here again. Does this mean that you are also optimistic about Microsoft?"

"Mr. Jobs..."

“…”

The siege that Liu Wei was worried about finally appeared, but everyone's targets were only Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. This made him relieved, but at the same time he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Zheng Yan in the car saw the situation at the scene and knew that it would be impossible if he didn't get out, so he opened the car door and got out.

"Mr. Zheng, because of the bet you proposed, Netscape, which has a promising future in everyone's eyes, is in trouble. Some people even think that this is deliberate revenge. What do you think?"

"Mr. Zheng, some people think that your proposed bet is just a bluff, just to hinder the development of Netscape and buy time for Microsoft. I wonder what you want to say?"

“…”

"Everyone, be quiet." Zheng Yan shouted to the crowd: "The reason why I informed the media today is just to let everyone meet.

Certificate. If you have any questions, I will give you time to ask questions afterwards. Please give way now."

As he was talking, a group of security personnel suddenly poured out of the building. Together with the bodyguards brought by Zheng Yan, they finally got Zheng Yan and others into the building safely.

"Bill, when will John Doerr arrive?" Zheng Yan was really afraid of the curious reporters at this moment, and just wanted to end this matter quickly.

"The time I informed is ten in the morning, and there are still fifteen minutes left. He must be arriving soon."

As soon as Bill Miller finished speaking, he heard another commotion outside the building, and John Doerr had arrived. Not only that, Zheng Yan also spotted Jim Clark and Mark Anderson in the crowd.

"Bill, get ready and let all reporters enter in an orderly manner. As for those reporters who don't obey the instructions, just stop them outside."

Although Larry Ellison's method of doing things is a little rough, it is the most effective in this situation, and Zheng Yan doesn't mind learning it.

With the cooperation of the security personnel, the three John Doerrs quickly got rid of the reporters, but the faces of the three of them were not very good. They never expected that Zheng Yan would make the matter so big and leave no escape route.

.

"Zheng Yan, after all, we are also former partners. Is it necessary to bring things to this point?"

In front of Zheng Yan, Mark Anderson could not speak at all. John Doerr also met Zheng Yan for the first time. In the end, it was Jim Clark who stood up.

"Jim, I have made concessions many times on the issue of Netscape. As for why today's situation has occurred, you should know better than me. Stop talking nonsense and let's get started." Anyway, Zheng Yan has already broken his skin.

Too lazy to be vain and conceding.

"Dear friends from the media, I have just said that today is mainly for everyone to bear witness, so in the following time, I hope everyone can keep quiet. If you have any questions, please raise your hands to ask."

After Zheng Yan appeased the reporter, he turned his attention to John Doerr and said: "Mr. Doerr, since KPCB agreed to this bet, I have prepared a bet agreement here. Mr. Doerr may wish to take a look."

"Mr. Zheng, we at KPCB have also prepared an agreement. Mr. Zheng might as well take a look at it. One billion US dollars is not a small amount after all, and we hope to have a reasonable evaluation standard."

Although a billion-dollar bet is not Zheng Yan’s main goal, who would be willing to give it up if it were possible? For KPCB, a billion dollars is enough to break their muscles and bones, and naturally they will not let Zheng Yan lead the way.

.

Zheng Yan was not surprised at all by John Doerr's reaction, so he took the agreement and read it, but he lost interest after a short time.

"Mr. Doerr, I'm sorry to interrupt you, but is this what you call a reasonable standard? Don't you think it's childish to compare Netscape's current stock price with Netscape's stock price one month later?"

KPCB would make a fuss about the gambling agreement. Zheng Yan had to be prepared for this, but he did not expect that the other party would propose such nonsense criteria.

Netscape's market value seems astonishing, but there are not many shares actually circulating in the secondary market. With the strength of KPCB, Netscape's stock can completely guarantee that Netscape's stock will continue to rise within a month. In other words, according to this method,

Zheng Yan has no chance of victory at all.

Regarding Zheng Yan's reaction, John Doerr was not surprised at all and said with a smile: "Mr. Zheng, for a listed company, what can reflect the situation of a company better than the company's stock price? Could it be that Mr. Zheng wants to use browsing

The market share of the device determines the outcome? If so, I have no problem."

"Okay, I think this proposal is not bad." John Doerr unknowingly dug another hole for Zheng Yan, but how could Zheng Yan let him get his wish?

"Currently, in the browser market, Netscape is really the dominant player, accounting for almost 90% of the market. Let's just look at the market share after one month. If Netscape's market share decreases, even if

How about I win?”

Hearing Zheng Yan's answer, John Doerr almost spit out a mouthful of blood.

As far as the current situation is concerned, it is almost impossible for Netscape to further expand its market share. If Microsoft launches a browser in the near future, Netscape's market share will inevitably decrease. In other words, Zheng Yan

Definitely a win.