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Here, Zhou Buqi is working on a new creative design product. On the other side, Ziweiyun and Adobe reached a strategic cooperation.

The terms were similar to what Zhou Buqi had previously requested.

Ziweiyun has finally opened up another market.

Prior to this, Zhou Buqi had led the cooperation between software giants SAP and Ziweiyun. However, SAP is a German company and its market is mainly in Europe. The market share in the United States is not high.

Now that Adobe is taking the lead, the role of Ziweiyun as an IT industry infrastructure can be more clearly demonstrated.

Under the impact of cloud computing, traditional software giants are facing transformation.

Anyone who does not transform will face the fate of being eliminated by the times.

Microsoft has also taken action.

Ballmer came to Silicon Valley twice and Zhou Buqi went to Seattle once, and finally reached an agreement. Microsoft will complete the acquisition of most of UC Group's businesses for US$4.25 billion!

Zhou Buqi's years of planning finally succeeded.

The remaining business of UC Group, mainly the two products UC Mobile Assistant and UC Reader, will be sold to Baidu. However, after Baidu's acquisition, it needs to change its name within a year, cancel the "UC" name, and change it to Baidu Mobile Assistant and Baidu Reader.

Because of this deal, Ballmer also gave the green light to Steve Sinofsky.

The intentions of the three parties have really become unified.

Ballmer agreed that Sinofsky would start a joint venture with Boss Zhou and continue to work in the IT industry, provided that the entrepreneurial direction could not compete with Microsoft's current main business.

This is not a problem.

The competition is Adobe, not Microsoft.

As a person in the industry, Sinofsky has long been infected by the reputation of Boss Zhou. Moreover, there is a story from the past that he has not yet told.

In 2004, he went to China to work for two years.

At that time, Zhou Buqi had just started his own business, and he was still a newborn. He and a few young friends approached Microsoft China many times to seek cooperation... Sinofsky must not have known who this person was at that time, and he didn't even bother to meet him. See.

But now that I think about it, I think it was a bit of a trick of fate.

When he left Microsoft, he was a little disheartened and wanted to quit the IT industry. But when he met Boss Zhou and extended an invitation to start a business together... this made his mind suddenly come alive.

Zhou Buqi invited him to go to New York with him.

YY is listed.

After all, this is a subsidiary of Ziweixing. Zhang Yiming, Guo Pengfei, and Meng Houkun were all present, and Zhou Buqi also went over to participate.

Rather than participating in the grand event of listing, it is better to say that it is a gathering with a few friends.

This IPO project is really not worth mentioning.

Zhou Buqi thought that the market value could exceed 2 billion US dollars, but after some operations, the market value was only 1.6 billion US dollars... He was used to doing big business and was really not very interested in this kind of small business.

On the other hand, Guo Pengfei and Meng Houkun were very happy.

Initially, Ziweixing invested US$59 million in Duowan, the company that developed YY. After the IPO, 35% of the shares were still held, and the stock value reached US$560 million.

Almost a 10-fold increase.

Meng Houkun also pointed to himself proudly, "I personally still have a lot of YY stocks, worth more than 20 million US dollars."

Zhou Buqi asked: "Where did you come from?"

Meng Houkun said: "I bought it! I bought the rights issue before the listing with real money. It cost me more than 30 million!"

Zhou Buqi said angrily: "It's just original stocks, isn't it relying on Ziweixing's resources?"

"Ziweixing is my company, why can't I use it?" Meng Houkun didn't take it seriously and snorted, "Besides, we pay with one hand and deliver the goods with one hand, and we buy and sell openly and transparently. Even if it is an original stock, there is still a lot of investment. What’s the risk?”

Zhou Buqi asked: "Where are the others?"

Meng Houkun said: "None of them participated."

Zhou Buqi said angrily: "You're so embarrassed!"

Meng Houkun was confident and said in a low voice: "What am I embarrassed about? For every IPO, about 5%-8% of the original shares are allotted. These are the underlying rules in the industry. Otherwise, there is no way to go public. These stocks In my hands, it is better than in the hands of those messy people, right? YY is a company that we have supported, and I can take it with peace of mind. If I don't take it, it will be cheaper for the royal family and the country."

Zhou Buqi said amusedly: "Oh, your family is also relatives of the emperor."

Meng Houkun said: "My family is considered to be a relative of the emperor. At most, we are rewarded with a yellow mantle."

Zhou Buqi nodded and remained silent for a long time.

Meng Houkun thought he was angry and said quickly: "I didn't rely on Ziweixing's relationship to influence YY's share allocation decision. This is all..."

"I know." Zhou Buqi interrupted him, "But this is not a glorious thing."

"Um."

Meng Houkun said nothing more.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Didn't we agree that when Ziweixing goes public and the business becomes stable, we will find a school and study abroad together. How is your English?"

"It's... not bad."

Meng Houkun scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

Among their group, he has the worst English skills. Going to Sanlitun to pick up foreign girls is enough, but relying on English to work in the workplace is far from enough.

Zhou Buqi glared at him and said, "How many times have I told you, hurry up and learn your English well! Guo Pengfei and Ji Zian are easy to talk to, both at home and abroad. What should you do if you are wrong every day?"

"Huh?" Meng Houkun vaguely understood what he meant, "You want me to work abroad?"

Zhou Buqi said: "This is safer and prevents you from doing crooked things at every turn."

Meng Houkun said easily: "It's okay, I'm restrained."

Zhou Buqi said: "Then how do you want others to see you? Will Guo Pengfei and Ji Zian have any objections to you?"

"Uh..." Meng Houkun was stunned, "No way?"

Zhou Buqi said: "We are all businessmen, so just do your business properly. If nothing else, I will have doubts about your ability."

"I'm no worse than anyone else!"

Meng Houkun didn't care about anything else, but not this.

In his opinion, the reason why he is a member of the "Ten School Entrepreneurship Alliance" and has a high-ranking position in Ziweixing is entirely because of his ability and hard work, and has nothing to do with his family background. relation.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

During the years when Ziweixing started its business, although Meng Houkun's family silently looked after it, they never actually took action once. No matter how big or small the problem is, it can be handled by brainstorming business strategies, and there is no need to go through any special channels.

Zhou Buqi pointed at Sinofsky who was communicating with Zhang Yiming at the side and said: "His name is Steve Sinofsky. He used to be a core executive of Microsoft. He led the team of Office software and Windows system. developing."

Meng Houkun nodded, "Well, Zhang Yiming told me and said you wanted to cooperate with him on a new entrepreneurial project."

Zhou Buqi whispered: "If the business fails, it's easy to say. If the business succeeds, it will be more troublesome. I can't trust a successful industry to an outsider."

"Um?"

Meng Houkun opened his eyes wide.

Zhou Buqi said: "If this entrepreneurial project is really completed, then you can join this company. Our industry must be in our hands."

Meng Houkun twitched the corner of his mouth.

He knew what Boss Zhou meant.

When doing business in China, he will definitely be affected by his family background... No matter how brilliant his achievements are in business, it is easy to arouse criticism, saying that he is relying on the shadow of his ancestors.

Another point is that this kind of shadowy relationship often exists in a gray area, with great uncertainty and non-commercial risks.

If you can achieve great business success abroad, that will be your true ability that can be recognized by everyone.

This is also an important criterion for evaluating many domestic entrepreneurs.

For example, Boss Cao, who makes glass, has some family background. That glass factory was originally a state-owned enterprise, but he was so bold that he directly turned it into a 100% private enterprise.

Many people have objections.

It is said that he does business based on relationships.

There is something wrong with this. His glass is sold all over the world, and many foreign car manufacturers also purchase his glass. It has become a world-class glass company.

If his business is only in the domestic market, it may be based on connections. But since the business has spread all over the world, who cares about who your brother is and who your father is? It all depends on whether your product is good and whether your sales strategy is in line with the market.

The success or failure of overseas markets is, to a large extent, a clear reflection of the level of an entrepreneur.

Zhou Buqi said jokingly: "It's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk!"

Meng Houkun would not give in, "Just walk!"