Wall Street Legend

Chapter 173 Pony’s Visit (23)

This is a precautionary measure. With Skype's development model, it is destined to be regarded as a thorn in the eyes of many communication operators in the future. In Ye Dongqing's opinion, it is better to let it work alone and avoid involving other core businesses. Otherwise, it is difficult to say whether it will. Being taken advantage of by competitors brought bad luck to Facebook as well.

The development plan was suddenly adjusted, which meant that part of the preliminary preparation work was wasted. However, most of the code just written recently can continue to be used, and the impact will not be too great. It is nothing more than a delay in releasing new products, and it is separated and treated as FB's supporting text chat tool provides users with more convenient services.

Knowing that the company was fine, Ye Dongqing felt relieved. That night, he stayed in Santa Clara, a town not far from the company. The small hotel was not luxurious, but more chic.

Not everyone in Silicon Valley can make money. The town of Santa Clara was not taken seriously until the 1980s. It can only be said that relying on Silicon Valley, most local people are living a pretty good life, and millions of outsiders are seeking jobs in Silicon Valley. In fact, there are very few people who really make a name for themselves in life, and most of the locals who were originally farmers in the area became rich because their land was bought at a high price.

For example, the owner of this hotel cleverly used the money from selling land to invest in several hotels. Some entrepreneurs spent millions of dollars in Silicon Valley and developed products that no one cared about, but he spent more. For a small price, the profit earned over the years has exceeded 20 times, and the value of the property alone has increased several times.

After leaving his luggage in the hotel, Ye Dongqing walked around in the company of his bodyguards. It was a small town with a population of barely over 100,000. He ate something, bought a few ordinary cigars, and then walked back.

In the middle of the process, he received a call from lobbyist Quinn, who told him that the communication operators had agreed to the request for cooperation, but they still forced him to increase the fee by at least 50%.

Without giving Ye Dongqing money or other benefits, he just wanted to push the envelope by just talking. There is no reason in the world to do this kind of business. He told Quinn that it was okay to increase the price, but it must be done after two or three years. The standard for call charges will fluctuate, and in exchange, I hope to get a commitment from these three communication operators that they will not block Skype for any reason in the future, otherwise there is no need to continue talking.

The other party agreed to forward these requests to their employers. It is still difficult to say whether they can reach a conclusion. The main reason is that the communication operators are not sincere enough. It may be because Skype is not currently large enough to cause them any pain...

Early the next morning.

Ye Dongqing came to the company again. He first convened a long meeting with all senior employees to announce the imminent implementation of an employee points grading system, linking the grades directly to monthly salary and bonuses. Then he talked about some minor issues in long-term planning. , such as rental subsidies, overtime subsidies, etc. were also included, and the discussion did not end until noon.

A group of Internet companies began to rise in the late 1970s and early 1980s. As time progresses, they have accumulated many mature management models. There is no need to worry about this. The most important thing to worry about is how to raise more money. , allowing Facebook to launch overseas expansion plans.

It costs money to buy newspaper space and ask TV stations to help with publicity. One of the employees made a good suggestion. He felt that they should cooperate with Hollywood film and television companies and let them use these programs during filming, and then As the movie is shown, the product is quietly implanted in the minds of potential users.

The senior executives hired at a high cost are all highly intelligent and have given many good suggestions on operations and management, some of which will soon be put on the agenda and officially implemented.

As the only shareholder of the company, and not yet willing to accept financing, Ye Dongqing can only find a way to raise money by himself. He is considering using the shares as collateral, getting a loan from the bank, or looking for several companies to sell. For advertising space, it would be enough to cost US$70 million to US$100 million.

Different from the last promotion plan, this time the momentum is bigger. I don’t know when giants such as Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft will jump in to seize the market. It can be regarded as spending money to buy peace of mind and spend it on advertising. You can always make money back, but it is more important to snatch user resources.

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I received an unexpected call from Boni Ma, and he told me that he was in Seattle.

As the host, Ye Dongqing took the initiative to invite him to visit Amazon. He specifically called Mr. Jeff Bezos, the current CEO of Amazon, and asked him to help receive his partners.

After continuously increasing its holdings, Tamsui Investment Group has ranked among the top five shareholders, holding a total of 9.3% of Amazon's shares. Of course, part of it is through warrants, and it does not belong to Ye Dongqing before the final payment is delivered. .

He is waiting for an opportunity, waits until the stock prices of these companies rise and publicizes them, and gets a sum of money from his peers to buy the stocks. In return, he must share part of the profits, which is generally very beneficial to him.

Apple is not favored by investors, so many institutions are trying to sell their shares in Apple. Now the book value of the company's warrants has reached one billion U.S. dollars, accounting for approximately 19% of Apple's total shares. Point 6: The stock has been tepid for a long time, and the dividends are lower than the average. It is not surprising that people choose to sell after the emergence of a taker like Ye Dongqing.

Mr. Jeff Bezos was willing to help, so Bonny Ma successfully added a half-day trip to Amazon on his itinerary. To be honest, Bonny still finds it baffling to this day. It’s hard to believe that they said they were developing it when they first met. Ye Dongqing, who works on a program, suddenly became the owner of Facebook. This company has become so popular recently that even Pony, who is in China, can hear his friends saying how awesome it is and suggesting that he learn from experience.

The two met successfully in Silicon Valley.

Ye Dongqing went to the airport to pick him up for a visit this morning. The last time they met was half a year ago. Boni Ma was richer than Ye Dongqing at that time, but now Ye Dongqing's book wealth has far exceeded Boni and has become Tencent's second largest shareholder holds a total of 27.2% of the shares, only slightly behind MIH Group.

This investment has already brought him returns. Since Boni found a more suitable profit model and started selling virtual clothing, membership services, etc. after launching Q coins, profits have soared this year, and the valuation has also risen rapidly.

The company was registered in the Cayman Islands. After meeting with him, Ye Dongqing learned from him that Boni was here to inspect the listing environment. He hoped to be listed on NASDAQ in the near future...